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Mathematical truths are organized in an incredibly structured manner. We start with the basic properties of the natural numbers, called axioms, and slowly, painfully work our way up, reaching the real numbers, the joys of calculus, and far, far beyond. To prove new theorems, we make use of old theorems, creating a network of interconnected results—a mathematical house of cards.
So what's the big picture view of this web of theorems? Here, we take a first look at a part of the `Theorem Network', and uncover surprising facts about the ones that are important. This is blatantly fun for us. Really.
Let's go through an example starting with the real numbers. Mathematicians like to write these numbers as , and here we'll start by bravely assuming that they exist. One result that follows from the existence of : Given a real number belonging to , we can find a natural number (e.g. 1, 2, 3 …) such that . This is known as the Archimedean property. To visualize this relationship, we draw an arrow from the existence of to the Archimedean property:
Now, the fact that real numbers satisfy the Archimedean property tells us something about sets that contain them. For example, more than a century ago, two guys named Heine and Borel used the Archimedean property to help prove their glorious, eponymous theorem. We'll now add an arrow leading from the Archimedean Property to the Heine Borel theorem, and we'll include the one other component Heine and Borel needed:
All right: who is this De Morgan and what are his laws? Back in the mid 1800's, Augustus De Morgan dropped this bit of logical wizardry on the masses: "the negation of a conjunction is the disjunction of the negation." We know, really exciting words. If it's not true that both A and B are true, then this is the same as saying either A or B or both are not true. Better?
Before diving into a larger network, let's think some more about these links. One could prove the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus (which sounds important but could be just good branding) with nothing more than the axioms of ZFC set theory. But such a proof would be so long and tedious that any hope of conveying a clear understanding would be lost. Imagine taking all the atoms that make up a duck and trying to stick them together to create a duck; this would be the worst Lego kit ever. And so in any mathematical analysis textbook, the theorems contain small stories of logic that are meaningful to mathematicians, and theorems that are connected are neither too close or too far apart.
For this post, what we've done is to take all of the theorems contained in the third edition of Walter Rudin's Principles of Mathematical Analysis, and displayed them as nodes in a network. As for our simple networks above, directed edges are drawn from Theorem to Theorem if the proof of relied on explicitly. Here's the full network:
Node size weighted by total incoming degree, colored by chapter, and laid out by Gephi's Force Atlas.
We find that Lebesgue theory (capstoned by Lebesgue Dominated Convergence) lives on the fringe, not nearly as tied up with the properties of the real numbers as the Riemann-Stieltjes integral or the integration of differential forms. Visually, it appears that the integration of differential forms and functions of several variables rely the most on prior results. Over on the right, we've got things going on with sequences and series, where the well-known Cauchy Convergence criterion is labeled. By sizing the nodes proportional to their outgoing degree (i.e., the number of theorems they lead to), we observe that the basic properties of , of sets, and of topology (purple) lie at the core.
By considering the difference between outgoing and incoming degrees, we can find the most fundamental result (highest differential in outgoing and incoming degree, or net outgoing degree), and the most important or "end of the road" result (highest differential in incoming and outgoing degrees, or net incoming degree). In Rudin's text, the most fundamental result is De Morgan's Laws, and the most important result is Multivariate Change of Variables in Integration Theorem (MCVIT, that's a mouthful).
So the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus falls short of the mark with a net incoming degree 19, not even half of MCVIT's net incoming degree of 45. And it is not the axioms of the real numbers that are the most fundamental, with the Existence of having a net outgoing degree of 94, but instead the properties of sets shown by De Morgan with a whopping net outgoing degree of 122. Larry Page's PageRank (the original algorithm behind Google) and Jon Kleinberg's HITS algorithm also both rate the MCVIT as the most important result.
Would you agree that MCVIT is the most "important" result in Rudin's text? It could just be the most technical. We have only used a few lenses through which one might choose to evaluate the importance of theorems, so let us know what you think, or give it a try. Here's a link to the Gephi files, containing all of the data used here.
Lastly, the network itself can be built differently by changing which theorems are included, or which are used in proofs. The resulting structures combine historical development with the author's understanding. The goal of new textbooks is, in part, to organize the results in the most understandable fashion. With this view, we can start to think of the Theorem Network as the natural structuring of complex mathematical ideas for the human mind.
Now, one might idly think of extending this analysis to all of human knowledge. In that direction, Griff over at Griff's Graphs has been making some very nice pictures leveraging the work of all those who edit Wikipedia.


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March 11, 2008
LOS ANGELES -- In its first quarterly report of 2008, the UCLA Anderson Forecast remains confident the national economy was not in a recession through January 2008 and continues to forecast weak growth but no official recession in 2008. As in their most recent forecasts, the UCLA Anderson Forecast sheds a negative light on the real estate sector as problems there continue to be a drag on the economy as a whole, particularly as the home mortgage crisis becomes a credit crisis.
In California, the economic outlook continues to mirror that of the nation, despite questions by some regarding the possibility of a state recession in the absence of a national recession. The UCLA Anderson Forecast concludes that California is too closely tied to the nation for such an occurrence and the outlook appears much the same: slow growth as the fallout from the real estate sector slowly works its way out of the economy.
The National Forecast
In his national report, UCLA Anderson Forecast Director Edward Leamer holds fast to his belief that the U.S. economy is not in a recession and there is no recession to be feared in the immediate future, while admitting that there is a tenuous aspect to forecast. He writes, "Our no-recession forecast remains nervously intact. We see a lot of problems in the first half of 2008 as housing remains a drag on GDP growth and weakness in personal consumption contributes as well. We expect one quarter of negative GDP growth. The Fed continues to dish out good news for Wall Street with ever lower interest rates. The labor market is sluggish and unemployment elevates to 5.5 percent by the end of 2008. But the housing drag on GDP dissipates in the second half of the year and a normal economy returns in 2009."
According to Leamer, the recession risk is rooted in the insolvency problems that lending institutions currently face. "But," he writes, "Until I see evidence of a decline in spending by consumers and businesses because of credit problems, I am going to believe that this is just another symptom of 'recession depression.' Main Street is doing well, even as Wall Street suffers."
In an accompanying piece authored by Senior Economist David Shulman entitled, "The Credit Recession," it is opined that the U.S. economy has "become enveloped in an ever widening and deepening credit recession, as distinguished from an economic recession, that is working to constrict borrowing to all but the most credit worthy borrowers."
Shulman notes that lenders, once fearful of not making loans, are now fearful of making them as credit losses multiply. Credit losses in the system are now in excess of $150 billion, on the way to $400 billion. The credit recession has wide-ranging implications, from high-yield bonds to home mortgages. The turmoil in the debt markets has been accompanied by a drop in stock prices. Ultimately, Shulman describes the current economy as, "a perfect storm consisting of the worst credit crunch in decades, falling house prices and $100 oil. If history and global experience is any guide, the hangover from the mid-decade credit boom could last for quite some time."
The California Forecast
UCLA Anderson Forecast Economists Ryan Ratcliff and Jerry Nickelsburg, look back at the California economy since World War II and make two conclusions. First, the U.S. and California economies move together: there has never been a recession in California without a national recession. Second, the California recessions have twice been amplified and extended by long-lasting structural adjustments -- the Southern California aerospace contraction in 1990 and the Northern California tech bust in 2001. The recession-only downturns have been sharp-but-short contractions driven by temporary job losses in manufacturing and construction. These recessions typically last less than a year, but both the aerospace and the tech adjustments took more than half-a-dozen years to complete.
Today's economy fits neither of these patterns -- our economy is in "uncharted waters." There are some negative signs, such as job loss in real estate related sectors, but it is unlikely that these sectors can create enough job loss to generate the 2-3 percent declines in non-farm payroll employment that have characterized past recessions.
The forecast is for a very weak California economy in 2008. The "double-whammy" of construction and financial activities job loss will continue to drag at the economy. The economists write, "The current state of the California economy and our forecast fall short of the weakness in previous historical episodes that we've chosen to label recessions ... Based on comparing the current economy to past recession episodes, we once again conclude that real estate weakness will remain a significant drag on the economy, leaving us treading water in 2008 -- but not slipping under the waves into recession."
About the UCLA Anderson Forecast
UCLA Anderson Forecast is one of the most widely watched and often-cited economic outlooks for California and the nation and was unique in predicting both the seriousness of the early-1990s downturn in California and the strength of the state's rebound since 1993. More recently, the Forecast was credited as the first major U.S. economic forecasting group to declare the recession of 2001. Visit UCLA Anderson Forecast on the Web at http://uclaforecast.com.
About UCLA Anderson School of Management
UCLA Anderson School of Management, established in 1935, is regarded among the very best business schools in the world. UCLA Anderson faculty are ranked #1 in "intellectual capital" by BusinessWeek and are renowned for their teaching excellence and research in advancing management thinking. Each year, UCLA Anderson provides management education to more than 1,600 students enrolled in MBA, Executive MBA, Fully-Employed MBA and doctoral programs, and to more than 2,000 professional managers through executive education programs. Combining highly selective admissions, varied and innovative learning programs, and a world-wide network of 35,000 alumni, UCLA Anderson develops and prepares global leaders.


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A Macaulay Honors College graduate, Perkowski was highly active during his tenure, working with the general assembly and as a T.A. at Macaulay, volunteering with Relay for Life and working as the official photographer of Macaulay's Quidditch team. Perkowski was very humble about being selected as Queens' top graduate.
"To be quite honest, I know so many of the other competitors and they've all done incredible things," Perkowski said. "I was really honored to receive the award."
After struggling to find his focus during the initial years of his college experience, Perkowski found his passion with the help of college advisors.
"When I came to Queens, I spent the first two years exploring options. My advisor was really instrumental in finding what was right for me," Perkowski said. "Over the past year I realized one of the things that makes me really happy is working with data."
He will take that love for data to San Francisco, where he has been accepted into the Applied Microeconomics Division of the Federal Reserve for the next two years. In the long term, he plans to enter a PhD program in economics.
Perkowski believes that in the end, he was successful because he didn't sit back and wait for opportunities to come his way.
"My biggest piece of advice for new students is to seek out opportunities that you would never see yourself doing – whether it is going to Shanghai to learn Mandarin or to Ghana to work on education policy research – you've got to put yourself out there," Perkowski said.


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A recent Penn State alumna will present research regarding environmental communications alongside a College of Communications faculty member at an international public relations conference later this month.
Brenna Thorpe, who graduated with a degree in advertising/public relations in 2012 and works as a strategic communications consultant at Booz Allen Hamilton, will present a paper, titled "Spinning the Green Web: How Fortune 300 Companies Communicate Their Sustainability Efforts Through Websites and Social Media," that she co-authored with Denise Bortree, an assistant professor in the Department of Advertising/Public Relations. Their work will be shared at the Public Relations Society of America International Conference, scheduled Oct. 26-29 in Philadelphia, Pa.
The key findings for the research conducted by Thorpe and Hamilton were that social media is used to share sustainability stories and is currently leading traditional media in the sustainability space.
Thorpe, a member of the Schreyer Honors College as a student at Penn State, wrote her honors thesis about environmental sustainability on corporate websites. Bortree conducted additional interviews about the topic, and she and Thorpe combined their findings into the paper.
"When she asked if we could combine papers, I was really excited and I'm proud of the work we both did," Thorpe said. "She was the supervisor of my thesis, so she was familiar with the methods and material I used, and was easily the best person to expand upon my work."
Bortree also serves as a senior research fellow for the Arthur W. Page Center for Integrity in Public Communication, housed in the College of Communications. In 2012, she co-edited a book titled "Talking Green: Exploring Contemporary Issues in Environmental Communications," and she has published more than 25 journal articles about environmental communication and other topics.
"Spinning the Green Web" focuses on the correlation between companies promoting their environmental efforts and their reputation. Research was conducted by interviewing 14 corporate sustainability communicators for Fortune 300 companies. Another method of research involved a content analysis of 50 websites of Fortune 200 companies.
Bortree and Thorpe made several discoveries with their work. First, a company's location on the Fortune 500 list had no correlation with a company's online sustainability information. The research did find a strong correlation between reporting quantitative figures regarding environmental impacts and company reputation. Research also found a positive correlation between reputation and the amount of information provided online regarding environmental initiatives, present and future.
Based on their research and findings, Bortree and Thorpe concluded that social media is a useful tool to create interest and thought leadership in sustainability. They believe social media can be useful in improving a company's reputation when the quality and quantity is sufficient on Web pages.


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NASCAR Driver Carl Edwards Plays Justin Moore's Nemesis in New 'Bait a Hook' Video
Justin Moore gets the dog, Carl Edwards gets the girl. In Moore's just released video for 'Bait a Hook,' Edwards' pretty boy shows up the country singer. He's got a bigger boat, a bigger truck and in the end a bigger fish. It's Moore's funniest video since his debut single 'Back That Thing Up.'
It's not clear who the well-manicured new boyfriend of Moore's ex-love is for the first half of the video. Moore sings the song from an old fishing boat, with his yellow lab at his side. Meanwhile, we watch a tall, dimpled man get his nails trimmed, put on a well-pressed suit and take questions at a press conference before speeding away in his white Ford Mustang.
The funniest part of the video may be when Edwards shows up at the lake. He jumps out of the truck with his cute, dark-haired lover to be followed by a boat pit-crew that tweaks the motor and shines up the hull before backing him into the water. Stick around to the very end to watch a funny back-and-forth between the country singer and the NASCAR driver.
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MISHAWAKA, Ind. - A member of a men's slow-pitch softball team has died after being taken off life support, two days after he was hit in the neck by a ball.
Teammates say 24-year-old Alberto Naranjo, of Elkhart, Ind., was sliding into home plate during a game Saturday morning when a throw struck him below his left ear. He started to get up, but collapsed.
Paramedics took Naranjo to Memorial Hospital in South Bend after attempts to revive him failed.
St. Joseph County Coroner Michael O'Connell said a neurosurgeon pronounced Naranjo brain dead early Sunday. O'Connell said Naranjo remained on life support until Monday so his organs could be used for transplants.
Hospital spokeswoman Ruth Linster said Monday afternoon that Naranjo had died.


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Star Trek Game Aims to Reinvent the Gorn
The new Star Trek video game from Namco Bandai introduces one of the franchise's classic alien races into the J.J. Abrams universe.
On the original Star Trek television show, the Enterprise crew encountered a lizard/dinosaur race known as the Gorn. The aliens only appeared in one episode, but have been a fan-favorite for years. Now, decades later, the Gorn are set to return with a new look in the all-new Star Trek video game based on J.J. Abrams' reboot of the series.
Little was known about the Gorn before, but in the upcoming game the alien race is a major threat to the Federation. There's a whole variety of new monsters being created to flesh out the species, including various types of Gorn with different battle abilities. There are even going to be female Gorn included for the very first time, though we doubt Captain Kirk will try to sleep with one. Then again, you never know with that guy.
You can check out a trailer of the Gorn in action, and let us know if you'll be boldly going to the game store to pick up Star Trek when it arrives on April 26th.


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Although it doesn't really work like the real game, some kid turned his neighborhood streets into a Guitar Hero game board where you have to successfully bike over the icons from the game, made in chalk on the street. Although doing this successfully will not actually play the game or score you points, the effort it took to do this is worth a look.
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Quantum Mechanics for Dummies - Electrons Are Weird
Einstein couldn't wrap his mind around quantum physics, why should we try? Because there are explantations that make sense out of a nonsensical world; because there are perspectives that clarify mysteries; because it is fun!
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But that trick won't work with a normal flashlight. You need a laser pointer split by a prism! :)
A flashlight won't work because the light isn't coherent. A LASER POINTER WILL work. Here's what you do:
I should mention, I did this very experiment in college physics lab, something over 40 years ago.
Kindly note: doing the same thing with electrons is CONSIDERABLY HARDER!
Perhaps it could be done with a Scanning Electron Microscope. I'd consider trying if I weren't retired.
No, but as Loren said, it still can be done at home! As a bonus, your cat will love the laser pointer! I know mine do! :D
I wasn't able to open this link, but copied and pasted the title and came up with this most interesting film. Morgan Freeman walks us through an experiment by Yves Couder and I get a shiver running up and down my spine. Particle and wave co-exist! COOL! indeed!
My 9-year-old son is ... well, he's my son, he's a geek. In my travels through his science education I've found a few absolutely brilliant gems
The first book I got for my daughter - I think of it as "A Brief History of Time" for kids: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Time-Universe-Whats-Big-Idea/dp/0340655909 - I cannot rave enough about this book (that's my 2002 review... I'm still keen on it!)
That book helps to set the stage for this one: http://www.amazon.com/This-Strange-Quantum-World-You/dp/1577330358
Stephen and Lucy Hawking have a series out - we only have one of them, but it's not bad: http://www.amazon.com/Georges-Secret-Universe-Stephen-Hawking/dp/14...
Now - time for the big keyboard confessional. I learned how to explain these mind-blowing concepts so much easier (because I understood them more) after these kids books... just sayin'...
Very cool! I can't wait to indoctrinate my kids with this same stuff! :D
Aristotle might have meant "All men desire to claim to know."
More years ago than I want to count, while in college, I read of Aristotle's claim that women have fewer teeth than men.
About 2K years passed before someone with access to the media counted teeth and found Aristotle wrong.
Observing photons changes their reality?
Observing politicians changes their behavior and changes observers' beliefs.
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TOP TEN things blogging has taught me
I can read things I wrote when my oldest son was only 18 months old, and find out what we were doing on any given day. I love having our lives documented this way. That's just one of the great joys of blogging. Blogging has also taught me a lot.
Without further ado, here is my list of...
The TOP TEN things blogging has taught me:
1. The unexpected surprises life throws your way are suddenly great blog fodder - like the time I found two raw eggs, cracked in the bottom of my Louis Vuitton? Great blog fodder. Add that to the copious amounts of times I've had to clean up poo from a bathtub (ew!) or had to clean up vomit (I don't, really - I'm a deer caught in headlights, so my husband does that nasty pick-up), or the mess one toddler can make when left alone for one minute in the high chair - these life experiences become exciting things to write about!
2. Trying to explain your love of blogging to people who are not bloggers themselves is almost futile. I try. And each time, it fails. Non-bloggers just don't care all that much! They don't get the obsession. (Really, what's wrong with these people?)
3. When you're blogging - reading other blogs or writing posts for your own blog - time passes so quickly, you will not believe it's already 1 a.m. Seriously - sitting in front of a computer screen, blogging, it's as if life is in fast-forward mode. That dishwasher you were supposed to empty after the kids went to bed? You put it off for another day. The laundry you were going to tackle? Nope, not going to get done. Blogging comes first!
4. The relationships that are formed are awesome. The blogosphere is filled with talented, helpful people, other great 'mom' bloggers. I've met quite a few bloggers in real life, and they are just as great as I thought they'd be. Bloggers are the real deal! Friendships are formed, and the connections are great.
5. Comments make me very happy - reading comments from all of my readers really puts a smile on my face. Seeing familiar faces and reading what people have to say about the things I write about is a wonderful thing.
6. Blogging has taught my children to fend for themselves, sometimes. "I'm coming!" I'll say, only to seconds later (okay, fine... 20 minutes later) realize that the fight my boys were in has now been resolved. See why me being busy on the computer is a good thing? My boys are learning to interact without as much involvement from me!
7. Blogging has also taught my four year old a lot about the Internet, and about what a blog is. And I get to hear him say: "No more blogging on your phone, mommy!" Which, of course invokes some MOMMY GUILT!
8. There are some seriously talented bloggers out there. I'm really thankful for these great writers, because they make me want to become a better writer myself. Blogging has taught me that it is important to write it all down. Inspiration, baby!
9. Blogging has also taught me that sadly, I have to censor myself at times. There are far too many 'real' people who read my blog, and sometimes, great blog posts cannot get published. I don't need those types of confrontations, you know? Let's take a moment to mourn the blog posts that will never be...
10. Blogging is so addictive, that sometimes, I even forget to eat dinner! That's a huge bonus - easy weight loss!
Thank you Mama Kat for another fabulous and fun Writer's Workshop!
42 comments:
- Kristi {at} Live and Love...Out Loud said...
Great post! You came up with a lot of great points. I also find that I have to censor myself. There are a few things I'm dying to share, but it'd hurt someone close to me if I did. I've also found that explaining my love of blogging to non-bloggers is a futile attempt. I simply say, it's my thing. That's it. lol
I'm so glad I stopped by. Come on over and take a look at my entry for this week's Writer's Workshop when you get a chance. Have a great day.
Kristi, Live and Love...Out Loud
- April 1, 2010 at 9:31 AM
- Chelle said...
I love, love, LOVE your list!
I, too, must censor some of what I write about...and I love how you said lets mourn the posts that will never be...haha!
- April 1, 2010 at 9:38 AM
- Sarah said...
I agree- there is so much I want to say but can't because it would hurt/embarrass/anger people in my real life. Oh the things I wish I could say!
- April 1, 2010 at 10:01 AM
- Jessica said...
Great list! I was trying to explain blogging to someone last night and I swear, he thought I was completely insane. I love the stereotype of being a mommy blogger..."what do you do, talk about diapers and babies all day long". Good grief! People have no clue!
- April 1, 2010 at 10:12 AM
- Burgh Baby said...
Happy April Fools Day! ;-)
- April 1, 2010 at 10:18 AM
- LZ @ My Messy Paradise said...
Ah...mourn posts that can never be. That is such an issue with me lately. I want so badly to write about real people in my life...not even meanly, but honestly. They give me great material, but even the thickest skinned person doesn't want to read of a disagreement or issue memorialize on the internet...
Great post - I might have to jump in and make my own.
- April 1, 2010 at 10:20 AM
- Elaine A. said...
Well, I NEVER forget to eat dinner so I can't go along with that one. BUT! My hubs would totally agree with #3 (that I let chores go! ha!)
And yes, definitely mourning the blog posts that will never be...
- April 1, 2010 at 10:40 AM
- Pres. Kathy said...
I love your list. I totally agree about not being able to write certain things. Sometimes I still write them and then erase them because when I write things down it makes me feel better!! Have a great day!
- April 1, 2010 at 10:54 AM
- ModernMom said...
I too feel like the time just flys by when I get sucked intothe world of blogging. Dishes pile up, laundry forgotten, dare I even say problems put on hold. Sigh.
It is my newest addiciton and I see no end in site.
I do wish I could hear some of those posts of yours that will never be! lol
- April 1, 2010 at 10:57 AM
- CalgaryDaddy said...
Great Post! It is so true... especially the part about non-bloggers not getting it!
- April 1, 2010 at 11:01 AM
- Aphrodite's Mortal Friend (ME) said...
Yep ... sometimes we do have to censor ourselves ;-) Good insight!I'm following you now- stop by my place when you can.
- April 1, 2010 at 12:16 PM
- Brittany at Mommy Words said...
I'm with you on all of them! And yes, I have a lot of posts that will never be too. I so need to do one of these writing workshops with Mam Kat's peeps. They seem like so much fun! I'm so excited to meet you for real at BlogHer!
- April 1, 2010 at 12:16 PM
- Miss Welcome said...
Hi! Visiting from Mama Kat's.
I think the hardest thing of all is Mommy Guilt. You hit that one right on the head. It's feels so good to go into adult world for awhile - it's hard to resist.
great work on your blog! I agree people who don't blog just don't get it.
- April 1, 2010 at 12:30 PM
- Nikosmommy said...
Yup, I too have fallen in LOVE with blogging. And you are soooo right, non-bloggers don't get it! They look at me like I'm geeky/have WAY too much time on my hands/am totally narcissistic. Oh well, their loss, the online blogging community is great! And I love expressing my thoughts and ideas on whatever it is that's going on in my life that day. Such a great creative outlet!
- April 1, 2010 at 12:34 PM
- 5 Kids With Disabilities said...
I like your comment about censoring ourselves. I've gone on some blogs that are not censored (by ACCIDENT of course,) and I have to quickly click the "back" arrow!
Lindsey Petersen
- April 1, 2010 at 1:23 PM
- WeaselMomma said...
This is a great and accurate list. I lift my glass to you and the 'great blog posts that will never be written'.
- April 1, 2010 at 1:44 PM
I loved this post! I'm going to remember your eggs in the bottom of your LV the next time disaster strikes me...like, probably, this evening.
And, now, I shall take a moment to mourn...
- April 1, 2010 at 2:09 PM
- BusyDad said...
How TRUE. All of them. The funniest thing is that a lot of those are why I LOVE blogging. But those same items are why my wife DOESN'T love it when I blog. Sigh...
- April 1, 2010 at 2:38 PM
- T Rex Mom said...
I can so relate to much of this - especially when the one when you're trying to talk blogging with someone not into blogging. They just stare blankly.
- April 1, 2010 at 3:04 PM
- Emma @ embracethechaos.ca said...
Great list, I am in awe. Three years! I've been going for 6 months and what I have learned has been so tremendous. Sometimes I feel like I need a second, secret blog just for those unposted posts..maybe we could all band together for a post graveyard?
- April 1, 2010 at 4:39 PM
- Parent Club said...
I totally agree with your comments opinion. I LOVE comments.
- April 1, 2010 at 4:57 PM
- Lori Vann said...
Love it! I tried explaining the blogosphere/twitter world to someone the other day. They looked at me like I had 3 heads. I bet if you and I sat down, we could talk for hours simply because bloggers "get" other bloggers!
And I also love comments, they make my day and I've been up until 1 (or 2) especially when I was nursing I would just sit and read!
I censor myself too, simply because I have family that reads my blog and well, they don't need to know EVEYRTHING!!
- April 1, 2010 at 4:59 PM
- The Stiletto Mom said...
You are so right about the time that gets lost blogging. I cant' tell you how many nights I've stayed up late. I finally had to put a curfew on myself on weeknights!
An egg in your Louie? OH NO!
- April 1, 2010 at 5:26 PM
- Jack said...
I stopped trying to explain blogging to others. They don't get it and that is ok. It is my little cyberspace sandpit and I am cool with that.
- April 1, 2010 at 5:53 PM
- Chantal said...
LOL good reasons. I love blogging too. I can almost say it saved my life, it for sure saved my sanity on many an occasion!
- April 1, 2010 at 10:02 PM
- Mercy said...
Yep, I know about time flying when reading blogs. I'm trying to limit myself to only reading other blogs once or twice a week so I can get other things done, but it doesn't always happen.
- April 2, 2010 at 4:49 AM
- Krystyn said...
Wow, does time fly. And, add into that designing blogs, too? It is 11pm before I know it.
And, yes, the independent kids....that is definitely a perk.
And, it's almost crazy to me the number of people that don't have blogs..and explaining it to them? Almost impossible.
- April 2, 2010 at 10:44 AM
- Sarah said...
I totally agree with all of these! In particular the one about explaining to people who don't blog how fungreat blogging is. Sometimes I feel like I tell people I write a blog, and they look at me like I have three heads!
- April 2, 2010 at 11:06 AM
- CaraBee said...
All very true! Except the one about missing dinner. :) I have never once been so occupied blogging that I forgot to eat. I love you and all but mama's gotta eat!
- April 2, 2010 at 5:02 PM
- Muthering Heights said...
Ha! I know what you mean about trying to explain blogging to non-bloggers...they just don't get it! :P
- April 2, 2010 at 9:51 PM
- ThatGirl39 said...
I am so with you all your top ten... all great reasons to love blogging and long may you continue to do so! I've just noticed the weight loss side to it recently - I almost get to school pick up time and realise I haven't eaten lunch - bonus! x
- April 3, 2010 at 5:42 AM
- becca said...
I get so frustrated when I try to explain my obsession with blogging to people. I Just don't see what's so hard to understand! And then I get all defensive and annoyed...never ends well.
And I too have many posts in draft form waiting for the day when I have the courage to publish them for the world to read. Or maybe I should just pick up the phone and tell the "real life" people how I feel in person, instead of in writing! Yeah, right...
- April 3, 2010 at 9:29 PM
- Tropical Mum said...
Hear! Hear! Love your list! I completely agree with the one that says non-bloggers just don't get it!
Have a lovely weekend.
- April 3, 2010 at 10:52 PM
- Christie said...
#6 I'm slowly raising my quilty hand on this one. But really, it's good for them!
- April 3, 2010 at 11:04 PM
I have the good fortune of never having shared my blog with family, so THAT at least is not an issue. However, I do have a friend or two who lurk and it weirds me out a bit. Why read and say nothing?
Anyhow, blogging for me has been therapy. I love writing and reading blogs and I'm amazed by the relationships I've developed and continue to develop.
Fun post Loukia!
- April 4, 2010 at 9:05 PM
- Mom2Miles said...
I agree! I've been at this for over 4 YRS, I can hardly believe it. The thing about non-bloggers is so true. They just don't get it. But it's also funny to me that there are all these random people that tell me they read my blog religiously -- like my friend's mom in Iowa, or someone's boyfriend. They are so not the intended audience, but what do I care if they're enjoying it? I've found blogging to be overwhelmingly positive, despite the frequent concerns (non-bloggers) always bring up like privacy, etc.
- April 6, 2010 at 8:14 PM
- Jessica said...
Thank you for reminding me of all of the reasons I love to blog! And for making it "real".
I totally get the fast-forward while blogging bit. How is it possible that the time goes so quickly?!
I haven't found a great balance yet. I blog at night, late at night, after the kids are down and the dishes are cleaned. Sometimes (a LOT of times) I don't get to my beloved blogging.
It's bloggers like YOU that inspire me to find my groove in that way! I don't know how you do it!
- April 6, 2010 at 9:57 PM
- Mama Kat said...
Seriously! RIP to the blog posts that will never see the light of day. I nodded my head through this whole list!
- April 7, 2010 at 12:54 AM
- Nap Warden said...
Yep...especially to having to censor:/ Sometimes I wish I hadn't told the family about the blog...ah well:)
- April 7, 2010 at 12:44 PM
I just love your interviews! One day I'll be a super cool blogger and can be interviewed by you :o)
- April 12, 2010 at 3:38 PM
- Elena said...
I love this post because it hits home in so many ways! I often fall into a "blog warp" where the world fades away and I'm in the zone.
- January 27, 2011 at 1:04 PM
you saucy minx! checked out this post via your fashion feature on Parenting by Dummies.
I can totally identify with so many of the things on your list.
The "i'm coming" and then 20 minutes goes by? yeah, guilty as charged. ;-)
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We are a software company providing prepackaged and custom software solutions utilizing the open source and web standards. our name resembles our development strategy, we are a software factory, providing high end soft facts
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Commission accepts Enron settlement valued at $1.5 billion
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission today accepted a comprehensive settlement with Enron Corp. agreed to by California parties, attorneys general in Washington and Oregon, and Commission staff. The settlement, which has a nominal value of $1.5 billion, marks a turning point in the Commission's efforts to bring closure to the 2000–2001 Western energy crisis, said Commission Chairman Joseph T. Kelliher.
"The parties are to be congratulated for reaching this comprehensive settlement with Enron, which I view as a product of the Commission's strong enforcement posture. With this settlement, the Commission has accepted or helped facilitate nearly $6 billion in settlements related to the 2000-2001 crisis," Chairman Kelliher said.
The Chairman urged parties to resolve remaining disputes stemming from the energy crisis five years ago. "While expediting our pending refund proceeding is a top priority, settlements provide the regulatory certainty that is required to promote the investment in power plants and transmission needed to prevent another energy crisis in California," Chairman Kelliher said.
The settlement resolves claims and matters arising from transactions and allegations of manipulations in the Western energy markets from January 16, 1997, through June 25, 2003.
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- Allow unsecured claims of $875 million (the amount tied to Enron's bankruptcy proceeding);
- Impose a $600 million civil penalty in favor of the California, Oregon and Washington attorneys general; and
- Provide cash or cash equivalent of approximately $47.4 million.
The California parties include Southern California Edison Co., Pacific Gas and Electric Co., San Diego Gas and Electric Co., the California attorney general, the California Department of Water Resources, the California Public Utilities Commission and the California Electricity Oversight Board.
The Commission has long noted that settlements are often in the best interests of all parties and said that negotiations with other parties are continuing in an attempt to reach agreements with Enron and the Commission staff involving market manipulation and overcharges during the 2000-2001 Western energy crisis.
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We are an Apartment Rental & Management Company and we own buildings in 3 of Chicago's top neighborhoods. We want you to design a set of Signs & Billboards that will be displayed on our buildings or near our buildings.
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Editor's note: This post originally appeared at Occupy LA.
New York, NY–I ran like a fleeting shadow up a dark New York City street. All about me was the occupation. Not the "take a plane to NY and lounge around Zuccotti Park for the afternoon on the One Year Anniversary of OWS" crowd. This was the night-time Birthday March to Times Square on the night of September 16th, 2012–a hardcore crowd. It was unlike any other occupation experience that I've ever had. What is the occupation? Who are you people? Tonight those questions would be answered to me in a more profound way. We're the glue that holds American society together. The playful spirits who appear, not with violence nor its threat, but with a vision of how the world could be—and act on it. But all around us on this march were dozens and dozens of NYPD cops on foot, in cars, in vans, on motorcycles, etc., to keep, in a sense, Queen Hippolyta's order. But as Bottom's head was transformed into an ass—magic was soon to be squeezed into the cops' and the world's eyes.
At the head of our column was Puck. That's not his real name, of course, but still apropos. His delight in playing pranks on these foolish mortals no less than the enchanting sprite. We took off from Zuccotti Park on a trek to Times Square—many, many blocks away—to be there when the figurative ball would drop on our one-year-old world. Night time, long urban march, lines of riot cops, the press nowhere in sight—this is where things get violent quickly. But you wouldn't know it from observing Puck. It was as if, literally, he was from a different world. He'd wander this way, that way, ahead of the group, behind the group, but he was leading us. Not like the NYPD Commander leading his troops a few feet away. It wasn't just that the local occupiers would defer to him at key points—an undercover cop could pick up on that—if they could get this close to us.
No, this was different. We weren't being sucked up a river like in Apocalypse Now. We were being compelled forward, by an unseen energy as if from the shadows, much like what compelled us all to show up in the tents last year. A sense that the order of the world was against the common man and something must be done to change how the people around us see the world. What would Puck squeeze into their eyes? We were about to find out. We were hippies and trouble-makers to many of the cops on this march. Would we make asses of them? We are America. Just as the Tea Party is also, but we're very proud of our inclusiveness. The Tea Party panders to peoples' dark side, their fears, intolerance, selfishness, etc. Preaching loudly to their flocks, but then shying away when the mainstream media arrives. At the end, in the glow of Times Square, celebrating the fact that we're still going strong, even the cops seemed uncomfortable, out of place.
The march came to a pause by Macy's. "We have to keep moving!" It was Puck's voice. Suddenly, very much in this world. Our "escort" of motorcycle cops slowed also, sheepishly staring at us from their bikes. BEEP, CRACKLE, WAIL. The strangest sounds will pop out of some of these police vehicles. Occupation marches are like snakes. They coil and contract. Punkish girls with red, white and blue spiked hair, teens with backpacks pockmarked with political and social buttons, glistening young eyes above bandit-strewn bandanas. But NY is very different from LA. Where are the U-Streamers? I could swear that I'm one of the only people taking photos while the group's moving—still and video. The group "coiled" forward. A chant began: "We are unstoppable! Another world is possible!" Over and over, echoing throughout the Manhattan canyons. And then–and then–there it was. Glowing in the distance. Times Square. The pace of the march picked up. The cycles dropped off and lines of cops on foot would take over. STOMP, STOMP, STOMP. Puck would be here, then there, then disappear. Closer. Wow! Talk about lights. Story after story of commercial ads packed with models up into the dark sky. It was then that the real symbolism of this march became clear to me. Yes, be where the ball drops at our midnight, but also be at the center of the over-commercialization of American society. We flooded into the center of the square as if from another world, and we are, aren't we? We speak the truth when your normal world of TV channels and news rags seem morally empty.
A cake appeared, as if by magic. Occupiers delighted in taking a bite, though there were no forks. The police formed rings around us. We ignored them. Our eyes were on the figurative ball in the sky Puck had brought us here to imagine. 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, Puck sat down. Others joined him. 5, 4, 3, 2, and then Puck spoke. It wasn't like anything I'd ever heard from an occupier before. Why we were still here after a year… What we'd accomplished… But in my mind's eye I heard: Why the potion had worked that we'd all squeezed into society's eyes. How people stopped focusing on distractions such as whether or not to raise the debt-ceiling limit, but on the reality of the plight of our very real fellow Americans whom we care about deeply—who have been deceived by the serpent's tongue of the ultra-rich. After Puck's speech, the crowd dissipated and even the cops fell away—as if the occupation had been a dream. Puck from NYC, Nowhere Man from Hollywood, all of us "meddling fairies" vanished back into the semi-darkness of Manhattan like shadows who'd overstayed their welcome in the mortal world of driven, but dishonest men. But all of us, Puck included, had one phrase on our minds. "We'll be back." We are the pressure in society to make amends.
I'll let Shakespeare's Puck (a.k.a. Robin Goodfellow) have the last word:
If we shadows have offended,
Think but this, and all is mended,
That you have but slumber'd here
While these visions did appear.
And this weak and idle theme,
No more yielding, but a dream,
Gentles, do not reprehend;
If you pardon, we will mend.
And, as I am an honest Puck,
If we have unearned luck,
Now to 'scape the serpent's tongue,
We will make amends ere long:
Else the Puck a liar call.
So good night unto you all.
Give me your hands, if we be friends,
And Robin shall restore amends.
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Electronic Music, Writing, and Reviews
"Altocumulus" is my artist name for electronic music, ambient, and my writing about experimental music and related subjects.
Ambient Composers 2: Robert Rich
In this chapter we move from the sun-bleached desert of Arizona to the moist underground of fungi, the hypnotic-fragrant Near East, esoteric underground labyrinths, and turbulent weather.
Robert Rich, based in the San Francisco area, started out as a psychology student at Stanford University, but by the early 80s had switched over to experimental electronic and acoustic music. Robert Rich's Web site provides a comprehensive guide to his sonic universe. Rich continued his interest in psychological states by holding "sleep concerts," all-night events where the audience was invited to bring their sleeping bags to the concert hall and slumber through the night while Rich spun dream-music on his array of instruments. Some of this was recorded and was released in the late 90s on Rich's album INNER LANDSCAPES (1999). In 2001, Rich produced the audio DVD, SOMNIUM, which lasts 7 hours if played in its entirety, in an attempt to provide a "sleep concert" for any listener who wished to try it at home. All the albums I mention, as long as they are in print, are available from Rich's website.
Musically, Robert Rich has developed a highly individual sound, both as a multi-instrumentalist and a composer. An important component of this is his use of "just intonation," a pre-modern form of tuning in which all the notes and chords seem (to our ears, used to Western tuning) to be out of tune in a most eerie way. This mood of strangeness is enhanced by Rich's choice of instrumentation. One of his signature instruments is the steel guitar, familiar to country music, which he uses in an infinite-sustain, reverbed way to stretch and bend notes out into endless lengths. You will hear this weird wailing guitar winding its way through most of Rich's work; he also uses electric guitar (often played by guest instrumentalists, as much of his work is ensemble work) in a similar way. Rich makes great use of percussion, which he plays himself, as well as flutes, exotic stringed instruments, and violins. And of course there are Rich's electronic synthesizers, tuned to "just intonation" and providing backgrounds and harmonies ranging from the ethereal to the eldritch. He refers to his more watery synthesizer sounds as "glurp," an amphibian word he adopted when no other description quite defined the froggy plop he wanted to convey.
From his earliest musical days, Rich has been fascinated by Middle Eastern culture, not only its music with its quarter-tones and syncopated rhythms, but by Islamic philosophy and pattern-geometry. Many of his albums, such as his 1988/1991 GEOMETRY and his 1998 SEVEN VEILS, are directly inspired by this aural mysticism. Another main interest and theme of Rich's imagination is that of hidden or underground biology, especially that of bacteria, moss, and fungi. Like the avant-garde composer John Cage, Rich is a mycologist, or mushroom expert. Rich's musical interests also extend to the music of Southeast Asia and Indonesia, and you can hear the sound of the Indonesian gamelan in albums such as his fabulous 1989 album, RAINFOREST. In his 1991 GAUDI, which in my opinion is his best album so far, he unites the themes of sacred geometry, Islamic/Iberian mysticism, and microtonal harmonies in a gorgeous and yet understated synthesis.
Rich has collaborated with some of the very best in ambient music, both instrumentalists (such as the Chinese-American violinist Forrest Fang, to be profiled in a later chapter) and other electronic composers. In 1990 he worked with Steve Roach to produce STRATA, and in 1992, they returned with SOMA, which I regard as one of the greatest ambient albums of all time. Rich played his ghostly guitar on Roach's long piece "To the Threshold of Silence," the second CD of his 1992 WORLD'S EDGE album (described in the previous chapter). After that, however, they went in quite different directions. Rich has also produced albums of art-rock, under the artist title "Amoeba." He has continued to follow his path into musical images of water, darkness, microbiology, and dreams, with some very dark and terrifying passages like his three-CD live concert set, HUMIDITY (2000). His current work continues his explorations into non-Western tuning, Eastern instruments, and bizarre biology.
2009 update: In the years since this article was written, Robert Rich has continued in the paths he created in the last decade. He has released more recordings of live concerts, such as the brilliant CALLING DOWN THE SKY (recorded in Colorado in 2006) and has collaborated with British ambient maker Ian Boddy in three albums. Rich also collaborated with filmmaker Daniel Colvin (using computer animation) in a seriously esoteric exploration called ATLAS DEI, released in 2007.
But my favorite newer (last five years) work of Robert Rich are two albums that aren't quite in his "main line" of work: 2004's OPEN WINDOW, a solo piano album, and 2005's ECHO OF SMALL THINGS, which is a mix of "found sounds" and very quiet electronics. OPEN WINDOW is a recording of the kind of piano improvisation Rich would do before he got into the main sequence of a concert. A mixture of Scriabin, Debussy, and ECM-style ultracool jazz, this wonderful album is one of my favorite piano albums of all time. It is also made poignant by the fact that Robert Rich seriously injured his right hand after the release of the album, an event which mostly ended his piano-playing career, though he is still fine on flutes, guitars, percussion, and synthesizers.
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(Reuters) - ConocoPhillips (COP.N) will sell some of its oilfields in Montana and North Dakota to Denbury Resources Inc (DNR.N) for $1.05 billion to focus instead on its promising shale oil and gas properties in the same region.
Oil and gas production in the Bakken region, spanning North Dakota, Montana and Canada, is expected to double by 2015 as producers use new technologies to unlock vast supplies in shale formations, a less risky means of producing crude.
Conoco will sell its Cedar Creek Anticline properties, the oldest and largest field in the southwestern Williston Basin, as part of an asset sale program that has helped the Houston-based company raise $12 billion since 2012.
"This is an attractive sales price for a relatively small, non-core producing asset and acreage located outside COP's assets in the Bakken formation," Barclays Capital analyst Paul Cheng wrote in a note.
Conoco expects to record after-tax net earnings benefit of about $120 million in the fourth quarter from the sale.
Top oil producers are focusing on relatively cheap and easy-to-access North American oilfields in regions such as Bakken to boost production in a sector where a vast amount of resources is tightly controlled by countries such as Brazil and Russia.
Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM.N), Royal Dutch Shell (RDSa.L) and Chevron Corp (CVX.N) are also buying more oil and gas assets in North America, especially Bakken.
Conoco said Tuesday's sale did not include any of its assets in the Bakken formation, a region where companies are able to save costs by sinking multiple wells from single spots, a technique known as pad drilling.
The assets that Conoco is selling comprise 86,000 net acres in southwestern North Dakota and eastern Montana.
Net production from these assets averaged 13,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boe/d) through November 2012, the company said in a statement.
"Transaction metrics imply DNR paid about $25/bbl for proved reserves, or $95,000 per flowing boe, which is fair in our view," Baird analyst Michael Hall said in a note.
Plano, Texas-based Denbury said it would fund the purchase with cash received from its sale of assets in Bakken region to Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM.N) in September.
"(Conoco assets) currently produce almost as much oil equivalent as our divested Bakken area assets while generating substantially more free cash flow," Denbury Chief Executive Phil Rykhoek said in a separate statement.
Denbury said it expects the deal to boost 2013 average daily production by about 7,700 boe/d, if it closes at the end of the current quarter.
Denbury's shares rose about 2 percent to $17.23, while those of Conoco were flat at $58.49 on the New York Stock Exchange.
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Nature in all its glory in Extremadura
Over 60 protected nature spaces, 1,500 kilometres of fresh water, and the only Blue Flag-designated inland beach. Sound good? You'll find it all in Extremadura, an inland area in western Spain where water plays a key role. Come and breathe in the fresh air.
You're sure to find Extremadura's natural resources quite breathtaking. A visit to this area offers some perfect places to help you cast care aside, such as the Monfragüe National Park, the International Tagus Nature Reserve, the Cornalvo Nature Reserve, in addition to natural monuments, protected landscapes, ecocultural corridors, places of scientific interest, singular trees… Here are just a few ideas for original and environmentally-friendly ways to enjoy these spaces: 'Balcón del Tajo' boat One way of exploring the International Tagus Nature Reserve is to climb on board this sightseeing boat. During this cruise along the Tagus River (the longest in Spain) an expert guide will show you how to spot the fauna and flora in the Reserve. There are four routes (two departing from the village of Herrera de Alcántara and the others from Cedillo and Santiago de Alcántara). Advance booking is required. (More information at www.barcodeltajo.com) One recommendation: don't miss a visit to the Roman bridge of Alcántara, the first to be built across the river.
Orellana beach An inland beach? Yes. And with a quality guarantee. This is the only freshwater beach in Spain which has been distinguished with the Blue Flag award. There you'll find a yacht club –accessible to the disabled– which offers the chance to enjoy sailing, kayaking, waterskiing, sports fishing... Also in the region of Badajoz you'll find another four large reservoirs, specially adapted and designed to enable the public to experience nature in all its splendour: the reservoirs of Cija, García Sola, Zújar and Serena. Learning about birds In Extremadura you can take a guided bird-watching routes and enjoy a variety of entertainments and workshops related to birds. Specifically, there are three very interesting options on this theme: FIO, International Ornithological Tourism Fair (February-March), the City of Cáceres Bird Festival (this takes place in April and features exhibitions, guided dramatised routes, a photo marathon…) and the Festival of the Cranes (in December, held in the Dehesa Moheda Alta semi-urban park with workshops, tasting events and guided routes to highlight the fact that 80,000 cranes fly to Extremadura to spend the winter). You'll find more information at www.birdinginextremadura.com. These are just a few of the options available to learn more about the natural resources in Extremadura, although you can also choose between adventure parks, environmental education complexes, canyon descent (in the area of the Jerte valley and La Vera), and exploring the Villuercas-Ibores Jara Geopark. Let yourself be captivated by the landscapes of Extremadura. More information: http://www.turismoextremadura.com
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Leaving Miami
Sailing out of Miami
Dawn arrival in Nassau, Bahamas
This Dolphin Kissed Me!
Cruise Ships in Nassau
Nassau Sunset
Ship's Captain and Officers
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Rain Storm in the Caribbean Sea
Full Moon over the Caribbean
Beautiful Caribbean Moon
Cartagena, Colombia
Docked Cruise Ships, Cartagena, Colombia
Archways, La Popa Monastery, Cartagena
Colombian Still Life
Cartagena Roof Tiles
Colourful Local Bus, Cartagena Colombia
Cartagena Stray
Fort at Cartagena, Colombia
Colombian Lady
Church in Cartagena
Cartagena Flags
Me after almost a week on a cruise ship!
Cartagena Door Knocker
Cartagena Artifact
Window at the Museum of Inquisition, Cartagena
Plaque, Museum of Inquisition, Cartagena
Painting at the Inquisition Museum, Cartagena
Pre-Colombian Statue
Spanish Bells, Museum of Inquisition, Cartagena
Cartagena Church
Cartagena Fruit Seller
Dome in the Peter Claver Church, Cartagena
Entering the Panama Canal, Atlantic Side
Foul Weather, Panama Canal
Transiting the Panama Canal
Entering the Locks, Panama Canal
Who Is Photographing Whom?
A Tight Squeeze!
Culebra Cut and Centennial Bridge, Panama Canal
Getting a Little Assistance
The Pilot Leaves Our Ship, Panama Canal
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The GUBI Chair Collection is a chair series in laminated moulded 3-D veneer or in the injection moulded HiRek material.
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Founded in 1987, Komplot Design, a partnership of Poul Christiansen & Boris Berlin, has designed furniture and created multidisciplinary design soluions for both Danish and international companies. Their Gubi chair design has been displayed in important exhibitions, such as MoMA, 2004 and has won several prestigious awards, including The Danish Design Prize 2004 and the RED DOT Design Award 2004.
"We believe that through design history, many traditions within the field have been preoccupied with the idea of total control over function, form, material and so on. This striving for control of our surroundings is probably a typical urge of Western culture, being both its principal strength and its greatest failing. Instead of fighting against "mistakes" by forcing the material to behave "perfectly" (often against its nature), we choose to accept the way the material "wants" to behave, the way its nature tells it to move..."
Komplot Design created a new series of dining tables and center bases for the Gubi chair in 2013.
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Have A Little Self-Worth: Women That Had Too Much Going For Them To Just Be Side Chicks
Women That Were Too Good To Be Side Chicks
Side chicks. They're supposed to be the low-bottom ladies that aren't worth boo'ing up. Nobody expects side chicks to have much to offer. Which makes it weird when we see an unbelievable woman caught up in love triangles. These ladies are too beautiful with too much going for them to settle for side chick status. They need to be main squeezes instead of with a man that's already settled down.
Nevertheless, they were side pieces. SMH. Do better.
Angelina Jolie – She's a millionaire actress and world philanthropist. Why was she Brad's side chick? At least she won in the end.
Tracey Edmonds – She's too MILF-y to be waiting around for Deion to divorce Pilar. Either way, Primetime is winning.
Lauren London – She should have made Weezy put a ring on it instead of just being one of the many ladies he knocked up at the same time.
Rihanna – Really, she needs to just move on from Breezy. She was his side piece for the better part of the last year, now she looks like the main squeeze. Which means…
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Gabrielle Union – She's a notorious side-piece to the stars. But when she gets boo'd up, she definitely earns her place. Word to D Wade.
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Topic: To do Boba Fett Justice !!
Been having a bit of time to get better, so been enjoying my DVD,s.and enjoying Star Wars
but looking the series I do feel that Lucas did start well on Boba Fett but then dropped Dead
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I wonder how Joss Whedon would have handle Boba???,.


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...I see no reason to oppose mandatory gun safety training.
If you want to reduce gun crime, make any offence relating to a gun crime a federal offense. That will take the burden of prosecution and jailing off of the state.
In reply to a comment above, we may have a higher murder rate than Australia, but Australia has a rate of rape three times higher than the USA, also Australia's rates of assault, robbery, and most other violent crime is much higher than the USA. They can't have guns to protect themselves, so they all become victims. I have asked all of my friends and family to please send me a recent picture of themselves if they feel guns should be outlawed, in return I promise to not intervene if I see them being beaten, robbed and raped. As for me, I carry and I refuse to become a victim!
Why is it that every gun license, background check requirement, or limitation on what type of gun you can own, is automatically an "attempt by the government to take away our guns"?


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Warmup Challenge #5
Challenge Instructions
Use your everyday superhero power to generate a little hope for someone on your team.
Ho there, I'm Scratchy Dave!
As Captain of Kudos I'm all about celebration, congratulations, and gratitude. Why? Because it's a fine thing to honor victories both big and small. A great side effect is that practicing gratitude is one of the best pathways to happiness! Stop by my Corner of Kudos to check out all the player awards and recognitions.
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Our last challenge in Act 1 is an auspicious moment, when players take their first step into real world actions. We couldn't think of a better way to start than for you to use your skills connect with your teammates. Why? It feels grand and good to help others, so perhaps the better question would be "Why not!?"
- Take a gander at the hope-building tips in Resources.
- Brainstorm some ideas about how you might use your special abilities to give a little bit of hope to someone else. (Don't worry about what you'll actually do! Just let your mind run free.)
- Consider which of your teammates might be a perfect recipient of your awesomeness.
- Pick an idea, a teammate, and go ahead and do it!
- NOTE If you're not sure who's on your team, you'll need to close out of this box and go to the Teams page to check.
- Tell us what happened in the box below! (You can tell a story, post pictures, or write a poem. What's important is that you actually do it and share what happened!)
Can't do this challenge becaus you don't have any teammates yet? Not a problem!
Most all of the challenges in Vermontivate! will have an alternative if the main challenge doesn't work for you.
If nobody else is on your team yet, you can complete this challenge by getting another player to join you! In fact, by inviting them to your team you'll probably give them some hope and end up completing this challenge anyway!
Don't forget to let us know who you new compatriot it is!
Hints to Build Hope:
- Pick something to do or someone to help because you really care about what happens.
- It's extra hope-building if it's a little bit outside of your comfort zone.
- "Because I'm playing a game" is a great explanation for why you're doing something.
- Talk up your teammates for ideas!
Our Favorite Past Example
- Students in Brattleboro won some coupons for a free pint of ice cream, and they gave one to a player from South Burlington who didn't have her own team.


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The code monkeys at AlwaysBeta are introducing a new online service, called pxPipe, that enables iPhone users to upload photos from their iPhoto to FaceBook via email.
pxPipe works exactly as claimed. Just go to their website - create an account - email photos to your unique address which are then automagically queued up in your FaceBook profile once you've logged in.