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At the end of November we will be hosting our first and very fabulous GHP2012 Business Growth Event. Take an afternoon out of your business to invest in yourself this month. Come along to meet the team and LOTS of other business owners, learn oodles of helpful stuff, promote your business and get a fresh perspective on promotion and growth.
Starting at 1pm in the afternoon, you will be welcomed by Mia and the GHP team, with a brew and light refreshments. As long as we know you're coming along (there is a simple registration form HERE) we will make sure everyone there knows who you are and what your business offers – without you having to stand up and 'pitch' or swap business cards.
Then, from around 2pm we have a great line-up of 6 experienced speakers, eager to share their nuggets of wisdom with you:
- Learn how to build your own opted-in database and develop an effective direct marketing campaign, simply and legally;
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With bin Laden death, Middle East stocks may rise;
Investors focus on risk & opportunity after 'Arab spring' awakenings*
Syrian army braced for 'day of defiance'*
France Expels 14 Libyan Officials*
Pancho Villa relative Mexico's newest cop*
Investigators find black box from Air France crash*
flashback: air france flight 447: little hope, lost, lightning?*
Mummified body of actress/playmate Yvette Vickers found in cali home*
William Campbell, 'Star Trek' Klingon, Dies 87*
Jackie Cooper, Legendary 'Our Gang' & 'Superman' actor, Dies 88*
obama: 'I've never seen devastation like this'
(yeah, and the tornado damage is pretty bad, too)*
Classified Documents on the Rise Despite Obama Talk of Transparency*
Three Convicted in Terror-Related Cases Later Granted U.S. Citizenship by Obama Admin*
Outsider hired for Obama speeches, at taxpayer expense*
Huh? Fox stages fake debate between Ron Paul, Obama impersonator*
oregon oddities:
Portland Back In Terrorism Task Force With Some Reservations*
Oregon football's Kiko Alonso arrested, charged with burglary*
police state int'l:
Rihanna Put Through Naked Body Scanner In Show Of Power*
video: dhs & cops Attack WIU Students G20-Style*
florida Senate Sneaks RFID Drivers License, Internet ID into Transportation Bill*
video: Media Terrorists At CBS Spread 'soft target' threataganda*
Blackwater's New Ethics Chief: John Ashcroft*
video satire: Predator Drone Court-Martialed For Afghani Civilian Deaths*
Two More Merc Firms Get Big Iraq Contracts*
audio satire: Friendly Dragon Added To U.S. Arsenal*
wv worry:
State Officials Fume as Obama Scrutinizes Mining Permits*
video: wrongful Arrest in parkersburg*
Shepherdstown Battlefield to be studied by National Park service*
Thursday, May 05, 2011
5/5 newspurge: helplessness blues
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(HockeyStL) -- The Blues might have a commanding 2-0 series lead in the first round of the playoffs over the defending Stanley Cup champions but they know full well this thing is far from over.
"They can just as easily grab the momentum back by winning one and getting a second one and tying the series up," defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk said. "Not that we don't feel in control but we can't rest on the fact we're up two games to nothing."
The Kings find themselves in a very different situation compared to a year ago. Last postseason, Los Angeles never trailed in a series. But not only that, it was up 3-0 on every single opponent on the way to its first ever Stanley Cup.
So now that the Kings have their backs against the wall, Blues players know they'll have an extreme sense of urgency.
"It's kind of that leave it all out there type of mentality. They know if they go down three nothing that's a hard hole to dig yourselves out of," Shattenkirk said. "Desperate teams are the most dangerous because they're hungry and they're not going to stop for a full 60 minutes or however long it takes."
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Yesterday we voted for our Wearable Arts theme. After quite a process we have a topic.......
It is DREAMS!
Today Lachie and Michael went around classes to ask this question:
"What do you first think of when we say the word - dreams?"
Here are the teacher's responses:
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Tuesday= Crunchy winter morning grass
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Abigail Ann Barber
7 lbs. 3 oz.
20 in.
Born June 27, 2011 3:53 a.m.
Posted several pictures on facebook, but I didn't want to leave out my blog. And since I have a few "quiet" days in the hospital before I go home, I thought I would quickly post. Won't be doing much of that for awhile in the next few weeks-I'm guessing. Anyway, the exciting news is I went into labor on my own! Well, the best news is Abigail is here and healthy and everything went well. But I guess she did not want to be induced, so she decided to wait until the last minute before induction and then come on her own. Sunday afternoon around 4:30-5:00, I started having contractions that were fairly distinct-as in a definite start and an end. Oh, and the backs of my legs had been hurting for several hours before. Very crampy everywhere. So, like everyone says, after awhile, you will know...the contractions didn't stop. Steven was in Chattanooga teaching a class for his dad at his church. Diana and Stephanie were on their way to our house from Chattanooga with the kids. I called mom to give her a heads up that she and dad might be driving me to the hospital. So, that's pretty much what evolved over the next few hours. I had time to see my children (thankfully) for about 30 minutes. Got in touch with Steven right before we pulled out. On the way to Huntsville the contractions were still about 8-10 min. apart, but getting stronger when they would come. I was still scared they would turn me away because they weren't close enough together. My hope was that they would let me stay on the basis of my being already dilated at least to a 3 (hoping at that point maybe I was a 4) and that I was supposed to be there at 6 in the morning anyway for an induction. I was right-based on that information, the nurse said come on in-we'll keep you. Although, I do love labor details, for the sake of time, I will just tell you that I was admitted and when they checked me, I was about a 5. Again, the contractions were getting more painful, but still plenty of time to rest in between. Waited for an epidural. It went well, continued to dilate to about a 7, and then things slowed down a bit. Things creeped by after about 1 a.m. Finally ready to push, it only took a few contractions to push through and she was here!
I am in love for a fourth time. It never gets old! And I think my other children are in love too.
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Article 6.
The Tribunal established by the Agreement referred to in Article 1 hereof for the trial and punishment of the major war criminals of the European Axis countries shall have the power to try and punish persons who, acting in the interests of the European Axis countries, whether as individuals or as members of organizations, committed any of the following crimes.
The following acts, or any of them, are crimes coming within the jurisdiction of the Tribunal for which there shall be individual responsibility:
(a) CRIMES AGAINST PEACE: namely, planning, preparation, initiation or waging of a war of aggression, or a war in violation of international treaties, agreements or assurances, or participation in a common plan or conspiracy for the accomplishment of any of the foregoing;
(b) WAR CRIMES: namely, violations of the laws or customs of war. Such violations shall include, but not be limited to, murder, ill-treatment or deportation to slave labor or for any other purpose of civilian population of or in occupied territory, murder or ill-treatment of prisoners of war or persons on the seas, killing of hostages, plunder of public or private property, wanton destruction of cities, towns or villages, or devastation not justified by military necessity;
(c)CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY: namely, murder, extermination, enslavement, deportation, and other inhumane acts committed against any civilian population, before or during the war; or persecutions on political, racial or religious grounds in execution of or in connection with any crime within the jurisdiction of the Tribunal, whether or not in violation of the domestic law of the country where perpetrated.
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Book Review – Rich Dad, Poor Dad (Week 7 of 52 Books in 52 Weeks Challenge)
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This week we take a look at Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki. RDPD tells the story of an extremely successful businessman who preaches to be financial literate. Kiyosaki claims that even the most intelligent people in the world who have tons of education can be poor because they don't learn how to manage money correctly and make money work for them, instead they spend their lives working for money.
To illustrate his points, Kiyosaki tells his own story of growing up with two fathers. One is his well educated father with several post graduate degrees and a wealth of knowledge from studying. He also happens to be his "poor" father (and his biological one). The father to his childhood friend is who he considers his "rich dad", a man who didn't even complete high school and wound up an incredibly successful and wealthy businessman by learning how to make his money work for him instead of the other way around. Kiyosaki grew up learning from both individuals, attributing his success to being able to balance the two and learn from both.
Kiyosaki preaches a lot of things in this book, and drives home some interesting concepts that are worth noting. One such thing is that Kiyosaki drives home the difference between an asset and a liability. Anyone who has taken a finance or accounting course should be able to tell you the difference. However, Kiyosaki suggests that most people know the definition, but don't understand the true nature behind them and how to recognize assets and increase the asset column (which is the key to successful long term financial independence).


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This week in fashion has been all about making up, breaking up, love and hate. It's been emotional. Here's our look at the goings on from the fashion playground over the last 5 days...
Galliano's last couture collection for Christian Dior. There will probably never be anything like this ever again.
1) The big one. John Galliano's trial took place on Wednesday at the Paris magistrates court. Just in case you were under a rock/in rehab/on the moon when the scandal broke, Galliano is being sued on moral grounds for an alleged anti-semitic, racist, and generally offensive rant directed towards three people in a Paris cafe earlier this year. He also subsequently lost his job at both Dior and his own label. It's a really sorry state of affairs, which has seen a former shining light of the industry reduced to a shadow of his normal gregarious self; hidden away in a rehabilitation program since the alleged attack, his future remaining highly uncertain and bleak.
He appeared in court to explain his behaviour (apparently a consequence of problems with drink, drugs and stress) and the result of the trial will be announced in September. This is undoubtedly a very dark moment for both the designer and the industry, and the case should be given the coverage it deserves - however is the slew of commentary about the outfit he wore for his court appearance really necessary? With that in mind, I won't be posting a picture. If you do crave a blow by blow account, the Telegraph have it covered in their live blog.
Tania Fares, Bella Freud and Lulu Kennedy, all in Lulu &Co
2) In a much friendlier turn of events, this week Lulu Kennedy hosted a lunch to celebrate the launch of the latest Lulu and Co collection. According to a certain Fashion editor at Large who happened to be in attendance, "the whole of London" turned out for the fashion feast, proving that there is a lot of love for Lulu. The new collection will be in stores from August.
3) Back to the business of bitching, and Azzedine Alaia has exploded with the outburst to end all outbursts, and the subjects of his disapproval are one Karl Lagerfeld and one Anna Wintour.
Grace Jones and Azzadine Alaia. Who do you reckon is scarier? Read on to find out...
Lucky it was no-one important, eh? According to Alaia, Karl "has never touched a pair of scissors in his life", and "no-one will remember" Anna Wintour. Despite her scary rep, Alaia claims that when the Editor-in-chief of US Vogue sees him, "she is the scared one." Somehow, we're not surprised!
4) As far as fashion relationships go, this week has been more on and off than Made in Chelsea's Caggie and Spencer (oh! the drama!). After joining in the whoops and hollers that followed the announcement of a Versace and H&M collaboration, the industry was subdued by the news that Jil Sander will no longer be designing for Uniqlo, and the next J+ collection will be the last. There were audible sobs emitting from fashion editor's offices across the city. If you are a fan of the Sander/Uniqlo collab, you better start preparing for the last offering now; it will no doubt be elbows at dawn when it hits stores.
Jil Sander: no longer + Uniqlo
5) Florence Welch 'got the love' from Nylon magazine (sorry, that was terrible) when she hosted a party at the Mondrian Hotel in New York, to celebrate their music issue, of which she is the cover star. Florence can do no wrong in my eyes; she is consistently beautiful, inspiring and unique. Her choice of this quirky Anna Sui dress for the party has divided opinion, but the people who don't like it are, well, wrong.
Flo: it's good to see you back. New music soon please!
6) Fashion doesn't get much more friendly than bestest buds Leith Clark (Ed of Lula) and Kirsten Dunst, who are rarely seen at events without each other, and have obviously been having a bit of a girly week out and about in London town. These two are so close, they are even co-ordinating outfits like schoolgirl best friends do - but you know what? They are so cool, they can get away with it.
Leith and Kirsten looking demure yet achingly stylish at Wimbledon (nice sunnies, Ms Clark!) ...
...and just a little bit naughtier as they skip out of The Box in matching trenchcoats. Kirsten&Leith4Eva!
7) And finally, a little bit of eye candy to put a spring in your step this sunny Friday afternoon. The SS12 Menswear shows have been happening over the past week and yesterday's offerings from Paris were causing ripples all the way over this side of the Channel. Friend of the Fash Ed, Kim Jones, sent his debut Louis Vuitton collection down the catwalk to rave reviews, with critics hailing his arrival as the best thing to happen to the label since Marc Jacobs.
Louis Vuitton SS12
However, before Kim Jones took Paris by storm, one other designer had got everyone hot and bothered. Twitter exploded, pictures were being sent round the world, journos who normally pay no attention to the menswear collections were suddenly clicking onto Style.com like there was no tomorrow.
Five words: Nicola Formichetti, Mugler, ARMOUR BOY.
Mugler SS12
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I've abandoned you for 104 days, but after 113 agonizing days, the NHL and the NHLPA have finally struck a tentative deal to end the lockout. With this tentative deal, the season is reported to begin on January 19th, with teams beginning training camp as early as this upcoming weekend. Some of you might be jumping for joy, I know I am, or some of you might not be, because you simply just don't care about hockey. But some of you might be scratching your head, not quite understand what this all means, and whether or not to trust it, given the case of a "tentative" deal. (Keep in mind, this was the third lockout under current Commissioner Gary Bettman).
Here are some key points of the newest CBA:
10 (Well, Really 8) More Years
- This CBA should last for ten years, but if in any case, the players or the league want out, they have the option to opt out after the eighth year.
- 2012-2013 is a transition year for the salary cap, as the upper level of this season's cap is set at $60 million, and teams are allowed to spend up to $70.2 million. In Year 2 of the CBA, the cap increases to $64.3 million. The salary floor for this season and next is set at $44 million.
Contract Length
- The maximum length of a contract is now set at seven years, so no more crazy career-long deals to keep a player. It increases to eight years, only if a player is resigning with his own team.
Draft Lottery
- Instead of the bottom four teams now competing for the first overall pick, now all fourteen non-playoff teams will get a shot at it. This new format is in line with the one the NBA implemented. Surely with this new format, we can hope that Edmonton won't be getting the first overall pick for the fourth year in a row.
Supplemental Discipline
- Supplemental discipline will still be handled by Brendan Shanahan, as it was last season, but appeals will now go through NHL commissioner Gary Bettman first. If it is an appeal for a suspension of six games or more, a neutral third party will be involved in the appeals process.
- Free Agency Frenzy will continue to occur on July 1st, instead of July 10th, as the NHL had hoped to push the date. So keep it circled on your calendars!
- Revenue sharing among clubs will increase to $200 million.
- Olympic participation will be dealt with outside of the new CBA, and it is reported a joint league-player committee will handle the decision.
- Teams are reported to receive two amnesty-style buyouts, that can be used over the next two offseasons.
- For the first eight years of the new CBA, minimum player salaries will remain at $525,000. But in Year 9 and 10, they will increase to $750,000.


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Read #edchatMENA story on Game-based Learning here
Game-based Learning is being broadly adopted in both children education and adult education. The Game-based Learning market is growing exponentially. Worldwide revenues for Game-based Learning products reached $2.6 billion in 2016 and will surge to $7.3 billion by 2021 (Adkins, 2016).To meet the needs of the innovation era, education needs to develop groundbreaking teaching methods. Such methods should embolden lifelong learning skills. If we are aiming to nurture the innovative minds of the learners then we should cultivate effective learners' soft skills alongside with hard skills. These skills include communication, personal, interpersonal, creativity, influence, leadership and entrepreneurship skills. To develop these skills, it is mandatory that leaners be engaged in real world scenarios. Virtual environments such as Game-based Learning can simulate these scenarios, which enable learners to analyze problems and reach meaningful informative decisions. According to NMC Horizon Report (Johnson et al. 2014) educational gameplay has proven to foster engagement in critical thinking, creative problem-solving, and teamwork — skills that lead to solutions for complex social and environmental dilemmas. This post will discuss the what, why and how of Game-based Learning.
What is Game-based Learning?
Though sometimes used interchangeably, Gamification and game-based Learning are two different learning methods and it is essential to distinguish between the two of them. Gamification is using game-based mechanics, aesthetics and game thinking to engage people, motivate action, promote learning, and solve problems" (Kapp, 2012, p. 10). On the other hand, Game-based Learning is defined as "activities that have a game at their core, either as the main activity or as a stimulus for other related activities, and have learning as a desired or incidental outcome" (Kirriemuir and McFarlane 2004, p. 7).
Why 'Game-based learning'?
Game-based Learning Motivates learners
Students' motivation ignites and maintains the learning process. The digital natives are pining to learn using technology. One of the distinguished features of Game-based Learning is that it captures learners' attention, which leads to engaging them in a joyful learning experience. While in traditional learning students study to prepare for the test, in Game-based Learning learners are intrinsically motivated to play and compete in a problem-solving context. This meets the innate curiosity of learners, which leads them to embracing a growth mindset where they 'fail early and fail often'. Current technological tools provide room for creating authentic learning environments where content comes to life and eventually increases student engagement and motivation (Ertmer & Ottenbreit-Leftwich, 2013).
Enhanced assessment
In Game-based Learning, educators can closely observe the advancement of learners' skills. Games' systems provide detailed reports on user progress such as on task time, multiple attempts, and achievement level. Therefore, Game-based Learning represents a great formative assessment tool. Furthermore, Game-based Learning enhances self-assessment through instant feedback, which helps learners to reflect using the thorough skills' mastery data to identify weakness and strength in performance.
Game-based Learning is about active learning
The Game-based Learning method is underpropped by active learning theory. This theory places students at the center of the learning process where they are engaged participants and not only vessels to be filled with knowledge. Game-based Learning provides simulated virtual environments where learners go through safe exploration experience. With team gaming mode, even more collaboration and interaction can be brought to the table.
How to get started?
Teachers need to feel confident about implementing Game-based Learning in their teaching. They need to have professional development on how to integrate games in learning process. Some of the challenges teachers are confronted with are lack of professional development, difficulty to find tailored games that matches the targeted learning objectives and availability of IT resources and infrastructure. Here are some tips on how to overcome the obstacles hindering the launch of Game-based Learning.
Personalized professional development
With the ubiquitous use of technology in our lives, it is easy to plan a personalized professional development. If you cannot find a pioneer colleague in your school or district who is using games in learning then you might find an online educator who shares his/her experience through social media platforms and online discussion forums. Being connected will place global experience at the tips of your fingers.
Available resources in your school
IT infrastructure and resources are determinants of what and how you will use Game-based Learning. It is crucial to get in contact with the IT team at your school to check on connectivity and hardware software platforms in use. You can start by using the available resources whether it is Desktops, Laptops, tablets or mobile phones in some cases. Looking at the promising outcome of Game-based Learning in the classroom, management would be encouraged to invest more in it. However, technical wise, electronic games are becoming more generic. This means that they are designed to work online or across different platforms. This gives you a variety of options to choose from so that you can meet the resources' capacities in your school. It is key to be flexible and to try alternative solutions.
Which games and why?
You will certainly be overwhelmed with the vast results obtained by searching the web for a desirable games. How can you decide on the quality of an educational game and what is the criteria for choosing a game to be used in your classroom? Keep in mind that there is no best answer for these two questions. It is a matter of choosing what meets your objectives and meets the learners' needs.
There are three games types when it comes to design:
In one hand, this type enables you to customize the game product to meet your needs; on the other hand, it entails a challenge for teachers because it needs good technical and game design skills. Therefore, it is a time and effort consuming process.
Many tools out there will help you in building your games on top of a template. Although your design will be limited to the templates available, it still seems more feasible than the first type. Less time, effort and design skills are needed.
It is a huge gaming industry out there and it keeps growing. This resulted on the obtainability of many 'of the shelf' games. However, you need to expect these games to cost more than the first two types of game design. Meeting the specific requirement of your lesson with a ready-made game will not be an easy target. You will have to compromise a tailored product to an effort-effective one.
Games are played for entertainment. It should be fun to play a game. In Game-based Learning, fun should happen in a context where students are learning and are assessed. While personalized professional development will help you to extend your knowledge to what other teachers think about specific game context, students can help with what kind of fun will help them to learn. Try following these steps:
Game-based Learning could be a great opportunity for educators to 'revive' learners' authentic engagement. Game developers are taking Game-based learning to the next level by working on more education oriented solutions. Let's raise our score in the game of transforming education and in making it 'fun to learn'
Useful Resources on Game-based learning
Ertmer, P. A., & Ottenbreit-Leftwich, A. (2013). Removing obstacles to the pedagogical
changes required by Jonassen's vision of authentic technology-enabled learning.
Computers & Education, 64, 175–182. doi:10.1016/j.compedu.2012.10.008
Johnson L, Adams S, Estrada V, Freeman A (2014) NMC Horizon Report: 2014 Higher, Educationth edn. The New Media Consortium, Austin
Kapp K (2012) The gamification of learning and instruction: game-based methods and strategies for training and education. Pfeiffer, San Francisco
Kirriemuir, J., & McFarlane, A. (2004). Literature review in games and learning. Futurelab. Retrieved from http://www.futurelab.org.uk/resources/documents/lit_reviews/Games_Review.pdf.
Sam S. Adkins (2016). The 2016-2021 Worldwide Game-based Learning Market, Ambient Insight, LLC.
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Maroon Clownfish makes its debut as Animal-World's New Arrival
September 27, 2013 by clarice
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The Maroon Clownfish could easily be Called "King of the Clowns"
The largest and most dominant of all the clownfish is the elegant Maroon Anemonefish. It is adorned in regal shades of maroon to red, accented with bright yellow or white stripes. Other fish, if they wish to subsist in its domain, live at its discretion and according to its mood!
Yes, the Maroon Clownfish Premnas biaculeatus could be called the king, except for one slight caveat. The female is up to 3 times as big as the male and tough. She's in charge, and yes, she actually is the ruler. The female controls her environment and all who cross her path. She dominates the home and her empire. Even the male bows down to her wishes.
Perhaps its better to say the Maroon Clownfish could easily be called the "Queen of the Clownfish"! Learn more about the regal and dominant Maroon Clownfish, including its habitat and care!
Clarice Brough is a team member at Animal-World and has contributed many articles and write-ups.


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|Home of a Needleworker by Little House Needleworks
I guess I should tell you what those pictures are
My Dwelling Place - Little House Needleworks
Tempest in a Teacup - free by Teresa Wentzler
Blackbird House Zipper Kit by Bent Creek
The rooster penny rug came out of a library book - sorry no idea!!
The kid picture is in a magazine I have and I can see what it is if you want to know - I'll even tell you the issue and everything. Email if you want to know!


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So, Senator Feingold once again steps forward when no one else will.
It turns out I was one of the lucky ones. I took our laptop with me on the research trip to Oxford last October, where it proved invaluable for my research in the Bodleian. What I didn't know at the time was that it could have been confiscated upon my return. Here's the quote summarizing the law as it currently stands:
"Most Americans would be shocked to learn that upon their return to the U.S. from traveling abroad, the government could demand the password to their laptop, hold it for as long as it wants, pore over their documents, e-mails, and photographs, and examine which Web sites they visited--all without any suggestion of wrongdoing," Feingold said. "Focusing our limited law enforcement resources on law-abiding Americans who present no basis for suspicion does not make us any safer and is a gross violation of privacy."
Here's the link to the newstory:
It's good to know that Adam Smith, my congressman here in Kent, co-sponsored the bill. Also that Maria Cantwell, who was a massive disappointment her first four years in office, continues to show that she's finally become the senator people thought she'd be when she was first elected.
It'll be interesting to see if Feingold can roll back the Homeland Security people.
Thursday, October 2, 2008
God Bless Russ Feingold
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Comet Arend-Roland photographed April 26, 1957 with the 48-inch Palomar Schmidt telescope (now called the Samuel Oschin Telescope).
For part of its passage around the Sun this comet offered up a spectacular anti-tail - a spike of dust sometimes seen as a comet passes through the orbital plain of the Earth.
Friday, April 9, 2010
Astrophoto Friday: Comet Arend Roland
Posted by Palomar Observatory at 6:43 AM
Labels: astrophotos, Comet, Samuel Oschin Telescope
2 comments:
- Chris said...
That was my very first comet!
- April 9, 2010 at 12:25 PM
- Ringo said...
My favorite comet. The unicorn like horn as seen from our Earth-bound perspective is actually a broad fan seen on edge. Too bad Comet Arend-Roland will probably never return.
- June 4, 2011 at 6:21 AM
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Alright, now that the last lot has been claimed, it's time for a new one. For this lot I'm asking $100.00. If you're new to the concept, here's how it works. The lot has a fixed price. If no one claims the lot after some time, I will add another card or lot of cards to it. You can pull the trigger for the asking price at any time, or you can wait to see what gets added, taking the risk, of course, that someone snatches it from under your nose.
Here's the first item.
2001 Pacific Cramer's Choice Die-Cut #3 Emmitt Smith (79/99)
This is a tough, tough card to get. I've opened several boxes of this product in an attempt to build the set (the reason for this being that I bought some of these back when I was a lowly student teacher, one of the rare times I bought cards between 1994-2007), and this is the only one I've ever pulled. I've tried to sell it on eBay, but no takers yet. Emmitt Smith players collectors are rabid, so I think you could get rid of it in a hurry if you wanted. I just wasn't willing to start a $.99 auction and get only ten bucks for it.
If you want to pull the trigger on this and pay $100 for it, be my guest. Otherwise, stick around to see what else gets added.
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The Strad Issue: January 2006
Musicians: Susanna Yoko Henkel (violin) Monika Leskovar (cello) Milana Chernyavska (piano)
Composer: Ravel
As Susanna Yoko Henkel shows from the start in the cruel demands of Tzigane, she has the technical measure of Ravel. This is just as well given the closeness of the microphone. She also has a lot of style, and makes a convincing gypsy here and a cool blues player in the second movement of the Violin Sonata. Her tone is full and rich in vibrato, which she uses with sensitivity to caress Ravel's twisting lines. Her Tzigane is thrilling, but always controlled. In the Sonata she finds introspection and quiet beauty along with the colour. There is a haunting stillness to the long high notes at the end of the first movement, and she scurries splendidly through the Perpetuum mobile.
The Piano Trio, however, reveals the weakness of this recording. Henkel is the star, billed above Ravel and her colleagues on the cover, from which she gazes alone. This is reflected in the balance, with Henkel normally in the forefront while the fine cellist Monika Leskovar tends to nestle behind, with the piano further back still. And that close miking can make Henkel shrill at full throttle. With the Sonata for violin and cello balance and honours are much more satisfying, and this is a captivating performance. The gentle Berceuse is delightful.


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Our kid has made great progress, both academically and socially. It's all that you could hope for as a parent doing this for the first time. Last night, my kid read a story to me before bedtime.
We've always tried to encourage our daughter to be inquisitive, to ask questions and be interested in learning new things.
That's not to say that there haven't been a few surprises along the way, like the time she wanted to dissect a dead snake, for example.
Another such surprise came a few days ago.
I'd just picked up the kiddo from school. She was in the backseat buckled in to her booster and we were going over the highlights of the day.
Then she came at me with this gem:
kiddo: Dad, there's something I wanted to ask you.And... scene.
me: Okay. What is it.
kiddo: "Is 'ass' a bad word?"
me: Uhh...
me: Um. Well, yeah. It's kind of a bad word.
kiddo: Oh. Okay.
me: Most of the time it's not a nice thing to say. Your mom would probably get mad is she heard you say it.
kiddo: Okay.
me: you should probably look for ways to say what you want to say without using that word?
kiddo: Okay. I haven't said it. I heard someone at school say it, so I just wanted to know if it was bad.
Just a gentle reminder that the teachers aren't the only people teaching our kids at school.
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...living the reality of a "retired" person, which means I work harder than ever at being a writer, lurching from one deadline to another.
About Me
- Glenda Larke
- Australia
- My life was described by one of my editors as "impossibly exotic" – although really it was not my life, but me, that was the exotic, the uprooted plant, the one who didn't belong, always living in someone else's backyard...
Now I am back in Australia, the returning native learning to live where I was born. Writer, traveler, environmentalist. Author of The Isles of Glory trilogy (The Aware, Gilfeather, The Tainted); The Mirage Makers trilogy (Heart of the Mirage, Shadow of Tyr, Song of the Shiver Barrens); The Stormlord trilogy The Last Stormlord, Stormlord Rising, Stormlord's Exile, and writing as Glenda Noramly, a stand-alone book Havenstar.
LATEST: THE FORSAKEN LANDS A clash of cultures and magic as traders and buccaneers hunt for spices and wealth in the Va-forsaken half of the world ... even as the unidentified darkness of plague and murder stalks their own land. THE LASCAR'S DAGGER and THE DAGGER'S PATH available worldwide now! Final book, THE FALL OF THE DAGGER out mid-April.
Thursday, March 06, 2008
I'm Human Again.
And secondly, I have just sent off ROGUE RAINLORD, book 1 in the trilogy The Time of Random Rain, to my Australian editor and my UK agent. It came in at 183,000 words, which is the longest book I have ever written.
This book was started back in 2003, then abandoned because I had a contract to write the other two trilogies. It was called Droughtmaster back then. I have no contract and no promises on this one - it sells only if The Mirage Makers trilogy sells well. Yep, that's the way these things tend to work: what counts most are past sales. So I may just have devoted the past year of my life to a massive project that will never see the light of day. That is often what writing is all about. And I'd do it all again...
So all my fingers are crossed, even as I bite my nails...(contortion is involved.) I feel like a first time author.
There were moments of despair in the writing process. Times when I thought I would never conquer the unruly soul of this tale. Times when the plot twisted out of my control and went careening off on its own. Fortunately, there were also beta readers who frowned and waggled their fingers at me, and pointed out where the story was delinquent, or the characters whining.
Now, when I read it through, it is with surprise. It feels so right. How could I have ever thought there was another way of writing this story, another order for the events, another action this character could have taken, or another path that character could have followed?
Yes, it will still be polished further, and refined and fine-tuned. But basically it is there. I have been moved by the story, devastated by a death of one character, touched by the love and courage of others. Half the chapters have been moved and re-ordered since their initial foray into the world.
And now it is time to see what the professionals think.
What is it about?
It's about living in a disintegrating world, and the four people of courage who resist the horrors that threaten them - thirst, war and tyranny. One is sought by people who want to either use him or kill him, one has her life hijacked by magic, two others find what they have been looking for, only to have war snatch it away.
It's about a ruler who tries to do the decent thing, only to find himself reviled as weak.
It's about three men who pursue power - a tribal leader who wants a return to the past, a thwarted lord who wants to use another's talents to gain position, and an old man who lost power and wants it back, no matter who suffers - and one woman who waits on the sidelines to scavenge what falls...
It's about the power of water, and what happens when we don't have enough.
And I can now be human again, and do interesting stuff like housework, get a haircut, talk to my husband, get to bed early, answer my emails, get the computer fixed ... all the things that have been put on hold lately.
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Congratulations! Now you can take a well-deserved break. :-)
- 10:23 am
- Jo said...
Ditto to the congratulations. I do hope they will publish it because I am very much enjoying your stories. I have been recommending your books to friends who read this type of fiction so I hope some, at least, will buy. Seems such a waste if all your effort is not rewarded by publication. Especially as some publishers seem to publish any old rubbish without a qualm.
- 11:20 am
Good luck with the publisher. In my opinion they'd be crazy not to buy it.
- 7:04 pm
Ditto to all of the above.
By the way, what do you turn into when you are not human? *G*
- 9:08 am
- Glenda Larke said...
Peter: a writer.
A weird creature anchored to my computer for long hours living amongst aliens. And when not at the computer, then with a far away look in my eye...
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Hey Hey Ho Ho the Marxist racist has GOT TO GO!
"The economy remains in shambles yet President Obama keeps wasting taxpayer dollars expanding an already bloated U.S. government, this month launching a new office to help build a "diverse and inclusive workforce" at all federal agencies. The new Office of Diversity and Inclusion will ensure that the entire U.S. government develops comprehensive strategies to drive and integrate diversity and inclusion practices. It will assist the different agencies in building a workforce that "respects individual and organizational cultures" by examining policy options, data trends and employee survey findings."Keep on expanding the government Barry someday YOU will suffer from your own folly. Let me summarize: If you are white, fuck you. If you are NOT white...we have a job for you. Not to mention Obama has a curious taste in art:


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Today's Wall Street Journal coverage ("Website Operators Say It Isn't Possible to Keep Track of All Tracking Tools") attributed this quote to Yahoo!'s Chief Privacy Officer, Anne Toth, in yesterday's Congressional hearings.
It is technically impossible for Yahoo! to be aware of all software or files that may be installed on a user's computer when they visit our site.
My own Tweet about the article lead was: "Baloney," to the extent it implied that Yahoo! has no practical way to control third-party tracking on Yahoo! pages.
As it turns out, that reading of the statement was baloney, since (1) it seems to have been taken out of context from Yahoo!'s complete response, and (2) it was made in response to a somewhat loaded question.
The question was whether Yahoo! has perfect visibility as to how third-party advertisers interact with consumer browsers. Yahoo! seems to have answered honestly and correctly: no scalable monitoring system can detect every third-party server interaction which could carry a cookie or local storage artifact. But the rest of Yahoo!'s submission makes it clear that they actively sample and monitor third-party tracking to the extent technically feasible, just as you would hope. (By the way, any site can have access to this kind of scanning through PrivacyChoice.)
It's great to see the privacy discussion focus not only on the advertisers and ad networks, but also on the publishers who decide which companies can track through their sites. It's time for big names like Yahoo! and Google to make it a published policy to give tracking access only to companies that are compliant with strong industry guidelines and are subject to regular oversight.
From Yahoo!'s full testimony:
8. Is your company aware of all third-party tracking devices that may be installed on a user's computer when the user visits your site?
No, it is technically impossible for Yahoo! to be aware of all software or files that may be installed on a user's computer when they visit our site. When a user visits Yahoo!, we can "see" their Yahoo! cookies which the browser transmits to us. Yahoo! does not have access to other cookies present on a user's hard drive or all the software that a user may have installed.
As a web site publisher, Yahoo! determines the content feeds and advertisement placements for each of our services and web pages. Nearly every page on Yahoo! is generated dynamically. The content and ads that appear change minute by minute as news headlines, stock quotes, and advertising are all refreshed frequently. An ad that appears when the page initially loads may be replaced by a different ad when the page is refreshed (or reloaded), along with all the content that appears on that page. Yahoo! has relationships with different content and advertising providers. In these agreements, Yahoo! often has performance requirements about how quickly a page element or advertisement must load and these requirements often include limitations on the use of third party cookies on a Yahoo! page as each incremental cookie often results in diminishing page performance.
a) If yes, what evaluations does your company perform to discover such devices? If no, why not?
Yahoo! runs regular scans using internal and external systems to detect third party domains on our web sites that may set or access their own cookies. This is then compared to our list of approved vendors that have completed our compliance program including security, privacy, performance and contractual reviews.
b) What actions does your company take upon discovery of a previously unknown third party tracking device?
If Yahoo! discovers a third party is resident on our properties that has not completed our compliance program, Yahoo! may contact the party or its partners directly to address this issue.


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Step 320 - I am free to work within the world. (MP3) [Open in Drive or copy to your Drive – Download folder or play from Drive – Step PDF also.]
|I am free to work within the world. Step 320
WHEN THE WORLD DOES NOT OPPRESS YOU, you are free to work in the world. When the world does not intimidate you, you are free to work in the world. When you recognize that the world is a place calling for your contribution, you are free to work in the world. Thus, the greater your experience of Knowledge within your life, the freer you are to work within the world. And work within the world you will in time, and your work will be far more effective, far more engaging and far more complete than anything you have done thus far. In your past you have been afraid of the world, intimidated by the world, angered by the world and depressed by the world. Therefore, your past contribution to the world has been limited by these reactions. You have been ambivalent about being in the world because you were afraid of the world. Perhaps you have sought refuge in spiritual things, but your true spiritual nature will redirect you into the world and bring you back with greater power, certainty and purpose, for you have come to be in the world.
UNDERSTANDING THIS, YOU WILL AGAIN REALIZE the importance of Knowledge. You will again confirm how much you want to give to the world and how painful it is for you when this giving is obstructed or withheld. You have come to work in the world, and you want to do this completely so that when you leave, you leave with your gifts given and with everything presented. You have nothing to take Home with you from the world except the reclamation of relationships. With this understanding, you will become free to be in the world.
UPON THE HOUR REPEAT TODAY'S IDEA and recognize that to whatever extent you are still ambivalent about being in the world, your ambivalence is caused and is being perpetuated by your own intimidation and fear of the world. Remember this upon the hour so that you may learn the great lesson that is being taught today, the great lesson that you are becoming free to be in the world. Here you bring your Ancient Home with you. Here you will not attempt to escape the world simply because it frightens you, threatens you or depresses you.
YOU ARE HERE TO GIVE TO THE WORLD, for Knowledge is greater than the world—the world only being a temporary place where Knowledge has been temporarily forgotten. In this, you will realize that which gives and that which receives, that which is great and that which is small. Your work in the world can now have your complete attention and devotion. Your work can now have your complete engagement. Thus, your physical life can become fully meaningful, purposeful and filled with value.
IN YOUR TWO DEEP MEDITATION PRACTICES TODAY, rekindle the fire of Knowledge within you by re-entering your sanctuary. Remember to be still. Remember to give yourself to practice. This is the work at hand. From this work your work in the world will be given freedom to express itself, and you who are within the world will be given the certainty and the comfort that your Ancient Home is with you.
PRACTICE 320: Two 30-minute practice periods. Hourly practice.
Getting out of fear may be one of the most challenging parts of life on earth. A great promise in this series of Steps is that a Greater Power is an alternative to "following the teaching of fear." On can: "bring yourself out of fear by remembering that a Greater Power is in the world and by remembering that a Greater Power is in your life." This study became more important to me. Entries from the journal touch on this.
6:55 a.m. May 31, 2000 – Online reading an interview with Benjamin Crème which gave an overview of the planetary evolution – controlled by the Logos – of the planet – mail rather than rather the GAIA – female – though he says at master level there is no sexuality – in the future – 350 years – masters will assume female form.
The history he gave connected the major spiritual figures in a reasonable way. Of the five levels of spirituality, he gave a census of how many were at each level. He said there are 63 Masters on earth. S2K says there are none.
As of this section – 3 of 4 – no reference to greater community.
The benefit to me if such a perspective is to once again accept the idea that I'm a moving point on a long journey. I might be at the beginning or along to the middle but I'm not likely to get it all at this life.
To do the best I can at living, with out judging and becoming discouraged is the challenge.
[9:23 p.m. 5/31/00 – Being ethical – getting out… How do I get to where I can contribute w/o this pain?]
10:16 a.m. The pain of giving up my network – the relationships that allowed me to contribute – vrs – the pain of loss of ego status –
they act like they can do it – but depth is lacking.
– A few minutes later – seeing that out of the context of this office – all I've completed has no value – it is all contextual.
11:11 a.m. I do have an opportunity to do the plan coordination for the region. It has value to the region and to the world as a model. Is that the best use of my life – my mundane work?
12:50 p.m. How can I become a free enough and supported enough to follow my vision?
6:55 p.m. Strasburg – Burger King – came for Rotary makeup – but – it's Wednesday so ate some fat.
Getting some positive responses to "Regional Intelligence." I should finish my 2100 view piece – need to do timesheets and & final practice for today. I'm so distracted – is that ambivalence? ADD?
From 1 – 1:30 p.m. I did practice #1. "Why should I be afraid when a greater Power is in the world?
I have concerns/fears about my work @ PDC – it has become a political place – I had designed the PDC based on Admin support for County Administrators. The boards have become political and I didn't make the change.
S2K text step 319 says "This awareness calls for your complete participation in the world and your complete service to Knowledge. It calls for your complete engagement in contributing to others because you are a vehicle for the Greater Power in the world."
– Recognizing that "a Greater Power is in the world," is to bring me out of fear.
I have the promise, but putting it to work in my life on a consistent basis will take a long time. Perhaps you will have quicker success. Let us continue.
Journal second time x2 Step 320. This is for those who have completed Steps once. Doing Steps with only the texts, messages and your life experience, including what you may have studied and practiced is your journey. I'm showing Step comments after the Step, so as not to influence you in advance. It is a wilderness trek to be left to your own wits, but then you can also listen more closely for guides, angels and teachers, always first saying: "I surround and protect myself with the Love and the Grace of God." Thankfully, I was taught this practice in 1989.
P.S. If you've some interest due to this or other Steps, you should go to the beginning blog post. From here you will learn about Steps to Knowledge and can begin it on the day that makes sense; then progress as needed. You can use the posts on this blog as a companion if it helps. They will remain in order in the archives - one post per Step.
Often it takes 18 months to get through the Steps once. For this blog, the pace is one-a-day, but it really makes no difference how fast you do it, only that you begin, persist and repeat. Posts here provide a trail that may let you have a virtual companion when and if you want one. One may have to study alone, as I did in the beginning. There are other Steps students blogging their experience and you might find a person more like you as a companion, or use a number of such Steps journeys. There are options as well through the Free School of the New Message.


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When Sarah Ann Wright contacted me late last year telling me she would be visiting Sydney for a few days, I was hoping I could meet her. A few months ago, after discussing it with my close photographer friends, I decided to organise a meetup. And so, for the last couple months I've been scouting locations, contacting people, advertising, and trying to make the day happen. 30 photographers (most of whom I look up to) later, and the day went really well
We met up in Town Hall, a few of us, for breakfast and slowly made our way down to Darling Harbour to meet up with the rest of the gang. After a vote, we decided to head over to Cockatoo Island, so we went over to Circular Quay to catch a ferry.
A big crowd of people walking around with cameras draws attention from the city people haha.
The lovely Sarah, after meeting her, she just made herself at home and got along with everyone. Such a kind hearted person and I am so glad I finally met her. She's been someone I have looked up to for ages and it felt like I had known her much much longer than a couple of minutes.
My close friend Jaden came down from Newcastle to join the meetup. I grew up with him and it was so good to see him doing what he loves alongside people that I love, and aspire to be like.
Portraits whilst waiting for the ferry to arrive.
Our lovely make up artist, Leisa, who came along for the day! She is extremely talented and if you live near sydney/wollongong, I definitely recommend her.
Alex and Asher trying to organise Christian's ride over to Cockatoo Island, since he was still at Uni.
Roger, whom I hadn't known before the meetup, is so lively and funny, and not to mention talented. His image is on the cover of Fall Out Boy's new album, and he has more lenses than I have ever seen in my life.
On the ferry, Laura being adorable.
Testing out the 85mm f/1.2 that Jason let me use! It was so crisp (and heavy).
Eliza had messaged me the day before the meetup about coming along, and I was more than happy to have her come, and I am glad because she was our tour guide for the day, helping me (I have no sense of direction in the city) lead everyone around. And she was so kind and willing to help everyone with anything.
Jaden weighing up the lenses!
Once we arrived at Cockatoo Island, everyone volunteered me to model, and so after throwing myself on a dirty ledge and laying in a cold stinky puddle, I asked Laura to get up and model for me.
Jaden with the flower crown that I made.
All our gear spread out.
Alex standing in a light puddle.
Really interesting sinks that Katie and I modelled next to. Hopefully those photos will be up soon, they look really awesome.
Caitlin came all the way from Melbourne, and she wasn't afraid to model for us.
Leisa did her make up so well.
The paparazzi. I'm pretty sure the tourists on the island were really confused as to what was happening.
My flower crown, which I gave to Sarah as a gift. She gave me hers too.
Chrystal came along (and brought James, the guy in the maroon beanie) and was also unafraid of modelling.
Dani outside puffing at a cigarette for my picture.
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Amanda's friend!
Annie Bakes
Alex Craig
Bijmin is a wonderful model.
Concluding our day, we head off back to circular quay so those who needed to go home, could. We watched the group lessen in numbers dramatically, and half of us went to sit down and half went to McDonalds.
At night, Asher and I went outside to take some photos, since I need a model to experiment with my flash. It was fun running around outside, hiding from the shadows the moon was casting, and firing away at my shutter.
Overall, the day was really worth all the dramas of organising it, and I am so thankful for everyone who travelled far to attend it. I really enjoyed the day, and I will be shooting with a lot more of my local photographers.
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The Queensland Wide Bay town of Maryborough has taken back its coveted title as holder of the World's Largest Pub Crawl after the weekend's city-wide 13 pub event. 4,657 people combed the streets of Maryborough on Sunday smashing the previous record by about 1,500. A trawl of 13 pubs on a hot day is not to be sneezed at, and this correspondent did well to manage 11 of them - just not quite having enough intestinal fortitude to get the bus and take in the 2 outlier pubs.
This the fifth annual Maryborough crawl and it was all (well, mostly) in a good cause. This year, pub crawlers were urged to "paint the town pink" with proceeds from the "crawl" around Maryborough's historical hotels going to the McGrath Foundation which provides funding for breast care nurses in regional areas. Pink is not my favourite colour, but I was determined to add to the amber.
11am. The first pub was the Carriers Arms Hotel. A somewhat soulless place on the outskirts of town. But it was handy for where I was staying.
I was surprised at how many people dressed up. Probably 80 percent of people made the effort (your correspondent was in the shameful 20 percent).
The hard hats queue up for food.
11.50am Venue 2. The Lamington. Just off the main road north from Brisbane. The Lammy was pleasant spot for the second beer of the day.
Some of the many Lammy revellers in pink
Grave fears for Bernie's budget burials
An attractive array of Heidis yodelling their way past the Aussie (venue#3) back in the centre of town. Where the next 8 pubs are - all within swaying distance of each other
Next pub. The Oxford #4
A short hop across the road to the Sydney #pub 5
The Smurfs have hit the Sydney beer garden
as have the Saris
Not really a pub. The "Sunrise" (#6) is a vacant block where all the charities set up shop. But you could get your card stamped and have a beer. Good enough for me
The Royal Hotel, Kent St (#7) on the main drag in town.
Like some fabled South American bird, only one made out of instant tea and coffee sachets
Pub #8 is the Central - 'welcome to the "superbar". Its that big we're closing off the street'
They were not lying
Pub no. 9 The imposing Post Office Hotel
large crowds in the Post Office's defacto beer garden
enjoying the band at the Post Office
Pub 10 The Criterion, down portside where Customs Officers slaked their thirsts after checking the imports on the Mary
attractive and colourful patrons at the Crit
and the building itself doesn't look bad either
never seen death looking so cheerful
Pub 11 and last of the day. The Shamrock. Back out of town towards the road to Biggenden
more late evening fun in the sun to be had at the Shamrock beer garden
The builders labourers we saw at the start of the day have downed tools. 5pm. Time for everyone to go home. Hiccup.


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Thursday, March 24, 2011
A Slice of...Aarhus, Denmark!
Hello! My name is Sandra and I'm honored to be writing this post on Danielle's fabulous blog. I'm a 25 year old student from Denmark, and write about my life, food, pictures and random stuff on my blog Stillestund which means "a quiet time" in Danish.
The city that I'll show you a slice of, is the second largest city in Denmark and my home for the last 6 years – Aarhus. I live in a small student apartment close to the city center and the university with my love Jakob, who is a musician. Even though Aarhus is the second largest city, it is in fact very small, and with its approximately 300thousand people it is very easy to get a "town-like" feeling, and you often run into people you know in the city center. The city has a long history and goes back to the time of the Vikings. It doesn't have a lot of big old beautiful buildings, but we do have a lot of small details around the city and an old cathedral and theater that contributes to the historic feel.
I attend the University of Aarhus, and the university in general has a big impact on the city. With nearly 40 thousand young people attending it helps make the city fresh and alive. Almost all of the faculties are centered on one campus, which also include a large park where there are a lot of events during the summer, among other a legendary sailing race where the different faculties compete in homemade boats. The first picture is from the summer, where we celebrated summer solstice. In the summer we have long light nights, and it doesn't get really dark until maybe ten or eleven.
As any larger city we also have museums, we have a great modern art museum, where the Danish/Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson right now is installing an amazing piece of art on top of the building, it is a circle of colored glass, where you can walk around and see the city in a new light, and on top of that it catches the sun and color the city as well, it looked beautiful when the snow covered the streets. I love when art alters the way we see the world! The museum also has a great view over the city and I love the architecture of the building.
Another great museum is the "Old city Museum" which is basically a small town build up, with people acting as shop owners etc. The best thing about this museum is that you can walk around there for free after it "closes" at night. I used to live right across the street from it and often took a walk through the old streets.
One of the things love doing in the city, is walking around with my camera taking pictures of street art, strange stuff or things I just discovered. One Saturday I found a great garage shop stuffed with old furniture and funny things.
And since the city is so small and very bike friendly I usually take my bike everywhere, to university, to my job and to visit friends and just to go around the city. I took this picture so that you can get an idea of how many people that bike around Aarhus, we have a lot of parking space for bikes, and special "cycle lanes" between the pavement and where the cars are, so that it is safer to get around.
I hope this gives you an idea of my city, but there is of course so much more to it than I've been able to show you here- thank you for reading!
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Oh what a fun guest post! I love these kinds of posts, always fun to learn and see new things from different places around the world. Though in this particular post, Aarhus is very well known to me though I'm a neighbour from Sweden :) But yet very sweet post! Love/xoReplyDelete
Suuuch beautiful buildings.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 25, 2011 at 1:14 AM
So fun with a quest post from Denmark! I'm from Oslo, Norway, another of the neighouring countries:)ReplyDelete
Fantastic! A post from the lovely town of Aarhus. And a new danish blog to read.ReplyDelete
and in danish:
Fantastisk. En post fra den dejlige by Aarhus. Og en ny blog at læse.
Have a nice weekend/Hav en god weekend.
I love this feature! I really appreciate getting a peek into someone else's home/city! What a beautiful place!ReplyDelete
beautiful little city!ReplyDelete
and i looooove olafur eliasson!!
he just had an exhibition in berlin last year.
oh, aarhus is a really cute city, I have been there twice for short visits within the last couple of years! ;-)ReplyDelete
xoxo Trine
Beautiful! I'd love to be able to go to Denmark, and the photography is so amazing.ReplyDelete
I absolutely love your blog! I've been following you for a long time now, and love every post. I'm from Tempe but I'm currently living in Egham, England. If you're ever looking for more features, I would love to do one!ReplyDelete
My mom studied abroad in Denmark while she was in college. I would love to visit sometime!ReplyDelete
Ahhh... These posts makes me wanna become a wanderer.ReplyDelete
I wish I could travel forever all around the world.
ooooh! this is a good one :)ReplyDelete
The museum looks incredible!ReplyDelete
I love the 'X' on the last photo, Sandra ;)ReplyDelete
This post makes me wanna be a tourist in my own country (yep, another dane...) Very cool!ReplyDelete
Oh, wow! I am a big fan of Danielle's blog and suddenly seeing my own home town of Aarhus featured is amazing.ReplyDelete
Thanks for the little "tour" in Denmark! Great post and photographs Sandra!ReplyDelete


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Multiple Choice
Which is more gross?
A - Accidentally getting a trace of cream cheese or butter (from the knife) in the jelly jar while making toast. (my husband actually buys me my own jar of jelly to avoid it)
B - Licking off the caps of condiments (ketchup, mustard etc) when you're done using them?
(my husband thinks this nothing of doing this )
C - Spitting in the pan to see if it's hot enough to cook on? (I will not let my husband cook for my friends or family )
D - Both B & C
E - All of the above


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Three video recipes produced this year by ABC in Denver for Colorado Potatoes, the marketing arm of the Colorado Potato Administrative Committee, continue to gain traction on social media, the committee's website and the Google Ad network.
According to Linda Weyers, assistant director of CPAC, and Savannah Schlaufman, marketing administrative assistant, the recipes were developed by Colorado Chef Jason Morse and are presented in "fast hands" mode, showing how the renowned chef puts together such fare as potato-inclusive Colorado Chicken and Waffle Hash, Colorado Flatbread and Colorado Potato Poutine.
The latter, a riff on the Canadian cheesy treat, is a showstopper with Colorado spuds, lots of cheese and green chile.
The videos, which were launched in May and will run a total of three months, rotate in airing, with each running about a minute.
"We're reaching out to food enthusiasts," Schlaufman said of how the audiences were targeted. Much of the effort focuses on the Southeast, where large volumes of Colorado potatoes are shipped.
After previous campaigns indicated the area with the highest response, the marketing team began working to that strength.
"We have our geographic area narrowed down to seven states reaching from Texas to Florida," Schlaufman said.
"Our last campaign was Colorado Potato Noodles, and we were really happy with it," Schlaufman said. "We expanded on it for this three-video campaign."
Facebook and Instagram are the two social media platforms being used, with likes and shares increasing consumer exposure exponentially.
Schlaufman said, "Also, whoever uses the Google network can share the videos on their personal YouTube page."
In addition to the foodie fun, Schlaufman is producing her own videos as well. Called "From Seed to Store," the productions look at the San Luis Valley potato season throughout its entire process. Schlaufman said she's hoping to "reach people who've never been on a farm." Those videos will also be on Facebook and YouTube.


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Ever since industrialism led to urbanization of Europe and US, retail has been developing from town markets, to mom and pop stores and further into supermarkets, big boxes and later on into online retailing. During this time span of over 100 years, government regulations, fashion trends, family sizes, eating habits, world wars, economic growth, recession, refugees, income development and technology has sparkled new retailers, store types and channels with one goal, to serve the customers better than the predecessors. With mobile technology the acceleration of the evolution of retail has started, and nowadays shopping without entering a store is a part of everyday life, as is shopping from another consumer via Ebay, or picking up a water bottle at the gym. The store itself or even turning to a retailer, is no longer a prerequisite for shopping.
The first generation of retailing consisted of small scale family owned business providing for the needs of the residents in close proximity of the store. In the mid 19th century the first department store opened in London.
Paris, New York and the other hot spots of the modern world of these days soon followed and during the turn of the century, the format had a clear market position in all major cities around the world and its importance continued to grow to the degree that shop owners of New York demonstrated for the prohibition of department stores due to the tough competition for family owned small shops.
The department stores later converted into chains and began to spread around the world. In the USA, department stores began to get competition from specialist stores during the 50s but where surpassed by big box operations for the first time in 2003. In Europe the format continued its growth up until the 70s or even the 80s.
Perishables however were often sold in specialized stores from the start. The supermarket, or self-service format saw its first light in any modern context during the 20s but exploded after WWII when deep freeze technology made it possible to store and transport fresh produce over extended distances.
During the 50s George Lazarus developed ToysRUs and Ingvar Kamprad did the same to IKEA and they became some of the first entrepreneurs to move the operations to to outskirts of the city, and instead of establishing business were people lived, they created concepts and assortments that customers where prepared to travel for. The family car was of course a necessity for this development, that ended up with a new format – the big box, that with even wider assortment and lower prices later were labeled "category killer" , implicating the death of smaller downtown merchants. This development also caused retail to impact traffic planning in order to facilitate customer flow to the new market places.
Modern discounting began along to lines of development, one consisting of the German hard discount right after WW II, when Karl and Theo Albrecht took over their mothers business and this was the embryo of what was going to be known as Aldi, short for Albrecht Discount. Here the idea was to sell a very limited number of private label in great volumes to a very low price. In 1962 when Wal-Mart, K-Mart and Target all opened its first locations, the phenomenon reached the US but in a softer version. The idea of selling volumes to low prices became a popular way to make business and as we know, despite their price positions in the market Sam Walton died as a wealthy man, and Forbes listed Karl Albrecht as number 10 on the 2010 world rich list, followed by Ingvar Kamprad.
As mentioned before, aside from mom and pop stores the super market, department stores and specialist stores competed over the money in the consumers wallets. Over the time they came to use different strategies to combat each other and the basic formats or store types distanced themselves from one another into different marketing positions, each providing a separate solution for the consumers.
•Need-retailers focused planned purchases in bulk and at regular intervals – hypermarkets, big box or category killers capable of creating their own customer flow.
•Situation oriented or want-concepts are service intensive establishments like 7-Eleven capitalizing on a customer flow that already exists and to help customers in a defined situation or context.
•Smart buy or discount retailers offer low prices, but often to the cost of offering only a selected assortment.
•Premium providers are their opposites, offering the best products on the market, at a high service level and a wide range
•Logistic oriented concept concentrates on product and price, only, making the store itself a less interesting place to visit, while
•Brand focused concepts are created to be a 3D- image of the brand promise, and sometimes makes the assortment in Itself less important.
There are, of course concepts that mixes certain elements of the above.
Then came the internet and everybody were planning to go online, or did. Then came the burst of the dotcom-bubble and everything went back to normal again, or did it? Not quite, as some of the online retailers that understood basic economy and also did what retailers have been doing for the last 200 years, providing value to their customer. During the following years, book and music-retailing was shattered when more and more customers chose to shop online, and suddenly there were a large part of the population that got used to shop online.
From Multi-channel to Hyper-channel
Then came mobile internet, Iphones and the the online technology really took off a
nd during this time, some other behavior also started to flourish as a result of the new development:
-Mail, SMS and chat-software such as MSN Messenger changed communication the last years of the previous century and was a link to an online communication as non-voice conversation tools.
-C2C Consumer–to-consumer shopping – E-bay for example.
-People started to pay real money or virtual goods – on Farmville and other online communities.
-The rise of Facebook, LinkedIn, Flickr, Twitter and other platforms meant that Peer2Peer and network conversation took off, and anyone could be a broadcaster and quickly spread news and views to the closest network, competing with the view of the advertisers and brand owners.
We also saw new use of "old" technology for branding and retailing such as vending machines utilized for new products.
Competition lead to new co-operations and shop-in-shop solutions, sometimes at locations previously not associated with shopping or retail, such as hotels gyms.
Further on, banks, insurance companies and travel agencies are looking at retail principles of influence and sales making some banks looking just like a grocery store when it comes to easy shopping. And at the same time retailers are moving into service areas like providing insurance or banking services.
For temporary, outlet or branding purposes, the pop-up store has emerged and is now to be considered a channel among others.
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Hyper-channel retail – The implications
Channel and concept development, online as well as offline, makes it hard to know what a store actually is in the future as shopping can happen almost anywhere a relevant product/service meets a potential customer. Channels will continue to compete and complement each other and every retailer will have to chose wisely which channels to use and what to use it for. Hyper-channel also means that the buying process of the consumer must be thoroughly studied, for example which one comes first, offline or online research? Are the products and categories of today stores relevant to sell in those channels tomorrow or is there a possibility that parts of the assortment will migrate away from the store and into another channel, much as music and books have done the last decade? Other implications include:
- Technology will be a key driver of development the decade to come, as it has been the last and we will se many ways to use spider technology in order to search channels for the best price, as well as new hot products.
- Retailers are likely to be able to operate on 4-5 dimensions in the hyper-channel world. Each with its own benefits and segmentation. The online and the offline world will blend and borrow expressions and navigations from each other.
- As virtual goods are consumed on a daily basis by more and more customers, the borders between virtual goods, physical goods and services will gradually disintegrate into a question of what gives more value for money.
- Do-it-yourself will have its opposite in Do-it-for-me segment of extreme service in order to motivate premium price.
-Vendors need to be channel experts and provide different products to different retailer and different segments. The mass production of branded items of the is history.
- Store location will be even more important in order to be precisely positioned against competitors and customer flow, as ROI will be even more important than today along with lower margins.


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Thank God
Facebook: At least 67 million accounts are fake
This is crazy how badly Facebook is, and how dangerous!
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Gone catfishing
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My co-workers and I were talking about catfishing today (the internet kind). One of my colleagues who likes fishing explained the analogy to me. Apparently, when you catch a catfish, it flails around and fights a lot on the line and makes you think you have caught a really big, awesome fish. Then you reel it in and feel disappointed that you just caught a stupid catfish. And it is ugly.
So, I went on my first online date in a while last week. I got a message from this guy, he seemed smart, could type in complete, grammatically correct sentences (a rarity these days, it seems) and wanted to go out for coffee. Of course, he first wanted to have a long ass phone conversation with me. I have discovered that this is a favorite move of the catfish. Make them like you for your personality so they will…
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Note that if a speaker sounds great at low volume (although this is relative…begging the question, "what do you consider low volume?") it likely has a frequency response tilted toward exaggerated highs and lows, and may not sound so good at "regular" volume. An unavoidable part of the physics of sound reproduction. Think of a graphic response curve looking like a smile (JBLs from the 70s) and you can get why some preamp circuits contain a "loudness" compensation eq for exactly that sort of thing. My recommendation for low volume listening is to sit closer to the speakers.
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In an attempt not to scare myself, I made a goal of writing 25 words a day for the Book-in-a-Month that's going on at ANWAWrite. It's working so far! I've exceeded my goal by several times, and on the second day, I broke 11 thousand words total in this book!
I'm gratified by the interest you all show in my work. Thank you so much!
From her home in the forest, writer Marsha Ward offers up an eclectic collage of musings on life, insights into the writing process, sample scenes and snippets from her work, book spotlights, and author interviews. Now including "The Characters in Marsha's Head."
Wednesday, November 03, 2010
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Going through horrendously painful and difficult emotional time right now. Back soon.
Filed under: Bipolar Disorder |
Going through horrendously painful and difficult emotional time right now. Back soon.
Filed under: Bipolar Disorder |
No need to say anything – don't worry about this blog, it's readers, or the emails and comments you may feel are waiting for you. Look after yourself, please. 🙂
Do what I say, not what I do! 😉
take care of yourself seaneen. ❤
I hope you have a restful break. Take care of yourself.
We will be here when you get back.
Hope you come back soon Seaneen. Make sure you're safe okay?
On your return, bring fish. ❤
Take care Seaneen.
Lots of love
Sis xxx
Keep Safe!! As you said a month can make all the difference!! XXX
Don't worry about your blog, you need to look after yourself first and foremost. If writing the blog is too stressful at the moment, don't do it. Please, be kind to yourself.
Hey Seaneen,
This is the first time I've visited your site and just wanted to say I hope you feel better soon.
My best mate heard your Radio 4 programme and was so impressed by it, hence me visiting your fab blog. I think it's the first time she really understood what I have and how much of a head*** negotiating mental health services can be.
So if you are feeling low or under the weather, do be proud of your great work; it's changing livesx
Don't go fishing without someone who you enjoy being with when the fish aren't biting!
Take care.
Take care x
((HUG)) Hope you feel better soon – I'll still be reading when you get back ;-).
Seaneen, You give so generously. Will keep you in my thoughts and will be here when you return. Be gentle with yourself.
You'll be in my thoughts. Take as long as you need. You deserve some 'being nice to Seaneen' time.
While you're away, we'll be gatecrashing Aethelread's blog and throwing wild parties.
(Only joking, Aethelread… honest…)
Seaneen after hearing your play and reading your blogs you have become an inspiration to me. Please keep yourself safe.
just rake care of you lovely xx
Stay Safe
feel better soon *hug*
Thinking of you. Take care pet.
L x
Take care
Relax.. we're all with you. Stay away as long as you need.
Hope you feel better soon. This time of year does seem to have an effect.
Hearing and listening…..
(((((safe hugs)))))
Hope you're ok, hang in there
Weary am I of the tumult, sick of the staring crowd,
Pining for wild sea places where the soul may think aloud.
Fled is the glamour of cities, dead as the ghost of a dream,
While I pine anew for the tint of blue on the breast of the old Gulf Stream.
I have had my dance with Folly, nor do I shirk the blame;
I have sipped the so-called Wine of Life and paid the price of shame;
But I know that I shall find surcease, the rest my spirit craves,
Where the rainbows play in the flying spray,
'Mid the keen salt kiss of the waves.
Then it's ho! for the plunging deck of a bark, the hoarse song of the crew,
With never a thought of those we left or what we are going to do;
Nor heed the old ship's burning, but break the shackles of care
And at last be free, on the open sea, with the trade wind in our hair.
get well soon, woncha ;->…
Hope you're doing OK.


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Last night was the Super Bowl, the championship game for the National Football League, here in the United States. Apparently the New Orleans Saints beat the Indianapolis Colts. I don't follow football and I haven't watched a Super Bowl in years. But recently, the Super Bowl has been known as "The Biggest Advertising Day of the Year" as 30 second ad slots get sold for millions of dollars a piece. It is also the forth biggest beer drinking day of the year. So, by connection, this is the biggest day of the year for beer ads. And while we are only a month and a half into the 2010's, today's beer ads will set the pace for the decade to come.
Anheuser-Busch signed an exclusive contract with CBS (the network hosting the Super Bowl this year). Fans watching on TV and later on Hulu.com and YouTube.com only saw ads for Budweiser, Budweiser Select 55, Bud Light, and Michelob Ultra. Miller and Coors have been effectively black balled from this year's festivities. The result, Anheuser-Bush's monopoly of beer ads were lack luster and uninspiring. While Miller and Coors took it to the streets. But first, some ads from A-B.
Here is the traditional Budweiser Clydesdale ad. Every year, Bud produces an ad dripping with nostalgia and patriotism as they trot out their old Clydesdale team of horses. It's cheesy. It's predictable. It's a crowd pleaser.
Bud also plays off its Americana, can do! spirit by having town members come together and rebuild a bridge using their own bodies to allow a Budweiser delivery truck into their town.
Bud Light had a series of ads where people are distracted from their extraordinary events to party down with Bud Light. They are cute but, again, predictable. In two of the ads, Bud Light plays off the "Lost" craze. In one, people trapped on a deserted island choose beer over rescue. And on another, Franciou Chau (Lost's Dr. Pierre Chang) plays an astronomer who discovers a giant asteroid coming toward earth. The Astronomers then react by throwing a kegger with Bud Light.
Budweiser Select 55 had the shortest ad of all the A-B ads. At a mere 15 seconds, it was half the air time of a standard ad. Perhaps a subtle nod to the fact that Bud 55 has half the calories of a classic bud. Or possibly because even A-B realizes that the extremely lite beer craze is merely that, a craze. And will die down eventually. The ad is cute. It features some rocking E.L.O. but it does not inspire excitement for, what in the end, is just another lite beer.
And while Bud Select 55 is for people who want to drink a lite beer and do nothing else, the Michelob Ultra ads are directed toward the more athletic and outdoorsy types. Set to the opening seconds of Blur's 1997 hit Song #2, Lance Armstrong is shown running, biking, and drinking beer. A motivational-speaker-esque announcer spouts out some nonsense about how successful people make success for themselves, or something like that. Once again, A-B knows their audience and goes right for the vein.
So while Anheuser-Busch spent millions of dollars to fill the airtime with lack luster spots that were perfectly attuned to their key demographics, Miller and Coors took their millions of dollars and went to go play somewhere else, namely the Internet. At nearly $100,000 a second for airtime they saved by not being on the TV, they were able to reinvest that money into their fans.
Coors sponsored a contest to have their fans create user generated content (in other words, free ads). Fans created ads in order to win tickets to yesterday's game. And for the past 44 days, fans of the beer could get special games and promotions through facebook and SMS messages on their phone. While the Super Bowl would not be getting Coors Light any new fans, it was an excellent opportunity to rally the community already supporting them.
Miller was able to turn this sow's ear into a silk purse by making it appear like they had purposefully opted out of the game. Their "Little Guys on the Big Game" campaign played off of Miller's everyman/working man persona by supporting small businesses with the money they would have spent on commercial air time. By contrasting themselves to A-B's millions of dollars and having actual small business owners give descriptions of their companies, Miller High Life becomes a beer of responsibility and tradition in a time of chaos and uncertainty.
This is why I think yesterday's Super Bowl has set the tone for beer commercials in the next decade. With the rise of viral advertising, blogs, social networking, and user generated content, focus on paid advertising will become less and less. And focus on user experience with increase more and more. The irony of yesterday being while A-B spent millions of dollars to strong arm its competitors out of game, they had not realized that the rules of the game had changed.


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This lovely kit from Tando Creative has just arrived all you need to add is a little paint and some of your favourite christmas paper.
Lots of christmas chipboard packs arrived along with the Wreath Kit , these snowflakes just been one of the different Christmas packs now in stock. And a lovely Christmas tree printer tray for you to alter.


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I do sew things for my other children but by far the most for Carolin at this stage in life. Firstly, she likes what I make her. And secondly she is tall and slim so RTW doesn't always work for her.
I intended to sew along with the lovely ladies at Modkid a few weeks ago but as is usual when I make plans they didn't work out. We happened to move my sewing room that very same week so I only got around to cutting it out.
I made a size 7 but lengthened everything to a size 9. And it fits her perfectly! I couldn't be happier with it.
Bias binding around the collar. It was supposed to be piping but for various reasons that didn't work. This was my third try and I am happy (enough) with it. I believe the buttons are from the Ribbon Retreat. They were in our swag bags at last years quilting retreat.
I am happy with the pattern and how it looks (and twirls) on Carolin. It comes with sleeve options so good for all seasons. I bought it from Modkid on Etsy.
Fabric is a Cotton/Linen blend. Nice and heavy for winter. The bodice is lined so she'll keep nice and warm.
We tested it out at church and on the playground and we give it two thumbs up. This drop waist style looks great on Carolin and I can see my self making more.