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Thursday, July 5, 2012
The Midnight Oil
32 comments:
- Liselot said...
Beautiful card, great colouring as usual!
- July 5, 2012 at 6:04 AM
- Elaine L. said...
This is wonderful, Dorcas! I love the paint on the edges...will have to try that!
- July 5, 2012 at 6:28 AM
- Tine said...
LOL. This is ME in years gone by!!!! Long hair et al (mine locks were even longer believe it or not, LOL). Love it, and as you say, very artsy. Perfect for the image.
Tine :)
- July 5, 2012 at 6:36 AM
- Pat said...
Oh, oh, ohhhhh...you are such a rebel! hehe! I love the layered papers...and staples...and stitching...and your image...whoa...beautifully colored! Ohhhh...I just noticed your latest tute...gott go read it! Mwahhhh! Pat Frank
- July 5, 2012 at 7:42 AM
- Dannii said...
Stunning card. Loving the layers. Super image and I adore how you have printed it onto a darker paper. x
- July 5, 2012 at 7:56 AM
- Jennifer Scull said...
gosh this is beautiful, Dorcas! it popped up in my blog feeder and I had to race right over to tell you how much I like it! you always add the perfect touch to anything you make. :)
- July 5, 2012 at 8:21 AM
- Linda w said...
I love this Dorcas, and your colouring is wonderful of course. Thanks for all the recent tutorials, they are priceless. Don't have time to comment on all the posts I've missed, but I've seen them, and needless to say, love them. Hugs lin
- July 5, 2012 at 8:24 AM
- dj1952 said...
I really love all you did on this card. I wish I had time and a place to make cards, but my space is all messed up while it's being organized. (Yeah, that's a joke. I'd cry if it would help.) hugs, dj
- July 5, 2012 at 8:43 AM
- Debbie said...
Love the black, it makes it POP and the white smudging is really gorgeous and the perfect touch!!!! Also love the fabric you've added...
- July 5, 2012 at 9:28 AM
- Gretha said...
Woww, a stunning card Dorcas and your image is wonderful coloured.
Hugs Gretha
- July 5, 2012 at 9:34 AM
- José said...
What a beautiful card. Looks so vintage. I like that very much. And the black fits in it.
The image is wonderful coloured.
It's graet!!!!
Hugs, José
- July 5, 2012 at 10:53 AM
- Sharla said...
This is AWESOME...I like everything about it! The kraft, the white paint smudges, and the image is so cute!
Thanks for joining us at Card Cupids!
~Sharla-DT member
- July 5, 2012 at 12:51 PM
- Elaine said...
What a stunning card I love the way you colour wow what fabulous work Hugs Elaine
- July 5, 2012 at 1:03 PM
- Kathleen said...
What a beautiful card.....It's always a pleasure to see colour pencil work done well.
Kathleen x
- July 5, 2012 at 2:01 PM
- June Nelson said...
Its fantastic sweetie, mattig or no matting what abeautiful card xxxxxx
- July 5, 2012 at 3:51 PM
- Mynnette said...
This is AMAZING! LOVE your coloring on kraft--so pretty!!! :)
- July 5, 2012 at 7:23 PM
- debby4000 said...
Love your gorgeous and adorable card.
- July 6, 2012 at 3:52 AM
- Dana said...
Love this Dorcas!! It is different from your usual layouts but just as gorgeous!! Love the grungy border you added. I just want to jump in and paint right along side her : )
- July 6, 2012 at 8:57 AM
- Sally Cicada Designs said...
WOW!!! Dorcas, this is such an amazing card. A great image and so beautifully coloured. No one does kraft & pencils quite like you. Thanks for the great tutorials too. I can see I'm going to need a cold drink and a snack because I'm going to be on your blog awhile lol!! Thanks for sharing!!
Sarah ☺
- July 6, 2012 at 9:20 AM
- nancyparker55 said...
Oh Dorcas, I love it! Is there a style you can't do? lol
Have a wonderful wweekend.
- July 6, 2012 at 9:57 AM
gorgeous card! found you on cupcake craft room. no matting! very cool, havent tried that, not sure if i could! love the image too and colours !
- July 6, 2012 at 10:11 AM
- Babs said...
Very cool card Dorcas! Great colouring and I love the touch of black, as was mentioned before, black makes things "pop".
Luv, Babs xo
- July 6, 2012 at 11:46 AM
- Tracy said...
This image is my daughter over and over. :-) Haven't colored it up yet cause the project inspiration hasn't struck. You did a beautiful job and the lack of mats sure didn't detract from it one bit. :-) Hugs!
- July 6, 2012 at 12:39 PM
- Wishcraft said...
Fabulous card! Love the image and your beautiful colouring, and the white paint looks great too. Thanks for joining in with my WNW challenge hun :o) Hugs, Lisa x
- July 6, 2012 at 12:47 PM
- Karen said...
Girl...your coloring is SUPERB!
Thanks for joining us at Card Cupids. Hope to see you again!
- July 7, 2012 at 8:43 AM
- Nannieflash said...
Stunning card Dorcas and I love the layout to, and your image is so beautifully coloured. hugs Shirleyxxxxx
- July 8, 2012 at 8:20 AM
- Iulia said...
This is totally amazing, Dorcas! I love the fact you went a bit smudgy with this one, love the artsy look , definitely this image is very inspirational and you did a GREAT job!
Have a nice day sweetie!
- July 8, 2012 at 8:59 AM
- Jo Davies said...
Beautiful card...thanks for sharing with us at Cupcake Craftroom Challenge this month, Jo xxx
- July 8, 2012 at 9:17 AM
Just brilliant, love the image and beautifully coloured!
Helen x
- July 8, 2012 at 12:54 PM
- nwilliams6 said...
Inspiring stuff here! Love the sketch, the linen/burlap, and the way you colored this beautiful image and brought it to life. Wow!
- July 9, 2012 at 6:28 AM
- Chris said...
I love everything about this card! it's just beautiful!
- July 9, 2012 at 6:01 PM
- Zoe Sanderson said...
Absolutely gorgeous card love your colouring great use of paint here. Thank you for sharing this fab card with our Tanda Teaser XOXO Zoe
- July 9, 2012 at 6:12 PM

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With the advent of the new year, Valentine's Day is just around the corner, and I don't know about you, but I've already got love on the brain. I'm not alone! All this month on the JBS blog, we'll be sharing ideas to help you plan ahead for February 14. I'd love to share with you an idea for Valentine's treat bags, perfect for a child's class or circle of friends.
I began by rummaging through my stash of JBS goodies and setting aside items that had a Valentine's feel. Do you have any idea how many JBS products there are that are perfect for V-Day projects? Oodles!
To create the treat bags, I used my die-cut machine to cut out templates from sheets of JBS paper and JBS/Core'dinations cardstock.
With a few folds here and there, the bags came together quickly.They can be filled with sweets, valentines, and heart confetti (which I punched from the excess paper left behind after trimming the templates). I personalized each bag by layering journaling cards, bingo cards, flowers, bows, buttons, and other accents, and then added a monogram for each of my daughter's friends.
I may or may not have consumed all of the "stunt chocolate" that I used to fill these bags.
All this month, there will be more love coming your way as the design team shares ideas for Valentine's decor, cards, and gifts. Sweet!


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ABSORPTION SPECTRA OF CONJUGATED POLYENES Abstract Ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy is used explore the electronic structure of several conjugated polyenes, and a Particle in a Box model is used to extract structural information. Background Reading · D.A. McQuarrie, Quantum Chemistry, §3-5, "The Energy of a Particle in a Box is Quantized", pp. 85-88. Background Conjugated polyenes are characterized by a structure with alternating p-electron character (double bonds). It is known that electrons are delocalized over the entire conjugated system. By changing the size of the conjugated system, control can be exerted over the "box" in which the electrons may move. This aspect of conjugated molecules suggests that the "Particle in a Box" quantum mechanical model may reasonably describe their electronic energy levels, measured through ultraviolet/visible spectra. In all spectroscopy experiments, one is primarily concerned with the energy level transitions that will occur with the introduction of light. In the case of the polyene spectra, the observed transition will be between the two lowest electronic states (denoted as the S1 ¬ S0 transition). Polyenes are perhaps the most ubiquitous pigment in nature, occurring in organisms ranging in complexity from bacteria to humans. Their primary role is as protective agents, helping to prevent the oxidation of key chemical species involved in events such as respiration. This class of anti-oxidants are referred to as carotenoids. As the name suggests, b-carotene is a key carotenoid in plants. Carotenoids in photosynthetic systems also help to absorb sunlight, passing the energy on to chlorophylls, which begin the conversion of this electronic energy into chemical energy (photosynthesis). Polyenes also make up the photoreceptors in many organisms, including the rods and cones of the human eye. Clearly, it is crucially important to understand the photophysics of polyenes. The complex electronic structures of naturally occurring polyenes such as carotenoids are currently the focus of intense study in many laboratories. We will focus on the simpler electronic structures of synthetic polyenes, which are reasonably described by the Particle in a Box model. In order to understand how the Particle in a Box model is applied to conjugated systems, the application of the analysis to the hexatriene molecule is detailed below. For hexatriene, there are three pi bonds and thus there are six pi electrons (N=6). Two electrons are placed in each energy level (Pauli Exclusion Principle) starting from the lowest energy level (Aufbau Principle).
For hexatriene, it can be seen that the S1 ¬ S0 transition corresponds to a n=4 ¬ n=3 transition in the Particle in a Box model. The wavefunctions and energy for the Particle in a Box model are
where n = 1, 2, 3 ... The box length a can be calculated from the energy difference for the S1 ¬ S0 transition.
where nS0 = N/2 and nS1 = N/2 + 1. Therefore, DE can be expressed in terms of N, the number of pi electrons
which may be solved for the box length
The box length, a, may be also be related to the polyene structure with the intuitive formula a = (N · l) + E (7) where N is the number of pi electrons (which equals the number of C atoms in the polyene chain), l is the C–C bond length in the chain, and E is the effective size of the endgroups. (See Appendix I, p. 20.) In this experiment, you will use the wavelength of the S1 ¬ S0 transition with Eq. 6 to determine box length for each polyene consistent with the Particle in a Box model. These box lengths for a family of structurally similar polyenes (with different N) will then be used to estimate l and E for that family. Procedure Sign up for two hours of time on the Cary-5E UV-Vis Spectrophotometer in the Spectroscopy Lab (Peale 233). Turn on the computer first and run the Scan program. Sign in logbook. After the Scan program has loaded, verify that the sample compartment is empty and turn on the Cary spectrophotometer. Wait for the Cary to initialize itself. (If errors occur, click OK and allow the Cary to try again. The instrument is initialized when the Abs and Wavelength displays in the upper corners of the screen are active.) Report any instrument error messages in logbook. Set the following in the Setup dialog box: Cary tab: X Mode Mode: Nanometers Start: 900 Stop: 200 Y Mode Mode: Abs Ymin: -0.1 Ymax: 2.5
Cary tab (con't): Scan Controls Ave time (s): 0.1 Data interval (nm): 1 Scan rate (nm/min): 600 Options tab: SBW (nm): 2 Beam Mode: Double Source/Detector: UV-VIS
The samples are pre-mixed and located in the spectroscopy laboratory hood. Handle the quartz cuvettes with care; they are fragile. Touch only the frosted sides, taking care to not get fingerprints on the windows. The windows may be cleaned by gently wiping with a Kimwipe moistened with methanol. Take no more than one cuvette volume of stock solution for each compound. Be careful not to contaminate the stock solutions; use the separate dropper provided for each solution. Seal each bottle immediately after use. Insert the sample in the front cuvette holder and the solvent reference in the rear holder. Click the Start button to initiate a scan. For the Save As location, navigate to the C:\Chem346 directory and use your initials and the dye code as the filename, e.g., BPK-IA. For the Sample Name, use the dye name and code, e.g., 1,1'-diethyl-2,2'cyanine iodide (I-A). Record UVVIS spectra for each of the polyenes that have been assigned to your group. Dispose of used dye solution in the organic waste disposal container provided in the hood. Print the full UV-VIS absorption spectra of each of the polyenes. Also print an extra copy of the full spectra for your notebook. Expand the horizontal and vertical scales about the S1 ¬ S0 peak in each spectrum of the polyenes, and print the expanded spectrum of each compound so that the wavelength of the band origin can be determined. (Graph: Axes Scales is useful for adjusting the horizontal and vertical axis scales.) Print a graph that has all of your polyene spectra superimposed. (Graph: Trace Preferences is useful for overlaying spectra.) When finished, turn off the Cary and computer. Rinse the cuvettes out several times with methanol. Let them dry before putting the cuvettes away in their container. Clean up any mess that might have been made. Leave the area very clean. Lab Report Follow the format given with the course syllabus. The following guide should help. Introduction. State the purpose of this laboratory experiment. Indicate what quantities are to be determined, and how this will be done. Briefly describe what quantum mechanical model will be used to interpret the absorption spectra. Give the equations that will be used to treat the data, clearly indicating what each variable represents. Experimental. Briefly summarize the procedure followed and include all details relevant to the taking of the spectra. Include some discussion on the internal workings of the spectrophotometer. What are the advantages and disadvantages of this type of spectrophotometer? Spectra. Include the expanded spectrum for each polyene. The expanded spectrum should show the band origin extrapolation. Include the superimposed polyene spectrum, with each polyene clearly labeled. Each spectrum should have a figure number, descriptive caption, and labeled axes. Results. Determine the wavelength of the band origin l for the S1 ¬ S0 transition in each of the polyenes. Post your results (dye code, compound name, and band origin) for each polyene measured on ChemBoard for use by the entire class. Comment on each recorded spectrum. Calculate the effective box length for each polyene in the class-collected data set using Eq. 6. Prepare a table for the class-collected data set with columns for compound code, compound name, total number of pelectrons in the straight chain conjugated part of the molecule N, band origin l, and effective box length a. Show one sample calculation for a polyene whose spectrum you recorded. For each polyene family, construct a plot of box length against number of C atoms in the polyene chain, fit this data with a straight line (Eq. 7), and extract experimental determinations of the C–C bond length and the size of the endgroups. Perform a similar analysis and construct a plot using the entire polyene data set. Report your results in a table. Standard Deviation. Determine and report the standard deviation of the experimentally determined C–C bond length l and endgroup size E for each family as well as the entire data set. Report your final values and standard deviations of the C–C bond length and endgroup size in a table. Discussion. Use your results to evaluate the usefulness and accuracy of the Particle in a Box model for polyene electronic transitions. Qualitatively evaluate the model by discussing the observed correlation between polyene chain length and S1 ¬ S0 transition wavelength. Quantitatively evaluate the model by comparing your experimental C–C bond lengths to literature values for various types of C–C bonds (single, double, conjugated, etc.). Discuss the validity of the experimentally determined endgroup sizes. Compare the differences between experimental and literature CC bond lengths to your experimental uncertainties. Compare the uncertainty obtained from the individual polyene analyses with that obtained for the entire data set. What limits the quantitative accuracy of the analysis? Conclude your discussion with an assessment of at least two specific strengths and two specific weaknesses of the Particle in a Box model for electronic transitions. References. Cite all literature references, including page numbers. Notebook. Attach photocopies of all pages in your laboratory notebook that are relevant to the experiment. Appendix I: Structures and Names of Polyenes Under Study
n = 0: 1,1'-diethyl-2,2'-cyanine iodide (I-A) n = 1: 1,1'-diethyl-2,2'-carbocyanine iodide (I-B) n = 2: 1,1'-diethyl-2,2'-dicarbocyanine iodide (I-C)
n = 0: 1,1'-diethyl-4,4'-cyanine iodide (II-A) n = 1: 1,1'-diethyl-4,4'-carbocyanine iodide (II-B) n = 2: 1,1'-diethyl-4,4'-dicarbocyanine iodide (II-C)
n = 0: 3,3'-diethylthiacyanine iodide (III-A) n = 1: 3,3'-diethylthiacarbocyanine iodide (III-B) n = 2: 3,3'-diethylthiadicarbocyanine iodide (III-C) n = 3: 3,3'-diethylthiatricarbocyanine iodide (III-D)
n = 1: 3,3'-diethyloxocarbocyanine iodide (IV-B) n = 2: 3,3'-diethyloxodicarbocyanine iodide (IV-C) n = 3: 3,3'-diethyloxotricarbocyanine iodide (IV-D)
n = 1: trans-1,2-diphenylethene (V-A) n = 2: trans-1,4-diphenyl-1,3-butadiene (V-B) n = 3: trans-1,6-diphenyl-1,3,5-hexatriene (V-C) n = 4: trans-1,8-diphenyl-1,3,5,7-octatetraene (V-D)
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Casey Affleck, Jessica Alba, Kate Hudson, Ned Beatty and Simon Baker star in this very gritty and well executed adaptation of the 1952 crime novel by Jim Thompson. The novel was considered to be one of the outrageous 1950's crime novels not only at the time, for years to come as a sort of perverse landmark.
Sheriff Lou Ford (Casey Affleck) at first appears to be a respectable West Texas sheriff, but this mask is slowly and disturbingly torn away as he appears to be only a sadist and a killer wearing a badge. At one point, he's supposed to run a prostitute(Jessica Alba) out of town, but instead unprofessionally opts for giving her tough belt whipping instead and then has sex with her. He then begins an unprofessional, and a sadomasochistic bent relationship with this prostitute, whom he later brutally beats leaving her for dead to frame another officer of the law whom he murders to make things appear as a brutal and violent murder scene. It's just one of many very disturbing and very violent images in this outrageous and gritty crime film. On one hand, Sheriff Lou Ford appears to love the prostitute, on the other hand he has a very sick personality, which only just degenerates into violence and murder as his life seems to completely unravel on-screen.
More creepy insights into the life of Sheriff Lou Ford emerge when he opens a book in which he keeps some old sadomasochistic photographs and reminisces over an experience as a young boy when a young women introduced him into such sexual activities. Supposedly, this only ignited a taste in him for increased levels of violence throughout his life that only later degenerates beyond perverse sexuality into full blown violence and murder.
Some scenes such as Sheriff Lou Ford putting out a lit cigar in the hand of a panhandler only serve to illustrate his desire to cause pain to others as his disturbed personality only descends into a full blown freefall. Equally disturbing is the fact that his brother took false responsibility for a sex crime that young Lou Ford committed, putting him in prison, while the dangerous brother continues to run free and cause more and more harm to others whom his life touches. Casey Affleck is such a great actor here. This is the best role that I've seen him in.
This film debuted at the Sundance film festival, and quickly won praise from many critics although many still had strong reservations about the violence and perverse sexuality inherent in this film. A parents advisory about the content of the film reads like a huge laundry list of outrageous sexual acts and violent scenes. However, for someone with a strong stomach for a gritty crime film, THE KILLER INSIDE ME is a really great film despite such strong content.
The Bottom Line: A very tough film, but a great period piece crime film that really satisfies. And there is the added bonus of actress Jessica Alba featured in a highly sexual role that might just please more than a few of her legions of fans who wish to see her that way. +++(Three Stars, good. Buy or rent this very good film. What a great adaption of an old 50's crime novel).


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Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe is expected to sign on the 2nd of January at Temple Trees the proposed criteria for media to be presented to parliament on the conduct of an unbiased and just election according to the constitution.
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The Transportation and Security Administration plans to roll out its PreCheck faster screening program to 60 more airports, including those in Burbank, Ontario and Long Beach, by the end of 2013, according to a TSA statement. Other California airports in line for PreCheck include Oakland, Sacramento, San Diego and San Jose.
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The move comes as TSA fine-tunes the PreCheck application process. Fliers currently enrolled had to have been a member of a Trusted Traveler program or were invited to apply through their airline frequent flier or hotel loyalty program.


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Life After MEST: One Woman's Tech Journey
After receiving a B.A. in Economics and French from the University of Ghana, Akua Baning attended the MEST 2- year Tech Entrepreneurial Training Program. Akua graduated from MEST in 2014 as one of four women in her graduating class. It has now been a year since completing the intensive program and she is currently developing a startup that was born at MEST and is the Community Manager for iSpace, a non-profit organisation dedicated to providing co-working space, community gathering point and network for driving entrepreneurial success for product-oriented technology startups in Ghana. Akua shares a few thoughts on how MEST has prepared her for the present and the future.
How did your experience at MEST prepare you for your current role?
I'm the Community Manager at iSpace a co-working space and innovation hub which envisions a thriving technological, entrepreneurial and innovative ecosystem in Accra. My experience at MEST prepared me in several ways. Firstly it enabled me gain understanding of an ecosystem I had limited knowledge of prior to joining MEST. The 2-year training program also enabled me to appreciate the importance of working hard and holding my output to the highest standard. Very importantly, I'm privileged to have a high quality network of professionals and entrepreneurs whose knowledge and experience are very valuable to the members of the iSpace community and the growth of the tech ecosystem.
Did you feel adequately prepared to become a tech entrepreneur?
Can you ever be ready? Lol…I don't know if you can but I have a lot of lessons and I'll be more ready in my next venture.
What influenced your decision to work instead of launching a tech company?
I'm working on both. After the 2-year program at MEST, my company, Nim Street –a crowdfunding platform for creative projects, was not offered funding. After spending the next few months to boost interest and get funding we have decided to regroup so be expecting something exciting from Nim Street very soon. Luckily my work at iSpace exposes me to a network of talented creatives and entrepreneurs who have given us amazing feedback on Nim Street.
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Javier Vazquez Wrestling Nationals
Sunday, January 29th, 2012 starts at the Los Angeles Convention Center.
Wrestling tournament for the kids / Fit Expo for the parents / BJJ Tournament (Gracie Nationals).
This is part of the Dominator Series and competitors earn points towards the CAGWA Dominator Championship Belt. This is the same day the Gracie Nationals Jiu-Jitsu Tournament is being held at the LA Fitness Expo - check out both.
Now Javier "Showtime" Vazquez gets paid to fight and grapple for the UFC but he got his start by start wresting in high school. He's competed, coached, mentored and volentered so when the oppertunity arrose to bring a wresting tournament to the LA Fit Expo the Vazquez was the perfect embasador.
CEO of CAGWA Eddie Ruiz comments, "This joint venture is ideal for both parents and wrestlers. Parents and wrestlers will enjoy their wrestling experience and enjoy the rest of the day attending the Fitness Expo."
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Thursday, May 19, 2011
I am my camera, we miss a lot trying to get everything perfect. So, we are giving up on that for a while. We've been giving it up like an addict gives up the substance and as a result everything seems to be better, more clear and perfect in a way our seeking of it never could get before.
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- Kasi Good said...
oh my hell. AMEN.
- May 19, 2011 at 9:54 PM
- olivia said...
thanks for the reminder. it seems i think i know this and then something happens and i realize i'm no where near internalizing it.
- May 25, 2011 at 8:40 AM
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To parents
In general, the internet is a good place. Thanks to internet, people can find new friends with similar interests, can be more social. Then again just like on the streets, bad things can also happen on the internets. Your children can't become drug dealers or steal cars on the internet, but still, there are some dangers to be considered. It's parent's duty to protect their children from these dangers.
Spend more time with your children. Children try to escape to the virtual world when there are problems in the real life or if nobody listens to their problems. If your relationship with your children is based on trust then you can influence them in a positive way. Don't try to control your child all the time - if there's trust between you then the child will ask for help or advice him/herself. Nowadays children know a lot more than you about the internet and because of that don't lecture and deny all the time but listen, ask and let them teach you, like this you will learn a lot more and protect your children.
Ask what is there good/bad about in Top.al. Make yourself an account in Top.al, add your child to your friend list. Take a look at your child's profile - which information is visible only to friend in the list, which to everybody. If there's something that bothers you then try explaining why it's bothering you and guide him/her. Commanding and denying doesn't work. If your child is being harassed or bullied then they don't usually know how to react. Unfortunately the law is weak in this case - real action can be taken only when something has already happened and it's too late. Ask your child to always tell you if something disturbing or suspicious is going on.
To kids
Top.al is a perfect place to find friends and to interact with them but please remember, that like in real life, there are also dangers on the internet. To avoid them, we suggest to follow these safety rules.
Remember that the information you publish, is accessible and visible to others. Basically that's OK but it also means you shouldn't upload something that you don't want others to see! There are different people in the world, good and bad. Some bad ones use the internet, so if you don't want them to get your e-mail, MSN or phone number, then just don't show them in public. Protect your profile - choose internet access places as carefully as you choose your own passwords.
Don't go out with people whom you met on the internet. If you really have to then tell about it to your parents - let them know where you are and how they can reach you. If this also is not a solution then let your friends know. Take somebody with you to the first date (grown up recommended). Meet in a place where there are a lot of people - mall, popular cafe, etc. If possible check with whom you are really dealing with, check if you have common friends. Remember - people are not always have as good of intentions as you would assume.
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The former West Hollywood headquarters of noted architect Charles Luckman was sold Wednesday for a near-record price per square foot in Los Angeles County, accentuating a run-up in local office values over the last few years.
Los Angeles-based Mani Bros. Real Estate Group bought two Sunset Boulevard office buildings on the eastern border of Beverly Hills for undisclosed terms, said Chief Executive Simon Mani.
Real estate sources familiar with the transaction, who asked not to be identified in order to protect future business relationships, said Mani Bros. paid $155 million, or about $525 per square foot.
Los Angeles County office prices have climbed rapidly in recent years as investors scrambled to take advantage of the region's improving economy and rising rents. Two Woodland Hills towers sold for more than $560 per square foot in 2004 as part of a real estate portfolio sale. Earlier this year, the Wilshire Roxbury Building in Beverly Hills sold for $484 a square foot.


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Hillary replies, "I have to go to the bathroom."
"Well, go then! Why are you waking me up?"
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Please pay special attention to the name (and blog site) of the comments...the poll to the right can only fit so much...therefore, the name of the person, (and their blog link - WINK) is how you will vote... Also, click on the links below to check out some very fun, cool...hip blogs!
ON A SIDE NOTE: Please click on the banner link below for my friend Jason's Site, OUTNUMBERED There is one amazing story and your chance to contribute to an amazing cause. We did...and even if you cannot, please read the post...truly touching!
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10 BellaBuddies left comments! Ya know ya wanna!!:
- Otter Thomas said...
My comment was terrible. It is something I say meaning "do whatever you like" that my wife hates.
- October 16, 2009 at 7:37 AM
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This picture makes my heart sing! :)
- October 16, 2009 at 8:39 AM
- S3XinthePantry said...
I liked PJ's comment because it was what I thouht of when I saw the picture...
- October 16, 2009 at 2:29 PM
- Teacher Tom said...
I have to vote for PJ's comment.
- October 16, 2009 at 4:35 PM
- Melisa with one S said...
I am sitting here CRACKING UP because you spelled my name with 2 s's.
It's one S!
Melisa with ONE S!!!!
(I'm not insulted; I'm ROFL!)
- October 16, 2009 at 5:51 PM
- surprised mom said...
Personally, I like PJ's comment best. But, all the comments are cute and clever.
I had to laugh. My first thought was, I left a comment? It was included in a poll. Hey, thank for including mine.
She's such a cutie!
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I'm sorry I missed it the first time! Lovely photo.
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i like PJ's best too :p miss bella is a cutie patootie ;)
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WOW, so many votes for mine. But, since I can't in good conscious vote for mine, I'm going with Melisa's.
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While I don't follow FlyLady as well as I should, I have picked up tips from her. Getting rid of clutter, organizing necessary items and being frugal. Here's one instance:
I'm sure that many of you have these floating around your homes: personalized mailing labels sent by various organizations as a donation incentive. I knew that I had a couple of sheets on my desk and I thought that I might have some more in a basket but I wasn't sure.
Today, while looking at a catalog from Colorful Images, I noticed that they have an organizer specifically for labels. Well, I'm too cheap to buy something like that, so I came up with my own method.
I'm a big fan of office supplies, so I took a look in my storage closet. I found a thin 3-ring binder (about 1/2" spine) and some page protectors. Then I searched my desk areas and gathered together all of my labels. Most of them are sheets that are either folded or microperfed. I unfolded or separated each sheet so that all of the labels are visible. Then I put 2 sheets back to back and put them in a page protector.
Now I know I don't need to purchase any mailing labels (for probably several years) and I can find any style that I would like at any time!


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Click here to read Mike's newsletter from spring 2015.
Volume 26, Spring 2015: Newsletter
5 days ago
This girl, rocking her 2nd year of university, never ceases to make me smile. 😊 Happy Valentine's Day Nae Nae! ❤ ... See MoreSee Less
Well done! 2nd year!❤
1 week ago
Paul Wells - what a read. Mesmerizing.
Just a sample:
"And the whole glorious process led precisely where it was supposed to lead, where anyone involved would have told you it was going to lead, if you had thought to ask: to a new chapter inserted into the Criminal Code, Part XXII.1, "Remediation Agreements."
Right there where everyone would naturally think to look, immediately after Part XXII, "Procuring Attendance." All inserted in the way one would naturally do this sort of thing, in Division 20 of Part 6 of the 385-page Budget Implementation Act, 2018 of a government that was elected in 2015 on a promise to resist the temptation to pass numbing kitchen-sink omnibus bills, and which is ready to fight you if you dare to claim this is an example of that." ... See MoreSee Less
Canada, the show - Macleans.caPaul Wells: You thought this government was about family benefits and boil-water advisories? The Lavalin affair offers a glimpse of the real scene—maybe the real Canada.
If the rules don't work, change them. As usual the rich have their way and we pay!
So tongue-in-cheek... except for this part which, perhaps, is the point.
"But we could definitely have a conversation about the wisdom of this sort of thing, if this were the sort of country where we have conversations."
Time for new leadetship
You can't fix stupid
Liberals are a side show circus joke.
Yes I second that motion 👍
Liberal seem to be doing all the talking and never hear us. Unfortunately he is nowhere near what his father ever was. Quit politics and sent the wife back to work. It would be better for all parties.
Return them all back to the Swamp. A Bunch Of Liberal Crooks.
Mike Lake added 3 new photos.
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One of my favourite things about speaking to university classes is the post-presentation conversations with students.
It's impossible to hold onto old stereotypes when you get to meet so many capable, passionate young people, each with their own unique vision and personality.
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Malcolm Mayes in today's Edmonton Journal. #UnitedWeRoll
For the late-night crowd - 12 minutes left to vote tonight, and then one more chance tomorrow. Please take 30 seconds to vote and RT! #autism @RNH_93 @NathanFillion @AutismEdmonton
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BREAKING NEWS: Gerald Butts, senior political adviser to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, has resigned.
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Hard to believe the month of July is half over.
Here are the cards from the last week.
ICAD #43 for July 13, 2014: Melody.
In honor of the birth of Melody to Simi (one of the ICAD participants).
This was fun.
Another of the very thin cards so I built it up with lots of pieces of various papers.
Acrylic paint, stamping.
Her kimono is a scrap of napkin.
Prismacolor markers.
I was in the mood to "smush" paint around!
4x6 index card with lots of bits of torn paper.
Then acrylic paint.
The flowers were cut from several 3x5 index cards (very flimsy ones) that color had been applied to.
Added the stamped word.
Prismacolor markers.
I'm sure I forgot something!
Oh, and the kitchen sink!
Watercolor pencils
The Vase is a piece of scrap tissue paper.
As I get close to the end of the ICAD challenge,
I find myself using Tammy's prompts more and more.
This was one of them.
A fun opportunity to not only draw a Dala horse,
but to learn more about them, too.
Mostly prismacolor markers.
Micron pen.
ICAD#48 for July 18, 2014: Tea for One.
This is one of my favorite tea for one sets.
It never fails to make me smile.
The little bird is a teapot and nests on the pink cup.
Watercolors (on one of the flimsy cards -- yuk.)
Micron pen. With a real tea tag (Stash white peach oolong).
Early in the ICAD Challenge I smushed some paint between two cards.
On one card I sketched a chicken and the other I stamped a bird.
Quick and easy.
I thought I'd try it again.
Smushed acrylic paint, some rubber stamping, quick sketch of an elephant (probably an Asian elephant since he has small ears).
He has a very small feathered friend.
Be sure to check out the ICAD Challenge at Daisy Yellow.
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lovely...the lil cute girl is really looking innocent..nice coloring. n congrats for ur blog hop win.
This is lovely kavi. Love the cute image and its coloring.
This is very cute card Kavitha ! I loved the coloring an the pretty punched borders !
love your card thanks for sharing with CRAFT and dropping by my blog happy crafting to you
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wow love this card Kavitha..
This is such a sweet card. I really like your design and image. Thanks for joining us at CRAFT this week for our birthday blog hop. Please join us again next time.
Hugs Sheryl xx
Such an adorable card Kavitha.Love it.Thanks for following me.
Thanks shalu, catherine,Pooja, Rachel,smita,sheryl and pallavi, cannot give reply to each post,have to check my settings as i dontfind reply button to each mesg. I understood there will be one only after seeing other blogs,will soon change my options.
Thank you so much for joining us on our blog hop and I do apologise for the missing letter and pictures..mr blogger throwing a wobble I suspect. the missing letter is infact "R"
Good luck and thanks once again for supporting us
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lovely card kavita. nice colouring n distressing
Wow What a beautiful Card. Love everything about it. The colors are awesome. Thank you for joining us at Beyond Grey Challenges
How sweet!!
Thanks for playing along with C.R.A.F.T. bloghop!
Good luck..
PS. Thanks for the Idear. Didn't knew this was able to do with Washitape!
This is such a cute cute cartd. Love the frame around the image and such beautiful colours. Sorry I haven't stopped by in a while and thanks for the lovely comment you left on my blog today:-) Have a wonderful weekend. TFS
Oh wow...love the colours and the wonderful edge.
Aw what a cut card and I love the colours. Thank you for joining us at C.R.A.F.T. Hope you enjoyed our birthday celebration blog hop. Jeanette
So sweet, love the cute image and the punched edges look fab
Lindsay xx
ooh lovely card, thanks for joining us this week with our Birthday celebration x carol
Beautiful card. Lovely colours, cute image and fab layout. Thanks for joining us in the blog hop at CRAFT Challenge this week.
Evie ~ DT member
So cute !!! Love the image !
Great card Thanks for playing with us @BGC for the summer fresh challenge !
awesome card .Thanks fro playing along BGC's summer fresh challenge....This is really a winning entry.all the best


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Sebi Tauciuc • Lead Designer, Social Responsibility
It's becoming well known in our industry that working with a sense of higher purpose goes a long way not just in terms of personal fulfillment, but also in terms of success and profitability for the employing company. Find a cause worthy to you and pursue it and you're likely to be happy and fulfilled. Enable your employees to pursue a higher cause and you're more likely to succeed in business than your competitors.
There are of course many worthy missions to pursue and each company or individual with their own. In this article I'll focus on the environment, mainly because it's the one that I'm most passionate about.
More and more people working in IT are wondering if they or their employers could do more to help protect the environment through their daily work. Futurice is no exception: more and more people are interested in the environment cause, which is starting to catch up with usual suspects like open-source and education.
So what can we do if we want to do something for the environment? If this is a journey we want to be taking, then what's the itinerary? Where is the map? What opportunities should we look for, in a very concrete way? The answers are not so hard to find if we look for them.
Recently I came across Bret Victor's excellent article, which outlined many different ways that developers, designers and business people working with tech could contribute to solving climate change problems.
One simple example is to make software that can help to harvest energy more efficiently. Another is to help re-design and optimize the energy grid so that it's flexible and scalable enough to make large-scale clean energy usage achievable. As the author pointed out, if we were to just connect millions of household energy producers to the grid as it is now, it would simply collapse, because it wasn't built for that type of usage. Another area with the potential for big gains is perhaps transportation of energy: we could help create the systems and algorithms that move energy around the grid in a more flexible and efficient way. And there are many more ways that we could make a huge impact: We could help design and develop better transport systems, better ways to manage vehicle fleets, we could help make our cities smarter so that the need for transport is much smaller to begin with. We could optimize our recycling systems. The list continues.
And there's a bonus: not only are all these problems important to tackle, but they are also extremely interesting to solve! I can see many exciting design and programming challenges in all of those areas!
In his article, Bret Victor was also raising the alarm as to how little attention these problems are getting compared to how much they deserve. That's a great point and we must pay attention to it. At the same time, I choose not to read that too pessimistically. The political will is finally turning in the right direction, as can be seen from the Paris Climate Conference). The money is getting there too, more and more. We can see that from some of the projects we've been doing already at Futurice.
What's most useful in the article is the brilliant map of opportunity it paints for technology experts who want to use their competences more in solving climate problems. Having this type of map makes us much more empowered to look for sustainability-driven work. It can help us look for the right customers, it can help us suggest the right type of projects. It can help us understand the impact we're already making through some of our current projects. It can maybe drive us to do some pro-bono contributions where the money is still missing. (it could be the next part of Futurice's Spice Program)
Having this kind of map can also help us focus our attention in the right place. When you focus on something, you start seeing it everywhere, even where you couldn't notice it before. By knowing what kind of opportunities to seek out, it will be much easier to spot them, and they will start appearing in unexpected places.
Of course, we still need the courage to give it a fair try. To rise above all the doom and gloom scenarios, to pretend we forget how hard this really is and how great the odds against us. And to just go for it anyway.
So, whether you're a digital service creator or any type of technology expert and you wish you could do more for the climate, get informed (start with Bret Victor's article), get confident and start paying attention! You will find opportunities to help the climate cause much sooner than you think!
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The Solaris 10 zones (also known as Solaris containers) feature provides a means of creating virtualized operating system environments within an instance of Solaris OS. This allows one or more processes to run in isolation from other activities on the host. For example, a process running in a zone will only be able to send signals to other processes in the same zone, regardless of user ID and other credential information.
Every Solaris 10 host contains a single global zone. The global zone is both the default zone for the host and the zone used for system-wide administrative control. All processes run in the global zone if no non-global zones are created by the global administrator. Some product components, such as Sun Cluster software can only be installed in the global zone. A non-global zone can be thought of as a box. One or more applications can run in this box without interacting with the rest of the host. Each non-global zone has what appears to be its own instance of an installed Solaris 10 operating system with configuration and other information unique to that non-global zone. The default configuration for a non-global zone is to share portions of its file system with the global zone. Propagation provides non-global visibility and availability to packages that are installed in the global zone.
There are two types of non-global zones supported: whole root zone and sparse root zone. A whole root zone contains a read/write copy of the file system that exists in the global zone. When a whole root non-global zone is created, all packages that are installed on the global zone are made available to the whole root zone. A package database is created and all packages are copied onto the non-global zone, creating a dedicated and independent copy of all files.
A sparse root zone contains a read/write copy of only a portion of the file system existing on the global zone, while other file systems are mounted read-only from the global zone as loopback virtual file systems. The global administrator selects which file systems to share with a sparse root zone at the time the sparse root zone is created. Regardless of zone type, when a package is added to the global zone it is, by default, propagated to all non-global zones. In other words, the package is installed in the global zone as well as all non-global zones. This propagation behavior can optionally be suppressed when the package is added, thus restricting the package to the global zone only.
For your zones deployment to succeed, it is crucial that you plan the tasks and sequence of those tasks very carefully. Communications Suite components can potentially be installed in any of three types of zones in an almost unlimited set of combinations, and in almost any order. In some cases, the order in which Communications Suite product components are installed, and the order in which non-local zones are created, can be very important. For a full description of planning for using Communications Suite in a Solaris zones environment, refer to the Sun Java Enterprise System 5 Installation Planning Guide.


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A Staten Island travel agency must pay a $25,000 fine and get out of the travel business for ripping off Balkan tourists.
Cuka Tours billed Eastern European travelers round-trip air fares to Albania, Montenegro, Macedonia, and Kosovo, but only booked one-way tickets, leaving their customers stranded, according to state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman.
The company refused to grant refunds or arrange alternative plans for abandoned travelers.
Schneiderman, who announced the settlement Saturday, called the company's actions "shameless." The agency was operated by Qerem and Suzana Cukoviq.


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C is 3 years and 7 months
J is 21 months
C is 3 years and 7 months
J is 21 months
December 1 -- We played the Collecting Snowballs game found at Making Learning Fun. We did the add and subtract version of the game. (I altered the original so there would be more spaces for the cotton balls) Eventually we traded the cards for a die. When C rolled, she got to take away, when I rolled, I got to add.
To keep J occupied while we played the game i thought I would make her a simple version - putting the cotton balls on circles on a piece of paper.
This is what she thought of that idea
She saw me trace the circles, so that is what she wanted to do instead.
She is so different than C!!
She is so different than C!!
December 2 -- I saw this idea for decorating a felt tree. But we didn't have enough green felt to make such a large tree and I didn't want to go out and buy more, so we just made a mini version instead :) They girls still had fun decorating the tree. When C was losing interest I had her follow directions (put a red circle ornament at the top, make a pattern at the bottom, etc)
December 3 -- We played the Same and Different Game, printable found here
December 4 -- C did the Color, Cut & Glue activity, found here
Here are a few other things we did this week.
Rudolph Rudolph felt story
And we did the Christmas puzzles
I know not every 3 year old would be able to do this activity, but C loved it. She is always drawing and asks me how to draw certain things. So I decided to make a little following directions activity out of it. We worked one step at a time drawing each picture. She had to try and draw the same shape and use the same color. I was very impressed by what she did (my favorite is the Nativity Scene) If you can't tell, my pictures are on the yellow paper - I am not much of an artist ;)


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Video: Big Sean Talks About G.O.O.D. Music's Movie & Album
The good folks at RealTalkNY were able to catch up with Big Sean and get him to speak about Yeezy's new film "Cruel Summer" and the upcoming compilation album. I wonder whose really ready for G.O.O.D. Music this summer?
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The Witch Pits - fertility rituals
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Strange, but interesting findings. Archaeologists have found a dozen shallow rectangular holes near the hamlet of Saveock, which is near Truro - Cornwall, UK. It seems these particular holes were made by a secret coven of Cornish witches; a group formed in the mid XVII century (1640s to be more precise). Archaeologists dug pits lined with animal skins, bird carcasses and feathers. These archaeological findings go as recently as the 1970s. Such findings seemed to have been part of a fertility ritual, as it was revealed by the archaeologists.
The more recent hole dug with still fresh archaeological deposits, contained animals bones wrapped in a synthetic twine only used in Cornwall since the late 1970s, which indicates that the people who made it (and made such rituals) are likely to still be alive.
The earliest "witch pit" dates back to the 1640s and is lined with a slaughtered swan turned inside-out, claws from other birds and a small pile of stones were also a part of the finding. This particular finding in this specific pit is quite interesting, even though being a bit grotesque. It so happens that in ancient folklore shared by many European cultures, the swan was a symbol of fertility and new life. This may indicate that the rituals held were linked to fertility, and quite possible to help the people who did this, or close relatives, to get pregnant. It is believed that the items found in such pits may have been offerings to St Brigid of Kildare in Ireland, which is the patron saint of newborn babies.
Other pits were lined with the skins of animals like cats and dogs, and many have large numbers of birds' eggs buried as the chicks were about to hatch. Quite remarkably are the piles of pebbles often found in such pits, and these small and round stones can only be found at swanpool beach, which is near Falmouth, 15 miles or so away from these archaeological findings.
Every pit is very different but also remarkably similar. The items involved are always fur and feather, as well as birds' eggs in most cases with this peculiarity - the chicks in every egg were ready to be born, so it wasn't just any egg picked at random. Some pits also contained bones and the heads of goats and/or pigs.
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John Paul II - Karol Wojtyla - Polish Pope; 25th Anniversary of the Pontificate
Read articles and see photographs of pope in a series of articles -
John Paul's II - Polish Pope's Legacy
I was hesitating to write an article about the Polish pope. John Paul II is still here with us, although his body is weak, his mind is still strong. I still believe that the pope is 'not finished' yet, as some people and mass media would like to see him, debating his possible successors already. I also did not want to write just one more very general article about the pope. So, I am not going to start talking about his birth and his career, I would just focus on some aspects of his activities and my memories of him.
Let me focus here on pope's pilgrimages and his influence into the common person in Poland in the aspect of the political system which we had and his influence on the world.
I saw Karol Wojtyla a couple of times before he became a pope because he was a cardinal and archbishop in my hometown Krakow. He kept a very busy schedule, I remember, we were waiting for him in a parish and he was a half an hour later than planned. But he was very friendly, he hug a kid on the way to the church, the kid that was just standing nearby... I felt, what a pity I was not a kid anymore in late seventies.
It was already twenty five years ago that Karol Wojtyla, Polish cardinal, was chosen to be a pope, known as John Paul II. Although the name of Karol Wojtyla was mentioned in speculations as a potential choice,
not too many people believed that non-Italian pope would be selected, especially somebody from Eastern Europe.
This was before Solidarity and Perestroyka. In that time no any reasonable person could dream about collapse of Soviet Empire.
Polish pope definitively gave more courage to Polish resistance movement. Among biggest pope's fans was
Lech Walesa,
leader of Solidarity Workers Union.
I remember that day, October 16, 1978. Polish news media were not very eager to announce Polish cardinal nomination. I learnt about it from a high school friend who called me with the news. Her father heard it on the BBC radio in the evening of that day. Polish radio and TV announced the news later but only briefly. It seemed that the communists needed a time to digest it. Our communistic government did not really know how to deal with this fact. Later it looked that some people in government were actually glad that Polish pope was chosen although they did not want to show it worrying about their position and the response of Moscow.
The relationship between Polish communistic government and the Polish Church was never rosy, although better in 1978, than in fifties and sixties.
At least, the governmental TV showed the pope's inauguration and the Polish government officially invited the pope to Poland. I remember how hundreds of cardinals and bishops were greeting the pope sitting on his papal throne.
But this pope was breaking the official papal rules since the very first day in the office. I still remember how he left his throne in order to greet an ailing cardinal Tomaszek from Czechoslovakia.
They were like equal with equal. The pope did not allow Tomaszek to kneel in front of him. He bowed a homage to Tomaszek's courage and hardship. We all knew and the pope knew it even better than we did, that the fate of Catholic Church in Czechoslovakia was even worse than in Poland. It really put tears to my eyes. In this moment I knew, that this pope is our pope and he will help us to overcome our fate. Finally we had a Pole as a president of another non-communistic country!
That day almost everybody in Poland realized that something's gonna to change. That this election is (maybe?) a sign from heaven, which would give us a hope and courage that we will be able to get rid of the system.
In that time almost nobody in Poland had any doubts that the communistic system which was imposed to us by Soviet Union after War World II has no any popular support.
Check a selection of John Paul II medals and books
Read the following article
John Paul II, the Pope and Pilgrim
. It is about the pope - pilgrim, and how his pilgrimages changed Poles and Poland.
written by Jagoda Urban-Klaehn, October 16, 2003 (article #131)
There have been many books written about the pope.
Below is one with pope's poetry entitled:
The Poetry of Pope John Paul II
Below is a biography about the pope
Witness to Hope: The Biography of Pope John Paul II, by George Weigel (Author)
You may also enjoy a book written by Rebecca Stefoff entitled:
Lech Walesa: The Road to Democracy (Great Lives)
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Authority to Prospect (ATP) 743P was granted to Comet Ridge
Limited for a 12 year period, effective from 4 September 2009.
The application was lodged on 18 March 2003 over vacant land.
The initial work program period for ATP743 was from 4 September
2009 to 3 September 2013. 675 sub-blocks were relinquished
on the 3 September 2013.
A special statutory 2 year extension of the initial work program
was applied to ATP 743P. The initial approved work program
was extended until 3 September 2015. 350 sub-blocks or 14
blocks were relinquished on 3 September 2015.
A later work program (LWP) was submitted to the DNRM on 7
July 2015 as part of the requirements for the continuing approval
of ATP 743P. The LWP for ATP 743P was approved on 16 December
2015 for the period 1 November 2015 to 3 September 2019.
Authority to Prospect (ATP) 744P was granted for a 12 year
period, effective from 1 November 2009. The application was
lodged on 18 March 2003 over vacant land.
The initial work program period for ATP744 was from 1 November
2009 to 31 October 2013. 700 sub-blocks or 28 blocks were
relinquished on 31 October 2013.
A later work program (LWP) was submitted to the DNRM on 16
August 2013 as part of the requirements for the continuing
approval of ATP 744P. The LWP for ATP 744P was approved on
22 April 2014 for the period 1 November 2013 to 31 October
A special statutory 2 year extension of the later work program
and relinquishment conditions has been applied to ATP 744P.
The current approved work program and relinquishment condition
has been extended until 31 October 2019.
Comet Ridge holds 100% equity in ATP743 and ATP744.
In July 2012, Comet Ridge announced that it had signed a three-stage
farm-in agreement with Queensland Energy Resources Pty Limited
(QER) to earn up to 75% of a farm-in area, located in the
south east of permit ATP 1015P, adjacent to the Company's
100% held Gunn Project Area in ATP 744P.
The farm-in area consists of two separate
blocks totalling approximately 825 km2. These areas represent
21% of QER's total permit area in ATP 1015P. QER retains a
100% interest in the remaining area of ATP 1015P, while Comet
Ridge has become Operator of the farm-in area.
This transaction creates a continuous acreage
position across a key area in the Galilee Basin, expanding
the Gunn Project Area to the east and allowing it to be appraised
as a single project.
On completion of each stage of the farm-in,
Comet Ridge has the option to proceed with the subsequent
stage. 2 wells, Schmitt-1 and Cernan-1 were drilled in the
Farm-in area in 2012 completing the Stage 1 work programme.
Comet Ridge announced in March 2013 that the Company had elected
to proceed to Stage 2 of the Farm-in by drilling a further
three wells in the Farm-in area. Harringotn-1 well was drilled
in the Farm-in area in mid-2014.
In order to manage cash resources and to ensure focus remains
on the process of achieving reserves in the Mahalo block in
the southern Bowen Basin, in mid-2014 Comet Ridge elected
not to complete Phase II of the ATP 1015P farm-in, which would
have required another two wells to have been drilled at Comet's
expense. Comet Ridge's equity in ATP 1015P is currently
being maintained at 20%.
The initial work program period for ATP1015P
was 1 December 2010 to 30 November 2014. A special statutory
2 year extension of the later work program and relinquishment
conditions has been applied to ATP 1015P. The current approved
work program and relinquishment condition has been extended
until 30 November 2016.
Prior to the granting of ATP 744P and ATP 743P there had been
little exploration for CSG across the Galilee Basin. CSG evaluation
carried out by Enron in the central part of the basin in the
early 1990's consistently encountered coal intersections
of 25 to 35m. Gas indications recorded over coal seam intervals
confirmed the presence of gas associated with the coal seams.
The focus of the initial work program for ATP 744P and ATP743P
was to evaluate the CSG potential of the Permian Betts Creek
beds in the Galilee Basin.
Comet Ridge commenced a five-well exploration programme from
late 2009 to mid-2010 to evaluate the CSG potential of the
Betts Creek beds across the two tenement areas. Skiff 1 was
drilled in the north-western portion of ATP743. Montani-1,
Shoemaker-1, Hergenrother-1 and Gunn-1 were all drilled within
ATP744. All wells were fully cored through the Betts Creek
beds to determine key coal properties.
The most promising results were seen at Hergenrother-1 and
Gunn-1 in the south west of ATP 744P where net coals of approximately
16m thickness were intercepted. Gas content, permeability
and gas saturation were most encouraging leading to the definition
of the Gunn Project Area over the south western leg of ATP
The exploration program then focussed on evaluating and delineating
CSG resources and has identified the Gunn Project Area.
255km of 2D land seismic was acquired over the area in mid-2011
to better understand the performance of Gunn-1 and Hergenrother-1
and improve understanding of the structure in the area.
Comet Ridge commenced a three-well exploration and appraisal
drilling programme in late 2012. The first well, Gunn-2 was
drilled to further appraise the coal seams near the offset
well, Gunn-1 in ATP 744P and the following two wells in the
farm-in area, part of ATP 1015P.
The first well, Gunn 2, reached a total depth
of 1,050 metres and intersected 16.2 metres of net coal in
the Betts Creek beds.Wireline conveyed testing tools were
used to flow test four separate coal intervals in the Betts
Creek beds, including two coal intervals in the base of the
section that had not been previously tested in the Gunn Project
Area. All four coal intervals demonstrated good to excellent
The Schmitt 1 and Cernan 1 are both located
in the farm-in area to the east of the Gunn Project area and
were designed to further appraise the Betts Creek beds. Both
wells were fully cored through the Betts Creek beds and intersected
22m and 20.5m of net coal, respectively.
These wells have confirmed the extension of the Gunn Project
Area to the east into the farm-in area. Analysis of the data
indicates that the Gunn Project Area and Farm-in area coals
contain recoverable gas, over an estimated area of approximately
1,865 km2.
The Schmitt 1 and Cernan 1 wells earned Comet Ridge a 20 %
equity interest in the farm-in area.
An extended production test was completed on Gunn 2 well in
early 2013.
Comet Ridge commenced the drilling of the Harrington 1 appraisal
well in May 2014 in the northern part of the ATP 1015 farm-in
area. The Harrington 1 well reached a total depth (TD) of
1042 m and was cored through the entire Betts Creek beds,
intersecting approximately 19 m of net coal.
Harrington 1 well continues to demonstrate that coals extend
consistently over a wide part of the eastern Galilee Basin.
Comet Ridge continues to hold 20% equity in the Farm-in area
of ATP 1015P, with the remaining equity being held by QER
CSG Pty Ltd.
Gunn 2 Well Extended Production Test
In parallel with the drilling programme, the Gunn
2 well was completed for production in November 2012, with
tubing and a downhole pump installed to enable water to be
produced. During December 2012, surface facilities including
water storage tanks, flowlines, metering facilities and power
generation were installed on site and in early January 2013,
these facilities were commissioned for operation.
The objective of the EPT was to obtain water quality data
and establish connectivity with the coals to enable critical
assessment of the completion methodology providing key design
inputs for a pilot scheme.
The well was perforated over a four metre interval from 952.5
to 956.5 metres which is bounded above and below by impermeable
mudstone. The EPT was designed in this manner to ensure water
would only be produced from the Betts Creek reservoir coal.
By excluding water from other zones in the well, surface water
handling requirements could be optimised and dewatering time
could also be minimised.
The pump and other equipment performed as designed with no
mechanical or electrical issues throughout the test. The water
rate was progressively increased over a period of a few weeks,
with the well reaching a stabilised production rate of approximately
400 bwpd (barrels of water per day) which is the limit of
the pumping system under the current configuration. Analysis
of the pressure data showed that the four metre coal interval,
which was the subject of the test, has even greater flow capacity.
Formation water samples from the coal were taken at regular
intervals for very detailed laboratory analysis.
The progress of the EPT has been extremely
pleasing, with this well an important milestone for the Company
in the Galilee Basin. This is the first test for the Company
on a completed well, where the well has been set up for long
term production.
Another very important outcome from the EPT is that the simple
completion style of the well (case, cement and perforate)
has proved to be extremely effective in both connecting the
wellbore to the fractures in the coal and also in isolating
the coal from sandstones. This simple design can subsequently
be applied to a pilot scheme to access selected coals.
The Company is now evaluating different methods of water treatment.
This trial will aid in forming the basis of design for a pilot
scheme in the Gunn Project Area with the intention of achieving
independently certified gas reserves, which would be available
for power generation, LNG manufacture or domestic gas markets.
The highly successful Gunn 2 Extended Production Test (EPT),
which flowed at 400 bwpd (barrels of water per day) led to
the submission of a formal Underground Water Impact Report
(UWIR) to the Department of Environment and Heritage Protection,
as required by legislation under the Water Act 2000 (Qld).
This report was concluded during the December quarter and
released for public review and comment in early January 2014.
The report concluded that the Betts Creek Coal reservoir is
isolated from shallow aquifers that are used for local stock
watering, and due to the impermeable nature of the 300 m thick
Rewan Formation between the shallow aquifers and the Betts
Creek Coals, no impact will be seen in the shallow aquifer
units. The Water Act requires that if there were any impacts,
the Company would need to "make good" any impact
on local farmers through drilling of new water bores, provision
of CSG produced water, or other means.
All landowners in the project area were formally notified
by letter, and notices placed in a local newspaper, as required
by law. In addition, a series of one-on-one meetings were
conducted between the Company and landowners to explain the
formal process required by law, and to run through the conclusions
of the study that was conducted and the content of the UWIR.
Significant gas potential outside of coal seams exists within
the deeper section, yet to be drilled and tested by Comet
Historical exploration for petroleum in the eastern Galilee
Basin has been sparse and primarily targeted conventional
oil. Three petroleum exploration wells within ATP 743P and
ATP 744P recovered gas and/or oil from sandstone intervals
at the base of the Galilee Basin in the western Koburra Trough.
The source of the hydrocarbons is thought to be in the section
below deeper than the Galilee Basin, which are likely marine
rocks within the basal part of the Drummond Basin sequence
or Devonian aged marine rocks postulated to underlie the Drummond
Basin sequence.
While there is evidence of an active petroleum system present
over the Koburra Trough, to date no reservoirs have been intersected
of a quality suitable to flow commercial quantities of gas,
even though gas flows at low rates have been observed two
decades ago when the focus was on oil exploration.
Structures are better developed on the eastern side of the
Koburra Trough where Carmichael-1 was drilled (1995), on a
northwest trending structure in the central part of ATP 744P,
to test the petroleum potential of the Lake Galilee Sandstone.
Carmichael--1 discovered a large gas accumulation which was
deemed uneconomic at the time based on test results, however
a recent review of the well data results has indicated that
the productivity of the tight gas reservoir was not optimally
evaluated tested. Recent advances in drilling technology and
changes to the commercial environment suggest that further
evaluation of this gas accumulation is warranted and that
other gas accumulations may be present, given the sparse seismic
coverage in the area.
Carmichael-1 well was drilled in 1995 by Maple Oil & Exploration
NL, as an oil exploration well, to test the petroleum potential
of the Late Carboniferous Lake Galilee Sandstone over a robust
seismically defined anticlinal structure in the then ATP 588P
(now ATP 744P). The structure is approximately 15km long on
its main axis. Three separate zones within the Lake Galilee
Sandstone flowed gas to surface at low rates.
An additional significant section of gas pay was not tested.
The well discovered a large natural gas accumulation which
was deemed uneconomic at the time based on drill stem test
results, and historic very low gas prices, and the well was
plugged and abandoned.
2015 reprocessing and reinterpretation of the seismic data
over the Albany Structure confirmed the presence of a large
anticlinal structure with a significantly larger structural
closure than had been previously mapped. This latest technical
review also indicates Carmichael-1 well was not optimally
located over the crest of the structure, lending to significant
upside for a future appraisal well.
A review of the well data and results has
been used to quantify key reservoir parameters. The well results
also indicated that the productivity of the tight gas formation
was not optimally tested in Carmichael-1 due to the significant
overbalance in mud weight and the presence of liquid hydrocarbons
decreasing relative permeability to gas. Further drilling
is required to test the crest of the structure to demonstrate
commercial flow rates for gas.
The recent prospect review led to an initial
independently certified Contingent Resource Booking for the
Albany Structure of 56PJ 1C, 153PJ 2C and 417PJ 3C, on 5 August
2015. The certification follows an independent review of the
Albany Structure by the certifier SRK Consulting (Australasia)
Pty Ltd. A far as the company is aware this is the first sandstone
gas resource booking in the Galilee Basin and is an important
result for Comet Ridge. Details of the resource certification
are provided in the table below.
This well is close to the Gunn Project Area and demonstrates
further prospectivity in the eastern part of the Galilee Basin.
Comet Ridge is currently assessing potential farm-out opportunities
to drill and test the Albany Structure with the latest drilling
technology and practices.
Further potential exists within source rocks that have generated
the hydrocarbons intersected within the Galilee Basin. The
source of the hydrocarbons is likely to have been generated
from marine rocks within the basal part of the Drummond Basin
sequence or Devonian aged marine rocks postulated to underlie
the Drummond Basin sequence in the Koburra Trough. This sequence
has not been targeted or intersected by exploration drilling
to date.
In late 2010, Comet Ridge announced that Netherland Sewell
and Associates (NSAI) had completed an independent resource
certification for the Gunn Project area in ATP 744P.
In August 2015, Comet Ridge announced that SRK Consulting
(Australasia) Pty Ltd had completed an independent resource
certification of the Albany Structure in ATP 744P.
Note: Gas Reserve and Resource numbers have
been rounded to the nearest whole number.
*ASX Listing Rule 5.28.2 Statement relating to Prospective
Resources: The estimated quantities of petroleum that may
potentially be recovered by the application of a future development
project(s) relate to undiscovered accumulations. These estimates
have both an associated risk of discovery and a risk of development.
Further exploration appraisal and evaluation is required to
determine the existence of a significant quantity of potentially
moveable hydrocarbons.
**Where the auditor has detailed Prospective Resources in
a range, the mid-range case has been listed in the table.
***Resource numbers were previously released under Carmichael
Structure Prospect which has subsequently been re-named Albany
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[EDITOR'S NOTE: indieWIRE's monthly production report looks at independent films in various stages of production. If you'd like to tell us about a film in production for future columns, please contact us.]
In August's edition of indieWIRE's production column, Jason Guerrasio profiles five new films that are in various stages of production. This month's batch include Brian Gurley's "A Dance for Bethany," Lucas Elliott's "Choose Connor," Aprill Winney's "Halfway to Sandwich," Ashley Horner's "Kaz," and Daniel Kraus' "Musician."
"A Dance For Bethany"
Set in Asheville, NC, two women from different sides of the social scale become friends after realizing their current situations can benefit one another.
Directed by Brian Gurley, the film follows Abbey (Robyn Lively), a reporter at the local paper who stumbles on the biggest story of her career when she meets Bethany (Lori Beth Edgeman), a teenage prostitute who's ready to blow the lid off the area's sex trade in exchange for a normal life. In the process Abbey finds the daughter she's never had and Bethany finally has the life she's dreamt of.
Written by Yvonne Williams and executive produced by her husband, Marion Williams, the project has been a struggle to get off the ground since its inception. Two directors left due to creative differences before Gurley came on and understood the story the producers wanted to tell. "[The previous directors felt] the screenplay suffered from not telling the story in a cinematic fashion," Gurley says. "So instead of being true to the story they wanted to start all over again, but Yvonne stuck to her guns."
With the original script reading more "like a novel," Gurley sat down with Yvonne and worked out how he would shoot the film. He's now confident in the story and is glad he stuck it out. "It's been a fun challenge for me but we feel the story is powerful enough that people will get it."
Gurley says the one thing they haven't had to worry about is finding locations in Asheville. "Because the money was raised locally, the people of Asheville have literally thrown their doors open for us," he says. "Now the money for locations can go into other departments and additional shooting hours."
Principal photography will begin sometime in August and is set for a 21-day shoot. Gurley, who's also the DP, will be shooting on HD. Lee Nesbitt is producing under the Williams' Raise the Bar Productions.
[For more information, please visit www.adanceforbethany.com]
"Choose Connor"
This coming of age drama by 20-year-old writer-director Lucas Elliott follows a young boy who becomes the poster child for a Congressman's run for Senate and learns what really goes on behind closed doors in the political world.
Having always been interested in politics, Elliott penned the script three years ago and says the research he put into the project is what makes it stand out. "I found some incredible stuff and I was like 'wow,' this is what the story needs to be about," referring to the two years he spent doing what he calls "undercover investigative research" in the political arena. But that's the most he'll say. "I shouldn't talk about it or I'll get some people pretty angry."
The film follows 15-year-old Owen (Alex D. Linz) who meets Congressman Lawrence Connor (Steven Weber) at a school event and after dazzling the Congressman with his political knowledge is asked to come aboard his campaign as his youth spokesman. As Owen is put on TV commercials, radio ads and posters, his innocence is tested by the cut-throat political machine he's now a part of.
Elliott admits his age and those of producers Karuna Eberl, Andrew McFarlane and Aaron Himelstein (all in their early 20s), did have drawbacks, but their vision for the film was impressive. There was also another advantage. "When trying to get stuff together a lot of your work is done over the phone and over email so people didn't know how old I was," Elliott says. Along with Linz ("Max Keeble's Big Move") and Weber, they also attached character actors like Diane Delano, Erick Avari and Don McManus.
Shot on Super 16mm by Jim Timperman around Los Angles in June, Elliott is currently editing back home in Boulder, Colorado. The film is produced through Blue Cactus Pictures. Executive Producer is Chris Lux.
"Halfway to Sandwich"
After being diagnosed with cancer, Joe (Ben Montague) decides to throw caution to the wind and live the carefree life he's always wanted. In the process he meets the girl of his dreams (Elaine Robinson) and learns the life you have is only what you make of it.
Through a chance meeting last year, director Aprill Winney met screenwriter Ryan Tavlin and actor Ben Montague and learned the two had been working on a screenplay. Looking to direct something after being part of a seven-director collaboration on the film "Brushfires" in 2004, Winney asked if she could see the script when it was completed. They sent it to her and Winney quickly identified with the subject. "My father had a terminal illness so this is a tone I understand pretty well," she says. "The story is a comedy that deals with the issue of mortality, and that's a fine line to walk, but I felt it was something that I really wanted to do."
Winney brought in producer Adam Pray and the four set up production in Chicago, where Tavlin and Montague are based. Shooting began in mid-June in and around the Windy City and lasted 14 days. Because of the quick shoot, Winney says the biggest challenge was making sure everything was planned out in preproduction. "I worked with my DP on a shot list and rehearsed my actors so on the day we could really crank it out," she says. And having editor Robin Gonsalves on set cutting scenes made the speed of the shoot more tolerable. "On two occasions she came to me and said, 'I can't cut this scene without this one shot so make sure you get it,'" Winney recalls. "When you're going as fast as we were that was invaluable."
Shot on HD by Joseph Fitzgerald, the film's currently in post production. Tavlin and Montague are executive producing under Montague Films.
[For more information, please visit www.montaguefilms.com]
When Kaz learns she's inherited an incurable blood disease from the father she's never met, the feisty music journalist from Berlin heads to England to find him after learning he's part of an aging rock band.
Shot in Newcastle, England and Berlin, Germany in June over eighteen days, the film is the feature debut of director Ashley Horner whose short, "Rob of the Rovers," had an impressive run on the international fest circuit in the late '90s. Since then Horner has started Pinball Films with producer Michael Mitchell, "Kaz" will be the first feature under his company.
In 2000 Horner hired Peter Dillon to pen the script while he looked for financing and a cast. Last year he found a company in Germany to co-produce and got a regional film fund in England. Horner was able to cast Gary Lewis ("Gangs of New York," "Billy Elliot") as one of the suspected fathers (he starred in "Rovers"). But finding someone to play Kaz proved difficult. "I went to Berlin and Cannes in 2005 with the purpose to see as much German cinema as possible," Horner says. "I heard there was a great actress, Nora Von Waldstaetten, in a film that played in Un Certain Regard ("Falscher Bekenner"). It so happen the cast and crew were having a picnic on the beach, I joined them and met Nora." Two months later she was on board.
Another challenge was shooting in Germany during the World Cup. After completing the UK shoot, they moved production to Berlin for seven days. "It was really tough," Horner recalls via email from England. "It was hot, the World Cup was raging, [and] we couldn't speak the language. Thankfully those first fifteen minutes of the film have ended up looking superb."
Currently in post, the film was shot on HD by Melissa Byers, and it's produced by Mitchell and Horner.
[For more information, please visit www.pinballfilms.com]
Continuing his Work Series, Daniel Kraus sets his DV camera on acclaimed jazz musician Ken Vandermark and shows the peeks and valleys of a career musician.
The series – which looks at the American worker – began last year with "Sheriff," a verite portrait of a lawman working in rural North Carolina. The doc went on to receive critical acclaim at festivals and opened the 2006 season of PBS' "Independent Lens." Kraus continues the same style for "Musician," as he follows the break neck schedule of a full-time musician trying to make a living off his talent.
Inspired by the work of Frederick Wiseman and Studs Terkel, Kraus' main motivation for the series was that future generations can see what it's like to work. "The idea is by using this style [the films] become this timeless document," Kraus says. "A hundred years from now it will be valuable."
Kraus thought Vandermark (both Chicago natives) would be a good candidate for the series as he does remarkably well for someone who plays music that's not geared for main stream audiences. But he also wanted to show the unglamorous side of the profession. "This isn't an hour worth of his songs," says Kraus, who's been shooting Vandermark since April. "It shows him loading up his equipment, loading into clubs. People that I target I think don't want to be glorified necessarily, they see that they have a chance to be a part of this historical document and that appeals to them."
Though Kraus shoots, edits and produces the series on his own, Chicago-based Kartemquin Films ("Hoop Dreams," "Stevie") have voiced interest in making his hour-long docs into a TV series. But if that doesn't happen, Kraus is still dedicated to making one a year. Future installments may include a garbage man, driving instructor, dentist and truck driver. Kraus hopes to have a cut of "Musician" by the fall.
[Jason Guerrasio writes the Production Report column for indieWIRE and contributes regularly to Premiere, Filmmaker Magazine, MovieMaker and Time Out.]
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hi my name is katie. i am interested in what pete has been up to. im 20 yrs old and im from peotone il. i got to meet pete through some people my mother knows from the bar she works at.(tin ceiling tavern) I got to see him practice, and i think he is a wonderful artist i have 2 copies of his cd which i listen to almost daily. If at all possible, i would like and email address for pete so i could contact him. I would greatly appreciate this!! Thank You! my email is : email@example.com
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The guy on the left looks like an old friend of mine, JW Allen. If anyone knows him or how to get hold of him I'd sure appreciatiate making the connection. Thanks!
Stu Preston


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