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The Father says today, there is a joyful sound in the air! Hearken to the sound of joy and tune your ears and hearts to the sweet sound of joy in My kingdom. Does the Bridegroom rejoice with His Bride? For I rejoice over you with singing My Beloved! A new sound. A joyful sound, even the sound of laughter with timbrels and stringed instruments. As I have said in My word, go your way, eat the fat, drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared; for this day is holy unto our Lord, neither be sorry, for the Joy of the Lord is your strength. For all those who mourn are given beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness. For every one who sows in tears shall reap with joy! Even an anointing of the oil of gladness above your companions!
Let everyone who puts their trust in Me rejoice and shout for joy! I will defend you and show you the path of life! In My presence is fullness of JOY! At My right hand are pleasures for evermore! Obtain from Me this day joy and gladness, and let the sorrow and mourning flee away. For everlasting joy will be upon your head. Let the young and the old rejoice in the dance, and I will turn their mourning into joy, and I will comfort them, and make them rejoice from their sorrow, says the Father.
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Join LeMoyne Alumni and Councilmember Antonio Reynoso for Happy Hour
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We are inviting you out for a drink, a conversation and the chance to get involved. We are a group of alumni who have known Antonio for years and we are getting involved to re-elect him.
We know that local government impacts our daily lives in ways that national politics cannot. But how much do we know about our local elected leaders and what they do? Not enough.
Spend an evening with others who, like you, want to get involved. Let's re-elect a progressive leader to New York City Council.
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The simple answer is, "If you do not know what Feng Shui is about, then you will never know how to practice to have results."
Let us go back in time to see how Feng Shui was practiced according to a poem in Shi Jing 詩經:
篤公劉 既溥且長 既景迺岡 相其陰陽 觀其流泉
Honourable Liu brings us to the land that is broad and long. He measures the directions of shadows as he climbs up the hill. He examines the sunny and shady sides of the mountains. He watches how the stream flows.
During the reign of Xia Jie 夏桀 (the last emperor of Xia Dynasty), the tribe with family name Ji 姬 had a wise and honourable leader Liu. He led his people in search for a piece of land where his people could live happily. The poem describes how he did it. This is the first written record of how to practice Feng Shui to have good results. His tribe lived in prosperity thereafter. Many centuries later, they established the Zhou Dynasty.
Obviously Gong Liu did not use the flying stars or the hexagrams because at that time, such sophisticated technique was not known. Feng Shui is a living knowledge that grows with time but the ancient technique used by Gong Liu is still the most fundamental part in our practice today.
Since many different ways are invented over time, most of the inventions are useless but they are being taught by different teachers. To mention a few: use a three-legged toad (the money frog) to bring wealth, create a money vase, use the bagua mirror to cure sha qi, hang a flute under a beam, use a sleeping elephant to make your child obedient or to make your customer to listen to you etc.


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Some people fight for the things they want with an undeniable passion,
Other's just watch them drift away.. day by day.
Some people take great pleasure in lifting others up positively through words,
While other's enjoy putting people down, just to make themselves feel better.
Some people pay attention to detail, showing they truly care.
Other's exhaust people by constantly having to be taught things that are common sense.
Some people can admit that they just don't know it all and have a lot to learn.
Other's think and act like they know so much, when their entire demeanour speaks differently.
Some people are humble beings and realize everything is not all about them,
While other's chose to act like spoiled brats, and have egos so large they are blinded by selfish clouds.
Some people are there for you, ride or die because they want to be.
With other's it only seems that way when shit is easy, oh! and when they want to "look good".
Some people just make life worth living.
Fuck the others, they just have way too much pride.


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We were all strangers to each other but I must've said something funny. I've been told that in my next life (yeah right) I should be a comedian. I think I'm a lot like Larry David without all the anger issues. I mean even last night, I was thinking about having David as a last name and how mean you could be to call the kid David when that's also his last name.
You're in third grade Yeshiva and the teacher calls out "David," and a bunch of kids stand up including David David. I think there was a character in Catch 22 called Major Major? Was there.
Anyway, I was thinking about names after that and how you could pretty much tell what era a person lived in by their first name. For example, Dorothy. Such a great name. Wizard of Oz. My great aunt Dotty (really Dorothy) and Doris. That got me to thinking about names that began with the letter D.
And I remembered making a conscious decision to call myself Dave for all my artistic work. And David for my other life (if there was one). Dave is so much friendlier than David – don't you think? Anyway, wherever I worked as part of team, or in school I wasn't called either: my nickname was Becker, or Beck, or Beckerman.
Just didn't get no respect. OK – so none of that was too funny. Too bad! Whaddya except hee-haws. And I'm telling you nevertheless that I could channel Lawrence David in another life if someone would start me off at an old age when I didn't care anymore about what anyone thought about me. I mean that's the whole big deal with performing in front of a crowd. I did it a few times.
My biggest fear was fainting – which I think Kathy Griffin did last week during a gig. She doesn't seem to be the type to give a shit, so maybe it wasn't so bad.


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When Barack Obama was president, he did something to help with human overpopulation, women's health, women's freedoms to choose our futures, and women's wallets: he eliminated co-pay requirements on birth control pills.
Trump undid that last week.
That's the same guy who, when his mistress at the time, Marla Maples was pregnant, wanted her to get an abortion. She didn't, and now The Donald must pay for the upkeep of Tiffany Trump. Granted, he's paying, and that includes her law school tuition, but he didn't want her. He loves Ivanka best. Who would want to be the offspring of a parent like that, even with money?! Not I.
Now, because it suits the Pumpkingropenfuhrer to take away control of women's reproductive future – to take it away from as many as possible, which means those of us who are not economically comfortable – that's what he has done, as smiling demons watched his pen move.
It is impossible not to feel intense rage over this.
Trump administration guts Obamacare's birth control coverage mandate
I posted this article, with the above comment, on my personal Facebook page last week, as well as on a political chat group's feed, and on two of the pages that I run for my books: Nae-Née and The Book of Thieves.
This is definitely theft of women's futures in terms of controlling their time, their money, and their freedom to do anything other than focus on an 18+-year, mobile prison sentence (that's what an unwanted baby is).
After I posted the link with my comment, I only had to wait.
That reminded me a meme that another Friend shared years ago. I made my own colored version.
After several hours, during which I participated with my own comments on the matter, I had quite a thread of discussion to consider. I was also down by one Facebook Friend, but I won't miss her. I did, however, consider what sort of person she was: blond, female, a GOP member, a children's book author, and the sort to bolt from the conversation after failing to make a clear, cogent argument.
Here is the comment thread, with names changed, replies and all:
Eowyn Mallory If for some reason you aren't sickened or outraged by this, simply read the comments on any news sources social media. A popular comment is "keep your legs closed". Angry
Jonquil Rhea That's because what this entire argument REALLY boils down to is controlling FEMALE sexuality. Notice how they NEVER have an issue with men using Viagra for recreational sex. 😡
Emmaline Nevers Takes two to make a baby. Idiots.
Ayesha Reachfar This is a crime! It is easy to understand the depth of discrimination that this administration encourages against minorities and women!
Trill Song What a stupidinsane fkwit. You'd think he'd be chopper dropping them over his vile wall…he hates Mexicans so much. Someone put everyone else out of this misery soon PLEEZE!!!!
Trill Song It's such a shame his mother didn't swallow the night he was conceived!! Love
SueAnne Farnon Oh my…
Martha Ruth But they still cover Viagra. Bastards.
Stephanie C. Fox Of course they do. Hard-ons covered, opt-outs of pregnancy not. Damn them all for this.
Stephanie C. Fox It's when I feel a guarantee against unwanted pregnancies and babies being withdrawn that I feel that rage. It feels personal, like someone is trying to ruin MY life. If a woman doesn't feel that, it makes no sense.
Daphne-Mallory Wynstead It's not even all about what any woman wants or thinks as an individual.
Plenty of people are anti-abortion, and there's nothing wrong with that in and of itself… the problem is when you try to make laws about it, so EVERYONE suffers!
YOU can do whatever you like with your body, I believe in that right for all of you to have.
But I might make different choices, and the laws should not restrict me from those options.
That's what it's about.
Not a woman as an individual, but making sure all options are available for all of us to CHOSE from! 😢😢
Stephanie C. Fox Are anti-birth control voters happy to pay for child care costs for people who reproduce but can't afford to raise the results of unwanted pregnancies? I am not.
Daphne-Mallory Wynstead Not really, no.
They whine and moan about their taxes paying for all those 'pieces of trash choosing to spread their legs and have kids they can't afford, and I don't want to pay for it! It's their problem!' They scream!
Then they go across town to Planned Parenthood clinics and scream at women for being murderers and burning in hell and all that crap! Even if they're there for other health tests having nothing to do with pregnancy, they're STILL evil monsters for wanting any access to healthcare for their bodies!
That's what's more frustrating than anything else!
They hate other women terminating pregnancies, but they also hate having to pay for the children that come out of those women in any form!
Not every mum is on welfare for her own family, but taxes also go towards other things that are all to do with children, like schools and nutrition programs for kids!
Why should taxpayers invest in ANYTHING to do with children at all, even the things that benefit them?
They need to go to school in order to learn things and grow up to be able to look after you when you're old, you know!
It's ridiculous!! 🙄😞 Angry
This segment was deleted by the woman who unFriended me and left the comment thread. That's how it works on Facebook when you delete your comment: any replies that appear under are also deleted.
Lindsey Floater: I don't want to pay for your birth control or for 62 million women access to contraception at no cost. The government isn't responsible for our sex lives. Do they pay for condoms? Nope.
Stephanie C. Fox Are you happy to pay for child care costs for people who reproduce but can't afford to raise the results of unwanted pregnancies? I am not.
Stephanie C. Fox Pregnancies and their results cost taxpayers far more than contraceptives. It is fantasy to think that we can avoid paying for those, but reasonable to pay for preventive measures.
Lindsey Floater: Then my question is if they are getting free birth control why the pregnancies and why so many abortions each year? People have to start taking care and being responsible for themselves. The gov is not responsible for us!
Stephanie C. Fox The government has been taken over by thieves. These thieves are wealthy banksters, hedge fundsters, and corporatists. I call them Farmers with a capital 'F". They want to roll back the state of society to the 1950s, when white males could just ignore other groups. They are hypocrites who claim to hate abortion and birth control access as long as the donors keep paying them, but when their own girlfriends or mistresses get pregnant, they whisper a different tune. Meanwhile, there are plenty of women who are economically poor and willing to use birth control responsibly if only they can get it. They don't have enough money to get it. The idea that poor people will simply never have sex and ought to be punished with unwanted pregnancies only creates more poor people and more cannon fodder for taxpayers to pay for.
Stephanie C. Fox There will be more abortions – perhaps with unsterilized tools – If these monsters get their way. Providing birth control reduces the number of abortions.
Stephanie C. Fox We are still grossly overpopulated, even with voluntary pregnancies. Forcing more women to continue pregnancies because they couldn't afford or otherwise access birth control and/or abortion will just make that worse.
Stephanie C. Fox I dare someone to try the "If we all settle for living compressed together in an area the size of Texas we will have enough" argument. I've seen it many times. It's absurd. We're headed for a resource war right here in the United States.
Marcus Kirk: They are the same people that make laws to protect you from yourself and others. Can I opt out when it's time to extinguish a fire in your house? Can you just pick up your own mail from someone so I don't have to pay for it? Can you also buy an electric car so my tax money no longer subsidizes your personal fuel? See, I think you'd be sad if the government suddenly stopped being partially responsible for you.
Women should have contraceptives. It surprises me a woman would make such statements, especially when Viagra is government subsidized.
Lindsey Floater: Marcus Kirk, then women can pay for it on their own. Why should the government? They are not responsible for our bodies or our actions!
Marcus Kirk: You literally missed every supporting fact of my argument. Have a good evening.
Lindsey Floater: Marcus Kirk, and you obviously missed all mine.
Lindsey Floater: Stephanie C. Fox, and yet they're up. I don't want to fund PP either. It's out of control, there is no accountability no responsibility!
No research from her, just a blanket statement that shows her lack of thought on the matter. Here's some research for her, and for all of us:
The abortion rate in America falls to its lowest level since Roe v Wade
Stephanie C. Fox Lindsey Floater, I want to fund Planned Parenthood, the National Abortion Rights Action League, and any other group that enables as many abortions as possible. Fewer babies for women to pay for and to take care of!
Stephanie C. Fox I am completely unwilling, no matter how a pregnancy might ever come to be in my own body, to continue it, experience the distortion and after-effects of it, or be responsible for having enabled another human being to come into existence. I find kittens and cats cute, but NOT human babies. I never liked kids when I was a kid. I only like adults and older people. I spent childhood waiting for it to be over so that I could be with adults only and enjoy the quiet and read. (At least, during childhood, that happened at the end of each day. That made it bearable.) Not all women want anything to do with babies.
At this point, I was suddenly unable to post a comment to continue the thread under hers. This is what I saw, and the fact that it showed in gray and would not work was a tip-off that she had deleted her comment and the entire thread of replies under it:
Without touching anything – without refreshing the page, or doing anything else that might make the thread vanish – I hit "Print Screen" and copied it all to the Paint program immediately. I also copied and reposted all of my comments outside of any thread other than the one that I had begun, so that the other participants could still see them, and wrote a message to thank Marcus Kirk for adding such well-thought-out arguments to the discussion.
The thread resumed:
Stephanie C. Fox I have made screen-shots of this thread. When I had difficulty posting another comment in the reply thread, I suspected a deletion, which would make it all disappear. So…I reposted all of my comments and saved a copy of the exchange.
Stephanie C. Fox Confirmation! She deleted her comment and made the others vanish. Too late! I got it all!
Stephanie C. Fox And now to check my Friend count…
Stephanie C. Fox I KNEW IT!
Stephanie C. Fox Unfriended over reproductive freedoms…or the withdrawal of them.
Jonquil Rhea Looks like the trash took itself out 😂
Emmaline Nevers Who needs people like that in their lives?
Stephanie C. Fox Marcus Kirk: Thank you for your great arguments. I have preserved them in screen-shots…after I realized that she had unFriended me and deleted her comments. She wasn't arguing logically. She just wants to control others with moralistic crap. Good riddance.
Stephanie C. Fox Kim A. Joansie: Please look at this. I have no compunction about offending people who disagree with me just by saying whatever I think, plus backing it up with my research. I feel a blog post building up.
Jennie Rivers More cannon fodder for the 1% to use for profit in their wars. Angry
Stephanie C. Fox Indeed! I mentioned that, but it was part of a rather long comment. It's easier to see that point in your short one. But…I had to say everything that was on my mind, so it went in there…
Joey Grendell What you say is truth. The contradictory idiocy from the other side is monumental. Kill anyone in whom we have already invested time money education and effort, but just think about avoiding tissue or excising it…
Daphne-Mallory Wynstead But…it's not always about sexual protection!
Plenty of women need this medication for other health reasons. Regulating their cycle and controlling their menstruation!
Plus it can help control the pain, too… some women cop quite brutal pain from their cycle!
And if you are a fusspot about making every woman have a million kids, did you ever think that maybe after dealing with intense pain and erratic bleeding and all those nightmares, that women might think 'fuck this, I can't cope with pregnancy, which is probably much harder than this!'
So they will NOT have children at all! Ever!
Which will lower the birth rate you're so desperate to bolster!
Why are you so desperate to make women miserable and sick?!! 😢😢 Love
Jules Keller Posted an angry Samuel L. Jackson meme.
Joey Grendell Wish I'd stayed in Greece.
Willy Bentley Betting odds are, if something is ridiculous, unfair or absurd, the Trump administration is either doing it or already did it…
Robert Wendell Absolutely spot on Willy. 😊
James van Wilders Just one more reason we should've had a woman president! Love
Karlie Carey Another line item in the world according to Dump and The Republicans:
"Women's bodies are to provide pleasure for men, but, these said men bear no responsibility in the prevention of unwanted pregnancies or the choice of these same women to acquire an abortion if they so decide."
Hypocrisy again, at its max.
Lily Aylmer Yet ANOTHER reason to VOTE!
Jocelyn Aquarius I agree…too late for me but my granddaughters are at the age when they need to take it😡
Robert Wendell 'Making America regress again'.
Daley Riley What a POS. Too bad his mother chose not to abort such an abhorrent and disgusting excuse for a human being. It would have saved millions of people untold misery every day he wakes up and takes a breath!😡
Belinda Corrigan Can an employer refuse to provide medical coverage from a plan that pays for vasectomies?
Patricia Bernley I cannot grasp WHY these dumb shits want to restrict birth control. They don't want anyone to have abortions or children out of wedlock. If they take away prevention, they are just multiplying the other problems. People DON'T stop having sex just because they don't have birth control. Here's a thought: Maybe they should stop trying to legislate morality.
Stephanie C. Fox I posted this on my own page. Now I'm in possession of some great material that will be useful for a blog post. 😀 Also, I'm down one Facebook Friend because she is a traitor to her sex. Too late! I saved screen-shots of it ALL. Insert maniacal laughter here.
Stephanie C. Fox Of course, I won't be using the screenshots without obscuring names, but I have the statements, and that's what I need.
Mary Jane And I'm sure employers are still fine with paying for boner pills…
Stephanie C. Fox They are paying for those. Hard-ons covered, opt-out of reproduction not.
Marissa Alyssa O U T R A G E O U S.
That concludes the collection of comments from everyone who weighed in on the topic.
I shall add this here: Don't beat your bible or other religious book at me. I'm an atheist. Keep law and religious nonsense separate at all times, and keep religion out of law.
U.S. Congressman Ted Liu, a Democrat from California who trolls Trump on Twitter, added his comment on that forum:
This brings back memories of a baby doll that spoke ("Mama!") and peed when water was poured into its mouth from a bottle. It was given to me when I was perhaps 8 years old. My mother and I set the toy up and tested it out, doll diaper and all. One use, and I was disgusted by the work it made. I vowed never to change a single diaper on a real human baby in my entire life. I also didn't like it when the doll spoke. What a nuisance. I'm not maternal. I like to study and be free. Sue me. You'll lose! (Maniacal laughter here…)
Sometimes, where other people just see a lovely, heartwarming story, I see a thoughtful and eloquent consideration of human overpopulation – one in which much good came from that.
This weekend, I watched a movie called Lion that had all of that in it.
It is a biopic, based on an autobiographical story written by Saroo Brierley of Khandwa, India and of Tasmania. It is the story of how he got lost on a train at age 5, falling asleep in the area of his hometown in central India and waking up in Kolkata 28 hours later. He went from an area in which Hindi is spoken to one in which Bengali is spoken, not knowing his mother's name because he was so little.
He managed to survive without getting trafficked, though it was close. He was a smart kid who ran away, recognizing the danger just in time, and ending up at an orphanage.
From that situation, Saroo was adopted out to a nice couple from Tasmania.
Saroo was a normal, healthy kid who soon adjusted happily to his situation. His new parents, Sue and John Brierley, met him with a stuffed koala toy and lots of hugs.
Meanwhile, they were also working on another adoption: they wanted another Indian orphan boy named Mantosh, who was mentally ill. They knew he was mentally ill and wanted him anyway.
Saroo did not understand this, and watched his new mother cry from time to time as Mantosh screamed and hit himself. He hated what Mantosh had done to Sue, he told her when he was an adult.
That's when she told him something: she and John were NOT infertile. They had adopted both boys deliberately, because they wanted them. There were already far too many people in the world, his mother told Saroo. Sue had fallen in love with John because he agreed with her about human overpopulation.
These lovely people wanted kids but did not feel the need to perpetuate their own DNA, so they gave a wonderful life to Saroo and a safe home to Mantosh, where no angry mental health aide would ever burn him with cigarettes again.
The rest of the story shows Saroo searching for his hometown, Ganesh Talai, on Google Maps/Earth and on Facebook, and finding it. He wanted to find his Indian family and tell them that he was okay, and he succeeded.
His mother, Fatima Kamla Munshi, had deliberately not moved away from that town so that if he ever tried to come back to her, he would be able to do it.
Saroo's mothers are both delighted to know each other, and his siblings are all doing well. His sister Shekila is a teacher and his brother Kallu is a factory manager. His mother was able to pay for their educations with fewer children left at home.
Saroo also found out that she had actually named him Sheru, which means Lion.
That's a terrific story, but those of us who are female and who are not maternal ought not to be stigmatized for that. Attaching social stigma to women who have no interest in child care is how humans ended up overpopulating our planet and leading it into the Sixth Mass Extinction of its natural history.
There's a reason why I stay in my own country and write – beyond loving what I do.
Whenever there has been any discussion of me living in another country as a professor's wife (Kuwait, Hungary), I have declined. The people who suggest it invariably either have no clue that I have a graduate degree and love to research and write, or they just don't care.
Here is a classic example of what they say: "Why doesn't Stephanie come here? There are lots of jobs she can get taking care of babies and little kids!"
And with that, I'm absolutely determined not to even visit.
If I'm just traveling for a short time and have a return plane ticket, great – it's a research opportunity, fascinating travel, and can be written up when I get home as a travelogue. Otherwise, I see no point to it. I will not just go there and be stuck with no other way to earn a living. That may sound inflexible and selfish, but that's a good thing. Interesting work for women ought to be accepted without a second thought. The planet would be better off, and so would women everywhere.
Of course, that's more on how life ought to be rather than how it actually is, but what else is a blog for if not to compare and contrast those points of view?
Here's another comparison:
Should young people be allowed to choose sterilisation?
YES, they should be allowed to choose this. It is maddening to someone who doesn't want to ever get pregnant, be pregnant, complete a pregnancy, get stuck with a baby, take care of a baby and change its diapers, give up freedom for a baby for 18+ years, someone who doesn't like babies nor approve of adding another human being to the planet's population, to be told to "come back at age 30 and ask again". By that time, she can't get back those years wasted being careful and worrying about a failure of whatever birth control method. That is just completely unacceptable.
Doctor after doctor puts their own emotions and reservations into the mix, deliberately causing delays of sterilization procedures. Meanwhile, a twentysomething who wants such a procedure and never wants kids spends a wasted decade being nervous about getting stuck with unwanted parenthood. Twentysomethings are old enough to be responsible for their decisions. No one should be confusing inadvertent parenthood with responsibility; choosing sterilization, however, is a clear demonstration of taking responsibility for oneself.
Our planet is grossly overpopulated with humans. Risking adding more when those "more" are not wanted is selfish idiocy. Doing a procedure that a patient asks for does not affect that physician's life. It is not for that physician to worry about. It is not about that physician. It is not about whether or not that physician feels "comfortable" doing the procedure. Just do it already. Don't put determined patients in the position of having to go physician-shopping to find someone who will get on with it and free them of this worry.
After all that online reading and aggravation, there is always more.
The news never stops.
It's not even about keeping journalists in business.
It's just the way life is: things keep happening and being researched or otherwise found out.
Here are a few more stories that caught my attention in the past week:
Russian Hackers Stole NSA Data on U.S. Cyber Defense
What's the lesson to take away from this story? Don't use Kaspersky antivirus software. It's actually a hacker's tool to mine your computer for whatever you don't want shared with the world, one that enables digital dumpster diving. The hacker simply takes all the data, sifts through it, and steals whatever he or she finds to be of nefarious value.
Next item:
E.P.A. Announces Repeal of Major Obama-Era Carbon Emissions Rule
Damn Pruitt. He's going to ruin the ecosystem and kill us all.
Coal is not the answer. There is less and less of it to get, and robots are doing that.
Renewable, clean, non-nuclear energy is what we need, and it will produce jobs for humans.
It will mean less carbon being emitted to heat up the planet and cause heat exhaustion in babies and the elderly.
We should be taking care of the people who already exist, not forcing more into existence, and not damaging the quality of life that this planet has to offer for all species. Farmers (the ones with the capital "F" in their moniker, the ones who are banksters, hedge fundsters, and corporatists) should be blocked from extracting every last drop of temporary wealth from the Earth, because in so doing, they are crashing its ecosystems.
I know of one individual who will call this blog post "pablum" – metaphoric mush.
I don't care. It is anything but pablum. Calling it that just comes across as whining and raging and railing against the way things are. The way things are is that the Earth is finite, and we can't afford to waste it, even though Farmers are doing their utmost to achieve its destruction to get money today, tomorrow be damned.
Tomorrow will likely come during their old age, and during their children's lifetimes.
At least these Farmers' children will have the opportunity to rage at them, thanks to their ability to buy the very best longevity-inducing healthcare with the loot that they are extracting.
There was actually one piece of positive news in the past week, incredibly enough: The European Union's parliament has blocked Monsanto's lobbyists from its premises. The reason is the Monsanto's C.E.O. refused to show up and answer questions from parliament members.
Monsanto Banned From European Parliament
In case anyone has forgotten, Monsanto is an insecticide manufacturer.
Its product is poisoning bees and other pollinators with neurotoxins, adding to the problems that Nature throws at them.
Bees and pollinators are responsible for one out of every three bites of food that we eat.
Without them, we won't have fresh fruits and vegetables, flowers, or honey.
That means dying of malnutrition, which would be a slow, dragged-out, deeply unpleasant way to go.
That's why this is worth celebrating.
With so little to celebrate from the past week, I'll take it.
Oh, and I'll also take this latest, just-in quote from comic Stephen Colbert:
"On Friday, Donald Trump made it harder for women to access birth control. Pretty soon, the only contraceptive women will have, is his face."


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My obsession this week is chains...the pretty and edgy ones connected to killer purses. This season has my head spinning and my heart racing with excitement from the amazing selections of chain link purses by some of my favorite designers. Chanel is always the classic choice, but there are so many others to chose from this fall. There's something about a chain link purse...you get your sweet and spicy all rolled into one. Oh it's good to be a girl!
Clockwise from Top Left:
Emilio Pucci, Denim Shoulder Bag, $1295
BR Monogrammed Miniature Bag, $95
Balenciaga, Veau Luna Pouchette, $1325
Marc Jacobs, The Single Quilted Shoulder Bag, $550
Christian Louboutin, Sweet Charity Large Felt Bag, $1495
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Chain Links...Not Just for Fences
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Posted by Jennifer at 12:00 AM
Labels: Balenciaga, banana republic, chain link purses, emilo pucci, marc jacobs
4 comments:
- Lee said...
Pretty!! My fav is still the Chanel Chain though!
- August 26, 2009 at 5:11 AM
- McVal said...
Ooh! I like the denim one!
- August 26, 2009 at 6:52 AM
- Martinis or Diaper Genies? said...
oooh chanel please. This has been my goal since I graduated college. One day.
- August 26, 2009 at 8:06 AM
- Connie K said...
Love the chanel and emilio Pucci !!
- August 26, 2009 at 8:12 PM
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I finally got down to sewing a shoulder bag during the two weeks my internet connection was down. The free time was greatly appreciated too, since my current bag was already splitting at the seams.
My thoughts on Sew! by Cath Kidston:
It contains quite a number of interesting projects, both simple and moderately tedious, especially if like me, you have to sew by hand instead of using a sewing machine. Hence, this project took me much longer than it should have.
Although it states on the cover that this book includes everything needed to make the bag, thread and needle isn't provided. Neither are scissors. So do remember to get these beforehand.
The pieces of fabric are already cut to size, so the pattern sheet is redundant for this project, unless you plan on making more of the same with cloth you purchase or make some other variation of this bag.
What disappointed me a little, is that the bag isn't as bag as I had imagined it to be. The base is only 9cm wide, and the bag approximately 20cm by 20cm. More than enough space for a long wallet, handphone, keys, tissues and perhaps a small cosmetic pouch, but definitely none left for a book.


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One of the pregnant mice is being a freak near my desk -- jumping straight up in the tank and climbing upside down on the screen. I don't blame her one bit. If I could jump up on to my ceiling and crawl around there for a while I would!
Several of you have asked about pregnant pictures of me. I promise I'll get to it this weekend when we go out to the museum for my birthday. Apart from trying out the new Pentax, I know I'll be really sad later if I never get around to taking real, non-digital photos of myself.
Earlier this month when I was at 19 weeks, one of the relatives asked if I was showing "a little pot" yet or not so for a joke we e-mailed him a papa pot, an mama pot, and a baby pot. Cletus-the-fetus is 12 weeks old in the ultrasound. Pot Pix
I got a card from Lara yesterday which was nice. She's talking about TTC as soon as Dean settles into post-doc life.
I called the OB's office to see what came of that messed up 3 HR GTT and the hemoglobin A1C. I assumed since nobody called me back it was fine but Paul wanted to know so I rang them up. Now I'm waiting to hear back...


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Birds of a Feather/
How excited was I when I found this bright and cheery wall that provided the perfect backdrop for this dress? When you start getting into the blogging world, you begin doing things that might seem really strange to your non-blogger friends. Getting excited about cool walls and sides of buildings, taking pics of your groceries at Trader Joes, developing a slight obsession with cute coffee mugs and flowers. It's an interesting little world. I am totally in love with this fun printed dress (it's under $30). I'm usually not a huge print person, but I couldn't resist this fun bird print! Although it's snowing today, it was actually gorgeous a week ago when I took these photos, so I opted to break out a pair of wedge sandals! I also thought this Forever 21 bag was a perfect complement to this dress. I'm pretty excited that small crossbody bags are so in style right now. They are absolutely perfect for summer when you are going to fairs, concerts, and other outdoor activities where you don't want to have a big purse on your arm. Happy first week of Spring (pretend the snow is not there)!
Shop the Look!
Dress - H&M Printed Dress - $29.99 / Shoes - similar - here / Purse - Forever 21 - sold out online - cute option here / Lipstick - Sephora - Marc Jacobs Kiss Kiss Bang Bang


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Secrets to Party Like a Pro and Still Stay Healthy
If you thought that people who stay healthy and eat healthily might have to adopt a boring lifestyle, think again! You can party hard and still stay fit and healthy.
Prepare yourself and your body
Start focusing on your body long before a party is planned. If you find a ysl handbag outlet and if you know that you would find some of the best bags there you might start saving in advance so that you can buy your favorite bag during the discount season. In the same way, if you know that there is a party coming up and that there would be a lot of scrumptious dishes to try then start preparing your body and stick with healthy and clean food several days in advance.
You can still enjoy the party without the drinks
Alcohol can do a lot of harm to your body. Get a mocktail instead so that you would not feel left out. There are a couple of issues with drinking. One is that it takes the body quite some time to get rid of the toxins. The other is that you might lose focus on your diet when you are drunk. So skip the booze and stay alert and enjoy the party instead.
Hit the dance floor
When you are not drunk you would have higher energy levels to dance all night. Dancing would help you burn calories and this is indeed great for your health. So even if you end up grabbing a few extra bites from the delicious menu you might end up making up for it, on the dance floor.
Go vegetarian
If there are too many processed food items and meat on the list then skip them and go for a rich vegetarian menu instead. This would be easier to digest.… Read the restRead More


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Eight competing drum and bugle corps will take to the field during this year's spectacle at Veterans Stadium.
If you favor musical events with a healthy side of spectacle, it's hard to beat the annual Lake Erie Fanfare. The 34th annual extravaganza arrives Monday with an extra dose or pageantry, according to organizer Ray Luniewski.
And he should know. Luniewski has been the events co-chairman since the Fanfare first marched onto the Erie scene in 1983.
"We're seeing a lot more amplification being used for effects," said Luniewski, a longtime drum corps aficionado. "And corps seem to be using a lot of voice this year. One trend that's impossible to miss is the uniforms. This year's are really colorful."
Luniewski cited The Academy, a corps from Tempe, Arizona, which has abandoned its black cutaway formalwear coats for vivid red hunting jackets. It's all part of their show concept called "By a Hare."
And, yes, it's a Bugs Bunny theme.
"They'll play 'Kill the Wabbit' and have a guy dressed as Elmer Fudd and tree stump props," he said. "The kids love this corps."
Concept is a word Luniewski used a lot — as if a 155-member strong organization blowing full-bore wasn't concept enough.
Take Denver's Blue Knights, a corps Luniewski touted as a favorite to win the competition. They have a show called "i" — yep, just "i." So what does it mean?
"They're not saying," Luniewski answered. "It's a very unusual show that nobody really understands, but I think it's about how you see yourself. They have these uniforms in blues and purples and greens that form the iris of an eyeball. It's very conceptual, and they're scoring well with it."
Fanfare is not only a concert, it's a competition. Again this year it is the final performance for the eight junior corps before they travel to Indianapolis for the season-ending Drum Corps International Championships.
As always, it's a big undertaking with about 1,750 performers and support personnel, who stay at locations from Conneaut Lake to Westfield, New York. It's the greatest show on wheels, Luniewski said.
"It seems like a lot more showbiz this year, looking for that 'wow' factor," he said. "But at the end of the day, it's what it's always been: kids riding around on a bus learning to be performers."
The 34th annual Lake Erie Fanfare takes the field Monday, 6:30 p.m., at Veterans Stadium, at the corner of 26th and State streets. Features performances by eight competing Drum Corps International corps and preshow performances by the Erie Thunderbirds Drum and Bugle Corps and the Lake Erie Sound Barbershop Chorus. Tickets are $10-$30 and are available at 456-5300. For more details, visit www.lakeerieregiment.org/competitions.
•6:30 p.m.: Opening ceremony and national anthem
•6:40 p.m.: Erie Thunderbirds
•6:57 p.m.: Spirit of Atlanta (Atlanta, Georgia)
•7:15 p.m.: Jersey Surf (Camden County, New Jersey)
•7:32 p.m.: Troopers (Casper, Wyoming)
•7:49 p.m.: Colts (Dubuque, Iowa)
•8:06 p.m.: Intermission
•8:26 p.m.: The Madison Scouts (Madison, Wisconsin)
•8:43 p.m.: The Academy (Tempe, Arizona)
•9 p.m.: Blue Knights (Denver, Colorado)
•9:17 p.m.: Blue Stars (La Crosse, Wisconsin)
Times are approximate; schedule is subject to change.


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text: I have successfully edited a spreadsheet in google docs. I thought it can't be done, but I was quite surprised that I was able to edit my xls files online with my Evo. I'm not sure if this was general knowledge. But I was quite happy to discover I can edit google docs via browser. PS: It calculates funny, but all you have to do, is refresh and the numbers should be good.


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I have a custom Ant task that I am using to extract documents from a document management system based on modification time. I plan to touch a file (lastrun.txt) at the end of the process to capture the time that the process ran, then during the next run somehow get the modification time of that file into a property for use in my custom task. Here is the sequence... 1. If lastrun.txt exists, get the modification time into a property. 2. Extract the documents based on the property if it exists. If property does not exist, just get everything. 3. Touch the file lastrun.txt I don't know how to accomplish step 1. I could write a wrapper script to get the value and pass it into Ant, but I would prefer to do this within Ant. Thanks in advance. ______________________ Robert Anderson Sr. System Engineer Nike - Global Trade IT 503-532-6803 Never let me slip, cuz if I slip, then I'm slippin. - Dr. Dre
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As it is National Herb Month, it is the perfect time to learn about all of the health benefits herbs have to offer. In addition to various vitamins and nutrients, many herbs contain high amounts of antioxidants crucial to a long and healthy life.
What are Antioxidants?
Antioxidants are called free radical scavengers because they seek out and destroy free radicals that appear in our bodies from regular metabolic processes, as well as from other sources, such as pesticides, smoking and alcohol consumption, air pollution and sunlight.
Free radicals are responsible for damaging healthy cells, and making our skin age as well as leading to the development of serious health conditions, such as cancer and heart disease. By eating herbs that contain concentrated amounts of antioxidants, we can help our body fight every day stresses that make us sick.
Which Herbs Contain the Most Amounts of Antioxidants?
Oregano – In tests, oregano contained the highest levels of antioxidants than any other herb. Greek, Italian and Mexican oregano had up to 20 times more antioxidants than other herbs, according to a source.
The bonus is that oregano proved to have higher antioxidants than fruits and vegetables! "Oregano demonstrated 42 times more antioxidant activity than apples, 30 times more than potatoes, 12 times more than oranges and 4 times more than blueberries…," a source states.
Lemon Balm – This perennial herb is part of the mint family, and has been used for thousands of years for its medicinal powers. It contains caffeic acid, found in wine, as well as ferulic acid, an antioxidant that has gained fame for its anti-aging benefits for the skin.
Sage – Another member of the mint family, sage contains antioxidants in the form of rosmarinic acid, phenolic acids, flavonoids, volatile oils, superoxide dismutase (SOD) and peroxidase. Sage has incredible anti-inflammatory properties, and can help individuals with atherosclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis and bronchial asthma.
Marjoram – This herb has carotenoids with Vitamin A such as lutein, beta-carotene, cryptoxanthin and zeaxanthin, which helps us support our eyesight and prevent against macular degeneration and cataracts, a source states.
Peppermint – Peppermint has high concentrations of antioxidants, such as beta-carotene, which the body converts to Vitamin A, and Vitamin C. Peppermint has been found helpful in treating asthma, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), as well as lung, skin and colon cancer.
Thyme – This herb has bioflavanoids; volatile oils; phenolic antioxidants, such as zeaxanthin, thymosin and lutein, which fight free radicals; carotenoids and Vitamin A. Thyme has been used for centuries as a healthy tonic, providing benefits for our health.
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Construction Begins on Prototypes for Trump's Border Wall
Tomi Lahren: A Free Speech Lesson for NFL Anthem Kneelers
Pavlich on Anthem Protests: NFL Is Going to Have to Make a Business Decision
Construction of prototypes for President Donald Trump's border wall is starting today.
Six companies are building eight prototypes on the San Diego border to present to the Department of Homeland Security.
"Today is the day the dirt actually moves," Adam Housley reported from the area, adding that it will be about a week or two before something significant is constructed.
The U.S.-Mexico barrier was a signature promise of President Trump during his campaign and he has insisted since taking office that it will be built.
He has also maintained that Mexico will pay for the construction. Over the summer, Trump said he "absolutely" still wanted Mexico to pay for the wall.
The perceived slow progress has frustrated some of Trump's most ardent supporters, including Ann Coulter, who said this month that if the wall isn't going to be built, she'd "prefer President Pence."
California filed a lawsuit over the wall plans last week, claiming the Trump administration "violated the U.S. Constitution, failed to comply with federal and state environmental laws, and relied on a federal statute that does not authorize the proposed projects."
Watch the report above.
Retired Marine Calls Out Anthem Protesters: 'They're Spitting on the Graves of Our Fallen'
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Las Vegas Review Journal
Keith Rogers
May 14, 2016
"We probably have 25 kids here working to help the family realize we're going to stay connected with them as long as they want us to."
Marina Vance arrives to see the new landscaping by volunteers done as part of a Blue Star Mothers of Henderson and Boulder City project on Saturday, May 14, 2016. Vance lost her son in Ramadi, Iraq, in 2006. (Daniel Clark/Las Vegas Review-Journal)With shovels, hoes and wheelbarrows, a platoon of teenage cadets launched their assault Saturday as the sun rose over Marina Vance's Henderson home.
"I wanted to beat the heat," Sgt. Maj. Robert Brown said as the team of two dozen Army Junior ROTC cadets from Mojave and Valley high schools set out to sweat and "spit cotton," as one soldier put it.
Stormmie Banegas, 16, of Mojave high, said the sight of the unkept landscape "was really gloomy."
Fellow cadet Adrian Castellanos, 17, described the scene "as a blackish-gray mess of dried grass."
Their job: remove tons of that dead grass and dirt from the front yard, and replace it with rock and desert landscaping. Then give the stucco-and-rail fence a makeover with fresh paint. Then focus on the house's exterior, said Chief Warrant Officer-4 Loyd Crathers, the senior Army instructor at Mojave High School.
The reason: It's been almost 10 years since Vance's son, "Nacho" — Spc. Ignacio Ramirez — was killed when a roadside bomb exploded in Ramadi, Iraq.
With Memorial Day approaching, Chere' Pedersen of Blue Star Mothers of Henderson and Boulder City thought a makeover of the Gold Star mother's home was long overdue.
Brown, an Iraq War veteran, was on tour when Ramirez was killed. He and Crathers are members of the Nevada Veterans Council where they found out about the Blue Star Mothers' plan to spruce up Vance's home.
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IFTN: Starline Entertainment picks up Global Distribution to Irish Documentary 'Why Is There Anything Instead of Nothing'July 2017
'Grounds for War' director Patrick O'Shea helmed the title, which he also co-wrote and co-produced with Aidan Stanley (Jackie Oh!) of Southernman Films.
The title explores the life of Irish-American artist Tighe O'Donoghue/Ross, who achieved international acclaim for his paintings, sculpture and print work in the seventies and eighties.
London-based Starline Entertainment has picked up global distribution rights to a documentary about Irish-American artist Tighe O'Donoghue/Ross, who currently lives in Killarney, Co. Kerry.
The deal was negotiated by Carey Fitzgerald and O'Shea. The distributor is also said to be cutting a fifty-two minute version of the film, currently at seventy minutes, for transmission on television and digital platforms this year.
Carey Fitzgerald, Starline Entertainment:
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I had the pleasure of going home this weekend. All the way back to the farm and lil ol' C-Town.
Although my current location is by no means urban, it always strikes me how different my life used to feel. The slower, steadier, smooth flowing pace it has compared to the random, hectic life I somehow have built around myself. I'll go for walks, wandering the empty roads, 'cept for the occasional neighbor passerby, gazing across the corn fields, noticing the bird tracks imprinted in the dirt along side the road, the most vibrant sunsets I've ever seen….its all still there, as if it was cyrogenitcally frozen in my memories and rebuilt to exact spefications. Only the 2-4 new shop start ups on main street, soon to meet the doom of their prior occupants, stand to show time has passed there without me.
The reports back from the fam are always the same too: fox got a chicken, wheel broke on a hay wagon, went shopping at Cedar Mall, the church ladies made a delicous hot dish. The variations change, but the themes stay the same. They've always been comforting, assuring to me that the foundations I was raised upon still stand strong.
This weekend I met the other side.
By most all accounts, my life is flourishing like any soon to be college graduate's life should be. I have a summer job lined up and graduate school tucked away for fall. I study a lot and travel almost as much. In some ( ok, a lot) of regaurds right now I lack a life, but that's made up for this better one to come. At least in the eyes of others.
I had the pleasure of catching up with some old friends, have a few drinks, watch some TV and get updates on life.
As they've all seen each other more frequently than myself lately, I was first up on the updates real, and as humbly as I could muster re-counted my last year's adventured and the upcoming projected ones to a lot of "oohs" "awws" and "hot damns!"
and a "At least you're getting out of here."
That struck me. While I could have told you as a tweenager that I'd probably never live there when I grew up, I always loved it. I'd walk about with dreams in my head, determinations in my heart that stayed for so long, I just came to believe them as inevitable facts of life. Yes, I'd go on to higher education. I'd get a sweet job. I'd study abroad. These weren't maybes, these were facts. Facts I just had to put plans to. I never in my life considered the fact I was a rural farm girl with no experience or exposure to these things a hinderence. That was my blessing. I never had anyone tell me no, I couldn't. Just told me how to work and to take opportunities.
My hometown was my wings, not the rocks tied to my ankles. But this weekend, I came to realize that's what it is for many. Its easy to go back to. Its easy to live in a small community of people. Get attached. Grow accustomed to a regualr schedule of some job with evenings at the local cheap bar or on the lake. The room for professional advancement is minimal at best, but the lifestyle is cheap. So its easy to subsist and hard to advance.
While there are many content to live this way, as I'd agree it can be a fine way to live, when your head is full of dreams, or even an inkling desire for adventure, its a weight upon your back. When the question was turned around, as I genuinely care about their lives and what they're up to, I was met with "umm…well. same ol same ol, just working at blah di blah….yup…" with a tone of discontent brought on by the thought I'd obviously think it less interesting than my own. Prehaps even a bit envious of where I seem to be going.
I was left baffled of what to talk about after that. Continuing explanation into my lil world would come out as un-due bragging or drive down a spike of how different my life has become. And as I had shared in the world they still inhabited for the majority of my life, I didn't need to be given more explanation. The story hadn't changed since I left 5 years ago. So movies were watched, and I awkwardly slipped away at the end of the day with heartfelt goodbyes.
I wish I could just hand out pieces of my mind to others to place in theirs. Lil dashes of ambitious optimism that refuses to see impossibility as an answer. An un-inhibited sense of self and a relentless sense of adventure, balanced out with some sense of logic and forethought. The only real tools, along with a killer memory and observation skills, I've ever considered myself to have.
The world is out there people. Its just waiting for you to take it and bite in. I can't promise that it'll taste as sweet at all times, just that won't kill you. Own what you've got going for you and take a chance at what you want, then you won't have a moment left to regret.


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Today I've 2 cards to share with you, part of my role in #imbringingbirthdaysback
Both are using either new stamps or dies. The first is the flower die from Swirly Scribbles thinlets which is 3D because I've used the negative image flat on the card and the positive image raised on top. You can't see from the photo that I've added a Wink of Stella too. This card went winging it's way to the USA. Hope she liked it!
If you don't already know, pineapples and flamingo's are bang on trend this season....I've probably already told you that!
The pineapple is a new large stamp which, funnily enough, coordinates brilliantly with the small pineapple from the Pop of Paradise set...which also has a flamingo!!! I've used the small one in the background. Stamped the large one using marker pens. This is then cut out and stuck to the background. The leaves have been stamped 3 more times and decoupaged on top to give a 3D image. They've also had a brush with Wink of Stella. The base card is Flirty Flamingo (that bird crept in again!), stamp colours are Emerald Envy and Peekaboo Peach. The greeting is from Thoughtful Banners and has been embossed in gold.
Both these cards went out to people who added their names to my #imbringingbackbirthdays list. I offered to send out birthday cards to anyone who added their name to the list.
I do hope they liked them!


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Amazing stuff, Karl. Well done.
Very cool!
Thanks everyone for your comments as it makes it worthwhile. Unfortunately the water wasn't very clean with visibility around 3m and it was very milky with lots of floaty bits - which makes it harder to get a nice good shot.
Facinating. Can you tell us a bit more about the depth, the lighting, any particular recommendations regards underwater, your set up etc?
You are not helping in the least with my scuba withdrawl...
- Bill
The shots were at F7.1 @ 1/100s ISO 100, strobes at 3/4 power and set upfor 'Edge lighting' - that is the outside edge of the beams cross where the subject is.
The depth of water was about 8m and there was a slight current. The water is green (temporate waters usually are) and visibility was very poor at only about 3m and it was very milky and lots of floaty bits, so I had the strobe arms pushed far out as possible to reduce the chance of backscatter.
Basically I found a couple of fish that I thought would be good subjects and got myself comfortable (well as comfortable as I could) and just waited. They go through a routine of every two to three minutes they open their mouths to rotate the eggs and bring in fresh water, but this happens very quickly and I missed more than I got.
Hope this helps - just ask if you want any more info.
No thats great.
I have done underwater, down to about 18m, but am always fascinated about other peoples experiences. Usually, photographically, for me the shallower dives have produced better results, mainly due to the available light added to any strobes I have used.
I don't normally dive deep - most of my local sites the depth isn't any more than 15m max - on average about 8m. The reason for this is the most productive zone for life is from about 0 - 15 / 20m. Plus you get longer bottom times in the shallower depth - this dive was for about 92 minutes which gives me plenty of time to find a subject and take my time trying to get the shot right.


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Tuesday, November 30, 2010
$900,000 73' Ferrari Daytona Spyder
1973 Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona Spyder is a prize possession in anyone's collection. This Daytona Spyder is one of 122 that Ferrari built in 1972 and 1973, hence a price tag at around $900,000. At least that's what this beautiful yellow one is auctioned at on Ebay this week. This is one of Ferrari's "special" car, what I like to call it, because it with the whole world knowing the Ferrari name, only 122 units out there, who cannot call this "special?" With only under 17k miles, This V12 is in perfect condition. Why someone is selling it? Because they are a luxury brand dealer. Check the Panamera in the back, and you can also see in the listing a Porsche Whale Tail, and a Bentley. This place has some sweet rides. To check out the listing on ebay.com click here
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Love your card it is so striking. XxReplyDelete
Love your card it is so striking. XxReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks, Carol. I love walking down the narrow cobbled streets from the tram stop to the main square. Quaint little shops, some art/craft type of course! ;~}Delete
Shelagh the card is stunning and brought back some lovely memories for me thank you so much for sharing crafting hugs Sheila xxxReplyDeleteReplies
Very many thanks to you, Sheila. We lived in The Hague for a number of years and still return there at least once a year (craft shops a main draw!!!) Delft was on the main line from Centraal Station, not far from the house so on a sunny day when all were off to the beach at Scheveningen, we would go in the opposite direction. Happy days! ;~}Delete
I love this beautiful blue nd white scene . Thank you for sharingReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you, Jan. We have a collection of little Dutch houses, courtesy of KLM and the stamps very much remind me of them. ;~}Delete
Shelagh I love this card - you really feel like you're at a Dutch harbour. Sorry I'm so late commenting. xxReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you, Angela. We spent a good few years in Holland, so much so The Hague is like a home from home. ;~}Delete
I just LOVE this - fantastic design.ReplyDeleteReplies
Hi and thank you very much indeed. A bit of artistic license used but not exactly far from the reality. ;~}Delete


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Press, commissioners hindering education
To the editor:
As I approach the end of my term on the Board of Education in service to Washington County families and children, I would like to share some observations with my constituents and fellow citizens. Specifically, I would like to explain the reason that I am not seeking another term on the board.
My original purpose for serving was to help create an effective and efficient school system. I believe that my fellow board members and I have been able to attain this goal with the appointment of our new superintendent, Elizabeth Morgan. We have an excellent staff, including principals, teachers and support staff, and our students are making excellent progress toward high achievement.
We have an impressive school system that continues to show how much can be done in a short amount of time with the limited resources allotted to us. Naturally, every large organization makes mistakes, has its problems, and has areas where it needs improvement. However, our school system has fewer than most. I believe that it is now in good hands.


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Ad retargeting is when ads you see start to get personalised based on an intent that you started and therefore indicated an interest in – you clicked on an ad for a particular product, maybe added something to a shopping basket,
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Ambulance chasers don't want you to know this secret free way to find out if you are owed PPI compensation
Here's a secret method ambulance chasing claims companies who want a percentage of the refund in exchange for processing your claim don't want you to know. Are you ready? Here it is. It's a good one, you might be shocked:
What you do is, you LOOK AT YOUR FUCKING BANK ACCOUNT DETAILS AND WRITE A LETTER TO YOUR BANK.
Here's another secret both they AND the banks don't want you to know: the banks are going to refund everybody who they have a record of holding an account as long as you write to claim, and they aren't going to spend any time actually investigating the specific details of your complaint, as that would just waste money they have already written off and because it is cheaper to just refund everybody who claims than to spend time investigating them.
So just send your bank a claim letter like described here (skip to the Step by Step part): http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/reclaim/ppi-loan-insurance
Three wants its fair share of those billions of advertising dollars
And so ad-blocking comes to mobile but not in the form of browser plugins. Three's decision to trial blocking ads at network carrier level may be said to be all about improving the customer experience, but what's really in it for Three?
Ostensibly, it's being positioned as being to the benefit of the consumer, whose data tariffs get eaten up by the advert assets in their 3G and 4G traffic. But while there may be some truth in that, bandwidth is cheap in the year 2016, and customers are increasingly turning to SIM-only deals with more GB included than even the heaviest Netflix user could use.
Now that everyone who wants one has their iPhone or Android equivalent, and more people use WhatsApp than traditional text messages, the real issue is that carriers like Three are faced with the same awful realisation as fixed line ISPs – they may be nothing more than bit pipes, racing each other to zero to see who will stop making profits first.
So what's a mobile network to do to avoid this fate? Latching on to consumers' increasing tendency to use ad blocking is not a bad place to start. But not in order to save them money and not to make their internet go faster. Not even to protect their user from adverts that are effectively trojan horses for computer viruses.
Those are simply beneficial side effects, a means to an end that makes the real plan more palatable. There's an endgame for the likes of Three, which they hope will see them getting what they see as their fair share of all those billions of advertising dollars.
What Three, Digicel and Shine are doing here is introducing a tollgate on ads. At its simplest, this technology can be used to make advertising networks pay a share of their revenue to un-block their ads. We've already seen this with Adblock Plus' Acceptable Ads programme. The spin will be "if you want to use our customers' valuable bandwidth for ads, you can pay for the bandwidth".
It sounds almost fair when put like that doesn't it? As an opening gambit for a negotiation, it's a bit like Donald Trump proposing to build a wall on the Mexican border. Start with a completely extreme opening offer, with the intention of meeting somewhere closer to the middle where a fairly ridiculous proposition feels acceptable when compared to something outrageous.
That middle ground is where the mobile networks, and other ISPs for home broadband, office networks and even operators of hotel, shopping mall and in-flight Wi-Fi access, have something even more valuable up their sleeves to sweeten the deal for the advertisers.
For all that Google and Facebook and the rest may claim to know about how to target visitors' real life needs, the reality is that adblocker usage is growing fast, that viewability metrics are a fraud, and click bots are driving nearly half of all ads.
It's a bit like Donald Trump proposing to build a wall on the Mexican border. Start with a completely extreme opening offer, with the intention of meeting somewhere closer to the middle where a fairly ridiculous proposition feels acceptable when compared to something outrageous.
Even the appearance in Private Eye magazine of a regular Malgorithms column of inappropriately targeted online ads shows how normal it has become to laugh at, not click on, poorly targeted ads.
The advantage they have is internet data has to hop from server to server to reach the end user – but it all has to pass through one particular hop, the last hop, from the mobile network/ISP to the users' devices. And it so happens that such organisations know who the user truly is, where they live, how much they spend and exactly what they do on the internet all day long.
Unlike Google and Facebook's best guess tracking data, they know exactly who you are and what you might be interested in.
By leveraging their unique position in the relay of ads to ensure the level of personalisation is sufficiently high that users might be willing to tolerate them once more, they become an essential part of the ad value chain.
Of course, they can't sell or give that information away, but if the systems that select the relevant ads reside within their own network, such as with AdKlickers's patent pending tech, there's nothing stopping them replacing a default ad unit with a personalised one, and charging the advertiser a premium. Such a trick might even fool adblockers.
So, true ad personalisation? Check. Defeat adblockers? Check. Get someone else to pay your bandwidth costs? Check. The mobile networks might yet avoid their commoditisation fate if they can pull this one off.
This article was originally published on Campaign Live
Apple confirms end of iAd support: but what went wrong?
Short piece by me in Campaign about the looming wind down of Apple's iAd. I don't pretend to know Steve Jobs' mind but if there's one consistent pattern in his work it was his passion for making things better – Apple computers were designed to make the workplace better, iPhones made the mobile phone better (an understatement!) and iAd was surely designed to make advertising 'better' by considering the consumers' needs:
Today's digital advertising industry doesn't want to be fixed, and doesn't particularly care about the end user experience, says the executive technical director of VML London.
"The emotion of TV with the interactivity of the web", was how Steve Jobs pitched Apple's advertising platform iAd when he launched it in 2010.
Jobs' big ambitions for iAd have not come to pass, as evidenced by Apple confirming that it will pull sales support for the business. Reportedly, publishers and developers on the platform will take over the selling, creation and the management of advertising on their apps across Apple devices.
The fact that iAd apparently doesn't make money for Apple and hasn't had great take-up is probably immaterial to the tech giant.
Considering Steve Jobs' passion for making everything and anything better, it is unlikely iAd was put into existence in order to provide a profit centre for Apple. Also, given how much money Apple makes elsewhere, its lack of commercial take-up will not be seen internally as a major failure.
It is probable that iAd was originally intended to 'fix' the digital advertising industry by offering an alternative where creativity, great customer experience, seamless integration with the way you use your device combine to provide something of value – delightful and compelling – to the end user you are trying to engage. All of these elements were on display in the Toy Story concept ad which was demonstrated by Jobs himself when he launched the new system.
iAd's original high barriers to entry ensured that only a deliberately restricted number of highly polished pieces of content and experience-based ads could be produced on behalf of the world's most influential advertisers and their agencies (with Apple retaining creative control I recall). This was perhaps with the hope that it would set a trend for ads that offer some value to the end user and are therefore more engaging and memorable.
Today's digital advertising industry unfortunately doesn't want to be fixed, and doesn't particularly care about the end user experience. This is why we see ever-increasing page weights, even on mobile where common sense tells us that's anathema to conversion, interstitials, those awful click bait headlines, short articles split into multiple pages, site takeovers, and even computer viruses delivered through network ad platforms.This is all in the quest to take inventory from anywhere and slap it on anything, with only token regard for targeting. No wonder Adblock use is growing.
Regardless of whether iAd succeeded or not, there is much that the marketing world can learn from it. iAd was Steve Job's way of showing how to do online advertising, or at least how to not really suck at it. Sadly, no one's listening.
This piece was originally published at CampaignLive.co.uk


text: 2000 Alumna Dana Douglas has been awarded the 2016 Camille Gravel Pro Bono Award from the Federal Bar Association. The award is named in honor of the late Camille Gravel, a veteran trial attorney and a champion in the battle for civil rights and equal justice. Douglas is a partner at Liskow and Lewis in New Orleans. The award was presented August 25th at the FBA's Annual Meeting and Luncheon. Several notable figures in the Louisiana legal community were present and lauded Douglas' numerous efforts in the community. "I can think of few young lawyers who have been so committed to the cause of public service than Dana Douglas. Dana has a strong voice for those who cannot speak for themselves and do not have an avenue for doing so," said Kim Boyle, Former LSBA President. Chief Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court Bernette Johnson said "Dana is exceptional in the amount of time she gives to professional organizations and volunteerism."


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• Windows 10 S
• Intel® Core i5 processor
• RAM: 8 GB / Storage: 256 GB SSD
• Battery life: Up to 14.5 hours
• Windows 10 S offers speed and security
• Power and portability to stay active for longer
• 13.5" touchscreen keeps you in control
The Surface Laptop has the latest tech to help you develop your ideas and work at your best.It's great for editing complex documents, business use, editing photos, and anything else you do throughout the day.
The Microsoft Surface 13.5" Touchscreen Laptop is designed for Windows 10S.
It's streamlined to provide security and superior performance, using Microsoft-verified apps from the Windows Store. It keeps you running quickly and securely all day every day.
The operating system delivers the familiarity of Windows with the speed and convenience of the cloud.
Running on the power of the latest Intel® Core™ i5 processor, the Surface has a fast 256 GB SSD and 8 GB of RAM.
Its lightweight design makes it practical for powerful computing on the move. With up to 14.5 hours of battery life, you can work and play for longer.
You can easily control the Surface using its 13.5" PixelSense touchscreen.
With its edge-to-edge display and ultra-thin bezel, the screen gives you more space to enjoy your ideas.
• Windows 10 S: Streamlined for security and superior performance.
• Windows 10 S works exclusively with apps from the Windows Store.
• Some accessories and apps compatible with Windows 10 may not work, and performance may vary.
• Certain default settings, features, and apps cannot be changed.
• Easily and affordably switch to Windows 10 Pro at any time.
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Wednesday, October 2, 2013
Fighting the Blues in Blue Flowers
As much as I love October, I need to stay upbeat as the days grow shorter and we spiral towards winter. Even though the weather has been great during the day, mornings are still dark and cold so I have my bag of tricks for fighting the blues. One is taking walks and if there are hills the better. Climbing up hills is not only great exercise but I also feel like I am fighting the uphill battle as I push through it. And earlier this year I thought that it would be fun to buy the theme song from Rocky for a little mood enhancer. You can't go wrong with this $1 song.
Dress: Isaac Mizrahi for QVC. Spring 2012
Shoes: Anthropologie Dusky Begonia T-Straps by Miss L Fire. Fall 2010
Necklace: Betsey Johnson floral. About two years old.
Belt: Target patent leather
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Powerful Link Building Techniques To Gain The Most Engagement
|Powerful Link Building Techniques To Gain The Most Engagement
Becoming a memorable part of that web will take lots of work and involve creating many links to other parts of the web, just like other websites do.
Link Building is arguably one of the easiest steps to Search Engine Optimization, since links don't really need to be written or phrased in a certain way.
There are really only two ways that the value of any particular link is measured.
Any link that does well in both of these scoring fields could be considered a solid link and a benefit to your website.
As for the methods, you may have guessed them already.
First, links need to actually be of interest to the reader.
They must be relevant to the reader's concerns and answer a question, provide advice, show images or do something else that is beneficial to the reader.
This might sound tough, but it's really not.
For instance, if you're operating a website teaching people how to properly prepare and cook meats, then you will want to add links to images of well-made burgers, steaks, chicken and other meat, or links to Government websites (FDA, for one), which talk about the correct internal temperatures for cooking meat.
Giving readers relevant information and links to interesting third party websites is definitely the easier of the two methods for creating quality links.
Link Building is about more than just giving people the information they asked for though; if they never see those links, then those links aren't really any good.
Because of this, writers need to add links to highly ranked websites.
Pages which usually show up on the first or second page of a search engine's results are the kinds of places you should be trying to link to.
Why would you want to do that?
Well, linking to highly popular or trusted websites, news pages, and blogs and message boards is an excellent way to add credibility to your own website.
If you're pulling proof for the claims you make from sources which a majority of other people already trust, it can only help you to make more conversions from your website visitors and ultimately lead to an increase in sales.
Not to mention, this is a good precursor to creating top back links in the future, once you're done building links from your own website.
That's not to say there's ever a good time to stop strengthening the connection between your own website and the rest of the Internet.
Making links is always good, if they're good links.
The thing is, in addition to Link Building and creating pathways to popular, informative parts of the Internet, you also need to build Back Links for Search Engine Optimization purposes.
These are links going back to your website from outside websites; very similar to links going outward from your website, but not quite the same.
That's why Back Links will be covered in detail later.
Remember, there is no one miracle way to optimize your website for search engine standards and start bringing in new visitors.
It is a long process, but hopefully it doesn't seem so complicated anymore with all that you're learned here.
Keep reading to learn even more methods for improving your website's standing and beating the competition for those top ranks on Google, Yahoo, Bing and other search engines.
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Happy Wedding Wednesday!!
It has been a while since our last wedding post and as spring approaches we are so excited to be entering in to "wedding season"!
Rachel Calen Pachman and Daryl Martin Harter were married on June 4th, 2011 at the Chapel in The Woods in the Woodlands, Texas.
Rachel wore a Pronovias gown from Brickhouse Bridal located in The Woodlands.
After the ceremony guests celebrated the new Mr. & Mrs. Harter with a reception at The Woodlands Country Club Palmer Course. The cake was from Kiss The Cook Cakes here in the Woodlands. Look at the sweet little bride and groom on top!
Rachel chose this invitation suite by Jasmine and Woo from Papers by Design in black with coordinating ceremony program and reception escort cards.
Some of the other vendors included
Photography: Condiff Photography
Videography: Bella Vista Productions
DJ: lentzman Entertainment
Flowers: CM Floral
Congratulations Mr. & Mrs. Harter!


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Happiness is the ultimate goal for every living person or any living being for that matter. Everyone is trying so hard to find happiness and, ironically enough, this is the main reason why a lot of people are unhappy. For something that seems so hard to a fully-functional, mentally-healthy person, you can only imagine how hard it can be for a child with autism to find happiness. And it's not that autism itself prevents them from being happy, most of the times it's the things that come with autism. Things like depression, anxiety and even epilepsy. Of course, you can add a lot of other adjacent factors that can prevent happiness for a child that suffers from autism, such as being misunderstood or even bullying. For every person out there, that tries to make life better for their autistic children, here's some advice coming straight from mums that struggled with the same situations.
Make Yourself Happy First
When trying to help someone suffering from autism be happy, you first need to care after your own happiness. It may sound like a cliché; however, it is a very important step in making someone else happy, you have to put yourself first in order to be able to help. You need to be patient, loving and filled with energy in order to help a child that's on the spectrum. Making sure your child is fed, understanding why he or she is crying and being able to take all that negative energy and neutralize it, requires a happy and confident state of mind.
Make Sure Your Kid Sleeps Enough
Might be easier said that done since around 80% of children with autism will experience sleeping problems. Some of them are medical and can be ameliorated or even fixed, however, some of them are simply side-effects of the illness itself. Sleep is a very delicate thing for the children on the spectrum and there are so many variables that can disrupt a good night sleep. Temperature, light, humidity or even not having their favorite bedsheets can make a world of difference between a peaceful sleep and a night filled with crying and yelling.
It's a vicious circle that can easily form around the sleeping routine of a child with autism since a night without rest will almost surely transform in a day of crankiness and unhappiness, which makes the entire process of offering happiness and wellbeing a lot harder.
Address Any Physical or Medical Problem Immediately
Unfortunately, as if autism wasn't already hard to bear for your kid already, there are multiple conditions that often coexist with this illness. You need to keep a constant eye for these and, if you discover anything, work on them separately. For anxiety issues, you can use therapy as studies show that cognitive-behavior therapy is the best way of addressing anxiety. If you're dealing with depression, a mix of therapy and medication might be the best approach. The good part is represented by the fact that a lot of progress have been made in medicine and there are remedies and solutions to most of the problems, however, identifying them and properly taking care of them requires time, patience and experience.
Give Your Child What He or She Needs, Not What They Want
Raising a small child is a very difficult task as it is. When to all that you add autism, things can be come a bit too much to handle. And besides all this you also have to cook, to the laundry, clean the house and still be able to function in society. This is where you need to make sure you give your child what they want and not what they need in that moment. For example, playing video games on the phone might give your autistic child a sensation of pleasure and happiness, however, on the long term it can seriously influence its social skills and even make him cranky and tired for the rest of the evening. No matter if, on the spot, it might seem that you're ruining their happiness, having discipline and applying it accordingly will actually bring a high contribution to the overall wellbeing of your child.
Give Them All Your Love
It is said that autism affects the way the children on the spectrum perceive the environment around them, as well as they way they are able to express emotions and strong feelings such as love, empathy or confidence. Even so, making yourself available and giving all the love you are capable of giving is going to perform some miraculous changes and will contribute a great deal to their happiness and wellbeing.
The bottom line when it comes to making sure that your child is happy even though he or she is on the spectrum, is that you need to always be on the lookout for the things they need and find ways to provide them with the proper means of obtaining that certain something. Doing so, will make you feel a lot better and all that positive energy will bounce back and make them happier as well.
Nika Goddard
Psychologist, writer-freelancer, traveler and just creative person, lover of world cultures, languages, food, wild spaces and urban places by nature. Also part-time web-designer working here.


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Attention, Gladiators! Could this be the moment that Team Fitz has been waiting for? It looks like Olivia Pope and Fitzgerald Grant may actually be heading down the aisle soon -- but it isn't quite as romantic as fans may have hoped.
Fitz (Tony Goldwyn) is under fire for that time he went to war to free Olivia (Kerry Washington) from being a hostage worth a billion dollars. Apparently the government wants Liv to testify against him -- but dude, how much has this woman already given up for of her love for this man? She is not about to testify, or at least not honestly, given this clip.
So, if she marries Fitz, she'll be protected from perjuring herself. That's pretty important, but do we really want her to get married for anything other than true Vermont-living-jam-filled LOVE? Of course we (speaking for myself here) want Liv and Fitz to get married, but does it have to happen for political reasons? Why can't Shonda Rhimes ever just have anyone live easily and happily ever after?
More from The Stir: Kerry Washington Doesn't Want Her Pre-Baby Body 'Back' & Here's Why
Probably because that would make boring TV. And we'd never tune in. And #TeamJake and #TeamFitz wouldn't be a thing. And we wouldn't love Kerry Washington.
All things considered ... we can't wait to catch the latest episode of Scandal tonight on ABC at 9 p.m.
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