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Sunday, January 1, 2012
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With a business degree from Baylor University, Bert Vandiver is a seasoned business professional who is currently the president and CEO of LR Commercial Construction Inc., a company based in Waco, Texas. In his free time, Bert Vandiver acts as board chairman of the Heart O' Texas Fair & Rodeo.
For the past 62 years, the Heart O' Texas Fair & Rodeo has produced events for agriculture, education, and entertainment in Waco. The nonprofit organization is driven by over 500 active volunteers. All proceeds of the events are given back to the community through scholarships. Since its inception, the Heart O' Texas Fair & Rodeo has awarded $2 million in scholarships.
For the academic year 2015-16, the foundation gave a total of 27 scholarships amounting to $71,000 to deserving Central Texas students. The year's top scholar was Kayla Wilson from Copperas Cove High School. She holds the distinction of receiving the largest single scholarship to date, one of $14,000.

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Yesterday afternoon, we adopted a nine-year-old mix named Max. He's my first dog. I had told Matt that I would get him a dog for Christmas, but we had never gone to look for one. One day, I was browsing a site I follow in New York and they mentioned a new facebook site called susie's senior dogs. The point of the page is to find homes for older dogs. Matt and I had already decided that we didn't want a puppy, but I wasn't thinking much of it when I clicked over. The dogs weren't sorted or anything, they were just posted on the page one at a time, and they were from all over America. The very top dog? Max. Virginia Beach. It's funny how things fall into place. So, we made sure he was good with cats, and went to see him.
He's the sweetest thing. He's mild mannered, but playful, and when he hasn't seen you for awhile (a shower counts) he grins at you (which is sorta like showing you his teeth, but with his tail wagging like crazy). All of the pictures I have are really subdued because the ones where he was jumping around were all blurry. He likes our yard, isn't afraid of or mean to Tater (who still gets all fluffy when they're close to each other, but is handling it all very well), and is eating and drinking well. Last night we had plans to have him sleep in the laundry room, but he was being so good that we let him sleep on the couch. Our kitty on one couch and our new dog on the other. So stinking cute. This morning (seven minutes before Matt's alarm was set to go off) he came into our room, smiling, and rubbing himself with my hand. He's the sweetest. Obviously, it hasn't been long enough for him to be completely settled in, but he had free rein and didn't have an accident or chew anything up. The only "problem" has been that he wants to eat Tater's food along with his own, but he's easily corrected. Looking forward to getting off work so we can take him on his first walk around the neighborhood!


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The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed a conspiracy claim filed by a coalition of homeless and formerly homeless people this week, finding that the group had failed to make its case.
On Wednesday, the circuit court affirmed the district court's dismissal of all claims in A Society Without a Name, For People Without a Home, Millennium Future-Present v. Virginia, (ASWAN v. Virginia). In the suit, ASWAN alleged that the defendants had conspired to establish the Conrad Center on Oliver Hill Way, a site removed from Richmond's downtown community, for the purpose of reducing the presence of the homeless population in the downtown area by providing services for them in a remote location.


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Get ready for one rocking festival of our favourite grape, Pinot Noir, and get into the vinous groove with the best producers from Australia and New Zealand, amazing food and rocking tunes. PINOT PALOOZA 2016!
Hell yes this is a wine and food festival like no other!
We're turning FIVE and we're celebrating by making 2016 the biggest and best tour yet.
You can't miss this. ROCK ON!
General Admission Ticket price include an EPIC Plumm Vintage Redb glass (valued at $35) that's yours to keep and includes ALL producer wine available for tasting (over 100 wines in tasting per city).
The best bit? This party has NO PESKY TOKENS.
If you're after the lux treatment, then grab a VIP ticket and dodge the crowds.
VIP Tickets include:
- Exclusive pre event access from 11am till 1pm - just you, us, sommeliers and producers.
- A food voucher - the food lineup is epic.
- Burgundy Bar tasting of 3 wines - as chosen by our sommelier roadies
- Time with the cities best Sommeliers (AKA ROADIES) who will help curate your event experience - you'll be in great hands.
- Oh, and a fancy VIP lanyard to show off - so fancy.
You can't survive on Pinot alone, trust us we've tried.
Food will be available to purchase on the day as well as all the fancy wines at the legendary Burgundy Bar where you can buy a glass for virtually cost price. Some of the finest examples from the vinous homeland. Expect Hi-fi, Lo-fi and B-Sides. Bring cash.
Cleansing ales will also be on hand. As well as cheese.
Yep, we've got you covered. Add in some rocking tunes and DJs, Pinot Palooza is the ultimate Pinot Party.
Line up for each city is available from our website and social media.
It's going to be one heck of an international tour.
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Instagram: @PinotPalooza
Twitter: @Pinot_Palooza
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Hi everyone! My name is Maria and I am the little lady behind Little Tree Vintage. My blog is a lifestyle blog that expresses my personal style choices and encompasses everything that I love. I also own the Little Tree Vintage Shop on Etsy. I grew up adoring my mother's closet and was always stealing her vintage jewelry. When I got a little older, I realized how much I enjoyed it and I decided to start my own shop. That's how Little Tree was born.
Some of my favorite things include shopping (of course), making jewelry, collecting vintage//pre-loved items, antiquing, thrifting, and cooking. I spend most of my days daydreaming about things that inspire me and keep me motivated. I hardly ever feel like I have my feet on the ground, but that's what makes life fun, right? I chose to talk about the topic of blogging, because I think there are a lot of things that I have learned during this whole process and I love being able to share that with others. Coming into the blogging world can be very intimidating, but once you develop your own style, everything will fall into place!
1. Be yourself. ---> Always stay true to yourself. There are so many bloggers out there doing the "same" things. Find ways to stand out and find your own style. It's important to be yourself and not try to imitate anyone else, plus everyone wants to find out about *you*, not someone else! I think being genuine is extremely important, even in the blogging world, because no one likes a phony, and you're not really being you. Embrace who you are and roll with it; chances are people will love it, too! I know we are all terrified of putting ourselves out there completely, and I totally understand where you're coming from, but honestly...that's what people relate to.
2. Social networking. ---> Join social networking sites like Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, and Pinterest. These are such great ways to meet new people who share the same interests as you. Branching out across different areas of the web will bring you all different kinds of readers and make your blog more accessible.
3. Make your blog pretty. ---> I think this is really important, because how your blog looks says a lot about you! You should treat your blog like your baby. I know I do! People will judge your blog when they first visit it. It's the same as meeting you in person. How it looks tells a lot about what the readers should expect. I don't think everyone needs a super fancy layout, but I do think there are a lot of free and easy tutorials you can do to spruce up your own blog! The internet is full of resources and sometimes even asking other bloggers can help! Some good websites I have used for tutorials are Youtube and photoshop tutorials.
4. Don't be discouraged by the "numbers". ---> When you start your blog, there's a huge chance that no one will read it. That doesn't mean in any way that what you're writing isn't great or worthwhile. It just means that you haven't built up a solid readership yet. Things like this take time and dedication, and if you work at it, it will come. You just have to be patient and ignore the numbers. Do what you love and the rest follows.
5. Don't let negativity bring you down. ---> When you put things on the internet, there will always be people who just simply do not agree with you, or what you stand for. The best thing to do to people like this is just simply ignore them and go on your merry way. Feeding into negativity will make you seem just as childish as the person who started the problem to begin with. Let it roll off of your back, as much as it might irritate you; it's not worth it! And remember, taking the high road does pay off, and people will always respect that. Don't let anyone control how you feel about your blog. Keep doing what you love!
Find Maria Here: Blog | Twitter | Facebook | Bloglovin
Thank you, Maria, for sharing your tips on blogging! I loved what you had to say about not letting negativity bring you down. It's important to remember why you do what you do...because you love it! Negative comments shouldn't make you re-consider what you love.


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Sunday, April 12, 2009
Happy Easter: More Fun With Captions
Yup... it's another round of Fun with Captions. I supply the pics; you supply the captions.
As usual, I've numbered the photos (in random order) and given you the names of the canine crew members (or humans) captured in each. You can reference that number (and the names) in your captions when you supply them. Do as many, or as few, as you like. Be creative. :o)
You can submit your captions through the comments feature at the end of this blog entry.
Have fun! I look forward to giggling with you. ;o)
1. Pinot:
2. Tuc:
3. Daddy Don and Ridge:
4. Elsie and Tuc:
5. Tuc:
6. Pinot:
7: Tuc and Pinot:
8. Pinot and Kenya:
9. Pinot and Tuc:
10. Pinot and Tuc:
11. Pinot:
12. Pinot and Ridge:
13. Daddy Don and Elsie:
14. Tuc and Pinot:
15. Kenya (behind Daddy Don's leg):
Happy Easter, all! Enjoy.
'Til next time,
4 comments:
- Chester's Mom said...
You know I can't resist this!
1. My eyes adore you.........
2. All these rainy days are makin' me stir crazy!
3. This chair's not big enough for the both of us.
4. I don't know what it is, but I want it!
5. Who could blame anything on this face?
6. Ooooh yeah, that's the spot.
7. A race to the finish line, or uh, finish rope?
8.Kenya, please put on your happy face like me.
9. Tuc: watch as my lizard-like tongue steals the rope from Pinot
10. Let's dance!
11. Pinot: I'm not touching that-I think Tuc just peed on it.
12. Please put that camera away so we can sleep.
13. Hey look Dad, the Dog Whisperer comes on at 8:00 tonight.
14. Hey, ya wanna play a trick on Ridge and Kenya?
15. Where ya goin' Dad? Huh? Huh? Huh?
Happy Resurrection Day!
- polly's path said...
1. Was that thunder i just heard?
2. Step away from the bone or I'll hurt ya
3. La-Z-Guys
4. I will only ask you nicely once
5. Puddle? What puddle?
6. Me needz a hug
7. Storm-y chasers
8. What!?
9. It's mine, I tell ya
10. Herding, lab style
11. The toy is possessed, friends
12. Tryin' to sleep, ma
13. Just keep scratching
14. You think we oughtta jump it?
15. Peek-a-pooch
- Team 3 Dawg Flite said...
1. I saw you pick up that treat. You can't pull anything over on me.
2. You put WHAT in our supper tonight?
3. Come on, Dad. Let's do some guy stuff. Let's scratch.
4. Move that paw or lose it, kid.
5. I only chewed a small part of the couch. What's the big deal?
6. Do you really think I could be a Super Model?
7. Last one to the rope is a litter-scratchin' cat.
8. We were actually identical twins separated at birth, but Kenya went into the Witness Protection Plan and changed her appearance.
9. You lost, Tuc. You're the litter-scratchin' cat!
10. A little more tailwind and I could take off like Orville and Wilbur.
11. Hmmmm...why does it smell like poop?
12. Hey, Mom, I think Ridge had one too many margaritas. He's passed out!
13. Look Dad. The Obamas picked a Portugese Water Dog. You and I both know a Lab makes a much better pet.
14. See Tuc. This is how we girls pee. We just squat way down and let it fly.
15. Are you going to throw that bumper or just let it grow into your hand.
- Mrs. Kenagy said...
I can't keep track of how the labs are related. Could you make us a Doggie Family Tree post?
How are Baxter and Snickers?


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02 July 2007
Summer is heating up
5 comments:
Hi Sandman and Princess... thanks for your latest update, awesome as usual !!, looking forward to your new set of pics.... the start of the scenario sounds great !!, has gotten me hard already !... Princess in low-cut jeans is an awesome thing to fantasize about. She has such great hips and legs , hmmmmm, and a tight T-SHIRT !?!...what more could be said about that !, ahhh those nips !, always inviting ! Would be great to see a rear shot of Princess bending over in her jeans while giving Sandman a bj.... or maybe Sandman on his knees for a change in front of Princess unzipping her jeans to explore her..... :) ... now as for Princess in her tight t-shirt.... a tit fuck pic !??! :)....ahhh the endless possibilities.... well better go finish what I started :), take care, and hope to hear from you soon
- Thursday, July 05, 2007 5:44:00 PM
- Kevin said...
WOW! She has some great tan lines...and curves and well yeah LOL. Hope ya'll are having a great,sexy summer!
- Thursday, July 05, 2007 7:47:00 PM
Glad to see you blogging again. Glad to see the new pics on NN. Do you have any links to your vids on x tube. I looked, but couldn't find them.
Thanks for all this. You're awesome.
- Friday, July 06, 2007 9:34:00 AM
- Damien & Michelle said...
the BEST thing about summer is new princess photos
- Monday, July 09, 2007 7:14:00 AM
- Siobhan Donald said...
Loving the Dresden Dolls-esque socks!!
- Tuesday, December 25, 2007 5:31:00 AM


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Friday, May 11, 2012
Change The GAME
Hello Readers ,
A very interesting and new concept towards the new era of Revolution.
For a person who put his efforts to accomplish anything but is unable to get it done does not means that he Fails . Sometimes its the efforts that matters ... My video will tell you about change the Fame strategy :
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Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Hello Readers ,
Thanks a ton for being my regular visitors to my blog.
In this post I have focused on the determination of an individual concerning his life.
When you make a stand for something then you don't need any crowd to follow . You are enough for everything you want .
"Every moment has inspiration ,
Every moment has a starting .
Every moment has an end ,
If you want to live life ,
Then first learn to live a Moment ."
Thank You
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A century ago, more than 1.5 m people in the UK were employed as Domestic Servants or were, to use the expression of the day "In Service". It was an incredibly tough life for very low wages and unlike the Downton Abbey vision of maids combing their ladies' hair all day, most servants led a grim and thankless life.
I was reminded of the old concept of "In Service" when I read last week that the UK economy is now 70% service-based. Sadly, with a few notable exceptions, we no longer make products in the UK, we simply provide a service for those products. So from call-centres to banks, from retail and hospitality to Care, we are all now "in service". Of course, at the same time, we are all recipients of that service and our expectations of service levels we require are constantly rising. So whilst workers in the service industries may no longer work 12 hour days and live "Below The Stairs", they are still expected to provide ever-increasing levels of care to their customers.
New Economy – New Skills
The move towards a service-based economy has a profound impact on the skill requirements of our workforce. Thirty years ago, school leavers with low academic qualifications, could still find jobs in shipbuilding, coal, steel or manufacturing. Conditions may have been awful and the work mind-numbingly boring, but they were often jobs for life and were the heart of many working-class communities. Now that those jobs have vanished forever, opportunities for low-skilled workers are almost non-existent and as I have argued many times before, unless we recognise that and address the issue, we are in real danger of creating a generation of young people who won't just be unemployed – they will be unemployable.
That is why I always use the term "crisis" rather than the preferred government term "problem", when referring to workforce skills. And in my opinion, it is not just about giving people the skills that will make them employable, it's about giving them the confidence that will make them believe that they can move on from a low-paid service job and build a genuine career. Last week, I was talking about Functional Skills at an excellent Apprenticeships 4 England funding conference and I told delegates of a comment that had been made to me a few months ago, when an Apprenticeship provider told me that they only worked with hairdressers and that hairdressers did not require Functional maths and English skills to cut hair. Apart from finding the comment incredibly patronising, my response was that surely the purpose of the Apprenticeship wasn't simply to assess someone's ability to cut hair but to provide a young adult with the skills which would make them believe they could go on to become a salon manager or even open their own hairdressing salon one day.
Of course, Maths and English are not the only skill areas that we need to address. There are a whole range of "employability" skills where young adults need additional help and we desperately need more extensive careers advice. But at the end of the day, without the ability to communicate effectively and not just simply remember numerical facts, but understand their meaning and their use in different situations, then everything else becomes meaningless. Whilst young adults need no longer bow and scrape to Lord Grantham, they do need to be able to meet and exceed the expectations of their "service" customers. That is why I believe that successive governments have got it just about right in putting Functional Skills at the heart of both Apprenticeship and Traineeship programmes.
Funding is Critical
However, the programmes will only succeed with the right level of funding. The next government Spending Review is published at the end of June and I am fearful that Further Education and workplace funding will be cut again. Of course, there will always be spending limits and priorities, but the skills crisis in the UK is acute and needs to be addressed now, not as part of some long-term plan for the future. If the government wants the UK workforce to be trained to Level 2 in Functional Maths and English, then it has to provide funding at a level that will ensure that high quality providers will be able to deliver the qualifications.
Roger Francis is a Director with Creative Learning Partners Ltd, a new vocational training company formed by the senior managers and staff of MindLeaders Learning Services following the acquisition of the company by Skillsoft in 2012 and focusing on the delivery of Functional Skills


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Another crazy week. Long hours at work, frustration with my phone provider at the Herculean effort it apparently takes to sign up to a plan (finally completed today, phew), bringing work home to ensure deliverance of established timeframes, waking up to see my beloved Spanish team play (Woopa! Si, it equates to guapa i.e. pretty girl, but it just sounds right! Woopa!), and now a total lack of sleep. Haha.
Another weekend spent celebrating friend's birthdays, just celebrating friends, watching soccer games aplenty and visiting beachside cafes. Work has been kicking my arse, so its nice to relax on the weekends.
Yeah, the blog may have to suffer for it but unlike some of us out there this baby is not my job so has to take second (or more realistically 5th or 6th) place.
To those still reading, check out shopafricanteaparty.blogspot.com. I've updated yet again. You know you want to. The Aussie dollar is so weak compared to the US dollar, the Euro and the Pound. Every other currency.
It's all cheap, it all needs to go to a good home, and its all to help me save up some money.
Go looky!
sweater, sportsgirl. pants, cotton on. suede boots, really really old (not sure where from). rings; fashionology, sportsgirl, cheap monday, random japanese shop. bag, mollini.
(ph. 6 + 9 by me, rest by Stuart)
Had a completely relaxing and selfish weekend this weekend. Watched the Sex and the City 2 movie with a girlfriend, enjoyed Guinesses whilst watching the Australia v Ghana soccer game (not happy), and chilled out with Stuart at our favourite beachside coffee haunt. We played around with the settings of my Nikon point'n'shoot and took some random snaps.
What did you guys get up to this weekend?
p.s. checked out shopafricanteaparty recently? There's lots of lovely stuff on sale for ridiculously cheap prices...what are you waiting for?!?!
p.p.s. Spread the word about shopafricanteaparty on your blog, and you're up for 20% off your total purchase (includes shipping). Score!
tank, david jones. skirt, supre. boots, from rome. cardigan, vintage. bag, mollini (from years ago). beanie, stuart's. rings; fashionology, diva, ebay, from bali, vivienne westwood, cheap monday.
Give me freedom, give me fire, give me reason, take me higher
See the champions, take the field now, unify us, make us feel proud
In the streets our head are liftin', as we lose our inhibition,
Celebration, it surrounds us, every nation, all around us
(excerpt from Wavin Flag lyrics, by K'naan)
I've got the official World Cup 2010 anthem stuck in my head.
I love it so....youtube it if you don't know what I mean.
I've got the fire, got the reason......oooooh woooh hoho.
Supporting the Nederlands (the Dutch part of the family) and Australia (who were shockingly bad!) and generally all African countries (given I was born and raised there).
Any of you as obsessed as my family is about the World Cup?
Gah, must stop singing the World Cup anthem....stoppit.
p.s. anyone check out the Cote D'Ivoire v Portugal match? Impressive play there, Cote D'Ivoire!
Hope you're all doing well and having a good week thus far....ooooh woooh hoho ;)
dress, mink pink. cardigan, cotton on. tights, live. shoes, jeffrey campbell. bag, vintage. earrings, gift. rings; the standard (fashionology, ebay, cheap monday, vivienne westwood).
and much much more....
So what are you waiting for? Head over there now, check it all out, send me an email with the item you're interested in and the country you want it shipped to. I'll respond, you pay and I'll ship straight away!
Easy peasy.......I love online shopping :D
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Is it wrong that I want every single thing in these pictures?
Chloe Sevigny, you've done it again.
long beach hair
double expressos
leather leggings
oak nyc
the mountain goats
siri tollerod
feather headpieces
flight of the conchords
tim winton
erin wasson
tim minchin
abbey lee
myf shepherd
hamish & andy
michelle jank
sass and bide
this is genevieve
tiger tiger
the phantom of the opera
true blood
mk & ashley olsen
freja beha erichs
bill bryson
one teaspoon
camilla and marc
ginger and smart
simon baker *swoon*
romance was born
karla spetic
stolen girlfriends club
my pet square/sQ
anja rubik
robert downey jr
motorcycle boots
wide leg flares
shoulders, shoulders, shoulders
karen walker
flannelmaurie & eve


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RE-VIEWING WORLD HISTORY THROUGH ASIAN EYES: WANG HUI BOOK "THE POLITICS OF IMAGINING ASIA"January 15, 2011 at 11:18 pm | Posted in Asia, Books, China, Development, Globalization, History, Research, World-system | Leave a comment
The Politics of Imagining Asia
Hui Wang (Author)
Theodore Huters (Editor)
Editorial Reviews
In these groundbreaking essays, Wang Hui questions the reigning paradigms of Chinese studies and China watching, tracing them to their historical and intellectual roots Delineating alternative concepts and practices in Chinese thought and history, Wang seeks not to assert a Chinese difference against universal paradigms but rather to articulate Chinese pursuits of modernity as both unique and brimming with world-historical significance. These essays are indispensable guides for anyone willing to rethink the inherited modes of inquiry about China.
–Ban Wang, Stanford University
This collection of Wang Hui's essays is valuable reading for Westerners who want to understand what China's emergence might mean beyond strictly economic terms. A book that deserves attention now.
–James Fallows, National Correspondent for The Atlantic
A powerful thinker! Wang Hui, China's foremost humanistic scholar, offers a bold and well-grounded critique of the familiar narrative woven between "Asia" and "world history." His broad vision and sharp analysis unravel the logic of modernity and its many contradictions to demonstrate how the meaning of the political has never ceased to morph in recent history and why we must fundamentally rethink its relationship to the nation-state, empire, and capitalism for the twenty-first century.
–Lydia H. Liu, author of The Clash of Empires: The Invention of China in Modern World Making (2004)
This fascinating book gives general readers, historians and political theorists a way of rediscovering China's valuable revolutionary heritage. Wang Hui destabilizes what 'Asia's' has meant in earlier history writing, and the 1930s 'Kyoto School' acts as his foil as he seeks a new starting point for thinking of Asian regionalism, Chinese language politics, international utopian socialism, and the prehistory of Tibetan-Chinese relations as possible optimistic alternatives to state developmentalism.
–Tani Barlow, Rice University
–Partha Chatterjee, Columbia University
Product Description
In this bold, provocative collection, Wang Hui confronts some of the major issues concerning modern China and the status quo of contemporary Chinese thought.
The book's overarching theme is the possibility of an alternative modernity that does not rely on imported conceptions of Chinese history and its legacy. Wang Hui argues that current models, based largely on Western notions of empire and the nation-state, fail to account for the richness and diversity of pre-modern Chinese historical practice. At the same time, he refrains from offering an exclusively Chinese perspective and placing China in an intellectual ghetto. Navigating terrain on regional language and politics, he draws on China's unique past to expose the inadequacies of European-born standards for assessing modern China's evolution. He takes issue particularly with the way in which nation-state logic has dominated politically charged concerns like Chinese language standardization and "The Tibetan Question." His stance is critical—and often controversial—but he locates hope in the kinds of complex, multifaceted arrangements that defined China and much of Asia for centuries.
The Politics of Imagining Asia challenges us not only to re-examine our theories of "Asia" but to reconsider what "Europe" means as well. As Theodore Huters writes in his introduction, "Wang Hui's concerns extend beyond China and Asia to an ambition to rethink world history as a whole."
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· Hardcover: 368 pages
· Publisher: Harvard University Press
· March 15, 2011
· Language: English
Geoffrey Barraclough and Wang Hui
The eminent Professor Geoffrey Barraclough taught history at Brandeis University in Waltham Massachusetts in the 1970s.
In some of his books from his Brandeis years in the 1970s, he raises the possibility of a new world history seen through alternative and non-Western eyes. This is analyzable as a prelude to the current Wang Hui quest.
See such Barraclough books as:
· Main Trends in History (1978)
· The Turning Points in World History (1979)
Geoffrey Barraclough (May 10, 1908 Bradford – December 26, 1984 Burford) was a British historian, known as a medievalist and historian of Germany. He was Chichele Professor of Modern History, University of Oxford, 1970–73.
Other positions he held were Professor of Medieval History, University of Liverpool, 1945–1956; Stevenson Research Professor, University of London, 1956–1962; and Professor of History, Brandeis University, 1968–1970, and also 1972–1981.
He read History as a scholar (undergraduate) of Oriel College, Oxford University in 1926-1929.[1][2]
· Public Notaries and the Papal Curia (1934)
· Papal Provisions: Aspects of Church History Constitutional, Legal and Administrative in the Later Middle Ages (1935)
· Factors in German History (1946)
· Origins of Modern Germany (1947)
· Mediaeval Germany 911 – 1250 (1948) essays by German historians, translator
· Crown, Community and Parliament in the Later Middle Ages: Studies in English Constitutional History by Gaillard T. Lapsley (1951) editor with Helen M. Cam
· History in a Changing World (1955)
· Survey of International Affairs, 1955-1956 (1960) with Rachel F. Wall
· Social Life in Early England (1960)
· Survey of International Affairs, 1956-1958 (1962)
· European Unity in Thought and Action (1963) Vogelenzang Lecture
· Survey of International Affairs, 1959-1960 (1964)
· An Introduction to Contemporary History (1964)
· The Mediaeval Empire – Idea and Reality (1964)
· The Historical Association, 1906-1966 (1967) Presidential Address
· The Medieval Papacy (1968)
· Eastern and Western Europe in the Middle Ages (1970)
· The Crucible of Europe: the Ninth and Tenth Centuries In European History (1976) later as The Crucible of the Middle Ages
· The Times Atlas of World History (1978)
· Main Trends in History (1978)
· The Turning Points in World History (1979)
· The Christian World: A Social and Cultural History of Christianity (1981)
· The Times Concise Atlas of World History (1982)
· From Agadir to Armageddon: Anatomy of a Crisis (1982)
· Charters of the Anglo-Norman Earls of Chester, c.1071-1237 (1988)
· Atlas of World History (1989) with Norman Stone, and later editions and atlases
· The Times History of the World (2001) with Richard Overy
1. A. J. P. Taylor (1983) A Personal History, p. 106, Coronet Books ISBN 0340354712
2. Encyclopedia of historians and historical writing, Volume 1
The Politics of Imagining Asia
Hui Wang (Author)
Theodore Huters (Editor)


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A piece about the grand opening of the Ellis Hotel in Atlanta introduced to me the 1946 Winecoff Hotel fire tragedy. This introduced me to the riveting photo shown above, and that it could be the last photo of this lady.
Who took the photo?
While contemplating that, the iconic image above instantly came to mind, another jump from a building, this one intentional. For decades, this photo has conjured deep emotions, even inspiring a book and a song. In this instance, the photographer is known: Robert C. Wiles, but I can't find any information about him other than being credited for this shot.
Richard Drew took this photo on September 11, 2001, and it is known as The Falling Man. Debates about how inappropriate or necessary it was/is to see these images of people leaping from the World trade Center towers has continued for 6 years; how these photos make the viewer feel is the central theme.
Maybe because I'm a photographer, I relate to these images from the angle of the shooter, and always wonder how they deal with the lingering aftermath of their photo. It is understood that a photographer is instinctively reacting and recording when a dramatic moment happens; there's a pronounced disconnect between the person and their camera eye, capturing the moments on autopilot. Only later does the photographer truly fathom what was recorded.
As viewers of the photos, we can look and then look away. Certain images are burned into the mind's eye, and can be turned off and on at will. But the person who took these photos has an entire sequence to remember, or try to forget. For us, it's one or 2 frames; for them, it's a long playing memory. Yet seldom does the photographer get questioned about their thoughts and personal ramifications of being the one to freeze a flash point moment in time.
Richard Drew had captured the assassination of Robert Kennedy as well as the Trade Tower jumpers. This kind of repetitive odd timing gave him an odd notoriety and CNN talked with him shortly after 9/11. There's one thing he said at that time that reverberates hard because it may reveal the emotions felt by each of the photographers represented above:
"I don't think I captured this man's death; I think I captured part of his life."


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What It Is: The long-wheelbase, ultra-luxury version of the next-generation Mercedes-Benz S-class. This stretched and lavishly equipped sedan will replace the ill-fated Maybach 57 and Maybach 62. The Pullman will be visibly distinguished from the regular S-class—we expect different headlights and additional brightwork, and it may be offered only with protective armor. The name draws on Mercedes-Benz history: The 600 "Grosser", a huge understated sedan loved by dignitaries and celebrities alike, was offered in a long-wheelbase 600 Pullman model.
Why It Matters: The next-generation S needs to reassert Mercedes-Benz's position as the manufacturer of the world's best luxury cars. Similarly, the Pullman must recapture ground the freshly killed Maybach brand lost to Rolls-Royce and Bentley.
Platform: The new Pullman will use the next-generation S-class platform, which itself will be slightly stretched compared to the current model's. The Pullman features a significantly longer wheelbase, entirely for the benefit of the rear passengers. Like the latest SL roadster, the next S-class and Pullman will make extensive use of aluminum and other lightweight materials. This will be a rear-wheel-drive platform, and while Mercedes' standard luxo-cruiser will be available with optional all-wheel drive, it's unlikely that the Pullman will be modified to offer four-wheel traction as well.
Thanks to: Car and Driver


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Assessment of Student Learning
University of Minnesota, Morris
DATE: March 27, 2008
SUBJECT: Assessment of Student Learning Committee Minutes
PRESENT: Jim Togeas (Chair), Donna Chollett, Michael O'Reilly, Mary Elizabeth Bezanson, Hsing-Wen
Hu, and Nancy Helsper
ABSENT: Therese Buchmiller, Tom Johnson, Abby Swafford and Chris Vinderslev
GUEST: Michael Korth
Minutes: taken by Linda Pederson
The meeting began at 8:00 AM in the Blue Stem Room. Togeas invited Michael Korth to participate in today's meeting, noting Korth is in charge of self-study.
ALSC Minutes, 02/28/08
Togeas asked for approval of the ASLC minutes dated February 28. Motion (O'Reilly, Bezanson) to approve the minutes; unanimously carried.
Campus-wide learning objectives
The ASLC received as an appendix a portion of the May 3, 2007 minutes of the University Senate in which the seven learning outcomes for Twin Cities' students was adopted. Togeas noted that the Senate simultaneously adopted seven student development outcomes and said that the questions before us are:
a) Should UMM adopt a set of campus-wide learning objectives or outcomes?
b) If the answer is yes, Togeas reviewed the following three options with the ASLC.
- Option 1) Adopt the outcomes of the University Senate as they stand.
- Option 2) Adopt a modified version of the Senate outcomes
- Option 3) Adopt a set of outcomes based on the learning objectives identified in the recent report to the HLC.
Discussion of campus-wide learning objectives included:
- Members agreed, if the outcomes are adopted, they should be connected to the UMM mission statement.
- A member noted that each discipline has objectives that go beyond the Senate learning objectives
- A member questioned if campus-wide learning objectives are separate from evaluation and assessment, and how do you demonstrate campus-wide learning objectives are being met?
Korth pointed out that:
1. If UMM adopts the Learning outcomes, we will have to address them.
2. The Curriculum Committee has addressed the Learning Outcomes, and has appointed a sub-committee to work on this issue.
Togeas said he met with the Interim Dean and asked if the ASLC should address the Learning Outcomes, and Guyotte said yes. Helsper suggested that both the Curriculum Committee and the ASLC should be involved. Togeas agreed to contact Lawrence and get answers back to the ASLC. Other comments included:
- We have evidence of assessing some of these outcomes. What more evidence do we want?
- We do assessment all the time, does administration make decisions based on the assessment.
- HLC is moving the target – they want assessment on all levels, not just student learning.
Togeas said if we are going to adopt the campus-wide learning outcomes, we need a statement indicating the reason why we are adopting it. A member commented that this is outside the role of the ASLC, "our role is assessing the outcomes, not our role to adopt the outcomes." Helsper suggested that the ASLC make a recommendation to the Curriculum Committee about adoption of the outcomes, and both the CC and ASLC could send it to Assembly, if approved. Togeas will contact Lawrence and Guyotte and inquire what the CC has done. Other comments included:
- A member noted that SCEP adopted the learning outcomes last year and wondered if SCEP has an assessment plan and has taken steps to implement it.
- It was noted that more should be added to the list of learning-outcomes, viz., addressing how to assess them.
- Togeas said assessment is already done on our campus, we have models and it would be appropriate to invite some of the disciplines that have strong assessment programs to tell us what they are doing.
- Assessment is already being done in disciplines. A member wondered how to connect it to GenEd
- A member asked if decisions have been made based on GenEd Assessment. Korth replied that assessment led to deleting the old general education computing requirement, although the decision is poorly documented.
Togeas said we are looking for a better rationale than the one in the minutes of the Faculty Consultative Committee. Discussion included:
- A member asked what are the channels through GER in disciplines? Who is responsible for this information if you want documentation, and said that there should be some entity that does this.
- Need a statement for GER showing how each course is assessed; a document would be produced showing how the course is assessed and problems solved
- Need to put structure into assessing General Education
Togeas said he would contact Guyotte and Lawrence about their discussion on campus-wide learning outcomes and report back to the ASLC.
The meeting adjourned at 9:00 AM


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Fight the New Drug Created by and for young adults.
Truth About Porn New site featuring academic research about the harmful effects of pornography.
Internet and Accountability Resources for home and as an accountability measure:
CovenantEyes (also provides free downloadable e-books on the brain science of porn addiction and on church-based action); CovenantEyes also sells Internet and accountability filters.
x3Watch.com programs for accountability partners; mobile-compatible.


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A Few Links
- Joel Pollak lost the election, but he keeps on fighting for the good guys. Take a look at his latest piece. (h/t WorldJewishDaily)
- Those who talk on cellphones in the synagogue should be peppersprayed, according to this cute video. I agree with the overall message despite the last line.
- Interesting paper on the Jewish presence on the Internet, which includes blogs. (h/t Hirhurim)
- According to statcounter, I got my 400,000th pageview recently since I started keeping records a little more than 5 years ago. I know it doesn't seem like much compared to some of the more popular blogs, but it does to me. Thanks to those who come here and read the blog.


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There are so many upsetting things going on in the news that I can't deal with them all, so instead I'll head off in another direction.
When I was a kid, I didn't understand some of the figures of speech or clichés people used. The most confusing for me was, "A stitch in time saves nine." I pictured this as somebody, most likely God, stitching His way through the Fabric of Time. I had no idea why He would stitch time and what effect those stitches would have in the world and what His stitching would save nine of. Nine seconds? Nine minutes? Nine people? I'd get overwhelmed from pondering this (much like the recent news), and I'd have to push it from my mind so I wouldn't go crazy.
It wasn't until I was much older, probably when I had to do some mending, that I figured out it meant something more mundane than God and time. If you get a little hole in the seam of your clothes and you sew it up right away with a little stitch, it saves you from having to sew up a lot because you let the hole get bigger because you're too lazy to nip it in the bud.
Another misunderstanding I had was the (incorrect) saying, "Don't kick a gift horse in the mouth." In my mind, a gift horse fell into the same category as the goose that laid the golden eggs. Somewhere out there was a horse that, when it opened its mouth, wrapped gifts came out. You wanted that horse to keep on giving gifts, didn't you? And if you kicked that horse in the mouth, it would quit giving you the gifts. So don't do it!
Again, in teenagerness or early adulthood, I got this one straightened out. It's really: "Don't look a gift horse in the mouth," of the "Beggars can't be choosers" variety of saying. A gift horse is a horse that somebody gives you for free. And people who understand about horses (which certainly wasn't me) know that you can tell how old a horse is by looking at his teeth and how worn down they are. If someone gives you a horse, don't bother to look at his teeth. You don't want to know.
The rest of these are things that other people said.
I shared a cubicle with a guy who would say, "If it was a snake, it would've kicked me." Love it!
A British guy I worked with, a supervisor of some sort but not mine, was talking to a group of us about some work-related matter, and he said, "That opens up a whole new can of beans." We laughed at him later, when he wasn't around.
Finally, a guy I worked with who was from Costa Rica had come to America not knowing much English. He said he learned English by reading the New York Times every day with a Spanish-English dictionary close by. His English was excellent by the time he had moved to California and started working where I did. One time, though, he needed to vent, and he did. Then he finished by saying, "There. I had to get that out of my chest."
All I could think of was that first main scene in the first Alien movie where the horrible alien beats its way out of the guy's chest, and I didn't want to laugh, because my co-worker was really a nice guy (not like the British supervisor, who was a pain in the neck), but oh my goodness!
What about you? What botched clichés or figures of speech have you said or heard?


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Sunday, July 25, 2010
Snow Angels Diorama Ornament
I used an ornament tin to alter, creating a winter diorama. The back is designer paper embossed with the Cuttlebug Snowflakes folder. Snow Angels image cut out and mounted to inside of tin. Hat and earmuffs were puffed out with Liquid Applique and Dazzling Diamonds. Snow is white Flower Soft with some glass pebbles on ground. Silver cording (can't see this in picture) and white organdy ribbon attached to hang from tree.
This idea is from the Cuttlebug Challenges blog. Thanks!!! I will be making a bunch of these.
13 comments:
- Sandee said...
Joanne this is so cute!!! Thanks so much for playing in our challenges today!!!
- July 25, 2010 at 1:19 PM
- Betty Wright said...
Oh, dear! There is that set again that keeps calling to me! Stunning diorama and the coloring is fabulous, Joanne! Beautifully done!
- July 25, 2010 at 4:16 PM
- Carol said...
This is SUPER cute!!!!
- July 25, 2010 at 5:17 PM
- Linda Monroe said...
This is darling! Love it!
- July 25, 2010 at 6:38 PM
- kristi said...
This is stinking cute. I think I will put pictures of my nephew in one.
- July 25, 2010 at 7:43 PM
- maryr917 said...
what a cute ornament joanne-love the stamp set-have to check out the cb challenge blog
- July 25, 2010 at 8:38 PM
- Francie G. said...
Joanne, this is fabulous! That image is just precious! Makes me smile!
- July 25, 2010 at 8:46 PM
- Bonnie McLain said...
Oh Joanne, thanks so much for playing in the challenges... I loved this challenge... but you have really created an adorable one.. .I love the little ones in there... so adorable..
I am trying to get back to normal now... what ever that is... and hopefully will be coming back soon... Love, Light and Peace...Bonnie
- July 26, 2010 at 3:16 AM
- Peggy said...
Absolutely adorable! Love your diorama!
- July 26, 2010 at 4:39 AM
- Wanda Cullen said...
This is so sweet, Joanne!! That image fits perfectly!
- July 26, 2010 at 11:28 AM
- Julia Aston said...
what a great winter scene inside your tin Joanne!
- July 26, 2010 at 1:03 PM
Your project is `fabulous`...
thanks for joining in with the cuttlebug challenges...great to see you there,
- July 28, 2010 at 4:25 AM
- Edna Morrisedie said...
I don't do snowman (it's 100 in the shade here in December), but this one really tickles my fancy, lots of fun, with the diorama and the little snow bits, looks great!
- July 30, 2010 at 6:19 AM


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Kirsti is here from America and it's bliss.....she's helping with the kids...she's enabling Rob and I to have a night out (Yo Sushi followed by phenomenal stand up at the Comedy Store as guests of Rufus Hound)....and best of all she just made me gooey butter cake. When I went to see the wonderful Poppymom last year, she introduced me to the St Louis speciality which is gooey butter cake. We went to a cafe that serves about 100 different kinds (sorry Pops, can't remember its name) and I brought a piece back for Kirsti and Terry.....and created a monster!
Kirsti found a recipe, has been making it ever since and brought the ingredients to make it with her in the suitcase.....
Because I'm lovely...I'll share it with you - it's been Anglicised but you need yellow cake mix - and not sure you can get that in the UK but it's worth trying to!!
1 (18.25-ounce) box yellow cake mix
1 egg
4oz (112.5g) butter, melted
1 8-oz (225g) package cream cheese, softened
2 eggs
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 16-oz (450g) box icing sugar
4oz (112.5g) butter, melted
Preheat oven to 350 degrees (180 degrees or gas mark 4). Lightly grease a 13x9x2-inch baking pan.
In a mixing bowl, combine cake mix, egg, and butter and mix well. Pat into the bottom of prepared pan and set aside. Using an electric mixer, beat cream cheese until smooth; add eggs and vanilla. Dump in icing sugar and beat well. Reduce speed of mixer and slowly pour in butter. Mix well.
Pour filling onto cake mixture and spread evenly. Bake for 40 to 50 minutes. Don't be afraid to make a judgment call on the cooking time, because oven temperatures can vary. You want the center to be a little gooey, so don't bake it past that point!
Remove from oven and allow to cool completely. Cut into squares. Just remember that these wonderful little cakes are very, very rich, and a little will go a long way!
She's right. It is rich....but we ate that chunk quite easily - couldn't even wait to take a picture.....it's sooooo delicious and I'll probably have to go to the gym for a month to work off the calories......


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Leafs Agree To Terms With Domiby Staff Writer / Toronto Maple Leafs
(August 5, 2004) -- John Ferguson, general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs, announced Friday that the club has signed unrestricted free agent forward Tie Domi to a two year contract. In keeping with club policy, terms of the contract were not disclosed.
Domi, 35, played 80 games for Toronto in 2003-04 collecting 20 points (seven goals, 13 assists) with 208 penalty minutes. He ranked sixth in the NHL in penalty minutes and led the team in the same category. He also finished second on the team in games played (tie). In 13 playoff games, he collected four points (two goals, two assists) with 41 penalty minutes. He finished first on the team during the playoffs in plus/minus (+4-tie), first in shots, first in penalty minutes and fifth in goals (tie).
The Windsor, Ontario product is currently the second longest serving member of the Maple Leafs (behind Mats Sundin) with 700 career games in a Toronto uniform. He ranks third in NHL history in penalty minutes and is the active league leader. His best season came in 2002-03 when he set career highs in goals (15) and points (29).
Domi has played 943 career NHL games for Toronto, Winnipeg and the New York Rangers collecting 229 points (99 goals, 130 assists) with 3406 penalty minutes. In 98 career NHL playoff games he has 19 points (seven goals, 12 assists) with 238 penalty minutes. He was originally Toronto's second choice, 27th overall in the 1988 Entry Draft.


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A great, pull-no-punches article about the format change of 95.7:
CUCKOO EDMONTON RADIO: Ah, Juicy Fruit
By Mike Ross
The gut reaction to listening to the radio station formerly known as the Sound – which relaunched Monday as Lite 95.7 – is to re-enact a scene from One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.
It's the part where Jack Nicholson's character McMurphy tries to strangle the evil Nurse Ratched after she goaded a teenage boy into committing suicide. So they give him a lobotomy. The Chief sees what they did to his best buddy, and is unable to bear the thought of Mac living without frontal lobes, personality or identity in a hellish mental hospital for the rest of his life. So the Chief smothers his friend to death with a pillow before smashing a giant sink through the window and running free into the night – probably to a beautiful fantasy world where the radio dial is full of stations just like CKUA and CBC and CJSR.
Yes, listening to Lite 95.7 is exactly like that.
The Sound has been wiped clean. The last few months must've been some wonderful, bizarre dream where Alanis Morissette lived in the same Old Apartment as Beck and Stevie Ray Vaughan in the '90s at 9. Now it's time to wake up and get back to work because Lite 95.7 is our "At Work Station." I hate Mondays.
There's some bad news for all those Sound supporters who came out of the woodwork: Nothing is going to change. Thanks for all your letters, but where were all you people before? Give your flowers to the living, why don't you? Too late.
"Well, I did," pipes in local radiohead Sheena Millar. She was so pissed when her favourite radio station died that she wrote a letter to the station's head office, Harvard Broadcasting. It expresses deep disappointment in losing "one of the most original radio stations this city had" and ends with a plea to "reconsider." Never happen. The switch was a "business decision," which always sounds lame until you realize how many people's livelihoods depend on business decisions. The Sound wasn't getting big money for ads (with a sad 0.8 rating), and something had to be done or a lot of people might've lost their jobs. That is, unless Harvard had been willing to invest a little more money and a little more time for cool radio in Edmonton. But they obviously weren't. So when EZ Rock flipped to Virgin, there was a hole in the Edmonton light rock market – which is where the light rock market should be, frankly – and Harvard rushed to fill it. Done deal. Plus they still have this weird thing in their license that says they have to play a certain percentage of blues and/or jazz. Michael Buble is of course perfect: Fulfils genre, Lite Rock mandate and Canadian content in one maudlin burst of schwing.
We reached what we hoped would be a disgruntled former Sound announcer who was "let go" after the switch. The person didn't sound angry: "I was shocked. I thought they would've given it more time. But I understand. It was a business decision. Shit happens."
Millar knows Harvard won't budge, but she hopes that maybe one of the other stations will get inspired by the outrage of her and other former Sound Supporters – whom she describes as people who WANT to listen to commercial radio but generally don't because there's usually nothing good on (same can be said for TV) – and "pick up the ball." She agrees that a radio station can be more than a mere jukebox, that it can turn into a more personal relationship. When one gets into the zen of listening for long periods of time, while studying, say, or making out, a good radio station can to take on a parental, almost God-like role: They're talking to YOU. They're picking music they think YOU would like. They're playing songs YOU lost your virginity to.
Millar joined a new Facebook group: Edmonton Needs a Decent Radio Station. It'll have to be one we already have. The Edmonton radio dial is full. No more new stations, for now.
I listened to about two hours of the new Lite 95.7 morning show the other day with the husband-and-wife tag team of Jamie and Dan, and it wasn't COMPLETELY horrible. The hosts were charming and mildly witty in the manner of mid-morning talk shows. They played Tainted Love, talked about how Jamie doesn't like moustaches and then made a bit of fun of Matthew McConaughey. She loves him. He doesn't. Oh, the matrimonial hilarity we're in for! They played The Climb by Miley Cyrus, after which Jamie noted that the song is inspirational to people going through "stuff." They gave a plug for Lite 95.7's "secret santas," who had been roaming around town giving away money during the audio lobotomy process over the weekend (72 hours of Christmas music). Then they played Daughters by John Mayer. That song gets me misty every time. They played Taylor Swift and LeAnn Rimes and Michael Jackson, then some old-time swing ballad I've heard a million times before. They played Shania Twain. As the morning show drifted off, they played a non-stop block of 95.7 minutes of something. I'm just going to go ahead and call it "SHIT," OK?
Pass the pillow.
(In addition to CKUA and CBC and CJSR, the Chief would probably listen to Edmonton's aboriginal station CFWE 98.5 FM, too. Great station. Very interesting. We'll get to them on another date.)
source: http://www.gigcity.ca/2011/03/30/cuckoo-edmonton-radio-ah-juicy-fruit/
source: http://www.gigcity.ca/2011/03/30/cuckoo-edmonton-radio-ah-juicy-fruit/


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'Tony Hawk Pro Skater 3' Is On Its Way To Stores!
by Rainier on March 15, 2002 @ 9:35 p.m. PST | Filed under News
Activision announced today that it has shipped Tony Hawk Pro Skater 3 for the Xbox and Gameboy Advance to stores (make sure to call ahead to see if its in stock). "Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 for Xbox has great new features including an exclusive level, enhanced graphics, and multiplayer support that allows up to four friends to hang out and compete against each other via System Link," said Larry Goldberg, executive vice president, Activision Worldwide Studios. "The Game Boy Advance version marks the first time the Create-A-Skater feature has ever been brought to the handheld system, and gamers can now play with up to three of their buddies with the Game Link Cable."


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Oxford's Peter Atkins has attempted to address this issue. "If we are to be honest," he argues, "then we have to accept that science will be able to claim complete success only if it achieves what many might think impossible: accounting for the emergence of everything from absolutely nothing." Atkins does not seem to recognize that when the human mind encounters the thesis that something has emerged from nothing, it is not encountering a question to which any coherent answer exists. His confidence that a scientific answer must nonetheless be forthcoming needs to be assessed in other terms, possibly those involving clinical self-delusion." (p. 95-96)I'm not worried about self-delusion as much as the mumbo-jumbo that may ensue.
Saturday, July 19, 2008
Berlinski: Creation of everything out of nothing - a clinical level of self-delusion?
In The Devil's Delusion: Atheism and Its Scientific Pretensions, agnostic mathematician David Berlinski offers, with regard to the idea that everything came into being from nothing (creation ex nihilo), without any God:
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Gorgeous kah? nak tahu, sila lawat. thanks sebab sudi tagged I. tapi, panjang benor jawapan yang kena bagi. This is the question, Once you've been tagged, you are supposed to write a note with 23 random things, facts, habits, or goals about you.
23. banyak banyak. I'll think about it this whole day..hehe..excited pulak
so kawan-kawan yang teruja jugak nak tau random facts about me, stay tunned. ( ada ka yang nak baca nanti? ) huu..
will post it by tomorow. depends on the uspot.


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This will be just quick update of my recent looks:
My yesterday's look was blue, and done with Sugarpill Starling and Magpie:
(Noodles don't quite suit me :P )
And my today's tropic look with Ben Nye:
Amazing Pictures Photos
This will be just quick update of my recent looks:
.. as you can see, I am!
I'm so sorry I haven't updated in a while, I've been afwully busy and all :S
Buuuuut anyway, last saturday was Ropecon, Finland's biggest roleplay convention, and this year I decided to be a cyborgzombiethingie. Here's my makeup test run from friday:


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"The Office" alum Rashida Jones has joined the cast of NBC's "don't-call-it-an-'Office'-spinoff" comedy starring Amy Poehler.
NBC and producers continue to keep a tight lid on the Poehler sitcom, but some details are starting to emerge. Jones is set to play Ann Logan, a nurse whose boyfriend has a strange injury. It's that injury that leads Jones' character into the world populated by Poehler and Aziz Ansari (who was the first thesp attached to the project, back when it was still, indeed, an "Office" spinoff).
Although rumors that Jones would be a part of the show had been flying for months, the net hadn't confirmed her casting until now.
For Jones, it's a reunion with "Office" exec producers Greg Daniels and Mike Schur, who are also creating the new Poehler skein. Thesp played Karen Filippelli, the love interest of Jim (John Krasinski), on season three of "The Office."
"For my money, there's no more emotionally intelligent, cerebral comedy writers in TV than Mike and Greg," Jones said. "There's something about the way they capture the complexity and awkwardness of human dynamics that's so relatable yet so unique."
Jones said she's been told not to reveal too much about the show — and that Daniels and Schur have even been tight-lipped in giving her information.
"What I don't know, I still trust in these guys so much," she said.
Schur called Jones "funny, talented and beautiful."
"She is perfect for this new show, which — just to remind everyone — is not a spinoff of 'The Office,' " he said. "It is a spinoff of 'MASH' called 'Seinfeld II.' "
Producers haven't yet set a shoot date for the first episode, but Jones said she expected to report to work sometime in early 2009. NBC has said the Poehler skein will be ready by spring, but there's no definite date lined up yet — and the skein could be pushed to fall.
In the meantime, Jones is expected to appear on at least one episode of "The Office" this season.
The actress will next be seen in the feature "I Love You, Man," alongside Paul Rudd and Jason Segel. She's also in the upcoming indies "Life in Flight" and "Brief Interviews With Hideous Men."
Daniels, Schur and Howard Klein are set to exec produce the Poehler project, which comes from Universal Media Studios.


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Monday, August 17, 2009
i need to remember this
Secondly, I'm about to have a bit of a rant/complaint/pity party, so if you're the sort of person who doesn't need more negativity in their life, please don't read this entry. I get it-- I'm a complainer, and it gets annoying. I'm trying to work on it, but today's not the day for self improvement.
If, however, you are in the sticky and anxious throes of motherhood and could use some fellow feeling, please read on.
Because I need to remember this.
Motherhood is wonderful, resplendent, joyous, full of beauty and wonder and awe and happiness and pride and amazement and warm fuzzies in happy koala bear rainbow land where marshmallows and fifty-dollar-bills rain from the sky. And I'm thankful to be a mother, and I'm grateful to have such healthy, happy, unblemished children. I'm also actively appreciative of my awesome husband, strong marriage, supportive family, amazing house, and generally kickass life.
When your kids are small, motherhood is also a lot like a heavy blanket. You're pretty sure you want it, you get it, you get wrapped up in it and go to sleep happy and warm. And then you wake up covered in sweat and feeling suffocated with a heat rash on your thighs, but you can't kick the blanket off. You can't even stick a foot out. You're just stuck with it, stuck under a heavy blanket.
Mothering two small children is HARD. It's so much harder than I thought it would be, so much harder than the books ever described. I see my friends with only one child right now, and I am jealous. Seriously, I get jealous when I think of how easy it would be to just have the Biscuit, to get to spend all this time focusing on her and doing fun things with her and being a better mother to her. I feel guilty because t.rex is so demanding, physically and emotionally, and I can't just spend all day at the playground or movie theater, doing things that are fun and easy with a 3-year-old but impossible with a 9-month-old strapped to my chest.
In fact, if t.rex wasn't so cute and affable and generally loveable, I would probably regret having two kids. I don't think I'm very good at mothering them both. I meet all their needs, but I never feel like there is enough of me to go around. When we're at home and we don't have plans, I can't freakin' stand myself. I'm anxious, petty, controlling, resentful, and trapped in mind-boggling and useless inertia. My house is a pit. I'm in mismatched pajamas, covered in sweat, with my hair in a bun and wearing smudged glasses. My kitchen is a wreck from failed dinner last night. There are spilled grits everywhere and stuck to my feet.
And I don't care.
I finally got my teething, growth-spurting, sniffling baby down to nap. And then he woke up and cried, so I ground my teeth and stuck out my jaw and stubbornly walked back upstairs to nurse him back to sleep again, reading Middlemarch over his head and wishing I could take a nap and/or run away to Paris. Then, instead of spending quality time with the Biscuit, I put Aladdin in the VCR for her and came downstairs to negatively vent my dissatisfaction with myself onto my blog for reasons that I don't really understand. And I hate that. It makes me dislike myself.
So why am I doing it? Maybe because I read this or this or this and thought, HOLY CRAP, THAT'S ME, I'M NOT ALONE, THIS REALLY DOES SUCK.
And part of it is that one day, I'm probably going to think, "Aw, let's have another baby!", and I want Dr. Krog to march me over to my laptop and show me this post and say, "Do you really want that? Do you want to lose yourself for two years, never get enough sleep, pile on more guilt, gain weight, and generally feel like you're nothing but a vessel, serf and a vending machine?"
And I'd be like, "No, let's get a puppy."
I have this horrible and/or wonderful gift/flaw. I forget how bad things were. All the horrible things that have happened to me in my life-- I just forget. There weren't a lot of horrible things, not compared to some folks, but there have been instances of depression, abuse, stalking. I was suicidal, at one point, but I remember that like it was a chapter from The Awakening, like it was someone else's story. Right now, I'm actually pretty happy on a moment-to-moment basis. But I need to remember how hard this time is for me, how hard it is for me to give and give, to sacrifice myself and my time and my needs.
And I know that it's only a phase, that it's hardest right now, with a toddler and an infant. I know that things will change, even when Biscuit's school starts in a few weeks and gives me some breathing room. I know that siblings are a gift to each other. But it doesn't change how I feel right now, stuck to this couch with inertia, in tears. There are so many things I want to do, and I can't do any of them. I don't feel like myself. I desperately need more than the 4 hours of sleep I got last night. And I need to get the grits off my feet.
I don't know if I'll post this, or if I'll post it and redact it. I don't know which would be worse: getting comments with annoying, "suck it up" flack or comments with heartfelt pity and encouragement. I just know that I need to get it out. Like when I'm drunk, and I know that as horrible as it is to puke, I'll feel so much better after I puke, so I go to the bathroom and stick my finger down my throat until I'm empty. That hasn't happened in-- what? five years? But I know that there is a time to purge and move on.
Life is good. Now is hard. I need to remember this.
15 comments:
- Virginia Valerie said...
don't erase your post! And thanks for the candor.
If it does help you feel better about not paying enough attention to the biscuit, I thank my parents' lack of attention for the wonderful sense of independence i now have and self confidence in my ability to do things and figure out things on my own. did that help? Prolly not...
Cupcakes and margaritas?
Love you Honey!
- August 17, 2009 at 10:42 AM
- delilah, the unruly helpmeet said...
1. Thanks to Val, Dr. Krog, and Ericka for making me feel a lot better.
2. I appear to be Australian, in that I get depressed every summer instead of every winter. I just checked through my blog, and I was depressed this time last year, too. I need to be more aware of that.
3. Screw it, man. I'm getting out of the house.
- August 17, 2009 at 12:08 PM
- Jennifer said...
I totally get it. It is hard to put the feelings into words. Lots of guilt for even voicing it and for that reason I have trouble talking about it. It does help to know that others do feel the same way - sometimes I see moms that seem to handle 2 or more kids so well and I am jealous and wonder if I'm the only one in the world who thinks it is so hard. Anyway, two kids threw me off big time and I have felt that same 1 child envy and how I could be a better mother if I just had one etc. I think it gets easier eventually and gradually to where one day you'll forget what it was like and actually think that you miss these days (but teleport yourself back to them and how much would you really?). Let's get together for another park playdate soon!
- August 17, 2009 at 2:35 PM
I wish I had had this blog to read when I was going through this. I really felt so horrible about myself all the time. I had so much guilt. Now I realize how tired I was and overwhelmed, and that everyone goes through this. At the time it was awful. It does get better though. Well, actually, it becomes different, but that may be enough. :-) Keep you chin up!
- August 17, 2009 at 4:23 PM
*hugs* We ALL have days like that. It's fine to vent.
- August 17, 2009 at 4:25 PM
- Ash said...
I feel like you do most days, and I only have ONE teething, growth-spurting baby.
- August 17, 2009 at 4:31 PM
- laterg8r said...
totally get it - i have 3 (8mths, 3 and 4 years old)
- August 17, 2009 at 6:42 PM
i hope your turkey sammich & jump on the trampoline helped, little one. I have such strong feelings of helplessness & guilt that I want to save you all the time. Your feelings are certainly validated...3 hours with them was rough for me! Never forget what a strong, amazing and fantastic woman you are. It will be OK.
- August 17, 2009 at 7:18 PM
- MamaBear said...
You are so not alone in how you feel D. We've all been through it in one way or another. It's hard being a mommy, in some ways I think harder than being a daddy. Our kids depend on us in a way that is separate from their pops! You are doing a great job with the biscuit and trex and they will be no worse for the wear.
- August 18, 2009 at 9:05 AM
- Caroline D. said...
- August 18, 2009 at 9:31 AM
- M family said...
I guess your post really impacted me last night, hitting home with my own life and feelings, that I was dreaming about us living together in one big house. As with most dreams I already forgot most details, but I remember that you were getting ready to go out on town in a light purple tube top! So, see, life can be worse :)
- August 18, 2009 at 10:02 AM
- Motherhood Uncensored said...
Now IS hard. And it's hard to remember that it won't be as hard when you're not wiping butts and putting on shoes and buckling them in and out of cars and making snacks 400 hours a day.
And I know I'll miss it. I already miss parts of it.
But damn. NOW IS HARD.
- August 18, 2009 at 11:04 AM
- Motherhood Uncensored said...
Damn. Did my comment get eaten?
Well, I'll paraphrase.
- August 18, 2009 at 11:04 AM
- Sybil said...
I humbly suggest that your last line be re-written to say "Life is good. Now is hard. IT WILL GET BETTER. I need to remember this."
Hang in there mama!
- August 21, 2009 at 12:16 AM
- veganf said...
I think you've well articulated how difficult and lonely it sometimes feels to be a mother of young children. Most of us reach this mindset throughout the journey. It comes and goes. Recognizing it is key IMO to accepting the role you've been dealt for this portion of your life. I try to find my Zen and let stuff slide off my back, knowing I'll get to do something for ME in I dunno, 10 years or so? LOL
- August 30, 2009 at 8:28 AM


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Challenge: Any obstacle that stands in your way, and the attempt to get through or past it makes you a better person or family.
You can look it up at dictionary.com and get a little different definition, yet the bottom line is what I have written above. You can walk away from challenges, yet that would mean defeat, and cause apathy.
Apathy results in loss of confidence and confidence. It lowers morale. While other people can act as challenges, such as a ruthless boss or an ungrateful son or a nagging wife, how you react can define you as a person.
If you respond poorly to challenges, then they defeat you. If you respond by using the virtues of the family as I wrote about here, then you will make yourself and your family better. In this, a good response to a challenge helps you to make the world a better place in a small yet important way.
Sunday, July 17, 2011
What is challenge?
The Bible says that an ungrateful child is like a serpant's tooth, but a nagging and ungrateful wife is ever so much sharper than that." Stephen King in "1922." Every single one of us has faced challenges in his or her life. In face, life itself is a challenge. So how, then, would you define challenge?
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By Sebastien Nkoa, economist and banker:
The fourteenth UN conference on trade and development known as UNCTAD 14, which is taking place in Nairobi 17-22 July 2016, was preceded by a CSO (Civil Society Organization) Forum the week before the conference. During that CSO Forum, time was taken to reflect upon the real meaning and actual need of UNCTAD. According to the majority of representatives, priorities and means of implementation of UNCTAD should be reshuffled; otherwise there is a risk of losing the opportunity to tackle development as it should be done and by this to help achieve the Addis Ababa Action Agenda. Referring to the Declaration of Civil Society to UNCTAD 14 issued on 18 July 2016, let's make a survey of some key points of CSO concerns.
The crucial role of UNCTAD was established 50 years ago when it was settled to be a platform for "thought and action on broad issues of trade and development explicitly formulated around the challenges and perspectives of the vulnerable and marginalized majority of nations within the international system, and the people in them." This noble vision of the platform has gone a long way so far, and it is laudable to notice that that mission and vision carried the platform beyond advocacy work for only developing countries. All countries all over the world today benefit from the platform and the most recent intervention of the platform was its action to spot the last global financial crisis before it happened. Structural issues such as structural debt, inequalities, sovereign debt restructuring, illicit financial flows, mining irregularities and so forth have been at the center of debates since.
Unfortunately UNCTAD suffers from fundamental changes of focus that need to be addressed these days if the original goals of the platforms are to be reached. The first one of the key issues to be addressed is the responsibility to the many countries that need the services of UNCTAD regarding the evolution and management of globalization as well as interdependence of trade, finance, investment and technology as they affect the growth and development prospects of developing countries. Indeed most of the developing countries for the last couple of decades have strengthened economic structures inherited from colonial masters. Unfortunately they have few structures to transform their resources as well as their products. Here UNCTAD should continue its mediating role to help developing countries have a voice in international marketplace.
The second point we want to mention here is the major role UNCTAD should play on curbing tax evasion and avoidance and illicit financial flows, including in commodities markets and through investment policies. As was already introduced during FfD (Financing for Development) Forum in Addis Ababa, tax avoidance and other misbehaviors in international fiscal policies are a big blow to developing countries which own resources but lose, through tax evasion and avoidance, revenues they could make from the trade of those resources. Billions of US dollars could be recovered and used to finance development of third world through clean, just, and clear mechanisms and this should be done under the auspices of the United Nations. Once again as was discussed in Addis Ababa, alternative and development-oriented methodology on debt sustainability analysis and national vulture funds legislation should be supported by UNCTAD. In this line the UNCTAD Road Map and Guide to Sovereign Debt Workout should be made known and explained and assistance given for understanding by Member States. Developing countries are under the heavy burden of unjust debt which swallows huge amounts of their budgets, depriving important sectors like health, education, infrastructure, and gender equality from investments that can change lives of billions of people living under poverty.
For these elements to be implemented, research and policy analysis, including positive and negative impacts of trade rules on international and regional development strategies, and on the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals, are needed independently of the World Trade Organization which does not share the development mission of UNCTAD. The Trade and Development Report is one of the outlets that UNCTAD should use for such analysis. In this regard the role of the private sector should be monitored by UNCTAD especially on mobilization of domestic resources, fiscal and debt sustainability, human rights, and climate change. The current economic model that allows multinationals to take advantage of weak rule of law in many countries in order to exploit cheap labour opportunities should be one of the major concerns of UNCTAD in order to regulate actions of those multinationals. It will be important not to leave aside transfer of technology since it is an essential element enabling sustainable development in developing countries. UNCTAD should support it as well as it supports capacity-building programs especially of small and medium-sized enterprises with the right information on policies and benefits at the grassroots level. All this combined with access to finance for marginalized categories can be another priority of this UNCTAD Conference in Nairobi.
These are a few of the issues which are worth being followed closely during the current UNCTAD Conference since our world is at the edge of major changes that are coming just after one of the most important financial and economic crises the world has gone through and at the trade and commercial conventions which will shape the future of our planet. CSOs have understood the importance of the fight, not for minority selfish interest but for the common good of our planet and its inhabitants.
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This life is so weird and stressful. Bagi aku, punchline duit tak menjamin kebahagiaan tu dah expired. The world that we are living today needs money to stay alive, i mean a proper life.
Rich people forever stands rich and the poor remains in the same shoe.
Kadang kadang--
Rasa tak adil dunia ni.
But I can't argue anything because I know He did this for a purpose. Life is so unpredictable.Sigh.


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Accra, April 22, GNA – Outstanding entrepreneurs have been penciled to receive awards at the fourth edition of UT Bank Ghana Entrepreneur Awards 2013, slated for the State Banquet Hall on Friday April 25.
It is on the theme: Public and Private Sector Partnership, the key to National Development.
A statement issued in Accra, Mr Sam Ato Gaisie, Founder and President of Entrepreneurs Foundation of Ghana (EFG), said the key objective of the award is to recognise outstanding entrepreneurs, who continue to contribute towards national development through spurring job creation and have distinguished themselves as role models for the next generation of entrepreneurs.
The event will be addressed by Mr Ken Ashigbey, Managing Director, Graphic Communications Group Limited, as Guest Speaker with Mr Johnson Adasi, Director in Charge of Industry, Ministry of Trade and Industry as Guest of Honour representing the sector Minister.
Mr Rashid Pelpuo, Minister of State at the Presidency in Charge of Public-Private Partnership, will be the Special Guest of Honour representing President John Dramani Mahama.
Mr Gaisie said despite the number of critical challenges that many businesses face, which could restrict growth and slow down the progress of poverty alleviation and development, some have braced the storm, hence the importance to duly recognise such entities so that they know that their contributions are not futile.
According to the award committee, the awards criteria included entrepreneurial spirit, vision and innovation, financial growth and sustainability, personal integrity, strategic marketing involvement and corporate social responsibility.
However categories to award include: Entrepreneur of the Year 2013, Liftetme Entrepreneur, International Entrepreneur, Most Promising Entrepreneur, Woman Entrepreneur and Young and Emerging Entrepreneur.
Christopher Thornely, Canadian High Commissioner, Jeanette Ndhlovu, South African High Commissioner and Shri Ajaneesh Kumar, Deputy Indian High Commissioner will grace the event.
Other dignitaries will include ,Mr Peter Trenchard, Director of the Economic Growth Office USAID, Ghana, Mr Gao Wenzhi, Economic and Commercial Counsellor, Chinese Embassy, Ms C. Patricia Alsup, Deputy Chief of Mission, US Embassy, Mrs Caron Rohsler ,Chargee d Affaires, UK High Commission and Mr William Gibaud, Head of UK Trade and Investment.
Many Captains of industry in Ghana will also be present. The Ghana Entrepreneur Award is an initiative of EFG and endorsed by the Ministries of Trade and Industry and Finance and partnered by Ghana Chamber of Commerce and Industry, American Chamber of Commerce, Ghana, Ghanaian German Economic Association and Canadian Chamber of Commerce, Ghana.
The event is under the headline sponsorship of UT Bank Ghana Limited, with support from CDH Financial Holdings, Global Access Savings and Loans ltd, Delta Airline, Afrodan Ltd, Cave and Gardens, Daily Graphic, Business and Financial Times, CCTV Africa and Vox Africa. London.
Other partners include Ghana Business and Finance Magazine, Agoo Magazine, Entrepreneur Magazine, Businessworld and Gilbeys Gin.
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Cartoons Exhibition by Keshav
Event Details: Cartoons Exhibition by Keshav. Indian Institute of Cartoonists is organising an exhibition of cartoons by Keshav, Staff cartoonist, The Hindu.
Event Date: Sep 05 - Sep 19Daily
Event Genre: BOOKS & EXHIBITIONS
Event Venue: Indian Cartoon Gallery, BANGALORE
Film fest Dresden - International Short Film Festival
Event Details: Filmfest Dresden - International Short Film Festival. Max Mueller Bhavan Mumbai is happy to announce a selection of international short films. The programme has been curated by Robin Mallick, director...
Event Date: Sep 19 Saturday
Event Genre: FILM FESTIVAL
Event Venue: Max Muller Bhavan, BANGALORE
An Odyssey Beyond - Paintings Exhibition
Event Details: An Odyssey Beyond - Exhibition of paintings by Ananya Banerjee and Debjani Datta from Mumbai.All works are on canvas using various mediums like oil, other mix media. Each artist seeks a harmony with her...
Event Date: Sep 16 - Sep 20 Daily
Event Genre: PAINTING EXHIBITION
Event Venue: Renaissance Gallerie, BANGALORE
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Because of the Pleasure of Finding Things Out, a title I borrowed from a book written by physicist Richard Feynman. The photo you see here accompanied that post. As I wrote then, finding things out about Catholicism is a pleasure for me.
It was probably late 2007 when I discovered Google Books. There you will find previews of books, what they call "snippet views" or "limited previews" that have a clock running on them (I guess?) and missing pages. But there is also a category called "full view." I really liked that because I could read the whole book for free!
That and the fact that I'm frugal (cheap, broke, or stingy depending on who I'm dealing with). I hear Kindle is great and there is even an i-Phone Kindle application too. But I have neither device, so they might as well not exist. I also don't have an unlimited budget for buying books either (stingy, er, frugal) whether hardbound, paperbound, or electronic.
To make a long story short, I noticed that I could "add" books to an electronic shelf over at Google Books. So I starting building it and promptly named it the YIM Catholic Bookshelf. I sent the link to Webster and in a split second, he put it in the sidebar as a "value-added" resource for those who happen to stop by our humble blog.
Here are a couple of things to share about the Bookshelf:
A) Only books available in "full view," with every single page available for you to read, will ever rest on our shelf. So far there are over 300 volumes awaiting your perusal. And I am constantly adding to it as well (like just now during my lunch break).
B) The "library" is fully searchable. This is a handy feature that I used when I was doing the Divine Mercy Novena posts. Want to know about purgatory? Plug the word in the "search my library" box under the portrait of our patron, St. Joan of Arc, and instantly 60 books appear with a reference to "purgatory." Within each book there may be as few as one citation or as many as 40 in any given volume. Give it a try!
C) You can search for a person, a place, or a thing in the entire library as well as individually in any single volume. Interested in converting to Catholicism? Search "Catholic converts" and thirty (count 'em, 30!) volumes will pop up. Or maybe you are interested in the Rosary (40 volumes!), Augustine, Belloc, Baring, Benson, or Chesterton—all the way to Utopia. All points in between are at your disposal as well. Come and see! Just click on the portrait of Our Lord on the sidebar and find a comfy chair.
D) For the books that are no longer protected by copyright, you can click the "view plain text" button on any volume and cut and paste passages into your posts, e-mails, love letters, etc. Just don't forget your footnotes! You can also send a link to the the book, page, and even an exact paragraph of any book on the shelf to anyone with an e-mail address. Send it to someone around the world at the speed of light. Just fasten your seatbelt first!
Which leaves me wondering: What if there had been Google Books when I was going to college? Sheesh! And note this: I haven't read every book that sits on the shelf. But I intend to spend a lifetime trying. And you can join me too, because at the YIM Catholic Bookshelf, the light is always on and we never charge "over-due" fees.
Now, if I could just figure out how to put a free Starbucks in here, it would almost be heaven.


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Where Does Your Story Begin???
In one of my episodes on my Power & Might Facebook Page, I talked about what comics can do to inspire others to get in shape and build on ideas of using stories as certain aspects of motivation. Here's a piece of what was in that VideoCast.....
Every comic regardless of character, scene, situation & dialogue/monologue start somewhere and in order to get your mind wrapped into the story, it'll hit you at the beginning. Some stories might hit you more in the middle because of the slow process or the story just isn't getting anywhere until the middle act comes but if it captivates you from the very beginning, that's something to look forward to.
Every person has a story that began somewhere in time. Some people's story don't start until they reach a certain age or a milestone in their life. Maybe they're story really begins after hitting rock bottom or their journey from rock bottom you can never truly know until it happens. That's what happens for newbies in fitness as well; they have a starting point and the first chapter of their story or journey starts off low and slowly but surely begin to rise and tell a tale that builds up to climatic ending. Some journeys begin at a higher and faster pace so the observer has to keep up otherwise if they blink they'll miss something.
My journey into full-time fitness began after being in the gym for over 2 years and when I broke my legs. The hard fought road to recovery and what I put myself through to get where I wanted to be. I struggled just doing 3 exercises the first month I started walking again. Self-Rehabbing was a pain in the ass in itself but as hard as it was, I was passionate and full of fire to get passed it and make something of myself. My story still keeps hitting twists, turns and cliffhangers to this very day because even I never really know what chapter of the story comes next. That's the beauty of a good mystery, the anticipation and the build up, never knowing what's going to happen next.
A story is not written just by failures, victories, trials & tribulations; it's written by what you bring to the very moments that are worth reading about and consistently taking it one step at a time and tapping into your own mysteries, finding that big plot twist that's been building for a long time. We all start somewhere and you can build your own fitness journey by creating building blocks; a foundation if you will from your starting point to being able to do things you never thought were possible. That's the biggest plot twist of all in your fitness journey. It's not how much better you are from others but what made you better as time goes on and marking little details that lead to your biggest and most shocking twist by that end of your story.
Wherever you are in your story, make the most of it and let people see with their own eyes the journey you have made and getting to the best parts where you made the story come alive and learn things and do things you nor anyone else ever expected. Your START is what will make your story the best you can make it or it will become something you might need to change along the way to make it the biggest best-seller of your own actions.


text: I'm writing this a little early as we are leaving the ship today and I'm not sure if we will have Wi-Fi at our hotel in Paris. Today we traveled to the city of Dijon and after that we travel on the TGV to Paris. I understand this bullet train reaches speeds of close to 190 miles an hour and that is nice because it puts us in Paris early enough to really have some sightseeing time before dinner and after as well.