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You will need a LARGE bowl for this salad. It makes a lot!
Wash lettuce and place in a salad spinner to remove excess moisture. Tear into pieces and place in the bottom of your bowl.
Wash purple cabbage. Cut or tear into pieces and place on top of lettuce.
*I prefer to toss lettuce and cabbage together after this step so they are mixed instead of layered on top of one another.
Wash and cut cucumber into slices and then cut each slice in half. Place on top of lettuce/cabbage layer until covered.
Wash and cut squash into slices and then cut each slice in half. Place on top of cucumber layer until covered.
Peel your onion and cut into small diced pieces. Sprinkle generously over the squash layer.
Wash and cut red bell pepper, removing seeds and stems. Cut into small diced pieces and sprinkle generously over onions.
Sprinkle shredded carrots generously over the bell pepper.
Wash and cut each cherry tomato in half. Place halved tomatoes generously over your carrots.
Wash and cut green onion into small diced pieces and sprinkle generously over tomatoes.
Wash and cut your jalapenos, making sure to remove ALL seeds. Cut jalapeno into LARGE pieces. Make the pieces large, so that people who do not want jalapenos can easily remove them from the salad. (However, you will be amazed at how delicious the jalapeno is in the salad.)
Sprinkle salad with chopped parsley before serving.
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Alongside planting, the other main feature of the New Testament ministry was the ongoing commitment to strengthen churches. For example:
Paul's dual commitment to planting and strengthening is reflected in his longing to preach Christ where he had not been preached (Rom. 15:20), his longing for Christ to be fully "formed" in believers (Gal. 4:19). Paul implies that local church is a prerequisite for churches to be in regions beyond (2 Cor. 10:15-16). Paul knew that if churches were not they couldn't easily send the gospel . For example:
The fact that the churches on Crete were weak bothered Paul. This caused him to send Titus, one of his leading men, to strengthen these churches. He could have directed Titus' energy, and the funds that paid for what must have been a costly trip, into new churches, which would have looked a whole lot better on the website, but he didn't. Rather, he spent "movement resources" on strengthening these precious churches on Crete.
Aware that they are interdependent, we are as committed to churches as we are to them. This means spending time, money and energy on both and .
Paul seemed to pour most of his local church strengthening energies into three areas:
We will now look at how we try to strengthen partner churches in these areas.
John Stott rightly says, "The main way to regulate and consolidate the life of a church is to secure for it gifted and conscientious pastoral oversight." The most strategic way to strengthen a church is to strengthen its elders, who are the existing "people foundation" of a local church. We help strengthen elders by:
the church plant, or with a translocal minister who is helping facilitate the church plant. Either way, these parties would work together with the new congregation to identify, develop and appoint the first team of elders.
The content of Paul's epistles affirms how much Paul wanted his churches to believe correct doctrine and be "pillars of truth" (1 Tim. 3:15). He wanted churches to believe the right things about who God is and how he interacts with mankind. He wanted churches to grasp the full benefits of the New Covenant and the primacy of the church in the heart and plan of God. He wanted churches to correctly understand this present age and the hope we have in the future age. He also called for church leaders and believers to hold fast to truth, to defend truth, and to proclaim truth. The doctrinal foundations of a local church should certainly be no less or more than the original and unchanging foundation of Scripture. As such, laying doctrinal foundations in a local church today essentially involves helping the church to know and believe the original, universal foundation of Biblical truth.
We help partner churches become doctrinally strong through:
Closely connected to, and yet distinct from, doctrine are . Look at how Paul's concern for churches went beyond sound doctrine into this area of values, "That is why I sent you Timothy, my beloved and faithful child in the Lord, to remind you of my , as I teach them everywhere in every church" (1 Cor. 4:17, emphasis mine).
As much as Paul wanted churches to believe sound doctrine, he also wanted them to imitate his . "Ways," refer to the doctrine is worked out in life. For example, it is possible for a church to correctly believe in but for the atmosphere in the church to remain mean, miserable and driven. That church needs no help with the of God's sovereignty, as much as with correctly God's sovereignty to life. Similarly, some churches pride themselves on proclaiming the one and only true gospel of yet there are never too many smiles during their times of corporate worship. They don't need help in the of grace, as much as with the way in which they are grace to life. Proper application should promote praise of God and joy in their lives.
Consider the Paul wasn't content for a church to have just head knowledge of the doctrine of the Holy Spirit, because he wrote multiple chapters about the we should eagerly and intelligently facilitate the work of the Spirit in church life.
Consider To believe that elders should lead the church is one thing. However, creating healthy leadership values where elders are humble, yet confident, and servant-hearted, yet fearless, takes modelling and impartation, not just a one-dimensional instruction in truth.
In summary, Paul felt a fatherly responsibility to help churches with both and , which we call . We feel a similar responsibility to help churches develop a compelling set of New Testament . However, the exact way that those values are expressed will differ from church to church, according to the unique personality and context of a local church, and according to the conscience and convictions of the local eldership team.
We help partner churches develop strong values through:
Yes. New churches, churches without elders, and churches in crisis or transition, need more help than more mature and stable churches. However, even mature churches need the provocation and encouragement of the wider body.
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Most commonly, Verse/Chorus songs start with the Verse and build into the Chorus. This allows the song to begin its story or situation, and to build up drama and excitement, ideally climaxing at the Chorus. Almost all songs involve some kind of story, or a situation that's summed up in the Chorus, or a question that's answered in the Chorus, so this is a natural way for things to progress.
So why would you reverse that and start a Verse/Chorus song with the Chorus?
One big benefit is that you start the song, and hopefully grab the listener, with the strongest and most memorable part of your song. If they go for it, you're in. It makes the song more of an 'all-in' situation – you either win them at the top or you don't. You're not gradually hooking them.
The downside is that if your strongest section doesn't do the job, you've lost. And that doesn't mean you have a weak Chorus. Many very good Choruses need a lead-in. Think of 'My Girl'. Or 'Billie Jean'. Or 'Sugar'. Great Choruses… but would you start with them? Bad idea.
It depends on how well the Chorus works as a stand-alone the first time through, without any lead-in.
When you start with an Intro and a Verse, you have a chance to build up suspense and mystery: Where, both lyrically and musically, is this leading? The answer usually being: the Chorus.
Successful songs that begin with the Chorus also create mystery, but in a different way. The listener looks forward to an explanation, a fuller accounting, of what the Chorus lyric is about.
Think of 'Can't Buy Me Love' – What (or Who ) can't buy me love? Or 'Help'? "All About That Bass' – What 's all about that bass?' 'I Shot The Sheriff' – Who? Why? 'Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)' – of what ? 'Fast Car' What's that about?
Then there are songs where opening with the Chorus is more of a declaration of intent, a bugle call, like in 'Get The Party Started', 'Good Times', and 'She Loves You'.
It's worth noting that starting with the Chorus or not is usually something you know when you're writing the song – but not always. It can sometimes be more of an an arrangement/production decision.


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A thyroid nodule is a lump in the thyroid gland that stands out from the rest of the gland. Most thyroid nodules are detected when the doctor feels the thyroid gland as part of a physical examination. Some thyroid nodules are only discovered when the patient has a cat scan of the chest or an ultrasound of the neck.
Most thyroid nodules are not cancers. In fact, only about 5-10% of thyroid nodules are malignant. The rest are fluid filled sacks or cysts, benign tumors that are not cancers, or outgrowths of otherwise basically normal thyroid tissue called colloid nodules. A small percentage of benign thyroid tumors are overactive - making too much thyroid hormone. These tumors are very unlikely to be cancers.
The most important part of the evaluation of a nodule is the doctor's examination. Commonly the doctor will evaluate a nodule using some or all of the following techniques:
Measurement of the levels of thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) and T4 in the blood stream are important because they help the doctor determine how much thyroid hormone there is in the blood stream.
When a thyroid nodule is discovered, an ultrasound of the thyroid can help in three ways:
Another test that will be done is called a fine needle aspiration biopsy. If the nodule is large, this may be done by the doctor in the office. If it is small, then it might need to be done by a radiologist under ultrasound guidance.
In this test, the doctor takes a needle, which is actually smaller then the needle used normally for blood drawing, and puts it into the nodule. The skin over the nodule is numbed up so that the doctor can put a needle in several times (up to six). The plunger of the syringe is pulled back several times so that a little tissue juice with some thyroid cells in it is sucked into the barrel of the needle. This material is then pushed out of the needle onto a glass slide and sent to the pathology department. The pathologist looks at the material under the microscope and can tell with very good-not perfect but very good-accuracy whether or not the nodule is suspicious for cancer.
The pathologist's report will come back showing one of five things:
The pathologist may say that there is nothing but blood on the slide. This happens in 10-15% of fine needle aspiration biopsies and is called an "inadequate specimen." If this happens, then the biopsy should be repeated. If it happens twice, consideration should be given to removing the nodule surgically.
The pathologist may say that the nodule appears not to be cancer. This makes it very unlikely, though not impossible, that the nodule is a cancer. In a tiny percentage of cases, the nodule turns out to be a cancer even though the pathologist didn't see anything worrisome on the biopsy. This is called a "false negative biopsy". For this reason, when the biopsy comes back benign, we don't dismiss patients without ever seeing them back again. Instead, we see patients back every six to twelve months for a physical examination of the neck. Thyroid ultrasounds are also periodically repeated. A repeat biopsy is indicated if the nodule is getting bigger (which still doesn't guarantee that it's a cancer, but is suspicious) or if new nodules develop, or abnormal lymph nodes start to grow. As long as nothing changes or the nodule gets smaller by physical examination and ultrasound there is no need for another biopsy. Some endocrinologists believe that every nodule should be biopsied twice over a period of time, because this lowers the false negative rate to an even tinier percentage than a single biopsy does.
The pathologist may see changes in some of the cells that do not definitely indicate cancer, but are not usually seen in biopsies of benign nodules. This finding is referred to as "Atypia of Undetermined Significance" or "Follicular Lesion of Undetermined Significance." When this occurs, the usual practice is to repeat the biopsy.
The pathologist may report that the biopsy is suspicious for cancer. This doesn't absolutely guarantee that there is a cancer in the nodule, because in a small percentage of cases the biopsy is suspicious for cancer but the nodule turns out to be benign (this is referred to as a "false positive rate"). However, the fact that the biopsy is suspicious for cancer means that surgery should be done in order to find out if the nodule is a cancer or not and in order to treat it adequately if it does turn out to be a cancer.
Fifth, the pathologist may say that it's a tumor, but that the biopsy can't tell whether it's a benign tumor or a cancer. In these cases we usually recommend surgery as well because there is about a 20-30% probability of such nodules turning out to be cancers.
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WASHINGTON >> The United States on Sunday sharpened its criticism of Hamas and urged the militant Palestinian group to accept a cease-fire agreement that would halt nearly two weeks of fighting with Israel.
The Obama administration toned down its earlier rebuke of Israel for attacks on the Gaza Strip that have killed civilians, including children, although Secretary of State John Kerry said he remains concerned about the rising death toll that so far includes at least 425 Palestinians and 20 Israelis.
"It's ugly. War is ugly," Kerry said. "And bad things are going to happen. But they (Hamas) need to recognize their own responsibility."
Kerry said Israel has a right to defend itself against frequent rocket attacks by Hamas from the Gaza Strip. He accused Hamas of attempting to sedate and kidnap Israelis through a network of tunnels that militants have used to stage cross-border raids. He also urged Hamas to "step up and show a level of reasonableness, and they need to accept the offer of a cease-fire."
Then, Kerry said, "we will certainly discuss all of the issues relevant to the underlying crisis."
The nearly two-week conflict appeared to be escalating as U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon headed to the region to try to revive cease-fire efforts. Kerry said he was planning to meet soon with Ban and was ready to travel to the Mideast immediately if needed.
The U.N. relief agency in Gaza estimates that 70,000 Palestinians have fled their homes in the fighting and are seeking shelter in schools and other shelters the United Nations has set up. The relief agency's top director in Gaza, Robert Turner, told CNN's "State of the Union" that the U.N. has run out of mattresses for refugees and few hygiene and medical supplies are left, although fresh food and water remain available.
"People are scared," Turner said. "They don't feel safe at home, they don't feel safe with their families or neighbors. They feel relatively safe in our instillations. … We frankly have been overwhelmed by the numbers."
He said more than 1,000 homes in Gaza have been destroyed or damaged beyond repair, and at least 13,000 lightly damaged.
U.S. officials made clear, however, that Hamas could bring relief to the Palestinian people if it agrees to a cease-fire proposed by Egypt — a view that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is pushing as well.
Hamas has rejected the Egyptian plan and instead is relying on governments in Qatar and Turkey for an alternative plan. Qatar and Turkey have ties to the Muslim Brotherhood, which is also linked to Hamas but banned in Egypt.
Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham, a member of the Senate Armed Forces Committee, urged Israel to "stay as long as you need to stay, go wherever you need to go, do deal with a viper's nest called Hamas."
"If it's left up to Hamas, thousands of Israelis would be dead," Graham, R-S.C., told NBC's "Meet the Press."
Netanyahu agreed. In an interview with ABC's "This Week," he said Israel has tried to avoid killing Palestinian civilians through phone calls, text messages and leaflets dropped on their communities.
But Hamas doesn't "give a whit about the Palestinians," Netanyahu said. "All they want is more and more civilian deaths."
The prime minister said his top goal is to restore a sustainable peace, but then will ask the international community to consider demilitarizing Gaza to rid Hamas of its rockets and shut down the tunnels leading into Israel. Netanyahu brushed off a question about giving concessions to Hamas as a step toward peace, including releasing Palestinian prisoners or loosening border crossings.
"Hamas doesn't care," Netanyahu said. "I think the last thing you want to do is reward them."
Kerry also said any cease-fire agreement must be without conditions or "any rewards for terrorist behavior." He did to mention the Qatari or Turkish efforts.
Kerry also blamed the latest wave of violence on what he called Israel's "legitimate" efforts to pursue and punish those who last month kidnapped and killed three Israeli teenagers whose bodies were found in the West Bank.
Their deaths were followed almost immediately by what authorities believe was a retribution attack on a Palestinian youth who was strangled, beaten and burned to death.
Tensions between Israel and Palestinian authorities have been simmering for years. They threatened to boil over this spring when Israel shelved nearly nine months of peace negotiations that were being personally shepherded by Kerry after Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas agreed to create a unity government with Hamas.
"No country could sit by and not take steps to try to deal with people who are sending thousands of rockets your way," Kerry said.
Kerry spoke Sunday on all five major news network talks shows: NBC, CNN, ABC, CBS' "Face the Nation" and "Fox News Sunday."
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Breathalyzers — and why they don't workPosted by Lawrence Taylor on October 17th, 2004
So what did I mean in my earlier post by "unreliable breath machines" and "passing laws against science"? Here's just one of many examples… The computers inside Breathalyzers actually multiply the amount of alcohol in a DUI suspect's breath sample 2100 times to get the blood alcohol concentration ("BAC"). This is because it is programmed to assume that the suspect has 2100 units of alcohol in his blood for every unit of alcohol in his breath. This is called the "partition ratio". But this ratio is only an average: actual ratios vary from as low as 900:1 to as high as 3500:1; if individual ratio is different, the BAC result will be different.
Translation: If a suspect has a true BAC of .06% ("not guilty") and a partition ratio of 1300:1, for example, the machine will give a result of .10% ("guilty"). Convicted by a machine. His crime? He was not average.
Well, when juries hear this kind of evidence, they tend to return "not guilty" verdicts. This did not sit well with MADD's and prosecutors' lobbyists. The result: in California and other states, drunk driving laws were changed by adding "Percent, by weight, of alcohol in a person's blood is based upon grams of alcohol per 210 liters of breath". In other words, the law no longer cared what the actual amount of alcohol was in your blood: it was legally (not scientifically) presumed to be 2100 times what is in your breath — even though we know it is not.
The conservative California Supreme Court later found the new DUI law constitutional in People v. Bransford. But a dissenting Justice pointed out the obvious: "The majority…has on its own created the new crime of driving with alcohol in one's breath". (Justice Joyce Kennard, 8 Cal.4th 894)
Result: today, defense attorneys are prohibited from mentioning anything about partition ratios to a jury. Scientific truth has been banned from the courtroom. And the conviction rate in drunk driving cases has risen dramatically.


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In the Jan. 17 Cortez Journal, there is a cartoon of an upside-down turtle. The caption states that 2012 was the hottest year on record.
When I end a letter to the editor, about half the time there is a editor's note that partially debunks what I have said.
Well, Mr. Editor, all any moron has to do is Google your cartoon claim. 2012 is not the hottest, but the 9th or 10th hottest year. The earth has shown no measurable increase in temperature in the past 10 years. You gave that cartoon a "pass," what is the Journal agenda? If you want to talk facts, talk facts: if not call yourselves the Montezuma County Enquirer.
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There is increasing evidence that a wider range of lymphoid cell types other than CD4(+) T helper lymphocytes are infected with HIV-1 in vivo, including CD8 lymphocytes, natural killer cells, and reticulodendritic cells. Each potentially contributes to the reservoir of infected cells that resist antiviral treatment and to the impairment of immune responses in AIDS. By quantitative PCR for HIV proviral sequences we have now obtained evidence for substantial infection of gammadelta lymphocytes, contributing 3-45% of the proviral load in peripheral blood. A large proportion of gammadelta lymphocytes constitutively expressed the chemokine receptors CCR5 and CXCR4, with evidence for marked up-regulation of CD8 in samples from HIV-infected individuals, corresponding to an activated phenotype. That gammadelta lymphocytes might be susceptible to HIV infection was investigated using in vitro infectivity assays of recombinant HIV-expressing green fluorescent protein, followed by flow cytometry. gammadelta, CD4, and CD8 lymphocytes were each productively infected, with gammadelta lymphocytes showing the greatest susceptibility. For each cell type, blocking assays with an anti-CD4 monoclonal antibody indicated that entry was CD4-dependent.
Infection with hepatitis B virus (HBV) has been detected in human populations throughout the world, as well as in a number of ape species (Pan troglodytes, Gorilla gorilla, gibbons [Nomascus and Hylobates species] and Pongo pygmaeus). To investigate the distribution of naturally occurring HBV infection in these species and other African Old World monkey species (Cercopithecidae), we screened 137 plasma samples from mainly wild caught animals by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) using several of highly conserved primers from the HB surface (HBs) gene, and for HBs antigen (HBsAg) by ELISA. None of the 93 Cercopithecidae screened (6 species) showed PCR or serology evidence for HBV infection; in contrast 2 from 8 chimpanzees and 5 from 22 gibbons were PCR-positive with each set of primers. Complete genome sequences from each of the positive apes were obtained and compared with all previously published complete and surface gene sequences. This extended phylogenetic analysis indicated that HBV variants from orangutans were interspersed by with HBV variants from southerly distributed gibbon species (H. agilis and H. moloch) occupying overlapping or adjacent habitat ranges with orangutans; in contrast, HBV variants from gibbon species in mainland Asia were phylogenetically distinct. A geographical rather than (sub)species association of HBV would account for the distribution of HBV variants in different subspecies of chimpanzees in Africa, and explain the inlier position of the previously described lowland gorilla sequence in the chimpanzee clade. These new findings have a number of implication for understanding the origins and epidemiology of HBV infection in non-human primates.
It was once thought that the earliest recording of the human voice was made by Thomas Edison in 1877, when he recorded Mary had a Little Lamb
BUT, a new recording has turned up. It was made on April 9, 1860 and it is of a woman singing the French folk song "Claire de la lune". It has now been heard for the first time in 150 years.
You can hear the recording
The interesting thing is that the recording was never intended to be played back – or at least the technology to play it back was never imagined at the time.
It was recorded by a "phonautograph", which etches waveforms onto paper. French inventor Edouard-Leon Scott de Martinville built the device, which uses a diaphragm that responds to sound to etch the lines onto paper via the soot from an oil lamp.
Scientists have managed to play back the recording using a virtual "stylus", which is really a computer program that reads the recording from a scanned image. The process sort of reminds me of extremely interesting technique.
A group of audio historians called " First Sounds " have been working as archiving early recordings and worked with Paresian Mr. Giovanni, who retreived the sounds from the paper at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) in California.
As the phonautograph was a manually-cranked device (no, they didn't have crystal timing then!), the speed varied throughout the recording and likewise the pitch changes somewhat over time, giving it a bit of a warbly sound.
The oldest sound ever recorded (also on the phonautograph) is
The oldest recognizable sound ever recorded was that of a tuning fork at 435Hz on the phonautograph. Presented
If you're into vintage recordings and the history of it all, is an amazing DVD – definitely check it out.
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Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan Attendance: 33,122
Missing Cabrera and Victor Martinez, Tigers take on surging Rangers
DETROIT -- Miguel Cabrera and Victor Martinez will be absent from the Detroit Tigers' lineup when the team opens a three-game series against the red-hot Texas Rangers on Friday at Comerica Park.
Cabrera, the No. 3 hitter in the lineup, is dealing with a Grade 1 oblique strain that has prevented him from playing the past two games. The first baseman is expected to miss at least one more game.
Martinez, the Tigers' cleanup hitter, was placed on the paternity list following Detroit's 6-5 victory over Baltimore on Thursday. The designated hitter will miss the weekend series to be with his wife in Orlando, Fla. for the birth of his fourth child.
That will force Detroit manager Brad Ausmus to improvise with his lineup card.
"The truth is, Miggy probably would have DH'd a few days because Victor was leaving," Ausmus said. "Now, Victor is leaving and Miggy probably won't DH the next couple of days, at least."
Alex Avila and Andrew Romine are the primary candidates to fill in at designated hitter and first base.
The Tigers hope their makeshift lineup can somehow cool down the Rangers, who bring a nine-game winning streak to Comerica. The Rangers defeated Philadelphia, 8-4, on Thursday while Detroit topped Baltimore, 6-5.
Lefthander Daniel Norris has the unenviable task of trying to tame Texas' blistering offense. In his last start against the Los Angeles Angels, Norris cruised through the first 4 2/3 innings. The Angels then loaded the bases and Albert Pujols ripped a two-run single.
Norris gave up two runs on seven hits over 5 2/3 innings and wound up with a no-decision.
"I wouldn't say I fell apart," he said. "I ran into some trouble there and it came down to one pitch, the first curveball I hung all day, and ended up giving up a couple of runs. But anytime you pitch into the sixth with only a couple runs, it's a good day. But yeah, I think I was working pretty good there for a while."
His only career start against Texas came in 2015 and he allowed six runs in 1 2/3 innings.
Norris (2-2) will be opposed by right-hander Nick Martinez, who will be seeking to end a long drought. He's gone 11 consecutive starts without a victory, dating back to Aug. 5, 2015.
Martinez tossed six innings and gave up three runs on seven hits to Oakland in his most recent start on Saturday.
"I felt good out there," Martinez told MLB.com afterward. "Most of the credit goes to (catcher Robinson Chirinos) and his game plan. He kept me on track. Attacking guys and sticking to the scouting report and communicating during the game, making sure we don't get off track of what we want to do."
Martinez is 1-1 with a 4.82 ERA in three career outings against Detroit.
The Rangers are among the most prolific teams at hitting homers in the American League but they're equally adept at small ball. They have swiped the most bases in the league.
During the winning streak, they have averaged 6.6 runs per game.
"We know we have some guys with speed, who can lay the ball on the ground, draw some walks," Rangers manager Jeff Banister said. "We set up some situations the last few games that have allowed some of these guys to use other tools in their tool box. Puts pressure on the defense, forces teams to look at you differently."
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This formal announcement is brought to you by the John Keatley Blog. Ok, let's just call it like it is. This blog has lost it's soul. Shoot, someone told me today they thought my blog was too formal, and you know, I have to agree. I was surprised at first. I thought, I'm not formal. But if I am being honest, I have to recognize that my blog is. When I started blogging a little over two years ago – Wow, can't believe it has already been over two years – I had a clear vision and strategy for blogging and for the most part I have stuck to it. From the start, my strategy has been to highlight my work and give clients a glimpse into what I do and how I do it. I feel really good about following through on that, and it has been a fun process as well as a great marketing tool for my photography.
Over the past six months, I have been shooting more personal and commercial work than ever before. Along with shooting for myself more, I have been trying to push myself in new directions by experimenting with new processes and forcing myself to think differently about the way I make pictures. It has been an extremely satisfying experience, and the reason why I have been telling people lately that I have never enjoyed photography as much as I am now. In that same spirit of experimentation, I have decided it's time to free this blog from the chains of formal announcements about new work and always making sure everything looks polished like a press release from the Oval Office. That's not to say I am going to let myself get sloppy, or stop paying attention to details, but I am going to start treating this blog more like a journal and less like a press secretary. Recently I have had so many thoughts and ideas I considered sharing, but felt they didn't fit the format. Which was true. But it's always good to look at your business and try to find ways to improve and adapt. So that is what I am doing. I haven't been excited to blog, and I honestly haven't had the time at all either. I am not going to stop posting the type of stuff you have seen over the past two years, but I will be opening it up to anything and everything big and small. I am definitely not going to commit to blogging every day for a year like my wife does at www.goodnewsforisla.com, but I hope my posts will be much more frequent than they have been. Speaking of Nichelle's blog, she has done an amazing job highlighting stories of people, and organizations working to make a positive impact in the lives of others as well as making our planet a better place. It's an awesome blog, and I am so proud of her! There are more than 100 stories up as of now, and well over 200 more to look forward to. Check out Good News For Isla, you won't be disappointed.
So there you go. Post number one of the John Keatley Blog 2.0. I'm already feeling more excited about blogging again. As always, thank you for taking the time to read and for your interest in my photography! I'm excited about 2011 and all that is to come.


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The euro dropped to a four-week low against the yen as French and Swedish industrial production fell more than estimated, adding to speculation Europe's economic outlook is worsening.
The 17-nation currency touched a two-month low against the dollar as Greek lawmakers prepared to vote Nov. 11 on next year's budget. Sweden's krona tumbled against all of its 16 most-traded counterparts. The yen strengthened as investors sought the safest assets.
"It doesn't really come as a surprise that there are growth concerns in Europe -- they are in a recession -- but the contraction looks like it may be deeper," said Eric Viloria, senior currency strategist for Gain Capital Group LLC in New York. "It's going to add to negativity and weigh on the euro."
The euro depreciated 0.4 percent to 100.88 yen at 9:34 a.m. in New York and touched 100.43, the weakest since Oct. 11. It has lost 1 percent this week. The shared currency slipped 0.3 percent to $1.2713 after touching $1.2690, the weakest level since Sept. 7. The yen gained 0.2 percent to 79.33 per dollar.
Viloria said the euro should be hemmed between $1.2740 and $1.2645 today.
French industrial output slid 2.7 percent from a month earlier, a report showed. The median prediction was for a 1 percent decline. Business confidence in the euro area's second- largest economy held near a three-year low last month, according to Bank of France data.
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The shared currency has declined 6.1 percent over the past year, the worst performance among the 10 developed-nation currencies tracked by Bloomberg Correlation-Weighted Indexes. The dollar gained 0.7 percent and the yen weakened 1.2 percent. The krona was little changed.
"The European currencies are suffering, and probably deservedly so," said Steven Barrow, head of group-of-10 research at Standard Bank Plc in London. "The economic data has been quite poor. Obviously policy makers didn't respond this week, so maybe that's a little bit disappointing."
Sweden's currency fell the most in five weeks against the euro. The data provide the central bank more reason to cut interest rates after lowering them three times since December.
The krona depreciated 0.8 percent to 8.5714 per euro, after falling as much as 0.9 percent, the biggest drop since Oct. 3. Sweden's currency tumbled 1.1 percent to 6.7465 per dollar.
Swedish industrial production fell an annual 5 percent in September after rising a revised 2.7 percent the previous month, Statistics Sweden said on its website. Economists surveyed by Bloomberg News predicted a decline of 0.1 percent.
Dollar Gains
The Dollar Index touched a two-month high as investors sought safety amid worse-than-estimated financial results from companies such as Groupon Inc. and J.C. Penney Co., even as U.S. consumer confidence was projected to increase. The gauge rose for a third day, adding 0.3 percent to 81.036 and reaching 81.087, the highest since Sept. 7.
The Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan consumer sentiment index rose to 82.9 in November from 82.6 a month earlier, according to the median estimate of 71 economists surveyed by Bloomberg before a preliminary reading of the gauge due today. The reading for October was the highest since September 2007.
Canada's dollar traded below parity with its U.S. counterpart for a second day, weakening 0.1 percent to C$1.0013 per U.S. dollar.
The Standard & Poor's GSCI Index of 24 raw materials declined 0.2 percent. The S&P 500 Index fell 0.3 percent and the MSCI World Index lost 0.3 percent.
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The Bruins have won six in a row, they're on top of the Eastern Conference and several of their players are red-hot.
That's why picking a Bruin of the Week is going to be difficult after a two-win, no-loss week.
No one, however, is hotter than Brad Marchand right now. The speedy winger recorded his first NHL hat trick against Florida. For the week he put up 4-2-6 totals and a plus-5 rating. His goal against Montreal was the game-winner.
Benoit Pouliot has been a pleasant surprise for Boston the last couple weeks. He recorded one goal in each victory, including the beautiful end-to-end score against the Panthers. That was one of the prettiest goals by a Bruins player this century. He fired five shots on net in the two games and was plus-2.
It's hard to give Dennis Seidenberg a lot of recognition for his great play because what he does rarely can be quantified. Last week, though, he scored his first goal and added an assist against Florida. He was plus-3 in 43:55 of ice time over the two games.
Fellow defenseman Andrew Ference has been providing plenty of quantifiable production to the Bruins' cause with a four-game point streak. Last week, he recorded two assists and a plus-2 rating in 34:26 of ice time in the victories.
So I ask you readers of TheBruinsBlog.net:
Who should be the Bruin of the Week?
- Brad Marchand (76%, 121 Votes)
- Benoit Pouliot (21%, 34 Votes)
- Dennis Seidenberg (2%, 3 Votes)
- Andrew Ference (1%, 2 Votes)
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I have made available a new download: Ookii.Dialogs.
Ookii.Dialogs is a class library that provides a number of common dialogs for use in .Net applications. The dialogs provided are the task dialog, progress dialog, credential dialog, input dialog and Vista-style common file dialogs.
The download contains two class libraries, one for Windows Forms and one for Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF). The contents are nearly identical; only the input dialog is not available for WPF. Some utility classes are provided for Windows Forms; these are not available for WPF either.
Most of these dialogs are wrappers around Windows API functionality. The TaskDialog class wraps the task dialog API provided in Windows Vista and later. The ProgressDialog class wraps the IProgressDialog API available since Windows 2000. The CredentialDialog class wraps the CredUI API introduced in Windows XP, and the VistaOpenFileDialog, VistaSaveFileDialog and VistaFolderBrowserDialog classes wrap the IFileDialog API introduced in Windows Vista. Only the InputDialog is not a wrapper; this is a custom dialog that performs the same functionality as the old Visual Basic InputBox function. Visit the link above for more details on each dialog.
Each class has been designed to be not merely a wrapper around their respective native API, but to provide a programming interface that is natural to .Net developers, with full support for the component designer. The complete source code of the class libraries, as well as documentation and a sample application are provided.
The classes aim to give the best experience possible on each OS, where applicable. In the case of the CredentialDialog class, this means that the new Vista-style dialog is automatically used on operating systems that support it (Vista and newer). The Vista-style file dialog classes will automatically fall back to the old style dialogs when using Windows XP. This is also true of the VistaFolderBrowserDialog class for WPF, even though WPF itself doesn't provide a folder browser dialog; the VistaFolderBrowserDialog class is a full folder browser dialog implementation for WPF supporting XP and newer.
This library replaces the Ookii.VistaDialogs library, which contained only the Vista-style file dialogs and didn't offer any support for WPF.
This library is a collection of classes that I have developed for personal use over the years. Because of the difference in age of some of the code, and the many modifications made over time, there may be some inconsistencies.
Let me know what you think of it, if you use it.
There are many ways to randomize a list; perhaps the most common is to simply iterate over the list and swap each element with a random other element. Some libraries even include built-in methods for randomizing a list, but .Net isn't one of those.
The introduction of LINQ in .Net 3.5 provides an easy way to manipulate lists and collections in all sorts of ways. So naturally one question that may come up is, can we use it to randomize a list? The answer is yes, you can. There's probably more than one way to do it, but here's one I like myself.
Random rnd = new Random(); var randomizedList = from item in list orderby rnd.Next() select item;
The orderby clause will use the specified expression to compare elements to determine their order. Here, it is using random values to do that comparison, so the end result is a randomized list.
Of course we can easily create an extension method to make things even easier (here I use an alternative syntax to use orderby, just to demonstrate how to do it with that):
public static IEnumerable<T> Randomize<T>(this IEnumerable<T> source) { Random rnd = new Random(); return source.OrderBy<T, int>((item) => rnd.Next()); }
When you run an application created using .Net 2.0 or later on an x64 version of Windows, it will execute as a native 64 bit application. This is generally a good thing; your application gets to use the larger virtual address space and other advantages of x64 without you needing to change anything.
There are however a few consequences of running as a 64 bit process which need to be understood. There are three main differences when your application is running as a 64 bit process:
The first issue is relatively well known. A 64 bit process cannot load 32 bit DLLs, and .Net is no exception. This isn't a problem if you use PInvoke to use native Windows APIs; all the Windows DLLs come in both 32 and 64 bit versions. But if you're using a third party (or your own) native DLL or COM component, you need to be aware of this. Also some .Net libraries, such as Managed DirectX and XNA, indirectly depend on 32 bit DLLs and will therefore not work in a 64 bit process. If you try to run such an application on Windows x64, it will crash with a BadImageFormatException.
If your application depends on any external native DLLs and you cannot provide a 64 bit version of those DLLs, or if the application is otherwise incompatible with x64, you should change the target CPU of your executable to x86. For C# projects in Visual Studio 2008, you can find this setting on the "Build" tab of the project properties; the "Platform target" setting is the one you want. For Visual Basic projects, look under the "Compile" tab, click the "Advanced Compile Options…" button, and change the "Target CPU" setting. When you change this setting, the compiler adds an attribute to the executable to tell the CLR to always run the program as a 32 bit process. You can also set this setting to x64 or ia64 which means your application will fail to run on systems that don't support those architectures.
The second issue is less well known, and it applies to Windows Vista and newer only. If you have UAC enabled your application will run with limited rights, and cannot write to many locations such as Program Files or HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE in the registry. For compatibility, Windows will redirect attempts to write to these locations to a different folder in the user's profile (in %LocalAppData%\VirtualStore, to be precise). For 32 bit processes, this behaviour is enabled by default (you can manually disable it using a manifest), but for 64 bit processes, it is always disabled (it cannot be enabled at all) so if you attempt to write to these locations, it will fail.
File and registry virtualisation can be disabled for 32 bit processes using a manifest, and to make your application behave consistently on both 32 and 64 bit systems I strongly recommend you do this. Visual Studio 2008 will automatically embed a manifest in your application that disables the virtualisation. If you are using Visual Studio 2005, you can use this method to embed the manifest.
The final issue has to do with Data Execution Prevention. XP and Vista will not apply DEP protection to a 32 bit process unless the executable is marked with the NXCOMPAT flag, but for 64 bit processes, DEP is always enabled. If you interop with native code which might be incompatible with DEP you need to be aware of this. Visual Studio 2008 (and Visual Studio 2005 as well, provided you're using .Net 2.0 SP1) will mark the application with the NXCOMPAT flag so DEP will be enabled for 32 bit processes as well. If your application is not compatible with DEP, and you cannot fix it for some reason, you must set the platform target to x86 as described above, and remove the NXCOMPAT flag.
.Net Remoting is quite an old technology, and has been superseded by Windows Communication Foundation in .Net 3.0. However, that doesn't mean it's useless; you may have an old application that already uses it, or you may need to target clients that don't have .Net 3.0, or maybe you're even working with Mono, which currently doesn't support WCF. In all these scenarios, using .Net Remoting is still perfectly valid.
.Net Remoting was introduced in .Net 1.0, and broad support for IPv6 was not introduced until .Net 2.0. For reasons of backwards compatibility, a .Net Remoting server still listens on IPv4 by default, even in .Net 2.0 and higher. Only if your networking configuration supports only IPv6 (IPv4 is disabled completely) will .Net Remoting automatically listen on IPv6.
It seems like that should be fine. After all, if your network supports IPv4, what is the problem with using it? It turns out there is one, and it's quite subtle. If your network is configured to use both IPv6 and IPv4, and your Remoting clients are using host names to connect to the server, those host names will resolve to both an IPv6 and IPv4 address. Windows will then try to connect using IPv6 first – which fails because the server is listening only on IPv4 – causing a delay of a few seconds on the initial connection.
You can easily reproduce this problem by having a .Net Remoting client connect to a server on the local host on a computer running Vista with the default networking setup which has IPv6 enabled. If you use localhost in the well-known service URL it will attempt IPv6 first, causing a delay. If instead you use 127.0.0.1 it will be much quicker. However, using IP addresses instead of host names may not be practical, and disabling IPv6 is also a bit of a sledgehammer solution. A better idea is to make .Net Remoting listen on IPv6.
Although it can be rather hard to find out how to do this from the documentation, it turns out to be quite simple. If you use the app.config file to configure remoting you can use the
bindTo attribute of the channel to listen on IPv6. If you just add that attribute, the server will no longer listen on IPv4 however; if you want both IPv4 and IPv6, you need to define two channels. An example is given below:
<system.runtime.remoting> <application> <service> <wellknown mode="Singleton" type="MyApplication.MyServer, MyAssembly" objectUri="MyServer" /> </service> <channels> <channel ref="tcp" name="tcp6" port="9000" bindTo="[::]" /> <channel ref="tcp" name="tcp4" port="9000" bindTo="0.0.0.0" /> </channels> </application> </system.runtime.remoting>
As you can see, the IPv6 addresses are enclosed in square brackets. By using [::], the server will listen on all IPv6 addresses; you can of course also specify an explicit IPv6 address to listen on, same as for IPv4. For example, [::1] would cause it to listen on the local host only. This example uses a TCP channel, but the same principle works for HTTP channels as well.
If you configure remoting programmatically, you can use the same approach:
IDictionary properties = new Hashtable(); properties["name"] = "tcp6"; properties["port"] = 9000; properties["bindTo"] = "[::]"; TcpServerChannel channel = new TcpServerChannel(properties, null); ChannelServices.RegisterChannel(channel, false);
Again, if you need it to listen on both IPv6 and IPv4, you need to configure two channels. The client does not need to be changed at all, for both methods of configuration.
A small note for people who are using Mono: on Linux, if you bind to an IPv6 address, it will automatically bind to the equivalent IPv4 address as well. In that case, you don't need to specify two channels, just create a channel for IPv6 and it will listen on IPv4 too. This behaviour is exclusive to Linux, other flavours of Unix (e.g. FreeBSD) don't do it.
First of all, happy new year to those of you that still read my increasingly infrequently updated blog! Let's hope 2009 will be a good year.
I certainly got it off to an interesting start, as I took a trip with some friends from the Soshigaya International House. Over four days, we visited several nice places in Tohoku, the north of Honshu, the main island of Japan. We left by night bus, not my favourite method of transportation but it is cheaper than the alternatives (such as Shinkansen) and arrived at Morioka in the morning of the 29th. From there we took a regular bus to Matsukawa Onsen, a small hot spring resort in the mountains. Here we enjoyed the beautiful snowy surroundings and the various hot springs. Taking a bath in an open air hot spring surrounded by snow is certainly a unique experience!
The next day we travelled to Tazawa-ko by train, a town between Morioka and where we would spend new year, to see the lake there, the deepest in Japan or so I've been told. It was funny seeing the beach all covered with snow. The lake itself never freezes, probably due to its depth, although according to legend it's because Princess Tatsuko fell in love with a dragon god and that it's their passionate love making that keeps the lake from freezing over.
On the 31st we took the Shinkansen to Akita, and from there a local train (which was delayed a lot) to Tsuruoka and finally a bus to the top of Mt. Haguro. There we would stay at the temple itself, and attend the fire festival during the night. The festival was very interesting. It involved a competition between two local villages. First some young men from each village would have a debate, which involved enormous amounts of sake, to decide who would run the race later. The winners of the debate (incredibly drunk of course) of each village would race against each other pulling a giant burning rope. There was also a ceremony inside involving monks trying to fly as a bird, and some monk wearing a rabbit mask. Near new year, the temple bell would ring 108 times to get rid of the troubles of the previous year. Finally, another fire was lit at new year itself.
It was an amazing experience and very different from how I usually celebrate new year. I'm glad I could witness it.
So what will 2009 hold? I don't know of course. I do know that the first part will involve lots of bureaucracy as my first two years in Japan come to an end. This means I have to renew my visa (made more complicated by the fact that my passport will also expire this year), and move out of the international house. I've already started looking (online only at the moment) at apartments in the area. I plan to visit a housing agent (which a lot of the international students use because of their low fee and English speaking abilities) next week. Then I'll have to notify everybody like the insurance to the city hall of my address change. So I've certainly got my work cut out for me. Besides my actual research work, that is. :)


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FlatOut dev teases new racing game
Bugbear Entertainment releases teaser video for upcoming demolition derby racing game for PC and new platforms.
Bugbear Entertainment releases teaser video for upcoming demolition derby racing game for PC and new platforms.
Short new release slate led by EA Sports' latest golfing sim; final Gears of War 3 DLC, Warriors Orochi 3, and Rayman Origins PC also out.
Kid Icarus makes its Nintendo 3DS debut.
Namco Bandai pushes Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC racing game to give dev team more time to "pack the disc with features that will truly make the game sing."
Bugbear Entertainment's destruction-focused take on Namco Bandai racer franchise crashes onto Xbox 360, PS3, and PC early next year.
Come catch Ninja Gaiden 3, Asura's Wrath, Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, and more at London Comic-Con.
Play SoulCalibur V and Ridge Racer Unbounded at the GameSpot UK booth, and see THQ's open-world action game live onstage.
We take a look at destruction-centric Unbounded, the start of a "new branch" of the Ridge Racer series.
Namco Bandai's flagship racer series returning to consoles after five-year absence, coming to PC for first time ever; FlatOut studio Bugbear Entertainment tapped to develop.
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Before you do anything else, first identify the purpose of your design. What information do you want to convey? What is the medium for your design?
Good design aligns its typography with its purpose. This is because typography is key to setting mood, tone, and style in your designs.Good design aligns its typography with its purpose.
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After determining the purpose of your design, identify your audience. This step is crucial because age and interest will influence your font options.
After clarifying the purpose of your design, identify your audience. This step is crucial because information about your users such as age, interests, and cultural upbringing could influence the decisions you make for your type.information about your users such as age, interests, and cultural upbringing could influence the decisions you make for your type.
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Correction, Feb. 9: Athletes from 92 nations and territories are participating in these games, including athletes from Russia under the Olympic flag and Taiwan (which competes as Chinese Taipei ). An earlier version of this post said the latter two contingents were in addition to the 92.Correction, Feb. 9:
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Unfortunately, not all Earthlings will get to enjoy the once-in-a-lifetime extended celestial event. It will only be visible from parts of Africa, Europe, and North and South America if skies are clear.
But there's good news: All of us can enjoy the moon every night, and it's always awesome, whether it's a sliver or full and bright. The thrill of an unusual natural event like a lunar eclipse only highlights the fact that we ignore the everyday wonders that surround us all the time. We spend our days and nights staring at screens, and don't gaze up at the sky nearly enough. That means we're missing out on great riches that are available to everyone, but appreciated by only a few.
A 200-year-old Zen Buddhist parable perfectly illustrates the importance of gazing up at the heavens on a regular basis.
According to traditional lore, the Japanese Zen master and poet Ryokan Taigu, who lived from 1758 to 1831, was a happy hermit . He trained in a monastery for 10 years, then rejected conventional religion. He went on to live a simple life, meditating, writing poetry, occasionally drinking sake with rural farmers, and sharing his modest meals with the birds and beasts.
He didn't have much to steal. But one night, a thief came to Ryokan's spare mountain hut looking for treasure. The criminal found nothing of value and was disappointed, which saddened the Zen master. It's said that the poet pressed his clothes—or his blanket, depending on which account you read—upon the thief, saying, "You've come such a long way to see me, please accept this gift."
The stunned thief took the poet's clothing. But he didn't take anything that mattered to the Zen master, who reportedly spent the rest of the evening naked, gazing at the moon in the sky—a jewel that no one could steal, yet everyone can enjoy. Ryokan was still a bit sad, as he hadn't been able to give the thief this most valuable of treasures. In his diary, the Zen master penned a now-famous poem about the experience:
The story is told by Zen teachers to remind students that most people are attached to things that don't really matter, while missing the marvels that abound in the natural world. Ryokan would have happily shared his greatest treasure with the thief, if only the visiting criminal could have seen it.
The moon in Buddhism is a symbol of enlightenment. Each of us could be illuminated, as bright as a full moon on a clear night, but our wisest, best nature is often obscured by clouds, writes author and professor of Buddhist studies at Lehigh University, Kenneth Kraft, in the
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Attachment and distractions prevent us from realizing that we already have what we need. According to Zen philosophers, existence is sufficient and there's no need to grasp for power, money, or exciting experiences. The need to be thrilled and to seek more experiences—perhaps even the excitement of a lunar eclipse—is what causes our suffering, according to Kraft.
Yet we can always capture the treasure, the moon of illumination hidden behind our personal clouds. "Even amid delusion, there is awakening. Even amid awakening, there is delusion," he writes.
Kraft points to a simple, circular, single-stroke ink image of the full moon by the early 19th century Japanese Zen painter Nantenbo to demonstrate the endless possibilities presented by common shapes and everyday things, whether the typical moon in the sky or a bowl in your kitchen cabinet. "A circle is whole yet empty, without beginning or end. So is the universe, in the Buddhist view," the professor explains.
When we get in touch with the wholeness and possibilities of simple things, we become rich. And this wealth is available to anyone, even the poorest mountain hermit. That's why Natenbo's painting is accompanied by this inscription:
The moon as metaphor appears often in Buddhism. It symbolizes truth. And the Lankavatra Sutra , compiled around the 4th century, contains a lunar warning from the Buddha to disciples not to get confused about his teachings. "As the ignorant grasp the finger-tip and not the moon, so those who cling to the letter, know not my truth."
This is a reminder to look to nature to understand reality. To be illuminated, we don't need teachings or even teachers, though they may guide us.
"A finger pointing at the moon is not the moon. The finger is needed to know where to look for the moon, but if you mistake the finger for the moon itself, you will never know the real moon," explains Vietnamese Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh in
Blood moons are dramatic and exciting. There's nothing wrong with looking out for one. But the attention we pay to these extraordinary celestial events is a bit like the finger pointing at the moon. If we only look up at the sky and admire the moon when something unusual happens—like a shift in color caused by a total lunar eclipse—then we're missing out on the real treasure, just like the thief in Ryokan's parable. A lunar eclipse only really matters to those who look up at the moonlit sky every night.
The thief, left it behind—The moon at the window.
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Monday, November 18, 2013
Paris Xmas Windows
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What very sharp eyes you have - you are so right about the sheep shadows!ReplyDelete
Clock faces and hourglasses hold great nostalgia for me…one of the last generations raised in the pre-didgital age. I wonder if today's kids "think" in terms of the clock hand locations. If not, those who join the military will have to learn what they mean when they say something is "at your 3 o'clock"!
And don't think I missed those longears! I am merely showing uncharacteristic restraint.
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Lovely! I have to decorate a shop window for the season so this is wonderful food for thought. J'adore les ours "cancan" - ne pensez-vous pas qu'ils viennent du Moulin Rouge et non pas du NY? (les Rockettes? Jamais! :-)ReplyDeleteReplies
Oui, bien sur La Moulin Rouge!Delete
What fun..I really should try and get into Montreal..and see the lights..and windows..where I live..no big windows..quaint charming lights..but nothing of this scale.ReplyDelete
What fun! I love clocks. I had to go back and check out the wolves in sheep's clothing. Your the best.ReplyDelete
I like the feast scene, GL window, because they even did a window view of moon & stars...nice details...the Rockettes seem more American Disney than European...ReplyDelete
Different subject: Have you seen Les émotifs anonymes (2010)? about a chocolatière and a patron d'une fabrique de chocolat?Replies
I didnt see that! But it's repeated in the two other scenes as well.Delete
Sharp eyes ;))
Carol, merci for this tour of the festive windows. It seems as if Paris is more attuned to New Year's clocks than to Christmas. (Perhaps the seasonal baking and other edible treats will shower us with Christmas tradition?)ReplyDelete
In my recent midtown NYC forays, I noticed that many of The Big Stores have had their curtains drawn while visual elves get the windows perfectly displayed.
I promise to do a post about these windows...and remember what you said about taking photos after dark.
Not yet so cold over here (still some green leaves on the trees) so it might be possible to take those photos without chilly fingers on the camera's button.
Fingerless gloves to the rescue!Delete
It will be interesting to view NYC from over here...
The floating bunnies remind me of the rabbits in the Wallace & Grommit animation, "The Curse of the Were Rabbit"! The windows at Le Bon Marché are understated but nice: trains, and icicles and piles of gold chains rising and descending...ReplyDeleteReplies
I must do Bon Marche! Thanks for the reminder.Delete
There didnt seem to be a cohesive thread in these windows or is it just me? Other than the time theme...
Love the holiday windows. Check out Grace's blog Pink in the City (NY) in Dec for Bergdorf's windows she usually posts about the windows.ReplyDelete
Well it seems the holiday countdown has begun in Paris.
Looks like Santa has lost a bit of weight this year! Must take the kids to have a look but not feeling quite Christmassy yet but they're already discussing, bien sûr… Bonne dégustation!ReplyDelete
Meh...although a couple of the Prada dresses appeal to me. The winner is clearly the Wolves in Sheep's Clothing! In Paris, there's no need to step on Thanksgiving. The earlier the better!ReplyDelete
Bonsoir chère amie,ReplyDelete
Noël est à notre porte... Chez moi aujourd'hui la neige tombe...
Dans vos multiples photos je suis attirée par celle des moutons et par les douceurs au citron de VH... J'aime beaucoup la tarte au citron.
Mais pour être chauvine je vais dire que celle que je fais est la meilleure !... je vous invite même à venir la déguster !
Gros bisous à vous.
- cyndi from sd11:22 AM
Why is it that I sigh when I see your beautiful postings...or is it swooning?LOLReplyDelete
I did not realize that they start as early as we do in the US with the holiday décor.I AM NOT COMPLAINING.
When do they turn on the charming strings of holiday lights spanning the streets ( I loved the Eiffel towers on rue St Charles) ?
Have a wonderful holiday season
Oh, be still, my heart! YOu are getting me right where I live! I could look at Christmas windows all day, every day. We don't have many here so these are like a present. Oh, to be there at this very time!ReplyDeleteReplies
Come to ParisDelete
It starts early and ends late here.
I love the sheep/wolves!!ReplyDelete
- Vicki N3:22 AM
Magnificent post, Carol! You really took us right into this beautiful action. I think the clocks/watches/hourglasses were about either passing time or a countdown to Christmas and the need to shop quickly! More likely the latter as this is all about retail, isn't it? Loved the sheep. Did you take all the windows at night to avoid the glare or has it been so dreary that that wasn't a problem. Thanks, too, for the Bergdorf link. I loved it!ReplyDeleteReplies
I should have mentioned it's calledDelete
'Once Upon a Time'
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- Anonymous1:42 PM
Well Carole, after looking at so many of your Parisbreakfast posts I have resolved to do nothing but visit the best patisseries next time I am in Paris. With Paris having so much that's amazing I am surprised to realize that the Christmas windows of the Myer department store in Melbourne, Australia are possibly second to none. There's got to something that we do better I suppose. Gwendoline in Australia.ReplyDelete


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The words "Cultural Appropriation" are like a red flag to a bull over on Story Games.
Any time you mention them, you'll get a bunch of people cheering you on, and a bunch of people immediately on the offensive.
There are numerous interpretations of the phrase, but generally it means to act of taking on the mannerisms and affectations of a foreign race. It's common associated with those of white European descent in their various "conquered" parts of the world. As an example, white Americans who follow hip-hop are typically considered to have appropriated the culture of the black communities who founded the genre. "New Age" hippies are typically considered to have appropriated aspects of Celtic, Native and other traditions in their amalgamated spirituality.
But in roleplaying it is often used as a buzz phrase when a setting uses a non-european paradigm for the basis of it's fantasy.
I've seen "Cultural Appropriation" used as a taunt against Legend of the Five Rings, for it's twisted take on Chinese and Japanese societal patterns. White Wolf apparently became so worried about the notion that they withdrew one of my favourite Old World of Darkness sourcebooks ("Gypsies") for fear of offending people.
I've had it levelled at me while developing the concepts behind "Walkabout".
I can only wonder how "Steal Away Jordan" would have been accepted if it had been written by a white male.
As a social experiment, I threw the words "Cultural Appropriation" as a hysterical rant against Jason Morningstar's new game "Durance". This is a game based on the concept of criminals and guards sent to a penal colony far from their original homeland. Jason does not hide the fact that this is based on the historical scenario of Port Jackson (which became Sydney, Australia), a place where I have ancestry.
Claiming aspects of my history and using them as a fantasy seems the exact definition of "Cultural Appropriation", but since I was a white male making this claim a lot of people were confused by my remarks. This seemed hypocritical on their part.
I was also highlighting the fact that the people who make these claims typically only level them at "unknown" or "small fish" game designers, but that's another rant.
What I'm really interested in, is finding out which stories should not be told through roleplaying.
To me roleplaying is about putting yourself in someone else's shoes, whether a historical epoch or a fantasy environment. Roleplaying is about making the decisions we an't make in our regular lives due to the laws of physics, social circumstances or biology.
All roleplaying is cultural appropriation to a degree. Without it, why do we game at all?


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Jason Dufner might have a reputation as one of the most laid-back, easy going golfers on the professional circuit. But, when it comes to equipment testing there is nothing nonchalant about the American's approach to determining the best tools for his trade.
When Golf Digest took the opportunity to analyse the 36-year-old's testing session at Titleist's Oceanside California facility last November, it became quickly apparent that Dufner is an analytical perfectionist, paying close attention to every detail that determines the quality of a product.
Here, the facts-and-figures freak is testing the latest version of Titleist's Pro V1 golf ball, a new design of the 2009 Pro V1 that Dufner has been using over the past few years.
Tour-proven around the globe, the new Pro V1 is 'engineered to deliver exceptional distance, consistent flight, green-side control, and longer lasting durability'. But will it be good enough for Dufner?
"The golf ball is probably the most important piece of equipment that we play with," he reflected. "You are using that piece of equipment on every shot out there, so you need to find a ball that performs well off the tee, performs well with your iron shots around the greens, and even putting there is a good bit of feel involved.
"Titlelist came out with some new golf balls that I've been testing here. I settled on the 2013 Pro V1 and was happy with a lot of the results that I saw today.
You can definitely tell the differences between the feel and the sound that a golf ball makes when you hit it."
Starting with the pitching wedge and working his way up the bag, Dufner's testing process for golf balls is pretty straightforward. He hits three to five balls with each model and then averages the numbers and data.
It's a far cry from his college days when Dufner admits he had 'no idea' what he was doing, often choosing equipment on the basis of looks or feel alone. Now, in order to maximise his performance, he knows that data provides much better insight.
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Thursday, February 7, 2013
Donte Whitner: Next year we're gonna win this thing
The 49ers came close to winning the Super Bowl a year after making it to the NFC Championship Game, leading one member of the team to believe that they have the makings of a dynasty.
Safety Donte Whitner answered in the affirmative when asked if the Niners have what it takes to join a previous iteration of the franchise as teams that have been at the top of the league for several years. There's something the 49ers need to do before they can actually contemplate dynastic status, however. That would be winning a Super Bowl, something Whitner thinks the team will do next season.
"We take steps every year. Last year we made it to the NFC Championship with no expectations. This year we made it to the Super Bowl and five yards from the championship," Whitner said, via CSNBayArea.com. "Next year we gonna win this thing. Nobody cares about second place."
Football history is littered with teams who have come close one season and broken through the next. There are also teams like the Eagles, who lost three straight NFC title games before losing a close Super Bowl to the Patriots after the 2004 season and never returned to the big game. Success one year offers no guarantees on next year, in other words, so it will take more than just having the right pieces in place on paper for the 49ers to make good on Whitner's proclamation.
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