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Heroic Age
XEBEC's latest original project, Heroic Age, starts airing in April:
http://www.starchild.co.jp/special/heroicage/ is Starchild's (hiss, spit! I HATE STARCHILD) page for the show, but Xebec will probably do one for it themselves.
Anyway, this is notable because:
a) It reteams most of the good things about Fafner (true, Hisashi Hirai is as original as a spoon, but he draws pretty people; plus Tow Ubakata's on board, hopefully for more of the show than he was for Fafner!)
b) It's described as "space Tarzan". That's, like, the best concept ever. It's even better than space Rose of Versailles was!
c) It looks to be inspired by Greek mythology, where the term "Heroic Age" actually comes from; although Eiji is obviously a punny name, the other two lead characters are called Deianeira (Heracles' third wife; a horny centaur tricked her into burning Heracles alive with poisoned semen and she committed suicide shortly afterwards. Seriously.) and Iolaus (Heracles' companion in several stories) and the "Argonaut" features heavily (Heracles was one of the Argonauts). As a Classics geek, this makes me happy.
I hope the show measures up to all the good things about Fafner - the lovely animation, the stirring music, the UTTER MELODRAMA AND WOE. But I guess we'll have to wait until more info other than this website and the Newtype scans come out before we'll know a huge amount more.
Ah, Hisashi Hirai, I hardly knew ye.
Personally, I can't decide what's more exiting: poking fun at Hisashi Hirai's copypasta skillz, or laughing at the idiot fans who complain that Hirai-designed characters are "ripping off" Gundam SEED, or something. 8)
If angela is singing something, then I'm in.
PS: And why do you hate Starchild? They are just an evil corporate music conglomerate, nothing special. 8)
Heh. I found out about this while looking for Iroha spoilers and saw a few designs from a hastily photographed Newtype stolen off 2ch a few days ago... (better pictures are highly appreciated! I'm not buying this month's Newtype so yoroshiku to whoever does)
(There is a last page with more secondary characters included but it's so blurry it's practically useless.)
...Hisashi Hirai really is copypasta master. LOL. I was not knowing whether to laugh and cry at Soushi and Kazuki V 2.0... Oh, and remember, this is Tarzan in space, so there's an excuse for Kazuk- I mean, Eiji to go around barechested like that! ...Nah, what am I saying, it's just fangirl bait.
But like I have said elsewhere, this ain't no Fafner Mark II without Habara on board! The director of this show was indeed involved in Fafner, but it definitely takes a very strong director to have put together the visual elements as nicely as what happened in Fafner. Can he do it?
Actually with so many nicer things coming out in Spring, and less and less time to watch anime, honestly I would completely give this a miss if it wasn't for the fact that Ubukata's writing this. It changes everything. So here's hoping Ubukata gets to do a good job; Tarzan in space.. could... turn out decent.
As for angela, from what I read on the XEBEC and Heroic Age 2ch threads it seems like there's a high possibility angela will be involved. Of course 2ch being 2ch it's better to wait for confirmation (or has it already been confirmed?), but... I couldn't care less to be honest (even though I sorta like her songs), I want to know more 'bout the animation production. I don't think we'd be in for a lovely surprise like that BONES-outsourced first half of ep 24 ala Fafner, since BONES is so busy now.
Hirai's apparently adopting some changes from his typical character sets, at least on the non-fuzzy adult designs. It's like he's trying to mix the fruitiness of his "teen" designs with the "edgy" of his more old-adult designs. Mixed feelings, but the designs almost always look better in animation, so whatever. His regular designs is still whatever he's choking out. They don't look very SEED-ish, but whoever watched more than 4 Hirai animes know his patterns like the back of their hands by now. I kinda wished the designs had the Fafner face lines though. Made the character image more rough compared to the clean style of Hirai.
Space Tarzan...LAWL. What, is fruit-cake there (( his design is the fruitiest I've seen from Hirai in a while )) going to be raised in a Symbiote-Guyver Planet or something, only to reach out to space? Or does he have the power to Guyver-volve into some form of creature? And the blonde girl and rough looking guy is Jane and Clayton respectively? Crack.
Not having too high of hopes, but still being Hirai + Ubukata, I'm hoping it will deliver somewhat.
The funniest thing about Hirai's designs is Infinite Ryvius. I mean look at it, the show is like 8 years old yet there was more diversity in the character design in that show alone than in every single other show he's ever done since then (even scryed, while it had a few odder designs, was mostly in line with his recent stuff). Just boggles the mind.
About Heroic Age though, I think Fafner was overall pretty poor, but if Ubakata is writing this from the start unlike Fafner where he came in halfway and did his best to salvage it, it'll probably be worth checking out. Also I see Naohiro Washio is doing mech designs again like Fafner and I can see there's a huge improvement compared to the awful piles of scrap metal in Fafner. And music by Naoki Sato! If it's even half as good as his compositions for Eureka then :D
I agree with you there. Of all the Hirai designs I've seen, the Ryvius ones were the most memorable to me despite being so seemingly 'plain'. It's a pity that he still hasn't really changed his taste in fashion design, Neeya's sharp-flappy-coat thing seems to reappear in different flavours everywhere... I preferred his style back when those eyes weren't so glossy and overdone, too.
Although Kouji was and is still such a Shinji ripoff.
It seems like angela is doing the OP after all... and one thing I liked about Fafner was the music, I still frequently listen to Tsuneyoshi Saito's scores for the show (Sanka is one of my favourites); and like aardvark I'll be equally happy if Naoki Sato does something like what he did with Eureka 7. There were a few key tracks from there that really helped define the series.
But it still isn't enough to get me truly excited...
Ah...Mugen no Ryvius. Now that I think about it, I used to dislike his Ryvius designs because there was a sense of plain~ness. It is the most distinstive however, in terms of self-confined comparisons, though looking back now, IR was probably the only anime that captured the Hirai style at it's best. Cosmic Era's faithfulness to the Hirai style was about as faithful as Gundam is to Okawara's boxy linearts, and others are pretty much the same as well. Heroic Age doesn't look like it'll be any different, based on the main picture character vs lineart character art.
When I think Hirai, the words that pop up almost instantly is CLAMP. I'd swear, sometimes I think Hirai is a member there. Their older artworks and styles, while not very distinctive on their own, imo were some of their better ones. And as they've changed their styles over the years, they get more and more distinctive, but for some reason, loses a sense of diversity in their art. Hirai's copypasta is very apparent in his "emo teen designs" and CLAMP's "Noodle Monkeys" is not appealing to my eyes. Not to mention both their designs respectively cater to fujoshis in general. Though personally, what I like about both arts are that their fashion taste, while sometimes eccentric, I find them very appealing. Cosmic Era's wardrobes are some of my favourite clothes designs.
The strangest part of all of it is his designs must be attracting someone or they wouldn't keep using him (Unless the Japanese have just completely lost it). Who it is I don't know for the life of me as his designs got old the second time I saw them. He also seems to be getting more exposure than ever lately with Giniro Whatever, Heroic age and something else I can't recall at this time. I'm quite freaked out at the prospect of him becoming a major fixture in the industry for the next few years as the pattern is starting to indicate.
The answer is poking fun at Hirai's copypasting style of character design. Just about the only person who is worse at their craft would have to be Michael Bay or Uwe Boll.
Well, I was a whore for Fafner, so needless to say I'll be on board for this show as well. :p
I don't like Hirai's character designs as at all... the only reason I found them palatable in Fafner was because (echoing Nightengale's thoughts) of the cheek hash marks, which gave them a more organic feel than in his other work. I also get the sense that his normal designs need support from a very strong budget to look better than decent; watching Gundam SEED always made me cringe because of how stiff and plastic the characters seemed.
For anyone that cares, the News/Special site of the main website got updated with the OP's name and several promo shots of Heroic Age.
The background art looks great to say the least. And at the very least, the animation pattern looks more sleek, clean and flexible to those of Hirai's original lineart...A good thing to say the least. I was kinda worried since he's the Chief Animation Director here. A low quality few stills isn't a proper judge to it, but it looks promising.
Yeah, those pictures actually are rather nice looking. Thanks for the heads up.
I'm going to be doing some serious head-to-wall banging if イオラオス (I have NO idea how to render that in English) turns out to have a Soushi type of personality...
I would presume he'll be almost exactly like Soushi *evil grin*.
Also a manga is starting in the seinen manga magazine Magazine Z.
From ComiPress:
The synopsis from animenfo reads very interesting:
Answering the call of the "Tribes of the Gold", all the sentient races launch into space. The human race is the last to launch, and are thus known as the "Tribes of the Iron". Much time has passed since then, and humanity is threatened with extinction at the hands of the more dominant "Tribes of the Silver". In order to save her people, Queen Deianeira sets out on a journey to a galaxy far away, following the prophecies of the Tribes of the Gold handed down by the royal family. Then, she meets a boy named Age. Their encounter will change the fate of the universe…I'll be sure to check out a couple of episodes.
That sounds very interesting. I don't think I've seen anime like that. Maybe Uchuu Senkan Yamato sounds a bit close, but still... 8)
There's a typo there, monir.
Edit : Oh, and Heroic Age's ED song is "azurite" by Tae Urakabe. Apparently it's her single debut. The main site has an interview with her I skimmed over, but apparently there's nothing related to Heroic Age's story or theme or anything, so I stopped halfway. Apparently she's worked in musicals before.
Super Edit : There's even more typo, monir. Well, It's not called Gold/Iron Race, but Tribes of the Gold, and the other tribes are Tribe of Iron/Hero/Silver/Bronze. Don't ask me, that's what was listed in the 12 Labors, which I suspect is going to be the plot for Heroic Age.
Anyway, the 12 Labors of Heroic Age as listed in the main page. It's Engrish, so I didn't need to bother with crappy tls.
01. Treat your contractor as your King.
02. To serve the King and never become one.
03. Recover the homeland Earth to the hands of humans who are called "Tribe of Iron."
04. Fight against all survivors of "Tribe of Hero," and defeat every one of them.
05. Secure the Mother Planet of "Tribe of Bronze" to the hands of humans.
06. Secure the Mother Planet of "Tribe of Silver" to the hands of humans.
07. Obtain the powers of "Tribes of Gold" to foresee the future.
08. Obtain the knowledge of "Tribes of Gold" to generate Stars.
09. To make humans who are called "Tribe of Iron" the master of the universe.
10. To protect the bonding party until these labors are fulfilled.
11. To not escape or to die until these labors are fulfilled.
12. When these labors are fulfilled, humans also known as "Tribe of Iron" will make one contactor's wish come true so long as such wish do not break the 11th agreement.
Very interesting indeed. Sounds like the perfect recipe for a genocide dorama.
Wow, this is sounding more and more epic by the minute. Thanks for that in depth post Nightengale.
PV - webpage or direct link (1.5mb). Looks pretty epic and it's always encouraging to see another non-CG mecha show on the horizon.
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It's nothing new for the Orange County Fair to offer all manner of deep-fried, bacon-wrapped foods, but this year, it seems that there is even more bacon, and then, there's the debut of the Krispy Kreme sloppy Joe sandwich.
Crowds of people flocked to the many food vendors Sunday afternoon, but the lines were longest at Chicken Charlie's stand, where customers are greeted with larger than life photos of fried Oreos, fried chicken and more. The food vendor introduced the new Krispy Kreme sloppy Joe sandwich this year, and it's quickly become a bestseller.
"We've been selling so many," said one woman working at the stand's register as she handed a sandwich to a waiting couple. "Actually, I'm amazed at how many we've been selling," she said.
The sandwich ($7.75) is a hefty helping of saucy ground beef and shredded cheddar cheese between two halves of a Krispy Kreme glazed doughnut.
The stand also sells deep fried everything, including avocados, Kool-Aid, cookie dough, chicken, bacon-wrapped pickles, Oreos and more. One couple was disappointed to find that the stand, like most of the country, was still waiting for its shipment of Twinkies and was unable to make the deep fried snack cakes.
"Oh wow, a bacon-wrapped turkey leg?" "Wait, bacon garlic fries?" Two woman excitedly pointed to the Bacon-O'Fair stand's giant menu, then jumped in line giggling. The menu features a picture of a woman holding two electrode paddles of a heart defibrillator.
Bacon, a popular fair food, is the star at Bacon-O-Fair, where they sell beer-battered bacon, served with a side of fries ($13), a bacon wrapped smoked turkey leg ($20), a "Porkabello" kebab made with gouda stuffed mushrooms wrapped in bacon, served with a side of fries and a small cup of cheese ($15) and "cheesy bacon bombs" made with pepper-jack cheese stuffed crescent rolls that are wrapped in bacon, deep fried then covered in garlic butter ($7.50).
And the gluttony didn't stop there. A walk farther into the fair reveals Greek food, large Australian battered and fried potatoes, ice cream, slurpees, candy, pizza, fries, burger, barbecue, foot-long corn dogs and hot dogs and more.
The Orange County Fair runs through Aug. 11, Wednesday to Sunday. If you stop by on a Friday, you can sample a selection of fair food for $2. And there are food trucks at the Food Truck Fare inside the fair grounds every Thursday from noon to 10 p.m.
88 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa, ocfair.com.

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from Ancestry Magazine
Homestead Records Detail Pioneer Life
The United States Congress passed the Homestead Act in May of 1862. Generally, this act gave a citizen (or an alien intending to become a citizen) 160 acres of land, free of charge, if certain requirements were met. Usually, applicants had to build a home on the land, cultivate it, and reside there for five years. Later acts amended the original act. For example, an act of 1872 was geared toward helping Union veterans (or their widows) and their families. Homesteading had a profound effect on the nation. It is estimated that between 400,000 and 600,000 families were provided with new farms as a result of the original act and amendments.
Part of the homestead process was proving the claim. It is this process which provides records of interest to the genealogist. These claim files can supplement what information the genealogist already has or can provide new details and areas to research. The homestead entry papers, when complete, include the homestead application, the certificate of publication of intention to make a claim, the homestead proof, testimony of two witnesses and the claimant, and the final certificate. Also included, if applicable, are naturalization papers and discharge papers from the Union Army.
One of my ancestral couples homesteaded in Dawson County, Nebraska, in the 1880s. Though they sold the claim after they received title, the papers provide valuable research clues and more personal details of their life. Frank (aka Fokke, Foche) Goldenstein was born in Wrisse, Ostfriesland, Germany, in 1857, the son of Johanne and Tjode (Tammen) Goldenstein. His wife, Anna Dirks, was born in Coatsburg, Adams, Illinois, in 1861. They married in Coatsburg in 1882 and set out to Nebraska to homestead shortly after their marriage. The records contained in their homestead file are typical of those to be found. In addition to giving genealogical information, these papers give other information about the life of this pioneer couple and their children. Anyone whose ancestors homesteaded should obtain the application file to see what material it contains.
The first document in the Goldenstein's file was the initial application. On 4 April 1882, Focke filed application 3007 at the land office at North Platte, Nebraska, stating that he was a citizen of the United States and the head of a family. He paid $18 to register this claim to the southeast quarter of section 12 in township 11 north range 25 west of the sixth principal meridian, located in Dawson County Nebraska. The claim was filed under the Homestead Act of 3 March 1879.
The document that sheds the most light on the lives of this family is the testimony of the claimant. In this document, Frank Goldenstein gave specific information about the homestead and its operation. In the introductory section of the testimony, Frank gave information about his life before coming to Nebraska. While sketchy, it is extremely valuable. Frank stated that he was a 31-year-old farmer who worked his own land. Before coming to Nebraska, Frank had lived in Illinois and was a naturalized citizen of the United States. This previous residence would prove useful.
Frank's testimony indicated he was of foreign birth. To prove his American citizenship, he had to obtain a certified copy of his naturalization record. This document provided valuable information. The naturalization took place at Galesburg, Knox, Illinois. The interesting fact was that Frank never lived in Knox County while in Illinois. His uncle, Jurgen Ehmen, lived in Galesburg for a time and was a witness on the naturalization.
The rest of Franks testimony was equally informative. He gave the initial date of settlement as 23 March 1882. The house was moved onto the homestead in March of the same year. The frame house had five doors, five windows, and four rooms. Valued at about $200 when it was moved onto the farm, it was valued at $300 at the time of Franks testimony (30 July 1888). This house was home for Frank, Anna, and their three living children (Tjode, Bernard, and John). Franks testimony also mentions some of the familys household items. The furniture included two beds, a cook stove, fixtures, six chairs, and a cupboard which contained plates forks, etc.
Franks statement also outlined the other buildings on the farm. They were: a sod stable (18 by 30 feet, worth $50), a frame granary (12 by 12 feet, worth $40), a cow stable (valued at $25) and a hog pen (valued at $20). Other improvements included a forty-foot well (worth $25), 30 acres for pasture fenced in with three wires, one wier [sic] nearly round 160 acres. This fencing was worth $100. One thousand forest trees had also been planted at a value of $50. Frank also listed the implements that he owned. They included a plow, a harrow, a cultivator, a wagon, a self-binder, and a harness. The family's livestock included four horses, eight head of cattle, 30 hogs, and 100 chickens. This appears to have been normal for a typically self-sufficient pioneer family. Other testimony indicates that the family had a truck garden to provide additional food.
Franks testimony also outlined the agricultural development of the farm. In 1882, the first year on the homestead, Frank planted 50 acres in corn. Each year, he increased the acreage under cultivation, having a total of 120 acres in crops at the time of his testimony. "Crops have been fair," he stated. At the time, Frank raised corn, wheat, oats, rye, barley, and potatoes.
In addition to the claimants testimony, two non-interested witnesses were required to testify as well. The first of these witnesses was Bennett Campbell, a 48-year-old farmer who lived about two miles from the Goldenstein family. He was familiar with Frank's claim and was on the claim four or five times a year. He passed the house almost every week and had seen Goldenstein on the claim the week before the testimony was taken. His answers about the specifics of the farm and its operation are similar to Frank's.
Mr. Bennett also happened to mention two other neighbors of the family. One was Ehmen Friesenborg, whose quarter section corner touched the corner of Goldenstein's property. (The same name appears as a witness on Frank's naturalization paper.) The other neighbor was Tamme Tammen. This is the surname of Frank's mother; research has not yet determined if there is a relationship. In this case, the names of neighbors provide additional clues to follow up.
The other witness's testimony sheds even more light on the family. This witness was William Ehmen. William was a 41-year-old farmer who lived two miles from the Goldensteins. When asked if he was related to the claimant (a question on the standard witness form), he indicated that he was Franks first cousin. Later research on William indicated that his father was the Jurgen Ehmen who appeared on Franks naturalization record in Knox County, Illinois. In this fortunate case, the file led to even more research and more discoveries.
This relationship made it necessary for Frank to sign a statement as to his reasons for having Ehmen testify. Frank stated that Ehmen knew more about his improvements than anyone else, and indicated that he was unaware that relatives were not supposed to testify until it was too late to get another witness. Frank reiterated that William Ehmen was not interested in the claim in any way whatsoever.
The three testimonies and this additional statement were made on 30 July 1888 in Plum Creek, Dawson, Nebraska, before R.B. Pierce, Judge. These claims were to have been made in North Platte, Nebraska, but "were not because of the distance involved."
Frank had to give public notice of his intention to make final proof in his homestead claim in two ways. First, for six consecutive weeks, the Gothenburg Independent ran a notice that Focke Goldenstein was intending to make final proof in his claim. He had the following witnesses, whose names are also included in the newspaper item: Bennett Campbell, Ranke Kaiser, Wm. Ehmen, and W. Sundstrom, all of Gothenburg.
The second means of notification was the posting of a notice in the land office at North Platte. Wm. Neville, registrar, certified that, on 3 August 1888, he had posted notice in a conspicuous place for a period of 30 days, commencing on 8 June 1888.
On 3 August 1888, Frank paid the eight dollars necessary to enter his claim at the land office at North Platte. In another document of the same day, it was noted that Goldenstein had made full payment and that a patent deed should be issued. (A patent deed transfers land ownership from the government to a private individual.) A card summarizing the file states that the family lived on the claim for a total of six years, three months, and twenty-six days.
As is evident in the description of this case, the papers in homestead files can provide much information of interest to the genealogist. Not only are there clues (such as names, locations, relationships, ages) to more research areas, but there is also much information about the familys life that cannot be obtained elsewhere. Not many sources give such specific details about the lifestyle of a homesteading couple. These details make genealogical research more that just an accumulation of names and dates.
Obtaining copies of homestead applications is not difficult. Perhaps the hardest part of the process is obtaining the legal description of the homestead, which is necessary to obtain the papers. Just knowing the county is not enough because the applications are organized by legal description. While I had always known that the Goldenstein family homesteaded in Dawson County, Nebraska, (where my great-grandmother was born), I did not originally have the legal description of the farm.
There are several ways to obtain the legal description. The first is through probate records in the county. If the farm was still owned by the individual at the time of his death, the land should be mentioned in the probate file (with a legal description). If the probate file does not provide the information (or if the individuals later moved), you will have to try other avenues. If you can determine the township of residence (through census records), that will help to narrow your search; you can then utilize plat maps to find the section and quarter section of the homestead's location. If there is one, check the index to deed records for the county in which the claim was filed, for a patent deed from the U.S. Government to your ancestor which would give the legal description; then you could write the National Archives to obtain copies of the file. The legal description should specify the quarter section (either Northwest, Northeast, Southeast, or Southwest) and the quarter by number (which should be between 1 and 3 except in rare instances). There should also be mention of the specific township (for example, township XX-XX west of the XX principal meridianthe XX numbers will vary depending upon the location of the county).
When writing the National Archives, give the complete legal description (for this example it was the southeast quarter of section 12 in township 11 north range 25 west of the sixth principal meridian). Also, give the county of the claim and the name of the claimant. The Archives staff will respond with a price quote, and will mail the records when they receive payment. Homestead records are contained in record group 49 of the National Archives.Bureau of Land Management
The following information appeared in "Accessing the General Land Office Records" by Jim Gegen in Genealogical Computing, Vol. 13, No. 3, a quarterly journal published by Ancestry:
Michael John Neill has done extensive research on emigrants from Germany. He is the author of a number of genealogical articles which have appeared in national magazines.
Other Genealogy Articles by Michael John Neill
Genealogy Section of Ebay
---type in your surname or county and state in the search box that comes up on the left hand side of your screen. I've found and purchased several books this way!


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Monday, August 16, 2010
Painting Workshop on DVD
I have been playing with textile paints for a little while and really enjoy the process, but thought it was time for a lesson.
Along with the instructional video, you also receive a download of an image that can be used in this project. Once I had the outlines traced, I painted in the background.Next, I worked on the foliage, flowers and little flying creatures.
Here is the finished piece. (These photos were taken under different light conditions. The finished piece is most close to the true colours.)
I choose to work with different colours than what was on the sample. I thought I might learn more by not simply copying Judy's work exactly. The piece you see here measures a mere 7.5" square. I definitely want to attempt this on a larger scale.
Earlier this summer I took an on-line colour theory workshop offered by Judy and was delighted to find that I was able to apply what I learned from that in completing this exercise.
This was just so much fun! I may leave this one alone and do another that I will quilt.
15 comments:
- Sherry said...
Great job well done. I love your colour combo.
- August 16, 2010 at 1:25 PM
- Caryl W said...
that is so awesome!!!
- August 16, 2010 at 2:17 PM
- upstateLisa said...
wow! doubly awesome!
- August 16, 2010 at 3:02 PM
I find myself repeating all the time here about your artistry! Sorry...but it must be said you are quite an artist and amaze me!!
- August 16, 2010 at 3:35 PM
- Quilt or Dye said...
Thanks for the information regarding the DVD. I can't afford them all and always love a heads up for one worth buying.
- August 16, 2010 at 3:50 PM
- Needled Mom said...
- August 16, 2010 at 3:56 PM
- Clare Wassermann said...
wow this is wonderful - I think you can make some marvellous soft furnishings this way
- August 16, 2010 at 4:27 PM
- SewCalGal said...
Brilliant. Love what you created. And thank you for the insights on this DVD. I'll check it out.
- August 16, 2010 at 6:17 PM
- Robbie said...
Your piece turned out great. I love Judy's work and her DVD is awewsome as well..helps to have taken her color theory class as well. good for you!!
- August 16, 2010 at 7:10 PM
- Quilter Kathy said...
How fabulous! My eye focused in on the bee, since I seem to be "bee obsessed" these days...love it!
- August 17, 2010 at 11:02 AM
- Diane J. Evans said...
Love it, love it, love it!! I'm especially drawn to the crispness of your images -- you have such a wonderful knack of achieving that with paint. This little bird really speaks to me -- he has such life!
- August 17, 2010 at 10:47 PM
- Carol said...
Looks fabulous. You could stretch it over a wood frame and hang it.
- August 20, 2010 at 10:19 AM
- orchidlover said...
It's fabulous
Love and hugs Gina xxx
- August 21, 2010 at 4:33 AM
- Sharon said...
Very impressive! And isn't it fun to be able to take what you learned from one class and apply it to another? This really is a beauty. I love your little butterfly!
- August 22, 2010 at 7:10 PM
- Ariane said...
Wow!! This is amazing!!!
- September 23, 2010 at 9:27 AM


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Peel Farmers Market
Date: 25/01/2015
Time: 8am - 12pm
Save to calendar
At Dolphin Quay, Dolphin Drive, Mandurah (Ocean Marina)
Cost: Free
0456 594 410
Event website: http://www.peelfarmersmarket.com.au
Categories: Markets
At the Peel Farmers Market you'll find a huge variety of products that all share a common characteristic – they're all locally grown, locally raised, locally produced. In other words, you won't find resale products at our market.
Why? Because it is important to us that you know where your products came from. This is the reason that you won't find some of common produce found in the local supermarkets. We are proud of the fact that we source & support local. If it isn't in season then it won't be available at our markets.
At the market, you'll find locally grown, locally raised, locally produced fruits & vegetables (organic & hydroponic) farm-fresh eggs & dairy products, jams, chutneys, pickled onions, relishes, freshly baked breads & pastries (organic, biodynamic & conventional), olive oil, olives, dukkah, honey & many more local products.


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Go on an Urban Safari in San Francisco
When you think of urban animals, what comes to mind? Pigeons on the sidewalks? Creepy crawlies in the subways?
How about bison grazing in fields, wild parrots perched in trees, or dolphins frolicking under bridges? If that second scenario seems a little far-fetched to you, it's not. At least, not in San Francisco. In our Great Urban Outdoors, a surprising number of exotic animals make their homes in some pretty unexpected places. On your next trip to the City by the Bay, get in touch with your wild side with an urban safari, courtesy of some of our favorite San Francisco species.
American Bison
Golden Gate Park, believe it or not, is a home where the buffalo roam. An enduring symbol of the Wild West, buffalos (also known as American bison) first made their way to San Francisco in the 1890s. Long before the city had a zoo, it kept an odd collection of animals, from bears, to elk, to buffalo, in Golden Gate Park near what's now the California Academy of Sciences. In 1899, the bison were relocated to today's "bison paddock" near the park's Spreckles Lake.
Although the original population of bison was brought in from Wyoming, the buffalo you'll find in the park today have a very particular lineage: they're the descendants of a herd given to Dianne Feinstein, former mayor of San Francisco (and current U.S. Senator), as a birthday present from her husband in 1984.
Dolphins and Porpoises
You might associate dolphins and porpoises with more tropical climes, but as it turns out, they're just as happy in chilly San Francisco as we are!
Your best chance of seeing bottle-nosed dolphins in the city is to head straight for the Golden Gate. Spottings are frequently reported from Fort Point, a Civil War-era fortification overlooking a cove just underneath the southern end of the bridge. Sightings have also been made at Crissy Field, an easy walk down the waterfront from HI San Francisco Fisherman's Wharf.
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The "wild parrots of Telegraph Hill" are one of the city's most beloved – and most mysterious – wildlife populations. Made famous by an eponymous 1996 book and 2003 movie, the flock of cherry-headed conures is believed to have descended from a group of escaped (or released) parrots imported decades ago from South America. There are several hundred of the birds in San Francisco today, and you can see (and hear) them year 'round if you're in the right place at the right time.
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Sea Lions
Undoubtedly the city's most famous wild animals, a population of sea lions has been flocking to the harbor just behind the Pier 39 shopping center for decades. And although their presence may seem like a convenient ploy to bring in shoppers, they actually ended up here quite naturally. Back in 1989, after the Loma Prieta earthquake, a small number of sea lions found their way to Pier 39's K-dock. Within a year, the population had grown so much that the Marine Mammal Center was called in to study the pinnipeds and help make them feel more at home. By 2009, the sea lions' numbers had grown to nearly 2,000, and their little urban colony had become an iconic San Francisco must-see.
To see the sea lions for yourself, hop on a Fisherman's Wharf-bound cable car from HI SF Downtown, or take a walk east along the waterfront from HI SF Fisherman's Wharf.
Sea Life
If you're planning a trip out to Alcatraz during your next visit to San Francisco, make sure you leave yourself some extra time to explore the island's natural splendor. While it's the legendary former prison that draws most visitors to this island in the middle of the San Francisco Bay, "the Rock" is also home to a surprising amount of plant and animal life. At low tide, venture over to the southwest corner of the island to discover the sea creatures that wash up in tide pools. Then, continue on the trails that wind throughout the island and keep your eyes peeled for sea birds including snowy egrets, black-crowned herons, and Brandt's cormorants.
Want to see more of the Bay Area's wild side? Try popping across the Golden Gate Bridge to HI Marin Headlandsfor a visit to the Marine Mammal Center, exploring some of the state's best tide pools in Point Montara, or whale watching along the Northern California coast. Wherever you roam, there's an HI hostel to use as a base camp for your own urban safari!
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"The German Parliament, the Bundestag, has introduced a joint motion against software patents. The resolution urges the German government to take steps to limit the granting of patents on computer programs. In the resolution, the Parliament says that patents on software restrict developers from exercising their copyright privileges, including the right to distribute their programs as Free Software. They promote the creation of monopolies in the software market, and hurt innovation and job creation." After New Zealand, we now have one of the most powerful economies in the world moving to ban software patents for all the reasons smart people have been outlining for years. also: "The government should also push to ensure that software is covered by copyright alone, and that patent offices (including the European Patent Office) stop granting patents on software." Germany is not a country the EU can ignore. Very good news, this.


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there were a few guys here buying the savage 12fv's .308's last summer and screwing 450bm barrels on them. the saginaw cabela's said they had a guy coming in every few weeks and getting another to build when they were on sale. with that newerish barrel nut system they use, from what i understand a barrel swap is almost as simple as doing an AR. New barrel & a Set of headspace gauges and your 308 is now a 450.
Seems like a no brainer, especially for the markets where the 450 bm fits into that "pistol caliber carbine" hunting niche
If I was going through the trouble of acquiring a 308 donor action, I'd probably just get the barrel chambered for 45 Raptor. I actually still think about doing this sometimes as I already have the Savage barrel wrench. So far I keep talking myself out of the project because it would be so redundant with big bore rifles I already own. But it is interesting to think about for us Michiganders to use in the Limited areas.
ya.. the 45 raptor is interesting, however - you cant walk into cabela's, jays, gander, walsh, or any number of spots that carry 450 bm ammo and buy 45 raptor off the shelf - or even find it online via ammoseek, etc. so for a lot of folks, it takes it right off the table. not everyone is a wildcat fan, or a capable reloader.
the 450 bm is SAAMI, available in a factory round(s) that shoots well in most guns, has more than enough UMPH to anchor basically anything in north america - within typical hunting distances.
and like i said, from what i was told by a couple stores, the folks converting those savage 12fv's could barely make them fast enough to keep up with demand.


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He was the bomb in this and Phantoms, yo...Maybe he can be the bomb as Batman too. Guess we'll see soon enough...
Probably reminding people that he's proven he's picked up a few things since that superhero film he did 12 years before his performance as Batman. It's genuinely sad that over 80000 people flatly refuse to consider that someone can improve themselves over such a period of time. Anyway, back on topic, will be interesting to see the extended version.
Starring Batman, apparently. Lol
I don't need this, good movie but nothing I ever need to see again. I'm sure theres nothing groundbreaking in the extended cut either. For diehards and collectors? Go nuts
do we really need the collectible memorabilia? I love the movie and I do want to see the extended cut
What's with these "Way-too-much-stuff Edition" of Affleck films? The Town had one too, but I think a digibook would suffice.
The Argo poster is pretty cool though.
The Argo poster is pretty cool though.
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Le Caire, Egypte
Secretary General of the League of Arab States 2011-2016. Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Arab Republic of Egypt (2011). Director of the Cairo Regional Centre for International Commercial International Court Arbitration from (2008- 2011). Judge at the International Court of Justice (2001-2006). Member of the Permanent Court of Arbitration, the Hague since 2005. Member of the International Law Commission of the United Nations (1994-2001). Judge, Judicial Tribunal of the Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries, since 1990. Commissioner at the United Nations Compensation Commission in Geneva (1999-2001). Legal Advisor, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (1976-1978). Ambassador to India (1981-1983). Permanent Representative of Egypt to the United Nations in Geneva (1987-1991) and in New York (1991-1999).
Lausanne, Suisse
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Bachelor of Business Administration (Accounting; Finance); Doctor of Law; Lawyer; former Senior Managing Director of Paladin Realty Partners/William E. Simon & Sons private equity firm; former Partner in the international law firm of Latham & Watkins; former Vice-President of the United States Olympic Committee, former member of its Executive Committee and Board of Directors, former Chair of its Key Strategies Task Force, and former member and Vice-Chair of its Athletes' Advisory Council; former member of the Board of Directors of the Organizing Committee for the 1996 Olympic Games; Co-founder and former chair of the Institute for Scholastic Sports Science and Medicine at Harvard-Westlake School; member of the United States Olympic Team of Handball in the 1984 Olympic Games.
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Paris, France
Partner in the Arbitration practice group of Gide Loyrette Nouel; specialist in international commercial law and international arbitration; graduate of Paris II University and Harvard law School; member of the Paris and New York bar; Chair of the International Chamber of Commerce French international arbtiration commission (ICC France); Chair of the Comité Français de l'Arbitrage; former Officer of the International Bar Association (IBA); Member of the first instance disciplinary commission of the French Golf Federation; former member of French Junior National Golf Team.
Midrand, Afrique du Sud
Judge of the Constitutional Court of South Africa 1994 - 2009; Judge in the office of the Chief of Justice 2011-2013; Acting judge of the Appeal Court of Lesotho 2015-2017; Acting Judge of the Supreme Court of Namibia 2015 to date; Chairperson of the United Nations Internal Justice Council 2017 to date; Chairperson of The Constitutionalism Fund (South Africa) 2015 to date; Chairperson of the Financial Services Appeal Board (South Africa); University of Bophuthatswana, now North West University, Batchelor of Law (B. Luris) 1982; Batchelor of Law (LLB) 1984; Master of Laws (LLM) 1987; University of Pennsylvania, USA, LLM 1990; 1984-1991 North West University initially as lecturer, rising to Associate Professor; 1992-1993 Associate Professor at University of the Western Cape; 1993-1994 Specialist Researcher (Human Rights) at the Centre for Constitutional Analysis at the Human Science Research Council and part-time lecturer at University of Pretoria; Justice Mokgoro serves on many other boards and trusts and holds honorary degrees from eight universities as well as being the recipient of many other honours and awards for her legal and humanitarian work. Justice Mokgoro has been selected by the President of South Africa as an official Advocate for Social Cohesion in South Africa (2013-2018) and conferred her with the National Order of the Baobab in 2015.
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Gothenburg, Suède
Lund University (LL M). District court judge 1967- 1973. Member of the Swedish Bar Association 1976 - . Senior partner 1976-2008 and CEO and chairman 1988-1992 at Advokat firman Vinge, Gothenburg, Sweden. Swedish national sailing champion. Member and chairman of the International Jury of sailing at the Olympic Games 1980-1996, the America´s Cup 1983-1992 and Technical Delegate for sailing at the Olympic Games 2000 and 2004. Vice President 1994-2004 and President 2004-2012 of the International Sailing Federation (ISAF). Member of the IOC Evaluation Commission for the Olympic Games 2016 (2009). IOC member 2009-2012. Member of the IOC juridical Commission 2010-2013 and the IOC Sport and Law Commission 2014 - 2015. Member of the ASOIF Council 2005-2013. Former Chairman of the ASOIF Legal Consultative Group (2009 – 2016). Former Chairman of the International Handball Federation (IHF) Ethics Commission 2013-2017) and of the World Sailing (ISAF) Ethics Commission 2015-2016), former member of the ISAF Election Committee (2016)
Montréal, Canada
Lawyer, Chancellor Emeritus of McGill University. Olympic finalist at the Games of the XVII Olympiad in Rome in 1960 (swimming); gold medallist and silver medallist at the 1962 Commonwealth Games (swimming). President of the Canadian Olympic Committee (1977-1982); Member of the IOC Executive Board (1983-1991, 1992-1996); Vice-President of the IOC (1987-1991, 1996-2000). President of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) (1999-2007).
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Berne, Suisse
Attorney-at-law. Head of Sportschool Feusi Bern. President Antidoping Switzerland. Former member of the FIS Legal Committee (2002-2014). Head of the Legal Committee of Swiss Ski. Member of parliament Bern. Former practicing lawyer and former CAS arbitrator. Former President of the Swiss Sports Lawyer Association (ASDS). Winner of the World Cup overall slalom (alpine skiing) - 1987. Participant in the Olympic Games in Calgary, 1988.
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Vancouver, Canada CM OBC BA LLB LLD (Hon). Deputy Manager & Partner Barnescraig & Associates; President Canadian Olympic Committee (COC); IOC Member; Former Arbitrator, Sport Dispute Resolution Centre of Canada (SDRCC); Vice President International Rowing Federation (FISA); Member of Own the Podium Board 2011-2015; Four time Olympian 1976, 1980 (boycott), 1984 and 1988, seven time World Championship Medalist & 1984 Olympic Silver Medalist, 1996 Commonwealth Games Gold Medalist. Member first Athletes Commission COC 1980; Co-founder first Athletes Commission (RCA) Rowing Canada Aviron. Chair ICAS Commission for CAS Membership.
La Haye, Pays-Bas
Justice of the Supreme Court of the Netherlands 2004-2012; Professor of International Human Rights Law 2006-2009; Judge of the European Court of Human Rights 1998-2004; Judge and Vice President of the Court of Appeal of The Hague 1997-1997; Judge and Vice President of the Disctrict Court of The Hague 1986-1991 and 1994 - 1997; Council of Legislation of the Ministry of Justice 1991-1994; Member of the Bar of The Hague and Rotterdam 1975-1980 and 1983-1986; Case lawyer at the District Court of The Hague; Masters degree in Dutch Private Law 1974;
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Judge at the International Court of Justice since 2010; B.A., Beijing Foreign Language Studies University 1980; Diploma of International Law, Beijing University 1982; LLM Columbia University 1983; J.S.D. Columbia 1995; Professor at Wuhan University School of Law; President of the Asian Society of International Law (2009-2011); Foreign Ministry of China 1980 - 2010; Member of the International Law Commission 2002-2010); Chairman of the International Law Commission 2010; Member of I'institut de droit international (since 2005); member of the Ethics Commission of the International Olympic Committee (since 2017)
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Palpitations are feelings or sensations that your heart is pounding or racing. They can be felt in your chest, throat, or neck.
You may:
- Have an unpleasant awareness of your own heartbeat
- Feel like your heartskipped or stopped beats
The hearts rhythm may be normal or abnormal when you have palpitations.
Alternative Names
Heartbeat sensations; Irregular heartbeat; Palpitations; Heart pounding or racing
Normally the heart beats 60 - 100 times per minute. In people who exercise routinely or take medications that slow the heart, the rate may drop below 55 beats per minute.
If your heart rate is fast (over 100 beats per minute), this is called tachycardia. A slow heart rate is called bradycardia. An occasional extra heartbeat is known as
Palpitations are usually not serious. However, it depends on whether or not the sensations represent an abnormal heart rhythm (
The following conditions make you more likely to have an abnormal heart rhythm:
- Known heart disease at the time the palpitations begin
- Significant risk factors for
heart disease
- An abnormal heart valve
- An electrolyte abnormality in your blood -- for example, a low potassium level
Heart palpitations are most often not serious. They can be due to:
- Anxiety, stress, panic attacks, or fear
- Caffeine and nicotine use
- Cocaine or other illegal drugs
- Diet pills
- Exercise
- Fever
However, somepalpitations are due to an abnormal heart rhythm, which may be caused by:
- Heart disease
- Abnormal heart valve, such as mitral valve prolapse
- Abnormal blood levels of potassium
- Certain medications, including those used to treat asthma, high blood pressure, or heart problems
- Overactive thyroid
- Low levels of oxygen in your blood
Home Care
- Reduce your caffeine and nicotine intake. Thiswill often reduce heart palpitations.
- Learn to reduce stress and anxiety. Thiscan help prevent palpitations and help you better manage them when they occur.
- Try breathing exercises or deep relaxation (a step-by-step process of tensing and then relaxing every muscle group in your body)
- Practice yoga, meditation, or tai chi.
- Get regular exercise.
- Do not smoke.
Once a serious cause has been ruled out by your doctor, try not to pay close attention to heart palpitations. This may cause stress. However, contact your doctor if you notice a sudden increase or a change in them.
When to Contact a Medical Professional
If you have never had heart palpitations before, see your health care provider.
The following symptoms require immediate attention. Call 911 or your local emergency number:
- Loss of alertness (consciousness)
- Chest pain
Shortness of breath
- Unusual sweating,
Call your doctor right away if:
- You feel frequent extra heartbeats (more than 6 per minute or coming in groups of 3 or more).
- You have risk factors for heart disease, such as high cholesterol, diabetes, or high blood pressure.
- You have new or different heart palpitations.
- Your
pulseis more than 100 beats per minute (without exercise, anxiety, or fever).
What to Expect at Your Office Visit
Your doctor or nurse will examine you and ask questions about your medical history and symptoms.
You may be asked:
- Do you feel skipped or stopped beats?
- Does your heart rate feel slow or fast when you have the palpitations?
- Do you feel a racing, pounding, or fluttering?
- Is there a regular or irregular pattern to the unusual heartbeat sensations?
- Did the palpitations begin or end suddenly?
- When do the palpitations occur? In response to reminders of a traumatic event? When you are lying down and resting? When you change your body position? When you feel emotional?
- Do you have any other symptoms?
In the emergency room, you will be connected to a heart monitor.
If your doctor finds you have an abnormal heart rhythm, other tests may be done. This may include:
Holter monitorfor 24 hours, or another heart monitorfor two weeks or longer Echocardiogram Electrophysiology study(EPS) Coronary angiography
Goldman L. Approach to the patient with possible cardiovascular disease. In Goldman L, Ausiello D, eds. Cecil Medicine. 23rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 48.
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Thursday, December 13, 2012
Chairman Skorton and the New NYRA Board: Perfect Pitch
NEW YORK, 12.12.12-- "I really do not know much about horse racing." That quote from David Skorton the day before the President of Cornell University was officially elected Chairman of the Board at the new New York Racing Association raised plenty of eyebrows in the racing community for obvious reasons.
But hasn't that always been the common wisdom; that the people who run the Thoroughbred industry don't know enough about how to manage the business they're in? Is racing even a sport, or is it strictly a betting vehicle meant to sustain itself while simultaneously filling the coffers of state government?
Everywhere in this country, especially here, New York was universally regarded as the nation's capital of American Thoroughbred racing. But much has happened to and in the gambling business in the last 55 years. No one thinks that these are the good old days.
It was against this backdrop that Skorton was introduced to not only the racing world but to anyone with an interest in Thursday's NYRA Board of Directors meeting in Manhattan, held in open forum and webcast via the world wide web on the NYRA's own website. The association's founders never could have envisioned anything like this.
When NYRA was conceived 55 years ago, Thoroughbred racing was the Sport of Kings and the moneyed class. Back in the day, the only lottery anyone talked about was the Irish Sweepstakes, betting off-track was still 20 years away, casinos only could be found in the Nevada desert or Monte Carlo.
And the NFL, the current 2000-pound entertainment and wagering gorilla, was nowhere near becoming a national pastime that would supplant baseball, where it says "no betting allowed" in every locker room.
Today, no one waits for a horse-drawn cart to deliver ice or sharpen kitchen utensils and now an entire country awaits the result of a national Powerball lottery--especially when there's a carryover, just like in racing--nine of every 10 dollars are bet away from the track and there are mom and pop casinos on virtually every street corner in states that permit it and more money is bet illegally on football than is wagered legally on horse racing. The new normal seems to be anything but.
While it might help, it's unnecessary for Skorton to know anything about horse racing to fix what's wrong with the racing business in New York. Admittedly, he knows nothing about race horses but doesn't that beg a question? Why is an industry that's been run by experts in New York and everywhere for so long falling from favor so precipitously?
Skorton does not get paid to find the answer to all these mysteries, only to come up with practical business solutions for a local agribusiness that survives by riding the backs of American Thoroughbred racehorses--healthy ones--animals that can't refuse to take an aspirin even if it wanted to. Gov. Andrew Cuomo thinks he was the right man for the job. And he just may be right.
Handicapping qualifications notwithstanding, who would be more qualified than the President of Cornell University, an academician who enlisted Michael Kotlikoff, Dean of Cornell's College of Veterinary Medicine, as a special advisor to provide a knowing set of eyes to see that a new, shorter version of the NYRA Mission statement that includes the welfare of the animal in the front row stays the course.
At the Board meeting, it was suggested the mission should be "meeting the highest standards of racing and horse safety," which is what it was in the glory days. Skorton then said that the statement wasn't a notion he wanted to ram through and asked for feedback. At that point, a board member was heard to say "perfect." And it was, an appropriately short and correct response to an appropriately short and correct idea. Standards matter.
Even amid server interruptions, the web coverage provided more than was ever previously witnessed at a NYRA Board meeting in about 67 years. One sensed a spirit of cooperation free of ego and acrimony, as if the newness of transparency would provide a light to lead the troubled organization out of the wilderness and on a path to a brighter future for New York racing, the animals, and, by extension, the Empire State. Alas, political theater at its finest.
Skorton, who said he was honored by Cuomo's suggestion that he head the Board, strongly suggested that NYRA make its third-quarter receipts available to the press, a sharp right angle from the secretive manner the association most often conducted itself in the past. When business is conducted according to the State Open Meetings Law and the Freedom of Information Law, good things can happen.
Other agenda items were approved such as prohibiting NYRA officers from making political contributions and even making a bet. The same applies to horsemen's groups but Board members may continue doing both. At first, the prohibition of wagering seemed a bit overwrought until Skorton explained that NYRA officers represent the state which is charged to serve the public. He hinted that betting could be a distraction.
Transparency and accountability together might take some getting used to.
Apropos, too, is the idea that the new NYRA should no longer do business as a "not for profit" institution but rather as a public benefit corporation, at least for three years when, as promised by Gov. Cuomo, NYRA becomes eligible for privatization. New York racing will need those three years. There's much to be accomplished before profit again can incentivize good racetrack management.
The issues discussed were both quantitative and qualitative: How to restore New York racing to preeminence instead of being "somewhere in the middle," according to a board member who added that an infrastructure needed to be built in support of the racing product sooner than later. "We have this money, let's use it well."
After having very little to smile about following the takeout scandal, Thursday's board meeting was a promising start, a new beginning with hope that the positive energy, spirit, and cooperation on display Thursday will not lose momentum. The Board knows it must be ready for the next legislative session. There's no time to waste in what promises to be a long, difficult road.
So far, I'm inclined to bet that Mr. Skorton and friends are capable of getting the job done. It's day one at the new NYRA and everyone starts out even.
Written by John Pricci


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Visual Studies presents Frederick Baldwin and Wendy Watriss:
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
6:30pm – Visual Presentation and Discussion
7:30pm – Book Signing and Reception
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston,
Brown Auditorium Theater,
1001 Bissonnet, Houston, Texas
Introduction by:
Anne Wilkes Tucker, The Gus and Lyndall Wortham Curator of Photography, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
This is the first time since founding FotoFest in 1983 that Fred Baldwin and Wendy Watriss will present their own photography in Houston. This talk is based on a large exhibition of their work presented by the Musee de la Photographie in Charleroi, Belgium this year and the book published by Mets & Schilt Publishers in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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We talk with Daniel Seuffert about BSD. Several flavours of bsd were represented in a joint BSD booth: openbsd, freebsd, netbsd and miros. Daniel is representative of the FreeBSD project and among other things talks about the different operating systems that are build on top of freebsd. For instance, there are two distributions called pcbsd and desktopbsd that are targetted towards desktop users. There also is a version that specializes on security entitled trustedbsd.


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I am in the midst of my third year now of working with Project Rachel, our archdiocese's outreach to men and women hurt and wounded by abortion. I have witnessed God's healing power at work through this important pro-life ministry, and my personal commitment to the pro-life movement has been strengthened by seeing the anguish and pain that these women have suffered because they fell for the lie that abortion was the safe, easy, painless solution to their problem.
In some ways, I feel that being involved so deeply these last few years has allowed me to see how truly pro-life God is and how He has interwoven His pro-life message throughout Scripture. Passages that I have read, studied, and prayed hundreds of times now jump out at me with new pro-life insights, and I feel a deep calling from God to share some of them with you.
My first encounter with the Lord in which I encountered a strong pro-life message was the passage of the woman caught in adultery (Jn 8:3-11). As I was praying and trying to imagine myself in the story, I felt something different. Every time I had read this passage before or read a commentary about this story from John's Gospel, I assumed that the woman caught in adultery was a complete stranger to Jesus. But in my prayer that day, I felt the Holy Spirit telling me that Jesus had met this woman before.
I began to realize that all the Gospels refer to the fact that Jesus ate with tax collectors, prostitutes, and sinners as part of his ministry. It is, therefore, possible that this woman had dined with Jesus the night before and that perhaps her friendship with Jesus made her all the more the target of the Scribes and Pharisees. I began to feel a deep companionship with the woman, for how many times have I sinned despite knowing better, and I know that sometimes makes it harder to confess one's sins.
A great sense of relief came over me when, with this new insight, I saw that Jesus forgave her even though she should have known better. I believe that this passage of Jesus and the woman caught in adultery is an important pro-life passage for the Church and the world today because many of the women who have had or will have an abortion are sitting in our pews every Sunday.
These are women (with their parents, friends, and fathers of their children) who profess to be pro-life, or at one time did, only to find themselves under horrendous pressure and fear and choose abortion. If we wish to bring healing to their broken lives we must help them trust in God and His Church's forgiveness without condemnation. I try to go out of my way to allow parents who have a child out of wedlock to know that they are welcome at Church, for we are all sinners.
The second passage that the Holy Spirit led me to see in a different light was the story of Abraham and Isaac in Genesis, Chapter 22. I have always found it amazing that Abraham seemed to put up no struggle with God's demand to sacrifice his son Isaac. The author of Genesis does not show any reluctance on Abraham's part, sadness yes, but even in his sadness there is acceptance, trust and obedience.
As I was praying with this passage, the Holy Spirit had me recall some of my Old Testament studies. The account of Abraham and Isaac, in which God provided a ram as substitute for the life of Isaac, resulted in Abraham's naming the place Yahweh-yireh "The Lord will Provide" (Gn 22:13–14). There is a consistent picture in Scripture of God as helper and provider, and of our obligation to be like him in that respect. True happiness comes only when we are able to love as God, the creator of life, loves (unconditionally and without end).
The third pro-life passage I wish to share with you is the story of David and Bathsheba in the Second Book of Samuel. As this part of David's story begins, he is so caught up in his sinful lust for Bathsheba that he has no respect for life. He does not hesitate to send Uriah to his death in order to maintain his reputation, to have Bathsheba for his wife, and to live a life with no repercussions for this misuse of his sexuality.
Eventually, though, the prophet Nathan revealed to David that the Lord knew about his sins. Then, in the troubling passage of 2 Samuel 12:13-14, we hear: "Then David said to Nathan, "I have sinned against the Lord." Nathan answered David: "For his part, the Lord has removed your sin. You shall not die, but since you have utterly spurned the Lord by this deed, the child born to you will surely die."
Knowing in the light of the Gospels that God never causes evil, we can begin to understand this passage from David's point of view. David saw his sin (his adultery and murder) as the cause of his child's death. No matter how much David wished that he could go back and undo his evil choices he could not and, therefore, he would have to face the consequences of His sin every time he thought of the child he had lost.
Many women and men who have had or participated in abortions must in some way feel like King David must have felt in this passage. Their choice resulted in the death of their child and, mysteriously, God is willing to forgive them but He does not restore their child to life again. They therefore must live with consequences of their sinful choice.
Yet David and Bathsheba can be seen as role models for men and women who have chosen abortions, for following their reconciliation with God they become great supporters of life. We see this in the story of David and Shimei in 2 Samuel 16:5-14. As David and his entourage are fleeing David's rebellious son Absalom, David finds himself being followed at a distance by a Shimei who keeps hurling insults at him. David who had no qualms or second thoughts about killing Uriah now prevents his men from killing Shimei. We see that David's respect for life has grown.
The ultimate sign for me of David's spiritual growth is that he weeps at the death of his son Absalom in 2 Samuel 18:19 to 2 Samuel 19:1. Even though Absalom had sought David's life, had forced David to flee his own castle, and much more, David is saddened because Absalom was never given the chance to repent as he had been.
It is my hope that these three short Scripture reflections will help you to reaffirm your commitment to life. We have a long road ahead until our government leaders affirm the value of life as David did at the end of his reign. There is much work to be done to make the world see that children (especially those in petri dishes and test tubes) are persons with human dignity, and we have many in our pews and outside our church doors to tell about God's healing and forgiving love. Lord, we pray that you will open the minds of more people to your message of life contained in your holy Scriptures.
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Mexico to investigate column insulting maids
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico's National Council to Prevent Discrimination says it will launch an investigation of an online magazine column accusing maids of being "ungrateful, whining, abusive thieves."
The column published in the online entertainment-oriented publication "Diario Basta" earlier this week has drawn stiff criticism for allegedly insulting people based on social class, gender and occupation.
Such discriminatory language is against the law in Mexico, but freedom of expression also enjoys broad protection.
The council said Wednesday that 41 members of congress had filed a complaint against the column entitled "Damned Servants," which recounted the misadventures of actors and actresses with their household help.
The vast majority of Mexico's 2.2 million domestic employees are women and have no formal job contracts or benefits. The council can make recommendations, but has little enforcement power.


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The Crown Cove Aquatic Center (CCAC) is an off-campus center of Southwestern Community College District. Nestled between the cities of Coronado and Imperial Beach on the Silver Strand State Beach, CCAC provides a wide range of educational and recreational aquatic activities to the surrounding communities. The primary focus is to promote safe boating education and instruction through broad-based programs.
A unique partnership with California State Parks & Recreation and the Division of Boating & Waterways allows CCAC to reach out to San Diego County residents as well as to the many visitors to the region by providing qualified instruction predominantly in the sports of Canoeing, Kayaking, Sailing, Stand-up Paddling and Surfing.
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You asked how to deal with FO.
I spelled it out perfectly,
but you fucked it up and got personal.
And you forgot to admit your a fucwad, ha..ha..
Not sticking up for Fo, he's a big boy.
Bille wrote:Yea -- Your right ; It's Hopeless !!
tautologies wrote:I started this thread because of all the shit that was going on in another thread. I don't want to call people out directly because I don't really think they would learn from that, but I think a general tone and how to deal with issues is important, and if most of the other forum users adhere to that I think overall the threads will go further.Top Down Causation wrote:I'm new to this forum so I'm curious what the heck this thread is about?
I love your username tho...are you into Social theories of network society, ant, information society?
The top down causation framework reminds me a lot about Giddens, Latour etc. or are you are strict physics guy?
I don't know too much about it, but it seems interestingTop Down Causation wrote:I dig on strict physics but regarding top down causation and of the 5 classes of top down causation I focus more on intelligent top down causation. The effect of the human mind on the physical world.
And your name is perfectly suited for an Internet discussion board. I caught the irony.
No he's right, i resemble that remark !!BigPaul wrote:Hi Billy
Have to agree with Marty on this one, except for calling you a Fukwad.
You can not have a go at Fo on a thread that is about tollarance and not expect him to defend himself.
If you rattle the cage expect a reaction.
Anyway I've always liked your post's and admired how you have over come obsticals in your life.
Well the weekend is here now and its windy - see you on the other side
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Windy Willows Residential Community
To parents of Special Needs/Intellectually challenged young adults
Do you need a weekend break?
Would you like to book a weeks holiday camp for your young adult?
Would your young dependent adult like to participate in a social group that meets on a monthly basis?
Windy Willows Residential Community now offers parents of intellectually challenged young adults an opportunity to take a break, and to let your young dependent adults enjoy time with a community of his/her peers.
Social club for intellectually challenged young adults: Windy Willows has a full time House Mother and support staff who look after our full time residents. On a monthly basis Windy Willows has been hosting a social club of 12 to 15 young intellectually challenged adults who get together to watch movies, play pool, listen to music, play volley ball, participate in arts and crafts, and generally just hang out together. The social club starts at 3pm on a Saturday, includes supper, a sleep over, and breakfast the next morning. The young adults reluctantly go home at around midday on Sunday. The Social Club costs R75 for the evening or R150 for the overnight.
Windy Willows is now offering parents weekend get-aways where you can book your young adults in from Friday 6pm to Sunday 6pm. They will spend their time with the full time residents under the care of our House mother and staff while you get a chance to take a well-earned break. The two day weekend costs R390 per person. Please note that due to space constraints advance booking is essential.
Windy Willows is planning five day holiday camps for up to 8 visitors at a time. The holiday camps will take place at our premises in Honeydew and will involve morning activities at the Nursery including planting vegetables; making compost heaps; picking herbs; and preparing flower beds. Afternoon activities will be arranged in the area including nature walks; sporting activities; arts and crafts workshops; dancing groups; and yoga classes. Evenings will be for hanging out together and developing new friendships. Campers will be given daily chores such as helping to cook and clean and wash up. The five day camp at Windy Willows costs R795 per person. Camps are subject to numbers. A minimum of six people are required for each camp.
Contact Shelly on 082 857 0337 or visit our Website on www.windywillowsrc.weebly.com. Directions on the website.