text:
Chris DeMarco began his career in music as a much sought-after musician and front man, having shared the stage and played with a virtual whos who of super-musicians of the 70s and 80s. After deciding to leave behind the glare of the bright lights of Hollywood and the ever-pulsing New York music scene, DeMarcos settled into the cadence of more laid back climes that finds him at his most serene self. His latest release Lost and Found - his first on his self-distributed label Dreamco Music, finds him in fine form as he treats us to a volume of classic fare meant to please the true Rock aficionados among us.
Do you want to hear some music from the CD? Click here to go to the MySpace page where you can listen to several songs!
In the middle of recording "LOST AND FOUND" I took a break and Charlotte and I traveled to California to see my daughters, Tatyana and Deirdre. We included in our trip a visit to San Francisco to see my old friend and former manager, Lee Housekeeper. Lee and I had working together when I recorded "SAIL AWAY" . Our first evening there Lee suggested we go to Jack's Grill for a steak and a few drinks. The three of us had dinner in the booth where Dashiell Hammett ate, drank and wrote "THE MALTESE FALCON". I've been in love with Dashiell Hammett's novels for years and had written a piece of music which I'd given the working title of "LOVE AND MURDER". That evening inspired me to finally write the lyric. Thanks Dashiell, this song's for you.
Contact: email@example.com
Out of the Blue I heard your voice callingOut of the BlueI found myself falling
I wasn't looking for a love but a love was looking for meWhen your blue eyes turned to meet mineI saw my destinyI couldn't look away, your gaze held me thereThe spell was unbroken, no words were spokenAs you took my hand
Out of the BlueI heard your voice callingOut of the BlueI found myself fallingFalling in love with You
IM CALLING YOUYou dont see me no matter what I doYou dont know me or what Ive been going throughYou dont hear my heart pounding out a beatYou dont understand Im a love lost refugeAnd I know I just cant go, I cant walk awayCause I believe youre just like meYou want love but love remains a mystery Im calling you, but the words dont come throughTurn and look my way, why cant you seeIm calling you, thats all I can doTill the day you finally see me I reach out each day you appearWhats your name, Im wondering if Ill ever hearThe sound of your voice calling out my nameIll keep trying girl till I finally touch youI cant go on feeling the way I doIm so tired of being alone
like a complete unknown Im calling you, but my words dont get throughTake a look around, then youll seeIm calling you, thats all I can doTill the day you finally see me Every night and day I tell myself I better waitBut thats not what life is for
I need so much moreCan you hear me now? Cant you see me now? Im telling you I just wont go, Im not gonna run away Cause Im so tired of being alone, like a complete unknown Im calling you, but the words dont get throughTake a look around, then youll hearIm calling you, thats all I can do till the day you finally see meWhy cant you see me girl, Im standing here in front of youIm not going away anytime soon
I need an answerBaby it's you, you, youBaby it's you
The cold steel door slammed and locked behind her The love of my life was about to do life
It was raining when I raised my head from my desk And opened my eyesI dont know how long Id been out but I was thankful For the few shots of bourbon left in the bottleIt was Sunday
I could tell because my secretary Charlotte wasnt there, or had I let her go on Friday?Having no clients can do that for you I was contemplating getting worried When the scent of expensive perfume Swept under the door in advance of the inevitable knockI must have mumbled something Because she opened the door and walked in The mink wrapped around her neck Looked comfortable and content She looked around and frowned As if she didnt like what she sawI offered her a chair anyway And asked her what I could do for her When she spoke I felt like I was becoming intoxicated againI should have known better right then And shown her the door But I had sort of become accustomed to eating So I listened to her story She told me her husband had run off with another womanI dont normally take marital cases But I decided to make an exception since, as I said, I had cultivated a number of bad habits Love and murder just dont mix There was something in her face Maybe the little wrinkles around her eyes When she asked me to take her caseOr the way her lips parted as she waited for my answer I suggested we go to Jacks Grill for a steak And a few drinks, and not in that orderI needed information to find her husband And I wanted to ask her what she was going to do When I found him
I hoped I knew the answer She acquiesced and I led her down to the street and JacksEyebrows raised when we walked inNo one there had ever seen such elegance on my armMe with her was a picture too good to be trueNo one can escape destiny and the truth
Love and murder just dont mixLove and murder just dont mix Im sure youve figured out by nowThings didnt work out the way Id hopedYeah, I found the husband and his girlfriend In her apartment
She was lying face down with a 38 in her hand Right next to his corpseAll neatly packaged as a murder suicideIt looked perfectly obvious But for the unmistakable scent of Very expensive perfume
mingled with gunpowder Her lawyer told her that with good behavior Shed be out in 20 years and I promised to wait But nothing we said could console herI should have listened to Charlotte When she told me not to trust her But as usual, I wouldnt listen
Love and murder just dont mix
I'd often thought there'd be no tomorrowAnd all my dreams would end up forgottenIts not true the dawn will comeEven it its without you Ive lived for years on the age old proverbThough I know time cant be borrowedYouve got it or you dontIts not a negotiable matter Its inevitable time waits for no oneAs the sun rises, so it must setIts inevitable this dance will endSo hold on tight when you find someone to love The night we met was like many othersA billion stars shone and still we were lonelyAfraid of dreaming, afraid of losingWhat we might never have So we dance all night like there is no tomorrowAnd spend the time weve been allottedEvery minute is a giftIts not melodramatic oh no Its inevitable nothing lasts foreverBut I dont mind now that I knowIt was inevitable that we would meetAnd at the end of the danceThere would be
you and me
I grabbed my hat but left my coatI barely made it out the doorFrantic curses are echoingI cant bear to hear them anymoreIt may be brave to stay and fightBut my courage has failed meFor now Ill find solaceIn the quite of the rain Its amazing how easilyI fool myself again Illusions of how it might have beenCould never change the memoryYour voice beckons but I cant returnTo embrace our days gone byI walk alone through the mistAnd the quite of the rain I ask for nothing more
turn the pageThe moments pass awayAnd though Ill think of you and shed a tear Im still drawn to
The quiet of the rain
Theres a hole in my heartI cant hideThough Ive tried to fill itEveryone still sees through meTheres a missing partI cant findThough I may have lost itI believe its been stolen It doesnt make senseBut I cant ignore itAfter all what would you doWith a similar storyShould I call an ambulance Or wait and check the ads For the Lost and Found? Theres a hole in my heartI cant feelYesterdays pleasuresSeem so unrealTheres a missing partI must findIts out there somewhereI must be blind Its as though Im wanderingThrough streets without any namesPassing faces look awfully familiarBut theyre all in a hurryMaybe someone who misses meWill come and make the claimAnd take me from the Lost and Found
I have seen you baby and now I realizeI can see you when I close my eyes and ILay my head down to sleep at nightIm with youI have dreamed you honey I know its trueBut I dont care Im gonna keep on lovin youYoure are all I need now Im going back to sleep And be with you I dont wanna wake up find myself aloneI dont wanna wake up youre the only love I knowSlumber comes over me and I swear its really youI dont wanna wake up find it isnt trueI have dreamed you baby I can see you when I sleepI know when I close my eyes Youll be right here by my side I dont wanna wake
I dont wanna wake up I will miss you baby I cant denyId rather stay right here and never see the lightUntil then I wont be satisfied till Im with youI know just how strange it may seemFor a man to be in love with a girl in a dreamBut shes waiting as the sun goes downIm headin home I dont wanna wake up find myself aloneI dont wanna wake up youre the only love I knowAnd if Im dreamin baby dont say booI dont wanna wake up find myself without youI have dreamed you baby I see you when I sleepI know when I close my eyesYoull be right here by my side I have dreamed you baby I see you when I sleepI know when I close my eyesYoull be right here by my sideI dont wanna wake up
I dont wanna wake upI cant face the real world alone
noI dont wanna wake up
I dont wanna wake up, wake up, wake up, No, no, no
dont wake me upId rather be in love with a dreamThan to be forever.....
You kissed and made upAll was forgivenThe morning sun washed away The cruel words spokenMemories of yesterdayWont be forgottenTheyre just waiting for a chanceTo break your heartYou take for granted your love will conquer all Its here today
then its goneTheres no replay
when its goneNo replay, only goodbye When its gone You said she was wrongShe says it was youNo one remembers After all the fightings throughThe tears have hardly driedAnd still your point must be madeSomeone has to take the blameYou win the battle but your love dies in the war You went too far
now its goneYou cant get it back
when its goneApologies wont make it reappearWhen its goneIm sorry, please forgive meIt wont matter anymoreWhen its goneGone
Waves of heat rose in the shadeAs a car stopped at a road blockadeA soldier came to check theyre papers And the whole world explodedI jumped from my jeep and started runningWith the sound of the engine still gunningThrough the black smoke I could see his eyesSo calm and cool, then they closedI dragged his body from the spreading flamesHe grabbed my arm and I heard him sayPlease dont let me die
and the sun beat down I feel like a drowning manIn the middle of the sandIm going down in this damned Holy LandAnd here you are, but who are youJust another
Unknown Soldier The moments seemed to last foreverAs time and place didnt seem to matterIt could have been any warA soldier was downHe asked me to take the letter Written to his wife and his baby daughterThen far away on the hot wind cameThe wail of lonely sirensI held his handAnd the sun beat down
I feel like a drowning manIn the middle of the sandI'm going down in this damned Holy LandAnd here you are, but who are youUnknown Soldier
I found myself alone by the riverWondering if he was going to live or dieThey took him away that nightLeaving me to question Oh God Why?With shattered breath hed whisperedDont forget your promiseAnd through my tears I could see his eyesSo calm and cool and then they closedThey closed
Never say it baby never sayWe got here too lateIts just in time to start again cuz darlinIts never too late for love


text:
Artist John Beck, 99, holds first exhibition
A 99-year-old artist is holding his first public exhibition after a lifetime of drawing and painting.
The family of John Beck from Cosheston, Pembrokeshire, persuaded him to show a selection of the hundreds of works he has completed to celebrate his centenary year.
The exhibition at Tenby Museum and Art Gallery shows his impressionist style.
"I'm a bit nervous," he said. "It never occurred to me that people might be interested. What if they're not."
He added: "I've painted for as long as I can remember but never thought about showing my work to anyone."
Mr Beck still paints most days although his eyesight is no longer what it was.
He lives with his daughter and son-in-law - Prue and Steve Barlow - who run Upton Castle Gardens.
"He probably would not admit it but his style has changed over the years," said Mrs Barlow.
"As his eyesight has deteriorated his work has become darker and more abstract."
The exhibition will feature some of the artist's more recent work, but also historic pieces and sketches that date back decades. They include a number privately owned and not for sale.
Meg Anthony, manager at Oriel Myrddin Gallery in Carmarthen, helped to select works for the show.
Born near Cheltenham racecourse in 1914, Mr Beck was introduced to horses at a young age and some of his works include the atmosphere of race day.
Before World War Two he owned a hut on the edge of the River Avon in nearby Tewkesbury where the late Welsh painter Augustus John visited.
He painted a mural on the side of the hut of a boat going past with someone punting.
"I was rather fond of it," said Mr Beck. "But sadly, when I went back after the war, the hut had been demolished."

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Why should you shop with MyBedFrames?
- Fast Free Delivery
- What You See, Is What You Pay
- Huge Choice Of Products
- Up To 60% Off RRP
- Price Match Any Like For Like Offer
- Secure Online Payment
The Chloe metal bed frame is styled with a delicate heart design in a warm ivory painted finish. The single version will make any young girl feel like a princess - and the larger designs will add a touch of romance to any boudoir.
Delicate heart design features on both the headrail and footend. Features hardwood laminate supportive sprung slats (mattress not included).
The Chloe bedframe is available in three size options:
Single 3'0'' Bedframe
Standard Double 4'6'' Bedframe


text:
Armada Games Aberrant Game
Dominika Star
Stage magician who Erupted onto the scene recently
Estrella Dominika Tesar aka Dominika Star
Detailed Q&A
- What is your character's name? Estrella Dominika Tesar, with the stage name of Dominika Star
- How old is your character? Early 30s
- What would somebody see at first glance? Estrella is a shy, yet foul-mouthed and fun woman who has smoke-gray eyes that are like two pools of mercury when her powers are high. Her thick, silky, wavy, platinum blond hair is worn in a style that reminds you of a fall of water. She has an attractively plump, feminine build. Her skin is pale from working nights. She has thick eyebrows, high cheekbones, and small feet. Plump woman with pale blond hair and an artistic and strange wardrobe, with a green color scheme.
- What additional attributes would be noticed upon meeting the character? She has a slight Spanish accent.
- Does your character have any personality quirks? Shy, but loves flash and the color green
- Does your character have goals? Become a world famous magician
- What is your character's marital status? Kids? Single and no.
- Does your character have any distinguishing marks (birth-marks, scars, deformities)? TBD
- Where do you live now, and with whom? She shares a small condo with her baby sister. [more info and a pic later]
- Do you have any allergies, diseases, or other physical weaknesses? Seriously caffeine-addicted. Pre-Eruption, she went everywhere with a cup of coffee in hand to keep up with her schedule; post-E, she literally cannot go a day without a cup or more. Her coffee maker is pre-programmed and set before she falls into bed, although she has a Kurig and K-cups, just in case.
- Are you right- or left-handed? Ambidextrous
- What does your voice sound like? Pre: a bit husky; Post: smooth, warm, and sex on a stick
- What words and/or phrases do you use very frequently? Cuss words
- What do you have in your pockets/purse? 'My preecioouusss!' No, seriously, Estrella would have a gold dollar coin, a silver dollar, and a quarter for practice; lock picks and hand cuffs or a specialty lock or two (again, practice when she is bored); pad and pencil for making notes on future tricks; lip gloss, brush, whatever makeup goes with her costume du jour; small twists of flash powder; just the basics…
- Where did your character come from? Mr. and Mrs. Tesar (Mamá and Papá were a teacher and a lawyer, respectively. I was born and raised in Houston, TX, in a small neighborhood near my dad's school (happily, in the other direction from my own). While Mamá and Papá made a reasonable living, it wasn't until Papá took us on vacation to Vegas and won the jackpot that the family flourished. Instead of spending all of it, Papá and Mamá made some really good investments, which enabled us to go to college. Papá and Mamá are both still living and working in Houston, though Papá has been making noise about retiring to substitute teaching the last few years.
- When did you grow up? Estrella grew up young, helping her family take care of the younger kids—siblings as well as cousins. This is part of where her caregiver nature comes from.
- Do you have any other family or friends? She has a large family, most of whom live in Houston near her parents. She has one set of grandparents still in Mexico (on Mamá's side), and another set in Europe (on Papá's side). In Houston, her Abuela stays with her Mamá's younger sister a few blocks away. The other grandparents have passed on.
She has 3 younger siblings, the youngest MUCH younger. Camila is following in her mother's footsteps as a lawyer and already making a name for herself at just 30. Valeria is still searching for herself at 28, working part time and making a career out of changing majors. Valentina, the Valentine's Day surprise baby, is a spoiled mischief bomb at 15. Estrella and her sisters were off to college and work by the time Tina hit her pubescent years and got in with the wrong crowd. With both parents working and her older siblings gone, Tina found a new 'old' crowd to idolize. Unfortunately, they weren't a good influence. The pampered baby of the entire family, 'Tina is currently living with Estrella in an effort to get her back on track.
- How much schooling have you had? Estrella has a bachelor's degree in engineering and was beginning work on her master's, mostly online classes, while working on sets, costumes, etc.
- Did you enjoy school? Not so much. Her interest in engineering was as a fallback to her main goal and to provide her with the knowledge to create her own tricks and effects.
- Where did you learn most of your skills and other abilities? On the job or at home.
- What were the three most important lessons/values you learned? Family is the most important thing, too much money can make a family better or break it apart, and some secrets are best kept to yourself.
- How does your character dress? She has an artistic and strange/eclectic wardrobe, with a green color scheme. She is generally well groomed and takes care of herself and her appearance, but tends to wear 'costumes', preferring clothes styled after different eras (frock coats, corsets, empire gowns, Grecian tunic dresses, etc.) even if she has to make them herself.
- What is your character's moral code? Violence should be a last resort.
- Is your character religious? Raised but mostly non-practicing Catholic
- Is there anything that your character hates? Gossip, violence, and politics
- Is there anything that your character fears? TBD
- Who has had the biggest impact on your character's life? Harry Houdini, David Copperfield, Harry Blackstone (Sr & Jr), Penn & Teller
- What emotion best describes your character? Warmth, like being in the sun
- What emotion does your character evoke in others? Pre-Eruption, Estella was an average, slightly plump half-Hispanic shy woman. She worked hard and always made sure everyone got along. Post-Eruption, she now has a 'persona' who loves the limelight, the applause, the glitz, and cannot be shy, so that comes out only at odd times when she can't figure out what her alter ego would do. She still always has a kind word for everyone and has one of the smoothest running shows around.
- What does your character need most? Estrella is a caregiver. To steal a quote, with great power comes great responsibility, and Estrella needs to 'give back.'
- What are your character's personal tastes? She likes the color green, antique clothing, jewelry and glittery things, and dislikes gossip, violence, and politics.
- What is your character's comfort zone? Estrella is most comfortable in a family setting, i.e., at home with a few friends or family. She practices various magic tricks to calm her mind, or her martial arts katas if that fails to do the job. Otherwise, she is most at home onstage.
- How do you want your character to die? Estrella would prefer to die of old age, surrounded by family. [I would be just as happy to see her go out saving lives.]
She is (now) a stage magician She worked behind the scenes for years on sets and costumes before finally getting her 'big' break—a last minute cancellation of a minor act left the venue desperate for an opener.
On stage at last, normally shy Estrella (Star) reveled in the applause, the lights, the attention. And off-stage during the break, the energy and excitement culminated in Eruption. A relatively quiet event, with most of the changes being 'internal', Estrella began to flourish as a magician. Her intuition and luck have helped her curb her 'louder' powers when she has 'dangerous' audience members while the distance she keeps from her audience allows her to remain mysterious and 'star-like' to explain her extraordinary attributes. When she walks off stage, she goes dormant like pealing off another layer of stage makeup.


text:
Kung Pao Chicken
Prepare the sauce by combining the wine and cornstarch and until the cornstarch is incorporated then mixing the remaining ingredients together in a bowl.
Heat about 3 tablespoons of the peanut oil and stir fry the chicken until just done; stir fry in two batches if necessary. Set aside.
Heat 3 tablespoons peanut oil and stir fry the peanuts for about one minute, being careful not to let them burn, if you do, throw them away and start over.
Add the celery, garlic, scallions and red pepper and continue stir frying for three minutes.
Add in the chicken and stir fry an additional minute. Reduce the heat and add the sauce and allow to simmer for about 1 to 2 minutes to thicken.
Toss to coat chicken and veggies with sauce.
Everyday Cooking Home Razzle Dazzle Recipes
Copyright ©2002 - 2012
That's My Home


text:
Today I'm writing about Wife and War: The Memoir by Amalie Flynn as part of a series about books that have come from the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. Amalie graciously provided me with the Kindle edition of her book to review.
Somehow a year or so ago I came across Amalie Flynn's poetry blog. It's a quiet, stark place that stands apart from a world of flowery mom blogs and flag-adorned, combat-boots-plus-flip-flops-decorated military wife sites. The black-veiled woman on its banner seems like a widow: a reminder of how all of us--those who have sent our husbands off--hold that shadow in the backs of our minds. There's a bereavement there, even if it's only temporary. Those poems with their vivid imagery got me hooked on her unique writing style.
Wife and War is no generic military wife's tale, but Amalie's story, from college through marriage to motherhood. It's an intense journey through what is lost and gained as she leads a life she never expected.
The story opens with her in New York on the morning that will be that of the September 11th attacks. She was there, and by the time you finish you will feel like you were there too. In a strange way it feels fitting that she was present for an event that would eventually entangle her in the ensuing wars, regardless of whether she wanted to be. The reader moves through her processing of it as she revisits that day throughout the memoir, always in verse. She swings from this poetry to lilting prose throughout; she puts you in a cradle and sings you nursery rhymes that are frequently about terrible things. It's soothing, unnerving, and powerful.
From there, she leads you on into her life, accidentally meeting and marrying a military man and all that follows: the ensuing relocations, the unpredictability, and the uneasy conscience. "I have never known anyone in the military. And I don't believe in war." She spells out the feelings of this complicated life so very clearly. She is comforted by the knowledge that he's not that kind of military man--he's in the Navy!
Then her sailor gets deployment orders to a certain landlocked country--to work as, in effect, that kind of soldier.
In the snippets she shares of life while he is gone, there are echoes of what so many of us have gone through: how very long it stretches out before you ("My husband will be gone for fifteen months. This is the first night."); getting to the point where he hardly feels missing from your life anymore; the sometimes obscene contrast between your life and his; the brief flash of temptation that can ensue when he's gone--or rather, not temptation itself, but the awakening to the fact that it exists ("Still there is a charge I don't want in the air."); the sharp pain of your child missing his presence; the awkwardness when he returns; the long family recovery.
She tells their story with both a delicacy and a raw honesty. It's not an easy one and could easily be infused with self-pity over things like how isolated military wives can be from society and the sad things she and her family survived, but it feels more like an appropriate grieving, sorting through, and moving on into light. Near the beginning she writes, "...it will take me years to dig my words up, to rescue them, from between the bodies, to handle each letter like a relic, to piece them together into sentences like bones." It's worth the wait.
Perhaps it's my own branch-bias (Army!), but I was surprised at the extent to which this book reflected many a military wife's story in its themes, moments, losses, and gains. Anyone will be moved by her skillful manipulation of language and startling turns of phrase. I highlighted passage after passage simply because they resonated so strongly; she has a way of making you say, "Yes, that!" .There is no need for the reader to have military exposure--no lingo to decipher or acronyms to drown in. This is a haunting, gripping, beautiful memoir and one that I highly recommend buying.
You can find Wife & War: The Memoir on Amazon in paperback and Kindle.


text:
Identifying the most efficient and engaging environments
The primary objective of the WHERE group is to uncover insightful, actionable and measureable channel connections that move a business forward. We are applying leading edge business intelligence technologies to communications planning and activation, as well as evolving more accurate and accountable approaches to measurement and optimization.
Powered by a platform of proprietary communications planning resources, we are leading the way in modeling those brand and consumer environments that are most engaging, responsive, valuable and efficient. These technologies inform initial budget allocation and media mix modeling and provide incredible clarity into true channel relevance. They also help us to identify the highest areas of business opportunity and our communications approach is then further refined through our extensive data partnerships and the application of marketing mix analytics.


text: I've MRoogled but have been unable to get a definitive answer so I thought I'd ask here. My default is to keep my MBA 13" ultimate plugged in while in use. I hear so many contradictory things about what "should" be done. Is this behavior fine or should I be running down the battery every few days? How many battery cycles are these supposed to have anyway? Thanks!


text:
Coalgate: BJP set to raise missing files issue in LS
Senior BJP leader Yashwant Sinha has said he will raise the issue of missing files relating to coal scam in Lok Sabha today. Sinha termed as 'mysterious' the missing of files and demanded that CBI should probe the matter.delhi Updated: Aug 19, 2013 10:40 IST
Senior BJP leader Yashwant Sinha has said he will raise the issue of missing files relating to coal scam in Lok Sabha on Monday.
"We'll not tolerate the issue of missing files in the coalgate. I'll raise the issue again on Monday on the floor (of Lok Sabha)," Sinha told reporters in Hazaribagh.
The BJP MP from Hazaribagh termed as "mysterious" the missing of files and demanded that CBI, which has investigated the scam, should probe the matter.
BJP spokesperson Prakash Javadekar on Sunday accused the ruling Congress party of covering up the facts of the Coalgate scam, in an attempt to shield Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
"As far as the Coalgate is concerned, the government's intention is always suspect. It wants to hide the facts from the CBI enquiry because, first of all, they never wanted CBI to enquire. So, they now want to foil the CBI enquiry and, in that effort, they are hiding facts from the CBI," Javadekar said.
"Now, they are giving alibis that some files are untraceable, some files are missing, some files are misplaced. All this is humbug, this is intentional and the government can retrieve the files. This is an effort for a massive cover-up to save the Prime Minister," he added.
Union coal minister Sriprakash Jaiswal added that the coal ministry has given 768 files to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the investigation was still in process.
The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report on coal block allocation stated that nearly 150 coalfields were allotted to private and state-run firms without transparency and objectivity between 2005 and 2009.
However, the Prime Minister had rejected the CAG's observations as "misleading" and "flawed", and blamed the opposition parties for thwarting the efforts of his government to bring a policy of competitive bidding.
First Published: Aug 19, 2013 08:55 IST


text:
Happy Saturday!
Aren't the weekends loverly? I love to sleep in a little, then mosey out to the family room and have a couple cups of coffee with Sean. I catch up blogs, the weekend news, and critter cuddles. It's not unusual to have both of us, both dogs and both cats all snuggled up on the couch at once, especially on cold winter mornings like this. I love Saturdays.
This week, I decided it was time to get my rear in gear and make something that I meant to make last Valentine's Day, a small, quilted table runner to liven up the pub table in the family room. I already had the fabric, I just needed to get moving before I missed V-Day again this year.
I used this little, laminated pattern that I picked up at a local quilt shop some time back. Easy peasy!
Basically, sew three long strips together, slice them into 5" pieces, flip every other one, sew together and viola!
I backed the piece with this pretty, pink striped Moda, Love those stripes.
I only quilted the long seams where each slice was sewn together, I used one of the fancy stitches on my machine, it kind of looks like a feather stitch.
I guess that might be why this runner feels puffy to me, it doesn't have much quilting. I actually wish it lay a little flatter, anyone have any tips on that? Maybe a trip through the washer & dryer and a pressing? I'm all ears.
See? It's kind of thick-ish...
Just a dash & a kiss.
All in all, I'm pretty pleased with this sweet & simple project, I don't think this runner took more than a couple of hours start to finish, but it makes a nice addition to the table. In fact, it was so easy that I think I might make another one soon, maybe for St. Pats.
SO! What'cha doing this weekend, chums?
Got any exciting plans? Do tell!


text:
AHA NSW Awards for Excellence 2015
The Project
Partnering with the Australian Hotels Association NSW, Encore Event Technologies were briefed to deliver an awe-inspiring awards night fit for celebrating the best of the hotel service industry.
The Solution
Held at The Star, Sydney, Encore Event Technologies delivered one of 2015's most beautiful, intricate and technically demanding stage designs for the 2015 Pubs & Clubs Awards. Inspired by the geometric logo elements the Encore event production team built a custom stage design comprised of a 20x5m hard projection set interspersed with coloured acrylic panels to emphasise the geometric elements of the clients' logo. Video and imagery was projected onto the 3D set using state-of-the-art projection mapping, illuminating the stage in a thousand colours that drew the audience's attention and ensured a memorable result.
"The Australian Hotels Association has worked with Encore Event Technologies (previously Staging Connections) across Australia for nearly 10 years, and the team know how to push boundaries to produce a stellar result every time. They went above and beyond for our Awards for Excellence, delivering not only a visually stunning experience but a seamless event as well for our 500 guests.
"Whilst a celebration is memorable in itself, we delight in using technology to create a striking event environment that our guests want to share with their friends. Encore have the technology, the team and most of all, the know-how, to deliver special events that continue to impress our guests."
Selina Rumble, General Manager of Partnerships & Events at the Australian Hotels Association


text:
The City Transformation Committee has recommended investment in a museum on Cliff Road with a total cost of $55.65m with $20.65m Council contribution.
A new central library for Willow Street has also been proposed at a total cost of $30m with $25m Council contribution.
These two new facilities are recommended to Council to be included in the draft Long Term Plan 2018-2028.
The Heart of the City team has been working on a Detailed Business Case for a museum and central library, following last year's Long Term Plan Amendment.
In October, Council adopted the options and weighting criteria for cultural facility investment in the city centre.
The confirmed options were:
Option 1: Remediate existing library
Option 2: stand-alone library on Willow Street
Option 3: integrated new library and museum on Willow Street
Option 4: Stand-alone museum on Cliff Road
Option 5: Stand-alone museum on Willow Street
The confirmed options were built upon robust community engagement and stakeholder consultation, showing a high expectation for quality, experience and an iconic building.
Each of the options were then assessed against the following criteria:
• Strategic fit
• Tangata whenua preference for a museum
• Potential affordability
• Potential value for money
• Potential achievability
Yesterday's committee recommendation is a significant milestone following eight months' worth of research, investigation, community and stakeholder engagement and elected member workshops.
Chair of City Transformation Committee, Larry Baldock says in making their recommendation, elected members had to balance the community's expectations and aspirations with affordability.
Tangata Whenua support of a museum was also a significant factor in achieving the outcomes and meeting expectations, he says.
The committee also discussed the affordability of these facilities and has recommended reducing the Council contribution on both the museum and the central library from what was identified in the Economic and Financial case in the Detailed Business Case.
"The challenge now for Council is to assess this budget reduction and review how both cultural facilities can be achieved maintaining the desired outcomes for the community.
"It is important that these cultural facilities happen for our community, we have waited long enough. But we must achieve these with affordability in mind and balance with the wider vision for our growing city."


text:
A wide range of Content-Management-Systems is available nowadays. Sometimes specialized for a specific goal.
But there are only few that offer both developer and user full freedom and controll.
The CMS webEdition will give you full control over the source code so your pages will be indexed by the major search engines like Google without problems.
Existing or new websites can effortlesly be integrated if you use the webEdition CMS.
WebEdition is Open Source and therefore free to install. (Available under the General Public Licence)
WebEdition provides you with a lot of possibilities: Version controll, Workflow, Webshop, spelling control, Export of data and much more.
But other CMS like Joomla, WordPress or Magento offer you much. So why choose webEdition?
The required "301 redirects" can be created in the editor inside WebEdition.
Webedition is available in various languages.
WebEdition is used worldwide for more than 50,000 websites and there is a large group of enthusiastic users who share knowledge and experience.
Would you like to see an example of this page in WebEdition?


text:
Where do i get my access key to start using smart office
How to get Access Key for SmartOffice for Good
Activation key after creating the account
"Invalid application license. Try again with networking enabled"
I think you have downloaded SmartOffice for Good?
The SmartOffice for Good application is for business customers who already have a Good Dynamics server installed in their company. It is a major enterprise installation, and not suitable for individuals. The application does not work without a connection to a Good Dynamics server.
If you are an individual or your company does not have Good Dynamics, please purchase SmartOffice 2 from the app store:
If you already have a Good Dynamics server, you will be able to generate a key using it. Please check the instructions for the server. Afterwards you can read the user guide for SmartOffice for Good: http://docs.picsel.com/docs/files/getting-started-good.pdf
If you work for a large company and wish to install Good Dynamics, please visit http://www.good.com/
Password problem


text:
Bitnami VM Wordpress MU (Installed and launched through Google Cloud Console)
I am trying to Register Account through Wordpress Dashboard > WP Encrpt for a Lets Encrypt SSL Certificate.
I have recived the following permissions error
"Could not create directory /opt/bitnami/apps/wordpress/letsencrypt/live/account for private key. Please check your file system permissions."
I have resolved my issue.
I did a search of the current users on the web server (obviously bitnami, daemon, and are in this list.
I then searched the groups that these users belong to and found that the user belongs to a group called bitnami_admins.
I added to the bitnami_admins group and also to the daemon group
i am not sure about being a member of the daemon group, perhaps i should remove myself from it?
Anyway, this sorted my problem...Wordpress now is able to access the required directory reqested by the WP Encrypt plugin during its registration process.
Hi @adamjedgar,
It seems you had a permissions issue, could you please share with us the permissions of that folder?
ls -la /opt/bitnami/apps/wordpress/letsencrypt/live/
As this guides says, you need to create the letsencrypt/live folder and set the permissions
sudo mkdir -p /opt/bitnami/apps/wordpress/letsencrypt/live
sudo chown -R bitnami:daemon /opt/bitnami/apps/wordpress/letsencrypt
sudo find /opt/bitnami/apps/wordpress/letsencrypt -type d -exec chmod 0775 {} \;
sudo find /opt/bitnami/apps/wordpress/letsencrypt -type f -exec chmod 0664 {} \;
The bitnami-admins group is a group that allows the bitnami user to run sudo commands. If you add daemon to that group, daemon will be able to run sudo commands that is insecure so please remove that user of that group and follow the documentation that I shared with you above.
Sorry Jota,i made a typo in last message...
i did not add bitnami to daemon group nor did i add daemon to the bitnami_admins group.
I added my user to both.
I think i may have queried my having added my user to the daemon group?
I am a little confused by the adding of bitnami as the owner of the letsencrypt directory.
The wordpress user is not bitnami. The wordpress user needs to be able to read and write to that directory in order for wp encrypt to register does it not?
You have different users in the instance:
You can access the instance using your_user or bitnami and as bitnami has permissions to write in the different folders I suggest you use it instead of adding your user to the admin group.
I don't know if this matter was ever resolved, but here's the solution I found. Check out my post here.


text:
- Focuses on the social determinants of disease including socioeconomic status, race/ethnicity, the built environment and related factors.
- Special emphasis on training in theory, historical context, methodological issues and measurement.
- Faculty and mentors are available in the department and its affiliated faculty as well as in partner institutions in the Bay Area.
Area of Concentration Leader
|Robert A. Hiatt, MD, PhD
Primary Faculty
|Maria Glymour, ScD, MS
|Mary Haan, DrPH, MPH
|Margaret Handley, PhD, MPH
|Robert A. Hiatt, MD, PHD
|Dominic Montagu, DrPH
|Associate Professor
|Jacqueline Torres, MPH, MA, PhD
|Assistant Professor
Secondary Faculty
|Christine Dehlendorf, MD
|Associate Professor
|James G. Khan, MD, MPH
|Irene Yen, PHD, MPH
|Associate Professor
Affiliate Faculty
|Tomas Aragon, MD, DrPH
|Assistant Professor
|May Sudhinaraset, PhD
|Assistant Professor
Retired Faculty
|Lawrence Green, DrPH, MPH
|Professor (Recalled)


text:
"Into the Badlands" is undoubtedly one of the best shows of AMC and the first season of the series has received critical accolades both from fans and critics.
Though the next season has not been confirmed yet, the talks for another season have already been going on as the creators of the show, Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, have stated that season 2 will focus on Sunny's (Daneil Wu) path to redemption.
The Season 1 left the viewers in suspense as after stabbing Quinn (Marton Csokas), Sunny claimed that he won't kill anyone ever, and that came as a surprise to the audience as throughout the series Sunny was portrayed as a skilled assassin who loved his job.
Though Sunny vowed that he will quit his career as Clipper, there is a significant possibility that he might break his promise as at the end of Season 1. He was imprisoned and his love interest, Veil (Madeleine Mantock), was also captured in the Badlands.
In an interview with ComicBook.com, Gough said that a person who has a history and career as Sunny's is surely inhibited by a dark and heavy soul, particularly due to the guilt of killing so many people in his past.
Gough also said that despite his history of violence, Veil has firm belief that there is still room for Sunny to change.
"I think Veil does want to believe in the best in Sunny. Even with her doubts and everything Quinn planted, she wants to believe that he can change and I think she's the light in his life that can give him hope that he can change," Gough said.
In Season 2, Sunny will try his best to find Veil and free her, as, according to Gough, she is the key to Sunny's redemption. In order to free her, Sunny might have to return to his past life of violence as it won't be easy to break into the Badlands.
Show's creator, Miles Millar, said, "Redemption is a process and hopefully Sunny will have many seasons of television to redeem himself."


text:
Hey guys! It's been a while… sorry about that. My life sorta became a mess back when I first started this book blogging site. But I am back now and really excited to review The City of Bones!
So I know I a little behind here and most of the books I will be reviewing are kinda old but that's just the way this site works!
Goodreads Summary:
When fifteen-year-old Clary Fray heads out to the Pandemonium Club in New York City, she hardly expects to witness a murder― much less a murder committed by three teenagers covered with strange tattoos and brandishing bizarre weapons. Then the body disappears into thin air. It's hard to call the police when the murderers are invisible to everyone else and when there is nothing―not even a smear of blood―to show that a boy has died. Or was he a boy? Continue reading the rest here.
The review is wayyyyy down below and the in-between is just filler to how I got around to reading City of Bones, I'll state down where the review starts 🙂 !
Let's start from the beginning…
I watched The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones (2013) movie back when it first came out and I found the plot interesting enough that if a second movie came out I would watch it. Unfortunately, that second movie did not come and so that just stayed there.
Skip to 2016 and Freeform came out with a series named Shadowhunters, which I found again interesting enough to watch it. I know some people have quite a few issues with the series but since I had not read the book series I was just viewing it as a new series on Freeform. I have to say that I absolutely loved it! #Malec #SorryNotSorry
Anyways let's jump to a little closer to the present timeline. I started working for a company and during my free time, I would just read articles when I got a suggestion from Amazon on the City of Bones. I told myself repeatedly that I would not read the book series because I was afraid of not liking the series anymore, but I was so drawn to that Ad that I clicked on it and got the first book.
The Review
I honestly thought I had a pretty good idea of how the book would be and I was so wrong!! Its safe to say that I was genuinely surprised not by how good it was in my taste but how good every difference was. I was not angry by any of the changes because they were so good. I understand that fans of the book were/are mad at the changes in both the movie and the series but I don't get to feel that because I came with the movie and series as a base.
The beginning of the book was "WOW', I really enjoyed being so into Clary's POV, her mind is just fantastic and she doesn't even know it. Simon is every bit the lovesick fool and lets just talk about Jace and the Lightwoods.
Jace was ever more attractive in the book then Dominic Sherwood he was frustrating and so damn loveable it was so sick!! His attraction to Clary is so visibly felt I was fanning myself lol.
The Lightwoods are quite the pair and yes I am speaking of Izzy and Alec. They are just fantastic, their bond is very real and you can visualize their annoyance and protectiveness for each other.
I really want to divulge into the couples but I don't want to spoil anything if you haven't read the series or seen the show/movie but let's just say that as you get more into the serious tension rises. If you'd like for me to talk more about the couples let me know and I'll gladly do a post on them.
But for now, I say it was a great decision to read this book and start to enjoy the Mortal Instruments Series.
Rate: This is a definite 4.5/5 I really enjoyed this!
My whole review summed up in a couple of emojis:
See you all soon!


text:
You are currently browsing the tag archive for the 'do it yourself' tag.
I suck at DIY. No, really. I'm just not a crafty person. I'm sure that I could do if with a little practice, but I just don't have the patience to learn to get good at it. I'm not stereotypically feminine in that respect – I hate cleaning, I don't like sewing (although I wish I did so I could make my own clothes like the amazing Heather) – although I do like cooking. Despite the fact that I am DIY-challenged, I have found a few things recently that I want to attempt. Ha! I should make a crappy looking shirt that says "DIY-challenged." Anyway, see below for pictures of my hopeful DIY attempts.
Photos and ideas mostly thanks to Pinterest.


text:
It looks like you're using an Ad Blocker.
Please white-list or disable AboveTopSecret.com in your ad-blocking tool.
Thank you.
Some features of ATS will be disabled while you continue to use an ad-blocker.
Originally posted by JuniorDisco
Read the thread. I have answered it.
Originally posted by ollncasino
Indeed you did concede that Indians wouldn't like it if the majority of people in New Delhi and Islamabad were not Indian.
Nonetheless you then went on to argue that the UK has no city in which the British are less than 50%.
It appears you are arguing that Indian people wouldn't mind high levels of immigration until it reaches 50%. Once it does, you agreed that they would mind.
Do you really feel that 50% is a magic on/off trigger?
Are you perhaps missing the point that Indians would still object to high levels of immigration if 37% of New Delhi and Islamabad's populations were foreign born?
37% of London's population is foreign born, with the foreign born population in inner London being 42%.
Originally posted by JuniorDisco
I agree.But that doesn't change the fact that there is no city in Britain where the British are in a minority. So I don't understand why you asked the question about people in India not wanting to be in a minority. What relevance does it have?
Originally posted by JuniorDisco
Fair enough. But you have no evidence to back up what you're saying. It's just vague conjecture on your part.
I don't care about the website's terms and conditions
If you say that Britain is a "white country" you are a bigot. This is simply a matter of fact.
some obscure and irrelevant set of principles that you've invented applies in "New Delhi and Islamabad" just shows the poverty of your position.
Originally posted by ollncasino
Originally posted by JuniorDisco
Now you're just making stuff up. Where did I say this?
You conceded that Indians wouldn't like it if foreign born residents were more than 50%.
Originally posted by ollncasino
The point another poster was trying to make was that Indians wouldn't like to live the multicultural experience that London is going thorough.
You conceded that Indians wouldn't like it if more than 50% of residents were not Indian. London currently has a foreign born population of 37% (42% in inner London).
Not a single statement you have made on this thread has been backed up by any evidence.
Originally posted by CJCrawley
That's unfortunate, because you run the risk of having your account closed down; and what a terrible loss to ATS that would be. *sarcasm off*
Again you persist with your unnecessary ad hominem attacks. Are you incapable of arguing your point without attacking people who disagree with it?
You know very well that Britain has been overwhelmingly a white country....at least since the last ice age. It's only since mass immigration got under way at the end of WW2 that the demographic makeup of the country has begun to change - but even now you would agree that whites make up the majority, so what's your beef?
England - traditionally white country
France - traditionally white country
Nigeria - traditionally black country
Pakistan - traditionally Asian country
That's how we roll here on Planet Earth.
If mass immigration of mostly white people from around the world were to take place in New Delhi and Islamabad (the respective capital cities of India and Pakistan), do you think it would work?
Now, most people on this thread are quite sure about the answer to this. You are the only poster who claims ignorance - strange that, because you seem to be quite sure in your overall knowledge on this topic.
You know very well that it wouldn't work, which is why it's not happening over there.
When they accept mass immigration in the same way as London, Manchester, Birmingham, and all the major European cities, I'll eat my words.
Because they aren't bigoted, at least not obviously. Whereas you are.
Of course I know that most people who live and have lived in Britain have been white.
CJCrawley "If mass immigration of mostly white people from around the world were to take place in New Delhi and Islamabad (the respective capital cities of India and Pakistan), do you think it would work?"
Why wouldn't it?
Western people are going in droves to India anyway - something like 200,000 work visas issued in Germany and the US alone in 2010. To put it in context that's more than a third of the total Indian people who live in London. In one year!
Explain to me why it is important what Indians and Pakistanis would feel about mass immigration into their countries.
The reason mass immigration is not happening there has nothing to do with whether they want "whites" or not. It is purely economic.
Actually Delhi probably already has more immigrants than London.
Originally posted by CJCrawley
I'm obviously bigoted, am I?
The only bigoted poster on the thread, indeed.
Do feel free to provide evidence for this.
You seem hell bent on personal attacks and obfuscation - typical smokescreen tactics by pro-immigrationists when dealing with people who disagree with the great injustice of mass immigration.
Oh you do! Oh excellent.
So Britain is a "white country" then?
Or am I still a "bigot"?
CJCrawley "If mass immigration of mostly white people from around the world were to take place in New Delhi and Islamabad (the respective capital cities of India and Pakistan), do you think it would work?"
Why wouldn't it?
Must try harder.
Oh but they wouldn't be Indian people going back home, would they?
Difficult to know who's who any more.
Besides, it's small potatoes compared to the half million or so cramming into my tiny overcrowded country every year.
Well, the distinct lack of a multicultural element in their society might cause one to question their enthusiasm, let's say.
Why aren't they multicultural?
And, more importantly, why do you think it's ok for them not to be?
But India is a thriving economy!
One of the BRIC countries, has its own space programme, a middle income country with more billionaires than the UK.
No. Must be something else?
Oh, wouldn't you love that?
That would help your argument so much.
But sadly, unsupported by any evidence.
According to the wiki page on Delhi, the ethnicity is
.....Punjabi and Hindi.
Originally posted by Suspiria
It's a seething pot of writhing bodies, money and chaos.
Originally posted by JuniorDisco
Originally posted by Suspiria
It's a seething pot of writhing bodies, money and chaos.
Yeah, but it has its bad points too.
Originally posted by phyllida
reply to post by Suspiria
No stopping at the 1st friendly country for them oh no must get to England and the free housing mobile phones and benefits.
We have a huge problem with Romanian criminals and now added to the pot the Romanians are fighting against the Pakistanis for control of certain areas.
There are places in Yorkshire where a white person seriously cannot go, and even the Sikhs are having problems with straying into Muslim areas.
No amount of legislation and passing of laws will make cultures compatible with each other. If we were all so compatible we'd all be the same and diversity would disappear. Is that what the POTB want? A planet of robotic nobodies all believing the same acting the same and worshipping the same? Who knows


text:
They're giggling. They've been giggling for 35 years.
Either they're escapees from what was once colloquially called the Giggle Factory or they're Kimberly Glennie and Beth Lano. Both longtime stalkers of Las Vegas stages. One still a-pluckin' (a harp, that is). One still a-blowin' (a horn, that is). Both still … giggling.
"Oooh, do you remember …" says Lano (she's the horn player) to Glennie (she's the harpist), then whispers in her ear, this time to a full chortle. Turning back to this reporter, Lano recalls a shared road trip to a recording session years ago in which an ill Lano, bolting from the car as Glennie pulled to the side of the road … well, let's just say Lano learned not to upchuck in a stiff crosswind.
Don't let their sophisticated status as anchors of the Las Vegas Philharmonic—opening its first full season at The Smith Center's Reynolds Hall on Oct. 20—mislead you. Reveling in each other's company, they're frisky teenagers—even if they're teenagers in their 50s.
How high school is it, after all, when 54-year-old Lano totes her jammies to 56-year-old Glennie's home every Christmas for a yuletide sleepover?
"We both have a way of looking at the world and we're kind of balls-to-the-wall kind of girls, ya know what I mean?" Glennie says.
"We've seen each other through relationships, marriages, divorces, raising children, even though I don't have children," Lano says. "I claim Kim's kids, they're like surrogate daughters to me, I love them very much. They know they can call me if they need someone—or if there's something they don't want their mom to know!"
Busy babes, these two, as the French horn-blowing Lano is often the only female in a five-person Philharmonic horn section, while Glennie rules as sole harp strummer. Beyond those classical boundaries, they've contributed to movie and TV soundtracks, prowled the pits of production shows and backed up a cadre of Vegas headliners.
Only a fraction of their marquee-name employers: Alicia Keys, Cher, Faith Hill, Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., Tony Bennett, Josh Groban, Andrea Bocelli and Luciano Pavarotti. (Add some warbler named Barbra Streisand when Lano plays Babs' Nov. 2 gig at the MGM Grand.)
"We've had a lot of firsts together: We both started playing with Johnny Mathis around the same time," says Glennie, whose conversational rhythm with Lano is like a comfy hubby and wife, zeroing in on each other's thoughts, completing each other's sentences. "What blows [Mathis] away is not only that it's been so long, but the fact we're still so young," says Lano, as Glennie chimes in: "It's like we're his children! We're grown up, and he feels old."
Off the Philharmonic clock, Glennie, a harp instructor at UNLV and CSN, performs regularly at Bellagio's Conservatory and Botanical Gardens. Longtime multitasker Lano—well, what doesn't she do? Standouts on her résumé: local radio personality (now on KNPR-FM, and formerly with fellow FM stations KSTJ, KJUL and KQOL) and ex-TV show host (KTNV Channel 13's Political Insiders). However, that's when she's not toiling as a publicist, voice actor, talent booker and crisis management consultant.
Best buds since they connected at Indiana University in the late-1970s, they discovered in each other not only laughter and camaraderie, but strength and solidarity.
"In the late-'70s, early-'80s, there were lots of women in the music business, but it was a tough business and you had to be tough yourself," Lano says. "The guys loved us but that doesn't mean we're pushovers. We banded together, often being the only two women in orchestras we played in."
Lured to Las Vegas in 1982, they were hired together for Wayne Newton's band. "We loved playing with Wayne, it was glorious, but we had some issues during the Wayne years that we very much hung together on," Glennie says. "Sometimes everybody is looking to save a dime and we have certain responses that keep us from getting thrown under the bus."
Prod them for juicy backstage insights on famous names and you get near-unanimous praise, given that they still perform—and book gigs—in this town. Loose lips sink long careers. Even when a negative memory surfaces, so does a measure of discretion. "There's this one big name, a really big deal in town, and he just runs his musicians down," Glennie says. "Runs them through a sausage factory."
Who? Who? Drop one teensy-weensy name! … Nope. Lady's too much of a, well, lady.
Compared to the va-va-voom of Strip showrooms, hanging with the Philharmonic was initially a secondary gig for the pair. "We did the orchestra when we had time," Glennie says. "We thought, it was the least-paying thing, you're lucky to have us, blah, blah, blah. But as the years have gone by, that's very much shifted because the orchestra is a different ball game, much more prominent."
Reflecting on their decades-long, through-thick-and-thin alliance, Lano notes: "It's not an act. Our friendship is so strong that we are really strong together. She's always there for me. When I got a divorce, she pulled my butt out of the fire."
Tossing in a here-here!, Glennie admits that "there have been strains and stresses, but we got past those and we're in the golden years of our friendship. It's a lot deeper. This 30-year knowledge of somebody is as meaningful as it gets."
Even onstage—in the midst of the music—this tight twosome manages to communicate. "We can talk to each other with our eyes," Glennie says.
Scan the Reynolds Hall stage. See the brunette harpist and the blond horn player? That's them. Hey, ladies!
Conductor's baton is heading toward the downbeat. … Horn up, Beth. … Fingers poised, Kim. … Shhh. No giggling.
3 Concerts not to miss
Opening night for the Las Vegas Philharmonic season at The Smith Center should also interest cinephiles on Oct. 20. In the indie film Downtown Express, guest violinist Philippe Quint plays … a violinist. Elsewhere on the Philharmonic docket, we recommend these departures from the musical norm. (See full schedule at LVPhil.org or TheSmithCenter.com.):
• Phil folks will accompany a screening of Charlie Chaplin playing his iconic Little Tramp character in the silent classic City Lights, performing the score composed by Chaplin himself. (Nov. 3)
• How's this for novel casting? Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh will narrate Aaron Copland's Lincoln Portrait. Don't Zap(pos) that one from your schedule. (Nov. 17)
• How much more Christmas-y can it get when the Mayors Goodman—Oscar and Carolyn—narrate A Very Vegas Holiday, with guest artists including Jersey Boys' Travis Cloer. (Dec. 8)


text:
adidas Women's Gazelle Suede Sneakers
Women's Gazelle Suede Sneakers
Free Shipping & Returns on All U.S. Orders. See Details
- 1"/25mm midsole (approximately).
- Rounded toe. Stamped logo at padded collar. Etched-line detail and logo at tongue. Gold-stamped "Gazelle" at quarter panel. White leather signature 3-Stripes.
- Brown textured rubber midsole.
- Light blue flat laces.
- Lace-up style.
- Lined with leather and fabric.
- Rubber sole.
- Available in Blue Tint (light blue)/White.
- Imported.
Need Help? Have Questions? Contact Us.
Please call 1.888.222.7639 to speak with a Customer Service Representative.
We're here to help you:
Monday - Friday, 9 AM - 9 PM (ET)
Saturday - Sunday, 10:30 AM - 7 PM (ET)
If you prefer email, we can be reached anytime at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Free Shipping & Returns on All U.S. Orders. See Details


text:
Atlanta DJ, Genesis, just released this 8-minute mixtape, the second installment to his Gennessy Black series. Featuring mixes, samples and cuts from artist ranging from Travis Scott and Three 6 Mafia to N.E.R.D and M.I.A. This short but sweet blend of songs by the Full Time Levitator is sure to take you on a quick little sonic ride. I mean, who doesn't like a quickie?!
Amateur Dance – What i had 2 do
N*E*R*D* – Kill Joy
Three 6 Mafia – Rainbow Colors
Crystal Waters – 100% Pure Love
MIA – Come Around
Riff Raff – Tip Toeing In My Jawdins
Wondagurl – The North
Moire – No Gravity
Orca – Golden Dawn
Yung Thug – I Just Might
Kid Cudi – Heart Of A Lion
Wizard – High
Sango – Me De Amor
Key! – Give Em' Hell
Lamb$ – 8-Ball
CDBL – Wake Up
Travis Scott – Sloppy Toppy
Eels – I Need Some Sleep
Jay 305 – Stories
Robert Miles – Children
Ta-Ku – I Miss You
Imogen Heap – Hide & Seek
Denitia & Sene – Divided
SBTRKT – Everybody Knows
Father – Dame Fuego


text:
Jack Bird and Saddleback, ca1890s
Reference Number: PA11-046-01
Saddleback (young and adult bird) perched on a flowering branch of Rangiora (Brachyglottis repanda). Transparency made by Newton & Co., Covent Garden, London.
Key terms:
1 image, related to Sir Walter Lawry Buller, Birds and Creadion carunculatus.
Part of:
Coloured lantern slides of illustrations from Sir Walter Buller's "A History of the Birds of New Zealand", Reference Number PA11-046 (6 digitised items)
Harris, Esme, fl 1980-1981 :Photographs, Reference Number PA-Group-00073 (21 digitised items)
Extent: 1 colour original transparency/iesTransparencies
Historical Notes: Jackbird was an earlier common term used for the Saddleback
Conditions governing access to original: Not restricted
Inscriptions: Inscribed - Mount recto - right of image: Saddle-back; Mount recto - top left: Makers, Newton and Co., 37 King St., Covent Garden, London.; Mount recto - left of image: Jack bird
Usage: You can search, browse, print and download items from this website for research and personal study. You are welcome to reproduce the above image(s) on your blog or another website, but please maintain the integrity of the image (i.e. don't crop, recolour or overprint it), reproduce the image's caption information and link back to here (http://mp.natlib.govt.nz/detail/?id=18829). If you would like to use the above image(s) in a different way (e.g. in a print publication), or use the transcription or translation, permission must be obtained. More information about copyright and usage can be found on the Copyright and Usage page of the NLNZ web site.
External Links:
View Full Descriptive Record in TAPUHI
View and/or order a copy of this image from Timeframes
View Archived Image on NDHA


text:
Free Estimates
Loveland Paint Pals provides professional painting services throughout the Loveland, Colorado area including Berthoud, Greeley, Estes Park and surrounding areas. We intend to have franchises all across, but offer our services from Fort Collins to Parker as of now. It is our goal to…
Loveland Paint Pals provides exceptional house and business painting services to Loveland, CO including Berthoud, Greeley, Estes Park, and the neighboring areas. From exteriors to interiors, we have your painting and staining needs covered. We are dedicated to offering a long lasting paint job and the highest level of customer service to earn your complete satisfaction. Call Loveland Paint Pals today to get your free consultation!
On Blog
Fun Facts About Paint
About 10% of ALL paint bought in the U.S. ends up getting thrown out, and the majority of that paint is for homes. That's over 60,000,000 gallons of paint. Here at Loveland Paint Pals, we recommend keeping your left over … Read More
Paint Pals Exterior Painting
Paint Pals is doing several exterior painting estimates this week in the Loveland, Berthoud, and Greeley areas. Our professional painting crews have begun the season and our schedules are filling up fast. Call a Paint Pal today for your free estimate on … Read More
View More


text:
Title: Toronto Condos For Sales | Toronto Real Estate | Condominiums Toronto
URL/Website: http://www.remaxcondosplus.com/
Description: Toronto condos, lofts and co-ops are available for sale or for rent by RE/MAX Condos Plus - Toronto real estate specialists. F
Listing Added: 2008-01-12 10:18:39
Listed in the following Categories:
- Consultants
:: [Incorrect Info/Broken Link? Please Let Us Know]


text:
Dept of the Treasury
Counselor to Secretary Geithner, Dept of the Treasury
Employment Timeline
Employment History
|Additional Info
|Dept of the Treasury
Revolving Door Personnel: (275)
|Counselor to Secretary Geithner
|Agency lobbying profileMajor Donor profile
|Mariner Investment Group
Revolving Door Personnel: (1)
|Partner & Fund Manager
|Major Donor profile
|Dept of the Treasury
Revolving Door Personnel: (275)
|Asst Secretary for Financial Markets
|Agency lobbying profileMajor Donor profile
|Cornerstone Asset Management
Revolving Door Personnel: (1)
|Chief Executive Officer
Revolving Door Personnel: (1)
|Vice Chairman
|Lobbying Firm Private Sector Federal Govt. State/Local Govt.
For registered lobbyists, employment histories may be incomplete prior to 1998 because the Senate Office of Public Records does not make registrations and reports available electronically for those years.
Feel free to distribute or cite this material, but please credit the Center for Responsive Politics. For permission to reprint for commercial uses, such as textbooks, contact the Center: email@example.com


text:
Thursday, August 26, 2010
A New Year
I have begun the year chaos-full. Kids weren't where they were supposed to be, kids were missing, kids were everywhere! At one point, I had 58 kiddos in my room...you have to laugh at that because if you didn't you'd cry! It was all adjusted and life will continue but it got me thinking...now that I have a kid IN SCHOOL, I see these faces differently. School can be hard, new schools and bigger schools can be an adjustment...kids are confused and scared and worried...kids are energetic and funny and talkative. I'm all those things. I am still nervous as they file in my room each day. I'm still confused, alot and often don't know what to do next.
I feel empathy, sympathy. I understand where they are coming from. And as if that weren't enough, I have 2 kids in my class with whom I went to high school with their moms!!!! Am I old enough to have a 10/11 year old? Yep! Yikes! But they are sweet and wonderful.
Ask me how sweet and wonderful these kids are in 2 months, I might tell you differently...but for now, my students this year are excited and ready to learn and create...and so am I.
5 comments:
I get much in your theme really wedding gowns thank your very much i will come every day
- June 13, 2011 at 1:10 PM
- cindy said...
burberry bolsas
chanel bolsas
chloe bolsas
porte cles louis vuitton
boucle chanel
dior bolsas
sac dolce gabbana
sac fendi
sac guess
sac guess 2012
sac gucci
tee shirts armani hommes
tee shirts burberry femmes
tee shirts chanel femmes
sac guess
dolce gabbana bolsas
ed hardy bolsas
fendi bolsas
gucci bolsas
guess bolsas
dior tasche
sac a main
tee shirts
ceinture en cuir
lunettes de soleil
chaussures nike
chaussures puma
chaussures louis vuitton
porte cles chanel
bracelet louis vuitton
- April 18, 2012 at 1:14 AM
- MS outlook 2010 said...
In Office 2010, improved the Microsoft Office 2010 Key functional areas view, allowing you to easily set up their own needs and switch enhanced functional areas are available in all Office applications, allowing you quick access to more commands, and create custom optionscard into Office experience a personalized to match your work style.With PowerPoint 2010, you can embed Office 2010 a personalized video presentation to attract the audience. Microsoft Office 2010
- May 28, 2012 at 11:32 PM
- ie said...
chaussures nike shox nz i femmes
chaussures nike shox nz i hommes
chaussures nike shox nz ii femmes chaussures nike shox nz ii hommes chaussures nike shox oz femmes
chaussures nike shox oz hommes
chaussures nike shox r2 femmes
chaussures nike shox r2 hommes
chaussures nike shox r3 femmes
chaussures nike shox r3 hommes
chaussures nike shox r4 ii femmes
chaussures nike shox r4 ii hommes
chaussures nike shox r4 v femmes
chaussures nike shox r4 v hommes
chaussures nike shox r5 femmes
- July 16, 2012 at 6:49 PM
- Adriane Sara said...
po achei eteressante.
depois vela no meu blog as postages e ve se gosta.
- December 28, 2012 at 12:47 PM


text: Simple and clean, this notecard is all about the new couple. Blank inside but customized on the front with the names of the newlyweds, its the perfect way to say thank you to your wedding guests. Need to send a quick note to a friend? Order extra cards and use as every day stationery.


text:
Thomas Rust UNDERWOOD, Congress, KY
Senate Years of Service:1951-1952
UNDERWOOD, Thomas Rust, a Representative and a Senator from Kentucky; born in Hopkinsville, Christian County, Ky., March 3, 1898; attended the public schools; graduated from the University of Kentucky at Lexington in 1917; started newspaper career in 1917; during the First World War served in the Students Army Training Corps at the University of Kentucky in 1918; general manager of Lexington (Ky.) Herald 1931-1935 and editor 1935-1956; member of the State planning board 1931-1935; secretary of the State racing commission 1931-1943, 947-1948; secretary of the National Association of State Racing Commissioners 1934-1948; assistant to the Director, Office of Economic Stabilization 1943; elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-first Congress; reelected to the Eighty-second Congress and served from January 3, 1949, until his resignation on March 17, 1951; appointed on March 19, 1951, to the United States Senate as a Democrat to fill the vacancy in the term ending January 3, 1955, caused by the death of Virgil M. Chapman, and served from March 19, 1951, to November 4, 1952; unsuccessful candidate for election in 1952 to fill the vacancy; resumed editorial duties with the Lexington Herald; died in Lexington, Ky., June 29, 1956; interment in Lexington Cemetery.
BibliographyUnderwood, Thomas Rust, ed. Thoroughbred Racing & Breeding: The Story of the Sport and Background of the Horse Industry. New York: Coward-McCann, 1945; Underwood, Thomas Rust, and John I. Day, eds. Call Me Horse: Interesting, Homorous, and Informative Notes About Horse Racing and Breeding. New York: Coward-McCann, 1946.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present


text:
Phone Hacking Tied to Terrorists – NY Times
On November 26, 2011, the New York Times reported that the Philippines Criminal Investigation and Detection Group arrested four individuals in connection with a plot to hack into AT&T accounts in order to divert money to a terrorist organization.
According to the article, the suspects were "working with a group called Jemaah Islamiyah, a terrorist group linked to Al Qaeda and responsible for the 2002 bombings in Bali, which killed 202 people." The New York Times further reported that
"The suspects remotely gained access to the telephone operating systems of an unspecified number of AT&T clients and used them to call telephone numbers that passed on revenues to the suspects."
The total scheme is estimated to have costed $2 million.
Continue reading "Phone Hacking Tied to Terrorists".


text:
The art and knowledge behind astrology are quite complex and tough and for this reason, some of the Astrologers In India provide their time to individuals who want to consult about their personal self. The question arise in mind that what are the benefits that you really get from astrological readings? And in this article, I will tell you some important features that you benefit from the realm of astrology.
|Astrology Services
Features That You Get Benefit From The Field of Astrology
- You understand yourself
- Determination of life path
- Relationship compatibility
- Better career determination
- And some more
The first point is You Understand Yourself
When you avail some of the Best Astrology Services In India then the main reason will be that you want to know yourself from within and this proves to be really beneficial as to really get rid of doubts and garbage thoughts that try to mix up with reality and influences your life in a bad manner. And the important point is through understanding your moon and sun signs you will be acknowledged about your own being and the purpose of you being here on earth which can really help. In addition, this also includes recognizing about the skills and abilities that you have had for quite a long time but never found it important to polish and hone them.
Determination of Life Path
There can come some opportunities and chances but you can miss if you don't know if it's right or wrong to take them but to know about these openings that arrive in your life from time to time you have to consult an astrologer who can forecast about it. Understanding your life path if what you are doing right now is what the universe holds for you can acutely change your way of taking decisions and climbing steps.
Relationship Compatibility
The relationship is important of our lives which distinguish us from other species, whether it's a love relation, family relation or a business relationship or anything else but we should know what individuals are compatible with our astrological signs. And detail gaining the knowledge about it from the Online Astrology Services In India, you will have a heads up social circle in your life because then you will know in a better way how to treat your relationships.
Better Career Determination
As an Online Astrological reading can tell you about the proficiency and capability that were in rest for so long it can also guide you towards climbing a ladder of career that holds success on its top. Through determining about what is a better decision to make in your daily life that makes sure that your career goes full house in, without any hurdles and to know the opportunities which can also regard to professional life you will have a high five experience in your career.
And Some More
You can consult for almost anything that relates to you and your personal or professional life and Best Astrologers In India are quite wise and hold an affluence of experience to predict about your future by reading you sun and moon signs.
Social Media References:


text:
Update, 8:12pm: Good news! "Dude" has been reunited with his "Dad"!
Meredith posted on our Facebook page last night that she found a young Pitbull in between her fence and her garage. She's taken him to a Vet up in Lake City. The vet says the Pitbull is likely 9-10 mos. old and may be a stray, though his nails are clipped short, which likely means he has a human out there somewhere. The vet will hold him one more say and then he's off to the Humane Society tomorrow.
Here's a pic of the little guy:
Drop us a line at [email protected] if you think you know the whereabouts of his owners.


text:
"Partners who provide funding, strategic direction and organisational support"
The UK Data Service was established by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) in October 2012.
Their vision is to integrate and expand several existing data services into a comprehensive national service structured to support researchers in academia, business, third sector and all levels of government.
In addition to ESRC funding, we also receive financial support from our host organisations, and our activities are overseen by the ESRC's Data Infrastructure Strategic Advisory Committee. You can read more in the tabs below.
The UK Data Service is delivered by staff with special expertise in research data based at universities across the UK. These are the organisations that provide the foundation for our data, resources and services.
University of Essex
The UK Data Archive is curator of the largest collection of digital social science data in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1967, the Archive is an acknowledged centre of expertise in the areas of acquiring, curating and providing access to data. In 2005 it was designated a Place of Deposit by the National Archives, which allows the curation of public records. In 2010 it achieved certification under ISO27001, an international standard of information security.
Jisc is a registered charity and champions the use of digital technologies in UK education and research. As part of the Digital Resources Directorate of Jisc, UK Data Service staff provide access to, and specialist support for, the databanks of Inter-governmental organisations such as the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank and OECD as well as aggregate statistics from the 1971 to 2011 UK censuses.
University of Manchester
The Cathie Marsh Institute for Social Research (CMI) is a centre of research excellence specialising in the application of advanced quantitative methods in an interdisciplinary social science context. Named after Cathie Marsh who founded the Census Microdata Unit in 1993, CMI still plays a key role in the support and development of UK secondary microdata including the Sample of Anonymised Records (SARs) from the Census.
University of Leeds
The School of Geography at the University of Leeds is recognised as one of the world's leading geography departments and renowned for its cutting edge research which influences policy across a range of sectors. In particular, it is home to the Centre for Spatial Analysis and Policy, where new analysis techniques and policy predictions are developed based on the latest science and information. The School has a longstanding association with both the spatial analysis of census data and the development of web-based systems to ensure its use in the wider academic community.
University of Southampton
The Population, Health and Wellbeing research group in Geography and Environment at the University of Southampton has an outstanding reputation for leadership in population and health research, based on the combination of innovation in methodology covering geographical information systems (GIS), spatial analysis and quantitative and qualitative methods with substantive expertise in census, population and health issues. Our work comprises spatial population analysis and modelling; cultures, spaces and practices of care and population health. Our members work closely with the Office for National Statistics, co-direct the ESRC National Centre for Research Methods and UK Data Service and edit the journal Health and Place.
University of Edinburgh
EDINA is a national academic data centre operating since 1995. It is designated by Jisc to support the activities of universities, colleges and research institutes across the UK and has a mission to develop and deliver shared services and infrastructure for research and education that are innovative, high quality and cost-effective, based on knowledge and expertise gained through research and development. EDINA also continues to act as the ESRC specialist geography unit for the census, supporting UK Data Service users in accessing and using the geography outputs of the 2011 and previous censuses.
University College London
The UCL Department of Information Studies is an international centre for knowledge creation and transfer in the fields of librarianship, archives and records management, publishing, information science and digital humanities. The department brings together academics and practitioners in these fields, with research aiming to develop the understanding and insights needed to shape the emerging information environment, while elucidating and building on the historical developments that have created this environment.
University College London
The UCL Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis (CASA) is one of the leading forces in the science of cities, generating new knowledge and insights for use in city planning, policy and design and drawing on the latest geospatial methods and ideas in computer-based visualisation and modelling. CASA is part of The Bartlett, UCL's global faculty of the built environment.


text:
Items can be viewed at our gallery, website or facebook and via email or whatsapp on request.
Enquiry for order can be made via phone, email, sms or whatsapp.
Instant order is applicable for available items.
For customized order the finished product might differ slightly from the depicted image as per the availability of raw materials.
For delivery outside Kolkata the use of fibre sheet is preferred instead of glass in order to avoid damage during transport.
Payments can be made via cash, cheque, demand draft or online transfer.
For payments via cheque or demand draft the order will be processed after the amount is cleared.
For instant orders full payment needs to be made before dispatch.
For customized orders 40% advance needs to be made before commencement of work.
Full refunds will be done in case of delivery of damaged items.
Products will be shipped on receiving full payment.
Items will be delivered by the next 4 -6 working days for delivery within Kolkata and 10-15 working days for delivery outside Kolkata.
Free shipping applies strictly within Kolkata for orders above two thousand rupees.
Packaging and shipping cost is applicable for orders outside Kolkata.
Courier tracking will be provided for delivery outside Kolkata.
About Us
Contact Us
Cristal Art – House of Glass Painting
2 Bhawani Dutt Lane, College Street, Kolkata – 700 073
Phone: 98305 14284 / 98040 20659
Email: email@example.com
©2017 Cristal Art All Rights Reseverd | Design by ATC E HORIZON


text:
STANFORD, Calif. — On a neutral court with much more at stake, Colorado State proved it was still big enough to block the path of Michigan.
The No. 23 Rams knocked the Wolverines out of the NCAA Tournament on Friday in four sets, 25-23, 23-25, 25-22, 26-24 to advance to the second round of the tournament for the first time in three years, and the first time on the road since 2011 in Hawaii.
The Rams (29-3) needed a big rally in the final set, down 24-21, but fought off three set points, then ran the streak to five points in a row to end the match against a team it swept at home in September.
"We're that in tune in a lot of matches, but in a match of this level, it was really good," CSU coach Tom Hilbert said. "I thought our blocking versus theirs was the difference in the match. They went after Sanja Cizmic a ton, but we did some nice things against their attack. I thought our blocking aggressiveness and our blocking plan was better than theirs."
On a night filled with tight sets, Colorado State held one clear advantage, and that was blocking. The Rams finished with a 16-4 advantage in the area as Paulina Hougaard-Jensen led the way with nine total blocks, paired up well with her nine kills.
Colorado State hit .364 while limiting Michigan to a .267 clip.
"She has a great motor, and she sticks to game plans," Hilbert said of Hougaard-Jensen. "She understands how to be a good blocker, and I'm talking visually. She sees the game, she sticks to the plan and she knows she has to compete against Big 10 hitters. She had a great swoop block to start the night and she took it from there."
Kirstie Hiller and Jasmine Hanna each had 13 kills for CSU, with Hillyer adding six blocks. Breana Runnels closed with 12 kills, and Sanja Cizmic had nice night all around, collecting nine kills and seven blocks. In the back row, libero Amanda Young had 26 digs in a match where no other Ram had more than four.
"We needed to have a match where every hitter was playing well," Hilbert said. "People were on an off for us. Sanja started hot and then cooled off, and same with Breana, but she had some big kills late for us.
"It was a great first tournament match, and it really helps us going into tomorrow."
Michigan had four hitters finish with double-digit kill totals, led by Carly Skodt's 17. Longmont product Sydney Wetterstrom had nine.
Colorado State will face the winner the Stanford-CSU Bakersfield match Saturday at 7 p.m.
Mike Brohard: 970-635-3633, firstname.lastname@example.com and twitter.com/mbrohard


text: Jet Ski Mario is a free game for girl to play online at ZiLigames.Com. You can play Jet Ski Mario in your browser for free. Jet Ski Mario is a funny jet ski racing game. Mario is hitting the beach and racing his jet ski. Hit the ramps, avoid obstacles and try to collect all golden coins. Control: Arrows = Move, Spacebar = Jump


text:
Texas Rising, the History Channel mini-series (May 25, at 9 p.m. EST) about the rise of Texas following the Battle of the Alamo, directed by Roland Joffé, is a look at the history of Texas that held a lot of promise. Critics have, largely, panned it, for both being uninteresting and full of cliches and stereotypical portrayals of Mexicans, Native Americans, and women, but has the movie been unfairly panned?
While racism and prejudice existed then as it does now, some critics have blamed the director of Texas Rising for contributing to the continuance of racism instead of trying to make the Mexicans, Native Americans and female characters in the mini-series more three dimensional. There is little doubt that many of the characters in Texas Rising and the Western genre, broadly speaking, have not been fully explored and end up being two dimensional caricatures.
That does not necessarily mean that the "history" that is presented is not real, though it is presented with a definite perspective that focuses more on the white, male "heroes" of Western history and legend. Texas and the West "rose" at the expenses of the people who already inhabited and had settled the land, the Mexican and Native Americans who were already living there. That is the reality of it, and the rise of Texas depicted in Texas Rising is really the rise of a Texas dominated by, in large part, white American and European settlers.
In order to justify taking over land that was already lived in and occupied by other groups of people, the white Americans and Europeans who continued to spread West considered what they were doing to be bringing civilization to the lands they were settling. They also thought of it from the perspective that they were the "good guys" and that they just wanted to make better lives for themselves, even if it meant fighting against anyone who tried to stop them from claiming territory that was already occupied.
It is not necessarily that actual history is not presented in Texas Rising. Just keep in mind, while watching it, that it is presented largely from the point of view of the white Americans and Europeans who took over the land. They get most of the lines, and they are considered the "heroes" of the mini-series. Their blood, sweat, and tears did help lead to the Texas and the America of today, for better or worse, even though it came at the expense of the people who already were living in the land.
A review in the New York Times criticizes Texas Rising because the characters are not depicted in an "interesting" way, at last not when compared to "the heroes of the American Revolution [who] died at the Alamo." Most movies based on the Battle of the Alamo focus on the battle, itself, and the sacrifice of their own lives that the men occupying the Alamo made. That would probably make whatever followed relatively tame, by comparison, though the director of Texas Rising, Roland Joffé, who also directed The Killing Fields and The Mission, could be fairly criticized for not doing his best to also make the mini-series exciting and as action-packed as possible, if that was the case.
Sam Houston and Mexican General Santa Anna Primary Characters of Texas Rising
The military leader and statesman Sam Houston, played by Bill Paxton, and his travails against Mexican General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, played in the mini-series by Olivier Martinez are the two primary characters in Texas Rising, though the mini-series has a huge cast of characters. Though Houston and Santa Anna are the main two characters, the mini-series will be shown as a series of historical moments, or vignettes, all of which will lead to the conclusion of Texas Rising on June 15.
Some of the other characters who will be in the vignettes include the Texas Ranger Deaf smith, played by Jeffrey Dean Morgan. He keeps to himself the fact that he has a serious disease. Cynthia Addai-Robinson plays a female character called the Yellow Rose of Texas. She is a spy who discovers useful information by seducing various Mexican military leaders.
Another interesting character in Texas Rising is Lorca, played by Ray Liotta. He emerges from a mass grave where the Battle of the Alamo took place and decides to engage in a guerrilla campaign. One of the most inventive ways he kills someone is by using a basket full of rattlesnakes. Also, Brendan Fraser, playing the Texas Ranger Billy Anderson who was raised by Native Americans, has some pithy and humorous lines.
Yet another character of note is Andrew Jackson, portrayed in Texas Rising by actor and musical artist, Kris Kristofferson. Kristofferson provides the version of the Tom Petty hit, I Won't Back Down, that was recorded for this mini-series, and there is a pretty cool video of it at YouTube.
The Viewers of Texas Rising Will Be the Ultimate Critics of the Mini-Series
The viewers of Texas Rising will be the ultimate critics of the mini-series, and if they continue to tune in after the first couple of episodes, and watch it to the conclusion on June 15, the mini-series will be considered to be a success, at least in terms of popular appeal. The viewers of America will be the ones who determine whether mini-series like Texas Rising are made in the future.
Despite the criticism made by some that director Roland Joffé paints his characters with a rather broad brush, drawing fairly clear distinctions between the "good guys" and the "bad guys," that was not how executive producer Leslie Greif, who also was the producer of the successful mini-series, Hatfields & McCoys, believes the characters are portrayed. Greif stated in an interview that they "wanted to try to tell the story from a lot of perspectives," adding that "there are really no villains in our piece," and "we didn't want to have a paintbrush and say this side is right and this side is wrong."
In Texas Rising, Sam Houston bides his time, trying to face General Santa Anna under conditions that will be favorable to him, though he leads less than a thousand men compared to the 5,000 veteran soldiers that are under Santa Anna's command. Bill Paxton, who plays Sam Houston and was also in Hatfields & McCoys, said in an interview that the story of Texas Rising is "really the story of the Texas Revolution."
Is the History Channel's mini-series Texas Rising being unfairly panned by critics? Any review of anything is primarily a matter of opinion, but opinions that are based on facts, generally speaking. Director Roland Joffé and the mini-series have been criticized for not having some characters be fully developed, and for contributing to existing stereotypes by focusing on "good guys" like Sam Houston more than other ones, and for portraying Santa Anna as a basically "bad guy." That was not, apparently, his intention; but, it is the opinion of some critics of Texas Rising. The viewing public will, ultimately, be the judges of if the mini-series is a success or not.
Opinion By Douglas Cobb
New York Times: Review: 'Texas Rising,' a Mini-Series
on Alamo Aftermath With Dialogue to Forget
ABC News: TV Miniseries 'Texas Rising' Takes Big-Screen Approach
Entertainment Weekly (blog): Bill Paxton talks Texas Rising:
'I believe I was born to play Sam Houston'


text:
2 Kings 13 Contemporary English Version (CEV)
King Jehoahaz of Israel
13 Jehoahaz son of Jehu became king of Israel in the twenty-third year of Joash's rule in Judah. Jehoahaz ruled seventeen years from Samaria 2 and disobeyed the Lord by doing wrong. He never stopped following the example of Jeroboam, who had caused the Israelites to sin.
3 The Lord was angry at the Israelites, so he let King Hazael of Syria and his son Benhadad rule over them for a long time. 4 Jehoahaz prayed to the Lord for help, and the Lord saw how terribly Hazael was treating the Israelites. He answered Jehoahaz 5 by sending Israel a leader who rescued them from the Syrians,[a] and the Israelites lived in peace as they had before. 6-7 But Hazael had defeated Israel's army so badly that Jehoahaz had only ten chariots, fifty cavalry troops, and ten thousand regular soldiers left in his army.
The Israelites kept sinning and following the example of Jeroboam's family. They did not tear down the sacred poles[b] that had been set up in Samaria for the worship of the goddess Asherah.
8 Everything else Jehoahaz did while he was king, including his brave deeds, is written in The History of the Kings of Israel. 9 Jehoahaz died and was buried in Samaria, and his son Jehoash became king.
King Jehoash of Israel
10 Jehoash became king of Israel in the thirty-seventh year of Joash's rule in Judah, and he ruled sixteen years from Samaria. 11 He disobeyed the Lord by doing just like Jeroboam, who had caused the Israelites to sin.
12 Everything else Jehoash did while he was king, including his war against King Amaziah of Judah, is written in The History of the Kings of Israel. 13 Jehoash died and was buried in Samaria beside the other Israelite kings. His son Jeroboam then became king.
Elisha the Prophet Dies
14 Some time before the death of King Jehoash, Elisha the prophet was very sick and about to die. Jehoash went in and stood beside him, crying. He said, "Master, what will Israel's chariots and cavalry be able to do without you?"[c]
15-16 "Grab a bow and some arrows," Elisha told him, "and hold them in your hand." Jehoash grabbed the bow and arrows and held them. Elisha placed his hand on the king's hand 17 and said, "Open the window facing east." When it was open, Elisha shouted, "Now shoot!" Jehoash shot an arrow and Elisha said, "That arrow is a sign that the Lord will help you completely defeat the Syrian army at Aphek."
18 Elisha said, "Pick up the arrows and hit the ground with them." Jehoash grabbed the arrows and hit the ground three times, then stopped. 19 Elisha became angry at the king and exclaimed, "If you had struck it five or six times, you would completely wipe out the Syrians. Now you will defeat them only three times."
20 Elisha died and was buried.
Every year in the spring, Moab's leaders sent raiding parties into Israel. 21 Once, while some Israelites were burying a man's body, they saw a group of Moabites. The Israelites quickly threw the body into Elisha's tomb and ran away. As soon as the man's body touched the bones of Elisha, the man came back to life and stood up.
Israel Defeats Syria
22 Israel was under the power of King Hazael of Syria during the entire rule of Jehoahaz. 23 But the Lord was kind to the Israelites and showed them mercy because of his solemn agreement with their ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. In fact, he has never turned his back on them or let them be completely destroyed.
24 Hazael died, and his son Benhadad then became king of Syria. 25 King Jehoash of Israel attacked and defeated the Syrian army three times. He took back from Benhadad all the towns Hazael had captured in battle from his father Jehoahaz.
Contemporary English Version (CEV)
Copyright © 1995 by American Bible Society
You'll get this book and many others when you join Bible Gateway Plus. Learn more
Starting your free trial of Bible Gateway Plus is easy. You're already logged in with your Bible Gateway account. The next step is to enter your payment information. Your credit card won't be charged until the trial period is over. You can cancel anytime during the trial period.
Click the button below to continue.
You've already claimed your free trial of Bible Gateway Plus. To subscribe at our regular subscription rate of $3.99/month, click the button below.
It looks like you're already subscribed to Bible Gateway Plus! To manage your subscription, visit your Bible Gateway account settings.
Upgrade to the best Bible Gateway experience! With Bible Gateway Plus, you gain instant access to a digital Bible study library, including complete notes from the NIV Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible and the Believer's Bible Commentary. Try it free for 30 days!
Three easy steps to start your free trial subscription to Bible Gateway Plus.


text:
We are so grateful to our corporate partners who help us get the word out about SWAN UK and what it means to have a syndrome without a name. Their support also helps enable us to make a real difference to the families we support and will help us with our Big Ambition - to make sure that all families who have a child affected by a syndrome without a name get the support they need, when they need it.
If you are interested in becoming one of our supporters please email email@example.com.