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This is your place to talk about the funny, sad, outrageous things that are happening in your life -- whenever you're ready.
"Dear Penthouse." That's how so many of those iconic, erotic letters go. "I never thought it would happen to me" is part of what makes Penthouse's readership a community of readers and writers -– a group of sapiosexual exhibitionists and voyeurs.
For 49 years (Penthouse's flagship mag launched in 1965), the magazine and the letters contained within also featured men and women in various stages of sex. All the models were drop-dead gorgeous -- and slender.
But this month, the magazine decided to feature me -– a plus size porn star.
I mean, I've always striven to be the "first" to do things and to do things when people tell me that I can't.
The thing about the adult industry is that it's all meant to be fantasy.
Your job is to create exaggerated, erotic scenarios for the purpose of people to watch and be inspired to masturbate or have sex with a partner. That's the point of porn. Being an erotic fantasy entertainer means you're part of a larger spectrum of a huge group of performers, who appeal to a large variety of fans.
Everyone has what they like, and it's never universal: big boobs, barely legal, Latina, Asian, interracial, anal, BDSM, clowns, little people, blondes, brunettes, redheads -- and plus size (also known as BBW, Big Beautiful Women). And even within that, every fan has a performer or two they prefer over the others. So within that landscape, it's impossible to claim that you're the best or the prettiest, even if your ego may want you to.
All you can do is do the best job you can and hope that enough people like you. It's a lot like life -– you can't please everyone, so you should concentrate on pleasing the people who like you to the best of your ability.
But one thing you CAN try for is be the first to do something. There's a concept called "Blue Ocean Strategy." I didn't have a name for what it is I have done for years until I heard Scott Taylor, the owner of the production company New Sensations, mention it during a keynote speech at an adult industry conference. Google it. It's good stuff.
So many people these days, unfortunately, tend to be followers/sheeple/bandwagoners -- people who don't do the research, but see something being successful for someone else and want to copy it, hoping for a similar result. But finding things no one has ever done before, and trying to do it (and failing and winning and failing and learning and winning -- it's a never-ending cycle) has been something that gets my juices flowing, and literally gives me a lady boner.
Why do what's already been done?
So when I was asked by Penthouse Forum if I would be interested in being interviewed for their magazine, and then asked if I would want to be on the cover, of course I jumped at the chance. I grew up on Playboy, Penthouse, Hustler -– and loved the beautiful women pictured within its covers -- but never thought I'd be "men's magazine" quality. I'm plus sized. For that reason alone, I never thought I'd ever see myself there. In a society where people of size are often the butt of the joke, being considered "sexy" is something so many sadly don't see in themselves.
The whole thing has been, and still is, hyper surreal.
If you are unsatisfied with the current media message that in order to be considered sexy, you have to fit into the mainstream media definition (slender, toned, plastic, augmented, photoshopped, whatever), this is a victory. It tells men's magazines everywhere -– the bastion of mainstream erotic fantasy –- how women of all sizes and shapes, colors and looks are worth showcasing. If magazines that make their money on presenting the hottest, sexiest women (even if it's only a physical representation) are willing to feature women of size, it'll show mainstream media (fashion, entertainment, etc.) that they should consider doing the same.
I'm not overly political. There are plenty of other people who do it much better than I. But I do know this journey to breaking mainstream media portrayals of beauty is a group effort -– and a step in the right direction. "Dear Penthouse, I never thought it would happen to me," has never been as personal as it is right now.


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Vital IVF cancer-link study
BRITAIN'S fertility watchdog has completed the first large-scale study into possible links between IVF treatment and cancer.
The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority is due to publish its findings this year amid fears drugs to help conception raise the risk of certain cancers in children.
Despite being routinely used since 1978, some scientists claim the long-term effects, particularly the use of hormone boosting treatments, remain unknown.
French researchers warned last April that ovarian-stimulation drugs more than doubled the risk of children being born with either acute lymphoblastic leukaemia or acute myeloid leukaemia. But an earlier Swedish study said that the risks of IVF babies developing cancer was low.
IVF results in around 14,000 births each year in the UK
The HFEA claims previous studies were on too small a scale to give reliable conclusions.
Its research, looking across several assisted reproductive technologies, is led by Dr Alistair Sutcliffe, a paediatric specialist at University College Hospital in London.
The Department of Health will await the publication of the HFEA study, which examined 106,000 children born in the UK between 1991 and 2008, before commenting.
IVF results in around 14,000 births each year in the UK.

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Yeeeeah I can make infinity emojies ^-^ <3
Yeeeeah I can make infinity emojies ^-^ <3
Its A Nice Little Pumking Carving Game All You Do Is Make A Pumpkin Carving With What Tools They Give You And Share Your Creation.
Can't share my creation for some reason -- on Opera, but is a great, fun little game.
Awesome! And thanks to @Cyberdevil for sharing his creations on here, I might not've found this game otherwise.
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Monday, 12 December 2011
More Jolly Bingo Bits
second card in this post, which was actually a case of this one! The colour is another monochromatic combo - this time baja breeze & island indigo (who knew how much I would love this colour!). Baja gives a softer, subdued look than pool party, but I really like it.
It's a pretty simple card, but I just wanted to mention how I did the two colours in the glove & skate images. First I inked up the image with my baja breeze ink pad, then highlighted sections with my indigo marker. For the snowflake, I just added the extra colour after I stamped the image. I think they work really nicely with the lovely sentiment from Curly Cute.
Anyway, that's it for me for today. Hope you like the card & that it gives you some more Christmas ideas. Back next time with more Christmas inspiration.
Inky wishes, Di
Stamps: Jolly Bingo Bits, Curly Cute
Card/Paper: island indigo, baja breeze & whisper white card, Subtles Patterns DSP (baja breeze)
Ink: baja breeze & island indigo ink pads, island indigo marker
Accessories: white 1/4 inch grosgrain ribbon
Tools: 1 inch circle punch
Posted by Diane Barnes at 8:30 am
Labels: cards, christmas, stampin up
1 comment:
- H2 :) said...
The Baja & Indigo look fabulous together Di! Love your design, it highlights the stamped circles perfectly. I must say you are making this set very tempting, lol. :)
- 14 December 2011 at 08:02
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Spartan Up!: Book Review & Giveaway Coming Soon
Spartan Up! You'll Know at the Finish Line is a new book written by Joe DeSena, creator of the infamous Spartan Race. I'll have the chance to read and review the book on Marrying the Army when it releases in mid-May, and I'll have another Spartan Race registration to giveaway … Continue reading


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More Bad News for Ambien (Zolpidem)?
Dr. Sharon Orrange - February 28, 2014
Zolpidem is the generic version of Ambien, which is also available in a longer acting form known as Ambien CR. These sleep medications (zolpidem, Sonata, Lunesta) are widely popular and known for their lack of hangover effect the next morning. These "atypical" benzodiazepines are different from "typical" benzodiazepines like Ativan, Xanax, or Valium in that they are used to treat insomnia but not anxiety.
Weird things can happen to people who take them, especially if you take one and continue to walk around and do things in your house. See More
Help! I Can't Sleep
Roni Shye - May 29, 2013
Insomnia is defined as "difficulty initiating or maintaining sleep" either over a short period of time or as a chronic problem. It is believed to affect 30 – 35% of adults and is common in the elderly. In some cases difficulty sleeping can be related to short-term stress (anxiety, worry, environment) that leads to sleep disturbances. In other cases, underlying medical conditions can cause chronic insomnia. See More
How Switching Meds Could Save You More Than $2000 Per Year
Elizabeth Davis - March 28, 2013
When it comes to saving on your prescriptions, sometimes the way to get the best price isn't as straightforward as simply using a coupon or switching to a generic.
Recently, I visited a doctor to try and figure out why I was having headaches. It took months, but eventually I was diagnosed with migraines; then, I had to work with my doctor to find the right medication to manage the migraines.
Like many Americans, I have health insurance, but even with insurance, the cost of my drugs was giving me a headache. See More
The Ambien (Zolpidem) Hangover, You Have Been Officially Warned
Dr. Sharon Orrange - March 07, 2013
Impaired alertness the morning after Ambien (zolpidem) use has prompted the FDA to issue a warning. The FDA now recommends that the bedtime dose be lowered because new data show that blood levels in some patients may be high enough the morning after use to impair activities that require alertness, including driving. As you know zolpidem is marketed in generic form and under the brand names Ambien, Ambien CR, Edluar, Zolpimist, and Intermezzo. See More


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Some of you may have figured out that spinning has snuck into my life on little cat feet. I was seriously worried my brain would get rusty without the chance to learn something new, so for my 39th birthday last May, I gave myself spinning lessons at my LYS. I got it, I practiced, yet I never really got into it – so I figured I would wait to post about spinning until I had a real story to tell, beyond "It's okay, and I really like A Fine Fleece."
Then I got a wheel. The story of my Matchless is equal parts "It was a great deal", "I think the Matchless is the most beautiful wheel ever", and "I can do anything if I put my mind to it." I was pretty certain it was crazy to try and spin a sweater's-worth of yarn for a Fine Fleece pattern any other way than with a wheel, but learning to use the wheel has been hard, in part because I assumed it would be easier.
Wheelspinning feels exactly like when I learned to drive; before I learned the finer points of using hand controls, my driving instructor said he wanted me to try using the brake and accelerator pedals with my feet. Hand controls are simple: pull the lever down to accelerate, push the lever forward to brake. Adding my feet into the mix felt like there was way too much going on at once – and trying to treadle, keep the twist from traveling into the drafting triangle, draft, and allow the single to wind onto the bobbin…well, let's just say I've been getting friendly with my orifice hook (and swearing a lot). I'm ridiculously happy to have the wheel, but the learning curve has been steep.
I realized I needed a plan B – if I wanted to actually learn how to spin (and continue improving), I would have to set a goal. So in March, I wrote down "Finish knitting a pair of handspun socks" on my to-do list with a date of December 31. And when I said "My beginner spindle isn't really working out for me" Knit One Purl Too's spindle-crafting expert (aka my husband, the woodworker) made me one. For the curious, the finished spindle is just under an ounce, and this is a Corriedale/alpaca blend courtesy of Etsy – I ordered a whopping 8 ounces, so I've had plenty to practice with. I've also spun with a nice merino/silk blend from Ashland Bay – but that's not for socks.
This is. It's the May spinalong fiber from Kristin at AllSpunUp; I told myself I was going to wait to spin it until I had more practice, but that lasted about 48 hours. Shockingly, this is just a tenth of an ounce (on a 40th birthday present .45 oz Golding Tsunami), so I suspect I'm spinning fine enough to get 2- or 3-ply sock yarn. They won't be perfect, but I am going to end up loving these socks with the fire of a thousand suns – my brain and my feet will be happy, and if I spend the rest of my life learning to be a better spinner…well, wouldn't that be fun?


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Mail from Fred Godson (Tyne Tees) which I have edited, if anyone is interested in the holiday please get in touch with me and I will send them the full version which includes the survey Fred carried out to guage the preferences of the Tyne Tees members that showed an interest.
Hello Douglas,
Fred from Tyne Tees calling.
I know I will probably see you and some of your colleagues next Sunday at Holy Island but wanted to tell you about an MX-5 holiday in France we're thinking about for September 2007, and invite any of your members who might be interested to join in, or at least get in touch to ask more about it. NO ONE IS COMMITTING THEMSELVES TO ANYTHING BY RESPONDING.
You'll get the flavour of what I'm talking about from the attached message from me to Jen dated 1 May.
Feel free to forward this message and its attachments to any of your members, and we can perhaps have a natter next Sunday.
Looking forward to seeing you all again.
So here's the proposal :
That we make the trip for a fortnight in early September 2007, go via ferry and straight down south to the French Riviera. That we stay at a leisure complex called La Baume/La Palmeraie, which is two or three miles from Frejus, and where you can hire either a caravan or a small cottage, or maybe even a tent. All self-catering, but it has a restaurant on site as well as a small supermarket and a big swimming pool. Restaurants of Frejus and St Raphael within easy driving/taxi distance. Its website is
Graham and Tracy Hakin and I stayed there in the summer of 2000 and we all enjoyed it. It's very close to the beautiful area of Provence, with loads of potential for runs out in the hills, as well, of course, as the beaches of places such as Nice, Cannes and St Tropez. Monte Carlo within striking distance. However, the road along the coast is narrow and pretty busy.
September would be after the bulk of the frogs have finished their own holidays but still, usually, warm and sunny.
What does anybody think?
Regards the noo,


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We all face this problem daily, but still we don't do a thing about it.
Probably, because you don't have a solution for it. Until now.
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Finely crafted from wood, smaller than A4 size paper, and lighter than your laptop (yes, even the Macbook Air). This super functional desk organizer is what you need to clean up your messy desk, so you don't have to look elsewhere to grab your essentials when you rush out of your office or home.


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When I started publishing ST I was fortunate to receive some of the witty, erudite tales of Tina Rath to help give the magazine a touch of class. She created a new type of narrator, a small chimaera that lives in the wardrobe of a jobbing actress and pays his rent by telling her stories. Now Tina has put a reading of one story on YouTube, so here it is!
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Boost library provides a very powerful set of data structures and algorithms which are intended to be cross platform and rather concise. Unfortunately it happens, that the API of the library changes from version to version. The problem which I faced recently was related to ptr_map container iterator and different methods allowing for accessing keys and values of the container. In boost <=1.33 the mentioned fields could be accessed via iterator->key() and (*iterator) methods respectively. Starting from version 1.34 the authors of the library introduced approach which is compatible with map container from STL and uses iterator->first and iterator->second fields.
Unfortunately I was forced to use different platforms for development (Ubuntu 9.04 – Boost 1.39) and deploying (CentOS 5.3 with Boost 1.33), that's why some problems appeared.
In order to solve them I used some conditional compilation tricks and some basic AutoConf routines.
First of all in configure.ac file I added the following condition, which tries to compile a given instruction using ptr_map iterator from Boost > 1.33.
If it succeeds the HAVE_PTR_MAP_ITR_SECOND value is defined in config.h file and we are sure that the platform supports STL compatible method of accessing map entries.
[#include ],
[boost::ptr_map::iterator itt;int *i=itt->second;],
[ptr_map::iterator defines second field]))
Later I created a short macro which will be replaced with appropriate code depending on the HAVE_PTR_MAP_ITR_SECOND condition:
#ifdef HAVE_PTR_MAP_ITR_SECOND
#define ptr_map_itr_second(s) ((s)->second)
#define ptr_map_itr_second(s) (&(*s))
The exemplary code showing application of the created macro can be found below:
ptr_map::iterator it;
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A car-centered history of life on Cuba over the past century explores how vintage U.S.-made cars long extinct in the U.S. and held together with mechanical ingenuity and willpower provide a common representation of Cuba.62; trucks, 47, 85, 197; 1954 station wagon, 50a51, 173; 1926 repair manual for, 68; sales in 1936, 84; bus sales, 85, 87; sales in 1924 and 1931, 92; ads during World War II. 101; and Relampago agency, 112; relationship with Batista, 118, anbsp;...
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|Univ of North Carolina Press - 2004
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Miss Veda Faye {austin newborn photographer}
Jimmie and Laura always kind-of thought that they may adopt one day, but probably not for a little while since they had decided to move across the world as part of the 100 People Network at our church. In the middle of preparing their minds for the big move, Jimmie had a dream. He dreamt that God was telling him and Laura to have a baby biologically. What? That couldn't be right. Jimmie told Laura about his dream when they woke up that morning; Laura was pregnant 12 hours later. While still planning on moving, God had other plans. Things fell through with the organization they were going to be working with, so they decided to stay.
9 months later, they have a precious little girl named Veda. Her name means knowledge, or known in Arabic. Perfect for her story.
Selfishly, I am beyond happy that God has kept them here in Austin with us. Jimmie and Laura are some of our very best friends!
Meet Veda… 5 days old.
Baby Ingram {personal post}
Oh, how I love our friends! Our dear friends, Jimmie and Laura, are having a baby in October. That is SO soon!! We had a shower for them on Saturday, and let me tell you… this is my kinda shower. First of all, I will admit that I was lusting over the house of the family who hosted the event. It was absolutely what I would imagine my dream home to be, including the chickens in the backyard. (Philip and I just might seriously be considering getting chickens now.) All of this to say- the shower was perfect and the company was even better!
Band Family {personal post}
Let me just start off by saying we LOVE our band family!! We truly are family and I am so thankful for every single one of them. We all live in the same neighborhood; all within less than a mile of each other. I really don't know that we could do life with out them… in fact, I KNOW that we couldn't. These guys are CONSTANTLY traveling and rooming together for weeks on the road, but yet when they come home, we still all want to be together and hang out. I think that really says a lot about our friendships.
Anyway… all of that to say that last night we went on an amazing boat cruise of Town Lake. Jamie bought a Groupon a while back for a boat rental with Capital Cruises, and last night we finally used it! I can not even tell you how great this was. We had the boat all to ourselves, brought our own food and drinks, enjoyed the breeze on the water, and were able to relax and watch the famous Austin Bats fly out for the night. So much fun…


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Michael Ovitz has issued a formal apology for his remarks in a Bryan Burrough profile that appears in the August issue of Vanity Fair.
In the article, which received wall-to-wall coverage in the Hollywood press, Ovitz blamed the "gay mafia" for orchestrating the downfall of AMG and his Hollywood career. He also singled out David Geffen, Michael Eisner, Barry Diller, and Ron Meyer for conspiring against him at every turn. Ovitz has not retracted any of his remarks made in the piece, but on Tuesday he sought to dispel what he said were misconceptions about him that stemmed from it.
"I made some statements that were inappropriate during an open and frank discussion with Vanity Fair," he said through a spokesman. "In particular, the term 'gay mafia' does not reflect my true feelings or attitudes. It is regrettable and I am truly sorry."


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A great many of us horror fans find any depiction of vampires as romantic, misunderstood, or emo utterly repellent. They're monsters, for fuck sake! One such horror fan is Mr. Rob Walker, who made this delightful little short cartoon using Victorian-style cut-outs. Please enjoy.
There you have it: Twilight is stupid.
Follow Rob Walker on Twitter HERE or see more of his animations HERE.
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Protect your firearm with the Allen Company 52" Shotgun Case. The case is made lined with 7/8" of endura foam to protect your rifle during storage or transortation. A #8 zipper closure offers security, and the case has a convenient pocket to help secure accessory items. A carry handle in the middle makes the case easy to transport.


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British Railways Era 5: mid 1950s - mid 1960s
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Ariel Winter On Internet Shaming: 'It Can Destroy A Person'
Ariel Winter keeps it cute in a jean dress while out running some errands in Los Angeles on Wednesday afternoon (July 13).
The 18-year-old Modern Family actress, who appeared on The Talk earlier in the week, opened up about being on constant defense online.
"When I got my tattoos�I have 5 now�and every time I post about getting a tattoo, every single person on the face of the planet has something to say about it. 'You shouldn't be getting tattoos because you're ruining your body. How dare you destroy yourself even more? You were pretty and a nice person and now you're just trash,'" she shared on the show.
Ariel added, "I mean, people say everything on the face of the planet to me about everything I do. And it just really, it can destroy a person and I also think it's disgusting what people spend their time on. You're sitting behind a computer, you don't have the guts to say it to my face, but you have the time and energy to shame and hurt somebody on the computer, and that just show how little respect you have for other people and how people spend their time."
Ariel is also pictured below, heading out to dinner with some friends later in the night.
Ariel Winter Responds To Body Shamers: 'There Are So Many Bigger Issues In The World'
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Homecoming #72
on September 28, 2017 at 4:00 am
Chapter: Comic
Characters: Candy, Digby, The Tailor
That's it, folks. This is the end of the line. A journey started in 2010 is now complete.
Thank you for your time and attention.
Continued from: #1101
This comic was completed on September 8, 2017.
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Just an Excuse for a Quiz, Really
This is a very old post that was automatically imported from LiveJournal. I have done my best to fix up the formatting, but some issues may remain. Comments have not been preserved.
Going into Uni in a minute for dinner, and this afternoon's Electronics exam. I still haven't revised yet, and really I don't think there's any point in me actually doing so… I'm trying for 100% here anyway, although I doubt I'll make it at University level… worth a shot though!


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The Look Pivot 12 Dual WTR Black 115mm 2018 is the younger brother of the 14 din Pivot and offers a more intimidate friendly 4-12 din range. The Look Pivot is the go to binding for pretty much all conditions whether on piste, freeride skiing or for park rats as the turntable heel piece and short mountain zone gives unbeatable hold, power transmission and shock absorption coupled with a more natural and consistent ski flex underfoot. Furthermore the turntable heelpiece is especially favourable as it offers the largest amount of elasticity on the market both laterally and vertically to prevent any unnecessary pre release which is extremely helpful and forgiving in both the park and powder.
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Saturday, May 9, 2015
10 comments:
- Sharon said...
Wonderful collection, it looks fantastic on you and very well coordinated.
- May 9, 2015 at 6:14 PM
- Summer Flies said...
Looks fantastic on you. I especially love the two dresses.
- May 9, 2015 at 11:09 PM
- Sewingelle said...
Well done! I love that last photo with the whole wardrobe on the line. What a great collection.
- May 10, 2015 at 8:04 AM
- Audrey said...
Wonderful SWAP. Lovely colors and versatile, flattering, well fitting garments. You should be so proud!
- May 11, 2015 at 9:00 AM
- AngelatheCreativeDiva said...
Carol, you have done a wonderful job! Please parcel everything up and send to me. Just kidding! I wish I had the discipline to complete a viable wardrobe. I absolutely loved how your SWAP came about so organically. Maybe I should just relax about it and let things flow.
- May 16, 2015 at 1:38 AM
- Helen Keyes said...
Love your collection. I hope to get an incredible clothes like yours. They are beautiful. You are great in dresses.
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- September 9, 2015 at 9:08 PM
- Summer Flies said...
Hi Carol, Happy New Year.. hope all is well.
- January 21, 2016 at 8:58 PM
- Frenie Agbayani said...
Very cute! It looks like a great patterns for sewing and perfect to wear on summer days!
- July 12, 2016 at 12:00 PM
- Faye Lewis said...
I think about you sometimes. How in the world are you???
- February 14, 2017 at 10:25 AM
- Unknown said...
These are the perfect sewing patterns and it fits you very well. Nice!
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As you know if you have been reading this blog, I have very recently left the Libertarian party after many, many years of being an active and contributing member. I have contributed to campaigns, stuffed envelopes, made phone calls and whatever I could do to promote the idea of liberty as our founding fathers knew it.
As you also know, I wrote in detail here about why I left a party that has abandoned the principles of liberty to espouse libertinism and murder.
Any political party that would cheer and actively support the murder of Terri Schiavo, abortion, and indeed, the murder of any and all cannot be my political party. Their stance is no longer a stance for liberty, it is a stance of irresponsible lunacy.
And speaking of irresponsible lunatics, here's what one mongoloid idiot on the internet has to say:
Here's a thoughtful individual who thinks that Terri Schiavo ought to have been kept alive, and doesn't have much good to say about those who disagree. For someone who says "I can't think of a hell deep enough for you all to fry in, but I don't have to think of one. God has that covered," he doesn't seem at all sure that God's going to be stern enough.
I've got a definition of hell for you: An eternity of this guy screaming in one ear and Brian Leiter screaming in the other.
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That poor moron, going by the name of Mme. Puce or whatever it's calling itself, has a blog (if one can call it that) where it rarely posts anything at all, but its infrequency of posting must be taken for a mercy and a virtue. It's bad enough that such an uneducated and virtually illiterate troglodyte as Señorita Fuchsia even has a blog. Compounding the offense of its deliberate ignorance and subnormal IQ, it also has a total disregard for human life (you know, all those life forms who are superior to Frau Chartreuse).
I have a better definition of hell for you, Mlle. Mauve [or whatever ridiculous alias you don for the day]: Hell is that place wherein you and those of your ilk will treat one another through all eternity in the same manner you treated others on earth; that is to say with a total contempt for one another and an utter hatred of life. Hell is being eternally out of God's presence and in the presence of none but those such as you. You deserve one another. How utterly pitiable you would be, if it weren't for the fact that you defend and promote the murder of innocents. Even God has his limits in forgiveness: Matthew 12:31
I begin to suspect that T. H. White was absolutely right; stupidity such as yours really is the sin against the Holy Spirit.
You've been told and NOW YOU KNOW.


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'Abuelita' honored for years of volunteerism at Pharr Elementary
Fri, 11 May 2012 03:47:53 GMT —
Amada Valdez is quite possibly the most popular person at Pharr Elementary School.
She's an inspiration to everybody," said Mary Quintanilla, computer lab manager. With an infectious smile and her uncanny ability to spread joy with just a warm embrace, Mrs. Valdez has become "The Matriarch" at the school. She TMs our grandmom, said Mary. Aka ~Abuelita TM| Mrs. Valdez we adore her... We love her."
For the last several years, "Abuelita" has redefined what it means to be a school volunteer working 8 hour days, 5 days a week.
Mary says she does everything from mentoring students to working the front desk.
To do the kind of work that she does out of her heart as a volunteer here at school| It's beyond my imagination," she said.
But it's her unwavering support for staff, and her unparalleled passion for kids, that Mary truly wants to recognize with Mrs. Valdez.
I want to Pay it 4Ward because she deserves everything," said Mary.
Pronto Insurance has the Pay it 4Ward prize.
"Everybody loves their grandmother, said Domingo Reyna with Pronto Insurance. Mrs. Valdez sounds like a beautiful person. On behalf of Pronto Insurance and Action 4 News, here TMs $400 to Pay it 4Ward.
Abuelita is surprised while working at the front of school Thursday afternoon.
It doesn't take long to experience first-hand why people are so drawn to the 80-something-year-old volunteer.
Ryan: Mrs. Valdez, I hear you're such an amazing person!
Abuelita: And also fun! Mary: We TMre thankful for all that you do for us...Without complaining; you're always here for us... We love you a lot! Hold your hand out like this... On behalf of Action 4 News and Pronto Insurance, I want to Pay it 4Ward to you... $100, $200, $300, $400.
Abuelita: I don't know how to thank you for this... I don't know what I did to deserve this... I come here to work regardless... I do everything out of my heart."
She says it's not about the money, and it never has been.
Abuelita: I can't be without seeing my children around... I need them... They give me life. Her granddaughter, Karim Valdez, can attest to the power of her volunteerism.
Karim: She was very sick all the time, and then she came here and it TMs like she revived again! It's just happiness...I know that this means the world to her.
Ryan: Paying it 4Ward is just a small way of saying you're everyone's grandmother!"
Abuelita: I like that a lot because I have a lot of grandchildren. The children here are like my grandchildren... All of them call me grandmother.
Helping people feel like family is one more way to Pay it 4Ward.
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Marriage is so rarely "till death do us part" anymore that any couple considering his and hers tattoos seems destined to have them removed faster than the ink can dry on their divorce papers.
Such appears to be true for the ill-fated marriage of Katy Perry and Russell Brand. The two debuted matching Sanskrit tattoos on their right inner arms that said, "Anuugacchati Pravaha," meaning "go with the flow," shortly after they became engaged in 2010.
HollywoodLife reports that Brand decided to go with the flow of divorce and made a late-night trip to Shamrock Tattoo on March 24 to remove the tattoo he got with Perry.
The couple shared a love of body art, even heading to the tattoo parlor together just weeks before Brand filed for divorce.
During Thanksgiving weekend, Perry added a smiling peppermint to her ankle, while Brand inked himself with the badge of his favorite soccer team, West Ham United. "It was her idea. It's always her idea," Brand told talk show host Jimmy Kimmel in early December. "She's always scribbling permanent things on my body for a laugh."
But proving that life imitates art (or that life just repeats itself), Perry even sings of an ex-boyfriend removing a tattoo they got together in her song "The One That Got Away."
The former couple had one of the most amicable divorces in Hollywood history, signing the divorce papers in early February. Brand refused to take the reported $20 million he was entitled to under California law.
Even if Brand wasn't removing the tattoo as reported, both parties appear to be moving on. Perry has been linked to model Baptiste Giabiconi and Brand is dating model Nikolett Barabas.
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Entertainment for People [E4P] is a variety show that Dan Kennedy and B. Frayn Masters created in 2009. The show offers an exciting and, as the title promises, highly entertaining variety show that offers a snack-sized smorgasbord of music, weird stuff, videos, raucous readings, comedy in all forms, and booze. In February 2014, we introduced E4P: The New Shit Show, featuring a regular group of performers putting up new never-been-performed-before shit second Mondays every season.
The SEASON 3 cast of NSS is excited to back with our FINAL NEW SHIT SHOW, EVER @ PORTLAND CENTER STAGE on MONDAY JUNE 13 in the mezzanine. An intimate setting with full bar available!
SEASON 3 CAST: Emmy-Nominated Director of The Making of South Park; Six Days to Air/Author of Turtleface, ARTHUR BRADFORD, International Poet/Moth Hour Storyteller/Producer+Host BackFencePDX, MINDY NETTIFEE, WEINLAND Frontman/Alialuja Choir Co-Founder, ADAM SHEARER, Musician/Songwriter/In the Band Bitch'n, EMILY OVERSTREET, Regular Host at Helium/Co-Creator of Hurricane Comedy, BRI PRUETT, PICA Time Based Art Favorite/Host of the Moth StorySLAMs, ANDREW DICKSON, and Voted Best Storyteller/Spoken word for 2015 WW's Best Of/Producer+Host BackFencePDX, B. FRAYN MASTERS all performing all debut work.
With returning New Shit Show-er TAMAR BERK working up some musical genius!!! Tamar currently plays Farfisa, Vox Jaguar, Hammond Organ, Rhodes Bass and piano (any keyboard actually) in the local bands Paradise and The Pynnacles.
Tickets are $10 and available online and at the door. (We are a part of Arts for All, just show your Oregon Trail Card for $5 tickets). For the Monday June 13 show enter the code grads for $2 off tickets!
To sign up for our news letters or ask questions: entertainmentforpeople [at] gmail [dot] com
The Season 3 Cast is excited to be doing shows in the cool and cozy Mezzanine space at PORTLAND CENTER STAGE 2nd Mondays — our FINAL show JUNE 13! Come see us before we're gone!
Tickets are $10 and available online and at the door. (We are a part of Arts for All, just show your Oregon Trail Card for $5 tickets). For the Monday June 13 show enter the code grad for $2 off tickets!
The Entertainment for People: New Sh*t Show is a variety show of all-brand-new-never-before
The cast features a talented bunch of local favorites including:
Emmy Nominated Director of Six Days to Air: The Making of South Park ARTHUR BRADFORD
WEiNLAND Frontman, Alialuja Choir co-founder ADAM SHEARER
Regular Host at Helium Comedy, Co-Creator of Hurricane Comedy, BRI PRUETT
International Touring Poet MINDY NETTIFEE
PICA Time Based Art Favorite ANDREW DICKSON
Musician and Songwriter EMILY OVERSTREET
Writer, Host/Producer of Back Fence PDX B. FRAYN MASTERS
Our upcoming show features guests, including musical genius, TAMAR BERK!
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Discovery University allows people living on a low income to participate in non-credit, university-level Humanities and Social Sciences courses at no cost.
Thanks to a partnership between The Ottawa Mission, University of Ottawa, Saint Paul University, and First Baptist Church, the courses are taught by professors from the universities and all textbooks and course materials are provided at no cost to the students. The courses are real gifts of hope that will enlighten the life of many individuals.
Courses begin in late September and late January and run for ten weeks.
To find out more about Discovery University, please contact the DU Coordinator at [javascript protected email address] or call us at 613-914-4575.


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Resources 2013, 2(2), 96-113; https://doi.org/10.3390/resources2020096
Access to and Benefit Sharing of Plant Genetic Resources: Novel Field Experiences to Inform Policy
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(This article belongs to the Special Issue Equitable and Sustainable Use of Genetic Resources)
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AbstractA number of national and international policy processes are underway to allow for the development of sui generis systems to protect local natural and genetic resources and related knowledge about their management, use and maintenance. Despite agreements reached on paper at international and national levels, such as the Nagoya Protocol on access to genetic resources and the fair and equitable sharing of benefits derived from their use, and the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, progress in implementation has been slow and in many countries, painful. Promising examples from the field could stimulate policy debates and inspire implementation processes. Case studies from China, Cuba, Honduras, Jordan, Nepal, Peru and Syria offer examples of novel access and benefit sharing practices of local and indigenous farming communities. The examples are linked to new partnership configurations of multiple stakeholders interested in supporting these communities. The effective and fair implementation of mechanisms supported by appropriate policies and laws will ultimately be the most important assessment factor of the success of any formal access and benefit sharing regime. View Full-Text
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Analyzing an Informational Text
Lesson 9 of 11
Objective: SWBAT evaluate a web page and assess its purpose as an informational text.
Advanced Organizer
To get the students prepared for today's conversation, I will ask them what websites they often visit. I will make a list of websites on the board. I will then ask the students to explain how they looked for information on the webpage. Did you they use a search box to help them find the information more easily?
I will then ask them to tell which web pages they would recommend to a classmate and why. Discuss which aspects of the Web pages were the most helpful, and which were difficult to use. First, to spark conversation, I will have them share with their Shoulder Partners. Then, we will share as a whole class.
Guided Practice
To have the students work with web pages, I will ask them to describe the features on the web page. We will make a list on the board.
This will help the students who are not so familiar with it, learn what these features are and what they do. I will pull up a webpage for the Guided Practice to display and use to model the features as we go over them.
Next, I will discuss using a web page to locate information needed for a report. I will ask students to share what I would type in to generate answers. This will demonstrate how to use key words or phrases to narrow my search and help me locate the information I need.
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Independent Practice
Next, I will have the students work to analyze an example Web page. I will pass out the Handout and have them work to answer the questions.
This activity will have them working to understand the features of the web page as well as comprehend the information presented on the page.
This will really be helpful when we are ready to conduct our research and will allow me to feel more confident with allowing them to work on their own.
As the students are working, I will circulate and monitor their progress.
Once the students finish with the activity, I will have them share their responses with their Shoulder Partners and then collect their work for an assessment.
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Resources (3)
To close today's lesson, I will have the student fill out a Closure Slip. It will let me know if the students understand and comprehend how to analyze an informational text. It will also allow them a chance to process the information presented today in class.


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Bachelor's Degree Opportunities
According to the 1993 National Survey of Recent College Graduates sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF), 82 percent of bachelor's degree recipients with a major in math have general mathematics as their major area of study. Of these degree holders, 13 percent had applied mathematics, statistics or operations research as their major area of study.
This survey found more bachelor's degree recipients employed in nonacademic areas compared to academic areas: 58 percent versus 29 percent. The main areas of nonacademic employment are:
Nonacademic occupations are also found in other areas of science, computer science, health, social services and other technical areas.
The American Mathematical Society (AMS), Mathematical Association of America (MAA), and the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) Mathematical Sciences Career Information web page provides profiles of individuals who have pursued a variety of careers in nonacademic environments. Below is a list of specific jobs acquired by people with bachelor's degrees in mathematics. Each position is put in an occupational category. For more detailed information, visit http://www.ams.org/careers/mcbb.html.
Accounting and Finance
- Cost Estimator, Naval Sea Systems Command, Crystal City, Va., prepares cost estimates for Navy shipbuilding construction and develops the rates for labor and overhead used to derive the total cost of construction.
- Partner, Gordian Group, L.P., New York, N.Y., works with troubled companies by helping them develop and implement financial plans that allow them to continue in business.
- Research Assistant, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Washington, D.C., is on the front lines of the monetary policy; works to attract new graduates who intend to move on the graduate school or Wall Street in two to three years.
Computer Programming
- President, Elements Research, Charlotte, N.C., develops software for engineering, medical and scientific applications.
- Investment Actuary, Westfield Companies, Westfield, Ohio, oversees the company's asset/liability management processes.
- Actuary, American Equity Insurance Company, Scottsdale, Ariz., assembles and analyzes statistics to calculate probabilities and, thus set rates, for the company.
- Consulting Actuary, Muetterties, Bennett and Associates – Consultants in Casualty, Mountain Lakes, N.J., spends time on traditional actuarial tasks and many no-actuarial tasks such as marketing and maintaining the company Web pages.
- Assistant Actuary, CIGNA Corporation, Philadelphia, Pa., provides support to business people in a non-technical environment; that is, communicates technical information to other employees and customers in a way they can understand.
Computer Systems Analysis
- Computer Specialist, Department of the Army, Rock Island, Ill., uses problem-solving skills as part of a team of UNIX systems administrators.
Mathematics or Modeling
- Air Pollution Meteorologist, Texas Natural Resources Conservation Commission, Austin, Texas, works on projects to incorporate date from a new weather satellite earth station into models used to forecast atmospheric conditions.
The 1993 National Survey of Recent College Graduates sponsored by the NSF also indicates full time salary range for math majors with bachelor's degrees in nonacademic positions. The survey also states that 23 percent earn between $10,000 and $19,999; 34 percent are in the range of $20,000 to $29,999; and 30 percent earn between $30,000 and $39,999. According to a 1997 survey by the National Association of Colleges and Employers, starting salary offers for math graduates with a bachelor's degree averaged about $31,800.


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A Bright Light
October 21, 2009 @ 1:53 pm | Filed under: Books
"You, child. What do you know of Greece?"
Betsy had not understood much of what had passed, but she remembered her nursery night-light burning in a little pan of grease and she said, "It is a bright light."
Uncle Ambrose leaned back in his chair and stared at her and his jaw dropped. Then an expression of great tenderness came over his face and he said, "Child, you are right. A bright light. One of the brightest the world has known. But that you should know that, a child of your age. I am astonished. Out of the mouths of babes and sucklings."
—from Linnets and Valerians by Elizabeth Goudge
One of our favorites. Beanie's reading it now for the first delicious time. This scene popped into my head a couple of weeks ago when we were about to begin reading The Odyssey—a kind of family fun I heartily encourage everyone to try. The Iliad, The Odyssey, Beowulf, Idylls of the King, Macbeth, Plutarch's Lives: heavy, hard, heady college stuff, right? Not necessarily. Honestly, I've had better success reading some of these Great Works with my children than I've had with certain Newbery-winning children's novels. (Longtime readers will recall my laments about our inability to sustain Secret of the Andes or Red Sails to Capri as read-alouds.)
I wonder if one reason the Hard Stuff works well for us is that I feel no pressure to finish the whole thing, figuring that every little morsel of Homer or Shakespeare is a boost, a blessing, a bit of nourishment for mind or soul. You know how Flylady talks about every little bit of housework, even housework done clumsily, being a blessing for the home? I guess that's my take on reading these literary classics with young children. Our best, deepest, most affecting discussions have been sparked by small passages from big works. Some weeks I may not read more than a score of lines from The Odyssey, a single paragraph from Plutarch's Life of Pericles, but weeks, months, years later we're still chewing on those big ideas.
From yesterday's Pericles passage:
"For [Pericles] was never seen to walk in any street but that which led to the market-place and the council-hall, and he avoided invitations of friends to supper, and all friendly visits and intercourse whatever; in all the time he had to do with the public, which was not a little, he was never known to have gone to any of his friends to a supper, except that once when his near kinsman Euryptolemus married, he remained present till the ceremony of the drink-offering, and then immediately rose from the table and went his way. For these friendly meetings are very quick to defeat any assumed superiority, and in intimate familiarity an exterior of gravity is hard to maintain. Real excellence, indeed, is best recognized when most openly looked into; and in really good men, nothing which meets the eyes of external observers so truly deserves their admiration, as their daily common life does that of their nearer friends."
Food for thought there for a great many meals.
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This is good for me to remember. I tend to be an all or nothing kind of person, to push on even when my little listener's attention has wandered off.
Beanie's so lucky! I just read Linnets and Valerians myself for the first time and loved it so much I bought it for my friend. It was hard to find a new copy.
Like Melanie, I need to be reminded that a little bit of good stuff is better than none at all – although every once in awhile it pays to stick it out. Almost gave up on Swallows and Amazons because we know nothing about sailing lingo.
Oh, absolutely, sticking it out can pay big dividends! We foundered with Swallows & Amazons as a readaloud, too—three separate attempts in five years—but we are faring much better with Winter Holiday.
But A&S made a very satisfying read-alone for several of us, separately.
We spent about a year and a half reading The Iliad, bit by bit…the kids said it was one of their favorite family reads during that span. But when it lapsed over the summer, with half the book left to go, I decided it was time to let it lie. For now. They know how the story turns out and have read children's versions. We started afresh with The Odyssey this fall, and Beanie says it's her favorite thing we're reading. Sometimes she and Rose follow along in different translations (we have it on the iPod Touch via the Classics app) and they like to compare phrasings. The Classics version is prose and very easy to follow, but the kids deemed the more difficult verse translation (Albert Cook) more interesting—e.g. "shamble-footed, crumple-horned cattle" instead of "cows." 🙂
I left a comment … but I think it was eaten ….
I wrote something along the lines of observing that, in my experience, that which is considered academically "hard" or "college-level" is often, in a familial setting, quite manageable for children and teens.
And, Linnets and Valerians is one of our absolute favorites: we reread it at least once a year.
Once upon a time back when I lived in Texas and had a long commute to work I found an unabridged copy of the Odyssey on audiobook at my local library. It was an amazing experience I so loved listening to it. Wish I could find that version so I could own it.
One of your Classic posts Lissa!
You belong at TAC, Lissa! How I wish you could just go for a single class, spend two hours parsing and pouring and arguing among classmates over a single paragraph of Plutarch or Homer. Heaven!
I haven't been able to comment here (they get eaten? Not sure), so am testing/trying again.
Just wanted to say that Linnets and Valerians is one of our very favorite books, which gets reread at least once a year.
What a wonderful post. This has been a week when I find myself fretting way too much (and any fretting is way too much!) about what we're not "getting done." Your post reminds me of what's important, and how even the little we do, when done well, is life and food for future years! Thank you, Melissa!
Lissa … one of the best things about teaching the kiddoes at home is that we know what they've heard and when they remember later, we realize just how much they got the first time round; and can reinforce that! It's so organic and natural it's hard to understand why some folks don't like home-schooling!
I've been wanting a copy of Linnets and Valerians for my eldest (10), but had forgotten to search again lately. Thanks for the delightful reminder!
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Korean Kimchi Recipe by Chef Jovan Bester
Kimchi may not be on everyone's list of culinary taste bud pleasers, but I guarantee you that you will have to search far and wide for a flavour development such as this. The basic kimchi recipe has a long history as a Korean staple for almost every meal, and the sweetly pungent smell drifts through any Korean family's house.
The recipe that I have here has been changed a little bit due to the ingredients I normally find. Furthermore, with some modification this recipe has the potential to produce a wonderful alternative on a crocodile dish we recently prepared.
- 1 White Cabbage
- ¼ cup Sea salt or kosher salt
- Water
- 1 tsp Grated ginger
- 6 Cloves of garlic cleaned
- 1 tsp Brown sugar / Palm sugar
- 1-5 tbsp Red Chili Flakes
- 240g Daikon Radish, peeled and cut into matchsticks (If you can't find Daikon radish use the
- small red ones, they have better colour)
- 4 Spring Onions
- Cut the cabbage. Cut the cabbage lengthwise into quarters and remove the cores. Cut each quarter crosswise into twqo-inch-wide strips.
- Salt the cabbage. Place the cabbage and salt in a large bowl. Using your clean hands massage the salt into the cabbage until it starts to soften a bit, then add water to cover the cabbage. Put a plate on top and weigh it down with something heavy, like a jar or heavy pot. Let stand for four hours.
- Rinse and drain the cabbage. Rinse and dry the Cabbage to get rid of all the saltiness. Please remember to clean the bowl you soaked the cabbage in.
- Make the paste. Meanwhile, combine the garlic, ginger, sugar, and three tablespoons water in a small bowl and mix to form a smooth paste. Mix in three to five tablespoons of Red Chili flakes (Depending on taste).
- Combine the vegetables and paste. The radishes need to be neatly sliced into thin rounds and the Spring Onions need to be chopped. Add the paste from step four.
- Mix thoroughly. Using your hands, gently work the paste into the vegetables until they are thoroughly coated. The gloves are optional here but highly recommended to protect your hands from stings, stains, and smells!
- Pack the kimchi into the jar, pressing down on it until the brine rises to cover the vegetables. Leave at least one-inch of headspace. Seal the jar with the lid.
- Let it ferment. Let the jar stand at room temperature for one to five days. You may see bubbles inside the jar and brine may seep out of the lid; place a bowl or plate under the jar to help catch any overflow.
- Check it daily and refrigerate when ready. Check the kimchi once a day, pressing down on the vegetables with a clean finger or spoon to keep them submerged under the brine. (This also releases gases produced during fermentation.) Taste a little at this point, too! When the kimchi tastes ripe enough for your liking, transfer the jar to the refrigerator. You may eat it right away, but it's best after another week or two.
By Skipping the step of making a paste and just finely chopping the ingredients, and letting out the Chili flakes and replacing it with green chili you will have a cleaner sweeter Kimchi. Experiment by adding lychees to the original batch. It will help with a fruity flavour.
I have also left a batch to ferment for close to three months, it was worth the wait. Just keep an eye out for any discolouring and mold. Check it daily and refrigerate when ready.
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For many months, real estate has been flooded with funds. The resulting "Niagara of capital" has driven up prices of both housing and commercial properties throughout the economically developed world. In the past, such massive capital inflows have eventually ended. Then at least some of the capital that had flowed into real estate shifted into stocks, bonds and other alternatives. How long will this inflow last, and what might reverse it?
The answer is that investment money will remain focused on real estate as long as major alternative asset classes seem less attractive. That has been the case since the collapse of stock markets in 2000. True, many stocks have recovered much of what they lost after 2000. But high-tech stocks as measured by Nasdaq are still far below their highs. Stocks in general, as measured by the S&P 500 or the Dow Jones Industrial Average, have moved mostly sideways since early 2004.
Bond markets did well when interest rates declined, as central banks around the world flooded their economies with liquidity to head off a recession in 2000. But recently, the threat that long-term interest rates might start rising again following several hikes in the short-term rates by the Federal Reserve has made investors wary of potential capital losses.
Impact of global forces
Other factors have kept both stocks and bonds looking too unattractive to draw money away from real estate. One is the economic uncertainty caused by worldwide terrorism, wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, two "no" votes by European nations concerning the new European constitution, high U.S. budget and trade deficits, and rising oil prices. High oil prices have raised threats of increasing inflation, which would also drive interest rates upward. Yet the continued deflationary impact of low Chinese and Indian wages on world manufacturing markets makes fears of general inflation dubious.
Another investment alternative — hedge funds — has attracted around $1 trillion in the past few years. So much money has flowed into hedge funds that their managers' ability to profit from esoteric forms of arbitrage has been slashed. Consequently, many hedge fund managers have put a lot of their capital into real estate. All these developments have kept alternatives to real estate from gaining significantly in attraction to both institutional and individual investors.
Heightened risks evident
Meanwhile, developments within the real estate industry have begun to reduce its attraction to investors. The sheer volume of capital flowing into property markets has raised prices to levels that make getting "decent" yields difficult. True, continuing expansion of the American economy has notably improved space markets. Vacancy rates are falling, and rents have stabilized and are starting to rise. Yet office vacancies in particular remain much higher than in the late 1990s.
In most past expansions, big inflows of money into real estate generated widespread new development. That eventually led to enough overbuilding to choke off the real estate recovery. Surprisingly, that has not happened in this expansion, except for high-rise condos in many large urban markets like Southeast Florida, Las Vegas, and Southern California. Lifestyle shopping centers are also experiencing overbuilding, and construction of single-family homes may have to slow down for the same reason.
However, if money keeps flowing into real estate, driving up prices and depressing yields on existing properties, investors will start financing new developments that promise higher yields. That would cause a big spurt in new development that would weaken space market conditions.
This has not happened yet, but it will if present massive inflows of capital into real estate continue. Thus, those capital inflows ultimately contain the seeds of their own reversal.
Prepare for winds of change
There is increasing evidence that the relative attraction of real estate has probably passed its peak, and may fall farther if capital inflows continue. The biggest negative effects will not occur until the next recession. But even that will happen eventually.
So it is time both to enjoy the success of real estate while it lasts, and also to prepare for a not-so-distant moment when its attraction compared to stocks and bonds grows considerably weaker. Such preparation by investors includes the ability to keep paying debt service, even if net property incomes fall somewhat. Investors should also stockpile low-interest capital that can finance future investments when bond yields and other interest rates rise higher than they are now.
Anthony Downs is a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and a visiting fellow at the Public Policy Institute of California. He can be reached at [email protected].


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Kabupaten Kayong Utara
Kayong Utara region is home to some of the wildest and most unspoiled ecosystems on the planet. With roughly half of the total area of the regency appointed as conservation area, it is a challenge for the local government as policy makers in managing the whole region. Local government seeks to maximize the benefits for the people living in and around the park while still conserving the natural ecosystem. A sustainable ecotourism program is being developed as a way to promote the region and provide additional income for villages.
Ecotourism development in Kayong Utara is fully supported by the local government and the private sectors in the provision of tourist services. The long term strategy for developing ecotourism in this region lies in sustained community development, identifying the regions potential and enhancing infrastructure. Eco tour design with its promotional strategy are the steps for both the local government and its partner in developing ecotourism in this region in the long-term.
This book is aims to introduce and provide sufficient detail on the region for those wishing to journey into one of the few regions as yet largely unexplored. Welcome to "Journey into kayong Utara", THE WILD AND UNSPOILED BORNEO, The Complete Experience 1st edition in 2015. We hope this book will provide basic information for visitors on ecotourism destinations and help you in designing your journey.
We invite you to join us on an amazing journey, knowing that your presence and contribution will benefit the people of the region, and in return your visit will be welcome and appreciated.
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Covering an area of roughly 743.330 square kilometers, Borneo is the third largest island in the world. Located southeast of the Malay Peninsula and southwest of the Philippines, the island is primarily mountainous with dense areas of rain forest. Given the abundance of rainfall, Borneo's flora and fauna is among the most diverse in the world.
The island is divided among three countries: Malaysia, Brunei Darussalam in the northern part of the island, and Indonesia to the south. Indonesia occupies about 73% of the island which is comprised of five provinces: West Kalimantan, Central Kalimantan, South Kalimantan, East Kalimantan, and North Kalimantan. Kayong Utara is one of fourteen regencies that makes up the West Kalimantan Province.
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With an area of 4,568.26 square kilometers, KAYONG UTARA Regency is comprised of 103 islands with a total population of 101,089 which dispersed in six sub-districts: Sukadana, Simpang Hilir, Seponti, Pulau Maya and Karimata Islands group. The region is also home to some of the wildest ecosystems in the world.
Located south of Pontianak, SUKADANA is the capital of the Kayong Utara Regency. Surrounded by jungle covered hills and looks out on the alluring Juante Island, it is an exotic beach town.


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Skip to comments.Dont believe so-called evidence hype (GZ Case: Reverse racism on an industrial scale)
Posted on 05/27/2012 6:50:33 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Of all of the evidence that has been released in the Trayvon Martin case, none has been debated and scrutinized more than the alleged injuries suffered by George Zimmerman, the shooter.
Photos have surfaced showing Zimmerman with various cuts and bruises on his nose, head and perhaps other places. And, two days after Trayvon was gunned down, Zimmermans personal physician claimed Zimmerman had blackened eyes and a broken nose.
Well, we all know the devil is tricky. The devil will make you think the victim is the criminal and the murderous stalker was an innocent bystander in fear of his life.
Well, I dont trust Zimmerman or his doctor and their medical records that were mysteriously created two days after the horrible shooting.
I trust the video that was made at police headquarters 30 minutes after the murder was committed that did not show any black eyes, broken noses, bloody heads or grass-stained clothing. You tell me: How can you breathe with a broken nose when your mouth is shut? On the video, Zimmerman breathed but spoke little or not at all.
Trayvon never stalked or followed Zimmerman. Trayvon didnt talk to police about Zimmerman and use suspicious or derogatory and insensitive language. Zimmerman wasnt standing any ground. Testimony in pre-trial procedures has talked about Zimmerman being a Hispanic who loves little black children. I told you the devil is tricky. One drop of white blood makes George Zimmerman white.
I know you dont like for me to write like this but let me explain.
Almost anybody who is not of African descent can walk on the white side should they decide to do so. South Americans, Cubans and even some Asians can pass for white in certain circumstances.
Zimmerman is part and parcel of and has significant access to the white American power structure. He didnt call the Cuban Bar Association for legal assistance. He didnt contact the any fraternal organization of Hispanic police officers. He didnt request help from the Puerto Rican Guardian Angels.
Zimmerman went home for help. He went to the white man.
Zimmermans lawyer is white. The prosecutor is white. The bailiff is white. The police officers who arrested him were probably white. And who do you think is sending hundreds of thousands of dollars to Zimmermans websites? No, it is not the Fruit of Islam or the New Black Panther Party.
Zimmerman and his lawyers are having fun with the evidence and other aspects of this case. Zimmerman is walking around a free man and the lawyer could get a nice pay day.
But reverse the roles and imagine where Trayvon would be if he had stalked, provoked and murdered George Zimmerman and claimed the killing was in self defense.
Some witnesses say they saw Zimmerman standing over Trayvon with a gun. If those same witnesses had seen a black man standing over a white man with a gun in his hand, the witnesses would not have waited for law enforcers. They would have killed the black man themselves.
Dont believe the hype about so-called evidence. No juror in his or her right mind should believe that standing your ground means that you can follow someone and kill him.
The Florida devil is a tricky devil.
Geez, I hope the courtroom walls are not white.
Lucius, you could have saved yourself a lot of typing and summed this all up in four words:
"I'm a f***ing moron!".
Somebody hates white people!
Well just don't pay any attention to the facts, just listen to these race baiters throwing out all kins of pure unadultrated lies.
One drop of white blood makes George Zimmerman white.
One can only feel pity for those of African heritage
who have had blood transfusions.
OTOH, Mr. Zimmerman is at least 1/8 black and half Hispanic. Has Mr. Gantt done a DNA analysis of the late Trayvon Martin?
These guys want to start a race war. They are badly outnumbered and outgunned. Oh well. No one ever accused them of being smart.
Lot of dried blood on GZ's chin.
Bruises and black eyes take a while to show.
That man is as racist as they come.
Two Words: Bitter Clinger.
I need a drink.
Thank You, "Lucifer", or "Lucius" in your case.
But a whole 50% doesn't make Obama white?
"South Florida Times" is at the top of the link.
Right underneath is the quote: "Elevating the Dialogue".
Considering the article, that's rich.
Probably Navajo.
That man is as racist as they come.
.....I guess he's willing to overlook that his sweet little Trey was "leanin" from his Purple Drank while taking 56 minutes to wander a half mile in the rain through a gated community... this drug dealing, grill wearing "total nigg@" was coming off his weed high and needed somemore sippin' supplies, hence the watermelon tea and skittles = 2/3 of the ingrediants for lean, since he couldn't get the DMX he wanted...also known as poorman's PCP. Poor Trey, so misunderstood...
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I grew up on the R Lazy S Ranch just north of Teton Village in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. With Grand Teton National Park on the other side of the fence and the ski resort across the street, playing in the mountains was a part of my life from the start. I learned to ski at 'the Village' when I was two; when I reached my teens I discovered climbing and the summer season slowly began to take priority. The summer I learned to drive I joined Exum Mountain Guides, where I continued to work and guide for eight years. When I wasn't guiding, I was climbing in deserts and mountains of the western US. I fell in love with the mountains and became fascinated by their deep relationship with people around the world.
When I was thirteen I volunteered on an archaeological excavation south of Jackson and became enthralled with the subject. My interest in climbing in the mountains slowly transformed into an interest in studying how humans have lived in and interacted with the wild and unique alpine landscape since prehistory. I am now beginning my seventh season of research in the mountains of northwestern Wyoming and have been involved in archaeological projects across seven countries and four continents: from hunting for deep-water shipwrecks in the Black Sea to searching for new Mayan sites in Belize and discovering 19 prehistoric villages in Wyoming's Wind River Mountains.
My current research focuses on prehistoric life at high-altitudes in the Rocky Mountain Region and across the world—something archaeology has never traditionally focused on before. The team I work with was the first in the state to investigate archaeology above 10,000 feet and we were never prepared to find entire villages. We have identified a fascinating relationship between prehistoric people and whitebark pine nuts amongst the alpine villages in the Wind River Range. While highlighted today for their significance to animal species, pine nuts seem to have been one of the most important resources to humans living in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem and wider Great Basin. We plan to continue surveying and excavating in the Winds and will soon expand research into the Tetons and other ranges in the United States and around the world.
As a kid in Jackson Hole, inspiration wasn't particularly hard to find. I remember many times when my family would go out to the old Otto Brothers Brewery or Vista Grande and I would see a group huddled around a map planning another Himalaya expedition or a party celebrating the first descent of a wild river in Siberia. Instead of playing soccer or baseball in school, we would take off on the weekends into the deserts of Wyoming to hunt for ghost towns, look for prehistoric sites, or see how isolated we could get before flattening three tires at once. I learned early on that there is an exciting world to explore and it is our duty to not only to see it, but also to bring the resulting stories back to the community. After a few years rambling the globe with my fiancé and fellow archaeologist Rebecca, we have returned to the valley, and I am thrilled to once again call Jackson home.
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The land shakes with thunder and lightning, and the chorus is terrified. Dionysus calls to them from the palace, and they call back to him. He orders an earthquake on the land, and the palace begins to fall. Dionysus calls down lightning and sets the palace on fire. Coryphaeus welcomes Dionysus and Coryphaeus asks how he escaped. Instead of Dionysus, there was a bull in the stable that was to be Dionysus' prison. When the palace shook with Dionysus' earthquakes and was set fire by Dionysus' lightning, Pentheus rushed around shouting for water, but they could not stop the blaze. Pentheus, fearing Dionysus's escape, thought he killed him, but it was just a phantom created by the god. The palace is in ruins, and Dionysus is free. Pentheus enters, horrified at Dionysus's escape. He asks how Dionysus...
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