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Sundeep Kishan and Varun Sandesh starrer D for Dopidi is gearing for release on 25th December. As per the reports from Telugu Film Industry, to bring-in some good hype for the film, the makers of the film have planned for the special screenings in Hyderabad, Vijayawada and Vishakapatnam before its theatrical release. However, the film is likely to get good openings at box-office, thanks to Sundeep's prior hit Venkatadri Express.
Directed by Siraj Kalla, the film is touted as a lampoon on easy money and it is all about three friends who plan to steal a bank. Bollywood popular producer duo Raj and DK have ventured the film under D2R Films Pvt Ltd banner while actor Nani is co-producer of the film. Former Miss India America Melanie Kannokada is the leading lady of the film. Big-producer Dil Raju is distributing the film worldwide.


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He has chosen me and He will never EVER abandon me!!
He is right by my side... ALWAYS! He will Protect me... He will ALWAYS keep me... He will guard me and by my shelter.
The opposite of abandon is KEEP.
He will always KEEP me... He won't ever throw me away... He will tend to me and watch over me... He will never take His eyes off of me... He is in "perfect attendance" to my every step. The Lord HIMSELF watches over me and KEEPs me.
As I start a new semester tomorrow... these were just wonderful words of assurance that I needed to hear tonight. I love that as I walk into a new day tomorrow... He will be right by my side and He won't leave me... EVER. When I look at the mountain before me... I know that my help will come from the Lord... the Maker of heaven and earth... my Protector and ever present help.
He is just SO good!

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With the year coming to an end, that means the weather is finally ready for all those cool weather plants to start producing. The snails have finally disappeared and I don't have to worry about too many pests this time of the year.
I can't wait for all the green tomatoes to start turning red to pick. Baring we don't have a heavy freeze in the next few weeks. I'm hoping by Christmas, we can enjoy a nice salad made from the garden. I know my visiting brother will love those fresh tomatoes this time of the year.
My cucumbers didn't make it. Will try again in the spring.
Looks like the lizards are dressed for Christmas!!
Can't wait to harvest the cabbage.
Do you have a gardener in your family? Here are a few for fun and a few for working garden inspired gifts to choose from.
A couple of fun games to play when you can't garden.
Foldable Kneeler and Garden Seat Portable Stool
We all need to take a break and sit while gardening sometimes. I love this stool because you can either sit or kneel on it.
Gardman 4-Tier Mini Greenhouse
Great idea for the gardener who not only has the space but has a larger garden.
On my wish list this year!! I would love to have this for herbs all year long in the house.
Fiskars 3 Piece Softouch Garden Tool Set
Every gardener needs a sturdy set of tools and these do a great job.
I couldn't garden without these hand pruners. With ratchet action, your hand doesn't get tired and you can cut larger branches with it.
Collapsible Folding Outdoor Utility Wagon
This wagon folds up so nicely to put away, carry in the car and pull around your garden.
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April 20, 2015
Sir, Wolfgang Münchau writes: "So to default "inside the eurozone" one only needs to devise another way to keep the [Greek] banking system afloat. If someone could concoct a brilliant answer, there would be no need for Grexit." "A Greek default is necessary but Grexit is not" April 20.
I am sorry. I do not think the problem of banks is limited to the Greek ones. All European banks must surely have problems with excessive long-term exposures at low rates to what is perceived as "safe", and to which they are seriously undercapitalized because of the risk-weighting… and any little tick up in interest rates could wipe out all their equity.
In my mind what Greece (and the rest of Europe) most need now is an ambitious recapitalization of banks plan that brings their equity up to around 8 percent for all assets… inclusively against sovereign debt. None of that risk-weighted assets nonsense that only confuses.
Chile might be the role model for how to proceed. Banks there were recapitalized by the Central Bank issuing local credit, in order to buy all the nonperforming loans of the banks. And the banks in their turn agreed to repurchase all non-performing loans, plus to pay some interests, out of retained profits... before resuming any dividend payments.
In fact that is what ECB should be doing with its QEs. To have ECB competing with pension funds and widows and orphans for whatever little "safe" assets there are left does not make much sense.


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Being a blog dedicated to the use of gargoyles, grotesques, statues and carvings in album art, especially that of Doom Metal (and related genres). It may also include similar archaic images such as standing stones, monoliths, or mediaeval illustrations.
To my mind Doom Metal (when done correctly) evokes a feeling a great age, spirituality and contemplation, and this is enhanced by the imagery. I have a love of churches and other old buildings, and the two things go hand in hand for me; the images of gargoyles, statues and crosses used by Doom and Doom/Death bands, especially in the early 90s, seemed to perfectly fit the music. Also, the band names like Cathedral, Church Of Misery, Chapel Of Rest, and Castle; all these added to my imagined link between the music and churches and other old buildings.
Tuesday, 15 January 2013
Dark Opera - "Calling the Legend"
Polish Doom/Death band Dark Opera used this enigmatic fellow on their "Calling The Legend" cassette album. Although I'm no expert, I'm willing to place a hefty bet that the carving is South American in origin, possibly Mayan. Any info gladly appreciated.
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Thursday, October 26, 2006
man. the whole system was down again.
what the hell is it gonna be like next week?
3 comments:
- Mizgîn said...
No kidding. Blogger's recent unreliability is driving me nuts.
I've been seriously considering Wordpress and a private host.
- Thursday, October 26, 2006 2:36:00 PM
- lukery said...
that might be the smartest option.
- Thursday, October 26, 2006 3:31:00 PM
- rimone said...
lukery, if this site is down, please feel free to post over at mine--i'll have to do it for you but you can send me your text w/notes as to where to insert/make links, i'll send it back to you, you ok it and there we go. on the other hand, i can give you my pw to my site--the template's easy-peasy.
i'd even open the comments up, a first for me.
too bad we have nobody we know who's tech-proficient enough to automagically redirect those who are headed here, to mine, if this shit goes down.
ps, just as a test, i went over to atrios and tbogg when i couldn't get your site to load. amazingly they were still up w/no problems, apart from i had to reload tbogg when that day's posts didn't come up on top.
- Thursday, October 26, 2006 6:04:00 PM


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I know I'm not the only one who's go to book is Proverbs. With 30 chapters and usually 30 days in a month, it's easy to pick it when I'm doing a reading plan. Stuffed full of wisdom it was a book I knew would be no trouble to find nuggets of truth in. I decided to stick to just black pens and white pens for this book to change it up.
I asked my 80 year old Grandma to do a page. She couldn't have picked a better verse. After raising 4 kids in the church, most of them and their 14 grandchildren are involved in a local church. When some of us wander off the path, she has spent countless hours praying in the middle of the night when we are on her hearts.


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Cee-Lo Green (sans cat) played "Plead The Fifth" on "Watch What Happens Live" (Weeknights, 11 p.m. ET on Bravo) Thursday night.
Andy Cohen's first question was, if his "Voice" co-coaches were contestants on the show, which two would Green pick to be on his team?
Although he said Blake Shelton is his friend, Green chose Adam Levine and Christina Aguilera.
Next up, Cohen asked which current musician Green thought would fall at the first hurdle on "The Voice?" Green laughed before venturing "Taio Cruz or somebody?"
Perhaps Green should have opted to plead the fifth on the last question, but didn't. When asked what he thought Adam Levine's new fragrance should smell like, Green suggested "Jewish."
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Friday November 8, 2013
Changed Forever
A former international executive whose view of the world was changed by the poverty he saw, will speak at the Business as a Calling symposium.
A University of Dayton alumnus who saw poverty first-hand during his work as an international executive and who decided to do something about it, will keynote the 10th annual Business as a Calling Symposium at the University of Dayton.
Peter McGrath, a 1972 University of Dayton graduate, said he traveled the world as an executive with J.C. Penney, visiting factories and observing vast poverty and human rights violations.
"Because of my position, I visited nearly 60 countries and I've touched poverty," said McGrath. "If you have it touch you, you're changed forever."
After a nearly 40-year-career with J.C. Penney, McGrath retired and started his own company, McGrath International LLC. His experiences led him to establish the Peter McGrath Human Rights Fellows Program in 2012. The program provided funds to six faculty members to conduct and publish research that promotes human dignity and alleviates suffering. Research has included work on genocide, poverty and other human rights issues.
McGrath's talk is sponsored by the University of Dayton School of Business Administration, the School of Business Administration's Center for the Integration of Faith and Work, and the College of Arts and Sciences' Jacob Program in Professional Ethics.
Business as a Calling explores the value of viewing a business career as a calling rather than simply a series of jobs, which fosters a deeper sense of purpose and a greater social awareness while creating a culture of business integrity.
"Each of the students, if they choose business, will have the opportunity to affect lives," said McGrath.
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Thursday, June 18, 2009
A Few Drinks, A Few Laughs & My Stamping Assistant
The sketch was a Doubledog Dare Challenge from Beverly (beestamper) last week. You can check out the DDC Challenge Forum here we'd love to have you play along - just put DDC in the keyword when you load your card on Split Coast
I wanted to share with you this picture of my stamping assistant - Scout. Here she is adjusting the location of the Diva Circle on today's card - isn't she doing a swell job?!?
And here she is in one of her favorite resting spots - on top of the piles of papers that I print off of blogs with ideas or challenges that I want to do. I have a nice little blanket on top of one of my rolling drawer cabinets where she sits most of the time. This table area is supposed to be empty clean space and periodically I organize and put all the papers in appropriate places - but then somehow it just piles up once again! And you can see about half of my Papertrey Ink stamp sets in the CD racks here as well as some The Greeting Farm and Magnolias that I store in CD cases. The plastic drawers have wooden stamps by topic, one has my embossing supplies, another all my adhesives, and another my clear acrylic blocks.
Scout's sister, Boo, comes in now and then and sits on the windowsill just to be social - but she's not into the stamping the way Scout is! Scout will actually cry when I am downstairs asking me to "come on up to the stamping room now mum!!!" (as if I need to be asked?! LOL!)
and - Just a reminder! if you want to go to the Stamp New England Workshop in Farmingon, CT on July 10th & 11th - you need to sign up by Tues 6/23 so hop on over and check it out today!!
To see the fun we had at the March Workshop in Portsmouth, NH - look here and here
Stamps: Drinks bg stamp: Rubbernecker, Addy Tude Diva: Stampingbella
Paper: white: PTI, basic black, baja breeze: SU, DP Scenic route/North Shore in the tube
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: foam dimensionals, small circle punch: Marvy, summer sunrise swiss dots satin ribbon: PTI, cocktail napkin: EK Success, Scallop ed tag: Spellbinders, gemstones: Hero Arts & Amuse, Copics: Y38, YR02, colorless blender, E00, BG10, BG13, T2
15 comments:
- Lauri said...
That card is so so cute!!!! I love the napkin!!! Thanks for the picture of your space! I love seeing where everyone "lives"!
- June 18, 2009 at 9:20 PM
- Julie Masse said...
Totally cute card!! I love that Addy Tude - she's too adorable!! :)
- June 18, 2009 at 9:27 PM
- Sharli said...
What a fun card! I loved learning about Scout, too, and seeing where you create!
- June 18, 2009 at 10:05 PM
- LeAnne said...
Funny card, and I love learning about Scout, and Boo.....is there a Jem somewhere? Or maybe an Atticus? I recognize these names from my all-time favorite movie (and book) To Kill a Mockingbird!!!! Or is that just a coincidence?
Nice to see your stamping area, too!!!
- June 18, 2009 at 11:07 PM
- Makiko Jones said...
What a cute and fun card!!
Your assistant is beautiful :) She is really doing a good job, lol.
- June 19, 2009 at 12:45 AM
- One4Joy said...
oh, Scout and Boo are such pretty helpers! They can come and play with my Jessie...she lays at my feet and keeps me company.
Your card for the WT is super cool...I like the napkin and 'texted' drinks!
- June 19, 2009 at 2:00 AM
- ~amy~ said...
such a FUN card Julia...love your assistant....tooo cute!
- June 19, 2009 at 9:19 AM
- Claire Brennan said...
Very cool card Julia!!! nice puddy tat.
- June 19, 2009 at 11:01 AM
TEE!! This made me smile!! I love your image and your whole card!! Kitty is curious!! ;) Hope you have a great weekend!!
- June 19, 2009 at 3:22 PM
- dpkennedy said...
I can sooooo relate to piles of paper! And a cat sitting on them. If she's not curled up in my chair then she's sitting on top of my project on my Scor-Pal. And no matter how many times I put her on the floor she continues to jump up. Mine's not such a good assistant. It's crazy I tell ya!
Your card is great! I love that diva and the cocktail napkin is fantastic!
Have a great weekend!
- June 19, 2009 at 3:32 PM
- My lifes inky escape and more said...
hahaha this is darling! Wonderful job...love your cat also!
- June 19, 2009 at 4:02 PM
- Judy Rozema said...
Scout is such a good helper!!! Awesome card!
- June 19, 2009 at 5:20 PM
- Charlene Merrick (LilLuvsStampin) said...
Your card and your baby, Scout, are both so cute, Julia! It's great to see a bit of your stamping space, too! I wish I lived on the east coast so I could come to some of those fun-looking stamping events!
- June 19, 2009 at 9:52 PM
- Ann said...
Fun, fun, fun! Love this card!
- June 21, 2009 at 8:31 PM
- Anne said...
Aha!!! So that is your secret, you have stamp assistants!! I always KNEW there was no way you could get all that stamping done alone!! The two of you came up was a darling design, I love this card!! And your stamping room looks like so much fun, I've always wondered what your stamp mill looked like!! ;)
- June 23, 2009 at 1:18 AM


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NOTE: Data delayed by a boat ride up the Seine, a leisurely sitting in the park by Pont Neuf and a stroll up the Champs Elysees.
Today's release of the S&P/Case-Shiller home price indices for May 2009 showed the first month-to-month gain in 34 months (almost 3 years!).
Clearly this is a notable development but it's important to put today's results in perspective before getting too confident that even the initial leg of the declining trend has ceased.
First, it's important to recognize that while many of the more seasonal series (Boston, Cleveland, Washington DC, etc.) are showing typical strong spring-summer bounces, many of the hardest hit markets (Phoenix, Los Angeles, Miami, etc)… markets with almost no seasonal variation, are showing only tepid declines.
Further, many of the more seasonal markets, at the moment, are some of the weakest and appear poised (after the typical spring-summer bounce completes August and September) to drop to new lows throughout the fall.
So, today's Composite results are being, in a sense, propped up by the collective movement of many strong seasonal markets that are themselves actually very weak but are currently at their strongest point in the season.
Another way of looking at it is to simply view the seasonally adjusted S&P/Case-Shiller data showing both Composite series declining since last month.
Also, looking at the 90s0-era comparison charts below its obvious that even after the main downward thrust has been reached, the housing markets have a long tough slog ahead with the ultimate bottom likely many years out…. Or if we are currently experiencing the Japanese model… decades out.
Further, is important to remember that the 90s housing recovery played out against the backdrop of a truly unique period of growth in the wider economy fueled primarily by novel and ubiquitous technological change (cell phones, internet, personal computers, telecommunications, etc).
The 10-city composite index declined 16.83% as compared to May 2008 while the 20-city composite declined 17.06% over the same period.
Topping the list of regional peak decliners were Phoenix at -54.46%, Las Vegas at -53.36%, Miami at -48.52%, San Francisco at -44.97%, Detroit at -44.86%, San Diego at -42.05%, Los Angeles at -41.89%, Tampa at -41.05%, Minneapolis at -35.85%, Washington DC at -32.49%, Chicago at -26.64%, Seattle at -22.55%, Atlanta at -22.55%, Seattle at -22.54%, Portland at -21.20%, New York at -21.00% and Boston at -18.46%.
Additionally, both of the broad composite indices showed significant declines slumping -33.27% for the 10-city national index and 32.29% for the 20-city national index on a peak comparison basis.
To better visualize the results use Blytic.com or the PaperEconomy S&P/Case-Shiller/Futures Charting Tool as well as the PaperEconomy Home Value Calculator.
The following chart (click for larger version) shows the percent change to single family home prices given by the Case-Shiller Indices as compared to each metros respective price peak set between 2005 and 2007.
The following chart (click for larger version) shows the percent change to single family home prices given by the Case-Shiller Indices as on a year-over-year and month-to-month basis.
Additionally, in order to add some historical context to the perspective, I updated my "then and now" CSI charts that compare our current circumstances to the data seen during 90s housing decline.
To create the following annual charts I simply aligned the CSI data from the last month of positive year-over-year gains for both the current decline and the 90s housing bust and plotted the data with side-by-side columns (click for larger version).
What's most interesting about this particular comparison is that it highlights both how young the current housing decline is and clearly shows that the latest bust has surpassed the prior bust in terms of intensity.
Looking at the actual index values normalized and compared from the respective peaks, you can see that we are still likely less than half of the way through the portion of the decline in which will be seen fairly significant annual declines (click the following chart for larger version).
The "peak" chart compares the percentage change, comparing monthly CSI values to the peak value seen just prior to the first declining month all the way through the downturn and the full recovery of home prices.
In this way, this chart captures ALL months of the downturn from the peak to trough to peak again.
As you can see the last downturn lasted 97 months (over 8 years) peak to peak including roughly 43 months of annual price declines during the heart of the downturn.


text: Jomina Creations is finally up and running! Hooray! After a year of establishing Jomina Creations, my mother and I have finally decided to move forward with more motivation and creativity then ever before. Soon people around the world will be able to own a little piece of Jomina Creations through our new website, by purchasing handmade products made my yours truly. We have been selling our products for a little under a year at local shops and boutiques, but now is the time for a leap of faith. Stay tuned for more updates!


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|G using my Nook to keep him occupied before one of the award programs for the kiddos
|T with one of his awards
|Pizza Time! at G's Swim Day
|Caught in the act!
|R receiving her award for 0 conduct marks ALL year long ....she was 1 of 2 kids in her grade
|Sack races at Field Day
|This pic makes me sad....this is as we were leaving today. T's last day in elementary school..moving on to Junior High.
Now on to 5 Question Friday!
Every week (I try) to link up with My Little Life for 5QF. She gives a sneak peek on Thursday so you can prepare your post and then she posts the linky Friday morning. Go link up and join in.
1. Do you apologize to your kids?
I have definitely apologized to my kids. I think they need to know that I am totally human and make mistakes. If i was too hard on them for something because of something I was peeved at for the moment, it wasn't their fault and I needed to cool my jets. I am also a screamer, as much as I hate to admit that. It takes a bit to get me there, but I do tend to raise my voice more than I would care to admit and I am constantly trying to improve on this flaw.
2. What color are your nails right now?
My name is Liz, and I am a nail biter. My nails are bare and au natural....and extremely short.
3. When you were growing up, how difficult was it for you to stay home from school sick? (As in, did you have to vomit or just say "I don't feel good".)
My mom stayed home with us until I was in junior high...so it was a bit easier to talk her into why I needed to stay home that day. I would pick an ailment and stick to it like white on rice. She would try to tell me, when she really knew deep down that I was faking, that I wouldn't be able to watch TV all day, I would just have to sleep. She never stuck to it though. And I say the same thing to my kids and don't stick to it either. I think if she would have been working it would not have been as easy to talk her into it...she would have someone else holding her accountable. But since she didn't...she was a total pushover in this way. Yay for us!
4. When is the last time you bought a new comforter for your bed?
I bought a duvet cover about a year ago but I still use the comforter I got about 5 years ago, maybe more from my dad and step mom for my Birthday, I like the weight of it and it's easy. I am not especially fond of it anymore but I am such a cheapo that I don't go out shopping for big items until it becomes completely necessary, like when it becomes threadbare. Although, I am a sucker for linens on clearance. But I never find King's on sale, it's always stuff for the kids' beds...go figure.
5. Favorite website(s)?
I have tons of faves but I will narrow it down.
Every week I visit a few chosen sites, some I've mentioned before.
Southern MOMentum (hilarious ladies)
The Working Momaholic (my BFF and she's super witty)
Twitter ( I now see why everyone likes it BUT I don't like how impersonal it is. I have one "real" friend on there, the rest are bloggers and the like. Fun...yet not very personal)
The Pioneer Woman ('nuff said)
Photobucket or Picnik (I've enjoyed playing around with editing lately...especially cross process)
Now go and link up and have fun following some super cute blogs.


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Happy Halloween everyone!
We aren't a big Halloween family, but the kiddos are going trick-or-treating tonight and they are so excited!
Here are some interesting tid-bits about pumpkins that I wanted to share with ya'll....
- Pumpkin (pepon) is a Greek word for "large melon".
- Pumpkins are actually a fruit - I had no idea!
- Pumpkins are a type of squash. They are members of Cucurbita family (cucumbers, zucchini, etc.).
- Pumpkins contain potassium and Vitamin A. They are really good for you. I LOVE pumpkin!!
- Pumpkins are grown on 6 of the 7 continents (not on Antarctica).
- Pumpkin flowers are edible. Again, this is really interesting. Ever tried to eat one?
- Pumpkins are 90% water.
- Pumpkin sees can be roasted as a snack.
- Colonists sliced off pumpkin tops; removed seeds and filled the insides with milk, spices and honey. This was baked in hot ashes and is the origin of pumpkin pie.
Hope this video gives you a little smile today - lots of pranks going on!
I'm not feeling well right now (pray for me if you get a chance, would you?), but will get by to visit all of you soon! Ya'll have a safe weekend - have fun with your families and take lots of pictures!


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So, my first fall project is this sweet acorn designed by Mary at SVG Cuts in the Acorn Autumn SVG Kit. It's a little box, and I think I may be doing quite of few of these over the next couple of months. There's a video tutorial for it that shows you just how easy it is to make. I used a Fiskar's texture plate for the top. Thanks for taking a look!
Fall has arrived! Bundle up!


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Saturday, April 3, 2010
Pontoon Maiden Voyage
Continue after the break to see some more pictures of things I've done to her so far.
The first thing I did was make some extenders to the roof rack on the fishing van. I used Schedule 40 PVC. I'll probably go to drain pipe but for now the Sched 40 is working. I cut a couple slots in it so it will kind of fit over the rails on the van's roof rack to keep it all centered.
I also used a couple pieces of left over PVC pipe to make a couple rod holders. One is for my fly rod and the other is for a spinning rod.
It was really windy the day I had her out and I figured out real quick that rowing with the wind is a lot easier than rowing against the wind.
No problems, the boat is very stable. I think one would have to be doing something really stupid to actually flip one over. I reckon a freak gust of wind may get under the pontoons and could lift it up if you were not watching for it but if it's that windy, I'm not going to be out on the water.
A trolling motor may be in my future thought.
Here's a photo out on the water looking back at the other shore of my local lake (wide angle lens makes it look a lot farther than it really is).
Here's a photo of all the fish I caught on the first outing.
OK, I got skunked but it was still fun to get the new boat out on the water and test her out.
Trolling motor is a possibility. I'm also considering a swivel seat but will try it with the standard seat for a while to see how it works.
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- AnonymousApril 4, 2010 at 7:26 AM
Way to go Jeff. I'm excited for you. I'm sure that boat will bring you years of joy on the water. I've always tried to find room in one of the cargo holds or my fishing vest for a New Testament. They are a great addition to any craft.ReplyDelete
Lotech Joe
Great idea, I will put one in a zip lock inside my storage box.
I have an iPod Touch that I usually take fishing with me and one of the apps I have on my iPod is a searchable Bible.
I was a little concerned about taking a fairly expensive piece of electronics out on the water and having it end up on the bottom.
However, I do like to read random verses when I'm fishing. It's a good way to clear one's mind of the other junk that goes along with stressful life today (job, traffic, economy, teen age son, job, and did I mention job).
Wonder if anyone makes a "waterproof" Bible? I'll have to look around.
- AnonymousApril 4, 2010 at 6:22 PM
Actually they do. I've seen them at my local christian bookstore in NIV. (I prefer ESV) There is a New Testament split into several volumes for easier backpacking too.ReplyDelete
How would the boat do on moving water?
There's a Family Christian store right at the end of my street. I'll have to check out to see if they have a waterproof / water resistant Bible. I'd like to keep it in the storage pockets of my boat to read while out floating on the water.ReplyDelete
I don't consider myself an evangelist and am not the guy that's opening up conversations by witnessing, but over the years, I've had the door opened a few times (maybe 5 or 6 times over the years) and to be better prepared would be a good thing.
Joe, thanks for the tip. Now, I know what the next purchase for my boat will be.
Just ordered one off Amazon. NIV version with NT, Psalms and Proverbs. Waterproof bible. Cool, and thanks again for the tip.
Boat looks great Jeff, love the rod holders you made for it. I am sure the SS Pond Scum with have many stories to tell after the year is over.ReplyDelete
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A Phone That Bends
Luffy Wednesday, August 22, 2007 Automobiles , Technology No commentsIf you like to sit on your phone or throw it around when you're upset check this concept soft phone out.
The phone is encased in a flexible plastic housing. A soft polymer insert is located between the microchip module and the casing. You can drop it, bend it, sit on it, toss it around.
The phone has a flexible display which looks like paper, but the incorporated ink can change positions when affected by electric signals to form images on the display.
The process, called "electrowetting" works at the speed of light you can even watch a video without a hitch, a technology developed by Robert Hayes and Johan Feenstra. Although the phone itself is a concept, the "electrowetting" technology is no fairy tale.
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"Let's face it. Even the NFL's Stupid Bowl is more exciting than watching a bunch of potbellied prima donnas prance around out there picking up trillion dollars a year for pinch-hitting a couple of times a week.I say it's about time we got a new national pastime anyway. Roller Derby would be better than baseball, for crying out loud. Hell, even bowling's more exciting for that matter.Baseball is basically an idiot game, 'cause nothing ever happens out there. Sometimes the 7th-inning stretch is the highlight of the afternoon."
"And the latest scandal to rock baseball hasn't even hit the papers yet.A secret memo to Baseball Commissioner Joe Garagiola is about to cause the biggest uproar since the Chicago Black Sox threw the World Series back in 1919.Since 1978 - that's 18 years for all you gals out there - baseballs have been 'hopped up' by pumping a small amount of helium into them under super-high pressure."
"Let's face the music, sports fans. Baseball is dull. TV killed baseball and Joe Garagiola is the unmasked executioner. This yokel could make the seventh game of the World Seris a sleepwalk, and does....Joshin' Joe is back with the NBC Game of the Week this year, I'm sad to report. That means all his lousy, stinking cornball attempts at jokes will be back, too. Baseball's gasping for breath and Joe's the final nail in the coffin."
"That means each division will hold a five-game playoff just to see who gets to play in the regular playoffs. At this rate, the World Series will start in December and Santa Claus will throw out the first pitch....Baseball fans at home will tune into an endless stream of macho beer and razor blade commercials. And when we're not getting tons of hard-sell, we'll get tons of Joe Garagiola's crummy jokes."
"[Spokeswoman Jane Fairuza of Citizens United Against Lethal Weapons] said her organization decided to concentrate on baseball bats after the anit-gun movement was blamed for costing Democratic presidential nominee Al Gore the election....So the anti-gun group switched gears and is going after baseball bats, which Ms. Fairuza says are used in hundreds of savage assaults and murders ever year.'Baseball is a violent game and should be replaced as the national pastime with a more civilized sport such as synchronized swimming or ice skating,' she declared."
"'What's a batter supposed to do - swat at a 92 mph fastball with his fist?' a retired major leaguer asked in a fan newsletter, Swat King.'Even the looniest player would have to be seriously coked out to do something like that. And if he ever connected, it would cost him his career.' "
"SAN JOSE, Costa Rica - Baseball player Robert Rice has a .276 batting average and pitches with the best of 'em - even though he was born blind!'I don't see the ball but I hear it and feel it in my bones,' said Rice, 35. 'I've been playing since I was a kind and it's the most natural thing in the world to me.'...'We call him [The Bat] because he's blind as a bat,' said Carlos Rodriguez, who also pitches for the team.'Sometimes I get goose bumps just watching him on the mound. You may not believe it, but the guy has thrown two no-hitters and hit five home runs. A designated player runs the bases for him. Other than that, he's on his own.' "
"And today the thousands of fanatics who play vintage baseball are as meticulous about authenticity as their counterparts who reenact Civil War battles.They're historians as well as players, reports Smithsonian Magazine. 'They re-create the uniforms, equipment (or lack thereof), the homemade balls, even the language of more than 100 years ago.'Batters were called 'strikers', pitchers were 'hurlers'. Fans were 'cranks' - and the umpires would sometimes consult with a crank before making a call. Those were the days when the game was played for fun - not blood or money."


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2016 Broom 430
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The Broom 430 is built on one of our most popular semi-displacement hulls which has a proven track record as a terrific sea boat whilst being equally at home on Europe's inland waterways. The aft deck of the 430 offers great visibility from the helm, and the interior space is second to none.
The 430 promotes sleek design and bespoke styling, whilst retaining all the practical features you would expect from a Broom boat. The sumptuous master suite is spacious and luxurious, fitted with panoramic transom windows and separate ensuite washroom and shower rooms. The front cabin offers comfortable accommodation for two guests, with the scissor design bed allowing twin or double bed, and there is the option to accommodate further guests within the saloon. A wide choice of fabrics and finishes allows a completely bespoke approach to creating stylish living quarters to suit all tastes. Optional saloon skylights, mood lighting and the latest in home entertainment systems create a thoroughly luxurious cruising experience, whether navigating inland waterways or heading out to sea.
The boat displayed at the show is fitted with a walnut silk interior, split galley layout and new aft cabin vanity unit design.
With four interior layout options to choose from, an aft or full hardtop, several engine choices and numerous finish, colour, materials and upholstery to choose from, this really is a the most configurable boat yet.
Additional Specs, Equipment and Information:
LOA: 13.18 m
Beam: 4.24 m
Maximum Draft: 1.07 m
Bridge Clearance: 3.30 m
Dry Weight: 5896 kgs
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Engine Option 1: 1x
Number of cabins: 2
Number of heads: 2
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- The 430 is built on one of our most popular semi-displacement hulls and has a proven track record as a terrific sea boat whilst being equally at home on peaceful waterways.
- The wide side decks provide safe access to the front deck for your crew whilst the twin transom steps from the bathing platform make it easy to board the boat from any height of pontoon.
- The teak laid cockpit and transom offer both style and practicality.
- The aft cabin boat is the ideal design in all climates offering a sheltered, commanding helm position without the need to duplicate navigation equipment.
- Our extended cockpit design maximises onboard entertaining space without compromising accessibility or safety with twin side gates for deck access.
- The Broom 430 is a semi-displacement cruising boat that sets a new standard in on-board living.
- The proven hull and superstructure are now complemented by contemporary deck styling features and interior design, whilst retaining all the practical features you have come to expect from a Broom boat.
- Enjoy the beauty of your surroundings on the foredeck, whilst making use of our signature forward facing seat as well as spacious sunpads, both finished in all-weather upholstery.
- The clean lines of the deck are enhanced by large flush hatches and a functional anchor locker, as well as flush frameless windows.
- Cockpit options include a deck griddle and wet bar for al fresco dining and entertaining.
- The raised position offers privacy in harbour and with a variety of canopy and heating options it makes a year round helming or dining location.
- The easy fold canopy can be supplemented by an aft peak with opening canvas sunroof or opt for a complete hardtop, fitted with opening skylights.
- For the ultimate in convenience and flexibility choose a powered canopy – luxurious on board life whatever the weather.
- With the Broom 430 bed oriented across the cabin you can enjoy the view out of the panoramic transom windows whilst lying in bed, or from the chaise longue that runs alongside.
- The spacious boutique style heads benefit from extra light from the large hull windows and translucent SLIDING DOORS.
- The separate shower room with rain-maker shower optimises privacy and convenience.
- A standard feature is the highly versatile V berth arrangement in the forward cabin, which quickly and easily converts from a double bed to a twin, providing great flexibility in sleeping arrangements.
- The saloon and galley can be customised to suit your tastes and preferences with 3 layout options and a wide choice of colours, materials and fabrics.
- The standard extended saloon provides a vast living and socialising area whilst the split galley layout includes a BREAKFAST BAR and space for two domestic sized appliances.
- Throughout the interior can feature a choice of finishes in either our contemporary or classic style, which you will be guided through on a one-to-one design consultation.
- We really want this to be the boat of your dreams and our skilled craftsmen can turn your dreams into reality.
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An unofficial blog for public transportation supporters and users in Idaho's Treasure Valley.
Wednesday, January 06, 2010
Thanks for reading
I've decided to retire the Boise Bus Blog for a few reasons - mainly, because my blogging interests are elsewhere, but also because the political climate in Idaho remains inhospitable to improved public transit. I'm leaving this site online as an archive and I will occasionally be blogging on transit topics at Sidewalk 208, so I invite you to check that out. Thanks for reading. See you on the bus!
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Refined, Complex, Humbly Aware. Life, Style, Design, Inspiration
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Life: New spread in Peter, Tom, Dave
Check out one of my latest spreads in the current issue of Peter, Tom & Dave. PTD is one of my FAVORITE mens magazines. So thorough, so hand-selected.
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Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Inspiration: The Artistry of Photographer Thomas Devaux
Recently a great deal of fine art has caught my attention. I've developed an appreciation for oil and acrylic paintings of various subjects that wouldn't have received a blink from me in the past. There is something magical about colors and textures meshing together to create one figure. Sometimes life even looks like one big oil painting doesn't it? Here is my latest purchase:
Acrylic painting by artist Cyril Gardner from the 1960s
French photographer, Thomas Devaux has captured my eye in the very same way. I am in love with his breathtaking body of work, which he refers to as Technically Mysterious". His technique makes it difficult to label Devaux. Is he an artist? A Photographer? A visionary genius? Here are some selects from his portfolio.
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Wednesday, November 16, 2011
My Life: Harry Shum Jr. Official website styled by Camille Yvette
I had the pleasure of styling Glee's Harry Shum Jr. for his official website. www.harryshumjr.com was relaunched yesterday with a fresh new look that showcases the real harry Shum Jr. Photographer Grant Yoshino captured the many sides of Harry that the world has come to know and love.
All website images styled by yours truly :)
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Wednesday, November 9, 2011
My Life: Behind the Scenes all Pretty in Pink
I recently had the pleasure of working with some of my favorite ladies on a beautiful editorial shoot. Photographer Caitlin Bellah shot our gorgeous models, Dani and Alli from Photogenics. Makeup expert Leibi Carias and hair extraordinaire Sienree Du transformed them both into starry-eyed antique dolls. I adorned the ladies in the prettiest of Pink.
This shoot meshed my first two loves magically. Gorgeous antique furniture rented for the shoot perfectly complemented the day's looks. Once the tufted Pink sofa, perfectly aged 19th century iron bed, Red turn of the century chair, and other pieces arrived I knew this would be one of the year's best shoots!
Here are a few behind-the-scenes photos:
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LOVE THIS: Olubiyi for Terry Hall
Enough Said... Enjoy!! If you're still not making your own inspiration films (speaking to myself here), it's time to begin!
Courtesy of Dazed Digital
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My Life: FABOLOUS for Rich Yung Clothing
A While back I had the pleasure of styling Def Jam artist, Fabolous, while in New York. I styled him along with a few male models for Rich Yung Clothing.
Here are some select images from the campaign... Fab was such a pleasure and a true professional, modelling a Fall/Winter collection in the middle of a Brooklyn summer :)
Here are some select images from the campaign... Fab was such a pleasure and a true professional, modelling a Fall/Winter collection in the middle of a Brooklyn summer :)
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Lynda Hilburn: I asked Kismet Knight, the psychologist main character in my Kismet Knight, Vampire Psychologist series and her friend, resident witch, and business manager for master vampire Devereux, Victoria Essex, to talk about some of their favorite things: Sex, vampire males, magic and one particular immortal. Take it away ladies . . .
Victoria: Everyone wants to know more about Devereux – my boss and your highly significant other. Of course, since I work with him every night, I know how powerful and enticing he is. But even before he fell for you, I didn't think of him in a sexual way.
Kismet: HA! Uh huh. Right.
Victoria: Well, okay. Maybe some parts of me thought of him that way once in a while – I'm not dead yet – but he signs my paychecks and I know better than to mix business with pleasure. What do you know about him that nobody else knows?
Kismet: Well, since you have a vampire lover, too, I'm sure you're aware of their stamina. Devereux, being the considerate partner that he is, would just keep on going as long as I was enjoying myself. He's the vampiric energizer bunny. I learned very quickly that there is such a thing as too many orgasms!
Victoria: Yes, that is an excellent vampire trait. Hmm. Too many orgasms? I don't think my current companion can compete with Devereux in the quantity arena. Although his quality is right up there! But I'll keep you posted. What else can you share about your personal blond god?
Kismet: He's actually a very thoughtful guy – especially for a vampire. I counsel vampires, so I know that a lot of vampires spend their time planning their next meal and/or their next seduction. They don't give much thought to the feelings or needs of their companions. Devereux has so many blood-donor volunteers that he never has to go without. Of course, if I have my way, his days of seducing women are over! He seems to need me for some mystical reason he hasn't shared yet, and I'm happy to donate a pint or two of the crimson elixir as part of our intimate connection. Who knew it was so arousing?
Victoria: You recently visited my coven and are learning to control and enhance your skills and abilities. What do you think about the experience so far?
Kismet: I spent most of my life trying not to have any unusual abilities. It was hard being different. I never fit in. But since I met you and the vampires, and I've found myself in several dangerous situations, I've decided it's important for me to use anything I have at my disposal. My tendency is to always use my mind – my therapist skills – to solve problems, but the sorts of situations I've stumbled into with the undead have made me rethink all my coping mechanisms. I'm enjoying the coven. It's strange to be a beginner at something again, but all the women have been very helpful – when they're not making fun of me! It's humbling to be around a witch as powerful as you.
Victoria: Stop! You're embarrassing me. Actually, you're around two powerful witches. Devereux doesn't call himself a witch – he prefers wizard, like Merlin – but he's had centuries to refine his craft. He was a spell caster long before he was transformed into a vampire. He's a force to be reckoned with, as if you didn't know! And speaking of forces, the upcoming Solstice is the most awesome time of year. So powerful! We'll have to cast a very special spell. Something luscious for both of us.
Kismet: I heard you came into work once covered with fur from a spell gone bad. Is that the strangest consequence of your magic?
Victoria: No. Not even close! My personal favorite is the time, when I was a young witch, I thought I was casting a spell to transform myself into the "perfect witch" – imagine Samantha in Bewitched. Instead, I turned into the stereotypical hag: long, warty nose, straggly green hair, evil cackle – the whole witchy nightmare! It took my coven days to restore me to my normal self. Although, I wouldn't have minded if they'd managed to reduce some of my voluptuous figure in the transformation!
Kismet: No way! You wouldn't be nearly as gorgeous without your curves. I see the way men look at you.
Victoria: Look who's talking! I think that vampire blood you ingested at the protection ritual has enhanced your looks. Have you noticed any other differences since you drank it?
Kismet: Definitely. I'm stronger. I have more energy – for all activities. And my intuition/psychic ability has grown. My fear is that there are some negative things I haven't figured out yet. I'm glad I have you to help me. Maybe we can work some magic on my behalf on the Solstice.
Victoria: You can count on me. Readers can find out a lot more about your visit to the coven and the expansion of your abilities in upcoming books in the series.
Kismet and Victoria: Goodbye for now! Stop by the next time you're in Denver!
A sizzlingly sexy urban fantasy sure to feed the hunger of ravenous, vampire-loving fans.
Kismet Knight, a brainy Denver-based psychologist with a stalled career and a nonexistent love life, is about to have her world rocked. Not only does her newest patient, Midnight, long to become a vampire, but the teenager insists that a coven of the undead hangs out at a local goth club. The always-rational Kismet dismisses Midnight's claims as the delusions of an attention-starved girl--until bodies start turning up drained of blood and the hottest self-proclaimed vampire ever to walk the face of the earth enters her office.
What's real? What's not? As inexplicable events and romantic opportunities pile up, along with the corpses, Kismet finds herself in a whirlwind of passion, mystery, and danger. But this tough and funny heroine--who doesn't do damsel in distress--is about to turn the vampire-meets-girl convention on its head.
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In 1988, a writers strike helped steer viewers to the fledgling Fox network. Now, the 2007 scribe shutdown could give another upstart, the CW, a needed boost.
With a large slate of reality shows ready to bow, CW is well-positioned to weather the drought of scripted fare about to hit Hollywood. Just as the 1988 reruns on other broadcasters gave a boost to Fox's then-new (and now 20-year franchises) "America's Most Wanted" and "Cops," CW is counting on a flurry of new reality shows to take hold once scripted series go on hiatus (or into repeats).
What's more, because CW scripted programs draw fewer eyeballs than those on the big networks, a strike could give auds an incentive to check out repeats of the weblet's dramas and comedies. After all, it's not a rerun if you never watched the show in the first place.
"I definitely think it can work in our favor," says CW topper Dawn Ostroff, who's still quick to express her belief that "a long strike is not good for anybody," as well as her preference that scripted shows return ASAP.
That said, if a strike lingers, "People will have the opportunity to check out our programming," Ostroff admits. "And because we do have a lot of reality, we're going to have a lot of original programming on the air."
But even if a deal is made and writers head back to work, the CW is poised to improve its fortunes this midseason.
After a near-death experience at the start of the fall, the weblet — the love child of Leslie Moonves and Barry Meyer born out of the ashes of the now-defunct UPN and WB networks — is starting to make a mild recovery.
Shows like "Gossip Girl" are slowly entering the pop culture zeitgeist — something the WB didn't experience until several seasons in — and upcoming reality entries such as "Crowned" and "Farmer Wants a Wife" are creating the kind of buzz that CW will need to spread if it hopes to attract its fickle young-adult target audience.
"People are starting to sample some of our new shows," Ostroff says.
As calm and hopeful as Ostroff sounds now, she could be forgiven for having experienced a mild panic attack back in September.
Despite generating critical acclaim for its new crop of contenders, early ratings for CW's fall slate were as thin and undernourished as some of the contestants on "America's Next Top Model."
Part of the problem: CW, with young-skewing shows airing up against heavyweights on the Big Four, has been particularly hard hit by the growing number of viewers using DVRs. Early, disappointing ratings for shows such as "Gossip Girl" and "Reaper" turned out to be much higher among its core 18-34 aud — up as much as 20% in some cases — when Nielsen added all same-week DVR playback.
It didn't help that with no original summer programming, the Green weblet was virtually dark last summer, running repeats that barely registered.
"In the beginning of the season, it was hard for us," Ostroff concedes.
But once DVR data started flowing in, the numbers didn't look so bad. And in the case of "Gossip Girl," the show has also benefited by the boatloads of buzz its young cast has been stirring up, along with the fact that it's been a top 10 staple on the iTunes music store since its debut — and TV's top-rated new show among teens.
"We see a show that we think is gaining momentum," Ostroff says. "Obviously it's the right type of show for our network in terms of subject matter. Wherever you go, people are talking about the show."
"Reaper" has also been holding its own in the ratings, while "Top Model" has remained mighty. Nobody's popping the champagne corks over at the C-Dub, but execs are finally starting to see their obsessive focus on young adult viewers pay off.
Now the CW is betting it can build on its minor triumphs of the fall by balancing costly scripted series with a heavy dose of unscripted product.
Even before the strike threatened to shut off the supply of sitcoms and dramas, CW execs had been planning to power through the rest of the season with a schedule bursting at the seams with reality.
The parade of unscripted programming begins Dec. 12 with the premiere of "Crowned," a mother-daughter beauty pageant that will get a cable-style saturation launch. In a bid to make sure viewers sample the show at a time when holiday distractions abound, the net plans to air each episode of the show no less than three times per week.
Also in the pipeline: A relationship show called "Farmer Wants a Wife," as well as a second season of the music-themed "The Pussycat Dolls Present."
The net's biggest hits, "America's Next Top Model," and another reality success, "Beauty and the Geek," will return with new cycles later in winter.
"It's smart programming," one industry observer says of CW's strategy. "The top shows on the network are reality. So the logical thing to do is to invest in the genre that's performing the best."
The CW's move to throw away the scripts and get a little more real finally fulfills a goal that went largely unchecked until the final days of the WB and UPN.
Young viewers flock to reality TV, but both weblets were late to the party. It wasn't until UPN launched "America's Next Top Model" and the WB found "Beauty and the Geek" that each finally found some reality traction.
Now, CW is finally jumping with both feet into the arena, preparing to launch a flurry of entries that are already finding buzz and could very well give the net several more hit titles.
" 'Crowned' is a real shot that works for us," Ostroff says. "And we've got more exciting things in development."
But while some observers think CW might do well to go all-reality, all the time — aping the focus of Bravo or MTV — Ostroff isn't ready to go there.
"I think a healthy balance is what we're looking for," Ostroff says.Despite some success stories this season, there are still some gaping holes in the CW's sked — and some question marks about the net's long-term viability.
The CW so far has struck out on Sunday nights, where family show "Life is Wild" and unconventional, fully-sponsored lifestyle mag "CW Now" are struggling in a sea of repeats.
And on Mondays, while sophomore sitcom "The Game" is doing well, newcomer "Aliens in America," despite impressing critics, hasn't been found by auds.
Then there are the bigger-picture problems.
From a financial point of view, it's been a much more difficult haul for the CW than the founding companies expected — or, at least, what they publicly promised when announcing the launch in 2006.
Cherry-picking the best programming from the WB and UPN, the CW's ratings were supposed to be higher than its predecessors. They're not.
The owners also said they believed the CW would be profitable almost immediately. It hasn't been.
But those shortcomings don't mean the CW is in danger of going away.
As long as there are TV stations that need programming, there's a need for the CW. (News Corp. hasn't given up on MyNet, even though it draws less than half the aud of the CW.)
After all, 50% owner CBS still has a bevy of former UPN affils that are now CW affils; and strong Tribune-owned CW outlets that were once home to the WB still need a network in primetime as well.
The CW also gives the otherwise non-network aligned Warner Bros. TV an outlet for its shows (which, granted, it must share with CBS Paramount Network TV), and it gives the Eye's reality machine another, younger-skewing outlet to play with.
What's more, both Time Warner and CBS only have to shoulder half of the netlet's losses — but as a trade-off, they control broadcast network primetime shelf space, which is still a valuable commodity (and perhaps even more so in this fragmented marketplace).
With such an incomplete report card, it's difficult to determine where the CW should be focusing most of its development energies.
More sudsy dramas? Quirky hour-long comedies like "Reaper"? Lots and lots of reality fare?
Hedging its bets, the CW has developed a little something of everything for 2008.
"There's a really good balance of shows in development with a lot of different ideas," Ostroff says. "We have to be prepared to go every which way."


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For his latest EP, it's comforting to know that David Newlyn is nothing if not considerate. The sleeve notes advise "Please play at a fairly reasonable volume to both children and elderly persons". Such is the gentle nature of 'The Misspelled Numbers', though, you'd be hard pushed to find a record less aggressive in nature.
From the spare, piano piece of 'Foreword' to the subtle, haunting ambience of 'Over The Water', the EP is a picture of serenity. 'Seance 17' adds strings and voice samples to the mix and the effect is one of almost effortless pastoral beauty. 'The Last Time' manages to work its way around a wonky sequence of effects to deliver a stately piano melody whilst hypnotic drones dominate 'In The Sunshine'.
Newlyn is never one for over-dramatising events but this EP has been lovingly and carefully crafted from the individually hand-numbered sleeve to the warmth of the music heard on the 3″ disc it houses. Overall, it's a classy affair from beginning to end.
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Stocks In Vogue
Market sentiment has improved somewhat and oil & gas stocks are leading the charge. Surprising coincidence that Ranhill is the top volume stock when there is a big oil & gas conference about town. Top volume game in guessing the worth of the oil find, your guess is as good as mine - not my cup of tea.
Eden - Correct sector, power. Wrong client, not Genting. Should be divesting the poorly performing food business. Moulding itself into a power player. Good prospects and upside.
Sapuracrest - Top pick from oil & gas. More upside likely.
Mycom & Olympia - Avoid like H5N1. Not out of trouble, don't be dragged through the mud.
UEM World - Consolidated looking good to retest the RM4.30 level.
Sime Darby - A big re-rating in the works. Break out likely soon.


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Is teriyaki beef and broccoli a breakfast food?
The teriyaki beef and broccoli, pictured above, was really good for dinner last night. It isn't what I'm eating for breakfast. I'll be eating steel-cut oatmeal with a little brown sugar and milk.
It brings to mind a little question I've had for a long time: why are certain foods only for breakfast? Like toast? Or scrambled eggs? Hash browns?
Is this just a North American thing? Why is that we have this thing called "breakfast for dinner"? I love it when we have breakfast for dinner, but why do we not just call it toast-bacon-hash browns-scrambled eggs-orange juice for dinner? Or, just dinner.
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Wow…that looks delicious!
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Three Sided Ecotourism
The noise from the undergrowth was intense and loud, from all kinds of bugs, happily beavering away in the August sunshine. The great herds of wildebeest stretched out before us, undisturbed by our visit.
As we walked around the designated lunching spot, above the shores of the vast Lake Manyara, Tanzania, a few years back, we could easily and relatively justifiably tell ourselves that this, truly, was Ecotourism.
We were conscientious tourists, eating only our packed lunch free from excess packaging, leaving no litter, making no unnecessary noise, resisting the urge to poke sticks into the colossal termite mounds. We overnighted in tents, put up for our visit and taken away with us. They were in designated camping areas close to, but not within the national parks. After our departure, we were satisfied that there remained not a trace of our passage.
Our guide and cook were both locals, from Arusha and working for an indigenous tour company based in the sprawling town under conical Mount Meru, one of Africa's highest mountains.
Indeed, we had specifically decided not to use any foreign tour operators, in order to see our money spent directly in the local economy. We flew into Nairobi, Kenya, without even our first night's accommodation booked. All we had was a return airfare, which we had even managed to book with Kenya Airways.
Were we Ecotourists ? To a degree, certainly. However, as the saying goes, there are precious few true deep-green tourists. We certainly didn't shower too often, we didn't throw litter and we didn't waste electricity or other scarce resources. We certainly respected the locals and their customs and, indeed, we sampled as much of it as we could. We drank in local bars and ate in local eateries. We avoided the trappings of western culture and 'imperial' legacies.
In Nungwi, northern Zanzibar, however, something went askew. Arriving at a beautifully appointed and bustling office for scuba diving and snorkelling, we booked our day trip to an atoll off the east coast of the island. Between the island office, the people kitting us out and the guides on the actual boat trip and dive, we encountered not a single Zanzibari or Tanzanian. To our great disappointment, all the personnel were white South Africans. Having spent our Shillings diligently around Arusha and Dar, were we now seeing our holiday cash transferred to some bank account in Cape Town ?
There must be three sides to Ecotourism, not just the obvious one.
First, of course, there is the notion of conservation and sustainability, incorporating the landscape, flora and fauna of the visited area. This is the one we all pat ourselves on the back for protecting, through simple steps, such as water conservation, non-usage of chemical detergents, minimal impact on environments and local biodiversity, not taking souvenir samples of rare flora, not throwing litter, etc. Our safari tours stuck to the designated tracks, never deviating from the prescribed routes. We never descended from the vehicle in the wrong places. We did pretty well.
But watch out. There is the second area of preservation of and respect for the traditions and customs of indigenous populations – the social sustainability pillar. What do we, as tourists, do to the culture of the visited area ? We often see European sports jerseys adorned by local guides and shop workers in Africa. While this is relatively superficial, nevertheless, it scratches the surface of the impact tourists have on the socio-cultural norms of the host community. Nor did we do anything 'wrong' here.
Thirdly, Ecotourism requires that the local community be empowered economically. This is where we know we fell down on Zanzibar. Yes, we remained conscious of our impact upon the marine environment we were observing while diving. Yes, we appreciated that the boat transporting us out to the reef was small in size and passenger capacity, with a weak engine and limited environmental impact. But where was the economic benefit to the local islanders ? I don't believe our diving trip sustained the livelihoods of any locals, at least not directly.
Look out for tourism offers that are sound environmentally, culturally and economically, with the local population firmly at the heart of the offer and in control. Let's not fall into the trap of believing Ecotourism is all about us and our well-being and self-congratulation. It must also be about the families and communities who welcome us in.
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One talk immediately drew my attention: "Effective Service API Design" by Elliott Rusty Harold. I know Elliott an XML guru. Remember being at the speaker's table with him at XML DevCon in London back in 2001 where I presented "Understanding SOAP".
Some thinks I picked up:
- "Contract first" >> "Documentation first"
- Start small (MVP Minimum Viable Product, YAGNE You Ain't Gonna Need It)
- Leverage the URL, not everything
- Prefer idempotency
- Use standards: UTF-8, standard data/date formats, standard decimals with 2 digits
- Avoid required data elements
- Deprecation policy, how long to keep the old API, 2 year notice is good
- Plan for versioning: easier without schema's but with optional fields
- No assumption about use of client code/library, developers will often not use those
- If you build client code/library, develop it by hand and do not generate it
- Authentication and authorization remain a challenge
- Performance!
Although a good talk, would have hoped for some more specific guidelines.
Thanks to the Devoxx team and Stephan Janssen to publish this great content for free!


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What a fun filled day we had going to the Montesano Fire Department for a field trip!!!
We started our trip off with the bus picking us up at the school and Driver Jerry always takes good care of us and makes it a fun time. I think he totally gets a kick out of the kids and it is a wonderful way for us to practice our manners that we have been learning about!
Upon arriving we were greeted by Fireman Greg, Fireman Dean and Fireman Ryan who did an awesome job teaching us about 911, Stop, Drop and Roll, What's Hot and What's Not and Get Low And Go (crawaling in smoke)!!
We got to look at the fire trucks and our favorite one was the ladder truck! We also got to see a Fire truck from the 1920's!!
From there we were able to look at the ambulances and even sat in one of them!!!
After our tour Fireman Greg gave us goodie bags filled with cool things and we got our own fire hats too!!!
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If you choose to celebrate with us, please let us know.
-Take a photo and share it with us via Facebook or Instagram using the hashtag #celebratingariellajade
-Send a message telling us what you have done in her memory
-Leave a comment on this post
Obviously there is no pressure to donate in her memory, so please don't feel like you must. This year, Marcus and I will be donating a bear through Pregnancy Loss Australia - these teddy bears are given to parents at the hospital so that they do not have to leave with completely empty arms. The tag on the bear says who it is donated in memory of - the bear we have is in memory of Lily and it was a comfort to hold it straight after the ultrasounds that showed Ariella had died. I always wonder who Lily was and I'm so grateful for the person who donated the bear in her memory. It's $20 to donate and it can be done on their website.
Thank you for those who have already messaged and supported us in the lead up to her special days. We appreciate every single message and card and we are so thankful that our girl is not forgotten.


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Brain-based learning and learning styles, problem-solving and creativity, kids, families, and parenting, gifted and visual learners, dyslexia, attention deficit disorders, autism, and more. For more on dyslexia: http://dyslexicadvantage.com
Thursday, December 14, 2006
Visions of Sugarplums - Stimulating Visual Imagination
When we close our eyes, a vigorous network of multisensory brain areas becomes activated. The brain up above shows how much brain switches on when test subjects are asked to close their eyes. fMRI researchers have to be careful how they design their experiments. What looks like resting from the outside, might be heavy sensory work on the inside.
Compared to eyes open, eyes closed activated bilateral "visual, somatosensory, vestibular and auditory cortical areas" as well as "olfactory and gustatory system" (sight, body position sense, movement, hearing, smell, taste) so the full multisensory experience.
So don't let your holiday rush get the best of you. Take time out to close your eyes or you'll miss the sugar plums.
We'll take a brief blog break for the Christmas holidays. We'll try to post once before Christmas, then be back December 27th.
Eye closure in darkness animates sensory systems pdf
Eye closure activates taste and smell
ENL Blog: The Daydreaming Brain
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Disney Interactive and Lucasfilm have launched "Star Wars: Commander," a game for mobile devices.
"Commander," launching on Apple devices first, is a free-to-play combat strategy game in which players choose whether to fight for the Rebel Alliance or the Galactic Empire and lead a force in epic battles.
SEE ALSO: Significant 'Star Wars' Presence Planned for Disney Theme Parks
The game offers an original "Star Wars" storyline with new characters set within the Galactic Civil War of the "Star Wars: Episodes IV" and "VI" movies with players controlling a leader on the front lines.
Those who choose the Rebellion will be able to call upon Han Solo, Chewbacca and Princess Leia to support their missions, while leaders of the evil Imperial forces will command AT-ATs, TIE fighters and Stormtroopers to control the galaxy. In the game, players build and defend a base, deploy armies and vehicles to attack other players and travel to multiple planets to complete missions.
SEE ALSO: Disney's Marketing Force is with 'Star Wars Rebels' Oct. 13 Launch
"Commander" is available through the Apple App Store, and is playable on the iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch.


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LONDON (Reuters) - By day, Claire Heafford works as a personal trainer but, once every few weeks, she dons a mask and takes on the role of "Rag Doll" to slam and grapple around the ring in an all-female wrestling night in London.
Heafford, 36, is one of the performers at EVE, an all-female wrestling show that takes place once or twice a month in London's Bethnal Green. The event features costumed combatants taking part in carefully choreographed contests.
While female wrestlers have long featured on the professional circuit in the U.S., their amateur British counterparts have faced challenges before climbing into the ring.
"We had numerous venues cancelling us when they realised that the professional wrestling was featuring woman, because they thought that was the equivalent of porn," Dann Read, who along with wife Emily organises EVE, told Reuters.
Their cause has been helped in recent months by the advent of U.S. streaming giant Netflix's programme "Glow", a 1980s-set drama chronicling the lives of aspiring female TV wrestlers.
Heafford agrees that the programme has helped to broaden British female wrestling's appeal.
"I've got friends who have been watching "Glow", have read the Time Out article, and now are like, 'oh this is kind of cool what you are doing - I want to come down and watch'," she said.
During the performance, held before a 200-strong, mixed gender crowd in a venue beneath the archway of an elevated railway track, the atmosphere evokes a concert or a party.
There is music and audience participation along with back-stories of rivalries between the wrestlers, to spice up the action in the ring.
Though staged, the fights see wrestlers put on displays of highly-coordinated athleticism - bouncing off ring ropes and jumping off corner posts to slam their opponents to the mat, and flipping and twisting into elaborate holds.
"It is an absolutely fabulous thing to have here, and women's wrestling is only opening up, there's just no stopping," an audience member who gave her name only as Ellen told Reuters.
(Reporting by Pedro Caiado da Cunha; writing by Mark Hanrahan in London; Editing by Toby Davis)


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I am interested in the many different ways that animals can be used in healing: AAT, AAA, Hippotherapy, Service Animals, Companion Animals, Search and Rescue...
Friday, July 1, 2011
Toledo Zoo Going APES
The Toledo Zoo recently unveiled a new program they will be offering this summer pairing autistic kids with zoo animals. The program is called APES which stands for "Animals Providing Emotional Support". You can read more about it here.
I'm excited that the Toledo Zoo has found a way to incorporate their animals into helping people. The reporter in the the video mentioned that the program is gaining a lot of interest. I think it's great that people are willing to try it out.
I'm interested in seeing what kind of tools and assessments they will use to measure success. They will need to be able to prove that they are legitimately offering a service for the zoo to continue to keep the program. That data will also be useful for the writing of potential grants. Hopefully this will become a model that other zoos can follow.
**Update** It seems that the program is still going on and the Autism Academy of Learning is the group to get in touch with.
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Been kinda busy and still haven't taken those First Day/Week of School Photos?
's Okay!
You still have time!
Here, try this:
1) Get a nice entirely-too-large t-shirt for your Future Graduating Child.
2) Put the FGC's year of graduation on the t-shirt (high school terrific, college funnier).
3) Each year, take a photo of said FGC wearing the t-shirt. (Put the date on each photo!)
4) Print the photos large and hang them up in chronological order.
5) Watch the t-shirt shrink from year to year!
Alternative if you think you're going to forget this picture-taking tradition every year:
1) Pack the t-shirt away in a time capsule or something.
2) Find it the week of graduation.
3) Find your Now About To Graduate Child.
4) Find the first picture, and take a second picture.
5) Compare the pictures!
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Emily is a happily married college student and a mom of two little boys. Her family is her everything!
She would always make things she could wear (she likes things that are vintage and retro). When people kept asking her where she got them, that's when she decided to start her own etsy store.
I was curious about how she came up with the name, her response?
"I decided to name my shop The Toasted Coconut b/c I thought it would be a cute name
AND I am slightly obsessed with coconut. mmm. mmmmm!!
Here is the picture of her giveaway. The winner can pick two of their favorite flowers. Then, she will make them into headbands (plastic or stretchy), clips, pins, barretts, or bobby pins. Whatever you prefer! Isn't that great?
Here is how you can enter:
1.Go check out her etsy shop and come back here to leave a comment on this post. (you will get one entry)
2. Become a follower of my blog and show me your beautiful face on my side bar. (second entry)
3. Become a fan on her facebook page. (third entry)
I will close the giveaway on midnight the 22nd of July, then, I will post the winner on the morning of the 24th. Good luck everyone!


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Fr. Jason Cargo to St. Joseph in Richardson? February 1, 2016Posted by Tantumblogo in awesomeness, Basics, Dallas Diocese, General Catholic, North Deanery, priests, shocking, the struggle for the Church, Tradition, true leadership, Virtue.
A commenter over the weekend asked what I thought of Fr. Jason Cargo being appointed pastor of the very large St. Joseph parish in Richardson starting March 1. It was the first I'd heard of it. A perusal of the St. Joseph website provided no confirmation (N. B.: I attended St. Joseph in the late 90s and went through RCIA there – a most unedifying experience. The shadow – not an unfair term, from my POV – of former longtime Pastor Don Fischer continues to hang over the parish. It was under his pastoring that I entered the Church).
But assuming the report is true, I think that is a very hopeful development. I know Fr. Cargo well and have a great deal of respect for him. While he is not traditional, per se', he certainly trends orthodox and is a devoted pastor of souls. I know he has great love for reverent liturgy including Latin and Chant. He has done some really positive things like leading Rosary Processions every day of Lent last year.
If this comes to pass, I'd be very happy to eat my words concerning the assignment of orthodox priests to the periphery of the Diocese. This has been widely accepted as being a fact of life for many years in this Diocese, but perhaps the growing shortage of priests and the inevitability of the younger generation means that is changing. Or, it could mean I and others have been all wet. Which, if true, I'd be happy to be the first to admit.
For now, consider this only an assertion and not verified until confirmed. Whatever Fr. Cargo's future holds, he may be assured of my prayers for his apostolate and my heartfelt thanks.
- 1. Frank - February 1, 2016
Tantum: The rumor is true. It was announced to us at this past weekend's Masses. Your comments on Fr. Cargo match others I have received from folks who know him, so those of us on the more orthodox side are greatly encouraged. We'll see how he goes over with the Fischer remnant. I expect we may now learn just how much influence they still have.
- 2. John - February 1, 2016
Yes it is true. It is also important to note that there were two pastors assigned to St. Joseph after Msgr. Fischer left and the makeup of the parish resembles a diversity that is not beholden to any particular leadership.
– Long-time member of St. Joseph, Richardson
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Get into the spirit of Halloween with an Archangel Twist.
Here are costumes you can wear to represent and give a thanks/shout out to some of the archangels.
Archangel Michael try: A Police Officer; Firefighter; Knight in Shining Armor; Ninja; G.I. Joe/Jane; Dog the Bounty Hunter or crew;
Archangel Raphael go with: A Doctor, or Nurse; A Train Conductor; Pilot; Clown;
Archangel Gabriel be: A Rock or Popstar; Your favorite Hollywood Icons like Marilyn Monroe or Charlie Chaplin; Postal Worker;
Archangel Azrael shoot for: GrimReaper; Butterfly; Skeleton; Mummy; Eric Draven from The Crow
Archangel Chamuel could be: Cupid; Hippie; Sherlock Holmes;
Archangel Ariel would delight in: Tinkerbell/Fairy/Gnome; Catwoman/Batman/Kitten/Leopard; Mermaid
Archangel Raziel should definitely take the form of: Merlin/Any Wizard; Harry Potter; Fortune-Teller; Witch
Reference from: Archangels & Ascended Masters: A Guide to Working and Healing with Divinities and Deities by Doreen Virtue
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Archangel Inspired Costumes
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By Philip Anson / April 19, 2001
On the Aisle
Kathleen Battle, soprano
Martin Katz, piano
April 19, 2001
Carnegie Hall
The erasure of soprano Kathleen Battle from American opera stages has been almost complete since she was dismissed from the Metropolitan Opera back in the early 1990s for being difficult and disagreeable. Battle has limited her recent career, willingly or not, to recitals, such as the one she gave on April 19 with pianist Martin Katz at Carnegie Hall.
I have enjoyed Battles past recitals. At her best she had a marvellously pure sound, with a well-projected flute like top that easily fills even large houses. But this time around she fell short of her best. The voice was less flexible and seems to have lowered a bit, which often happens as singers age. In the past, Battles sterling sound distracted one from a too-close analysis of her technique. This time, one had leisure to focus on her diction and breathing, which were far from ideal. But despite her faults, she radiated defiance, giving a pretty good show for her many fans. Like the new Chevy Tracker, Battle is attitude driven.
She opened with Schuberts Vier Canzonen, D. 688 -- pretty Italian art songs of interest inferior to his German Lieder. Schuberts interminable Viola D. 786 had flashes of genius. Battles virginal timbre at times recalling Elly Ameling's, but Battles German diction was iffy and she skipped half the consonants, preferring to vocalise the lines. She floated an exquisite final high pianissimo Ruhe, but overall her exchange of accuracy for mellifluousness grew annoying as the concert progressed. Schuberts sublime Der Hirt auf dem Felsen D. 965 was a disappointment. Battle made strange whooping sounds on und singe, and had a memory lapse in verse two and in the refrain, repeated one line and making up another. Her technique, especially on the ascending line on the words describing the echo from below (von unten) was far inferior to Amelings. The aria from Massenets Manon, Adieu, notre petit table was pretty, with superb high notes and trills, but her French accent was bad. She pronounced é more like long ee than short eh. So we heard fragiliteeey. Petite table emerged as pateetah tabla, cherchait as shareshee.
Ravels Shéhérazade made little impression, never getting to the seductive core of the triptych. French diction was a problem (rêves came out rahv). The audience applauded between each song and Battle smiled, whereas last month Jessye Norman had quite rightly ordered silence during the set. The concert ended with four restrained spirituals but Battle only got swinging in the final one, Witness. The crowd left pretty quickly.
It was a frustrating concert. Battle still has a uniquely lovely high range, with a pert, sweet, woodwind timbre. But her stage manner(ism) is distracting, as she fidgets and twitches, making faces and turning her back to the audience. She had memory problems, used crib notes half way through Viola D. 786 and flubbed the final line of Manons gavotte.
Sartorially, Battle was up to the mark. She wore a huge black ruched silk cape the size of a curtain over a tight black velvet gown. Between songs she wrestled with the cape, which was supposed to be an interpretive prop, but threatened to upstage her. Martin Katz followed Battles tempo changes and memory lapses as best he could.
> Carnegie Hall
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Time Magazine has posted a list of the "50 Best Inventions of 2008." My initial thought as I shuttled through the top 15 or so was to be gentle; after all, it is a general interest publication. But really, some of these are just plain silly. For example, here's a selection from the top 10:
No. 2, the Tesla Roadster -- an electric car. A barely-there electric car.
No. 3, the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter -- still on the ground. Let's see if it orbits and reconnoiters lunarly before we salute it.
No. 4, Hulu.com -- Video! Over the Internet! That Has a Relationship With Time-Warner! What a Concept!
No. 5, the Large Hadron Collider -- it broke. Besides which if it really worked, we'd all be living much closer together. Much, much closer.
No. 7, the Chevy Volt -- a re-jiggered hybrid, not due until 2010 (that is, if GM is still here in 2010).
No. 8, Raytheon's Active Protection System -- sort of a Star Wars defense system, but in the desert. It's still being developed and is by no means ready for the Big Show.
No. 9, the Orbital Internet -- neither orbiting nor Interneting.
Most of these would be better placed in Time's former sister publication, Popular Science, which regularly touts these sorts of developments but generally has the good sense not to call them "inventions" when it's doing so. Perhaps I'm being too snarky, but features like this don't help the average person appreciate what an invention truly is.
Friday, October 31, 2008
Time Magazine Reinvents the Invention
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Seriously, though:
"All the world will be your enemy, Prince with a Thousand Enemies, and when they catch you, they will kill you...
But first they must catch you."
(It also bears mentioning that this is a wonderful, poetic, brutal work, a true labor of love from its makers, and one of the all-time great animated films. I advise you to check out the recent Criterion release, as well as another, lesser-known film from the same novelist/director/vocal talent, called THE PLAGUE DOGS.)


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Do you want to be a Peer Advisor?
Every year the CICE hires former study away students to serve as the next year's Peer Advisors.
Click here to find out more about our current Peer Advisors.
CICE Peer Advisors serve a vital role in the CICE office and in the lives of Gustavus students. They are the first point of contact for students interested in participating in a study away program. Their main priorities are advising, program promotion, and outreach. In addition, the entire team of peer advisors plans and executes events such as the Study Abroad Fair, and each peer advisor also completes one or more projects that support the study away proghram operation. Each internship also includes administrative and clerical duties in addition to the peer advising and outreach. [Complete position description coming soon.]
Peer Advisors are hired in a credit-bearing Gustavus internship for the academic year. The team usually includes four to five peer advisors, and each of the interns works 10 hours per week. The internship is for either 0.5 or 1 Gustavus unit each semester (most interns complete 0.5 units each semester).
After being chosen by the CICE to serve as a Peer Advisor, the candidates must apply for the internship through the Career Center by the posted deadline. CICE Peer Advisors must complete all the Career Center requirements and orientation. See the Career Center Internship website for complete details.
Applications instructions for Peer Advisor posiitons will be sent to study away returnees during the spring semester.
For more information, contact Justin Kader, Study Away Program Coordinator.


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Winds of Change
Raleigh Realtor Becky Harper, running on a platform of change and of opposition to the the Issues Mobilization Assessment by NCAR has been elected to the board of the Raleigh Regional Association of Realtors.
· What position are you running for? RRAR Board of Directors
· When did you join RRAR? 1993
· How long have been in the business? Since 1986
· What is your position within the company? Broker Associate
· What committees have you served on at RRAR? Government Affairs Committee
· You may add one line (only) about your community involvement or personal life. I have been a leader in the movement to oppose the Issues Mobilization Assessment levied by NCAR. I want to serve on the Board to ask the tough questions.


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Sarah Palin emphasizes the importance of "hard work, courage, and perseverance" to graduating seniors
Posted by Dr. Fay on June 2, 2013
Governor Palin gave the commencement address for a class of 26 at Republic High School yesterday and revealed a moment from the past that linked her family to that small town.
Kip Hill at the Spokesman-Review writes:
Former Alaska governor and Republican firebrand Sarah Palin brought a gift and a surprise for residents of this town of 1,100 who crowded the high school gym to celebrate its graduation Saturday afternoon.
Grads found the gift taped under their chairs onstage: a dollar bill. The currency taught a life lesson, Palin said.
"You gotta get off your butt to make a buck," Palin said, to cheers from the crowd of 700 or so who had nabbed tickets to the event.
The surprise came later, as Palin revealed the motivation for her acceptance of the invitation from senior class President Tyler Weyer and the rest of the 26-member graduating class. The group posed in the school's front yard holding a "We Want You, Governor Palin!" banner that went viral on Facebook and eventually led to her agreeing to deliver the commencement address.
Palin told a story about her father, Charles Heath, who in 1964 set out for Alaska from Sandpoint, Palin's hometown where she had been born just a few months prior. Facing engine trouble, Palin said, he stopped in a small town, where the local mechanic fixed his station wagon for a pittance. That town, she said, was Republic, to gasps and murmurs from residents and graduates alike.
"You got us on our path," Palin said, to more applause.
Palin's presence lent a little extra pomp and circumstance to an annual tradition in the Ferry County seat, which boasts Stonerose fossil digs and lies within a rich gold-mining district. The ceremony featured caps, gowns, squealing infants and tearful parents sending face-reddening hand waves toward their children.
There were also subtle reminders of rural Washington. Senior Heather Giddings received the home economics award, earning praise as the "best wild game cook in Eastern Washington." Giddings and her classmates celebrated their accomplishment on a stage flanked by paper banners bearing the class motto: "You Only Live Once."
That phrase had special meaning for Weyer, who began the campaign to secure Palin as the class's guest speaker earlier this semester.
"Through this entire process, I've learned many things," Weyer said in his introduction of the former vice presidential candidate. "Anything is possible; all you've got to do is want it."
More than just Republic's senior class wanted a glimpse of Palin. Shops along Republic's main drag welcomed the politician, and admirers from as far away as the Czech Republic were on hand to take in her words. Helen Weinar, who immigrated to the United States and now lives outside Seattle, and her daughter, Helen De Leon, plopped down outside Republic High School at 5:30 a.m. to ensure that they'd see Palin.
"It's a dream come true," Weinar said.
Jesse Tinsley at the Spokesman Review also has a photo story here.
KHQ Q6 has a slideshow of the event here and full video of Governor Palin's speech here.
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June 3, 2013 at 7:43 AM
Dr fay can u please write a letter to sarah palin? Im a doctor named Juan caldera
June 2, 2013 at 4:15 PM
Juan Cabrera is right: Sarah Palin is the one we need for 2016! – whether as Senator, or above (as POTUS)!
June 2, 2013 at 4:14 PM
There is no one more qualified & honorable to speak to a graduating class this commencement period than Sarah Palin — all the rest of the typical liberal-progressive speakers are worthless compared to her! She is a REAL patriot, and a woman of tremendous accomplishment who can inspire many of today's graduates!
June 2, 2013 at 1:16 PM
SHE IS THE one