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I took advantage of the sunny 35°F temperatures by sitting outside on the porch in the front of our house for about a half hour. Our little porch is sheltered from the wind, so I bundled up and enjoyed sitting in the warm sun. With my laptop and a glass of iced tea, I imagined that it was spring, and until the wind really started blowing, it felt like spring.
The reality is that we have a long time to go before spring gets here. While I've been dreaming of spring recently, I have been enjoying the winter. I love the snow, and along the Connecticut shoreline we've had 15 inches more snow than usual by this point in January. I love the snow, but I hate how the cold temperatures keep me inside. Getting out just for a little bit felt great today.
When I took a course in urban botany, I learned about the calming effects of nature, and realized that nature truly does have that affect on me. After a day of administering and grading midyear exams, getting outside was just what I needed to do to relax when I got home.
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|Graue looked around while the teleporter closed. She was feeling a sudden and deep sadness.
The dilapidated place made her feel a weird pain.
She sat on the ground, trying to recover. Why was she so affected by the misery of the place?
|The flashback came suddenly. A mess of images and voices. Derp daron, 'Beautiful ashes'. A king. A clock. Time to fight , time to leave.
And a weird, powerful sense of belonging.
|'What is this planet? What happened here? Where are the people?'
But her new friend couldnt answer.
The sandworm caught the little animal by surprise. Before Graue could even scream, it had been swallowed.
|She had the crazy impulse of raising the pendant, unable to move away from the monster.
The beast stayed still what felt like an eternity ... just watching her, and suddenly...
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Article: Yerin catches hidden camera glasses at Girlfriend fan signing
Source: YTN via Nate
1. [+1,361, -50] Disgusting...
2. [+1,078, -32] Ugh what a mess
3. [+1,014, -38] Is it necessary to go this far
4. [+137, -10] What's worse were the comments after she caught him, people saying crap like how idols have to put up with this because it's their job and even hate directed at Yerin for catching him in the first place. Apparently this isn't the first time hidden cameras were caught at female idol fan signings. Imagine how scary it is to be sitting there thinking you're talking to a fan and making eye contact but really he's been filming you the entire time. There's a difference between fans taking pictures with their cellphones or DSLRs and using hidden camera methods like this.
5. [+128, -9] Pass him to the police, what he did is illegal... and you guys do realize that men use footage like this to insert into porn?
6. [+123, -4] Shouldn't have just let him go... I bet he's filmed a lot of people with his hidden camera~ he might even be a sex criminal
7. [+92, -2] Fine, I get that the man wore the glasses to film his favorite idol as closely as possible, but to think that he might've worn the glasses the entire time he was taking the bus or subway there and filming other people without their knowledge makes it scarier.
8. [+83, -5] Ugh I hate people like this, just reading this article makes me feel disgusted
9. [+74, -3] Fans who shoot with DSLRs make it known to the idol that they're being filmed but hidden camera glasses like this is completely unfair and unnecessary, especially considering the fan signing allowed regular cameras in the first place
10. [+69, -7] Judging by how his backside looks, he looks like an ajusshi ㅎ
11. [+66, -6] People never know when to draw the line... his intentions seem ill
12. [+46, -1] Filming her is not the issue, it's secretly filming her that's the issue
Source: Pann
1. [+156, -1] Honestly I don't blame the manager for not catching it first, who would actually think that someone would bring hidden camera glasses to a fan signing?
2. [+156, -2] I think Yerin and Yoojoo handled it well. Yoojoo knew the glasses were a hidden camera but she still smiled and high fived him. Yerin then told the fan 'you have pretty eyes but I want to see you without your glasses' and then took them off of him.
3. [+141, -4] I got goosebumps seeing that picture ㅠㅠ Yerin and Yoojoo handled it well... Yerin managed to take them off of him and double check that they had a camera... I'd be so traumatized ㅠㅠ
4. [+62, -1] Yerin looked so scary when she went to tell the manager that the glasses had cameras in them ㅋㅋㅋㅋ both of them handled it well.
5. [+51, -0] What's scarier are the people defending that man saying that idols should be used to being filmed at all times. There's a huge difference between fans shooting with DSLRs and perverts using tiny hidden cameras.
6. [+43, -0] Honestly this scandal has only proven how lightly men think of the issues with hidden cameras... goosebumps
7. [+42, -0] There are even some ba$tards that called Yerin a sly fox for telling on the man to her manager ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ goosebumps that guys actually think like that
8. [+37, -0] I bet that gross man wore those glasses on the elevator and subway too


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The Ambassador of Cool know simply as Sade brought the house up last night at the AArena Downtown Miami. It's been ten years since her last show in South Florida and, boy has she most def still Got It. Why does she return to the swamp? Because we desperately need a dose of true cool. Her hot benevolence is our refreshment.
Some say that 'black don't crack' and like a Benin Bronze, the British Nigerian remains unchanged through the years. Her unique brand of smoothy R&B and melancholy lyrics continue to sooth the savage beast and comfort weary hearts with deep world vibes unrivaled in todays stage of musical devolution.
Sade and her core band members have remained in tact where scores of other popular groups slip down the drain of mass culture. Her growing fan base is sophisticated and unwavering in the understanding that this soulful music is just the right medicine for modern distractions and afflictions of heartache.
The tears shed are real. The eyes of this goddess are the wellspring of our redemption. The voice is the sound of ancient sirens here to bless our senses with comfort and hope.
Sade will bring the house down only to raise it up high with bonafide genuine cool. The production is top notch, a 360 from the garishness of Spears and U2 type pyro-jazz that proliferates todays concertscape.
A solitary figure, she stands alone with such royal presence as if to say, 'fear not, i will vanish your pain now'.
The roots of the sound are etched on the hides of time. The remarkable tats of Paul Denman.
Saxy as ever, Stuart Matthewmman surrounded by fans after the show.
Mrs. Swampthing with that other man, Maxwell.
Grooving on these freckles is like gazing at a brilliant night sky shimmering with a constellation of heavenly bodies that anchor us to the universe with reliabliability for eternity.
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Last Saturday, Phil and I drove to Snowmass to see the village and the scenery. It was SO beautiful. Fall has come to Colorado (in some areas). The leaves were turning a brilliant golden yellow. The pictures can't even begin to do it justice. I'll post a few of my favorites but you really had to see it in person to appreciate the beauty of God's creation.
There was a large rainstorm in the distance. You can see it in some of the photos. We went out to a restaurant and when we left, we saw both tips of a large rainbow. Thank you God for your promises to us.
Taeya also had fun hanging out in the high chair at the restaurant. She managed to turn herself sideways and straddle the chair.


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Actor, writer, producer, and director Orson Welles is widely recognized as one of the most significant figures in 20th-century dramatic arts. His 1938 radio broadcast of H. G.Wells's The War of the Worlds and his film Citizen Kane (1941), often cited as the most innovative film ever made, are only two of the works that have helped make him an almost legendary figure. Welles acted and directed on stage, radio, film, and television, made numerous recordings, and authored plays, film scripts, and a newspaper column. As a political activist, he devoted considerable energy to the 1944 presidential campaign in support of Franklin Roosevelt. His work is of deep interest to students and scholars in a broad variety of disciplines, both here and abroad.
The Orson Welles materials in the Lilly Library at Indiana University can be found in a number of collections. The largest of these, the Wells mss., numbers about 20,000 items and pertains to Welles's activities on radio, stage, and film as well as to his personal and political life. Covering principally the years 1936–47, they include extensive documentation of his stage and radio careers, as well as voluminous materials for the films he planned and produced. The Fanto manuscripts consist of correspondence, film and theater production materials, photographs, and clippings pertaining to the work of Welles and his cameraman George Fanto. Correspondence and legal papers relating to the financial affairs of Welles and Mercury Theatre Inc., as handled by Welles's personal attorney, L. Arnold Weissberger, may be found in the Weissberger manuscripts. The Pauline Kael manuscripts add substantial information about his career as a film director. Film scripts and press kits for several of the films in which Welles acted as well as directed may be found in the printed collections of the Lilly Library. A detailed guide and inventory to the Orson Welles collection is available on the Lilly Library's Web site.
The Orson Welles materials have been used steadily for numerous published articles and books, including most recently Simon Callow's definitive biography, the second volume of which, Hello Americans, appeared in 2006. In addition, the materials have served for both study and inspiration in a number of graduate and undergraduate courses at the university in the departments of English, film studies, and telecommunications, among others.
New material continues to be added to the Lilly's Welles holdings. The library recently acquired a third copy of one ofWelles's earliest publications, Everybody's Shakespeare: Three Plays (1938), edited for reading and arranged for staging by Welles and Roger Hill, this one with the young writer's extensive pencil annotations and revisions for radio production. An even more surprising acquisition came this past year with a series of love letters and whimsical self-portraits from Welles to his wife Rita Hayworth, preserved for years in her traveling cosmetics case.
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Charlie Sheen has proven that viewers will follow their favorite actors to different networks. The star's new series "Anger Management" debuted on FX Thursday night and was the the most-watched scripted comedy primetime series premiere in cable history.
A total of 5.47 million viewers tuned into the series about a non-traditional therapist (Sheen) who specializes in anger management. The second episode grew to 5.74 million total viewers.
In addition, "Anger Management" now ranks as the most-watched series premiere in FX history.
The actor recently told the New York Times that the series will be his swan song. "When I'm done with this business it's just going to be about soccer games and amusement parks. And when this ends, I'm done," he explained.
Last year Sheen was famously fired from the CBS show "Two And A Half Men" after a public meltdown and feud with creator Chuck Lorre. Sheen is likely basking in the glow of his newfound success.
The ninth season of "Men" kicked off with 28 million viewers watching Ashton Kutcher take Sheen's spot in September. "Men" averaged around 12 million viewers during its last season, which finished in May. When Sheen starred, it averaged around 15 million viewers.
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And I already am feeling a lot better! I get tired out pretty easily, but, because I've been cooped up inside for the past four months, I've been trying to keep busy regardless. I was able to go to our church's get-together at the beach last week. I spent a beautiful day at Balboa Park for my Dad's birthday. I've also been able to hang out with several friends. I went to my best friend Katy's birthday party, had dinner with my fourth-grade-best-friend Becca, and had coffee with a friend named Rachel, who I haven't seen in a few years. I'm extremely happy to be able to have a social life again!
Now that my chemotherapy is over, many people have been asking me what I plan on doing next. Before I got diagnosed with cancer, my plan was to begin grad school this fall. I was all set to enter the Peace and Justice Studies Master's program at the University of San Diego, but now that the time has come, I know I am not physically or mentally prepared to start grad school. So I deferred my acceptance for a year with the intention of beginning the program in the fall of 2013. However, my recent experience has made me wonder if I might want to pursue a different career path. I've been looking into a joint Master's of Social Work/Master's of Public Health program at San Diego State University and thought of possibly going into Oncology Social Work or pursuing something related to public health. I plan on applying to the program early next year, and making a decision about what program I actually will do when the time comes to decide. If there's anything these past four months have taught me, it's to take things one day at a time. Our own plans are unreliable because we are not in charge of life; God is. James 4:13-15 says,
Look here, you who say, "today or tomorrow we are going to a certain city, will spend a year there, carry on business, and make money." How do you know what your life will be like tomorrow? Your life is like the morning fog -- it's here a little while, then it's gone. What you ought to say is, 'If the Lord wants us to, we will live and do this or that.I can safely say that this year has been absolutely nothing like I planned it. I'm going to attempt to live my life in the way these verses suggest, not making certain plans, but leaving my life open to the possibilities that God may have planned for me. So maybe I'll go to grad school in a year, but I'm not positive. I have several ideas of things I want to do in this next year, but am trying to remember that nothing is certain.
I'm leaving for Oregon on friday and will spend a week there with several of my college friends. We are also planning on taking a family vacation at the end of August. Besides those two trips, I have no plans set in stone. I know I need to get a job and think it might be fun to be a barista for a while. I also would love to travel this next year if it's a possibility at all -- and if God wills it. I've been feeling a lot better, but definitely don't feel healthy. So for now, I will simply take things once day at a time, focus on trying to become as healthy as possible, and see where God takes me.
"Every day of my life was recorded in Your book.
Every moment was laid out before a single day had passed."
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Mock grave among the "attractions" at BNP "family festival"
Anti-BNP protesters claim it is a fascist show; the BNP insists it is for families. The party said other events at the festival would include teaching teenagers how to deal with "anti-white racism" in schools, colleges and the workplace.
Last year the Derby Telegraph was barred from the site, but yesterday our reporter was able to enter. The graveyard featured about 30 wooden crosses with the names and faces of murder victims. A sign at the graveyard read: "The forgotten victims: a memorial to those who paid the ultimate price. Please take a moment to remember them. Victims of anti-white racist violence. Light a candle and pray that our efforts are rewarded in this political struggle before more lives are wasted."
Elsewhere on site, T-shirts were on sale with slogans like "It's a white thing" and leaflets available headed "Islam: A threat to us all".
Head of the BNP's youth and student wing, Mike Howson, said he expected about 50 young BNP members to take part in youth events over the weekend. He said this would include explaining to older teenagers how to deal with "anti-white racism". This will involve the youths being told what their rights are if they belive they are victims of what the BNP called discrimination against whites.
The BNP has refused to say which speakers from abroad will be at the festival and refers to only one unnamed foreign guest speaker in its programme. Anti-BNP groups claim the speakers will include a number of spokespeople from fascist European parties. Yesterday, a US white supremacist, Preston Wiginton, was banned from entering Britain to speak at the festival. Wiginton was barred by officials at Heathrow airport. The UK Border Agency said it had intelligence that Wiginton was to give a speech and said it was feared he would promote "extremism, hatred and violent messages".
Today, more than 2,000 protesters were expected to take part in a peaceful march from Codnor Market Place to a point on Codnor-Denby Lane. It was being organised by Unite Against Fascism, Stop the BNP, Derby Racial Equality Council, Amber Valley Campaign Against Racism and Fascism and the TUC.
Derby Telegraph
9 comments:
- Anonymous said...
This is their idea of an attraction for a family festival? No wonder they're all so fucked up.
- 9:04 am, August 15, 2009
- Leftie scum said...
Nice. :/
- 10:01 am, August 15, 2009
- Radio3listener said...
...and how many of those 'names' have either the BNP made up, or the relatives have not yet found out that their loved ones are white supremacist propaganda?
- 10:55 am, August 15, 2009
- milton said...
The crosses represent those who have fallen in service to the bnp Treasury department...
- 11:40 am, August 15, 2009
- Barbara said...
What kind of nightmare-invoking paranoia are these weird people giving their children?
We've discussed this before, but the BNP are not bringing up confident, capable, open-minded kids.
They are handicapping their own children.
- 12:19 pm, August 15, 2009
- Jezza said...
This is their first 'family fun' attraction.
Whats the next kkk tribute or BNP Combat 18 defence summer school.
The Griffin Youth Movement.
If these kids are brought up on this heaven know what kind of psychos they'll be when they grow up.
- 7:35 pm, August 15, 2009
- Anonymous said...
If you look at the various activiies which they are promoting at this festival of hate, specifically to children and young people, you will see no better example of the agenda which they are following - they do everything possible to capture the minds of the young with sensationalism and outright lies.
Children who have been subjected to this sort of influence during their fomative years are forever scarred - even those that manage to see the propoganda for what it is at some point in their lives have no doubt been left with implications which will forever leave their mark.
- 7:40 pm, August 15, 2009
- ReclaimTheUnionJack said...
Not a Union flag or a Christian cross but a white power Aryan cross. Work that one out for yourself.
Exactly how 'British' or 'Christian' is that?
- 7:50 pm, August 15, 2009
- Jamie The Antifascist said...
Griffin & co get high off paranoia, no?
- 8:27 pm, August 15, 2009


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Has anyone ever needed a reboot? Seriously. I mean you have put things off for so long or life has gotten so busy that you've gotten behind on everything. So you need a reboot. Kind of like that old TV show. I'm dating myself here. But it was on Cartoon Network back in the 90's and there were robots? No? Anyone? I guess I'm older than I though. Sheesh, thanks for all your help lol. Anyways, I'm there. We're in the midst of getting ready to move. We have literally 38 until we drive away from Groton, CT. Where are we driving to you ask? Kittery, ME. Where will we be living you ask? I have no idea. The housing up there is all full up. There is no where for us to live, and all of the rental houses are too much for our measly BAH(Basic Allowance for Housing). Take that military!!!! You don't pay us poor enlisted folk enough money!!! But before I tell you how I really feel, let's get back to the topic at hand ;). Reboot.
The hubs and I desperately need one. And it needs to come with caffeine and all of the B vitamins to boot. We have all things big things planned and little to no time and a mountain of stress to achieve them under. Basically all the DIY projects I'm tackling myself. This weekend I hope to refinish a dresser, build a screened hamper and hopefully strip and stain an antique door. Now most things are done. The door is stripped, the hamper pieces are cut and the dresser is mostly sanded.
Have any of you out there ever needed a Reboot? Or have had to gather your wits before you lose them completely? Has anyone ever seen Reboot?
What future DIY's are you planning on tackling in the upcoming weeks? I'd love to hear some of your crazy hairbrained schemes!!
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Friday, May 19, 2017
Prior Commitments
Let's try a simple logic chain. Bob hates vegetables. A tomato is a vegetable. Therefore, Bob hates tomatoes. Note in this that there is an a priori position where Bob hates vegetables. He is committed in advance to this. When he hears, then, that tomatoes are vegetables, he automatically hates them. This is problematic because tomatoes aren't vegetables; they're fruit. That is, it isn't experience ("I ate a tomato and didn't like it") that informed Bob's opinion about tomatoes, but his prior commitment to a hatred of vegetables.
Very popular today is the concept of "global warming" or, more accurately, "global climate change". I would venture to guess that the majority of those who believe in anthropogenic global climate change -- the idea that human beings are killing the planet by changing the climate -- do so on an a priori basis. They have prior commitments that require it of them. Maybe it's a prior belief that humans are dangerous. Maybe it's a commitment to "trust what the scientists tell us." That's the same belief that, for the vast majority of people, is sufficient to convince them that Evolution is true.
Religion in general and Christianity in particular are rich in a priori commitments. The Bible begins with "In the beginning, God ..." (Gen 1:1) which is a statement "from the former" that there is, without question, a God. No question. No proof. No evidence. He just is. We have confidence in the authority and reliability of Scripture from which we derive the certainty of the existence, life, death, and resurrection of Christ from which we derive much more of what Christianity entails. These are just some examples.
It's surprising to me the number of positions Christians take from unexpected a priori concepts. Open Theism, for instance, begins with a previous position regarding the nature of the Free Will of Man. It is the Libertarian Free Will notion that requires that "Free Will" be defined as "without influence or constraint from God or human nature. Now, nothing in Scripture offers this definition and nothing in Scripture requires this definition. It is simply a prior concept from which a major set of conclusions are drawn.
The whole "old-earth" theory of Creation is built on this same kind of thinking. Nothing in the Bible requires the position that God could nor or did not make the universe in 6 days. It comes solely from a prior commitment to modern scientific views of the age of the Earth. To put it another way, the thinking goes, "Modern science says the world is billions of years old, so the Bible can't be right" or, more generously, "... so the entire historical understanding of the Church has been wrong." That is, it cannot be "The Bible says it's 6 days, so Science must be wrong."
Our prior commitments tell us a lot about what we believe. "If the Bible conflicts with Science, the Bible is wrong" has one prior commitment and "If the Bible conflicts with Science, Science must be wrong" is a different one. If the Bible were to teach that guys were to wear coats and ties to church, your prior commitment would determine the outcome. An a priori position of "The Bible is right" would lead to guys wearing coats and ties to church and an a priori position of "Culture (or comfort) is right" would lead to the conclusion that the Bible was mistaken on that point. The number of Christians who draw conclusions from prior commitments opposed to Scripture is discouraging. This speaks of a bottom-line prior commitment of "Truth is subject to my approval."
We ought to be people of prior commitments. We ought to assume, for instance, the character of God revealed in His Word. Like Abraham's "Will not the Judge of all the earth do what's right?", we ought to assume that God is loving, good, faithful, just, merciful, gracious, powerful, wise, and all the other attributes we know Him to be rather than question His character when we see things that cause us to wonder. We ought to assume that all Scripture is God-breathed and, as such, authoritative and incapable of error and act accordingly. That would include reading it, treasuring it, and obeying it even when we don't fully understand it. If the a priori position is correct, then it is right to hold to it, draw conclusions from it, and respond appropriately. Truthfully, God and His Word do not need our approval to be right.
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Would you counsel a grandchild of yours in public school to speak out in class? Or maybe to meet privately with the teacher after class is over to lodge a complaint? At some point, your grandchild may be told that
Humans are primates
Humans are mammals
Humans are vertebrates
Humans are chordates
If a line needs to be drawn by the student, where does it fall in those categories?
Your grandchild will be told about layers in the geological column, with names like holocene, pleistocene, and pliocene. Should objection be made to the dates assigned by geologists, but not necessarily to the existence of distinguishable strata?
- Stan said...
Not entirely sure of the point of your question(s). Science has good reason to question the popular claims you point out from public schools. The Bible seems, also, to make counter claims. But I don't see where the Bible (my prior commitment) makes any demands that I make sure that schools are teaching things in accordance with the truth of Scripture, so I don't know what you're asking.
When my kids were in public school, I spoke to them about these things to insure they understood the truth in the face of lies (and there were a lot more than just these) being taught in schools. It was my (biblical) responsibility to teach my kids. I don't know that it is my kids' (or grandkids') responsibility to correct error in teachers.
- David said...
I happen to be a Young-Earth creationist. I have no idea why anyone would have a problem with those classifications for humans that you listed. But as Stan pointed out, the post isn't about arguing against ideas you disagree with, but to acknowledge that we all have beliefs based on prior influences outside of actual experience. If we are aware of them, we can distinguish where our priorities lay. But we have to acknowledge them if we wish to g a discussion, otherwise we'd end up talking passed each other because we are starting from different foundations. Example, I believe that God literally created everything in 6 days. An evolutionist believes there is no divine influence in the universe. So, for us to look at those different "cene"'s you listed, we would come to different conclusions based on the information presented. But if we don't acknowledge our previous biases, we simply see the other as anti-science or anti-God.
As an aside, I happen to have no problem with either the apparent age theory or an actually old earth, as long as the literal 6 day creation is maintained. We don't actually know how long Adam and Eve were in the garden before the Fall. It is assumed to be a short time, but nothing says that, and it even makes some sense for a long period since it would seem odd for God to give that command and a week later they disobey. It would take time for even thinking about disobedience to come to their heads, I'd think.
- Craig said...
I'd suggest that it's our place to provide our children with the information to counter what they might be taught, but I don't see any reason to pressure them to speak out publicly if they choose not to.
As far as grandchildren, I'd say that's the parents job, but that encouragement and support would be appropriate.


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Moore's Law states, in paraphrase, that processing power as a whole doubles every eighteen months. Sometimes it's been clock speed, sometimes it's been number of transistors, but this seems to have generally held true.
The obvious corollary is that newer processors --computers in general-- are more powerful than older ones. This has consistently been born out, with extreme cases being the emulation of entire old systems on newer ones, even many at once, even without being emulated on the newest systems. (See: Linux to Game Developers: No More Excuses)
Based on this, I've thought up a potentially interesting, but probably wrong, corollary: Every eighteen months, it becomes possible to add another layer of emulation, without effectively slowing down the deepest layer. This means that, for example, I can have my MacBook Air emulating a Mac from a year and a half ago, emulating a three-year-old Mac, emulating a Mac eighteen months older than that, all the way down to the original Macintosh -- with the deepest Mac having an effectively indistinguishable user-experience (for better or worse).
Practically speaking, assuming an arbitrary six-month delay before full emulation of a system, this means that twenty-four months after a system comes out, it's possible to emulate it indistinguishably.
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I dont sleep much
nor well
it has nothing to do with fish scale
or private hells
just an air matressess.
carless actor
half-ass poet.
ghost like todo,poof,up in smoke
coast to coast
low pro
dont talk much
im not involved in lush brushs like rush
I dont have a lot of time for dribble.
all it is //is hush-hush.
scribbles and pen strokes for this bloake moaning
flail of syllabus,
composed of smoke & a few nights in a jail house
i think it has somthing to do with failing now
im tired of my hands at rest
i need more scars
more burns
more tests
lordy lord the herds are marching to slaughter
i feel otherworldly at hours
lack there of
the over whelming lust for knowledge
all crushed
long bearded man-child
driving at top gear on a motorizedhover-bike.
david icke.
half hour power outage
brain circuts circus
I think im into belly dancers & isolated train
compartments with fine cigars and catered diner cars.
submerged memories;crumbled pages of memoirs
battle scars so hideous they need beauty marks
star charts
dark arts
mirrors for line division
night vision
& the way she walks alone in the park
unafraid of sharks
I mumble out sparks,I see stars
she been abucted by aliens before
"god damn"
I say
"what exactly was it you saw?"
she rambles on
until she can barely talk
we both havent walked in moments
so my dead legs burn as I try to adjust
I can feel it in my SOUL that this took all her
but adjusted truth,proven fact
& doubt
I was out of things to do
I never controled anything,why should I be able to
for you
I'd do anything
splatter my brains in revolutionary tales for decades
until they become
that becomes myth
& the sands of time wash it away...
I never wanted to be anything,and look at me now,I'm exactly that
except with the stroke of a pen,
& the right shake of a hand that could all
its all spin,until rent cant come up again
but thats why I have friends who dont know my kin
now & again
I'll lend a helping hand to uphold a sentence
Ill never serve one
unless I plan it.
finish him,rings in my head as I walk threw the valley of death
...I wish this was one of those for 'instances'
or all for divedends
but again
I stress
Its just the paranoia I live in
at least I admit it,
never let it get all in
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These are a delicious snack for after dinner or for when you just have a sweet tooth. I have to admit when I saw this recipe, I was skeptical that it would taste ANYTHING like cookie dough. After a bite, Mickey and I were hooked!
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¼ cup vanilla protein powder, or additional almond flour
¼ tsp salt
¼ cup powdered sugar
¼ cup coconut oil or spread, melted
1 tbsp coconut milk
1 ½ tsp vanilla extract
¼ cup dark chocolate chips
Mix the flour, protein powder, salt and sugar in a bowl. In a small bowl, mix all of the wet ingredients and pour into the dry mix. Fold in the chocolate chips and make small, inch-sized balls. Once rolled, place on a wax paper lined cookie sheet and place in the freezer for at least 30 minutes.
This recipe also called for a chocolate coating, but it is not really needed. If you must, try the following:
2/3 cup dark chocolate chips
1 ½ tbsp. coconut oil/spread
In a double broiler or saucepan, melt the chips and oil. Once melted, remove from the heat and dip each ball with a spoon and replace to the sheet. Place the bites back into the freezer for the chocolate to harden.


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Or Something is up up There!
The thought processes behind creating and living with your art.
Art happens in the head, not the hands. Anyone with enough manual dexterity to sign their own name has enough muscle control to draw, if sufficiently motivated.
Painting can be even easier. The basic skills of handling a pencil or paint brush, learning about color and color families, composition, etc. can be taught, even to a certain extent, creativity can be taught, or rather techniques for unlocking your own creativity can be discovered. These "keys" to creativity can and will be different for everyone.
But the main one is the same for all. The more you create, the more experience you get with the basic act of creating, the more in tune you will be with your own, unique creative process. And that happens inside your own head, not on a piece of paper or canvas.
Skill, don't knock it.
Skill is required to successfully create any work of art. It just doesn't "just happen". Yes, there is serendipity in art. What other artists have called, "happy accidents" but you are more likely to have these happy accidents if you have mastered basic skills in whatever medium you have chosen.
This leads to:
Practice makes perfect in art as in everything else. The more you paint, draw, crave, mold, staple and manipulate any media, the more mastery you will have over it, and the more inventive you can get with it.
Guilt by Association
Another strange thing about creativity, the more you are around creative people, the more creative you become. This is the reality behind things like artist's colonies. Creative people have found that by associating with other creative people the more creative they become.
Such is the reality of many of our art movements. The impressionists had their own little impressionistic "club" same with the Fauvists. Picasso did not create in a vacuum, he surrounded himself with an invisible and sometimes visible support to his creativity.
Which brings up to the art league, art association, artists group, etc. Many of us feel the need to join such groups. They can be a large influence on us or a drag, depending on how good they are at inspiring creativity. Some are great, other can drag you down. So you have to investigate and decide just how stimulating they will be to you, the artist.
Find a Mentor
Ask yourself how will this group help you further your own artist ambitions? Do they encourage the work? Supply you with information or access to learning experiences? Do they sponsor the kind of shows that accept creativity or do they simply sponsor the same clickish work?
Select carefully when it comes to learning experiences. Many "classes" are more social clubs. You do a selected, pre-thought out complete painting in an afternoon. These are fine for what they are, but they will not stimulate your own creative direction. Find a mentor.


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(standard) pickles & onions
Presentation: For a fast-food burger, the Slider is pretty cool. It comes in a little box (pictured below). The box also serves to keep the burger warm.
Taste: Boring. The pickles and onions are basically what your tasting.
Quality: Poor
Variation of ingredients: Even for a fast-food restaurant, the variation here is lacking. Granted, it's a slider not a burger, so this sandwich is really small.
The Burger Eater's Rating: 3 (on a scale of what I would rate other fast-food burgers)
The real rating here is for Fox & Obel's char-grilled cheeseburger, (www.fox-obel.com). Fox & Obel is a high-end market in downtown Chicago. They sell some of the best meats and cheeses I've seen in one place. Think Dean & Deluca. At the back of Fox & Obel is a cafe that serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Every time I go to Chicago I will eat here. The atmosphere and quality are great.
lettuce, tomato, red onion, white cheddar
Presentation: Pretty standard. Served with fries on a white dinner plate. The bun is the most attractive item on the place.
Taste: I'm not the biggest fan of iceberg lettuce on a burger. It waters down too much of the flavor in the meat and sauces (there are no sauces on this burger). I added some ketchup knowing the sandwich would be a little dry. The white cheddar was subtle.
Quality: The quality of the meat was amazing. It was well prepared (medium-rare) and was juicy and tender. The bun was really fresh and warmed. I can't speak much to the quality of the toppings since they didn't add much flavor.
Variation of ingredients: I would have liked some arugula or romaine instead of iceberg lettuce and a sauce of some kind.
The Burger Eater's Rating: 7


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I have recently received panic phone calls from accountants and clients of accountants about the alleged death of the historic quiet disclosures for qualifying for the IRS voluntary disclosure practice. I have tracked the immediate panic down to a recent discussion article in the TSCPA Viewpoint. The article is titled "Quiet Disclosures Out, Voluntary Disclosures Back In." (See article here.) The article was inspired by comments made by the Chief of IRS CI in a panel discussion at the 2009 May Meeting of the ABA Tax Section. The article reports, as the title states,
The world has now turned upside down again. At a meeting of the ABA Tax Section in Washington, D.C. in May, the Chief for the Criminal Investigation Division announced that "quiet disclosures" would no longer be accepted.I have discussed on this blog the comments actually made at the ABA Tax Section meeting and don't think they sound a death knell for quiet disclosures. My prior blog, titled Noise About Noisy and Quiet Voluntary Disclosures (5/10/09), may be viewed here. In view of the current panic, I shall make just a few other comments:
1. The disclosure under the new foreign bank account voluntary disclosure initiative requires a noisy disclosure following the procedures established for that initiative. (See the IRS wed page here.) If a taxpayer wants the criminal no-prosecution assurance in writing and the substantial civil tax penalty benefits (as compared to a worst case) that noisy disclosure procedure is required.
2. Quiet disclosures are alive and well in tax practice. Although, at the ABA meeting, the Chief of IRS CI appeared to have said earlier in the panel discussion that quiet disclosures were not acceptable, the panel clarified precisely what she meant. The quiet disclosure still may be effective for avoiding a criminal prosecution (both within the scope of the initiative and in other cases). The only difference between the quiet and the noisy disclosure (whether within the scope of the initiative or not) is that the noisy disclosure results in the IRS's written acknowledgment that there will be no recommendation for a criminal prosecution. In addition, the noisy disclosure within the scope of the current foreign account initiative assures the taxpayer is subject to significantly reduced potential civil penalties than could apply in a worst case. The quiet disclosure, if otherwise within the scope of the voluntary disclosure practice and properly implemented in the right case, (i) offers reasonable assurance -- but no written acknowledgment -- of no criminal prosecution but (ii) offers no assurance of civil penalty mitigation (so that, in particular, with respect to fact situations within the scope of the current initiative, the draconian FBAR and other penalties could apply full bore if the IRS chose to assert them against a taxpayer making a quiet disclosure).
3. Bottom line, quiet disclosure is still viable, but as I noted in my earlier blog, practitioners might want to be a bit more forthcoming in the disclosures made in the quiet filing of the delinquent or amended returns, particularly, I think, in the disclosures with amended returns correcting original fraudulent returns. This requires careful threading of the needle not to create as many or more problems than it solves. Taxpayers and practitioners who are risk averse should strongly consider doing a noisy disclosure.
4. As to the current initiative in particular, I think there are some cases where the taxpayer and the advisor should at least consider a quiet disclosure as a viable option. Assume these facts: The taxpayer has a foreign bank account of a static $1,000,000 from 2005 - 2007 and has evaded tax of $14,000 in each of the years. (Assume the taxpayer withdrew the earnings each year for personal consumption, so that the account amount is static over those years.) This taxpayer is subject to income tax liability of $14,000 per year ($42,000 for the 3 year period) and interest. The penalties that might apply are the 20% accuracy related penalty ($2,800 per year or $8,400 for 3 years) or the 75% civil fraud penalty ($11,200 per year or $33,600 for 3 years). The FBAR penalty, if reasonable cause cannot be shown, would be either (i) up to $10,000 per year ($30,000 total) or (ii) if willful, up to the greater of $100,000 or 50% of highest amount in the account per year ($500,000 per year or $1,500,000 for 3 years)). Let's say that the facts are such that the practitioner can offer reasonable assurance -- no guarantee -- that fraud is not involved so that the taxpayer will at worst be subject to the 20% accuracy related penalty on the tax underpayment and the $10,000 per year FBAR penalty. The potential cost to this taxpayer for the accuracy related penalty is, at worst, the same as being offered in the current noisy voluntary disclosure initiative ($8,400 for 3 years). At best, there would be no accuracy related penalty under the qualified amended return rules if fraud is not involved as I assume in this example.) And, the maximum exposure for the FBAR civil penalty is only $30,000, which is substantially less than the $200,000 FBAR penalty under the current initiative.
5. It is true in considering this example that the IRS FAQs say that a taxpayer could join the noisy voluntary disclosure initiative now and opt out in hopes of getting the better deal. At least in theory, by doing that the taxpayer will solve the criminal problem (although there is no express statement to that effect) and would be able to assert that the indicated significantly lesser civil penalties, if any, apply. I can still see some marginal opportunity in going the quiet disclosure route in the right case (and I emphasize the importance of doing it in the right case which requires development of factual nuances beyond this blog discussion). Let me caution, though, that this exercise is not for the faint of heart -- either the practitioner or the taxpayer.
6. I understand that the nature of a blog is such that I have no way of limiting my discussions to experienced criminal and tax practitioners. If the reader is not a criminal or tax practitioner experienced in this area, the reader should seek professional advice before undertaking any course of conduct in this area.


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Thanks to ALL veterans on this VETERANS DAY, 11-11-2011!
This stands for ALL who have served who are serving and especially to those who gave the ultimate sacrifice to keep this country free. We would not be free or have the liberties that we have without you.
I wanted to have a more appropriate post up for today but our water heater is giving us problems and I am dealing with that. Most irritating.
Patrick Henry said it best:
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Something has been out of kilter this week. Hell, it has been for the last several weeks. Me. Like a boxer in a 15-round heavyweight title fight, I've been struggling from the 12th round on. I'm fighting to keep my form and stay on my feet. For a couple of rounds, I've had trouble going back on the offensive. Defensive fighting sucks and I hate fighting peek-a-boo style; think Pee-Wee Whittaker. Gah. I've had enough of this; it sucks. This quick jab, cover, duck and dodge doesn't cut it with me. I think I've found a way to re-assert my ring generalship and go back to offense, but damn if I didn't go down and almost take a full 10-count.
In case you couldn't tell, I've been around boxing and boxers somewhat. I liken it to music, oddly enough. I relate most things to either music or math. Applying analogies from the familiar to something new are how I learn; we all do and the pronation (rotation in the wrist, elbow and shoulder) in boxing is what I recognized first in the similarity to music. It is one of the hardest things to learn, for bowing in string playing; and the most powerful tool you can develop in boxing. If you're a natural puncher, so much the better. The second most familiar analogy I picked up on was the rhythmic style of each boxer (1, 2, 3 or 1 .. 2, 3, wait for it ... 4) and the third, and actually probably the one that sucks the most to train, endurance. I've run into many a musician at boxing matches. It goes like this:
Me: "Conductor So-and-so. What a shock! What are you doing here?"
Conductor So-and-so: "Me? I could say the same thing about you. What are you doing here?"
Me: (Cheesy grin) "I like boxing." No shit. I thought you liked knitting. So does Conductor So-and-so. Lots of musicians and other types you wouldn't associate with blood sports do. Conductor So-and-so and I hate each other a little less after that. It's practically in the contract that all section musicians detest their conductors. Joke. He's an awesome conductor. I wouldn't want to conduct a symphony full of me. I digress.
Me: "Conductor So-and-so. What a shock! What are you doing here?"
Conductor So-and-so: "Me? I could say the same thing about you. What are you doing here?"
Me: (Cheesy grin) "I like boxing." No shit. I thought you liked knitting. So does Conductor So-and-so. Lots of musicians and other types you wouldn't associate with blood sports do. Conductor So-and-so and I hate each other a little less after that. It's practically in the contract that all section musicians detest their conductors. Joke. He's an awesome conductor. I wouldn't want to conduct a symphony full of me. I digress.
Right now, the Detroit Tigers are ahead of the New York Yankees 3-0 in the AL Playoffs. The San Francisco Giants have come from behind to win their series and they're one step closer to the World Series. This got me reminiscing… back during the summer of 1984, I was pretty much just working, practicing and hanging out in Ann Arbor. The Detroit Tigers came out of the gate with a roar. This was THE year, OUR year and everyone knew it. The Tigers had ended the previous season on a high note. The 1983 season had started typically shitty for the Tigers, 0-43 or something horrible.
In 1983 Sparky Anderson had had 88 fits in the dugout and Dave Rozema, Kirk Gibson and Jack Morris had been bailed out of jails and sewn up in hospitals more times than anyone cared to count. I was watching "Magnum P.I." and when I wasn't drooling over Tom Selleck and his 'stache, I was out playing baseball. Ann Arbor is baseball city and I played the shit out of baseball. Yeah, I've heard all that. "Ooh, your hands! You're a musician!"
I'd stand out there in Center Field with my shades and my Detroit Tigers hat with an orange "D," not this and glove and attitude, all 5'4" and say "Fuck you, I can catch," lose the ball in the sun, get hit in the face and break my nose. That happened twice. Once during a game. I'm tough. So, I had a coach one season who noticed that I was little and thought I was going to be part of the Whitaker-Trammell baseball city (you can look it up) wannabes and put me as short-stop, which I was pretty good at.
Anyway, Daddy is still out in California, bugging me about how he's going to Spring Training at the Cactus League and following Nolan Ryan around and all of this cray-cray (see A-R theWorld4Realz here) and he's calling me every other day to needle me, because the Tigers just signed 2 hotdogs from the SF Giants named, Enos Cabell and Larry Herndon. I'm already hating what I'm seeing. If I remember rightly, and God forbid I should Google this and louse up a funny story, these 2 were just horrifying. I was all like, "What in the Hell was Tom Monaghan (the owner) thinking? These guys suck!" Daddy's like, "Ha ha, they just count their money. And Enos? He hits at everything! That bastard has never seen a pitch he doesn't like. It could be 50 feet on the outside. Enos is going to go down swinging away at it!" Daddy goes on, "Larry will have a pocket full of gloves and stand out in Center Field and count his money, he won't catch a thing. Hee hee. Ho ho." Great. Thanks. I'm laughing, because, he's laughing. It's our way of bonding.
He loved the Giants. He loved stupid English more. He used to get all kinds of hysterical over misprints in the newspaper. "Ha ha ha ha, The GAINTS. Ho ho ho, Tee hee hee." Far less than whatever warranted his delight, was whatever he was laughing at, if that makes any sense. Alas, I have inherited that in spades. The fact that I have "PD or, non-PD" just makes it so much worse. Emotional roller-coaster, they say? Nay, I say. Everything is perilously hilarious, to the point where I damn near lose consciousness, or cry me a river and die. Thanks. I laugh far more than I cry, but Jesus wept... or not.
Anyway, back to our tale of the "2 hotdogs from the SF Giants." It all comes to pass. I'm just livid. Spring training of 1984 is just horrid. This was supposed to be OUR year. God. I'm up in Ann Arbor watching this shit-fest on lazy afternoons drinking beer, staring at an empty Joker Marchant Stadium in Lakeland, Florida. Al Kaline and George Kell are trying there damnedest to put lipstick on this bulldog. I'm thinking they need to take it out and shoot it.
One afternoon in late March, I'm watching one of these games. Poor George; he's fumbling around. He was no announcer. He certainly knew baseball and I learned tons about the game from him, he spit out this gem, "We'll be right back. Be sure to tune in for the Andro-Media Strain this Saturday." M'kay. The umpires suck. They must have driven over to the School of the Blind and picked up a bunch of students from over there. After about the 12th blown call, a strike that was right up the middle the ump said was an inside ball, one of the 2 guys in the stands right behind the catcher, Lance Parrish hollered "Catcher, give the umpire your glasses." The cameras were so close, you could see Lance grin. I loved the easiness of those spring training games. The slow somnolence of the rhythms of the innings. Nothing was hurried, no haste. It's one of the things I love about life in the south.
Spring training is for a reason; a strange alchemy occurred during the spring training season of 1984 in the Detroit Tigers organization. The addition of Enos Cabell and Larry Herndon from the San Francisco Giants, among several other players from other organizations proved to be the key. But the addition of those 2 were the pivotal tipping point. Here's why I say that.
One afternoon, late July, I was sitting on my couch, watching a rare day televised game. I had been back and forth, talking to my father ever since the season had started. The Giants were doing what the Giants had always done, which is, I can't remember. Not much. The Tigers tore out of the gate, and I don't think they were ever out of 1st place the entire season. They went 35-5 which was unprecedented. That's still not why I say what I said. Here's why I say that.
There's a knock on my door, as I'm watching this game in late July. I have the front door open, just the screen door is closed. It's my father. He's flown in from Los Gatos to take me to a game. I've been to bunches of games that summer; "game-parties" have sprung up like sudden late-summer thunderstorms do in Michigan. I'm gleeful. I haven't seen him in quite a while and I've missed him. He looks older, worn and tired. I don't care. We are both kids again. Caught up in the excitement of fun, riffing off each other and baseball.
Off we go and climb up into the bleachers, like the true animals we really are. This is the summer of the "Wave." My father was not one for any of that. He just thinks it's all beyond silly. We're right down front. I guess so he can pour his beer on people. When the "Wave" comes around, he gives a half-assed "arms up" still clutching his beer in one hand, cigarette in the other, or it's perched in the corner of his mouth. He's been teasing me all fucking season about Enos Cabell and Larry Herndon.
Enos swings and strikes out. But damn; the Tigers are in first place in the AL East and it is historically the toughest league in all of baseball. Sparky knows how to manage a baseball team. He will go on to become the first to win Manager of the year in both the National and American Leagues. He won the World Series when he coached the Cincinnati Reds in 1970. Herndon drops a fly ball, that should have been an easy out. My father, the deathless heckler shouts, "Quit counting your money and catch!" Herndon, grinning, turns and executes a theatrical bow. I guess he's used to hearing it.
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Wolverhampton seems to be the second home for gigs for this particular team of Stoke Sounds reviewers over the last few months, having recently caught Mark Lanegan and Exit Calm at venues in this fine Midlands town. I do question at times why we do not attract the calibre of artists in our own fair city and as music fans we have to travel to venues outside Stoke, it never used to be such a desert for gigs as I remember a time when Stoke would attract many varied artists . Its not far to travel here, be it by road or a convenient rail network, however it can be a bit tight getting a last train back though at 10.45! It's been a while since I last came to the Wulfrun, and I reckon it was an acoustic performance of Spiritualized a couple of years back. Tonight it will be Fun Lovin' Criminals who are a band not usually on my musical radar but well worth checking out all the same, it's hard to believe its been fifteen years since their first release.
Wolverhampton boasts some fine venues of varying capacity, be it the intimacy of the Slade Rooms and Little Civic to the larger venues of the Wulfrun and the Wolves Civic, all catering for different audiences and offering something for everyone for a great night out everyday of the week regardless of your musical tastes.
As we arrive at the venue The Chemists are on stage warming up the relatively mixed audience and are well received by the crowd. This Bristolian five piece have been supporting FLC throughout the tour in support of their debut album 'The Theories of Dr Lovelock' and they do a fine job of it with their guitar driven rock. There is a hint of early U2, INXS and Editors about them to these ears, as they keep the crowd entertained.
For FLC this is their second UK tour to promote the new offering 'Classic Fantastic' having returned to the live circuit after a five year hiatus following a hard fought legal battle with their former manager. Prior to FLC re-engaging with their audience again, Huey Morgan has carved himself a successful little niche on TV and radio as a presenter, celebrity guest and host. He is a genuine all round good guy. He is intelligent and humourous with his banter and delivery, which the audience lap up as they take in every word. cannot help but love the guy he is sincere and has to be applauded - he is certainly no fake celebrity he's one of us.
The massive backdrop to the stage portrays Manhattan, New York which being a FLC gig is appropriate as Huey and the boys hit the stage to rapturous applause. For the next 90 minutes plus they deliver their own distinct familiar brand of music, fusing funk, hip hop, rock, and latin rhythms. Their sounds reflect something of a seventies film and TV soundtracks with their well chosen samples and themes taking us on a funkadelic latino dance vibe trip. Huey, Frank Bembini (drums and acoustic guitar) and multi instrumentalist Brian Leiser are all fine and talented musicians, who certainly know how to keep the crowd interested. There's no filler at all in this set as they roll out 'Korean Bodega' 'Smoke em' 'King of New York' etc. with Brian Leiser effortlessly switching from keys to horns with a blink of an eye to help maintain that FLC groove.
Huey is both a charismatic front man and a mighty fine guitarist too, taking his own slant on the blues a la BB King licks, and Santana like rhythms with just a slight nod to the late Randy Rhodes as he straps on a replica guitar for added texture in the rock territory. He has the audience in the palm of his hands and with his open friendly humorous banter he keeps this reviewer smiling throughout the performance as they deliver their songs of the underbelly of everyday life, love and the big city. Surprisingly they put 'Scooby snacks' roughly mid set and as expected the crowd go bananas for it, FLC are beaming with the response. So who did let the dogs out? No pun intended there folks! However just beware the 'Scoobies' just keep 'em safe from the kids eh...you know what I mean, haha! Seal the biscuit tin. They can bite back unexpectedly.
As they hit the home stretch with the crowd chanting back 'Barry White!' for 'Love Unlimited' they are clearly having a great time and the audience will go home happy for it or simply find a club to soak up yet more sounds, after all it is a Saturday so party time, and yes they "have all the time in the world". For tonight everyone is and maybe for one night only we are and they certainly are –'Fun Lovin' Criminals' and 100 per cent Colombian! Who wouldn't want to be, it may be cold outside but Huey and co have warmed us all up and kept us grooving with their sounds. Welcome back FLC, you may have played to the faithful here tonight, but hey everyone deserves and needs a good night out and you did not disappoint.
Listen : Huey Morgan on BBC Radio 6
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Remember my previous post: It's Baby Season ? Well, the baby shower came and went! I love seeing new moms enjoying my creations.
Flower arrangement with the plane and party favors I made
Baby Cake Balls Pops-difficult to get to stay on the stick. Froze them, first, then tried freezing with the ball on it already. All around a big crafting difficulty. I don't think I will ever put them on sticks again! Look cute as rattles though right?


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Rock drummer KISS's summer
(from Yorkregion.com)
Jason Manara is a singer-songwriter, a drummer, a music teacher and owns a clothing line.
And he's about to rub shoulders with one of rock 'n' roll's most entrepreneurial stars: Gene Simmons.
The 23-year-old Unionville man will be opening for KISS during some of the band's Canadian tour this summer.
He was asked to drum for Frankie Whyte and the Dead Idols, a Toronto-based band, for the KISS gigs.
"I didn't grow up being a hardcore KISS fan," Mr. Manara said.
But he admires Gene Simmons' branding. KISS is regarded as an industry in terms of merchandising and branding and Mr. Simmons himself has many side projects, including a reality TV show, record label and clothing line.
Mr. Manara said he's hoping to sit down with Mr. Simmons to talk.
And he said the gig is a great opportunity - he'll be playing for KISS
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there was music from my neighbor's house through the summer nights. in his blue gardens men and girls came and went like moths among the whisperings and champagne and the stars.
1. gatsby himself.
2. such pretty sisters! i love the ribbons and both of their necklaces...
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Caftan - Calypso St. Barth (similar)
Stella's dress - Vintage, Stella's leggings - Old Navy, Stella's vintage inspired clips - Anthropologie
You wanna know how sneaky of a mom/wife/stylist I can be? We totally didn't plan on taking family holiday photos this day. The hubs had a great idea to enjoy one of the last perfect-weather days at El Matador Beach, just the family, one sunny Sunday afternoon in November. Seeing this as the perfect opportunity to snag that family photograph we'd need come December, I tucked a favorite vintage dress of Stella's into my bag, that perfectly complimented my Calypso St. Barth caftan, and made sure my dudes were in coordinating dark denim and muted colors.
The key is to not let anyone know you want to take photos. Once you do that, it's more of a nonchalant "Oh, look! I happened to bring my camera! Let's ask someone to take some shots of us!"
Wouldn't you know it, the first long-haired, bearded gentleman I asked, happened to be a professional photographer with a kind face and willing spirit, happy to play along in my silly game.
We even captured that one, magical shot… all of us (including babies!) looking and smiling to camera. But that's the photograph reserved and tucked away into a carefully addressed envelope, to be delivered by Christmas day.


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Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Last dog show of 2008
Our dog show season for 2008 has wound down to its close. This past weekend we were at our local club for their AKC rally and obedience trial.
Friday Night:
Rally Excellent B- perfect score! We were handed a second place ribbon. But, oh tragedy or tragedies, they had forgotten another person with a perfect score and better time than us so we exchanged it for a third place ribbon. Fine by us! A Q is a Q! Easy course, quick times. Friday is always casual and it was a nice time.
Saturday Morning:
Rally Excellent B- Not so perfect score but there were NO perfect scores in that class that day! 96 or out 100, not bad, but not good enough for a placement. I won't tell you the story from Saturday because it is a not-so-nice story about the judge and I don't want to sound like a grumpy Guss. A green ribbon is fine with me! Tougher course and the honor was in the MIDDLE of the ring, surrounded by the working dog's path!
Just one more leg to our RE title. Sully has to be in the B class because he already has his CD title. Therefore we are up against all the dogs that mainly already have their RE title and are working toward their 10 double Qs for their RAE. We aren't in any regular obedience anymore, mainly because I'm lazy and haven't started any distance work or retrieving. Our goal for next year will be to enter the Graduate Novice class at our Corgi Specialty. That may or may not happen though, depending on what Sully feels comfortable doing. It's not of great importance to me to continue on in obedience with him so if he doesn't like dumbbells or directed jumping, we might just skip it.
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Silicon Alley Insider reports that G1 sales are strong. As I noted in earlier missives to Steve and regarding the power of Android, a services-optimized phone will make the price approach zero.
And for you Apple fanboys, cooing that iPhone hit a million sold in 74 days, note that G1 is succeeding and will hit 1mm phones in less than 120 days, in the midst of crapiest economy in a hundred years! Go you little 'droid, you!


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In discussions with a charming 11-year old over the holiday, I mentioned the truth of Mark Twain's observation that "the difference between the right word and almost the right word in the difference between lightening and a lightening (oops, lightning) bug."
I also told her I liked to collect words that mean precisely what they intend and that express something no other single word can convey. Interstice is a favorite, and liminal is another. The list also includes interregnum, and a friend suggests matriculate (which, like penultimate, also has the distinction of being misused more often than it is used correctly).
Any other nominations or arguments?
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Corrected: Lightning and lightning bugs
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I know there's something perverse about replacing lightning with lightening in a post about selecting the right word, but dear God it isn't 'irony' which shares the distinction of more misuse than use. Along with 'alumni', which is unambiguously plural.ReplyDelete
As far as semantic precision, I've always liked 'lambent' and 'plutocratic'.
I occasionally wish my mother named me "Eponymous."ReplyDelete
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Bellot Strait
Bellot Strait is a passage of water in Nunavut separating Somerset Island on the north from the Boothia Peninsula on the south. At its eastern end is the Murchison Promontory, the northernmost part of mainland North America. The 2 km (1.2 mi) wide 25 km long strait connects the Gulf of Boothia and Prince Regent Inlet on the east with Peel Sound and Franklin Strait on the west.
The north side of the strait rises steeply to approximately 450 m (1,480 ft), and the south shore to approximately 750 m (2,460 ft). The current in the strait can run at up to 8 kn (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) and often changes its direction. It is also often filled with small icebergs which pose a danger to ships in the strait.
The first Europeans to see the strait were Captain William Kennedy and Joseph René Bellot who reached it by dogsled from Batty Bay in 1852. This proved that Somerset Island was an island and that Prince Regent Inlet had a difficult westward exit. In 1858 Francis Leopold McClintock tried to pass the strait and gave up. The strait was first crossed from west to east by the Hudson's Bay Company ship Aklavik in 1937, piloted by Scotty Gall.[1] Henry Larsen (explorer) crossed it in 1942 on the first west-east transit of the Northwest Passage.
The Fort Ross trading post, on the northern shore, was established in 1937 and lasted for eleven years, but the building has been refurbished and strengthened, and acts as a refuge for researchers and crews of small boats passing through.
Web sources
- The Canadian Encyclopedia
- The Columbia Gazetteer of North America
- Bellot Strait conditions - Ross Weld
Book sources
- Chambers World Gazetteer: An A-Z of Geographical Information (published August 1988)
Further reading[edit]
- Finley, K. J., and W. G. Johnston. An Investigation of the Distribution of Marine Mammals in the Vicinity of Somerset Island with Emphasis on Bellot Strait, August - September 1976. Toronto: LGL Environmental Research Associates, 1977.
Coordinates: 72°00′33″N 094°30′18″W / 72.00917°N 94.50500°W
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Council Member James Vacca, the Bronx Council on the Arts, and the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation will host an End-of-Summer Concert on Thursday, 9/17, at the main lawn of Pelham Bay Park (Middletown Road and Stadium Avenue entrance).
The concert, which kicks off at 6 p.m., will feature the acclaimed, high-energy dance/party band Just Nuts, performing hits from the'60s, '70s, and '80s, as well as patriotic standards. Remember to bring beach chairs and blankets. For more information, call Phil Cardone of the Bronx Council on the Arts at (718) 931-9500, ext. 35.


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Piniella pulls his ace, who is cruising, after only 85 pitches late in a tie game so that he'll be available in game 4, only to bring in a reliever who immediately coughs up the lead and the ballgame.
Anyone want to tell Lou that there won't be a game 4 if he keeps engaging in this kind of nonsense?
Thursday, October 4, 2007
That's Some Fine Managin' There, Lou
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|Elizabeth I and Grandmère Mimi endorse this message (Angels, both seen and unseen, told me)
Mar 2, 2012
ALL OF OUR BEST ANGELS, BISHOP MARTIN BARAHONA and GRANDMERE MIMI APPROVE THIS MESSAGE: ¨Why do we need another covenant?¨ BREAKING NEWS -- Church of England dioceses of Chelmsford and Hereford vote NO on Covenant!
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- Grandmère Mimi said...
- March 2, 2012 at 9:45 PM
- Leonardo Ricardo said...
I knew it (truthfully, I read a note of yours today that mentioned how much the good Bishop Martin´s comment has meant to you over the years--me too). His words have encouraged me also when all seemed lost! Have a lovely weekend dear Mimi as we look toward Jolly Ol´ Ole´ England and see what this weeks Synods have to say.
- March 2, 2012 at 11:03 PM
- Ciss B said...
I'm with Mimi! We DO NOT need a covenant.
- March 3, 2012 at 10:36 AM
- Leonardo Ricardo said...
The Church of England diocese of Chelmsford (really big, 2nd largest) and the diocese of Hereford have voted AGAINST the Anglican Covenant today...one more to report from todays Synods but this is BIG NEWS (no doubt causing some storming around at Lambeth Palace)!
- March 3, 2012 at 11:38 AM
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- Many, many pages of sketches & Illustrator files for a children's preschool workbook featuring trains as a theme.
- A still unfinished recumbent bike / trike built from old bike parts.
- An awesome, waitng to be stained 8' high x 4' wide bookcase (now cut down to 7' high to fit in our current house)
- Two Tiki head book ends(need more carving) hand carved from 3" thick pine stock (scraps from pergola projects at work)
- A book shelf built out of leftover materials (awaiting trim & paint) whose shelves are only high enough and deep enough to hold my collection of 50's era Popular Science and Popular Mechanix magazines.
- A 14" long hand carved wooden model of a DC-3 (needs a little more carving and sanding).
- A completely dismantled 1970 Honda SL-70 I got when I was 10, awaiting engine rebuild, re-painting and assembly.
- A young adult novel tentatively titled "Adventurer's Inc." modelled after "The Mad Scientists' Club" books, my favorite books of all time. (outline, character development, chapter ideas ).
- Replaced a blown head gasket on my 1991 Toyota Paseo ( a project worthy of several pages of blogging in itself).
- A rhyming children's picture book, 99% written, ideas developed and sketched for most pages. This project has been hanging around for about 10 years.
O.k. Im starting to get a little overwhelmed so I'll stop here. perhaps I can even through in a picture or two provided I don't have to re-size them or do anything to them.
|Original sketch for preschool workbook
|Sketch for "letter find" activity
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Well, Gem and I are back in weekly lessons. So far, so good! I think we both needed a break from the running around in circles routine. I feel so much better about my riding! I think this year is going to be our year. :-)
The weird weather of late has made the terrain for our trail rides interesting....lots of mud one day and completely dry the next. High winds have ripped all remaining leaves from the trees, changing how everything looks. Some large branches and a tree have fallen in the forest, forcing a change in the route we normally would take. Gem and I now regularly lead the trail rides. His strides are so much larger than the other horses, I would always be adjusting his speed and in spite of that, he would end up with his nose where it shouldn't be. :-) It's more relaxed with him leading.
The Sunday before last was a gorgeous day. A few others joined DH's Mom and I out on the trails. It was muddy! I will say that my anxiety level raised a bit when I saw just how muddy it was in places. But, I took deep breaths and focused on where we were going. Gem was great. I am not going to say that he didn't try to go into the shrubs to avoid the mud, but I did gently restrict him from going too wide around the mud. :-) He and I have got to learn to deal with the dreaded mud, right?
DH's Mom and I were leading the group, with DH in front of Gem and the others quite a ways back, gabbing. Gem, DH and I saw the mature buck at the same time - if my ears could have stood forward and erect, they would have! :-) The buck bounded across the trail in front of us. As he did, DH and Gem did a little tuck of their butts and stopped; equivalent to a little teensy tiny sliding stop kind of motion, I'd say. DH's Mom, who did not see the buck, turned around and asked me what DH slipped on! The buck stood a little ways away from us, watching. He was so well camouflaged, that only one of the others in our group could see him! I was very thankful that neither DH, Gem or I freaked out. :-)
That same ride, we met up with a few of the young ladies on their horses playing tag in the field. Gem and I were leading and coming up to the opening of another field when all of a sudden I heard thundering hooves coming up from behind me. One of the young ladies horses appeared to my right about 30 feet away at a gallop and jumped over a crumpled portion of the rock wall to join the herd at the feeding station. I could feel Gem start to power up. You know what I did?? I actually sat back in my seat, created a slight tension on the reins and told him "easy". I then turned him towards the wall bordering the golf course, did a 1/2 circle and walked back to my group. I was so pleased with myself!! Apparently, one of the young ladies was riding bareback and decided she had had enough; she dismounted, pulled the headstall off and then smacked her horse's butt with one of the reins to get her to move. WTH?! Geez. Apparently, Gem wasn't the only horse that reacted to the crazy galloping. DH's Mom explained to me later that when a horse takes off like that, other horses interpret it as danger and that they should run, too. I am glad that Gem didn't. :-)
|Gem eating my helmet after our ride
These experiences over the last couple of weeks have helped me realize how trustworthy Gem is. Instead of approaching trail riding as an accident waiting to happen, I have started to relax. Each time he reacts in a sane way to a "different" situation, my confidence grows in him....and in me. I like it!! My goal of loping in the small field and perhaps going out on my own is within reach....I can feel it! :-)


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