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Mrs. Pain: "When I have the headache on the right side, I have my husband knock me, hard, on the left side of my head."
Dr. Grumpy: "Does that help?"
Mrs. Pain: "Kind of, because when both sides are hurting, I don't notice the right side as much."
A Blog detailing the insanity of my medical practice and the stupidity of everyday life.
I can see why she'd find herself in your office. Yikes!
I think my ex would volunteer to administer that treatment for my left sided headaches! However, she may get carried with the treatment.
I'm curious about your tone of voice when you respond to statements like that ;)
I smile and nod.
And yet, when I asked the nurse in Amsterdam to do that, she called the cops.
*closes eyes and exhales slowly*
The American Indians used to scratch their eyeballs when they had a headache. Sorta the same idea.
People really saying things like that? Wow.
Good thing you're not taking a sip of your diet soda when someone says something like that. You probably wouldn't be smiling and nodding your head but instead you'd probably be trying to catch your breath after choking.
I pull my hair sometimes. Seriously. I stop when I realize what I am doing but the migraines become unbearable and I quit being able to reason. Scares the shit out of my husband.
I don't think he would hit me though. He won't let me hit myself.
In pharmacy school we called the mechanism of action for some topical agents 'counterirritants', not unlike the menthol, or capsaicin, or cantharides used for different types of interesting ailments... . (The self-treatment limit was when it reached the vesicant stage.)
My dad always offered to cut off a toe or thumb to make us forget about a skinned knee when we were kids. ;)
Ahh, yes... the gateway mechanism. House did that on one episode, bashing his hand to distract him from the pain in his leg. Maybe that is where she got the idea?
I'm a fairly intelligent and well-reasoned person most of the time, and in college I did have a few migraines so bad I got a bit of relief from some light, rhythmic banging of my head against a wall or door. Not enough to bruise or lead to a concussion, just enough to distract me from the hideous stabbing pain behind one eyeball. Until, of course, the four Advil and two sleeping pills kicked in, at which point I believe I usually quietly collapsed and slept it off.
Using pain to mask or distract from another pain. It happens more often than you might think. Next time you accidentally slam an appendage into an immovable object, pay attention to what you're doing to relieve the pain--holding the part VERY tightly? Digging your nails into another part to distract yourself?
Even so, I really don't like the idea of her having her husband hit her, even to help. Its a bad habit to encourage...
My brother and I used to do this when we had braces on our teeth - after an adjustment when we were in agony we'd stomp on each other's feet to distract us from the pain in our mouths....
I once had a guy tell me if I didnt get the Dr on the phone "right now" for his migraine, he was gonna take a hammer and pound his head til he passed out, and if something bad happened to him, it was all MY fault!
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The Phoenix Suns complete their three-game road trip tonight when they visit the Charlotte Bobcats.
The Suns lost the first two games on this southern trip to the Orlando Magic and the defending champion Miami Heat. They lost the games by a combined 46 points and have yet to reach 100 points in any of their four games.
"We have to get better offensively, we're struggling to get easy baskets," said head coach Alvin Gentry. "It's a long season, we have 78 games left and I don't see any reason to hit a panic button or anything. We just have to continue to work, and to me the whole thing we need to concentrate on is coming together as a team as a common goal."
The Suns have enjoyed a balanced scoring attack with five players averaging double-figures. Marcin Gortat is averaging 12.3 rpg and leads the NBA with 14 blocks.
After a pair of sub-90 point defensive efforts in their first two games, the Suns have allowed 119.5 ppg in their last two. Phoenix has been horrendous defending the 3-point line in those two, allowing Orlando to shoot a traffic- stopping 81.8 percent and Miami a still horrid, though not quite Orlando bad, 57.7 percent.
Charlotte only needs six more wins to match last season's total. The Bobcats won their season-opener by one at home against the Indiana Pacers, but on Saturday night, lost the second of the back-to-back at Dallas by 27.
It was in that second game when guard Gerald Henderson sprained his foot. Henderson, last season's leading scorer for the Bobcats, will be out two to four weeks.
Against the Mavs, the Bobcats were only down eight at the half, but gave up 36 in the third quarter. It turned into a bigger slaughter when the Bobcats only mustered 18 points in the final frame.
"We hang our hat on our defense so we know where to start," said head coach Mike Dunlap. "But, as far as a basketball game and how we want to play it coming in here and doing what we did for that half, that's where we start as far as continuing to be positive with how we're doing what we're doing and building."
The Bobcats are getting plenty of good play from the guard spots. Second-year combo guard Kemba Walker is averaging 20 ppg and Ramon Sessions an impressive 16.5.
Michael Kidd-Gilchrest, the second pick in this summer's draft, scores 7.5 ppg, but is shooting 33 percent from the field.
The Suns won last season's only contest with the Bobcats, but Charlotte won four in a row before that. In total, the Suns own the advantage in the all- time series, 10-5.

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Poutine – that Canadian dish of exquisite perfection – is getting a lot of attention these days. This simple dish is nothing but french fries covered in a special gravy and topped with cheese curds. But, oh, what a winning combination!
Food bloggers swoon over poutine and post photos all over the internet (go ahead, have a look). Au Pied de Chochon in Montreal offers a version with foie gras (yes!) and a new restaurant called Big Cheese Poutinerie just opened in Chicago, offering 30 variations on the theme. Tucson residents can look forward to the August opening of the first U.S. Fries, a Canadian restaurant which will offer a poutine-centric menu.
Clearly the time has come to embrace poutine. And we are so ready.
Wait. Cheese curds? Not impossible to find in the U.S. But it helps to be near a dairy or cheese factory, because these rubbery little chunks of salty cheese must be eaten fresh. They are sometimes known as "squeaky cheese" because they squeak against your teeth when you bite down.
Poutine has been adapted in the U.S., specifically in New York City and parts of New Jersey, where restaurants offer "disco fries." By the late 1970s a hot dish of fries with beef gravy and shredded cheese was de rigueur dining for disco divas with a lot of alcohol in their systems at 2 a.m. Or at least that's what we gather from the history page at the website Montreal Poutine.
For anyone living in Northern New Jersey during the past 35 years, disco fries have been a mainstay on diner menus. The Tick Tock Diner in Clifton, NJ offers disco fries with gravy and mozzarella 24 hours a day. A review on Trip Advisor calls them "the best disco fries in NJ."
But they are NOT poutine.
The main difference between poutine and disco fries is the cheese. Cheddar or mozzarella cheese is fully melted over the heap of disco fries, unlike the cheese curds in poutine, which melt and soften, but remain whole and add a lot of chewy texture to the dish.
Apparently, you cannot even compare the two in front of a Canadian. We have one in our office and she became quite agitated at them even being mentioned in the same sentence. Sorry!
So we decided to make poutine D'Artagnan style, which means starting with duck fat fried potatoes. There is nothing better than duck fat for frying potatoes. We used 4 of our 7 ounce containers of it in this recipe. The great thing about duck fat is that you can reuse it (if it's not burned), so let it cool and pour it into jar. Fry something else in it later. You will thank us.
Our gravy is homemade with real chicken and beef stock, though we went a little too heavy on the chicken-to-beef stock ratio. A good dash of our duck and veal demi- glace balanced out the flavor and made the color a bit darker.
Fries need to cook in hot duck fat twice. The first time for 5-8 minutes to par cook and the second time at slightly higher temperature to crisp and brown nicely. This will only take a few minutes.
We tossed the fries in a bowl with a little gravy, then added the cheese curds, a little more salt and it was divine. If you can get cheese curds, we suggest you give it a try. And if you can't, try them with some foie gras instead.


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SIGPLAN organizes the premier conferences and workshops in the area of programming language research, providing opportunities for researchers, developers, practitioners, and students to present their latest research advances.
The conferences listed below are regularly sponsored by SIGPLAN.
Principles of Programming Languages (POPL)
Principles of Programming Languages is the premier forum for the fundamental innovations in design, definition, analysis, transformation, and implementation of programming languages, programming systems, and programming abstractions.
Programming Language Design and Implementation (PLDI)
Programming Language Design and Implementation is the premier forum for research on programming language design and implementation.
OOPSLA is the premier conference for industry and academic experts to report innovations in object technology, programmer productivity, secure and reliable software, and ultra-large scale systems.
International Conference on Functional Programming (ICFP)
The International Conference on Functional Programming is the premier forum for the design, implementations, and uses of functional programming.
Architectural Support for Programming Languages and Operating Systems (ASPLOS)
The International Conference on Architectural Support for Programming Languages and Operating Systems provides a high-quality forum for scientists and engineers to present their latest research findings in these rapidly changing fields. It has captured some of the major computer systems innovations of the past 15 years (e.g., RISC and VLIW processors, small and large-scale multiprocessors, clusters and networks-of-workstations, optimizing compilers, RAID, and network-storage system designs). ASPLOS is co-sponsored with SIGARCH and SIGOPS.
Systems, Programming, Languages, and Applications: Software for Humanity (SPLASH)
The ACM SIGPLAN conference on Systems, Programming, Languages, and Applications: Software for Humanity embraces all aspects of software construction and delivery, to make it the premier conference on the applications of programming languages - at the intersection of programming languages and software engineering. SPLASH is the home of several SIGPLAN conferences and symposium, including:
Compiler Construction (CC)
The International Conference on Compiler Construction (CC) is interested in work on processing programs in the most general sense: analyzing, transforming or executing input that describes how a system operates, including traditional compiler construction as a special case.
Code Generation and Optimization (CGO)
The International Symposium on Code Generation and Optimization (CGO) provides a premier venue to bring together researchers and practitioners working at the interface of hardware and software on a wide range of optimization and code generation techniques and related issues. The conferences spans the spectrum from purely static to fully dynamic approaches, including techniques ranging from pure software-based methods to architectural features and support.
Dynamic Languages Symposium (DLS)
The Dynamic Languages Symposium (DLS) is a forum for discussion of dynamic languages, their implementation, and application.
Generative Programming: Concepts and Experiences (GPCE)
Generative Programming: Concepts & Experiences is a conference promoting the application and innovation of foundational techniques for supporting automatic program generation.
International Symposium on Memory Management (ISMM)
The International Symposium on Memory Management, focuses on garbage collection, dynamic storage allocation, storage management implementation techniques, plus interactions with languages and operating systems, and empirical studies of programs' memory allocation and referencing behavior.
Languages, Compilers, and Tools for Embedded Systems (LCTES)
LCTES provides a link between the programming languages and embedded systems engineering communities. Researchers and developers in these areas are addressing many similar problems, but with different backgrounds and approaches. LCTES is intended to expose researchers and developers from either area to relevant work and interesting problems in the other area and provide a forum where they can interact.
Haskell Symposium (HS)
The Haskell Symposium is an annual symposium organized in affiliation with the International Conference on Functional Programming (ICFP). The purpose of the Haskell Symposium is to discuss experience with Haskell, and future developments for the language. The scope of the symposium includes all aspects of the design, semantics, theory, application, implementation, and teaching of Haskell.
History of Programming Languages (HOPL)
The goal of the History of Programming Languages conference is to produce an accurate historical record of programming language design and development. HOPL-IV will be held in 2020 with PLDI'20. HOPL-I was held in 1978 in Los Angeles, CA. HOPL-II was held in 1993 in Cambridge, MA. HOPL-III was held in 2007 in San Diego, CA.
Managed Programming Languages & Runtimes (MPLR)
MPLR is a premier forum for presenting and discussing novel results in all aspects of managed programming languages and runtime systems.
Onward! is a symposium on new ideas in programming and reflections on software. Welcomed are papers that propose and argue for new approaches to the creation of software as well as reflections on technology and ideas bearing on programming broadly construed.
Software Language Engineering (SLE)
The International Conference on Software Language Engineering (SLE) is devoted to the engineering principles of software languages: their design, their implementation, and their evolution.
Principles and Practices of Parallel Programming (PPOPP)
Principles and Practices of Parallel Programming provides a forum for papers on the principles and foundations of parallel programming, tools and techniques for parallel programming, and experiences in using parallel programming to solve applications problems.
Virtual Execution Environments (VEE)
The goal of the International Conference on Virtual Execution Environments is to be a first-rate research forum that brings together leading practitioners and researchers in the broad area of virtualization, which includes topics such as high-level language virtual machines (JVM, CLR, etc.), process and system virtual machines, translators, machine emulators, and simulators. Previously, research results on these topics have been scattered among a number of different venues in the languages (VM, PLDI, OOPSLA, IVME), operating systems (SOSP, OSDI, USENIX), and architecture (ASPLOS, CGO, PACT) communities.
The Programming Languages Mentoring Workshop (PLMW)
The purpose of this mentoring workshop is to encourage graduate students (PhD and MSc) and senior undergraduate students to pursue careers in programming language research. This workshop features technical sessions on cutting-edge research in programming languages and mentoring sessions on how to prepare for a research career. It brings together leaders in programming language research from academia and industry to give talks on their research areas. The workshop engages students in a process of imagining how they might contribute to our research community.
Certified Programs and Proofs (CPP)
Certified Programs and Proofs (CPP) is an international conference on practical and theoretical topics in all areas that consider formal verification and certification as an essential paradigm for their work. CPP spans areas of computer science, mathematics, logic, and education.


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"Oakland Anticipations"
Brett Amory
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October 4-30, 2010
251 Post St, San Francisco, CA 94108
This month Brett Amory reveals the latest in his "Waiting" series. The solo show, titled "Oakland Anticipations", features various locations in Oakland, where Amory has a studio. Personally, having followed Amory's work for the past two years, this is one of my favorite sets of paintings (my other favorite being the work at FFDG last year) - the texture of the paint is grittier, and the compositions feel more ominous. ~photos


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The U.S. is filled with it happened here historic sites, and many have no admission fees. Here's a list of our 20 favorite spots. Sponsored by Toyota Venza
U.S.S. Arizona Memorial
Honolulu, Hawaii
The date, December 7, 1941, really does live on in infamy, and the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center makes sure the memory of Japan's attack on the United States will never fade. Visitor center exhibits provide fascinating context on the attack, and the center is the pickup point for free boat trip tickets to the U.S.S. Arizona Memorial.
Martin Luther King, Jr., National Historic Site
Atlanta, Georgia
Martin Luther King's birth home, in Atlanta's legendary Sweet Auburn neighborhood, is just one part of a historic site that also includes Ebenezer Baptist Church—where Dr. King preached as his father and grandfather had done before him—and Freedom Hall at the King Center. Tours of Dr. King's birth home are led by a park ranger on a first-come, first-served basis. In-person registration is required for a tour of Freedom Hall.
Gettysburg National Military Park
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Drive and walk the hallowed Pennsylvania soil where so many paid the ultimate price in July 1863. A self-guided audio tour, available at the visitor center, takes tourists through the three-day battle and around the fields to storied sites like Little Round Top and Cemetery Ridge, where stone walls, cannons, and monuments stand in silent contrast to the carnage that once unfolded here.
United States Capitol
Washington, D.C.
Spend a day with Congress on a behind-the-scenes tour of the United States Capitol. Due to high demand and tight security, guided tours of this magnificent seat of government must be booked in advance. Get them online through the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center or through the office of your representative or senator.
Independence National Historical Park
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Within the walls of Independence Hall's Assembly Room, the Continental Congress met, George Washington was appointed to command the Continental Army, the Declaration of Independence was adopted, and the U.S. Constitution was drafted. Needless to say, it's worth a visit. Due to demand, timed tickets are required to enter Independence Hall, except in January and February—and don't forget to see the nearby Liberty Bell.
Missions Trail
San Diego to Sonoma, California
When the Spanish began building their string of 21 California missions in the 18th century, the region was a wilderness under the nominal control of their monarch. Today El Camino Real, the road that connected them, has been replaced by modern California highways that allow easy driving along the entire Missions Trail, from San Diego to Sonoma. Most of the adobes are active Catholic parishes, and visitors are welcome, though some charge fees for interior tours.
Alabama State Capitol
Montgomery, Alabama
This Greek Revival landmark, used by the state legislature in Montgomery until the 1980s, has a storied history. In 1861 Jefferson Davis was sworn in as the Confederate States of America's first and only president in front of this building. A century later the 1965 Selma-to-Montgomery march for voting rights ended near the same spot.
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia
Settlers once poured through this first great natural gateway to the American West, following the herds of buffalo and tribes of Native Americans who preceded them through what are now Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia. Vistas, waterfalls, and rock formations are among the site's natural wonders, while historic buildings evoke the lifestyles of pioneers and mountain communities.
The White House
Washington, D.C.
The White House isn't just the President's house: It belongs to every U.S. citizen. That means you're free to visit—but you can't just drop in unannounced. Public tours are available by contacting your representative in Congress and arranging a time to tour the mansion. Plan well in advance.
The Alamo
San Antonio, Texas
The San Antonio site of Davy Crockett's and James Bowie's last stand was a key clash in the Texas Revolution. Fact and fiction sometimes mingle in tall tales of the battle, but there's no doubt that visitors to the old mission walk within the walls of an authentic American legend.
Santa Fe Plaza
Santa Fe, New Mexico
The heart of old Santa Fe was once a crossroads where trade routes from Missouri met those from Mexico City. Here, Gen. Stephen Watts Kearny raised the U.S. flag to claim the territory during the Mexican War of 1846. Today the plaza bustles with Indian and Spanish markets, concerts, and all manner of community events.
Tombstone, Arizona
Stroll the boardwalks along historic Allen Street, scene of so much Old West violence and revelry, and you can almost hear the saloon pianos and gunshots. Actually you can hear them, thanks to living history: On the second, fourth, and fifth Sundays of each month, the Tombstone Vigilantes perform free gunfight and hanging shows while their counterparts, the Vigilettes, showcase period Tombstone fashions. A visit to Boothill Graveyard is also free.
The Freedom Trail
Boston, Massachusetts
Boston's impressive roster of colonial sites includes the Old North Church, the Old State House, the site of the Boston Massacre, and Bunker Hill Monument. You can see them all for free by simply following your feet along the red path of the city's Freedom Trail. Costumed guides lead tours for additional fees, and some sites may charge entry fees.
Mesa Verde National Park
It typically costs $10 to $15 per car (depending on the season) to see these spectacular cliff dwellings of the ancestral Pueblo people. As home to some of America's most important archaeological sites, dating to A.D. 600, Mesa Verde is worth every cent. But several times a year you can see it for free, including National Public Lands Day in September and the weekend of Veterans Day in November. (Entry fee is waved, but fees still apply for optional, ranger-led tours.)
Oregon Trail Ruts and Register Cliff
Guernsey, Wyoming
The legend of the Oregon Trail: So many wagons rolled westward in search of the American dream that they wore trench-like ruts into the sandstone that can still be seen today south of Guernsey, just off Rt. 26. Many settlers also left behind their "John Hancocks," signing their names in nearby Register Cliff to create a fascinating tableau of 19th-century graffiti.
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Nez Perce National Historical Park Sites
Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington
The story of the Nez Perce can be told on 38 sites scattered across four states. Among the sites of historical interest, Buffalo Eddy features petrogylphs and pictographs, Canoe Camp memorializes a spot where Lewis and Clark built new canoes, and Big Hole National Battlefield marks the bloodiest encounter of the 1877 Nez Perce War.
Baranof Castle State Historical Site
Sitka, Alaska
Sitka was the capital of Russian Alaska, and a good swath of that domain can be seen in the outstanding views from the hilltop Baranof Castle State Historical Site, where first native Tlingit peoples and then Russians erected fortifications. Russia handed over Alaska to the United States on this hill in 1867. Interpretive panels tell the story.
Land of Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln called Springfield, Illinois, home—and the only house he ever owned is now the Lincoln Home National Historic Site. Other nearby (and free) haunts of Honest Abe include the Lincoln-Herndon Law Offices State Historic Site, where he once practiced, and the Old State Capitol, where he gave his "House Divided" speech in 1858.
Homestead National Monument of America
Experience settler life on the wide-open prairie at this Nebraska site, which tells the story of westward expansion under the Homestead Act of 1862. The Palmer-Epard Cabin (1867) is actually luxurious by pioneer standards, and a hundred acres of restored tallgrass prairie is reminiscent of the storied habitat that once covered the Great Plains.
St. Paul's Chapel, Parish of Trinity Church
New York, New York
The oldest public building in continuous use in New York City—George Washington attended services here following his 1790 inauguration—narrowly escaped destruction in the September 1776 blaze that broke out when the British retook New York. On September 11, 2001, the World Trade Center collapsed across the street, and the debris-filled but unharmed chapel became an oasis for Ground Zero recovery efforts. Exhibits tell the incredible 9/11 story.


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Spray.io Will Provide a Solid and Supported Base for Web Applications and RESTful Services, Increasing Flexibility and Library Options for Typesafe Customers
SAN FRANCISCO, CA--(Marketwired - Oct 16, 2013) - Typesafe, provider of the world's first Reactive platform and the company behind Play Framework, Akka and Scala, today announced the acquisition of Spray.io to provide deeper support for the Spray toolkit. Spray, which is built on Akka and Scala, is one of the best performing REST/HTTP libraries in the Java ecosystem and is quickly becoming the de facto standard for writing REST services in Scala. Today's announcement enhances Typesafe's current offering and reinforces the company's commitment of providing developers and customers with the most robust platform for building Reactive applications with Java and Scala.
"We are seeing increased demand from developers and customers wanting to layer a simple REST API on top of existing Akka and Scala applications," says Mark Brewer, Typesafe President and CEO. "To meet these requests, we've been working with the Spray team to find a solution. Typesafe is committed to continue providing full support while driving further innovation for Spray. We look forward to it becoming a core part of the Typesafe Reactive Platform."
Play Framework, a crucial component of the Typesafe Reactive Platform, is a full development and runtime environment for building Reactive applications. Spray, by contrast, is designed to be used as an embeddable library. With the announcement, developers and customers will be equipped with the best tools for both use cases: minimalistic, embedded REST services with Spray and a complete development experience with Play Framework.
Typesafe plans to integrate Spray with Akka to deliver a high-performance HTTP runtime for the Typesafe Reactive Platform. Much of Spray'simpressive performance is made possible by the new Akka IO library, which was a joint effort between the Typesafe Akka and Spray teams. To extend this performance enhancement to all Java developers, Typesafe plans to add Java APIs to the Spray integration. In addition, the new HTTP runtime will become the basis for Play Framework, covering the whole stack from I/O over HTTP to web development within the Typesafe Reactive Platform.
"Typesafe is the ideal long-term home for Spray. As such we are incredibly excited by the opportunities that this move presents, not only to our existing user-base but for everyone choosing to build on Spray in the future," says Mathias Doenitz, Spray's lead developer. "By further tightening the integration with the Akka platform we will be able to deliver an even more seamless developer and support experience as well as open up new potential for feature additions and performance improvements."
"As a user and customer of the Typesafe Reactive Platform, it was essential to have access to a high-performance, embeddable HTTP library with sophisticated support and services," says Lee Mighdoll, Typesafe advisor and technical lead at Nest Labs. "We've used Spray and Akka in some of our most demanding applications at Nest. Spray and Akka are well engineered, predictable, solid. The performance optimizations already in Akka give real leverage at scale. And it's been a pleasure to work with the Typesafe and Spray teams -- truly top-notch technical support. This is a significant, and much welcomed, addition to an already powerful platform tool."
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Typesafe (Twitter: @Typesafe) is dedicated to helping developers build Reactive applications on the JVM. With the Typesafe Reactive Platform, including Play Framework, Akka, and Scala, developers can deliver highly responsive user experiences backed by a resilient and event-driven application stack that scales effortlessly on multicore and cloud computing architectures. The company also offers Typesafe Activator, a browser-based tool with reusable templates to jump-start Reactive application development, training and consulting services in conjunction with partners to accelerate adoption, and commercial support and maintenance to assure long-term binary compatibility.
Typesafe is headquartered in San Francisco with offices in Switzerland and Sweden. The company is led by Mark Brewer, Martin Odersky, and Jonas Bonér and backed by Greylock Partners, Shasta Ventures, and Juniper Networks. To learn more, visit typesafe.com.


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God and Dispositions: Edwardsean Metaphysics (Part IV of IV)
May 21, 2014 by Clarion Editors · Leave a Comment
In the first three parts of this series, Rev. Bombaro discussed the theocentric metaphysics, the aesthetics, and the Scholastic philosophical heritage of Jonathan Edwards, colonial intellectual and revivalist preacher. Here, in the final installment, Bombaro shows how Edwards's notions of 'excellency', idealism, and law-like relational dispositions work together to make manifest the glory of God.
Divine Comprehensiveness and Edwardsean Panentheism: The Formulation of Jonathan Edwards's Theocentric Metaphysics (Part II of IV)
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Hey there music friends! The total eclipse of the sun will occur on Monday, August 21, 2017. I am fortunate to live in the path of totality, so excitement is building in my city. After participating in several brainstorming sessions in music teacher Facebook groups, I came up with some total eclipse lyrics to the tune of Sally Go 'Round The Sun to use with my students this week. You can find the original song here: http://kodaly.hnu.edu/song.cfm?id=552
There are several ways you could present this song, depending on the age of your students, and the amount of time that you would like to spend.
Movement PartnersStudents begin with a partner, one is the sun and the other is the moon. Crouch down to begin. Phrase 1: Sun stands up with hands outstretched. Phrase 2: Moon stands up. Phrase 3: Moon moves to stand in front of sun. Sun should keep hands outstretched so they are visible, as the corona will still be visible during totality of the eclipse. Phrase 4: Moon moves to stand beside sun.
Circle "Dance"Sun & Moon partners stand in a single circle to begin. Phrase 1: Suns step 2 steps to center, then back to the circle. Phrase 2: Moons begin to walk in a circle around their sun partner. Phrase 3: Moons finish their circle and stand in front of suns. Phrase 4: Moons move back to their spot.
At this point, you might repeat the dance. Or, you might consider singing the original version of Sally Go Round the Sun as the "B" section, while students grab hands and walk clockwise around the circle.
Instrument OptionThis is the perfect song to begin resting tone accompaniments for your younger students. Just get out your tone bells and pass out all of the D's to a small group of students. These children can play on the steady beat, while the others sing and move. If you don't have tone bells, you could certainly use your Orff instruments, playing either the resting tone or a D-A bordun.
Free ResourceHere is a little PowerPoint that you can use if you would like to do with your students this song all week. Total Eclipse Piggyback Song - Sally Go 'Round the Sun Free PowerPoint
Let me know how you use this in your classroom!
P.S. The cute graphics are from Educlips and Messare Clips & Design


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The written prose of Max Lucado has made his books some of the most widely read in America. He brings his same "one-on-one" conversational style to these nugget-sized features titled "UpWords®," airing on Christian radio stations around the country and represented by Ambassador. a pastor at Oak Hills Church, Max Lucado has impacted many lives through Christian devotionals, regular radio programs and his timeless writing.
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"Show a man his failures with Jesus and the result will be found in the roadside gutter. Give a man religion reminding him of his filth and the result will be arrogance in a three-piece suit. But get the two in the same heart-get sin to meet Savior and Savior to meet sin-and the result just might be another Pharisee turned preacher who sets the world on fire."
The written prose of Max Lucado has made his books some of the most widely read in America. Max brings this same "one-on-one" conversational style to his 1:00 daily UpWords® radio feature.
Max is a graduate of Abilene Christian University (TX) with both a Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts degree. From 1983 to 1987, he was a church-planting missionary serving in Rio de Janeiro, responsible for evangelism, leadership training and preaching.
He has sold more than 65 million books to date. Some of his works are Max On Life; 3:16; No Wonder They Call Him the Savior; Six Hours One Friday; In the Eye of the Storm; He Still Moves Stones; He Chose the Nails; Travelling Light; and Grace for the Moment.
Evidence of his touching hearts, both young and old, Max has also authored several popular books for children including Tell Me the Secrets; The Crippled Lamb (co-authored with his three daughters); Just in Case You Ever Wonder; and Alabaster's Song.
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Home Page Chess Life Online 2010 December Datta Wins Record Smashing U.S. Junior Open
|Datta Wins Record Smashing U.S. Junior Open
|By Franc Guadalupe
|July 27, 2010
The 2010 U.S. Junior Open held in Houston, Texas was a record-smashing event, and National Master Deepyaman Datta, a student at University of Texas at Austin, was the biggest winner. The event was held in the beautiful facilities of the Hilton Houston Hobby Airport and drew 243 players from 10 states. The 2006 U.S. Junior Open held in Dallas had the previous record with 215 players. This year's event had four sections: U-21, U-15, U-11 and U-8. Four masters and fourteen experts competed in the top division. In addition to the main event, there were Blitz, Bughouse, and Parents/Friends side events.
In the last round, Deepyaman defeated 14-year old Expert Christopher Heung from Florida to secure clear first with 5.5/6 as well as the title, winner's plaque, and the $500 prize.
On Board Two, Florida turned the tables on Texas as 14-year old Robert Perez from Miami defeated National Master William Ong good for clear second with 5/6 along with the 2nd place plaque and the $250 prize.
Datta will not be able to get the spot in the 2011 U.S. Junior Closed since he will not be under the age of 20 as of the age cut-off date for that event, so it will likely drop down to our young second place finisher (to be confirmed).
In the U-15, Co-Champions Jason Altschuler and Steven Chen, both from Texas, won their last games to finish in a tie for first place, with Jason winning the first place trophy on tie-breaks. Their meeting on Round Five resulted in a draw. In the U-11, Kesav Vishwanadha, rated 1904, was clear first with 5.5/6. In the U-8 Division, top seed Emily Nguyen from Austin, Texas, rated 1476, had the only perfect score of the event, 6/6, winning the Championship by a full point.
Team trophies were awarded to both school and club teams. Westwood HS from Austin, Texas, won the overall team Championship in both the U-21 and U-15 Divisions while the Houston Chess Club won the Club titles in both divisions as well. In the U-11, the Houston Chess Club won the overall title and the first place trophy among clubs while Canyon Vista Middle School won first place among schools. The Austin Kids Chess Club won the overall title in the U-8 Division and T.H.Rogers from Houston won the School title.
The always exciting Blitz event had two divisions. Bryce Tiglon, bested the other 30 participants in the U-11 Division to take the first place trophy back to Washington State. Robert Perez and Austin's Matthew Liu tied for first among the 18 participants in the Blitz U-21, with Robert, from Miami, winning the first place trophy on tie-breaks. The exciting and always loud Bughouse competition had 13 teams. After three double rounds, the teams of Matthew Liu/Jonathan Chiang and Seth Thompson/Andrew Widner were tied with 6.0 points. Matthew and Jonathan won the play-off, 2-0, to take the first place trophies. Yiqun Xie won first place in the Parents and Friends event.
See rated results on the USCF MSA and check out the Texas Chess Association website, http://www.texaschess.org/ for complete results and winners.
Franc Guadalupe organized the event and was the Chief TD. He was assisted by Floor Chief Victor Flores and Binny Nanavati. Luis Salinas transmitted the games on the Monroi website and assisted on the floor as well.


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San Leandro
A city filled with history and culture, San Leandro is a friendly and diverse city in Alameda County, located on the eastern shore of San Francisco Bay between Oakland and Hayward. San Leandro is known for its well defined residential neighbourhoods and tree-lined streets. A community proud of its heritage and the character of each of its neighbourhoods, homes in San Leandro can be found in a variety of architectural styles from charming older homes with unique character to stunning contemporary residences with sweeping canyon views dotting the hillsides and a mix of ranch-style homes and modern developments along the Marina.
San Leandro was discovered by a Spanish explorer in 1772 and became famous for its bountiful cherry harvests in the early 1900s. The city held its first Cherry Festival in 1909 which proved so successful that the annual festival is still held today.
San Leandro's temperate climate makes it an ideal place to enjoy outdoor recreation all year round. The city's many amenities include a 450-berth Marina, two golf courses, several parks, a growing number of locally-owned restaurants and breweries as well as a large community library. The popular weekly farmers market and several annual festivals contribute to San Leandro's small-town feel while its easy access to Interstates 880 and 580 along with its own Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) station provide residents with commuting options to both San Francisco and the Silicon Valley.
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The New Canaries in the Coal MineDonate Now
Issue 259
Mar/Apr 2010
Seeds of Change: The Future of Food
The New Canaries in the Coal Mine
by Maurice Carder
Cover: Light micrograph of part of a thinly sliced section through a strawberry. Photograph: Eye of Science/Science Photo Library.
Maurice Carder follows the potentially catastrophic troubles besetting the world's honeybees. A World without Bees: The Mysterious Decline of the Honeybee and What It Means for Us by Alison Benjamin and Brian McCallum. Guardian Books, 2008. ISBN 9780852651315.
Another piece of the jigsaw puzzle of 'the vanishing face of Gaia' is admirably addressed in Alison Benjamin and Brian McCallum's erudite and well-researched picture of the honeybee over the centuries. From the start, it introduces some stark facts about the threats to their survival, including how they are being inducted into industrialised agriculture, and the response of governments and big business.
The scale of 'migratory beekeeping' in California is astonishing: 60 million almond trees, spread over 600,000 acres, to be pollinated by 40 billion trucked-in bees, carried out in just twenty-two days, in February every year, earning US$15 billion in the USA overall, and US$60 billion worldwide. This sets the scene for the main theme of the book, which is the sudden disappearance of whole colonies of honeybees (a phenomenon that has occurred in many different countries) and why this is taking place.
As a novice to the theme of bee-keeping, I found it a pleasure not only to build more knowledge effortlessly throughout but also to learn how bees have been viewed down through history and how different countries have reacted to the various theories of why whole colonies suddenly die or simply disappear: how individual bee-keepers react, how independent scientists react, how big business responds, and how various governments decide either to contribute funds or delay passing restrictive laws on pesticides.
Honeybees, of course, not only make honey, but in that process pollinate flowers and vegetables. Benjamin and McCallum explain that 80% of plant pollen is spread by bees – the remainder is served by the wind. The authors also go through the bees' life cycle and yearly cycle; important for understanding the complexities of the threats that currently assail them.
A description of the various types of honeybee and how they are being interbred in the USA to create so-called superbees is also relevant to why they are suddenly dying. Although the European black bee, for example, is a species which has been shown to develop resistance to the varroa mite – the main threat to the honeybee – it is not being introduced to the USA as it is "a lot more defensive" (a euphemism for it stings more readily and so might lead to lawsuits). And this lack of diversity may, in fact, be a major reason why the bees are dying off.
Another commendable aspect of this book is the authors' fairness to all parties: whenever one suspect is named as the reason for CCD (colony collapse disorder), another expert explains their reasons for doubting the evidence.
Apart from the varroa mite, the main suspects are pesticides (in particular neonicotinoids), GM crops, and the stress factors involved in trucking bees (in the USA) all over the country to 'service' the fruit trees. Although pesticide companies and governments are starting to respond to the scale of the threat, bans on pesticides do not usually last long. Plus, chemicals that are harmless to mature bees can be fatal for the young larvae in the hive.
No-one wants to take the blame and there are no quick fixes but the usual culprits appear responsible: the drive for instant solutions and quick profits, and no time for care. Given that one UK government minister has said that in ten years' time there may be no honeybees, and that without them we would have no apples, almonds, cotton, citrus, soya beans, onions, broccoli or carrots, as well as many other foods, another huge warning bell has sounded. Honeybees have been compared to 'the canary in the coal mine', giving notice of imminent danger in the environment. Ignorance, unsustainable agricultural practices and the continued dangerous use of chemicals are seen by the authors as the prime causes for the bees' demise.
So, can we change this? Well, recent research shows a bees' immune system is weakened when they have fewer wild plants to gather pollen from. So, by rejuvenating wild flowers in hedgerows and other spaces, bees could rebuild their resistance. It is up to us.


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Astrophysics in Physics
In addition to the astrophysical research conducted within the Astronomy Department, a range of high-visibility astrophysical research efforts are ongoing in the Physics department at UW-Madison, in collaboration with the Astronomy Department. This ranges from high energy particle astrophysics in the context of Ice Cube to instrumentation and studies of the ISM. A complete list of related projects can be found at http://wisp.physics.wisc.edu/.
Ice Cube is a cubic kilometer neutrino detector in Antarctica, with the aim of detecting TeV neutrinos from high-energy astrophysical sources, such as blazars, supernovae, gamma-ray bursts, and even dark matter annihilation. Construction is now complete and observations with all 86 strings of photomultipliers deployed.
Active research is also ongoing in the composition and structure of the Galactic interstellar medium, including the construction of microcalorimeter detectors flown on sounding rockets.
In addition, efforts to study the early universe through the cosmic microwave background are underway, including the development of instrumentation, observation, and theory.
Theoretical efforts within the Physics Department include the study of astrophysical plasmas in the Center for Magnetic Self Organization.
Research Groups
- Center for Magnetic Self Organization CMSO studies the nature of space and laboratory plasmas
- Ice Cube A cubic kilometer TeV neutrino observatory
- X-ray Astrophysics in Physics High-resolution X-ray spectroscopy of the local ISM
- Observational Cosmology Observational studies of the cosmic microwave background
- Theoretical Cosmology Studying the interface of cosmology and high energy theory
- Experimental Astrophysics and Cosmology Wide-area, time-domain optical and near-infrared imaging surveys of the night sky


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My understanding of Raging Strikes is unclear.
Increases damage dealt by 20%.
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I'm currently using the Hunter's Axe and I preffer the two-handed version of the weapon. I had accepted the fact that using the two-hander meant that I was unable to use my pistol. That was until I fought the second boss(or at least the second one I found) Father Guacemole. He was also using the ...
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When playing Cytus, I found out that sometimes the songs count on "Chapter Select" doesn't match the songs on that chapter.
Example: Chapter I ("Operators") shows 12 songs, but when I count, there are only 10 songs.
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1975 Toyota Celica - Zokusha
Turning a rusty $100 shell into one of the coolest old-school Toyotas this side of the Shuto Expressway
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We were getting some serious sideways glances when we cruised Sydney's streets scouting for suitable locations to shoot Alfonso "Fonzy" Octaviano's '75 Celica. I'm not sure whether it was the car or that the driver donned an equestrian-esque helmet, complete with Rising Sun insignia. Maybe it was a bit of both. All we know is that Fonzy's enthusiasm for Japanese shakotan (low down) car culture is as big as his old-school Toyota is tough.
Although JDM styling and tuning is as popular in this part of the world as it is in any other, rides like these are few and far between in a country like Australia. In fact, as far as Sydney (Australia's largest populated city) is concerned, Fonzy is quite sure that it's absolutely one of a kind. What's hard to imagine, though, is that this car began its (second) life with an outlay of just $100. But believe it, because it's exactly where this story begins.
"When I bought the car it was just a bare Australian-spec Celica LT shell with no windows, doors, wheels, suspension, interior, motor, or drivetrain," Fonzy says. "The body was blue in color and although it was fairly straight, there was rust around the front and rear windows, trunk, and sills." While it was going to be a huge task, Fonzy went into the build with clear intentions—and that wasn't just to replicate the look of the cars he had seen in JDM magazines. Drag racing and drifting was also on the agenda, and that meant that getting the Celica to go, handle, and stop was as equally important as pulling off the authentic bosozoku look.
To set the record straight, Fonzy calls the Celica's style zokusha—a mash-up of the shakotan, Group 5 silhouette, granchan, and kaido racer themes that have all influenced the build in some way. It's something that was achieved through a number of means, but perhaps none more so than the rolling stock, which anyone with a passing penchant for old-school JDM rims will surely recognize as Speed Star Racing MK-IIs (front) and MK-Is (rear). In Fonzy's case, the genuine SSR alloys measure a solid 14x10 at the pointy end and 14x11 out the back, and have all been fitted with suitably stretched Toyo Proxes T1R rubber. With such massive girth and a -38mm offset, the wheels were never going to tuck under—or at least sit flush with—the Celica's factory fenders, but that didn't concern Fonzy. His plan had always entailed fitting giant flares, and he found exactly what he was looking for in Toycool Garage bolt-ons. The Toyota's presence is further enhanced through a front air dam and rear spoiler. What's a little harder to see are the carbon-fiber doors, hood, and trunk lid from Restored.jp, which provide some subtle, but effective contrast to the car's glossy black paintwork. Of course, no bona fide shakotan streeter is truly complete without a front-mounted oil cooler and a tsurikawa (JDM train passenger hand ring) hanging off the back end to visually illustrate the Celica's ride height—or lack thereof. Fonzy's ride has both. Inside is a "less is more" approach with re-trimmed factory seats, Nardi Deep Corn wheel, factory AM radio, and two more tsurikawa hangers for rear seat passenger use. Look closely and you'll notice that the doors don't have door panels—not because Fonzy hasn't got around to fitting them, but rather to showcase their slick-looking carbon-fiber skeletons.
The Celica's outward appearance might be its focal point, but underneath the beefy exterior is where most of the work has actually been performed. Fonzy built the engine himself, and although the Celica would have come factory fitted with a gutless 2T-C, these days it's a GT-spec DOHC 2T-G that resides between the front struts. It's far from standard, though. It all begins with the bottom end bores, which were enlarged to accommodate high-compression Arias pistons that connect to Eagle rods and a 3T-GTE 78mm crankshaft. The DOHC cylinder head was given the full performance treatment with oversized Dokuro intake and exhaust valves and Crow double valvesprings along with Australian-made Tighe cams mated to Kameari adjustable pulleys. Once Fonzy was happy with his work the head was sandwiched back to the block using a Kameari 0.8mm triple-layer metal head gasket, resulting in a compression ratio of 13.7:1.
On the intake side of the equation a pair of 45mm Weber carburetors with ram tubes and Unifilter foam filters are installed on a port-matched Redline manifold. Fuelling comes via a Facet high-flow pump and a Redline adjustable fuel pressure regulator, and suffice to say, Fonzy only pumps the high-octane stuff into the Toyota's tank. The ignition system has been dually upgraded too, with an MSD 6AL-2 module and timing computer and Thundercords ignition wires. There's also a launch control system that, once primed, works off the engagement (and disengagement) of the e-brake lever. It's great for fast getaways, or simply making a bit of noise—the latter helped along by the exhaust system that is comprised of a custom-built 4-2-1 header running into a 2.5-inch diameter pipe with a 3-inch dump at the end. Loud? Yes.
Like the engine, the driveline went under the knife, too. To get as much of the power to the rear wheels, Fonzy hooked up a 2T-C spec T50 five-speed gearbox running through an Agawa Racing 9.5-pound flywheel and a BRD Racing clutch. Out back is a TRD two-way limited-slip differential, which in fitting necessitated shortening of the axles. Finding their way to the ground via the Celica's rear treads are 166 whp. That might not sound like a whole lot in this day and age, but it's enough to have motivated the machine to a 14.2-second quarter-mile, running 95 mph through the trap.
The Celica's straight line potential is complemented by a well-thought-out suspension setup. That, along with allowing the car to corner quickly, has chopped a massive 6 inches out of its ride height. The front struts are borrowed from a Toyota Corona XT130 and have been retrofitted with height adjustable platforms holding King 225-pound springs, and housing KYB AGX four-way adjustable short-stroke dampers. At the rear is an Otomoto coilover kit that features King 500-pound springs and JIN 11-way adjustable short-stroke dampers.
SuperPro bushes are fitted throughout, as are upgraded front and rear sway bars. In the brake department Peugeot 604 rotors are employed on the front and matched to Toyota Hilux (Tundra) four-pot calipers. At the rear it's standard drum fare—albeit improved upon with Bendix shoes. To get the front/rear brake split right an adjustable bias valve is used. Braided lines have been installed to promote a firm pedal feel.
So what did it take to turn a single-note investment into one of the sweetest low-down–styled rides outside of Tokyo's automotive underground? In Fonzy's case, seven long hard years and an outlay of $20 grand all told, begging the question: Would he do it all over again if he had the chance? Looks-wise, Fonzy says that he wouldn't have it any other way, but mechanically he'd ditch the 2T-G idea for a Toyota BEAMS 3S-GE running quad throttle bodies and open trumpets, and retrofitting a Silvia S13 independent rearend with matching Nissan suspension and brakes on all four corners. That can wait, though; there's another Celica vying for Fonzy's attention. It might be his stock daily driver right now, but if the crazed Aussie has his way, this particular old-school Toy will soon be beating to the sound of a big 2JZ drum. Watch this space.
Behind the Build
Alfonso "Fonzy" Octaviano
Sydney, Australia
Electronics technician
Build Time.
Seven years
Photography, calligraphy, electronics
To build something different that I could drive daily, as well as take to events to race, drag, circuit, and drift
1975 Toyota Celica
Output: 166 whp
Engine Toyota 2T-G 1.6L four-cylinder block; 2T-G 88222 DOHC cylinder head; Arias forged pistons; Eagle connecting rods; 3T-GTE crankshaft; Tighe cams (280 degrees/0.399-inch intake, 270 degrees/0.394-inch exhaust); Dokuro valves; Crow double valvesprings; Kameari cam pulleys, three-layer 0.8mm metal head gasket, oil filter sandwich plate, timing gears; Redline intake manifold, fuel pressure regulator; Weber twin 45mm carburetors; ram tubes; Unifilter sock air filters; Facet fuel pump; MSD 6AL 2 ignition with two-step limiter, timing computer; custom 4-2-1 headers, 2.5-inch straight-through exhaust system, 3-inch dump tip; baffle plate; Moroso windage tray; BRD high-volume oil pump; triple-core radiator; Earl's 13-row oil cooler with -10 rubber lines; secondary Mazda RX-7 FC3S oil cooler (show only)
Driveline Toyota T50 five-speed gearbox, two-way limited-slip differential, 4.3:1 final drive; BRD Racing pressure plate and brass button clutch plate; Agawa Racing 9.5-pound flywheel; shortened axles
Suspension Toyota Corona XT130 coilover-modified front struts; KYB AGX four-way adjustable short-stroke front dampers; 225-pound King front springs; Selby front sway bar; Otomoto rear coilover kit; JIN 11-way adjustable short-stroke rear dampers; 500-pound King springs; Pedders rear sway bar; SuperPro bushes
Front: 14x10 -38mm offset SSR MK-II wheels;
Rear: 14x11 -38mm offset SSR MK-I wheels; 225/40-14 Toyo Proxes T1R tires
Brakes Peugeot 604 front rotors; Toyota Hilux four-pot front calipers, OEM front brake pads, and rear drums; Bendix rear shoes; adjustable bias valve; Earl's braided lines
Exterior Toycool Garage bolt-on fender flares; GT bonnet flutes; Restored.jp carbon-fiber doors, hood, and trunk lid; tsurikawa handle
Interior Black vinyl re-trimmed OEM TA22 seats; Nardi Torini Deep Corn 350mm steering wheel, perforated leather 350mm with red stitching; TA22 GT speedometer, tachometer, oil pressure, oil temperature, and ammeter gauges; OEM AM radio; two white handle tsurikawa handles in rear and glitter red handle for front passenger
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The Federal Polytechnic, Nasarawa was established on 1st July, 1983 by the Federal Government of Nigeria. The establishment of the Polytechnic was predicated on the Government's desire to transform the society technologically. This objective is contained in the Federal Polytechnic Decree No.33 of 1979 (as amended to Federal Polytechnic Amendment Decree No. 28 of 1987), which goes thus: ⦠To train people to acquire technical and vocational skills which are needed for the economic and social development of Nigeria especially in the fields of agriculture, industry and commerce; ⦠To train and provide people who could improve the quality of the environment by applying their acquired knowledge in finding solution to our environmental problems for the convenience of members of the society; ⦠To provide opportunity for our students to be able to appreciate the standard of technology in all its complexities; and ⦠To provide opportunities for professional training in engineering and other relevant technologies.
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St. Nectarios was born in 1846 in Selevria of Thrace in Greece into a poor family. When he was 14 he went to Constantinople to work. While there, he worked for a tobacco merchant who underpaid him and treated him poorly, so St. Nectarios turned to prayer for his only consolation. With great faith in God, in his innocence he even wrote a letter to God asking for his ready help. While still young, he visited the Holy Land, calming a storm-tossed sea on his journey and saving many by his prayers. In his twenties, he became a monk at Nea Moni at Chios, and later went to Egypt, where he was raised up to be the Metropolitan of Penta-polis. Sadly, however, he was greatly slandered by other jealous hierarchs, and this followed him all the rest of his life.
After heading a school in Athens, he desired a more reclusive life, and went to the Island of Aegina, where he helped found a convent for women monastics. He died in a poor hospital in Athens. St. Nectarios was a great wonder-worker, healing thousands, and his relics were incorrupt for years. Pictured here as a monk, he is giving the priestly blessing and holding the Gospel.


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If for no other reason, I'd be grateful to the gang of It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia for being on my side in an unendingly contentious argument.
Anything can be funny—if it's funny.
Of course, I'm assuming that everyone's funny is my funny, and that's presumptuous—and ridiculous. But this debate has been one of the central controversies in comedy since people started telling jokes and, as a lifelong comedy fan/geek, there's never been an issue more important. I maintain that there's no subject off limits for a joke—as long as it's funny. Deliberately working on the comedy edge is risky business, fraught with the dangers only an outraged Internet commentariat can muster—so if you're gonna bring it, you'd better be funny, and smart, and equipped with balls of brass, and an immunity to those with no sense of irony and an Internet connection.
Which is why I'm as impressed as I am with It's Always Sunny, which continually presents a world populated by the worst people in the world without itself being a haven for the worst, crudest, most yahoo-friendly comedy in the world. Sustaining such a satirical balancing act for eight years should earn creators Rob McElhenney and Glenn Howerton (and their co-stars) a place in the comedy pantheon. Especially since tonight's ninth-season première, "The Gang Broke Dee," confidently reasserts that there are real laughs to be earned from the spectacle of committed, heartless cruelty.
As the episode begins, Dee is slouched over a table at Paddy's, disheveled and tousled, smoking, swilling Wild Turkey, and scarfing down a cake that Charlie asserts he'd thrown in the trash a month earlier. (Dennis' offhand description of "trash cake," like that's a real thing, is the sort of loony specificity the show excels at.) The assembled guys unsurprisingly begin with the mockery, only to be crestfallen when Dee listlessly predicts their every insult, her realization that "the joke is always on me" allowing her near-clairvoyant abuse-anticipation skills. ("You know what you look like?" "Like a bird lady, covered in bird shit, eating cake?" "Wait… slow down.") Shambling home, Dee leaves the guys baffled and unfulfilled, with the derision equivalent of blue balls. Mac—"Don't apologize, that's just sad. Fight back at us!"
Well, all that energy has to go somewhere, and the gang bursts into Dee's unlocked apartment with a two-pronged plan to help her out. Naturally, there are ignoble elements to the dueling plans (Mac, Frank, and Charlie plan to book her at an open mic night because she's bumming them out and her complete lack of hope will prevent her from choking onstage, while Dennis wants to find her a man to take her "off [their] hands forever"), but it's the thought that counts. Dee, utterly without agency at this point, accedes to both plans, thus setting off the expected splintering of self-interests as Dennis seeks to undermine Dee's confidence in the wake of her inexplicably marginally successful set at a comedy club, urging her instead to settle for the collection of "average, if not below-average" men he rustles up.
As soon as Dee gets her first taste of approbation, she gets that old fire back, meaning she spurns Dennis and his matchmaking plan with maximum contempt (and her new schtick, a series of "funny noises" that would make Michael Winslow imitate the sound of blowing off his own head, then spinning in his grave). This naturally sends Dennis into overdrive trying to foist his chosen "select," an oafish nonentity named Walt ("Just like Dee, he has no self esteem—they're perfect for each other") on her, even as she takes the stage opening for headlining comic Landslide ("He mostly does diarrhea jokes," explains Frank). And it's here that the real brilliance of It's Always Sunny comes into play, as the show shifts our sympathies from one member of the gang to another, only to return to the realization that we were dumbasses for allowing ourselves to feel for any of these characters in the first place. The status quo that is re-established by the end of any episode is that these are truly awful people whose unvarying, insatiable selfishness makes the "no hugging, no learning" crew from Seinfeld seem like the Brady family in comparison.
What makes the It's Always Sunny gang tolerable, if not delightful, (apart from the fact that they're played by very funny people) is commitment, their bottomless willingness to follow their selfish, oddball schemes to the last extremity in pursuit of even modest gain. It's this monomaniacal self-absorption that leads to the episode's final Sting-worthy twist. [SPOILER!]—Dee's meteoric rise in the comedy scene, supplanting even Landslide, and getting a fill-in spot on Conan, is completely explicable after all, as Frank, Charlie, and Mac constructed an elaborate scheme (involving a rented jet, bought-out comedy club, customized T-shirts, and dozens of extras, one of whom had sex with Dee as part of the gag), all in order to get Dee out of her funk. Because they were worried about her? Naw, it's, as Charlie says, because she was "being all mopey and annoying and stuff," and because, as Mac explains to her, "You were joking about suicide, and there are some things you don't joke about."
As the re-energized Dee screeches off, destroying things in her customarily outraged wake, Mac, Frank, and Charlie, alongside their bar-full of accomplices, share a glass of champagne, cheering their success, even as Dennis, equally crushed that he was also the butt of their joke, unleashes a Joker-like cackle, trying to assert he was in on the gag even as he stumbles out into the street. Surmising that the gang "may have broke Dennis," Mac chuckles, "He might go kill himself!"
Yup. Anything can be funny. It's good to have the gang back.
Stray observations:
- This is really Kaitlin Olson's episode, with Dee's rise and fall providing her the opportunity for some outstanding physical comedy. Her dry heaves remain a thing of beauty.
- For anyone looking for a contrast between It's Always Sunny's "terrible people doing the worst thing possible" comedy and a show (also starring Kaitlin Olson) which panders to the basest elements of that premise, watch Brickleberry. I can't explain my argument any more clearly than that.
- Frank's wealth enables the gang's usually petty cruelty to cross the line in this episode to something like cartoonish supervillany—and I like it.
- That's Breaking Bad's Huell (Lavell Crawford) as Landslide.
- Despite being on the sideline for most of the episode, Charlie Day continues as the show's secret weapon, his Charlie imbued with an energy that's from… somewhere else. His reading of the line, "Did you kill yourself, Dee?" has more contradictory levels than I can count.
- Dennis' desperate, manic attempt to prove he was in on the joke the whole time ("I was and I wasn't!") sounds a lot like Charlie.
- Dee's pattern with men, according to Dennis—"Use, use, use, fail, fail, fail, and then it's suicide."
- Trying to convince Dee that she should follow her stand-up comedy dream, Charlie explains, "You're right in that sweet spot between suicidal and actually dead which—most comedians, they thrive there."
- Unsuccessfully defending her decision to sleep with a schlubby talent scout (Borat's Ken Davitian), Dee explains, "Well, he's got… all of his… skin still."
- All right, Sunny fans, I'm your new reviewer. Looking forward to many "reasonable discussions" in the comments.


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The potential marriage of Josh Smith and the Phoenix Suns has been wanted by Suns fans for years. Now that his contract is expiring this summer, the Atlanta Hawks are reportedly interested in getting some return for Smith in the event he leaves the Hawks' nest.
Once Smith hinted at wanting max money this summer, the Hawks got the message that the soon-to-be unrestricted free agent could be more interested in dollars than loyalty. If a team needing a star-quality player offered enough money this summer, then Smith could be gone with nothing to show for it.
Rumors of the Suns wanting Smith at this year's deadline have been shot down several times, even at the highest levels of the organization, but the Suns' name still keeps popping up.
A report out of Detroit this morning says that the Suns and Mavericks are talking to Atlanta the most.
Ferry is shopping Smith hard, and was in Houston for the weekend. Two teams to watch, according to league executives: Dallas and Phoenix. Phoenix went after Hornets guard Eric Gordon pretty aggressively in free agency last summer, signing him to a maximum offer sheet before the Hornets matched it, and is in need of a high-caliber talent.
Dallas is trying to reload on the fly with Dirk Nowitzki slowed by age and injury.
Of course, no names have been mentioned coming back from the Suns and there is little reason for the Suns to actually take on Josh Smith at this point in time. They could just wait and make a huge offer in July.
Smith makes $13.2 million this year and could make as much as $16.4 million next year (the first of four years, escalating at 4.5% per year). Being an unrestricted free agent, Smith could take that big contract from anyone in the NBA - not just the Suns. So, trading for Smith could be a 30-game rental.
Trading Smith for Marcin Gortat straight up, which the Suns could do this week under the CBA, would save Atlanta tons of money but cut a big swath through the Suns projected summer cap room. Smith would make up to $9 million in 2013-14 more than Gortat was going to make.
Logically, the Suns would want Atlanta to absorb more 2013-14 money. But would Atlanta take on Beasley or Frye's $6 million contract? Unlikely. Other than that, the Suns contracts are kids (Morris, Marshall, draft picks), Dudley, Tucker, Dragic and Scola. Scola can't be traded this week, and Dudley and Dragic are way too good to include with Gortat on a rental that might only last 30 games.
It's a good deal if the Suns could get Atlanta to take back Beasley or Frye with Gortat. Then the Suns have one of two outcomes: (a) a long-term borderline all-star talent or (b) tons more cap room to start over.
If Atlanta doesn't want to absorb any more 2013-14 money than, say, Marcin Gortat, then the Suns have to decide if Smith is their big summer free agent target anyway.
But if so, why not just wait till summer to sign him outright without giving up any talent?


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ExtUtils::MM_VMS(Perl Programmers Reference GExtUtils::MM_VMS(3p)
ExtUtils::MM_VMS - methods to override UN*X behaviour in ExtUtils::MakeMaker
Do not use this directly. Instead, use ExtUtils::MM and it will figure out which MM_* class to use for you.
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History of the School
Wheatley Park School today occupies the site of Holton Park 5 miles south east of Oxford, adjacent to the ancient coaching village of Wheatley.
Holton was a manorial village up to 1913 with an archaeological history going back to Neolithic times. The school takes full advantage of this long and varied history, and the Arts Centre is itself the Regency Manor House that was completed in 1808 by Elisha Biscoe. In more recent times a grammar school was founded here in 1949 for east Oxfordshire, and in 1971 Wheatley Park Comprehensive School was opened on two site. This site was the Upper School for students from the ages of 14-18 and the Shotover School in Wheatley was the Lower School for students aged 11-14. In the early 1980's the school was moved onto the Holton Site with many new and re-furbished buildings being built for a school of up to 1400 students.
If you would like to find out more about the fascinating history of the site including royal conspiracies and Cromwell's daughter's wedding, please click on the following two links;
Holton Park, A Short History by Kevin Heritage
BBC Radio 4 ' What Does Theresa really Think ? ' with Nick Robinson
This website is currently under construction and may not be available all of the time. It will become a wealth of archives related to the site as well as giving us the opportunity to extend our numerous links to members of families who lived here and are now scattered across the globe.
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Japanese School Girls in Takayama, Japan
A group of smiling Japanese school girls in the folk village outside of Takayama, Japan.
Japanese Bell - Takayama, Japan
A large Japanese bell at Hida Folk Village near Takayama, Japan.
Hida Beef on the Grill - Takayama, Japan
Hida beef, considered the best beef in Japan, on the grill at a restaurant in Takayama, Japan.
Sake barrels, a reminder of yesterday's sake tasting - Takayama, Japan #dna2japan #gadv
Serenity at Hida Kokubunji Temple - Takayama, Japan #dna2japan #gadv
Wisteria Hanging on Old Buildings in Takayama, Japan
Wisteria is in bloom in Takayama's old town, Japan.
Takayama Views - Japan
A peaceful view of Takayama's river and houses. Japan.
Daikoku, Deity of Wealth - Takayama, Japan
A wooden statue of Daikoku, the deity of wealth, in Takayama, Japan.
Sarubobo (Happy Monkey Baby) offering - Takayama, Japan #dna2japan #gadv
Pink Dogwood Flowers - Takayama, Japan
Pink flowers in Takayama, Japan.
Daruma Figures - Takayama, Japan
Daruma figures at a restaurant in Takayama, Japan
Takayama Sunset - Japan
A Takayama sunset from the Kyushoji Temple.
Traditional Takayama Breakfast - Japan
A traditional Japanese Takayama-style breakfast with fish cooked in a miso paste on a leaf on a small oven. Just delicious.
Biking Through Takayama - Japan
Audrey takes on the side streets of Takayama by bicycle.
Japanese design meets the pharmacy -- Takayama, Japan #dna2japan #gadv
Sake Tasting in Takayama, Japan
Sake tasting in Takayama, Japan.
Sake Ice Cream - Takayama, Japan
Enjoying sake flavored ice cream in Takayama, Japan.
Spices at Takayama Morning Market - Japan
A mixture of spices at the Takayama morning market near the river. Japan.
A variety of sakes for sale in Takayama, Japan.
Cheesy Tourist Photo at Hida Folk Village - Takayama, Japan
A super cheesy tourist photo of our G Adventures group at Hida Folk Village in Takayama, Japan.
Japanese Breakfast - Takayama, Japan
A Japanese breakfast in Takayama, Japan.
Sugidama (Cedar Ball) Indicates Sake Inside - Takayama, Japan
A sugidama (cedar ball) indicates that the establishment is making their own Sake inside. Takayama, Japan.
A refrigerator full of sake bottles ready for a free tasting in Takayama, Japan.
Pink Flowers in Takayama, Japan
Pink dogwood flowers in Takayama, Japan.
Chozu, a Cleansing Ritual - Takayama, Japan
Chozuya is a place with water and ladles where people rinse their hands and mouth to purify themselves before going into the temple. Takayama, Japan.


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"Through the PCMI, we learned of Professor David Allen's availability to perform an evaluation of etching facilities with a view towards enhancing operational efficiencies and otherwise lowering costs. David identified several opportunities for improving our operation that resulted in a measurable increase in our operating margin. After the cost of the evaluation, Conard's savings justified the PCMI's dues by a factor of 20 or more - per annum!" Bill Fox, President, Conard Corp.
"Every PCMI meeting I attend provides insights and hints to improve the processes used at our shops and factories. The wealth of information exchanged at these meetings is invaluable. Time-saving shortcuts and formula tweaks are but a couple of valuable perks I have brought home." Phil Greiner, Design Engineering Manager
"When I first purchased my PCM company, the only knowledge of chemical etching that I had was what I had learned from visiting my uncle's circuit board company.
I joined PCMI shortly after I purchased my company. Over the years the PCMI technical sessions and the chance to learn and talk with other owners and suppliers at meetings has contributed to my firm's growth and profitability in an environmentally friendly manner.
The cost of PCMI membership has been well worth the money."
Jerry Williams, President,
United Western Enterprises, Inc.
Camarillo, California, USA
"I joined PCMI in 1994 when my company was just a small local job shop encountering dozens of daily problems for which we were ill equipped to solve. As we developed relationships with other PCMI members, they shared their experiences and we learned to work more effectively and efficiently.
Today I only have to make a few phone calls to my PCMI friends and I can get answers to pressing problems right away. PCMI membership and conference attendance has proven to be of great importance to the growth and development of my company."


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Wednesday, December 30, 2015
loose ends of 2015
Ta-da! Here's the loose ends stool cover!
I've made a new stool cover with all wool leftovers from the past year.
Strands of wool that remain after a project, I never throw away, but tie them into a ball of wool.
After a while the leftovers just become a big ball of wool.
I like the 'folkloristic' look, which arises by the mix of different materials and colors.
I wish you a delightful and festive end of the year!
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Labels: colorful, handmade, home, interior, kitchen, loose ends, multicolored, recycle, scrapwood, wood & wool stool, wool
Tuesday, December 29, 2015
december de-decorate
Christmas is over, although this shiny still life looks merry & bright.
I've removed the Christmas decoration from our x-mas wall and folded back the stars.
How fun it is to decorate your home for Christmas, I always find the house so light and fresh, once everything goes back to the attic.
Bit early? Yeah maybe, but I've not had that 'Christmas feeling' this year (even though it has been a wonderful time)
Guess I'm not the only one?
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Labels: christmas decorations, de-decorate, december, grape leaves, home, merry & bright, vintage
Friday, December 25, 2015
marrakech workshop 2016
Six days in Marrakech! Crochet while discovering the town. Price € 645,00 per person.
The price is based on a shared twin bedroom and excluding flight ticket.
It's always possible to book extra nights, before or after the workshop (email@example.com).
- transfer from airport Marrakech to Riad Chambres d'amis (v.v.)
- shared twin bedroom (5 nights) including breakfast in Riad Chambres d'amis.
- 3 Dinners & 4 Lunches (except drinks)
- all excursions in and around Marrakech
- yarns, hooks and patterns
Buying wool, cotton and yarns in the souk. Urban jungle crochet at Le Jardin. Moroccan crochet in the open on place des Epices with Moroccan women. Crochet in Jardin Majorelle. Swim & crochet in an oasis in the desert. A daytrip to the Atlas mountains. Lunch & crochet on the roof of Maison de Photographie with it's wonderful view of the town... Delicious moroccan food and the adventures in and around Marrakech make this travel-workshop unforgettable!
SPRING WORKSHOP Arrival: 20th of April - Leaving: 25th of April
AUTUMN WORKSHOP Arrival: 5th of October - Leaving: 10th of October
If you would like to join one of the workshops, please send an e-mail to firstname.lastname@example.com
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Tuesday, December 22, 2015
rotterdam in december - checkered & striped
beanie - made by me ☆ checkered coat - isabel marant ☆ striped sweater - made by me (pattern available in my etsy shop) ☆ legging - hema ☆ boots - souk marrakech ☆ basket - handwoven from nairobi
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Labels: black & white, checkered, christmas countdown, december, isabel marant coat, kenian basket, knitted striped sweater, moroccan boots, rotterdam, street art, striped, stripes
Monday, December 21, 2015
happy ★ holidays
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Labels: anthropologie, christmas, christmas countdown, christmas decorations, collection, december, hallway, hares, home, x-mas
Friday, December 18, 2015
merry & bright
Happy Holidays!
Looking for a new wooly winter project? This merry & bright blanket might be something for you.
You can find the pattern in my E T S Y shop and design your own version, using as much colors as you like.
The original wood & wool harlequin pattern I made, is based on a square blanket with only five different colors.
Obviously with the basic harlequin pattern, you can also make a multicolored version like the blanket above, I made from my wool leftovers.
Have a nice weekend!
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Labels: blanket, december, friday, home, interior, merry & bright, moroccan boots, vintage chair, vintage postcard rack, weekend, wood & wool harlequin blanket, wood & wool harlequin pattern, x-mas
Wednesday, December 16, 2015
☆ ☆ ☆ ☆
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Labels: ★, ☆, 101woonideeen, chrismas, christmas decorations, december, home, inspiration, merry & bright, sissy boy homeland, star, stars, tradition, wool locker
Monday, December 14, 2015
x-mas wall
Who needs a tree?
This time we pinned the Christmas decorations on the white wooden wall in our living room.
Yesterday we unpacked all our x-mas stuff and every year it's the same [oh and ah] moment.
During the decades we've collected quite some vintage Christmas decorations and of course, we buy some new ones too every December.
These merry & bright ornaments made it to the x-mas wall. Love it!
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Labels: christmas decorations, december, living room, merry & bright, pin it, white, wood, x-mas wall
Sunday, December 13, 2015
winter knitwear
The knitted striped sweater pattern you can find in my E T S Y shop. The pattern is written English and Dutch.
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Labels: ahoi, black & white, dordrecht, handmade, knitted striped sweater, knitting, pattern, winter wardrobe
Friday, December 11, 2015
striped sweater
Today was the first day I was wearing my brandnew knitted striped sweater.
Last winter I've been living in my two knitted sweater dresses, so I thought I might be great to knit something new for my winter wardrobe.
If you would like to knit your own striped sweater, you can find the pattern in my E T S Y shop. The pattern is written in Dutch and English version.
You can also knit the sweater in red & white and play Where's Waldo?
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Labels: black & white, december, handmade, knitted striped sweater, knitting, pattern, winter wardrobe, wood & wool knitted striped sweater pattern
Wednesday, December 9, 2015
about white trees and an angel
White wooden x-mas trees have always been the most popular.
During the last weeks I received a few requests about white trees.
This morning I've made a few more white trees...in the sun!
You can find them in my E T S Y shop.
The cutest little angel is made by my dearest friend Rosa. Isn't she dinky? Rosa makes the most beautiful dolls, called Stella By Rosa and you can find her shop H E R E.
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Labels: christmas, christmas decorations, december, evergreen, handmade, stellabyrosa, white, wood & wool x-mas tree
Tuesday, December 8, 2015
my heart goes bamboom
Some weeks ago we spotted this vintage bamboo chair in a wonderful bric à brac boutique and my heart went bamboom!
We took it home and now it's standing in the livingroom, my heart goes bamboom bamboom.
The seat is a bit low (just how i like it) and is a perfect coffee/read/knit/crochet chair.
The portrait of our son Minne when he was only 3 years old, also makes my heart jump. It was made 20 years ago in France and I do remember the cute curly blond boy, like it was yesterday.
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Saturday, December 5, 2015
red wealth - soviet design
The exhibition Red Wealth - Soviet Design 1950-1980 at the Kunsthal, illustrates the history of Soviet design in a fascinating overview. It is so colorful, inspiring and surprising!
Highly recommended to visit in the coming months, certainly great fun for children too.
Today we initially went to Rotterdam to see the exhibition of Keith Haring, we both are fans of Keith Haring since the 1980s... (more on that later)
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The beautiful British singer Adele has always been known for her outspokeness and flawless style. Now, she is gracing the cover of the March 2012 edition of Vogue. I love what I've seen so far. What do you think?
Adele on the Cover of Vogue
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- sassypackrat said...
The photos are lovely but It's so disappointing but not really surprising to see that Vogue has Photoshopped the daylights out of her.
- February 16, 2012 at 4:31 PM
- Bella said...
Sorry, lady. I'd have more love if poor Adele hadn't been Photoshopped within an inch of her life. Why a gorgeous women like that has to "enhanced" is beyond me. I'm surprised that for all her feistyness she hasn't said much about her re-do. I'm very disappointed.Incredibly, my latest post has to do with the fashion magazines and their bad influence on women.
- March 4, 2012 at 9:06 PM
- Anonymous said...
Adele is my hero! Love her look as much as her voice!
- March 15, 2012 at 10:09 PM
- Non said...
Adele sure is a beautiful curvaceous woman with an amazing powerful voice. I only wished magazines in general didn't feel the need to photoshop every single photoshoot they do..If they were to just stop and embrace natural true beauty it would make us 'normal people' feel more adequate.
- April 5, 2012 at 3:19 PM
- Cathy of Eye Cream Reviews said...
Wow great photos you've share. Love them all.
- April 25, 2012 at 11:54 PM


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[this is aaronland] #mw19 – the presentation
The web embodies principles of openness and portability and access that best align with the needs, and frankly the purpose, of the cultural heritage sector.
Aaron's talk from the 2019 Museums and the Web conference.
In 2019 the web is not "sexy" anymore and compared to native platforms it can sometimes seems lacking, but I think that speaks as much to people's desire for something "new" as it does to any apples to apples comparison. On measure – and that's the important part: on measure – the web affords a better and more sustainable framework for the cultural heritage to work in than any of the shifting agendas of the various platform vendors.