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14 Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. 15 For we do not have a high priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but One who has been tempted in all things as we are, yet without sin. 16 Therefore let us draw near with confidence to the throne of grace, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
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Talakad in Karnataka is famous for temples that are buried under sand – the Cauvery Riverbed. Situated on the banks of the Cauvery, the town of
is famous for the Panchalinga Darshan – a rare darshan of five Shiva temples during rare astrological calculations. The history of the town goes back to the 8th century AD but what is more popular than history is a myth – a curse that buried the town under sands. Talakkad
Meera Iyer writes about the History and the Myth of Talakkad in Deccan HeraldTalakad has a long history, going back to at least the eighth century when it was the capital of the
Gangakings. In later years, it was also a prominent city under the Cholas, the Hoysalas, the Vijayanagar kings and the Mysore Wodeyars, with each successive dynasty adding its own architectural stamp to the city.
Like any other ancient city in
, Talakad too has its share of colourful myths. But of the several stories about this ancient town, one that reverberates through the years down to this day dates from the early 1600s, when Raja Wodeyar defeated Rangaraya, the Vijayanagar empire's viceroy in Srirangapatna. India
The victorious king alleged that Rangaraya's wife, Alamelamma, still had with her jewels that rightly belonged to the temple at Srirangapatna. Eventually, when Raja Wodeyar sent soldiers to recover the jewels, Alamelamma fled to Talakad and famously cursed the king and the town before drowning herself in the Cauvery near Malingi a town on the opposite bank of the river. "Let Talakad be filled with sand," she is said to have cried, "Let the
kings remain childless. Let the river at Malingi become a whirlpool." Mysore
In an extraordinary turn of events, beginning in the 1600s, Talakad did indeed begin to be deluged with sand. This concurrence with the curse has never failed to capture the imagination of visitors to the besieged town, where today, some 30-odd temples are said to lie buried under the sand. In recent years, this remarkable coincidence has also intrigued scholars, resulting in some fresh insight into this mystery.
You can read about latest archeological developments in the article by Meera Iyer – Township of shifting sands.
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These have become a family favorite. My college roommate and I served them to a vegetable-phobic friend of ours, whose happily surprised response was, "Whoa, I guess vegetables can taste good, under the right circumstances!" You can roll the enchiladas individually, as is traditionally done, but we've found that they hardly ever stay that way by the time they reach your plate, so we keep life simple and just build layers.
Chef's note: This recipe is vegan if you choose the right cheese. GoVeggie brand makes some that are vegan and some that are simply lactose-free but include whey, which is still derived from milk and therefore not vegan. Make sure you choose a GoVeggie or Daiya (or other brand of your choice) cheese that is actually vegan.
Allergy note: This recipe is gluten-free as long as you make sure your corn tortillas are gluten-free. (Beware, some are not! Some are not even vegan. Read those labels, folks!) If you don't need this to be gluten-free, you could substitute whole wheat tortillas for the corn tortillas. Either way works.
- 1-2 teaspoons canola or olive oil
- 2 medium-large zucchini, skinned and diced
- 3/4 of a red bell pepper, de-seeded and diced
- 1-2 tomatoes, diced, or 1/2 tub of grape tomatoes cut in quarters, or 1 can (15 oz.) diced tomatoes, drained
- 1 bag (10 oz.) frozen corn
- 1 can (15 oz.) black beans, low-sodium, rinsed and drained
- 2 Tbsp. dried minced onion
- 3 cups mild enchilada sauce or one jar (15 oz.) of mild green salsa
- 8 taco-sized gluten-free corn tortillas
- 2 cups (one bag) shredded vegan cheese (such as Daiya), flavor of your choice
- Large high-sided skillet
- 9×13 baking dish
- Aluminum foil
- Over medium heat, heat oil in a large skillet. Saute zucchini, red pepper, and corn for 5 minutes or until tender.
- Remove skillet from heat and stir in black beans, tomatoes, and minced onion.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease the 9×13 baking dish.
- Spread 1/3 of the enchilada sauce or salsa evenly over the bottom of the baking dish.
- Assemble the layers like this, starting at the bottom, after the sauce:
• Tortillas (broken into pieces so they lay out flat in a single layer, completely covering the dish)
• 1/2 veggie mixture
• 1/3 cheese
• 1/3 remaining sauce
• Tortillas
• Remaining veggie mixture
• 1/2 remaining cheese
• 1/2 remaining sauce
• Remaining tortillas
• Remaining sauce
- Cover with aluminum foil. Bake at 350 degrees F for 30 minutes.
- Remove foil, top with remaining cheese, and bake uncovered for 10 more minutes.
Inspired by Cooking Light's Black Bean, Corn, and Zucchini Enchiladas recipe on myrecipes.com.


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The Falcons have struggled mightily all season, and over the last three weeks, so has Matt Ryan. When you throw three touchdowns and seven picks in a three game span, those pitchforks practically sharpen themselves.
This game is important for the team and Ryan, then. Continued poor play is going to bring a lot of pressure down on Ryan, it's going to lead to more ugly, frustrating losses for the team and it's going to improve the draft position. Wait, what was that last one?
This is Ryan's best chance to get things back on track, in some ways. The Tampa Bay defense can be fierce, but he eviscerated them a few weeks back with Harry Douglas and is capable of doing so again if he can get rolling. Let's hope he can. I'd like to see at least one more win, after all.
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Irene Clouds Retailers' Back-to-School Sales
Hurricane Irene drove away shoppers from U.S. clothing and department stores in the last week of August, weighing on monthly retail results, even as chains selling storm supplies saw a temporary boost.
The final tally on Thursday, based on reports from 23 retailers, showed sales at stores open at least a year rose 4.4 percent in August, just shy of the 4.6 percent analysts expected, according to Thomson Reuters.
Given the unusual events that hit consumer confidence in August -- from a Standard & Poor's downgrade of the U.S. credit rating to volatile stock markets to an earthquake and Hurricane Irene -- results were decent, analysts said.
``Despite all these headwinds, consumers still managed to shop for back-to-school at a relatively decent clip,'' said Ken Perkins, president of tracking firm Retail Metrics.
Chains were evenly split between those that beat expectations and those that missed.
Discounters like BJ's Wholesale Club Inc and Target Corp saw a lift in sales ahead of Irene, which hit the U.S. East Coast from North Carolina to New England beginning on Saturday, Aug. 27, causing the worst flooding in decades in areas of New York, New Jersey and Vermont.
Shoppers along the Eastern Seaboard stocked up on necessities like batteries, flashlights and bottled water.
But clothing and department stores such as J.C. Penney Co Inc and Macy's Inc lost sales as stores closed in what could have been a big shopping weekend for families.
Oppenheimer apparel analyst Pamela Quintiliano estimated Irene reduced results at clothing and department stores by 1 to 2 percentage points.
The Standard & Poor's Retail Index was down 1 percent in afternoon trading, compared with a 0.8 percent drop in the wider S&P 500.
August is the peak of back-to-school shopping, the second most important period for U.S. retailers after the year-end holiday season.
Sales in recent months have held up despite weak economic indicators, offering hope for August and the rest of the year. The latest retail data shouldn't derail those expectations.
``You can't be over-exuberant about it, but I think you're seeing steady progress,'' Barbara Kahn, a marketing professor at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School, said of the retail landscape.
The International Council of Shopping Centers expects overall same-store sales to rise 4 to 5 percent in September, after a gain of 4.6 percent in August.
Macy's, which closed more than 100 stores for all or part of last Saturday due to Irene, said the storm shaved about 1.5 percentage points from its August same-store sales. Still, it posted a 5 percent increase, topping analysts' average estimate of 4.5 percent.
``We expect the hurricane's effect on sales will be substantially offset as we move through September and the third quarter,'' said Macy's Chief Executive Officer Terry Lundgren.
J.C. Penney and TJX Cos Inc missed sales estimates and blamed the storm.
TJX, operator of the off-price TJ Maxx chain, reported a 1 percent same-store sales gain, below a 2 percent forecast. Following Irene, it said business rebounded solidly early in the September reporting period, leaving it comfortable with its quarterly sales and earnings forecasts.
Kohl's Corp, whose sales also came in lower than expected, blamed weak traffic at its stores and said it would focus on lowering prices this fall to ``reverse this trend.''
The monthly sales tally speaks to the strength of consumer spending, which accounts for roughly 70 percent of U.S. economic activity.
The storm's full sales impact will not be known until September's monthly report, since many retailers' August reporting periods ended on Saturday.
Many major retailers that saw brisk storm-related business, such as grocers, Home Depot Inc and Wal-Mart Stores Inc, do not release monthly results.
But those that do showed significant gains. BJ's same-store sales rose 11.5 percent, blowing past analysts' forecast of 7.8 percent, according to Thomson Reuters.
Target beat analysts' forecast for a 3.5 percent gain with a 4.1 percent increase. The company said the pre-storm rush lifted same-store sales by about 0.5 percentage point in August and would reduce them in September by a little less than that. It sees September same-store sales up at a low- to mid-single-digit rate.
While ``the pace of the economic recovery is uneven and uncertain,'' Target had solid results in the back-to-school and back-to-college categories, said CEO Gregg Steinhafel. The discounter benefited from moves such as putting dorm-sized refrigerators next to clothing in some stores.
Costco Wholesale Corp, the largest U.S. warehouse club and the biggest retailer to report monthly same-store sales, posted a higher-than-expected 11 percent rise.
``August was a period like many others for Costco throughout the economic recovery, showcasing an upper-middle-income consumer continuing to be fully engaged in the process of saving where applicable,'' Wall Street Strategies analyst Brian Sozzi wrote in a research note.
Costco also said legendary co-founder Jim Sinegal plans to step down as CEO in January. (Reporting by Martinne Geller; Additional reporting by Jessica Wohl in Chicago, Phil Wahba in New York and Nivedita Bhattacharjee in Bangalore; Editing by Lisa Von Ahn and John Wallace)


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Some Spider Inc., dba Some Spider Studios is a media and entertainment company that provides an audio and streaming platform for market leading brands specifically for families and parents. Our Privacy Policy ("Privacy Policy") is designed to help you understand how we and our affiliates "Scary Mommy", "The Dad", "Fatherly", and "FamFare" (collectively "Some Spider,", "Some Spider Family", "we," or "us") collect, use and share your personal information and to assist you in exercising the privacy rights available to you.
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I was sad to read that Don Rickles died earlier this week. He was 90 years old, and vibrant to the end. The New York Times had a good obituary. He died on April 6, 2017, outliving Isaac Asimov by exactly 25 years.
Obituaries fascinate me. When I sit down to read a newspaper, I almost always turn to the obituary pages first. Why this is I can't say. The only exception comes when I read small regional papers while traveling. There, I am curious about local color and save the obits for later.
It would be wrong to say that an obituary was a miniature biography produced posthumously in the immediate aftermath of some notable's passing. For one thing, biographies are usually strictly chronological. For another, it is sometimes hard to tell why one person warrants an obit in the paper, while another does not.
A typical obituary starts like any other newspaper story: with the who, what, what, when, and where. About half the obituaries I read include the "how", i.e., the cause of death. In Mr. Rickle's case, it was kidney failure. Once the basics have been established, an obituary proceeds directly to the thing about the person that makes their obituary noteworthy. I call this the "Why Do I Deserve An Obituary" section.
Good writing builds to a climax. Obituaries routinely break this rule. Just as they get interest, there is a sudden and dramatic change of subject. The recently departed is then formally introduced to the reader: "Benjamin Franklin Pierce was born in Crabapple Cove, Maine, on April 1, 1922 to Dr. Daniel Pierce, a lobsterman, and the former Edna…" The rest of the obituary is biography.
Obituaries of famous people are interesting, but we often already know the details of their lives. I find the obituaries of less famous people far more interesting. I wondered if anyone had ever bothered to collect obituaries in book form. A quick Google search made it clear that I am far from the first person to have that idea.
Back when I was in college, I minored in journalism, and I seem to recall that new reporters were often relegated to write obituaries, as if it was some kind of proving ground. Decades later, I find this rather remarkable. Obituaries are themselves small works of art, capturing an entire life in a few hundred words (maybe a thousand for someone really notable). The job has to be stressful. Moreover, it has to be somewhat grim. Don Rickle's died on Thursday, April 6, and the New York Times posted its obituary probably within minutes of the story being confirmed. A lot of the material had to have been in place already. It was just up to someone to fill in the when, where, and how.
I'm often fascinated by how long people live, or how short their lives have been. Obituaries encapsulate so much in so little that I often come away from them with a desire to live my life to the fullest. Each obituary is a reminder that the subject is out of chances… but I'm not. At least, not yet.


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If you think of Matthew McConaughey as a celebrity product, he's one of the most consistently branded and immediately recognizable products on the planet. In most photos, he is a) on a beach, b) in shorts, c) holding a surfboard, d) wearing a do-rag, e) drunk, or most often f) a combination of at least 3 of these.
Matthew McConaughey is his own logo, and it looks like this:
or maybe like this:
Since Matthew McConaughey's branding is so consistent, it becomes easy to predict the details of new business ventures he's getting into. For example, if you hear that Matthew McConaughey has started a record label, what genre would you guess his first artist is in?
That's right: Reggae! The first single is "Here Comes Da Train" by Mishka.
Here's another one: What do you think his upcoming movie that he stars in and produced might be about?
Yes: surfing! Surfer Dude comes out later this year. It's also features Woody Harrelson and Willie Nelson and is about a surfer on a mystical journey. So actually, if your guess had been "smoking weed" you also would have been right.
From the IMDb message board for Surfer Dude:
See what I mean? The man is a rigorously disciplined marketing genius.
UPDATE: I just noticed that the director of Surfer Dude is S.R. Bindler, whose only other movie is maybe the greatest documentary ever made, Hands on a Hard Body. So yes, it will be awesome. It looks like Bindler and Matthew McConaughey were in high school together in Texas.
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I bet Surfer Dude had a really, really high catering budget.
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Sounds AWESOME.
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The bad blood between Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin and their so-called dueling speeches at the United Nations on Monday masks a deeper reality: The two presidents are today in more alignment than they have been in years on what to do about Syria. As a result, some sources suggest that despite the tough rhetoric on the surface between the two countries, there's a much higher likelihood of an accommodation with Moscow—an accommodation that will prolong Bashar al-Assad's regime and place the U.S. and Russia on the same side against the so-called Islamic State (ISIL).
Secretary of State John Kerry has scheduled several meetings on Syria in New York this week with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov; the third is set for Wednesday. Kerry also sat down with Assad's other biggest ally, Iran—specifically with Javad Zarif, Iran's American-educated foreign minister, with whom Kerry has grown much closer to in the course of the Iran nuclear deal. (Zarif, for his part, made history by shaking Obama's hand in New York.) In a TV interview, Kerry sketched out how "in exchange perhaps for something that we might do," he had discussed with his Russian and Iranian counterparts putting pressure on Assad to keep him from dropping barrel bombs.
Meanwhile, President Obama himself met with Putin for a longer-than-expected 90 minutes and, in his own U.N. speech, edged back from his previous strident calls for Assad to step down, saying that "realism dictates that compromise is required," and that this should mean "a managed transition" rather than Assad's immediate departure.
What "realism" is Obama referring to? The European nations, which were largely behind Obama in demanding Assad's ouster a year ago, are beset with a nightmarish Syrian refugee crisis. Absent any other credible opposition to ISIL in Syria, it's a crisis that would only grow far worse if Assad were toppled any time soon. Obama, heading into his final year in office, is facing a growing consensus that his failure to do more to contain Syria's horrific civil war could be the single-biggest blot on his foreign-policy record. Even his former secretary of state, Hillary Clinton, criticized him over it this week. Under pressure, the administration is casting about frenziedly for a new approach. Now, in view of Putin's fait accompli of sending military aid to Assad, it may finally yield to the inevitable.
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A senior State Department official told POLITICO Tuesday night that Kerry had called a meeting of the major European allies and the Saudis, as well as Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, to forge a united front before the secretary of state's meeting with Lavrov on Wednesday. The official said that the United States was trying to find a way of cooperating with the Russians against the Islamic State, including the use of "kinetic operations," without working with Assad. The official said that the administration believes that the rebel coalition is still providing the main military opposition to the Islamic State. While Washington is still standing firm that Assad must go, "what the political transition looks like and feels like is very much in question right now," the official said.
U.S. officials this week notably backed away from opportunities to condemn the stepped-up Russian military intervention in Syria. In his meeting with Putin, Obama "made clear that we do not have—we are not opposed to Russia playing a constructive role in the fight against ISIL," a senior administration official said in a telephone conference with reporters on Monday. "We just want to make sure that, number one, we are de-conflicting any activities within Syria, and number two, we are working in tandem to address the political reality that is fueling the conflict."
"I think an accommodation is possible," says Atlantic Council director Frederic Hof, who formerly served as the administration's special adviser for transition in Syria. "If people take a look at what's already been agreed by the [UN] P5, in terms of the Geneva Final Communique, the formula's there."
The most tragic irony of the new geopolitical landscape is that the U.S. and Russia appear headed towards the same position on Assad where they were three years and more than 150,000 lost lives ago—and before the real rise of ISIL—when that communique was signed in Geneva and opened the door to peace negotiations that never took off. "We could have done this a long time ago," says Joshua Landis, a Syria expert at the University of Oklahoma who is sometimes consulted by the administration.
Three years ago, former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan was a special UN envoy to Syria who managed to get both Lavrov and then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to sign the communique, which called for a political "transition" in Syria. Afterward, Annan flew to Moscow and gained what he believed to be Putin's consent to begin to quietly push Assad out. But suddenly both the U.S. and Britain issued public calls for Assad's ouster; Annan felt blindsided. Immediately afterward, against his advice, then-UN Ambassador (now national security advisor) Susan Rice offered up a "Chapter 7" resolution opening the door to force against Assad, an effort that Annan felt was premature. Annan resigned from his post a month later, privately blaming the Obama administration for succumbing to fears of political attacks from Mitt Romney and other Republicans during the 2012 presidential season. "He quit in frustration," explains one former close Annan aide. "I think it was clear that the White House was very worried about seeming to do a deal with the Russians and being soft on Putin during the campaign."
Landis had advised—long before such views became conventional wisdom—that Assad had greater staying power than U.S. officials were saying back in 2012. But, he says, "the price was too high a long time ago, because Syria was not important. The French, the British, the Americans—everybody was a coward. They hung the Syrian people out to dry because it was too expensive domestically to make a deal with Assad."
Hof, who was part of the negotiating effort in 2012, agrees that the negotiations then could have been better handled then and the harsh demand that "Assad must go" voiced by Clinton and others was perhaps "gratuitous" considering the need to compromise. Still, he says it's far too simplistic to suggest that Russia would have genuinely backed Assad's eventual departure then—and it's less likely now, as Putin declares frankly that only autocrats like Assad can save the Middle East from total radicalization. By the same token, even if Obama steps away from his calls for Assad's ouster, it remains politically difficult for him to deploy real force to help Putin's military effort in Syria. Launching air strikes in the newly ISIL-held city of Palmyra, for example, will leave Obama open to accusations that he's become Assad's air force.
Beyond that, the political risk for Obama and the Democrats is that they are seen welcoming the ostracized Putin back into the diplomatic fold—as they've already done partially over the Iran nuclear deal—even as he continues his partial occupation of Ukraine and declares openly that he's parting ways with the West on the basic issue of democracy.
In his U.N. speech—in stark contrast to Obama's calls for democracy in his remarks earlier in the day—Putin all but openly embraced autocracy as a better form of government, at least in the Middle East, saying that thanks to the West's previous interference in the region , "instead of the triumph of democracy and progress, we got violence, poverty and social disaster." Putin also took a shot at the American Exceptionalist belief in the power of freedom and democracy, taunting: "I cannot help asking those who have caused the situation, do you realize now what you've done? But I am afraid no one is going to answer that. Indeed, policies based on self-conceit and belief in one's exceptionality and impunity have never been abandoned."
Nonetheless, Kerry appears to be pushing the new diplomatic effort with Moscow hard, saying the United States and Russia agree on "some fundamental principles" for Syria: "that Syria should be a unified country, united, that it needs to be secular, that ISIL needs to be taken on, and that there needs to be a managed transition," Kerry told MSNBC.
Kerry himself, in fact, is among the slew of former and current administration officials who have criticized the president on this more than any other issue. In 2013 he told a conference that the administration was "late" in helping the once mostly secular rebels against Assad, just as Hillary Clinton, now running for president, reminded viewers this week that she'd advised more robust training, along with former CIA Director and Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and Joint Chiefs Chairman Martin Dempsey.
Kerry also told Congress that "one of the reasons Assad has been using [chemical weapons] is because they have, up until now, made the calculation that the West writ large and the United States particularly are not going to do anything about it."
But now the calculations have changed for the West writ large. Landis argues that ever since millions of refugees broadsided Europe, turning the Syrian war into a domestic crisis for government after government across the continent, its leaders have backed down from their earlier hard-line stances. "Now all the Europeans are climbing down from 'Assad has to go' to 'Assad's got to go after the crisis is over,'" he says. "There's no alternative but to make that kind of compromise."
It was only two years ago that Kerry and Lavrov worked closely together to resolve the last major Syrian spillover. In the summer of 2013, when evidence mounted that the Syrian regime had used chemical weapons, Kerry condemned Assad as a "thug and a murderer" who faced imminent U.S. retaliation, only to find that an equivocating Obama was undercutting and kicking the decision over to Congress. With help from Lavrov, Kerry negotiated a deal with Assad that compelled the Syrian dictator to surrender his chemical weapons.
Today the United States — whether indirectly or not, and whether it is officially admitting it or not — is working with Assad once again.


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Level 2 : Photoshop Tools Expanded
Tutorial 2-1 Layers & How to Use Them
Tutorial 2-2 Layer Styles & Blending Options
Tutorial 2-3 What are Channels for Anyway
Tutorial 2-4 Masks that make you look cool
Tutorial 2-5 A Quick Look at Filters & Plug-ins
Tutorial 2-6 Hip and Trendy Styles
Tutorial 2-7 Artistic Brushes, expanded
Tutorial 2-8 Patterns; Fills & Backgrounds
Tutorial 2-9 Actions, Scripts & Automation
Tutorial 2-10 Preparing & Saving Files
There are several uses for patterns, but one of the most popular is as a "Fill". We talk a bit about this in Level 5-1 when making seamless backgrounds. For this tutorial we will use what we learned about "Object Brushes" in 2-7. We'll use the same brush "74" to add some maple leaves to the workspace. Then we'll make a selection and turn that into a background fill. Check out the video at the end of this tutorial for further explanation.
Lets start by opening a new page in PS. It doesn't mater what size it is, though lets give it a white background. Though you could make this any color, it will be the background color of your fill. (So you know, fills can't have transparent backgrounds.) OK, it's time to activate the "Brush Tool" and select the "74 Object Brush". Go to the "Brush Palette" and change the "Spacing" of the brush in the "Brush Tip Shape" settings to 150%. Leaving the other settings at their defaults, choose a fall color for your leaves. Draw across the workspace in quick short strokes to create a pattern, you might need to do this a couple of times to get the design just right, but it should look something like this...
You'll want to be able to select an area without cutting off any of the leaves. If you do, you will have half leaves in your final pattern. This may or may not be the desired effect.
Active the "Marquee Tool" and select an area of the image, as I did in the example to the left. (For a quick refresher on this tool refer to Level 1-3)
Now navigate to Edit> Define Pattern...> a dialog box will open and ask you to name your new "Object Brush", I named mine "Falling Leaves". Remember the name, you'll want to refer to it when you are applying the "Pattern Fill"
Once you click "OK" the pattern will be saved to the "Pattern Palette". Lets open a "New Page" now, then active the "Paint Bucket Tool" from the "Tool Bar". Once activated, navigate to the "Options Bar" across the top (see Level 1-8)
Choose the "Pattern" option and from the drop down menu, find the pattern that you just made and select it. You have other options here as well, but for now, we'll leave them alone.
There are a couple of ways to "Fill" a space. One of those ways is to move the curser over the workspace and click, your new pattern will fill the page.
Another way would be to "Ctrl +A" (Select All, or you can make any other selection.) then with the "Selection Tool" active, "Right Click" in the workspace and select the "Fill..." option from the drop down menu. A familiar dialog box will open, select the pattern and click "OK" and the page will be filled. OR you can use "Shift +F5" to open the same dialog box.
This is what your fill will look like when you use it. Try making an odd shaped selection and then fill it. Or maybe try filling some text with your new pattern. Though you can only directly fill text with a color, you can add a "Pattern Overlay" in the "Blending Palette" using your new pattern or any other pattern in the list of presets (see 2-2). Below I changed the background color and tried two different patterns, you can also add a shadow or outline to these to make them stand out more.
Note: Patterns fill the entire page and are basically revealed when you use them. So the same image will always appear in the same place on the page when you draw. Though you can cut a section and move it and the pattern will move. This can be really annoying if you want to use the same pattern in shapes that overlap.
Patterns can be made from any image and can be used to fill any selected area. And seamless patterns can be both fun and challenging to make. Practice with this technique, it will help you be a more creative Photoshop user because anyone can use presets, not everyone can make them. Patterns have a .PAT extension and when you download them from the internet you would save them in the patterns folder of PS, which would usually look like this, C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CS4\Presets\Patterns\
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Dutch, Belgian dockers arrested in riots
17 January 2006
BRUSSELS — French authorities arrested primarily Belgian and Dutch nationals as riots broke out during the European dock workers strike in Strasbourg on Monday.
At least 13 dockers were arrested and the Strasbourg public prosecution office has accused them of engaging in public violence and vandalism.
About 6,000 protesters are reported to have joined the march in Strasbourg, but police said only a few hundred turned violent. Some 2,000 Belgian and 100 Dutch dock workers joined the protest.
Strasbourg police used tear gas and water cannon to disperse the dock workers who threw firecrackers, stones and metal missiles, smashing windows and causing "considerable damage" to the European Parliament building.
An estimated 12 to 15 police officers were injured in the rioting, one of whom was admitted to hospital with serious injuries.
Dock workers were protesting in Strasbourg against controversial proposals to open up port services to greater competition.
Elsewhere, strike action disrupted work at major ports from Greece to Sweden. Antwerp — where a general strike was waged — was primarily affected, with losses estimated at EUR 10 to 12 million.
In Rotterdam and Amsterdam, short work stoppages were the order of the day as workers downed tools from 11.30am to 3pm.
Unions fear job losses if port services are liberalised. The current proposal will allow private contractors or ships' crews to unload freight or to pilot ships into port.
The European Parliament is expected to vote on the proposal on Wednesday, but some analysts told BBC the reforms will probably be rejected, as they were three years ago.
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Dinosaur Experts In Uproar After Hasbro Referred To 'Jurassic World' Raptor Toys As Male Image courtesy of She's a lady. Whoa, whoa, whoa, she's a lady.
It's unclear, but dinosaur experts were up in arms over the decision to refer to the velociraptors as male in product descriptions for the toys, noted The Onion's AV Club.Dinosaur expert Dustin Growick, host of the YouTube series The Dinosaur Show, initiated a Care2 petition "to tell Hasbro to stop reinforcing silly and antiquated gender role stereotypes on children and stop gender swapping dinosaurs."
He writes in the petition that the two Jurassic works "have inspired millions of children around the world—boys and girls alike—to be interested in dinosaurs, paleontology, and science. Just as many—if not more—of the biggest dinosaur enthusiasts are girls and women."
It seems his efforts paid off: Reading the description now on Hasbro's site, the dinosaurs have gone back to being females (bolding ours):
"Clever as ever, Jurassic World's velociraptors are masterful hunters. And this awesome figure looks just like Velociraptor "Blue"! She's ready to team up with her fellow Velociraptors (other figures sold separately) to hunt the ultimate predator! Her slashing claws and growling attack will destroy anything in her way. Let the hunt begin with your Velociraptor "Blue" figure!"
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Gresham College has been giving free public lectures since 1597. This tradition continues today with all of our five or so public lectures a week being made available for free download from our website.
49:46 The Past is a Foreign Country
In its passage from manuscript composition to audible performance, a musical work passes through the hands of editors, teachers, interpreters, recording engineers and many others, all of whom make decisions, often based on personal choices, and have to satisfy the tastes and needs of a changing public. With over a century of recorded sound as evidence, we can now assess the options and expectations of the modern performer, and measure these against the evidence available to the interpreter today, and the range of choices to be made.
57:39 St. Cecilia and Music: True or false?
1:00:00 Classical Music: Fakes, Completions and the Art of Borrowing
1:09:57 The Authenticity of Genius - Christopher Hogwood with players from the Royal Academy of Music
56:58 From Composer to Printed Page
1:02:15 From Printed Page to Performance - Christopher Hogwood, Emma Kirkby and Jakob Lindberg


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LONDON (AFP) - The International Cycling Union (UCI) announced on Monday it had disbanded the independent commission it had set up to investigate alleged involvement by the global governing body in the Lance Armstrong doping scandal.
The UCI said it was shutting down the commission, which only met in public for the first time on Friday, because both the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and the United States Doping Agency (USADA) had refused to co-operate with its investigations and thus any report it produced would be dismissed "as not being complete or credible".
UCI president Pat McQuaid, who attended Friday's hearing in London, said they had been left with little choice but to disband the commission after WADA labelled it a "useless exercise".
"Over the weekend I spoke to John Fahey, president of WADA," Mr McQuaid said in a statement on Monday. "He confirmed WADA's willingness to help the UCI establish a truth and reconciliation commission (TRC), as well as saying that WADA had no confidence in the existing independent commission process...We have therefore decided to disband the independent commission with immediate effect."
Mr McQuaid added WADA had concluded "the UCI was not allowing the commission to conduct a proper and independent investigation," and had, therefore, "decided not to take part and invest its limited resources into such a questionable and useless exercise".
It was an investigation by USADA that led to Armstrong being stripped of his seven Tour de France titles.
And it was comments in their "reasoned decision" regarding the UCI's alleged complicity in his drug-taking and the conduct of the American's US Postal Service team that led cycling chiefs to set up the independent commission.
An inaugural procedural hearing of the three-member commission chaired by Philip Otton, a former judge in England's Court of Appeal, and also including British Paralympic champion Tanni Grey-Thompson and Australian lawyer Malcolm Holmes, was suspended Friday until this Thursday.
Mr Otton said he hoped the adjournment would allow all those involved to reach agreement on an amnesty, whereby witnesses could give evidence free of the fear of subsequent disciplinary action by the UCI.
However, UCI lawyer Ian Mill told the hearing the governing body could not offer an amnesty to cyclists who admitted doping offences as this would breach existing WADA rules.
Immediately after Friday's hearing, Mr McQuaid insisted the UCI wanted to work with WADA, saying they could not conduct a TRC hearing without them.
But this is set to be a new process given that Thursday's commission hearing won't now take place.
"We do this with regret, but given the stance of WADA we did not see any other option," insisted Irishman McQuaid, UCI president since 2005, who said the commission's work would be shared with the TRC, which he hoped would be running later this year.
He added: "This is too important for rushed discussions, or hasty decisions.
"It is completely unrealistic to expect that we and WADA can sort through all the details of setting up a Truth and Reconciliation Commission in just a couple of days, based on an arbitrary deadline set by the independent commission of Thursday."
He also said there were cost implications for the UCI, given WADA "contrary to earlier indications" had refused to contribute financially.
"While I am committed to a TRC, it needs to be a process which is in the best interests of our sport and our federation - and which also does not bankrupt it," Mr McQuaid said.
"I hope the lessons learned from the truth and reconciliation process will help in particular to educate young riders and to help eradicate doping in its entirety from cycling."


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This was party week for me and considering schools out on Tuesday I need all the quality girl time I can get! Tuesday night we celebrated Tatiana's birthday. Happy B-day Girl!
Thursday night we got our groove on again for Chanda's birthday. We had such a great time, I don't think I've laughed so hard in a while.
Near the end of dinner someone came up with the idea of doing the "shaky face game". I must live under a rock because I hadn't heard of this before. Basically you shake your face and while a picture is taken. Click over to Chanda's blog to see more pictures.
Here's what Julie and I would look like if we had collagen. See I still wouldn't have an upper lip. Drat!
It should be said that I LOVE movies! I admit it's a vice. So when I heard the SexandtheCity movie was coming out, I've been so excited I've been wearing flowers all month.
To me the movie is the about friendships and how important they are in our lives. Years ago, I watched the show with Laurel who is the epitome of an amazing friend. When she talked about the people in her life, she always used their first name. It wasn't "my friend from church" or "my neighbor". So it didn't take me long to really care about her friends and family. I absolutely loved that about her. I felt like she gave me full access to her life and I was able to do the same with her in return. I'll never forget Laurel and her influence in my life. She also made me realize how key good friendships are and I've been striving to make it a priority in my life ever since.
So, Chanda and I went to see it at the mid-night showing opening night! It was so exciting and the theatre was full of energy and anticipation. It did not disappoint. It was great to be in NYC again and see 4 friends who are crazy but devoted to each other.


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Hand Habits – "Demand It" Video
Hand Habits' debut LP, Wildly Idle (Humble Before The Void), is out Friday, and we've already heard an early stream of it. Today, Meg Duffy released a video for the album's stand-out track "Demand It," shot and directed by Christina Acevedo. It's an absurdist look at a day in the life of Duffy and a few friends. Watch below.
Wildly Idle (Humble Before The Void) is out 2/10 via Woodsist.


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Because of Title IX and its advocates, access to education and athletic programs continues to shape girls and women for successful futures. Title IX requires schools to provide equal opportunity in the range of sports offered and the levels of competition available to both sexes. On the 45th anniversary of Title IX, we celebrate those who fought, and continue to fight, for the advancement of women's basketball.
Coaches made sacrifices
Before 1972, administrators identified women's basketball as an unofficial sport, leaving programs without moral and financial support. Women's basketball legend Lin Dunn volunteered her time, allowing high school girls to experience competitive play. "I loved playing basketball, and that was only possible because one of my teachers volunteered to coach me," said Dunn. "I figured I'd do the same for my students."
Dunn sacrificed personal time and overcame financial shortages to establish the women's basketball program at Austin Peay State University, giving girls the opportunity to pursue their passion for athletics.
Even though we saw the emergence of women's programs, Nancy Hogshead-Makar's early career exposed a slow, progressive change. Olympic athlete and founder of Champion Women: Advocacy for Girl's and Women's Sports, Hogshead-Makar uses her experience to drive social change.
Girls felt pressure
Title IX encouraged forward thinking, not imposed it. As a student-athlete, Hogshead-Makar battled close-mindedness towards female participation in sports, even after the passing of Title IX in 1972. "Women questioned if lifting was going to make me too masculine," Hogshead-Makar said. "There was no emphasis on if this was going to make me a better athlete. People were more worried about what training was going to do to my femininity."
This typecast strengthened her drive, and between 1977 and 1984, Hogshead-Makar earned three national butterfly championships, claimed consecutive spots on the Olympic swim team and accepted the first female athletic scholarship at Duke University.
Without the opportunities afforded through Title IX, Hogshead-Makar would not be the girl's and women's sports advocate she is today.
Throughout the history of women's basketball, coaches and student-athletes fought for equal opportunities which attributes to the success of the program today. On the 45thanniversary of Title IX, remember the contributions of all who fought for gender equity, and encourage continued compliance with the rights set by the law.
**WBCA members needing Title IX assistance may contact email@example.com or Coaches Inc.**


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If you're planning on filing a lawsuit, you probably have what you believe to be evidence that you were wronged in some regard. Understanding evidence, however, does take some real legal knowledge. In fact, you may find that, upon meeting with your attorney, they don't really believe that the things you consider to be evidence […]
Police Sued Over Privacy Violations
CNN reported that a police department in Washington is facing a lawsuit over violating the rights of inmates. The reporting details that 11 women and 1 man are suing a police department over alleged instances where the inmates—who were all arrested on suspicion of drunk driving—were recorded while they were undressing and using the toilet. […]
Frivolous Lawsuits Get too Much Publicity
The idea behind a lawsuit is to give a person who was wronged because of another person's negligence away to get compensated. This can include suing manufacturers for putting dangerous products out on the market when they should've known better, suing motorists who are prone to driving dangerously and end up hurting or killing someone […]
Dog Bites and Liability
Unfortunately, many dog owners are not responsible with their animals. In fact, it's quite reasonable to argue that the biggest cause of dog bites has nothing to do with dogs, but with the people who are in charge of taking care of those dogs. There are differences on a state-by-state basis as to how much […]
Daycare Worker Arrested for Raping Children
For parents with children in daycare, a nightmare scenario seems to be unfolding in Ohio. According to NewsOK, a daycare worker has been arrested on two counts of rape. The woman, according to the article, had engaged in sexual conduct with an infant and made a video of herself doing it. Police claim that they […]
Class Action Against LinkedIn Reveals Importance of TOS
If you've gotten emails that appear to be from a friend of yours but that were actually from LinkedIn giving a pitch for the website, you're not alone. In fact, a lawsuit has been filed against the business social networking website alleging that the company breaks into email accounts, uses the contact list to send […]
Can You Sue a Company for Mishandling Your Information?
Today, it's not uncommon for companies with whom people do very casual business – cellular phone companies, Internet service providers, etc. – to have some very sensitive information about their clients. For example, Social Security numbers are routinely used as forms of identification and many companies require that information in order to open an account. […]
Why Do Personal Injury Attorneys Turn Down Cases?
There are instances when a personal injury attorney may turn down your claim. This may leave you wondering if there is any hope for justice but, keep in mind the fact that civil lawsuits are not really about justice; they're about compensation. If you've been turned down as a client by an attorney, some or […]
How Do You Sue on Behalf of a Child
Some of the largest jury awards are actually handed out to children. These occur in cases involving medical malpractice during birth, car accidents that permanently damage a child and in other cases. Obviously, a child cannot enter into a contract or take any other legal action of their own accord. Parents are the ones who […]
How Do You Sue on Behalf of a Child
Some of the largest jury awards are actually handed out to children. These occur in cases involving medical malpractice during birth, car accidents that permanently damage a child and in other cases. Obviously, a child cannot enter into a contract or take any other legal action of their own accord. Parents are the ones who […]
Contingency Agreements Need to Be Taken Seriously
Understanding Contingency Agreements
Many of the attorney advertisements you'll see will make a significant effort to let you know that the attorney works on a contingency basis. This is the common arrangement for attorneys who work in the personal injury field. The very basic elements of this type of agreement are easily understood. The attorney takes a percentage of any winnings that they make on your case and, if you don't win, you don't have to pay them anything.
If you're not careful about it, this can make it seem all too easy to seek out the compensation that you need for an injury that was done to you. Consider the following before you engage the services of any attorney, whether they are offering you a contingency agreement or not.
Check the Rates for Additional Services
Just about every attorney out there will charge you an hourly rate for their services. You will want to get an estimate as to how long they believe it will take them to prepare your case. You will also want to know how much they intend to take in courtroom fees, in fees related to administrative tasks and so forth. One of the things you want to avoid is thinking that, because an attorney works on contingency, their prices aren't going to be high. Attorneys are very specialized and very educated individuals who charge appropriately for their time. Just make sure you understand what all the charges and fees are before you sign on.
Adding in Fees
Some attorneys will go ahead and recommend that you add their fees into the amount you are seeking in your jury award. Remember that the jury will determine how much money you receive, if any, and they may choose not to put this amount into the award. In such a case, you'll end up paying it out of your award.
Simply because you have found a good attorney who is willing to work with you on a contingency agreement doesn't mean that you are getting their services for free. You will have to pay for them, so it's a good idea to shop around a little bit and see which attorney can offer you good services for the most competitive rates, as you would for any other service provider.
How Can A Personal Injury Lawyer Help Maximize Your Compensation
If you're injured on the job, in a car wreck or as the result of medical malpractice, you'll want a very good personal injury attorney to represent you. Some people end up being offered a check by whatever entity or individual was responsible for their injuries and, unfortunately, they sometimes take it. It's almost always a bad idea.
The Minimum Possible Amount
If you are offered one of these checks, consider how you got it. The attorneys for whatever company or person who injured you sat down and thought of the minimum possible amount they could pay to get rid of you. Then, they wrote up a check for that amount and came to you with it, probably offering their regrets along with the compensation. The problem with tis is that, if you take it, you're probably letting them off the hook far too easily. What you need is your own attorney.
Understanding Personal Injury Attorneys
Your personal injury attorney understands how much accidents cost in real terms. He understands them in human terms. He understands that lost wages, lost opportunities, pain and suffering and other factors are all real things. He also understands how the law makes provisions for you to get compensated for these things. It's not an automatic payout. Your attorney has to argue your case successfully to get you compensation. If you have a right to ask for compensation, however, your personal injury attorney will be sure that you exercise that right.
Your attorney also knows how much to ask for, which is very important. Asking for too much can ruin your case; asking for too little may end up cheating you. He will figure out a realistic amount for which to ask and they'll have very good justifications for why you should receive that compensation, but the jury will ultimately decide if you should get that compensation.
A Settlement that works for you
If you are offered a settlement, your injury attorney will also know how much to ask for. He can keep the other side from wasting your time and trying to give you compensation as way to get you to back off of the lawsuit. If the offer a suitable amount, however, you may be able to avoid court fees and your attorney may encourage you to take it if it's acceptable. The advantage with a good personal injury attorney is that he has the experience to really understand if it's an acceptable amount or not.
Talk to an attorney if you believe that negligence has brought you to physical, emotional or financial harm. You can oftentimes consult with them for free and they'll determine if they think you have a case or not. Personal injury attorneys can be exactly the people that you need to make sure that you don't end up paying for injuries that were someone else's fault, whether it was because of medical negligence, a bad or drunk driver or for any other reason. Their expertise can protect you from being put into financial ruin because someone failed to take the reasonable care that could be expected of any other person in their situation.
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Most people have no understanding of the harmful effects on their general health may be caused by wearing improperly fitted shoes Most of the mobility issues seen in older adults, as well as those in nursing homes have been caused by years of feet neglect and tight fitting and uncomfortable footwear. Wearing uncomfortable shoes can lead to problems such as ingrown toenails, callouses and bunions, it can have an even profound effect on your overall health; especially your back.
Birkenstock shoes are the best way to practice good foot health and prevent foot ailments and pain down the road. Birkenstocks let the feet rest in a natural and proper alignment; this means total comfort for feet and body, not to mention the durability and the famous foot bed…unmatched by no other.
With over 200 years perfecting this foot bed, your feet will sit in perfect alignment.
The heel area is ample, as is the toe box, offering plenty of wiggle room where you need it. Birkenstocks are excellent for the relief of heel pain and discomfort. Your heel pain will lesson and eventually stop.The more you wear your Birkenstocks, the more comfortable they will feel.
As mentioned, the Birkenstock footbed molds to the shape your your foot, so the longer you wear your them, the more comfortable they will become. You will make this foot bed your own and if someone else tries on your shoes, they will not feel nearly as comfortable. You will have molded the footbed for yourself alone. Your footbed will be your footprint.
The foot beds are made of cork and leather mix allowing you plenty of 'give' as you walk with full support and comfort. The foot bed material also creates the perfect environment against sweat and fungus.
The Birkenstock uppers are made mostly of soft leather, suede, nubuk, or select man-made materials. They will never cause you painful rubbing or chafing. Birkenstock soles are created to absorb impact. They will reduce stress on your feet, heels, arches, ankles, legs and spine. Whichever Birkenstock style you choose, you will get all of these benefits of two hundred years of Birkenstock refinement in every single shoe they offer and every step you take.


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Area champions; Baseball advances to regionals
Grace Prep Baseball, despite playing tough non-district teams so far, is hopeful on their upcoming district games. "I think we'll win district, and I think we'll do really well," said Sophomore Jordan Akin.
After this interview, the Lions did win 2nd in district with a 7-3 record, and are now facing their bi-district opponent McKinney Christian Tuesday.
"We are facing McKinney Christian, and they pitch 80 mph, so that's pretty easy for us," said Junior Nick Thurston.
Varsity Baseball, coached by Eric Darjean, despite playing tough non-district teams so far, is hopeful on their upcoming bi-district game.
The Lions are hoping to have great fan support as they make their way into the playoffs.
"We have a lot of young players, so the freshman and sophomores definitely need to come out and support their classmates," said Darjean.
The Lions varsity team has fairly young players this year, with only 3 seniors.
The seniors are expecting to finish their last season strong.
"Right now we're in the same start we had last year in district so I think with some changes going on in the next couple of weeks that we'll be able to have a better record and come out on top of district," said Senior Reid Matyastik.
Off the field, the team has stayed busy volunteering with the Miracle League DFW. Each player is matched up with a volunteer who assists them as they bat, run the bases and play in the field. Coach Eric Darjean said that it is a great opportunity for the players to use their gifts to bless other kids lives while in turn being blessed by the kids that participate.
"I thought that was fun, it made me feel good to help kids play baseball who couldn't normally play ball at a higher level, but wish they could," said Thurston.
Meanwhile, the team is looking forward to next round in playoffs.
"I feel like we have more potential this year then what we did last year. We have a lot of returning starters this year. I think in the long run that will help us out," said Senior Stephen Sosa.
The Lions varsity team won 14-1 to claim their title as area champions and will advance to regionals.
They will play Lubbock Christian this Saturday, May 14th at Hermleigh ISD Stadium at 2:30 pm.