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Thanks to all my fans for ur support! It means a lot to me. I'm not happy with the draw but the important thing is...I'm back!
Thanks to all my fans for ur support! It means a lot to me. I'm not happy with the draw but the important thing is...I'm back!
Welcome back! You looked great tonight for someone who took the fight on short notice. Gegard is no slouch bro, so you've impressed me once again.
Dude, I became a fan of yours, way back because no matter what you ALWAYS come to FIGHT. Always give ur all and put on an exciting performance. Win, Lose or Draw. Thanks for the Fight. Now get a Rematch and a Full camp and K.O. him.
Much love, Keith!
You fought your a$$ off and made it one hell of a fight. Good luck and hope to see you out there again soon.
You're not happy with the draw? What...you thought you won?
Be proud man!! I cheered for u all the way from Serbia. Best of luck.
You showed alot of heart man. I was routing for you all the way. Now Id watch that rematch after you actually had a camp. Youll destroy that dude.
Pretending you fought to a draw is an affront to mma fans...a real mma fighter would admit he didn't win that fight instead of talking about kissing his sister, you tool. You never hurt Gegard once, he didn't even look like he was in a fight. You?? Hospital bound. No where in any round did you threaten.
Taking a fight with 9 days notice, after a vacation, and while commencing a drop in weight class was a risky, risky move. I'm glad it worked out for you.
I agree with Nik and Joe: get a full camp in and you'll smash Mousasi.
I can't wait to see the full re-invention at 185.
Smash Mousasi? Hahaha is that for real? Jardine is a real fighter and has big heart, but let's be serious. Mousasi, at 25, is a better MMA fighter than Jardine ever was. He dominated the striking, the grappling, everything. Jardine had NO business getting a draw, even the pro-Jardine crowd booed it. Mousasi will destroy him if they fight again. I don't get why Keith thinks he won. Fightmetric and Compustrike already released their reports, the fight wasn't even close. That's no disrespect to Keith, God bless him, but he's not on Mousasi's level.
That was a great fight considering Keith took it on 9 days notice. Jardine is known to have a great gas tank and to push the action but with no training camp he just wasnt himself in the cage. Yet he was able to fight to a draw, with the former Strikeforce Champion and current Dream Champion.
Cant wait to see Jardine at 185 after a full training camp. I honestly believe the best is yet to come.
I was cheering for you Keith. You always show up for war and you are a great fighter. My respect for you has reached new highs. I wish you continued success and all the best.
Your an idiot Dirty Diver, Yeah it's me again! So maybe you ought to go back to school and educate yourself. Don't ever come at me again with your B.S education which had no ground. As I said Jardine would not be back in the UFC that he would fight another lower promotion and if he won that fight he might get on with Strikeforce. LUCKY for him Zuffa Purchased Strikeforce and they gave him a shot EARLY (before he deserved it)! Yeah 9 days notice isn't enough time but he took the fight and could have declined. But if your going to say he fought his way to a draw you need to get off Jardines nuts! Mousasi made a mess of Jardine. Big deal he had take downs. He couldn't keep Mousasi down to do a bit of damage nor did he ever gain a dominate position 1 time in 6 takedowns. Oh but your so "educated" in MMA that you post up that "he was able to fight to a draw" and then build that statement up with the fact that he fought, "the former Strikeforce Champion and current Dream Champion". More like he was able to stay alive. It was no how, no way even close to a draw. Not even with the point taken. Jardine got worked over on his feet which was Jardines bread and butter.
Here let me show you the numbers again in case you didn't happen to even see the fight.
Mousasi Jardine
124/211 59% Strikes landed/thrown 45/142/ 32%
70/137 51% Standing arm strikes 31/115 27%
14/17 82% Standing leg strikes 12/18 67%
40/57 70% Ground strikes 2/9 22%
2/3 69% Takedowns 6/9 22%
2 Submission attempts 2
1 Dominate position 0
CLEARLY NOT A DRAW! Just a little education for you Dirty Diver...Heart doesn't win fights!
jardine won the first n mousasi got a point taken away. mousasi won rounds 2 n 3 n thats where he landed most his strikes. it was draw u fagot ass haters
WOW I've never really been a fan of yours, but your performance with just 9 days of notice was simply amazing. I too believe that it was a draw, however if your cardio had been better, you'd probably have gone on to win the fight!
Keith, you are most definitely still in the game. Keep it up!
You finish your statement with "Word"??? Really Tikler? Is that to make you sound like some hard gangster? Give me a break.
I cant believe I'm going to say this but I do agree with you that his shot back came earlier than expected, but even you gotta admit it was damn ballsy to take that fight on such short notice.
As far as the fight goes you'd have to be dumber than you sound to believe Mousasi won the first round. Jardine came out aggressive and had four takedowns in that round. Securing a 10-9 which turned out to be a 10-8 AFTER the point deduction for the illegal upkick. I'm not disputing Jardine lost the final two rounds he did plain and simple. He was gassed and didnt anything left. But those final two rounds were 10-9 rounds in favor of Mousasi. Jardine did enough to make sure that they werent 10-8 rounds. Now if you do your math, go ahead grab your calculator I'll wait, you'll see that the totals come to 28-28 which is a DRAW.
@ Dirty Diver, Hard Gangster? Is that your best shot this time? I'm no gangster nor a wanna be. It's something I put at the end of my posts.
Look we can agree to disagree. Put the sorry ass judges of MMA aside and you know damn well they suck! Jardine did not win the 1st round. Watch it again. Yea he took Mousasi down 4 times, had a some leg kicks, a knee or two and a few strikes in that round but he never held him down for more than 26 seconds and only threw 1 punch while in the guard just before the upkick. Only 2 strikes where thrown by Jardine in the 6 times he had Mousasi down. Mousasi was more active off his back with strikes during those short take downs than Jardine with his head in Mousasi's chest. During the last 3 minutes of round 1 Jardine had 2 of his 4 take downs which never lasted longer than 15 seconds with NO damage done. Mousasi threw Knees, elbows, kicks, and punches that landed repeatedly when standing during those 3 minutes. Ultimately cutting both of Jardine's eyes and splitting his lip.
It was an unjust ruling and if you think I believe that if the shoe was on the other foot and you would be sitting here saying Mousasi won that round the way Jardine did I don't buy it. Your being a little bias because your a Jardine fan and I respect that but, Mousasi had that fight 10-9 through every round and with the point deduction round 1 was a 9-9 Which should have resulted in a 29-27 Mousasi win. The ONLY reason it was a draw was because the judges suck ass and you know this man! The real number which I posted don't lie
Go watch the post fight interview with Ariel, Jardine is a MESS!
Don't get it wrong I'm a Jardine fan. I give credit where credit is due. Jardine had heart as always but plain and simple his style is of the past. Hopefully this "reinvention" will do him some good but the only way that's going to happen is if he miraculously gets good at BJJ.
(non- hard gangter style!)
Alright so I went back and watched the fight again, twice actually, and tried to put all bias aside.
I admit that it was a super close round and could see the argument for the round going to Mousasi but in my eyes Jardine did enough to pull that round out.
Now I'm not going to defend the judges, everybody whose ever watched an MMA fight knows that most of them couldnt tell their ass from a hole in the ground. But in my OPINION the two who scored it a draw were right.
Now I've heard talk of a rematch and I think although it would be more competitive if Jardine has a full training camp I think Mousasi is a bad matchup for him. As much as I hate to say it Mousasi BEAT UP Jardine on the feet theres just no denying it.
I'd like to see "The Dean" just put this fight behind him, drop down to middleweight and see what kind of storm he can stir up at that weight class.
@ Dirty Diver, AGREED (shake)! LOL, you're alright man. I respect your OPINION, (this time) hahaha....... It's Squashed!
the fight was a draw, a great perfomance by jardine specially with that short notice against a top figther like mousasi.
Go to the MW division jardine, the MW division in SF is thin and i can see you taking the best against those oponents and having the chance to challenge jacare in two or three figths at most specially with this draw that is more of a win than a draw. a prangley rematch can be a good welcome fight for you in that division
fuck the haters Keith...can't wait to see you at a 100% for the rematch!
You are a Warrior Sir, you never let your fans down and you always give a 120% effort!
Thank you Dean of Mean!
You're awesome Keith, your one tough dude with a ton of heart!
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There is only one person in this planet who embraces responsibilities of what happens to human kind. That person is the savior of the masses and he delivers people from shambles irrespective of which part of the country. He is the father of every human kind and he died on the cross for our sins. That person is Jesus Christ, under no circumstances can Obama takes his place.
I remember during and a short while after the election of the United State of America 44th president, the Africans and the rest of the world expectations were sky high. It was an inspiration for many people around the world for various reasons.
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In the same vein, I'm convinced that Obama will formulate and maintain policies that benefit his country. Africa will not suddenly become the most important foreign topic for the U S. Many Africans still believe that a new and more equal relationship with the US is possible under Obama leadership. Can Africans really expect a major reversal of policy under Barrack Obama? Humm! We will just have to wait and see.
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A keyword is a sort of a special symbol that is automatically quoted. It is extensively used in pass-by-name arguments (keyword arguments), and keyword-value list.
See Making Procedures for how Gauche supports keyword
arguments, and
let-keywords macro (Optional argument parsing)
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Unlike Common Lisp, keywords and symbols have been distinct types in
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in near future. So we urge developers to test their libraries and
applications with
GAUCHE_KEYWORD_IS_SYMBOL to make sure the change won't
break them. See Keyword and symbol integration,
for the hints to keep the compatibility.
Read to a keyword whose name is name. (Note that the preceding ':' is not a part of the keyword's name.)
#t if obj is a keyword.
Returns a keyword whose name is name, which can be can be a string or a symbol.
(make-keyword "foo") ⇒ :foo (make-keyword 'foo) ⇒ :foo
Returns the name of the keyword keyword, in a string.
(keyword->string :foo) ⇒ "foo"
A useful procedure to extract a value from key-value list. A key-value list kv-list must contains even number of elements; the first, third, fifth … elements are regarded as keys, and the second, fourth, sixth … elements are the values of the preceding keys.
This procedure looks for key from the keys, and if it finds one, it returns the corresponding value. If there are more than one matching keys, the leftmost one is taken. If there is no matching key, it returns fallback if provided, or signals an error otherwise.
It is an error if kv-list is not a proper, even-number element list.
Actually, 'keywords' in the keyword-value list and the key argument
need not be a keyword—it can be any Scheme object. Key comparison
is done by
This procedure is taken from STk.
(get-keyword :y '(:x 1 :y 2 :z 3)) ⇒ 2 (get-keyword 'z '(x 1 y 2 z 3)) ⇒ 3 (get-keyword :t '(:x 1 :y 2 :z 3)) ⇒ #<error> (get-keyword :t '(:x 1 :y 2 :z 3) #f) ⇒ #f
get-keyword, but fallback is evaluated only
if kv-list does not have key.
Removes all the keys and values from kv-list for
keys that are
eq? to key.
delete-keyword doesn't change kv-list, but the returned
list may share the common tail of it.
delete-keyword! doesn't allocate, and may destructively
changes kv-list. You still have to use the returned value,
for the original list may not be changed if its first key matches
If there's no key that matches key, kv-list is returned.
(delete-keyword :y '(:x 1 :y 2 :z 3 :y 4)) ⇒ (:x 1 :z 3)
Similar to
delete-keyword and
delete-keyword!, but
you can specify a list of objects in keys;
when a key in kv-list matches any of keys,
the key and the following value is removed from kv-list.
(delete-keywords '(:x :y) '(:x 1 :y 2 :z 3 :y 4)) ⇒ (:z 3)
|• Keyword and symbol integration:
In future versions of Gauche, keywords will become symbols,
automatically bound to itself by default.
On the surface it won't make much difference;
you can write a keyword
:key, which evaluates to itself; so you
can pass and receive keyword arguments just like as they are now. You will
be able to use
:key as variables, e.g.
(define :key 3),
which changes the value of
:key in your module,
but that isn't allowed in the current version of Gauche and it will be
upper-compatible change. (We assume you know what you're doing
if you redefine keywords; still the effect stays local in your module
and other module that import yours.)
However, there are several subtle points that do make difference, that would break backward compatibility unless you code carefully. We explain here how to write code that works in the current Gauche and will keep working after we make the change.
You can test if your library/application works after the change,
by setting the environment variable
(symbol? :key) that returns
#f now, will return
You will still be able to distinguish keywords by
keyword?; but
if you need to switch behavior depending whether an object is a symbol
or a keyword, you have to test keyword-ness first.
;; will break (cond [(symbol? x) (x-is-symbol)] [(keyword? x) (x-is-keyword)]) ;; will work on both versions (cond [(keyword? x) (x-is-keyword)] [(symbol? x) (x-is-symbol)])
In the current version,
when keywords appear in a pattern of
syntax-rules, they only match to themselves.
After we make keywords as a subtype of symbols, such keywords in
a pattern are treated as pattern variables, just like symbols.
;; In the current version (match '(a b) [(:key z) (list :key z)] [_ "nope"]) ⇒ "nope" ;; After keyword symbol integration; ;; :key is treated just as a pattern variable (match '(a b) [(:key z) (list :key z)] [_ "nope"]) ⇒ (a b)
The same thing happens to the patterns in
To make the code work in both versions, explicitly mark the keywords as literals.
match, quote the keywords you want to be treated as literals.
(match '(a b) [(':key z) (list :key z)] [_ "nope"]) ⇒ "nope"
syntax-rules, list the keywords as literals.
(syntax-rules (:key) [(_ :key z) (list :key z)]) ;etc.
As of Gauche 0.9.5,
match warns if you have unquoted
keywords in match patterns.
(display :key) prints
key (no colon), while it will
:key in future.
You can use
(display (keyword->string :key)) which prints
in both versions.
After integration, keywords (i.e. symbols that begins with
:) are automatically bound to itself,
in the
gauche.keyword module.
Gauche code inherits the
gauche module by default, which inherits
keyword, so you can see the binding of the keyword by default.
In R7RS code, however, you don't inherit
so symbols beginning with
: are just ordinary symbols by default.
Usually you do
(import (gauche base)) to use Gauche built-ins,
and that makes binding of
gauche.keyword available in your
code, too (since
gauche.base inherits
But keep this in mind just in case you want to handle keywords in
your R7RS code separate from Gauche procedures—you have to either say
(import (gauche keyword)) to get just the self-bound keywords,
or quote them.
(import (scheme base))
:foo ⇒ ERROR: unbound variable: :foo
(import (gauche base))
:foo ⇒ :foo
In the following example, the R7RS library
foo imports only
copy-port from
(gauche base); in that case,
you have to import
(gacueh keyword) separately
in order to use
:size keyword without quoting.
(Or add
:size explicitly in the imported symbol
list of
(gauche base).)
(define-library (foo) (import (scheme base) (only (gauche base) copy-port) (gauche keyword)) (export cat) (begin (define (cat) (copy-port (current-input-port) (current-output-port) :size 4096))))


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Sunday, 25 March 2012
New Release - Melodies & Memories
I wanted to compile this double album capturing my melodies over the last 18 years with New World Music. I have always lived and breathed music and, to me, it's the only language that can express human emotion at the deepest level. Whether listening, composing or performing, it has the most sensitive and beautiful power of uplifting and healing the tired soul in all of us. It speaks both the joy in our hearts and the anguish we suffer in this roller coaster of life. Music is, and always has been, part of my personality and I have never lost the longing to spread it's beauty and communicate with others it's supernatural astounding power. To release the exploding flurry of ideas and extreme emotion that live with me, to expose the revelation that can picture every thought in the brain and every feeling in the heart and soul. It is this longing and hunger that has kept me in an industry that is, in the main, so bitterly unfair, favouring soul-less manufactured product which deceives the world and now denies it of the true art that helped us through life. TV kareoke, a cash register as a bottom line, fake and mimed scenarios and mass greed for fame and overnight sensationalism have all robbed us of the most instinctive force in human beings. Thankfully for me, my bottom line is not triggered in these ways, or I would have left the business many many years ago. Mozart, Chopin, Oscar Peterson, Ella Fitzgerald, Dire Straits, Queen etc are all a thing of the past, yet composers are still being born today, just with no oxygen to allow them to breathe, and most will be trodden into the ground and never heard. I don't think that my heart will ever allow me to give up the fight for what I know is right. The other main reason I am still here is the generosity and kindness of the people that write to me saying that the music made their life better. This means more to me than anything.
Rather than me go into detail about my tracks on Melodies and Meditations, I would be honoured if people will simply listen and decide whether the words that I have written above ring true for them, and if they can feel what I am communicating. Thanks for reading, thanks for listening and thanks for the lovely letters you send to me. Stuart x
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Evening all - just wanted to check in and apologise for there being no new Gourmet Goddess entries for the last couple of weeks. Alas I have been struck down with a positively vile flu which I am just now recovering from. I've hardly been grocery shopping let alone getting into the kitchen, but I promise once my energy and appetite return I will have lots of tasty treats in store.
Anyway, for now I'm taking my medicine, resting, rugging up, consuming copious amounts of herbal tea and laying low. Hope to meet you all back here in about a week. Thinking of new recipe ideas as we speak!
In the meantime, be sure to take extra care of yourselves and stay healthy - we are in the midst of flu season and this one is nasty.
Love GG XX
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
A cup of tea, a Bex and a nice lie down....
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Back in the fall, I was in our basement laundry room (I call it the "dungeon") when the phone rang. I was surprised that it was Wichita State University President Don Beggs. I was stunned when he explained that he was calling to tell me that he was going to present the President's Medal to me in December at commencement. I was shocked when he explained that meant I would give the commencement address. It was too much to take in. I sat down on a heaping basket of dirty laundry and tried not to cry. I wondered if he and his wife, Shirley, who is my dear friend, had conjured up a funny joke, but he sounded much too sincere. My second thought was, "Please don't let him look at my transcript." Me, a commencement speaker? Oh my.
It was an honor and especially thrilling because it's the last President's Medal he will present.
Since December, I've had several people suggest that I publish my speech in this column. I've been asked for a copy of it by some of the grads and parents. The surprises just keep coming. Anyway, since it's graduation time for many people in the area, I thought I'd go ahead and print it, with just a few tweaks. After a few remarks to the 6,000 people in Koch Arena, I said:
What a great day for graduates! And if you think it's a great day for you, think how happy those parents who have been paying tuition are.
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There could be a parent or two in the audience who thought this day would never come. Well, I guess you showed them. Some students are fast; some are very, very thorough.
And for the many non-traditional students, since you won't have the expense of tuition next semester, go buy yourself a little something for a graduation present. You deserve it.
Now, because I'm old and wise — well, one of those anyway — I'm going to do what old people do (besides, of course, trying to remember things). I'm going to share some dos and don'ts.
• Do get ready to explain to anyone outside the state of Kansas exactly what a Shocker is.
• Don't tell them Wu is a space alien.
• Do join the alumni association.
• Don't think if you move away that you can avoid this. Debbie Kennedy and her staff will hunt you down like a dog. If bin Laden had been a Shocker, he would have been found a lot sooner.
• Do practice generosity. Buy whatever a little kid is selling.
• Don't think for a moment it won't be you standing on the curb observing your child's salesmanship skills. Yes, you, too, can have 25 boxes of cookies in your freezer, 17 magazine subscriptions and a dozen boxes of greeting cards, and let's not forget those trash bags. Oh, I see some of you have a freezer full of thin mints.
• Do look people in the eye while communicating with them. No, I don't mean on Skype. Use your verbal skills. Please don't rely on Twitter, Facebook, e-mail or texting for the majority of your communication.
• Don't forget how important face-to-face conversation is. Oh, and spelling is very important, OMG! And BTW, I am serious.
• Do read. Now that you don't have three chapters to read by tomorrow for each of four classes, you can read for pleasure.
• Don't limit your pleasure reading to People magazine. Read good books, read your newspaper, stay current with what is going on in your community, your country and the world.
• Do make friends with people of all ages.
• Don't make friends with people who age you.
• Do remember friendship is built on trust and a friendship has to be nurtured like any other relationship.
• Don't take any friendship for granted.
• Do vote.
• Don't give up hope on our political and judicial systems.
• Do have a positive attitude.
• Don't think because someone says, "How are you?" that they really want to know. Even when you have a pain, don't be one.
• Do volunteer.
• Don't brag about your volunteer activities.
• Do surround yourself with people who bring out the best in you.
• Don't assume good deeds are done for personal gain.
• Do start fresh each day.
• Don't be fresh.
• Do maintain a sense of humor.
• Don't hang around people who don't appreciate your sense of humor. That doesn't mean to dump them if they don't laugh at your jokes.
• Do remember that every morning you have the gift of a brand new day. Making it a good day isn't always easy, but if you can't get it on track one day, you know you can start fresh the next day.
• And here are three things I would like for you to ask yourself before you go to sleep every night:
1. Did I help someone today?
2. Did I take a few minutes for myself?
3. Did I set that blankety-blank alarm clock on a.m., not p.m.?
I'll leave you with one last thought:
Let not the tears of yesterday nor the fears of tomorrow spoil the joys of today.
Congratulations, graduates!


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LINDEN — Moments after Mayor Richard Gerbounka, Council President James Moore and others were sworn into the offices to which they were elected in November with a clear mandate for change, status quo advocates effectively seized control of the city.
Six members of the governing body re-appointed City Attorney John Hudak without public input or discussion and over the strong objections of some officials.
Gerbounka previously vetoed Hudak's appointment while Moore and Council members Derek Armstead, Rhashonna Cosby Hurling, Jack Sheehy and Bob Fraizer all voted against a resolution proposed by newcomer Peter Brown Jr.
Observers say Brown, who ran on the slogan "Democrat for Change and Action" clearly betrayed that promise by leading the charge to prevent reformers from replacing the politically-connected lawyer whose part time job costs taxpayers more than $100,000 a year.
While some argue about whether the action was even legal, it is indisputable that such naked power has rarely been wielded at the outset of a new term during a largely ceremonial municipal reorganization meeting.
Typically during a municipal reorganization meeting the agenda is more ceremonial and controversial matters are put of until a regular session that follows an informal workshop where Council members may discuss and debate the impact of policy matters that will be raised.
Brown, who was joined in preserving politics as usual by Council members Christopher Kolibas — who was not in attendance but participated by telephone — Richard Koziol, Robert Sadowski, Michelle Yamakaitis, and Richard Puschel, vigorously defended his actions and denied that his motive is to ingratiate himself to party bosses.
Gerbounka is an independent while Moore, Armstead, Cosby Hurling, and Sheehy all ran on the Democrats for Change line in the primary, upsetting candidates backed by the regular political organization.
The lawyer's son, Christopher Hudak, is chairman of the local party machine and he was recently picked to replace newly-elected Rahway Mayor Rick Proctor as a member of the county freeholder board.
The elder Hudak also has lucrative political appointments in Roselle and other municipalities, school boards and various taxpayer funded entities.
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When in Manila digs deeper into the metro's art scene, as 98B COLLABoratory aims to unite our local artists and revive the places that used to highlight our cities' beauty and legacy. Read on to know more about how art can save our beloved Manila.
Some of the world's most riveting authors had strange habits when they wrote their literary masterpieces. John Steinbeck had a lunacy for pencils and used more than 300 in "Grapes of Wrath." Vladimir Nabokov, the author of "Lolita," loved soaking in a bath tub as he wrote. Jack Kerouac taped more than a hundred feet of paper for uninterrupted typewriting, which took him around 3 weeks only to complete the draft of "On the Road."
However, these writers were not the only ones to have the need of satiating their weird methods in order to get their jobs done. All right-brain dominant people, who are scientifically known to be creative, also have to have their own familiar settings so they could become more imaginative and productive.
In Manila today, the places where creative people could connect, converse, and cooperate are lacking. Most artists resort to the comfort of their own lairs and the "just-a-few-clicks-away" luxury of being connected to the Internet. Everyone's safe zones gradually diminish the importance of being physically and socially interactive.
It works differently with Mark Salvatus. To him, great minds think alike and go best with curious hands. He wanted to address the scarcity of such venues so he opened his residence with support from his close artist friends.
Thus, 98B was born.
Today, 98B holds office at the mezzanine floor of the First United Building, formerly the famous Berg Department Store. Designed by Juan Luna's son, Andres Luna de San Pedro, the building is celebrating its 85th anniversary this year.
"98B also serves as a community [that has] a kitchen, a library, a network, and a shop," they said.
Through its various programs, 98B promotes diversity in art expression and art form. It stimulates communication among its collaborators and encourages projects, making art more accessible to the Filipinos.
98B holds bazaars, garage sales, and thrift shops as part of their Future Market program to support artists, craft makers, designers, and even assist hoarders dispose and earn from their stashes of artworks, bags, clothes, stickers, toys, zines, and other pre-loved items.
To revive the old school feel of Escolta— known as Manila's Queen of the Streets for its best art deco architecture— the bazaar was held at the basement of the First United Building.
In an attempt to renew Escolta's old character and historical attraction, 98B will launch projects that would unravel its past and nurture its present condition.
"With everyone's help, we can all help breathe new life to Escolta," they said.
Currently, the 98B team is working on "Hola! Escolta," coined from Jane Jacob's seminal book on urban planning where she stated that, "cities have the capability of providing something for everybody, only because, and only when, they are created by everybody."
Asked why they chose Escolta, they further explained: "By some twist of fate, an opportunity came before us. Maybe Escolta chose us. We have started to grow our roots here and it is an ongoing love affair with the area, the community, and its history."
In "rePORTS," a newly launched subseries under TALKS, local artists present their experiences in other countries to encourage other creative individuals to share their inspiring stories before, during, and after their trips abroad.
98B also provides a public haven of books, brochures, exhibition catalogues, journals, magazines, posters, recordings, and videos. Aside from the Open Library program, 98B also has a Digital Library that is intended to share an extensive reference to other networks around the world.
"98B aspires to make art more accessible by involving and incorporating different stakeholders towards organically fostering a dynamic creative community," they said.
One of their biggest projects to date is the first Behance Portfolio Review in the Philippines, which was held last November 2012. The event called for art submissions that incorporated the word "Manila."
"The participants were given the chance to have their portfolios reviewed by professionals in the field. It was a good opportunity for mentorship and guidance," they added.
YokohaManila, in cooperation with the Koganecho Bazaar, uniquely chronicles the month-long stay of Japanese architect Yumiko Ishihara and Japanese artist Jun Homma, together with local artists Con Cabrera and Don Dalmacio, who are also part of the 98B team.
The cultural similarities and differences between the Filipino and Japanese cultures were visually illustrated using flyovers around the metro and, at the same, "metaphorically bridged the two cultures," they added.
The 98B team is composed of Mark Salvatus, founder and co-director; Con Cabrera, head of research and development; Pau Reyes, future market; Vermont Coronel III and Don Dalmacio, design and community; Mik Laborde, communications and finances; Gabriel Villegas, kitchen, IT, and web; Marika Constantino, special projects; and Anjo Bolarda, design studio.
Through 98B's initiative on re-instilling the value of having places where artists can merge their abilities, Manila's flourishing art and culture scene is now more conducive to birthing new ideas and continuous learning. Hopefully, more local groups will be inspired to relive old places and turn them again into what they used to be.


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Tardis vending machine by Epic Comics
It's not a surprise that people are creating lots and lots of things inspired by Doctor Who series. I've written about some of this things, now it's time to write about this vending machine I've noticed on Radio Times. In this situation, as they notice, TARDIS may come from Tins And Refreshment Dispenser In Shop.
Florida comic shop Epic Comics recently installed a Tardis vending machine at its Orlando premises, which the owners say "can hold a LOT of soda†because (somewhat inevitably) "it's bigger on the inside.â€
As well as its snazzy exterior, the machine also boasts different Doctors on its buttons, meaning that you can push Tom Baker for a tin of Mountain Dew, David Tennant for Pepsi,Christopher Eccleston for Coca Cola, Paul McGann for Diet Coke (one wonders if they were being satirical there) and Matt Smith for Sprite.
Pretty cool, right?
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January 21, 2014
Securities and Exchange Commission
Dear Securities and Exchange Commission,
I was horrified by the Supreme Court Citizens United decision . Corporations are NOT citizens, in my opinion. Since that decision, corporations, especially energy and extractive companies, have taken advantage of the lack of oversight into their influence on legislators. Many of their actions, like fracking in areas with significant populations, and strip mining polluting waterways. are clearly not in the public interest. And I am personally offended by the Koch brothers hidden uses of their money to buy influence. I strongly urge you to return to, and enforce, the rule requiring public companies to disclose political spending. Expanding it to cover privately owned companies should come next.
Please enact rule #4-637. Thank you.
Mrs. Anne Freeny


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Bump I'm The King, the latest cut from Termanology. It was released on Tuesday, May 24th, 2011. Things are improving for Termanology with each new offering, and I'm The King is certainly no exception. It's a worthy addition to the Termanology's catalogue, which has seen much evolution as of late. We're definitely anticipating the next step.
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Destiny's Child
Let's say that you are one of the biggest selling female groups, ever. Your combined record sales total over 40 million records, worldwide. You've seen your albums debut at the top of the charts, and stay there. You've racked up enumerable industry awards, accolades and platinum or gold records. Not only is your group successful, but its individual members have all had superlative solo achievements and as a result you that collectively and on your own, you are what modern female pop/R&B is meant to sound, feel and sell like. How do you possibly attempt match, much less top, your impressive statistics? When you're Destiny's Child, the answer's easy. You see your past as a guide to your potential and seize the future with the most compelling music of your career. In short, you fulfill your destiny. Destiny Fulfilled is Destiny's Child's sixth album. Filled with soaring harmonies, rich with rhythm and nuance and brimming with a passionate, purposeful style that is quintessentially their own, Destiny Fulfilled is not only the strongest album of the group's career: it is the album they were destined to make. Destiny Fulfilled is executive produced by Beyonce Knowles, Kelly Rowland, Michelle Williams & Mathew Knowles. Beyonce is the key producer of all the album's tracks and the record's musical concepts and vocal arrangements are the result of her artistic vision. Her tireless work ethic and attention to studio details have created the masterfully seamless flow, boundless energy and exquisite polish of Destiny Fulfilled.
Listening to Destiny Fulfilled, you are immediately struck by Destiny's Child growth as singers, songwriters, artists and women. Destiny Fulfilled is markedly more mature and focused, reflecting Beyonce's, Kelly's and Michelle's emotional development while mirroring their true-life experiences. "You hear our vulnerability," Beyonce offers. "We've always had strong songs that encouraged women and you still hear that this time, but you will also hear our weaknesses: the crying, the laughter, the friendship. The song on this album are far more layered and involved because we have the tools to talk about a lot more, because we're older and have experienced a lot more than we did when we were teenagers." While Destiny Fulfilled might surprise some long time fans with its breadth and depth, it is also an album that many of those same fans thought might never see the light of day. After all it's been three years since 2001'survivor, and as any one can tell you, three years away from the game can be a lifetime. In addition, during the group's hiatus, each of the ladies embarked on solo projects. Yet after all those individual accomplishments, Destiny's Child are back on the charts; putting all those rumors to rest.
"We always said we were going to do solo records after Survivor and then come back and do another record," Kelly explains, referring to DC's game plan. "We've maintained our friendship and supported each other's projects and enjoy each other," Beyonce continues. "We wanted to do another record. I know we have a lot of fans that want to hear it and, more importantly, we wanted to do it because we love this collaboration. It was important for us to do our own things, so that we'd have the opportunity to grow and see what we could do on our own. It's really beautiful to do that and then also have the opportunity to come back together and have the fun we have when we are together. When you have that sort of friendship, recording doesn't feel like work." Acknowledging that in the past some listeners might not have been completely aware of the extent of Kelly and Michelle's contributions to the group's music, Beyonce points out that solo projects offered each of them a platform to establish a personal musical identity. When it came time to record Destiny Fulfilled, she explains that "as the vocal producer, my main job was to let people know how beautiful Kelly and Michelle sound and how talented they are. It's amazing that we have a group with three women who are singers. Not dancers but singers. Our solo projects and now this album prove once and for all what we already knew: that every woman in this group can stand on her own."
Destiny Fulfilled encompasses a wide array of sonic influences from the lush orchestration of Philly soul to club-savvy crunk to contemporary gospel. Vocally the group looked to "the true hard R&B singers (like Jodeci and SWV) for inspiration. When it comes to the harmonies and arrangements we really challenged ourselves and did things we've never done before,"Kelly observes. One of the biggest challenges came in the form of Destiny Fulfilled's thematic approach. More than a collection of songs, Destiny Fulfilled is as tony of a woman's journey through the highs and lows of falling in and out of love. Unfolding chapter by chapter, the story begins with the propulsive and sexually charged "Lose My Breath," which reunites Destiny's Child with longtime friend and collaborator Rodney Jerkins. "Working with Rodney again was wonderful," Michelle declares. "He came in with this new energy and this new sound."
"When we first heard 'Lose My Breath,' we were very excited because it was just so up-tempo and even the up-tempo songs these days aren't really that energized," Beyonce continues. "The beat reminded me of college football drumlines. It reminded me of childhood rhythms that made you wanna dance really hard which is where we got the title from, 'cause when you move like that you lose your breath." Following the exhilaration of meeting the guy, the story segues into the rough and rugged "Soldier," produced by Rich Harrison and featuring LilWayne and T.I. If "Lose My Breath" captures the first rush of lust, then the down and dirty south grooves of "Soldier" breaks things down to a woman's expectations and the undeniable fact that she needs a soldier to protect her. From "Soldier" comes the vulnerability and naked devotion expressed in the Jerkins-produced "Cater 2 U." With lines like, "Let me help you take off your shoes/ let me feed you whatever you desire," "Cater2 U" is about finding that special "soldier" and doing everything you canto please him. Quite a shift from "Independent Woman"! "Yeah we're showing our softer side," agrees Kelly. "I know some people will be shocked by that song but it's about doing these things for your man only if he's really worthy of them."
From that heart-on-the-sleeve sentiment, Destiny Fulfilled then takes the listener on an intimate trip as the protagonist lusts over her lover (the frankly sensual "T Shirt"), begins to wonder if her man is doing her wrong (in the 70's soul-influenced "Is She The Reason"), realizes that she's not afraid to let him know she's over him, that moment when your girls rally behind you to give you support (the mid-tempo anthem "Girl"), then on to"Bad Habit," produced by Bryan Michael Cox with all the emotion that let's you know that man could be an addiction and features Kelly Rowland on lead vocals to (the soaring, Rockwilder-produced "If"), experiences there signation of giving up (the cascading, emotional "Through With Love,"featuring, and produced by, Mario Winans), and then finally reaches the point when she's finally able to find real love, witnessed by the inspirational "Love," the first non-gospel production from Michelle's brother, Erron Williams.
According to Beyonce , "'Love' concludes the story, because we find the love we've always had with God. That's the destiny that's been fulfilled because the woman is searching for love and eventually she finds it in God and herself and because of that she can eventually find love with a man." In an unusual move, Destiny's Child allotted a scant three weeks for recording, banning anyone not involved with integral creative support from the studio. "We've never worked that way before," admits Michelle, "but it became yet another challenge. I think having such a brief time (to record) really forced us to focus." Not that things were all work and no play. As Kelly tells it," As soon as we got back into the studio we all just started running our mouths, catching up, having fun. There is nothing like the support of Beyonce and Michelle." After completing work on Survivor (which won the Best R&B Performance By A Duo or Group with Vocals Grammy) and 8 Days of Christmas in 2001, Beyonce, Kelly and Michelle each took some time to explore their individual identities in a series of highly-successful solo projects. In April 2002, Michelle Williams became the first member of Destiny's Child to have a solo project released. Heart To Yours, Michelle's contemporary gospel collection, reached #1 on the Top Gospel Albums chart. Michelle's second gospel album, Do You Know reached the #2 slot on the Top Christian Album chart and #3 on the Top Gospel Albums chart shortly after its release in January 2004. A re-release of Do You Know, featuring two new bonus tracks, is slated for release in December 2004. Michelle earned rave reviews after replacing Toni Braxton in the lead role of "Aida" on Broadway in November 2003. Released in October 2002, Kelly Rowland's solo debut, Simply Deep featured the #1 Billboard Hot 100 smash hit, "Dilemma," Kelly's Grammy-winning (Best Rap/Sung Collaboration) duet with hip-hop superstar Nelly. The album became an international smash, hitting the #1 slot on the UK and several other countries' album charts while peaking in the states at #3 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Album chart. Simply Deep Beyonce's burgeoning career as an actress began in 2001 with the lead role in the MTV film "Carmen: A Hip Hopera." She displayed her comedic prowess as "Foxxy Cleopatra" in 2002's "Austin Powers In Gold member," starring Mike Myers. She starred opposite Cuba Gooding, Jr., in 2003's "The Fighting Temptations." Her latest film project is a prequel to "The Pink Panther,"starring Steve Martin as "Inspector Clouseau" and Beyonce as "Xania."
Beyonce toured America for the first time as a solo artist in support of her #1 multi-platinum debut solo album, Dangerously In Love, which earned her five 2004 Grammy Awards including Best Contemporary R&B Album and Best&B Song for "Crazy In Love," her smash single featuring Jay-Z. With her five Grammy win, Beyonce tied the record set by Lauryn Hill in 1999--and later tied by Alicia Keys (2001) and Norah Jones (2002)--for the most Grammys to be won in a single year by a female artist. Working apart from each other gave the members of Destiny's Child a new-found appreciation of what each of them brings to the group and that support, love, confidence and maturity is clearly evident throughout Destiny Fulfilled's moving and soulful songs. Asked what they hope their millions of fans around the globe will get from this most personal of projects and Beyonce speaks from the heart: "We want this album to be timeless and set a new standard. Even though it would be great to sell a lot of records, our goal is already accomplished by making this album. Hopefully coming back together again will inspire other groups to support each other, be happy for each other, and to let people know it's alright to go out on your own but it's also alright to come back together."
Beyonce, Kelly and Michelle have used the lessons learned during their own solo excursions to create the most unified and powerful Destiny's Child album to-date. With Destiny Fulfilled, the group delivers on the promise of its earlier recordings to breathe new fire into the worlds of contemporary pop and R&B music. Beyonce was born on 4, 1981, in Houston, Texas. Kelly was born on February 11, 1981, in Atlanta, Georgia. Michelle was born on July 2, 1980, in Rockford, Illinois.
Michelle Williams: God told me to ditch fiancé
Destiny's Child star Michelle Williams has revealed how God told her to ditch her fiancé.
The sexy singer had been dating the mystery lover for three years but once she felt ready to settle down with him, she sought advice from up above.
She told Britain's Mirror newspaper: "If one person is doing well, and another's trying to get there, it can be trying. Keep your morals and don't bend for anyone.
"I was close to marriage. I prayed and said, 'God, you have to show me. If it ain't right, let me know.' All of a sudden, red flags started popping up."
Although Michelle, 24, says she still has strong feelings for her ex-lover, she knew the relationship wasn't right for her - because she hadn't had enough life experience.
She added: "He's still a good man... talented... but he just was not for me.
"Sometimes you have to go through something to get to something. So I got to God. And I think it's part of growing pains because I had never been through nothing. I didn't know what it was to have a broken heart. My relationship was going great.
"But my mother always used to say, 'Keep on living and you're gonna go through something.' She sure did."
Destiny's Child tour to be sponsored by McDonald's
Destiny's Child is embarking on a world tour and heading out straight through the golden arches. The R&B trio will kick off a 16-country, 72-city tour April 9 in Hiroshima, Japan, the group announced. The tour, "Destiny Fulfilled … and lovin' it," is sponsored by McDonald's.
"Our 2005 tour is going to be amazing and will really entertain our fans across the globe," Beyonce Knowles said in a statement Thursday.
After Japan, Destiny's Child will perform throughout Australia and Europe and eventually conclude in the United States and Canada this summer. Stops include Dubai in the United Arab Emirates; Stockholm, Sweden; Milan, Italy; Paris; and London.
They will play 44 North America cities, finishing in Honolulu in September. A full schedule will be released later.
Destiny's Child will be supporting its most recent album, "Destiny Fulfilled," featuring the single "Soldier."
Destiny's Child to do the introductions at NBA All-Star game
Say Shaq's name, say Shaq's name.
Destiny's Child will make the player introductions at the NBA All-Star game Sunday, the basketball league announced Tuesday. Country singers LeAnn Rimes and Big & Rich were also announced as the game's halftime performers.
On Saturday, as part of the dunk contest and 3-point shootout festivities, Kelly Clarkson and the Goo Goo Dolls will perform.
The game of East and West All-Star teams, in Denver this year, is Sunday at 7 p.m. (CST) on TNT. The Saturday events are on TNT at 7:30 p.m. (CST).
Destiny's Child Get Naked And Get Revenge In New Videos
Clips for 'Cater 2 U' and 'Girl' take trio from desert to big city.
Standing amidst the shifting sands of the desert, Destiny's Child stand strong — and nude.
No, this is not a mirage. Beyoncé, Kelly and Michelle have decided to go au naturale — tastefully, of course — for their new video, "Cater 2U."
According to the treatment, the Jake Nava-directed video is all about scenery and the beauty of the trio. As it plays out, with each member featured in her own desert scene — Beyoncé on a diving board, Kelly on a deserted road and Michelle in a lounge chair — each lady sings about, and briefly to, their respective men. The video climaxes with a group performance and dance routine that ends in the threesome standing side by side.
Where shooting one video in a week would have been enough for most artists, the ladies of Destiny's Child decided to shoot two. In addition to "Cater 2 U," they enlisted the services of Outkast's go-to director, Bryan Barber, for the "Girl" clip. The video will serve as their next overseas offering and is a stark contrast to the simplicity of "Cater 2 U."
"Girl" finds Beyoncé, Michelle and Kelly paying homage to another all-female clique — the ladies of "Sex and the City." As the three get together at a trendy restaurant to console Kelly after being stood up, it quickly becomes clear who's who with Beyoncé stepping into Sarah Jessica Parker's Manolo Blahnik heels as a Carrie-esque character.
The video cuts back and forth from the restaurant to their respective apartments with Beyoncé at the computer and Kelly sitting down to a home-cooked meal alone. At the same time, Michelle is out on a shoe-shopping expedition when she spots Kelly's man getting quite friendly with another woman, which she of course tells her girl when they get together.
Kelly goes home to her man to resolve the situation. And resolve it she does, seducing her unfaithful man into a compromising position in public, much to the delight of her girls Beyoncé and Michelle.
Having wrapped the two clips, Beyoncé will step out on her own once again in a few weeks when she performs with classical singer Josh Groban and the American Boychoir at the Academy Awards.
Michelle Williams Dating British TV Presenter?
Destiny's Child star Michelle Williams has reportedly embarked on a romance with British TV presenter Tim Vincent.
While bandmates Beyonce Knowles and Kelly Rowland have been enjoying longterm relationships, Williams has been waiting to find love -- until now.
According to In Touch Weekly, Knowles and Rowland introduced the pair last year, and they've been enjoying a transatlantic relationship ever since.
The couple recently enjoyed time together in Florida, where Vincent was covering property tycoon Donald Trump's lavish nuptials for the TV show "Access Hollywood" last month.
Michelle Williams' Breast Horror
DESTINY'S CHILD beauty MICHELLE WILLIAMS is sympathetic about JANET JACKSON's infamous breast exposure, because she once suffered a similar embarrassment.
However, unlike Jackson during her SUPER-BOWL performance last February (04), the SURVIVOR singer managed to hide the unplanned flesh flash from her fans with some clever dance moves.
She says, "I had the same thing happen to me in Amsterdam.
"Luckily one of our dancers saw it and came and danced in front of me while I put my top back on."
Destiny's Child Beauty Breaks Off Engagement
Kelly Rowland has reportedly broken off her engagement to fiancé Roy Williams.
The Destiny's Child beauty, who was set to tie the knot with the American football player in March, is now said to have cancelled the lavish bash.
It has been reported that Kelly has changed her mind after originally accepting his proposal.
A source said: "Her friends were staggered."
Kelly announced her engagement to Roy last year and revealed how he proposed to her in the most romantic way.
She said: "There were rose petals and candles everywhere and I was like, 'Okay, what's going on?' and then he dropped to his knee and asked me to marry him."
Before she began dating Roy, Kelly had been linked to hip hop star Nelly. Just last year, Kelly had confessed she was desperate for a man in her life, saying: "The truth is, if I had just one wish for the rest of my life, I'd ask for a good man to settle down with and be the father of my babies."
Beyonce hints Destiny's Child are no more?
Beyoncé Knowles has hinted that Destiny's Child may never record another album together.
The sexy singer, who has forged a successful solo career outside of the band, says the group's latest album, 'Destiny Fulfilled', may be their last as she doesn't think they'll be able to perform as well when they get older.
She said: "Maybe in five years we'll do another record, maybe not. We could do a reunion but we can't be 40 doing 'Bootylicious'."
Beyoncé recently admitted she and her bandmates, Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams, didn't get any work done on the first day they started recording their new album - because they were too busy talking.
The trio were so thrilled to see each other when they met up to record 'Destiny's Fulfilled' they got a bit carried away.
She said: "The first day, we didn't get anything done. We just talked and laughed and felt like we were home."
Michelle also said she thought it was great for the band to go their separate ways for a period of time, as she believed it improved them as a band.
She said: "It was good for us to each go out and do our own thing. When you're in the studio by yourself, you have to grow musically and learn to depend on yourself.
So when we got back together, we knew how we each wanted to sound."
Destiny's Child's Kelly Rowland has a rock body
Svelte Delts -- Kelly Rowland. Why we picked her:
With her new chart topping album and killer bod, Destiny's Child's Kelly Rowland wasn't destined to sing backup -- she's one hot chick who's definitely ready for center stage. Clearly Nelly thought so when he sought her out for his hit song "Dilemma." And that's why her solo career is en fuego!
Her awesome physique is capped by a set of strong, sexy shoulders that can't be beat. Those well-toned toppers make her waist look whittled and her legs as long as an interstate highway.
How she does it:
Kelly's favorite foods are greens and corn bread, both low fat and healthy choices that help keep her slim and sculpted. But it's her morning workout ritual that really broadens her horizons -- and her shoulders.
Get the look:
To shape your shoulders like Rowland's, try this Shoulder Side Raise exercise, 2 to 3 sets, 8 to 15 reps per set, 2 to 3 times a week.
(A) Hold a 16-ounce soup can or a dumbbell in each hand and stand tall with your feet hip width apart and your arms at your sides. Bend your elbows slightly. (B) Keeping the slight bend in your elbows, raise your arms up and out to the sides until your elbows are level with your shoulders. Slowly lower to the start.
Destiny's Child stunned by obsessed fan
Destiny's Child were left stunned when an obsessed fan showed them her back with all their faces tattooed on it.
The group, Beyoncé Knowles, Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams, were speechless when the girl showed them the unusual body art at a concert.
Beyoncé said: "One fan had all our faces tattooed across her back. It was very flattering, but very weird."
However, it is not the only time the group have come face-to-face with an unusual fan.
Kelly added: "One of the weirdest was a guy who gave me a dead rose as a gift. That was really odd. I just thanked him politely and ran away as quickly as I could."
Meanwhile, Beyoncé has confessed she loves big butts.
The stunning star, who is famed for her curvaceous behind, thinks curvy women are really sexy and should be proud of their shape.
She told Britain's FHM magazine: "I don't think butts can ever be too big. I'm proud I've helped make curves and curvy women sexy again."
However, the singer admits she is sick of fans shouting 'bootylicious' at her because of her famous rear.
She said: "I hate the word, because everyone shouts it at me wherever I go."
Destiny's Child : 'Don't Copy Our Image'
Destiny's Child have urged their impressionable female fans to quit copying their body image - and allow themselves to sample the culinary treats served up this Christmas (04).
Singer KELLY ROWLAND has emphasised the importance of a healthy diet and insists youngsters must focus on loving themselves before developing a taste for fashion, and concerns about their weight.
She says, "We feel it's important to speak out on young girls being body conscious. Eat. Don't live to eat, eat to live.
"You find so many cases where kids are obese or don't eat, and you never know what's going to happen. Love yourself. If you don't love yourself then how can you expect the rest of the world to see what's so beautiful about you?
"Everybody on this earth is made differently."
Destiny's Child Goes To The North Pole
The members of DESTINY'S CHILD are heading to the North Pole for their latest music video, which will accompany a cover of RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER.
BEYONCE KNOWLES, KELLY ROWLAND and MICHELLE WILLIAMS will appear animated in the clip, which will start with their session at North Pole Studios where they'll lay down the vocals for the song.
The camera tracks the trio as they snowboard, meet "the most famous reindeer of all" and dance with Rudolph.
Destiny's Child recorded the track for the 40th annual broadcast of the holiday special, also called Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer and collector's edition DVD.
Beyonce Not Obsessed By Beauty
Destiny's Child star BEYONCE KNOWLES is flattered she is often named one of the most beautiful woman in the world, but she can see beyond the superficial accolade.
The LOSE MY BREATH singer is more concerned with having a lasting career than basking in the attention her stunning looks get her.
She says, "It's very nice. I haven't heard that but it's very flattering. You know, that goes and that comes. Whoever is the hot person at the moment they do that for, but if you want to have a long career, you can't concentrate on that."
Bandmate KELLY ROWLAND supports Beyonce, adding, "And when it comes to Beyonce, we get to see her on the inside too and what's on the inside is beautiful too."
Rowland: 'I'm So In Love'
DESTINY'S CHILD star KELLY ROWLAND is happier than ever before - thanks to the love of her DALLAS COWBOYS boyfriend ROY WILLIAMS.
The SURVIVOR singer got engaged to Williams on 14 May (04) after just three months of dating, because she was in no doubt he was "the one".
She gushes, "He's very sweet and really romantic.
"Something in my spirit said he was the one. He's a brilliant man, a great man.
"I'm learning a lot from him. Love is incredible, amazing. I've never experienced anything like this before."
Michelle Williams Searching For God -Loving Man
Destiny's Child singer MICHELLE WILLIAMS' ideal man is a devoted Christian, who will "push" her towards her goals.
Williams is currently the only single member of the girlband - her bandmate KELLY ROWLAND is engaged to DALLAS COWBOYS star ROY WILLIAMS and BEYONCE KNOWLES is dating rapper JAY-Z.
Of the man of her dreams, Williams says, "I would want a man who has unwavering faith in the Lord. Everything else will fall into place.
"If he's walking in God's light, he will be confident, protective, supportive of you and your dreams and push you towards your goals."
Williams: 'Destiny's Child Work Hard For Their Money'
Destiny's Child beauty MICHELLE WILLIAMS has shattered the illusion that being in a girl band is 24-hour fun, insisting their hectic workload often leaves them exhausted.
Williams, who joined BEYONCE KNOWLES and KELLY ROWLAND in Destiny's Child in 2000, gets frustrated with outsiders who believe the R+B outfit earn millions of dollars for having a great time - because in truth they work extremely hard for their money.
She says, "People don't realise what we have to do to prepare for a show. They don't understand that we have hours of dance moves to learn, that there's hours and hours and hours of rehearsals."
Williams also admits the immediate surge of fame she experienced when she joined the already-established group took her by surprise.
She adds, "Beyonce and Kelly were already used to the idea of celebrity - they'd watched Destiny's Child grow.
"I had to get used to getting my hair done by a hair and make-up artist instead of at a regular salon, to wearing a GUCCI dress instead of regular clothes."
Destiny's Child Stars Defend Softer Tone
The members of sexy trio DESTINY'S CHILD have hit out at accusations they've ditched their strong feminist stance in favour of being subservient to men.
BEYONCE KNOWLES, MICHELLE WILLIAMS and KELLY ROWLAND scored a massive hit with the 2001 anthem INDEPENDENT WOMEN, PT 1, in which they declared their standing as strong females.
But on their new album DESTINY FULFILLED, the track CATER TO YOU has raised eyebrows with such lyrics as, "I'll keep it tight, I'll keep my figure right/ I'll keep my hair fixed, keep rocking the hottest outfits/ When you come home late, tap me on my shoulder, I'll roll over/ Baby I heard you, I'm here to serve you."
But Williams defends, "I think you can be very independent, you can be very successful in your career and then somewhere down the line you find a man that is worthy enough or he finds you. You find that he's worthy enough for you to do all those things.
"I know, growing up, my mama used to tell me, 'You're catering too much to him! Let him come to you!'
"But once you get that man who just loves on you, adores you and respects you and all of that good stuff, you wanna help him take his shoes off - even if his feet ain't that cute!"
Destiny's Child Album Is A Love Story
Destiny's Child new album DESTINY FULFILLED has a twist - the whole recording tells one long love story.
BEYONCE KNOWLES, KELLY ROWLAND and MICHELLE WILLIAMS got together to record their first album together in three years and decided to make it work like a musical, with their current hit track LOSE MY BREATH kicking off the tale of a woman's dissatisfaction with the man in her life.
Knowles explains, "It's so clever because it's written like a musical, and each song goes right into the next.
"It starts off with Lose My Breath, which basically talks about a guy who's talking all of this noise on how he's gonna fulfil you and he's not quite doing what he's saying.
"So we tell him, 'You can't keep up, I need a soldier.' So we describe what kinda man we need; someone that's gonna protect us and make us feel like ladies and women.
"Then (we find) this man (who) deserves it so we say we wanna cater to him. And then we go on to finding out that the guy is not exactly what we thought and we have to depend on our friends to help us get strong again.
"We find the strength and the love within ourselves. And then God brings us true love."
Rowland to wed in March 2005
Destiny's Child star KELLY ROWLAND has announced she and her American football-playing fiance ROY WILLIAMS' will wed in March (05).
DALLAS COWBOYS ace Williams proposed to the BOOTYLICIOUS singer in May (04), and they're now excitedly preparing for their spring nuptials.
She says, "We're getting married in March, and we're so excited. I'm not getting nervous. I'm just so at peace.
"This is a wonderful relationship."
Rowland is also looking forward to when she can become a mother.
She adds, "I love kids so much. I used to want to be a teacher. And one day - after I have my own kids - I want to build a daycare centre."
Destiny's Close-Knit Inner Circle
Destiny's Child refuse to let many people into their tight-knit community, because they fear conmen and fanatical fans.
The girl trio - BEYONCE KNOWLES, KELLY ROWLAND and MICHELLE WILLIAMS - are such close friends they don't miss befriending new people.
Rowland says, "We don't allow too many people inside our circle, because that's just how we are. Once you do, that's another worry. Who will be the one to try and con you?
"We love each other. Period. I love Beyonce and Michelle so much. You know, a friendship like that is such a gift from God. I'm so glad for Destiny's Child."


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"Black Eyed Dog," a "Fargo"-style drama about residents of a remote Canadian town terrorized by a serial killer on the run, could find an appreciative audience beyond the art house circuit with its dark humor and mood of coiled anger. Set in the remote Miramichi region of New Brunswick, one of Canada's Maritime provinces, director Pierre Gang's study of stifling rural society recently made its world premiere at the Locarno International Film Festival in Switzerland. Sonya Salomaa plays Betty, a waitress at a diner in the gloomy town of Riverton. A manhunt described as the country's biggest is making everyone jumpy, including the local police and the folks who frequent the diner. Retuers reports.
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Thursday, 1 March 2012
Day 305- X-Chairs
29 comments:
- Cindy Teh said...
you must be busy preparing now eh!??!? do you think i could maybe pop over and pass you some items before you leave?!?? i know i've been MIA too been trying to catch up!! will mail you :D
(and to Ewa, i've seen the chairs and was amazed by the intricate carvings....O.O imagine my astonishment when i found out you were new to furniture making!!! :O )
- Thu Mar 01, 11:27:00 pm GMT+8
- Craftland said...
I have seen Ewas x-chair long time before. I also fall in love. The extra-gift is also very beautiful.
Hugs from Craftland
- Fri Mar 02, 12:26:00 am GMT+8
- Eliana said...
The chairs are beautiful! I'm curious to see where they are placed in your scene. ;D
* Ewa is a good friend!
- Fri Mar 02, 12:54:00 am GMT+8
- BiWuBär said...
I admired these gorgeous chairs when Ewa posted about them - she made a fantastic good job! I love your "commissions" and the extra (typical Ewa) very much. I knew they were called x-chairs, but I learnt they are called Lutherchair in Germany. So great thinkers like Dante or Martin Luther seem to be linked to these type of chairs... ;O)
- Fri Mar 02, 12:57:00 am GMT+8
- Maria Ireland said...
`The chairs and table are amazing. Ewa is a beautiful and very talented lady. Lucky both of you to meet each other.
Hugs Maria
- Fri Mar 02, 01:00:00 am GMT+8
- Fabiola said...
The chairs are wonderful and also the table.
Bye Faby
- Fri Mar 02, 01:15:00 am GMT+8
- Daydreamer said...
Sans, these chairs are in the Medieval Illuminations too! The Design is Very Very old! You KNOW I am planning to furnish my Castle someday.... With THESE very chairs in mind!!! Well, I hope I will make some as Beautiful as Ewa has! You are very Lucky to have her creations! I SO look forward to seeing WHERE you will put them????
- Fri Mar 02, 01:25:00 am GMT+8
- Mieke*Petitevictorianrose*and*PastTimeChildhood said...
Hi Sans, the chairs are soo beautiful, Ewa did a great job !!
The side table is also wunderful.
She is a very generous talented lady:)
Hugs Mieke xxx
- Fri Mar 02, 01:31:00 am GMT+8
- malu2 said...
Fantastico regalo!! estas sillas son espectaculares!!
Besos de las Malu´s.
- Fri Mar 02, 01:55:00 am GMT+8
- Ascension said...
Vamos a ver...........dejemos las cosas claras jejejeje
Yo conoci primero que tu a Ewa y ademas yo gane un sorteo que hizo al principio de tener su blog y todos sus regalos fueron fantasticos.
Despues de esto, solo tengo que decir que Ewa es una persona cariñosa, atenta, generosa y ademas muy buena artesana.
La podemos compartir, te parece? jejejejejejejjejejeje
Era una broma, con esto solo queria decirte que desde que conoci su blog, me enamore de su tragajo.
Enhorabuena por esas preciosas sillas y esa magnifica mesita, seguro que le sacas mucho provecho.
..........compartamos como buenas amigas jejejejejeje
- Fri Mar 02, 02:06:00 am GMT+8
- Drora's minimundo said...
The chairs are fantstic. Ewa's work is gorgeous.
I have another style of X chairs 1:1 size. They are made in Honduras, hand curved and very beautiful. I'll make a post about them soon. Maybe some talented miniaturist will be inspired to make mini ones.
- Fri Mar 02, 02:09:00 am GMT+8
- contar said...
en españa se llaman sillas de tijeras, y en algunos casos fraileros.
son realmente hermosas las que usted consiguio.
un abrazo
in Spain are called scissors chairs, and in some cases friar.
are really beautiful that you got it.
a hug
- Fri Mar 02, 02:35:00 am GMT+8
- carmen said...
las sillas son fabulosas!
- Fri Mar 02, 03:03:00 am GMT+8
- carmen said...
las sillas son fabulosas!
- Fri Mar 02, 03:03:00 am GMT+8
- rosanna said...
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- Fri Mar 02, 03:41:00 am GMT+8
- rosanna said...
I knew them as Savonarola and I don't like them very much in real life, truly uncomfortable, but I love Ewa's ones.
I know you'll make an excellent use of them.
Are you packing up ? I am cleaning the bathrooms ;o)Hugs, Ro
- Fri Mar 02, 03:41:00 am GMT+8
- WeeLittleWest / Kathy Olaf-Obrenski said...
Ewa chairs and table are amazing. Ewa, is really talented. But she Ewa, always has Fantastic miniatures!!
- Fri Mar 02, 03:45:00 am GMT+8
- AGNIESZKA - NIUŃKA said...
Krzesła są cudowne! Wyglądają idealnie. Uściski!
- Fri Mar 02, 04:38:00 am GMT+8
- Dark Squirrel Victoria said...
Love, Love, Love the chairs! Ewa is so talented, how lucky for you to be her first patron :)
- Fri Mar 02, 05:13:00 am GMT+8
- GB said...
I wouldn't mind a couple of those myself--now, does your friend make furniture for regular-sized humans?
- Fri Mar 02, 09:02:00 am GMT+8
- Rosamargarita said...
Ewa es una artista y sus sillas X son una preciosidad.
Un nuevo proyecto Sans???
Lo espero ansiosa.
- Fri Mar 02, 10:28:00 am GMT+8
- Eva said...
Ewa's chair are really perfect for you ☺
Which project??? Ohhhhh you have to explain me a lot of things ☺
- Fri Mar 02, 11:14:00 pm GMT+8
- Janice said...
What a wonderful job! You will treasure them always.
- Sat Mar 03, 04:36:00 am GMT+8
- Jollie said...
Ewa did a fabulous job!!
You are very fortunate with these beautiful chairs :-)
Hugs Jollie
- Sat Mar 03, 06:49:00 am GMT+8
- Sans! said...
Cindy, glad that I will be seeing you this afternoon! You can watch me pack or not pack..LOL.
My table is a mess now with all the things I am supposed to bring with me but I only have 1 luggage. Haiz! :)
- Sat Mar 03, 09:18:00 am GMT+8
- The Old Maid said...
Dearest Sans!
I am more than grateful to you for this post and all kind words I didn't deserve! Thank you with all my heart!
I am so happy and touched by all these comments! Thank you all very very much!
These very very nice words and the fact that you, Sans, like the chairs is the best reward of all for me.:)
To GB - not JUST yet. But who knows what the future brings? ;)
I did comment here before! I did!;) But ehh... I did say to you I have some problems with internet again..:( Hope this time it works.
- Mon Mar 05, 10:59:00 pm GMT+8
- Ana Anselmo said...
As in Spain, here in Portugal we call them scissors chairs and they are from the middle age, as someone as already said! Your are fantastic! congratulations to both Ewa and you!
- Thu Mar 08, 05:47:00 pm GMT+8
- Susanne said...
Thanks for the introduction, Sans, and I admire Ewas work too!
Love, Susanne
- Mon Mar 12, 05:36:00 am GMT+8
- dale's dreams said...
I thought those chairs looked familiar! I remember admiring them on Ewa's blog. :)
If you are there and are reading this, please give her a hug from me. :)
- Sat Mar 17, 10:07:00 am GMT+8