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Sometimes it pushes itself up through the hard earth and looks as though it could use some tending to, a little protection from the cold and then in the middle of a pea-soupy fog it gathers all the courage it has, opens itself right up, and positively glows from the inside out through the gloom.
Sometimes gratitude and generosity are equally easy to come by and difficult to ignore, big bosomed, swinging tassels to a catchy tune. I can't help but bob my head and sing along.
Sometimes the fog rolls in and it's hard to see beyond my own discontent.
Here's what I'm learning: It's so much easier to be randomly kind when I am in a good mood. When things are feeling oppressive or budgets are tight or we are running low on chocolate, I sprout a large, deciduous horn from my head and dare the universe to mess with me and then I hibernate for several days, safely tucked away from the fan fare and any stray sequins.
I'm getting to know myself well enough to note the onset of Antler Season. It has been my intention of late to step outside of myself and feel my way through the fog, to note the tender mercies unfolding around me, and to soothe the itch on my scalp with a poultice consisting of, but not limited to: a pinch of patience (with myself especially,) a piece of acuity, and a smidge of perspective…and a cup of tea.
Despite my own weeping growths and self pity and exorbitant time spent in my pajama pants, there are things that have blossomed around me in the earliest whispers of spring:
· A friend of mine was the recipient of a coffee purchased for her by an anonymous benefactor in the SUV in ahead of her at the coffee shop drive-thru. It absolutely made her day.
· A friend who sits on the Board of Directors of a local non-profit donated a large sum of money to the organization so that it will be able to write grants on a grander scale.
· Another friend of mine picked up a few things for my family at the Asian market on her way over to my house. Just a few things that she thought we'd enjoy. And we do. (Have you tried Bubble Tea?)
· My daughter's 7th grade class is taking a series of field trips to local charities as a volunteer workforce.
· A restaurant I happened into while traveling encourages its patrons to commit random acts of kindness in lieu of tipping.
All of these serving as reminders to push my way through.
I had the incredible thrill of meeting Anne Lamott on a particularly pea-soupy evening last weekend. She spoke to a room of 200 or so of us. She was genuine and lovely. I was particularly marked by her authenticity. Anyone who has read any of her work knows that she is not overly concerned with coming across as optimistic and not at all sugar coated. She spoke to us about the drug situation our children are going to be facing as they come of age. (And that the best dope is in the middle schools. And it's cheap because they are middle schoolers.) She talked about writing and honoring your artistic nature. She talked about how hard it is to be a teenage girl in this culture and when she learned that I have two daughters on the cusp of teen-dom, she looked me in the eye and said, "Pay attention. Make the rules. Be very clear." And then she told me to have them make their beds every day.
She also said, "The grace of God is either glue or WD-40…or fresh air," and this is the corner of the evening that I have pinched off and keep in my pocket to finger throughout the day. When the inside of my rib cage gets itchy and my neighbors' dog is barking for the 6th straight hour and I'm entertaining the idea of goring the next person who crosses my path, I remember to breathe. And then I set off (in my pj pants) in search of gumball machines.
What are some of the ways you have been uncommonly kind even when you'd rather have stuck your foot out and tripped someone than sprinkled a little grace?
This was originally published on The Women's Colony. I just wanted to make sure it made it over to my place. Hopefully I'll be back here soon with more mind-numbing insights.


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GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) There's a reason Brittany Lincicome is called "Bam Bam" on the LPGA Tour.
Nobody hit the ball farther than the 25-year-old Lincicome, and her length was one of the reasons she ended a two-year victory drought on Sunday in capturing the ShopRite LPGA Classic.
Actually it was her distance that got her in trouble on the final hole and surprisingly the weakest part of her game saved her - her chipping.
Lincicome made a 4-foot birdie putt after hitting a marvelous chip out of high, green-side fescue to win her fourth LPGA Tour title and first since the 2009 Kraft Nabisco.
"It feels great," Lincicome said. "It's like you said, since '09. You don't know if you're ever going to win again or if you'll ever have your time. So it feels fantastic."
Lincicome's birdie capped a 5-under 66 that gave her a dramatic one-shot victory over third-ranked Jiyai Shin and No. 4 Cristie Kerr. Shin also shot a 66, and Kerr had a 69.
Lincicome finished the 54-hole tournament on the Bay Course at Seaview with an 11-under 202 total, and some of the success had to go to a new caddie, former LPGA Tour player A.J. Eathorne. The two started working together at the Sybase Match Play Championship two weeks ago.
"The more I talk and chattier that I am, the better that I play," Lincicome said, noting Eathorne did a great job of picking up her spirits and getting her to talk everything from fishing to friends and pets.
Being in good spirits is what Lincicome needed coming to the last hole.
After hitting a perfect drive on the par-5, 501-yard No. 18, Lincicome choked down on a 3-wood but her shot had a little too much on it and landed in the fescue about hole-high.
The lie wasn't horrible and the fescue wasn't the tallest around, but there was little chance of getting the ball close to the hole, or at least there didn't seem to be much of a chance.
However, Lincicome deftly hit a lob wedge close and made the putt, after nearly backing off it because "her hands her shaking so much."
"I could have hit a bucket of ball and not gotten it that close," Lincicome said about the chip.
Because Shin had already missed her 10-foot birdie attempt, all that stood between Lincicome and a win was Kerr, the second-round leader who got off to a quick start and then couldn't get anything to fall the rest of the day.
Kerr hit her second shot about 80 feet from the hole and needed to sink it for an eagle to force a playoff.
"Cristie Kerr is the best putter on tour, I think, by far," Lincicome said. "So I thought she'd knock it up there super close to make me be like, 'Oh, gosh.' But you've always got to anticipate that they're going to make it."
Kerr, who led Catriona Matthew by a stroke heading into the final round, made a great putt.
"It was actually in the heart," Kerr said. "It was like 5 feet short, but it's tough to have to make an 80-foot eagle putt to make it into the playoff. But I just wish I would have gotten it to the hole."
If there was a difference in the tournament, it was the par 5s.
Lincicome played nine par 5s in the tournament and had seven birdies, an eagle and a par, with the last birdie coming on the par-5, 501-yard 18th.
"Everything kind of fell my way," Lincicome said. "It was clearly my week."
Lincicome came a long way to win. She was tied for 30th after an opening 1-over 72, but overcame the slow start playing the final 36 holes in 12 under. She didn't have a bogey in her final 38 holes.
Lincicome also didn't have a birdie on the final nine until the last hole.
Shin had a one-shot lead on the back nine, but bogeyed the 14th and 15th to fall a shot behind Lincicome. A 3-foot birdie tied her for the lead heading to the final hole, but she could not get her birdie attempt to fall on the final hole.
"I didn't hit (it) very well because I'm very nervous, because I know the putt is very important to win," the South Korean said.
Kerr birdied the third, fifth and sixth holes to go 11 under and grab a two-shot lead. However, she bogeyed Nos. 7 and 8 and never led again.
"Nothing went my way today," said Kerr, who has finished second in the tour's past two official events, the Match Play two weeks ago and now ShopRite.
Catriona Matthew, who started the final round in second place a shot behind Kerr, finished fourth at 9 under after a 69.
Anna Nordqvist and I.K. Kim. tied for fifth after closing with 66s. Top-ranked Yani Tseng was seventh after a 65, the same final round that put Karrie Webb in a group at 207.

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Rwanda: Kayumba, Karegeya vs Kigali's brainless propagandists
By Charles Kabonero
The Newsline
November 11, 2010
The professor was a few days later, supplemented by two other military officers, Brig. Richard Rutatina, Kagame's security advisor and Jill Rutaremara, the defence spokesman who in a joint statement said thus; "At one time when the security agencies were closing in on Kabuga in Kenya, it was Karegeya who tipped him off to escape in return for large sums of money,"
The two who have been instrumental in the campaign to smear the two exiled generals, Kayumba Nyamwasa, the former army Chief of Staff and Patrick Karegeya, added that Karegeya was connected to Kabuga through his daughter. Kabuga is Kigali's most wanted man for his connection to the 1994 tutsi genocide and is believed to be in Kenya.
Now, while, it's logical for the honourable generals and the professor to defend the regime that feeds them, the behaviour and utterances of some of Kagame's aides and many of Kigali's propagandists these days, begs serious questions;
For the record, I'm not any way a spokesperson of the accused Karegeya, much as I'm not one of Kigali's blind supporters and propagandists; I only want to see people giving us factual information or else, they give us a break;
For those who have already forgotten, and those who do not know, Karegeya was the Director of External Security between 1994 and 2004. After that, he was briefly appointed the Director of corporate affairs, shortly before he was arrested, released and arrested again-serving an 18-month sentence, for the charges of desertion and insubordination. That, we know.
He fled on November, 22, 2007, after serving his sentence. The professor and the two RDF officers loyal to Kagame say, Karegeya accepted Kabuga's money and sabotaged his arrest in 2003.
Now, six years after he left the office which he is alleged to have used to tip off Kabuga in return of money and three after he fled Rwanda after being charged with insubordination and desertion, we are told that he committed such a high profile crime of treason by aiding a wanted man to escape.
The primary questions here are; why wasn't Karegeya charged with this crime? How could Karegeya have been charged with insubordination (disrespecting the orders of the Chief of General Staff) and desertion, when he had committed such a high profile crime that could have kept him in jail for good in Kigali?
But before that, how did Karegeya manage to stay in the position of chief spy (until 2005), when in 2003, he helped a man he should have captured to escape? Was the Kagame in charge or he wasn't? How do the generals and the respected Professor expect any sober human being to believe that Karegeya was kept in there after committing the crime that we are being told now? And then, six years later, who is Kabuga's informer? Kagame? He surely should have been arrested now, he has no informer!
Those are questions that the Kigali propagandists should expect people to ask; but at worst, people won't ask, but will just see how some of Kagame's aides have gone so low and/or brainless in trying to defend the Kigali regime that is on the ropes after the UN report and the revelations of the exiled former RDF officers. Indeed, the deficiency of logic about the connection between Karegeya and Kabuga also leave room for serious doubt about the allegations that the two officers are in touch with FDLR.
As usual, the allegations seem to be aimed at diverting the international community notably the US and UK from the accusations levelled at the Kigali government. At first, the two generals were linked to grenade attacks in Kigali, with Kigali issuing arrest warrants for them. But a day before Kayumba left Rwanda, the grenades had been linked to FDLR, with the police announcing that, some culprits have been arrested and confessed. But, we were later told that, the two dissident officers were behind the attacks.
Besides the Kabuga issue that raises all those questions, a few more revelations from Nshuti made me take a step of even questioning his 'professorship'; in his serialised article in the New Times, he questions Karegeya's nationality; yes, that he is not Rwandese. Now, what does nationality have to do with the bigger picture here?
Karegeya fought for Rwanda's liberation and thats the most important thing, isn't it? Look, Prof, Che Guevara was not Cuban, Bolivian or Congolese but Argentine; has it stopped him from being a hero to the people of these countries? It certainly hadn't. With all respect, such reasoning casts doubt on your 'professorship', Mr. Nshuti. And indeed, it's been questioned by some genuine professors, in some reactions I have read; which Universty awarded it? And a couple of other questions have been raised; we can live that for another day.
It only reminds me that Mannasseh came to Rwanda to be a minister, and now he has the audacity to question the credibility of those who made it work for him.
In the absence of logic and facts in the accusations against the generals, one cannot help but conclude that the allegations are just another of the fabrications by the Kigali regime on potential critics. The revelations from Kigali only come after the two officers together with other key former RPF officers stated that, there was a dire need for governance reforms in Rwanda, challenging the autocracy of President Kagame, in a higly publicised document, titled 'Rwanda briefing'.
The document proved to be a real 'kick in the teeth' to the Kagame regime from the RPF founders, and the regime has been out and out to smear the generals, as it looks. But, the fabrications and the apparent lack of substance and reality in the defence of Kigali is a reason for Rwandans to worry about the strength and credibility of the Kagame regime.
It's clear that it's all about diverting people from the reality that the exiled officers wanted the world to see-and the usual motive of wanting to destroy critics of the escalating authoritarianism in Kigali.
It is especially true when you consider the many times the Kigali government has tried to smear its critics accusing them of denying genocide, working with FDLR and other sorts of rubbish. Lady Victoire Ingabire is in jail on the charges of facilitating FDLR; that she funded them with USD 1000; imagine such an allusion? If it was the reverse, that Ingabire received that much from FDLR, I would be tempted to accept, but as it is, it's a joke.
I mean, Ingabire funding FDLR or vice-versa? Next is Paul Rusesabagina, of the Hotel Rwanda fame, who the Kigali government says is also on the list of FDLR supporters-and then all of Kagame's critics are genocide deniers and FDLR activists-sheer stupidity as Karegeya put it when asked by the writer about it.
He (Karegeya) actually said, he considers challenging those making such utterances in a court-yes, may be, it's time such they were challenged to substantiate their claims, but the very notion of fabricating accusations against critics of the despotic regime in Kigali is getting old-fashioned, isn't it? I only hope the exiled officers won't be deterred by the fabrications from continuing to expose Kagame's autocracy.
They have realise that they (Karegeya, Kayumba, Gahima and Rudasingwa) raised national issues of importance to Rwandans, and the Kigali 'backing dogs' are only responding with native and fabricated issues that shouldn't stop a worthy cause. Rwandans, however silenced they are, are able to make a distinction between a cockroach and a grasshopper, don't they?
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Response to allegations by four renegades-Part II
Response to allegations by four renegades-Part III
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Symphony to perform at local high school
BERKELEY SPRINGS, W.Va. - The West Virginia Symphony will make its first appearance in Berkeley Springs with a performance of Romantic Masterpieces on Saturday, Sept. 29 at 7:30 p.m. at the Connie Perry Community Auditorium at Berkeley Springs High School.
This is the only performance of the state's premier orchestra in the region.
The event would mark the first opportunity many students and adults in Morgan County would have to see and hear a full symphony orchestra.
Led by conductor Grant Cooper and featuring cello soloist Joyon Pegis, the orchestra will perform works by Richard Wagner, Antonin Dvorak and Sergei Rachmaninoff.


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Demon Hell Riders - Petro and friends.
One week to set up, for one evening only. Go-karts, mechanics and a garage.
The devil was certainly in the detail.
There was a video to go with this installation, of the Demon Hell Riders go-karting action adventure. I've been reliably assured this video and some images will be put online at some point, but unfortunately Petro's internet presence is quite low (I was nagging him to up it!) but he has a tumblr of his photos, so show it some love http://theallotment2011.tumblr.com


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We have some great new international content coming your way this July. Watch eExtra on OpenView HD channel 105 and DStv channel 195 in South Africa.
eExtra is the home of premium quality entertainment and this July we'll be adding even more premium international content to the menu.
Here's what you have to look forward to:
The Carmichael Show
Starts Saturday, 1 July at 7PM.
Follows the life of stand up comedian Jerrod Carmichael as he navigates through life with his therapist in-training girlfriend and his heavily opinionated family.
Starring Jerrod Carmichael, Amber Stevens West, LilRel Howery.
In The Cut
Starts Saturday, 1 July at 7:30PM
A well-renowned barber meets the son he never knew he had, thirty years after his birth. Work, love and life collide as they adjust to life as a new family.
Starring Dorien Wilson, Ken Lawson, Dorion Renaud.
Real Husbands Of Hollywood
Starts Tuesday, 18 July at 6PM
Kevin Hart and other celebrities play a comic fictionalized version of themselves in this parody of similarly named reality shows. Episodes often feature Kevin Hart's attempts to gain celebrity and his jealousy of his friends.
Starring Kevin Hart, Duane Martin, Nick Cannon.
Love And Hip Hop: New York
Starts Tuesday, 18 July at 7:30PM.
These glam goddesses have one thing in common: they have all supported their men on the road to Hip Hop stardom. That mission accomplished it is now their turn to step into the spotlight – to share and lay bare all the drama that comes with fame and fortune.
Preachers Of Atlanta
Starts Sunday, 30 July at 4PM
Through the lens of five pastors with drastically different approaches to their ministry, the show explores many of the most hot-button and polarizing issues in America today.
Starring Pastor Corey Hambrick, Pastor Le'Andria Johnson, Pastor Canton Jones, Pastor Kimberly Jones-Pothier, and Pastor Judah Swilley.
We can't decide which show we're most excited for, can you?
Watch eExtra on OpenView HD channel 105 and DStv channel 195 only available in South Africa.
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This "We believe" [fanciful thinking] being more persuasive than visible facts has pushed the world into one human disaster after another. It is even worse than one group being led by their scripture to hold everyone not subscribing to the same creed as enemy who ought to be eradicated. This group [of Christians] at least still has a sense for self-preservation, while the incorrigible addicts of the multiculti drug can't see the hand before their eyes, let alone what's coming their way and what is said about them in the mosques. We would abandon them if we didn't know we'd be going down with the ship. What a feeling, to be dependent on people who happily sacrifice their next of kin to some distant idol.Comment by K. from Germany on "Witch-Hunt Against Wilders." By Baron Bodissey, Gates of Vienna, 3/26/14.
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Unabashedly Pro-American, Pro-Christian, and Pro-Freedom!
Thursday, March 27, 2014
Poisonous, secular, fact-free visionaries.
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This just in from The Nation. Read the story here
Campus may call in police on hazing
By Chuleepon Aramned,
Anan Wijitpracha
The Nation
Published on June 10, 2009
Presented with conflicting information on initiation rites that supposedly went overboard, the Rajamangala University of Technology's Uthen Thawai campus is considering seeking police help.
"Police may have better techniques to find out the truth," acting rector Suebpong Muangchu said yesterday.
"Our fact-finding panel has a big headache. While many students have complained about the ceremonies, many others have come out to insist that the ugly things never happened," he said.
The school launched the probe after a student complained to the Pavena Foundation for Children and Women that seniors had forced her to eat ink-stained paper and chillies.
Suebpong said his school slapped more than 100 students with two-semester suspensions last year because none of them identified those responsible.
"In a few days, if we still cannot find the culprits, we will have to turn to police," he said.
Or else the school might have to punish all possible suspects again, he said.
The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has assigned San Wora-in to head its own investigation.
"We will look into the role of the campus too to check whether it has done enough to try to prevent the improper practice," San said.
The school's administrators have insisted that they had implemented all possible measures but frightening details continue to emerge.
"My son was told to aim a gun at his classmate and to pull the trigger. When he refused, he was beaten up. His pubic hair was also burnt as a punishment," Krissana Tontaen told the HEC panel.
Another unnamed student said 100 of his classmates had already dropped out because they could not stand the pranks any longer.
"The rites have haunted me because I don't know what I have to face each day. Sometimes I was forced to eat chillies and wasabi. On some days, I got hit," he said.
"I'm glad the panel has promised to enrol us in another institution," he said. "Many of my friends dared not come forward because they're afraid that they won't have a place to study".
Education Minister Jurin Laksanawisit said he expects the HEC panel's report today, and called for hazing complaints to be lodged at hotline number 1579.
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Rajamangala University of Technology's Uthen Thawai campus
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In the cell phone footage it's clear that the woman is wearing a head-dressing. Is it possible these passengers acting suspiciously were ISIS militants?
Authorities say four people were removed from a Chicago-bound plane at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport at the captain's request.
Maryland Transportation Authority Police spokesman 1st Sgt. Jonathan Green said Tuesday that Spirit Airlines flight 969 was taxiing to the runway when the flight crew determined that the plane needed to return to the gate. He says the captain asked police to remove four people, three men and a woman, from the plane and police are investigating.
Airport spokesman Jonathan Dean says a passenger "reported that another passenger may have made a comment or exhibited other unusual behavior."
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Horrible news from London. Can't help wondering if their winning the Olympics bid had as much to do with it as the G-8. I don't have a lot of use for the concept of evil, but this is an evil action. I wish we knew how to respond to it with justice rather than retribution and hatred.
Ran into Jasper at Gimme this morning: his partner and child are leaving for California today and he'll be following at the end of the month. He reminded me of his own short review of Fourier Series, which fully anticipates the objections raised by Joyelle McSweeney in her review of the book. Anyway, I find it useful to put them in dialogue with one another.
Jasper also reminded me of Henry Gould's response to my gloss of Christopher Nealon's "Camp Messianism". I think Henry's within his rights to find the relations between capital and cultural production oppressive or depressive; maybe that melancholia is what marks him as a dyed-in-the-wool modernist (though I'm certain he'd grouse about that or any label). But he ought to read some Jameson. Yes, I do think there's a correlation between post-1989 politico-economic conditions and literary utopianism: as capital tightens its grip on our collective imagination in the absence of any substantive opposition, I think many American poets are coming to grips with the crisis that Steve Evans grimly and succinctly describes (in the "Field Notes" section of the latest Poker) as finding it easier to imagine the end of the world than the end of capitalism. It's odd of Henry to gesture toward China and India as examples of the "irrelevance" of an admittedly cheeky term like "late-late capitalism." First of all, I was talking about American poets and their experience of hyperdevelopment, total mediation, and heightened consciousness of the disconnect between our political system and the multinational economic system that dictates terms to it (instead of the other way around). But second of all, if late-late capitalism means anything it means the tightening of international networks of capital and labor flow: we have Indians in Bangalore with perfect American accents taking customer service calls from Peoria, we have Chinese laborers a half-generation from the soil making Swedish cellphones for a dollar a day. Some of us seize upon the cultural production of these developing nations (Chinese martial arts epics, Bollywood musicals) because they show us what happens when a culture that has not yet shed its precapitalist foundations encounters the transforming power of a freetrading capital that demands in an ironic recapitulation of Whitman, "Unscrew the locks from the doors! Unscrew the doors themselves from their jambs!" To us a Bollywood film looks like camp for the reasons Nealon describes: it discovers the surplus value in an outdated mode of production (in this case, the Technicolor Hollywood musicals of the 50s and early 60s). But in this case our ironic embrace rides atop the fullthroated embrace of an entire culture whose ambivalence about capitalism's solvency (I use that word in both its major senses) is palpable, so that in an odd way to be a Bollywood fan is to be somewhat in touch with with energies that become radical when transferred from the a scene of "high" capitalism to our own late-late capitalism. (Any thoughts on this, Gary?)
Anyway: if Henry finds this kind of thinking depressing or restrictive to his own creative practice, by all means he should cultivate whatever theories he finds generative. But it's no use his pretending that Marxian-influenced poetics hasn't a leg to stand on. And any poetics is best proved or disproved by the vitality of its practice: something Nealon's example poets, not to mention Nealon himself, demonstrate in abundance.
Thursday, July 07, 2005
Not Melancholy Enough
Posted by Joshua Corey at 10:40 AM
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I read Jasper's short review of your Fourier Book and I can say that perhaps he "anticipates" the objections Joyelle raises to the book at the constant critic, but he does nothing to counter the objections.
To paraphrase Joyelle's objections as "not melancholy enough" is ridiculously simplistic. To say that her objection is an objection to breaking with "table etiquette" is equally simplistic. If anything Joyelle argued that you did not go far enough, that your too-"etiquetted" poetic tone did not delve into the problems you raise.
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The last time I blogged was the beginning of the dreaded year of the final year at school. Year 12 both sucks butt and is super at the same time. Since then i have finished high school, with what i was very happy with, started at Deakin University studying a Bachelor of Environmental Science, but specifically Environmental Management and Sustainability, I travelled through Siem Reap, Phnom Pehn, Sihanoukville, Cambodia and Saigon, Vietnam, and have since left Deakin to continue studying at The University of Melbourne.
Right now I'm caught between first and second year, and nobody seems to be helping. Each person you ring just refers you to another, it has become quite infuriating, why can't anybody just answer the questions. "I've got them mooo-OOO-oo-OOO-ooo-oo-OO-ves like Jagger". Everybody loves a good pop song. And if not, they should. really. Back to Melbourne. just help me out.
This is me trying to get back into blogging, it's definitely not there yet. Just like the storm that brewing above. The thunder has been slowly rumbling for the past half hour, it's like when you need to sneeze and you're like, it's coming, it's coming, it's coming, gone.
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Friday, January 17, 2014
New Camera
Yes, another new camera. I indulged myself and bought a full frame camera the Sony A7r.
It was chosen as the camera of the year in 2013. What attracted me to the camera was it's light weight and good reviews on what it can do. When I purchased it I also purchased a 35mm Zeiss lens which only weights 4ounces. This lens I hope will become my lens for street photography. All the other lenses that fit this camera are on back order at my local photography shop. For the past few days I been spending time setting my preferences on the camera and taking photos in the house. The weather here has been awful and I have been a homebody so now outdoor shots! Maybe tomorrow if the weather co-operates I'll get a chance to do a bit of a walk trying out my new toy!
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Athlete Quotes - Men's Decathlon Day 1
Trey Hardee –
On his first day performance:
"It was middle of the road today. I wanted to hit some minimum marks out here
today, not really trying to PR."
On the more relaxed atmosphere:
"This year is so much more easy than last year (at the Trials). We had to make
the team last year so the pressure was on."
On looking forward to the Worlds:
"I'm not looking past the USAs here now, but I'm really excited to compete at
the Worlds."
Ashton Eaton –
On his high jump effort:
"I feel alright. I was happy with the high jump."
On what will be key tomorrow:
"Hurdles, and if I get a solid discus I think I'll be alright. That's where some
athletes tend to fall off."
On possibly winning here in Hayward:
"Winning would be huge. Getting on the scene, that's big also. Either one I'll
On Clay's withdrawal from the decathlon:
"It doesn't change my focus, it just changes the top three I guess. It didn't
really change anything for me. He is a good competitor, and a good presence to
have around, but it doesn't affect my performance all that much."
On his effort in the 400 meters:
"My 400 was not good, I don't know what happened. I am usually a low 47 guy, and
I just ran 48. I'm not very happy."
On the wind during the 400:
"It was windy, but it was windy in Fayetteville (for the NCAA Championships) and
I got a PR there. But I have to put it in perspective I guess."


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The search for enlightenment can take many different paths for the individual concerned, but in the end our progress through life should be with nature and not against it. Throughout history many great inspirational people have strived in their time to influence mankind to make the world a better place to live in. Some of the greatest advances in technology, medicine, and science have come about through the enlightenment of individuals who have said that they received their inspiration from their dreams or the practice of meditation.
Steve Jobs (Apple fame) said that he found the inspiration for the iPhone from the practice of meditation. There are many more examples where the subconscious has played a major role in illuminating the minds of great inventors. Why our subconscious mind acts in this way is a mystery, but then again so is the universe.
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Currently, science cannot answer the mystery of our subconscious or indeed how thoughts are generated in the conscious mind. Philosophers over the centuries have pondered on the mystery of the subconscious and the conscious mind in an effort to rationalise human thought and its existence without much success. René Descartes (philosopher, mathematician, and scientist) said, "cogito ergo sum," translated into English: "I think, therefore I am," which means if I doubted my existence than either someone else is doing the doubting or I exist. Descartes believed that sensory perceptions were spontaneous; and of free will, and so came to him from a world outside his mind, and that God would not deceive him.
On the other hand, there are those who do not believe in God, for example: Richard Dawkins (evolutionary biologist and author) who wrote a bestselling book (The God Delusion) denouncing the existence of God based primarily on the conjecture that because science cannot prove scientifically that God exists, it therefore stands to reason that God does not exist or at least that was the inference of his reasoning throughout the book.
The problem in my view is this: Take the (QED: The Strange Theory of Light and Matter by Richard P. Feynman) who won the Nobel Prize for the revolutionary scientific theory on quantum electrodynamics (QED) which states that an electron can be measured at being in two different places at the same time seemingly opposite to how your brain would like it to be. Now, before this theory was verified and proved you would have said it's crazy for something to exist in different places at the same time.
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Now, consider the vacuum of space in the universe. To create a vacuum on earth we need a container (a beginning and an end) otherwise we have no vacuum. So, I have just proved that to create a vacuum anywhere in the universe you need a container. So, again the universe is a vacuum which must have a beginning and an end (container) otherwise there is no vacuum.
I cannot prove the existence of God, but I have just demonstrated how our universe has limitations beyond what we can see. Jesus said, "Why do those that have seen not believe in me" referring to those people who had witnessed his miracles, yet refused to believe in him. These people I would class as automatons that have not enlightened their minds.
Are you listening, what are you dreaming?
As Jesus said, "belief is everything."
In my latest book "It's Never Too Late" read how dreams do come true, but be careful what you wish for. Understand the secret of greed and you will attain one of the secrets of prosperity. The book will also take you on a journey and explores love, money, luck, and much more.
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Yesterday I had my girlfriend over. And while I knew it would be everything and more than I could have ever imagined... it was even better than that!
Chris is my kindred-spirit, Christ-loving, faithful friend... and I was about to hear her life story that would inspire me in ways that only God could have known I needed to hear.
After a delicious lunch that she insisted on bringing, we sat like this for 6 hours. I'm not even kidding you. Ok, so we occasionally ran to the bathroom because of all the lemonade we had consumed. And yes, I actually set the camera timer and ran back for this photo op, so I would remember, and never forget how this moment made me feel.
And just as Chris was leaving she showed me these vintage Valentine postcards she got on Etsy, that she will make into a banner to hang across her mantle. Seriously, some of these postcards are dated at the turn of the century, with one-cent stamps, along with the sweetest personal handwritten notes.
I was going wild with questions about how I could order some myself, when she whips out my very own set wrapped in pink ribbon. I cried again... and then hugged her.
These are the banners we're planning to make, by hanging our vintage postcards on ribbon or string with tiny clothes pins... so as to not compromise the integrity of these precious treasures.
Oh and if that wasn't enough, Chris gives me this necklace. Oh my gosh.
This will now be my word for 2012 ~ Faith
And on the back of the necklace are the words ~ Courageous Attention
When I googled those three words I found this ~
James 3:2-3 tells us, "Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds,
because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance."
Through this Scripture, we know that God allows trials and tribulations in our lives to strengthen our faith and to develop perseverance. Think over the trials you have been through lately in your life. Consider the following reasons that God may be taking you through that trial and think about whether you are facing the trial courageously, strengthening your faith, and developing perseverance.
Faith trials draw our attention to Him. Sometimes worldly pursuits coerce us to drift away from Jesus. If we encounter a situation for which we have no solution, our focus comes back to Him as we begin to pray and look for a way out of the trial.
Faith trials teach endurance. We develop the stamina to bear up under heavy loads without discouragement because we trust that God will see us through. He increases our capacity by applying slight pressure. When we prove we can handle a little, He adds more, constantly working on our witness until we shine brightly for Him.
Faith trials train us for higher service. We must endure and keep our attention on Him so that we are prepared to work anywhere in His kingdom. God designs opportunities for every believer, shifting us to more responsible areas of service as we grow in faith.
Faith trials glorify God. The greatest praise we can give to our heavenly Father is to walk hopefully through a dark valley. It is then that we are a living example of His faithfulness and trustworthiness for everyone to see.
Wow, maybe trials aren't so bad :) And get this, we are studying James this semester in our Tuesday morning Bible Study at our church. We're using the Beth Moore video and study materials and I know God is going to use it powerfully in this season of my life... along with FAITHful friends that I let come along side me in my journey.


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Is the SEC Covering Up Wall Street Crimes? by Matt Taibbi
August 17, 2011
August 17, 2011
Imagine a world in which a man who is repeatedly investigated for a string of serious crimes, but never prosecuted, has his slate wiped clean every time the cops fail to make a case. No more Lifetime channel specials where the murderer is unveiled after police stumble upon past intrigues in some old file – "Hey, chief, didja know this guy had two wives die falling down the stairs?" No more burglary sprees cracked when some sharp cop sees the same name pop up in one too many witness statements. This is a different world, one far friendlier to lawbreakers, where even the suspicion of wrongdoing gets wiped from the record.
That, it now appears, is exactly how the Securities and Exchange Commission has been treating the Wall Street criminals who cratered the global economy a few years back. For the past two decades, according to a whistle-blower at the SEC who recently came forward to Congress, the agency has been systematically destroying records of its preliminary investigations once they are closed. By whitewashing the files of some of the nation's worst financial criminals, the SEC has kept an entire generation of federal investigators in the dark about past inquiries into insider trading, fraud and market manipulation against companies like Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank and AIG. With a few strokes of the keyboard, the evidence gathered during thousands of investigations – "18,000 ... including Madoff," as one high-ranking SEC official put it during a panicked meeting about the destruction – has apparently disappeared forever into the wormhole of history.
Under a deal the SEC worked out with the National Archives and Records Administration, all of the agency's records – "including case files relating to preliminary investigations" – are supposed to be maintained for at least 25 years. But the SEC, using history-altering practices that for once actually deserve the overused and usually hysterical term "Orwellian," devised an elaborate and possibly illegal system under which staffers were directed to dispose of the documents from any preliminary inquiry that did not receive approval from senior staff to become a full-blown, formal investigation. Amazingly, the wholesale destruction of the cases – known as MUIs, or "Matters Under Inquiry" – was not something done on the sly, in secret. The enforcement division of the SEC even spelled out the procedure in writing, on the commission's internal website. "After you have closed a MUI that has not become an investigation," the site advised staffers, "you should dispose of any documents obtained in connection with the MUI."
Many of the destroyed files involved companies and individuals who would later play prominent roles in the economic meltdown of 2008. Two MUIs involving con artist Bernie Madoff vanished. So did a 2002 inquiry into financial fraud at Lehman Brothers, as well as a 2005 case of insider trading at the same soon-to-be-bankrupt bank. A 2009 preliminary investigation of insider trading by Goldman Sachs was deleted, along with records for at least three cases involving the infamous hedge fund SAC Capital.
The widespread destruction of records was brought to the attention of Congress in July, when an SEC attorney named Darcy Flynn decided to blow the whistle. According to Flynn, who was responsible for helping to manage the commission's records, the SEC has been destroying records of preliminary investigations since at least 1993. After he alerted NARA to the problem, Flynn reports, senior staff at the SEC scrambled to hide the commission's improprieties.
As a federally protected whistle-blower, Flynn is not permitted to speak to the press. But in evidence he presented to the SEC's inspector general and three congressional committees earlier this summer, the 13-year veteran of the agency paints a startling picture of a federal police force that has effectively been conquered by the financial criminals it is charged with investigating. In at least one case, according to Flynn, investigators at the SEC found their desire to bring a case against an influential bank thwarted by senior officials in the enforcement division – whose director turned around and accepted a lucrative job from the very same bank they had been prevented from investigating. In another case, the agency farmed out its inquiry to a private law firm – one hired by the company under investigation. The outside firm, unsurprisingly, concluded that no further investigation of its client was necessary. To complete the bureaucratic laundering process, Flynn says, the SEC dropped the case and destroyed the files......................
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How to get the Using statement to work when dealing with interfaces directly.
UPDATE 2009-08-04: As pointed out in the comments by Marc L there are some issues involved in using the techniques described below the primary problem concerns the fact that you might incur an exception in the finally block of the using statement this would lead to any code below the using statement to not run. Also if you throw an exception in your code and the dispose call yeilds an exception this will mask your exception which you will never see. You can read more about it in this msdn article: Avoiding Problems with the Using Statement
Just recently I did some coding in a project and was faced with something that took me awhile to figure out so I thought I'd write a line or two about it. But before we continue let me state that this post deals with WCF based services in a VB.NET application.
The thing is that personally I'm not very fond of using the "Add Service Reference" in Visual Studio (there are obviously situations where it is useful but most of the times I prefer to have more control over the generated proxy), so what I usually end up doing is to spawn up my own proxy using the ChannelFactory and simply add a reference to the assembly containing the service contracts.
The problem arises when you start working with interfaces to make sure that you can inject your dependencies into your code to be able to implementing proper unit-test. When you do this and try to use the Using statement to implement the disposable pattern and make sure your resources are release in a timely fashion.
Dim factory As ChannelFactory(Of IMyService) = New ChannelFactory(Of IMyService)("MyBinding")
Dim myInterface as IMyService = factory.CreateChannel()
Using myInterface
End Using
This example code will generate the following complier error:
'Using' operand of type '…IMyService' must implement 'System.IDisposable'.
So after banging my head against the monitor for awhile I stumbled upon a blog with an example where the author used the As operator to perform a cast in the using statement, so I figured that this hade to be doable in VB.NET as well.
Dim factory As ChannelFactory(Of IMyService) = New ChannelFactory(Of IMyService)("MyBinding")
Dim myInterface as IMyService = factory.CreateChannel()
Using DirectCast(myInterface, IDisposable)
End Using
The above code will work and even though it isn't as slick as it's counterpart in C# it will do the trick. Now we are able to both utilize the disposable pattern to make sure we are not forgetting to release our resources and still make use of dependency injection in our code and improve our testability.
There is no magic here once you think a little about it what the using statement wants is simply a reference to an instance that implements the IDisposable interface which the proxy returned by CreateChannel does. So we just need to give the compiler a little nudge to get it to work.
UPDATE 2009-08-04: However the problems don't stop here. If we wrap an object implementing IDisposable inside a using statement and the Dispose method throws exceptions we are toast. This will lead to all kind of weird behaviours when dealing with error situations.
First out we need to handle the fact that any exception being raised within the using block will be supressed by exceptions raised from inside the Dispose call. Secondly we have the issue that if you have any code that needs to be executed after the using block, you will be in for a nasty suprise since it will not run if an exception is raised from within the dispose method.
The easiest way to get around this would be to implement a helper object dealing with the disposing logic that we can pass to the Using statement. This object can then supress any exceptions being raised during disposal and do the appropriate logging. The code below implements such a wrapper object that will handle this for the WCF scenario, you could easily modify it and just pass in any object implementing IDisposable and just deal with the logging and exception suppression.
Imports System
Imports System.Diagnostics
Imports System.ServiceModel
Namespace DisposablePattern
Public Class CommunicationObjectScope
Implements IDisposable
Private scoped As ICommunicationObject
Private disposed As Boolean = False
Public Sub New(ByVal co As Object)
If TypeOf co Is ICommunicationObject Then
scoped = co
scoped = Nothing
End If
End Sub
Public Sub Dispose() Implements IDisposable.Dispose
If Not disposed Then
If Not scoped Is Nothing Then
Select Case scoped.State
Case CommunicationState.Faulted
Exit Select
Case Else
Exit Select
End Select
End If
End If
Catch ex As Exception
'TODO: replace with more approriate logging!!!
'NOTE: Do NOT throw or rethrow from within this
' exception block since this will mask the
' original exception.
End Try
End Sub
End Class
End Namespace
By using this class we would end up with code looking like this:
Dim factory As ChannelFactory(Of IMyService) = New ChannelFactory(Of IMyService)("MyBinding")
Dim myInterface as IMyService = factory.CreateChannel()
Using co As New CommunicationObjectScope(myInterface)
End Using
To summarize you can use the DirectCast approach if you have controll of the object implementing IDispsable, but if there is the slightest chance that an exception might occur from within the Dispose method you should go for the wrapper approach.


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Happy Friday!
You probably didn't know this, but today is World Nude Day. "A day to set yourself free". Or so they say on the whimsically designed website that presents the frisky festivities.
New Zealand is the place World Nude Day originated. Which is not surprising when you consider that the beautiful country is sparsely populated and multicultural. Plus, the lifestyle way down under appears to be closer to nature and less stressful than in more... crowded countries.
The highlight of World Nude Day is an on-line video contest and the rules (informatively outlined on their site) are pretty simple:
1. Get nude.
2. Get a mate to film you.
3. Do something funny.
4. Upload it here for all to see.
5. Top 10 global entries chosen by official judges.
6. Winner decided by judges combined with public vote!
Of course the topic of your video doesn't have to be golf, but I did see several entries that took place on golf courses, a couple that featured strategically placed golf bags and one where two hefty kiwis engage in a naked golf cart race.
The contest is open to everyone, and according to the website, the prize is actually quite...motivating: US$10,000 in gold!! ~ And it doesn't seem there are many exhibitionists in the world... making the odds of winning quite good. It was almost enough to inspire me to make an appointment at my local Mystic Tan.
So check out the site (if you're not offended by nudity)and you may even be tempted to strip down and make your own au naturale masterpiece.
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Hello, All.
I will be showing work at The Soapbox Exhibition Space this coming month, along with fellow artists (and friends), Chloe Crawford, Astrid Bucio, Betty Lertdarapong, Joe Pillari, among others, in the exhibition entitled, Considering Structure. I look forward to seeing what everyone has been up to in their studios in Philly. It will certainly feel refreshing not to have my head buried in books and papers for a minute.
Please, come out! The opening will be Friday, March 25th at 7PM. The Soapbox: 2325 Madison SQ. Phila, PA. Don't miss it.
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Testing after working out
After my work outs I test my blood because some times I feel real shaky and weak. I don't test right after working out about I do about 15 minutes later. I'm suprised to find out that my numbers are higher than when I started working out.
For expamle: I tested 2 hrs after eating dinner at 9:45 pm and my numbers were 136mg/dL. Than at about 10:45-11 pm I went for a walk around the block; about 1 mile or so. My numbers later after I got back and cooled off were 163mg/dL.
It was/is strange. I was wondering if/or how long do you have to wait to test after you work out? Also if this has happened to anyone else? I'd LOVE the feed back.
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My guess is that you are seeing a partial liver dump because you may have gotten low during exercise and your body compensated. It's part of the bodies mechanism to keep us moving. Maybe if you have a protein snack before exercise it may prevent that.
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Yesterday, we went for a walk around the village and I picked up my camera for the first time in ages. And in the crisp cold air of a new December, I realised how much I had missed sharing things here. So tentatively, slowly, I am venturing back into this space...
"Whatever it is that pulls the pin, that hurls you past the boundaries of your own life into a brief and total beauty, even for a moment, it is enough." - Jeanette Winterson
I hope all is well in your world.
- Susannah x
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Thought of the week
"A diamond was laying in the street covered with dirt. Many fools passed by.
Someone who knew diamonds picked it up." - Kabir
Someone who knew diamonds picked it up." - Kabir


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Riders by Veronica Rossi
Published February 16th 2016 by Tor Teen
Genres: Romance, Dystopia, Paranormal, Fantasy, Young Adult
Page: 384
Rating: 4 of 5 stars
Review by: Tina
Nothing but death can keep eighteen-year-old Gideon Blake from achieving his goal of becoming a U.S. Army Ranger. As it turns out, it does.
While recovering from the accident that most definitely killed him, Gideon finds himself with strange new powers and a bizarre cuff he can't remove. His death has brought to life his real destiny. He has become War, one of the legendary four horsemen of the apocalypse.
I can already see myself rereading this book when the next book in the series comes out.
There are 4 horsemen in this story: War, Famine, Death, and Conquest.
The progress of the book is a bit slow paced. I envisioned it as super bad-assed since it's a story about the 4 apocalyptic horsemen. Not only is it a bit anti-climatic but the action scenes are subpar. I'm hoping the story will gradually build up to it in the following books.
My absolute favorite scene is when Gideon bonds with his flaming horse Riot. It is just wicked. My eyes lit up when he burst into flames...wow. I wish there are more chapters of just Gideon and Riot. I would definitely read a side story of their adventures together.
The elemental forms of the four horses are amazing: flames, pale, light, and ash.
I can't wait for Seeker, book 2, release date 2017.
Friday, March 18, 2016
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Glad to see you liked this one! I actually didn't know about the premsie until now. I had just seen the book around. I liked Rossi's Under the Never Sky Trilogy, so hopefully I'll like this one as well.ReplyDelete
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I haven't read Under the Never Sky. How do you like her writing? I've read a mixture of positive and negative reviews of her books. The catch line "apocalyptic horsemen" captured my attention 😊Delete
To be honest, I don't remember too much of her writing style, really. It is pretty easy to comprehend though and I absolutely adored her characters in her dystopian series. Yes! That was the phrase that caught my eye too. :)Delete
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Happy Friday EVERYONE !!!
Who would have believed that digital stamp images would have become so popular across the world in the crafting business. I myself am a huge fan of the digital image but after a while you realise just how much room it takes up on your computer.
WELL it doesn't have to be that way any more. Victoria Case has came up with a solution and I think it is a FANTASTIC solution especially for those of us who love to use digital stamp images in our cardmaking/scrapingbook.
INTRODUCING the CD COLLECTION !!!! It is awesome !!! Please take time to visit her website and check out her newest venture in the CRAFTING WORLD !!!! www.victoriacaseartdesigns.com - You will find her full CD collection under her Stamps - Digi and click on the link of "Older Digi's".
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Lisa and I organized an OWS practice for those individuals doing the Snake Bite Triathlon. It was really great training, and a lot of fun meeting some new triathletes. Good news - no snake bites! Check out the Snake Bite Tri blog for details.
Sunday, August 9, 2009
6 comments:
- Carla said...
damn i see some nice coonass bodies in that photo! i know y'all are putting together a classy, sassy event!!!!
- August 11, 2009 at 5:28 PM
- Chad said...
Sorry we missed it, looks like fun. Stuff came up and we couldn't make it down there. Definitely going to be there for the race, wife already signed up. Do ya'll need any help day before?
- August 12, 2009 at 3:40 PM
- TriCajun said...
If you're gonna be there the day before, would definitely appreciate some help.
- August 13, 2009 at 7:37 AM
- JP Severin said...
You guys are inspiring me big time! AWARDS FOR TRANSITIONS!
- August 13, 2009 at 10:44 AM
- Rural Girl said...
I wish you and Lisa all the best for a successful race!
- August 15, 2009 at 7:03 AM
- Steve Stenzel said...
That's great! I hope the tri went well!!
- September 20, 2009 at 8:54 AM
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|Irrelevant image. But then who actually has one of them mascara shopping?
I need new mascara. Well, I always need new mascara. And even though its my favourite makeup item, every shopping trip is never a easy one. I faff around and take a entire afternoon just decide what my eyelashes will be wearing for the next few weeks. Ultimately, every mascara shopping trip will end up like this...
1. Initial attraction to the model with amazing lashes. Oh wait, they are false lashes.
2. The grab of the prettiest tube, and then 5 more in the process.
3. Getting sidetracked by the oh so glittery new nail polishes.
4. The moment of thinking mascaras just all do the same thing anyway. Right?
5. Eye up what the girl next to me is buying, after staring at her lashes. Obviously.
6. Catching a glimpse of myself in the bright light and deciding I also need new foundation. Erugh I am orange.
7. But this is a plastic wand, will that hurt?
8. No. I'll stick to the traditional wand, no gimmicks.
9. Eww, is that blue mascara. We are so not in the 90's anymore.
10. Ooh, this one lengthens. I need that. But wait, will it give me spider legs?
11. No, I'll go for volume, everyone loves volume.
12. But what if it gives no length? No point in that.
13. You know what, I'll open them up and check the formula, that will help.
14. Oh wait, they are sealed…maybe if I am sneaky I can open it...
15. Nope, the security guard is looking. Abort abort.
16. Okay, this one is on offer and claims volume, length and definition.
17. But there is my favourite mascara, and I know its good...
18. Stop it. Stop it. You have faffed enough now.
And finally. Depending on my bravery, either ending leaving the shop sweating but with a brand new mascara, or going home with the tube of my old faithful. Well if it isn't broke...


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Scotland: Appeal goes to Lord's over childhood leukaemia statistics complaint
The Scottish Information Commissioner's decision was affirmed in December 2006 by the First Court of Session opinion that refused the appeal by the Common Services Agency. After the the Lords appeal the case could still go to the European Court of Human Rights. (thanks to David for heads-up on this)
--Read the Court of Session opinion (Dec 2006)
--Scottish ICO decision from 2005
Media report - The Herald - Appeal to Lords over bid to keep leukaemia death figures private
"A Scottish NHS body which was ordered to reveal childhood leukaemia statistics under freedom of information law is to make a final appeal to the House of Lords in an attempt to keep the figures secret. In the first case of its kind, the Common Services Agency (CSA) is to challenge a recent ruling by the Court of Session ordering it to hand over its records under FoI. The CSA has resisted disclosure since January 2005, when Michael Collie, a researcher for Green MSP Chris Ballance, first asked for its records on leukaemia in under-15s in Dumfries and Galloway."


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Edward (Sir) Dymoke [Sir Knight]-19242 [Parents] was born in 1508 in Of, Scrivelsby, Lincolnshire, England. He was christened in Of, Kyme, Lincolnshire, England. He died on 16 Sep 1566 in Scrivelsby, Lincoln, Eng. He married Anne Tailboys-97596.
Other marriages:Tailboys (Talobi, Anne )
Anne Tailboys-97596 [Parents].Anne married Edward (Sir) Dymoke [Sir Knight]-19242.
They had the following children:
F i Frances Dymoke-97597.
George Tailboys (Talboys)-97604 was born in 1467. He died in 1538. He married Elizabeth Gascoigne-19263.
Elizabeth Gascoigne-19263 [Parents] was born about 1471 in Of, Gawthorpe, York, England. She died about 1553 in England. She married George Tailboys (Talboys)-97604.
Other marriages:Tailboys, George [Sir Knight]
They had the following children:
F i Anne Tailboys-97596.
Thomas Windebank-97598 died in 1607 in England. He married Frances Dymoke-97597.
Frances Dymoke-97597 [Parents].Frances married Thomas Windebank-97598.
They had the following children:
F i Mildred Windebank-97599 was born in 1584. She died in 1657.
Robert Reade-19209 [Parents] was born in 1582 in Linkenholt, Hampshire, England. He was christened in Resident:, Linkenholt Manor, England. He died on 10 Dec 1636 in Faccombe, Hampshire, England. He married Mildred Windebank-97599 in 1607 in England.
Other marriages:Pooley, Alice
Windebank, Mildred
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M i George Reade [Col]-19198 was born on 25 Oct 1608. He died in Mar 1671.
George Reade [Col]-19198 [Parents] was born on 25 Oct 1608 in Linkenholt Manor, , Hampshire, England. He died in Mar 1671 in , Gloucester, Virginia. He was buried before 20 Nov 1671 in , Yorktown, York, Virginia. He married Elizabeth Martiau-97602 in 1641 in England.
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Elizabeth Martiau-97602 was born in 1608 in England. She married George Reade [Col]-19198 in 1641 in England.
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Augustine Warner Jr.-97625 was born in 1642 in England. He died in 1681. He married Mildred Reade-97603.
Mildred Reade-97603 [Parents] was born in 1642 in England. She married Augustine Warner Jr.-97625.
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F i Mary Warner-97626.
William IV Gascoigne Sir-97606 [Parents] died in 1487. He married Margaret Percy Lady-97607.
Margaret Percy Lady-97607 was born in 1447. She married William IV Gascoigne Sir-97606.
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William III Gascoigne Sir-97608 [Parents].William married Jane Neville Lady-97609.
Jane Neville Lady-97609 [Parents] was born in 1443. She married William III Gascoigne Sir-97608.
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Margaret Clarell-97612 was born in 1400. She died in 1466.
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M i William III Gascoigne Sir-97608.
John Neville-97610 [Parents] died in 1481. He married Elizabeth Newmarch-97611.
Elizabeth Newmarch-97611.Elizabeth married John Neville-97610.
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Sturgill Simpson has announced a string of headlining tour dates beginning in September.
The 2015 Living the Dream Tour will hit theaters and auditoriums in many major cities along the east coast. The dates will follow up a intense summer tour schedule, with upcoming festival stops at FarmBorough, Firefly, Lollapalooza and Willie Nelson's Fourth of July Picnic.
Simpson signed a deal with Atlantic Records earlier this year and is working on a new album with Dave Cobb, the same producer he used on his popular 2014 debut album. No release date for the new album has been set.
He'll also be making a stop in Nashville for the Americana Association Awards on Sept. 16, where he is nominated for Artist of the Year, Album of the Year and Song of the Year for "Turtles All The Way Down."
His newly announced tour dates are as follows. More dates are expected to be added in the coming weeks, and you can find information on where to purchase tickets at his official website.
9/12 – Maryville, TN @ The Shed
9/13 – Asheville, NC @ Thomas Wolfe Auditorium
9/15 – Norfolk, VA @ The NorVa
9/16 – Charlottesville, VA @ Jefferson Theater
9/18 – Upper Darby, PA @ Tower Theatre
9/19 – New York, NY @ Beacon Theatre
9/23 – Washington, D.C. @ Lincoln Theatre
9/25 – Boston, MA @ Boston Calling Music Festival
9/25 – Baltimore, MD @ Rams Head Live


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You might be sick -- but you're not half as sick as George Smitherman.
Health Minister George Smitherman says he disapproves of the "pocketbook" medicine advocated by a new Toronto clinic offering to provide cancer drugs not covered by the public system.Even peasants under a king would recognize that the royal We is in fact singular, referring to the interests of the king or royal family alone. WE is one of the illusions promoted by the democratic faith, allowing vultures like Smitherman to get away with using the first person plural and have his victims imagine that they are included in the "we" because they get to cast a vote when it benefits the Party for them to do so. "We" in this case consists of Slitherman's constituency of unions who profit handily from suffering and death by running a purposely expensive and unworkable medical monopoly with which it is illegal to compete.
Smitherman was reacting to a report that a private Toronto clinic, named Provis, is set to open next month and intends to offer at least a half-dozen new cancer treatments not funded through OHIP......because billions of dollars and a lot of phony baloney jobs are at stake.
Friday, July 15, 2005
Just hurry up and die with a full bank account. The Party needs your inheritance taxes.
Posted by Mike on Friday, July 15, 2005
1 Comment:
- Pietr said...
Tricksters have only one technique:they slip their own meaning (of word or action)in under cover of the affirmed meaning.
So,'free' healthcare becomes 'government controlled' healthcare and so on.
Why not pay for people to use privately owned facilities?
The old story.
- July 16, 2005 11:35 a.m.
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Why Do Some People Become Parents?
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Wow that sounds just like my most recent former boss! I'm so sorry you had to deal with that. They just don't understand that this is a real job, and we need the money to live. I hope you find a great job soon. (I am looking too. I live in the South though.)
- Feb 26, 2011, 4:21:00 PM
She called her son "annoying?"..how mean. Anyway, that is mean that they have cut your work hours. But if she quit her job, perhaps her income is smaller and she cannot afford to pay you.
You gave a month's notice? Why? I think in the nanny profession it is not a good idea to give a notice once you realize the job is not working out. What your employer is doing to you is a great example of why I believe this. For some odd reason, once parents get notice their nanny is leaving, they turn into crazy and mean people. They know you are a good nanny and are not so easy to replace. Take it as a compliment OP. Anyway, you are not obligated to stick around. Since they didn't hold up their end of the contract since they cut your hours, you do not have to hold up yours by giving proper notice.
- Feb 26, 2011, 5:35:00 PM
4nannies.com states that if a nanny is available for the work day and the parents decide they don't need her for that day, she should be paid anyway. That's the agreement I have had with my full-time jobs. I make it clear that it is my sole income and that I need to work a minimum of a certain number of hours per week.
It's shameful that parents don't respect nannies, or should I say the nanny profession, to the degree that they think they can treat us any way they feel like. However, it's also a shame when we as nannies don't have enough self-respect that we put up with the crap the parents dish out. Many times parents do what they do because they can get away with it. In my opinion, it would improve the industry if we learn our rights, stand our ground, and act like we expect the same respect that we give.
- Feb 27, 2011, 12:53:00 AM
Wow: I agree that more nannies should stand up to their bosses. Unfortunately a lot of them do not because they are in desperate need of a job and cannot survive without their jobs. The economy is not good now and most nannies know that they cannot go from job to job. It may be months before they find another position. Many out of work teachers and such are working as nannies which makes the nanny field ultra competitive now.
I place the blame with the families. They need to start respecting the people who care for their kids. Fuck them if they don't.
- Feb 27, 2011, 2:25:00 AM
The last job I had the mom used the word "NEEDY" instead of "ANNOYING". God forbid if you have to comfort your own child!
- Feb 27, 2011, 11:02:00 AM
Whoops! I meant her husband!
- Feb 27, 2011, 2:03:00 PM
Bostonnanny: I understand what you're saying, but as nannies we have the same rights as any other worker. The more nannies that recognize this, the better. We should at least have a written contract so there's proof if there's a breech in that contract.
There's nothing wrong with a nanny not working extra hours without pay, or saying she needs to work a certain number of hours and earn a minimum of a certain amount per week. Any reasonable employer would understand that.
Until we as nannies know our worth and our rights, things will not change. Nanny is part of the childcare industry. We are employees, not indentured servants. We should not act like we are by allowing ourselves to be treated like we are.
- Feb 27, 2011, 4:08:00 PM
I should clarify the last sentence of my last post. I meant we should not act like we are servants by allowing ourselves to be treated as servants.
Also, Bostonnanny, I agree that the families should respect those who care for their children. But reality is, we teach people how to treat us. If we allow ourselves to be taken advantage of, we will continue to be taken advantage of.
- Feb 27, 2011, 4:13:00 PM
Wow, I wholeheartedly agree with what you said about standing up for ourselves in the nanny profession and demanding to be treated fairly. As a Nanny, I hear ya Sistah!!~
But I agree with Boston Nanny that in theory...that is true. But there are many women out there who do not stand up to their bosses because they need their jobs and can't afford to lose them. Being a Nanny is all they can do and they know that if they leave, there are already 20 other girls lined up behind her to take her place. Employers know this as well which they use to their advantage. Somehow they think this gives them a license to treat a Nanny like less than she is worth.
I empathize with all the Nannies that are stuck in jobs where they are being disrespected, used, over-worked and taken for granted on a daily basis yet cannot speak up since they know it is very possible they will be fired on the spot. They have little or no savings and no family to lean on. So they trudge along in hope that either things will improve and their employers will "wake up" and appreciate them more or they hope there is a better job out there, just lurking around the corner. Perhaps after work they go straight to the computer, log on either Care.com, sittercity.com or Craigslist. They keep their fingers crossed that their "dream" family is out there looking for a wonderful Nanny...just the kind of Nanny that they are! :)
- Feb 28, 2011, 4:29:00 AM
What the fuck! I don't post for a week and someone takes my moniker and posts on every article!
Marypoppinpills- I'm upset how do I claim my moniker, so no one can take it? I know it's a generic name but I've been posting here for over a year and I don't want to be misrepresented.
- Feb 28, 2011, 6:59:00 AM
If I were you, I would create a google email account and use your ID name for that.
I have been a viewer for a year too and have had to change my moniker quite a few times.
Try not to get angry. It happens. I think it is a mistake and not anything done intentional.
- Feb 28, 2011, 3:51:00 PM
Some people shouldn't be parents. I am one of them. I physically can't have kids but if I could I wouldn't. I think that some people should realize if they are going to be bad parents and not bring kids into the world. I have a step son that I don't really take care of. I do think children are annoying hence why I don't reproduce. Some people just don't understand they can do that for some reason
- Feb 28, 2011, 4:18:00 PM
Phoenix..I do admire your honesty.
You said you do not care for your step son. How old is he?
- Mar 1, 2011, 5:49:00 AM
He is 11 now. And has always been very efficient. I mean I would feed him if his dad wasn't home and make sure he wasnt in any direct harm but I have never been able to form a bond with children.
- Mar 1, 2011, 12:22:00 PM
Phoenix..do you think it was fair to marry his father if you didn't think you would bond with his son? Do you think bonding with his son should be a "given" since you married his Dad?
Anyway, your honesty is refreshing and for both of your sakes, I do hope you eventually have a nice relationship with your step son. I am sure both parties would benefit from it. How can they not??!~
- Mar 1, 2011, 4:43:00 PM
I am also a nanny in Georgetown, MA. Its such a small, close knit community, I just cannot believe there are parents like this! Parents never cease to amaze me in this line of work.
- Mar 4, 2011, 4:07:00 PM


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For several years, Charleston County School District officials have discussed adding sports programs at middle schools. The idea has merits, but it doesn't go far enough.
Introducing football, basketball, volleyball and softball teams in middle schools would certainly lend a sense of community to students. It would let high school coaches observe the middle school development of young athletes who might one day play for them. And it would give students who participate in those sports programs much-needed exercise.
But it isn't just talented athletes in middle school who could benefit from more exercise. All students would.
There is no state law requiring physical education for middle schoolers. High schoolers are required to take only one class of PE. And yet the state's child-obesity rate is near epidemic proportions.
The oversight in the law should not deter school districts from focusing on middle school fitness.
According to the federal Centers for Disease Control, 15 percent of adolescents were overweight (between the 85th and 95th percentiles for Body Mass Index) in 2010; 16.7 percent were obese (BMI greater than 95th percentile). Only 17.1 percent achieved the recommended level of physical activity (at least 60 minutes per day); 39.7 percent watched television three or more hours on an average school day.
Children who form good exercise habits in middle school would likely have better habits in high school, too.
If the district should find a way to establish sports teams for middle schoolers, it should also find a way to establish exercise classes that all the other students would be expected to take, just as they take history and math.
Obese children often have increased health and social problems. Exercise and improved nutrition are the most obvious ways to reduce obesity.
Academic leaders' anxiety about having enough classroom time for students is understandable.
But studies have concluded that students perform better academically if they have some exercise.
Indeed, studies have shown that even when their academic class time is abbreviated to allow for physical activities, students often improve their classroom performances.
And what children would not benefit from learning first-hand about teamwork, cooperation and sportsmanship?
As always, the Charleston County School District will have to consider the expense of adding sports to middle schools. A rough estimate is that it would cost up to $1.5 million.
However, the Dorchester 2 School District started a middle school sports program about five years ago. The cost to the district is mostly covered by admission fees to sporting events.
But the health, social and academic costs of children not getting enough exercise transcends financial measure.


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Yesterday morning we visited one of the branch churches in Lusaka. P. Tembo and Justina and their 8 year old daughter Miracle, are an amazing family, very dear to the extended body.
P Renaldo and Charity were also visiting and we enjoyed [another] life changing message on FORGIVENESS. I have never heard the 'forgive and forget' phenomenum explained so clearly. I bet you haven't either.
-> i will dble check on the reference and write a summary of the message, shortly...
After singing a beautiful song with Wezi, Jediah took on the task of watching the kids!
Apparently they had a lot of fun :)


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22 June 2014
A Birthday Surprise - Go Ape
Rachael x
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This is such a wonderful birthday surprise! I've never been to Go Ape before but I did an indoor aerial assault course once and it was TERRIFYING but the buzz when you're finished is like nothing else. With beautiful weather like you got, I think an outdoor course would be even more incredible. I think you deserve major girlfriend points for this surprise - especially with the added touch of the treasure hunt (aw!).ReplyDelete
Aah thanks Charlene! It's definitely not for the faint hearted that's for sure, but I loved the feeling and the weather was definitely a major plus point! Hehe thank you, I think I earned those girlfriend points and I must say I was pretty impressed with how smoothly things worked out! xDelete
This looks so fun, I know some people who have been to Go Ape and they love it. Those ice creams look yummy too!ReplyDelete
It was a really fun experience, it's well worth a visit! Ooh yes they were the perfect pre Go Ape treat :)Delete
This looks so fun! What a great day out. We've done something similar abroad and it had different levels - naturally I thought I could handle the highest one with Olly no probs, but it was soo hard and I almost had to be rescued haha xxReplyDeleteReplies
It was lots of fun, it was nice to do something a bit different! Ooh deary me haha that sounds rather scary! xxDelete
What an amazing birthday present and day that you planned out, your other half is a lucky boy! Looks like so much fun and your photos are amazing, love that one with the boats (and the fish and chips have me dribbling at my desk!) xoReplyDelete
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Aw thank you Rosie! It was a great day, I'm so pleased it worked out well. Those fish and chips were gorgeous! xxDelete
Beautiful pictures, It seems like you had so much fun :)ReplyDelete
Miki xx
Thank you Miki, we definitely did! :) xDelete
This looks like so much fun and it sounds like you had a wonderful day! What a wonderful surprise, you did very well! XxReplyDelete
Aah thank you, I must say I do feel like I did a pretty good job haha xxDelete
What a fantastic idea! I do love zoos and have been wanted to go to Go Ape for ages now. Need someone to surprise me haha.ReplyDelete
Belle ♥
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Thanks Belle! xDelete
That is such a cool birthday present for your boyfriend! Loved reading this post btw, I really like your writing-style. Oh and the layout of your blog is just amazing!ReplyDelete
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Wow thank you so much, so nice of you!Delete
i.ve been asked to go so many time but I'm far too scaredReplyDeleteReplies
Aah don't be afraid, it's such a good feeling when you're up there!Delete
These pictures look so familiar to me as I was there last week. Wish I could be back there doing it all over again :( I did a photo diary on our time there too. You look like you had an amazing day!ReplyDelete
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Mee too, it's great isn't it, hope you had a fab time and I'll definitely check out your photo diary!Delete
Great photos , looks so much fun xReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks, it was! xDelete


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Week 6 (Sept. 30-Oct. 2)
M Essay Two discussion. Ethos. Pathos. Logos. Art Blog Links. Remember the Writing Center is there to help you prepare these next essays. Homework: Go through some art blogs/venues for reviews, discussions about art and begin to assemble ideas for your next essay. Come to class on Wednesday with an idea for your essay. (This counts as an assignment, so you must come prepared.) Be sure to look at the Purdue site for some ideas and warnings about how to approach academic essays. Consider the problems with many of the responses to Miranda July.
W Continued discussion and group brainstorming towards essay two.
Week 7 (Oct. 8-10)
M 3 Copies of draft of Essay Two due. Peer review. Sign-up for individual conferences. You must show up on time. There is no extra time in the schedule to make these up or run over other students. Come in ready with highlights, questions, concerns.
W Conferences with me.
Week 8 (Oct. 14-16) (Midterm grades due--Natasha Tretheway visit!)
M Essay Two due, beginning of class, No late essays accepted. Period.
Introduction Essay 3 and preparation for Thrall reading and Trethewey visit.
W Discussion of Thrall.
Tonight, Trethewey reading. Sign a roll sheet on the table inside the auditorium.
Put a Bird on It; noticing pattern in art;