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Dark Souls III Faith Weapons to Get the Most Out of Your Cleric or Paladin Build
Just like the previous two games, my first character in Dark Souls III was a faith build. It's partially for the heals, but I've also always loved Lightning Spear! The idea of forming a spear of lightning out of the air and throwing it in my enemy's face is strangely gratifying.
Even though I was quite disappointed in the line of Miracles in this installment, I still stuck to my guns. Rather than respec, I built up my faith and decided I could just play my next character a bit differently.
Unfortunately, faith draws the short straw in terms of the number of scaling weapons we have access to. But there are still a few in the land of Lothric we can use to lay the smackdown on the undead and Lords of Cinder.
Faith Weapon #1: Saint Bident
I'm a fan of spear weapons, although they usually aren't my go-to. I did play a bit with this weapon though, partially because it's not just a spear, but a freaking bident. Why use a weapon with just one pointy end when you can have a weapon with TWO pointy ends?
This one is fun, and its weapon art is a charging attack akin to a lance. This is one of the few weapons that scales with faith, although the scaling isn't very good (maxes out at C with +10 Lightning.)
The Saint Bident can be found in the Cathedral of the Deep.
Faith Weapon #2: Sunlight Straight Sword
This bad boy doesn't scale with faith, BUT it is infused with lightning. It's kinda strange though, because looking at the stats doesn't show lightning damage.
That said, it has a nice moveset (it is a straight sword, after all.) The weapon art casts Oath of Sunlight, which is a buff similar to that of Sacred Oath.
The Sunlight Straight Sword is found fairly late in the game at Lothric Castle -- (as the above video shows.)
Faith Weapon #3: Golden Ritual Spear
Another strange one. Luckily, it scales pretty well with faith. At just +1, it goes from B to A scaling.
...but it's used to cast Sorceries! It's basically a faith-based staff. The weapon art is called Steady Chant, which boosts Sorceries for a short period of time.
If you're playing a build with both faith and sorceries, this may be a good option. I personally didn't really end up using it though.
The spear is dropped by a mimic close to the Pontiff bonfire.
Faith Weapon #4: Anri's Straight Sword
Finally, another weapon that actually scales with faith. Not very well, though.
It comes with the both the Blessed infusion and Hollow infusion. So it slowly regenerates your health and keeps skeletons from respawning like a Blessed weapon, but the Hollow infusion helps it scale from the luck stat.
To get the weapon, you either have to complete Anri's questline, let he/she be killed (by failing the questline), or do the job yourself.
Faith Weapon #5: Wolnir's Holy Sword
This is a fun one. Admittedly not a weapon I used for very long, but it's not bad. I may have used it longer if it scaled with faith, but for some reason (just like many other faith weapons in this game) it only scales with STR and DEX.
The weapon art for this sword is Wrath of the Gods -- a Dark Souls favorite. Even though the Dark Souls III version seems to be the weakest of the series, it's still fun to use- especially if you're in the middle of a mob.
To get it, you first have to defeat Wolnir and transpose his soul.
Faith Weapon #6: Lothric's Holy Sword
Great news! This is one of those few weapons that scales with faith.
...just kidding.
It is a decent weapon though. The weapon art is fun- called Sacred Lothric Light, it shoots a stream of light that damages enemies.
The sword is obtained by defeating the Twin Princes and transposing their souls.
Faith Weapon #7: Cleric's Candlestick
This is a weird one. It has a faith requirement, but it doesn't scale with faith. But you may think that it would cast Miracles, right? Similar to Dark Souls II's Mace of the Insolent?
...nope. This is another weapon that casts Sorceries while also functioning as a sword.
I included it because it has a faith requirement and is used by the Deacons of the Deep, so it's faith-ish. And if you're playing a build with both Miracles and Sorceries, this may be a good option for you.
But to be honest I didn't use it much once I realized it's mainly meant for Sorcerors. You get this weapon by transposing the soul from the Deacons of the Deep.
Faith Weapon #8: Anything with Blessed or Lightning Infusions
This is the route I took. I went through most of the game with a lightning broadsword. Then when I realized how amazing halberds are, I infused my Red Hilted Halberd with lightning. A lightning infusion on most regular weapons will give it B or A faith scaling, which makes a big difference.
So there you have it! Eight different Dark Souls III faith weapons to choose from. Good luck and enjoy, fellow Clerics!


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My Valentine: Asus Zenfone.
February is month of love, pampering, care and togetherness. Love is in the air!!!! On streets, in gift shops, colleges, restaurants and whole globe. Everywhere heart shaped balloons, soft toys, cakes and red roses are flowing.
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Okay!!!! This whole stuff is about those who are struck by Cupid, but have you imagined condition of those who are single? They must have the same feelings but no one to share with. Few of them keep sighing by witnessing couples enjoying this day and few are there who buy gifts and roses for themselves. Who love themselves but they also need someone to share this happiness.
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It's stylish look-
It's every girl's dream to have tall, dark and handsome guy, who makes everyone feel jealous of her for having this much awesome guy as her valentine.
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It's Camera-
Every girl loves to get her pictures clicked. One who can make her feel beautiful, one with who can be as she is. Someone to click her #justawaken selfie, #havingfood selfie #readyforcollege/work selfie and the list goes on.
With this awesome valentine with 2 MP front camera and 8 MP rear camera of mine I would get my selfies clicked as many times as I liked. Without annoying anyone. The way I want them. Crazy ones, seductive ones, charming ones and many more.
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Every girl has a lot to share. Her emotions, feelings and many secrets. She needs someone with whom she can have her space and don't feel vulnerable that the secrets and emotions shared with him would cause her any harm.
With options of 8 GB and 16 GB to select from, Asus Zenfone becomes one of the greatest storage guy to share my secrets with. It has expandable memory option to which can confine my emotions and secrets till 64 GB.
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With unique feature of Intel Atom Processor it has power-efficient antenna design which helps in long battery life. It has 2500 mAh battery which doesn't harass you while you are travelling. Being a girl and travelling alone, where you don't have charging facility, it is must for you to have battery that lasts longer and Asus Zenfone has this feature, too.
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Every girl needs someone who provides her freedom and power to connect with world on her own.
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Wed, 13 January 2010
Danny Carroll lobbies for marriage for the IFPC and calls people to action. Eloquent. Larry Winget says "Your Kids Are Your Own (Dang) Fault"... then Brad and Ted Klontz it's to "Mind Over Money"...plus a sample of Godly Intolerance...(transmitter blew up during the last few minutes of program...sorry)
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Wed, 13 January 2010
I was invited to speak recently at the Grace Church men's group, MUGS..Men Under Grace... The topic, "Godly Intolerance"... Here's the rest of the speech.


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Recently my wife encountered weird problem with PropertyGrid control. As you know this control displays object properties and gives the posibility to edit them. If object has properties that return CollectionBase types, property grid displays nice dialog that allows editing collection items.
Type of the edit dialog is specified by the Editor attribute. ( see MSDN for details ).
The Problem
Property called Items returns CollectionBase type. Namely StringCollection.
The snippet below illustrates the situation:
[Editor("System.Windows.Forms.Design.StringCollectionEditor, System.Design",
"System.Drawing.Design.UITypeEditor, System.Drawing")]
public StringCollection Items
//common stuff goes here
Everything looks fine, however when the object with this property is given to PropertyGrid, collection edit
dialog doesn't recognize its true string nature. Instead of StringCollectionEditor we observer common editor dialog,
where collection items have type System.Object. Somehow PropertyGrid didn't recognized the attribute, or attribute
Stephen Toub in his blog directly addresses
this problem. Yes the problem was with partial names. So the solution is very simple if you're the owner of the
code, where that attribute is specified, and you can easily chage it.
So, the working version will look like:
"System.Windows.Forms.Design.StringCollectionEditor, System.Design, Version=1.0.5000.0,
Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a",
"System.Drawing.Design.UITypeEditor, System.Drawing, Version=1.0.5000.0,
Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a")]
public StringCollection Items
//common stuff goes here
For those who use 3-d party classes and have no access to source code, there are 2 solutions:
1) modify the DEVENV environment variable
2) put System.Design.dll assembly to the folder, where your app resides
First way isn't good as it may affect other applications that rely on that variable and it is not safe.
My wife chose second way, she just added System.Design.dll to the references list and set "Copy local" property to true.
Wednesday, November 09, 2005
Full and Partial Assembly Names
Опубліковано Vadym Stetsiak о 11/09/2005 03:20:00 PM
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It is Stephen Moffat's fault that I have taken to scouting out cemeteries when travelling. Or, indeed, when at home. Not directly, obviously. But someone on flickr started a group called Don't Blink, with the remit that the photos had to be scary human sculptures. This is a fine flickr tradition: I already belong to Dalek!, Battersea Power Station[1] and Dalek Cakes and other (Doctor Who) monsters. That's before we get onto the many, many London groups[2], or the many, stupid, cat groups[3]. Geeks, social networking and Doctor Who: truly, these things are made for each other.
The result of joining Don't Blink is a new interest in wandering about graveyards, the spookier the better. I got told off by the chap for cheerfully nipping into my local churchyard at 2am in order to get a night shot of an angel which is never sufficiently spooky by day. Today, with a few hours spare, I decided the afternoon walk would be around Highgate East cememtery (official site / unofficial site), which was indeed wonderfully spooky even on a bright summer's day with many other people wandering around. We're now planning to go back for the tour of the West cemetery.
Despite this new urge, I may not have suggested the trip if I'd not recently read Falling Angels, by Tracy Chevalier. It's the first of her novels I've read which does not include, in some way, a romantic love element, but it does revolve around the inner lives of women and is rather good. She plays with the use of voice very well, and creates a natural framework around the notion of death. It opens with the death of Queen Victoria, closes with the death of Edward and is centred upon two households in Dartmouth Park and their relationships with each other (symbolised in the closeness of their familial plots in Highgate cemetery). As with Girl With a Pearl Earring, it was a novel I had to finish. And, just like Girl with a Pearl…, I found myself rereading it within weeks. Recommended.
Over the last fortnight I have also read Wetworld, by floral shirt wearer Mark Michalowski. It has hand-holding otters and the tenth Doctor in spectacles.
[1] "There's Battersea Power Station! But three of its chimneys are missing…" (Ian Chesterton, Dalek Invasion of Earth)
[2]Guess Where London, London Lettering, A London Beastiary, Finisterre (and Geoffrey Fletcher's London) and London After Midnight to name a few.
[3] Cats in Bags/Boxes, Your Cat Nose, Somebody Else's Cat and Solar Powered Cats are just a fraction of the cat fun to be had on flickr.


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Easy 4th of July Decorations
Printable Patriotic Banner
A bright Fourth of July banner is a quick decor fix for any kind of Independence Day gathering. Hang it over the fence for a backyard barbecue, or string it on the mantel for an indoor party. Our free printable makes it easy to hang a DIY banner this Fourth of July—just print, cut and and string!
Flag Centerpiece
Make the flag the star of your 4th of July decorating with this easy centerpiece. Tuck an American flag around the edges of a clear glass vase. Then fill with your favorite red, white, and blue 4th of July flowers. A base of fresh, juicy fruit doubles as a serving platter and adds pretty color.
Sparkler Decorations
Dress up sparklers and set them out as table decorations. Our free printable tags are fun additions to this Fourth of July staple; just print, cut and attach to the sparklers. We love the way they look mixed in with red and blue confetti!
Patriotic Treat Tags
Turn ordinary picnic items into adorable Fourth of July decor with simple paper accents. We love the way these fun words and phrases turn ordinary ice cream cones into festive Fourth of July desserts. Simply print onto plain paper and cut to fit your ice cream cone. Secure with a small drop of glue.
Pretty Bar Fans
Fans help guests stay cool on a hot day, but they can also double as DIY 4th of July decorations. Find tinted fans at a local crafts store, or dip-dye plain white fans in red and blue dyes. Then hang fans on a length of twine above your bar.
Dessert Decor
Add a little pizzazz to your treats table with festive toothpicks. Look for premade picks at a grocery or crafts store. Or make your own by printing shapes on cardstock, cutting them out, and taping to the tops of toothpicks. These little red, white, and blue flags are also great for differentiating desserts.
Rockets Centerpiece
Paper rockets blast off from a shiny sand-filled bucket in this fun Fourth of July decoration. To make each rocket, roll scrapbooking paper into a tube and secure with glue. For the nose cone, cut a slit to the center of a paper circle; overlap ends and adhere together using glue. Glue a ribbon strip inside the rocket to resemble a fuse, and glue a long dowel inside the tube to support the rocket.
Sweet Spoon Stamps
Make digging into the 4th of July feast a touch sweeter by decorating plain wooden utensils with red and blue ink stamps to adorn the handles of each utensil with stars, stripes, and other patriotic designs.
Fireworks Popcorn Bucket
Make a colorful container for carting treats to the fireworks display. Cover unused paint cans (available at hardware stores) with red, white, and/or blue scrapbooking paper, and supply the kids with stickers and markers to personalize their cans. Line the inside of the can with a large plastic bag before filling with snacks.
Red, White, and Blue Picnic Servers
Spice up recycled containers (oatmeal containers work well) with scrapbooking paper to make simple utensil holders. Cut paper to size, and use a glue stick to adhere to the outside of each container. Purchase a small amount of chalkboard paint to make easy labels.
Editor's Tip: Short on time? Scrapbooking and crafts stores often carry premade chalkboard labels.
Paper Pinwheel Wreath
Make a bright and fun paper pinwheel wreath in just minutes! Make small paper pinwheels from double-sided scrapbook paper, then use glue to attach the pinwheels to an embroidery hoop. Hang the finished wreath on the front door, or use it as a festive piece of wall decor.
Patriotic Paper Lanterns
Red, white, and blue lanterns become bubbly America-theme decorations over your dining table. Use a long piece of sturdy string and tie each of the lanterns onto it. Fold the string in half before hanging to create a layered look.
Flag-Theme Centerpiece
About 300 miniature flags make up this eye-catching centerpiece. It's easier to make than you might think. Just wrap a foam wreath form in crepe paper, then insert flags until the wreath is covered for this simple 4th of July centerpiece.
Starry Night Decorations
Give your lawn the star-spangled treatment for a 4th of July party. Focus the stars near the entrance to your yard for a dramatic welcome. To make, cut a star shape from a piece of cardboard. Place the stencil on the lawn and spray the grass lightly with water. Leaving the stencil in place, use a flour sifter to lightly fill the shape with flour. Remove the stencil and repeat.
Lemon Boat Place Cards
For any gathering that includes a meal, consider adding a fun place setting for each guest as part of your Fourth of July decor. These lemon boats are too cute for words—make one for each place at the table, or set them out at the drink station. Guests can use the lemons to squeeze into their beverages, and they'll love the red and blue touch!
4th of July Buckets
Share your patriotic sentiments with guests by labeling oversize buckets with vinyl letters (find them at office supply or crafts stores). Fill the buckets with ice to keep beverages cool during a hot 4th of July celebration, or use them to hold boxes of sparklers.
Red, White, and Blue Flowerpots
Add patriotic pops of color to your 4th of July bash. Fill painted pots with red, white, and blue flowers, and line them up on your front stoop or deck.
Pretty 4th of July Pinwheels
Swirling red, white, and blue pinwheels mimic the fireworks you'll see later in the day. These decorations are perfect for lining a walkway or filling a tall vessel. They also make great party favors.
Bicycle Decor
Don't limit your Fourth of July decorations to your home or backyard! We love the way a few simple stars transform an ordinary bicycle into a fun, patriotic display. Simply cut stars from colorful cardstock and weave them through the spokes of your bike. Secure with a strip of tape. Perfect for a Fourth of July parade, or just a ride around the neighborhood!
Bandanna Table Runner
Give your picnic table a 4th of July makeover with patriotic table decorations. A runner of neatly pressed bandannas in hues of blue and white looks fresh, especially when paired with pretty floral centerpieces.
Firecracker Garland
This so-easy DIY 4th of July decoration costs only a few bucks but makes a big impact. All you need to create the garlands are a few basic crafts supplies—twine, tissue paper, crepe paper—and a little bit of patience.
4th of July Water Bottles
Wrap small flags around water bottles for an incredibly simple way to add 4th of July spirit. Plastic or fabric flags work best—paper flags will wither as the water condenses.
4th of July Flowers and Candles
Top your July 4th tablescape with patriotic table decorations—like these homemade candleholders and vases. Make these centerpieces your own with red, white, and blue patterned paper. Simply attach to the clear vessels using adhesive.
4th of July Chair Cover
Add July 4th flair to your chairs with cloth napkin slipcovers. To make, fold a napkin in half and iron to crease. Cut four pieces of ribbon; glue one inside each napkin corner. Tie to close. Hot-glue or stitch red cording to spell "4th," and you're done!
Editor's Tip: Use any cording scraps to add firework bursts to your chair covers.
Blue Glassware Centerpiece
A collection of blue bottles and drinking glasses makes a charming 4th of July centerpiece, especially when filled with red, white, and blue flags or flowers. Tie the look together with a colorful table runner.
Mini Flag Banner
A simple flag banner is always a classic Fourth of July decoration, perfect for any style of gathering! Purchase or print out small paper flags, and use clips or clothespins to attach the flags to a long piece of twine or ribbon.
4th of July Lantern Table Setting
For unique DIY 4th of July decorations, spray-paint matching antiques or thrift store finds with metallic red, white, or blue paint. Pair them with American flags and color-coordinated flowers for a table setting that's ready in no time!
USA Letters
Show your American pride with these colorful letters. Buy plain wooden letters (available at crafts stores) and get creative with red, white, and blue acrylic paint. Mix and match solid colors with stars and stripes.
Editor's Tip: Looking to save these for years to come? Coat the letters with polyurethane for durability.
4th of July Lanterns
Illuminate the outdoors with festive Fourth of July decorations. Search for fireworks-pattern lanterns, or create your own with stencil designs atop 12-inch white paper lanterns.
Editor's Tip: Unfold the lantern a day in advance to stretch it out for easier decorating.
4th of July Napkin Ring
Upgrade your 4th of July dinner table with patriotic place settings. Attach one end of a 12-inch piece of festive striped ribbon to the flat side of a D ring; secure with glue. Layer a box of sparklers on top of a dinner napkin, and wrap with your ribbon loop.
Labeled Serving Buckets
Get your red, white, and blue on at the dinner table this year—even plain buckets can get dressed up for the 4th of July! Use sticker labels or make your own with fun sayings like Yum! or Enjoy! Attach a label to the front of each bucket.
Flag Napkin Ring
Create a fun and easy 4th of July table setting with purchased miniature American flags. Just wrap each flag around a table napkin, pin in place, and you're all set.
4th of July Flags
Make your own 4th of July flags! Purchase wooden skewers and a spool of flag ribbon at your local crafts store. Wrap a 3-inch length of ribbon around the top of each skewer; secure with tape.
DIY Bunting
Add bunting to your porch to welcome guests this 4th of July. Buy several yards of patriotic-pattern fabric (determine length based on where the bunting will hang). Starting at one end, gather the fabric about every 24 inches and secure the gathers using red, white, or blue yarn. Use the same color of yarn to attach the bunting to a porch rail.
Patriotic Table Edging
Turn a plain table into something special for your 4th of July celebration. To make, apply double-stick tape to the table edge to hold a crepe paper streamer in place.
Editor's Tip: Pleat the streamer by pinching the top of it all around the table. If necessary, secure the pleats with tape.
Three-Vase Patriotic Centerpiece
Transform red-white-and-blue striped paper lanterns into 4th of July centerpieces for your table. Just slip each lantern over a clear glass, and tuck a handful of white blooms inside.
Editor's Tip: A solid background—such as a blue table runner—will make these decorations pop.
Red, White, and Blue Fan Favors
Paper fans help guests keep cool on hot summer days. These darling ones add patriotic flair to any event. Insert sturdy straws or dowels between the ends of opened mini decorative paper fans. Glue a circle of firework-pattern paper to the center.
Editor's Tip: Find fans at a local party supply store; look for fans that are intended to hang by a string.
4th of July Flower Centerpiece
Your 4th of July decorating ideas don't have to be complicated. This fun centerpiece takes just minutes to pull together. Fill a clear Mason jar with fresh red, white, or blue flowers, and add a miniature American flag to finish.
Front Porch Decor
Don't splurge on expensive store-bought outdoor Fourth of July decorations; decorating your front porch on a budget is easy, even if you don't have a red or blue front door! We love the way the white wreath (perfect for other holidays, too!) ties together the simple rocket accents in the plants.
Festive Flag Wreath
This rustic welcome wreath adds instant patriotic charm to your front door. Wrap rope around a lifesaving ring or wreath base using hot glue to secure. Then add a few American flags for a touch of U.S. decor.


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This is why you and i are not PROs
Two words: holy crap. This is why we are not PROs. Christan Vandevelde is proving yet again why he's a freak:
Honestly, this is massively impressive. You should hit Dirk's blog for this article about Chritian yesterday at the TdF and link over to the TrainingPeaks site to check out the WKO files (if you have CyclingPeaks) to see his data. For a 155 pound guy (which Christian is), doing 415w for 5 minutes is off the charts. Tremendously difficult. I can 'also' do that (e.g. 400 + for 4-5 minutes). How? Doses of truckers speed and red bull chasers. No, seriously because I am 35 pounds heavier and just the application of that my 180lbs of Irish Fury to my pedals will raise the wattage....but it is the gravity/grade of hill that comes into play. Yup, power to weight. Sure I can do it, BUT I AM GOING 1/2 THE SPEED! For me to hang, beyond being doped, I'd have to be in the 550 to 600w range for that same duration of time which is crazy talk. This above is power to weight in action. Unbelievable.


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Well folks, I finally decided to take the plunge and act on my friends method to heal blisters fast.
It involves an all natural 3-step approach that even most doctors themselves are not aware of.
Now both myself and my friend suffer from frequent, recurring cold sores, so I figure if it worked so amazingly well for him, at least there's a chance it could banish my herpes/fever blister/coldsores as well.
Anyhow, I will be sure to update everyone on any/all success I am able to achieve using the natural remedy I now have in my hands.
To be honestly, I don't expect much, but if this is something that could show me how to get rid of blister fast, there's no way I'm not going to at least try it.
So stay tuned!
In the meantime, I wanted to talk a bit about one of the most common questions people suffering from cold sores have…
"What is the prodrome phase of an outbreak, and why is it important to know?"
You've probably well-aware there are various stages of a cold sore outbreak. But what you may not know is that taking an immediate action in the first (prodrome) stage could mean the difference between a painful sore lasting 10 days… or one that lasts only 3!"
Yes it's that big of a deal. If you want to ensure your outbreak goes away as quickly as possible, you need to recognize the first stage of the herpes outbreak (usually when some burning
or tingling is present) and respond appropriately with something like Lysine, or perhaps the natural 3-step remedy I have just started utilizing.
That's all for now, stay on the lookout for some shockingly good (or disappointing) news about whether this supposed 'miracle cure' works or not.


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(This is a back-dated post.) Codi and I drove out to Multnomah Falls after Portland was hit with an ice and snow storm. All the waterfalls were covered in ice, though plenty of water was still flowing.
This is us standing in front of Multnomah Falls.
(About 14 years ago, I helped save someone's life up near the bridge behind us. A woman had fallen badly on some ice and was sliding downhill, unconscious, toward the icy water. People stood by, not knowing what to do. Someone called an ambulance, but it would take over 40 minutes for EMTs to arrive. Thinking quickly, I grabbed handfuls of dirt and moss, throwing it all over the icy incline. It was still very slippery, but I was able to quickly slide down, grab the woman's collar and drag her back uphill to safety. Boyscout training can come in handy at the most unexpected times!)
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We started off with just herbs and spices, but our portfolio now consists of our own curry pastes and pickles, in our 'Old Calcutta' brand. These pickles and pastes are authentic old family recipes, made to give you a perfectly true Indian taste and flavour, with the convenience of a jar.
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Good wine and good food will be right on point this weekend as McPherson's Cellars hosts the second annual Lubbock Wines and Vines Festival.
Stop by for a wonderful opportunity to sample wines from 18 Texas wineries. And try tasty treats cooked up by some of the Lubbock area's most popular places, to include Apple Country Orchard, Chili Dog Café, Crusty's Pizza, Dickey's BBQ Pit, La Diosa Cellars, Manna Bread and Wine, Pecan Ridge, and Simply Decadent Bakery.
The event will benefit Lubbock Meals on Wheels, and The Texas Wine & Grape Foundation. The activities will be held onsite at McPherson's, located at 1615 Texas Ave.
Wines and Vines is a two-day event beginning Friday, Aug. 2, with:
� Wine tasting throughout the evening.
� Alma Quartet performing from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.
Wine tasting continues on Saturday from noon until 10 p.m. with a delicious lineup of other activities:
� Food vendors.
� Local farmers market at noon in back parking lot
� Shrimp and wine pairing from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m.
� The Hub City Master Chef Competition at 2 p.m.
� Hayley Burton Band performing from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.
Cost to attend the event for one day is $20, and guests can purchase passes to attend both days for $30. These passes include tickets for wine tasting, as well. The cost per pass to attend the event without wine tasting will be $12 per person. The event is free for children younger than 12.
The Master Chef competition will be quite exciting. Come out and watch talented Lubbock chefs work through their basket of ingredients and present their best offerings to be judged on taste and presentation. I've been asked to participate as a judge and I can't wait to see what these fantastic chefs come up with!
Spend a delightful weekend supporting your local wineries and eateries, as well as Lubbock Meals on Wheels and The Texas Wine and Grape Foundation.
Last weekend, I came across Texas peaches at the Lubbock Downtown Farmers Market. They are a perfectly refreshing touch to add to a cool pitcher of sangria. And adding a small bit of local, raw honey will infuse just the right amount of sweetness into your sangria. Enjoy food - and sangria - made fresh!
Peachy Sangria
2 fresh peaches
2 small oranges
2 limes
1/4 honey dew melon, peeled and deseeded, cut into bite-size pieces
1/2 cup red raspberries
1/4 cup fresh mint leaves
1 tablespoon sugar
2 bottles of your favorite Texas white wine
3 tablespoons honey
Rinse all fruit under cool water and pat dry with towel.
Cut peaches into wedges and place half the wedges into a 2-quart pitcher. Cut 1 orange and 1 lime into thin, round slices and add to peaches in pitcher. Juice the remaining orange and lime and add juice to pitcher. Add raspberries. Mix mint leaves with sugar and slightly crush the mint with the back of a spoon, then add to pitcher.
Add wine and honey to pitcher and stir to combine.
Chill and let flavors combine for an hour or so. When ready to serve, use remaining peach wedges to garnish glasses.
ANGELINALARUE is a food writer and recipe developer from Lubbock. Her food blog is Food Bytes on lubbockonline.com (http://lubbockonline.com/interact/blog/angelinalarues-blog).


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Tips for Data Entry Form Design
One of the most significant factors affecting data entry or forms processing cost is the design of the source document. Yet many organizations never consider the impact of the actual form design on data entry efficiency or accuracy until after they learn how much it will cost to process their documents. This is especially true when forms are designed by marketing or graphic design staff that place greater emphasis on aesthetics than on operational efficiency.
And not only do you have to consider the impact on keying or scanning, but what can really kill budgets is excessive time needed to prepare the documents for scanning or data entry caused by an unfortunate design flaw.
Some of the more significant factors are discussed below.
Constrained vs. Unconstrained Forms
Most people do not write very legibly, especially when they use cursive writing. Illegible hand writing and printing not only reduces accuracy; it also increases the time it takes for someone to key the data or verify keyed or recognized data.
On an unconstrained form there may be very little restrictions on how responses can be entered, which frequently promotes sloppy and illegible entries. The following are two examples of how fields might be set up on an unconstrained form:
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If people are in a hurry when they fill out your forms (say while waiting in a retail store checkout lane), the above two formats will almost insure a high percent of sloppy and illegible entries.
The most effective way to promote legible hand print is to provide a lettering grid for each field into which a person would print one letter at a time into a single block. The following is an example:
Whether your data entry vendor is keying form paper, keying from scanned image, or using recognition technology, a constrained form will vastly improve the chances of data entry accuracy and efficiency.
Number Each Field or Question
This is not critical for simplistic forms involving only a handful of fields. However, it is absolutely critical when trying to enter the data from complex, multi-page questionnaires or surveys involving many different fields and many different types of fields.
For each new project requiring keying, a programming effort is undertaken to set up a "template" within our data entry system. The template must include a field for each field on a client's form. When data entry operators are keying from scanned image (or keying from paper) the less they have to read, the faster and more accurate the data entry will be.
Imagine having to develop a data entry template for 27 page survey involving over 150 complex questions, each having several sub-parts – a total of over 600 potential values. If each question and sub-question is numbered, then all we have to put on the data entry screen are the question numbers, not the actual questions. Then the data entry operator merely has to read the question NUMBERS on the form (not the actual question) and key the answers into the corresponding numbered field on the data entry screen. Without having the identifying numbers on the source document, data entry operators would have to read each question on the form and match it up with the corresponding field in the data entry program. In addition, the programming becomes much more difficult. We routinely decline such projects because of the high likelihood of error unless the forms are designed properly.
Use Check Boxes
Use check boxes (or radio buttons) to standardize answers and promote single-value entries. If your vendor employs recognition technology (OMR – Optical Mark Recognition) using check boxes can eliminate much of the manual data entry and promote accuracy. In this case, we recommend that you use a circle instead of a box, because people are more apt to fill in the circle (promoting recognition), but will usually put an "X" in the box (reducing recognition).
Give Each Checkbox a Numeric Value
If the forms will be keyed, we strongly recommend that each checkbox have a numeric value displayed next to it, representing the single digit the data entry operator will key if the box is checked. This not only cuts down on keystrokes, but also improves productivity and accuracy, because the data entry operator does not have to "read" and interpret the responses. The following is an example:
Although the above example is very simplistic, when we are dealing with complex forms involving hundreds of checkboxes, each having a different meaning, the task of "getting it right" can become daunting if the data entry operator has to match up the response on the form to the corresponding field on the data entry screen.
Avoid Stick-on Labels
Loyalty card programs and similar applications involve the use of a card number (or member number) which is assigned at the point of sale (or issue) and must appear on the enrollment form. To reduce printing costs, some organizations opt for having a sticker or label glued to the enrollment form. The unfortunate result of this decision is that it plays untold havoc on document handling, scanning, and data entry. For example:
• Forms are difficult to handle, stack, store, and scan, due to the different thicknesses (i.e. thick where the sticker is, thin everywhere else – a stack of 100 forms measures 3 inches high on the end where the sticker is and 1 inch high on the other end)
The end result of using a sticker is that total cost is actually INCREASED, because the increase in document preparation, scanning, and data entry cost is far greater than the savings in printing costs.
As a result, we recommend that membership numbers be pre-printed on the enrollment forms. Although initial printing costs will be higher, this will result in a much more efficient and streamlined back end process, which will more than offset the higher printing costs.
Use Reasonable Field Sizes
The amount of space allocated to each field on your form needs to be reasonable. Too often, we see forms so small that the person filling in the information has inadequate space to print the information. A classic example is e-mail addresses. The average e-mail address is 20 characters long, yet you should allow room for at least 30-35 characters. The average name, including middle initial, is 15 characters, the average address is 16 characters, and the average city is 12. However, you need to allow much more room for these values. If you have a cramped form, the entries will be illegible, which will slow down processing and result in lower accuracy.
Use Registration Points on Documents to be Scanned
Most scanning software will use registration points on a document to align the image and make sure the appropriate fields are recognized, even if the document is fed into the scanner crooked. Registration points are typically simple geometric symbols, such as a dark square or triangle.
Use Check-Digits and Barcodes for Your ID Numbers
Whenever possible, use a check-digit as part of the ID number printed on your enrollment or registration form. A check-digit is a single numeric character whose value is calculated based on certain algorithm and used for the purpose of performing a mathematical check to ensure the accuracy of the data. A check-digit is usually the last character in the ID number. Whenever a check-digit is used in building your ID number scheme, we will incorporate the check-digit formula into our data entry system to validate the accuracy of the keyed or recognized number, thus promoting efficiency and higher accuracy.
Likewise, because we utilize barcode recognition in our scanning process, we are able to "read" the barcodes on your forms with a very high (near 100%) degree of accuracy. If the numeric values represented by the barcodes also include a check-digit, this will further enhance accuracy and efficiency in capturing the data.
Self-mailer vs. Envelope-stuffer
If your enrollment or customer response forms sent directly to Data Entry Institute of Hawaii are mailed in an envelope, this drives up the cost of document preparation significantly. Our recommendation is to use self-mailers whenever possible.
Tri-fold, Bi-fold, or No-fold
No-fold is the best. When processing 100,000 documents for a client, having to unfold each one increases the cost of document preparation. We are more than happy to charge you for the extra work needed to prepare the documents for scanning; however, whenever possible, have the portion sent to Data Entry Institute of Hawaii be a single, flat document.
Form Number (form ID)
When we are processing multiple forms for a client, each form must have it's own "template" with data fields mapped to specific locations on each form. Using a pre-printed form ID number enables our scanning software to determine which form is being scanned. This makes the scanning process more efficient.
Keep It Short
People standing in check-out lines do not want to be slowed down by having to answer 100 questions – unless there is a direct benefit of doing so, such as a free subscription or entry into a contest. Too often we see a client's double-sided, 8 ½ x 11 forms filled with optional "demographic" questions, yet many are returned blank except for the enrollment information at the top.
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Input Sought On UW Presidential Search Process
Over the next two and a half weeks, a five-member committee of the University of Wyoming Board of Trustees will seek advice from the public regarding UW's presidential search process.
The committee is charged with gathering input to present to the full Board of Trustees concerning the process to find a successor to President Dick McGinity, who has recommended the board initiate a search for a new president to succeed him at the conclusion of his contract in summer 2016.
The presidential search planning committee, appointed by Board of Trustees President Dave Palmerlee of Buffalo, consists of board members Mel Baldwin of Afton, John MacPherson of Saratoga, Mike Massie of Laramie, Jeff Marsh of Torrington and Michelle Sullivan of Sheridan.
"We believe it's important to gather advice from campus constituencies, and from the public at large, regarding how to design the search process to give us optimal opportunity to hire the best possible person to lead the institution," says MacPherson, who chairs the board committee. "With the exception of the fact that the board appears to favor publicly identifying finalists for the presidency, we're starting with a blank slate in terms of how the search will be structured."
Issues to be considered include how to develop a statement of qualifications for the position; whether to engage a search consultant; what types of committees might be involved in reviewing applications and screening candidates; and the timetable for conducting the search. Opportunities to comment on other issues, including preferred qualities and experiences for a new president, will occur later, after the board determines the search process.
People with input on the search process are invited to email their ideas to firstname.lastname@example.com. A presidential search web page has been established at www.uwyo.edu/presidentsearch, and people also can offer comments there.
In addition, the presidential search planning committee is scheduled to conduct two forums Monday, May 4. One, for the campus community, is scheduled from 4-5:30 p.m. in the Wyoming Union Ballroom. The other, for the general public, is set for 6:30-8 p.m. at the UW Conference Center. Both forums are open to everyone.
After considering all input, the committee intends to report to the full Board of Trustees at its regularly scheduled May 13-15 meeting.


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Dress code in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dubai and the UAE have varying degrees of tolerance to clothing styles from around the world and how to dress in the UAE. There are legal guidelines as to what is not acceptable, especially in Sharjah which has its own decency laws, but in general, residents, visitors, and tourists can mostly wear what they like within reason. If you like to reveal more flesh than commonly accepted in the office place, or like to wear what many would regard as extreme, offensive, or off-beat clothing, then it would be wise to tone down your dress code in the UAE, especially outside Dubai, and especially areas with a greater proportion of nationalities likely to be offended, and especially during Ramadan.
This information guide is generally intended for western expatriates and tourists since they are usually the ones who most commonly come into conflict with dress codes in the UAE. Arab citizens from GCC countries tend to wear similar clothing, and other Arabs and most Asians usually dress more conservatively than westerners anyway.
Consequences of not following the dress code in Dubai
Don't go shopping in your underwear in Dubai - Oct 2012
Dress code in Dubai and UAE May-June 2012
In May 2012, a flurry of activity began on Twitter (hash-tag #uaedresscode, twitter handle @uaedresscode), complaining about the standard of dress of some residents and tourists, focused on women wearing short shorts or skirts, flimsy tops, and other clothing (or lack of it) which highlighted female body parts that some people find offensive when displayed publicly (men were also complained about but not so much). Newspapers in the UAE covered the discussion, usually with photographs of women in Dubai wearing skimpy clothes. It wasn't clear why newspapers wanted to publish photographs of women who had prompted the dress code discussion - perhaps they thought some readers didn't know what a short skirt looked like, or perhaps they wanted to try and annoy readers who might be offended at photographs of women wearing insufficient clothing in Dubai. UAE newspapers often publish photos of women wearing skimpy clothes anyway - usually for advertisements or because they want to draw attention to a woman wearing skimpy clothes for some other reason (actress, fashion model, females attending nightclubs in the UAE, and so on). One newspaper even has a weekly "HotSpot" or "Hot Spot" with a photograph of a hot ... er ... attractive young female living in the UAE (and often wearing skimpy clothes). Which leaves some residents confused about what newspaper editors really think about UAE culture with respect to dress codes.
Dress code laws in UAE emirates (Gulf News 01 June 2012)
Dress code in UAE for Emiratis and Gulf Nationals
Wearing shorts in Dubai a risky business?
Wearing a bikini in a Dubai shopping mall
In August 2010, a British woman shopper at The Dubai Mall reportedly stripped down to her bikini after being dressed down about her dress sense by an Arab lady. Other reports said the Brit was wearing see-through clothing. Dubai Police were called, and there was a visit to the police station for both ladies apparently, but no charges were laid, or charges were laid but dropped.
See Dubai Mall bikini for more details.
What to wear and what not to wear in public in Dubai
What to wear to other locations in Dubai
What to wear to work in Dubai
A note about the climate - natural fabrics (cotton, linen, wool) suit many people better than artificial fabrics (polyester) due to the ability to "breathe" better. Some people may like to keep something warm handy for the office - the A/C can be quite cool in many places.
What to wear in other emirates
Dress code during Ramadan
Don't run naked at the beach
Wearing t-shirts in Dubai with pictures of naked women on them
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"Brianna" - Wedding Cubic Zirconia Tiara
Adorned with intricately faceted clear cubic zirconia that work their way across the band in a swirly pattern and capturing the light from every angle with a perfectly translucent appeal, this delicate tiara can complete the most sophisticated of bridal looks (scroll down to see all pictures).
Cast in lightweight alloy and rhodium plated for a flawless finish, the headband measures 1 3/8" at the widest point (approx. 3.5cm) and 6" across (approx. 15cm). Two small loops at each end make it easy to attach to your hair with bobby pins. Its incredible sparkle coordinates with any color wedding dress or formal ensemble.


text: Lookbook performs in The Current studios by David Campbell October 6, 2009 the current live performances Lookbook performs "The Only Ones" live in studio on 89.3 The Current. (MPR Video) Play/Pause Listen: Lookbook performs in The Current studio Download MP3 | 00:19:53 Lookbook started as a side-project for Maggie Morrison and Grant Cutler. Their sound can be described as a sonic mixture of 80s dance music and a sci-fi movie soundtrack. What supposedly started out as a joke has turned into two releases and an impressive new music video. Their self-released album, "Wild at Heart," is out now. Lookbook stopped by The Current studios for a live performance on The Local Show. Songs performed: "The Only Ones," "Way Beyond," "Wild At Heart," "All My Best" (web exclusive). Related Stories Synth-pop duo Lookbook opens up to the '80s The shadow of the 1980s still looms over a lot of pop music these days and for some of us, it's a decade we'd like to forget, but for the Minneapolis synth-pop duo Lookbook, the '80s represent a musical goldmine. Tweet


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"The first week was horrible. I was lethargic, moody, and my workouts sucked. My kids were not hip to Dad's new grouchy shortcomings. My body was deep in carb detox, starved of my normal intake of sugar, caffeine, and rice and potatoes. My body needed time to adapt to new fat-optimized pathways. I took my carb intake down to 15% of my daily intake, mostly from fresh veggies, about 20% protein from good natural meat sources, while upping my fat intake to 65%."
The reaction is not surprising, this is what's known as the "Atkins-" or "low-carb-flu". But, as a fit individual, he seemed to adapt pretty quickly:
"I started to come out of the carb-haze on day 8 and by 2 weeks in, I was feeling better. I cycled myself into ketosis.... I was starting to have consistent energy throughout the day. No lows, no crashes. I started to experiment with some carb-fasted runs with good success. I found I was able to run a 17-mile run after an 18-hour carb fast on only water and one s-cap [a salt tablet], with the last 12 at 50K race pace without any issues. I wasn't even that hungry after the run. Not my normal.
"I started to go on my long 4-5 hour runs with only 50 calories per hour of Roctane drink with no bonks. I lost 7 pounds in the first 10 days and then stabilized at my high school weight of 135 pounds. My energy levels were solid. Recovery seemed to be faster too...."
So how'd the race go? Not stress-free, as he was pretty concerned about how this would work. Big changes before a race are a no-no, and every runner knows it's a recipe for disaster. But:
"I entered Paradise Aid Station at mile 27 in 4th place and left in the lead."
There are some open questions about whether a low-carb approach actually improves performance. It clearly doesn't impair it, but is it better? But there are many ways to improve performance. If your competitors have to stop frequently to carb-load, and you don't, you've just improved your performance, even if you're not actually going any faster. Anton Krupicka and Kilian Jornet both saw success with this approach (busted legs aside).
"As I came back to Paradise at mile 47 still in the lead, I was stoked. I felt good, I had no bonks, despite going on half the calories of my normal 100-mile nutrition plan. As I left, I yelled over my shoulder at my crew, Jesse Haynes, "It's working! It's working!" I was just as surprised. I had fretted quite a bit before the race, back up gels in all my drop bags, how much to take per hour? How would my body react? Sure it seemed to work in a 4-5 hour run, but what about at 12 hours? 16? My normal regimen was out the window, the regimen that had been working for years in 100s with good success."
Nevertheless, he won:
"I crossed the line in 21 hours, 22 minutes for my 14th 100-mile win and my 23rd hundred mile finish. So thankful and excited to grab another win and feel better than I have in a while, health-wise. Paleo and OFM are working well for me and I feel strong and excited for the 2016 season! Especially with both Western States 100 and Hardrock 100 on the schedule — a mere three weeks apart.
His review of the diet?
"The LCHF diet has been amazing. I just can't say enough. I was able to go on half the calories I normally would intake in a 100-miler (GU Roctane, Vespa, unsweetened banana chips, and few orange wedges mainly). It's a different, less traveled road, but worth it for the health benefits. My post-race recovery was like nothing I've experienced before. Truly unbelievable."
Better recovery is another way to improve performance even if you're not actually faster.
Congrats to Bronco Billy, on the win and on figuring out how to cure his health issues:
"I was a mess. I'd been fighting a candida/yeast issue in my GI tract since June and a staph infection I'd picked up in South America. I'd had to go on antibiotics for the staph, but this caused the yeast to get worse. I was dealing with my 4th major candida flare-up. When it would flare, I'd usually miss a night of sleep itching out of my mind, I was sick and tired of dealing with this issue.
"In a desperate state, I started researching anti-candida diets online and came across a Paleo forum talking about yeast and candida and that the Paleo lifestyle could help heal it. After all, yeast feeds on sugar and it made sense to cut out any yeast-feeding foods, especially starchy, sugary carbs. Plus, it helped that my wife had wanted to go Paleo for several years. She'd been dealing with some insulin resistance/hypoglycemia symptoms since her 20s. She already had two Paleo cook books. So, we embarked on cutting out grains, legumes, sugar, wine, beer and even coffee for good measure (I did bring back red wine in moderation after 4 weeks). It was 7 weeks from race day when I got full-on crazy strict — even through the holidays. I had no choice. I just couldn't deal with another yeast flare-up."
See the comments on that post too, where some other top ultra-runners weigh in.
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The "Retards" of Tropic Thunder
Here's CNN:
Dozens of people from organizations such as the Special Olympics and the American Association of People with Disabilities protested the movie-industry spoof across the street from the film's Los Angeles premiere at Mann's Bruin Theatre on Monday. The protesters held up signs with slogans such as 'Call me by my name, not by my label' and chanted phrases like 'Ban the movie, ban the word…'
'When I heard about it, I felt really hurt inside,' said Special Olympics global messenger Dustin Plunkett. 'I cannot believe a writer could write something like that. It's the not the way that we want to be portrayed. We have feelings. We don't like the word retard. We are people. We're just like any other people out there. We want to be ourselves and not be discriminated against…'
Now get out your tissues. Here's Timothy Shriver, chairman of the Special Olympics, co-producer of Amistad, nephew of Ted Kennedy, and brother to Maria, wife of The Terminator:
I am so proud of everyone who turned out to Monday's premiere of the film Tropic Thunder to protest its unfortunate and humiliating portrayal of people with intellectual disabilities…
Together with the members of the international coalition, I am asking Steven Spielberg, Stacey Snider, Ben Stiller and the entire Tropic Thunder team to stop showing the film, and asking movie theaters and moviegoers to shut this movie out. Tropic Thunder is a colossal blunder. Don't show or see Tropic Thunder… I am disappointed that we were not consulted in the same manner as other minority groups depicted in the film and that there are 17 mentions of the "R-word" with one mention of the "N-word…"
The degrading use of the word 'retard' together with the broader humiliation of people with intellectual disabilities in the film goes way too far. When the R-word is casually bandied about and when bumbling, clueless caricatures designed to mimic the behavior of people with intellectual disabilities are on screen, they have an unmistakable outcome: They mock, directly or indirectly, people with intellectual disabilities. They perpetuate the worst stereotypes. They further exclusion and isolation. They are simply mean… Ban the R-word. Ban the movie. Take a stand.
Here's part of the rebuttal by Neil Miller: Adults should have the ability to process the jokes employed by Tropic Thunder within the context of the film and recognize that the joke doesn't target those with disabalities. It satirically takes aim at actors who exploit roles in which they play disabled characters in order to garner acclaim and win awards. Since children might not be able to make that connection or understand that context, the R-rating serves a strong role.
Let me say, first of all, that actors who exploit roles to garner acclaim is a phenomenon called redemptive debasement. It's when a dishonored HW actor takes a belittling role to improve his/her stature. Coincidentally, Tom Cruise himself indulges in a bit of redemptive debasement in Tropic Thunder by making himself ugly, bald, and hairy as the studio boss. It's unsettling how wholly evil Cruise behaved but he danced funny so we forgive him. His image might've recovered a little from the antics of the last few years by playing that role.
Miller also didn't quite nail it. First, he misspelled "disabalities." Second, while it's true the "retard" jokes take aim at actors exploiting roles of the mentally challenged, it's a little more than that. It takes aim at how ignorant and insensitive some of these actors can be about the people they're portraying, which is a contrast to how sensitive they can be in other ways. Sure, you're shocked about the word at first, but what you're really shocked about is how totally insensitive the actors are. Thus, they made their point. The joke is that these overly-sensitive actors are actually sensitive about no one else except themselves.
"Retard" was the perfect word.
The fact that the word is included shouldn't even be a point of contention in a big country with free speech. Are we so intellectually bankrupt that we have knee-jerk reactions about a word without even considering its context? It's the ideas behind the words that should be considered. To complain bitterly about a word only makes people want to say it that much more. Besides, even in the clips we saw of Simple Jack there was a scene where Jack says he "has a brain" and he is accepted. It's the poor acting that got a laugh.
I'm hardcore when it comes to comedy. I believe comedians should poke fun at everyone without reservation. No one is safe. If you're a comedian, I say cut your teeth on every thing under the sun without mercy. Bring everything to light. Because the act of comedians poking fun at everyone can be a perfectly healthy, cathartic experience in a society, because it bursts bubbles, releases tensions, makes us let go of trivial matters, brings us all down to the same level, and reminds us that we're all flawed, funny, human beings. But we don't really do that anymore because – oh no! – we might offend someone.
True brilliance is the way that you poke fun at those that make you angry, which is why I still love Richard Pryor. He used blue language and blue material, but the seering social commentary beneath the humor was, frankly, nothing short of brilliant. I love him.
Consider this, one of my favorite skits, "The Prison Play." The fact that the guard is saying the n-word and denigrating homosexuals was (like "retard") not intended to be an act of meanness on Pryor's part toward those groups. Pryor is making fun of the racist guard. And he's making fun of the racists in the play, too. And it works.


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Rolling Stone is a cultural icon. On a recent trip to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio, they had a huge exhibit devoted entirely to the magazine. That is just a testament to the extreme importance and influence that Rolling Stone magazine has not only in Rock and Roll, but in all genres of music. Every month the magazine features more than one mover and shaker, usually connected to music, but not always. Also, every month the back page is titled, "Charts" and list the Top 40 albums, a playlist created by a celebrity of some fashion, the top videos played on MTV that week, College Radio Top Ten Albums, and the top selling records from a record store at a unique location. Scanning this page can tell you everything that a causal enthusiast (me) needs to know about the music industry on a holistic basis. My least favorite section is the Smoking Section, where some un-named guy brags about his encounters and hanging-out-withs of various celebrities. While this magazine is largely about the music, it does foray into political matters. If you have conservative leanings and are easily angered by those who oppose your views, I would not recommend this magazine for you!


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Happy New Year to all you lovely peeps....
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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
- Tindal, William See William Tyndale.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
- n. A petty officer among lascars, or native East Indian sailors; a boatswain's mate; a cockswain.
- n. An attendant on an army.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A native petty officer of lascars, either a corporal or a boatswain. See lascar.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- n. English translator and Protestant martyr; his translation of the Bible into English (which later formed the basis for the King James Version) aroused ecclesiastical opposition; he left England in 1524 and was burned at the stake in Antwerp as a heretic (1494-1536)
Sorry, no etymologies found.
In the space of 24 hours 134.6 mm of rain fell at Tindal airbase, Northern Territory.
Weatherwatch: Cyclone Grant hits the north coast of Australia
The reason why Tindal Street Press - an Arts Council-funded imprint in Birmingham - was able to publish Clare Morrall, the Booker Prize-shortlisted novelist, and Catherine O'Flynn, the Costa award-winning writer, is that no big publisher saw the potential of these authors 'novels.
Original source article: Written by Suzanne Tindal for zdnet. com.au
And then Tindal reminds me that Greene is the first black person to be taken on as a candidate for a US Senate seat in South Carolina since the days of reconstruction immediately after the civil war almost one and a half centuries ago.
Tindal has known the Greene family for years, so how would he describe Alvin?
Suzanne Tindal at ZDNet reports that HTC Android phones from the States are being sold to Australian customers via eBay, with prices ranging from $500 to $1,000.
The lovely people at Tindal Street Press have very kindly offered a signed copy of What Was Lost by Catherine O'Flynn as well as my blog standard book fairy copy so there will be TWO winners next Sunday.
Second off the paw and winning the signed copy from Tindal Street Press is NAN. (aka lettersfromahillfarm)
Indeed, as Tindal reasonably claimed by approvingly quoting Leibniz's claim that the Chinese should send us missionaries in natural theology and its subsequent morality, revelation is neither necessary nor sufficient for proper moral behavior even for common people.
An NECSS concept has been developed to provide a flexible and responsive expeditionary capability, shared on a rotational basis between 321ECSS RAAF Base Darwin, 322ECSS RAAF Base Tindal and 323ECSS RAAF Base Townsville.


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(Reuters) - Octogenarian Playboy founder Hugh Hefner briefly swapped his iconic silk pajamas for a tuxedo to marry Crystal Harris, the one-time "runaway bride" who followed through this time at a New Year's Eve wedding.
"Happy New Year from Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Hefner!" the Playboy magazine publisher tweeted early on Tuesday.
The message accompanied a photograph of Hefner, 86, wearing what appeared to be purple silk pajamas under a black bathrobe and snuggling his bride, 26, still wearing her pale pink wedding dress. He also wore his trademark captain's hat.
An hour earlier, Hefner posted a picture of himself in a tuxedo with his bride under an arch of pink and white flowers at the wedding ceremony in the Playboy Mansion in Beverly Hills, California.
"Crystal & I married on New Year's Eve in the Mansion with Keith as my Best Man. Love that girl!" Hefner wrote on Twitter with the picture, referring to his brother Keith Hefner, a songwriter.
The couple tied the knot more than a year after their planned 2011 wedding was scuttled when Harris got cold feet.
The blonde Playboy Playmate of the Month for December 2009 jettisoned the adult entertainment mogul in what was called a "change of heart" five days before a lavish June 2011 wedding before 300 guests.
Harris, who appeared on the July 2011 cover of the adult magazine with a "runaway bride" sticker covering her bottom half, tweeted on Monday that she was ready to commit and changed her name to "Crystal Hefner" on the micro-blogging site.
"Today is the day I become Mrs. Hugh Hefner," Harris, who has a psychology degree, wrote on Twitter after writing "Feeling very happy, lucky, and blessed."
The San Diego native, whose parents are British, said she asked for Christmas ornaments rather than lingerie at her pre-Christmas bridal shower to help decorate Hefner's famed mansion.
Hefner, founder of the Playboy adult entertainment empire, has been married twice before. He and his second wife Kimberley Conrad, also a former Playmate, divorced in 2010 after a lengthy separation. His first marriage to Mildred Williams ended in divorce in 1959. He has two children from each marriage.
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NATO agrees to reinforce Poland, Baltic states against Russia
During the first day of their summit, NATO leaders move to reassure members of the former Soviet bloc against possible threats from Russia. Diane Hodges reports.
NATO leaders agreed on Friday to deploy military forces to the Baltic states and eastern Poland for the first time, and increase air and sea patrols to reassure allies who were once part of the Soviet bloc. However, the group expressed their willingness to pursue a dialogue with Moscow despite, its 2014 annexation of Crimea and support for Russian-speaking rebels in eastern Ukraine. Ukraine is not a member of NATO but its president will meet allied leaders on Saturday, where he may face pressure to fulfill Kiev's part of the agreement by accepting more de-centralization and local elections in the rebel-held eastern Donbass region. Russian warplanes have been buzzing Western civilian and military aircraft and switching off their identification signals as part of an apparent campaign of intimidation in response to Western economic sanctions over its action in Ukraine. Earlier in the day, NATO and the EU signed an agreement to increase their military and security cooperation, and said they stand united in their positions on Russia.


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This blog is all about my own experience as a cosplayer which I would like to share.
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
I apologise for the lack of updates
I am very sorry for not updating this blog. It is not that I abandoned it, I just feel I don't have enough experience in comparison to many high skilled cosplayers out there. When I get more experience I will be back updating. I would like to focus this blog more on the modelling side of cosplay as that is my main focus now. Thanks very much for reading and if I come across anything of use I will post about it! I hope you have learned something so far. Thanks.
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When you cosplay, let us know what you did and how you felt doing it. You can also mention the reactions of the community to the cosplay.ReplyDelete
I think any thing you may write will be helpful to new cosplayers. You already have some great exposure to the world of cosplay in Ireland.
Keep posting when you can and we will keep reading :D
You are right Dan. This is alot to talk about. I will be back updating now! Thanks so much for your support. :)ReplyDelete
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It's amazing how quickly a year goes by, especially when we have event markers that show us time really is moving forward. Cabin Fever Clay Festival is just such an event marker for me, and I'm delighted to see it here again. I always learn something new - or at least some great tips and tricks - and the instructors and attendees are a great group that I really enjoy. The impending winter storm here in New England caused me to change my travel plans, and I fly out in a few hours.
This year at the conference, they are honoring Maureen Carlson. The theme for the "inchie" swap is Masks. Before I pack them, I thought I'd show you the little African-inspired masks I made. This first photo shows the black and white version with a few mokume gane masks thrown in.
I am doing a show in March with a black and white theme, and somehow that color scheme just spilled over into the masks.
The other pile shows the variety of colors I used - really a contrast to the set above. It will be interesting to see which masks go quickest during the swap.
You can plan on a posting or two about the conference after I get back. I'm working with some instructors I've had previously, as well as with some who are new to me. Fun!


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Magdalena's Medieval Miscellany
Has information about recreating the Middle Ages and Renaissance (SCA), with an emphasis on Music, Dance and Costuming. It also has information on my own life in the Current Middle Ages.
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Is my personal webpage with links to pages regarding various aspects of my life and hobbies, including some of my favorite clipart sites, the homepages of friends I've met on the web, and the following:
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Includes the homepages of Jester the maroon belly Conure, Romana the Cockatiel, and Smidgin the green rump Parrotlet. It has Pictures, Stories, and tons of Links to other Bird Websites and Webrings.
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Graham Thomas, Deputy Director of Engagement
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Graham Thomas attended and graduated from the University of Tennessee in 2008. He began his career in Washington, DC as a staff assistant for U.S. Representative Marsha Blackburn. He returned to Tennessee in 2009 and worked for 21st Mortgage in downtown Knoxville. In June of 2010 Graham began working with knoxAchieves, now tnAchieves. He is currently the Deputy Director of Engagement and Partnerships for the nonprofit where he oversees the mentoring program, outreach efforts and local advisory councils.


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Microsoft Exec Warns of Rootkits
Microsoft dedicates four staffers to analyze rootkit samples found in customer computers or on the Internet. In his presentation, Danseglio offered a list of the most wanted rootkits, adding that 90 percent of what Microsoft finds relates to Hacker Defender, a rootkit from the Czech Republic based programmer who calls himself Holy Father. The programmer charges several hundred dollars to make Gold versions of his basic rootkit.
Writing rootkits isn't a crime, but using them to hide code in a computer that's been hacked by other means is, Danseglio said. Holy Father last month indicated he's retiring from his Web site business, leading some to speculate that he's been hired for some purpose somewhere. Microsoft Exec Warns of Rootkits - NewsFactor Network
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1. The coolest thing I found today is a way to upgrade my DirectTV Series II ( not really series II ) TiVo to all the functionality it should have had in the first place.
2. Recently the Barracuda Networks Podcasts were added to the Apple iTunes podcast lineup. Also a cool thing!


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We tend to think of Big Data as a pleasant innovation. It's not. It's far more than that – it's the binary defining survival versus extinction.
We're talking about the future at several levels. First, Big Data is the only thing that'll help the human race sustain itself. The numbers are stunningly evident. By 2050, Planet Earth will have over 10 billion inhabitants. The only way to sustain that many lives is to create smart cities. And these smart cities aren't just a nice futuristic innovation. They're an absolute necessity If we don't learn to be more efficient in resource utilization, if we can't control traffic, can't provide emergency services predictively, and can't predict and overcome health scares, the end result is loss of life. We might even be looking at extinction events because our ecosystem is so reliant on the delicate balance of resources and assistance at the right time and place.
In fact, Big Data has now become the difference between a safe continuation of human life and complete extinction. Consider food – the most basic of human needs. Managing the supply chain, predicting climate events, and ensuring the most efficient logistics, are just some of the advances we are working on as we figure out how to feed a large populace packed into dense spaces.
There are already inklings today of how Big Data is going to assist in these seismic changes. For instance, even today, EMC has solutions that track data coming from every single route that drivers take to actually predict where the driver is going as they enter the car. GPS information can be leveraged into knowing exactly where people are going. At the individual level, this means convenience. But at the global level, it means exponential rises in efficiency as drivers and other modes of transport are predictively redirected to optimal routes. Right now, we benefit from the luxury of our GPS knowing we want to get to the office because its 8 am on a Tuesday. Tomorrow, the ability to gather and harvest this data will secure efficient food supplies.
This stark comparison between life and death isn't just evident at the macro human civilisation level. It applies to individual businesses too. Let me give an example. My father was an ardent fan of Kodak when we were growing up. Everything – the film, the camera, the accessories – simply had to be Kodak for any pictures to be taken.
Kodak doesn't exist today, because it didn't predict change. The analogue to digital shift in photography killed the company. The irony is that Kodak's engineers invented and developed the digital camera before anyone else. They took it to senior management, who just couldn't see the writing on the wall. That's because they didn't have access to smart Big Data. And we've lost a lot of Fortune 500 companies because they weren't equipped to keep up with Big Data. So for businesses, we see a choice coming rapidly over the horizon – take action or die out. They need to move from merely collecting the data, to analysing it and using those analytics to adjust their business. To be useful, Big Data must complete its journey from information to insight to action. If there's no action taken, you might as well not have the data.
I can't advocate strongly enough how Big Data actually gives us the power to change where we go. Businesses have traditionally felt themselves victims of the future. They could predict it but were powerless to change it. Big Data, combined with EMC intelligence, changes the game. It's no longer just about predicting the future passively, but also having the knowledge to change it in beneficial ways.
So, again, Big Data is the choice between success and failure, life and extinction. But it's also not a solitary endeavour. I firmly believe analytics and action is a team sport. This team could exist within a company, or even a department. In terms of the bigger picture, we're going to have to see greater collusion between citizens, governments and the private sector. The citizen defines the need and the application, the city provides the infrastructure, and the private sector provides the connectivity and innovation. By working together, and working with Big Data, we can have a future that's incredibly bright. Fail, and we're looking at a different outcome altogether.


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Regional Cooperation and Development Forum Regional Development: It's Time to Innovate Sunday 16 June 2013, National Convention Centre Canberra
Includes the launch of the 2013-14 State of the Regions Report
2013 presents significant opportunities for Australia's regions and the local government authorities governing those regions.
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I met with the students on my second day at the University, along with my outstanding translator, who was there for me that every session, sometimes translating me into Spanish, and sometimes including my hosts into English for me. As the letter I posted yesterday suggested, they were all familiar with books of mine. They asked questions that showed a political awareness that would have been unlikely in a US, setting. Part of the interest in talking with me, was a desire to know how to respond to a transformation of the country that is underway. In addition to the impending free trade agreement with the United States and the arrangement for three military bases, the government is planning a massive reform, a word that should make any right-minded person tremble.
Presently, the country is fairly generous with students, apparently far more than United States. All this is going to cease because the program was funded with World Bank money, which now must be repaid. In addition, universities will be privatized and turned into trade schools for the extractive industries, upon which the new economic plan rests. Colombia has already been under a heavily neoliberal program. The new move smacks of a combination of absurdity and violence.
After meeting with the students, I did an interview with a magazine published by the University. My first lecture was entitled "the Crisis in Capitalism from a US Perspective." Each of the commentators based presentation on one of my books, together with their critique of my talk, as well as material of their own interest. German Umana [pardon the absence of the Spanish characters here.] Was the first commentator. I was very impressed by the depth of his critique, delivered with a vigor that seemed common among the presenters here. The professor told the audience that his daughter reprimanded him for not participating in the massive demonstration that day.
I did not know it at the time, but Blanche was there at the demonstration, taking pictures of the Army tank, but not of the helicopters at the demonstration. She was told that the show of military force was necessary to protect the demonstrators in case that the FARC would unleash violence there.
My afternoon lecture was called "The Social and Environmental Consequences of Neoliberalism." The commentator, Prof. Irma Banquero Haberlin, mostly concentrated on the environmental toll of the petrochemical industry in Colombia. Her presentation was very informative.
The next day, my first lecture was, "The Exclusion of Labor in Economic Theory." The commentator, Prof. Luis Armando Banco did an excellent job of commenting with the usual Colombian enthusiasm. He correctly used commentary to address a blind spot in my work: the condition of immigrants in the United States.
The final talk was "The Larger Theoretical Problems with Economic Theory." The commentator was Isidro Hernandez. His presentation was less political, but more on a high academic level, which I appreciated very much.
I would've appreciated the conference much more if I had not been plagued by food poisoning, which I got from eating two bites of an airplane salad. Blanche's was much worse.
Because my schedule, I saw nothing of Columbia, except the airport, the hotel, the University, and the road back to the hotel. The speakers and the students, however, offered a great deal of information. The most informative talk came from Eduardo Sarmiento Palacio [I spelled his name wrong yesterday], trained at the University of Minnesota in highly technical economics, and formerly director of national planning until criticism of the government marginalized him.
Correction: Some of the students told me that my report of the number of students in the economics program was about 140, not 340.
Saturday, April 9, 2011
Conclusion: The Bogota Symposium on my Work
2 comments:
- Martin Langeland said...
Thank you for these informative and evocative reports.
This one, in particular, reminds me of a story by the folk singer/songwriter U. Utah Phillips. He was addressing his son's high school graduating class. "Soon people here will tell you that you are America's greatest natural resource. Have you seen what they do to great natural resources? Run, kids, RUN!"
- April 10, 2011 at 1:56 PM
- Intrinsic said...
I am glad you are enjoying your time in the country. I am jealous that I cant soak up the culture as you would have.
-Intrinsic Value
- April 10, 2011 at 9:49 PM
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Here are the 2 newest members of our little club:
That's Michelle on the left and Britt on the right. We were discussing knitting at our holiday party last week and Britt mentioned that she'd always wanted to learn. I told her that I'd be happy to teach her and a knitting circle was born. We had quite a few people walking past the conference room stop and chat about knitting.
I was very sad to hear one nurse talk about her fear of knitting circularly. She said, "Oh my friends told me that it's just too hard. So I want to knit mittens, but I can't." I told her to come next Tuesday and I'll get her started. Too hard! What kind of teacher says that??
Here's what I've been working on:
The picture is a little disappointing – you can't really see the depth of the pattern. This is the Lisa Knits scarf. I'm knitting it in the Canadian singles I bought in Baltimore. It's making a lumpy, bumpy scarf that's really interesting. The yarn is a little harsh, but I think washing will work wonders.
I need a new, big project to take to Antarctica with me. Jillian and I are taking a trip over to Threadbear next week. Should it be a sweater? I imagine I could get quite a few pairs of socks done. Nancy wants to knit these. I'm sure one or two of them will come home with me.


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Arm Farm Team – Claire Nyholm
- Division: Female Open
- Rating: 854
- Playing Since: 2004
- Home Town: Santa Rosa, CA
- Home Town Course: Taylor Mountain
- Most Current Player Stats – PDGA
Favorites: Gear | Courses | Tournaments
- Favorite DGA Disc: The Rogue or the Undertow.
- Favorite DGA Apparel Item: DGA Hoodie
Top 5 Courses:
- Black Rock
- Taylor
- Golden Gate Park
- Bijou
- Lake Sonoma
Top Tournaments:
- UFOs Pro Am
- Country Club Classic
What is your best tip for a disc golfer that has just started playing?
Practice throwing in a field first to learn how a disc flies. Try to play a round with someone experienced in the game so you can pick up on their techniques and get good advice.