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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary1. (p. p.) of Bear.
2. (v. t.) Brought forth, as an animal; brought into life; introduced by birth.
3. (v. t.) Having from birth a certain character; by or from birth; by nature; innate; as, a born liar.
International Standard Bible EncyclopediaBEAR; BORN
bar, born (vb.), (yaladh): Occurs frequently in its literal sense, alluding to motherhood (Genesis 16:11; Genesis 17:17, 19, 21; Genesis 18:13; Genesis 22:23; Genesis 30:3; Leviticus 12:5 Judges 13:3; Judges 5:7 Ruth 1:12 1 Kings 3:21 Jeremiah 29:6); in the New Testament gennao, in the same sense (Luke 1:13).
See REGENERATION.
See BORN.
See REGENERATION.
Greek1084. gennetos -- begotten, born
... begotten, born. Part of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: gennetos Phonetic Spelling:
(ghen-nay-tos') Short Definition: begotten, born Definition: begotten ...
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4416. prototokos -- first-born
2061. Hermogenes -- "born of Hermes," Hermogenes, one who deserted ...
4415. prototokia -- the rights of the first-born
4416a. prototokos -- first-born
4269. progonos -- born before
1549. ekgonos -- born of, a descendant, ie a grandchild
313. anagennao -- to beget again
738. artigennetos -- newborn
1080. gennao -- to beget, to bring forth
Strong's Hebrew3209. yillod -- born
... 3208, 3209. yillod. 3210 . born. Transliteration: yillod Phonetic Spelling:
(yil-lode') Short Definition: born. Word Origin from ...
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3211. yalid -- born
1060. bekor -- first-born
1069. bakar -- to bear new fruit, to constitute as first-born
1064. Bekorath -- "first-born," a Benjamite
1062. bekorah -- the right of first- born
1067. bekirah -- first-born (always of women)
3205. yalad -- to bear, bring forth, beget
4138. moledeth -- kindred, birth, offspring
1121. ben -- son
Was Christ Born in Bethlehem?
The Angel Adjutant of "Twice Born Men"
The First-Born
Joy Born at Bethlehem
I Speak to the Elder-Born.
Whether Christ was Born at a Fitting Time?
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We Worship one who was Born a Man. ...
Christ Born of a virgin, of Her Substance the Physiological Facts ...
Jesus is Born in Bethlehem
ThesaurusHome-born (14 Occurrences)
Home-born. Homeborn, Home-born. Homeland . Int. ... HOME-BORN. hom'-born ('ezrach):
A native-born Hebrew, as contrasted with a foreigner of different blood. ...
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Born (228 Occurrences)
Native-born (16 Occurrences)
New-born (1 Occurrence)
Newly-born (1 Occurrence)
First-born (110 Occurrences)
Birthright (10 Occurrences)
Homeborn (4 Occurrences)
Sojourns (18 Occurrences)
Foreigner (99 Occurrences)
Bible ConcordanceBorn (228 Occurrences)
Matthew 1:16 Jacob became the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, from whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.
Matthew 2:1 Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of King Herod, behold, wise men from the east came to Jerusalem, saying,
Matthew 2:2 "Where is he who is born King of the Jews? For we saw his star in the east, and have come to worship him."
Matthew 2:4 Gathering together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he asked them where the Christ would be born.
Matthew 11:11 Most certainly I tell you, among those who are born of women there has not arisen anyone greater than John the Baptizer; yet he who is least in the Kingdom of Heaven is greater than he.
Matthew 19:12 For there are eunuchs who were born that way from their mother's womb, and there are eunuchs who were made eunuchs by men; and there are eunuchs who made themselves eunuchs for the Kingdom of Heaven's sake. He who is able to receive it, let him receive it."
Matthew 26:24 The Son of Man goes, even as it is written of him, but woe to that man through whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would be better for that man if he had not been born."
Mark 7:26 Now the woman was a Greek, a Syrophoenician by race. She begged him that he would cast the demon out of her daughter.
Mark 14:21 For the Son of Man goes, even as it is written about him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would be better for that man if he had not been born."
Luke 1:35 The angel answered her, "The Holy Spirit will come on you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. Therefore also the holy one who is born from you will be called the Son of God.
Luke 2:6 It happened, while they were there, that the day had come that she should give birth.
Luke 2:11 For there is born to you, this day, in the city of David, a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.
Luke 2:23 as it is written in the Law of the Lord: "Every first-born male shall be called holy to the Lord."
Luke 7:28 "For I tell you, among those who are born of women there is not a greater prophet than John the Baptizer, yet he who is least in the Kingdom of God is greater than he."
John 1:13 who were born not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
John 3:3 Jesus answered him, "Most certainly, I tell you, unless one is born anew, he can't see the Kingdom of God."
John 3:4 Nicodemus said to him, "How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother's womb, and be born?"
John 3:5 Jesus answered, "Most certainly I tell you, unless one is born of water and spirit, he can't enter into the Kingdom of God!
John 3:6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh. That which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
John 3:7 Don't marvel that I said to you,'You must be born anew.'
John 3:8 The wind blows where it wants to, and you hear its sound, but don't know where it comes from and where it is going. So is everyone who is born of the Spirit."
John 8:41 You do the works of your father." They said to him, "We were not born of sexual immorality. We have one Father, God."
John 8:58 Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was born, I am.
John 9:2 His disciples asked him, "Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?"
John 9:3 "Neither he nor his parents sinned," answered Jesus, "but he was born blind in order that God's mercy might be openly shown in him.
John 9:19 and asked them, "Is this your son, who you say was born blind? How then does he now see?"
John 9:20 His parents answered them, "We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind;
John 9:32 Since the world began it has never been heard of that anyone opened the eyes of someone born blind.
John 9:34 They answered him, "You were altogether born in sins, and do you teach us?" They threw him out.
John 16:21 A woman, when she gives birth, has sorrow, because her time has come. But when she has delivered the child, she doesn't remember the anguish any more, for the joy that a human being is born into the world.
John 18:37 Pilate therefore said to him, "Are you a king then?" Jesus answered, "You say that I am a king. For this reason I have been born, and for this reason I have come into the world, that I should testify to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth listens to my voice."
Acts 2:8 And how hear we every man in our own tongue, wherein we were born?
Acts 7:20 At that time Moses was born, and was exceedingly handsome. He was nourished three months in his father's house.
Acts 18:2 And found a certain Jew named Aquila, born in Pontus, lately come from Italy, with his wife Priscilla; (because that Claudius had commanded all Jews to depart from Rome:) and came unto them.
Acts 18:24 And a certain Jew named Apollos, born at Alexandria, an eloquent man, and mighty in the scriptures, came to Ephesus.
Acts 22:3 "I am indeed a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, instructed according to the strict manner of the law of our fathers, being zealous for God, even as you all are this day.
Acts 22:28 The commanding officer answered, "I bought my citizenship for a great price." Paul said, "But I was born a Roman."
Romans 1:3 concerning his Son, who was born of the seed of David according to the flesh,
Romans 9:11 For being not yet born, neither having done anything good or bad, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of him who calls,
1 Corinthians 11:12 For as woman came from man, so a man also comes through a woman; but all things are from God.
1 Corinthians 15:8 and last of all, as to the child born at the wrong time, he appeared to me also.
Galatians 1:15 But when it was the good pleasure of God, who separated me from my mother's womb, and called me through his grace,
Galatians 4:4 But when the fullness of the time came, God sent out his Son, born to a woman, born under the law,
Galatians 4:23 However, the son by the handmaid was born according to the flesh, but the son by the free woman was born through promise.
Galatians 4:28 But you, brethren, like Isaac, are children born in fulfilment of a promise.
Galatians 4:29 But as then, he who was born according to the flesh persecuted him who was born according to the Spirit, so also it is now.
Philippians 2:7 but emptied himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in the likeness of men.
Philippians 3:5 circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews; concerning the law, a Pharisee;
Hebrews 11:12 Wherefore also there have been born of one, and that of one become dead, even as the stars of heaven in multitude, and as the countless sand which is by the sea shore.
Hebrews 11:23 By faith, Moses, when he was born, was hidden for three months by his parents, because they saw that he was a beautiful child, and they were not afraid of the king's commandment.
1 Peter 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his great mercy became our father again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
1 Peter 1:23 having been born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, through the word of God, which lives and remains forever.
2 Peter 2:12 But these, as unreasoning creatures, born natural animals to be taken and destroyed, speaking evil in matters about which they are ignorant, will in their destroying surely be destroyed,
1 John 2:29 If you know that he is righteous, you know that everyone who practices righteousness is born of him.
1 John 3:9 Whoever is born of God doesn't commit sin, because his seed remains in him; and he can't sin, because he is born of God.
1 John 4:7 Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves is born of God, and knows God.
1 John 5:1 Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God. Whoever loves the Father also loves the child who is born of him.
1 John 5:4 For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world: your faith.
1 John 5:18 We know that whoever is born of God doesn't sin, but he who was born of God keeps himself, and the evil one doesn't touch him.
Revelation 1:5 and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To him who loves us, and washed us from our sins by his blood;
Revelation 12:4 And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born.
Genesis 4:18 To Enoch was born Irad. Irad became the father of Mehujael. Mehujael became the father of Methushael. Methushael became the father of Lamech.
Genesis 4:26 There was also born a son to Seth, and he named him Enosh. Then men began to call on Yahweh's name.
Genesis 5:4 The days of Adam after he became the father of Seth were eight hundred years, and he became the father of sons and daughters.
Genesis 5:30 Lamech lived after he became the father of Noah five hundred ninety-five years, and became the father of sons and daughters.
Genesis 6:1 It happened, when men began to multiply on the surface of the ground, and daughters were born to them,
Genesis 10:1 Now this is the history of the generations of the sons of Noah and of Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Sons were born to them after the flood.
Genesis 10:15 Canaan became the father of Sidon (his firstborn), Heth,
Genesis 10:21 To Shem, the father of all the children of Eber, the elder brother of Japheth, to him also were children born.
Genesis 10:25 To Eber were born two sons. The name of the one was Peleg, for in his days the earth was divided. His brother's name was Joktan.
Genesis 14:14 When Abram heard that his relative was taken captive, he led forth his trained men, born in his house, three hundred and eighteen, and pursued as far as Dan.
Genesis 15:3 Abram said, "Behold, to me you have given no seed: and, behold, one born in my house is my heir."
Genesis 17:12 He who is eight days old will be circumcised among you, every male throughout your generations, he who is born in the house, or bought with money from any foreigner who is not of your seed.
Genesis 17:13 He who is born in your house, and he who is bought with your money, must be circumcised. My covenant will be in your flesh for an everlasting covenant.
Genesis 17:17 Then Abraham fell on his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, "Will a child be born to him who is one hundred years old? Will Sarah, who is ninety years old, give birth?"
Genesis 17:23 Abraham took Ishmael his son, all who were born in his house, and all who were bought with his money; every male among the men of Abraham's house, and circumcised the flesh of their foreskin in the same day, as God had said to him.
Genesis 17:27 All the men of his house, those born in the house, and those bought with money of a foreigner, were circumcised with him.
Genesis 19:34 It came to pass on the next day, that the firstborn said to the younger, "Behold, I lay last night with my father. Let us make him drink wine again, tonight. You go in, and lie with him, that we may preserve our father's seed."
Genesis 19:37 The firstborn bore a son, and named him Moab. He is the father of the Moabites to this day.
Genesis 19:38 as to the younger, she also hath born a son, and calleth his name Ben-Ammi: he 'is' father of the Beni-Ammon unto this day.
Genesis 21:3 Abraham called his son who was born to him, whom Sarah bore to him, Isaac.
Genesis 21:5 Abraham was one hundred years old when his son, Isaac, was born to him.
Genesis 21:7 She said, "Who would have said to Abraham, that Sarah would nurse children? For I have borne him a son in his old age."
Genesis 21:9 Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, whom she had borne to Abraham, mocking.
Genesis 22:20 It happened after these things, that it was told Abraham, saying, "Behold, Milcah, she also has borne children to your brother Nahor:
Genesis 24:15 It happened, before he had finished speaking, that behold, Rebekah came out, who was born to Bethuel the son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother, with her pitcher on her shoulder.
Genesis 25:23 Yahweh said to her, "Two nations are in your womb. Two peoples will be separated from your body. The one people will be stronger than the other people. The elder will serve the younger."
Genesis 25:25 And the first was born red, all over like a hairy garment: and they called his name Esau.
Genesis 25:26 And after that came his brother out; and his hand took hold of Esau's heel; and his name was called Jacob. And Isaac was sixty years old when they were born.
Genesis 27:19 Jacob said to his father, "I am Esau your firstborn. I have done what you asked me to do. Please arise, sit and eat of my venison, that your soul may bless me."
Genesis 29:34 She conceived again, and bore a son. Said, "Now this time will my husband be joined to me, because I have borne him three sons." Therefore was his name called Levi.
Genesis 30:20 Leah said, "God has endowed me with a good dowry. Now my husband will live with me, because I have borne him six sons." She named him Zebulun.
Genesis 30:21 and afterwards hath she born a daughter, and calleth her name Dinah.
Genesis 30:25 It happened, when Rachel had borne Joseph, that Jacob said to Laban, "Send me away, that I may go to my own place, and to my country.
Genesis 31:43 Laban answered Jacob, "The daughters are my daughters, the children are my children, the flocks are my flocks, and all that you see is mine: and what can I do this day to these my daughters, or to their children whom they have borne?
Genesis 35:26 The sons of Zilpah (Leah's handmaid): Gad and Asher. These are the sons of Jacob, who were born to him in Paddan Aram.
Genesis 36:4 And Adah beareth to Esau, Eliphaz; and Bashemath hath born Reuel;
Genesis 36:5 Oholibamah bore Jeush, Jalam, and Korah. These are the sons of Esau, who were born to him in the land of Canaan.
Genesis 36:18 These are the sons of Oholibamah, Esau's wife: chief Jeush, chief Jalam, chief Korah: these are the chiefs who came of Oholibamah the daughter of Anah, Esau's wife.
Genesis 37:3 Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age, and he made him a coat of many colors.
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Chicago (IL) - You can go overboard with pretty much any PC that is offered by a boutique system builder out there and spend as much money on a enthusiast PC as other would on a compact car. But if you do that, you want to buy something unique and we have just found a PC that you may still be able to squeeze into your Christmas wishlist.
Eden Prairie, Minn.-based HIPE PC offers a "dual" PC that combines a gaming and a media center system in one case. The "Daishō-XT" pretty much looks like an oversized full-tower PC system from the outside, but actually houses a second computer, nicknamed "Shoto," which comes with its own, front-panel mounted and motorized 7" LCD touchscreen.
The main system is an enthusiast system that comes standard with Corsair's Dominator memory, a Geforce 8800 GTS graphics card, two 150 GB WD Raptor hard drive and Intel's Core 2 Extreme QX6700 quad-core processor. Pricing without a monitor starts at about $6400. This price includes a "Shoto" system, basically a second PC that is based based on Intel Core 2 Duo T-series mobile processors, mainstream DDR2 memory, a dedicated hard drive and its own DVD burner. Fully decked out, the Daishō checks in at about $11,100 (without monitors).
So why would you build a second PC into the case of your gaming PC ? According to a HIPE PC representative, it's basically to enable your gaming rig to focus on just that - gaming. Other applications such as productivity software, instant messaging or videos could run on the secondary, mini-ITX based system (which has its own power supply that its built into a 5.25" drive bay). Technically, you could use the Shoto also as a media streaming server for your home, without having to distract your gaming PC from its main purpose.
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Monday, July 4, 2011
RAAGI APPO ( raagi paniyaram)
In this recipe I have used instant raagi powder which is indeed when mix with warm water makes somwhat sticky, so in order to look it firm I added milk and wheat flour. I would like to mention that quantity of water which I have mentioned is approximate. According to consistency, add more or less :) Hey guys, one more tip is you can add fried coconut small piece into the batter. Just will just double its taste :)
1 Cup Raagi powder.
1/2 Cup Coconut.
1 Cup Jaggery( more or less)
1 Ripe Banana.
3 Powdered Cardamons.
1/2 Cup Wheat flour.
1/2 Cup warm water or plus.
1/4 Cup of milk.
Pinch of cardamom powder.
First drop in ragi into bowl. Mix warm water and stir well. Leave it for about half an hour just to get off its raw flavour.
Meanwhile grind coconut, jaggery and banana with milk for about 2 min in a blender. Then pour it into ragi mixture and stir. Then drop in wheat flour and atlast sprinkle them with cardamom pd & a teaspoon of ghee. If the consistency is too thick then add water as needed. Let the batter be sit for about 2 hours.
Smear the paniyaram griddle with oil.. Pour a spoonful of batter and fry till they turn into golden brown colour. Cook it on low heat till it gets cooked and turns crispy. Slowly turn them over and cook on other side as well.
12 comments:
- Valarmathi Sanjeev said...
Nice idea...yummy and healthy one...looks inviting and delicious.
- July 5, 2011 at 2:28 AM
- Priti said...
This looks yum n healthy indeed ..bookmarked it
- July 5, 2011 at 2:36 AM
- Suman Singh said...
Looks healthy and delicious..great recipe..thanks for sharing!
- July 5, 2011 at 3:50 AM
- ♥Aps♥ said...
Bookmarked Suma will try n let you know :)
- July 5, 2011 at 4:54 AM
- RAKS KITCHEN said...
Never made appams with ragi,thats very cool idea,yumm!
- July 5, 2011 at 6:42 AM
- Curry Leaf said...
Healthy appe. i have tried similar with wheat and rava but ragi is a healthy addition. Great Suma
- July 5, 2011 at 7:50 AM
- Priya said...
Looks delicious,healthy n yummy..soo tempting..
- July 5, 2011 at 11:53 AM
- SavithaRaj's Spice Land said...
Looks delicious and interesting Suma..
- July 5, 2011 at 8:35 PM
- Jay said...
very healthy n tempting version..
Tasty Appetite
- July 6, 2011 at 3:51 AM
- aipi said...
Delicious , healthy n addictive! Perfectly done dear :)
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- July 6, 2011 at 6:57 AM
- hemalata said...
Great recipe,looks so yummy and healthy.
- July 8, 2011 at 8:49 AM
- Michael said...
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It may seem like a matter of putting the hopelessly-crazy cart before the socially-integrable horse to start off a Nicolas Cage retrospective with Vampire's Kiss, but it may be the film that best represents my intentions in starting this little project: the exploration of Nic's routinely over-the-top acting beyond giggling face value. In a wonderful feature-length commentary for the film with director Robert Bierman, Cage mentions that "over-the-top is one of those things that doesn't work with me, 'cause I don't believe in such a thing. I feel that it's just stylistic choices--and this was obviously a choice to use grand gesture and go bigger." A reasonable enough explanation, because a deeper look validates his performance here as something more than just madness for madness' sake--it may be hilarious when the actor flails his arms and screams the alphabet, but realize that this occurs upon the slight suggestion that his character has committed a misdeed and you'll find that pinning everything down becomes a lot more difficult.
After all, Vampire's Kiss isn't about a man descending into insanity so much as it is about a neurotic corporate asshole's transformative search for redemption--it avoids the pitfalls of Michael Clayton, however, by better realizing that such people are trapped by what they know, and by how they have operated their entire lives in clawing their way to the top; their idea of redemption only means being absolved of wrongdoing. The film doesn't have an ounce of sympathy for its lead character, Peter Loew (Cage), by any account a complete fraud in everything that he does: his dragging, "Continental" accent is a put-on to make himself seem more worldly (Cage mentions that he got the idea from his father, who adopted the same accent as a professor of comparative literature); he has little desire to admit fault during sessions with his therapist, Dr. Glaser (Elizabeth Ashley); and his day job as a literary agent seems to have little consequence beyond harassing his secretaries. It eventually wears down on him when he recognizes some never-fully-explained sexual inadequacy in the form of a wayward bat. After what is surely his most flagrantly prickish act (without a second thought, he skips out on love-interest-of-the-moment Jackie (Kasi Lemmons) when he excuses himself to go to the bathroom), he receives a sharp rebuke on his answering machine--to which he drawls a depressed response from his ersatz psychiatrist's couch. ("Yeahhhh, well fuck youuuu tooooo, sister.") Loew finally recognizes that he is a bad person and sets out to do something about it: make sure that he can come up with a good excuse. In that case, you could call the preceding scene--his vampiric encounter with Rachel (Jennifer Beals)--a retroactive fantasy, a one-night-stand purposely misinterpreted to set a plan into motion.
At first, Loew's regular bouts with hallucination feel like a forged doctor's note, a conscious attempt to exploit his innate eccentricity--and there's a distinct feeling that he already gets away with a lot of things based on that alone--entering a false plea of insanity to pardon everything that he's ever done. (Note that, after a hollow apology to Jackie, Loew's first post-bite vision of Rachel prevents him from attending a follow-up date.) The problem is, of course, that the plan works too well. In order to convince others that his natural douchebaggery is worthy of forgiveness, he believes that he must convince himself that he is a monster controlled by supernatural urges--eventually ending with his death in a state of grace mandated by "it wasn't his fault." Cage's primary treatment of the material as slow transformation (rather than as simple loss of mental capacity) can be traced to an early scene: after chanting his secretary Alva's (Maria Conchita Alonso) name from a mumble to a shout, Loew finally storms out of his office--and in one athletic move, he leaps on top of a desk and points an accusatory finger at her: "There you are!" When Alva instinctively runs out to the hallway, notice how Loew initially gives "chase"--mixing the confident stride of a go-go eighties power-player with the unstoppable gait of Michael Myers.
But the most prominent among Cage's touted influences in playing Loew (alongside Mick Jagger and the Brando of Reflections in a Golden Eye) is another great screen bogeyman, Max Schreck. Only one scene shows Loew watching Nosferatu, but I wouldn't be surprised if it had become a nightly ritual for him, picking up villainous traits here and there in order to better convince others that he is a menace to society that must be vanquished. In that, there's another example of how you can follow Cage's inexorable build-up--after cruelly berating Alva with great big bug-eyes and a weird, rectangular grin, he calls after her with a touch of sadness in his voice: "Don't you wanna use your gun, Alva?" Loew soon realizes (after the "formal" viewing of Nosferatu) that he must adapt some rudimentary sense of charm before he can convince anyone that this run-of-the-mill eccentric dickhead has transformed into a vampire. Thusly come some of the oddest scenes in a film full of much louder oddities: shortly after eating a cockroach, Cage/Loew does his best to embody Schreck in his entirety, visiting Alva's home when she fakes sick. He attempts to curry her favor with apologies and "soup!" while arching his shoulders and tucking his arms into his body in such a way that he comes to resemble a crooked, German Expressionist stick. At last, after this bout of charm is replaced with more invective, Alva is convinced to fill her gun with blanks provided by her brother Emilio (Bob Lujan).
Alas, Loew's imagined self-pity reaches its apex when he discovers that the blanks fail to do him in, crying out loud, literal sobs of "boo hoo" as Alva lies unconscious next to him. It seems that, in his latest attempt to turn Alva into his personal Van Helsing, Loew has raped her--but it is of no concern to him. Such a self-conscious act of prefab emotion draws attention to the several layers of "actor" that embody this character (Cage as Loew as "Continental" Loew as "Vampire" Loew) and the "Method" attempt to bypass anything that could possibly stand in the way of the performance. It's an idea enforced by Loew's subsequent spree through the streets of New York ("I'm a vampi-yah! I'm a vampi-yah!") which perfectly captures Cage's palpable joy at being able to shake loose any misgivings and go bigger, to use those grand gestures--and, handily, it also reflects Loew's masked elation at achieving a vital step towards freedom from responsibility.
But Loew finds that he is in need of external validation, because his "former" self is gnawing away at his newly-discovered vampirism--with only a few dollar bills in his wallet (never mind the credit card), Loew plays the cheapskate, eschewing professionally-crafted fangs in favor of dime-store plastic. The scenes that follow may be inherently ridiculous--acknowledged by the dramatic music sting when Loew sticks the fangs in his mouth--but watch how Cage plays the next few scenes, with his forays into exaggeration borne of complete earnest: Loew's call to his therapist through his new choppers (his desperate pleas to reschedule an appointment are actually heartrending in a knee-jerk pathetic kind of way); the capture and devouring of a pigeon; and finally the murder-by-neckbite of a young woman at a discotheque--which plays out like a self-contained, minute-long version of Dracula and represents Cage/Loew's most valiant attempt to encompass his identity in the hallucination. But it's all for naught--even his visions of Rachel have begun to mock him for his inability to completely succumb to the night.
And so he continues into the dawn, begging for someone to kill him with a makeshift stake. Wandering down the street, wailing at the top of his lungs, he soon walks face-first into the corner of a building (silent horror becomes silent slapstick), an interruption which he naturally interprets as his appointment with his therapist. The scene alternates between the reality and the imaginary; the latter features a newly-invigorated Loew, announcing that he has decided to abandon his therapy sessions and that he will search for love on his own. What I really adore about Cage here is that, cutting back and forth as they do, the two versions of Loew flow together so nicely--the upstanding, self-sufficient hero and the slobbering, blood-drenched maniac are both such outrageous fantasies on either side of an acting spectrum that they circle around and meet each other.
But Alva's brother, dramatically set up in the last few minutes of the film as some ever-approaching avenger/demon slayer, storms into his apartment as a whimpering Loew brings the "stake" to his chest; Emilio obliges and forces it in. At this point, Cage performs his final act of reining it in: after a brief, painful scream, he slowly brings his arms to his side, his final thoughts being of Rachel, begging that he dream of her. In other words, the asshole wins because we've taken him up on his fantasy. He had it comin', but we've all got it comin', kid--Loew has beaten the rap by dying on his own terms, successfully pleading "not guilty" to the crimes committed during his life by reason of supernatural monstrosity, and his mind has finally thrown up the white flag and forgiven him. Cage mentions that he didn't want Loew to go out quietly, and perhaps he doesn't--but Loew's death rattle is not exaggerated in any way, which emphasizes his mortality and drives the point home that this is an inappropriate end for such a horrible person. The dual expectation for more histrionics and some form of cosmic retribution leads to one inevitable, "unfair" conclusion: he should be going out in a much louder fashion.


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Consuming time.
For me, building sets is the most challenging aspect of stop-motion animation. There are so many little tricks of the trade that only experienced set builders and prop masters know about. It takes me forever to build one set. At my day job on Robot Chicken, I am constantly amazed by the detailed works of miniaturization the set crew pumps out in a week or less. I was fortunate to get some help on my current set from veteran set builder Ross Shuman. I had a nice little cardboard mockup that he looked at and helped me find ways to make more exciting. You can see the progress in the pictures below. This is a 1/2 scale set for a sequence that involves a lot of close-ups on electronic readouts and controls being operated. This larger scale holds up better in close-up, and will allow me to do some more detailed animation with a 1/2 scale hand. There is still a lot to do- I'll post a picture when it is done and lit.


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My Muscle Builders Book: Level 2 now available!
Hello, hello! Happy Monday evening! I hope that many of you have been able to use and enjoy
my first Muscle Builder Book
. I know that my students have done an amazing job in learning all of their scales and chords, and have enjoyed learning them with the help of this fun little book.
now I have been working on the level 2 book - deciding what I wanted to be in there, trying exercises with my young students who just whizzed through level 1, and so on. I am so excited tonight to announce that I have finished the "My Muscle Builder Book 2" and it is now available for purchase as a digital download in
The Teaching Studio Store
So, let me tell you a little about this book! My goal for this book, other than the obvious of teaching my students scales, chords, and such and improving their technique, is to build a super strong foundation of chord-playing, and to help them really be able to play in any key. I want them to have the tools necessary not only just to read music and sight read a piece, but I want them to be good, well-rounded musicians who can harmonize a melody with chords. I want them to have a great understanding of the way music works - not only to just understand it and get it, but be able to do something with it. I think this will be an excellent tool for developing those creative keyboard and harmonization skills down the road. So I am super excited!
Here's a bit of a preview:
The book really stresses
knowing how to spell the chords
. Students will do lots of review of the chords learned in book 1 and will get pretty good at playing them.
Along with the major scales and chords, minor is also introduced in this book.
We do a lot of review of the same material, but do so in different and fun ways. These "Fancy Arpeggios" help encourage musicianship, good piano posture, fun with dynamics, pedal-playing, and leaning your body into the notes instead of scooting all over the bench.
We do more hands-together five-finger scales in this book, as well as scales in contrary motion. The book continually stresses the importance of curved fingers and playing on fingertips - gotta develop that good technique!
We also get into chord inversions! I am continually amazed at my young students (6, 7 years old) who catch on so quickly to these concepts. All chord inversions include colorful pictures with note names and correct fingerings for developing good habits from the get-go.
I hope you all enjoy this new technique booklet! It is available on this page, as well as in
The Teaching Studio Store
. It is 37 pages, and is in digital e-book format. You will receive an email with an instant download link following payment. You are encouraged to print off as many copies as you'd like for use in your own private studio
My Muscle Builders Book 2
Price: $10.00
here for Muscle Builder Book 1
, and
here for Muscle Builder Book 3


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With the Wilfully Obscure Singles Going Singles series almost at the 100th post mark, I thought it was time to start a new one, dedicated to split singles. This series will probably range from 50 to 75 entries. Kicking things off is a 7" that features two of my favorite '90s bands, Long Island post-hardcore stalwarts Garden Variety, and Boston by way of San Diego's Jejune, both long departed.
Valley Stream, NY's Garden Variety were anything but. With dense, dissonant guitar mangling aplenty courtesy of Anthony Rizzo, and Anthony Roman's angst-addled vox, the trio employed the same gnashing, aggro leanings Drive Like Jehu were wont to revel in, albeit with some poignant melodicism, occasionally approaching Superchunk and the like. GV released a pair of devastatingly intense and addictive albums during their run, a self-titled effort on Gern Blandsten Records, and the more accomplished Knocking the Skill Level. Roman went onto front the exponentially more appreciated Radio 4, while drummer Joe Gorelick wound up in Retisonic. Their contribution to this single, "New Guitar Parts" is a non-lp track that wound up on the Revelation Records Anti-Matter compilation, however this mix is exclusive to the single. 'There's a lot at stake...'
Like their flipside counterparts, Jejune were also a trio (at the time of this recording), and a co-ed one at that. They were about as "emo" as Jimmy Eat World, and I guess that's downright fitting when you consider they did a split single with them as well. Like Garden Variety, Jejune burned out too quickly, and moreover could be pretty cathartic and carry a captivating tune at the same time. "Drive By Negly" (not sure if they're referring to a person or place) is quintessential Jejune, and should you appreciate it, you're well advised to investigate their back catalog.
A. Garden Variety - New Guitar Parts
B. Jejune - Drive By Negly
HERBÄRDS - Eu! Se Bois 1983 - The *Herbärds* were founded 1982 in Stuttgart by Jörn (bass), Moppel (drums), Oimel (guitar) and Tek (vocals). They originated from the oi/punk band Total...
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From MOSAIC Test Renders
raytraced setup (3Delight, Air, Pixie): raytraced_killeroo.blend
mapped setup (Aqsis, RenderDotC): mapped_killeroo.blend
The default shading system is fairly simple in concept, when MOSAIC is started, or before exporting it checks to make sure 10 Blender text files exist :
- MOSAIClight.sl
- MOSAICsurface.sl
- MOSAICdisplace.sl
- MOSAICfog.sl
- MOSAICbackground.sl
- ls_MOSAIClight
- ss_MOSAICsurface
- ds_MOSAICdisplace
- vs_MOSAICfog
- is_MOSAICbackground
I've also completed the render pass and mapping controls for building various render pass types. For right now these passes would still need to be built by hand but has laid the ground work for me to build utilities to automate this! These features include the ability to control perspective, clipping and DOF for non-camera objects set as active cameras (good for lamp views and cube maps from objects perspectives), mapping dialogs to setup depth to tx exports per pass, the ability to select "into" camera objects that are duplis (such as using a lamp as dupli on a mesh and setting up a pass for each one), the ability to render every RIBset in a scene as a separate pass (such as setting up a linked scene for a cube map and using a different RIBset for each of the 8 cube perspectives). The last one is a key feature because it allow the setup and logical control of hundreds of related passes in a single Blender scene. Although these allows you to build passes it is really intended for use by utilities that will automate all this and just allow the user direct control after the passes are constructed. Like I said above, I'm very close to finalizing all the basic controls and features so I can release a new beta download and update all the documentation and examples :)
Now that everything is in place for manually handling render passes the next step is building a series of automated dialogs to generate render passes. Hopefully if all goes well this should take 1 to 2 weeks :)
This is >WHiTeRaBBiT< signing off!!!


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The pupil becomes the teacher as children activate the self-directed form of education called unschooling
I didn't make my kids learn anything," Leslie Moyer explained as she nibbled nonchalantly on a scone.
"Pardon me?"
"Well, I did make suggestions. For example, multiplication tables seem to be the question that always pops up. My son is one class shy of a math degree and he doesn't have his multiplication tables memorized." Her son, Matt, is 22.
This methodology, called "unschooling," is considered perhaps the most radical approach to homeschooling—yet it is one of the fastest, if not the fastest growing concept within alternative education.


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A motorcycle stuntman who filmed himself taunting a police officer while other bikers performed tricks on a freeway in California has been arrested, police said on Thursday.
Police said Guruardas Singh Khalsa filmed himself and some 50 other riders popping wheelies and standing on their bike seats at speeds upwards of 70 mph (113 kph) on the San Francisco Bay Area freeway on Oct. 11.
The video has gone viral on YouTube, attracting more than 1.5 million views by late on Thursday, and has been broadcast by local media.
At one point in the clip, a California Highway Patrol officer attempts to slow the riders down to pull them over. The cameraman can then be seen shooing the officer away and waving goodbye.
Khalsa, 32, of Brentwood, was taken into custody on Wednesday and charged with suspicion of being an accessory after the fact and obstructing or delaying a police officer, CHP said.
Though none of the suspects were arrested at the scene, police said they expected there would be additional arrests.
Watch video of the incident posted online by gurustunts:
(Reporting by Curtis Skinner; Editing by Alison Williams)


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Rook's Textbook of Dermatology (4 vol. set.)
By D. A. Burns, S. M. Breathnach, Neil Cox, Christopher E. Griffiths
- Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
- Number Of Pages: 4568
- Publication Date: 2004-08-15
- Binding: Hardcover
Product Description:
The late Arthur Rook established the Textbook of Dermatology as the
most comprehensive work of reference available to the dermatologist and
it enjoys instant name recognition. Each subsequent edition has been
expanded as the subject has developed and the book remains the ultimate
source of clinical information for the trainee and practising
dermatologist alike.
Rook's Textbook of Dermatology covers all aspects of rom basic science
through pathology and to clinical practice. Long recognized for its
unparalleled coverage of diagnosis, this clinical classic earned its
reputation as a definitive source of information.
New features of this Seventh Edition include:
* Two new Editors, Neil Cox and Christopher Griffiths, join the team
* Every chapter is updated and several are completely rewritten from scratch
* Completely new chapter on AIDS and the Skin
* Traditional emphasis on diagnosis preserved
* More coverage of treatment in each of the disease-specific chapters
Summary: Una obra infaltable
Rating: 5
Tengo diversos tratados de dermatologia pero ninguno tan completo como
este, excelente revision en cada topico. Creo que deberia tener un tomo
o incluir mas fotos por patologia decrita
Summary: a classic
Rating: 5
A book can not be responsible for humanity development imposibilities.
If there are no cures for many disease, like there are though much more
therapies than in the past. One should remember that a few decades ago, ,
leprosy, and many others diseases were important mortality and morbity
causes, and the development of knowledge and dermatology dramatically
changed the natural history of theses diseases.
Many other became curable and many others are responsible to newer
therapies, with unquestionable quality of life improvement for many
people with skin diseases all over the world.
Rook is a classic. It is the most important reference dermatology has.
If one compares different editions, will be a testemony of incredible clinical dermatology evolution since last century


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Leaks and Responsibilities
Cricket can never be out of sensational news for long. And as it turns out, it is similar kind of news, with Mahendra Singh Dhoni threatening to resign from captaincy after a spat with the selectors. The report was leaked from someone in the selection committee to the media that Dhoni has offered to resign from the high-profile post following pacer Rudra Pratap Singh's exclusion from the one day international team for the current series but the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) vehemently denied the development.
The main point to ponder over here is that if such meetings, which are held in close rooms, are leaked to the public, then what is the credibility of the officials in the selection committee? Such leakages not only create rifts but also vitiate the atmosphere in the team. Dhoni was also disturbed with the leaks and said, "We will have debate inside and things like this should not come out. I think if they are suppose to come out, it's better we have a live television out there because what comes out nobody should know apart from the eight guys who are sitting down." He further added, "It would be good for the Indian cricket if you quote that person."
Lack of say in selection matters for the captain of India has always been touted as the basic differences between captain and selection committee.
I feel very absurd because a captain is responsible for his team and thus should have full authority in selecting team for his choice. How do they expect results if they are not making the team as per the captain's choice? If the selectors are to continue making the decicions of who is to be in the team and who is not to be, then there should be more responsibility heaped on the selectors, being answerable also when the team fails to perform. If the selectors are irresponsible, it can be detrimental for the game. Selection of a good team is the first step in the building process and if we get into trouble in this step itself, then it is assured that we are heading nowhere.
I also feel that media should report such sensational news with enough evidence. This is the pinnacle of the Indian cricket and when our team is aiming to be the world number one by the end of the April, such stupid leakages and differences can throw us off our aim. There is no point in staying and captaining just for earning good bucks and compromising with whatever the board officials say. Let us let Dhoni and his team focus on the crucial tie against England ahead and I hope Dhoni does not have to resign, playing as usual with his self-respect and flamboyance.
Rishabh Srivastava
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OK, so where was this website when I was out there?????? OH MY GOD!(said just like Janis on Friends) I know, I know, there are probably some of these cases where women just had an axe to grind, but OH LORDY just think of the things it could have helped with!!!! It's a listing of men who are cheaters and their stories. You can search by city or by name. I could've avoided the whole situation with Kenny Rogers lookalike of answering the phone and saying "yes, this is Christine, can I help you?" and hearing "you could stop dating my husband." BAM! WOW, not a good way to find out your prospective man is a cheater. I could've avoided a few other icky guys that I just had a "feeling" about so good thing I didn't continue on.... There weren't any entries by Kansas ladies the other day, but they just started hitting the radio station tour and so I imagine local cheaters'll be on there soon. I just thought WHAT a great idea. It's like a monster group of girlfriends chatting about their list of boys to avoid.
OH OH OH I'm glad I'm dating my honey now! We have a quiet weekend planned. Tonight he's coming over later and we're watching tv and snuggling. Doesn't that sound nice? mmmmmm. LOVE THAT! Tomorrow we may or may not take my kids to some festival or other. Maybe the Ren Fest, maybe Old Missouri Town's Fall Craft Festival, maybe to the Steamboat Arabia museum or maybe just to the park. Our only mission is to go to Jeff's house and light a fire in his newly refinished fireplace.
I'm just about half-way through the big bag for the sale, can't wait to be done knitting this thing. I just can't decide what oh what to knit next. It's so strange, I'm tempted to make a tank top. serioulsy. I know it's fall and it's going to be cold soon. I know I was making scarves in the summer so maybe I'm just all akilter, who knows. I'm going to make myself finish the clapotis next, but I've got a serious case of startitis coming on. maybe it's time to wander around and see what looks good on everyone else's list of projects.
I'm barely surviving having kids at home with me and trying to shuffle them around so I can get some work done. HOW ON EARTH do homeschooling parents do this? I'd impale myself on a metal knitting needle before I'd voluntarily keep my children home with me every day. I love my children, I love them more than life itself, but OH LORD I love the public educational system. I'm a much better mother when I have a few hours of peace and time away from the munchkins. I think they like being around me more when they've had a break from me too. THANK YOU TEACHERS!!!!!


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Friday, March 25, 2011
Paizo Planet Stories, a question for the OSR blog o sphere
Can any of my fellow grognards inform me of such a list at some internet location?
Thanks and have a great Friday!
5 comments:
- AnonymousMarch 25, 2011 at 4:13 PM
That should work. If you go to Paizo.com you'll find links to their lines on the blue line up towards the top.
Thanks, that was a no brainer. I kept looking at the Pazio site and just didn't realize that was actually all the Planet Stories books, thanks again.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 25, 2011 at 10:32 PM
No problem. Sometimes you just need a different pair of eyes ; )ReplyDelete
I will highly recommend both of C.L. Moore's books published by Paizo's Planet Stories imprint. Both Northwest of Earth: The Complete Northwest Smith and Black God's Kiss (the complete Jirel of Joiry tales) are fantastic reads. In fact, Northwest is the archetype for most modern "space rogues" and Jirel--well, Jirel was Red Sonja before Red Sonja was Red Sonja.ReplyDelete
Thanks for the recommendations Matthew.ReplyDelete


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Entrepreneurship in India has always been Self Sustainable and has traveled very interesting journey over the centuries. In the recent past not only it has been euphoric over the opening up of the economy in 1992 but witnessed couple of global recessions, stock market scams and at the same time embracing historical legislation's such as VAT & GST with open arms. This journey has seen its share of ups and downs, despite Government not really in favour businessmen till they realized their mistake during liberalization.
Ancient Indian Entrepreneurship:
Entrepreneurs started getting their due recognition during the time of Kautilya as is evident in Arthashastra. With Division of labor (later on known as infamous caste system) they found themselves as the fulcrum for maintaining the peace and prosperity in society. During this time itself followers of Mahavira & Buddha were at the forefront of adopting entrepreneurship as one of the affirmations for non violence and forgiveness. Last but not least it was the entrepreneurs themselves who were also at the forefront of the innovations. It was only because of them that India for Long time was the only producer of the wrought iron in the world. Button, Calico, Carding devices, Charkha, Chintz, Muslin, Palampore, Prayer flags, Single roller cotton gin are just few of the other prominent Indian Innovations.
Growth of Entrepreneurship in India during Pre-Independence
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Post Independence Entrepreneurship:
Such was the stigma around entrepreneurs post independence, that the learned and educated would always go for the government jobs and the illiterate, uneducated would start up their own business. Entrepreneurs were considered as the hoarders, greedy clan who can stoop to any level to make their living. However old habits die hard and so does the enterprising spirit that the country had. Despite the poorest of the infrastructure that the country had, despite banking been non existent, despite frugal help from the government the entrepreneurs were able to adapt, become stronger and then prosper. The only reason was that the entrepreneurs never lost the faith in themselves. True entrepreneur kept on dreaming of a country's prosperity and downtrodden been uplifted. However one thing that was lost post independence was the meaning of Innovation.
India to dominate working-age populaton growth in Asia Pacific by 2050: UN / Source: indianexpress.com
We were able to innovate and strike a way around the government policies, we were able to innovate how to increase our own margins by not paying taxes, we were able to innovate to challenge laws and make it work as per own convenience, but the real innovation that India use to have was lost. Initially we were all frustrated by bribing and society in general attitude towards entrepreneurs. We already know by now that almost 95% of the MSME's are in unorganized spectrum. Another horrifying fact is that manufacturing is contributing to only 16% of the country's GDP against a requirement of 30-35% for aspirational country like India. While the current level of manufacturing MSME are able to contribute only 7% of the total GDP of the country and the employment figure is just around 10 Million people for the entire MSME sector.
With the current level of manufacturing itself we were so frustrated with the level of bureaucracy (wheeling and dealing) that many of us considered importing from countries like China so that we face less hostility from government than what we face while manufacturing. These stats are extremely scary and are in contrast with our aspiration of us been world super power.
Demonetization and Sustainability:
There is saying in business community, "If you commit a murder, then you have to face an Inspector. If you setup a factory, you have to face 36 of them". Prior to 8/8, MSME's were just a small fish in the bigger fishes of middle men, agents, liasoning people.
What was the real expertise acquired out of this scenario?
Just been a bigger negotiator than the competitor while dealing with municipal officer, labor officer, VAT officer, excise office, customs officer etc.
What was the real profit?
The money that was stolen by not paying taxes!
With the stats presented above, does any one really felt that the current scenario was actually sustainable for the entrepreneurs, particularly in MSME's. Who were the actual customers? They for sure were not buying iPhones. They are among the bottom of the pyramid. When during MNREGA scheme, they got that buying power for short while, the economy was on steroids. Just imagine when this bottom of the pyramid would genuinely get an employment rather than fictitious one, where could India leap. In order to provide them employment, we have to double up our industrial manufacturing base by almost two times the current level.
The macroeconomics of NREGA / Source: livemint.com
However currently manufacturing is only contributing to only 16% to the GDP, after 70 years of independence this is what we have been able to achieve. Now are we really in position to wait for even 10 years, leave alone 70. Do you really think that with the current state of affairs it was possible to increase the manufacturing contribution to country's GDP to upto 20% even in next 10 years when applying for even basic clearances takes not less than 1-2 years and basic clearances means that even the foundation stone for the factory is not laid. The ground reality is that we all have become used to this entire pain over last 70 years. With demonetisation the government is stealing even the pleasure of pain of acting like middle men, agents and the so called experts in Liasioning. These 70 years have brainwashed us so much that we can't even think of crating our own Apple, Microsoft, Tesla, Google. Why? Because we have forgotten this entrepreneurial innovation long time ago.
So what can we do?
In this time of utmost discomfort we all should go to the government and apologise by saying that the aspirations that we had while voting you to the power were all lip service. We were happy been in comfort zone. After all the worst thing could have been that we could not be the superpower but at least we were far better than Somalia and Syria. Over 70 years we have forgotten to be dynamic entrepreneurs, rather we'd have forgotten to be entrepreneurs itself. We are just the hoarders of opportunities which may arise out of luck. That luck could be taking birth in Ambani clan, or Mulayam Singh Yadav clan or atleast owner of some farming land where one day the intrinsic value of that land may jump manifold because of speculation, again purely out of luck.
So let's create a movement where all the entrepreneurs come together on a single platform and apologize to the government by saying the following:
"We made the biggest mistake of our life when we voted for you during May 2014. We didn't realized that we never wanted a country where every one is treated at par, whether he is born with silver spoon or not. With your current actions you are destroying our hard earned belief that money alone can do everything. After 70 years we have concluded and known for sure that nothing would change in this country. So the very presumption of yours is wrong by believing that we are in any mood to work hard again and force us to be optimistic and aspirational. After so many years we are no more associated with the courage, dynamism & innovation that usually entrepreneur around the world is made up of. We are the bunch of naysayers who were born with silver spoon and you just don't have that right to snatch it from us. So kindly stop acting like you are acting in our interest, cause if you do we would be forced to become true entrepreneur who can deal with any situation. We are sorry, we are not".


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Friday night I was at the first of Sleater-Kinney's two farewell-for-now performances at Portland's Crystal Ballroom. My ears are still ringing, and it's just as much from the crowd as from the atrociously distorted speakers - there were two or three songs that I couldn't identify because I couldn't hear the vocals, sigh.
No matter, though. Sleater-Kinney rocked the fucking house. No speakers (except, I guess, the lack of speakers that occasionally afflicted their 100 degree+ East Coast concerts last month)could keep down that kind of rockingness. I'm pretty sure the walls starting shaking during "Entertain," a bone-shattering, hard-rocking highlight approached but not equalled until (predictably) the second-to-last song of the night, I Wanna Be Your Joey Ramone. This was a particularly devoted crowd, of course, with hundreds of people in the audience screaming notes they (ahem, we) couldn't reach under even optimal circumstances, and Corin Tucker at a couple points during the show seemed to consider handing the chorus over until thinking better of it at the last second and lunging into the microphone.
I was well-positioned for viewing purposes, and there's something about the Crystal Ballroom and it's roll-on stage that makes it seem remarkably intimate, despite the jarring sound problems. Matt M. was there with a Bolex and I kept trying to get his attention to see if maybe he could slip me into the roped-off area, but no such luck. Still, I was able to watch all three ladies very closely (and I watched, especially during the parts where I couldn't really listen), particularly Corin Tucker, a subtle performer whose embellishments largely consist of facial expressions of the sort she probably can't be sure an audience would even notice. Meanwhile, to her right, the more traditionally rawking rock goddess Carrie Brownstein jumped and kicked her way around the stage as she crunched away on her guitar or worked herself into a controlled frenzy to reach those screaming high notes, and Janet Weiss threw her whole body into her drums. (There was a throwaway line in the Voice about how disturbed the critic was that one of the best drummers on the planet now only belonged to one band... and it's Quasi. Not to knock Quasi, but mopey old Sam Coomes could get by with me sitting in on drums.)
Tucker and Brownstein come off as very down to earth, very approachable, and very, well, normal. In spite of their always mind-blowing performances on stage, they do seem the slightest bit guarded, even uncomfortable, in front of an audience. They don't talk very much during the set, and even though their music is often startling in its honesty and intimacy, there are few if any actual biographical details - on stage they are performers, who they are in private remains, in some sense, private (Tucker's husband, Lance Bangs, crouched behind a speaker about ten feet from her with his video camera out for the entire show but I never saw her, even when she dedicated the final song of the evening to him, glance or smile in his direction). On Friday they looked happy and even a little thrilled. I like to think that maybe the realization hit, that they couldn't help but understand that they had been, for a time, the best band on the planet. There was something about the half-suppressed smiles on Tucker's face that I'll remember for as long as I listen to music.
Sunday, August 13, 2006
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We have corresponded in the past and I have sent you a description of my project, an oral history of Negro League Baseball. This is the latest update. The future needs of the project exceed the limited resources I have had available and have now completely expended personally to carry my project this far. Continued field work for interviews, and development of film and video, requiring both technical and financial backing, are the current priorities.
Put simply, at this point I am attempting to stay out on the road to interview remaining surviving players. Yet, I have completely exhausted my personal and family resources to do this work over the last six years. Nonetheless, I am determined to keep the project going. I urge you to help me rethink possible avenues of support and collaboration to keep this project moving ahead.
In recent weeks, I raised the minimal funds for a strategic trip to Florida and a special event for players there (report below). Among the interviewees was Silas Simmons, who turned 111 years old and whom I interviewed just two days after his birthday. He died only 13 days later. But with the Simmons interview and many others, I was able to expand my work and collection a good bit further, all on a shoestring budget, offered by friends of the project. Yet, the overall and real goals of this work will not be met ultimately in a timely way through this piecemeal and ad hoc fund-raising.
I look forward to hearing from you and receiving any suggestions you have regarding potential supporters and/or collaborative efforts to further this work..
Bob Allen
Florida Trip Summary for The Souls of Black Baseball Project:
On October 11, 2006 project director Dr Bob Allen was able to fly to Orlando, Florida at the invitation of Dr Richard Lapchick. Lapchick has been called the "conscience of sport in America."
Richard holds the following positions:
Chair of DeVos Sport Business Management Program
Director, Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport
Director, National Consortium for Academics and Sports
University of Central Florida
College of Business Administration
Lapchick and UCF invited Allen to give a lecture and hold sessions with 55 MBA students on the subject of Negro League Baseball History. The session was exciting and the students were very engaged in the discussion of and interest in this history and its implications for the current time.
With Lapchick and UCF paying the basic costs of travel to and from Florida, and part of the accomodations necessary for a visit, Allen was able to expand the trip to travel in the area and interview surviving Negro League Baseball players for his growing oral history video collection "The Souls of Black Baseball".
The outcome of the trip in the area was the garnering of 22 additional player interviews, and 2 additional non-player interviews. Notable among the player interviews accomplished was an interview with Silas Simmons, and filming of the birthday ceremony and historic celebration program for Silas, who turned 111 years of age on October 14, 2006. 200 some persons attended this event, including 30 Negro League and local Black Baseball surviving players and barnstormers from yesteryear.
Silas Simmons was born in 1895 and started to play professional and semipro baseball in the Philadelphia area around 1910, continuing to play until 1929. He has many recollections on Philadelphia and teams in the area, as well as nationally. Having moved to Florida in 1971, he still remains a dedicated and diehard Philadelphia fan, cheering on the Phils, the Sixers, the Eagles, and Flyers from afar.
The interview and event footage taken with Si will add to the Souls of Black Baseball collection a rare look into the already sizeable group of materials and interviews from the collection that now exceeds 350 hours of film footage. The Souls of Black Baseball project thanks Richard Lapchick and Keith Harrison of the UCF, Steve Horton and the Philadelphia PCDC, George Fosty of SONAHR (Society of North American Hockey Researchers), Charles Sackrey (Economics Chair Emeritus of Bucknell University), Joe Dorinson( Prof of History at Long Island University), Steve Millman, and Bob Rothouse (of the Pop Lloyd Committee), for being willing to help make this trip possible by generous in-kind or cash donations. Their generosity helped keep the project going this far and contributed to the addition of many fine interviews; as well as the preservation of the story and legacy of Silas Simmons, Philadelphian and Negro League player, oldest survivor of Negro League Baseball and of all baseball history, who began his career with the Blue Ribbons of Germantown.
A text version/article on the Silas Simmons interview will appear with the African American Ethnic Spots Hall of Fame Magazine.
Sadly, Silas stole home only 13 days after his 111th birthday celebration.
General project reference and description:
I write to you as I explore ways to 1) continue a project documenting an important segment of American History and 2) digitize and preserve for the future the contents of this growing collection. I would like to introduce to you below an oral history project designed to have eventual text and film components, with other multi-media possibilities as well. This work centers on the history of the Negro Leagues in baseball. One eventual use for the text and film versions of the project, will be their availability to young people and the general public, via programs designed to document and teach both the social context of sport and the history of baseball as experienced by people of color in our society. Our historical materials will be helpful to young people and older folk alike beyond the issues and arena of the playing fields.
To date, this project has collected over 350 hours of film footage of Negro Leagues histories. Yet, there is more to be done and further support to continue the project is needed. I work with a 501c3 educational group, conducting similar oral history projects for over 15 years now. I append for you a brief description of the project, and ask you to advise if your group might have interest in or support for this work. Thank you for your consideration of a work in progress.
Bob Allen
The Souls of Black Baseball:
Voices from the Field of Dreams Deferred
An Oral History Project by Dr. Bob Allen
Veteran of the Negro League Baseball era, catcher for the Philadelphia Stars, Bill "Ready" Cash can spin out a story that takes away your own breath as he tells it. Like the one about the 28 day bus trip the team took in the late 40's: going through towns 75-80 miles an hour because they had to make the schedule; blowing out motors and getting speeding tickets in the bargain; playing games along the way from Philadelphia, winding south 1900 miles away to Tyler, Texas.
On the field, in 105 degree weather, ready for the dressing rooms, but not allowed to use them. Had to go under the stands to dress. Only allowed a short run around the field for warmup as an old guy hollered from the stands, "nigger, I'm gonna shoot you." Says Bill: "We still had to play ball. Out of those 28 days we were away from home, we was in bed four hours. All the rest of the time we slept in the bus, traveling."
Cash continues the story, taking you on the northbound loop back home; like always, stopping now and then after games, at places that were open to get food, sandwiches, mayonnaise, meat, sodas, to eat on the way. Games along the way, night and day. Cash recalls: "One Sunday we played in Birmingham. They had a little kid 16 years old and his father didn't allow him to play, goin away with the team. He only played on Sundays. He was battin' third. Piper Davis was the manager. I said, Piper, you've got this kid hittin' third?' He said, you'll find out.' We were tied 6-6 in the seventh inning and he came up. Boy, I just knew we were gonna throw a ball by him. He got 4 for 5 against us that day. I hit a double off the scoreboard. The next guy hit a long fly to center field, he went back against the fence and caught it. I tagged up and went to third base. When I got there, the ball was waitin' on me. That little 16 year old kid was Willie Mays. Boy, he could hit, he could ...of course you know all about him...he could do it."
This and many other stories, some tragic and sad, others side-splitting hilarious, are part of and emerging from an oral history project by Dr. Bob Allen, a free lance writer and researcher, and former teacher at the Pennsylvania State University. Allen's travel throughout the northeast in the last six years, and his intention to visit and interview on film every surviving player from the Negro Leagues, was based on a three part goal: to preserve, promote, and promulgate the history and stories of Negro League Baseball.
To date, the project has collected over 350 hours of film footage of Negro Leagues histories. Yet, there is more to be done and further support to continue the project is needed. A detailed description of the project is available to all interested. In summarizing the project, Allen notes:
... without such histories being recorded, getting the actors to recall the play, and enabling future generations to see and understand the scene of the past "In time, we forget who we are." As players from the old baseball Negro Leagues probe the scars and remember the joys of their finest hours amidst the apartheid at the heart of the nation's pastime, this project will memorialize who they were so that we can better understand who we might be. Hopefully, it will make a special contribution to this important history of sport and American society; be of help and of use to veteran historians of the sport; and bring to life and keep alive the lessons and challenges we can all take up from this fascinating history.
For further information, enquiries, and suggested contacts to help Dr. Allen locate and interview players, or to provide needed support to continue the project, please be in touch with:
Bob Allen LHADD @ aol.com
The Souls of Black Baseball:
Voices from the Field of Dreams Deferred
An oral history project by Dr Bob Allen
The history of Negro League Baseball is a crucial part of the history of the United States. Without understanding it we will never fully understand who we are and could be as a nation.1995 marked the 75th anniversary of the founding of the Negro National League. At that time an estimated 290 players were still alive. Today less than one third of them remain with us. In Philadelphia, in 1995, fans and historians could meet with the seven Philadelphia Stars, veteran Negro League players; today only four grace us with their presence and living history.
Six years ago, I initiated the project of videotaping extensive interviews with every remaining player available to recount his/her story of playing in the Negro Leagues, during the Jim Crow era. Through the histories being recorded, I focus on how these players were shaped by the sport they loved, what character and resilience it formed in them, helping them play and not react violently to the pressures upon them. I particularly ask them to narrate and reflect on their own development as youth so that the interviews will eventually be available for exposure to the general public and used in multimedia form, but especially as educational materials for today's youth.
Langston Hughes ended his interrogation "What happens to a dream deferred?" by asking "Or does it explode?" The Souls of Black Baseball project portrays the history of Negro League Baseball and allow us to hear players' direct answers to these hard questions posed by Hughes. In psychological and sociological terms, we examine the violence done these fine players and their reactions at the levels of accommodation, resistance, and incorporation.
Through these interviews, I am amassing the kind of footage which will eventually be of public interest, as well as of use to a range of writers and historians, and for a range of purposes. I have myself the more specific interest and goal of editing these interviews in order to get at players' stories and experiences, so as to contribute to:
a) a broader picture of the history of the Negro Leagues...
b) an exploration of what Negro League Baseball meant to the black community...
c) a discussion of how and where the separate pursuits of black, white, and Latino baseball collided, met, merged...
d) a better understanding of the special problems of racism, seen through the important prism of sport in our society.
As evident from the interviews already collected and underway with former players, interviewees are narrating their own biographical sketches and self-reflecting eloquently on the racist, hostile, and sometimes overtly violent years that were the context of their playing years within America's apartheid baseball system.
To date, the collected interviews comprise 350 hours of film footage, including 150 player interviews, and 58 other interviews. Yet, there are dozens more players around the US who have never been interviewed. Time is of the essence to have these players contribute their stories. I have currently depleted all available personal resources for this project. External funding is being sought to continue this work as well as to take the next steps, toward development of the film footage into materials that can be used in classrooms and for public airing and viewing.
I look forward to discussing in greater detail the scope of this project, its current and future needs, as well as any interest you and your organization may have in helping to further and sustain the goals of this project.
Dr Bob Allen Lhadd @ aol.com
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Finally. Finally the leader of a major distribution who has the guts to stand up and say what a lot of people have known for a long time, but didn't dare to say because it usually leads to a storm of criticism. Mark Shuttleworth has announced that Ubuntu will be moving away from X.org, opting to go with Wayland instead.
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stupid decision
by KClowers on Sat 6th Nov 2010 21:02 UTC
Finally, nothing. This is complete BS. Wayland is trash compared to X. As for Ubuntu, they have been getting worse and worse. "Unity" was just about enough, this on top of it is more than enough to break the camel's back. Ubuntu is irrelevant now. I don't care about it anymore, and certainly will not recommend it. If foolish people want to continue using Ubuntu, fine, they can have their pointless pseudo-Windows. I will stick with real Linux, thank you very much.


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Exploring & Learning
Welcome to Grade 3
The Third Grade is the introductory year to the Upper Primary. This is a milestone year in which students will develop their independence and take ownership of their learning. The PYP Program sees the teacher as a facilitator and this will be reflected in the teaching and learning process. Learning this year involves social acts of communication and collaboration, where students may work independently, with partners, or in larger groups. These groups will be fluid and may change across the different learning areas. In keeping with the international- mindedness of the PYP the Third Grade class will aim to promote respect and acceptance within our multi-cultural group. Every day in class will be an opportunity to create a connection between life in school, life at home and life in the wider world.
How old are students in Grade 3?
To enter Grade 3 a student needs to have turned 8 by September 1st
What will my child learn in Grade 3?
Al Batinah International School has adopted the New Zealand Maths Curriculum as its core program. The reason for these decisions are as follows: The inquiry based, child-centered activities are completely in line with the PYP philosophy about how children learn. For the Upper Primary students the Mathematics strands are Number and Algebra, Geometry and Measurement and Statistics. Throughout the year, students will be working through learning activities from these strands. Where possible, relevant and meaningful connections can be made the activities will be offered through the lens of the Units of Inquiry. However, the PYP recognises the importance of teaching fundamental mathematical skills and as such, many lessons are "stand alone."
Units of Inquiry
During Grade Three we will be exploring six units of inquiry. Each unit will develop over six weeks. The units of inquiry for the year will use a balance of Science and Social Studies approaches. The first unit falls under the Transdisciplinary Theme on Who We Are, and will study the amazing wonders and functions of the HUMAN BODY. This Science topic will involve research and measurement. The second unit is DOLLARS AND SENSE. This unit explores how money allows for the exchange of goods and services within a local and global economy. The students will learn the skills of self- management and Social thinking. The third unit on WATER falls under the Transdisciplinary Theme of Sharing The Planet. It focuses on water as a finite resource that sustains all life. Students will explore ACTION in the form of taking a pledge to use water responsibly and being aware of the growing global concern to conserve water. Our fourth unit is on MIGRATION, and this unit investigates the causes of human migration across the globe and it's effects on individuals and societies. This unit is particularly relevant to our students when they answer the guiding questions on how people adapt to living in new countries.
Our fifth unit for the year, OFF THE DRAWING BOARD, will be an inquiry into how inventions and innovations arise from meeting needs and solving problems. Our last unit on ARTISTIC EXPRESSIONS will be a creative unit showing how people express themselves through the visual and performing arts.
TransparentWe want to involve Parents in the their child's learning.
Student CentredYour child at the centre of our world.
Mission DrivenA not-for-porfit school driven to achieve its Mission.
Language: Speaking and Listening, Reading, Writing and Viewing, permeates the whole primary school curriculum. PYP schools have a special responsibility to ensure that all students are provided with the language environment and support to enable them to participate fully in the school environment. Acquisition of more than one language enriches personal growth and helps promote international understanding. ABIS provides Arabic as an Additional Language to Primary students.
The Arts
Performing Arts – Music and Dance – are offered by specialists. Music strands consist of Singing, Playing and Listening and Responding. Dance strands comprise choreographic principles, performance principles and dance appreciation. Dance and Music strive to find authentic connections to Units of Inquiry as well as provide support for wider community needs.
Physical Education
Physical Education at ABIS focuses on the knowledge and skills of a variety of games, and physical movement. It promotes the development of basic motor skills and experiences, the techniques, rules and purposes of a range of athletic activities, recognising a high level of achievement and how to improve a performance. Physical Education recognises that regular exposure to all kinds of physical learning experiences enables students to make informed choices throughout their lives. The Physical Education curriculum allows us to collaborate with the PYP classroom units.
Michelle Simpson
Primary Team Leader
Michelle Simpson is our Primary Team Leader. She joined us in 2012 from New Zealand. Michelle has worked in a variety of locations and brings with her a wealth of knowledge, experience and passion. She enjoys talking with prospective parents and can be contacted via the details above.


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May 8 (Reuters) - Canadian miner Centerra Gold Inc reported a higher first-quarter profit on strong gold production in its Kumtor and Boroo mines.
Net profit for the quarter ended March 31 rose to $51.4 million, or 22 cents per share, compared with a profit of $9.6 million, or 4 cents per share a year earlier.
Revenue rose 43.7 percent to $192.3 million.


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The North Little Rock Chamber of Commerce is seeking nominations for its 2013 Business of the Year & Non-Profit Partner awards. Nominate your business, or another deserving business, today. The deadline for submitting nominations is 5 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 30.
The Chamber will honor the winners at the F.Y.I. Membership Luncheon & Chairman's Awards on Friday, Dec. 6 and also at the 29th Annual Banquet to be scheduled in early 2014. The selected winners will receive a traveling trophy and permanent award for display at their place of business.
The judging panel for the awards is comprised of the Chamber Board of Directors.
Nominees must have been in operation for a minimum of three years, be a North Little Rock Chamber member in good standing, actively participate in Chamber functions and committees and contribute to community and education efforts.
To be eligible, a nominee must submit a completed nomination form and supporting material (i.e. company bio, news stories, letters of support, testimonials, list of awards received, etc.)
People should submit nominations and supporting material by 5 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 30 to: 100 Main St., North Little Rock, AR 72119-5288
Anyone wanting more information should contact Ashley Hight at 372-5959 or e-mail email@example.com.
Past recipient winners are:
Large Business / Industry
1992 - J.M. Products
1993 - North Little Rock Funeral Home
1995 - Charter Mortgage & Investments
1996 - Signs First
1997 - Daniel Label Printing
1998 - Jenkins Enterprises
1999 - Baptist Health Medical Center
Business of the Year
1999 - a'Test Consultants
2000 - Your Employment Service
2001 - Your Extra Specialties
2002 - Hydco
2003 - Twin City Bank
2004 - Twin City Printing
2005 - Pulaski Technical College
2006 - Taggart-Foster-Currence-Gray Architects, Inc.
2007 - Complete Care
2008 - Arkansas National Guard
2009 - Golden Corral
2010 - Arkansas Travelers Baseball Club
2011 - THEA Foundation
2012 - Wyndham Riverfront
Non-Profit Partner
2012 - Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Arkansas


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Firefighters had controlled a massive fire in a factory in Subhan area Saturday, the Kuwait Fire Service Directorate (KFSD) said. KFSD's operations section was informed about a fire outbreak inside a 6,000 square meter factory in Subhan that contained insulating materials and petroleum derivatives, Colonel Khalil Al-Amir, Director of KFSD's public relation and media department, stated to KUNA.
The fire caused property damage, but no human casualties were reported, Col. Al-Amir said, adding that the directorate's investigation unit is currently gathering all necessary information to find out causes of the fire. He also expressed his gratitude and appreciation of the efforts exerted by firefighters in protecting properties and lives, calling industrial and commercial properties landlords to follow security and safety instructions in order to avoid such accidents in the future, especially with current rise of temperature in the country.
"It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed."
"Envy comes from wanting something that isn't yours. But grief comes from losing something you've already had."


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The music may not be to everyone's taste, but the visuals are stunning.
Active Child – "Johnny Belinda" (Official Music Video) from Active Child on Vimeo.
"You Are All I See" Deluxe Version Available Now.
Purchase on iTunes: bit.ly/acdeluxe
Filmed over a very stormy summer on the East Coast of Australia.
From the Sunshine Coast to the Snowy Mountains.
Director/DP/Edit/Color – Dylan Wiehahn
Producer – Lucas Miller
Wardrobe/Make-up – Bianca Bulley
Gaffer – Kell Bendle
Production Assistant – Dominique Wiehahn