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On behalf of the American Lung Association in Alaska, I applaud the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation's plan to implement smoke-free housing policies in its multi-family units. I encourage AHFC to move ahead with its plan to extend the smoke-free initiative to their entire stock of housing. Smoke-free housing policies support AHFC's mission to provide Alaskans access to safe, quality, affordable housing.
Everyone has the right to breathe clean air. At ALAA, we believe that smoke-free housing is not an amenity, but a human right. No one should be forced to be exposed to these dangers:
• Secondhand smoke (SHS) contains more than 7,000 chemicals; more than 60 of those are cancer-causing chemicals. (Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2010)
• Non-smokers who are exposed to secondhand smoke at home or work increase their heart disease and lung cancer risk by up to 30 percent. (Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2006)
• Nearly nine in 10 Alaska adults (87 percent) agree that people should be protected from SHS. Support is high even among smokers; more than three in four smokers (77 percent) agree that people should be protected from SHS. (Source: Alaska Department of Health and Social Services, 2013)
Indoor SHS is never isolated. It seeps through cracks in walls, ventilation, and settles in upholstery, paint, and furniture. SHS is harmful, especially to our more vulnerable populations of people with asthma, COPD and heart disease; the elderly and children.
According to U.S. Housing and Urban Development reports, more than half of public housing residents (54 percent) are either children or elderly residents. The effects SHS has on children include: increased likelihood of developing bronchitis, pneumonia, asthma, poorer lung functions and ear infections. For the elderly: cancer, heart disease and stroke — the leading causes of death — are all associated with smoking and SHS. HUD reports that there are also a large number of public housing residents who suffer from diseases such as asthma and cardiovascular disease who are particularly vulnerable to damages caused by SHS. Additionally, according to a Boston survey, a disproportionate number of smokers live in public housing compared to private housing, as well as people with asthma. These statistics highlight the importance of smoke-free policies within public housing communities. The fact that AHFC recognizes these injustices, and is taking action to protect the health and well-being of its residents, is worthy of praise.
• American Lung Association Alaska Director Marge Stoneking has served as part of the American Lung Association's Alaska team for 10 years. She played an vital role in passing the Anchorage smoke-free workplace ordinance (Anchorage Municipal Code 16.65) in 2007.


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Oslo: Norway said that it has stepped up its efforts to help refugees in Greece by allocating more funds to strengthen Athens' capacity to deal with the flow of refugees.
The authorities in Greece and Norway have agreed that a total of 231 million Norwegian kroner ($26.8 million) will be provided to Greece under the EEA and Norway Grants to deal with the flow of refugees in the period up to 2017, the Norwegian government said in a statement on Thursday, Xinhua news agency reported.
Some 200 million kroner ($23.2 million) has previously been allocated for asylum and migration projects in Greece through the EEA and Norway Grants. An additional 31 million kroner ($3.6 million) is now being reallocated from other programmes in Greece funded by Norway through the Grants scheme.
"The flow of refugees and migrants has put enormous pressure on the asylum system in Greece. We have therefore proposed to the Greek authorities that some of the funding under the Grants scheme should be reallocated to strengthen capacity in this area," Norway' s Minister of EEA and EU Affairs Elisabeth Aspaker said.
The extra funds are to help finance the continued operation of four asylum reception centres with a 272-person capacity for one year and assistance to the local authorities on Chios with reception and registration of refugees.
They will also be used to finance the deployment of experts at reception centres along the border to Turkey, on the island of Lesvos and at mobile reception centres and the main office in Athens to strengthen the processing of asylum cases.
"Through the EEA and Norway Grants, we can help to establish proper systems to ensure that refugees seeking entry to Europe receive protection," Aspaker said.
"This will be a priority in the negotiations later this year on how the Grants are to be used in the funding period from 2014 to 2021," Aspaker added.
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Good evening!
Blogging from Virginia at the Steampunk Soirée. Tonight was registration and the welcome reception. So great to meet in person so many online friends and see all the amazing fascinators. More on the Soirée tomorrow. Just wanted to give a quick post on the latest Compendium of Curiosities challenge.
Challenge number 7 is Painted Industrial, on page 46 of the CC3. This is a favorite of mine. I tend to use it if I'm going for an industrial or steampunk feel.
I made some floral pins for Jodie and I to wear at the Soirée.
I used the Tattered Floral die and stacked up the flowers to create a nice layered look. Love the mix of metal and inked up card stock.
This challenge is sponsored by Inspiration Emporium. One lucky winner will get a gift certificate. As with the other challenges the Curiosity Crew will select their choices to win a bunch of goodies from Tim Holtz and Mario.
There have been some really amazing projects in thes challenges so be sure to check them out.
Thanks so much for stopping by. I will do my best to post throughout the weekend so you can see the fun projects we get to work on and all the fun. Please stop on by my blog and on Facebook as well.
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Bolton Central School District principal Michael Graney has been chosen as the district's next Superintendent of Schools. The BCS school board made the appointment at its Jan. 13 meeting. The appointment begins July 1.
Graney is to succeed Ray Ciccarelli Jr. who is retiring June 30 after serving 17 years as superintendent at Bolton Central.
Graney has held the Bolton K-12 principal post since January 2013 after serving as principal at Ticonderoga High School for 10 years. Before his tenure in Ticonderoga, Graney was a physical education and driver education teacher for eight years at Ticonderoga High School. For two years prior, he taught Elementary Math, Science and Physical Education at Putnam Central School.
Board of Education president Kathleen Pfau announced Graney's promotion.
"The Board thanks Mr. Ciccarelli for his 17 years of dedication to Bolton Central School and we look forward to working with Mr. Graney to keep our district strong and viable," she said in a prepared statement.
Graney earned an associate's degree in liberal arts from SUNY Cobleskill, a bachelor's degree in physical education from SUNY Cortland, a master's degree in educational administration from SUNY Plattsburgh, and a certification in school district administration through SUNY Plattsburgh and the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts.
Graney and his wife Diane have two children, Michael, 17, and Evan, 14.


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Power is how people gain position, and control over others. But, power was not absolute in American government, as power was to be balanced. There are checks and balances that were to prevent grabs for power. But, people have devious ways to influence others through use of emotion, and sway their opinion, move their action and grab the power from them deviously. Such are the "New Racists".
This morning I was listening to a program where a man called in and insisted that the new immigration legislation is motivated by racism. When questioned about how he came to that conclusion, he said that it was obviously based on the white power that asserted control over those of "color". Isn't that racism? This man's conclusion and thinking were based solely on race, not on the value of the argument of citizen rights versus human rights.
Racism is a strong identifier, as one cannot help what ethnic identity they are born. But, civil rights has been useful for the left to assert minority issues for any human rights issue.
I believe that the historical context of the civil right movement was in its abuse of power over a segment of our own society. Our constitution granted liberties to their citizens and citizens were defined by locale of birth. Those that came to our shores as immigrants had certain requirements to become citizens. Even to have the right to work, an immigrant must get a green card. America identified itself by those who were by birth or legal means "one of us".
But, today, it is assumed that anyone who desires to reside in this country deserves that right. And if by chance one of these is of color, then there is no limit to the outrage and outcry of "injustice" based on "racial equality". And yet, it has little to do with racial equality, but with being a part of our nation, under the "rule of law".
Racism is the means of a "new agenda", the globlists agenda, that will undermine our nation's Sovereignty and undermine citizen rights. Do not be surprised when those that come to your door asking for papers, do so not to prove American citizenship, but a "World Citizen", who really has no rights, because we will live under the "New Aristocracy".
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Lu's verse remind me of 06.ReplyDelete
sounds like F&L lupe, just shows you he knows how to "Switch"ReplyDelete
fuck all the verses he doing on cupcaking, and featuring that soft ass tampon nigga big sean and all other g2s, slr tracks..this is the lupe i was waiting for to come back..ReplyDelete
Lupe at his best= Food & Liquor Flow
and btw this track is dopeReplyDelete
wyclef hooks/voice and Lupe bars made this song great
^ agree best features his done for sometime now, glad lupe sounds like that again :)ReplyDelete
How do I download this? I can't even find it on itunes or illegalyReplyDelete
^buy the albumReplyDelete
This nigga said "fuck Go To Sleep and SLR" No nigga fuck YOU!!!ReplyDelete
fuck you ^ nigga he right, shit lets be honest go to sleep has no replay value for me and slr just a track he made reminding why his great but again didnt like track that much verses were great tho...ReplyDelete
again his flow on this hella reminds me of why i loved this dude in the first place. Food & liquor seasons coming round
- Arthur ThomasTuesday, August 30, 2011 at 4:10:00 PM EDT
Was this recorded around 06 or 07 cause his voice sounds that way? I haven't heard this Lupe in a while, but he sure did have a outstanding verse though.ReplyDelete
The track/Lupe's verse is probably 2 years old...at leastReplyDelete
Look who crept in!!!! aww shit just about to listen to that verse but i got on here and my nigga LU drops one of his coldest flows, yea ya know niggas is that food & liquor flow ish...this track is dopeness and how do you exactly download this?ReplyDelete
Yeah like you said GTS no replay value to YOU! But it has tons to me. And this verse is obviously years old just listen to his voice and his cadence so yeah so much for "food and liquid season coming around" nigga lol lol so like I said Fuck that anon I replied to and fuck you too..... Nigga!ReplyDelete
Yeah like you said GTS no replay value to YOU! But it has tons to me. And this verse is obviously years old just listen to his voice and his cadence so yeah so much for "food and liquid season coming around" nigga lol lol so like I said Fuck that anon I replied to and fuck you too..... Nigga!ReplyDelete
niggas niggas niggas whats the world coming to? ya going on saying fuck this fuck that...man niggas this days becoming bisexuals nd shit lol..ya best to chill mothafuckasReplyDelete
or else lotta niggas be ending sounding like that soft tampon ass aubrey drake or fruity ass lloyd.ReplyDelete
read ghostchronicals on the ten softest rappers
Moses malone murdered thisReplyDelete
everyone murdered this. really impressive album everyone buy this album mothafuckas!!!! or cop it illegallyReplyDelete
Awe mane. Lu rocking that Dynasty freestyle flow. This is that vintage Lu flow that we all love. "A thinker's the biggest gansta, 120 in the mind is better than .380 on the waist."ReplyDelete
Lyrics - Please do correct if wrongReplyDelete
Woah man Lil Higher gave em grace
Gold Casio with a calculator face
It's $50 i am just trying to give them pace
Trying to give them patience
Trying to teach them wait
They show you how to squander
I show you how to safe
They show you how to Bently
I show you how to skate
They show you neigbourhood
I show you outer space
Yeah Yeah
They show you how to disrespect them
I show you how to date
The Vicky Secret Model
Or baby thats your base
A thinker whos the biggest gangster
120 in the mind is better than 380 on the waiste
Trying to keep it rilly
Get Chilly out of his case
Start up Trilly and get the crooks all straight
And then do some hard like take half my fortune and give it in the name of God
Latoiya Williams ao soulfulReplyDelete
""A thinker is the biggest gansta, 120 in the mind is better than .380 on the waist.""ReplyDelete
""And then do somethin hard like take half my fortune and give it to God""
"And then do somethin hard like take half my fortune and give it to God"ReplyDelete
^ Islamic story reference, from Prophet Muhammad's time. Freaking awesome. xD
Plus, the people saying f*ck GTS and SLR are trolls. Not to mention the worst type. End of story.
Yeah akhi, Lupe uses hadiths and sometimes Quranic ayahs. If you listen to Fighters, he says may God forgive all of us sinner turn us back into beginners and put up us where the winners go, holy apartments in the gardens where rivers flow. its description of jannahReplyDelete
I loooove F&L lupe but who ever said fuck go to sleep. Nigga fuck you. That song was beyond great.ReplyDelete
what pisses me off is that this same beat was used to praise God, on a Mary Mary track called "One".ReplyDelete
at least we can all agree on this is the lupe everyone came to know and loved, so i understand alot of anons who felt he aint done anything since the cool. although go to sleep and slr is a great but not memorable compare to track like outty 5000, sunshine, much more ya dig. nuff said.ReplyDelete
- avon barksdaleThursday, September 1, 2011 at 11:22:00 PM EDT
who listen to dis frog?ReplyDelete


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"On the Road" Review: Finally Santino Gets the Spotlight
"Project Runway" has tried many times, but it has never been able to duplicate Santino Rice.
Santino was brash and offensive and absolutely hilarious. I mean, who could forget his spot-on impersonation of Tim Gunn or the Daniel Franco song he sang with Nick? If there was any "Runway" contestant screaming for his own show, it was Santino.
And now, six years later, it's finally happened. And he's bringing another of the best-known "Runway" contestants with him…
"On the Road with Austin and Santino" teams Santino with Season 1's flamboyant Austin Scarlett. They're going on the road to visit small towns across the country to give complete fashion makeovers to women for special occasions in their life. But there's a catch. The duo can only use materials that are available to them where they are.
In other words, there's no Mood fabric store around the corner…
In the premiere, Austin and Santino must design a cocktail dress for a rodeo trick rider for a cowgirl ball. The duo disagree immediately over which material they should use—gingham or lace—and the client doesn't really help them any. So now they must put their differences aside and come up with the right dress.
Of course, they do. But in the process they also come up with a pretty charming show that showcases two fun personalities. You have to hand it to Lifetime for going with this one AND for dumping the dreadful "Models of the Runway" to make it happen.
"On the Road with Austin and Santino" premieres Thursday, July 29th at 10:30 p.m. on Lifetime, after the 90-minute season premiere of "Project Runway."
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I have never shied away from the fact that I adore Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice. I re-read my favorite parts of the book quite regularly, and I've hungrily consumed its various adaptations. After all, there is no flawed heroine as charming as Elizabeth; and there is no elusive prince more dashing and admirable than Darcy.
I've loved the book since I was twelve.
And that means I've been waiting for my Mr. Darcy to show up for all of the twelve years after that.
There's just one little problem: Mr. Darcy doesn't exist.
He's a figment of maiden Austen's imagination, and he's been the object of my dreams for so long that he simply couldn't exist. There is no perfect man.
"No!" The fangirls cry. "We're not saying Mr. Darcy is perfect!"
No, we're not. But we sure act like he is, don't we?
The irony of it all is as follows: We are all as blind as Elizabeth.
We think that if we wish it hard enough, that handsome and brooding modern-day princes will appear and refuse to leave our sides. It doesn't work that way. We live our own lives. Sometimes Prince Charming shows up; sometimes he doesn't.
And sometimes, he comes as the person we least expect.
The charm of Pride and Prejudice's love story is that Mr. Darcy wasn't someone Elizabeth treasured right away. And for many of us in real life, it works the same way. I know I've had my share of Mr. Wickhams. But none of us really want to be with Wickham, do we? We want Darcy! But maybe if I had known earlier what qualities really made a Darcy, then I wouldn't have had to meet so many Wickhams (and Collinses too!).
What makes a Mr. Darcy?
It's not the height or the riches or the handsome features. Unfortunately, it's not. It's not the brooding introverted nature, even. In other words, it's nothing that the world exalts.
It's not the athleticism on horseback.
It's not the fame of the Darcy name (or the ten thousand pounds per annum that comes with it).
And it's definitely not the fact that he's related to Catherine de Bourgh.
What makes Darcy a prize includes much deeper, less visible things.
It's the kindness and generosity of a brother and landlord.
It's the faithfulness of a man with a heart unchanging.
It's the humility that changes a once-proud gentleman for the better.
It's the respect of a thinker for the woman he loves.
And those are the things I found in mine.
I married my Mr. Darcy, whose birthday is today, more than three years ago. Like Elizabeth, I didn't appreciate him at first, choosing rather to hurl rejections in his face (my baby brother was there, ask him). Like Elizabeth, I also took quite a while to warm up to who he truly is, rather than who I thought him to be. I didn't try to imitate Elizabeth intentionally, but I somehow ended up doing so.
But I'm glad my husband is as steadfast as my favorite fictional hero.
Happy birthday, Tim. You're far better of a man than I could ever have hoped to marry. Thank you for loving silly ol' me.
And guess what? As far as I'm concerned, my Mr. Darcy is just as handsome and dashing as Eliabeth's - and our humble home is as luxurious as Pemberley. He is the introvert that balances my talkative nature, the ballast to my whims and fancies; and even though he doesn't brood (it's not becoming, really), I think he's cool anyway.
I fall in love with him a little more each and every day. Who knows, maybe one day, all the love can compensate for the years I didn't appreciate him for who he was.
Ladies, don't be me. Look for the right things. Then maybe, when your Mr. Darcy comes along, you'll recognize him right away.
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I am very impressed with how tidy Wisdom Homes are. They have done another clean up of our yard. All the left overs from the frame and windows has been removed, and they have made little bridges to get over the muddy clay.
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Josie is a secondary character in this novel-or-novella-thing I've had going called DOO-DAH DAYS IN MAMMON. He's a schizophrenic homeless guy who complains to the narrator about having ridden around town on buses all day with a turd in him, only to be turned out of City Hall at 5 PM when he's trying to use their restroom. That, for Josie, defines Politics. Fun and laffs for the whole family ensue.
It was a crisp September morning---a Saturday---When Josie wandered into the square in front of City Hall and dropped his drawers in front of God and everybody.
"I'm gonna take a shit," he roared.
There was immediate motion in the crowd, like the scrambling chaos of the Zapruder film. Mothers shielding children's eyes. Some of the more erudite men in the crowd, who still had composure, were heard to cry, "no! Please don't do that!"
Josie eyed them resolutely and they could see, as he squatted, that he meant this more than he had ever meant anything in his life. More than when he stood on Main Street screaming at the traffic, more than when he told me he had spent six days inside The Dog. Government to Josie was a cold, impersonal, arbitrarily meaningless control over his bowels and this was his ultimate act of defiance.
It was Josie's defining moment, and it became the defining (and in some cases, dividing) moment of everyone in town.
Josie strained for a moment and then the steaming cascade came forth.
"It had little bits of red and green in it," cracked Othmar later, "it was festive. Kinda like an early Christmas present to the world."
"There was nothing funny about it," griped one Earth Mama, her voice trembling. "My children saw shit. My children saw shit. That's not what I wanted for them....that's not how I raised them!"
The event was forever referred to in the newspapers, with no small amount of derision, as "Satyrday". Much of that reference hinged upon Josie's unkempt appearance.
Presumably if he'd been clean-shaven and well-dressed, the whole incident might have been forgotten in a week. But it was Josie, crazed Josie, unwashed Josie, Josie who collected a crazy check, got his meds (on the occasions when he was on his meds) at Community Council, Josie who screamed at traffic on main street, Josie who frightened small children and (perhaps more importantly) their parents, Josie who was fragrant in the Summer, Josie who just didn't look good in anyone's Campaign Commercial.
"I was there," shuddered the Pillar of the Community. "I mean, I was at the Farmer's Market, buying some fresh kale, and I was close enough to smell him. It goes to show....you know, we say the Public is Welcome, but then maybe most of us agree that we need to draw some lines in the sand when we talk about who the 'Public' consists of!"
The beatdown wasn't immediate, but it wasn't long in coming, either. Josie, unfortunately, had a way of hanging around and glorying in every small victory----which is what made it devolve from a victory to a debacle in a matter of minutes. It wasn't like the Rodney King beatdown---no one filmed it or went racing to his defense...first of all because Josie made them all feel uncomfortable, also because Josie smelled bad, he used a lot of foul language and a lot of women on hand felt like he might rape them.
"It was at the Farmer's Market," cried Emily. "The Farmer's Market! I just don't feel safe anymore...."
Few could argue that justice was dispensed.
"I wasn't there, but I heard all about it," said Joe the Republican. "That's a good use of the taxpayers' dollars! You don't mess with those police! These freaks think they can expose their dirty assholes and take a shit in front of everyone, including the kids----ah-aaahhhh....bad move!!! Let me tell ya something....I wish I'd have been there to kick that guy's ass myself! This guy's got long hair, right? This is the way we used to do 'em in Lowell! The guy's got this ponytail, right? And you grab him by the ponytail and you jerk his head back and you take turns grinding out cigarettes on his chin! Yeah! That's how we handled 'em in Lowell!"
Our new Mayor didn't miss a trick-----within two weeks, eighty-six separate ordinances were written and approved by the City Council....it was a victory for those who claimed his predecessor hadn't authored nearly enough ordinances....there were ordinances about decorum and conduct at the Farmer's Market---ordinances about maintaining the freshness of the kale and other vegetables, ordinances about bodily fluids, ordinances about how they should or should not be dispensed. No concessions were made about people riding the bus all day with a turd in them. There were ordinances about proper attire at the Farmer's Market and what that attire might or might not consist of. There were ordinances about mental stability and what the criterea for that would be at the Farmer's Market. There were ordinances regarding the definition of "Citizen"---who fit the definition and who didn't. Who was permitted to buy, sell, or even show up at the town square at any time, for any reason. There were endless ordinances about personhood----who qualified as a "Person" at the Framer's Market and who didn't. There were titanic legal fracases (with multiple lawyers present) over the definition of the word, "Is".
The newspapers ran sprawling articles on Josie---who he was, how he came to the point he had, why he was in jail, a laundry list of past sins. I read all of this. He was a child genius, a math prodigy who'd been accepted to the University at age 13. He cracked in his senior year and spent five years in and out of the looney bin. Four suicide attempts, numerous incarcerations for disorderly conduct.
None of these articles were written with any degree of empathy, at least as far as I could see---it was all a case of "what kind of psychopaths the universities were opening themselves up to if they continued following this bleeding heart agenda".
Lots of cautionary tales. You know, in mathematics, there are no absolutes----that will turn your children to crime and drugs.
Josie was raped five times in the county lockup; The third time he was held for sixteen hours----forced to drink urine, sodomized with a toothbrush and then forced to brush his teeth with said utensil. The fifth time he had all his teeth knocked out. A fellow prisoner was quoted as saying it would "help him give better head". In the end he had his face kicked in and spent the final six weeks of his sentence in the hospital.
People shrugged, laughed and forgot the whole thing. Most of the new-agey liberal types said they hoped he had "learned the right lessons" from the experience.
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When the first ad in this campaign aired during the Super Bowl, many people were upset and offended. I'll admit that when I first saw it, I was a little taken aback. But after I heard Groupon explain the reasoning for creating the campaign (the stars are supposed to come across as idiots), I re-watched the ad and found it quite funny.
Later that week, I saw a new ad in the campaign while watching TV and literally laughed out loud. Rather than describe the commercial, check it out for yourself below:
As of this morning, I learned that Groupon has decided to pull the ads due to the controversy. In my opinion, this flat-out sucks. It is a shame that "political correctness" won the battle because the ads were funny and did an excellent job of explaining Groupon's service.
But, I suppose there's nothing that can be done at this point. Hopefully the ads remain online and continue to be passed around. I'd hate for people to miss out on the deforestation ad I posted above, because honestly, it's f***ing hilarious.
What did you think of the campaign and the commercial? Talk about it in the comments section below!
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What is utility linking? It's the process of looking for specialty directories or related websites by searching on established phrases like "submit URL" or "add a site" plus your keywords.
The good people at SoloSEO created a tool that does a lot of the work for you. Insert a keyword, pick an engine and go to town looking for sites to add your link to.
It's time consuming but you'll get a handful of links out of it.


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Looks like MAC is on a roll with new releases this week. Next up is Cream Team, a collection of Creamsheen Lipsticks (MAC's newest formula) along with Creme Sheen Glasses (another new formulation from MAC)
Let us begin by discussing the lipsticks. Class is in session folks, so pay attention ;)
Creamsheen lipsticks were first introduced back in the fall of 2008 and were speculated as being MAC's answer to the Amplified Cream, which a formula MAC has started phasing out. Creamsheens are essentially a creamier, more moisturizing version of the amplified creams. Coverage is medium to full and the range of colors is safe, but fairly broad
Lipstick- All of these colors will become permanent to the MAC line with the exception of Lavender Whip (which is actually my favorite of the bunch)
- Creme Cup - A creamy pink neutral. I can easily see this being a go to nude lipstick
- Shy Girl - A peachy coral bordering on the nude side. Very natural looking and lovely with both warm and cool makeup looks
- Cross-Wires- orally orange with pink undertones
- Lickable - Cool, bright pink
- Lavender Whip - A lilac pink with just the right amount of lavender hue
- Creme in Your Coffee- A medium beiged neutral with a hint of red to it
- Hang Up- Burgundy with pink hues
Cremesheen Glass
The Cremesheen Glasses are also of a new formulation, said to be like a more pigmented answer to MAC's lip gellees. The cremesheens are smooth and impart a wet look to the lips, all the while making them feel moist and cushiony. The only drawback is that these have pitiful pigmentation. Then there is the price which is a full $3 more than a regular mac lipglass.
- Ever So Rich - A milky baby pink with just a hint of lavender
- Fashion Scoop - Pale baby pink, but pretty much applies clear
- Boy Bait - Beigey peach
- Partial Pink - Light pink with a hint of peach
- Melt in Your Mouth - Described as a creamy pink, but this one looked a tad coral to me
- Petite Indulgence - Medium bright pink
- Crème Anglaise - Lightest berry or mauve
- Looks Like Sin - Deep berry/brown
Without further adieu, for your viewing pleasure here are the swatches ;)


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If you want a nutshell encapsulation of the problems Microsoft is having trying to enlarge their franchise beyond the PC operating system market to general consumer electronics, nothing will serve better than the events of the last few days. After a soporific Gates' keynote at the Consumer Electronics Show we were treated to some Robbie Bach whinging that Apple ought to be real careful about launching a cell phone. Today, Steve Jobs knocked the smartphone category out of the park at Macworld:
Capping literally years of speculation on perhaps the most intensely followed unconfirmed product in Apple's history — and that's saying a lot — the iPhone has been announced today.
Sweet, glorious specs of the 11.6 millimeter device (that's frickin' thin, by the way) include a 3.5-inch 480 x 320 touchscreen display with multi-touch support and a proximity sensor to turn off the screen when it's close to your face, 2 megapixel cam, 4GB or 8 GB of storage, Bluetooth 2.0 with EDR and A2DP, WiFi that automatically engages when in range, and quad-band GSM radio with EDGE. Perhaps most amazingly, though, it somehow runs OS X with support for Widgets, Google Maps, and Safari, and iTunes (of course) with CoverFlow out of the gate. A partnership with Yahoo will allow all iPhone customers to hook up with free push IMAP email. Apple quotes 5 hours of battery life for talk or video, with a full 16 hours in music mode — no word on standby time yet.
For more, watch the keynote here or Engadget's minute by minute coverage, or the GigaOm summary, but better yet, try the demo. Michael Arrington at Techcrunch:
Once again, Apple CEO Steve Jobs wowed the crowds like no one else can. In his 9 am keynote at MacWorld in San Francisco this morning, Jobs announced the new iPhone cell phone. From the description in appears to be a game changing device, and the public markets seem to agree. As of the time of this writing, Apple stock is up over 7% for the day. Competitor Research in Motion (Blackberry) is down over 6%, wiping $2 billion dollars in market cap off the table. Palm, maker of the Treo, is also down, nearly 6%.
The biggest letdown is the fact that the iPhone won't be available until June 2007 in the U.S. They have so much horsepower and untested software packed into this tiny device that the first version will almost certainly have problems – overheating, bugs, etc. That won't stop millions from buying it as soon as it is available. And it won't stop me, either.
Me either – I'm already hearing petitions from the nontechnical side of the household even though our local Cingular (the exclusive iPhone service provider) coverage isn't the best.
The take away is the not surprising observation that Microsoft just can't seem do the consumer market. The closest they have come is with the spectacularly unprofitable Xbox 360 and they may still luck out there due to Sony's incompetence if Nintendo doesn't eat both their lunches, but it isn't pretty and doesn't ever promise to be particularly profitable. MSFTextrememakeover ("If they sold sashimi, they'd call it cold dead fish") suggests it is a marketing problem, but I'd say it is bigger than that – it's the all too common midlife crisis of mature and successful organizations. I'm sure that the shareholders devoutly hope that Microsoft executives just go back to milking their cash cows instead of further experimentation trying to perfect their midlife flings.
Update: This just in – Microsoft Will Add Video Games to Zune by July 2008:
Microsoft Corp., the world's largest software maker, will introduce video games for its Zune music player within 18 months to match features available on Apple Computer Inc.'s dominant iPod.
No, it's not April 1.
[...] Steve Jobs may get the spotlight, but Microsoft also had an announcement at Macworld yesterday – It's Coming: Mac BU Announces Intent to Deliver Office 2008 for Mac: Microsoft Corp.'s Macintosh Business Unit (Mac BU) today revealed at Macworld Conference & Expo 2007 the news Mac fans have been waiting to hear: A new version of Office for Mac is on its way. The Mac BU announced its intent to deliver the first Universal version of Office for Mac for PowerPC- and Intel-based Macs — Microsoft® Office 2008 for Mac. Scheduled to be available in the second half of 2007, Office 2008 for Mac will allow Mac users to work smarter and more efficiently with new and enhanced tools that are simple, intuitive and easily discovered. More details including some Mac-first, Mac-only features by following the link. [...]


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It seems like GW has finally answered my prayers.
Now available for Advance Order a whole wreck of new Chaos Daemons models some of which like The Changeling look awesome.
Probably the best thing from this new release is the long awaited Plastic Daemon Prince Model. This model looks pretty intense and by the look of the sprues will finally come with wings in the box set so for everyone too lazy to actually convert the wings Games Workshop thought of you.
You can find all the photos of the Plastic Daemon Prince here.
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Native Instruments said that the new 2.5 (Traktor Remix) upgrade was going to be launched May 30th, but they've released it allready!
It's downloading as we speak!
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02 May 2012
Protect your S4!
I've yet to get my self a case for my S4. I'm still using the case that it came in for protection when I'm out playing and that's mainly because I didn't really like the original case that it was released with.
A couple of things that put me off was actually all bout the laptop stand. The concept of the built-in laptop stand built in to the case is brilliant in it self, but it also adds unnecessary weight and adds to the height of the case.
It also requires you to have alot of space behind you setup. Some DJ booths are cramped and then you would just have to take it off anyway.
I mainly don't like hardcases (even though their the best protection for your gear) simply because they are terrible to carry around for long distances. Once my arms get tired I tend to lean over to the side a bit and then the corners of the case start hitting my legs all the time.
There are some good cases for S4 on the market like the UDG Trolley bag. I've bought the other UDG bag which I just love. The quality and all over solution of the bag is simply magnificent.
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Sderot Cinema: Israelis Watch Gaza Bombing For Just Good Fun July 15, 2014Posted by rogerhollander in Human Rights, Israel, Gaza & Middle East, War.
Tags: abby zimet, allan sorensen, child casualties, gaza, gaza bombing, hamas, israeli bombing, roger hollander, sderot
Roger's note: "War is Peace," George Orwell
Murder as public spectacle
Three Palestinian brothers mourn their parents
Ever-enterprising Israelis dragged plastic chairs and sofas up to a Sderot hill to eat popcorn, smoke hookahs and cheer when explosions lit up the night sky over Gaza in a photo posted by Danish reporter Allan Sørensen with the caption, "Clapping when blasts are heard." Afollow-up story in Kristeligt Dagblad said over 50 Israelis had transformed the hill, dubbed the Hill of Shame in an earlier war, into "something that most closely resembles the front row of a reality war theater." The photo has caused outrage online, where commenters have blasted "the morality of a people so skewed that murder is a public spectacle." Spectatorssay they were there to "look at Israel creating peace" and "see Israel destroy Hamas." They inexplicably fail to mention the part about burning children. Oh Israel, what have youwrought?
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There is a business center and function rooms for those who have important things to take care of and events to hold. They have a shuttle service and a car rental for those who have trouble going around the city. A hotel concierge is available for any concerns guests may have.
The hotel offers morning call service, room service, and cleaning service.
Lancaster Hotel Manila has 145 rooms with several types: Junior Suite, Executive Suite, Lancaster Suite, and Deluxe Suite. Each room has a kitchen, dining facilities, coffee and tea maker, air-conditioning, cable TV, a phone, daily newspaper, and a private toilet and bath with hot and cold shower. Towels, toiletries, toothbrush and toothpaste, slippers, and a hair dryer are also provided.
It is located 30 minutes away from Ninoy Aquino International Airport.
Nearby places to visit include Wack-Wack Golf & Country Club, SM Megamall, and Shangri-La Mall. There are several other shopping malls and restaurants in the vicinity, as well in neighboring cities, like Ortigas and Makati.
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Mobile Banking's Future to Include Voice Recognition, Wells Fargo's Ellis Says
"Steve Ellis will never forget the day it dawned on him that people would want to bank on their phones. "I was walking in San Francisco, I was on my BlackBerry and I walked in front of a bus," recalls Ellis, who is executive vice president and group head of the Wells Fargo Wholesale Services Group, which includes the Enterprise Payments Strategy, Technology Services, and Treasury Management groups, along with commercial loan services, customer analytics, marketing and communications, risk management, and mobile and social media strategies."
U.S. mobile banking soars 50% in 2011
"Mobile banking in the U.S. has soared 50% since 2011, according to a new global survey. Another survey found that marketing mobile banking can help credit unions and other financial institutions double the average adoption rates. And recent announcements indicate both credit unions and banks are taking advantage of mobile opportunities.
Asia has the highest mobile banking penetration, but survey respondents in the U.S. reported the highest frequency of use--an average 4.9 mobile transactions in the previous three months, according to Bain & Company's annual "Customer Loyalty in Retail Banking Report" for 2012."
Mobile Banking: A Bonanza (or Bust) for Banks?
"Mobile is top priority for many banks. It gulps lots of money and management attention, and generates new risks. But the road ahead is blurry.
We can visualize it much more clearly by checking the rearview mirror, observing how prior consumer payment innovations have played out – and what they have or haven't contributed to bank market shares and profitability."
Mobile banking will take time to catch on and pay off
"Banks shouldn't count on a quick bonanza from mobile banking technology, the American Banker reports today. Why? In large part, because old habits die hard.
'(C)onsumer transaction volume growth through new payment mechanisms is glacially slow, almost always much slower than projected.'"
Mobile banking innovation stimulates banks' IT spending
"European banks are racing to catch up with the mobile services available in the US but remain twitchy about over-extending budgets. Despite a stagnating economy and the resource-draining process of adhering to thousands of pages of regulations, UK banks are investing time and money on mobile and internet technologies to improve customer services."
Mobile Banking, Identity Theft & Credit Reporting Agencies
"Twelve million mobile banking customers may sound like a satisfactory number, but Bank of America wants more. As part of a drive to sign up more people for mobile banking, the bank is outfitting its teller stations with quick response (QR) codes that can be scanned by mobile devices to download the mobile app. David Godsman, senior vice president of online and mobile solutions, says the teller station registration is part of a multi-pronged campaign to grow mobile banking. The bank's current 12 million mobile subscribers are a fraction of its 58 million total consumer and business customers."
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1993: adelita hinojosa greeson served in Dominican Republic in San Jose de Villa, Nagua beginning in 1993
Returned Peace Corps Volunteer adelita hinojosa greeson can be contacted at adelitaaknologydnet
Country of Service: Dominican Republic
Training Group: Education 93 - 95
Cities you served in: San Jose de Villa, Nagua
Arrival Year: 1993
Departure Year: 1995
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Bring us up to date on your life after the peace corps:
I am working for a company that allows me to use my Spanish language that I learned in DR. Also, over the past 8 years I've returned 3 times to DR to visit friends in the barrio.
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Always looking forward to our reunion!!
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Detective Sean Corrigan's dark past has given him the ability to step into a crime scene and see it through the eyes of the offender...but when children begin disappearing from their homes with no signs of struggle, he's eluded by THE TOY TAKER...the third book in the chilling London-based thriller series from former murder-squad detective Luke Delaney.
Your child has been taken…
Snatched in the dead of night from the safety of the family home. There's no sign of forced entry, no sign of struggle, and no one heard or saw a thing.
DI Sean Corrigan needs to find four-year-old George Bridgeman before abduction becomes murder. But his ability to see into dark minds, to think like those he hunts, has deserted him – just when he needs it most.
As he investigates, another child vanishes -- and still no trace. What kind of monster is Corrigan hunting? And will he work it out in time to save the children?
This latest installment of the DI Sean Corrigan series has him and his team twiddling their proverbial thumbs, while waiting for major crimes in their patch of London. But little does he know that the Met has taken notice of his success rate. Soon his team is transferred to Scotland Yard and given the whole of London as their baliwick. And now they are the Special Investigations Unit, meaning they take any and all'special' crimes.
Their new case seems unsolvable, there are no clues and Sean can't get in the head of the suspect. But then they find a suspect, or do they? This book is a roller coaster ride, as the team's case load increases, they come under public and internal scrutiny, and Sean fights to solve an unsolveable crime. If you love British police procedurals, you will adore this series for its smart writing, deftly written plots and great characters! Don't miss this one!
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First person account from the Reader's digest:
When my mother was a teenager she lived in a haunted house. What is unusual about this is she never talked about it. She did tell me a story about an encounter with a ghost but it didn't occur in her home.
A few houses down her street lived a family with two daughters. The younger of the two girls went to bed complaining of a terrible headache.
The family discovered this little girl dead the next morning. It was determined she had died of an aneurysm.
Overwhelmed with grief this family left town for a while after the funeral. They asked my uncle to take care of their pets.
My mother and father were dating at the time and they asked to go along. My mother really wanted to play the family's grand piano and my father was studying to be a veterinarian.
As the trio entered the house the two men went to the basement to feed the pets, my mother headed straight for the piano. As she played she felt something brush her ankles. She continued to play thinking one of the cats must have escaped.
A few moments later she felt the soft brushes again. She looked under the piano but saw nothing. As she started to play again she felt two small hands grab each leg tightly.
She got and ran to the basement door. The two men responded quickly to her panicked call. When they arrived at the top of the stairs she explained what had happened.
Her uncle turned white. He told her a story the neighbor had told him at the funeral. The deceased daughter always played a game with her father as he played the piano.
She would crawl under the piano and grab his ankles and then push his feet up and down on the pedals.
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I think it's safe to say Fall is in full swing around these parts, so here are some photos from the last warm days of summer.
|Vest: Noto, Dress: Urban Outfitters, Sandals: JCPenny, Jewelry: Assorted
The first time I wore this dress was on vacation back in March. The back strap piece broke, so I had to layer another top over it and jerry-rig the straps so it wouldn't fall down all day. When we returned home (like to Ohio), I was quickly able to sew the broken piece back together, but hadn't worn this dress since.
A few weeks ago, it was really hot, well really hot for Akron standards, so I wore this breezy dress and layered on a vest to cover the super skinny straps and I was ready for whatever the day had to bring. In other news, I'm very excited to transition this vest (and others) through fall and into winter.


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By DAILY MAIL REPORTER
Spot the difference: Kim Kardashian, left, is taking legal action over an Old Navy ad starring model Melissa Molinaro, right, who is rumoured to be dating Reggie Bush
They say that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.
But Kim Kardashian has been left furious after clothing brand Old Navy used a lookalike in their new ad campaign.
The 30-year-old reality star is now suing the clothing giant for somewhere in the region of $15 - $20 million.
Perhaps adding to Kardashian's fury is the fact that the model and actress in the ad, Melissa Molinaro, is said to be currently dating 26-year-old NFL player Bush.
Doppelgänger: In the advertisement, Molinaro hair and make-up is styled almost identically to Kim's
Molinaro's music video-inspired campaign for the company has become a web video viral hit.
The 'Super C-U-T-E' clip, promoting the brand's jeans, has so far had 1.7 million hits.
In the video, Molinaro is the mirror image of Kim, with her hair and make-up styled to look just like the socialite.
Kim filed her federal lawsuit against Old Navy in Los Angeles today, asserting that the company are using the double in order to make people believe she is associated with the label.
She is suing the company for 'the unauthorised use of Kardashian's name, likeness, identity, and persona.'
Seem familiar? Molinaro even tries her hand at a signature Kim 'look over the shoulder' pose
Represented by intellectual property attorney Gary Heckler, Kim's representation told the MailOnline she is seeking compensatory and punitive damages.
The reality star claims in the lawsuit, which was first reported by TMZ, that Old Navy is using Molinaro to 'evoke her identity and persona.'
A statement from Kim's representation reads: 'Old Navy launched a multimedia advertising campaign featuring television and online ads that misappropriate Kardashian's likeness in the form of a celebrity look-alike, and styled the infringing ads to evoke Kardashian's identity and persona.'
New squeeze: Model and actress Molinaro is said to be currently dating 26-year-old Bush, and her music video-inspired campaign for the company has become a web video viral hit
'Kim Kardashian is immediately recognisable, and is known for her look and style. Her identity and persona are valuable. When her intellectual property rights are violated, she intends to enforce them,' her lawyer added.
Kim is said to be especially angry that along with the advertisement, Old Navy are consistently tweeting promotional titbits about the campaign, linking them to her own Twitter account.
'@CBSNEWS reports that Old Navy's Super CUTE star looks like @kimkardashian. #LOL. What do you think?' reads one the tweets.
In happier times: Kim famously dated NFL star Reggie Bush for just under three years, after the pair met at the ESPY Awards
Keeping it fresh: Kim spotted out and about in Los Angeles today arriving at a studio with wet hair
source: dailymail
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Furious Kim Kardashian sues Old Navy for using lookalike model (who just happens to be Reggie Bush's new girlfriend)
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A negative tell-all has Kurt Vonnegut fans glowering. And So It Goes: Kurt Vonnegut: A Life by Charles Shields depicts the literary giant as a sad, angry, and sometimes cruel man. Shield's look at Vonnegut delves into his personal woes, which included a failed first marriage, a bad second marriage, and fall-outs with his kids.
This doesn't sit well with critics. The Guardian calls it "unsparing in its portrayal of Vonnegut's dark side." The New York Times called Shields's portrayal "sad, often heartbreaking". I can understand not wanting to read the harsh realities of someone's life, especially someone who wrote funny, witty novels sprinkled with obvious fondness for the written word.
Too bad life doesn't imitate art.
Honestly, from what I've read, I'm surprised Vonnegut wasn't downright insane. He wasn't exactly dealt an easy hand. When Vonnegut was in the Army and home on a pass visiting his parents, his mother committed suicide. This was on Mother's Day. Later, as a P.O.W. in World War II, he was torchered by a German guard. Following these events, his sister and her husband died within the space of a day and Vonnegut took their kids in with his own, despite not being emotionally or financially up for the job.
On a side note, a professor in graduate school once told me he was at a party at Vonnegut's back in the '70s. Apparently Vonnegut was drunk and yelling about how much he hated poets. He then turned to said-professor and chastised him for being one of those "lousy poets" to which said-professor took a swing at Vonnegut and hit him in the jaw.
Personally, I don't want the dirt on those who write my favorite books. When I found out that Ray Bradbury is cantankerous, I was heartbroken. How could a man who wrote lines like, "There are those days which seem a taking in of breath which, held, suspends the whole earth in its waiting." be a grouch? Despite this desire to preserve my smoochy-boochy writer fantasy, there are some writers who make their demons into their career and it's no big surprise to learn they went batshit crazy in the end. Take Sylvia Plath, for example. Her dark fantasies made incredible poetry and I read nearly every one of her biographies with salacious delight.
In the end, the I-don't-want-to-meet-my-hero-because-he-might-be-an-asshole choice might be the best one. Or maybe we should just adjust our expectations into not believing that everyone should make lemonade when life hands them lemons. It's hard not to expect lemonade, however, from a writer who wrote about aliens that look like toilet plungers.


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Saturday, 17 January 2009
Review of New and Collected Poems in The Times
I think this review by Paul Batchelor has been in the pipeline a while. Here it is now. Batchelor himself is a very good poet indeed. I bought his book in Newcastle when I was reading there in November.
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- Poet in Residence said...
George, another review of your book in your "pipeline":
It may be lack Batchelor & Times broadsheet depth but it will be piped-up with a few Williamsisms. I'll be mentioning in passing your poem Goya's Chamber of Horrors for example.
How is Uncle Gabriel by the way, is he planning to celebrate Poe's 200th birthday on Monday? Perhaps the usual pint of claret?
- 17 January 2009 at 16:12
- Michelle said...
I love this:
"With their almost-refrains and near-repeated lines, Szirtes's haunting sequences allow him to explore the shifts and faults in the cultural connections that he makes."
And this:
"History has taught Szirtes to be wary of fixity and absolutes, and he is most at home in moments of transformation, as when meticulous observation gives way to marvellous vision."
- 17 January 2009 at 21:57
- Poet in Residence said...
Fat Sam Turns Corner
Rovers 3 Magpies 0
Yes, George, the Ewood boys are on the up. If they get Janko's
unterschrift on a contract the sky's the limit.
George, It's been a long time coming.
Viva Uncle Gabriel, Viva Uncle Jack!*
(the late Jack Walker - Rovers' benefactor)
- 18 January 2009 at 08:17
- Poet in Residence said...
My review
of your book
is on my blog
but dare you
- 18 January 2009 at 12:44
- George S said...
Many thanks, Gwilym. That is a great compliment.
- 18 January 2009 at 14:11
- Poet in Residence said...
It's my pleasure. I have made one small edit but it's the same message!
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Love it too. The song positively bursts with optimism, always makes me happy.Such a nice surprise to see my wardrobe on your lovely blog today Louise, thank you! I love your term 'magpaper', wish I had come up with that one!LOVE your blog, have a crush on your ikat cushions too ;)Jx
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digitalmars.D - building phobos fails because of oom
- Robert (13/13) Feb 27 2013 Hi guys!
Hi guys! I just tried to build the current phobos (master branch) in order to try out a pull request: https://github.com/D-Programming-Language/dmd/pull/1660 -> Thanks a lot Kenji! but the build fails, because it is killed by my dear friend, the oom-killer. (I have 4 GB of RAM) Is there any quick and dirty workaround available? Maybe I can tweak some kernel setting for the oom-killer? How much available memory would I need for successfully building phobos? Thanks! Best regards, Robert
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Hello loyal readers (lurkers and commentators)!
Unfortunately, life happens, and neither Matt nor I have the time to dedicate to Explore and Eat right now. We have a lot going on and we do not have the capacity to update our blog, probably until mid-September.
Until then we will be collecting photos and data and we will start back up once we have the time and energy to maintain our posts.
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Human Chain from NikeSportswear on Vimeo.
Nike continues on a path of success in the world of commercials and ads with another stunning piece of work for their latest spot titled Human Chain. Questioning the drive and motivation of athletes, the piece features an eclectic mix of world class athletic talents including Lance Armstrong, LaDanian Tomlinson, Maria Sharapova and Rampage Jackson. The video also features the track "Ali in the Jungle" by British band, The Hours. Well done !


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There is no doubt that one of the best things about National Geographic at the moment is their broad and deftly used palette of graphic treatments. I'll probably do another post as to why they are so good but this one is about another magazine that caught my eye with its broad palette of visual devices.
Many publications are dominated by graphic design style-guides - or the voguish mores of their designers, both forces conspiring to ignore some very useful visual communications devices.
I was looking through the Popular science archives the other day and found a ton of different treatments all in one magazine.
Whilst it will be fantastic to go though the ages seeing how information design has changed, there are also useful lessons from single issues.
Looking at a January 1945 issue I was amazed at the spectrum of styles used to communicate visual information.
What follows is not a full audit but a timely reminder for information designers not to have One Style - but to use many - as relevant to the story that needs telling.
Typical recognition silhouettes
no 3D programmes back then - but it is making me think that 3D used well, could echo this smart semi-realism - it seems to say ' we will make it real enough to be engaging but there will be touches to the render that will never seek to totally trick you'
the gunnery schematics take you into the instructional, after some understanding of the reality of the actual object - the mixed modes of knowing about and knowing how to do
these days this would have been rendered more technically i reckon - less 'reconstruction' like - i'd like to see a 'reconstruction' label - mind you - Nat Geo don't put one on Inca illustrations that are quite obviously reconstructions
the reality of the render really sells the visceral subject of blast - something that vector art may render a bit cool?
this from a double spread (possibly syndicated from a UK paper - i am not sure) - i like how black the rocket is - and the 'enough detail' of the houses (reminds me of the excellent map of Mogadishu in the sunday times after the black hawk down incident (some one at the times send me one?)
lovely complementary cool flow-cycle schematics and real life medical photos
nice simple annotated photos
i like how the 'inventors section' is pencil sketched -hand made, informal - a call to action as much as an affordance
if doing the uniforms as the subject it needs to be detailed i think
as opposed to this cartooned/reconstructive style - perfect for the patriotic exaggeration required
i like the mapping of the two pictures - and the more i think about it, any explanatory illustrations probably need to involve readers in a degree of problem solving (link the two similar looking things - find the matching colours etc) hmm
cute cartooning of a domestic (sponge making) subject
again - you can cartoon the weather for amass audience - weather freaks may have objected though
illustration for some fiction (i think) - kind of creepy but you can see the place it takes on the Pop Sci visual style guide spectrum
the arrows of industry - this would benefit from less shadows on the pipes (unintentional effects aplenty)
they didn't Have to put the heavy grid on the cutout tank pic - but its good - and again - puts you in a make and do mood - as do the following - -
speaking the language of DIY/woodshop (with a nuanced brogue)
as do these - instructional graphics that utilise their vernacular perfectly - different from other types of how toos (in this case in the fine line differences required for metal work)
this is more Home Repairs so veers back into popular diagramming language
this one is for those versed in electronics - and doesn't care who it excludes - kind of sums up nicely that some styles and visual devices are only for those that know how to read them
these magic tricks are ace - they could have gone 'black line instructional' but i like how they have the mystic dark background and multiple (theatrical seeming/ spooky) light sources
-----and all this was from the first issue i saw - predictably in 1945 - (i'm now going to go 10 years ahead and check those out) - maybe i'll write that up too.


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'The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August' by Claire North
Rating: 5 Stars
Harry August's memory normally begins to return to him around age four - the memory of living this same life several times before.
Harry is stuck in an endless loop, living the same life over and over again from birth to death. He is a kalachakra, and he isn't the only one.
This story jumps between Harry's first fifteen lives, and how he manages to shape a new future for the world that he never intended, and how he must undo it all before it is too late.
The pace of the book was a little distracting to begin with, but after a few pages, the rhythm became familiar - anectodes building on the changes in Harry's future lives and how he chooses to live each of them differently - all of them building up to a chilling finale.
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Wednesday, 8 July 2015
Book Review: The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August
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Archive for Bucciali
The Parking Lot
The elevator doors opened and revealed Cheyenne standing in the hall outside Dr. F______ office.
"Ms. B______," she said. "Welcome back. The doctor will see you now. Allow me."
She stepped into the elevator, inserted a key and pressed one of the basement buttons. Once it lit up, she straightened herself and looked up at the progression of floors.
She was wearing a heather gray wool jacket and straight skirt. Her hair was pulled back in a severe bun. She did not look at me or address me beyond her initial instruction.
The elevator arrived at the specified floor after what felt like hours and when the doors opened, I turned to Cheyenne, who did not step forward. She motioned simply into the darkened parking lot with a hand.
I rolled my eyes and stepped out. As predicted, Cheyenne keyed the doors shut and disappeared in the silver tube, leaving me alone in the creepy basement place. I looked at my mobile phone. No reception. Of course not. I lit a cigarette and began to walk across.
There were few cars. Most of them were covered, but all of them were good looking cars. I know nothing about cars, but I do know about aesthetics and these cars were very visually appealing. I touched one with my fingers: dust. An old man's abandoned toys–as depressing as a teddy bear lying on the side of the road.
I lifted one of the covers and looked at a gorgeous machine, the sort of thing in which a treacherous, villainous woman would have herself chauffeured, which I would later discover was a Bucciali TAV 12, of which only two are known to exist in the world, one in France and one in the United States. Right here. Somewhere under Los Angeles.
I took a long drag of my cigarette before crushing it under my heel and began to pull the cover off the car. Its body was black and square. I ran a hand over the red line that ran across its side and my eyes focused on the peculiar image of a silver bird with gold wings on the side near the grille.
A sudden burst of force suddenly knocked me into the car, the impact of which caused a series of alarms to go off around me. In a motion, my hands were behind my back and I was motionless, pressed against the long hood of the car, my face staring into the empty windshield of the Bucciali. My focus on the reflection of my assailant in the vague reflection of the dusty car prevented me from going into a panic.
I was so focused on it that I didn't realize he'd tied my hands until I felt him working the rope around my fore-arms. I pressed my pelvis against the car, trying to manipulate myself out of his grasp.
Dr. F______ put one hand on my back and flattened me into the car again.
"Do you feel trapped?" he asked.
"No." I responded.
He put a hand under my belly and flipped me over so I was looking up at him. He pushed up my skirt a bit and began to bind my thighs with a rope with such dexterity, I was unable to react in a way to prevent it.
"Do you feel trapped?" he asked.
"No!" I said, obstinately, though I could not move my limbs from the knees up.
He took me by the front of my coat and threw me to the ground.
"Do you feel trapped?" he asked once again, the alarms still echoing around us.
"You can tie me up all you like, Doctor," I said with a smile. "But you can't keep me."
He knelt beside me. His face came close to mine.
"I can't keep you," he repeated. "And why is that?"
"Someone would notice. Your office is the last place on my planner. They would know it was you."
"And who is they?"
"The police."
"What if I don't mean to keep you?" he asked me.
What is he going to do? I wondered, feeling my impertinence shrink and fear begin to take hold. What good was the police after the first forty eight hours? If he doesn't mean to keep me–would he dispose of me?
In the dim light, Dr. F______ looked like the perfect serial killer. Well-kept, in black lambswool sweater rolled up almost to the elbow, showing impressively shaped forearms. The stuff of Bret Easton Ellis's twisted mind.
F_____ looked down at me and smiled, it was almost a kind smile. Except, well, you know, he'd tackled me, tied me up and thrown me on the ground. F_______ nodded and then he placed a blindfold over my eyes.
Darkness. I don't know how long I lay there. With the sound of alarms fading fast, the cold pavement smelled like the silence of the forgotten.
A movement suddenly pulled at my shirt and I felt the cold harden my nipples. I tried to sit up, but was met with the force of his sole.
Oh, my god.
In time, the weight of his foot disappeared, but I didn't dare move and invite it back. I wondered whether rolling would give me enough time to get up. Just then, I felt something cold, I thought it was a hand but it rolled between my exposed tits and down my side and I realized it was water. No, not water, water doesn't move up a breast and circle a nipple. Ice.
I hate cold. I wasn't joking when I told him Russia's winter sent me running. It's one of my least favorite sensations. My teeth clattered from my shivering.
"Do you feel trapped?" F______ asked.
"Yes!" I screamed. "Yes, I'm trapped! I'm trapped."
"Do you think saying that will compel me to untie you?"
"No, but can you at least cover me?"
"Why would you like to be covered?"
"Because I'm cold," I said. "Please."
"You need to be cold right now."
"Why?" I demanded.
"Because that's what I want," he responded. "From now on, we're going to do what I want."
I didn't know what to say.
"What I want is for you to be cold and be still. Do not move until I give you express permission to do so."
There was a pause, then the sound of footsteps fading away and finally the ding of an elevator and the swoosh of doors opening and closing.
Silence. Cold. I lay still for a long time. My lower back, which was resting on my bound elbows, screamed with pain. I couldn't feel my elbows or arms. Every once in a while, a fit of shivers would send pain shooting up and down my arms.
Finally, when the silence convinced me no one else was there, I rolled on my side. Immediately, all the pain in my arms that had been numbed by the lack of circulation made itself felt. I winced and bit my lip, afraid to make any sound.
I shimmied, my face to the ground, trying to loosen the fabric around my face. Finally, it began to slip until it was around my nose. I looked around for him. He wasn't there. He'd literally left me in the middle of the parking garage. Still on my side, I pulled my knees up and began to gnaw on the knot F______ had made. If I could free my thighs, I would better able to move, perhaps find an object against which to loosen the ropes holding my arms.
It's amazing. The instinct that propels flight in creatures shoots such incredible quantities of adrenaline into the body that suddenly, every physical concern fades. No pain, no fear, no system of analysis. All I could think about was escaping.
I was at that rope forever, finally, it began to loosen. I wasn't able to fully untie it, but with it loose, I managed somehow to slip a leg out of it. Getting up, I shook the rope off the other leg. I looked around. Not a sign of him. Not a sign of anything to help me remove the rope holding my arms. And certainly not any kind of fire escape.
Is that even legal? Shouldn't every building have one?
I knew it was pointless, but I still ran to the elevator and tried to call it down. At first I thought I wasn't pushing hard enough–hard to do with my hands tied, and certainly when I can't quite tell after having turned around where the button is. Then I noticed the card slot. Of course. You need an access key.
So I'm stuck in a basement, tied up, by myself either with a psycho or a brilliant therapist.
Is it naive that I want to believe this is some brilliant form of therapy, of illustrating what it means to have no control?
The elevator made a ding and I jumped, my heart pounding like a chariot without a charioteer against my ribs. I quickly turned around and flattened myself against the wall.
I felt the swoosh zip through my body as the elevator doors opened. F______ stepped out and took a couple of large steps forward before he paused to pan the room.
I quietly inched along the wall and began to back into the elevator.
One of my coat buttons hit the mirror when I pressed against the inside of the elevator. I held my breath, but after a couple of quick steps, a hand landed heavily on the doors, causing them to open completely.
F______ peered in. He had a look of mild amusement on his face.
"I was hoping you would be a good girl and do as you were told," he said to me. "But I was also hoping you would misbehave so I could show you what happens when you don't do what I tell you."
The doctor reached into the elevator, took me by the hair and dragged me back to the parking lot, where he threw me face-down on the dusty hood of a Bentley.
Holding me in place with his own body, he pulled up my skirt until it was around my waist. When he pulled a way, a hand remained tangled in my hair, holding my face down. What was he going to do?
Slap! A palm landed evenly on my ass. I couldn't believe it. Was he spanking me? Slap! came the answer. Yes. Slap! He hit me hard, each sting searing through my body. He hit one cheek, then the other, then alternated again. I began to feel raw.
"Do you want me to stop?" he asked me.
I didn't know what to say. If I said yes, would he stop?
He slapped me again.
"When I speak to you, you will respond. Do you understand?"
"Yes," I responded.
"Do you want me to stop?"
"No," I said.
He paused.
"You want me to keep going?"
"Spread your legs."
"Do it."
I spread my legs slowly.
SLAP! His hand landed square on my pussy.
"OW!" I screamed, closing my legs.
F______ pressed down on me again, crushing my arms into my back. I could feel his hot breath against my neck as his free hand battled with my legs to push them apart. I fought him. I fought him with my hips. I fought him with the strength of my ass cheeks and thighs. But he got through.
And when he did, he found I was soaking wet.
There was a pause in his movements. Finally, a breath escaped his lips and rushed against my neck.
"Do you like this?" he asked me, in a different tone.
"I–I don't know," I confessed.
He said nothing, then rose. My arms were pulled this way and that as he untied the rope. When he was done, he turned me around so I was on my back. We looked at each other in uncomfortable silence.
I'm not really embarrassed by anything but this, somehow, was a bit mortifying. The man had been abusing me, teaching me what it was like to have no control and instead of understanding my situation and giving in to terror and impending death, I'd become aroused.
I'd ruined my therapy. Again. Fine. Whatever. It had its benefits.
"Fuck me," I said looking directly into Dr. F______'s green eyes.
He simply stared.
Taking his sweater with a hand and pulling myself up so my face was inches from his, I looked at his lips before looking into his eyes and repeated, "Fuck. Me."
He brought a hand to mine and I released my hold on his sweater. I could smell myself on his fingers. I brought his hand to my mouth.
I sucked his fingers, one by one and he watched, with no expression. Finally, when I had finished, I released his hand and he bent to pick up my purse from where it had slid during the first struggle and handed it to me.
"Cheyenne will contact you in regard to a next appointment once I review the conclusions reached today," he said simply.
I dropped my purse on the ground and looked at him.
"What, that's it?" I asked. "You assault me, you tie me up, you spank me, you feel my cunt and then you send me home?"
"It is enough for today."
"Oh, no," I said. "It is not enough. It is not even close to enough."
I pulled him to me by his belt. He took both of my hands in one of his and looking at me with a small smile, asked, "do I need to tie you up to take you out of here?"
I sighed and pushed my skirt down. Three of my buttons were missing, so it was impossible to button up my blouse. I removed the blindfold, which was now around my neck, and buttoned my coat over my torn blouse. I pulled a clip from my purse and pinned my hair up.
If I had been a little mortified before, now, I wanted to die. As I followed him into the elevator, I began to freak out. Who the hell asks her therapist to fuck her? What's wrong with me?
He said he's going to "review the conclusions reached today"–what does that even mean? Is he going to have me committed? I hope at least he medicates me something decent.
We don't exchange a word on the way up. In the lobby, he gives me a nod as I exit and that's that.
When I look at my phone, I realize I've been "in therapy" for four and a half hours.


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Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Happy Birthday, E!
It's WEDNESDAY again! :D You've made it to the middle of the week!! :)
February is a big birthday month for my middle sister's family. You may or may not recall the card I made for R's 18th birthday; this is for E's birthday. E loves the outside; according to Grandma, she's doing the gardening this year. :) So I thought an outdoors-themed birthday card would be appropriate!
LOVELY AS A TREE. I mean, seriously. I don't think they'll EVER be able to retire this set, because it will be difficult to design a more perfect tree set! :D SO very versatile!
So, I stamped it in Jet Black Stazon, then used my Aqua Painters to add Wild Wasabi to the grass and trees, and Bashful Blue to the sky. Then I used the point of the AP and Raspberry Ripple to put some blooms on those trees. I also used it to do the "Celebrate" from the Sale-a-Bration-only stamp set, FEELING SENTIMENTAL. I stamped that and the trees on Whisper White card stock, the card base is Bashful Blue and run through the honeycomb embossing folder. That ribbon is from the special that Stampin' Up! ran a few months ago; that side needed something. :) Oh, and I punched out the "celebrate" with the decorative label punch. :)
OK, I'm outta here! Have a WONDERFUL day - and be SURE to make the time to stamp SOMETHING! :)
Posted by Lori Stilger at 5:00 AM
Labels: birthday, designer label punch, Hermitage, honeycomb embossing folder, Lori Stilger, Mt. Juliet, Nashville, Old Hickory, Pooh, rubber stamping, Sale-A-Bration, Stampin Up, Tennessee
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- Ginny said...
I LOVE this card! I see that stamp on many cards; it seems so versatile. Great job, Lori!
- March 20, 2013 at 10:32 PM
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Now for what I've whipped up. I have HEAPS of fabric. Now for those who may have only just started following my blog, let me fill you in a little about me. I do not buy new fabric from fabric stores. It's my general rule. I prefer to buy my fabric in the form of old quilt covers, old sheets, old clothes, scraps etc etc - from Op Shops (Thrift Stores). That way everything stays fun and different and I like it that way.
I started off with a bunch of fabrics that I thought went well together in a fun way...
....and made these!
I love them! What do you think?
Happy crafting... (and stash busting)


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My son and Santa Claus have been pen pals every Christmas since he first learned to write. Traditionally, letters to Saint Nick are stuffed in the stockings hanging over the wood stove we call our "fireplace," and are answered via the same mysterious process that allows the jolly old elf to descend down a six-inch stove pipe every Christmas Eve. Here is this year's exchange:
Dear Santa:
For Christmas this year, I would like a guinea pig. I have other stuff I want, but I wanted to get the guinea-pig request in early.
The Best Boy in the World
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Dear Best Boy:
You are not getting a guinea pig. Are you forgetting what happened to the goldfish you had, and also to the mice you were given for your birthday? Please ask for something reasonable, like a new rake to help your father in the yard. That request I can fill immediately.
* * *
Dear Santa:
Well, the directions never said you can't take goldfish into the bathtub with you, so how was I supposed to know? And the thing with the mice was not my fault, it was the cat's fault. I also want a go-cart.
* * *
Dear Pet Boy:
Surely you knew that sitting on the fish would not be good for them. And I hardly think the cat can be blamed for its instinctive pursuit of the mice once you left the cage door open. I'm sorry, but you may have no more rodents, and that's final.
Regarding your new request: You have already demonstrated an unnerving tendency to succumb to the gravitational pull of the earth, hurling yourself headfirst off of your bicycle and your skate board. A go-cart would merely accelerate this process. How about instead of a go-cart you get a wheelbarrow to help haul the leaves you'll be raking.
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Dear So-called Santa:
A guinea pig is not a rodent, it is a member of the pork family.
How about you get me a little trailer for my go-cart and I'll haul leaves in that.
Plus I also want a drum set.
Oh, and I think you should know, my dad is not using the exercise bike you got him last Christmas. I guess it goes against his instinctive pursuit of getting fat.
* * *
Dear Drummer Boy:
No pigs of any kind, including those related to rats. No catapulting yourself headfirst from a go-cart into the emergency room. No banging on drums, or doing anything to create any noise except the sounds of yard work.
And your father is planning on starting his exercise program just as soon as his schedule settles down.
* * *
Dear Saint Nick Picker:
Well, excuse me for thinking that Christmas was for something besides better homes and gardens.
If I can't have a go-cart, I want a snowmobile.
Oh, and I think you'd better take another look at my dad: All he has on his schedule is watching TV and drinking beer. If he settles down any more, he's going to slide off of his chair and onto the floor. Mom says the only way to tell that he's still alive is by his belches.
* * *
Dear Incorrect Boy:
Your father works hard and occasionally takes in a game on TV to relax. There is nothing wrong with this.
And a snowmobile? Are you crazy? Not only are they dangerous, do you have any idea how much a snowmobile costs? Please pick something affordable.
* * *
Dear Santa Flaws:
Well, why do you care what it costs? I thought you had a bunch of dwarves working for you who built everything in your workshop.
If I can't have a guinea pig, I want a monkey.
* * *
Dear Boy:
A monkey? You cannot have a monkey.
* * *
Dear Chris Crumple:
I'm the only kid in my school without a pet.
* * *
But Son,
I refuse to believe anybody in your school has a monkey. It is illegal.
* * *
Dear Santa Laws:
Well, then, can I have a guinea pig?
* * *
Dear Son:
Well...we'll see.
W. Bruce Cameron began his writing career as a humor columnist for the Denver Rocky Mountain News. Sadly, the Rocky went out of business, but he says that was not his fault. He is a Benchley award winner for humor and was the 2011 NSNC Newspaper Columnist of the Year. He has written for TV (the show 8 Simple Rules, based on his book) and co-wrote the feature film 40 Happens, which will be released in 2014.
His novel A Dog's Purpose spent 48 weeks on the NY Times Best Sellers List. DreamWorks is developing it as a film and he and his writing partner, Cathryn Michon, wrote the screenplay. The sequel, A Dog's Journey, was published May 6, 2012, and was instantly a NY Times bestseller.
His novel The Dogs of Christmas will be published in the fall of 2013. He is currently unsure if he can even write a book without the word "dog" in the title.


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There's a painting on my wall of an old house, a windmill and a steady sea – the sky's the deepest grey (the deepest grey). When I'm most alone, I can see a boy, standing at the window – so afraid, so afraid. Waiting for the tide to wash the stains away. Waiting for the fish to bite the broken. Waiting for the loss to carve him open. It's a coastal place, a distant space, a scene I can't replace, nor would I want to; where else could I find you? The sand is stained, the air is laced; a time I can't erase, nor would I want to – where else would I find you? When the time is right, they'll find you.
Month: July 2017
Burning Church Beside A Lake
Through the trees, there's a burning church beside a lake of ice – thawing with the heat. The flames lick the night – as I'm drawn closer, I start to hear a priest going down with his ship.
"Please lord, spare me. Please lord, prepare me. I've been a servant all my life – slept lonely every night, just to serve you – now in my hour of need, you leave me; doubting your compassion on my deathbed."
Then he's silent – I'm thankful he's silent. Then the flames fade, then the night draws in. Then I kneel by the lake, and wash my hands of this mess.
Sleep; Landscape
Hold my body underwater, wait until my breathing stops – count to 20 in your head then kill a cat to wake me up. Document the first word that I speak, ask what I want then record my response. Make a note of the first thing that I ask, then when I'm lucid ask me what I meant. Shove my head back underwater; watch me writhe and gasp for air – focus on the frighten in my eyes and watch it turn into a glassy stare. Make a mental note of how you're feeling, with me laying lifeless on the bathroom floor. Shake my shoulders, slap my face, breathe deep – resuscitate, ask me "where did you go?" ask me "what's it all for?"
What's it all for? Is there any point at all? Is there really a god?
Written, Reside
I'm here, where you left me – you know where to find me.
The sound the waves make, as the waves break, on the sand. The sound your lips make, as they close, around my mouth. The sound of sirens pierce the silence of the night. The sound of thunder – like an air raid, in the sky.
Still Glow
My head is sore, it's swollen; my heart is always broken.
The sun is going down still glowing. The sky's a darker shade tonight.
If I should die alone, at least I know that I once knew what love was – it was sad to see it go, but half the world have never even felt it. What if we'd never met? Would I even know that love hurts in the stomach? What if we'd never met? Would I crave to taste as much as I have tasted?
Is it obvious what I've been dreaming of? Sleep with the sunrise, wake in the dark. Cut gums from sucking broken glass, grazed knees from praying. You were where I saw myself. Is there anything left for me to love? Sleep through the daytime, dream of the past. Torn heart and blisters in the gut – still find me praying. You were where I saw myself.
I gave her lillies for the death of her love – she gave me guidance, in accordance with the stars. I gave more lillies for the death of her dog – she gave directions in the night. I got to using all the things she'd taught me, to teach my friends the way to a heart. I got to teaching, all the things I'd learnt – she got to learning my mistrust, and now we're dust. I wrote her letters, from a darkened room – she read the letters by the light of the moon. I wrote about a woman I once knew; she sat there reading of her past. Now we're dust.
Still Lake
By a slow lake they found a diamond bracelet – her fingerprints upon it. Now I see her, wading through the water, porcelain and tortured.
Cause Relieve
I stretch to the cold side of the bed – where are you now? Hypnotised by ceiling gazing; replaying the day in my head. I'm only brave when I'm laying here – running through what I'd say to you. I'm only brave when I'm laying here – running through what I'd do to you. The shadows creep around the room – the moonlight (like a torch) seeks me out. The minutes move – the neighbours clock makes ripples in the water.


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Institute for Sustainable Communities – Program Assistant, Climate & Environmental Program – DC or Montpelier, VT – Oct. 12
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- Search the same job via the Walgreens Corporate site (enter job 000232 or DC location) and you'll see a Sept. 3 birthday for this opportunity. It may or may not still be worth sending Walgreens your CV – but you should know that CB, Monster, the Washington Post and other sites recycle older postings and put new dates on them. Maybe we're just peeved that we missed this job the first time around.
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The deadline for Spring 2010 Internships with the National Organization for Women is Nov. 1.
Review of applications commences on Oct. 27 for the Assistant to the President for Federal, State & Local Government Relations (pdf) with Old Dominion University, in Norfolk, Va. Considerable work experience in higher education and Virginia legislative relations is preferred.
Among the wants for Information & Referral Specialist (scroll down to social services dept. to find) with Prince William County, Va. – 1) English/Spanish bi-lingual – 2) Some knowledge of the principles and practices of public social service organizations and public assistance programs – 3) education and experience equivalent to a Bachelor's Degree in Business, Public Administration, Public Relations or related field. $34k-$55k, apply by Oct. 16.
The AFL-CIO Center for Green Jobs is understandably happy about $4 billion allotted for Federal job creation funding – and you should be happy to take them up on their offer to fund you to the tune of $99k per annum as a Senior Clean Energy Policy Analyst.
We would normally save this for a far-flung-Friday listing, but we would hate to see your resume at the back of the line for the Director of Government Affairs opportunity with the San Diego Association of Realtors.
Closer to home, we bring you this media-oriented Senior Public Affairs Associate job at the neat-looking headquarters of the National Association of Realtors.
Fort-Belvoir-located and military-related operation has an opening for an Editorial Assistant. Two-to-three years related experience, and InDesign skills are particularly valued. $33k-$40k. Administaff is in charge of the search.
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Greenpeace Spring 2010 Intern application deadline is Nov. 30.
The secretive and mysterious* Group of Thirty, a private cadre of academics and other shadowy influentials bent on world domination, is currently seeking an Associate Director to plan and coordinate logistics for annual membership meetings, policy events, and seminars; assist with the publication of policy studies, occasional papers and other reports. Some assasination work probably also required.
The Whitaker Group – self-anointed premier strategic consulting firm in the US committed to creating sustainable prosperity in Africa – has a probably-swell opportunity for an External Affairs Associate. La compétence dans français écrit/parlé aiderait votre cause.
Service Employees International Union – Program Manager for Policies & Ethics Standards –assists in administering and implementing all aspects of the SEIU Policies on Ethics and Standards – a one year term-limited position – apply by Oct. 31
* They don't seem so secretive to you? That's just what they want you to think. We've said too much already.