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When I worked for the phone company, I went to school at least once a year, usually in Dallas. Then in 1995 I joined a traveling crew, going all over the state. I left on Monday morning and returned on Thursday night.
Last night I dreamed of finding a bulging suitcase from one of my trips. It was full of neatly pressed blue jeans and work blouses. Mixed in were snack cakes that were spoiled and moldy, melted chocolate, and gooey unrecognizable mildewed stuff all over everything.
Then a friendly rhinoceros that seemed to be a pet rushed down the hall, and I made my way behind him to let him go out to potty, but it was obvious from the condition of the living room that he wasn't very well potty-trained.
All of us have forgotten baggage and wild dangerous pets living in our hearts. Keeping things inside allows them to spoil, mold, mildew, melt, and get all over our hearts. Holding onto junk from the past ruins the good stuff in our lives today. These things are like wild animals that defile us, ruin our relationships, and stink up everything around us.
Peter told us in I Peter 5:7-8 Amplified, "Casting the whole of your care [all your anxieties, all your worries, all your concerns, once and for all,] on Him (Jesus), for He cares for you affectionately and cares about you watchfully…be vigilant and cautious at all times; for that enemy of yours, the devil, roams around like a lion roaring, seeking someone to seize upon and devour."
Even Christians hold onto old grudges, dislikes, anger, hatred, or prejudices that defile our hearts, leaving us prey to the enemy of our souls, the devil.
Satan loves to sneak around looking for those who have hidden baggage that he can take advantage of. He wants to destroy our lives, our homes, our families, our churches, and all our relationships.
We need to examine our hearts and ask the Lord to reveal to us those things in our hearts so we give them to Him, because He lovingly cares for and watches over us.

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The TC4??s all-new suspension components spent many months of development in Area 51, resulting in major improvements in adjustability, precision, and strength. The inner arm hinge pins are now larger-diameter, 40% stronger, and are captured in the arm mounts by pivot balls to provide consistently free, non-binding movement. This floating hinge pin system allowed us to develop an all-new anti-dive, anti-squat suspension adjustment shim system front and rear. The wheelbase is now adjustable .090?? at the inboard suspension hinge pins, providing, total of .180 adjustment. Both the front and rear suspension links feature vertical ballstud adjustment for making precise changes in your chassis?? roll-center.
The steering system has also been optimized, and now features a new dual-bellcrank/rack configuration similar to the Nitro TC3. This ball-bearing supported system is less susceptible to capturing track debris that could bind up the rack??s movement, and also features an integral spring-loaded servo saver and Ackerman adjustments using the optional ballstud spacers.
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Friday, June 30, 2006
Thought I'd show a pic of the pretty petunias in the garden today - found some in the garden centre with a lovely shade of red that will go well with the poppies and nasturtiums I've planted from seed in the containers out front. These petunias are great at spreading out, and will make a great display in the coming months. :D
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The immediate area is a haven for cyclists and walkers given the close proximity to the scenic Camel Trail and nearby Bodmin Moor also offers some fabulous hiking terrain and stunning scenery to enjoy along the way. Alternatively head towards the coast and enjoy the expansive beaches and picturesque fishing villages that the area is famed for including Port Isaac which provides a backdrop to the TV series Doc Martin Padstow renowned for its seafood restaurants and the surfing mecca of Polzeath. Other attractions and places of interest accessible from here include Wadebridge a great shopping town with individual boutiques the cathedral city of Truro Bodmin Steam Railway The Eden Project and numerous National Trust properties. Entering the reverse-level property on the ground floor you will immediately find yourself amongst the pretty bedrooms. There is a king-size zip-and-link bedroom (that can be made up as a twin on request) with 2 6 single beds and a double. Opposite the bedrooms is a bathroom with shower over bath and WC. A handy utility cupboard with washing machine and tumble dryer completes the offering on the ground floor. Heading up the stairs and onto the first floor you then reach the beautifully light and airy loft style lounge/kitchen/diner with TV Sky Q DVD and wood burner. The kitchen area is well-equipped and offers an electric oven and hob microwave fridge with ice compartment and dishwasher. To the rear of the property there is a delightful enclosed cottage garden with a patio area garden furniture and BBQ and a lawn approached via a step down from this. There is private off-road parking for two cars in the courtyard directly outside the property.
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When the news hit the Internet that Jamie Foxx had been cast as one of the main villains in The Amazing Spider-Man 2, the response was mixed. I was on the fence, and then I went to see Django Unchained and remembered that Foxx has some serious acting talent. He can pull it off, even if they dress him up in a truly-horrifically-stereotypically-nerdy scientist manner (See picture below).
Foxx recently talked with Yahoo Movies about The Amazing Spider-man 2 production:
"Oh, man ― it's so much fun, the costume is great. They were very creative with it. It's part of a remarkable legacy: Spider-Man. I mean, when you're growing up as a kid, you know, that's everything. So to be able to be in that is just amazing."
Foxx went on to confirm his attendance at this year's San Diego Comic-Con International, and that the visiting cast and crew will be premiering film footage at the panel.
"Now I'm just waiting to get to Comic-Con and see how people respond to it," Foxx said. "Marc Webb is a genius and Amy Pascal and everybody at Sony have just be so gracious to allow me to have this opportunity. So it's cool."
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 stars Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Jamie Foxx, Dane DeHaan, Shailene Woodley, Colm Feore, Sally Field and Chris Cooper, and Paul Giamatti. The movie swings it's way onto theater screens May 2nd, 2014.
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Yesterday, the boy and I spent the day together. Erik and Rebecca were at the hospital all day so Erik could get 14 fillings ( which is almost 5 fillings for each year), so I spent the day with Zachary.
After eating at the Clown Burger joint (you know of whom I speak...) (no, that's not the danger, but it is a danger), we went over to the Mall and wandered around a bit. After stopping in at the ExpensiveJapaneseTVsOnly Store (to stare at the giant TVs), and making the requisite stop at the toy store to look at (look with your eyes, not with your hands) the Thomas the Tank Engine stuff, we went to the GamesWorkshop store.
I thought he would think all the painted figs were cool. I was right, and that is still not the danger part. No, now I want to paint again.
Let me bring you up to speed on this. I have a history of buying and storing up stuff to be painted (now, in this context, realize that paint means apply paint to pre-scuplted objects, not use liquid pigments creatively on canvases or walls). I have a *HUGE* (and in this context huge in the meaning of the word where we mean much bigger than it should ever possibly get) pile of boxes with stuff in it to paint. But that is not what it's all about.
No, what this is about is the acquiring of more stuff to paint. If I do that, I need to replenish my supplies, as by this time the only thing that is still of use will be my palette (best painter gift ever, thanks Kev!). So that's another 30 bucks. And then I need secure space to work in.
I think I need to do a garage to workshop conversion. Stupid van can sit outside.
Stupid Van.
Friday, March 17, 2006
Danger, Wil Robinson! Danger!
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When I get the urge to do something like that, I go buy a box of DnD minis.(already painted)It satisfies the hunger pain. You should find a surrogate too.
- 4:39 PM, March 17, 2006
D3 got some the Battle for McCragge set for his birthday. He wants me to paint the figures for him - I know exactly what you mean. I have painted the hordes in years - liking the Heroclix and SW Minis prepainted figures better. But he likes mine and has decided he wants a Space Wolves army - so at least that's all good.
Now he wants a dreadnaught.
- 11:11 AM, March 20, 2006
14 fillings?!
What, is he on a hummingbird diet of liquid sugar?
- 11:14 AM, March 20, 2006
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In review, this was my #1 fun thing we did in Shanghai:
So Friday before dinner we went out to the Shanghai World Financial Center for a glass of wine on the ~100th floor! (I say "about 100" because the elevator had like 3 buttons - "lounge", "restaurant" and "lobby" or something like that. Oh - and getting in was neat - we were trying to act 'cool' like we belonged in this fancy hotel - but really, you just walk in - through a set of rooms and automatic doors - like a mission impossible scene but with good design, then just take the elevator up. It is not a big deal like the CN tower is. It was an internal elevator, so no scary view. Ears popped like three times!)
Hot! It was super cool. Best part of Shanghai visit! :) (Seen in this pic )
Dinner we went to Xintiandi, which is some sort of hot clubbing district.
We went to dinner with Gina, who is a girl who used to work for AMD, but has lived in Europe for a while, and now lives in Shanghai, so she's coming back to AMD. It was cool to meet her, I've heard lots of stories about her, since Betty is friends with her.
FINALLY, a good soup dumpling in Shanghai! Yay! Dinner was good (Taiwanese restaurant - like - hahha! I will be there Wednesday!). We didn't go clubbing or anything - not my scene. We did go for Vietnamese for dessert. Highly freezing. It is cold here - why we all ordered iced deserts is beyond me. I had rambutan, which is kinda like lychee. Good. Hilariously, Matthew ordered a plum dessert - and I was like, "Really? Ok-ay!" - since Matthew is is NOT adventurous in food, and doesn't enjoy all this weird and wonderful cuisine. In fact, I could NOT get him to try a soup dumpling. Oh well! But Matthew didn't know Chinese plum things are (imho) a gross salty business. Needless to say, he didn't enjoy it.
(I'm in HK now - not much time on Internet do I have, trying to catch up!)
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So the PGA tour is going to fine Tiger Woods for busting on Official John Paramor for putting Woods and Padrig Harrington on the clock when they fell 17 minutes behind the pace during Sunday's final round at the World Golf Championships. First of all, the rule is stupid. They were the final group, holding up no one. And it was an epic golf battle. Who was complaining? Tiger's comments were spot on.
What I question here is the wisdom of the Tour fining the only guy who defines the tour. The only guy the golfing public cares about. The only guy who single handily moves the needle. When he's there, people watch. When he's not, they don't. If the Tour comes off looking petty here, and they would, what stops the Tiger in the Room from just staying home. Really, at $100 mil a year, who needs who more? Now, I'm not usually a guy who advocates the tail wagging the tour, but if it's Tiger's tail......Besides, what can you possibly fine the guy? Here's a better suggestion...review the rule. Tiger's temper tantrums are wrong...he's right here...
Monday, August 10, 2009
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Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Headlines in Hell
What am I to make of those Somali pirates boarding freighters and holding their captains for ransom? Thank god the navy of the free world is there to protect the lives of sailors (and the trade routes they ply.) As usual of course the villains don't call themselves 'pirates', but pass themselves off as members of the 'Volunteer Coast Guard of Somalia'. Of course the self-styled affectations of criminal gangs aren't to be taken seriously. Nor, if it can be helped, mentioned, lest the weak-minded be led astray.
Tony Blair has risen, born anew from his ignominous political death into the life of a spiritual man of faith, and that conversion is by all accounts proceeding splendidly for him. Most recently he has announced the formation of his Faith Foundation, an interfaith teaching society of some sort that will work towards peace and and understanding between the world's faith. Is it cynical of me to suspect him of acting with ulterior motive, here ... perhaps as part of an effort to coopt faith communities much as Al Gore was used to marshall the green movement? There is a plan here, but I am not sure it is God's plan save in the very long term, as all plans must ultimately be.
In New York City, the police state is baring its fangs at the the student population, as a taste no doubt of more and worse to come. The author of that piece seems very concerned about the brutality and the repression, as any good socialist is, but yet I wonder ... how many of them listened, nodding wisely, to smart men tell them that there were no conspiracies, that the source of all the inequalities and atrocities is systemic? Now the system is important, I agree, but few of these people ever ask themselves whose system and rather than ask those questions, how many agreed that there was no point, for serious men at least, in wasting valuable time picking apart the labyrinthine world of secret societies, black budgets and banking cartels? And, now that those conspiracies are bearing their rotten and infected fruit, oh, their horror, their disgust, their shock!
It need not be for nothing. Such things happen in order to provide lessons, that we might gain understanding but ... have they?
Well, I forgive them if they don't understand. I ceased to understand long ago, but at least I understand that I don't understand, if you understand me on that. And if you're confused, too, don't despair, for these are confusing times in which it's difficult more more people than ever to hold on to their personal identity. Boys look like girls and women act like men and the criminals that supply stolen identities are engaged with each other, as we speak, in a price war. We spend more time marking and tracking and identifying one another than ever before and are more confused than ever ... and what else might you expect, in a world where so few even know of the concept of realizing the Self within, or suspect that that Self may be one with everything else?
There were four UFO sightings across the US yesterday. The usual reports, colored lights, changing geometric shapes, abrupt alterations in speed. I don't have any idea what to make of that, whether these are aliens or hyperdimensional beings from the future or evil spirits but ... given the nature of the times I don't much expect they're hear to do much good and, there certainly are a lot more of them than ever before. I wonder if we might not find ourselves all having seen some strange lights in the sky, before long. A man can dream, can't he?
It seems there's been clashes between protestors and police in Thailand. In fact, it's escalated to the point of troops being deployed, and you might think you know what I'm about to say about that and be about to nod along in agreement but ... remember the protests last December, when the airports were shut down by protestors? Perhaps you recall that they wanted rid of their corrupt puppet of foreign powers 'leader', and they were successful in that (though not as much was said of this success.) Well, they wore (and still wear) Yellow Shirts and these new ones are wearing Red Shirts and for certain primal psychobiological reasons movements that adopt the color red, well. It's seldom good news, and in that vein I'll mention that the Red Shirts have already resorted to molotov cocktails when the much larger Yellow Shirt movement confined themselves to peaceful protest (and in so doing forced out their quisling prime minister.)
The Conspiracy King is finding himself under attack by the very paranoia he did so much to encourage, and from an increasing number directions. Here's a broadside from the long-time Jones skeptics at SOTT, and here's another at Alternet. The responses in this Reality Sandwich link to the Obama Deception, Jones' recent film, continue to this day, and even those who admit to having been, to a certain degree, activated by Alex voice doubt as to, at the very least, the wisdom of dwelling too long on the things he says. I myself remain ambivalent. The case against Jones is compelling and worthy of everyone's consideration but not yet airtight; at this point, only Jones' own actions will reveal the truth of his intentions. In the meantime he's become, for me, simply one voice amongst many, and if that one voice should someday call for armed uprising or some other patently disastrous mass movement, well, he can count me out.
The truth is hard to pin down when you're pinned to the surface of a warm wet rock hurtling through space. Your perspective gets warped, sucked into the minutiae of your own little world and there's nothing inherently wrong with that. The universe is a fractal hologram, with the smallest fragments of any world containing worlds of their own, all of them in their own way a mirror of the whole. Still, though, unless one contemplates the wholes as well as the parts one is unlikely to understand very well how their own world works and so, the whole becomes a hell and that, to me, seems to be the truth of the situation here on Planet Earth.
And as another sign that those who don't contemplate wholes understand them poorly, and a final link for you to look at, have a look at the amazing glowing black hole at the heart of M87. The astronomers are mystified, for its behaviour doesn't seem to be at all in accord with what they'd expect of a black hole with an accretion disk - its luminosity varies far more than should be physically possible - and 'this doesn't make sense' is a line you seem to hear a lot from astronomers these days but for the moment dark matter and dark energy are doing fantastic work covering the gaping whole in mainstream astrophysical theory and as a result the astronomers can go on not worrying about things like UFOs, for instance, and go about secure in the illusion that they need not revise their theories save in minor details.
A funny thing to leave off on, perhaps, but one must occasionally look at the stars and wonder, and if you don't do that and you lose sight of the vital connection between your deepest Self and the expansive cosmos around you, well, you're liable to get stuck in this mud. Or is it a lake of fire? Because it sure is getting hot down here.
It doesn't have to be this way. It never did but, that's the road we chose several thousand years ago and so this is the experience we're going to get. It's just one experience among many and we'll all experience it in our own way at some point these next few years, one way or another, whether we want to or not (and, deep down, we all want to, don't we? That, after all, is why we're here). We will experience it for exactly as long and as often as we need to.
And afterwards ... maybe, this time ... maybe this time we'll understand.
Update: As though to emphasize the importance of looking up on occasion, shortly after posting this I found myself looking at NASA's newest discovery: God's right hand. Yes I know what it really is, but is there not some symbolic significance to the fact that this object was found at this time, and not another?
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- psychegram said...
There's a new Dreamscapes & Night Terrors: Scurvy Logic.
- April 14, 2009 at 2:14 PM
psych--you were right on the guess over at mirrors--a beard? did you see that face? why would anyone cover up even an inch of that?
please, don't hate me because I'm beautiful---lol
- April 16, 2009 at 7:50 AM
- psychegram said...
Fantastic! You're amongst the first in the comment crew that I can hang a face on, now (well, a couple others posted pictures but I know what you look like now and what they looked like when they were 12 so ... a bit different.)
Speaking as someone who's preferred the adornment of some form of facial hair since it was possible to sport it, all I can say is, you're missing out, man ^_~
- April 16, 2009 at 7:57 AM
- psychegram said...
Anyone who's interested in seeing a not-too-obsolete picture of me can get a look on my Evolver profile.
You know who to look for....
- April 16, 2009 at 9:46 AM
Alright, I give up. I've spent a little time looking for your face on evolver and can't find it. How about a hint?
- April 16, 2009 at 1:54 PM
- psychegram said...
Just do a search for my name (not my real name, obviously) and my profile pops up....
- April 16, 2009 at 2:13 PM


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As always, there has been a plethora of great articles out there in anticipation of this heated matchup:
My Stuff:
- Carolina game: I summarized how confused the Carolina game made me here at Detroit OnLion, and I also broke down Kevin Smith's biggest run over at Pride Of Detroit.
- My "On Paper" preview predicted a squeaker. Check it out over at Pride of Detroit. (should be up soon)
- I also did an interview with Oak Creek Patch about my thoughts on the Lions and the Thanksgiving Day game.
Stuff Better Than Mine:
- Ty continues his excellent "The Watchtower" series on the Thanksgiving game. He also wrote an excellent post on the history of the Thanksgiving game that will make you beg for tomorrow's kickoff.
- Neil at Armchair Linebacker brings it again. Though I'm not a fan of his prediction, I am a big fan of his writing.
- In a rare move, I am recommending an opponent's blog that has a pretty solid breakdown, though, again, not a fan of the prediction. Check out Cheesehead TV.
Rule #1: Send me a link to a video with "Barry Sanders" somewhere in the title and I'll post it.
Not rooting for a concussion or anything, but I would like a lot of Rodgers on the ground.
Damnit, Packers. You make it so hard to hate you guys ever since Favre left.
Go Lions! Mashed Potatoes!


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Major actions: it stops the cascade effect of oxidative processes, it neutralizes free radicals, it prevents the oxidation of LDL-cholesterol and lipid composition of cell membranes, it increases the levels of antioxidant enzymes (superoxide dismutaza, catalase and glutathione peroxidase), it prevents the evolution of degenerative processes and early ageing, it protects against the oxidative stress caused by environmental pollutants, it stimulates the synthesis of rhodopsin, it improves the visual acuity, it is antioxidant, capillary protector and vasoprotective, neuroprotective, antimutagenic, antitumoral.
Other actions: platelet anti-aggregatory, vasodilatory, diuretic, immunomodulatory.
It is used as an adjunct in: oxidative stress, early ageing, degenerative eye diseases (macular degeneration, glaucoma, cataract, diabetic retinopathy) and neurological disorders (Alzheimer's disease, stroke sequelae), atherosclerosis, chronic degenerative rheumatism, tumors, radiation exposure (therapeutic, accidental radiation, or radiation that is caused by phones, etc.), to counteract the effects of environmental pollutants, of food additives (colourings, sweeteners, preservatives, etc.), smoking, alcohol abuse and in geriatrics.
Contraindications: allergy to any of the product's ingredients.
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Adults: take 1 tablet, 3 times a day, before meals.
Adolescents aged 15-18 years: take 1 tablet, 2 times a day, before meals.
Children under 14 years: as recommended by the doctor.
The tablets should be swallowed with water or crumbled in your mouth (the absorption of bioactive substances is much faster). In cases of difficulties in swallowing, the tablets can be broken in two.
Plants and seaweeds: blackcurrant (Ribes nigrum) - hydroalcoholic extract 8:1 (100 mg), grapes (Vitis vinifera) - hydroalcoholic extract with 95% proanthocyanidins (100 mg), spirulina (Spirulina platensis) - algae (100 mg), turmeric (Curcuma longa) - rhizomes (100 mg), bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus) - hydroalcoholic extract 8:1 (50 mg), sea-buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides) - hydroalcoholic extract 10:1 (50 mg), green tea (Camellia sinensis) - folium (50 mg), goji (Lycium barbarum) - hydroalcoholic extract with 40% polysaccharides (50 mg).
Inactive ingredients: microcrystalline cellulose, aerosil, magnesium stearate.
Blackcurrant (Ribes nigrum) is considered to be one of the most powerful sources of antioxidants due to its rich content in bioactive substances: phenolic compounds, antocianosides, dimers and trimers prodelphinidols, flavones and vitamin C, which have the ability to neutralize free radicals.
Other properties: capillary protector and vasoprotective, anti-platelet.
Grapes (Vitis vinifera). Grape seeds contain proanthocyanidins and resveratrol, bioactive compounds with strong antioxidant action, which prevent the oxidation of LDL cholesterol, preventing atherosclerosis and its complications; it has a neuroprotective action, it slows the degenerative processes that occur in case of Alzheimer's disease and protects the body against premature ageing.
Spirulina (Spirulina platensis) is a blue-green algae, with a high content of bioactive substances that have a strong antioxidant action: phycocyanin (the pigment that gives colour to the algae), phenolic acids, β-carotene, vitamin E and selenium.
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Turmeric (Curcuma longa) Originally from Southeast Asia and tropical Africa, turmeric is a plant that contains: curcuminoids (curcumin, demetoxicurcumin) and resveratrol, antioxidants that neutralize the peroxide and phenolic radicals, also, it inhibits the lipid peroxidation induced by chemical agents (from external sources). Recent studies have shown that turmeric may prevent DNA damage, giving the body the capacity to protect itself against neurodegenerative diseases.
Bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus) fruits have a composition that is rich in bioactive substances, with a strong antioxidant action, capillary protector and vasoprotective, platelet antiaggregatory: antocianosides (myrtilloides A and B), flavones (hyperoside and quercitroside) procianidols and resveratrol. Blueberry fruits stimulate the synthesis of rhodopsin, improve blood flow and irrigate the eye and they can be administered as an adjunct both against degenerative eye diseases (glaucoma, cataract, diabetic retinopathy, macular degeneration) and to adapt to night vision light, increasing visual acuity.
Sea-buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides) has a composition that is rich in powerful antioxidant substances, that are involved in neutralizing free radicals: vitamins (C, E, PP), carotenoids, flavonoids, phenolic acids and trans-resveratrol.
Recent studies have shown that carotenoids are the strongest biological substances that link to singlet radical oxygen. According to the research conducted, cis isomers of carotenoids have the ability to interrupt the radical chain reactions, thereby stopping the cascade effect of oxidative processes.
Green tea (Camellia sinensis) Originally from China, green tea has been known and used for over 5000 years. Green tea leaves have a high content in: polyphenolic acids (caffeic and chlorogenic acid), gallic, catehic and mixed tannins, polyphenols with a tropolonic structure, flavonoids and proantocianidols, bioactive substances that neutralize oxygen free radicals (superoxide, peroxyl, hydroxyl and peroxynitrite), inhibit lipid peroxidation, reduce oxidative stress, presenting antimutagenic and antitumoral action.
Goji (Lycium barbarum) is a tree originating in the Himalayas, that has been used in traditional Chinese medicine for about 2,000 years. The following bioactive substances have been identified in the composition of the plant: vitamins (A, C and E), carotenoids and polysaccharides. Lutein and zeaxanthin accumulate at the level of the macula (the central area of the retina that mediates central vision), helping to prevent degenerative eye diseases.
Recent research has shown that goji berries prevent LDL- cholesterol peroxidation and effectively neutralize superoxide and peroxyl radicals, also increasing the levels of superoxide dismutaza (SOD), catalase and glutathione peroxidase enzymes.
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I love the game and I think the Pimps are doing a great job, especially with the addition of new team members focusing on level design. They are really fleshing out the exploration aspect which is a great thing for the game.
One thing bothers me though... Every time I see the devs answering questions about new weapons they always seem very quick to shut down questions about whether we'll get new types. It doesn't seem like we'll be getting Mac-10's or M1 Garands. They appear to think that one model of weapon per category is enough.
A huge part of my enjoyment in open world survival games is the large variety of weapons to find and choose from. I like the way everyone finds their own unique playstyle with the weapon combinations they load out on their characters.
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What did the Relief Society give as a gift to President Young on his birthday in 1872?
a. The first bottled jar of tomatoes in Utah
b. They released the first copy of the Women's Exponent
c. A quilt preserved from the Martin Handcart company
d. Green Jello and carrots
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(C) The gold bible
In a letter now preserved in the Coe Collection at Yale, we have an early inkling of the excitement Mormonism was to create. On February 12, 1830, Lucius Fenn of Covert in upstate New York wrote an old neighbor in Connecticut about a curious book being published at Palmyra, some fifty miles away. It was said to be a bible which had been concealed in a stone chest in the earth for fourteen hundred years and which an angle had now revealed to a man named Joseph who could not read at all in English but who could read the book's gold leaves. Along with Freemasonry, the temperance movement (which Fenn called "the cold sober societies"), and the considerable stir religion was making that winter in the lake country, the gold bible was the news of the day. "It is expected that it will come out soon," wrote Fenn, "so that we can see it. It speaks of the Millenniam [sic] day and tells when it is a going to take place. . . . Some people think that it is all a speculation and some think that something is a going to take place different from what has been. For my part," Fenn confided, "I do not know how it will be but it is something singular to me." He could only hope that in a time of "general solemnity upon the people in these parts" there would be "a greater outpouring of the spirit than ever."
William Mudler, The Mormons in American History (Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press, 1981), 13.


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The Taylor Stitch Long Haul Jacket has been created to offer avid motorcycle riders with a way to remain protected without having to sacrifice their own personal style. The jacket is reported by the brand to be 14-times stronger than steel thanks to the Dyneema Denim construction, which is boasted as the world's toughest fabric for clothing.
The Taylor Stitch Long Haul Jacket offers enhanced resistance to abrasion and cuts, while also offering durability, stretch for an ergonomic fit and even temperature control capabilities. The jacket will offer enhanced protection against road rash if you fall off of your ride, while it will still help you to maintain your own personal style when you aren't riding. The jacket looks like a stylish denim jacket to the untrained eye and can be worn even by those who aren't avid motorcyclists.
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China is hungry and looking outside its borders for ways to feed its 1.35 billion citizens.
In recent years Chinese companies and investors have become some of the largest players in the vertical supply chain for global agriculture. It's a Chinese investment trend that will only accelerate as the country's population increases.
According to the Heritage Foundation, Chinese investors have pumped $27.9 billion into the agricultural sectors of more than 30 nations.
But one aspect of this Chinese investment trend has stirred some concern. The Asian giant has bought vast tracts of farmland in nations across Asia and Africa.
According to a recent study, an amount of farmland equal to the size of France and Germany combined has transferred from local landowners, to foreign investors from the United States, to investors in China.
The tremendous size and scope of this Chinese investment trend soon will have massive implications for the global food supply and the price of commodities.
China's Agricultural Reach Spreads Across Six Continents
It's a trend that has the world on edge – even the media.
Last Tuesday, Quartz.com erroneously reported that Chinese investors had signed a deal to acquire rights to farm approximately 11,583 miles, or three million hectares, in Ukraine for 50 years. The deal between KSG Agro and China's Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (XPCC) would have leased an area of farmland equal in size to the state of Massachusetts or the country of Belgium.
KSG Agro quickly denied the deal in a press statement on its website. Nevertheless, the incident has heated up the intense international debate over foreign investment in domestic farmland and raised even greater questions about China's ongoing surge of global agricultural investment.
Though this report turned out to be false, it turned the spotlight again on China's extensive farmland-buying activity around the world.
One big problem is that the Chinese investors have struggled with how to properly develop the land and collaborate with technology and science companies capable of maximizing production.
Still, buying up farmland is only one way the country has been trying to procure more food. China has invested in all segments of the global food supply chain, from water irrigation projects to large multinational businesses like Smithfield Foods Inc. to small biofuel projects in Ethiopia.
The map shows nations where the Chinese have invested in agriculture:


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I went to Bali last thursday. I went with my family and by an airplane. That was my first time I went to Bali and I was so excited about it. Although I thought It was a little bit too late to have a holiday. It was just a short holiday because on Monday I had to go to school. But I felt happy about the holiday with my family.
I went on 5th January 2017 from Husein Sastranegara Airport. My flight schedule was on 12.00 PM and I arrived at the airport 1 hour before that. The flight was so amazing because at first the buildngs looked so small and I thought it was so cool. And then everything turned to white. And before the landing I could see a beuatiful scenery from the sky. I went immediately to the hotel after I arrived at Ngurah Rai International Airport.
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At the first day in Bali, I went to Kuta beach to enjoy the scenery. I couldn't see the sunset because it was cloudy, but I still enjoyed it. My family and I took some picture in Kuta beach and then we walked around Kuta beach to spent time. And then we came back to the hotel and saw interesting places in the night. We also bought some gifts before came backt to the hotel.
The second day was the busiest day, because i went to six different places. First, I went to nusa dua beach. In this beach we just took a lot of picture and enjoy the scenery. There were fewer people here than kuta beach island. And then I went to tanjung Benoa beach to play some water activities like banana boat ride, walking underwater and flying fish water ride. It was fun because i saw lots of new things. The third place is Pandawa beach. I think it was the most beautiful beach i saw in bali. It was so blue and the sand was so soft. And I felt so calm and free.
After that I went to Garuda Wisnu Kencana Cultural Park or usually called GWK. There were a lot of great sculpture. My family and I took pictures in different places. The next place was Uluwatu Temple. We needed to be careful, because there were monkeys and they sometimes took visitors belongings. There were so many stairs there and when I arrived at the top of the temple, I could see a beautiful sunset and the scenery of the sea down there. I also saw kecak dance in uluwatu temple. There were lots of man made circle and in the middle there were the characters of the story. There was so fun, amazing, and hilarious. I really enjoyed the show and the beauty of the temple.
And last thing I did in Bali on that day was having a dinner in Jimbaran beach. We ates seafood and enjoyed the beach scenery. There were many kind of seafoods like squid, fish, prawn and many more. It felt so different because I never Had dinner with a sand around my feet. And after a long way trip I finally came back to the hotel. I felt so tired and happy at the same time.
On the next day or last day in Bali I was experiencing water rafting. There was a guide when I did rafting in that river. I like it because the water was so cold and challenging. The water rafting was about 2-3 hours long and it was so worth. After that My family and I went to Ubud but we didn't do anything there. We just looked Ubud from the car because we should back to cacth the flight. And before we went home with airplane, we bought some gifts at Joger. It was so beautiful to see Bali at night from the sky. I could see so many light down there and it was so amazing. And that was my holiday story.


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From July 1st to August 1st, The Speed Gamers will be broadcasting nightly streams of the Zelda series! This nightly marathon is being held to benefit ACT Today!, an organization dedicated to helping military children with autism and their families.
However, this isn't your run-of-the-mill gaming marathon. Rather than playing for donations, The Speed Gamers will be playing for your votes. ACT Today! is in the running to win $250,000 from the Pepsi Refresh Project, which awards funding each month to people, businesses and non-profit organizations that impact our world in a positive way. However, only the top two entrants will win the funding from Pepsi.
And so, The Speed Gamers are holding Summer of Zelda in order to generate support and awareness about the contest and to remind you to vote each day! Myself and the rest of the ZU staff encourage you support TSF by spreading the word and casting your vote daily. After all, it's great to see our favorite series tied to such a wonderful cause.
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Listen my child and you shall hear, a story told both far and near...SpookyTimeJingles and there's more to show!!! Cause you know what happens if you are too slow.... Please check out all those needfuls at SpookyTimeJingles on the 13th of this month for our newest updates!!! Contact me if you are interested in purchasing my art and more info. Thanks Muchly!!! More later, SEE YA!!! Blessings,Flora
Thursday, October 11, 2012
He's baaaack....
6 comments:
- just me said...
oh I can't wait to see that eyeball in full! very very mysterious!! Hope you are well!
- October 11, 2012 at 2:24 PM
- Flora said...
Hey R'chelle,
I just sent the pictures in the newsletter and you should be getting them about now!!! I'm fine hope you are too, thank you for always making the time to visit with me and to comment too!!!
- October 11, 2012 at 2:39 PM
- ImagiMeri said...
Oooh that Krampus is positively scary. When I lived in Germany back in the early 80's, it was so cool to see him on display during the holidays, but not as much as you might think.
- October 11, 2012 at 6:27 PM
- Flora said...
Thanks Meri!!!Germany , that's the birth place of old Krampus!!! I'm sure you saw him more often there than Americans ever did!!
- October 11, 2012 at 8:22 PM
- maddyrose said...
Krampus is absolutely the scariest thing I've ever seen you create. If he doesn't scare you then I don't think anything will. WOW! That little green eye peeking out makes me want to see who it belongs to. Have a great weekend Flora.
- October 12, 2012 at 4:21 AM
- Flora said...
HA!!! Oh dear MaddyRose that is too funny!!!! I have to confess although my Krampus art has never scared me, this one kinda did, when I finally finished him late the other night I felt an uneasiness as I turned the lights off and headed to bed...and yesterday I had 666 show up...?
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Looking for Adams of Adaminaby/Cooma
Does anyone have information on parents of George William Adams. Arrived in Australia in about 1852 from England. Any help would be appreciated
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I am currently researching this family for a cousin. I do have some information that I am able to share with you.
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Here we meet again... are you ready to create memories?
Before the challenge, can I just say: I take exception to the statement that prom is one of the most important days in a woman's life. Yes, I went to prom, yes I was excited, yes I had a good time. But it wasn't like life revolved around it. Ever. I subscribe to the concept that TODAY is the most important day in my life, no matter what the day brings. Some days suck, but that doesn't devalue them, you know?
OK, off my soapbox now -- Let's interpret the prom :) Use fancy material(s) -- if you usually work with "plain" cotton, try some silk or lame or velvet or lace.
So, if I tell you about MY prom dresses, will you tell me about (or show me!) yours?! I'll look for pictures...
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1 comment:
- katelnorth said...
Don't think I have a photo of my prom dress anywhere. I did go, but just went with friends. It was fun, but frankly, most important day? Not even close. Not even the most important day of high school, for pity's sake!
- January 10, 2008 at 5:33 AM
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We're exactly two weeks from the first full day of panels at San Diego Comic-Con this year, which means the official Preview Night and Thursday programming schedule is now posted. Take a look – you'll notice there's a lot of programming crammed into one day! Some are small, niche panels, while others will be huge juggernauts. How do you know when to get in line? When to bail and head for a back-up second choice? How you do decide how many panels you can fit in one day?
The truth is, getting into panels at Comic-Con is an art, not a science. There are too many variables to pinpoint exactly when a room will reach capacity. All you can do is take stock of the information you do have and give it your best guess.
We'll cover the details of pre-dawn line locations, camping, wristbands, and all that other fun stuff in a later post; today, we're just talking about the best method to use in planning your schedule.
1. Take a first pass at the schedule and find the panels that have you most excited.
- Pick your can't-miss panel. Deciding which panel to schedule your day around can be intimidating, but take a deep breath and choose wisely. What do you love, can't experience elsewhere, and will offer something unique?
- Know the room capacity. Here's a handy chart:
*This is maximum possible number of seats for the full Ballroom; it will likely be configured differently to accommodate the runway for the Her Universe Fashion Show.
- Check the schedule for what's before and after your can't-miss panel. Rooms are not cleared between panels at SDCC. You need to know what's happening before (will the room clear out before your panel? You might able to line up a bit later) and after (will there be a room full of people waiting for the panel after yours? You'll need to line up earlier).
- Who is appearing on these panels? You might see "Comi-Kev" and think it's a nothing panel – but if you kept reading you'd notice it's Kevin Smith's annual popular Q&A/one man show. There are lots of panels with titles that belie the A-list guests attending!
- See what's programmed around the same time in other rooms. Panels that share a similar interest might divide attention and reduce crowds. Likewise, if what you're looking at is, say, the only TV panel for the afternoon, there might be a bigger crowd. For example: on Thursday this year, "Sherlock" starts just half an hour after "Doctor Who" ends – and they're in different rooms (Ballroom 20 and Hall H, respectively). These show share a fanbase, and it won't be possible to go to both. This fanbase is huge and both panels will be packed, but splitting the crowd will have a small effect on both panels.
Decide how close you really need to sit. Are you bound and determined to be in the front row? Or are you just happy being in the room? In big rooms like Hall H and Ballroom 20, the view of the stage isn't really any better in the middle section than it is in the back – in either area, you're probably going to be watching the large overhead video screens. (And if you're short like me, you'll probably see better if you seek out a spot in the back with a great screen view than a spot in the middle with a bad view of both the stage and the screens.) For many panels, skipping the campout and lining up very early in the morning still gets you a seat in the back of the room.
- On the day of (or night before), watch Twitter. If you're trying to decide whether to sleep another hour or head down to get in line, try a Twitter search for the room or panel you're interested in. (The most-used hashtags are #SDCC, #HallH, and #B20.) You can also use this to look for information on wristbands (Hall H) or cards (Ballroom 20) that will assign folks in line to a letter or color group. Is Ballroom 20 still handing out "B" cards? You've got plenty of time. Are they starting in on the fourth color group of Hall H wristbands? Then fly, you fool!
Use this plus your knowledge of your fan base to estimate how supply (of seats) will hold up against demand.
2. Once you know what your plan of attack is for your can't-miss panel, you can start to plan the rest of your day.
- Read the schedule for the room you'll be in for your can't-miss panel. There might be something else in there that you really like! Because rooms are not cleared, it's easy to stay in one room for a chunk of the day. You can even try to move up into a closer seat as fans leave earlier panels.
- For all the other panels you want to attend in different rooms, repeat step 1. Check the room capacity, the schedule for the room before and after the panel that interests you, etc. This time, though, you'll be willing to cut things closer. It's maddening to wait in line for 5 hours and not make it inside a panel. But if you run after your can't-miss panel to try for a panel in another room, wait 15 minutes in line, and then don't make it in? Well, that's not so bad.
- Account for travel time. Back-to-back panels are scheduled tight enough before thinking about how long it will take you to get to the next room. Getting between room 6A and room 2? No problem. Getting from Hall H to Ballroom 20? A challenge. Getting between the convention center and one of the programming venues outside (e.g., the San Diego Central Library or Horton Grand Theatre)? Forget it. And remember that big rooms take a long time to clear out – if all 6,500 people try to leave Hall H at once, it can take upwards of 20 minutes to make it outside.
- Plan ahead for meals and bathroom breaks. You can get a "bathroom pass" for re-entry in all rooms except Hall H, but it's only good during the panel you are currently in. It does not allow you to enter a room at 10am, take a bathroom pass and wander the exhibit hall until 4:30pm, and then come back inside for your 5pm panel. It is perfect for leaving briefly to grab lunch, or to meet a friend outside dropping something off, or (obviously) to use the restroom. Otherwise, you need to build in a break in your day to leave the convention to eat. Alternatively, you can bring a meal with you. There is water available inside program rooms – bring a reusable bottle and refill it.
- Hall H technically does offer a "bathroom pass" – it's supposed to be used when the lines for the bathroom facilities inside Hall H are too long. However, these have increasingly been abused the same way bathroom passes for other rooms have been (being auctioned off to people still in line, being used to go buy an exclusive collectible or get an autograph, etc.). Because there is food in the Hall H lobby and bathrooms inside Hall H, we won't be surprised if Comic-Con begins to crack down on Hall H re-entry passes.
3. Now that you have your top-choice schedule set, pick your back-ups.
That "can't-miss" panel? Come to terms now with missing it. It can be devastating to miss your favorite panel, but it's always a possibility at Comic-Con. Find something else on the schedule that looks fun!
- Decide on your limit. At what time do you give up on the line for your can't-miss panel and leave for your backup panel? If you're in the last tent of the Hall H line on the plaza, Hall H is currently full, and you know most people inside are waiting for a panel after the one you want to see – well, it might be time to head for your backup panel. Decide in advance how much of your day you're willing to sacrifice in line.
- Be flexible. Wander into a room without a line and see what's happening inside! Throw a dart at the schedule grid and check out something random! Do you exclusively attend TV panels? Go to a comics panel. Is your entire weekend scheduled for Hall H and Ballroom 20? Go check out something in small spaces like Room 2 or the Central Library facilities. Discover something new!
Don't forget the rest of the con. Remember to schedule time to walk the exhibit hall, visit the offsite activations, donate blood, or just hit happy hour with friends. It's easy to get caught up in the panel schedule and try to see everything. There are hundreds of panels on the schedule – you will always be missing something. Accept this and have fun seeing what you can!
- Remember that you have to do this all again tomorrow, too. You can run yourself ragged trying to dart between panels all day if you want. But do that too many days in a row and by Sunday you'll be a cranky, exhausted mess. This is a five day event – it's a marathon, not a sprint. Save some energy for the second half.


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Sunday, October 11, 2009
Ms. Pumpkin Head
This week we went in search for a pumpkin patch so yours truly could select a pumpkin worthy of decorating. After watching "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" a few too many times, this one really believes that there is a Great Pumpkin and wants to be a ghost with lots of eyes for Halloween...wow media is oh so powerful.
Well, our search was a bit anticlimactic since we ended up scrounging around in the pumpkin bin at our closest Walmart, but we found a lovely pumpkin in the end.
Wanting to avoid the mess involved with carving and because we want to eat it later, we opted for a cleaner decorating option involving craft foam, scissors, markers, and adhesive. This turned out to be something a three year old could actually handle too! She picked the colored foam and drew the parts (including hair, ears, and arms), I cut them out and added adhesive and she placed them on the pumpkin. We have lots of foam so we can even make more parts to change things up similar to Mr. Potato Head, but Ms. H is convinced this is a "she" so we've resorted to calling her Ms. Pumpkin Head.
Note: double sided tape doesn't work very well with the foam. I'm going to try adhesive velcro when I remember to pick some up.
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- Samosas for One said...
Hannah the model! So cute. What will she be for Halloween?
- October 21, 2009 at 9:51 PM
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|Root Beer Salt Water Taffy
As a designer I appreciate the stripe, and the check or plaid, for the ease of placing the pattern pieces together. You can count them across, or you and simply match up the design. You can also cut them out on the bias creating a completely new and fabulous accent. Stripes can be thick or pinstripe thin. Regardless of which way you wish to use them, they always appear fresh and bright.
For Amethyst and Sterling's second matching set, I chose a root beer pinstripe silk taffeta. I'm calling the collection Salt Water Taffy.
|Sterling and Amethyst
Summer! A favorite season for all the memories it will carry into fall.
|1905 La Mode Illustree
|Close up for Sterling
|Close up for Amethyst
|Behind the Scenes
I'm pleased with the outcome of this matching set. It was entirely enjoyable to create, and I loved the detail work with Sterling's outfit. He is such an adorable "little boy" to design for.
|Little Chapeaus
July is the mid summer month. The mornings promise the rise in temperatures. The days can be filled with the promise of good books to read, small crafts on the rivers and lakes, tree shaded picnics, and adventures in vacation travels. Whether its a day trip to the beach, or a flight to somewhere new and exciting, relish each moment and make those memories. Each day can be a wonderful adventure when July is in the air!
Miss E. Mouse
|Yes, I still do mock ups!
|Happy Summer Days for Sterling and Amethyst


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Melancholy of the Sunflower 向日葵の憂鬱
好久没更博了。最近忙着筹备露中同人本 "Our Secret History" 所以正在修罗期间。本子的新官方网站差不多要完成了,近日内会把资料和sample放上网并开放预定(大概10月开始)。
Here's the preview of part of the cover page~ Illustration by Phoenixlu
封面的预览图~ Phoenixlu 大大画的封面的小部分缩图~
As a record-breaking effort, I've written four double-chapter stories (2 PGs, 1 PG13, 1 R18) in a span of one month, and am still working on 2 more R18 stories for the book. I although I always enjoy writing R18 stories, the stories have historical backgrounds, so I had to spend time doing research ^^; I've been reading up intensely on Sino-Soviet relations for the book, and my understanding of this beautiful couple has tripled since~ Actually, I only recently learnt that Russia and China were really bitter enemies during the Sino-Soviet split, and their conflict nearly escalated to World War III! Previously, I knew that they had issues with each other, but I didn't know it was that serious. Talk about love becoming hate!
Yet although their relations were bad, they never actually went to war or invaded each other. Instead, they attacked each other through proxy wars fought by each other's allies. Russia and China fell out with each other because of ideological differences and to a certain extent, betrayal. I personally feel that they acted more like a couple with very idealistic expectations for marriage. After they married each other, they realized they had conflicting personalities and ideals. So they fell out over their differences, and then tried to exact revenge on other because they loved each other so much that the passion gave way to hatred.
虽然他们变成了敌人,但不曾真正对彼此开战,而是通过代理战争对彼此表示敌意。伊万与王耀恶脸相向,基本是因为彼此理想有差异,双方无法谅解而互相背叛。 活脱脱像对对婚姻有过于崇高理想的小夫妻。结婚后发现彼此的理想和个性又差别,又不愿互相让步,导致分离收场。但因为心底是深爱对方,无法放下而把爱化成恨。
They did a lot of petty things to each other which are frankly quite childish in human context. Yao openly complained about how Ivan didn't return him territories that he gave him in the 1800s. In response, Ivan denounced all the Chinese names of those territories and only permitted them to have Russian names (ooh fighting over child custody eh). To irritate each other further, they ran to Alfred to make friends with him and dissuade him from friending the other. That's also how the golden triangle came about.
其实如果把他们当普通人看待,他们对付对方的行为举止还挺幼稚的。小耀埋愿伊万没把之前抢占的土地归还。伊万的回应便是把地名的中文名字删掉,只用俄罗斯 名字。(唉唉这不是在争孩子的抚养权吗?)。另外,还与阿尔攀关系,互不让阿尔接近对方。哦哦黄金三角关系就是这样展开的,不过阿尔有史自终都是旁观者~
Because I've been doing serious reading and writing for my story about the Sino-Soviet split, I wanted a change of mood and wrote a comedic take on their fall-out. Enjoy~
Ivan: Yao~ Will you marry me and share my utopia? To me, utopia is being with you forever. We will live in a farmhouse, secluded from the world, and we will grow sunflowers in our garden. When autumn comes, we will sell the sunflowers and with the money, we'll travel around the world in winter and experience christmas all over the world. How does that sound?
露: 小耀~ 嫁给我, 和我一起寻找完美境界吧。对我来说,完美境界就是和小耀永远在一起。我们就住在世外桃源的小村屋里,在花园内种植向日葵。秋天的时候把向日葵收成卖了,赚到的钱在冬天的时候环游世界,在世界各地享受白色圣诞,好吗?
Yao: Sounds wonderful! (But I'll use the money to invest in more houses). I'll marry you aru!
耀: 好!(但我要用赚到的钱投资房地产)。我愿意嫁给你阿鲁!
After marriage~
Yao: Sunflowers are not profitable at all. It's been years, none of the sunflowers survive past the first week of seeding. We're still poor aru. :(
(subtle reference to the shitty policies that their bosses made during the communist era)
Ivan: Does it matter da? We have each other ^J^
Yao: That's not the point! You promised that we would have money to travel around the world!
Ivan: How was I to know that sunflowers don't grow in my climate?
Yao: Aiya we should have grown peonies! Peonies are hardy and strong, just like me. They will survive in any climate! Sunflowers are pathetic aru.
耀: 哎呀!早知道种植牡丹花了!牡丹花经得起磨难又坚强,和我一样!什么气候都可以重 (并不是)!向日葵差颈及了阿鲁。
Ivan: Peonies are the ugliest flowers I've ever seen da! Nobody would buy them!
露: 牡丹花那么丑,谁会买!
Yao: Aiya how dare you! That's my national flower you just insulted!
Ivan: Oh really? I thought your national flower was bamboo shoots.
Yao: Bamboo shoots are plants! Why on earth am I married to a stupid man like you aru?
耀: 竹子哪里是花了!我怎么嫁给了这么个笨男人阿鲁?
Ivan: And you're just a naggy old woman. Leave my ears alone and go make a sammich!
露: 我是笨男人,你就是长舌妇。你让我耳根清静吧,快去做晚餐!
Yao: That's it aru! I want out! I want a divorce! I'm taking Yiman, Yezhuhe and Suchan with me!
耀: 受够了阿鲁!我要离婚!我要带伊曼, 野猪河和苏城跟我离开!
Ivan: No you're not. Dalnerechensk, Dalnegorsk, and Partizansk are staying with me.
露: 不准!Dalnerechensk, Dalnegorsk, 和 Partizansk 要留下!
Yao: Who aru?
耀: 谁阿鲁?
Ivan: My children. (turning to 3 little Ivan-Yao lookalikes who look mighty confused) You will stay with Papa da? *puppy dog eyes*
露: 当然是我的孩子啊 (转身对着三只懵懵懂懂的小号伊万小耀) 你们会跟爸爸一起住哒?*无敌可爱狗狗眼睛*
Children: DA! PAPA! *squeal and crowd around Ivan*
孩子: 哒! 爸爸! *尖叫着围绕着伊万*
Yao: Stupid ingrates! I might as well have given birth to 3 buns and ate them up aru!
(it's a common way for Chinese parents to diss their unfilial kids. Another version is giving birth to stones)
耀: 混蛋!早知道当初生三个馒头吃掉算了,好过生你们这些不孝子阿鲁!
Ivan: See? The children like me better! What do you have to say to this?
露: 看吧,孩子们比较喜欢我。怎么样啊?
Yao: Well... I'll take this up to Alfred!
耀: 我。。。 我告诉阿尔!
Ivan: What has Alfred got to do with our children? Kolkolkolkol~
露:我们的孩子跟阿尔有什么关系? korukorukorukoru~
Yao: He's the world's policeman, isn't he? He will help me win my children's custody!
耀: 他不是世界的警察吗?一定要他给我主持公道,把孩子的抚养权判给我!
Ivan: Why are you so sure that he will help you? Are you having an affair with him? Is that why you're asking for a divorce? KOLKOLKOLKOL~
Yao: I'm not having an affair aru!
耀: 谁有奸情了阿鲁!
Ivan: Kolkolkolkol~ How am I inferior to Alfred? I may be a bit poor, but I'm better than him in every other way. Even my little buddy is more well-endowed than his da.
露: Korukorukorukoru~ 我哪里比不上美国佬了?我虽然有点穷,但其它方面都比他强。连我的小兄弟都比他的壮观哒。
Yao: That isn't it aru!
耀: 别说这些有的没的阿鲁!
Ivan: *sudden enlightenment* Oh that reminds me! We haven't made love in ages! Is that why you forgot how amazing I am? I shall remind you now! Kolkolkolkol~ *pounce*
露: *突然被点醒* 啊,我记得了!我们好久没有嘿咻了!你是不是忘记我有多猛了?我现在就让你回想美好回忆!Korukorukorukoru~ *推倒*
Yao: Nooooooo aru!
耀: 不要啊啊啊啊啊鲁!
Dalnerechensk / Yiman: Why did Papa push Mama onto the floor?
Dalnegorsk / Yezhuhe: Why is Papa tearing up Mama's clothes?
Partizansk / Suchan: Big sister will tell you when you grow up.
苏城: 等你们长大后姐姐就告诉你们。
Moral of story: A healthy sex life is very important to maintain a happy marriage *bricked*
Topic : Axis Powers Hetalia
Genre : Anime/Manga


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July 2001 issue of Web Page Design for Designers is now available.
Article: The layout is dead, long live the layout!
Guest writer, Maxine Sherrin, dismisses the use of table-based layouts favouring instead to use Cascading Style Sheets for element positioning - and makes a very good case.
Mini Review: BoxTop Software SuperGIF
Just drop your ibest-shot?at-optimisationi GIF file from Photoshop on top of the SuperGIF icon and the file size will shrink by up to 70% almost instantly.
TopTip: Accessibility - Alt Tags.
Most WYSIWYG editors will allow you to omit alt tags, but you shouldnit! Hereis why.
MAXXI: A new family of TrueType fonts for Web designers.
Where MINI 7 is about as small as you can get, MAXXI is a stylish modern sans-serif that gives pixel accuracy without anti-aliasing at 20 pixels.
Ideal for menus and headings, MAXXI is available in four weights Thin, Light, Roman and Bold and has a full character set including lower case and diacriticals. Also included is a 20 pixel iExtrasi font of frames, arrows and bullet characters.
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I write with regard to the proposed permit parking, in the Silverhill area.
I have spoken to a number of residents in my area and no one is happy about the possible changes, and has not requested it.
However, we do have problems with workers, parking for hours on end, ie Stagecoach drivers and Asda workers.
With regards to Asda workers, they shouldn't be parking in our area!
Part of the building permission for the Asda store,was that workers do not park in our area. Asda should allow their workers to park on their land.
Also, Asda allows free parking for three hours, for all people that wish to shop in the Silverhill area,so shoppers should not be taking residents' parking spaces.
With regards to Stagecoach bus drivers, who do park for hours on end, should they be allowed to park in the depot?
Because most of the buses are in service, the early shift of workers could be picked up by minibus to start work, and later shift workers could use the buses to get to work.
That way the workers would not be taking residents' parking, also this would be a good example of public transport in action.
It would also remove a lot of cars using the roads in Silverhill.
I have lived in Beaufort Road for most of my life, and the bus depot has also been there, but now the movement of buses in and out of the area has increased tenfold – far too much for our narrow roads.
Most of the residents now agree that Stagecoach should relocate the depot out of Silverhill.
There is plenty of room in Queensway.
That way Silverhill may not have a parking and traffic problem in the area.
One last point is parking bays will mean less parking spaces for residents and more double yellow lines being put down, and the county council expect us to pay for that?
Dave Broomfield
Beaufort Road
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Repeal of Legal Status Requirement for Driver's Licenses
Much of this information is adapted from the National Immigration Law Center.
For more information, check out all their resources on this issue: https://www.nilc.org/issues/drivers-licenses/
- Maine did not have a legal status requirement for driver's licenses until 2008. At the time, President Bush's Department of Homeland Security had been pushing states to have more stringent requirements for their driver's licenses. Maine could have satisfied their requirements simply by adding a residency requirement for the license. Unfortunately, the Baldacci administration, bowing to President Bush's scare tactics, pushed through a legal status requirement (LD 2309 from the 123rd Legislature). In a year with painful budget cuts, it cost the state $1.5 million to implement. Bureau of Motor Vehicles employees—not trained in immigration law—have been forced to deal with the 70+ classes of termporary visas and immigration statuses.
- Undocumented immigrants remain as vital to Maine's social and economic fabric as ever--they just have to drive to work without a license or insurance. Undocumented immigrants still provide vital contributions to the fundamental drivers of Maine's economy: fishing, forestry, and agriculture. From raking blueberries to picking apples to milking cows, Maine's economy simply would not function without their hard work. Our broken immigration system shouldn't prevent them from driving legally to their job.
- Eleven states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico allow undocumented immigrants driver's licenses. They include: Washington, Oregon, California, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, Illinois, Maryland, Connecticut, and Vermont.
- Denying licenses endangers public safety.
- Unlicensed (and therefore uninsured) drivers are far more likely to be involved in fatal accidents and flee the scene of a crime.[1] Studies also show that the more uninsured motorists there are on the road, the more fatal car crashes occur.[2]
- Ensuring all drivers have access to a license (and therefore insurance) will drive down everyone's car insurance premiums. California, for instance, found that just 30% of their unlicensed drivers getting insurance would result in $250 million in savings due to reduction in car accidents.[3]
Maine example: the story of Selvin Arevalo.
- You can watch Selvin and his friend Isai Galvez share their story online here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWgwbnwZRA8
- Selvin moved to Maine from Guatemala when he was fourteen without papers, in order to be with his siblings, escape the turmoil and poverty his country, and earn enough to help pay for his mother's heart condition back home. In 2010, now in his mid-twenties, balancing GED classes and a job, unable to obtain a driver's license legally, he was involved in a fender bender. Afraid of being deported, he fled the scene. Unfortunately, an undercover policeman saw it and pulled him over. He spent seven months in detention while his friends and family organized to get him released. Out on bail, his application for asylum was denied. Thankfully, he qualified for President Obama's program that allows young, undocumented immigrants like Selvin to avoid deportation.
- While federal, comprehensive immigration reform is the only long-term solution here, state policies like those allowing undocumented immigrants driver's licenses go a long way towards making Maine a place that works for all of us.
[1] See Unlicensed to Kill (AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, Nov. 2011), www.aaafoundation.org/sites/default/files/2011Unlicensed2Kill.pdf.
[2] See J. Tim Query and Risa Kumazawa, Examining the Impact of Issuing Driver's Licenses to Undocumented Immigrants (National Association of Insurance Commissioners, 2011)
[3] See A Social, Public Safety, and Security Argument for Licensing Undocumented Drivers, supra note 5.


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Geek Chic: Fashion Inspired by Deadpool
The best endorsement of Deadpool I can offer is that my roommate claims my laughter during the movie was so loud that it rendered her deaf in her right ear. Whether you're familiar with the tale of the world's least polite Canadian superhero or not, you'll probably have a grand old time watching the film (so long as you have a taste for cheeky humor and don't mind generous servings of cinematic violence and sexytimes).
Deadpool, as you probably know, is a lighthearted romp of a romantic comedy starring Ryan Reynolds, Morena Baccarin, Ed Skrein, T.J. Miller, Gina Carano, Brianna Hildebrand, and Stefan Kapicic. If you somehow missed the totally on-point marketing campaign, round up your friends (but leave the kiddies at home) and head to the theater!
Know Your Geek: About Deadpool
- Marvel anti-hero Deadpool, aka Wade Winston Wilson, was introduced to the world in 1991 by Rob Liefeld and Fabian Nicieza. The popularity of the character has been attributed to his irreverent sarcasm, moral ambiguity, pop-culture references, and tendency to break the fourth wall.
- Before he becomes Deadpool, Wade Wilson is your run-of-the-mill mercenary who hangs out the friendly neighborhood wretched hive of scum and villainy (i.e., his buddy's bar which primarily serves other killers-for-hire.)
- When he meets Vanessa, your classic film trope of a hooker with a heart of gold, everything seems perfect (as illustrated by a truly touching montage of their holiday celebrations) until Wade is diagnosed with terminal cancer.
- After undergoing experimental testing that's supposed to cure his cancer, Wade emerges from the horrific experience with superpowers and a disfigured face.
Outfits Inspired by Deadpool
Deadpool/Wade Wilson is played to perfection by Ryan Reynolds. While his wisecracking, violence-loving, slightly insane personality can't be emulated (and probably shouldn't...professionalism and all that), you can get his style without having to squeeze into a spandex suit!
I loved that they played "Shoop" during the movie; bring some early '90s/Salt N Pepa flavor to this outfit with an oversized red bomber jacket and fun sneakers. Black jeans and "sword" earrings add some edge. Deadpool is all about pop-culture kitsch, so he'd totally love wearing a tank top featuring himself (and his fav food). Last but not least, you know Deadpool would totally rock a Hello Kitty backpack!
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Vanessa Carlysle
Vanessa Carlysle, played by Inara Serra...I mean, Morena Baccarin, is a feisty escort/stripper and the love of Wade Wilson's life. Too bad he's convinced she'll never accept his wrinkly-avocado-offspring face. (Spoiler alert: true love prevails.)
When she's not working, Vanessa has a laid-back style that's subtly sexy. Get her look by pairing a slouchy flannel (in Deadpool colors, natch), a delicate lace bralet, and a faux leather mini skirt. Finish off the outfit with fishnet stockings, buckled boots, and a homage to Wade's saccharine engagement ring.
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Negasonic Teenage Warhead
Negasonic Teenage Warhead, played by Brianna Hildebrand, is a moody adolescent member of the X-Men clan who's been tasked with keeping an eye on Deadpool. Though her superpower is literally explosive, she really couldn't care less about your problems (unless you're on Snapchat). While she might find apathy to be the best accessory, I loved Negasonic Teenage Warhead's throwback X-Men look!
For a modern spin on her unitard, here's my take on what I imagine the too-cool-for-school youths are wearing these days (my goodness, I'm so out of touch...what does Damn, Daniel mean?!!) Pair a ribbed turtleneck sweater with a pair of high-waisted shorts. A faded denim vest and combat boots grunge up the look. Don't forget your vampy lipstick and all-important phone case!
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What did you think?
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Whether your son wants to be a knight for Halloween or your daughter wants to be a princess at the upcoming Renaissance festival, finding the right medieval clothing for your kid can be more difficult than it sounds. While costume shops abound and online shopping makes things easy, it's difficult to find a historically accurate costume in children's sizes. If you're hunting for the right Renaissance costume for your kid, check out these tips for finding the perfect one.
Your Child's Wishes
Unless you want to have your little court jester pouting all day at the Renaissance festival, it's important to consider your child's wishes when you're looking at kids' Renaissance costumes. As badly as you may want your son or daughter to wear a specific costume, it's going to be easier on everyone if they have some say in what they wear. So, let them look at costumes with you and pick out a few that they like. This will help them feel like their opinion matters, and will make it more likely that they'll smile in those photos you'll be snapping all day.
Your Child's Comfort
Another important factor to consider is how comfortable your kid will be in the costume that you buy. That princess dress might look perfect in the pictures, and your daughter might love it at first, but will she be comfortable wearing it throughout the party or event you're attending? Pay attention to the materials used in the costume. Will they be too heavy, itchy, or hot for your child to wear for an extended period? If so, consider looking for something else.
Historical Accuracy
Finally, ask yourself how historically accurate you want your child's costume to look. Of course, this should come after the things listed above, but finding a historically accurate costume can really take your child's outfit to the next level. Look for designs that are correct for the time period, from the emblems stitched on your little knight's tunic to the hemline on your young princess's dress. If you really want something true to the period, then make sure you shop somewhere that specializes in Renaissance festival costumes instead of a general costume shop.


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Jimbo's Boys
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It was great to see you on Saturday night! I just read your post. What a touching tribute to my dad. I sent it to him via email this morning as he has yet to embrace social media. Shocking, I know! :-)
Thanks so much Polly. This totally makes my day! It was great to see you after 25 years.Delete
Kev Dog!ReplyDelete
This is awesome! Nothing will remove the moment(s) you captured here from my and many of our memories of that "smile" from the guy that categorized most of us just below his grandmother (in speed). And besides the smile, you've captured that one more lap mentality that I wish could be bottled and given freely. It has showed up for me many times and is one of my cherished treasures. Thanks for sharing this.
Jeff Krieg
This was fantastic, Kev. Thanks for sharing!ReplyDelete
You know what would be really cool for the 60th CC Reunion? To create a book of writings from the alum group about their experiences, favorite memories, and/or lasting impacts that the sport and team camaraderie had on our lives. That would make for some great reading!


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Iruela, La
Huerta del Cañamares Agrotourism Centre and Environmental Education Centre
Centro Agroturístico y de Educación Ambiental Huerta del Cañamares
Contact details
Juntas Muriel s/n
23479 Iruela, La, Jaén (Andalusia)
Tel.:+34 609570632
Tel.:+34 953727084
Ecotourism. ECST (European Charter for Sustainable Tourism) accreditation for certain natural areas.
Services and activities
Guided tours in protected nature areas and their environment, Educational and environmental education activities
Inglés , Francés , Italiano
Equipment and material
Two-hectare plot of land with an estate to carry out sports or leisure activities, a multi-purpose room, dining hall, industrial kitchen, laboratory with microscopes, magnifying glasses, aquariums, terrariums, DVD, ecological garden and swimming pool.
Activity season
- From Jan 01 to Dec 31