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Two weeks ago, David Grove passed away. I was fortunate to call him a mentor and blessed to call him my friend. I had first discovered David 's work in the pages of Spectrum while looking for professional artist in the area to give me some feedback on my work. When I saw his book cover for David Keck's In the Eye of Heaven I just about flipped. Here was some young rookie doing the kind of art that I wanted to do. Little did I know this "young rookie" had 40 plus years under his belt and had been recently inducted into the Society of Illustrator's Hall of Fame.
I never forget the first day I met David one sunny San Francisco day in his North Beach house atop a hill on Union st. After hauling a couple 24x30 oil paintings up to his place I entered into a beautiful home with this gorgeous skylight in the middle of his studio. While the first hour of our meeting went fairly quiet as David probably was figuring out why some you illustrator would call him out of the blue to visit him, it quickly subsided once I spotted an original Earl Blossom illustration hanging on his wall. "You know sh*t that you're not supposed to " was his first reaction after I blurted my love for 50's illustration and illustration history. From then on I would visit once a semester to show him a new body of work. During one visit I was expressing my frustration with a new painting that I had finished. I must of spoke for almost a half hour about how I couldn't understand why my newest painting wasn't better than an older painting that I brought with me.David remained silent. Sitting down on his couch in defeat I blurted" I don't what happened , I just don't .." David all of a sudden got up and went over to the two paintings in question as said " You wanna know what happened?" I said "Yes , absolutely " preparing for David's advice to part the clouds of confusion. David turned to me and said "Ya F%^ked up Ray! ".
A few months later, David's health turned sour and he was hospitalized. Getting ready for my thesis show, I sent him a postcard along with a thank you note for the opening to show him the progress I made on my work. His first day out of bed he surprised me by coming to my opening. From those 2 hour conversations at his home and the many phone conversations we had after reconnecting last winter, David taught me the meaning of being a professional. The commitment to the craft , the patience ,determination, and honesty that one needed to do this for a living.
I cried after hearing of his death but quickly I remembered how lucky I was to have known someone like David Grove. I only hope I could even be half the artist he was and pay forward all he did for me. Thank you for everything David. I hope wherever you are you are having a cocktail with Bernie Fuchs and N.C.Wyeth.
The wonderful team at Sidebar Nation put together an amazing interview discussing his life and art. You can find that interview here
A book about David Grove's work was recently released by Norfolk Press You can purchase the book here
A celebration of David's' life and work will be held at Café Divine, 1600 Stockton Street, San Francisco CA on November 30, 2012 from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Friends of San Francisco Animal Care and Control, or to the charity of your choice


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I complained about the cold all winter long, now Im complaining about the heat. Isnt there some place on this entire planet thats livable all year round? Some place where its comfortable in the summer and winter, not too hot, not too cold some place that is just right? Of course there is, Goldilocks, but you have to be a multi-millionaire to live there. Normal working stiffs, however, have as much of a chance of living on the beach in San Diego or Kauai as Paris Hilton has of winning the Nobel Prize for chemistry.
The rest of us are stuck in places where it is too hot in the summer and too cold in the winter. Or too cold or too hot all the time. Everyone tries to convince themselves that its not so bad, that they would never live anywhere else because there is no place like home. I talk to people all the time who say they would never move to Florida or Arizona. Were not Florida people, they say. We like the four seasons. I run into them a year later and theyre as tan as Louis Vuitton bag and theyve bought a place in Sarasota or Tempe.
I thought you werent snowbird people?
Oh, we didnt move for the weather. We just want to be close to the grandkids.
But your grandkids live in Winnipeg.
Yes, now they have a place to come visit us in the winter.
My cousin Louise calls me from Saute Pan Valley in the middle of the Southwestern desert where she lives year round. She says its really not so bad in the summer.
Its not the heat, its the humidity.
I hate to break it to her, but it is the heat. Trust me, you can burn a tray of cookies to a flaming crisp in a very dry heat. I did use a pitcher of humidity to put them out, though.
Saute Pan Valley is east of Near Death Valley and south of Heat Stroke Valley. There is no water within 500 miles in any direction. It was founded in 1992 and now has a population of 250,000.
Since the weather is wonderful in the Saute Pan Valley from October to March, Louise has brainwashed herself into thinking its also wonderful in July. It is not, unless you are a Gila monster or a roadrunner. Louise used to be a blonde from Wisconsin who had skin the color of a Band Aid. After living in Phoenix for 10 years, shes more the color of crispy bacon fat. She doesnt seem to notice difference.
Havent you ever heard of sunscreen? I asked.
Im their biggest customer, she said. I buy it by the gallon. Otherwise my skin would be as tough as a cowhands. Yeah, not smooth like beef jerky the way it is now. The good news is that she doesnt have to file her nails anymore. Just scratching the back of her neck a few times a week must keep them smooth and snag free.
I wont bring up the time she burned the back of her thighs sliding onto a hot car seat while wearing shorts. We pretend not to notice the skin grafts. For weeks her car smelled like there was someone grilling a steak in the back seat. Shes started keep a cooler with ice in the car so any fresh food she buys wouldnt cook between the time she turns the key and they time the air conditioning kicks in. In those 35 seconds, butter could melt, milk could curdle, lettuce could wilt. For six months she dashes from her door to the car before the sun can hammer her into the ground.
But when she calls me to wish me Merry Christmas from deck of her pool, when she tells me shes grilling hamburgers outdoors in February while Im watching the snowplow go by, when I realize shes using sunscreen in March, I start to wonder how much I really like four seasons. Maybe two is enough.
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By all accounts the gathering appeared to be a success; residents asked questions, elected officials spoke to constituents, engineers presented schematics and meeting attendees submitted written comments about the proposal. After the meeting, citizens emailed in their concerns, joining those at the meeting in putting forth suggestions and asking questions.
But the answers they anticipated have not yet come, according to Daniel Island resident and business manager Greg Turner, who also serves on the Daniel Island Community Association Board. Turner, who has been a vocal opponent of the roundabout, said more than two dozen citizens contacted him after reaching out to the county about the proposed intersection changes.
"Twenty-nine people have said we sent it in and never received an answer," stated Turner. "…It's been kind of like a cone of silence."
While there has been no public community update on the project since the October 25 meeting, last week Berkeley County Public Information Officer Hannah Moseley responded to an inquiry from the Daniel Island News requesting information on the roundabout's status.
"Berkeley County and its design team reviewed all comments carefully and considered each to improve the roundabout design," stated Moseley. "The concerns were heard and engineers believe the roundabout is the appropriate solution to improve the area, with pedestrian and vehicular safety as a priority to the project. Every citizen comment was reviewed and considered."
"Additionally, the County and the design team's plans to install solar pedestrian flashers will further improve pedestrian safety at the intersection," she continued.
But it was not clear how much of an impact community feedback had on the actual design of the roundabout, as Moseley added that the design itself has not been altered and that public comments did not offset the project schedule.
According to Moseley, the public information meeting Berkeley County hosted last fall was attended by 54 people, 15 of whom submitted written comments. An additional 17 comments were emailed to the County during the three-week comment period that ended on November 14, 2016.
Of the 15 written comments submitted at the meeting, nine were in favor of the roundabout, two were against it and four were neutral. Pedestrian safety, bike lane width and speed entering the roundabout were the top concerns recorded from comments submitted at the meeting.
Of the 17 emailed comments, eight were against the roundabout, eight were in favor, and one was neither for nor against. The top concerns emailed to the County after the meeting included pedestrian safety, the signalization of the intersection and the location of the cross walks. On that point, most wanted them located farther away from the intersection.
At this point, the roundabout appears to be on schedule, according to a Berkeley County webpage set up on the project (see below), with a likely ground-breaking for construction set to take place during the spring of 2018, and an anticipated completion that summer. For more information on the Daniel Island Drive and Seven Farms Drive Intersection Project see the project website at berkeleycountysc.gov/drupal/engineering/onecent/daniel-island-drive-seven-farms-road.


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Posted On February 22nd, 2013 - Honolulu Star-Advertiser
Feb. 12, 2013
Rosita Almora Laureta, 60, of Ewa Beach, a homemaker, died in Aiea. She was born in Buguias, Benguet, Philippines. She is survived by husband Jose G.; son Jonathan A.; daughter Robelyn Sejalbo; brothers Esteban, Martin and Jimmy Catanes; sister Marcilit Caasi; and three grandchildren. Visitation: 5:30 p.m. Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Services: 6:30 p.m. Burial in the Philippines. Online condolences: hawaiianmemorialparkmortuary.com
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It's true. I try, but I just suck at it. Even now, I have to be honest. I wrote those first two sentences and got totally distracted by Vanderpump Rules. Don't judge. It's disgustingly addictive... So half an hour later I'm back and while I'd like to show you all the wild and crazy and terribly productive things I've been doing lately, what I've got is just this.
A picture of a potato.
Congratulations, Britt, your life is so boring you took a picture of the baked potato you dropped on the floor tonight. The sad thing? Total strangers commented on it on Instagram. So at least I'm not the only one.
And then right after I dropped that potato I realized that there was no milk for the baked potato soup already cooking on the stove. So what's a girl with no makeup, caterpillars on her forehead, hair in a wet bun, braless, with bleach stains on her most unflattering brown sweatpants and a blog post to write to do but ask her husband to run to the store for her? Right? I mean, the last time I asked him to do that for me was like, Thanksgiving! I NEVER ask him for stuff like that, but don't think he didn't bitch and moan like I was asking him to go have a full body wax. It was that dramatic. Good thing he ate half of a loaf of french bread on the drive back. Lest he starve or something...
In other news, I'm trying to get geared up for my trip to Disney with Mamala this weekend. We've been looking forward to it for a long time, and now that it's here I think I might be chemically unbalanced because I'm not nearly as excited as I should be. I think it just hasn't really clicked that we're taking a little mini vacation all of our own with no dramatic strings attached and that it's just gonna be good times and fatty food. Um yeah, paleo? See ya in a week, boo, cause this chick is having a corn dog from Disney whenever she feels like it. That's right, I said it.
Speaking of Paleo... I refuse to buy a scale because I would just check it every single time I pee or sneeze, hoping the number will magically decrease by 40. BUT I will say that I notice a difference in my pants. Not a huge deal, but good to see a little progress. And that is all I'm gonna say about that.
So happy Monday, peeps. I'll try to suck less at this blogging thing ;)
P.S. I washed my car for the first time EVER today. We bought it in October. And seriously, it was so covered with dirt, it didn't even look dirty from a few feet away. Just looked like a tan car. It's supposed to be white. Sad. And. Pathetic. But now it's sparkly, and smells like lemons inside, so it's all good. Goodbye scrub brush, see you in another four months.


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The teen-ager accused of plotting a Columbine-style massacre at his school was jailed Friday because he violated a judge's order by telephoning another student, prosecutors said.
Eric McKeehan, 17, had been confined to his home and told not to call anyone except family members and his attorney.
But on Christmas Day, McKeehan called a female student. Authorities were notified, said Ed Sirois, spokesman for the Bristol district attorney's office.
Sirois said it was not clear if the girl or her parents told police about the call.
McKeehan appeared in District Court Friday and was ordered held until his next court appearance Jan. 7.
Prosecutors have charged five teen-agers with plotting to smuggle guns into the high school, detonate explosives, and kill classmates and teachers.


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The challenges have always been plenty. It was hard enough being a BA and dealing with difficult stakeholders, conflict resolution, hidden agendas, confusion on priorities, culture and more; but now we must deal with all of these same things in a virtual environment. We lost our ability to see body language. We lost "tone" due to inefficient phone systems (and because we cannot see people). Virtual meetings seem to take longer and as a result we lost (cut out) many of the things that collocated teams take for granted like social niceties and responding in a timely manner. So what can we do? I wish I had the proverbial magic bullet, so I could tell everyone that it is going to be okay and everything will work itself out. Requirements will auto-magically appear and everyone will understand and agree in a virtual environment. I really wish I could, but I can't. What I can tell you is that there are opportunities to make what seems like an impossible task doable, but it does take work. There are a ton of challenges to overcome and a million and one ways to address them. Sounds like the possibility for a book… hmm… For this short blog, I am going to address just one challenge and some options in dealing with it.
Virtual Challenge #1: Lack of Engagement.
One of the things that I see going on during virtual meetings is a total lack of engagement. It is as if we feel we have been forced into this virtual environment. Things seem to take longer so we simply stop interacting and engaging in the hope that the meeting will get done sooner. The end result, of course, is not much gets done or at least, done with the expected and needed results. I have literally heard people say, "Well they work from home and don't have any skin in the game, so they won't engage. When they don't engage, we simply let them know that if they are not listening, we will move on without them." The first sentence is pure poppycock and falderal! They do have skin in the game. It is their job. They simply see their job differently than we do. The second sentence sets a bad precedent. I love ground rules, but by defaulting to the veiled threat, we actually are inviting them to withdraw further and engage even less. Then we get to the point where it becomes a "lack of performance" when people keep pointing out that "John Doe" was not listening again. Yeah… I would not want to engage you either. So what do we do?
- Electronic courtship. The idea is that you must "court" people during your virtual meeting. Collocated teams do it all the time. Some people call it a waste of time, but it is actually pretty powerful. By courting/engaging people you make them feel a part of the meeting, the project, and the process. You do this by simply introducing yourselves, getting to know them prior to starting your work. Keeping up on the kids, the vacation, or the crazy amount of hours you put in last week. We do it with collocated teams, why would we stop just because they are on the phone? Yes, it does take longer. Plan for it. Educate people. Social niceties, they do a body good. If you can "court" them, you might have a better idea of why they have not been engaging. Oh, it is not that hard to do. We just get caught up with "hurry up, hurry up." The "Tortoise" will win this race.
- Find out WIIFT. What's in it for them (variant of "what's in it for me.") This is more than just finding out their role and responsibility or alignment with goals and objectives. It is their sweet spot. Everyone has one, so if you can figure it out, guess who is likely to be more engaged? This is the one that will prevent "John D." from switching to a different screen when you are on your GoTo Internet Meeting. Truly engaged. And yes, computers are smart enough now that they know when the person has left the screen so you can point it out. Just remember, it is a lot like pointing fingers without understanding first why they did what they did (seek first to understand.) Also, computers are not yet smart enough to know that "John" is now using his iPad instead of switching off the screen. WIIFT please.
- And finally… oh shoot. I have run out of space for my blog. I guess this one is up to you! I challenge everyone to be just as creative (if not more) in solving our virtual reality like our businesses, which got creative with resourcing and restructuring. Remember, I said there are a million and one ways to address the virtual reality challenges. I have given you two. 999, 998 to go. Please do share with our readers and let's turn the impossible into possible! What have you done that worked to engage people in a virtual environment?


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My very own vision of Raven (Mystique), from the X-men franchise. Copyright infringement not intended.
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Gorgeous work!
Yeah baby, this is a whole lot different view! Nicely done!
Great pose and flawless artwork but I prefer her traditional costume and her skin slightly more blue This is definitely a fun loving version of Mystique who looks ready for some good times and mischief though!
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Sexy one of Mstique here
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This is truly enjoyable, the way you dealt with both the colours and light are pretty efficient.
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The school's impressive ascent in national rankings is due in large part to the efforts of Scott Soames, who has overseen nearly a dozen new hires since his arrival in 2005.
To date, USC Rossier has established similar partnerships with 14 districts and groups across the nation.
USC is one of the most successful at graduating Latino students, according to an analysis by the Education Trust.
Four USC Rossier School of Education faculty members are among an elite list of American scholars singled out as influential teachers.
The school's Distance Education Network has been named the top online graduate computer science program in North America for the second year in a row.
The USC Viterbi School of Engineering's Distance Education Network has been named the top online graduate computer science program in North America for the second year in a row.
In the middle of a campaign with a record-setting goal, USC fundraising has achieved another high mark: first in foundation support among all U.S. universities.
For the 12th year in a row, USC accounted for more international students than any other American institution of higher education, according to the annual Open Doors report released on Nov. 11 by the Institute of International Education.
USC was one of the top producers of Fulbright Student Grant recipients among U.S. research institutions for the 2013-14 academic year, according to the Fulbright Program.
Donna Ozawa is pursuing a career that will allow her to combine her experiences and interests to help people lead healthier, happier lives.
A USC report developed to strengthen accountability among California's charter schools includes a ranking of the state's top charter schools.
The USC Marshall School of Business chapter of Net Impact has been awarded gold standing.


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Damüls-Mellau ski area
Secret tip for those who know
Damüls - a secret tip for those in the know. Damüls ski area is one of the loveliest winter destinations in Vorarlberg.
Damüls, the skiers' Eldorado
The Damüls ski area, situated beneath the Mittagspitze peak, boasts a comprehensive state-of-the-art lift system. Its perfectly prepared pistes - with snow-making facilities - have received the Vorarlberg Piste Quality Award.
Thanks to its variety of wide open pistes, guaranteed to meet the requirements of even the most demanding skier, Damüls rates as one of the most sought-after ski areas in Vorarlberg.
Three 6-man, two 4-man and four double chair-lifts, one drag-lift and two beginners' lifts help to ensure that every skier enjoys a marvellous time on the slopes.
Damüls rates as one of the most popular snowboard resorts in Austria. It's not only because of our belief that drag-lifts are a thing of the past, but also due to the huge choice of wide, consistently graded pistes. Freeriders will find the ideal terrain for powder boarding alongside the pistes. For freestyle fans there is a snowpark with various kickers, slides and rails. And for those of you who are still not too sure of yourselves, the Damüls snowboard school is always on hand with insider information.
Damüls - Mellau - Faschina - a real snow trap
The Bregenzerwald's largest ski area now offers still more attractions.
With 29 state-of-the-art ski lifts, 109 kilometres of wonderful pistes and the best snowpark in Vorarlberg, the skiing possibilities in the Damüls-Mellau ski area are almost endless.
The snow-filled Damüls - Mellau - Faschina area now boasts an additional attraction: the new Ragaz 6-man chair-lift. From the top station, at an altitude of 2,051m, guests can enjoy an extra 10 kilometres of wonderful pistes, all with a reliable covering of high-altitude snow.
Get an overview of the prices at the ski resort and learn more about the piste plan.
If you would like to spend your next winter holidays in Damüls just send us a non binding holiday request or book your favourite room online.


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Several of us have a monthly vegetarian potluck and we just love having dinner with people who are vegetarians or vegans.
I write a lot of letters to places urging them to stop using animal products and my hopes is that they will treat animals more humanely. I feel that animals are equal to humans.
I love that All-Creatures.org offers prayers for animals. I also like that fact that you urge all churches to not wear fur and not serve meat at church functions. I love that. That is the way it should be.
Our God would only love animals, not hurt them or have them for dinner. What are other church folks thinking?
God Bless the animals and our vegetarian/ vegan friends.
Vegetarian Network
Mission statement
We choose thoughtfulness of all creatures and the Earth, our home. We hope others will join us in opposing the killing and senseless brutal treatment of animals for meat with is not necessary or healthful for human kind.
We promote education and demonstration of the healthiest lifestyle, a plant based diet which will lead us to greater health for humans, animals, our planet and all creatures who share it, and will impact social justice issues around the globe.
We are a non-profit vegetarian group based in Bend Oregon. We provide education material, and have a lending library of books and videos to help people in their desire for better health, a more sustainable environment and prevention of cruelty to all animals. We host monthly vegetarian potlucks and hope others will join us. They are held on the 2nd Wednesday of the month. We welcome guest speakers that promote animal welfare and environmental issues.
I'd love to hear from anyone who needs to speak with someone about their profound love of animals.
Contact Veronica by email.
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The inner city feels like a war zone, even at Christmas. How could I or my students hope to find peace?
What to do when you're not fitting in or finding your place at church.
Sometimes it's not what you say, but how you say it.
Society can send a message that women are "less than," but God's created order says something entirely different.
Jesus said, "Go into all the world..." But what if putting down roots is more important than we think?
What does it mean to be a friend of sinners?
Making disciples — whatever their marital status — happens when we walk in the footsteps of Jesus.
Is the United States a Christian nation or a nation in need of Christ?
What better way to represent our Lord and serve others than with the gift of empathy?
Conflict among believers may be inevitable, but fighting dirty is not.
Marketers want you to consume. Christ asks you to produce.
Why spiritual maturity requires even single men to develop the heart of a father
If you don't know what your gifts are, maybe the best question to ask yourself is, 'How can I love those around me?'
When we find mess in the church, our ideals are shattered and our hearts broken. Where's the hope?
Maybe you're looking in the wrong place, or maybe it's not what you expected.
Listen and learn what the Bible has to say about true kingdom greatness.
Make the most of this unique season as a young man seeking to live for Jesus. Get off the couch and in the game.
How to become more effective in fulfilling the "Great Commission" in the important and strategic workplace environment
Help when reality seems a whole lot smaller than your dreams
Stop tearing down the bride of Christ, and start to appreciate and proclaim her beauty.
Mentoring in your 20s means you've got energy. Wiggle room in your schedule. Fresh ideas. And passion to fuel world change, one life at a time.
Here are five suggestions for singles to leverage their unique life season for the church in a way that married people often can't.
Missions is much like everyday life — just more uncomfortable and farther away from many people I love. Here's what I've learned after five months on the field.
Most Christian students are called to serve God in fields other than professional ministry. Not enough of them realize that.
What hope is there for those with special needs?
The early evangelical movement in America and around the world was significantly impacted by a 20-something David Brainerd.
Do you want to do something big for Jesus?
How to be a close friend
Things to consider when 'creating awareness' around the causes we care about
You can serve God even when you don't work for Him.
Life as a graduate student provides awesome opportunities to practice living for the kingdom — now.
Hospitality: giving the gift of yourself.
Evangelism isn't about filling a quota. It's about taking a risk and loving those who need the grace of God as much as you do.
How do we believers dwell in the city?
In the dust and mud and pain of Cambodia, those fighting trafficking are recapturing the sanctity of life.
Bringing Christmas to others is about extending God's presence to them ... through me.
How should Christians respond when a friend leaves the faith?
Organizations and individuals are making strides in illuminating the importance of adoption.
My new goal online isn't just to build a platform for myself as a writer, but to build a platform for Jesus.
Whether you're at the top or bottom of the business ladder, Scripture lays out specific and practical principles on how to make the most of the workplace.
The emerging generation gives less to God's work than any previous generation. Are we only hurting ourselves?
Communicating your faith is not a science. The very nature of telling the message of Jesus Christ to people requires sensitivity, discernment, and variation in style.
Now, I realize I don't know you at all. But I feel like I need to write this letter because I have to confess.
Seven values help me sort out the temporal from the eternal, and relate to both with my heart in the right place.
Elevating the dignity of women is not a new idea. But because men have too often been identified as the problem, the gender war has never been fully resolved.
Redemptive cultural engagement? It happens through either redirecting or redefining cultural patterns affected by the Fall.
The other father of Jesus teaches us a great deal about Christian mission in the 21st century.
Another predictably uneventful day at the nursing home. Until Everett receives an unexpected visitor.
Nobody expects to get old. Or useless.
Jesus' truth is two-sided: love, acceptance, understanding, and compassion on one side, and calling people to faithful obedience on the other.
It began as a regular Wednesday night Bible study. Then someone new knocked on the door.
Don't leave charity to the government.
If you're planning to get a job on a summer camp staff this summer, you're not joining a staff; you're joining a legacy.
It's fine to want to change the world by doing something powerful for God. So long as we don't miss out on the small things He has for us along the way.
More women than men tend to be involved in volunteering, church activities and school programs. So what?
Developing your personal spiritual disciplines is good, of course. But there's more to our faith than that.
Yes, you can relate to their struggles.
Our ability to redeem the sexual generation will lie in our willingness to live and love with the same kind of daring Jesus did.
I love that the Lord can use something as seemingly superficial as selling beauty products to teach me more about Himself.
How might I do a better job of loving the unlovely, people covered with the filth of sin?
It was a good article. It had a good lesson. So why was I so irritated?
It's not the government's responsibility to care; that's our job.
Being a "single-issue voter" isn't cool. Of course, Christian compassion isn't about being considered "cool."
Jesus offers us the joy of giving to others with no strings attached.
Those with few material possessions can teach us a lot about the heart of God.
The psalmist shows us how to move from questions to answers.
The heart of ministry — cooperating with God's transformational agenda — lies at the intersection of our lives and God's Word.
We can change when the God of loving truth intersects some actual human need.
Christ's call is to think differently, to live unexpectedly.
God gives good gifts. But he also gives the best gift, the inexpressible Gift of gifts.
In the therapeutic gospel, my deepest problems are merely limited to what has happened to me.
The world is dark, and we are needed.
If it doesn't really matter what they think of you, the possibilities are endless.
Sometimes doing what you can is more important than what you can do.
Among those who hurt others, and who themselves hurt, there are few easy answers. That, of course, is no reason to remain aloof from their pain.
If the Lord can be glorified through a humble stick of wood, surely He can be glorified through a humble you.
Blessed are the peacemakers for they shall be called the children of God.
Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God.
Even in business, blessed are the merciful ... for they shall obtain mercy.
It's much easier to take a side in the culture wars than to critically or redemptively engage the issues we fight over. How, then, do we engage culture Christianly?
We are like eggs. And we cannot go on indefinitely being just an ordinary, decent egg. We must be hatched or go bad.
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.
Chances are you have a friend in missions. But do you know what they need from you?
The meek shall indeed inherit the earth.
Being pro-life requires that we remind those who are nearing the end that it is good that they exist.
We're called not to mere soul-winning, but to distinctive discipleship.
Living large means making the most of awkward encounters. Like when someone tells you they want to eat your soul.
You can contend for a good cause with a bad attitude. I sure have.
Unexpected inconveniences could actually be opportunities ordained by God.
The second Beatitude — "Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted" — provides a key business and leadership principle.
Being listened to is so close to being loved that most people cannot tell the difference.
And you probably are too.
The people surrounding you aren't the enemy; they're just looking for someone who really sees them.
How do we Christians respond to charges of being heartless, anti-science, even enemies of progress?
Let love swallow your fears and go for it.
For years we have been encouraged to set boundaries. But what happens when God demands the opposite?
At a time when electronic communication leaves us increasingly cynical and skeptical, blogs can free us to communicate in a surprisingly personal way.
Graceless conversation is commonplace in the blogosphere. Believers need to change that.
Scripture says, "Whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God." Can that include blogging?
"Lifestyle Evangelism" is not sufficient. But neither is pushing to "close the deal."
It's not always best to answer the questions people ask. Sometimes it's better to answer the questions they mean.
You've known them — people who only step through the doors of a church on a holiday. Ever wonder what to say to them? Here's one writer's idea.
Getting into someone's life can be messy, but mentoring provides a front row seat to God's redeeming power.
It's about a lot more than getting out in front of a group of people and shouting "follow me!"
Prof Theo talks about calling, zeal and service.
Explaining the Gospel to seminary students and 5 year olds
A dismal-looking summer job turns into a blessing.
How do you convey your faith to people who don't share it? Depends on the circumstances.
Three secrets from the Buzz Underwood files.
Jesus was for real. The challenge, for playright Dorothy Sayers, was to show that to her audience.
It's hard to stand alone under the glare of a hostile professor. But you'd be surprised the influence you may have.
The church need not be brashly evangelistic right after a terrorist attack, but if we want to comfort the bereaved, we have to comfort in Jesus.
Suddenly my private faith had a public face.
Waking to the sound of 12 boisterous children, suddenly my summer abroad wasn't the romantic picture I had painted.
Once Digger and Butterfingers started coming to church barefoot, Vacation Bible School was never the same.
The name of the game on many college campuses is friendship evangelism. The problem is that in most cases we settle for too much friendship and too little evangelism.
Why not plan ahead for a summer of adventure that also has a noble purpose?
We run the risk of telling people that Christmas is about Jesus' birth but miss the chance to tell them why His birth matters.
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August 30, 2018, Performance: Improvisation with Invented Instruments, Austin, TX, North Door
September 7 – 9, 2018, Temporary Installation: "Reverse Plane of Cloudy", Austin, TX, MOHA
September 30, 2018, Performance: "NOPLACE", Asheville, NC, Black Mountain College
November 11, 2018, Temporary Installation: "Deliriums", San Antonio, TX, Luminaria
June 9, 2018, Installation: "Deliriums", Austin, Texas, Northern Southern
Sculpture, sound, music, and video
March 29, 2018, Artist Talk: "Scoring Sculpture", Champaign, Illinois, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
March 29, 2018, Workshop: "Bangbox", Champaign, Illinois, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
March 30, (evening) 2018, Performance: "Stepper Rattle and other Invented Instruments", Champaign, Illinois, The Outhouse,
March 3, 2018, Performance: "Noplace" (short version) Atmosphere, Austin, TX, Dadageek Student Showcase
March 8, 7 pm, 2018, Performance: "STEPPER RATTLE", Atlanta, Georgia, Georgia Tech Guthman Musical Instrument Competition
March 15, 2018, Performance: Improvisation with Steve Parker, O. Henry Museum, Austin, TX, SXSW
February 15th, 8 pm, 2018, Evans Hall, Performance: "NOPLACE", Connecticut College, The Ammerman Center for Arts and Technology 16th Biennial Symposium
February 10, 7 pm, Performance: "NOPLACE", Houston, Texas, Aurora Picture Show
I made some improvements to the traditional Christmas music that we all must hear over and over every year.
2 Performances Dec 15 and 16
– I am very excited for my upcoming residency at Signal Culture in Owego, NY from September 15 to September 29
– Teaching Intro To Robotic Art again at Dadageek this Fall, 2017
– A great conversation with Rob Ray and Taylor Hokanson on Opposable Thumbs Episode 9
– Coming Soon! "NOPLACE", a multi-sensory musical score and performance using robotic instruments, lights, shadows, DIY projections, and found recordings for Fusebox 2017 at Big Medium, Austin, TX.
– Two upcoming workshops, "Scoring Sculpture", at The 2017 Fusebox Festival.
– Putting together a robotic music workshop for this winter quarter for DADAGEEK popup school. Register HERE!
– This year's Christmas concert #3, "The Stuttering Clock", is at Colab Projects, Dec 23rd at 8pm. Facebook Invite.
– I was selected by Yesomi Umolu, Exhibitions Curator at the Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts at the University of Chicago as a finalist for the 2016 ArtPrize Time-Based Category!
– Showing "The Magnetosphere" at The Fed Gallery at Kendall College of Art and Design in Grand Rapids, Michigan – running August 30th to October 15th.
– Creating Music for Mechanized Trees and Shrubs at the Blanton SoundSpace September 25th.
– Working on a performance with AMODA consisting of live video mapping and robotic percussion – August 26th at The Off Center
– I will be performing "In C" by Terry Riley with Zac Trager and Thor & Friends for "I Am Sitting In A Room: A Night of Minimalism" on May 28th at The Museum of Human Achievement which have the best installations and gardens. Horse Lords are also playing. Its going to be a really fun night!
– I will be performing at Northern Southern as part of Warm Ashes.
April 22, 2016
9 pm
– I will performing improvised solo works at The Spiderhouse Ballroom on April 20th @ 10:45 sharp – the full BotParty show runs from 8 – 12.
Spiderhouse Ballroom
2908 Fruth St, Austin, TX 78705
– My upcoming installation, "The Magnetosphere" will be featured at the 2016 FUSEBOX FESTIVAL
Opening Wednesday April 6th, 2016 – Sunday April 10th, 2016
Phase 1 of a work-in-progress. The full version will be featured at The Fusebox Time Arts Festival 2016.
– I will be performing at Northern Southern for the Blue Flames performance festival.
March 26, 2016
3 pm
– I will be performing a solo piece entitled "My Cubical" at the Blanton Museum as part of the SOUNDSPACE SERIES
Sunday, February 28, 2016 | 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
– Steve Parker and I performed on KUTX. Steve Parker on trombone and conch shell and myself on electric lamellophone and robotic instruments


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Oct 15 2017 12:00 - 15:30
Look Mum No Hands! Lmnh Kitchen, 101 Back Church Lane, E1 1L4 London
Please note this event is cancelled due to unforseen circumstances. x
Cycle Speed Dating on your bike! Join us for a leisurely ride with dates and a pint afterwards at the Look Mum No Hands! lmnh kitchen.
Cycle Speed Dating is for everyone who likes riding a bicycle. We give you the opportunity to meet like-minded people in a relaxed environment.
This time we take Cycle Speed Dating outside so we can enjoy some fresh air, good views and hopefully sunshine while we get to know each other.
Bring your own bicycle or rent one*, meet at the Look Mum No Hands! pop-up and go for a leisurely ride for about 1,5 hours. During this time you'll get the chance to cycle with different people and we'll end the ride at the café for a well-deserved pint.
Your ticket includes a drink (after the ride) and a light snack (during the ride) plus a match mail in your inbox the day after the event.
Please note that even though we do everything to make sure we ride as safely as possible as a group, you are responsible for your own safety at all times. Cycle Speed Dating cannot be held responsible for any damage related to you or your belongings during this event.
Like us on Facebook or follow on Twitter for the latest news!
*If you don't have a bike or can't bring yours, you could get one of these or hire one at London Bicycle.
Picture: Cycle Speed Dating in New Zealand earlier this year.
Please note tickets are not refundable and we have the right to cancel the event at any time in which case you will receive a refund. This event is aimed at folk aged 25 and up, men get to date women and women get to date men. Everybody is welcome at our events. Love has no labels. Age is just a number. We refer to 'men' and 'women' but are aware there are many other shades of gender identity as well as orientation.
Interested in a men only, women only or bi-cycle speed dating? Different age range? Email us at cyclespeeddating at gmail dot com to register your interest x
Please find an overview of FAQ below and don't hesitate to email us if you have any further questions.
Who are you?
We love cycling and everything that comes with it. We want to contribute to a positive London cycling culture. We also want to give like-minded people the chance to meet eachother, offline.
Where does the Cycle Speed Dating event take place?
We've been doing it at different locations, this event will take place at the lmnh kitchen in Whitechapel.
Do I need to purchase my ticket in advance?
Yes, please do buy your ticket in advance, we want to get the balance right between the number of men and women so please book your ticket as soon as possible.
Do I need to own a bike?
We think being a cyclist is more than owning a bike. We welcome everyone who feels like a cyclist. It's in the heart. For this event you will need a bicycle, Bring Your Own or hire one.
Can I bring a friend?
It's great to go on a speed dating session with a group of friends. You will surely make some memories! Everyone attending the event needs to hold a ticket.
I bought a ticket, now what?
Please wait for an email confirmation. We'll send you an email with all details the day before the event.
I can't make it after all, can I get a refund?
Generally we can't, sorry! Feel free to pass your ticket on to someone who can make it (just make sure to update the information we hold). If you can't make it we kindly ask you to let us know.
Can I attend on my own?
Yes, this is the place to meet like-minded people and maybe even a very special person. If you're coming on your own then please don't be scared as there will be awesome souls around. We're in it together.
It's my first time, what's a speed date like?
A speed date is a short date. This way you can meet several people with similar interests in a short amount of time. The dates last three to four minutes, which is often enought to find out if you would like to see someone again.
Everyone attending the event will receive a piece of paper on which notes can be made about the people you meet and to let us know who you would like to meet again. After the event we will email you to let you know if there was a match. A match is when you both want to see each other again.
Cycle Speed Dating has brought couples together and also friendships have been formed since we started in 2013. It's also a good way to 'practise' dating and to get to know new people.
What happens if I like someone during the event?
Everyone attending the event will receive a piece of paper on which you can make notes about the people you meet and let us know if you would like to meet someone again. After the event we will email you to let you know if there was a match. A match is when you both want to see each other again.And of course, if you want, you can tell someone you like him/her during the event!
Does age matter?
Age is just a number, but based on experiences and feedback, we have decided to organise events for different age groups. This is not set in stone though. Email us at firstname.lastname@example.com if you're unsure.
My age is not in the age range of the event, can I sign up anyway?
We have based the age range on research and experiences, but you will know best if this is the event for you.
What do I wear?
Come as you are.
What does my ticket include?
Your ticket includes one free drink, the professional hosting at Look Mum No Hands! during the event and an email afterwards with your matches.
I find it hard to start a conversation with a stranger, help?
We have chosen a wonderful location for the event which will make you feel at ease. Don't forget you probably have three things in common to start with: you're a cyclist, a Londoner and you're single!
What do I do when I don't like someone three minutes can take forever?
We will make sure to give you something to talk about!
How do I contact you?
Please contact us via email@example.com and we will get back to you as soon as we can.
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INDIANA JONES THE COMPLETE ADVENTURES ON BLURAY ($99.98 BluRay; Paramount) -- The Indiana Jones quartet on BluRay for the first time. Raiders looks better than it has, but is it possible this film needs a full restoration? I couldn't help thinking it should look even better throughout. Perhaps my expectations are too high for one of the all-time great adventures. It's good to have all four films together in one compact set and the packaging looks nice, though it uses cardboard sleeves to hold the discs so you have to slide them in and out causing smudging and the like. Are plastic spindles really that much more expensive?
Raiders of course is the ultimate Saturday morning serial and Harrison Ford gives one of the great physical performances in movie history. Has an actor ever brought more character and depth to an action film? I've always defended Temple Of Doom as a winking spoof of the genre, pushing everything to extremes from the get-go. But the bad elements (that horrible roller-coaster joke late in the game during an action scene) get worse and worse with time. Last Crusade has always bored me. The smashing opener with River Phoenix puts the rest of this rote film in stark contrast, Sean Connery notwithstanding. But even that is a welcome pleasure compared to the embarrassment of Crystal Skull. (No wonder Shia Labeouf mocked it; his character looks like an outcast from the Village People. On the other hand, the Transformers films are even worse, so zip your lip, Shia.) I've just seriously critiqued three out of the four films in this set. Yikes! But if you have small kids, they'll likely be far more forgiving of the sequels. And the one extra that I love -- on the set footage from Raiders -- is amazing to uncover at this late stage. Let's do one more and finally recover the mojo that launched this series. Or am I a glutton for punishment?
THE AVENGERS ($49.99 BluRay combo; Marvel/Paramount) -- I think The Avengers is a good movie, a solid three stars out of four, which is darn impressive in an era where most summer blockbusters are witless. Others may enthuse over how awesome it is. But can we all take a moment to pause, thank director Joss Whedon, and heave a sigh of relief over the simple fact that The Avengers didn't turn into a godawful mess? There's a very good reason why these superhero collectives have not appeared on the big screen before, despite being a staple of Saturday morning TV and comic books. What's the reason? In live action, they invariably teeter on the edge of camp. The DC superheroes are such loners that I honestly can't imagine a live action film where Superman and Batman are chatting away with Wonder Woman sitting in the background dishing with Aquaman. The mere thought makes me giggle. The Marvel universe has the huge benefit of being a quirkier, more real world collective of very human, very flawed heroes (and the occasional god) and that makes the tone of family bickering that Wheedon beautifully maintains ideal when the Hulk and Iron Man and the rest hang out together. Seriously, the fact that we don't burst out laughing in derision when Captain America and Iron Man and Black Widow and Thor (for Asgard's sake!) are sitting around a table is a huge accomplishment. The fact that they've actually devised a good tale with action and humor in fine balance is remarkable. Loki is too weak a villain to make this a great film (I never thought for a moment he was a threat to anyone). But it's a lot of fun and for that I am eternally grateful. Who knows, maybe the Justice League flick will work, but they'll be hard pressed to match what Wheedon does here. And now I'm hoping the second one will be genuinely great, Tobey Maguire/Sam Raimi/Spiderman great, Christopher Reeve/Superman great. Why not?
THE BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL ($39.99 BluRay; FOX) -- You thought The Avengers was jam-packed with stars? If you're over 50 or simply have good taste in actors, then this gentle drama is the real all-star event. Judi Dench? Bill Nighy? Tom Wilkinson? That nice boy from Slumdog Millionaires, Dev Patel? That woman from Downton Abbey? (Penelope Wilton.) And MAGGIE SMITH! Dame Maggie Smith to be exact. Good lord, when will it end? You'll find few surprises in this story of senior citizens who decide their pounds will go much further in retirement if they decamp to India. But that's the way the audience wants it. The film is a little more serious than I expected from the trailer, which emphasized the comedy but it's a low-key pleasure.
AMERICAN HORROR STORY FIRST SEASON ($59.99 Bluray; FOX) -- For good and ill, those of us watching AHS for the first time on BluRay are having a very different experience from those who watched it episode by episode. We now know that this series is actually a mini-series: each season is a self-contained story with a beginning and middle and end. Cast members like Emmy winner Jessica Lange might appear in future seasons but they'll be ostensibly playing new characters. So we're braced for anything and know that no character is safe from the get-go. I'm sorry to have that modest spoiler in mind but relieved to know I can tackle this season and get a complete tale without having to commit to a five year run just to find out what's going on. (I'm looking at you Revolution; or rather, I'm not.) The team behind Glee is involved but of course the better comparison is their earlier hit Nip/Tuck. I'm not a horror fan and that leather-encased creature in the show promos kept me from watching in the first place. But with all the acclaim and this cast -- including Connie Britton of Friday Night Lights -- I'm on board and after three episodes, I'm intrigued and a little freaked out. I better make sure I finish soon. I don't think I want to watch the finale on Halloween, the way I watched The Exorcist for the first time years ago. Not smart.
LONESOME ($39.95 BluRay; Criterion) -- I might sue Criterion for false advertising. They claim this is a release of the (mostly) silent film gem Lonesome by Paul Fejos, an absolute charmer about two lonely young people who meet and fall in love while spending the day at Coney Island. But what Criterion has actually delivered is a Paul Frejos boxed set. You get Lonesome and among the bonuses you discover TWO MORE COMPLETE FEATURE FILMS. Those are some bonuses. The Last Performance is a silent film starring Conrad Veidt and is in shaky but watchable condition. Broadway, however, is a big budget Universal musical that looks very good indeed and was a landmark in terms of its use of the crane shot. A virtually unknown Hungarian master with a lengthy career both in Europe and the U.S. in feature films and documentaries, Fejos is arguably a very important innovator. Certainly his claim to lasting fame on the evidence presented rests with Lonesome, a simple tale told with dazzling technique. A celebration of the common man, Lonesome sets the pace of life in New York City very cleverly with its cavalcade of images on the street, people pushing and pulling their way on and off the subways, going to work, coming home and -- in the case of our two lovers -- watching friends head off for romantic dates while they are alone. Fejos never flags in his invention, creating montages of frenzied excitement, bold avant garde touches for certain romantic high points and always, always keeping the simple charms of his characters front and center. It was released in 1928 during the transition to sound and a few rather awkward talking scenes are inserted (for some reason those scenes come from pristine prints) but it's clearly a plus that the film was one of the last silents and had the freedom to innovate. Fejos is a fascinating guy and most of his work remains unseen (it's a pity we can't glimpse here some of his ethnographic work that consumed most of his life after Hollywood). But Lonesome genuinely deserves attention as one of the greats of the silent era and Criterion has done it justice.
TITANIC ULTIMATE 3-D EDITION ($54.99 BluRay; Paramount)
GHOSTS OF THE ABYSS 3-D ($44.99 BluRay; Disney) -- James Cameron is most excited about the fact that these movies can be seen in 3-D. Not me. I'm thrilled they are out on BluRay, the current format that brings you the best picture and sound. But seeing Titanic in theaters again, I was surprised that Cameron didn't realize 3-D made his spectacle less impressive. They took great care with the 3-D process and it showed. But with the layering of the image that 3-D uses to create depth, the use of blue screens and other effects is far more obvious. You can see this during the early scenes when the ship is being launched and the people on the dock are clearly separate from the image of the Titanic itself. Everything in the 2-D version works to seamlessly integrate these elements and make them appear to be part of one reality. But 3-D explicitly pulls them apart again, revealing the trickery at work. This happens again and again, whenever you've got actors working against a blue screen rather than on some elaborate set they've flooded with water. You already know what you think of the film. It's less impressive as a ride and was never very good as an actual film, but in 2-D and on BluRay, the sinking of the ship - which granted, takes up a huge chunk of screen time -- is still a lot of fun. And Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet rank with Montgomery Clift and Elizabeth Taylor in A Place In The Sun as one of the prettiest couples in movie history. South Park just wickedly mocked Cameron for his science work, but frankly Ghosts Of The Abyss is very entertaining and fun, an ideal counterpart to his feature film. And it looks great. In 2-D. (I don't have the option of watching it in 3-D on my TV and missed it in theaters.)
MONSIEUR LAZHAR ($38.94 BluRay; Music Box)
BERNIE ($29.99 BluRay; Millenium)
ED WOOD ($20.00 BluRay; Touchstone)
YOUNG JAMES HERRIOT ($29.99 DVD; Acorn) -- Four works with sweetness at their core. Monsieur Lazhar was an Oscar nominee for Best Foreign Film. It was rightly overshadowed by the masterpiece A Separation but this story of a substitute schoolteacher is very fine indeed and worth a look. Jack Black seems like a nice guy in this small town tale of murder; one thing not in question is that this is Black's most restrained and effective performance in a long time. Shirley MacLaine and the ubiquitous Matthew McConaughey costar. Tim Burton's best film by a mile is Ed Wood, an ode to the schlock filmmaker with a magisterial performance by Martin Landau by Bela Lugosi. And while it's clearly not a patch on All Creatures Great & Small, that show's goodwill makes it almost impossible for me not to watch this tale of the vet learning his craft while storm clouds cover Europe.
KATY PERRY: PART OF ME ($39.99 BluRay; Paramount) -- What a lost opportunity. The film itself is more of a documentary, covering Katy Perry's backstory, life on the road and her thoughts on her career and her fans and her marriage. It's catnip for fans and a good buy for them. Anyone looking for an actual concert film was probably disappointed since the movie is more of a behind the scenes affair. On this BluRay release, you get two full performances of two songs. For heaven's sake, they surely filmed entire concerts. Why not include one? Are they saving it for another release? Including an actual full concert from beginning to end would have turned this from a pretty good souvenir for fans to a great deal.
HOLY FLYING CIRCUS ($34.99 BluRay; Acorn)
THE CABIN IN THE WOODS ($34.99 Bluray; Lionsgate)
KLOWN ($29.97 BluRay; Drafthouse Films) -- Three films that court controversy. Holy Flying Circus is an absolutely daft docudrama that turns the brouhaha surrounding Monty Python's Life Of Brian (which does NOT mock Christianity but mocks pious believers indeed) and turns it into a Pythonesque film with the comedy legends played by other actors. It's a nutty idea that works very well. The other two films have twisty finales: Cabin is Joss Wheedon's other project from 2012, this one with a very high concept take on the horror film. And Klown is the latest film rescued from obscurity by Drafthouse Films. It's a raunchy tale about two pals on the lam from responsibility, with one of them "kidnapping" his girlfriend's 12 year old nephew to prove he would make a good dad. Smart plan! Like the best comedies of this sort, it has a sweetness at its core.
THE NAVIGATOR ($29.95 DVD; Kino) -- The honest truth is that if you can't see great work from the early days of cinema, then you can't champion it and truly get to know it well either. If you're wondering why Max Ophuls didn't rank higher on the latest Sight & Sound poll of the best films and directors of all time, the simple fact is that many of his movies haven't been widely available on DVD and BluRay for years. (That's slowly being corrected.) If you can't watch 'em, you can't trumpet 'em. So Kino may be solely responsible for a new surge of appreciation for the great Buster Keaton because they are seemingly making everything -- and I do mean everything -- he made available in great editions. The Navigator has been reissued in an ultimate edition and I'm reminded again what an inventive tale it is, only slightly less brilliant than The General in its variations on playing with a mode of transportation and milking that for every possible variation. What a treat. If it took me a few weeks to get to it, hey, I've got a backlog of Keaton thanks to Kino. Look for his stock to rise ever higher.
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How to Attend the All-Star Game As a Vixen
Ballers and groupies go together like drugs and d-boys, like stripper heels and fishnets, like white walls on a Cadillac, like yaki weaves and overstuffed freak'em dresses on thirsty chicks, like… Well, you catch my drift.
The point? NBA All-Star weekend is coming up and everybody knows this is like one of the most premier party events of the year. All the stars, wanna-be stars, athletes, pseudo-ballers, professional groupies, socialites and everything in between will be gallivanting about to enjoy the festivities. As a Vixen, however, there are a few things to keep in mind before embarking upon an All-Star weekend of fun-filled activities.


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fun 3. Cow Evolution – OK, I'll admit it, I didn't learn with Platypus Evolution…my kids were playing Cow Evolution and they had an alien and I didn't. It is more exciting than Platypus Evolution. there is an alien that needs to have my cows given to it. Points are given the for these cows on another planet. So we can switch back and forth from Earth to Mars and there are the aliens on earth that need cows. They have a picture of which level of cow that they are looking for. Also you can buy hats for the cows. I though that this was silly at first, but I did end up buying a lot of them hats. If you buy one level of cows a hat, all of the future cows in that level get that hat…Also, if you recreate the world, all of the cows in the next world get the same hat, you don't need to re-buy them. It is sort of a slow game at first, when enough points are accumulated you can get the cows to come every five seconds instead of every ten seconds. This one is very addicting too.
fun 2. Platypus Evolution – the object is to find two platypus that are the same and move them by each other, where they become one platypus that has changed. As the boxes fall you tap on them to get the platypus out. It is really addictive!!!
fun 1. Jewels Star – I started on classic, then tried mineral for a while, then I went back to classic. Mineral is good if I want to accomplish something, but all of the lower levels must be gone to keep playing. In classic if I am doing anything the game keeps going. Very addictive!!!


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Published: 2005/05/08
by Mike Greenhaus
Stand Up – Dave Matthews Band
RCA Records 68796
Before any Dave Matthews Band album is released, its recording process becomes a media sensation. Compared to most bands of their size and stature, Dave Matthews Band still does employ a rather organic approach, working out its arrangements as a group and testing select songs on the road. And, as always, fans are left hoping that the latest — in this case, Stand Up — will be the group's long heralded return to their H.O.R.D.E.-era roots Sadly, Stand Up is not that album. But, that's not to say that it's not a solid, naturalistic pop disc. Essentially adhering to the blueprint it perfected on Under the Table and Dreaming, the quintet turn in 14 songs, mixing dark ballads, layered and edited jams, and a few custom-made singles. At times the album sounds fresh, such as Boyd Tinsley's country-picks on the vintage sounding "Old Dirt Road," while — elsewhere — the disc sounds stacked with "Rhyme and Reasons," comfortable songs which are neither bad nor overly exciting.
For both 2002's Busted Stuff and Matthews' 2003 solo debut Some Devil, the songwriter favored self-production with the help of his bandmates and longtime engineer Steve Harris. In an unexpected move, the Dave Matthews Band recruited Mark Batson for Stand Up, a producer best known for his work in the hip-hop world. Unlike Ballard, who was known for his heavy-handed production, Batson left the musicianship to Matthews and his band, building each track from group jams and individual recording sessions. Fashioning Stand Up as a DMB-remix of sorts, Batson cut and pastes each member's instrumental parts, essentially sampling the group to recreate the classic DMB feel. Adding his own keyboard parts and helping structure almost each of the album's songs, many fans also worried that Batson would steer the DMB into the hip-hop realm, perhaps the only part of the American soundscape the group has yet to conquer. But, to his credit, Batson leaves well enough alone. Instead, he buffs up the group's bass and low-end drums and helping draw out the band's latent funk tendencies, especially on the album's title track.
As expected, the first single, "American Baby" is throwback to the emotionally-laced balladry Matthews perfected with "Crash." A bit older and more eloquent, Matthews lyrics are less awkward than on past albums while still not conventional pop-rock. Stretched over two tracks with a spoken word introduction, "American Beauty" is essentially a more mature statement on Matthews' longtime source subject: sex. Determined not to upset its Abercombie & Phish crowd, many of whom will soon grow into the next generation of jamband lovers, Matthews coats his songs with an organic edge, building "American Beauty" around Tinsley's gentle fiddle plucks.
Likewise, the haunting "Old Dirt Road" recalls the dark single "Don't Drink the Water," an accessibly sinful number with amazing jam potential. A live favorite, and the only number resurrected from last year's group writing sessions, "Hello Again" begins with the drum march which turned "Ants Marching" into the group's first anthem — guilty pleasure pop rooted in deep improvisation. "Louisiana Bayou" also seems tailor-made to stretch out in a live setting with solo segments reserved for both Tinsley and Moore. "Dreamgirl," the album's opening cut, serves as stylistic bridge to Some Devil, mixing in elements of Rufus Wainwright and longtime muse Emmylou Harris.
Among the album's funkier numbers, "Smooth Rider" is built around Stefan Lessard's basslines, always the group's hardest and most aggressive element. Perhaps DMB's most collaborative effort to date, each band member acts as frontman, though not lead vocalist. Instead, Matthews fashions his voice as just another element in the group's mix, at times fading to the background for Leroi Moore's jazzy horn solos. Perhaps comfortable enough together to know when to take a back seat, a few songs even strip DMB to a trio, allowing Matthews to spar with drummer Carter Beauford. On other tracks, Tinsley also exchanges his fiddle for an electronic mandolin, while Matthews takes a stab at grand piano. But, despite its best efforts to shake things up, each of Stand Up's tracks sound exactly like the Dave Matthews and there is something endearing about that.
If the Dave Matthews Band will be remembered as a symbol of Generation X/Y suburban culture, than it's also fitting that Matthews takes his first stab at national politics on "Everybody Wake Up (Our Finest Hour Arrives)". Written on the heels of the group's involvement in the Vote for Change tour, "Everybody Wake Up" will no doubt serve as snapshot of post-election America when Matthews' canon is used as a time capsule to explain youth culture. And, for what it's worth, it makes some sort of apocalyptic sense that the track is neither a direct statement nor a cheesy post-9/11 souvenir. Like everything else on Stand Up, "Everybody Wake Up" is the Dave Matthews Band performing like the Dave Matthews Band and realizing that's what they're good at.
For many years, fans often wondered if the Dave Matthews Band would ever return to its jamband roots. In certain respects, the group has never left, recruiting bands like Yonder Mountain String Band and Robert Randolph for their summer tour and looking to Bonnaroo for ultimate approval. More than many acknowledge, the group has stayed the course, realizing that songwriting, not improvisation, is always what made the Dave Matthews Band different from other second generation jambands. And, with Stand Up, the group ultimately figures out how to handle a double-edged sword, trying new methods to create an album which remains faithful to its sound.


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It would be helpful to have an update on the Government's
discussions within the European Community on clarifying or amending
the legal framework taking account of the interests of consumers
and brand owners, and on further study by the Commission and our
EC partners of the economic effects of exhaustion regimes on competition
and trade
Studies to date have been carried out by Sweden,
UK, Denmark and Ireland as well as the NERA (National Economic
Research Associates) study which was on behalf of the Commission.
The matter was discussed at the Internal Market
Council on 25 May 2000. The Commission rejected change to the
Community exhaustion regime to allow parallel imports and said
that it would not be bringing forward proposals. Their view was
that change in the regime would not benefit consumers through
lower prices and there were risks to employment, innovation, product
quality and after-sales service. The UK expressed disappointment
with the Commission's line and argued robustly that change would
favour consumers and competitiveness. Sweden, Germany, the Netherlands,
Finland, Denmark and Belgium all supported further discussions,
while Spain, Italy and Greece argued against change.
The Presidency concluded that there were differing
views within the Council. Further discussion is not likely during
the current French Presidency. We are in contact with the governments
of other Member States who support change with a view to broadening
support for change when the Internal Market Council discusses
this issue again. We are also in contact with Swedish government
on the handling of this matter during its Presidency which begins
in January.
It would be useful to have copies of the consumer
information provided by the Government on the possible technical
differences between grey imports and type approved cars together
with advice and warnings about the possible consequences of buying
a grey import, and an indication of the take-up of such information
The Government provides the following consumer
information on vehicle imports and the Single Vehicle Approval
These guides which are widely distributed (eg
all Vehicle Registration Offices and to all known importers) offer
advice and warnings about the possible consequences of buying
a grey import. They will soon be revised to take account of major
revisions to the Single Vehicle Approval Scheme (from January
2001) and will include information on possible safety-related
technical differences between type approved vehicles and grey
It would be helpful to know the Commission's response
to the encouragement from the Government to ask distributors to
make their selection criteria available regardless of whether
they possess market power
The Commission's view is that it is good practice
for suppliers to be open about the criteria they use for selective
distribution. If the Commission is investigating a selective distribution
system it requires the supplier to disclose its criteria to the
Commission. If a supplier notifies a selective distribution system
to the Commission for exemption the criteria will be published
for comment in the Official Journal.
However, DG Competition's powers to engage with
suppliers operating selective distribution systems are limited
to those cases where there is a potential competition problem.
Under revised EC competition rules, which came into force on 1
June 2000, agreements containing vertical restraints (including
selective distribution arrangements) are generally not deemed
to be anti-competitive if the market share of the supplier is
30 per cent or less, but there are provisions to examine individual
cases where there is a competition problem. DG Competition's position
on where there may be a competition problem is set out in Commission
Notice Guidelines on Vertical Restraints of 24 May 2000, paragraphs
Where there is no apparent competition problem
the Commission would be reluctant to ask suppliers to make their
selection criteria available because at present it has no powers
to follow up such a request.
It would be helpful to have an update on how discussions
are progressing with the music industry on the role which trade
marks play and how their concerns can be met should international
exhaustion be applied to trade mark rights
On 13 April 2000, Government officials met the
record industry's two trade associations (Association of Independent
Music and British Phonographic Industry) to discuss their concerns
about the potential impact of changing our trade mark exhaustion
regime. The trade associations outlined their case and agreed
to provide evidence of how such a change could lead to a greater
influx of counterfeit material that evidence is still awaited,
but officials remain ready to discuss the issue further with the
trade associations in the light of such evidence.


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Hi Michael, hi Chris. On Jul 26, 2007, at 05:41 , Michael Behan wrote: > Hello. I use the firefox web-developer toolbar along with the shortcut > ctrl+shift+a to post the current page to the validator. > > I noticed that in one case, the output of the validator was itself > invalid. Here is what I did: > > 1) I visited http://www.ddna.org/ OK. Let's call this "page 1" > 2) hit ctrl+shift+a > Came up valid OK, so far so good. Let's call this result document "page 2". Its URI is http://validator.w3.org/check and it has been accessed through POSTing the content. > 3) Hit ctrl+shift+a again on the w3.org validation results page What I have trouble understanding here is that the source shown in the result is not at all the content of page 2. I thought "validate local content" was uploading the actual content of the page to the validator, apparently here that's not the case. It looks as though the second time around, instead of posting the content of page 2, the toolbar requested validation of http:// validator.w3.org/check. This is not the behavior expected from "validate local content". http://validator.w3.org/check, when called with GET and with no parameter, is an error page saying "please give me something to validate". What you spotted is that this page is not valid. I will fix it. I am copying the mail to the developer of the mozilla toolbar (Hi Chris!), in case he knows what's going on with "validate local content". regards, -- olivierReceived on Thursday, 26 July 2007 06:19:32 UTC
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American Goldfinch
Nowadays, having a developed knowledge is something we all crave for, less or more. Still, there are some of the most beautiful things in the world we seem to miss, especially when they are in front of us. One of them would be the American Goldfinch, the beautiful bird that apparently should receive more from us.Read more


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Benefits of Sober Living Homes
For recovering patients, adjusting to "real life" can be the hardest part of getting well. After successfully completing detoxification and rehabilitation, patients often fear returning to an environment that may not be conducive to a sober lifestyle. Socializing with family and friends who still drink or take drugs may tempt a person to relapse. Many people feel disoriented when they return to their old lives without alcohol or drugs. However, there are many benefits of sober living homes, and below are just a few:
1. Structure. The primary advantage of a sober living home is structure. We want to emphasize that Casa Nuevo Vida is not a clinical facility; it is a residential home shared by several recovering patients who have been formerly addicted to drugs and alcohol.
The Casa Nuevo Vida sober living homes help recently recovered men and women maintain their sobriety by providing structure and support. Our facilities teach residents how to establish a healthy routine and create a responsible, sober lifestyle.
Structure creates routine, and routine is an important part of recovery. The unfamiliarity of a sober life makes it difficult for recovering persons to perform common chores, manage money or work. A sober living home can help residents establish a routine that makes the transition to "normal living" easier.
Addiction is often caused by poor coping skills, and acquiring healthy ways of coping is a gradual task. Sober living environments help residents create good habits that will allow them to automatically make positive choices in the future.
2. Professional Support. We have professionals who supervise the progress of our residents. Our sober living houses serve as a temporary setting, or a segue from inpatient care to complete independence. Our homes require residents to abstain from alcohol and drugs, and we conduct random tests to ensure that residents comply. We believe that testing creates a sense of accountability in residents.
Many recovering patients come from unstable environments where they may have to face "triggers" or stressful situations that can cause a relapse. Our transitional living homes require that residents adhere to our strict household rules. These rules create a sense of stability that makes a relapse less likely.
2. Companionship. Imposed structure is the defining feature of transitional living facilities, but residents also value the support and companionship they receive from their peers in these places. Casa Nuevo Vida is a community, and part of the healing process is learning how to be a good community member.
Further, most people recovering from addiction find social situations a little awkward, especially if there is alcohol being served. Since residents cannot drink or use drugs, they feel less awkward around each other in a sober living environment. Additionally, our transitional living facilities require individual therapy and group meetings. These meetings are a staple for the recovery process and an invaluable source of support.
3. Fun and Leisure. Despite the advantages of transitional living facilities, people still feel strained during recovery. "Boutique" sober living environments, such as our sober living homes in California can help reduce stress by offering amenities like spa treatments, personal fitness trainers, and even private chefs. Surrounded by beautiful natural surroundings, Casa Nuevo Vida sober homes provide perks that allow residents to focus exclusively on healing. Recovery takes time, and these luxurious amenities help former addicts feel less overwhelmed as they acquire the skills necessary for their lifelong sobriety.
Because alcohol and drugs damage the body severely, initial treatment focuses on physical health. However, dependency is not just a physical illness. It is also a mental health issue that needs to be addressed with a holistic approach. Casa Nuevo Vida treats both the physical and psychological aspects of dependency. These transitional settings help men and women learn to enjoy the freedom that comes with living a sober and responsible life.


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