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==Beta Previews==
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==Notes for Admins==
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Revision as of 13:57, 25 April 2019
- 1 General Details
- 2 Overview
- 3 Global System Upgrades
- 3.1 Major Updates
- 3.1.1 Ending Support for Classic Interface
- 3.1.2 New Personal List View Options
- 3.1.3 New UTA System Diagrams
- 3.1.4 New Ability to Drag and Drop Re-Order Fields
- 3.1.5 Improved Annotations
- 3.1.6 Updated Display of Currency Field Formats
- 3.1.7 Improved Split Screen Navigation
- 3.1.8 New Ability to Pivot Reports
- 3.1.9 New High Visibility Option for Notes
- 3.2 Minor Updates
- 3.2.1 New Ability to Drag and Drop Re-Order Portal Shortcuts
- 3.2.2 Updated Field Naming Rules
- 3.2.3 Updated List View Search with Ability to Search for Date Time
- 3.2.4 Simplified List View Configuration
- 3.2.5 Added Option to Limit Number of File Uploads
- 3.2.6 Increased List View File Download Maximum
- 3.2.7 Updated Report Builder Joins for Field History
- 3.2.8 Enhanced Discussion Board 2.0 with Ability to Upload Files
- 3.1 Major Updates
- 4 On-Demand System Upgrades
- 4.1 Major Updates
- 4.2 Minor Updates
- 4.2.1 Added Currency Formatting to UTA Activity Standard Fields
- 4.2.2 New Global CAPTCHA Setting
- 4.2.3 Added Option to Restrict Access to UTA Types Based on Company Categories
- 4.2.4 Added System Permission to Allow Users to Set Homepage
- 4.2.5 Extended Email Anything Feature for UTA Level 1 Records
- 4.2.6 Added Button for Edit of Association Fields on a Record
- 4.2.7 Added Options and Permissions for Payment Scheduler Feature
- 4.2.8 New Email Message Template for Account Change Notification
- 4.2.9 New User Permission for Updating Other User Settings
- 4.2.10 New Ability to Set Multiple Logos for Login Pages
- 4.2.11 Added Option for Default Focus Area of Geo Mapping Field
- 5 Notes for Admins
- 5.1 Enhanced Workflow Task with Ability to Update Multiple Custom Field Values
- 5.2 New Validation on Select Configuration Pages to Alert Potential Syntax Errors
- 5.3 Expanded Support for Configuration SmartFolders to more Areas
- 5.4 New Ability to Store Temporary Session Variable
- 5.5 Enhanced Provider/Consumer Assignment Declaration Buttons with Ability to Create Activities on Consumer
- 5.6 Enhanced Provider/Consumer Consumer Creation Button with Variable Selection of Consumer Type and Status
- 5.7 Enhanced Provider/Consumer Consumer Creation with Ability to Auto Assign Multiple Contacts
- 5.8 New SmartConnect Functions to Support Transactions and Provider/Consumer Links
- 5.9 Added Ability to Copy Autoloaders
- 5.10 Added Variable Syntax to Retrieve Caption Attribute of Field Through Object Iteration Variable
- 5.11 Updated Workflow Acknowledgement Task Type with Ability to Specify Last Modified File
- 5.12 Updated Data Exchange Export List with Ability to Hide Vendors
General Details
Upgrade Dates
Public Cloud Production release date: May 9th 2019
Public Cloud Backup release date: May 2nd 2019
Private Cloud Production (Managed Upgrades) release date: May 23rd 2019
Private Cloud Backup (Managed Upgrades) release date: May 9th 2019
Watch this video to get a general overview of the new features in this release.
To watch this video in full screen, please click on the full screen button on the bottom right.
Global System Upgrades
The new features listed below are enhancements to the SmartSimple system and will be immediately available to SmartSimple users upon the application of the upgrade to their server:
Major Updates
Ending Support for Classic Interface
Deprecation of Classic interface has been targetted for the November 2019 release. We will no longer be supporting the Classic interface after the November release, and encourage everyone to move to the more modern, accessible, and intuitive Arcadia interface if you haven't already after all these years. You can determine if you're already using the Arcadia interface by navigating to the Roles and Permissions -> Arcadia Permission screen and verifying whether you already have user roles specified in the Enable Arcadia setting. If you are still using Classic mode, we encourage you to fully switch over to the Arcadia interface by updating this setting as well as your user portals, and list views. However, in order to have an early sneak peek at what Arcadia looks like without doing too much work, we have introduced a new setting in Global Settings -> Classic Options -> Disable Classic Mode. You can easily test this out on your backup environment to see what your system will look like after the November upgrade. We will be reaching out to affected clients in order to plan a transition to Arcadia if you requires one, but please feel free to contact us if you have any questions or concerns with this move.
New Personal List View Options
New personal settings available for users to customize their list views. This first release will allow users the ability to choose which columns to show/hide. They can also choose to have list views open records in an overlay modal window instead of full screen as a method to retain your list view as you work through the records. These features are intended to empower the end user with more ways to work in SmartSimple without needing a system administrator to configure anything. This also frees up admins by allowing them to create a smaller number of list views, and letting end users decide which columns to show/hide instead.
New UTA System Diagrams
New visual diagrams for administrators to easily view and configure the status flow of a UTA. This enhancement builds upon the previous Process Flow Summary Charts released as a Beta feature in the February 2019 release. This feature will allow you to easily trace through the status and approval process flow of a UTA. You can access this in one of two ways, either through the UTA Settings -> Record Level -> Process Flow Summary, or through Configuration Mode of a UTA record -> clicking any of the submit buttons. You will be presented with a visual diagram of the various statuses, submit buttons, and workflows that are configured in that UTA and be able to step through to review and configure each step along the way all in one place with an easy to use visual model.
New Ability to Drag and Drop Re-Order Fields
New ability to drag and drop custom fields to re-order. In the configuration list view of custom fields, you may now drag and drop single fields or groups of fields in order to re-order them.
Improved Annotations
Several enhancements have been applied to the Annotations feature in order to simplify both the setup of this feature, as well as the end user experience in using it. This feature allows you to make notes and annotations at the field level on any field. Firstly, the interface for viewing annotations has been simplified for the end user. An icon has been introduced in the top right of the record view in order to easily toggle Annotation mode on and off. This icon is present in both view and edit mode of a record, so you do not need to explicitly be in Edit mode in order to toggle Annotation mode on. Next, the configuration screens for Annotations has been greatly simplified. You can now easily enable Annotations through a centralized configuration screen through Global Settings -> Annotation Permissions. Global Permissions have been introduced in this screen to allow you to turn on this feature for simple uses. The Status Specific Permissions allows you to still model complex process flows, but in a centralized configuration screen instead of having to navigate through individual statuses within a UTA. Lastly, we've also introduced the ability for you to tie annotation permissions to system user roles to allow users to globally annotate records instead of being limited to just association user roles of users directly connected to a record.
Updated Display of Currency Field Formats
Updated the display of currency fields with respect to personal user settings for decimal separators. In order to improve the consistency for display of currencies, we have made a change to the way that currency formatted custom fields are rendered. Previously, a user's personal setting for decimal and thousands separators would apply to all numeric fields, including custom fields designated as currency. Now, the currency format of a custom field will no longer be affected by personal user settings. For example, a custom field designated as USD currency will always show in the format "$N,NNN.NN" regardless of a user's personal setting of deimal and thousands separators.
Enhanced the split screen visual mode with the ability to navigate to different screens. Previously, when you were viewing an activity and toggled the split screen of the parent record, or associated organization or contact you were restricted from navigating within the left pane. Now, you will be able to freely and independently navigate within both panes of the split screen to different areas. This can be handy when comparing different records, or referencing information from different levels of records. This is the first phase of a task bar feature that will allow you to have multiple working windows to navigate and compare different screens within SmartSimple, so keep an eye out for a full task bar feature to be released in a future upgrade!
New Ability to Pivot Reports
New ability within report builder to perform pivot functionality. When grouping by two different columns, you now have the option to perform an aggregate function and pivot the grouped columns across the x/y axis. You can find the option to do this within the advanced settings of the report configuration screen and enabling the option for Pivot View.
New High Visibility Option for Notes
New high visibility option available for Note types with the ability to permanently display on a record. This can be used as a warning or informational function that will permanently display specific notes when you view a record, e.g. a warning note about contacts, organizations, applications, that will display at the top of the screen. This setting can be found on the Note type definition, and can be used by creating notes of this type, and changing a note's type later on when no longer applicable.
Minor Updates
New Ability to Drag and Drop Re-Order Portal Shortcuts
Updated the configuration screen of portal shortcuts for ease of use. You can now drag and drop shortcuts to re-order them.
Updated Field Naming Rules
Updated field naming validation to now also allow spaces. We may have gone too restrictive previously in not accepting spaces in field names, so the system will once again allow spaces. This will improve the backwards compatibility of maintaining existing systems that previously allowed field names with spaces, but could no longer create new fields as such.
Updated List View Search with Ability to Search for Date Time
New ability to also search the time portion of a date time field as well now in advanced search of a list view.
Simplified List View Configuration
Simplified the configuration of list views with default options for showing the open button. Previously you had to configure specific columns to show a button. Now, by just enabling default options the system will generate these buttons automatically without you having to include them in a column.
Added Option to Limit Number of File Uploads
Added a new setting for multiple file upload fields to be able to restrict the maximum number of files that can be uploaded to the field.
Increased List View File Download Maximum
Enhanced the list view file download feature with ability to download large numbers of files. Previously, there was a limit to the number of files that you could download at one time from the list view. Now, there is a new mechanism in place to package and zip up any number of files and then send you a notification with link to download these files when done.
Updated Report Builder Joins for Field History
Updated the Neo report builder recordset joins to allow you to join the user recordset to the standard and custom field audit recordsets. Now, when creating reports based on the audit logs and field changes, you may now join the full user recordset of the user that made the field change.
Enhanced Discussion Board 2.0 with Ability to Upload Files
Enhanced the Discussion Board 2.0 feature with the ability for users to upload file attachments to a thread.
On-Demand System Upgrades
The following features are available immediately with the application of the upgrade, but must first be enabled or configured by a System Administrator:
Major Updates
Extended Question Set Builder Field for Provider/Consumer Records
Extended the functionality of the Question Set Builder custom field type to be available for Provider/Consumer record links. For example, you may now configure this field to allow your end users the ability to add their own custom questions to the grant programs that they manage. These custom questions will then be available to the applications that get created for that program. This allows you to empower your end users with the ability to control their own question sets without involving system admins or complex configurations.
Improved Stripe Integration
Several enhancements released for our Stripe integration to make it much easier to setup and use, to meet the increased interest in this feature since its initial release. We've introduced a default template that allows you to easily enable this integration, by simply supplying it an instruction text. Stripe element mapping has also been introduced in order to simplify the user experience of someone entering in their payment info in a single step now, instead of the previous two steps that were needed. You can now also tie in the Stripe payment screen to launch off a status submit button instead of having to customize a separate link to the screen. Lastly, you can now also create pending charges that will trigger in the future.
Simplified Configuration of Portal List Views
Updated the configuration of portal sections to allow list view filters to be selected separate from list views themselves. This is intended to free up system administrators from having to generate multiple duplicate list views with different filters. Within portal sections, you may now re-use the same list view and just apply different filters to different list view sections.
Enhanced Company Sign Up Page for Multiple Contacts
Enhanced the company sign up page to allow for the creation of multiple users. You can now easily configure a company sign up page to allow and enforce creation of different numbers and types of users by linking multiple different user sign up pages.
New Ability to Link Provider/Consumer Records within same UTA
New ability to specify consumer provider relationship between UTA Level 1s in the same UTA. This can be used to define relationships between Level 1 records in the same UTA. For example, an inventory system where products may be comprised of combinations of other products.
Minor Updates
Added Currency Formatting to UTA Activity Standard Fields
Added option to configure currency and number formatting for the UTA Level 2 and Level 3 amount standard field. These settings will allow the amount field to behave more like the number-type custom fields.
New Global CAPTCHA Setting
Added new option to enable or disable CAPTCHA functionality on external facing pages throughout the system, as opposed to having to enable this on each individual configuration page. This setting in Global Settings -> Security will have the options to behave as it does currently with a separate setting on each external facing page, or to globally enable or disable across all pages. We've also introduced a new setting in order to bypass the use of Google's reCAPTCHA for users in countries that are unable to communicate with Google servers because of government policy.
Added Option to Restrict Access to UTA Types Based on Company Categories
New option available to restrict access to UTA record types based upon the company categories of the current user's organization, in addition to the user's user roles.
Added System Permission to Allow Users to Set Homepage
New permission to allow specified user roles the ability to set their portal home page. Previously, this functionality was only available to system administrators.
Extended Email Anything Feature for UTA Level 1 Records
Extended the Email Anything feature with the ability to also create Level 1 records now from email. Previously limited to the creation of Level 2 and 3 activities, you can now generate Level 1 records by emailing into a unique SmartSimple email address.
Added Button for Edit of Association Fields on a Record
Added new option for association list views to display a button to edit the association fields. This is an improvement over the limitation of only having the association role name as a hyperlink in order to edit the association fields. This new option is available for association lists of contacts, companies, consumers, providers.
Added Options and Permissions for Payment Scheduler Feature
Added settings to Payment Scheduler feature to allow you to include instruction text, as well as define the permission for user roles that can edit the status of the payment activities. Also added new option to update the payment scheduler feature to perform exact payment amount validation. Currently, the default behaviour is that the validation enforces that you do not exceed the total payment amount. This new feature will enforce that you exactly match the total payment amount without going above or below.
New Email Message Template for Account Change Notification
New message template available that alerts users to account changes such as a password change. This can be used to improve security for your users by providing an extra layer of alerting and assurance for unauthorized account access. This setting can be found in Global Settings -> Security -> Password and Activation Policies.
New User Permission for Updating Other User Settings
New permission to allow specified user roles the ability to view and update other users system settings. This will allow admins the ability to investigate and troubleshoot issues with individual user settings such as local formats of date time.
New Ability to Set Multiple Logos for Login Pages
New ability to create login pages with different logos. Previously, every login page would be by default use the standard logo defined in your system. You can now load different logos on a login page dynamically by passing a parameter into the login page URL and specifying which logo to use from a SmartFolder.
Added Option for Default Focus Area of Geo Mapping Field
Updated the Geo Mapping custom field type with the ability to set the default country to focus on open.
Notes for Admins
Enhanced Workflow Task with Ability to Update Multiple Custom Field Values
Enhanced the Workflow task for Update Custom Field Value to allow you to specify multiple field updates in a single task. This is to reduce the complexity and maintenance effort of configuring Workflows that require multiple field updates.
New Validation on Select Configuration Pages to Alert Potential Syntax Errors
New validation on some configuration pages that will alert you to potential syntax errors. This will try to prevent configuration errors stemming from such things as missing trailing brackets or variable enclosures.
Expanded Support for Configuration SmartFolders to more Areas
Expanded the support for Configuration SmartFolders throughout the system. This new version of SmartFolders can now be selected for use with Word Merge custom field types, report export templates, and list view export templates. These were areas that had the option of selecting from SmartFolders but not Configuration Folders yet. With these updates, we encourage you to now make the switch from SmartFolders to Configuration Folders!
New Ability to Store Temporary Session Variable
New ability to store temporary session variables against the current user session. You can now use a function call to store a value against the current user's session, and then retrieve it using a variable call.
To store a value, we have introduced a javascript function call setVar(key,value) that you can use to store a key value pair.
To retrieve a value, we have introduced a new variable syntax @system.session.key@ where 'key' should be replaced with your key name.
Enhanced Provider/Consumer Assignment Declaration Buttons with Ability to Create Activities on Consumer
Enhanced the Provider/Consumer Assignment Module, declaration button feature with the ability to also create activities on the Consumer relationship side. This feature is related to the Assignment grid whereby you can associate users in bulk between Provider/Consumer related records. Previously, this feature only allowed you the ability to create the new activities up on the Provider relationship side, but now you can also choose to configure this to create the new activities down on the Consumer side.
Enhanced Provider/Consumer Consumer Creation Button with Variable Selection of Consumer Type and Status
Enhanced the Provider/Consumer Consumer Creation Button with the ability to dynamically specify what type of Consumer record to create. Within the configuration of a Consumer Creation Button within a Provider UTA, you may now specify the target type and status of the new record to reference a custom field from the Provider record. Note that the value of the field must be a valid type or status ID number from the Consumer UTA.
Enhanced Provider/Consumer Consumer Creation with Ability to Auto Assign Multiple Contacts
Enhanced the Provider/Consumer Consumer Creation Button with the ability to assign the associated users from the Provider onto the Consumer record created. Within the configuration of the Provider UTA auto assignment setting, you may now specify the user roles of the users that you wish to copy across from the Provider to the new Consumer record. Note that while the auto assignment feature is triggered upon the assignment of a user to a record, in this case when used with Provider/Consumer, it will only trigger upon the use of the Consumer Creation Button.
New SmartConnect Functions to Support Transactions and Provider/Consumer Links
New SmartConnect functions introduced to support transactions at the company and user level. New SmartConnect functions introduced to support Provider/Consumer links.
Added Ability to Copy Autoloaders
Added ability to make a copy of an autoloader now.
Added Variable Syntax to Retrieve Caption Attribute of Field Through Object Iteration Variable
Updated variable syntax to allow you to retrieve the caption of fields through the object iteration variable call (e.g. [#object=?#]).
Updated Workflow Acknowledgement Task Type with Ability to Specify Last Modified File
Updated Workflow Acknowledgement Task type with the ability to target the most recent file upload for attachment instead of all files. Useful for instances where multiple files are generated over time, or in the case of file versioning, where you may only want to send the single most latest file as an attachment.
Updated Data Exchange Export List with Ability to Hide Vendors
New ability to hide vendors from the Data Exchange export list without having to delete them. This can be used by those clients in the insurance space.


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Before I get to madly praising this collection of poems, let me acknowledge that I came to it with some niggling doubts. First of all, Crow: From the Life & Songs of the Crow has been described in some quarters as similar to, or even possibly a response to the death of, Sylvia Plath [Hughes' wife, as I am sure you know]. And I don't like Sylvia Plath. At all. There, I said it. I've read and studied her poetry and, at its best, it leaves me cold and, at its worst, it annoys the fuck out of me. This isn't really relevant but, now that I'm on the subject, try these lines from her poem Daddy, swill these around in your mouth and tell me if they don't make you pull a funny face:
You do not do, you do not do
Any more, black shoe
In which I have lived like a foot
For thirty years, poor and white,
Barely daring to breathe or Achoo.
An engine, an engine
Chuffing me off like a Jew.
A Jew to Dachau, Auschwitz, Belsen.
I began to talk like a Jew.
I think I may well be a Jew.
I'm sorry, but that is all kinds of crap. [Only my opinion, folks; by all means, keep on truckin' if the above is your thing]. So, anyway, that connection to, that suggestion of, Plath really concerned me.
Another, related, concern was the gothic aspect of the poems. I knew in advance that the poems in this volume are pretty ghastly, pretty gruesome; and that, allied with the black cover [not the brilliant one at the top of this post], and the title, was ringing alarm bells like Quasimodo on E. The last thing I want to read is something like this…
Death, my only friend
The blackness overwhelms my rotting soul
You play with my insides,
Like worms from your garden.
It slips through your bloody fingers
Or some shit.
Thankfully, all my concerns were unfounded, and I am a little peeved I hadn't read this sooner, because, honestly, it is wonderful. I have tried not to read any reviews prior to my reading, and my attempt to review, so I don't know if this is true but I imagine that a lot of people focus on how nasty, how horrifying Crow is. And it is, yeah. And I'll come to that in due course. But I think it is worthwhile to begin by stating, emphatically, that this collection of poems is fun to read, before going on to hammer the horror angle [so to speak]. Cards on the table, these poems made me laugh. And I'm pretty sure I was laughing with Hughes not at him. Oh, it's dark humour, sardonic humour, don't get me wrong, but it is humorous nonetheless. Take A Horrible Religious Error, in which the "serpent emerged, earth bowel-brown" [great image , btw], and which concludes "Crow only peered, took a step or two forward, grabbed the creature by the slackskin nape"…and…wait for it…"beat the hell out of it, and ate it." Haha! I genuinely lol'd.
I don't know if this is me applying my own experience to the text too literally, but it was no surprise to me that Hughes was a Yorkshireman, because I see that dry northern English sense of humour all over Crow. Northern England is/was the industrial heartland of the country, and it is nearly always pissing it down with rain here; and that atmosphere, these damp grey streets, and ruined architecture, do have an effect upon you, on the way that you see the world, and on what you find amusing. As an aside, I was in an art gallery a while ago and I came across this painting, titled Sheffield:
I reckon Hughes/Crow would get a kick out of that.
When i read Ovid's Metamorphoses last year I found that, by applying stories and supplying magical explanations for everyday features of our world, it actually changed the way that I look at the world. Hughes once re-imagined Ovid's work [Tales of Ovid], so he was clearly interested in the same idea. Crow, for me, is his own black take on that concept, those creation myths, that desire to explain the inexplicable. There's a really brilliant line in one of the poems when our feathered friend kinda vomits up a great white shark while trying to converse with God [again I lol'd; and, well, gasped at the audacity, and, yeah, strange beauty of it]. And, in another poem, it is explained how Crow gets his colour from flying, madly, at the sun.
What of Crow, then? What – other than a bird, of course -is he? It's hard to say with any certainty. He's a nightmare, a ghoul, an abomination; he's responsible for all the bad stuff we encounter; he is, I guess, us. However, one of the most fascinating, most moving, aspects of his character was the sense I got that he isn't always trying to be bad, that, unfortunately for him, he can't help but be what he is. Take that line about the great white shark; Crow isn't deliberately creating havoc, isn't putting this horrific beast on the earth on purpose, he just can't help it, it happens because he is what he is. Consider these lines from Crow and Mama:
When Crow cried his mother's ear
Scorched to a stump
When he laughed she wept
Blood her breast her palms her brow all wept blood
I find that oddly touching.
So, yeah, Crow certainly is brutal, and horrifying, but it is also inventive and witty and sometimes moving. It's Goya's Disasters of War with a claw-footed companion. It is: "in rage and madness then they lit their mouths, they tore out his entrails, they divided him among their several hells, to cry all his separate pieces." It is, in short, amongst the most astonishing, visceral, volumes of poetry I have ever read.

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September 1, 2018.
Big results can come from small satellites, and Technology Educational Satellite 8 or TES-8 is the latest small satellite in the TechEdSat series from NASA Ames Research Center. TechEdSat is a collaborative program, in which advanced university students have a chance to work directly with researchers on NASA Space Projects. Thanks to the assistance of students from several universities around the country every year, TechEdSat has helped NASA develop Nano-satellite technologies and evaluate new ideas for future spacecraft. TES-8 is the eighth satellite of the continuing TechEdSat series. On December 01, 2018 TES-8 followed a Commercial Resupply Service mission to the International Space Station (ISS) from John F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida. The overarching goal of the TES-8 is to develop the requisite technologies for landing and on-demand return capabilities of small payloads. With the size of 3.5U (40 x 10 x 10 cm) and 3.51 kg, TES-8 carried an updated Exo-Brake and Modulation control systems for even more accurate de-orbit. In addition, the wireless sensor onboard will be the first self-powered test. We will able to inspect possible sensor networks for larger scale systems that enable future small satellite missions to reach the surface of Mars and other planetary bodies in our solar system.
Other Aerospace Engineering | Space Vehicles | Structures and Materials | Systems Engineering and Multidisciplinary Design Optimization
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Funding Acknowledgement
The TechEdSat mission is supported by the NASA ARC Engineering Directorate, the NASA Engineering and Safety Center, the Safety and Mission Assurance Directorate, and the Ames Center Chief Technologist Office's Center Innovation Fund. The research was also made possible by the California State University STEM Teacher and Researcher Program (STAR).
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"In case you haven't recognized the trend: it proceeds action, dissent, speech." ~ davidly, on how wars get done
"...What sort of meager, unerotic existence must a man live to find himself moved to such ecstatic heights by the mundane sniping of a congressional budget fight. The fate of human existence does not hang in the balance. The gods are not arrayed on either side. Poseiden, earth-shaker, has regrettably set his sights on the poor fishermen of northern Japan and not on Washington, D.C. where his ire might do some good--I can think of no better spot for a little wetland reclamation project, if you know what I mean. The fight is neither revolution nor apocalypse; it is hardly even a fight. A lot of apparatchiks are moving a lot of phony numbers with more zeros than a century of soccer scores around, weaving a brittle chrysalis around a gross worm that, some time hence, will emerge, untransformed, still a worm." ~ IOZ
May 11, 2010
Inadvertent Funny
On a related note - who cares?
Whomever Obama nominates and the Senate signs off on will likely represent the trend towards centralization of powers in the Presidency, the permanent warfare economy - and probably one day down the rabbit hole of stupid, the annexation of Northern Mexico, the occupation of Colombia and/or Venezuela and the economic reconquista of Cuba.
Trying to reform this beast = giant damned waste of human effort and energy.
Fight it, resist it, run for the hills, whatever - but don't try to throw a saddle on this monster and tame it. You'll just get yourself and a whole bunch of other people you love and respect killed.
4 comments:
- Andromeda said...
Unfortunately, J.C., I'm going to have to agree with you 100%. This is a run-away train; the time for "getting a handle on this" has long since passed---if such a time even ever existed at all.
If it were even possible to saddle this monster and tame it, the mere act of doing so would dangerously jeopardize---and likely outright consume---any shred of goodness or decency the would-be beast tamer ever had.
And as you pointed out, such an action is also likely to produce fallout which will hurt anyone connected with the would-be beast tamer as well.
- May 11, 2010 at 4:47 PM
- Jack Crow said...
This is an important point you've made:
"If it were even possible to saddle this monster and tame it, the mere act of doing so would dangerously jeopardize---and likely outright consume---any shred of goodness or decency the would-be beast tamer ever had."
I respect any number of people engaged in the effort, for their motivations, their goodwill, their sense of justice.
But I also believe they're doomed to fail, for this very reason.
By the time the get atop the leviathan, they've become the sort of people who can ride it, and who want to...
- May 11, 2010 at 4:58 PM
- Andromeda said...
Again, I agree completely.
I, too, respect the various people who have spent their time and effort, over countless generations, to try to reform any corrupt system in order to make it less oppressive to those ground under its feet. They are trying to make a positive change for mankind, and have had varying degrees of success.
However, while these people may have the best of intentions, and may (initially) be motivated by compassion or goodwill, the very nature of the power structure (as we know it) is such that, in order to "rise to the top"---i.e. accomplish their goal of wielding enough power to change the system for the better---they will have to become, as you put it, "the sort of people who can ride it, and who want to..."
And the only sort of people who can ride this leviathan are the types who have no interest whatsoever in the common good or welfare of mankind. The core nature of the beast itself mandates that it cannot be controlled but by one who is hopelessly corrupted; one who is interested only in themselves, and in their own power.
If the well-meaning and good-intentioned did not start out with these twisted desires, along the way they adopted them if they were able to make any progress within the power structure.
This is precisely the reason why I believe that "power" and "altruism" do not truly intersect; that is to say, I do not believe there exists an altruistic man-made power structure in which power is taken from the lowly "masses" and transferred to the esteemed "few" for the "good of the many".
Why? Because man himself is imperfect, and always will be; as such, this system will always become corrupted with human greed and power grabs. No matter which name this system goes by---and it has gone by many different names throughout history---at its core lies an imperfect few wielding the power of the imperfect masses "on their behalf," and it will always fail, due to its imperfect nature.
The only power structure that has any chance of lasting goodness and equity for all is one in which the leaders make themselves the servants of the masses, and although "democracy" claims to be just this system, it is not: the elected few claim they are more important, distinguished, esteemed, etc. than those who elected them! Compare this to a good, non-corruptible "power structure": the elected few would consider themselves of no more import, distinction, or worth than anyone else---in fact, if the elected in such a system were to consider themselves as being lesser than those they serve, perhaps mankind could get somewhere for once!
Of course, this is not "power" in any way, shape, or form as we know it---rather, it is closer to servitude---and therefore is not desirable by the egos that are currently controlling this world.
Perhaps others do not see it this way, but for me, this has the ring of truth.
- May 12, 2010 at 4:24 PM
- Jack Crow said...
As long as people treat "power" as functionally equivalent to "using others as extensions of your own desire, and demanding their service and obedience," I suspect you'll remain right.
- May 12, 2010 at 6:58 PM


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Do you love the smell of a Christmas Tree in your home? Who doesn't? We all know the potential fire hazard of a real Christmas tree. Every year we are reminded to check our tree daily for dry pine needles and add water accordingly. But, did you know there is another potential hazard - MOLD. That's right! According to the research the amount of mold can increase by as much as (5) times during the Christmas Holidays! Here are some steps you can take to reduce the amount of mold in your home this Holiday Season:
1). Buy an artificial tree. I know this is obvious, but if you are highly allergic to mold like me this may be the way you need to go;
2). Change the Whole House Filter (furnace filter) in your home during the Holidays to a HEPA Filter. This filter traps dust, dander, dust mites, and mold;
3). Vacuum all carpets and rugs three times per week using a true HEPA filtration vacuum system;
4). Allow in as much fresh air as possible;
5). Take down the tree as soon as the Christmas Holidays are over.
If your allergy symptoms got worse during the Holidays plan on having us professionally steam clean all of the carpets in your home. Our system can extract mold and other substances from the carpets leaving them once again clean and fresh.
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Delta to Resume Mumbai Service After Ten Years
Delta Air Lines announced that it will begin new service from New York City to Mumbai at the end of December.
The non-stop service will be the carrier's first to the country in over ten years, although the carrier offered service via Amsterdam as recently as 2015.
Flights will leave John F. Kennedy International Airport at 9:15 p.m. EDT and arrive at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport at 10:50 p.m. local time the next day. Return flights will leave Mumbai at 12:50 a.m. and arrive at JFK at 6:35 p.m. the same day.
The Atlanta-based airline will operate the service using ultra long-range Boeing 777-200LR aircraft that have been updated with 28 new Delta One business-class seats, 48 Delta Premium Select premium-economy seats, as well as 90 Comfort+ premium-economy lite seats, and 122 seats in coach.
The airline also said that it also plans to expand its codeshare with Jet Airways to offer convenient connections to other Indian destinations. The expansion is also subject to government approval.
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Friday, July 11, 2014
dining in the woods
I cannot figure out why I would have high blood pressure in Oregon during the summer.
There is no place better to be on earth than in Oregon from July through September. For those of you who think Oregon is one step away from living under a waterfall of rain all year, you are thinking of the winter.
In the summer, it is blue skies, plenty of sun, and plenty of mountains, trees, plains, and rivers. A perfect place to live -- other than its nasty tax system.
Yesterday I drove from Salem to Redmond to spend the day and night with my Nevada friends, Roy and Nancy. The drive was enough to seduce me into wondering why I do not live here? The scenery was right out of a Sunset magazine.
Of course, I have rehearsed with you the reasons why I no longer live here. And there is no need to keep beating that dead horse. It is in its way to the glue factory.
Instead, I will enjoy the days I have left up here. And yesterday falls into the category of memorable times. Sharing news with friends. Having a good meal of just plain food (roasted quail on a bed of steamed rice, in this case), and enjoying the veritable Pacific Northwest wildlife diorama that wanders past the deck of the house.
Watching a mule deer fawn suckle in the juniper is not one of those experience you see every day. But I can share it with you. And I just did.
You are welcome. Days like this are meant to be shared.
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Made from Scratch
Enjoy sports competitions while indulging in a delicious meal amidst a lively atmosphere at Scratch Sports Bar & Grill...
It has been six years since Scratch Sports Bar & Grill opened, and the restaurant is still a favorite among residents and sports enthusiasts in the Kerobokan area. The location is quite hidden as the place is nestled off the heart of Kerobokan, but that's what makes it even more charming because it has that secluded feeling. Walking into the restaurant, visitors feel the warm hospitality instantly from the simple interior and friendly greetings from the staff.
The restaurant is born from the passion, determination and confidence of the founders, and that's why the name "Scratch" fits perfectly because everything here is made from zero. The menu is not only reasonable in price but also unpretentious in flavor with topnotch quality using mostly locallysourced ingredients, making each dish a perfect match to nibble while watching a sports competition on the LED TV. During my visit to the venue for lunch, I personally think that this is the place to be for everyone wanting to enjoy a relaxing meal time only minutes away from bustling Seminyak.
All the Flavors
This gastro sports pub offers selections of homemade comfort food for every palate. One of the favorites is the best-selling Scratch Burger which consists of 200 grams of premium Australian beef patty, smoked bacon onion jam, white cheddar and Dijon dill aioli served with rosemary sea salt fries and ketchup that is made in-house.
However, I was looking for something lighter that day, so I opted for the Bar Bites as a starter. This dish presents perfectly fried eggplant that is crispy on the outside, and it comes with savory chick pea falafel that is made delicious with fresh lemon dill tzatziki. Not only is this light bite amazing for an appetizer, it could also be the right choice of snack while the game is on TV.
For my main course, I chose the Autumn in Vancouver from the signature list. This pan-seared red snapper dish is truly satisfying as the fish is cooked to perfection with sriracha lemon garlic butter, making the skin so crispy while the meat is succulent. This dish is made even more remarkable with sautéed asparagus and cauliflower couscous. Every element comes together with tomato mango salsa sauce that is rich with flavor. Closing the dining experience, the Snickers is the best option. Serving warm peanut butter and chocolate blondie, this dessert will please every sweet tooth with French vanilla bean ice cream and salted caramel drizzle.
Don't forget to pair each meal with Scratch Bali's refreshing cocktails and mocktails – I chose the lime and passionfruit spritzer which was so energizing during the hot sunny day. But for those who are up for some alcoholic drinks, the Bloody Mary is definitely a winner with five different styles to choose from – Canadian, American, Japanese, Thai or Mexican. The bar also serves imported crafted beer from New Zealand that makes a wonderful companion to the dining experience.
Scratch Sports Bar & Grill
Jalan Pengubengan Kauh, Kerobokan
(0361) 737-914
• Scratch Bali offers selections of Lunch Specials, available at Rp. 50,000++/portion every day from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
• Challenge your friends at the pool table outside the restaurant. Don't forget to order some beer and food to make your match even more fun!
• The restaurant is smoke-free, so everyone can enjoy watching the game and indulging in their meal conveniently.
• Open from 9 a.m. to last order at 10 p.m.
By Risty Nurraisa
Author: Team
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Barlow falls to Tigard in playoff rematch
Nonleague game
|Tigard Tigers
|Barlow Bruins
Barlow tried to climb into contention Friday night, but Tigard slammed the door on each side of halftime to secure the Tigers' 35-3 win in a rematch of the playoffs from the past two seasons.
Trailing 14-0 later in the first half, the Bruins put together their best drive of the night, converting three consecutive third-down plays to put itself in scoring position with only seconds on the clock.
Barlow QB Jaren Hunter got the wheels moving when he avoided a heavy rush and dodged a couple tackles before stretching the ball in front of him while diving to the turf to move the chains on third-and-2.
A 10-yard pass to tight end Jackson Kane picked up another first down and moved the ball to midfield.
The drive appeared doomed with the Bruins facing third-and-15, and Hunter being flushed out of the pocket with Tigard linemen all around. But Hunter slipped out the front door and scrambled 23 yards for the first down.
Barlow again saw its scoring chance on the line facing third-and-4 when they sent three receivers wide to the left side of the formation. That spread the field for Hunter to tuck the ball in once again, this time taking it on a draw up the middle for another first down.
Barlow eventually ran out of plays near the goal line when Tigard defensive back Hewitt Sullivan snatched the leg of Barlow ball carrier Nick Collins and hung on until help arrived to finish the tackle at the 5-yard line.
Facing yet another third down, Hunter lofted a high ball to the front pylon for 6-foot-3 receiver Durham Sundberg. But Sullivan got in the way once again, slipping in front of Sundberg and swatting the pass away with two hands.
Barlow settled for a 25-yard field goal by Abi Hoffman, its only points of the game, and went into the locker room still down two scores.
The Bruins received the second-half kickoff and drove inside Tigard's 20-yard line before giving the ball over on downs.
The Tigers took possession and struck big with QB Drew Carter finding Max Lenzy for a 39-yard touchdown pass and a commanding 21-3 lead.
Tigard would strike twice more in the fourth quarter.
The Tigers had a touchdown erased by a holding penalty on its opening drive, which ended with a missed field goal from 49 yards out.
Another touchdown was taken off the scoreboard, also by a holding penalty, in the team's next drive. But the Tigers would officially find the end zone a few plays later.
Carter swung a pass into the flat for running back Josh Burns, who converted third-and-12 with a scamper up the sideline. He almost scored on the play, but his toe landed out of bounds at the 10-yard line.
Burns would score a couple plays later when he took a handoff and bounced it around the left side, brushing off a potential tackler at the 2-yard line on his way over the goal line.
Tigard would double its lead to 14-0 before its offense came back onto the field.
Facing third-and-4, Barlow went to the air only to have Lenzy jump the sideline route for an interception, dodge a couple tacklers along the sideline and return the ball 24 yards for a touchdown.
Tigard started three of its first-half possessions in Barlow territory, while the Bruins were unable to move the chains until midway through the second quarter.
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First quarter
TIG — Josh Burns 3 run (Hunter Gilbert run), 5:31
TIG — Max Lenzy 24 interception return (kick missed), 3:57
Second quarter
BAR — Abi Hoffman 25 FG, 0:06
Third quarter
TIG — Lenzy 39 pass from Drew Carter (Jackson Cleaver kick)
Fourth quarter
TIG — Hunter Gilbert 1 run (Cleaver kick)
TIG — Burns 42 pass from Carter (Cleaver kick)
This story is slated for our Tuesday, Sept. 17, print edition.
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Powell's vocal, dancing, and acting talents were utilized for lead and supporting roles in musicals such as A Date with Judy (1948), Royal Wedding (1951), Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954), and Hit the Deck (1955).
By the late 1950s, her film career slowed, leading her to transition to theatre with performances in various touring shows as well as two Broadway productions.
In 1985, she relocated with her fifth husband, former child star Dickie Moore (died 2015), to New York City and Wilton, Connecticut, where Powell is occasionally active in local theatre.
Take a look at these lovely photos to see the beauty of very young Jane Powell from the 1940s.


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Graphic Novels For District 50!
Thanks to the Back to Books Grant offered by the State of Illinois Library, we are able to purchase graphic novel collections for all D50 libraries! Not just comic books, the term "graphic novel" applies to many different kinds of books from all genres. Not considered a genre, but a "form", graphic novels appeal to many readers, and can help us understand complex text, like Shakespeare, or an Official 9/11 Report. Look in Destiny for a list of the graphic novels we have in the high school library, and for more about graphic novels, see these websites:
History of Comics in America
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Minimalist photo viewer to quickly browse image folders
If you're tired of the Windows native image viewer and want to use another tool to browse through your photos, look no further. We found it for you: FastPictureViewer.
FastPictureViewer is a fast, straightforward photo viewer that lets you scan the contents of a whole photo folder in a very easy way. You can move along pictures with many different key combinations (arrow keys, + and – keys, page up and page down keys) and also the mouse wheel. Plus the mouse buttons can be customized to quickly zoom in a photo.
FastPictureViewer works only with JPG and HD photo formats, and also supports XMP ratings which are compatible with popular photo tools like Adobe Lightroom.
That said, don't expect to find many other features in this program. FastPictureViewer doesn't include all the bells and whistles you could expect from an image viewer. I would say FastPictureViewer is especially addressed to users who just need a tool to quickly review photos and pick those which need further editing.
The program features a sleek, dark interface with a minimalistic design that contributes to put all the attention on the photo itself.
FastPictureViewer is an attractive, easy photo viewer that's mainly focused on browsing large picture collections and doesn't include any extra tools like the ones you find in similar apps.
User-selectable background color. The installer now remembers feature customizations when upgrading.
User-selectable background color. The installer now remembers feature customizations when upgrading.


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Various photographs of celebrities, click an album to open it. Images may be large and take a while to load. Many images are copyrighted and are shown here for personal non-commercial use.
These galleries include pictures of several celebrities from film and television. Including William Shatner, Benedict Cumberbatch, Brendan Coyle, Carrie Fisher, David Tennant, Jodie Whittaker and many more.


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Choose your room
With a stay at Daniela Village Dahab in Dahab, you'll be on the waterfront and close to Blue Hole and Dahab Beach. This beach hotel is within the region of Dahab Bay and Ras Abu Galum. Spend the day on a safari adventure, then dip into one of the 2 outdoor swimming pools. This hotel also features complimentary wireless Internet access, babysitting/childcare (surcharge), and an arcade/game room. Guests can catch a ride to nearby destinations on the complimentary area shuttle. For a surcharge, guests may use a roundtrip airport shuttle (available on request) and a ferry terminal shuttle. Make yourself at home in one of the 40 air-conditioned guestrooms. Rooms have private balconies or patios. Bathrooms have showers and hair dryers. Conveniences include phones, as well as desks and blackout drapes/curtains.
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It is Mother's Day in Australia tomorrow. A happy day for most. But what about those of us without mothers? It is a particularly cruel day for me personally. My mum died, very suddenly, when I was pregant with my first child. The first Mother's Day I had with my beautiful baby boy, was also the first without my own mum. It is now seven years later. I now have two remarkable, exquisite children. My daughter is named after my mum. Grief is so insidious. You carry on for days, weeks, months at a time, functioning well, and then the grief assaults you again. Mother's Day is the worst grieving day for me. Because it is the day when the truth is so undeniably present. My son and daughter were robbed of the chance to know their grandmother. My mum was robbed of the chance to hold, know, and love her grandchildren. They did not even get the chance to meet. Not even for a moment. It is nothing other than completely fucked. It is a fucked up situation. There are no other words for it.
Every Mother's Day I look at my children, and I feel that sublime sensation of utter perfection wash over me – that feeling that only comes from motherhood. I am blessed. I feel it, in every fibre of my being. But then I remember my own mother. And the acute sadness of having lost her weaves into my heart and clenches torturously inwards. It is a pain unlike any I have known before. The thought of what she is missing, of what my kids are missing, of what I am missing … it is unbearable. I see women, about my mum's age, out and about with their grandkids, and it makes me sickeningly angry. It makes my soul burn with white agony. And there are no words of comfort. No way to make it better. No possible strategy to alleviate that pain. No way to avoid the simple truth of the matter. It is just fact.
When I debated writing tonight on the subject of grief, and of Mother's Day, I did what I often do; I google searched images of grief, looking for inspiration. Usually I find it in abundance – that inspiration that I crave. But as I scrolled through the images the word 'grief' brought up, I got increasingly angered. These beautiful images did not represent grief to me at all. Grief is not pretty. There is nothing beautiful about it. It is hideous and raw and difficult to look at.
But then I remembered that it is different for everyone. The beautiful images in the collective perhaps had every right to be there. Maybe someone saw their grief in them. But I did not. I began to lose hope that I would find an image that embodied grief to me. And then I found it, in the photography of Rosemary Laing. These photographs did what any good art should do – they made me stop dead. They affected me. They spoke to me. They gave my grief a voice. They are raw, vulnerable, and difficult to look at. But there is beauty in that vulnerability. There is a sort of horrendous beauty in seeing someone in such a primal, emotive state. Or at least I think so. That is, after all, what all my art and writing is driven by – that desire to push deeper, and delve further into the core of humanity, no matter how dark the landscape becomes.
So tomorrow, on Mother's Day, I will relish the time I spend with my beautiful kids. I will feel truly blessed, happy and joyous. But I will also grieve the loss of my own mum. I will, in short, feel like this …
Rosemary Laing
Australian 1959–
a dozen useless actions for grieving blondes #10
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, Victorian Foundation for Living Australian Artists, 2010
© Rosemary Laing and Tolarno Galleries, Melbourne


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Director: Olivier Dahan, 2007.
La Vie en Rose tells the biography of Edith Piaf, France's most famous singer, who died in 1963 at the young age of 48. Writer-director Dahan brings an astonishing performance from Marion Cotillard as Piaf. Cotillard seems to have submersed herself into this role, looking and sounding remarkably like the actual singer. So terrific is her acting here that she won the Oscar for best actress. Even as Piaf ages, and she did go downhill very quickly, Cotillard is lost in the person of Piaf.
Born Edith Gassion, she was given the stage name La Môme Piaf, literally the little sparrow, by a music club owner Louis Leplee (Gerard Depardieu), who gave Piaf her first break. (Coincidentally, La Môme was the American title of this movie when released in the States.) The name fit perfectly since she was a diminutive 4 feet 10 inch with the voice of a songbird. This stage name stuck and she has been known since as Edith Piaf.
Piaf's early years were hard. The movie picks up when she is five, with Manon Chevallier playing young Edith. Her father is a soldier in battle and her mother is an alcoholic street singer who has little time to care for a small child. Eventually her father came home from the war, but as a circus contortionist he was no great help, and so he carted her off to his mother, a madam running a brothel. It was there that she first felt love, from the prostitutes. In particular, Titine (Emmanuelle Seigner, from The Diving Bell and the Butterfly) adopts a motherly role for her. But after several years, her father returns to take her to be with him in the circus and then onto solitary street performance. It is there, with him, that she first gets to sing in public. She discovers that she has a voice that others will pay to hear.
With no real family and no real home, Edith "graduates" to street singing on her own, just like her mother, but with a friend Mômone (Sylive Testud) who stood by her. Mômone would go on to be a life-long friend and companion. It is on one of these street corner performances that she is discovered by the music club owner.
The rags-to-riches story is a powerful one, but one of the downfalls of this compelling film is the way it is structured. It continually cuts from one era to another. It is never quite clear where Piaf is. Worse yet, it does not explain the various characters that surround her in her entourage. Major segments of her life are omitted. There is scant mention of her marriages, and only one of her husbands from her marriages shows up.
Throughout the film Edith Piaf's rise to stardom is accompanied by pain and loneliness. Early on, her association with the French mob causes a key friend to be murdered and her to be placed under suspicion. Later, a car crash puts her in hospital and leads to her addiction to painkilling drugs. Yet, despite these setbacks her life was her singing. Perhaps her greatest tragedy was her ill-fated love of married champion boxer Marcel Cerdan (Jean-Pierre Martins).
The title of the film, La Vie en Rose, is one of her signature songs. Translated as the rosy life, or a life through rose-colored glasses, it sums up Piaf's life. She approached life with verve and gusto. Indeed, later in life she gives an interview while sitting on a sun-drenched beach knitting. "If you were to give advice to a woman, what would it be?" Piaf replies, "Love." Again, "To a young girl?" and she replies once more, "Love." Finally, "To a child?" And Piaf reiterates, "Love." Though she had more than her share of heartache and did not experience the kind of love we expect as a child, still she knew in her heart that love is what counts. Love is the glue that can hold a life together. Biblically, we know God is love, the very essence of his being is love (1 Jn. 4:8). And he has poured out his love to us in Jesus, his son (Jn. 3:16). We can experience this love and then share it with others. Love can make our lives meaningful and enjoyable.
Piaf sings another of her signature songs at the end of the film, my personal favorite: "Je ne regrette rien." This translates as "I regret nothing," or more colloquially, "No regrets." Again this symbolizes Piaf's life. She lived with no regrets. She made some bad decisions, and some good ones. She drank too much, took too many drugs, got involved with some of the wrong people. But she looked at the big picture of her life and regretted nothing. She took the heartache with the love. How powerful to live a life without regrets. To live fully, to embrace all that life throws at us, to be big enough to neither regret nor blame, but simply accept. With all her faults, Piaf is an example of this.
Perhaps the reason Piaf had no regrets was that she had discovered her true purpose in life. At one point in the movie, she says that she must sing else she will die. Nothing, not physical collapse nor car wrecks, could stop her performing on stage. The cinematography underscores this, viewing her from behind and showing her looking out at the audience. We are in her shoes, somehow realizing that this is the place she had to be. She sang because she was a singer. It was in her very nature to sing. Singing gave expression of who she was. Like Descarte's famous, "I think therefore I am," Piaf could have said, "I sing therefore I am."
Piaf leaves us with the thought: are we who we are because of what we do, or do we do what we do because of who we are? Being must precede behavior. If we have discovered who we really are, the gifts and talents that God has given us, then we can find outlet for them in our jobs, in our vocations, in our ministries, in our lives. The closer we align our lives to our gifts the more satisfied we will be and the less regrets we will experience. Even in our spiritual gifting that is true. If we have accepted Christ, the Spirit of God has given us at least one spiritual gift (1 Cor. 12:7). We are to exercise this gift in the body of Christ, for the benefit of the church and the kingdom of God. When we are doing this, we are empowered. Blessed indeed is the person who knows his talents and spiritual gifts and aligns them with life.
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Cape Town - Bride-to-be Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters and her fiancé Tim Tebow enjoyed a casual date night, and let us in on their special evening.
Dressed down in a red T-shirt, and make-up free, Demi-Leigh cosies up next to her baseball player boyfriend, in a photo shared on Instagram.
"Date night with my princess," Tim captioned the photo, which gives us a glimpse of their dinner.
With a no-frills dinner of fish and veggies, the couple proves they are just like the rest of us, opting for casual dining.
Often spending weeks apart, because of their busy schedules, when they do have time together, the pair make every second count!
Though they did not get to see each other that much at the beginning of their relationship, Demi-Leigh previously told Channel24 that she knew from the start Tim was the one.
The couple is yet to reveal their wedding date, but with Demi-Leigh recently celebrating her bachelorette and kitchen tea, we can speculate that their nuptials will be taking place any day now.
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Daniel Krivoy, MD, is an ophthalmologist who has devoted his career to helping his patients in Los Angeles, California, gain back control over their glaucoma before it leads to irreparable damage. He specifically specializes in the diagnoses and treatment of all variations of glaucoma. Dr. Krivoy turns to the latest science and most up-to-date techniques, including minimally invasive surgeries and laser treatments, to tackle the underlying intraocular pressure that's the hallmark of glaucoma. In diagnosing and treating his patients early and effectively, Dr. Krivoy prevents the disease from causing permanent vision loss.
Dr. Krivoy completed two years of clinical and research sub-specialty fellowships in Glaucoma and Ocular Imaging at the prestigious New York Eye and Ear Infirmary under the direction of world-renowned Drs. Robert Ritch and Jeffrey Liebmann. He completed his ophthalmology residency at the New York Medical College after a Medical-Surgical Transitional internship at St. Barnabas Medical Center-Mount Sinai Medical School in New Jersey and was certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology in 2001.
At the beginning of his career, Dr. Krivoy worked on the East Coast as both an assistant professor at New York Medical College and director of the Metropolitan Hospital Center's Glaucoma Services division. He obtained medical licenses from the states of Connecticut and New York in 2000 and 2002, respectively. In 2003, Dr. Krivoy received his license to practice in California and set up his private practice in 2005 in the Los Angeles area.
Dr. Krivoy remains active in the academic world and works as a clinical instructor for ophthalmology candidates at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. He's also an active member of the American Glaucoma Society.
Dr. Krivoy originally hails from Venezuela, and he volunteers much of his time and expertise there and in the United States. In the US, he has been a volunteer instructor with the Jules Stein Eye Institute as well as EyeCare America, which is a charitable arm of the American Academy of Ophthalmology.
- Clinical Fellowship in Glaucoma. The New York Eye and Ear Infirmary, New York, NY. Preceptors: Drs. Robert Ritch & Jeffrey Liebmann. July 1999 - June 2000.
- Ophthalmology Residency. New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY. July 1996 - June 1999.
- Internship. Transitional Program. St. Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston, NJ. June 1995 - June 1996.
- Research Fellowship in Glaucoma and Ocular Imaging. The New York Eye and Ear Infirmary, New York, NY. July 1994 - June 1995.
- Medical Doctor. Universidad Central de Venezuela, School of Medicine, Caracas, Venezuela. Graduation date: June 1993.
Board Certification: American Board of Ophthalmology since 10/28/2001
- Program Chair Los Angeles Society of Ophthalmology, 2016-2017
- Board Member and Treasurer of the Los Angeles Society of Ophthalmology
- Principal Investigator. TUG-US-001 trial, EyeSonix(R) 2017– present
- Consultant for SOLX Inc. Waltham, MA 2012 – 2017
- Co-Investigator SOLX SLX84 Study (The EMMES Corporation) for SOLX Inc. Waltham, MA 2012 – 2015
- Clinical Instructor in Ophthalmology. UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine. November 2005 – present
- Assistant Professor. Department of Ophthalmology, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY. November 2003 - 2005.
- Director of Glaucoma Service. Department of Ophthalmology, Metropolitan Hospital Center, New York Medical College, New York, NY. November 2003 – September 2004.
- Member of Editorial Board. Glaucoma section, Journal of the Venezuelan Society of Ophthalmology (SVO) (Revista Oftalmológica) 2001-2002.
- Founder and Coordinator of the National Ophthalmology Resident Lecture Series. Venezuelan Society of Ophthalmology (SVO), Caracas, Venezuela 2001-2002.
- Coordinator of Ophthalmology Residents Affairs. Venezuelan Society of Ophthalmology (SVO), Caracas, Venezuela 2001-2002.
- Coordinator of Academic Meetings of the Ophthalmology Department. Centro Médico Docente La Trinidad, Caracas, Venezuela 2000-2002.
- Research associate. Emergency Department, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN. September l989 - June 1990.
- Course on Pathogenic Microbiology. Vanderbilt University Medical School, Nashville, TN. Fall semester 1989.
- Research associate. Department of Oncology, Universidad Central de Venezuela. January 1988 - February 1989.
- Trainee Student. Department of Neurophysiology, Venezuelan Institute of Scientific Research (IVIC), October 1984 - February 1985.
- Attending Physician, Glaucoma and Anterior Segment Surgeon, Founding Partner, Los Angeles Vision Center Inc. (DBA Angeles Eye Institute). 9808 Venice Blvd., Suite 400, Culver City, CA 90232 – 2015 - present
- Board Member, Los Angeles Society of Ophthalmology – 2015 - present
- Board member, Samuel and Barbara Masket Foundation – 2015 - present
- Chairman, Scientific Advisory Board for Ophthalmotronics and Medipump Inc. Companies developing technology applications for glaucoma. October 2005-2013.
- Attending Staff. UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA since April 2007.
- Attending Staff. Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Department of Ophthalmology, Torrance, CA since June 2005.
- Courtesy Staff. Southern California Hospital, Culver City, CA since August 2005.
- Attending Staff. Torrance Memorial Medical Center, Department of Ophthalmology, Torrance, CA.
- Attending Staff. Wolstan Eye Associates, HealthCare Partners Medical Group, Torrance, CA January 2005 – July 2006.
- Attending Staff. Department of Ophthalmology, The New York Eye and Ear Infirmary, New York, NY since September 2002.
- Clinical Attending Physician. Department of Ophthalmology, Metropolitan Hospital Center, New York, NY since September 2002.
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Here is how I made the card...
I stamped my image with Memento Tuxedo black ink, on Pure Luxury White cardstock from Gina K. Then I colored all the leaves with Copic marker YG03.
Then I used YG93 to go over the center and lower part of each leaf.
Finally, I used YG95 to add shadow to the very center of each leaf, then used GY03 to blend the colors.
For the birdhouse, I used B00, B02, B04 and C3. Then I used a Versa Mark pen to go over the entire image so I could heat emboss with clear embossing powder. When I do this technique with Copics, I am very careful to go over the lightest colors first and work darker with my pen, because I have found that the Versa Mark ink can smear the colors slightly.
To color the bird, I used Y21, Y23 and YR12 for the belly.
For the wings and head I used B00, B02 and B04. Then I cut out the bird and embossed it with clear embossing powder.
After embossing, I sponged the background with So Saffron all over, then added Creamy Caramel all around the edges, and just a touch of Chocolate Chip on the very edges.
I added a sentiment from Pocket Silhouettes (Stampin' Up) and scored on either side of it. Then I added some piercing under the sentiment and on the upper left corner, using the Mat Pack from Stampin' Up.
**Just a reminder about Donna's 3-D challenge on stampTV. There are still a few days to play and a great chance to win a free stamp set from Gina K. **
Thanks for stopping by. I hope you have a great weekend.
15 comments:
- Sue said...
Beautiful card luv the colours, so striking, sue.x
- March 27, 2009 at 1:14 PM
- Elena said...
So beautiful, Theresa!
It is so nice to have Mom who is crafting as you are!
- March 27, 2009 at 1:57 PM
- Helena (Gvendalen) said...
Beautiful card, Theresa!
- March 27, 2009 at 3:02 PM
- patti j. said...
Love the birds! With our forecast of possible snow accumulation (UGH) it's nice to open my mail and see something so springlike! Beautiful coloring! Does your momma blog too? I'd love to see her work!
- March 27, 2009 at 4:05 PM
- 6 wacky women said...
Gorgeous card, Theresa.
Every background you create just amazes me!! I love how you colored your images, the piercing is a perfect touch.
Karen x
- March 27, 2009 at 6:06 PM
- Chelsea said...
this is gorgeous Theresa ... I love all the little details that you put into this!
- March 27, 2009 at 7:53 PM
- Donna Baker said...
sweet to have a mother/daughter/sister stamping trio! your card is a beauty! thanks for mentioning my challenge!!
- March 27, 2009 at 9:04 PM
- Sue from Oregon said...
This is beautiful...love the sponging!
- March 27, 2009 at 10:40 PM
- Lee said...
Ohhhhh........it's a gorgeous Eastern Bluebird!!!!!!
- March 27, 2009 at 11:36 PM
- Toni K said...
Gorgeous! Love the coloring!
- March 28, 2009 at 2:23 AM
- Michele Kovack said...
This is absolutely drop dead gorgeous!!! I am so glad you showed how you created this!!!: )
- March 28, 2009 at 5:33 AM
- Becky G said...
Absolutely beautiful, Theresa. You are so talented and you always create such wonderful cards!
- March 28, 2009 at 6:46 AM
- Deb Neerman said...
WoWzA, this is fabulous, Theresa!!! Love those stamps and your color combination is da bomb!
- March 29, 2009 at 10:51 AM
- Shirley said...
So warm and so beautifully Spring!
- March 30, 2009 at 8:44 AM
- Sergei said...
Beautiful card! Love how you colored the Bird!
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