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Shirt Dress is a great versatile outfit that you can wear in summer with leggings and boots, and in summers you can pair the same dress with a blazer or light cover up and statement shoes to form a completely new outfit or look.
Today I am styling a lovely new dress from Wolf & Whistle SS16 collection.
Wolf & Whistle is a lovely brand from the UK that offers the perfect blend ofcreativity, utility and quality in every garment. Their pieces are effortlessly elegant and undoubtedly timeless – this gorgeous turquoise Bow Front Shirt.
Dress that I styled is a testament to this fact.Though the dress is made from a blend of polyester and elastane, it has a lovely, luxurious, satin-like feel and finish. It falls beautifully as well, accentuating the femininity of a woman's body. When it comes to fashion, I am all about the fit, and this dress scores high in that department. As if that wasn't enough, the colour is absolutely stunning – it is bright, energetic and full of depth. If you are trying to move away from black, white and grey, this is a great colour to start with.
I wore this lovely dress to work one day, and received many complements. I paired the dress with peep toe, block heel boots – my favourite kind of footwear to sport with knee length dresses. I find that they pull the entire look together in a sophisticated and polished manner, in a way that other footwear styles cannot replicate.
For some extra oomph, I like to sport this dress with a structured blazer. The brown one that features in the photographs is my current favourite. This dress is also one of my favourite pieces to wear for a daytime coffee date with my friends, but it can be worn after hours as well. It is sleek and chic, making it a great transition piece that you can easily wear from day to night with a few changes in styling.
If I were to sport this dress after sunset, I would pair it with some statement earrings, glamorous pencil heels and a classy clutch.
The best part about this dress is the bow, which is a strong statement in its own right, so you don't need to throw on a bold necklace to enhance the look. In fact, that might be overkill, but I reckon that this dress would look lovely with a tattoo necklace. Though I have currently worn a illusion chain with black beads.
When it comes to styling your hair with this dress, you can go both ways – leaving it loose and down, or putting it into a bun for a more formal look. I am always on the hunt for versatile, classic pieces and this dress is the perfect example of a garment that fits the bill.
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- Dress – Wolf and Whistle
- Open Toe Shoe Boots – French Connection
- Mini Messenger Bag with Chain – Zara
- Brown Blazer – Zara
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Plunging in the polls amid the presidential race's renewed focused on foreign policy, Dr. Ben Carson on Wednesday tried to change the subject.
Carson rolled out a health care plan, both online and at an event in Michigan on Wednesday afternoon, and the plan's launch underscores some of the candidate's crucial weaknesses: He's tackling an issue on which few are focused while the rest of the nation is embroiled in a debate about terrorism and national security in which Carson has struggled to find firm ground.
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As a presidential candidate, Carson has fumbled foreign policy questions, mixing up which nations are in NATO and and falsely stating that China is militarily involved in Syria. After November's Paris attacks, the Republican couldn't answer a question posed by a reporter at a press conference in Nevada on whether NATO's Article 5 should be invoked, saying, "I'm not sure," after a long pause. Asked three times on another news program, he failed to name a single ally or world leader he'd draw into a coalition to fight the Islamic State.
His polling has suffered for it: He's down to the bottom of the pack in New Hampshire, ranking at just 5% in the latest CNN/WMUR poll; in Iowa, a key early-voting state for the religious and socially conservative Carson to secure support in, he's down to fourth place, with 13% of voters' support.
It's a shift the campaign seems keenly aware of: "While Iowa is a priority, it's not the only place where we have substantial traction," Communications Director Doug Watts told MSNBC on Wednesday.
RELATED: Ben Carson: Few have foreign policy chops, except 'maybe Hillary'
But polls show Carson's support eroding across the country. From a late October NBC News/Wall Street Journal high with 29% of the nation's Republican or Republican-leaning voters, Carson's down to 10% in the Suffolk/USA Today national poll that was released Wednesday.
"Well, basically, people feel that I don't have foreign policy experience and I understand why that would be the case because they listen to the narrative that only politicians can fix this," Carson said Monday of his polling drop, arguing that he's made more life-and-death decisions as a surgeon than politicians.
It's clear Carson is working to change the narrative on foreign policy, too. He launched a surprise trip to Jordan to visit a Syrian refugee camp over Thanksgiving, but faltered days later when he delivered a stilted speech on Jewish history to a group of top Jewish donors — during which he repeatedly mispronounced "Hamas," the name of a Palestinian group considered by the U.S. to be a terrorist organization, as "hummus." And on Tuesday, the campaign rolled out a list of foreign policy advisors, touting the former chief of staff to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, George Birnbaum and a handful of generals. His stump speech now zeroes in more on foreign policy, as well.
While Carson still draws a crowd at his events on the campaign trail, the lines are shorter and the energy diminished – a strong contrast to Carson's book tour, which had fans driving and waiting for hours just to see the establishment outsider for a moment or two as he signed their books. It's perhaps because Carson shines best when he's talking about his incredible personal tale, journeying from being raised by an illiterate, single mom in the inner city of Detroit to become a renowned international surgeon.
RELATED: Ben Carson to veterans: 'Deal with the transgender thing somewhere else'
But that narrative, too, has taken a beating in the race, as journalists struggled to corroborate huge chunks of his personal tale and a storied violent outburst that Carson says helped him find religion was mocked by Donald Trump on the campaign trail.
On health care, he's playing to his strengths. The renowned pediatric neurosurgeon spent decades in the health care industry, and it was his bold criticism of Obamacare in front of President Obama that launched him into the political world in 2013.
It's clear that Carson hopes to draw the conversation back to his storied career and the kind of personal choices he's made a career in politics advocating for.
"My plan puts faith in Americans themselves, not the federal government, to make the best choices for themselves and their families," Carson writes in the plan.
He proposes raising the Medicare eligibility age to 70, overhauling Medicaid, and repealing Obamacare. He promises big savings and better coverage, but offers few details or estimates of how this would work.
The plan relies heavily on tax-sheltered health savings accounts designed to provide more choice to consumers, something Carson argues Obamacare reduces.

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Library Video Company WINS the EdNET 2006 Pioneer Award
SAFARI Montage lauded for its important contributions to K-12 education
Philadelphia, PA (September 25, 2006) - Library Video Company was awarded the prestigious EdNET 2006 Pioneer Award at the EdNET Conference in Boston, MA. The Pioneer Award honors organizations that have made important contributions through their products and programs to the education industry in the past year.
SAFARI Montage, Library Video Company's broadcast-quality, digital video-on-demand solution, provides schools and districts with digital access to hundreds of educational programs from the finest video publishers in the world, including the award-winning Schlessinger Media. EdNET judges summed up Library Video Company's SAFARI Montage product as "Smart. Just smart. From considerations regarding bandwidth and, especially quality, this company to me seems to get it in a very Pioneer-ish way."
"We're honored to have won an award which recognizes the unique visual learning attributes of SAFARI Montage," said Andrew Schlessinger, CEO of Library Video Company. "Our new product, SAFARI Montage WAN Manager, is being released later this month and takes both district-wide video-on-demand and Digital Media Management to another level," he added.
"We're proud of this recognition and will continue to develop innovative technology solutions to help educators enhance and improve visual learning," said Tim Beekman, President of SAFARI Video Networks.
A panel of leading education industry experts selected the finalists for the EdNET 2006 Industry Awards, which is coordinated by The Heller Reports and Quality Education Data (QED), a Scholastic company and leading provider of integrated marketing services for the pre-K through higher education markets.
"Our goal in providing on-going coordination of the EdNET awards is to recognize the finalists as model organizations that are moving the industry forward, making a unique contribution that embodies the spirit of business in service of K-12 education," said Michael Jay, President of Educational Systemics.
"We commend the EdNET Industry Award finalists for going the extra distance to inspire and support educators in their efforts to advance classroom learning, so that our nation's students will be prepared to compete in a global economy," said Andy Lacy, general manager of QED.
For more information about the awards program, visit www.QEDData.com or phone 800-525-5811, ext. 9421. For more information about Library Video Company, visit www.LibraryVideo.com. For more information about SAFARI Montage, visit www.safarimontage.com or call 800-843-4549.About EdNET
The EdNET Industry Awards program was created in 1992 to champion the efforts of progressive organizations helping to revitalize the nation's educational system. The program has become a focal point of the EdNET Conference, the education market's premier annual networking conference produced by The Heller Reports, a Quality Education Data company. The EdNET Conference brings together education executives, school administrators and policymakers to network and build strategic business partnerships. The EdNET 2006 Conference will be in Boston on Sept. 17-19. For more information about the EdNET Conference and awards program, visit www.QEDData.com or phone 877-435-5373, ext. 9421.About Library Video Company
Founded in 1985 by Andrew Schlessinger, Library Video Company (LVC) is the largest distributor of educational media to schools and libraries nationwide, in addition to the recently introduced SAFARI Montage. This broadcast quality, video-on-demand solution for schools and districts comes preloaded with educational video titles from the industry's leading video publishers, including LVC's own award-winning Schlessinger Media library. SAFARI Montage WAN Manager — the first Wide Area Network Digital Media Management solution — provides maximum flexibility for a school district to control and manage all of their district's digital video from a central location. This ground-breaking product gives school districts the ability to upload their own video content at the district level and easily disseminate it to all classrooms throughout the district. For more information about SAFARI Montage, go to www.SAFARIMontage.com. For more information about Library Video Company, go to www.LibraryVideo.com.
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- SAFARI Montage Hosts Inaugural Texas Users Symposium
- Denver Public Schools Selects the SAFARI Montage Platform
- SAFARI Montage Adds Award-Winning Programs From Ambrose Video
- SAFARI Montage at ISTE 2011: Showcasing the smartest integration of K-12 educational technology ever
- Schoolhouse Rock! Now Available Digitally From Disney Educational Productions and SAFARI Montage
- SAFARI Montage and Cyber-Science 3D Enter Into 3D Deal
- SAFARI Montage Launches iPad and iPhone Apps
- SAFARI Montage Debuts Digital Curriculum Presenter™ Platform
- Lampasas ISD Chooses SAFARI Montage to Meet District's Visual Instruction Needs
- SAFARI Montage Adds More Than 400 Video Titles for Grades K-6
- SAFARI Montage Joins IMS GLC to Provide Leadership in Interoperability for Digital Media in Schools
- PAIUnet Announces Statewide Availability of SAFARI Montage
- ELMO USA and SAFARI Montage Integrate 21st Centurury Classroom Technologies to Support Visual Learning Inititatives at P
- California's Two Largest High School Districts - Sweetwater Union and Kern – Choose SAFARI Montage
- Allen Independent School District Uses Pathways SM to Manage Digital Resources That Impact Student Achievement


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by Carlos Wesley
Will Canal Treaties Be Rescinded?
by Silvia Palacios
A Constitution Violated.
by Marco Fanini
Italian Industry To "Conquer" Russia.
Police State Justice.
by Gretchen Small
The U.S. Senate voted to provide $1 million to build up the opposition forces, and Washington's intervention has swung the election and its aftermath in Moscow's favor.
by Valerie Rush
by Mark Sonnenblick
by Christopher White
One faction argued for deeper and deeper U.S. budget cuts, while another is not so worried about the deficit—but both were incompetent, and without a program for real recovery.
by Rogelio A. Maduro
The conference assumed the "greenhouse effect" would prevail, not humanity.
by Allen Douglas
The economy of this highly productive nation is being destroyed, by financial elites and the Labour government. The first in a series.
by Joyce Fredman
MCorp Seeks Federal Bailout.
by William Engdahl
Beyond Post-Industrial Delusions.
by Robert Baker
Why Is the USDA So Upset?
If the United States were to adopt LaRouche's policy on Mars colonization, the payback would be enormous, and come long before the colony on Mars is established—as increased income from the use of space technologies right here.
Documentation: Excerpts from speeches by President Reagan, Vice President Bush, and a LaRouche television broadcast.
A method of reuniting Germany as a part of a "Europe from the Atlantic to the Urals," as President de Gaulle proposed—not, as Mr. Gorbachov desires, a "Europe from the Urals to the Atlantic."
by Konstantin George
The Balkans may soon once again be the "powderkeg of Europe."
by Omar Ali al Montasser
by Mark Burdman
A review of the group's "accomplishments" on the occasion of its 20th anniversary.
by Hugo López Ochoa
by Lyndon H. LaRouche, Jr.
Why U.S. college music departments might be viewed as guilty of consumer fraud against their paying students.
by Michael Ericson
After sham elections, a national debate on military policy is on the agenda.
It's an attempt at a replay of the failed 1986 Boston indictments in another jurisdiction, and, as attorneys charge, "a brazen and calculated attempt at cutting off the political debate and fundraising activities" of the LaRouche movement.
by Kathleen Klenetsky
by Jeffrey Steinberg
For the first time ever, a major international financial institution and some of its senior officials have been criminally indicted for their part in a global dirty money-washing scheme.
by Kathleen Klenetsky
Poll Says Bush Has Lock on Electoral College.
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My brother is almost two years older than me. I have many childhood memories of sitting around bored, begging him to play "Risk" with me, and then enduring a long and torturous defeat. And then repeating the whole familiar pattern, over and over and over.
There are two curious things about these memories. First is the strange appeal of all those tiny pieces moving about on the pretty pretty board. Second is the sheer debilitating horror of drawn-out defeat.
Sadly, it's the first part of my memories that stuck with me. So, after begging various people to play with me, CJ caved and said yes.
This is him reading the rules. (Is it fun yet???!!!)
This is him turning to drink (is it fun yet?!?!?!?!) before we actually started (my drink – who else would put a margerita ring of pink sugar on a frangelico and milk cocktail?)
And this is him (blue) conceding defeat to me (yellow). Is it fun NOW?!
No it is not!
Even though I won the game (very possibly for the first time ever; certainly for the first time in almost two decades), I still walked away sick to the stomach with despair.
What is it that's so awful about Risk?
1. You never gain anything without the other person dying (unlike, say, Setters, in which you mostly just build stuff and say, "Yay"). Also, it's surprisingly disheartening to lose an entire country and/or continent. Just ask Hitler.
2. Dice are mean. Life is arbitrarily awful enough without games to make us feel helpless to control our own fate.
3. And of course, the thing everyone remembers (even me, if I'm honest): The winner is decided pretty early on, and 90% of every game is spent slowly grinding one's friend into the barren sands of defeat.
The unique geography of the board is also strangely off-putting.
It's good to know my horrific memories of this depression-inducing game are 100% on the ball.
In happier news, Sawi has survived yesterday's boar attack, and is probably looking at a view similar to this one, from Flickr.com:
Coming soon: Alphabet! Three-Ingredient Thursday! Go shopping in an antique shop in a small town! Silliness with a pirate ship! Other stuff!


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The good news in the sizzling Puget Sound office market is that new big blocks of space are on the way. The bad news is that they can't seem to get here fast enough and there are not more of them.
"There are new construction projects coming on line in the next couple of years," said Greg Inglin, Seattle-based senior vice president for commercial real estate services firm Colliers International. "By mid-2016, the bulk of spaces 100,000 square feet or more will be primarily new construction though some will be renewals or expansions."
But the demand for large blocks of contiguous space is projected to just continue to outpace available supply in Puget Sound. Big Class A offices are expected to be quickly snatched up by technology tenants mostly but also traditional companies looking for the open floor plan preferred in today's workplace.
"There's not going to be much left," Inglin said.
According to Colliers in its third quarter office report for the region, 17 buildings totaling 6.3 million square feet are under construction.
Among the largest blocks of space being built currently in Seattle are Daniels Real Estate's The Mark high-rise at 811 Fifth Ave. with 528,000 square feet of offices and Schnitzer West's Madison Centre tower at 505 Madison St. with about 750,000 square feet of commercial space. Another Schnitzer West project is the Urban Union mid-rise at 501 Fairview Ave. North, which will deliver 291,000 square feet of space.
In Bellevue, the 462,000-square-foot 929 Office Tower by Trammell Crow will be the first new Class A commercial building to rise out of downtown since 2010. Just recently, cloud-computing leader Salesforce announced plans to double its workforce in Puget Sound by leasing about 85,000 square feet at the 929 tower with an option to expand to more than 100,000 square feet.
"The Seattle area is home to some of the most talented enterprise software engineers in the world," Salesforce co-founder Parker Harris said in a news release. "That's why we are doubling down on our investment in the Seattle area, which will be a key innovation hub for the company."
According to commercial real estate services firm JLL in its Seattle-Bellevue Office Insight third quarter report, several major office projects have been delivered so far this year, bringing 1.6 million square feet to the region's Class A inventory.
"With 35.9 percent of the space currently preleased, tenants will have ample opportunity to acquire premier space and continue migrating to and growing in Puget Sound," JLL said in its report. "Average asking rents for new construction space being marketed stand at $49.60 per square foot (on an annual full-service basis), representing a 47.2 percent premium over the regional average."
In another report, JLL pointed out that Bellevue's central business district is projected to see 1.5 million square feet of new space in the coming year. "This will provide additional opportunities for larger technology tenants to find sufficient space for their growing industry," JLL said.
But all the new space coming to Puget Sound is not expected to stay available for long periods of time.
"Looking forward, we expect significant positive absorption in Q4 as previously signed leases commence and robust demand from technology and life-science companies continues," Colliers said in its report, adding that other notable tenants in the hunt for new space include Docusign, Redfin, REI and Valve.
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Avoiding the Scam! Better Act Fast!
Cybersecurity Situations & Awareness
Fraudsters have a huge toolkit of tricks to pull from. Let's take a case of social engineering – also known as phishing. Hackers can take advantage of the fact that a company is engaged in a merger and/or acquisition, and can target employees who are responsible for personally identifiable information with emails that appeared to be from others within the organization. It happens all the time... especially when policies and procedures are not followed.
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The situation presented in this video (as well as the information the fraudster shares before and after the cybersecurity lapse) supplements your company's technology-facing approach to cybersecurity. It reinforces good habits by showing the true consequences of bad cybersecurity choices.
When it comes to email scams, you won't believe how quickly a scammer is able to get that information out of an employee - even those who are trained to be suspicious. Email scams are one of the biggest threats to an organization's cyber security. Following policies and procedures regarding personally identifiable information are paramount for keeping fraudsters at bay - and your organization out of trouble.


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Neewer is a brand that has slipped into people's consciousness over the last few years providing very cost-effective photography gear. Neewer photography accessories dropped onto my own radar when I was looking for a softbox and lighting umbrella.
The usual course of action follows – wade through the listings then find the best deal. Then you start to realize a company called Neewer is offering loads of photography accessories for far less money than the competition.
Budget camera gear has been around since day one, but not necessarily with the accompanying quality. But Neewer can offer both relative to the price and after trying a few of their products, the quality is surprisingly high for the price point.
The company also seems to be diverging into many different types of products. Some of these are not even photography related, such as a Neewer condenser mic I bought as a cheap kit which is surprisingly good quality. Many people in the audio world could spend more than this on a cable alone.
With any cost-effective products, savings have to come from somewhere. Which means we will focus on those products which can take a good deal of use, while still being very favorable to the pocket.
1. Neewer 43″/110 cm 5-in-1 Collapsible Multi-Disc Light Reflector (Overall Winner)
You can't beat the overall usefulness of a light reflector, not just for bouncing light onto a subject, but also as a backdrop for headshot, macro photography or even as a light diffuser. The Neewer 43″/110 cm 5-in-1 Collapsible Multi-Disc Light Reflector is 43inches/110cm wide with surfaces that include gold, black, translucent, white, and silver.
Like most light reflectors, this Neewer version folds down and fits into an included 15 inch/35cm bag. And just like all light reflectors, folding the thing up takes a few practice attempts, but once you've got the knack, it's literally a two-second process to pack away.
Considering that the current price, there's literally no complaints about this product. As it has five different surfaces, it covers everything you could need on a photoshoot. The translucent side also makes for a very good, impromptu speed light diffuser for off-camera lighting.
I bought this product some time ago and its had plenty of use and just keep going. The only real negative point is that the zip on the bag isn't the strongest, but even with a nonworking zip, it still holds the reflector in securely.
2. Neewer Photo Studio Shooting Tent Light Cube Kit
This product may seem like just a small little white box, but it's a box with a purpose. Essentially, this is a 24×24 inch light tent or lightbox, which folds down into a nice little package and comes with four colored backdrops.
Each side of the light tent is translucent for defusing any type of light source. Plus, the front can be fully detached or kept in place with an opening for a camera lens.
The light tent is reasonably large and is a quick and easy way to produce shadow-free product images. You will have to supply your own light sources, but in every other respect, this is a very cost-effective solution. The only negative point is the backdrops can easily crease, so for long term use it's advisable to buy a bunch of colored papers.
3. Neewer TT560 Flash Speedlite
The asking price of the Neewer TT560 Flash Speedlite is something you will have to double take a few times before it sinks in. It even comes with its own little hotshoe stand and carrying bag.
This particular unit works with the majority of popular cameras and has many of the features you would find on a high-quality flashgun. These include a guide number of 38 (ISO 100), flash durations ranging from 1/300s~1/20000s, light output adjustable in eighth stop increments, a test button, and a simple readout display.
The flash head itself can fully rotate and be used as part of a group set up. There's even a built-in bounce card and light diffuser for good measure. All this sounds too good to be true, which then leads us onto the caveats.
This speedlight is well put together, but nowhere near as good quality as a same-brand version. There's no TTL support, with only manual output. The features are very simplistic, but if you only need basic light output or an extra flash as part of a group set up, the Neewer TT560 provides ridiculously good value.
4. Neewer Extra-Long Waterproof Camera Rain Coat
Photographers who spend most of their time outdoors will eventually need some sort of rain protection for their camera and lens. Many top-end cameras and lenses are weather-sealed, but still require protection forthe front of the lens. This is where the Neewer Rain Cover comes into play.
This rain cover is essentially shaped like a huge raincoat, attaching to the lens with a drawstring and snugly fitting around the camera body, with enough length to also cover a tripod. Also, a handy opening with a built-in door allows viewing of the camera's rear screen.
The rain cover does exactly what it says, providing great weatherproofing for your camera gear and with enough material to keep your head dry when needed.
5. Neewer DSLR Camera Shutter Release (Budget Winner)
The Neewer shutter release is remarkably good quality for its current asking price. Along with being a simple way to trigger the shutter remotely, the remote also has a self-timer, long exposure setting, interval timer, and a nice little LCD screen which can also light up.
The timer can be set from 99 hrs, 59 mins, 59 seconds, with a half press of the button locking in autofocus and a full press triggering the shutter. It's also possible to dial in timelapse images, further expanding the usefulness. This particular version is setup to be used with most Nikon cameras, with others being available for other camera makes.
The plus point of this unit is it's cost compared to the same-brand versions. Same-brand versions are far more expensive, but also built to a higher standard. If you can't justify the cost of the 'real' versions, the Neewer is a wonderful second option.
Scoring the Best Neewer Photography Accessories
The Neewer photography accessories above should provide you a taste of a few excellent value products currently available from Neewer. The company also provides very cost-effective video lighting and is even venturing into higher-end products such as carbon fiber tripods, which also double up as a very useful monopod.
Therefore, if you need a generic camera accessory and cannot justify the costs of a same-as-camera-make version, Neewer will probably have an option somewhere in their line-up.


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Actually it's a model kit. But I like to think of John Merrick kicking some righteous Victorian ass!
Available here.
Monday, July 5, 2010
Everyone needs an Elephant Man Action Figure...
Labels: action figure, Elephant Man, John Merrick, model kit
5 comments:
- Marc T. said...
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMy godnesssssss!!!!
- July 5, 2010 at 11:15 AM
Joey, is it possible to buy that, please? Let me know.
- January 4, 2014 at 8:09 AM
Please Joey, let me know it even your response is negative. Thank you
- January 8, 2014 at 9:56 AM
- Joey said...
I was going to email you but stupid Blogger makes your email and identity anonymous. That figure was posted from eBay a while ago. Not in my collection. Maybe try a Google search? Sorry!
- January 8, 2014 at 12:28 PM
- il pacificatore said...
Thanks for your answer, Joey!
- January 8, 2014 at 1:39 PM
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I'm curious about how we lose empathy – in self or as a whole culture – toward people, or life, or land. How we lose that sense that we are all connected, that we belong to each other. How do we lose the perspective of life as interdependent. I'm curious because Mother Teresa is right that without that sense of belonging we can have no peace. We fight a war with ourselves.
I like peace. I like people having hope. I like the idea that our children will have them both as well. We need to know we belong, and for that we need empathy; to see from the shoes and through the eyes of others; to feel how it would feel if it was we on the other end of heartlessness.
I'm curious because that battle between the gain and loss of empathy – of belonging and 'othering' – is so much part of our history. We have created and shifted the borders of empathy behind which we feel a belonging – on that other side are the outsiders – the others. We have created and then dissolved boundaries based on empire, nation, province, race, gender and class, corporate and public, one generation before and another yet to come, even humanity as distinct from the rest of life and land. "Us versus them," "it's either one thing or the other," often wrapped up in the rhetoric of competition, exploitation, dominion and threat.
We have presumed that our relative position is a reflection of merit and our particular god's favour. We think exploitation is gain because we do not measure the losses that count, because we do not have the empathy to even know what counts, nor to realise the risks to our own demise. Things bite back …. because we are interdependent. We who ravage the fisheries and the communities for personal gain think we do not belong to these people, or this planet …. even though we do. We justify the sin of abuse of power from within a bubble of ignorance and bigotry. We are better. We are right. We deserve. They do not.
It makes the vice of exploitation a sweet virtue, measured in dollars.
And we keep changing our gods to suit our rationalisations of what is …. wrong. Our current god is money and the market. The weak suffer because they ought. The poor suffer because they so choose. The suffering are here because the market dictates.
I'm curious because when I read Terry Pratchett's Granny Weatherwax the witch saying that evil begins when we start to treat people as 'things', it rings true. I'm curious because I was trained to think and analyse as a technocrat of 'resources': the ultimate 'things' outside ourselves.
Think about what that involves. You hone in on measured projections instead of out to the wider whole and what it is to live and be. You create artificial boundaries in your own mind; monocultures of the mind.
We were also told of that risk of siloed thought, "Think broad, not too narrow." But to the younger mind the measured projections have the illusion of being tangible – "misplaced concreteness!" said Whitehead – and at least have the appearance of being defendable and grounded (numbers give that mythical whiff of 'objectivity'), while the whole is a nebulous promise for those artistic 'others'. And some people, and some disciplines, will never grow up. They will for ever fail to see that they mistake what is an abstract – a number framed by subjective choosing they cannot even imagine – as the real world.
When you are older and wise enough to read Terry Pratchett, it makes you reflect on your own attraction to technocracy. I'm curious because I know enough of history to recall horrifying stories of the narrowly justified rendering of two-legged 'resources' into soap, train scheduling, and of strange fruit hanging from the poplar trees. Just things. Will our future generations look back on our treatment of our land and communities with the same judgment we now reserve for the slavers of yesterday?
I'm curious because is it not the most perennial of philosophies, of all the religions, to treat others as you would yourself? That is a creed of belonging to each other. I'm curious because while many will put their hands on heart and call themselves committed to this religion or that – all of which have at their core the Golden Rule of "do unto others …" – when it comes to acting, we apply the Rule within our own convenient boundaries of belonging. If they are considered inside the border, then of course. If they are outside, then of course not. Never mind the parable of the good Samaritan (the point being that he was an other, so empathise with others). When it comes to how we apply the Golden Rule, we like to make exceptions. We like to call some people infidel; unbelievers; other. AKA things. It gives us an excuse to abuse and still feel we have right and are right.
And if we cannot care for people, why should we care for the land? How can you 'abuse' a mere measured commodity, a mere thing? A thing is not a moral patient; we need not be concerned. And if we get to the point of treating people as things … well, what hope has the land?
Industrialise, commoditise, otherise – pick your synonym.
All this waxing and waning of the boundaries where belonging ends and things begin is confusing. We are not – however much we would hope – on some inevitable progression of a more inclusive sense of belonging. I think we are going backwards on the journey with the rise of pernicious and power-concentrating commercial fetish.
Aldo Leopold writes (optimistically) in his Land Ethic of a broadening empathy of that family of belonging from Odysseus (who on return from his odyssey,
hanged his young slave girls – mere property – on suspicion) through to the emancipation of our "Enlightened" age. He is an optimist. We began back in the depths of slavery and some bizarre hierarchy of being; but look how far we have come!
Have we? Oh that it was that simple; that one day we would progress upon Leopold's single premise of each of us as a member of a community of interdependent parts – with a land ethic as simply an enlargement of that boundary of belonging. Lie back and watch as we extend emancipation and belonging to all of humanity, and then bring in the land.
But Modernity gave us new ways to set ourselves as individuals apart as 'man alone', to distance ourselves, to place some of us above and others below; new hierarchies of beings. Rationality hasn't hindered the development of a new elite who consider themselves entitled and above. If anything the new Dogmas of the day have encouraged it. Let us worship the dollar and anything else we can multiply and divide. Modernity gave us technocracy, and then the more insane versions of economics where abstracts substitute for what is real.
We have glorified independence, silos and competition; factions and fractions and disintegrations; reductions and rejections of anything that does not sit still long enough to be measured. Our current fetish is for seeing the world even more as silos of us and other with all the incumbent blinkers of within the box thinking.
We have regressed by turning Aristotle on his head and placing wisdom and questions of "what ought we to do?" and "what is good?" far beneath what he considered mere facts and techniques. We have let the tools drive our humanity, rather than humanity decide where and when we apply the tools. Because we can exploit the land – in a measured, monetised, industrialised, commoditised and wonderfully technological way of course – then ought we?
Utter fallacy. Naturally.
Our once indigenous ways of seeing the broadest interdependencies of land and people are now treated as superstition before the gods worshipped by the technocrats. They see no irony there. The wisdom of the Humanities and the Arts that seek truth in ways other than through numbers are treated as infidel by the STEM technocracies. Do a STEM subject, the policy makers say, get paid more relative to those unbelievers. We are so much in competition that we feel the need to label ourselves, so that we can position, again. I'm frankly sick of spreadsheets and models. I know how often they are misapplied, what contexts they deride, in whose status quo interests they lie, and what crap they hide.
And now the defining of people and land by some abstract dollar measure has come along to break up the sense of belonging even more. Now we are all things, 'resources', 'consumers', 'customers', 'clients' in the marketplace that they try to tell us defines what it is to live. Class is re-emerging; winners and losers. The recolonising of land and communities by the new powerful corporate elite whose own definition of merit – great commercial power over the 'worker/peasants' – justifies much the same abuse in their minds as colonisation was justified in the past by greater military power over the 'natives'.
I'm curious about how we lose empathy for those with whom we in reality coexist – to whom we belong – because the diminishing of land and people and communities to things is not just a deeply unethical way of seeing; it is also a completely unsustainable way of being.
And I'm curious because I don't really know how it is going to stop, or when it will turn around. Though I know it will. Because we won't be here for many more generations if it doesn't.
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The quilt continues to grow on my design wall. These happy little blocks are on the wall behind my longarm so I get to look at them as I quilt.
The blocks right now would make a baby quilt. It will still be a few more months until it is to a good size.
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Former President Barack Obama used a Saturday Facebook post to remind people to enroll in the Affordable Care Act as well as respond to a federal judge's ruling in Texas that said a key provision of the law is unconstitutional.
"Individual Mandate can no longer be fairly read as an exercise of Congress's Tax Power and is still impermissible under the Interstate Commerce Clause — meaning the Individual Mandate is unconstitutional," wrote District Judge Reed O'Connor in his opinion ruling that the individual mandate is "essential to and inseverable from the remainder of the ACA."
The law will remain in effect, at least for now — something that the former president was quick to point out, along with the fact that appeals to the ruling will "take months, if not years." (RELATED: Barack Obama Responds Multiple Times To Hecklers During Florida Rally)
Citing "two things you need to know" about healthcare, Obama began his post by reminding readers that open enrollment ends "today." He then lit into the court decision itself.
Second, you might have heard about a federal court decision on a Republican lawsuit trying to strike down the Affordable Care Act in its entirety. That can be a scary thing to hear, particularly if you or someone you care about has a pre-existing condition. And that's why it's so important for you to know that last night's ruling changes nothing for now. As this decision makes its way through the courts, which will take months, if not years, the law remains in place and will likely stay that way. Open enrollment is proceeding as planned today. And a good way to show that you're tired of people trying to take away your health care is to go get covered!
Obama listed several things he views as hallmarks of the law, such as preventive care and the fact that "young people can stay on their parents' plans until they're 26," then ended with a call to defeat Republicans "trying to undo all that."
But all of this should also be a reminder that Republicans will never stop trying to undo all that. If they can't get it done in Congress, they'll keep trying in the courts, even when it puts people's pre-existing conditions coverage at risk. The only way to convince them to stop trying to repeal this law, and start working to make health care better, is to keep voting, in big numbers, in every election, for people who'll protect and improve our care.
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Ivanka Trump is an outspoken advocate for equal pay — so much so that she's attempted to make it an issue in her father's campaign, despite the fact that he's shown relatively little interest in working women. But as with issues such as paid maternity leave and keeping manufacturing jobs in the United States, it would seem Ivanka says one thing while her company does another.
Judging by a recent post on her company's website, the Ivanka Trump brand doesn't pay any of the interns quoted, all of whom are women (and most of whom are named Mackenzie). The post is part of the brand's intern series, and details how interns can survive a summer without a paycheck. Quincy Bulin, the company's copy intern, writes that this is her "third unpaid summer in New York City," and she and the other interns share advice for scraping by, like saving up during the school year, setting a budget, and taking a part-time job.
On the whole — and speaking as a former unpaid intern — it's not bad advice. But given Ivanka's bold declaration during the Republican National Convention that policies promoting women's equality "should not be novelties, they should be the norm," it seems strange that she doesn't ensure her (female) intern staff has a leg up.
Update: the Chief Brand Officer at Ivanka Trump send the Cut the following statement:
We are passionate about the personal, educational and career growth of our interns. We strive to create a fulfilling learning opportunity tailored to the unique interests and career goals of each intern. It is our goal that at the end of the program, our interns leave with experiences that will help guide them into choosing a fulfilling career path.


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Whether it is for a holiday or just for everyday decorating, using rope lights to liven up an area of your home is a fun way to decorate. With many tiny lights being surrounded by a plastic or rubber casing, you will have what is called rope lights, since they resemble a rope.
They are seen in many holiday displays, such as lining store windows, wrapped around telephone poles or trees, or running along above the ground on stakes. In your home you can use them as accents to decorate a patio, line a wall for a soft glowing light in a bedroom or to provide light in a dark closet.
Although you will see a lot of clear colored, rope lights come in a variety of colors, especially around holidays like Christmas where a large assortment is seen, or even Halloween when purple and orange are common.
You can even find ones with clear opes and different colored bulbs inside.
Rope Lights Benefits
- These lights are very durable
- LED lights are many times used inside the ropes.
- A long life
- Can be used indoors or outdoors
When LEDs are used in rope lights, they have a much longer life, and this is a great feature since the bulbs in rope lights are not meant to be replaced. LEDs can also be colored with a computer chip and are easy to program if you want to create a blinking or chasing pattern, plus they are very durable.
The lifespan on these lights is said to be 25,000. At four hours per day of usage, that is about seventeen years. They can also stand up to shocks and frequent on-off cycles.
Another great feature of rope lights is that they can be used to decorate in a variety of ways, and they can be used indoors or outdoors since they can stand up to a lot of inclement weather. They are a favorite to use at Christmas, so being able to withstand severe weather conditions is a great plus!
Rope Lights – Top Varieties
- Incandescent Rope Lights are the first ones made, and are cheaper because of the incandescent bulbs used, but do not have the long life of the LED rope lights.
- LED Rope Lights are growing in popularity due to their long life and the fact that they use less energy but produce brighter light without generating more heat.
- Chasing Rope Lights turn individual lights on and off to create a chasing pattern, available in incandescent or LED.
- 12 Volt Rope Lights is a smaller option for accent lighting that uses a mini-string of 12 volt rope lights.
Rope Lights – Are They Expensive?
Depending on the type of rope lights you buy, you will find that some are more expensive. The standard and original incandescent rope lights are a lot cheaper, but again have less of a life.
The LED rope lights are more expensive, and this is because of the process that is used to make them. It is a solid state light bulb that does not have a filament, so it is more expensive to make them than regular bulbs.
Rope Lights – What Users Hate About Them
- With LED rope lights, not as bright
- LED are more expensive
- One bulb fails, they all do
Although people generally love rope lights and there are many advantages to them, if you are buying the LED rope lights, the cost can obviously become a factor since they do cost more than the traditional incandescent ones.
Also, you may notice a different light output with the LED ones as well. It may not be as bright as you would notice with regular lighting, and the color might not be quite right either because of the fact that LED lights emit light in very narrow wavelengths.
Another factor that can affect rope lights negatively is they are all wired on one circuit. If one bulb goes out, they all do. And, since these bulbs really arent replaceable because of the casing over them, you are looking at buying a whole new set of rope lights.
Buying Rope Lights – Top Points to Keep in Mind
- Not all rope lights are equal
- Watch for long guarantees
- When shopping online, dont be fooled by apparent low prices
- Rope lights cut by the customer are not UL approved
Before shopping for your rope lights, keep in mind exactly what you are looking for. Dont be fooled by companies offering extra- long guarantees on the lights longevity. If you read their fine print you will find that their so-called guarantee covers nothing in the end.
Some rope lights are also not made with the same quality as is necessary for a premium product, as they do not have the right additives to the PVC.
If you decide to purchase your rope lights online, be aware of lower cost lights. Check to see how much the shipping is to make sure they are not making up for the low cost of the lights in their shipping prices. If you take the time to decide which rope lights you would like and learn about the differences of each, you will be sure to find the ones that will suit your decorating needs.


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Sunday, April 28, 2013
Cat Drama
I looked out my front window and noticed an unfamiliar cat sitting on my front porch. I opened the door, thinking the cat would get scared and run off, because you know how scary I can be! But no. That cat thought he was going to walk into my house and make himself at home.
"Excuse me," I said. "This isn't your house. And Bootsy is going to get a little upset that you're here." (Bootsy is my cat, in case you didn't know.)
As soon as I had uttered those words, Bootsy showed up. As promised, he was not happy. His panties were all in a bunch upon seeing the visitor. He arched his back and hissed. The other cat reciprocated. Bootsy charged. The cat ran off - right into the backyard where Schultz was patrolling. (Schultz is our German Shepherd.) Schultz went nuts when he saw the new cat! He went into full chase mode, barking his head off. He chased the cat into our neighbor's yard -where two more dogs awaited. One of which is the infamous cat killer!
I have never seen a cat move so fast! Somehow, he managed to escape the manic beasts. He ran as fast as he could across the street, behind some houses, never to be seen again.
Afterwards, the dogs wagged their tails and Bootsy sat in the driveway, calmly licking his paws. Well done, boys!
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Whoa! Lots of excitement at your house! :)ReplyDelete
No one shall enter, sure don't need a sign at your placeReplyDeleteReplies
Visitors get the message quickly!Delete
- AnonymousApril 28, 2013 at 4:04 PM
Wonderful to read Sherry, my cat and dog when alive used to protect one another,ReplyDelete
How nice! Usually my dog wants to eat the cat. ;)Delete
His panties were all in a bunch? Is that a fact? I'm sure you've seen the last of that intruder.ReplyDeleteReplies
Ha! You should have seen those panties! They were most definitely in a bunch!Delete
- AnonymousApril 28, 2013 at 7:16 PM
Bootsy is a boy??ReplyDeleteReplies
Yes, Bootsy is a boy. We have only one female pet in the house. Sometimes I think there's too much testosterone here! :)Delete
Wow, not a very warm welcome for a wandering cat, huh? Or perhaps it was actually too warm - especially when he want from your yard into the neighbor's. From the frying pan into the fire. Well, I'm glad he got away to wander again another day! :-)ReplyDeleteReplies
Me too. I really did not want to clean up another cat carcass!Delete
I'm sure they all felt they had done a very good job of protecting you and the house!ReplyDeleteReplies
I'm sure they did!Delete
Somewhere out there, is a highly traumatized cat curled up in the fetal position. :)ReplyDelete
Lots of excitement! We have a neighbor cat who thinks it's okay to walk into our house sometimes. Just crazy.ReplyDelete
It's definitely like a chase scene from an action flick (Ok, I have been watching too much action films this weekend when the husband complained he has seen way too many girly girl movies). That was a great team work!ReplyDeleteReplies
Those boys are good!Delete
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I think they did great! If they also chase away intruders in the same way would be great too! They do deserve extra hugs!ReplyDeleteReplies
I wonder how they'd treat an intruder. They'd probably lick him to death!Delete
Whoa, you weren't kidding about the drama! I highly doubt that cat will be returning anytime soon... XDReplyDeleteReplies
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The Pittsburgh Panthers will play their annual Blue-Gold Spring Game Saturday at Heinz Field and the players will wear the Pittsburgh Steelers logo on one side of their helmets as a tribute to team chairman Dan Rooney, who passed away a few days ago at the age of 84.
Panthers head coach Pat Narduzzi announced the news that his team would be donning the Steelers logo on his Twitter account Friday evening and he included a short video of what the helmet will look like.
Narduzzi released a statement on the passing of Rooney on Thursday:
"A truly unforgettable and special moment for me was getting a personal visit from Dan Rooney after I had just accepted the head coaching job at Pitt. This is a man who built one of the most successful and famous sports organizations in the world, yet he was always so humble and accessible to everyone. Mr. Rooney represents the very best of the game of football and the very best of Pittsburgh. I don't believe this unique collaboration between an NFL team and college program could exist anywhere else. The credit for that goes to Mr. Rooney and his passionate commitment to Pitt and Pittsburgh. Our hearts and prayers are with the Rooney family and Steelers organization."
The Panthers tribute to Rooney comes one day after the Pittsburgh Penguins honored the Steelers late chairman by wearing a decal on their helmets in their home playoff game against the Columbus Blue Jackets. The Penguins won that game 4-1 and now have a 2-0 lead in that series.


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Enter the darker side of Barcelona on our historical walking tour through the narrow streets of El Born.
This walking tour explores the neighbourhoods of La Ribera, Sant Pere and Santa Caterina where we trace some of the most gruesome parts of Barcelona's old and recent history. Please note that this is not a paranormal activity or a scary pranks type of route or a traditional Ghost Tour but a historical night tour based on Barcelona's legends and actual historical facts.
This is what we talk about during the tour:
- The Spanish Inquisition
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California Home Sales Up Despite Spate of Disasters
DESPITE a litany of disasters in Southern California - from urban unrest to fires to floods in 1993 - a strong performance in home sales during the second half of 1993 has led to projections of increased home sales in California in 1994.
And because full-year home sales increased in 1993 in virtually every region of the state, the positive momentum and increased buyer confidence is expected to be slowed only minimally in Southern California by the devastating earthquake that hit Los Angeles on Jan. 17.
``Outside of the areas directly hit in the San Fernando Valley, the state real estate market is doing quite well,'' says Leslie Appleton-Young, vice president of research and economics for the California Association of Realtors (CAR). ``We feel the momentum generated at the end of last year will continue even with the uncertainty generated by the quake's devastation.''
CAR projects that housing sales will increase 2.4 percent this year to a level of 448,140. Initially, the organization had anticipated a 2.4 percent decline in sales.
The 1994 forecast upgrade, announced last week, was tied to recent improvements in consumer confidence, durable goods orders, and a rise in the United States Commerce Department's Index of Leading Economic Indicators. Housing affordability has also been enhanced by low mortgage rates and favorable housing prices. A statewide decline in job losses also was cited.
``The recent increase in the federal funds rate for the first time in five years may signal a turning point,'' Ms. Appleton-Young says. ``We think that will bring a new urgency to those on the verge of buying.''
CAR reports that home sales totaled 437,710 in 1993, up 2.2 percent from 1992, when a revised 428,170 houses were sold. The increase is the second consecutive year that sales of homes have risen. The median price for a home declined to $188,870 in 1993 from $197,360 in 1992, according to CAR. And the organization says the level of unsold, single family homes declined in 1993, largely because of a drop in listings, compared with 1992.
Condominium sales fell 17.7 percent in 1993 from 1992, while the median price dropped 3.9 percent to $140,100 in 1993 from $145,790 in 1992.


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|8th June 2005
The donor bikes have produced enough parts for a complete 1950 plunger frame bike. Michael is pictured with all the parts - ready to go to the sandblaster.
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That's a whole CZ (minus engine and wheels) lying there on the floor!
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Busy night on the CZ. Michael (above) stipped engine number two which proved to be nearly as abused as the other engine. However the two together should prove to be a good source of spares and will no doubt provide enough parts to build up one motor.The clutch baskets on both motors were broken which gives a good indication of the competance of previous mechanics!
Below (left) Michael and Mick check out the alloy frame identification plates which, to prevent damage, have been removed prior to sandblasting the frame. Below (right) Jim and Michael check the bore to determine which barrel should be used.
Okay, I admit it. I forgot to follow Michael's restoration as much as I should have! However, he did finish it and the bike is a dream to ride. My poor 175 D7 Bantam has no hope of keeping up with the CZ.
Michael discovered that parts for the model were plentiful with NOS spares available at reasonable prices. The bike looks great and always attracts onlookers whenever we go on a run.


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One week after workers at the CAMI plant in Ingersoll walked off the job, the union representing them has tabled an offer.
In a statement released Sunday, the union says they have proposed a new package to General Motors Canada in hopes of fixing their issues and getting their members back to work.
"The Master Bargaining Committee, along with our Unifor National Representatives, met with the company earlier today," the statement read. "We have tabled a very comprehensive package to resolve issues and end our strike. The proposal addresses our outstanding items; such as job security, economics and contract language. The ball is now in the Company's court."
General Motors has yet to respond.
Although they have tabled a new offer, the union isn't backing down from their major demands.
Among other things, they are demanding the CAMI plant be designated the lead producer of the Chevrolet Equinox to ensure production and jobs aren't shifted to Mexico.
Nearly 3,000 unionized workers at the Ingersoll plant walked off the job last Sunday as negotiators failed to reach an agreement.
Job security has become a major issue since GM shifted production of its Terrain SUV from the CAMI plant to Mexico earlier this year, at a cost of more than 400 jobs.
Meanwhile, ripple effects from the work stoppage are being felt throughout the province.
On Thursday, more than 250 workers at GM's auto parts plant in St. Catharines were told they would be laid off because they don't need the production due to the strike at CAMI.
Closer to London, Qualtech seating systems, Autoneum, and Martinrea have all been forced to either cancel shifts, send out layoff notices, or temporarily close their doors, with companies like Vuteq and Aslon Management expected to follow suit if the strike continues.


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Lindsay A. Skog, Ph.D.
Executive Director, Researcher, Writer, Educator
Welcome! After many inspiring years of teaching, I am delighted to share that I have started a new path as the Executive Director of Karuna Foundation in Portland, OR. While I am delighted to start a new chapter in my career, my research interests and commitments to the Himalaya region remain. Please feel free to reach out to me through this site to discuss these.
My research interests include political ecology, human-environment relations, social and environmental justice, conservation, international development, social theory, and religion. My recent projects focus on the role of cultural and spiritual values in participation in environmental and indigenous rights movements, managing resources, and adaptations to climate change. Focusing on the Eastern Himalaya and Tibetan Plateau, I use qualitative methodologies to consider the ways in which the interface between global environmental change science, indigenous animate lifeworlds, and Buddhist cosmologies shapes human-environment relations in terms of uneven resource access and management, environmental conservation, and adaptation to environmental change.
Ph.D. Geography, University of Colorado at Boulder, 2015.
Certificate in Development Studies, 2013.
M.A. Geography, Portland State University, 2010.
M.S. Education: Policy, Foundations, and Administration, 2004.
B.A. Religious Studies, Lewis & Clark College, 2000.