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Every day, items of interest to you arrive in our email. Our bi-monthly format doesn't lend itself to daily updates. However, this is a small inconvenience to our Contributing Editor Steven H Silver. He's begun this column which will fill you in on recent news in science fiction. We'll be updating the page as he sends in new items.
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Electronic composer Tristram Cary (b.1926) has died. Cary was originally hired to write the theme to Doctor Who, although the task was reassigned. Cary did go on to write music for several episodes, however. He also created the synthesizer used by Pink Floyd, the Who and other rock groups.
SF Artist John Berkey (b.1932) died on April 29. Berkey has been a free-lance artist since the 1960s. In addition to working on the original Star Wars trilogy, Berkey painted the "old" Elvis stamp for the U.S. Post Office. In 2003, Paper Tiger published The Art of John Berkey. Berkey also painted the original cover art for Frederik Pohl's six volumes of Star Science Fiction and the cover for James Blish's Works of Art, published last month by NESFA Press.
The Nebula Awards were presented on April 26 in Austin Texas by the SFWA. In addition to the winners listed below, Michael Moorcock was named a Grand Master, Melisa Michaels and Graham P. Collins were presented with Service to SFWA Awards, and Ardath Mayhar was named Author Emeritus, all of which were previously announced. The Andre Norton Award is not a Nebula, but is presented at the same time as the Nebulas.
Novel: The Yiddish Policemen's Union, by Michael Chabon
Novella: "Fountain of Age," by Nancy Kress
Novelette: "The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate," by Ted Chiang
Short Story: "Always," by Karen Joy Fowler
Script: Pan's Labyrinth, by Guillermo del Toro
Norton Award for best young adult novel: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, by J. K. Rowling.
The winners of the Asimov's Reader Poll and the Anlab Poll were announced on April 26 in Austin, Texas at the Nebula Awards Weekend.
Sidewise Awards Nominees
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Best Long Form
SFWA Officers
Locus Nominees
SF Novel
Fantasy Novel
Young Adult Book
First Novel
Short Story
Art Book
Hugo Base Designer
Hobbit Director
Actor Stephen Oliver (b.1941) died on April 5. Oliver appeared in the film "Werewolves on Wheels."
Actor Stanley Kamel (b.1943) died on April 8. Kamel appeared in the television series "Dark Skies," "Beauty and the Beast," and "Star Trek: The Next Generation." Kamel appeared in numerous other television series and a few films.
Actress Hazel Court (b.1926) died on April 15. Court got her start acting in 1944 and appeared in numerous B films, including "Devil Girl from Mars," and "The Curse of Frankenstein." She also appeared in episodes of "The Twilight Zone" and "Invisible Man."
Illustrator Richard Chopping (b.1917) died on April 17, three days after his 91st birthday. Chopping illustrated the covers to many of Ian Fleming's James Bond novels. Chopping also wrote two novels.
Actress and Screenwriter Kay Linaker (b.1913) died on April 18. Linaker, who also went by the name Kate Phillips, wrote the 1958 film "The Blob." Prior to that, she had a career as an actress from 1936 through 1944, which included an uncredited appearance in "The Invisible Woman."
Composer Bebe Barron (b.1926) died on April 20. Barron only scored a handful of films, but they included "Space Boy" and, more importantly, "Forbidden Planet," for which she received credit as the composer of electronic tonalities.
Sarah Hall has won the James Tiptree, Jr. Award for her novel The Carhullan Army (published as Daughters of the North in the US). The award will be presented at Wiscon on May 25. Hall will receive $1,000, a piece of artwork created for the novel, chocolate, and a tiara.
Compton Crook Nominees
Eisner Nominees
Best Short Story
Best Single Issue (or One-Shot)
Best Continuing Series
Best Limited Series
Best New Series
Best Publication for Kids
Best Publication for Teens
Best Humor Publication
Best Anthology
Best Digital Comic
Best Reality-Based Work
Best Graphic Album—New
Best Graphic Album—Reprint
Best Archival Collection/Project—Comic Strips
Best Archival Collection/Project—Comic Books
Best U.S. Edition of International Material
Best U.S. Edition of International Material—Japan
Best Writer
Best Writer/Artist
Best Writer/Artist—Humor
Best Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker Team
Best Painter or Multimedia Artist (interior art)
Best Cover Artist
Best Coloring
Best Lettering
Special Recognition
Best Comics-Related Periodical/Journalism
Best Comics-Related Book
Best Publication Design
Hall of Fame
Scientist John A. Wheeler (b.1911) died on April 13. Wheeler came up with the name for black holes and helped invent the theory of nuclear fission. In 1939, Wheeler met Niels Bohr and spent several weeks with him working on nuclear fission. Wheeler's students included Richard Feynman and Hugh Everett, who created a theory Wheeler named the Many Worlds theory. In 1968, Wheeler received the Enrico Fermi Award
This year's Constellation nominees, recognizing best science fiction film and television of 2007, have been announced. Any Canadian citizen, permanent resident, member of Polaris 21 or member of TCON Promotional Society may vote at the Constellation website. The voting deadline is June 15 and the winners will be announced at Polaris on July 12.
Best Male Performance in a 2007 Science Fiction Television Episode
Best Female Performance in a 2007 Science Fiction Television Episode
Best Science Fiction Television Series of 2007
Best Male Performance in a 2007 Science Fiction Film, TV Movie, or Mini-Series
Best Female Performance in a 2007 Science Fiction Film, TV Movie, or Mini-Series
Best Science Fiction Film, TV Movie, or Mini-Series of 2007
Best Technical Accomplishment in a 2007 Science Fiction Film or Television Production
Best Overall 2007 Science Fiction Film or Television Script
Outstanding Canadian Contribution to Science Fiction Film or Television in 2007
SFWA Service Awards
Bouncing E-Mails
Lucas v. Ainsworth
Actor Charlton Heston (b.1924) died on April 5. Heston appeared in numerous movies, including "Soylent Green," "Planet of the Apes," "The Three Musketeers," "The Omega Man," . Heston appeared in "The Outer Limits" and provided voice work for the Disney film "Hercules." Over the course of his career he played several major characters, from Moses to Cardinal Richelieu, to El Cid, Sherlock Holmes, Josef Mengele, John the Baptist, Thomas Jefferson, Judah Ben-Hur, and Thomas More. For the last several years, Heston has been suffering from Alzheimer's Disease.
The Scribe Awards have announced this year's nominees. This is the second time the Scribes will be presented by the International Association of Media Tie-in Writers for best licensed tie-in writing. The lone nominees in the general fiction and young adult adapted category have already been named winners.
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Comic Artist Jim Mooney (b.1919) died on March 30. Mooney began illustrating the Moth for Mystery Men in 1940. From 1946 through 1968, he worked for DC illustrating Superman, Supergirl, and others. When he left DC, he took a job at Marvel, where he worked on Spider-Man. In his early years at DC, Mooney was a ghost artist on Batman for Bob Kane.
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BoI, Ebonyi seal N4b pact to fast-track industrialisation
To fast-track jobs and wealth creation through entrepreneurship, the Bank of Industry (BoI) and the Ebonyi state government have signed a N4billion memorandum of understanding (MoU), to promote agriculture and the setting up of industries in the state.
The ceremony, which took place at the Ebonyi state government house in Abakaliki on Monday, is set to usher in economic boom for the state, which has targeted to set up at least one industry in each of its 150 communities under the dispensation of the N4billion Fund.
Governor Dave Umahi of Ebonyi state commended BoI for supporting the state's economic growth initiative with 50 per cent of the Fund, stressing that the bank was indeed not out to make money but to foster development.
He added that empowerment programmes have been proven to be more impacting when anchored with the bank of Industry which has competent personnel and an effective coordinating strategy.
He said: "Free money is not productive when it is not worked for and the way to go about empowerment is what we have done today with the BoI, which has made tremendous impact in recent times. If this is enacted across the 36 states of Nigeria it will lead to job creation on a massive scale."
The Governor added that the initiative was Nigeria's solution to the economic recession currently plaguing the country following the crash of global oil prices.
Governor Umahi explained that N2billion under the initiative will be dedicated to the agric sector while the other N2billion will go to the industrial sector.
He said beneficiaries of short-term loans will be charged five per cent, while long-term beneficiaries will pay back with a 6.25 per cent.
Umahi charged his cabinet members to drive awareness of the intervention fund across their constituencies and encourage would-be beneficiaries to set up cooperative societies to enable them access the fund and attend entrepreneurship capacity building workshops to be hosted by BoI.
Earlier in his remarks, Managing Director of BoI, Kayode Pitan, noted that the bank has been involved in supporting entrepreneurs in the growth of large and small scale industries in the state before now in excess of N2billion.
"With this, we will now be able to help more people to get employed as well as enhance the growth of the solid minerals sector as the governor has also requested," he said.
He added that the development finance institution is ready to finance more projects beyond the scope of the MoU.
"We are partners with the state and are happy that this MoU has further strengthened that partnership," he said.
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All we really know about the financial industry bailouts and the economic stimulus plan are their enormous potential costs: at least $2 trillion combined, which is likely to balloon to $3 trillion or even $4 trillion, plus additional trillions of costly credit from the Federal Reserve, with very uncertain payback.
However, what is most immediately alarming about the bailouts and the $787 billion stimulus package are the daily indications that they still fall woefully short–in dollars and particularly in focus–of what is needed to confront the emergency economic conditions we face. And emergency conditions they are, with the US economy having contracted at an almost unbelievable annualized rate of 6.3 percent in the last three months of 2008, a terrible quarterly performance rivaled only four times since the Great Depression.
The nation is fairly resigned to the costly bailouts, but the stimulus plan is still not close to right: too small by at least half, not nearly timely enough in some of its spend-out rates and too underperforming against the only measure that really counts.
The plan's composition drastically overemphasizes small one-time individual tax cuts ($233 billion) and non-jobs-related spending ($261 billion). But causing most concern is that the 3.6 million jobs the plan is supposed to create or, mostly, just save over the next two years are not nearly as many as they seem to be. This number is less than the 4 million or so additional jobs expected to be lost in the next year (which will only go up if GM and Chrysler are forced into bankruptcy), and it doesn't even equal the number of jobs America needs to create just to stay even with population growth.
America's Human Capital
The right way to earn our way back to long-term prosperity is through stimulus efforts that will help develop, broadly deploy, fairly compensate and, especially, fully employ our human capital, which will always be our greatest source of national wealth. Only then will we have refired the commercial engines needed to recover from this dismal recession. And only then will we have addressed Americans' belief that unemployment is by far, with no close second, the most important economic issue facing the country.
We need an all-encompassing strategy on the massive scale we used at Normandy to win the war in Europe and that we later had behind the sweeping Marshall Plan to help rebuild Europe's broken economies. This time, however, our big-thinking strategy must be about creating the 24 million jobs that are missing so that American workers will be nearly fully employed.


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In Cabin Fever, the Heffley family is stuck indoors during a blizzard. But will they weather the storm?
'A very tough New England winter inspired me to snow the Heffley family in for the holidays,' said Jeff Kinney. ''Cabin fever' refers to the claustrophobia Greg feels, as well as the broader theme of the book. . . that you're trapped by the identity you create for yourself.'
About the Author
Jeff Kinney is an online game developer and designer, and a number 1 New York Times bestselling author. In 2009, Jeff was named one of Time magazine's 100 Most Influential People in the World. He spent his childhood in the Washington, D.C., area and moved to New England in 1995. Jeff lives in southern Massachusetts with his wife and their two sons.
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Series: Diary of a Wimpy Kid
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Format: Paperback
Language: English
Number Of Pages: 240
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Tampa, FL (PRWEB) October 14, 2013
Accusoft today announces that its apps for Apple® Inc.'s iPhone and iPad are compatible with the new operating system for those devices, iOS 7. Both iOS 7-compatible apps--ThinPic and Barcode Scanner--are available through the iTunes App store.
ThinPic enables mobile users to store up to three times as many photos on their devices by reducing the size of the JPEG image files captured by the device's camera without affecting the picture's image quality or actual display/print size. Barcode Scanner is a free, fast mobile scanning app that quickly recognizes virtually all standard 1D and 2D barcodes. Barcode Scanner demonstrates Accusoft's Barcode Xpress Mobile software development kit (SDK), which empowers developers to easily integrate barcode recognition into iOS and Android apps.
To show how JPEG compression can save space, time and money, Accusoft is hosting a webinar on October 16 where the company will demonstrate both ThinPic and the ThinPic web service JPEG Wizard. More information is available at http://www.accusoft.com/webinars.htm
Accusoft representatives will also demonstrate ThinPic and JPEG Wizard at the upcoming PhotoPlus show in New York (October 24-26), and as exhibitors at PMA@CES, a showcase of photo/imaging products at January's Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. Attendees at these shows can schedule a demonstration by contacting Accusoft at http://www.accusoft.com/contactform.htm.
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Sri Lanka have the chance to prove that international cricket is not simply a case of Australia and the rest when they face the double-defending champions in Saturday's World Cup final here at Kensington Oval.
Such has been Australia's overwhelming dominance in the Caribbean during their quest for a third straight World Cup title and fourth overall, that West Indies great Vivian Richards, when asked about the best way to beat them earlier this month, suggested "food poisoning".
It is not difficult to see why Ricky Ponting's men, unbeaten in 28 World Cup matches, are such strong favourites to extend their run.
With opener Matthew Hayden, who tops the tournament list of run-scorers with 621 at an average of nearly 78, and Ponting, third in the standings with 502 at just under 72, Australia have a powerful batting line-up where a once challenging score of 300 is now regarded as the bare minimum if they bat first.
Meanwhile, Australia's attack, with the exception of an overs-reduced clash against Bangladesh, have bowled out every opponent in the West Indies.
Sri Lanka stand in way of Australian giant
Sri Lanka have the chance to prove that international cricket is not simply a case of Australia and the rest when they face the double-defending champions in Saturday's World Cup final here at Kensington Oval.
Three of the tournament's five leading bowlers are Australians with veteran quick Glenn McGrath, who retires after Saturday's match, leading the way.
The 37-year-old has 25 wickets - a record for a single World Cup - while spearhead quick Shaun Tait is joint-second with 23 and left-arm wrist spinner Brad Hogg third with 20.
It is that combination of variety and excellence which makes batting against Australia so challenging and that's without considering impressive left-arm quick Nathan Bracken.
When the finalists met recently in the Super Eights in Grenada much was made of Sri Lanka's decision to rest bowlers Chaminda Vaas and Muttiah Muralitharan, two survivors from the side that beat Australia in the 1996 final.
With unorthodox quick Lasith Malinga, who has yet to play a one-dayer against Australia, injured for that game, it looked as if Sri Lanka had hidden their three strike bowlers from Ponting's team.
But the fact Australia dismissed a full-strength Sri Lankan batting line-up for 226 that day may be just as significant.
"I thought they had a chance to make a bit of a statement against us and they chose not to by resting three of their best bowlers," Ponting said.
"But they had their full complement of batsmen in and we bowled them out for 226. We just have to pick them to pieces again."
And Ponting even said the likely pitch conditions on Saturday would favour Australia.
"The wicket in Bridgetown, if it has some pace and bounce as it has in some other games, it should suit us beautifully."
But Australia, like any side, are vulnerable to individual brilliance and Sri Lanka are a team overflowing with flair.
As Malinga showed in his comeback match against New Zealand in the semi-final, he can combine sheer speed with excellent accuracy - a combination the Australia top order have yet to face this tournament.
Tait, while an exciting wicket-taker, can be wayward and any short-pitched deliveries could be seized on by experienced opener Sanath Jayasuriya.
And as Upul Tharanga (73) and skipper Mahela Jayawardene (115 not out) showed in the semi-final against New Zealand, there is more to Sri Lanka's batting than Jayasuriya.
Although Murali took four for 31 against New Zealand, including three wickets in six balls, the attack isn't just about him either.
"He can't do it all the time," said Jayawardene.
"With him, Lasith and Vaas I think I have better options now and obviously as a captain that is a good position to be in."
Australia's middle-order has yet to be tested this tournament but it will be fascinating to see how they respond to the pressure of facing unique off-spinner Muralitharan if Sri Lanka can take early wickets.
Ponting was able to rile the likes of South Africa batsman Jacques Kallis into playing an overly-aggressive shot against McGrath as the Proteas were bowled out for just 149 in the semi-final on Wednesday.
His mind games hit the mark because South Africa like to play them too only they aren't up to Australia's level.
Sri Lanka, less outwardly aggressive, are less likely to be wound up and in coach Tom Moody, a member of Australia's 1987 and 1999 World Cup winning squads, have someone who understands Ponting's tactics better than most.
But it says something for the champions' pre-eminence in the world game that even a Sri Lanka victory will come with an Australian accent attached.


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Huskies eager to get started vs. San Diego St.
Last season's opener was considered a lock for Washington
against lower-division Eastern Washington.
Then it took an end zone interception from cornerback Desmond
Trufant in the final moments to preserve Washington's 30-27 win,
allowing everyone to escape with a reduced heart rate.
It was also Keith Price's debut as the starting quarterback –
the beginning of what turned out to be a record-setting season.
This Saturday's season opener against San Diego State and its
tricky defense will present the first challenge for a Washington
program hoping to get to its third consecutive bowl game.
"You can feel the eagerness from everybody," sophomore wide
receiver Kasen Williams said.
Much of the offense's excitement should be dedicated to watching
tape. The Aztecs use a 3-3-5 defense earmarked by multiple shifts
up front meant to confuse and hurry a quarterback. San Diego State
was plus-12 in turnover margin last season when it went 8-5 and
made an appearance in the New Orleans Bowl.
"From an identification standpoint, they can be challenging,"
Washington head coach Steve Sarkisian said. "You can't worry about
the numbers. They've got guys moving around, playing different
spots. A guy might be free safety one snap, the next snap he's
blitzing off the edge. They can cause some hesitation for you. They
can create errant throws and in turn create turnovers."
An important element to slowing San Diego State's rush will be
Washington's new co-starters at running back. Jesse Callier and
Bishop Sankey will alternate series in the backfield as the Huskies
try to replace record-setting back Chris Polk, who declared for the
NFL draft following his junior season. Polk has the most carries in
Washington history.
"I wouldn't say pressure; I would say opportunity," Callier
said of replacing Polk. "How many carries I get, I'll make the
best of them."
The Aztecs will also be trying to baffle a revamped offensive
line and two freshman receivers. Washington's first depth chart has
three sophomores – Micah Hatchie at left tackle, Colin Tanigawa at
left guard, and Ben Riva at right tackle – among the starters. Only
Tanigawa started multiple times last season.
Two Huskies youngsters will be split out wide, as well as
freshmen Jaydon Mickens and Kendyl Taylor atop the wide receiver
depth chart with Williams.
"I always tell them, if you don't understand something, just
tell me," Price said. "Once they get hit, banged around a couple
times, they'll wake up."
Saturday will also be the first opportunity for the Huskies
defense to create a new impression than their last, when they gave
up 67 points to Baylor in the Alamo Bowl. Former Oregon State
quarterback Ryan Katz transferred to San Diego State and will start
Saturday. The Aztecs like to take deep shots in their pro-style
offense and are likely to do so against an unproven defense.
"I think the reality of it is, I think they want to play well.
I don't know if it's about proving anybody wrong or right,"
Sarkisian said.
Junior transfer Tre Watson is on top of the depth chart at
corner opposite senior Desmond Trufant. New Washington defensive
coordinator Justin Wilcox has changed the Huskies' scheme, allowing
speedy talents like Josh Shirley and touted freshman Shaq Thompson
room to roam.
Most of Washington's injury issues headed into the opener rest
on the defensive side. Defensive end Hau'oli Jamora will have
surgery Thursday on the same knee he injured last season, which
caused him to miss the rest of the season after four games.
Sarkisian would not commit to a timeframe for Jamora's return.
Linebackers Nate Fellner, Cooper Pelluer and Jamaal Kearse are
all out Saturday.


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Without the black vote in 1976, Jimmy Carter probably would have lost major parts of the South. Now his black support appears to be in some danger. First, many black voters are less than happy with the Carter record. Black grumbling was heard widely at this week's Democratic National Convention.
In addition, the civil rights issue has cooled. So the Voter Education Project -- a key element in getting out the black vote in Dixie -- is having trouble raising money. VEP has come up with less than one-fourth of its 1980 fund-raising target.
VEP director Sherrill Marcus says blacks "aren't" excited about Carter" and many could sit out the election.m


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Actress Eva Amurri and former soccer star Kyle Martino had a sweet Southern wedding in South Carolina over the weekend. Martino is a former pro soccer player turned commentator on ESPN, while Amurri is known for roles in "Californication," "Saved!" and "The Education of Charlie Banks."
Amurri's mom Susan Sarandon hosted the wedding, along with her former partner Tim Robbins (the longtime couple broke up in 2009 after 23 years together). Anti-death penalty advocate Sister Helen Prejean performed the ceremony. If you'll recall, Sarandon won an Oscar for her role as Prejean in the Robbins-directed drama "Dead Man Walking." Amurri played Prejean at the age of 9.
Amurri told InStyle in January that she was working on a book "about how overwhelming being engaged is for a modern woman … I realized once I got engaged, that everyone is overwhelmed, but nobody talks about it. I'm going to try and write this book as a companion guide for women who are overwhelmed." Well, it looks like everything went off without a hitch for this "Ivy league-educated starlet with a Hollywood pedigree" (as per Maxim).
Although she's from a famous fam, Amurri is pretty cool about the whole shebang. She told the lad mag, "We don't really look alike, and I have a different last name, so in auditions a lot of people didn't know. But people love 'got off the bus from Idaho' stories, so they're not rooting for you if you're from a family that's done it. They think you don't deserve it, even if you're working to fight that perception. But it's also great in some ways, so, you know, don't cry for me, Argentina."
Meanwhile, Amurri will have a guest spot on the adorkable Zooey Deschanel series "The New Girl." She Tweeted the news in late September, so hopefully we'll see the newly married Amurri on the small screen soon. She recently wrapped the movie "I Hate You, Dad," with Adam Sandler, Leighton Meester, Andy Samberg and Sarandon.
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New York
6 November 2008
Price realised
Paul Klee (1879-1940)
WI (In Memoriam)
signed 'Klee' (upper left); signed again, numbered and dated 'Klee J15 1938' (on the stretcher)
watercolor, gouache and plaster on burlap
Image: 20½ x 17 7/8 in. (52 x 45.5 cm.)
Overall: 21 7/8 x 19 7/8 in. (55.5 x 50.5 cm.)
Painted in 1938
Lily Klee, Bern (by descent from the artist, 1940).
Klee Gesellschaft, Bern (gift from the above, 1946).
Galerie Louise Leiris (Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler), Paris.
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Weintraub, New York; Estate sale, Sotheby Parke Bernet, 5 November 1981, lot 248.
Berggruen et Cie., Paris.
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D.H. Kahnweiler, Klee, Paris, 1950 (illustrated in color on the cover).
R. Verdi, The Late Klee, London and Stuttgart, 1985, p. 457.
The Paul Klee Foundation, ed., Paul Klee: Catalogue Raisonné 1934-1938, Bern, 2003, vol. 7, p. 374, no. 7337 (illustrated).
Stockholm, Svensk-Franska Konstgalleriet, Paul Klee, March 1949, no. 15.
Basel, Galerie Beyeler, Portraits et figures, February-April 1982, no. 57.
London, Royal Academy and Staatsgalerie Stuttgart, German Art in the 20th Century: Paintings and Sculpture 1905-1985, October 1985-April
1986, no. 193 (illustrated in color).
Klee left Germany in 1933, following Hitler's ascendancy to power, and settled in Bern, where he had grown up as a child. He produced a prolific body of work during the final years of his life, even while he battled the symptoms of scleroderma, a terminal skin disease. The artist was initially bedridden, but he learned to cope with his symptoms by sitting at a large drawing table instead of standing at an easel (fig. 1). He produced 25 works in 1936, and this quickly jumped to 264 in 1937, 489 in 1938, and over 1200 in 1939. Klee wrote to his son Felix, "Productivity is accelerating in range and at a highly accelerated tempo; I can no longer entirely keep up with these children of mine. They run away with me. There is a certain adaptation taking place, in that drawings predominate. Twelve hundred items in 1939 is really something of a record performance" (quoted in F. Klee, Paul Klee: His Life and Work in Documents, New York, 1962, p. 72).
The present work displays the succinct, graphic elements, simplified colors, and heavy black symbols that characterize the formal vocabulary of the artist's late style. Here, rudimentary graphic elements cut through a field of cream and light green paint, separated by the visible canvas on either side of these strong black lines, which organize the pictorial structure as a whole. Matthias Bärmann has suggested that the artist's stylistic transition results from the artist's failing health and his psychic state due to his persecution after Hitler's rise to power in 1933 and eventual exile to Bern, Switzerland: "Tracing the effects of scleroderma and its specific symptoms is complex, since these, apart from affecting his work on the physiological level, had psychological repercussions even down to the emergence of certain stylistic characteristics. His reduced, signlike repertoire gave Klee, who was aware of how little time remained to him, a spontaneous outlet for his enormous creative urge. Also the archaic traits of the 'bar-writing' characteristic especially of the very last paintings my have represented a productive reaction to his restricted mobility" (in Paul Klee: Fulfillment in the Late Work, Hannover, 2003, p. 15). Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler, who took over representation of Klee's work in the early 1930s, acquired the present painting in 1946, four years before the publication of his monograph on Klee. The Parisian dealer had it and other late works in mind when he concluded in this text, "Even the style of his last works -- wide strokes had taken the place of the earlier scrawly ones--was forced upon him by his illness, which stiffened his arm. But it was just this late production which added a note of grandeur, not hitherto discernable, to Klee's work. Thus the hero triumphs over evil and turns it to his own again" (in Paul Klee, New York, 1950, p.14).
The title of the present work, which is possibly dedicated to the memory of an unidentified friend with the initials "WI," confers an associative meaning onto this linear construction and reflects Klee's organization of his graphic vocabulary into more descriptive figural compositions. The thick lines and arcs that sweep through the picture plane articulate a figure whose head rests on his hand, assuming the classic posture of melancholia famously depicted by Albrecht Drer. This mournful and contemplative figure reflects his response to the increasingly discouraging news coming from Germany. From his exile in Bern he could only look on in dismay when, in 1937, fifteen of his works were included in the infamous exhibition of "Degenerate Art," and more than a hundred of his works were removed from German museums in a massive purge of modern art. Despite all these difficulties, Klee continued his daily routine and worked as hard as ever. Felix Klee has written:
"How in addition to this intensified work my father still found time to mount the pictures, frame them, letter them, mount the watercolors and the innumerable drawings on cardboard and keep account of them all with scrupulous exactitude in his oeuvre catalogue, look after his favorite cat Bimbo, read books, receive visits, listen to music, go on small trips and even write letters, remains a mystery to me. The last three years of his life must be compared to the eruption of a volcano" (in op. cit., p. 73).
(fig. 1) Photo of Paul Klee painting in his studio in Bern, 1939.BARCODE 24409568
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In preparation for the World Meeting of Families in Dublin, 21 – 26 August 2018, the pastoral team has put together a set of resources for parishes. They are now available on-line at www.amoris.ie and www.worldmeeting2018.ie
A training session is to be held for our Diocese in An Grianan Hotel, Burt on Thursday 19 October 2017. The session will begin at 7.30pm and end at 10pm, and will be conducted by Martin Kennedy, Pastoral Programme Co-ordinator for WMOF2018.
Parishes are asked to contact Fr Pat O'Hagan to confirm attendance by Friday 29th September 2017 in order to facilitate the provision of resources for everyone who attends.
The resources include the following:
Practical Initiatives for Popular Moments – a menu of 14 activities covering seasonal and family moments across the year, including baptisms, weddings, First Holy Communions, Confirmations, November memorial ceremonies, Christmas, New Year (family resolutions), St. Valentine's Day gift tokens, St. Patrick's Day and so on, up to the summer of next year.
The Joy of Love Parish Conversations – a six-session discussion programme exploring key elements of Pope Francis' document on the family.
Facilitator's guide – a basic orientation for pastoral leaders and local volunteers on how to work with the above resources.
The training night will introduce these resources to parishes and aims to equip small teams of volunteers to organise some of the activities.
Parishes are invited to send along some volunteers who will take responsibility for WMOF preparations in the parish. The session should equip them to take some practical initiatives according to their own judgment on what is desirable or feasible.
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Rick Scott gives out number for adult phone line instead of meningitis hotline
Instead of directing people to a hotline to report cases fungal meningitis, Florida Gov. Rick Scott publicized a number for a very different kind of service: an adult phone line.
Call the 866 number that he promoted, according to WUSF News, and a recording of a woman's voice says: "Hello boys, thank you for calling me on my anniversary."
The news organization learned this the hard way, when they posted the number that Scott had rattled off during a cabinet meeting on their website as part of a story.
"We were quickly notified by a reader that the number instead connected to an adult telephone line," the publication wrote.
A Scott spokesman told them that the wrong number was an accident on the governor's part.
There is currently an outbreak of meningitis in the country; on Tuesday, the Florida Department of Health confirmed the first Florida death as a result of that outbreak.


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The Federal Aviation Administration today is publishing new proposed rules for "small unmanned aircraft systems" — commonly (but not entirely accurately) referred to as "drones" — that would require an operator certificate and the user to be at least 17 years old. The proposed rules also would dictate when and where and how such "unmanned aerial systems," such as (but not limited to) the type controlled by smartphones and tablets could be flown.
The broad strokes for platforms weighing less than 4 pounds:
- Be older than 17 and pass a written test every two years.
- The operator must be in visual contact with the aircraft without using cameras or binoculars.
- No flying over people, unless they're the ones controlling the aircraft.
- A 500-foot altitude limit.
- Aircraft can't fly faster than 100 mph.
- Other obvious rules such as not straying into airport flight paths or restricted airspace, or posing "a hazard to other aircraft, people or property."
More: Read Connectedly's review of the Parrot AR Drone Elite
The FAA also is proposing new rules for aircraft up to 55 pounds that would be involved in "non-recreational operations," which would seem to adversely affect the sort of aerial delivery Amazon is considering, as line of sight would hamper any sort of centralized distribution, even short range.
The FAA will be taking public comment on the proposed rules.
Source: FAA; complete summary
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Apple CEO Tim Cook expressed 'hope' that the communist Chinese government will allow Apple to reinstate certain apps to the tech giant's App Store on Wednesday.Â
Earlier this year, Apple removed some messaging and VPM apps â which allow users to mask their IP address and access websites censored by the authoritative Chinese government â from the App store at the request of Chinese officials. Â
The app ExpressVPM, or instance, received a notice from Apple in July stating that "your application will be removed from the China App Store because it contains content that is illegal in China…."
Now, Tim Cook says he hopes "some" of these apps will reappear for Apple users in China. It's unclear which apps the Chinese government might allow, but it seems unlikely it would let Apple sell an app that allows the  public to breach "The Great Chinese Firewall" â a popular term for the virtual barrier that blocks web content the Chinese Communist views as threatening to its regime.Â
âMy hope over time is that some of the things, the couple of things thatâs been pulled, come back," Cook said at the Fortune Forum in Guangzhou, China, as reported by Reuters. "I have great hope on that and great optimism on that."
Apple certainly has an interest in appeasing the Chinese government. After the U.S. and Europe, China is Apple's third largest market, earning $9.8 in revenue during the fourth quarter of 2017. The tech giant surely doesn't want a select few apps to compromise its relationship with China.
Cook's comments come after U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy (D – Vermont) criticized Apple for bowing to Chinese demands to remove these apps. In a statement made to CNBC, Leahy made clear that Apple â although a private company â shouldn't help the Chinese government in its endeavor to censor content:
"Apple is clearly a force for good in China, but I also believe it and other tech companies must continue to push back on Chinese suppression of free expression," Leahy said.
Cook's "hope" to bring these apps backs, however, may never be realized. Like most businesses, Apple's primary interest is revenue. And although Cook seems like a nice enough guy, he heads a corporation, not a social activism organization.


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I prayed the loaves-and-fishes prayer for the first time on a busy Sunday morning as I rushed to beat the clock.
As I struggled to get ready for church quickly, my three kids milled about, running in and out of the bathroom – asking for help pulling on tights, combing hair, fastening necklaces. The situation was starting to feel hopeless. There was no way we were going to make it on time.
So, I offered it up.
Dear, Lord, please multiply my time, just like you did with the loaves and fishes.
We made it to church {close to} on time, and I kept my cool.
Since then, the loaves-and-fishes prayer has become a favorite for me.
You see, I don't have time for God-sized dreams, but God-sized dreams have captured my heart. (<==== Click to tweet)
I began God-sized dreaming in earnest 16 short months ago. I quit my freelance job, and for the first time in more than 15 years, I began writing from the heart, rather than for a paycheck. Not only did I write from that tear-sting-tender place, but {breathing into a paper bag} I put that writing out there for the world to see, launching a blog.
Exactly one week after the blog launch, my daughter and I checked into Children's Hospital for a two-night stay. She had just been diagnosed with a rare autoimmune disease {about 2 -3 cases per million} called Juvenile Dermatomyositis (JDM).
We would become regulars, staying at the hospital one night every month for the next six months, so Julianne could receive aggressive IV steroid infusions and an immunoglobulin treatment to boost her immune system.
At home, I had the usual activities and responsibilities that come with tending to a 10-year-old daughter, an eight-year-old (my daughter with JDM), and an active three-year-old son — not to mention a husband who travels frequently.
I found the inspiration and drive that comes with God-sized dreaming abundant and easy to come by, but it clashed violently with my life's stark time realities.
So many times, I would cry out: But, Lord, I just don't have time for this!
I wanted to tell myself I could just give up on this God-sized dream {encouraging, inspiring, and equipping women to live bright, beautiful, creative lives for Christ}.
I wanted to curl up in a ball on my couch and watch sitcoms, eat a whole bar of dark chocolate, and forget the whole thing. {And, sometimes, I did.}
Because like you, I always had a full to-do list – even without the God-sized dream.
I craved huge, wide-open swaths of time to sip coffee and tap out beautiful blog posts and pithy Tweets, design inspirational Facebook graphics and wow the world with artistic photos. Instead, I was potty training and making dinner, packing lunches and helping with homework, measuring out meds and piecing together tiny bits of time to write and dream.
One day, I woke up and realized my struggle was my dream. (<==== Click to Tweet)
God wanted me to encourage other women to find beauty in the midst of their busy, crazy, imperfect lives. He wanted me to inspire women to ignite their bright, creative sparks, working within the confines of what they had, rather than pining for greener pastures.
This winter, I find myself sleeping in my own bed more often, and I'm so grateful.
My daughter's puffy cheeks have smoothed back into their usual contours, as we wean her off steroids. She can fit into her jeans again. Most importantly, she lives with a new zest, since she doesn't feel tired and weak anymore.
But, I still don't have time for my God-sized dream. There are literally hundreds of ways I could spend my days — and most of them come in a three-year-old, non-napping, Energizer-bunny bundle.
Wherever you find yourselves today, friends – caring for elderly parents, exhausted from work, suffering from physical aches and pains, carting around babies — let me assure you: You may not have time for a God-sized dream, but He does. (<==== Click to Tweet)
All He asks is your meager offering: a humble loaf of bread and a few small fish. He will take your time, and He will multiply.
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'Car cheaper than M800 won't work'
As the world's cheapest car Tata Nano gets dearer, so it seems does its prime competitor, the Bajaj Renault ultra low-cost (ULC) car. HT reports.autos Updated: Nov 14, 2010 21:18 IST
As the world's cheapest car Tata Nano gets dearer, so it seems does its prime competitor, the Bajaj Renault ultra low-cost (ULC) car.
Bajaj Auto Ltd on Sunday said a car at the cost of less than the Maruti 800 (R1.9 lakh) may not work and the company would not like to sell a car at an operating margin of less than 20%. The Bajaj Renault ULC car, which has been under development since 2008 and is slated to be launched in 2012, is widely expected to be Nano's first direct competitor with a price tag close to $2,500 (R1.1 lakh).
"A car at a cost of less than Maruti 800 is not going to work... My son Rajiv may not like to sell a car with EBIDTA less than 20%," said Rahul Bajaj, chairman, Bajaj Auto Ltd on the sidelines of the India Economic Summit. "This year, we are going to sell four million two and three wheelers together. So why should we focus only to sell 20,000 units of a car. It doesn't make sense. Unless we can sell about 200,000 units per year, it will not be feasible."
Currently, the Maruti 800 is priced between Rs1.9 lakh and Rs2.3 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi), while the Nano, after two price revisions, costs almost Rs1.4 lakh.
Bajaj has been evasive about the possible price of the car highlighting instead, its high fuel efficiency, which it claims would be almost 30 kmpl. Its global partner Renault-Nissan though, has always said it would be an ultra low-cost car that will compete with the cheapest in the market.
When contacted, Bajaj managing director Rajiv Bajaj refused to be drawn into the debate on the price of the car.
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Hey guys and gals,
Returning from yet another haitus of the RTA forums. The time goes by so quickly.
Anyway, I have been hoping to follow-up my initial 48-state roadtrip from 2005 with a trip to state #49 of Alaska, but after getting the total package price for me and my folks at $8000(!!!), we decided to scrap that plan and do something we originally intended on taking in May 2008.
On my original roadtrip, I only touched the state of Utah at Four Corners, and last year we drove around the southeastern edge when we visited Monument Valley. Only now, we plan on driving into the heart and seeing everything possible.
My folks and I will embark on Mother's Day, May 13th. This roadtrip will be 10-11 days, and I don't plan on seeing it extend past 2000 miles.
From San Juan Capistrano, CA, the tentative itinerary is now:
Day 0 - Drive up to Death Valley, CA (we'll leave in the afternoon)
Day 1 - Death Valley, CA then head to St. George, UT
Day 2 - Zion National Park, UT
Day 3 - Bryce National Park, UT (signed up for the horseback ride)
Day 4 - Capitol Reef National Park, UT
Day 5 - Canyonlands National Park, UT
Day 6 - Arches National Park, UT
Day 7 - Salt Lake City, UT (Sunday morning - Tabernacle Choir)
Day 8 - Great Basin National Park, NV
Day 9 - Yosemite National Park, CA
Day 10 - Sequoia National Park, CA
Day 11 - Home (Cushion Day)
As you might have guessed, I'm trying to get all the major national parks out of the way. My Dad has one of those senior passes he bought for $10 that gives him unlimited access to all of the parks. I dig it. :)
We've already got the first week in hotels booked, but it's kind of up in the air on how the second week will be faring. Our last trip was 4,800 miles in 15 days. I figure 2,000 miles in 10 days will be much easier to handle. Not so much freaking out and driving. Should be pleasant.
Anyone else out there have some ideas for us?
(BTW Mark, I'm heading out to Vegas this weekend from Thursday to Saturday. I may have some time in the morning to stop by if the office is open...)


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Punjab News ExpressCHANDIGARH: She is curvy! She is confident! She is too hot to handle! She is the first British Asian Plus Size model. After featuring in many successful advertising campaigns from UK to UAE, model Bishamber Das is ready to change the Indian fashion scene along with Hardeep Arora Innovaters and Daksha Digitas. She is the brand ambassador of Ms Plus Size North India 2017. The last auditions will take place in city beautiful Chandigarh on 22nd April. Bishamber Das, the 2nd Runner up for Miss India Europe UK, has a prolific resume' to boast of. From walking the ramp for global fashion shows to modeling for print and digital editions of plus size fashion brands, the jury member of Ms Plus Size has been an inspiration for full-figured girls across the world. Currently, she is the face of EBay's Curve Fashion Hub and a regular voice at BBC Radio Derby and BBC Asia network. The lady has always carried a baton against body shaming and empowerment of plus size women. Her association with the Hardeep Arora Innovaters and Daksha Digitas' Ms Plus Size is an inspiration for the girls and ladies in India who are subjected to the biased mentality of Asian society at every step. Ms Plus Size North India 2017 is an opportunity for curvy girls to showcase their talents with confidence. The auditions of the beauty pageant were held across cities in North India and registered a promising number of contestants. The selected girls will walk the finale ramp on 12th May in Bella Vista, Panchkula, after being groomed by trained fashion and diet experts. The show Ms Plus Size North India 2017 is sponsored by Shaveta Mustard Oil and co- sponsored by Mifco, The Diet Xperts and Kittybee.
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The head-busting Indiana rapper Freddie Gibbs and the brain-expanding California producer Madlib have already teamed up for a series of great songs ("Thuggin'," "Shame," "City," "Deeper, "Harold's"), and their collaborative album Piñata is scheduled to arrive in a couple of months. BBC radio just debuted "Robes," which has Gibbs alongside Odd Future members Earl Sweatshirt and Domo Genesis, all of them laconically going in over a cascading jazz-haze of a Madlib track. Hear a kinda-muffled radio rip below.
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By Mary Brosmith
Many new college students join fraternities and sororities across the country each year. These are social organizations, to be sure, but many of them also demonstrate a deep commitment to charity work, and they instill those values in their members.
Delta Delta Delta (Tri Delta) is a sorority with 138 collegiate chapters and nearly 200,000 living alumnae, and those alumnae have formed 261 chapters that have also been instrumental in the organization's fundraising activities. Tri Delta formed a partnership with St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in 1999, and the sorority has raised tens of millions of dollars for the hospital since that time. In 2011 alone, the organization raised $3.4 million to aid St. Jude in its continuing fight against children's cancer.
About the author: Mary Brosmith works as a Merchandising Representative at Lawrence Merchandising Services in Plymouth, Minnesota. She is an alumna of the Delta Delta Delta chapter at St. Lawrence University in Canton, New York.


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I've published a pattern you guys! It's an easy double-sided scarf pattern.
This is my Diagonal Stripe Scarf
To be honest, originally I wasn't going to publish this pattern. I just started winging this diagonal design on the plane home from America a couple of months ago.
It's an easy pattern using only knit and purl stitches. If you make it as long as I did, it's a great length scarf for all kinds of different tying methods!
It's shown on my female mannequin but I actually made this for my dad for his birthday. It works equally well as a womens pattern though! Scarves are good like that.
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VenhoevenCS architecture+urbanism is an innovative Dutch design office for sustainable, integrated, and smart architecture, urban development and infrastructure. The office has an international portfolio of designs, research and consultancy projects and is recognized with numerous publications, awards and exhibitions in the Netherlands and abroad.
In our design practice we work in interdisciplinary teams. We have access to an international network of top specialists in fields such as energy, environment, health, infrastructure and mobility, water management, regional economic development, (social) geography, city branding, leisure, (public) art, landscape, nature and (metropolitan) agriculture, and construction and buildings physics and cost management. These include experts from business, knowledge institutes and government organizations. Depending on the demands of specific assignments we compose the optimal teams.
We are used to integrating ideas and initiatives from citizens and users in all our designs. We consider participatory planning to be a powerful tool to create value for everybody.
Our team of highly educated and experienced senior architects and project leaders have expertise in various fields of architecture+urbanism.
Ton Venhoeven, CEO and founder of VenhoevenCS architecture+urbanism, is a well experienced and much sought after consultant for various international public and private organisations, advising on Smart City, Micro City and Healthy City developments, integrated planning ('Dutch Approach'), multimodal mobility networks and TOD, and strategic planning issues related to care and cure. Currently Ton Venhoeven works as TOD consultant for the World Bank in China.
Venhoeven not only has a background in the business of design and engineering, but also in government and academia. In 2008 he was appointed Chief Government Advisor on Infrastructure, a function he held until 2012. In this position, Venhoeven advised the Dutch National government on sustainable design quality of infrastructural, urban and regional plans. Projects ranged from improvements in National highways and widening rivers for flood prevention to integration of different mobility networks in multimodal node development, transit oriented development and integrated urban and regional planning.
From 2005 until 2009, Venhoeven was Professor of Architectural History and Theory at Eindhoven University of Technology. He focused his research on improving sustainability of urban networks and cities and developing the related architectural principles. Today, Venhoeven is strategic core member of the European Network for Urban Vitality (NUVit) and member of the Advisory Board Dutch Centre for Health Assets, part of TNO (Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Knowledge). Until 2013 he was Chair of the 'Community of Practice Infrastructure' and board member of the Research Department, both initiatives of the Royal Institute of Dutch Architects.
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Originally posted by beebs
Lumping 'truthers' into one big pile saying we 'all subscribe' to crazy things... you make the truth movement sound like a cult.(which is probably exactly in line with your opinion of the TM)
If you got challenged in public to a debate on this issue by an engineer or an architect or a physicist... what would you do?
its just to bad a bunch of nut jobs flew planes into buildings and you guys cant accept the fact and must make a conspiracie out of it. whats the motive for the goverment to take the buildings down? to go to war? whats the motive to go to war? whats in it for us? oil? notice how oil prices have not been going down if that was the case. get over it. tehy prob took building 7 down because it was not safe. Ever think of that.
Originally posted by NightGypsy
Yes, and I wonder where the path leading to the source of these fringe theories would lead? My guess is right to the front doors of one of our U.S. government agencies. Then they have people like you out there to create the illusion that the these theories are widely believed among the majority of those involved in the "truth movement."
Originally posted by NightGypsy
reply to post by camaro68ss
its just to bad a bunch of nut jobs flew planes into buildings and you guys cant accept the fact and must make a conspiracie out of it. whats the motive for the goverment to take the buildings down? to go to war? whats the motive to go to war? whats in it for us? oil? notice how oil prices have not been going down if that was the case. get over it. tehy prob took building 7 down because it was not safe. Ever think of that.
And the winner of today's bonehead award is....
Originally posted by hooper
My point is, more or less, that I just don't know what a marketing campaign could accomplish.
Originally posted by Alfie1
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If you haven't heard of witnesses who saw a plane hit the Pentagon I cannot imagine where you have been looking :-
Many report that "the blast literally rocked all of our cars." "The room filled with this real bright light." "Bomb! the Gulf War vet immediately thought as he was knocked down." "It exploded. I fell to the ground and covered my head." "The car moved a foot to the right when the shock wave hit." "I heard two loud booms - one large, one smaller, and the shock wave threw me against the wall," she said.Burgess, reporting by telephone from the scene at about 4 p.m., said that five hours after the blast, still no one was able to get into the building. "
"But when I looked at the site, my brain could not resolve the fact that it was a plane because it only seemed like a small hole in the building," he said. "No tail. No wings. No nothing."
John Bowman, a retired Marine lieutenant colonel and a contractor, was in his office in Corridor Two near the main entrance to the south parking lot. "Everything was calm,' Bowman said. "Most people knew it was a bomb. Everyone evacuated smartly. We have a good sprinkling of military people who have been shot at."
Soon after the crash (Within 30 seconds of the crash) I witnessed a military cargo plane (Possibly a C130) fly over the crash site and circle the mushroom cloud. My brother inlaw also witnessed the same plane following the jet while he was on the HOV lanes in Springfield. He said that he saw a jetliner flying low over the tree tops near Seminary RD in Springfield, VA. and soon afterwards a military plane was seen flying right behind it. I think this was also a reason for the false threat of another plane about to crash which caused rescuers to have to evacuate for a short time after the initial crash. I have done my research onthis and according to time magazine it took 24 minutes before Norad was supposedly notified about this particuliar jet and fighters were scrambling to intercept at that time. Isn't it odd how there is Not a single mention of this aircraft in ANY of the articles written about this crash?
"It was striking to me how little of the building was involved in the fire," said Dr. Corley, who has reviewed the Pentagon report. The fire, he said, "didn't spread and and trap other people in the building. "While 125 Pentagon workers and 59 passengers and crew members on the plane died, few if any of the workers who died were from outside the immediate impact zone."
"was thrown about 80 ft down the hall through the air. As he was traveling through the air, he says the ceiling was coming down from the concussion. He got thrown into a closet, the door slammed shut and the fireball went past him," recounts Hahr. "Jet fuel was on him and it irritated his eyes, but he didn't get burned. Then the fireball blew over and the sprinklers came on, and he was able to crawl out of the closet and get out of the building through the courtyard."
For the record, kerosene does not explode on impact.


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November 10, 2014
Play Bingo At Home With Recycled Items
Board games are fun indeed and a great ice-breaker too. However, sometimes these days board games may not always be easy on our pockets. The moment you step a foot into a toy store and bump into a game you fancy buying, you realise that the prices are sky high. You end up panicking and rarely able to pick anything much from the store. But if you are clever enough, you can get handful of recycled items, craft it at home and have as much fun with your family and friends. When asked for a game for a large group of people, the first game that comes to my mind is bingo! The ultimate group game for people of all ages. Here are some clever ways to recycle items at home and have a bingo party!
Make Bingo Balls
The main component in a game of bingo are the bingo balls. Polystyrene balls are a great option. They come in parcels, hence are easy to find. Number these balls with a marker and you are good to go. You can also use plastic bottle caps and use them to mark numbers. If these two also don't seem much of a good idea, you can take use carton boxes and cut them into round shapes and mark numbers from 1 to 75 or 1 to 90. They may work just well.
Ball Jumblers
As you know ball jumblers too are an intergral part of bingo. There's always a bingo caller who picks out numbers from the tombola basket. You can use a simple box, make a hand-sized hole to pull out numbers. Easy peasy! You can also use a bag or a hat to do the same.
Bingo Cards
You have to admit they are perhaps the easiest of all. Making your own, nifty thrifty game of bingo couldn't get any easier. You can take a cardboard or a thick material paper and make your own tickets. Once these are done, give players good markers to daub. You can also use an old CD case which has been lying around unused for quite sometime now. Best part is they can be used over and over. The reusability of a CD case as a card is the best choice.
You can use thrifty items at home or shops and make your own game of bingo. You can also try free bingo online which is and always will be easier on your pockets. All it takes is to think outside the box. Be as unique as you can. You'll have a fun time.
May 13, 2010
There's an Elephant in the Room
If you know me, you know that I love elephants. It makes more sense if you know that I spent 3 years in Africa and a favorite past time was visiting Kruger National Park. Elephants are amazing, majestic animals and the fact that they can make cars move out of their way, just because, well I admire that.
My birthday was two weeks ago and my niece and her boyfriend asked to take us out to pizza. We laughed when we sat down to pizza and instead of numbers for your table, you get animals and ours just so happened to be an elephant. And then they asked me to open up my gift and it was an elephant clock that she had found at a thrift store by her house. Such a great find! I love it!
Thanks Heather & Matt!
Filed under Check this out!, Fun, Thrift Finds by Deanna
April 2, 2010
A Cupcake Bar
Im getting excited because I finally figured out how I can make so many different cupcakes and frosting's before the big graduation day party, saving me the stress of having to assemble them the day of the party.
All I need is a Cupcake Bar!
I have never heard of this being done before but what a great idea. I saw it on a photography website from a wedding shower. You make the different frosting's and put them in mason jars and have knives out for frosting your own. Your cupcakes and frosting can safely be made the day before. I also figured I could have some sprinkles out, but that may tend to get messy.
The sad part about this is that I already made all these really cute cupcake flags. What am I going to do with them now?
The biggest problem, that I have yet to find a solution for, is what about the kids, who like to lick their fingers, stick their fingers in the frosting, you know all the gross wonderful things kids do. Do I have two cupcake bars? One for adults and one for kids or do I just let is slide and try not to think about little Jimmy's unwashed hands in my frosting?
Cupcake Bar Photos courtesy of Jen Huang.
February 19, 2010
DIY Recycled Jar Playing Cards Candle Holder
We have a wild game of Nertz with the same 6 friends each month and this month I wanted to make something fun for them to take home with them. This isn't the first candle holder I have made with recycled jars, you can see the others here and here, but this is the first that I have used playing cards on. It took me a few tries to come up with this but eventually I got it worked out. These were a lot of fun to make. Try one for yourself. They make great gifts.
December 30, 2009
The First Snow Fall of the Winter
Here in the Willamette Valley we have to take advantage of every snow fall we have and yesterday we were taken by surprise with about 2 inches. We knew it wouldn't last over night so we got right out there, with the dog of course, and played in the snow. Here are a few photos from our fun last night.
December 22, 2009
Let it Snow
My daughter likes to watch the news at night to see if its going to snow and so far we haven't had a single flake fall from the sky in our area. Last year we were blessed with a couple weeks of amazing snow falls and an ice storm to top it off. But so far this year we haven't been as fortunate. Well we may not have snow but I have this funny video that will hopefully put a smile on your face as it did mine, ok maybe it wasn't just a smile, it flat out made me ROFL( I hate that acronym but it fits today). Over at V and Co. today I was reading about her day yesterday and she posted this video, check it out and enjoy the snow!
Filed under Check this out!, Fun, random by Deanna
September 28, 2009
Seattle Strains Sewing
Last week I told you I was working on two dresses and I really was, really I was, but then my dh planned this trip to Seattle with some friends and so obviously I had to leave the sewing machine behind.
My dh's friend had got tickets to the Seattle Seahawks game for free. So he and his wife invited us to go with them. We headed up on Saturday afternoon to their house in Olympia and had a tour around town and then came back to their house for this lovely, fresh, dinner and entertaining conversation. They were great hosts and it was a lovely night.
The next day we headed up to the football game and ended up being a bit late so the guys dropped us gals off to go get our seats. Let me just say that I have never been to a football game before. Never, ever! So as we head up to our seats way up there, all I could see was a sea of blue. These Seattle Seahawks fans really do love their team. It was a bit scary because the friends we were with were rooting for the Chicago Bears. I kept telling my dh to stop because I didn't want to get beat up or thrown out. Well we made it out with our lives and the Chicago Bears won which made our friends very happy. But the best part was when my husband patiently would tell me what every single term or play meant. Poor guy was constantly answering my questions "why did they do that?", "why is that guy throwing flags around?", and "when is that drunk guy behind me gonna stop yelling at the poor old sweater vest lady?". Yep that was what it looked like. And the people were so drunk and friendly all around us(as long as they didn't know you were rooting for the bears) that they would turn around and scream in your face and high five you. It was funny! We had a great time! Thanks Bo!
Now its back to work and back to sewing. I promise this week you will get to see some of those dresses I am working on. Stay tuned.
August 6, 2009
Joy the Baker's Rooftop Picnic
Back in June Joy the Baker threw out the idea of getting together for a picnic. Of course I was on board the minute I heard and well I live in Keizer, Oregon, a tiny little place compared to LA and a fair distance away. Does it help that I grew up in Portland? Well anyway, on July 24th she announced that she would be having the picnic on August 23rd on a rooftop in downtown LA and that it was on a first come, first serve basis. I knew I had to get my email in as soon as I could and then it was time to wait to see if I was invited.
On July 28th I received my invitation! Yes I am on the guest list! OK, so you are asking why I want to go to this picnic so bad, well the main reason is because I love food, you could call me a foodie, and Joy the Baker's site is chalk-full of wonderful food recipes, beautiful pictures and if that isn't enough, she is witty, you could even say a 'Joy' to read :). I know this blog isn't about food, but aside from recycling items into something lovely, I happen to eat(a lot) and a dream of mine has always been to go to culinary school. I have so much to do to get ready for this, gotta find something fabulous to wear, buy airline tickets(or should I drive?), pack and well… make sure my friend is still planning on going with me.
Filed under Check this out!, etsy, food, Fun by Deanna
July 7, 2009
San Francisco Bound
Tomorrow morning my family is heading down to San Francisco for a few days of rest and relaxation, which I am sure will turn into a few days of crazy business, but either way it will be nice to get away.
Here are a few of the fun times we will have while away.
We are planning on going to Paulettes Bakery to get some yummy macarons. The excitement is overwhelming, I have yet to try these macarons but everyone says they are to die for..I cant wait!
A stop at the Buffalo Exchange on Haight Street.
We will drive over to the little town of Sausalito, with a stop on the way to spit off the Golden Gate Bridge. I hear they have some really cute shops and great cafes.
We are also taking one day to go to Six Flags Discovery Kingdom in Vellejo, Ca. My daughter has always wanted to swim with dolphins and so we are surprising her, and we have set up a time for her to swim with dolphins. She has no clue, it will be so fun to see the look on her face when she finds out.
Of course the crookedest street, Pier 39 and Union Square and I did find a Goodwill Outlet that I want to try to visit.
What do you think? Do have any helpful tips on where to go while in San Francisco? From restaurants to attractions, what is a must see/do/eat place?
June 26, 2009
Last Thursday on Alberta in PDX
Last night I should have been cleaning my closet and getting ready for the garage sale on Saturday but instead I was enjoying a great meal(at Tin Shed) and fun times with the family on Alberta Street.
I have mentioned the Last Thursday on Alberta in a post before but last night was a different mix than normal. The fact that it is summer always brings more people but the other factor that played into the interesting mix was that Michael Jackson died yesterday making it like a memorial to him, with his music playing in the restaurants and shops, to people in the streets with boom boxes dancing to his songs. It was a lot of fun.
They had their usual crafty people lining the streets, selling their goods and the occasional band, beat boxer or crazy circus act mixed in there. I love the way the artists take old, crazy things and make them into something beautiful and useful.
These ladies were selling vintage aprons, I wanted to take every single one of them home, but I sadly walked away.
This lady was dressed in a cute twenties style swimsuit with striped leggings, twirling fire with 20's style music playing in the background, she was amazing. My youngest daughter loved watching her, until she remembered Tour de Crêpes was closing soon.
There were bikes everywhere, its so much fun to see what people are riding and checking out their gear, I just loved the vintage bag attached to the back of this bike. I love how green Portland is!
This was another one of the street vendors. My girls loved these lamps. I just loved how they lit up the street. Reminded me of my Irish friends saying – You're a Star!
This is the lady that turned on the Michael Jackson song Beat It and everyone started gathering around her dancing. It was such a great site.
Here I am with my DH, waiting for the crepes to be served, (yes we made it before they closed) enjoying the sounds from the street behind us and a little Stumptown coffee from Random Order.
Here the girls are using the old time type writer after they ate their crepes. If you want a delicious crepe, try the raspberry Nutella one, sounds a bit weird but amazing! All the way home(45 min) my youngest daughter talked about how she wants an old typewriter…funny… when she has choice of 3 computers, but no, she wants an old type writer.
I apologize for the photos. I used my little pocket camera just cause it was convenient. But I am getting some instructional help with our big canon cameras and hopefully will have better pictures in the near future. I am not holding my breath though.


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Sleep Better This Election Year
Regardless of your political affiliation, presidential elections can be a little frightening. With the constant drumbeat of negative news – terrorism, ISIS, crime, weather related calamities, earthquakes, poverty, budget deficits, etc. – every election can seem to be a life or death proposition. This year of course, is no different and each candidate is insisting that only they can save our country from disaster.
I recently attended an excellent presentation on the stock market and presidential elections. Needless to say, it was quite revealing and also reassuring. The theme of the presentation was that despite which party occupies the White House, our economy is remarkably strong over the long haul. While every election brings is own particular economic and political challenges, time and time again, the economy has demonstrated amazing resilience. As a result, the more focused an investor is on staying the course despite the current news cycle, the more likely he or she is to meet his or her investment goals. A couple of statistics bear this out:
- $10,000 invested (including dividends) in the stock market in 1934 would result in over $44 million today. The undeniable truth that is despite the Great Depression, multiple wars, Watergate, the oil embargo, Iranian hostage crisis, Savings and Loan crisis, the Great Recession, 9/11, etc., the stock has produced an average annual return of 10.8%.
- Successful investing depends more on the strength of the economy than whether the Democrats or GOP claim the presidency. Since 1936 we have had 20 presidential elections with Democrats winning 11 and Republicans winning 9. Surprisingly, there is little difference in overall investment returns between the political parties.
Of course, past returns are not predictive of future investment results and I would be lying if I denied that I had moments when I wondered if this period of time is somehow different. With annual budget deficits, anemic economic growth, unprecedented Federal Reserve intervention and our national debt exceeding $19 trillion, I don't think it's unreasonable to wonder if things really are different now. However, the presentation helped remind me that our economy is second to none and has always shown itself to be resilient despite seemingly insurmountable challenges. If you are uncertain about your investment objectives and long term goals, do yourself a favor and seek the help of an experience professional.


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A digital divide still persists in Latin America, where 56% of metropolitan Brazilians and Mexicans are online. Understanding their differences in behavior and level of engagement is critical for marketers seeking an effective media allocation mix for Latin America.
Here are some highlights from a new Forrester Latin American Technographics survey of more than 6,000 urban consumers in the 12 largest metropolitan regions in Brazil and 10 in Mexico:
Broadband adoption is emerging but at different rates. While 45% of Brazilians -- 50 million metropolitan adults -- connect to the internet via broadband, Mexicans are adopting at a much slower rate of only 28%, or 16 million metropolitan consumers.
Similar to what we've seen in other countries, the low adoption numbers are not influenced by consumers using at-home dial-up instead of broadband. Rather, these consumers do not have home computer access in the first place.
Degree of online engagement is not similar -- Brazilians are more active and social. Although online Brazilians and Mexicans are on par with the fundamentals like emailing, online Brazilians demonstrate higher levels of online engagement overall. The biggest difference is in social media. Brazilians are fanatical about social media: 63% of them regularly use social networking sites, adding up to 40 million metropolitan consumers. This is in stark contrast to Mexico, where only 22% of online metropolitan Mexicans -- 7 million people -- use social networking sites.
Many offline consumers find the internet mysterious. In markets where the internet is relatively new, such as Brazil and Mexico, many consumers are still trying to understand what it will add to their lives. This is reflected in the fact that 66% of offline Mexicans and 44% of offline Brazilians say they aren't online because they just don't know enough about the internet. Furthermore, about one-third of offline consumers in both countries say that they will never go online.
I've traveled extensively to Latin America over the last month, and one of the things most striking about technology adoption in the region is the ubiquity of cellphones: 75% of all metro consumers in the two countries own a mobile phone.
That represents a huge opportunity for companies to connect with their target audience, irrespective of whether they are online or not, and brands with a presence in Latin America need to incorporate cellphones into their media allocation mix. But Latin Americans' addiction to cellphones doesn't necessarily translate into adoption of the mobile internet. Our data shows that only 5% of cellphone owners use the mobile web at least once a month or more, and only 8% of them own a smartphone. Most of consumers' mobile activities focus on simple communication tools such as text or voice. And while young consumers use their phones for entertainment such as playing games or music, they too are not connected to the mobile web yet. For marketers, the challenge lies in finding the right applications and tools that are a fit for this market.
Online Brazilians and Mexicans are just starting to familiarize themselves with the web. While online consumers fully embrace certain activities like email and search, a large majority of other online activities that are common in other markets have yet to reach mass consumption. In addition, a large proportion of metropolitan consumers are still not connected. Understanding how the internet will develop over the next five years will be crucial for companies interested in these markets.
Roxana Strohmenger is a senior survey manager at Forrester Research. More Latin American data from Forrester can be found on their website.


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In a recent company blog the White Shark Media company admitted that they have had both compliments and complaints over the years they have thus far been in business. They believe that their mistakes have made them a better company. They report that they take complaints as constructive criticism.
They recently proved that by addressing some of these issues. In a recent blog they listed some past common complaints and what they done to solve the problems. Here are some examples:
One customer said he had lost touch with his AdWords campaigns.
WSM said that now they will thoroughly explain all the details of their new campaigns.
Another customer did not feel there was enough quality communication.
WSM now provides scheduled monthly status calls with the GoTomeeting application. They also now permit clients to make a direct call to their contact person.
Customers have also said that their old campaigns were doing better than the newer 'Optimized' campaigns.
According to Glassdoor, White Shark Media has put more of a priority on making certain that they always utilize the "successful aspects" of existing campaigns. They now have experienced supervisors providing feedback on and supervising every account. Supervisors work with a maximum of only five SEM strategists providing more expert and individualized attention.
The company's clientele also sometimes requests SEO services.
White Shark Media acknowledges that while they don't presently officially offer said services, they are willing to review and evaluate all SEO proposals in order to ensure their customers don't lose money with any specific SEO vendor.
There were also customers who felt that while they were impressed by the person who got them to sign up they did not feel that the official contact person they were given afterwards was not "in tune" with their specific needs.
WSM now makes certain that their senior SEM consultants actually walk every single customer through the transitional phase from the sign-up to what they call "the optimization process." Additionally, they will remain available for questions even once they are not the official contact person.
One client did not like that the campaign is created on his account.
WSM established a new policy regarding new clients. They now utilize an AdWords account to ensure that everything starts from scratch when they develop new campaigns.
The last issue mentioned was that they don't understand how to track the AsWords performance.
WSM had a solution here too. They install conversion tracking and/or Google Analytics for free.
Read more:
White Shark Media Profile and Client Reviews


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10.Deep Holiday 2011 Collection
Take a closer look at the styles as part of the first delivery of the new 10.Deep Holiday 2011 line. The collection include stylish baseball jackets, crewneck sweaters and some of the outerwear pieces that highlight the Fall/Winter lineup. In addition, the collection features graphic tees complimented by a small cap collection. The 10.Deep online store has it all in stock now. Check it our for more detail pics and information.


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Humayun Saeed Biography
Humayun Saeed wife plays an important role in his successful showbiz life. Likely, he is a Pakistani actor, model, producer and director. He was born on July 27, 1971 in Karachi. Saeed obtained a Bachelor of Commerce Degree, before he worked as production manager in a garment factory named "H. Nizam Din & Sons (Pvt) Ltd." , he worked there from 1991– 1995. He belongs to a Memon family. He is the eldest brother among 5.
Humayun Saeed Wedding
Humayun Saeed is happily married to Samina Hamayun, who is also a famous designer. But as every actor face some scandals hamayun is also said to be have some relationship with actress Ayesha khan. And it is also said that Samina several times warned Ayesha to stay away. Humayun have no children.
Humayun Saeed Showbiz Career
Humayun first appeared on the screen at the end of 1995. He acted in various drama serials, appearing opposite to actors such as Aaminah Haq and Faryal Gohar. His first television play was 'Ye Jahan' in 1996. Taking up modeling as a side-by-side profession, Saeed soon received coverage for "his looks, his etiquette and above all, for his impressive voice. His first film was INTEHA opposite MEERA. Since the late 90s he was producing dramas under the Humayun Saeed productions banner but in 2000 he partnered with Abdullah Kadwani and their first play together "ANA" won LUX STYLE AWARD. Up till now he worked in 64 dramas and 8 films. He has won 11awards and 5 of them are LUX STYLE AWARDS.
Humayun Saeed News Stories
Recently, Humayun Saeed had an accident in Bangkok, Humayun always worked hard for the revival of the film industry. Now his movie "MAIN HOUN SHAHID AFRIDI" is about to release on Eid. Humayun's younger brother Salman Saeed is ready to make his debut in the Ramadan special drama "Yeh Shadi Nahi Ho Sakti".
Humayun Saeed Interview
According to Humayun, earlier his parents were against his working as an actor, they wanted him to continue with his job in the factory. Nobody from his family had ever come on stage. But they are proud of him now". About his wife he said that My wife Samina is from a conservative family and had reservations regarding my new career but since I had grown so serious about it, she relented and has since then adjusted well to my star status".