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There are a lot of different fashion trends in the year 2013 that can help you make a fashion statement. Below you'll find a list of the top 7 trends of this year that you should definitely consider adding to your fashion arsenal.
Black and White
From black and white pants to tuxedo tops, black and white is definitely in. Add a colorful accessory to it and you'll give your black and white outfit a nice pop of color.
Floral Print
Floral print is definitely in right now. In just about any retail store you can find different floral shirts, pants, and shoes. Since winter is fast approaching now, it is a good time to get some great looking floral print pieces. So when spring and summer comes back around you're all set.
Fur as well as faux fur are very popular items. Anything from faux or fur vests, leggings, and especially coats are the trend right now. Right now is a good time to invest in some good faux fur coats as winter is right around the corner.
Bright Colors
Right now, bright colors like neon pink or bright red are definitely very popular . Most women want to wear bright neon shoes or a bright colored purse to make a statement with their wardrobe and stand out from the rest. So if you're trying to make a statement with your outfit this bright colored trend is definitely something you should implement.
Stripes are definitely in style right now, especially bold stripes. The most popular stripes are horizontal, vertical, and multi-directional stripes. Since this trend is so popular right now is that you'll find stripes on jackets, tops, pants, and even bags. You can actually implement this trend with the black and white trend. Play around with different stripe patterns and colors and find what works best with your figure.
Sparkling Accessories
Accessories that have a little sparkle to it is very popular right now. Women love sparkly accessories, which is why this trend is so popular. Take advantage of this trend by adding a little glitz and glam to your outfit.
Heels or flats that have studs in style right now. Not only shoes, but clothes and jewelry have studs or spikes on them to give them more of an edge.
These are some of the best trends of this year. Give them all a try and see which one best fits with your style.
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It took 21 shots before I managed to capture her mid-flight!
Party Day!
We had blue skies and sunshine, helium balloons and pink cake, family and friends. Afterwards we headed to the nearest park where E had fun cloud jumping.
It took 21 shots before I managed to capture her mid-flight!
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It's been a while since I've posted on van dwelling and this tiny house bus hits the spot just right with its wood accents and beautiful stained glass features.
It was obviously highly customized by its owner and used heavily for traveling as a lifestyle. According to this forum post, it was built back in 1995.
It's a 1975 bus with a 1979 2.0L engine in it. Pretty impressive how such a small engine can handle all of that weight, although in the post you'll read that he did have some occasional issues.
The disadvantage of this is that it's much heavier than the fiberglass camper tops that you normally see on RVs. The advantage is that it's so elegantly done that it has a house-truck look and feel about it that can be appealing.
You'll find stained glass throughout the entire camper.
The custom made wooden doors really give it that tiny house look and feel, don't you think? To me it's like a micro house-truck.
Everything is definitely beautifully done in my opinion.
Plenty of storage and lighting when you look up.
For more information on this bus I encourage you to visit TheSamba.com forum topic on it.
Below are some common questions you might have that the builder answered on the second page of the forum. Might answer some of the stuff that's on your mind right now about the bus…
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i did weigh it once on a dump scale, although i don't remember the amount ,it was around the max capacity weight listed in the manual. most of the wood was milled thin where i could. the top structure was strong enough to stand on but would have collapsed easily if there would have been an impact..
i could cruise at 65 no ptoblem once i got there but a head wind would drop me down to 55, then it was driving with my eye on the gauges to see how long i could push it, often taking a break, making some tea and chilling out for a while before heading on.
never had bothered to check mpg .i knew it was not ever going to be great,so it was one less thing to ever worry about . ignorance is bliss on that one..
now this is funny but true, i did draw crowds when ever i parked somewhere. once a friend said we should be spare changin these folks. then a . to do it it a more passive way,i put a donation box on the side with a little sign. it got stuffed with cash all the time! mostly $1 bills but often larger notes as well.
these are the only digital pics i've got , taken before its journey up to idaho to be with it's new caretaker. i have old photos at my folks that i could scan another time.
thanks for the appreciation
James' bus was actually featured in one of my favorite books Tiny Homes: Simple Shelter by Lloyd Kahn on page 159. If you enjoyed this, you'll also probably like the book Rolling Homes by Jane Lidz.
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THE TIDES FOUNDATION — Liberal Crossroads of Money and Ideas
By Tom & Gretchen Randall 12/1/2003
Published by the Capital Research Center. (9 pages)
Excerpt: "MONEY. Money is to the Tides Foundation and Center what water is to the tide. You can't be sure from what source any part comes. You can't be sure where any part goes. But it can knock you off your feet and pull you down. And there is an ocean of it.
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Making a sustainable living out of art is challenging at best. Twentieth-century Dutch artist Vincent van Gogh had to hack off his ear and die before art buyers forked out serious money for his masterpieces.
This is where Assemblage, a non-profit organisation connecting the art community, comes in on the local art scene. It was founded in 2010 by Johannesburg-based artists Anthea Pokroy and Louise Van der Bijl. After graduating in 2007 with fine arts degrees from the University of the Witwatersrand they went their separate ways - Pokroy spent two years travelling Europe while Van der Bijl worked in a gallery.
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Assemblage was their rebuttal of the idea that art is a poor career choice.
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Mashaba's work involves using layered prints and text to create human forms that look almost as though they have been disturbed by radio frequency.
If Pokroy and Van der Bijl have their way, medical students across the country will find themselves suddenly short of ears to dissect, and budding artists may just be able to convince their parents that being a professional artist is not just a hobby.
Assemblage will host a group exhibition titled 'Diptych' on September 19. For more information e-mail email@example.com.
A KEY to the success of the Assemblage mentorship programme is brand marketing and strategy consultant Hilton Lawler, who helped artists at the Qunu Youth Centre in Mthatha as part of an Arts Incubator Programme . He won the Business and Arts South Africa mentor of the year award for 2013, the second time he has won this award . - Yolisa Mkele


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Rhino football is back!!
This Sunday, March 15th, the Rhinos travel to take on the North Kildare Reapers in the North Kildare Rugby Club at 1pm.
This was a tense fixture last season where the Rhinos came away with a narrow 12-9 victory thanks to a 4th quarter field goal.
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A series of character designs created for submission to the Design Warriors Art Project at The Butter Factory nightclub in Singapore. 'Lil' Mikey' was chosen for large scale permanent display.
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Exhibition homage to the writings of Roald Dahl at Galerie F.
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Titan postcards inspired by 'Beetlejuice' created for Gallery1988.
A series of six officially licensed prints based on My Little Pony.
G1988 + Cartoon Network Adventure Time Art Show
Poster based off the 1946 Looney Tunes classic "Hair-Raising Hare"
Spoke Art group show inspired by the films of Wes Anderson
Two poster designs based off the Peanuts Halloween classic
My take on cult favorite 'The Little Shop of Horrors'
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Overwhelming show of support from all 21 counties quickly carries the day
Blue Earth, Minnesota – Jim Hagedorn, Republican candidate for Congress in Minnesota's First Congressional District, today won the first ballot endorsement of Republican delegates at the party's district convention held in Mankato.
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"First District Republicans overwhelmingly gave Jim Hagedorn their first ballot endorsement quite simply because he earned it. This strong demonstration of unity and support proves delegates believe Jim best reflects the views and values of southern Minnesotans and that his strong campaign committee and tireless work ethic provides our party with the best opportunity to win the November election," said Minnesota First District Republican Chair Carol Stevenson.
Prior to the convention, Hagedorn secured endorsements from county chairs or deputy chairs in 18 of 21 counties, as well as from 13 current and former Members of Congress and the U.S. Senate, six state legislators and four former First and Second Congressional District Chairs.
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Challenge: A gable end window wall 26'-9-1/2" x 20'-1/16" with no intermediate structural framing members in the clear opening (see drawing). The design criteria of minimal horizontal and vertical divisions of 3" or less on approximately three foot centers. The units that make up the opening have to be handled and installed without a crane.
Solution: The opening is broken up into five vertical units of varying heights. The intermediate vertical mullions at the field mull locations consist of two pieces of ½" x 5" or ½" x 6" plate steel with wood clad interior and copper clad exterior for an assembled mullion width of 2-1/2". These jamb sections are joined with machine screws as the units are set into sequence (see drawing, detail 6). If you look closely on the photo you can see the field applied copper caps on the vertical field mulls run continuous, all other copper was applied at the factory. The remaining vertical and horizontal mullions are 2-1/2" wood sections (see drawings, details 2 & 7).
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Scott is finally feeling better today. That 2nd round of chemo was really rough on him. Today is the Christmas party at his work so he decided to go in for just a little while to enjoy some time with his buddies!
Now we have to get his strength back up before the final round of
chemo which starts on the 30th. I really hate for him to have to go
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The original Forza had time penalties, but that was only added to your lap time. So you could still finish first while cutting the track, with no added time penalty at the end on your total time.
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2014 Talent Development Articles
December 16, 2014
Career Development and the Hidden Job Market in Your Organization
Internal Talent Mobility Opportunities 85% of the global workforce is looking for a new job – and the number one reason why is to find greater career advancement opportunities. (Source) It's a fact that there are more employees wanting to fill the top spots than there are actual spots available. T... More
October 09, 2014
Mentors, or Just Nurturers? How Women Are Hurting Themselves and Not Realizing It
Mentors, or Just Nurturers? I once observed a situation in which an individual (we'll call him "Bob") asked two of his colleagues for advice on how to solve a problem in a project he was working on. One was male ("George"), and one was female ("Liz"). Bob went to Liz for advice first, and she sugge... More
September 30, 2014
Mentoring for Knowledge Transfer
Mentoring for Knowledge Transfer: Bridging Today and Tomorrow The preservation of institutional knowledge has always been an essential part of any organization's agenda. You spend too much time developing knowledge and skills to simply let it go every time someone relocates or retires. Today's wo... More
September 24, 2014
Employee Engagement and Career Development: A Look at 2014 Research and Data
Employee Engagement and Career Development At this point, no one needs to argue that employee engagement is vitally important to organizational success. In fact, according to Deloitte's 2014 Global Human Capital Trends research, 78% of business leaders rate retention and employee engagement as an i... More
August 19, 2014
Why Mentor Matching Can't Be The End of Your Involvement
Mentor matching certainly sets the stage for how well a mentoring partnership will go – but it's not the end-all be-all of a mentoring partnership. Whether because of personality clash, mismatched competencies, difficulty with communication, or a different reason entirely, sometimes mentor match... More
July 22, 2014
How to Create a Successful Mentoring Program You may be considering implementing a mentoring program in your organization or re-vamping an old one that didn't work out as well as you had hoped. In any case, be sure you realize that a successful mentoring program is not something that can just be th... More
July 10, 2014
Why Should I Measure My Mentoring Program?
Mentoring Success Measurements Mentoring is a very human development method – and that's definitely part of the beauty of it. One of the reasons mentoring tends to work as well as it does within organizations is precisely because it's individual-to-individual, and facilitates conversations and co... More
July 03, 2014
Brand, Engagement, and Career Development Culture
Not Another Employee Engagement Article "Employee engagement" has been a buzzword for so long that we're all collectively wondering if it hasn't lost all meaning. It's a similar story with "company culture". While that begs the question, "Why are we all still talking about it?", the ans... More
June 26, 2014
How to Reduce Your Training Expenses with Corporate Mentoring
While training classes are widely available for any learning need, they can also be very costly. The time spent away from the office and probable travel expenses, as well as the cost to take the class (or create the course internally), necessitates an immense commitment of both time and money from y... More
June 10, 2014
The Fast Are Eating the Slow: Mentoring for Leadership Development as a Competitive Method
An organization sees a need for leadership development. Does it turn to external training, coaching, or mentoring to achieve their goals? The answer has usually been one of the first two, the philosophy being that traditional training and coaching programs are better-suited to develop high-potentia... More
May 15, 2014
Recruiting Mentors for Your Corporate Mentoring Program
In a poll taken one of our recent webinars, 51% of attendees said that recruiting mentors and coaches had been a challenge in implementing their mentoring or coaching program. There's often a lot of emphasis placed on qualifying and matching mentees, when just as often administrators are faced with ... More
April 21, 2014
Why Women Leaders Must Mentor Other Women
Women Leaders and Mentoring - and Why We Don't See More of It While I often stress in my mentoring planning workshops that it's not advisable to require your most senior level people to become mentors, the fact remains that sometimes the senior levels really do need to be involved as mentors. No... More
April 03, 2014
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This subject belongs to the branch of study known as individual eschatology, i.e. the 'last things' [1] for individuals, whether believers or unbelievers. We explore what the Bible teaches about i) physical death, ii) the immortality of the soul and iii) the intermediate condition. But because "man is destined to die once and after that to face judgement," [2] we continue this exploration with iv) resurrection, v) judgement and vi) the final state.
Physical death may, according to Scripture, be defined as the "termination of physical life by the separation of body and soul." [3] Death is therefore not a state of non-existence or annihilation, but rather a different form of being. Just as physical death is a separation between two entities, so also is spiritual death: it is separation from God, [4] and therefore is experienced by unbelievers even in this life.
Both physical and spiritual death is the result of sin. [5] Although sin and death were completely dealt with at the cross, [6] believers still have to go through physical death as the climax of the discipline which God has ordained for the sanctification of His people. Physical death will be the "last enemy to be destroyed." [7]
2.1 For believers. Eternal life is a quality of life bestowed upon believers by Christ in the present, [8] and is unaffected by the physical death of the body. Immortality, however, is a future hope for believers; the glorification of our mortal bodies at the resurrection, [9] when we will enter into the perfect life in fellowship with God.
God alone "has immortality (in the sense of exemption from every kind of death)," [10] but the survival of the soul is clearly taught in Scripture. [11] Jesus said, "He who believes in Me will live, even though he dies." [12]
2.2 For unbelievers.The souls of unbelievers will also continue to exist after physical death, [13] and their bodies will also be resurrected. [14] However, they will not have immortality, as their entire condition is one of death: separation from God. They will exist, but they will not have the communion with God and the glorification of the body which constitute real immortality.
This refers to the period between physical death and the resurrection. The three main questions concerning this period are i) whether the soul is conscious or unconscious, ii) whether the soul undergoes further discipline or probation, and iii) the locality of these souls.
Although many scriptures refer to 'death' as 'sleep,' [15] this does not mean that the soul is unconscious. In the parable of the rich man and Lazarus, [16] we notice the conscious and comforted soul of the beggar while the soul of the rich man was conscious and suffering. The Old Testament also depicts the souls of the wicked as conscious and wretched. [17]
The souls of believers are said to be "at home with the Lord," [18] which is "better by far" than to remain alive in the body. [19] The book of Revelation pictures the souls of the righteous as conscious, [20] active, [21] "blessed" [22] and victorious. [23]
The Roman Catholic doctrine of the further discipline of souls in purgatory is based on wrong interpretations of passages of Scripture [24] and finds no support in the Bible. The idea of further testing and evaluation of the soul after death, and a further chance to accept the salvation offered in Christ is also based on wrong interpretations. The verse, "He went and preached to the spirits in prison, who formerly were disobedient" [25] cannot be used as biblical proof, because the Greek experts are agreed that the word "spirits" does not refer to human beings. [26] "For this is the reason the gospel was preached, even to those who are now dead," [27] is a modern translation of a verse that could have been misunderstood.
But whichever way these two verses are interpreted, they cannot change the fact of the Bible's many stern warnings to those who neglect or despise the offer of the gospel in this life:
" ... how shall we escape of we neglect so great a salvation ..." [28]
" ... it is appointed for men to die once, but after this the judgement ..." [29]
" ... that each one may receive the things done in the body ..." [30]
There is no biblical evidence for the Roman Catholic doctrine of purgatory as the abode of departed souls.
In the Old Testament the dead are pictured as existing in 'Sheol' which is a place of darkness [31] and silence, [32] where God is not remembered. [33] The dead in 'Sheol' are cut off from the hand of God, [34] who is the source of life. Sometimes the OT gives a glimpse of life beyond death, restored to the presence of God, [35] but only Isaiah and Daniel clearly teach resurrection. [36]
The New Testament equivalent of 'Sheol' is 'Hades,' [37] which mostly refers to 'death' or 'the power of death.' The NT hope for the dead is concentrated on their participation in the resurrection of the righteous, [38] and therefore there is no teaching on 'the intermediate state.' Instead, when believers die they go to be "with Christ," [39] but unbelievers go to a "temporary place of torment." [40] ( Rev 7? souls at the throne in heaven)
Since all men will be judged for how they lived their lives, all men will be resurrected before this judgement.
4.1 For believers the resurrection of their bodies is part of the redemption purchased by Christ for them on the cross. [41] The fact of Christ's resurrection is both the "pledge" [42] and the "pattern" [43] for their resurrection. Therefore, although the resurrection body will be like the original body, it will also be very different to be like Christ's glorified body. The resurrection of believers will take place at the second advent of Christ [44] and before the millennium. [45]
4.2 For unbelievers. Although they will be resurrected, [46] this cannot be regarded as a blessing but as an act of sovereign justice on the part of God, as their resurrection will result in condemnation. [47] The resurrection of the wicked will take place after the millennium. [48]
"Man is destined to die once and after that to face judgement." [49] Many Scriptures teach us to look towards a final judgement as the decisive answer of God to all the apparent discrepancies of the present. [50]
5.1 For believers the resurrection will be followed by a judgement of works. [51] They will not be judged with respect to the guilt of sin, as Christ as already borne their guilt. [52] However, Christians dare not be careless about sin, as Christ will judge "men's secrets," [53] "the motives of (their) hearts," [54] and "every careless word they have spoken." [55] However, believers will not suffer condemnation, [56] even if they do not receive a reward. [57]
5.2 For unbelievers the principles of judgement will be the righteousness of God, [58] their knowledge of God's will, [59] their rejection of Christ [60] and, for those who have not heard the gospel, according to the light they have. [61]
6.1 For believers this will be a state of bliss, [62] as they will have eternal life and fellowship with Christ. [63] The final state of believers will be preceded by the appearance of "a new heaven and a new earth." [64] Then "the Holy City, the new Jerusalem" will come "down out of heaven" and the "dwelling of God" will be "with men." [65]
6.2 For unbelievers this will be a state of eternal punishment and banishment from the presence of God. [66] They will be thrown outside into the darkness where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth, [67] they will burn with unquenchable fire, [68] and their place will be the fiery lake of burning sulphur which is the second death. [69] God takes no pleasure in the death of the wicked, [70] but He has promised to separate them from the eternal society and He is obliged to finally rid the earth of all rebellion. [71]
Therefore, let us "continue to work out (our) salvation with fear and trembling," [72] for "how shall we escape if we ignore such a great salvation?" [73]
1. From the Gr. 'eschatos' meaning 'last'
2. Hebrews 9:27
3. Berkhof, p.668
4. Isaiah 59:2
5. Romans 5:15; 1 Corinthians 15:53-54
6. 2 Timothy 1:10
7. 1 Corinthians 15:26
8. 1 John 5:13; John 17:3
9. Romans 2:7; 1 Corinthians 15:53-54
10. 1 Timothy 6:16
11. Matthew 10:28; Luke 23:43; John 14:3; 2 Corinthians 5:1
12. John 11:25
13. Matthew 11:21-24; Romans 2:5-11; 2 Corinthians 5:10
14. Acts 24:15; Revelation 20:12-15
15. eg. 1 Corinthians 15:6
16. Luke 16:19ff
17. Isaiah 14:9-11
18. 2 Corinthians 5:8
19. Philippians 1:23
20. 6:9
21. 7:14-15
22. 14:13
23. 20:4
24. eg. 1 Corinthians 3:13-15
25. 1 Peter 3:19-20
26. Wuest, p.98
27. 1 Peter 4:6 (N.I.V.)
28. Hebrews 2:1-3
29. Hebrews 9:27
30. 2 Corinthians 5:10
31. Job 10:21f
32. Psalm 115:17
33. Psalms 6:9; 30:9; 88:11; Isaiah 38:18
34. Psalm 88:5
35. Psalms 16:10f; 49:15; 73:24
36. Isaiah 26:19; Daniel 12:2
37. Matthew 11:23; Luke 10:15; Acts 2:27; Revelation 1:18
38. 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18
39. Luke 23:43; Romans 8:38f; 2 Corinthians 5:8; Philippians 1:23
40. 2 Peter 2:9
41. Romans 8:23; 1 Corinthians 6:13-20
42. 1 Corinthians 15:20; 2 Corinthians 4:14
43. Philippians 3:21
44. 1 Thessalonians 4:6
45. Revelation 20:4
46. Daniel 12:2; Acts 2:24
47. John 5:28-29
48. Revelation 20:5,13
49. Hebrews 9:27
50. Matthew 25:31f; Romans 2:5f; Revelation 20:11f; etc.
51. 2 Corinthians 5:10; 1 Corinthians 3:10-15
52. Psalm 32:5; Romans 3:24
53. Romans 2:19
54. 1 Corinthians 4:5
55. Matthew 12:36
56. Romans 8:1
57. 1 Corinthians 3:15
58. Genesis 18:25
59. Luke 12:47-48; Romans 1:20
60. John 3:18; Hebrews 10:29
61. Romans 1:19-23; 2:14-15
62. Revelation 21:4
63. Matthew 25:46; John 14:3
64. 2 Peter 3:13
65. Revelation 21:2-3
66. Matthew 7:23; 2 Thessalonians 1:9
67. Matthew 22:13
68. Matthew 3:12
69. Revelation 21:8
70. Ezekiel 33:11
71. 1 Corinthians 15:24-28
72. Philippians 2:12
73. Hebrews 2:3
1. Berkhof, L. Systematic Theology, Michigan, U.S.A.: Banner of Truth Trust, 1941.
2. Dake, F.J. God's Plan for Man, Georgia, U.S.A.: Dake Bible Sales, 1949.
3. Douglas, J.D. (ed.) New Bible Dictionary, Leicester, England: Inter-Varsity Press, 1982.
4. Hammond, T.C. In Understanding be Men, Leicester, England: Inter-Varsity Press, 1968
5. Pearlman, M. Knowing the Doctrines of the Bible, Roodepoort, R.S.A.:Gospel Publishing House, 1937.
6. Wuest, K.S. First Peter in the Greek Testament, Michigan, U.S.A.: Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1970.
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September 26, 2002
Nine Gates
Here's a series of works on paper. The series was inspired by Roman Polanskie's movie "Ninethgate". I like Roman's film. Plus it was a numbers game to see if I could produce a lot of work with in a brief period of time that was consistant and thematic at the same time.
September 22, 2002
Wind, Full Moon, Sun
Full moon and wind through out the day.
The children run around trying to catch the dry leaves falling. The neighbor sweeping up pine needles. Still the sun is hot and the cool wind is nice. The yellow moon to night is a newly minted quarter.
I bought mocha. The woman behind the counter said two of her blender broke. "Must be the full moon," She said.
I do love the fall season…it somehow is romantic with the lingering Indian summer. Does it mark the beginning of the year, I don't know. Does it mark the end perhaps? I am content walking around in the warm wind, eating my toasted bagel and admiring the wooden bowl from the art festival. I picked on up to feel the weight. Even the stand, a small dark ring, is smoothly turned. I feel the craftsmanship in the ring design that encircled it. But I prefer the one with out. The smell of wood in fresh carries the essence of the forest in the hollow vessel. I catch a bit of vague conversation the artist is exchanging with his potential customer. Half of the fun is imagining the use for the bowl, where to place it in my nest. What I would put in it. But there are too many clutter in my place already. I walk away from the temptation, planning to circle back for it eventually. It was near closing time. I was saved by the bell.
September 20, 2002
The Quiet American
oh….on to "Winter of Discontent" even before I finish "Shipping News". Winter has a good begining….very clear image and rich too…I'm tired of the poor Steinbeck characters. "Winter" seems more like "This Side of Paradise".
Oh what a major difference broadband make. So busy down loading songs.
I have Nutbeem, an interesting name that refuses to leave my mind lately. He's a character in the "Shipping News". I think it would be fun to say oh Nutbeem! instead of oh Nuts…or gosh darn. Sometimes I carry these words around in my head. Meshmesh ma bouatery! is a word I learned from an anthropology class. I've spelled it wrong I'm sure and the meaning of it escapes me but still for some reason, that stuck with me since 1988. If I have a dog, I would name him that. Then I string along other words that ends with …tery. I'm strange like that. Little things like that define who I am as a person.
Hey Nutbeem, are you still there? Are you still with me? Maybe it's the full moon, but I feel like writing. There are things that I have to do. Once they get done, I can concentrate on the writing. There are conversations that I type up during instant messaging that are seeds of inspiration which I must go back and edit.
September 8, 2002
Hamilton Hike
Tired from hike.
Elevation gain: 2500 ft.
No Goddess this time around.
We talk about silly stuff…such as writing a hiking guidebook with Goddess Ratings and weird incidents, snatches of over heard conversations. Like one we heard today: The women in the bathroom next-door said, "My ex was a great lover…but when he just wanted to poke…it was gross."
The Columbia is ever present. I am getting to know the river more and more…each week. However, that may be our last hike for the summer. On the way down, Tim spotted two large deer on the trail. I was looking down the path and he was ahead of me. My whistling scared them both off. I was just happy and wasn't aware that my whistling might scare off animals…but we weren't expecting a deer. I saw their white behind skipping off. It was magical.
There have been plenty of snakes, which I never saw. There was one butterfly. The trail had certain characteristics such as a valley that caught chilly wind and threw it back at us. Certain area, the air smells so sweet. From the summit I could see Mt. Adam and a slight tip of Hood behind the smaller mountains.
Scrying Mirror
September 7, 2002
scrying mirror
A scrying mirror is a black mirror. Scrying is the ancient art of clairvoyance achieved by concentrating on an object-usually one with a reflective surface or semi-reflective surface until visions appear. (Which in my case is the mirror) You can use the mirror for divination and it holds many uses in spell work to contact and travel through the astral plane.
Christy says:
Mine is built into wood and in the back it has mugwort placed inside.
I am wondering to myself what is mugwort? The art of black magic intrigues me. I have bought a book on magic after crossing the Vancouver sound and seeing a whale for the first time in my life! I believed.
September 6, 2002
late thoughts
Every night I crawl down
To where existence crave,
The precursor to my shadows.
Every night weighs down upon me
A brick
At a time
A stone in my pocket
At a time
Like Virginia Woolf walking into the water,
I drown into a sea of Umbrian dreams:
The predecessor to my being.
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Police say approximately 35 boxes of evidence, including illegal drug analogues and numerous pieces paraphernalia, were recovered Tuesday afternoon during a search of The Tobacco Place at 200 Branch Street in Platte City.
Platte City Police Sergeant Robert Newman said that a total of 12 law enforcement officials from Platte City, the Missouri Department of Revenue and the county's drug task force and CyberCrimes units entered The Tobacco Store at 12:45 Tuesday afternoon with a search warrant.
Police say they found numerous packages of incense products that mimic the effects of marijuana as well as ZigZag rolling papers, glass smoking pipes, hookas and grinders associated with marijuana use. California Blueberry Kush and Kansas Cherry Kush in one- and three-gram packages were among the substances recovered, along with Vanilla Meltdown, Chocolate Meltdown, Pomegranate Meltdown, Blueberry Meltdown and another substance called Syn-Lite.
The dollar value of the recovered items is not yet known and Newman said that the involvement of the Missouri Department of Revenue was related to the proper stamping of wholesale merchandise also available for purchase at the store.
Regarding the recovered items, Newman said, "I can't tell you the numbers. We've got tons of packages."
Law enforcement officials, he said, were continuing to go through the items during the overnight hours. The search of the store went on until about 6 p.m. Tuesday.
Newman described the items as synthetic incense which, as analogues of controlled substances, are illegal and addressed by Missouri Revised Statute 195.022 which states that "a controlled substance analogue shall, to the extent intended for human consumption, be treated, for the purposes of any state law, as a controlled substance in schedule I."
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The Tobacco Store obtained a distributor's license in October, 2010 and opened its storefront in January, 2011. Newman said that the search was a joint effort of the agencies named above and that they'd had traffic stops that revealed purchases from the store. Undercover agents from the county's drug task force had made purchases from the store as well, said Newman, and Tuesday's search had been in the works since April, 2011 -- roughly four months after the store opened.
After law enforcement officials checked employees for outstanding warrants, three of the store's four employees on duty left. The manager remained at the location with police. The owners of the store were not present at the time of the search but will be given copies of the search warrant and the inventory of the search, Newman said. Their names have not been released.
Newman said the investigation is an ongoing case and he did not yet know if any charges will be filed. The business, however, is currently closed.


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Computing Science in the United Kingdom
This is just a sad reminder that in the Old World not all is well, not even in the United Kingdom that has so often been leading in Computing Science.
In the Computing Newsletter, October 1986 —a publication of The British Computer Society— I encountered in an article titled "Second Manchester Conference on Careers with Computers. Are we Getting it Right" by Geoff Hayes the following:
"From returned questionnaires attempting to gauge interest and relevance, the conference was a singular success, especially as it has also highlighted some significant differences of needs as perceived by educators and employers. Many delegates found this profoundly disturbing [...]."
But the discrepancy between what the world asks for and what the world needs has been computing's traditional curse for more than a quarter of a century! That "many delegates" can still be surprised when faced with a manifestation of this fact, well, that's what I think rather disturbing....
In The Computer Journal, Vol.29 No.5, October 1986 —the most prestigious publication of The British Computer Society— I found in an article titled "A Knowledge-Engineering Approach to Instructional Design" by Nick Rushby the following revealing diagram:
For those who think this insufficiently baroque, the text adds: "This shows some of the possible topics and linkages: readers are encouraged to add their own as they read through this paper and further ideas occur to them.".
Another sentence from that paper to be conserved for posteriority is: "Clearly, there is a need for a better understanding of the learning process, and a need for a language with which to describe it.".
That same issue of The Computer Journal contains a nice specimen of junk science: IBMology. It is the paper titled "IBM makes usability as important as functionality" by B.Shackel. In its first column it contains what we have to consider an educated guess "In my opinion the decision for usability and human factors was probably taken at the same time."; in its second column the author gets really scientific: "A corporate decision must have been made in 1980 or early 1981, with substantial funding assigned to various programmes. The result, below, provide the evidence.". I always thought the "Phenomena breed science" of Newell, Perlis, and Simon (1967) a bit superficial; the Shackel paper is what we get when the dictum is taken to heart.
It is a sad world.
Austin, 8 January 1987
prof.dr.Edsger W.Dijkstra
Department of Computer Sciences
The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX 78712 - 1188
United States of America


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This week's Method Playground challenge is to use ribbon for your title. There are SO many ways to interpret this challenge.
For my LO, I ran some wide ribbon through my Big Shot, and handcut some into letters. Go check out what the Playground Girls did for their pages, then give it a try on your next layout. Don't forget to leave a comment at MP with a link to your page to be entered into a drawing for a RAK.


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Canucks shirt?
Stanley Cup?
It's a fool who plays it cool by making his world a little colder.
mostly silly, with a 20% chance of science
Go go go go go go kill :)
(the "other" team did not make it. No surprise there.)
Game 1 to the good guys!
Hello where was all this fanfare for the Giants!!! (not to say that monkey will not be wearing his jersey in celebration tomorrow)ReplyDelete
Booo!!!! Go Flames Go! :D
My husband is a Canucks fan though - it will be rough going if they meet in the playoffs.
My heartfelt congratulations for making it to the playoffs. The concurrent demise of my beloved Oilers, and the ensuing firing of their coach (which incidentally takes care of the embarrassing situation with your Macbok) has made me decide that the Canucks are now the team which I hope to see win the Stanley Cup (this year -- next year hopefully the Oilers will be back).ReplyDelete
Chall, sorry about your other team... but hopefully Sundin will start to play like he used to and the Canucks will have a good long run!
SM, Giants schmiants! I've been to a couple of their games, I'm always glad to hear they're doing well, but really, it's just not the same...
Little kids in team shirts are almost as cute as little kids on skis. The latter is just about the cutest thing ever.
Mrs CH, how 'bout supporting every Canadian team until they play your team, eh?! My husband has taught me well... although some of our friends disagree and are rooting against Calgary.
Massimo, thank you! Mrs CH could learn a thing or two from you ;) It's a shame the Oilers didn't make it in, but at least you chose a good year to be away from Edmonton.
I'll make you a deal - if they make it to the finals, I'll cheer them on...but no sooner! LOL That's as far as I'll go!ReplyDelete
No No NO Mrs.CH you have to support them until they meet your team. We want as many Canadian teams in as possible! What would be a better 2nd round then Flames vs Canucks!ReplyDelete
Cath> Does the "support every Canadian team" go for Canadians too??? (think hard now ;) )
I am guessing my house will be a bit upset tonight since Canadians play Boston (no 1)... I might not have the heart to laugh about the defeat ^^
SM> I am impressed and it gives hope to other teams... Giants won ^ ^
(and tonight, the infedelity continues with the Swede team taking on Columbus. Maybe it will be the red shirt at the pub...
I for one say supporting all canadian teams includes supporting the Canadiens AND that stupid other team that took my favourite GM and will now be a contender within 3 years...stupid stupid ownershipReplyDelete
yup, ALL Canadian teams. Although admittedly I don't pay much attention to the Eastern conference unless we're playing one of them - their games are often over before I even get home from work!ReplyDelete
No way SM - I just cannot cheer for the Canucks. I'm hardcore like that! LOLReplyDelete
My Islanders (have) suck(ed).ReplyDelete
one down!!!!!!!!!!!!!!ReplyDelete
Thomas, the great thing about sport is that there's always next season!
Dr A, 15 to go! (If we sweep all rounds!)
I see that Calgary and Montreal both managed to lose their first games.
The Vancouver Canucks - Canada's Team!
CAth> it was a somewhat harsh night in someone's home.... after exchanges like "I guess if you have 6 teams one of them is bound to be in the play offs" [I only have...ehhh.. three] ;)
Then Canadians lost. Granted though, they did play the number one team so I am not that surprised. we'll see what happens to the flames and Canandians next game.
gogogogo Canucks!
SM> i'm sorry about that. [have a funny feeling i might be cheering for that other team?]
ok, I will try and cheer for Canadians.... for the team.
yes chall you are cheering for that stupid other team. As in my awesome BIL so i guess its OK....Go Canucks GOReplyDelete
I predict 3-2 to the Canucks tonight. Goals by Burrows, Henrik Sedin and Kesler.
Still plenty of time for the Flames and Canadiens to win this round!
Well, I got 2 out of the 3 Cancucks goal scorers right! But I gave the Blues more credit than they deserved last night.ReplyDelete
I wonder when the Canucks last swept anyone?
what a freakin awesome game! I missed the last 5 minutes b/c my stupid PVR didn't record. We may just sweep!ReplyDelete
Gah, I hate it when video timers mess up like that. It was a great game - actually it's been a great series so far.
A sweep would be great, but wouldn't we run the risk of losing momentum? It could be a while before all the other match-ups finish, the Ducks-Sharks series has only just finished game 2.
Boo the Canadian anthem, will ya?
How awesome is Alex Burrows?!
WOOOOHOOOO!!! yeah booing the anthem was lame, but the montreal fans did the same thing....ReplyDelete
Yeah, and that pissed me off too. Being English I've seen my own anthem booed by the Scots, Welsh, Irish, French and Aussies, so it really pisses me off. Show some fucking respect, boo boys.ReplyDelete
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The Livestrong Foundation is now the official name for the cancer charity formally titled The Lance Armstrong Foundation. The name change is another move by the foundation to distance itself from Armstrong after he was stripped of his seven Tour de France titles. Armstrong stepped down from his position on the organisation's board of directors earlier this month.
Armstrong was stripped of his tour titles in response to the evidence compiled by USADA that uncovered a complex and systematic doping system that involved the disgraced cyclist and a number of his former US Postal teammates.
While the highly recognised yellow wristbands were commonly thought to be from Livestrong, they originated from The Lance Armstrong Foundation. It's an important step for the organisation to be able to move forward said a Livestrong spokesperson Kathrine McLane.
"For most of its life, the organization has been known as the Livestrong Foundation, but making that change official is necessary and appropriate during a time of change for the organization," McLane told Reuters.
"All of us - especially Lance - wanted Livestrong to have a presence that was bigger than its founder," board member Mark McKinnon said. "We knew that in order to make the most profound and lasting impact for cancer survivors, the cause and the organization had to have its own persona. That's exactly what Livestrong has become and Lance helped shape that effort."
Livestrong's stance to remove itself from Armstrong comes on top of the American's former sponsors that previously dropped any association with the former tour winner. Nike, Trek bicycles, SRAM, Oakley and beer maker Anheuser-Busch have severed relationships with Armstrong since the release of USADA's reasoned decision.