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GOUENTAGRANDI, baptized Suzanne; Oneida woman who saved the life of Father Pierre Millet after his capture by the Iroquois in 1689; died in Caughnawaga after 1738.
Gouentagrandi is described as being of the "first nobility" of her tribe. She was related to Gannassatiron who helped her to protect Millet. Throughout her lifetime Gouentagrandi was one of the staunchest adherents of the French faction among her people.
Little is known about her life prior to 1691. In that year Father Millet wrote that he had baptized her, together with her daughter and husband (chief Manchot) on a previous visit to the Oneidas. This was probably between 1671 and 1684. He added that since that time she had saved not only his own life but the lives of several French who had been taken prisoner by the Iroquois.
Father Millet was captured in 1689 by the Onondagas, during the siege of Fort Frontenac. He was handed over to the Oneidas and taken to their chief town. Gouentagrandi went out to greet him as he neared the town, unbound his hands, and provided him with fresh clothing. Her husband, who was given charge of the prisoner, informed the Oneidas that Millet came as a missionary, not as a captive, and that it was the business of the hereditary chiefs, not the ordinary people, to decide his fate. Millet lived in Gouentagrandi's house for three weeks, awaiting the meeting that was to consider what should be done with him. Gouentagrandi looked after him during this period and brought him children to baptize and Christian Indians for confession. After the warriors returned from their attack on Lachine, she had to move Millet from one cabin to another to conceal him.
There is little doubt that Gouentagrandi played an important role in the Iroquois council's decision to turn Millet over to her kinsman Gannassatiron. She probably also encouraged Gannassatiron to adopt Millet and to have him made a sachem. Thereafter, Millet was able to live among the Oneidas as an honoured and influential "guest," but although he was adopted by Gannassatiron, Millet continued to live in Gouentagrandi's cabin. She was outspoken in her opposition to English demands that the Oneidas should expel him from their country. She is also credited with foiling a Mohawk plot to kidnap Millet on the pretext of having him come to confess some Christians living among them.
In September 1693, Gouentagrandi accompanied the Oneida sachem, Tareha*, on his unenviable mission to inform Buade* de Frontenac that the French would have to negotiate the peace with the Oneidas through the English officials at Albany. Gouentagrandi is reported to have accompanied Tareha because of her desire to meet Frontenac. Charlevoix* reports that in spite of his anger at Tareha's mission Frontenac was extremely flattered by Gouentagrandi's visit and "seemed to regard this woman as something more than an Iroquois squaw." Charlevoix drew an affectionate and naïve parallel between her visit to Frontenac and that paid by the Queen of Sheba to King Solomon.
In 1696, when French soldiers under the command of Philippe de Rigaud de Vaudreuil attacked the Oneida village, Gouentagrandi (described in the Jesuit Relations as "the famous Christian woman of Onneiout who saved father millet's life") came out to meet them and offered to go with 80 of her tribe to live among the Iroquois who had already settled in Canada. While she was back in the village advising her people to surrender, the French attacked the settlement and burned it. After the attack, 30 Oneida surrendered to the French and were taken back to Canada. These must have included Gouentagrandi, who from this time appears to have lived at Sault-Saint-Louis (Caughnawaga). The Senecas under Tekanoet stayed at her house en route to the 1701 peace conference at Montreal. Charlevoix saw her there in 1708 and in 1738 she visited Quebec where she was received by the governor at the Château Saint-Louis. She also visited the convents of the city, including that of the Ursulines. She was reported at that time to be over 100 years old. In his History of New France, published in 1744, Charlevoix reports that she died "in a happy old age, after long edifying that town [Caughnawaga] by the constant practice of all Christian virtues."
Charlevoix, History (Shea), IV, 244–45. JR (Thwaites), LXIV, 67–107; LXV, 27. E. J. Devine, Historic Caughnawaga (Montreal, 1922), 113–14. [The evidence in JR (Thwaites), LXV, 27, makes it unlikely that Gouentagrandi moved to Caughnawaga in 1694, as Devine claims; the suggestion that Gouentagrandi was married to Tareha also seems erroneous. b.g.t.]
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The Carmichael-Watson Collection consists of papers belonging to the Reverend Alexander Cameron of Arran, Alexander Carmichael, civil servant and folklorist, Alexander MacBain of Inverness, and Professor William John Watson and his son James Carmichael Watson, along with books and papers belonging to the Reverend Charles Robertson of Jura, the Reverend Angus MacDonald, the Reverend Archibald MacDonald and the Reverend Father Allan McDonald of Eriskay.
These include: invocations (prayers for protection, prayers before going to sleep); addresses to the saints; seasonal hymns, including Christmas carols; blessings for everyday tasks (tending the fire, reaping, grinding, milking, herding, and hunting); incantations used in healing; prayers to the sun and moon; rhymes about animals and birds; blessings on cattle and other livestock; praise songs, love songs, milking songs, fairy songs, waulking songs; auguries; and, information on custom and beliefs generally. There are notebooks, newspaper cuttings, lists of place-names etc., teacher's log-books, and folders containing miscellaneous papers.


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The full significance of this aphorism is an Arcanum of the grade of Ipsissimus. It may, however, be partially apprehended by study of Liber Aleph, and the Book of the Law and the Commentaries thereon. It explains Existence.So sayeth the holiest of the Books of the ancient Qabalah. (Siphra Tzeniutha 1. 2.) One countenance here spoken of is the Macrocosm, the other the Microcosm.
This is the case because we happen ourselves to be Microcosms whose Law is "love under will". But it is also Magick for an unit which has attained Perfection (in absolute nothingness, 0 Degree), to become "divided for love's sake, for the chance of union".As said above, the object of any magick ceremony is to unite the Macrocosm and the Microcosm.
It is as in optics; the angles of incidence and reflection are equal. You must get your Macrocosm and Microcosm exactly balanced, vertically and horizontally, or the images will not coincide.
This equilibrium is affirmed by the magician in arranging the Temple. Nothing must be lop-sided. If you have anything in the North, you must put something equal and opposite to it in the South. The importance of this is so great, and the truth of it so obvious, that no one with the most mediocre capacity for magick can tolerate any unbalanced object for a moment. His instinct instantly revolts.
This is because the essence of his being a Magician is his intuitive apprehension of the fundamental principles of the Universe. His instinct is a subconscious assertion of the structural identity of the Macrocosm and the Microcosm. Equilibrium is the condition of manifested existence.. For this reason the weapons, altar, circle, and magus are all carefully proportioned one with another. It will not do to have a cup like a thimble and a wand like a weaver's beam.
See Bagh-i-Muattar, V, par. 2.Again, the arrangement of the weapons of the altar must be such that they "look" balanced. Nor should the magician have any unbalanced ornament. If he have the wand in his right hand, let him have the Ring
The Ring has not been described in Part II of this book, for reasons which may be or may not be apparent to the reader. It is the symbol of Nuit, the totality of the possible ways in which he may represent himself and fulfill himself.on his left, or let him take the Ankh, or the Bell, or the Cup. And however little he move to the right, let him balance it by an equivalent movement to the left; or if forwards, backwards; and let him correct each idea by implying the contradictory contained therein. If he invoke Severity, let him recount that Severity is the instrument of Mercy;
For example, as when Firmness with one's self or another is the truest kindness; or when amputation saves life.if Stability, let him show the basis of that Stability to be constant change, just as the stability of a molecule is secured by the momentum of the swift atoms contained in it.
See Liber 418, 11th Aethyr.In this way let every idea go forth as a triangle on the base of two opposites, making an apex transcending their contradiction in a higher harmony.
It is not safe to use any thought in Magick, unless that thought has been thus equilibrated and destroyed.
Thus again with the instruments themselves; the Wand must be ready to change into a Serpent, the Pantacle into the whirling Svastika or Disk of Jove, as if to fulfil the functions of the Sword. The Cross is both the death of the "Saviour"
It is the extension in matter of the Individual Self, the Indivisible Point determined by reference to the Four Quarters. This is the formula which enables it to express its Secret Self; its dew falling upon the Rose is developed into an Eidolon of Itself, in due season.and the Phallic symbol of Resurrection. Will itself must be ready to culminate in the surrender of that Will:
See Liber LXV and Liber VII.the aspiration's arrow that is shot against the Holy Dove must transmute itself into the wondering Virgin that receives in her womb the quickening of that same Spirit of God.
Any idea that is thus in itself positive and negative, active and passive, male and female, is fit to exist above the Abyss; any idea not so equilibrated is below the Abyss, contains in itself an unmitigated duality or falsehood, and is to that extent qliphotic
See The Qabalah for the use of this word, and study the doctrine concerning the Kings of Edom.and dangerous. Even an idea like "truth" is unsafe unless it is realized that all Truth is in one sense falsehood. For all Truth is relative; and if it be supposed absolute, will mislead.
See Poincare for the mathematical proof of this thesis. But Spiritual Experience goes yet deeper, and destroys the Canon of the Law of Contradiction. There is an immense amount of work by the Master Therion on this subject; it pertains especially to His grade of 9 Degree = 2Square. Such profundities are unsuited to the Student, and may unsettle him seriously. It will be best for him to consider (provisionally) Truth in the sense in which it is taken by Physical Science."The Book of Lies falsely so called" (Liber 333) is worthy of close and careful study in this respect. The reader should also consult Konx Om Pax, "Introduction", and "Thien Tao" in the same volume.
All this is to be expressed in the words of the ritual itself, and symbolised in every act performed.
It is, and the fact is still more important, utterly fatal and demoralizing to acquire the habit of reliance on others. The Magician must know every detail of his work, and be able and willing to roll up his shirtsleeves and do it, no matter how trivial or menial it may seem. Abramelin (it is true) forbids the Aspirant to perform any tasks of an humiliating type; but he will never be able to command perfect service unless he has experience of such necessary work, mastered during his early training.There was, however, a further object in this recommendation. The more trouble and difficulty your weapon costs, the more useful you will find it. "If you want a thing well done, do it yourself." It would be quite useless to take this book to a department store, and instruct them to furnish you a Temple according to specification. It is really worth the while of the Student who requires a sword to go and dig out iron ore from the earth, to smelt it himself with charcoal that he has himself prepared, to forge the weapon with his own hand: and even to take the trouble of synthesizing the oil of virtiol with which it is engraved. He will have learnt a lot of useful things in his attempt to make a really virgin sword; he will understand how one thing depends upon another; he will begin to appreciate the meaning of the words "the harmony of the Universe", so often used so stupidly and superficially by the ordinary apologist for Nature, and he will also perceive the true operation of the law of Karma.
In this sense especially: any one thing involves, and is involved in, others apparently altogether alien.Another notable injunction of the ancient Magick was that whatever appertained to the Work should be "single". The Wand was to be cut with a single stroke of the knife. There must be no boggling and hacking at things, no clumsiness and no hesitation. If you strike a blow at all, strike with your strength! "Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with all thy might!" If you are going to take up Magick, make no compromise. You cannot make revolutions with rose-water, or wrestle in a silk hat. You will find very soon that you must either lose the hat or stop wrestling. Most people do both. They take up the magical path without sufficient reflection, without that determination of adamant which made the author of this book exclaim, as he took the first oath, "PERDURABO" --- "I will endure unto the end!"
"For enduring unto the End, at the End was Naught to endure." Liber 333, Cap Zeta.They start on it at a great pace, and then find that their boots are covered with mud. Instead of persisting, they go back to Piccadilly. Such persons have only themselves to thank if the very street-boys mock at them.
Another recommendation was this: buy whatever may be necessary without haggling!
You must not try to strike a proportion between the values of incommensurable things.
However closely the square of any fraction approximates to 2, no fraction equals the square root of 2. The square root of 2 is not in the series; it is a different kind of number altogether.The least of the Magical Instruments is worth infinitely more than all that you possess, or if you like, than all that you stupidly suppose yourself to possess. Break this rule, and the usual Nemesis of the half-hearted awaits you. Not only do you get inferior instruments, but you lose in some other way what you thought you were so clever to have saved. Remember Ananias!
Observe well that there is never any real equivalence or measurable relation between any two things, for each is impregnably Itself. The exchange of property is not a mathematically accurate equation. The Want is merely a conventional expression of the Will, just as a word is of a thought. It can never be anything else; thus, though the process of making it, whether it involves time, money, or labour, is a spiritual and moral synthesis, it is not measurable in terms of its elements.On the other hand, if you purchase without haggling you will find that along with your purchase the vendor has thrown in the purse of Fortunatus. No matter in what extremity you may seem to be, at the last moment your difficulties will be solved. For there is no power either of the firmament of the ether, or of the earth or under the earth, on dry land or in the water, of whirling air or of rushing fire, or any spell or scourge of God which is not obedient to the necessity of the Magician! That which he has, he has not; but that which he is, he is; and that which he will be, he will be. And neither God nor Man, nor all the malice of Choronzon, can either check him, or cause him to waver for one instant upon the Path. This command and this promise have been given by all the Magi without exception. And where this command has been obeyed, this promise has been most certainly fulfilled.
Therefore every magical weapon, and even the furniture of the Temple, must be passed through this threefold regimen. The details only vary on inessential points. E.G. to prepare the magician, he purifies himself by maintaining his chastity
See The Book of the Law and the Commentaries thereon for the true definition of this virtue.and abstaining from any defilement. But to do the same with, let us say, the Cup, we assure ourselves that the metal has never been employed for any other purpose --- we smelt virgin ore, and we take all possible pains in refining the metal --- it must be chemically pure.
To sum up this whole matter in a phrase, every article employed is treated as if it were a candidate for initiation; but in those parts of the ritual in which the candidate is blindfolded, we wrap the weapon in a black cloth
This refers to the "formula of the Neophyte". There are alternatives.. The oath which he takes is replaced by a "charge" in similar terms. The details of the preparation of each weapon should be thought out carefully by the magician.
Further, the attitude of the magician to his weapons should be that of the God to the suppliant who invokes Him. It should be the love of the father for his child, the tenderness and care of the bridegroom for his bride, and that peculiar feeling which the creator of every work of art feels for his masterpiece.
Where this is clearly understood, the magician will find no difficulty in observing the proper ritual, not only in the actual ceremonial consecration of each weapon, but in the actual preparation, a process which should adumbrate this ceremony; e.g., the magician will cut the wand from the tree, will strip it of leaves and twigs, will remove the bark. He will trim the ends nearly, and smooth down the knots: --- this is the banishing.
He will then rub it with the consecrated oil until it becomes smooth and glistening and golden. He will then wrap it in silk of the appropriate colour: --- this is the Consecration.
He will then take it, and imagine that it is that hollow tube in which Prometheus brought down fire from heaven, formulating to himself the passing of the Holy Influence through it. In this and other ways he will perform the initiation; and, this being accomplished, he will repeat the whole process in an elaborate ceremony.
I have omitted to say that the whole subject of Magick is an example of Mythopoeia in that particular form called Disease of Language. Thoth, God of Magick, was merely a man who invented writing, as his monuments declare clearly enough. "Grammarye", Magick, is only the Greek "Gramma". So also the old name of a Magical Ritual, "Grimoire", is merely a Grammar. It appeared marvellous to the vulgar that men should be able to communicate at a distance, and they began to attribute other powers, merely invented, to the people who were able to write. The Wand is then nothing but the pen; the Cup, the Inkpot; the Dagger, the knife for sharpening the pen; and the disk (Pantacle) is either the papyrus roll itself; or the weight which kept it in position, or the sandbox for soaking up the ink. And, of course, the Papyrus of Ani is only the Latin for toilet-paper.To take an entirely different case, that of the Circle; the magician will synthesize the Vermilion required from Mercury an Sulphur which he has himself sublimated. This pure vermilion he will himself mix with the consecrated oil, and as he uses this paint he will think intently and with devotion of the symbols which he draws. This circle may then be initiated by a circumambulation, during which the magician invokes the names of God that are on it.
Any person without sufficient ingenuity to devise proper methods of preparation for the other articles required is unlikely to make much of a magician; and we shall only waste space if we deal in detail with the preparation of each instrument.
There is a definite instruction in Liber A vel Armorum, in the Equinox, Volume I, Number IV, as to the Lamp and the Four Elemental Weapons.


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Is Now the Time to Buy Antofagasta?
LONDON -- I'm always searching for shares that can help ordinary investors like you make money from the stock market.
So right now I am trawling through the FTSE 100 and giving my verdict on every member of the blue-chip index. Simply put, I'm hoping to pinpoint the very best buying opportunities in today's uncertain market.
Today I am looking at Antofagasta to determine whether you should consider buying the shares at 1,075 pence.
I am assessing each company on several ratios:
Price/Earnings (P/E): Does the share look good value when compared against its competitors?
Price Earnings Growth (PEG): Does the share look good value factoring in predicted growth?
Yield: Does the share provide a solid income for investors?
Dividend Cover: Is the dividend sustainable?
So let's look at the numbers:
3-Yr. EPS Growth
Projected P/E
3-Yr. Dividend Growth
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The consensus analyst estimate for this year's earnings per share is $1.32 (no change) and dividend per share is $0.50 (up 150%).
Firstly, I should mention that although the consensus analyst estimate for this year's dividend is $0.50 per share, Antofagasta has consistently missed such dividend forecasts for the past five years. Therefore, based on the company's dividend history, I believe the payout for this year may well be left unchanged at $0.20 per share.
Anyway, trading on a projected P/E of 12.5, Antofagasta appears more expensive than its peers in the mining sector, which are currently trading on an average P/E of around 10.
Unfortunately, its P/E and lack of growth give an abnormally high PEG ratio of 12.5, which cannot help my analysis.
Antofagasta offers a 1.2% yield, which is about half of the sector average. However, the company has a three-year compounded dividend growth rate of 100%, implying the yield could soon catch up to that of its peers.
Indeed, the dividend is covered seven times by earnings, giving Antofagasta plenty of room for further payout growth.
Antofagasta's growth is slowing and the company is trading at premium to its competitors
As I say, similar to its peers within the rest of the mining sector, Antofagasta's growth is slowing as weaknesses in the global economy put pressure on commodity prices.
That said, Antofagasta has managed to increase production at its mines during the past year, which has to some extent offset falling commodity prices. Indeed, during 2012, Antofagasta increased its production of copper by 11% and gold by 53%.
In addition to mining operations, Antofagasta owns the largest non-state controlled railway in Chile as well as a water distribution company that supplies 144,000 households. However, income from these operations amounts to about only 5% of total group revenue.
Lastly, I should mention the group's balance sheet. In particular, unlike the majority Antofagasta's peers, which have net debt positions, as of Sept. 2012, Antofagasta had net cash of just under $4 billion, which is about 37% of the company's total market capitalization.
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From Proteopedia
G117H mutant of human butyrylcholinesterase in complex with VX
Structural highlights
[CHLE_HUMAN] Defects in BCHE are the cause of butyrylcholinesterase deficiency (BChE deficiency) [MIM:177400]. BChE deficiency is a metabolic disorder characterized by prolonged apnoea after the use of certain anesthetic drugs, including the muscle relaxants succinylcholine or mivacurium and other ester local anesthetics. The duration of the prolonged apnoea varies significantly depending on the extent of the enzyme deficiency. BChE deficiency is a multifactorial disorder. The hereditary condition is transmitted as an autosomal recessive trait.
[CHLE_HUMAN] Esterase with broad substrate specificity. Contributes to the inactivation of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine. Can degrade neurotoxic organophosphate esters.[1] [2]
Publication Abstract from PubMed
Organophosphylates (OPs) exert their acute toxicity through inhibition of acetylcholinesterase, by phosphylation of the catalytic serine. Engineering of human butyrylcholinesterase by substitution of histidine for glycine at position 117 led to the creation of OP hydrolase activity. But the lack of structural information and poor understanding of the hydrolytic mechanism of G117H has hampered further improvements in the catalytic activity. We solved the crystallographic structure of the G117H mutant with a variety of ligands in the active site. A sulfate anion bound to the active site suggested the positioning for an OP prior to phosphylation. A fluoride anion was found in the active site when NaF was added to the crystallization buffer. In the fluoride complex, the imidazole ring from His117 was substantially shifted adopting a relaxed conformation most likely close to that of the unliganded mutant enzyme. Additional X-ray structures were obtained from the transient covalent adducts formed upon reaction of G117H with the OPs echothiophate and VX. The position of His117 shifted in response to the introduction of these adducts, overlaying the phosphylserine. These structural data suggest that the dephosphylation mechanism involves either a substantial conformational change of His117 or an adjacent nucleophilic substitution by water.
X-ray crystallographic snapshots of reaction intermediates in the G117H mutant of human butyrylcholinesterase, a nerve agent target engineered into a catalytic bioscavenger.,Nachon F, Carletti E, Wandhammer M, Nicolet Y, Schopfer LM, Masson P, Lockridge O Biochem J. 2010 Nov 19. PMID:21091433[3]
From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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The Transportation Ministry is investigating if deploying de-icing systems sooner would have reduced the amount slush or ice falling onto vehicles as they crossed the Port Mann and Alex Fraser bridges during Monday's heavy snowfall.
Earlier on Monday, TReO officials had warned small amounts of slush might fall down with a splat – but Transportation Minister Todd Stone said that the weather system developed much faster than staff had anticipated.
"The original forecast for this snow event in the Lower Mainland was for some very light flurries early in the morning and they were supposed to have tapered off by mid-morning," said Stone. Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley had received two Environment Canada snowfall warnings each on Monday.
Snowfall Warning - #Vancouver #Abbotsford #Malahat #Comox. 5 cm over higher elev & inland areas today. https://t.co/TaoZeu65cF. #bcstorm
— EC_BCweather (@ECCCWeatherBC) December 5, 2016
The Port Mann episode was less severe than the original 2012 'ice bombs' incident – which led the province to install a snow-clearing system for the cables on the Port Mann Bridge as a result.
However, Stone said that the ministry records had never shown more than a few claims resulting from ice falling off the Alex Fraser Bridge.
"Where we have seen, in previous years and very occasionally, some snow fall down onto the bridge deck it has tended to come from the centre beam of the vertical columns which are in the middle of the bridge," said Stone, noting that the de-icing agent is applied to that location.
According to ICBC senior communications specialist Sam Corea, ICBC saw a 13 per cent increase in calls answered by their Dial-a-Claim service from Dec. 5 last year – from 3,848 calls to 4,366 calls. Almost 80 per cent of those calls came from the Lower Mainland.
The auto insurance corporation received 30 claims connecting to falling ice or slush on the Alex Fraser and 10 related to the Port Mann. According to Corea, most claims are for windshield damages. Stone said that the province would cover deductibles for those 40 claims but couldn't confirm the cost to the province. However, ICBC said that average deductible costs for ICBC-insured drivers is $300.
But photos of smashed windshields once again circulated on social media.
Pretty sure the snow/ice bomb problem on the Port Mann has not been fixed. @NEWS1130Traffic @AM730Traffic @ShelbyThom980 pic.twitter.com/6NgQoqTLWS
— Derek Thorp (@DerekBThorp) December 6, 2016
In a statement, ministry assistant deputy minister Patrick Livolsi said that while ice accumulation on the Alex Fraser Bridge was rare, the province was in contact with one driver who had reported damage.
"We are also looking into reports of a small number of vehicles being damaged on the Port Mann Bridge."
The Port Mann's design has cables that cross over above the lanes of traffic, while the Alex Fraser has large concrete crossbeams where snow and ice can accumulate.
"We will continue to actively investigate these reports and we will use this information to identify any improvements that can be made for the future," ministry assistant deputy minister Patrick Livolsi said, adding the ministry will closely monitor both bridges.
He said the Port Mann cable sweepers clear snow from the cables before ice can form, limiting the size of ice that can accumulate and significantly reducing the chance of damage to vehicles.
The province is urging affected drivers to call 604 424-8240.
The 2012 incident resulted in ICBC paying out more than $400,000 in damages after receiving 350 claims for vehicle damage.


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The Secret Beyond Matter
Steadfastness is the determination to make every effort necessary to achieve a certain goal, without any regard for the difficulties that might result along the way. Essentially, steadfastness is an important moral quality that a believer must possess to win Allah's favor. In the following verse, Allah warns believers that they must show determination in performing acts of worship:
He is Lord of the heavens and the earth and everything in between them, so worship Him and persevere in His worship. Do you know of any other with His Name? (Surah Maryam, 65)
In the Qur'an, Allah says that He has ordained all the commands and prohibitions, that sincere and devout believers must follow, and has revealed the faith and moral qualities according to which they must live in this world. Every believer knows he is responsible to Allah, and that he must win His approval. Therefore, he complies with every prescription and prohibition that Allah has revealed, in the attempt to attain the kind of moral perfection that will make him worthy of Paradise. Believers serve Allah as best as they can; their every thought and action is to win His favor.
In many verses of the Qur'an, Allah explains the kind of worship that believers must perform. Believers show no laxity in performing their acts of worship, and fulfill them with determination and willingly. In the Qur'an, Allah tells us about this determination:
(They are men) not distracted by trade or commerce from the remembrance of Allah and the establishment of prayers and the payment of alms; fearing a day when all hearts and eyes will be in turmoil. (Surat an-Nur, 37)
As Allah says in verse 37 of Surat al-Hajj, "Their flesh and blood does not reach Allah but your heedfulness does reach Him. In this way He has subjected them to you so that you might proclaim Allah's greatness for the way that He has guided you. Give good news to the good-doers.", believers know that what will make their acts of worship worthy in the sight of Allah are the intentions in their heart. For this reason, they are very careful to act with true sincerity.
Believers show this steadfastness in their worship in order to attain the high moral character that pleases Allah, and which He has described in the Qur'an. The struggle with their lower-selves to attain moral excellence also reveals their sense of determination in this regard.
In the test that is this earthly life, Allah has revealed two paths to human beings: the good and the evil. In order to retain good moral character throughout their lives, they must be careful not be diverted into the evil ways of their lower-selves. For example, in a situation that might incite anger, a believer restrains himself, and acts in a conciliatory fashion. When he meets an arrogant individual, he does not return arrogance for arrogance, but maintains a modest composure. In the Qur'an, our Lord says: "… People are prone to selfish greed..." (Surat an-Nisa', 128). He commands us to be cautious against the selfishness of our lower-selves, and to be steadfast in exhibiting good morals. One who pursues the kind of morality revealed by Allah is generous, and thinks of others before himself. He is composed under all situations and always speaks best of other people.
Believers feel a great sense of respect for the moral teachings of the Qur'an. Whether their lives are trying, filled with much anxiety, or prosperous and comfortable, they never compromise the moral teachings of the Qur'an. As Allah says in the Qur'an, "Those who, when disaster strikes them, say, 'We belong to Allah and to Him we will return,'" (Surat al-Baqara, 156), they never lose their sense of devotion and submission to Him. This way of practicing their faith gives believers strength of character, and, ultimately enhances their faith. In the Qur'an, Allah praises this superior moral character to be found in believers, as well as their faithfulness and submission to Him:
Who could have a better religion than someone who submits himself completely to Allah and is a good-doer, and follows the religion of Ibrahim, a man of pure natural belief? Allah took Ibrahim as an intimate friend. (Surat an-Nisa', 125)
In the Qur'an, Allah praises the Prophet Ibrahim (as) for his submission to the religion, and reveals that He had made him His friend. He tells us that believers are those who are devoted to Him, and whose submission does not falter under any circumstance:
(Believers are) those who, if We establish them firmly on the earth, will perform prayer and give the alms, and command what is right and forbid what is wrong. The end result of all affairs is with Allah. (Surat al-Hajj, 41)
Another characteristic of the believers, which shows forth their steadfastness in complying to the moral teachings of the Qur'an, is the effort they expend to win Allah's favor. They continually think of pleasing Him, performing good works to this end. They sincerely desire to be a servant whom Allah loves, and upon whom He showers His mercy. Throughout their lives, they make Allah their guardian, and worship Him, making the morality of the religion sincerely His. Believers are never lax in their efforts to strengthen their faith, demonstrating that their faithfulness to Allah has achieved for them true firmness.2009-11-24 15:21:07


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"You gotta have hope; mustn't sit around and mope." — "Damn Yankees"
Sitting in the room at the Jack Kemp Leadership Award dinner last week, listening to Senator Marco Rubio, Florida Republican, and Rep. Paul Ryan, Wisconsin Republican and of late the GOP vice presidential candidate, I sensed more than a generational shift in party leadership.
It was a "back to the future" moment as the mostly, but not exclusively, conservative gathering considered the optimism that defined Kemp, the late Buffalo congressman, former vice presidential candidate, HUD secretary and enterprise zone promoter. At my table were two African-American Republicans who answered the familiar question about how Republicans can win a larger percentage of the minority vote. "Just show up," said one, who works as a Republican staffer on Capitol Hill. The other nodded in agreement.
Kemp showed up, visiting public housing and other places Republicans often refer to disparagingly. Shootings sometimes occur there, you know, and drugs. You hear about it on the local news.
When Rubio spoke about these forgotten (by Republicans) Americans, the waiters paused for a moment to listen. Rubio mentioned his parents who came to America with little and worked in the "service industry" so they could provide for their children, who have turned out well.
Rubio's message was an appeal that goes beyond cable TV sound bites and white America. Kemp didn't view America in categories. Neither did he identify them with hyphens. He saw the potential for one America in which race and class would be complementary, not divisive. If Republicans are looking for an example of how this works out practically, they can rewind to the 1988 Republican National Convention in New Orleans where more black people attended a Kemp reception than were visible among delegates in the Superdome.
Republicans remain nostalgic for Ronald Reagan, perhaps the most optimistic president in Republican history. Even in his final "letter to the American people," announcing he had Alzheimer's disease, Reagan spoke of his great love for this country and his optimism for its future. That optimism was catchy. Reagan ignited faith in the American people that they, better than government, could improve their lives.
Zig Ziglar, who died last month at age 86, was one of the best motivational speakers in that genre. Ziglar could fire up an audience with his "Born to Win" seminars and "Success Rallies." This Ziglar zinger is one that Republicans should adopt: "You can get everything in life you want if you will just help other people get what they want."
Republican principles work, but they must be shown to work, not just talked about, if they are to be embraced by people who now reject them because Republicans don't "show up" like Jack Kemp did. Too many Republicans are known for what they oppose, not for what they propose. For too many, the power of positive thinking has been turned into the weakness of negative thinking and opposition to the liberal agenda.
Jack Kemp once told me, "You don't beat a thesis with an antithesis; you beat it with a better thesis." That must be the "new" Republican theme if the party wants to secure future victories. Jack Kemp understood this. I sense Marco Rubio and Paul Ryan do, too. Kemp, after all, was Ryan's mentor and inspiration.
Moses led the ancient Israelites out of Egypt, not by looking back, but by pointing the way to a "Promised Land." Republicans can do the same. Kemp and Reagan would agree.
Johnny Mercer wrote, "You've got to accentuate the positive. Eliminate the negative Latch on to the affirmative, don't mess with Mister In-between."
Republicans need to start "singing" from this songbook. Hope and a positive attitude are the keys to anyone's success, including a political party.


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This post is long overdue but oh well. I've received many questions about my studio apartment tour in the Everygirl (mostly about my pink ikat rug!), so I wanted to share a few more photos and provide some of the sources too. My favorite place to shop for my apartment is Home Goods (and Craigslist too), so a lot of those things can't be sourced. But if I left out anything, leave me a comment and I'll tell you where it's from.
Ikea dresser (old) | cube | Home Goods mirror | lamp | DIY art | Osborne and Little wallpaper
I love my little "dressing area" when I step out of bed onto a soft flotaki rug.
Desk | Ghost Chair | Notebooks | lamp
When I actually do sit down to write at my desk, it's a fantastic place to work. But let's be honest, I'm mostly blogging from my bed or couch.
Blogs and Coffee print | framed Missoni pansy fabric | framed yearbook cover
Kitchen Aid Mixer | Apron | Measurement Print | my own lemon paintings
My mixer's name is Ruby and she's fabulous, isn't she?
West Elm Tray | Home Goods wine rack | Crate & Barrel champagne flutes (old) | Paper Source paper that I put behind some of the cubes | my own art
Ikea Table | Chairs | Bookshelf | Bar Table from Home Goods which I spray painted gold
My apartment is never this clean btw!
Ikat rug | Flokati Rug | Duvet
A wall of windows really provides great light in my apartment and makes it feel so much bigger than it is.
French pillow | Coffee table and side table: found on Craigslist | Couch: passed down from a friend | Gray fleece chairs: Bloomingdales from the 1980s | metallic pillows from Urban Outfitters (old)
For my wallpaper entry, I tore out full pages of magazines with images I love – food (the fired chicken photo might be my favorite), fashion, interiors, cute boys, colorful designs – and using double sided tape, I put them up in rows. I think there's about 150 pages up on the wall. I can easily remove one image if I find another one I like.
Also, how embarrassing. I forgot to clean up that messy area above my fridge where I store bags of chips and pans. Oops. :)
If you haven't already, head over to the Everygirl and read more about my apartment.
Oh, and if you want to see something hilarious, check out this post from 2009 where I share some photos from my then brand new apartment. It feels nice to look back and see how both my apartment and I have grown.


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Harry Reid: GOP Must OK Tax Increases Or Ax Falls On Defense
Democrats may have yielded on their demand for tax increases to Republicans to achieve the debt-ceiling deal President Obama signed into law Tuesday.
But Sen. Harry Reid had a warning for congressional Republicans when he talked Tuesday with Michele Norris, co-host of All Things Considered. Later this year when Congress has to decide on additional ways to cut federal deficits, Democrats intend to stand firm on the need for more tax revenues, the Senate majority leader said.
And if Republicans don't agree, the ax will fall, the Nevada Democrat said. The automatic, indiscriminate budget-slashing procedures built into the law will take effect and cut programs Republicans hold dear, like defense spending.
Reid's comment came in response to Michele asking him what he made of Republican vows that there would be no new revenues as part of a proposal by a joint congressional committee created by the new debt-ceiling law.
Reid told Michele:
"If there's continual talk by Republicans in the House and the Senate that there will be no revenue, then there will be no bill.
"They have to understand today, right now, the day that we passed the bill, that they will have no legislation coming out of that committee unless revenues are a part of the mix. It's a fact of life.
And if they don't like that, then they can look forward to the huge cuts that will take place in sequestration dealing with defense and some of their other programs will be cut, including mandatory programs, farm programs and things of that nature.
Reid said the agreement had the classic hallmarks of a compromise. Neither side was entirely pleased by the final deal. It was an outcome he said he was very familiar with:
"... I always find, even going back to the days that I practiced law, if people walk out of the room and parties are all disatisfied, that's a pretty good settlement.
And that's what we had here. No one was happy with it. But it was the right thing for the American people.
As details of the last minute negotiations have become public, Reid's counterpart on the Republican side of the aisle, Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) has been portrayed as playing a critical role in the deal coming together with the White House and the Republican-controlled House. McConnell has done nothing publicly to dissuade anyone from that view. Or the perception that Reid was on the short end.
Michele asked Reid if this angered him:
No, no, i'm not angry. Mitch has always appeared to be trying to make the glass half full for him and half empty for me. We're very fortunate that Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security were not attached in any way.
It affects none of our beneficiaries. There were no benefit cuts. i wish we had been able to get some revenue because it's important that people who are making all these huge sums of money pay their fair share. The american people agree with that.
But i don't think it's important to talk about whether Democrats won or Republicans won. i think the american people won. We know we have to do more and I look forward to doing that.
Reid also discussed the partisan fight that has caused the partial shutdown of the Federal Aviation Administration which has had to furlough about 4,000 workers. In addition, more than 70,000 private-sector workers for contractors with construction and other projects overseen by those FAA workers, have also been sidelined.
While House Republicans' have objected as wasteful funding for the Essential Air Service which provides flights in and out of rural airports Reid, like other Democrats, said the dispute is really about Delta Air Lines wanting to thwart union organizing efforts.
"The House has tried to make this an issue over Essential Air Service. It's not a battle over Essential Air Service. it's a battle over Delta Air Lines who refused to allow votes under the new rules that have been passed by the (National Mediation Board.) It's all about a non-union organization, Delta Air Lines. They're the ones holding this up.
"As a result of what Delta Air Lines has done, 80,000 people today are out of work. It has norhing to do with Essential Air Service. It has everything to do with their anti-union activities.
The FAA cannot go forward because of what the House has done. They're out of session now. And what they sent over here won't pass.
And in a chilling response, especially for affected workers and families, to a question from Michele as to how long the impasse might continue, Reid suggested it could go well past Congress' August recess. That could leave tens of thousands of people without paychecks for much more than a month.
It will be closed, may be not until September, maybe more than that.
Speaking of House Republicans, he said:
They've refused for more than a year to appoint conferees because they're unwilling to go forward with an issue because of the anti-union sentiment of Delta Air Lines.
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Byzantine Coinage pendant
Although Byzantium was originally founded as a Greek colony in 667 BC and named after the Greek King 'Byzas', the Byzantine Empire is the term used to describe the East Roman Empire (or Nova Roma) of which the capital was named Constantinople in 330 AD after Constantine the Great. From this point on until the capturing of Constantinople in 1453 by the Ottomans, the synthesis of classical Greek, Roman and Christianized Roman culture created unrivalled achievements in art, important leaps in architecture and magnificent gold and silversmithing, that was extremely apparent coins of the era.
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Drew Pinsky is downright respectable, at least by TV doctor standards. Unlike "Dr. Phil," he has an actual medical degree, practices medicine and even teaches psychiatry. His reality show, Celebrity Rehab, is both more gripping and responsible than other celebrity "reality" vehicles. But Tom Cruise has allowed his lawyer to compare "Dr. Drew" to Nazi propagandist Joseph Goebbels, because the doctor told Playboy the following about movie star Cruise's fevered devotion to the Church of Scientology:
A lot of people in the public eye who behave strangely have mental illness we can learn from, and much of it is based on childhood trauma, without a doubt. Take a guy like Tom Cruise. Why would somebody be drawn into a cultish kind of environment like Scientology? To me, that's a function of a very deep emptiness and suggests serious neglect in childhood - maybe some abuse, but mostly neglect.
Cruise's high-powered attorney, Bert Fields, a frequent client of convicted wiretapper and racketeer Anthony Pellicano, called Pinsky an "unqualified television performer who is obviously just looking for notoriety," adding, "The last time we heard garbage like this was from Joseph Goebbels."
Cruise has already spoken on record about his abusive father. Strange, then, that he would snap so viciously over speculation he was neglected.
Perhaps the megastar interprets Pinsky's statements as a slam against his mother, the presumptive neglector. More likely, it was the line about Scientology's "cultish" environment that sent Cruise, a church bigwig, into attack mode.
But a slam this over the top only makes Cruise look more crazy while drawing attention to his own deep involvement with the sect.


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Hot-rodding SideTrack for web browsing
Merlin Mann | Oct 7 2004
Funny thing. I installed SideTrack primarily for its ability to emulate the "
So here's screenshots of my setup, with notes where needed. Note that although I'm using Safari here, many of these bits should be even more applicable on Firefox, which generally allows more granular preferences control as well as more key bindings, I believe.
Trackpad tab
Like I said, I've disabled the right click functionality until I have the time to get used to it (aka when I don't have a bunch of deadlines). If you can stand the learning curve for adjusting around this, I'd highly recommend it. It's a fantastic feature and makes using Safari on a PowerBook much, much easier and faster.
I also have flipped on "Ignore trackpad while typing" (to account for my chaotic, overhand typing style). ;-)
Scrolling tab
This one's pretty basic too—I've shut off the horizontal scroll piece because its usefulness to me was offset by the "false positives" it caused me.
I did flip the vertical scrolling on for the right side of the trackpad (same side as the scroll bar in apps, plus I'm "right-fingered."). I set the scrolling speed to as fast as possible since the time I'm most likely to use it is when I'm reading (as opposed to typing) and want to be able to get around without using actual keyboard combinations and as quickly as possible too (this gets good in the next tab).
Corners tab
Okay, this is the money shot. I spend an assload of each day in Safari doing one thing or another. I frequently have many tabs open and I need efficient ways to navigate through them as well as pop new tabs from links, close old tabs etc. So.
I'm utilizing each corner of the trackpad for a browser-related tap. Setting aside for a moment that your key bindings may differ, here's the skinny:
Also note that, since this corner-tapping ends up being an important reason I use this app at all, I've made the tap corners as large as possible. So far it's worked like a charm for me.
Advanced tab
This one's a bit of an anticlimax, but basically this is where you can (and should) recalibrate if your clicks aren't landing where you think they should.
You can also alter your acceleration to a few different styles and enable "Trackpad tap for left click during login" (whatever that means).
So that's my little bit of SideTrack hacking. What's yours?
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Did you know, the oldest shark fossils found have dated back to 380 million years? That's how long they've been around!
For thousands of years, the teeth of sharks have been a symbol of protection, specifically in ancient Pacific Island history. Ancient Hawaiians and islanders often wore a shark tooth to ward off any dangers they may have encountered out at sea. This idea derived from a myth of a young Hawaiian warrior who went to sea and fought a battle with a sea god. He victoriously emerged from the waters wearing a shark tooth around his neck. Not only does the shark tooth bring upon protection to the wearer, it also is a nice gesture of respect and honor to this long-reining sea predator.


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More than 380 people in 26 U.S. states have been diagnosed with a stomach illness tied to Mexican cilantro contaminated by human waste, two federal agencies said Tuesday.
It's the fourth consecutive summer in which the intestinal infection cyclosporiasis has been reported in the United States. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and the Food and Drug Administration are investigating the cause of the latest outbreak, which appears to have begun after May 1.
The FDA said it suspects the contamination came from "contact with the parasite shed from the intestinal tract of humans" in the growing fields, contaminated water or harvesting, processing and packing activities. It causes diarrhea, nausea and fatigue which can last several weeks to a month or more if untreated.
Preliminary results indicate cases in Texas and Wisconsin can be traced to cilantro from the state of Puebla, Mexico, which was supplied to restaurants at which some of those who became ill dined, the FDA said Tuesday in an updated posting on its website.
Georgia reported clusters of the illness to the CDC. Federal officials said people were sickened in 26 states but declined to name the others.
Previous U.S. outbreaks of the illness have been linked to imported fresh produce, including cilantro from the same region in Mexico which was the subject of a partial ban imposed by the FDA on July 27.
Cilantro imported from the state of Puebla was linked to outbreaks of the stomach illnesses in the United States in 2012, 2013 and last year, the FDA said.
The latest news from around North Texas.
U.S. and Mexican health authorities investigated 11 farms and packing houses in Puebla and discovered human feces and toilet paper in fields and found that some of the farms had no running water or toilet facilities, the FDA said. Problems were found at eight firms, including five that were linked to the U.S. outbreaks.
The FDA has imposed a partial ban on cilantro from the region, accepting it for import into the U.S. only from approved companies during the summer months.
"If you are concerned go back to the store and ask the retailer where they purchased the cilantro," FDA spokeswoman Lauren Sucher said. "If in doubt, throw it out."
Washing it or attempting to clean cilantro may not remove the pathogen that causes illness, although cooking at high temperature will reduce the likelihood of illness.


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Fans of Fiction.
The goal of the Must Read Monday is to find share your love of great books with others in the hopes that they'll add a new title to their To Be Read list.
Your job is to create intrigue for other hoppers. What makes your book so swoon-worthy? What do you absolutely have to mention so they'll read it?
On your post, you'll make an acrostic puzzle (think of it as an overview/book blurb type of thing).
When you leave comments on other posts, be sure to mention whether you're adding that book to your TBR pile, and what part convinced you to do so.
It's all about powers of persuasion, people:) You might have to think a little, but channel that inner-creative goddess (or god).
This week's category was: A book that made you laugh out loud
This week's category was: A book that made you laugh out loud
Okay, I have once again chosen a book with a ridiculously long title Here we go:
Here is a girl, Mo
On her way to Grundy, Alaska
Who arrives in this cold little town
To get away from her overprotective family.
Once she gets there,
Friends are met, and
Life becomes easier.
It doesnt take long before
Really odd things happen
To begin, an almost rape
When a wolf saves her life
It seems like everything is okay
Then some deaths occur
He-wolf seems like the obvious choice
And then
Naked/sexy Cooper shows up on her porch
And he has a bear trap around his ankle
Kindling fires, and
Erect - um - furnishings
Deepen the bond between Cooper and Mo
When people are killed
Everyone suspects the wolf
Regardless, Mo needs to be sure
Everything is strange
When the wolf is a man
Oh, and that man may be a killer.
Love can conquer all, but
Folly cannot.Okay even the title is pretty funny. I love the book. I wish I had more of a sense of humor to make the poem less serious but oh well. Read the book!!! It was fun and light read that had me laughing out loud at work. (See my review here.) I love books that make me look like a crazy person for laughing to the people around me.


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Happy 77th birthday to the great Ralph Boston of Laurel
Posted on: May 09,2016
Happy 77th birthday to the great Ralph Boston, born May 9, 1939, in Laurel, MS. What follows is a column I wrote about Ralph four years ago when he was a mere 73.
It was 52 years ago this week, about a month before the 1960 Rome Olympics. Ralph Boston, a Laurel farmer's son and the youngest of 10 children, was a nobody, a largely unknown 21-year-old student at Tennessee State.
Boston, at 73, well remembers the night a nobody became a big somebody. The U.S. Olympic track and field team was holding a conditioning meet in preparation for Rome at Mt. San Antonio College near Los Angeles. Boston, a long jumper, leaped 26 feet, 11 inches, breaking the 25-year-old record of the legendary Jesse Owens. It was the last world record Owens owned.
"Suddenly people recognized me," Boston said, chuckling at the memory Wednesday. "Before that night nobody outside of Laurel, Mississippi, knew who I was and the people in Laurel knew me as Hawkeye Boston, not Ralph Boston."
Boston remembers a strapping, young man from Louisville, Ky., stopping him in New York just before the U.S. team boarded a plane for Rome.
"He said, 'You're Ralph Boston, I want to take your picture,'" Boston said. "Then he said, 'You don't know who I am yet, but you will soon.' And then he introduced himself as Cassius Marcellus Clay. You don't forget things like that."
No, we can only suppose, you don't. Nor do you forget what Boston did next, which was win the gold medal in Rome.
"I was just a bright-eyed, skinny kid from Laurel, Mississippi, who didn't know which way was up," Boston said. "And then I walk into that stadium and there are more people than I had ever seen in my life. I thought, 'Man, what have I gotten myself into here.'"
After Boston won the long jump, the huge crowd chanted, "Boston! Boston! Boston!."
You don't forget things like that, either.
Now, here's the kicker: Boston jumped the same distance that night 52 years ago in Rome that American Will Claye jumped Sunday in winning the Olympics bronze medal at London.
"That's really amazing when you think about it," Boston says. "That's not much change in over half a century. On the one hand, you'd think the distances would be much longer now, but on the other hand, you want to think, 'Hey, maybe I WAS pretty good.'"
There's so much more to know about Ralph Boston, including the fact that he went on to win silver and bronze medals — "a full set," he says — in the next two Olympics. And that he was the first African American voted into the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame in 1976. And that he always has represented his homestate as a scholar, which he was, and a gentleman, which he most certainly is.
Years ago, famed long jumper Bob Beamon was through town on a promotional trip and sat down for an interview with this writer. Naturally, the conversation turned to Mexico City and the 1968 games when Beamon incredibly leaped 29 feet, 2.5 inches, breaking the world record by nearly two feet.
"What people don't know is that I wouldn't have done that if it hadn't have been for Ralph Boston," Beamon said. "I fouled on my first two attempts and was about to get disqualified and then Ralph told me I needed to adjust my footwork leading to my takeoff. I figured I had better listen to the master, and I did. The rest, as they say, is history. I owe a lot to Ralph Boston."
Wednesday, I recounted that story to Boston who laughed before saying, "He beat me by two feet; that's a heck of a way to treat your teacher isn't it. If you see Bob again, tell him I'm still waiting for my check."


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Prop shopping can often be the most fun, or the most frustrating, part of food styling. Endless accessories to match any style are out there, waiting to be discovered; the thrill of the hunt can turn any outing into an impromptu prop acquisition mission. Though the food will always be the star of the show, it still needs strong supporting actors to complete the production, so it pays to have a sharp eye for design and for deals. Expenses are what prevent these searches from being carefree, as any blogger knows well. While those hand-crafted, one-of-a-kind serving pieces are obvious budget busters, it's surprising to see how badly plain linens can eat through any allotted funds. Yes, I'm talking about fabric napkins, props that rarely get the attention they deserve. Adding pops of color while softening the scene, giving it motion with an effortless drape or order with a tight fold, napkins often pull the whole image together. Problem is, most napkins come in sets, because what normal person wants just one or two of a hundred little scraps of fabric? Rarely will more than two even fit on my set, not to mention the inflated price tag that comes with those matching bundles.
Thank goodness for online shopping. Current blog sponsor Dot and Army provides the perfect solution, packaging fun, whimsical fabric napkins in every color and design you can dream up, instantly giving you dozens of different ways to dress up your food photography. Don't see a ready-made set that strikes your fancy? Custom packages are also possible. It's like having your very own personal prop shopper who has impeccable taste!
Just imagine this image without either napkin in place. While they may be overlooked as a stylistic element by the average viewer, they add tons of color to this otherwise plain white background, while reinforcing the concept of a dainty tea party. All I had to do was explain my needs, and these two examples were part of the bundle I got from Jennifer, the talent behind this treasure trove.
This one is even less prominent, but take a gander at the vintage checkerboard napkin way in back. When I asked Jennifer to simply surprise me, this was one of the patterns she picked out, and it has already become an important part of numerous photos. Even if they aren't the main focus of a shot, or even in focus, it's those subtle touches that turn a fine photo into a memorable one.
Now, do I have a treat in store for all you budding and established food stylists… Jennifer has very generously offered to give away some of her fabric finds to one lucky reader! The winner can pick any 2 sets of 12 napkins, or choose a customized set to match their kitchen. Enter by commenting about your current favorite prop shop, be it local or online. For two extra entries, like Dot and Army's facebook page and/or pin your favorite item from the shop on a Pinterest board. Be sure to come back and leave separate comments for each action you take if you want to make them count! You have until Wednesday, October 10th at midnight EST to get your entries in, so make haste and start commenting!
If you simply can't wait to dive into all the goodies on display (and I sure don't blame you) go ahead and add those treasures to your cart. When you checkout, enter the code "bittersweet" for a 20% discount on any orders (excluding custom orders.)
UPDATE: The random number generator has spoken, and the winner is…
Lucky commenter #52, Amy! Check your email for info about collecting your winnings, Amy, and enjoy your stylish new fabric napkins!


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In a rare public posting on Apple's Website, CEO Steve Jobs posted a piece entitled
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Jobs then takes issue with Adobe's claim that 75 percent of video on the Web is Flash-based, since "almost all this video is also available in a more modern format, H.264, and viewable on iPhones, iPods, and iPads." Since more and more sites are embracing Flash alternatives for video–and Jobs rattles off nearly 20, including heavyweight YouTube–he argues that iPhone OS-device wielders aren't really missing out.
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Sabena by Marie VarleyRegular price €75.00
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Edition Size: 40
Paper Size: A3 / 42cm x 29.7cm
Image Size: 23cm x 34cm
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'Sabena' by print artist Marie Varley is part of a wider series of work influenced by a set of matchboxes from the 1950's. The matchboxes were originally created as a collector's item, which were available to buy in Dutch supermarkets. They depict graphic identities of over 40 different airlines in a time where air travel was a relatively new and exclusive way of travelling. By re-appropriating this imagery Marie aims to celebrate the once romantic idea of air travel. Each screenprint reflects on the connection between design and the collective awareness of a national symbol of identity.
Marie is an artist and printmaker based in Dublin City. She graduated from Limerick School of Art & Design in 2011, where she specialised in Fine ArtPainting. After graduating she moved to Edinburgh where she spent 3 years developing her skills in screenprinting. She has exhibited in both solo and group shows in the UK and Ireland.


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SDDP Education for a Culture of Peace GC Group A
Executive Summary
This paper reports the results of a co-laboratory organized by Future Worlds Center and Digital Futures Task Force of the European Commission to explore the idea of reinventing democracy in the digital era. The purpose of this project is to bring together 24 young people from all across Europe in an attempt to envision, conceptualize and design new models of democratic governance that capitalize on the possibilities offered by contemporary as well as emerging digital technologies. The two-day event was organized as an interactive co-laboratory, fully utilizing up-to-date methodologies and technologies of the science of structured democratic dialogue. The workshop was organized using the structured dialogic design process (SDDP) approach within the context of a rich web-based communication environment. It is categorized as one of many organised under the running title Reinventing democracy.
The Triggering Question (TQ) was
What are the features of an ideal future system of governance that fully utilizes innovative emerging technologies?
In response to the TQ, the 24 participants came up with 106 characteristics, which were categorized in 14 clusters. Following the voting process, 55 ideas received one or more votes and were structured to create the influence MAP shown below.
According to the participants of this workshop, appear to be the most influential were:
- Characteristic #89, End of political parties as institutions
- Characteristic #105,Technology for time management for active participation
- Characteristic #93, Redefining the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in the digital Era
- Characteristic #13, Continuous passive and active participation in the political process via an online platform
The workshop was facilitated by Afonso Ferreira, Yiannis Laouris, Eleni Michail, Elia Petridou and Maria Georgiou. The workshop was attended by 24 participants coming from all over Europe. In sum, the participants of the dialogue reported their satisfaction that their voices have been heard and documented and communicated their expectations for follow-up activities to address the diagnosis of their needs.
The event is under the patronage of Mrs Androulla Vassiliou, Member of the European Commission and under the auspices of the Digital Futures , the Cyprus Ministry of Education and Culture, the Mayor of Nicosia, and YEU.
GC - Group A Αγγέλα Σάββα Γιώργος Χατζηιωάννου Ελένη Γρούτα Ελένη Μιχαήλ-Αγιάς Ελένη Σπανού Ευγενία Παρτασή Κυριακή Φιλίππου Λήδα Ιακωβίδου Λία Στυλιανού Λουκία Μαυρογένη Μαρία Πέτρου Νικολέττα Ζάκου Σιμόνη Φωτίου Στέλλα Ξυδά Πογιατζή Χαράλαμπος Λουκά Χαρούλα Χατζηδημητρίου-Κοκονή Χριστίνα Γεωργάκη Χρυστάλλα Παφίτη
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