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13 mars 2011
Sotheby's New York Photographs Sale in April to Be Led By Rare Man Ray Works
Man Ray, Solarized Male Torso. Est. $70,000 to $100,000. Photo: Sotheby's NEW YORK, N.Y.- Sotheby'sspring Photographs auction on 6 April in New York will offer a variety of exceptional works, from a recently-rediscovered Mathew Brady daguerreotype to Contemporary photographs by Hiroshi Sugimoto, Richard Prince, and the multi-media master Peter Beard. Of special note are masterpieces of 20th-century photography by Man Ray, Jaromír Funke, Ansel Adams, Edward Weston, Walker Evans, Richard Avedon, and Irving Penn, among many others.... [Lire la suite]
09 novembre 2010
Fifteen Classic Prints by Eugène Atget and Weston/Modotti Mexico Ensemble @ Sotheby's
Edward Weston (1886-1958), Nu ( Anita Brenner ), 1925. Tirage argentique d'époque (21,7 x 18,8 cm). Estimate: 150 000-200 000 €. Photo: Sotheby's. PARIS.- On 19 November 2010, Sotheby's Paris will offer for sale an exceptional ensemble of photographs by leading masters of the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries. This third photography sale in Paris, scheduled to coincide with the Paris Photo fair, demonstrates Sotheby's committed presence on the Parisian, European and international market. 19TH & EARLY 20TH CENTURY PHOTOGRAPHY... [Lire la suite]
01 novembre 2010
Edward Weston, Two Shells, 1927; Pepper, No. 30, 1930 & Artichoke Halved, 1930
Edward Weston (American, 1886-1958), Two Shells, 1927 © 2002-2010 Bonhams 1793 Ltd Gelatin silver print, printed later by Cole Weston; signed, titled, dated and numbered '14S' by Cole Weston in pencil and 'Edward Weston' facsimile signature stamp on mount verso; 9 3/8 x 7 1/8in - Estimate: $5,000 - 7,000 Provenance: Acquired from Mont Crest Gallery, Chattanooga, TN, 1971 Edward Weston (American, 1886-1958), Pepper, No. 30, 1930 © 2002-2010 Bonhams 1793 Ltd Gelatin silver print, printed later by Cole... [Lire la suite]
29 novembre 2009
Edward Weston (1886-1958)/Cole Weston (1919-2003), "Shell [Nautilus]." & "Shell."
Edward Weston (1886-1958)/Cole Weston (1919-2003) "Shell [Nautilus]." . courtesy of Swann Auction Galleries Silver print, 9 1/4x7 1/4 inches (23.5x18.4 cm.), with the "Negative by Edward Weston/Print by Cole Weston" notation and the title, date and negative number, in pencil, in Cole's hand, on mount verso. 1927; printed 1970s - Estimate $5,000-7,500 The Art of Edward Weston, 39. Edward Weston: The Flame of Recognition, 25. Supreme Instants: The Photography of Edward Weston, 26. Edward Weston: Photographs,... [Lire la suite]
29 novembre 2009
Edward Weston (1886-1958)/Cole Weston (1919-2003), Three nudes silver prints
Edward Weston (1886-1958)/Cole Weston (1919-2003) "Nude [Charis, Santa Monica]." . courtesy of Swann Auction Galleries Silver print, 9 1/4x7 1/2 inches (23.5x19.1 cm.), with the "Negative by Edward Weston/Print by Cole Weston" notation on mount verso. 1936; printed no later than 1971 Estimate $4,000-6,000 Fifty Photographs: Edward Weston, 21. Edward Weston: Nudes, 82. Edward Weston: Photographs, 968/1936. Edward Weston (1886-1958)/Cole Weston (1919-2003) "Nude [Margrethe].". courtesy of... [Lire la suite]
14 novembre 2009
Strong Performances for Fine Photographs Sale at Bonhams New York
Edward Weston (American, 1886-1958), "Nude" (Charis, Santa Monica), 1936. Gelatin silver print, mounted on slick white board, signed and dated in pencil on the mount; numbered '227N' by the photographer in pencil on mount verso, framed. 9 1/2 x 7 1/2 inches. Sold for $109,800 NEW YORK, NY.- Collectors of fine photography were presented with several exceptional collecting opportunities at Bonhams' highly anticipated Fine Photography sale on November 10th. Many of the 151 lots presented sparked strong bidding which... [Lire la suite]
18 septembre 2009
Edward Weston, Neil
Edward Weston, Neil Gelatin silver print, circa 1960, height - 9.5 in, width - 7 in., signed, stamped, signed by Cole Weston and stamped on verso. Catalogue Raisonné: #174. Estimate: from $5,500 to $6,500 Note: Picture taken in Mexico. Printed in the 1960s. In 1923 Weston moved to Mexico City where he opened a photographic studio. Many important portraits and nudes were taken during his time in Mexico, including this one of his son Neil. It was also here that famous artists; Diego Rivera, David Siqueiros, and Jose... [Lire la suite]
08 juillet 2009
"Chambres d'écho" @ Arles. Musée Reattu
Détail de l'affiche de l'exposition, Musée Réattu, Chambres d'écho. Photographie de Thierry Nava Coco-fesse. © Thierry Nava Après six mois de fermeture pour travaux à tous les étages, et l'événement de portée internationale qu'a constitué l'exposition Musée Réattu/Christian Lacroix en 2008, le musée Réattu rouvre le 8 juillet avec une nouvelle exposition conçue à l'échelle de l'ancien Grand-Prieuré de Malte.Musée Réattu, Chambres d'écho est dédié à l'ensemble de la collection photographique du musée, à travers un dispositif de... [Lire la suite]
15 avril 2009
Edward Weston, Nude, 1920
Edward Weston, Nude, 1920 Gelatin silver print, printed 1970s by Cole Weston, mounted on board. 7 1/4 x 9 1/4 in. (18.4 x 23.5 cm). Signed by Cole Weston, titled, dated and stamped on reverse of the mount. Est. $4,000-6,000 Philips de Pury & Company. Saturday @ Philips. April25 2009. New York. www.phillipsdepury.com
06 mars 2009
A fine selection of photographs @ Sotheby's NY on March 30th
Robert Mapplethorpe, Calla Lily, est. $60/80,000. Photo: Sotheby's NEW YORK, NY.- On March 30th Sotheby's will offer a fine selection of photographs ranging from one of the earliest images of New York City, to a modernist work by László Moholy-Nagy, to iconic images by photographic provocateur Robert Mapplethorpe. Also included will be images by many of the 20th century's top photographers including Robert Frank, William Eggleston, Irving Penn, and many others. One of Robert Mapplethorpe's most famous flower studies, Calla Lily... [Lire la suite]


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The Moment it Clicks
Born from one of Joe McNallys presentations at a workshop, this photography book is a series of "nuggets" from Joe McNallys life as a professional photographer, working for magazines such as Life and National Geographic.
Each nugget is a tip drawn from his experiences over the years. Generally a one line piece of advice followed up an image and a story from his past to explain his reasoning. Sometimes some technical advice on how to create the same sort of image.
The book also includes a chapter on Joes lightng tips, the gear that he uses from Nikon D3 down to gaffer tape. Followed by "The Barroom", a series of stories from Joes experiences in the photography business
Sketching Light
Joe McNally passes on his experiences with flash. Covering small flash to big flash, modifiers and other flash related technology.
He starts off with the basics of a single flash and a model, through different agles to improve the light and then on to modifiers. After covering the basics he moves off in to experiences from his professional career creating brilliant images and showing the lighting teqniques used to create them. Hard light, soft light, ambient light, natural light, radio TTL, modifiers, high speed sync. He includes technical details & sketches, as well as a description of how he got there and what did and didn't work.
This is a fantastic book if you are interested in Joe McNallys work &/or interested in how the pros make the best use of flash.
Speedliter's Handbook
Speedlighter's Handbook, Leanring to craft light with Canon speedlites by Syl Arena is a great go to book to learn about using Canon Speedlite flash systems. It covers basic technical information about how to use the Canon Speedlite 580EX II & 430EX II models, how to use the EOS camera menu system to make changes to the flash rather than the flash unit itself, manual and ETTL modes, wireless speedliting. And thats just to get started. The book also covers flash photography topics that are independant of brand such as modifiers and off camera flash.
Beyond Portraiture (ISBN 0-8174-5391-1)
Learning To See Creatively (ISBN 0-8174-4181-6)
Understanding Exposure
Mastering Digital Photography – Michael Freeman (ISBN 978-1-905814-42-8)
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Friends cooking together on a sunny Sunday followed by dinner on the deck.
Good friends came over with their fantastic Italian exchange student, Giulia. She wanted to learn to cook some American food, and I wanted to learn some of her specialities. We did tiramisu, chocolate salame (recipe to come) and pasta carbonara. What did I teach her? LOL, Greek food, of course! Chicken souvlaki, Spinach Artichoke Filo Pie and Greek salad.
We even started a batch of Limoncello as I had so many lemons that I wanted to use up.
It was a beautiful day for April, and we had our first meal of the year on the deck!
Note: Traditional tiramisu has raw eggs in it.
I think it's amazing and delicious, but of course, so many American recipes warn you of salmonella poisoning as dangerous for kids and old people. But, I figure millions and millions of Italians can't be wrong.
The whole gang assembled on the deck.
Someone's shirt clashes with the tablecloth, but he looks pretty happy about it.
We're in pretty intense mode in this picture, I always look a little crabby when I'm listening carefully.
Here is another photo of the tiramisu a couple days later.
I guess I shouldn't have taken this picture in the dark, hahaha. However, it does show that the tiramisu has set up considerably after being in the fridge for 3 days. At the very least, I'd suggest you make this the day before you need it.
(I pictured powdered, but we used granulated sugar)
Makes 6-8 servings
6 eggs, separated
2 cups (500g) mascarpone (about 2 small containers)
2/3 cup (150g) white sugar (divided into 1/3 portions)
1 package (300g) ladyfinger cookies
3 cups coffee, strong and cold
3 Tbsp (50g) liquor (rum, kahlua, amaretto)
Cocoa powder
Separate the yolks and the whites. Use two medium size bowls.
With an electric mixer, beat egg yolks with 1/3 cup sugar until pale fluffy yellow cream mixture. That will take about 3-4 minutes. Mix in mascarpone. Set aside.
Whip the egg whites with an electric mixer, or stand mixer. Add 1/3 cup sugar and beat until they hold there shape. They should be firm enough to stay in the bowl when you turn it upside down (per Giulia). Set aside.
Carefully fold in the egg whites to the egg yolk mixture. Do it in two to three additions doing it slowly to retain the fluffiness.
In the bottom of a large baking dish (8x8), put a layer of cream mixture, then soak the ladyfinger biscuits quickly in the coffee/liquor mixture. Don't soak them... be quick about it, IN, OUT, you're done.
Layer biscuits on top of the cream, add another generous layer of cream, add more biscuits dipped in coffee. Top with third and final layer of cream.
Your cream to cookies ratio will seem off, but remember, the cookies will be soaking up a lot of the cream.
We made two pans, this was the small one, and we did a medium one too. I think a 9x9 pan would be perfect for one recipe.
Dust liberally with cocoa powder and chill for 3-4 hours before serving.


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Nev The Barber: of Man-Cave fame
One definition of a 'man cave' on Urban Dictionary states the following:
"A room, space, corner or area of a dwelling that is specifically reserved for a male person to be in a solitary condition, away from the rest of the household in order to work, play, involve himself in certain hobbies, activities without interuption. This area is usually decorated by the male that uses it without interferance from any female influence."
There is one such place found within the realm of Duke Juddypoo's land in Glenwood- Nev the Barber. I joketh not. When I found this little oasis of serenity at the back of The Corner Cafe, I knew my life would change… well, alteast on the days I needed a haircut.
No longer will I have to listen to the shrilly voice of a newly out of school girl telling me:
"Like OMG man, your hair is like so thin I want steal its diet plan and become it's BFF". The only other alternative was to pass the time reading one of many magazines informing me of the top 10 ways woman in my life should combat my male emotional retardation or 5 easy ways to get through "my" special time of the month.
No longer. I shall go to Nev the Barber, watch ESPN Sports Centre and read the Zig-Zag. Boom! This just happened!
Let us meet Nev, guardian of the man-cave.
Where would MTV Cribs find you?
Cowies Hill.
Have they changed any street names there? Just joking, don't answer..
Edward Scissor Hands or Sweeney Todd..
Sweeney todd- it's a funnier, darker vibe.
(I like how Nev tried to space the ratio out by using big numbers. 5 in 10 is the same as 1 in 2 buddy.)
Do you think people would like Julius Malema more if he just chilled out and got his afro on?
Probably, I know I would.
If you could cut one guy's hair who would it be?
James Dean. He's the ultimate guy. And my favourite cut in my style arsenal is a modernized take on his style.
And the worst/hardest cut you have to do?
Stripes on the side of the head.
That's racist Nev. Moving on.
Nev the Barber is open between 06:30 and 17:00 weekdays; 08:00 and 13:00 on Saturdays.
A cut is R100. It's R80 if you're young enough to be at school or old enough to not remember what school you went to.
Call Nev on 071 898 7555 to book an appointment, or just rock up!
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Common Bond: Fire Prevention for Religious Properties
A step-by-step handbook on how congregations can prevent fires. (1998, 28 pages)
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Inspecting and Maintaining Religious Properties
A practical guide to maintaining roofs, walls, and drainage, structural, and mechanical systems. Includes energy-saving measures and cyclical maintenance advice. (1991, 83 pages)
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A detailed guide for clergy, building committees, and congregation members that explains everything from defining the scope of work to soliciting bids to executing contracts. Provides sample documents. (2000, 72 pages)
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ON JULY 29, 2017, The 123-floor Lotte World Tower glittered over the Lotte World Mall complex in Songpa-gu, Seoul, reflecting the setting sun. Beneath it, a well-lit stage and a crowd of thousands on the mall lawn.
Throngs of people gathered on the skybridge above and around five large screens set up around the central stage to watch reigning OGN APEX champions Lunatic-Hai take on talented upstart Kongdoo Panthera in the APEX Season 3 Finals.
Kongdoo Panthera had been consistently praised as one of the best teams in the world at the time behind DPS duo Kim "birdring" Ji-hyeok and Kim "Rascal" Dong-jun. After the match, the members of Lunatic-Hai cited main tank Baek "Fissure" Chan-hyung's Winston as the toughest part of facing the mechanically-gifted six of Kongdoo Panthera.
But it was the explosive DPS duo of Birdring and Rascal that had caught fans' attention and kept it throughout the season.
Unlike his Panthera DPS counterpart Rascal, who was known for his brash nature and natural ability to pick any DPS hero in the game, birdring was a grinder with similar flexibility. Before Overwatch launched, birdring had been playing League of Legends nonstop in an effort to grab the attention of a professional team.
It worked, and birdring received multiple offers. Unfortunately, he was still below the age limit for pro play in the game. During a hiatus from League, birdring began to play the recently-released Overwatch and climbed the solo queue ladder in similar fashion. He was one of the few picked up in the Kongdoo Company tryouts and was expected to be the superstar DPS of Kongdoo Uncia en route to Kongdoo Company becoming the greatest organization in Overwatch with its two sister teams.
It wasn't until he was partnered with Rascal on Panthera's DPS line, though, that Birdring was able to shake off the pressure and come into his own. Uncia's APEX Season 2 quarterfinals loss to Lunatic Hai shattered Uncia. Birdring was transferred to Panthera where he blossomed into one of the best DPS players in the world.
"On Uncia, I always played with a slight burden," birdring said before that APEX Season 3 final. "As one of the cornerstones of the team, I felt as if I could never [afford to] mess up. It was a weight on my chest. But on Panthera, there's less pressure; I can rely on other great players like Rascal and Fissure to [share] the load."
Four and a half hours and a full seven maps after the initial fan cheers welcomed both teams to the Lotte World Mall stage, birdring suffered yet another crushing defeat at the hands of Lunatic-Hai. His Tracer was as brilliant as it ever had been, but Lunatic-Hai's coordination and stunning performance from the team's support line, especially on escort maps, meant back-to-back APEX trophies for Lunatic-Hai.
ON JULY 29, 2018, a year after his exhausting loss to Lunatic-Hai -- a year and a day later, due to the time difference -- at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, Birdring and his team, the London Spitfire, became the first-ever Overwatch League champions.
The road they took to get there was anything but expected.
Following the team's APEX Season 3 finals loss, Kongdoo Panthera was still an easy favorite for Season 4. Amidst Overwatch League rumors and an undefeated group stage record, the Panthera roster was picked up by Cloud9 as a precursor lineup for its Overwatch League team: the London Spitfire.
The team that unexpectedly crushed C9 Kongdoo's hopes at an APEX title was the same lineup that would later join them on the Spitfire: the Royal Roaders of APEX Season 4, GC Busan.
GC Busan had its own stunning DPS duo of Park "Profit" Joon-Yeong and Lee "Hooreg" Dong-eun. With two powerhouse lineups and players like flex-tank Kim "Fury" Joon-ho filling in any gaps that remained, the Spitfire was easy season favorites, especially after the team's Stage 1 finals victory over the New York Excelsior.
There, the first seeds of what would eventually be the inaugural season title were planted. The DPS line of birdring and Profit, alongside Fury and former GC Busan main tank Hong "Gesture" Jae-hee, was a true combination of the best of both GC Busan and Panthera rather than swapping between two entire rosters.
Similar to his initial transfer from Uncia to Panthera, birdring seemed far more comfortable surrounded by top-tier talent, especially his new DPS partner, the former star of GC Busan in Profit. When Rascal left the team in Stage 2, it was Profit's incredible DPS flexibility that the team leaned on while birdring continued in more of a specialist role as he had on Panthera, this time on the Widowmaker.
Yet, a truly coordinated roster permutation of the Spitfire didn't start regularly until Stage 4. Birdring was plagued by a wrist injury throughout Stage 3, and the Spitfire shuffled all available players while trying to find consistency. As the Stage 1 champions faltered, the team's one true constant, Profit, flew under audiences' and analysts' radars.
Despite being one of the Spitfire's most reliable players, a true backbone of the team, Profit was near-absent from the MVP conversation due to the Spitfire's struggles outside of the Mercy dive meta in Stage 3. Profit even stepped into birdring's primary DPS role while birdring was injured, once again showcasing his own remarkable flexibility..
When the team made the somewhat-controversial decision to focus on one lineup of seven players, releasing the rest to find other teams, a recently-recovered birdring and Profit became the DPS duo of the Spitfire after various iterations of the roster throughout Stages 3 and 4. This roster returned both DPS players to their respective comfort zones while also using the flexibility of flex-support Choi "Bdosin" Seung-tae, making for a Spitfire lineup that clicked at exactly the right time.
This was the powerhouse team that was promised from the likes of GC Busan and Kongdoo Panthera. Profit, whose efforts had been so overshadowed by his team's struggles that he wasn't considered an MVP or an All-Star, won the Grand Finals MVP award. Birdring, a year after his crushing APEX Season 3 Finals defeat, became a champion.
"You know what? I think by the end of the tournament, it's going to hurt again," Birdring said on stream after the semifinals. "But I'm just going to go through it because afterwards I'm going to have to rest anyway."


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A rite of passage of childhood is definitely making some GAK! Easy to make at home and the kids love squishing and stretching it around! For those who are unfamiliar, GAK is a little different in consistency than slime and is made with Borax instead of starch. Liquid starch is hard to find in the regular stores around here so GAK it is! And it's fun! See the details
Homemade Bouncy Balls
My boys LOVE those bouncy balls that they get in goodie bags. We have a million of them around our house (OK, maybe not a million, but they are always around somewhere around the house). My littlest one loves crawling after them. See the details
Apple Bubble Science
What kid doesn't LOVE bubbles? Here's a quick and easy bubble experiment perfect for the Fall! Bubbles in Apples! And it should buy you some time to get dinner going while your kids have some fun. See the details
Cranberry Science
It's almost Thanksgiving and it's time to make the cranberry sauce and why not throw in a quick bit of science while the kids help you make the sauce? Cranberry sauce is quick and easy to make at home and we took some time to explore some fun with cranberries. (When I mentioned this to my mother, she groaned and said, "Why do you have to find science in everything?" To which I replied, "Because science is in everything we do!") See the details
Fireworks in a Jar
July 4th Independence Day Holiday is coming up and here's an easy colorful way to get your holiday started with some science! Just 3 ingredients from your pantry. See the details
Purple Potion Reactions (Cabbage Juice indicator)
I've been wanting to do this simple kitchen science experiment with my kids for awhile now, as I used to do this with my middle school students once upon a long time ago…This one is fantastic for superheroes of ALL ages. The younger ones can enjoy the colorful reactions and the older ones can learn a bit about acids and bases and how pH indicators work. See the details
Eggs-periment Part 1 – Naked Eggs
The kitchen is the BEST place to look for materials to investigate with your kids. This past week, we've been "eggs-perimenting" with eggs. The first part is to create a Naked Egg. WHAT?? Did I say NAKED?? Yes I did! And that was enough to get the giggles going in our kitchen. So simple. Two ingredients that I know you have at home. See the details
Soap Souffle
We are about one week away from school starting and it is getting harder to keep the superheroes entertained. While the baby was napping, we decided to do a quick experiment. Little did I know that this was going to keep them busy for over an hour! So grab a bar of Ivory Soap and have some "clean" fun! See the details
Outdoor Cooking with a Solar Oven
My oldest superhero asked when we could go camping. I asked him where he got the idea and he said from "Caillou". (I really can't stand Caillou but my boys adore him!). So I asked him why and he said because he wanted to make s'mores. So I said, "Well, we don't have to go camping to do that, in fact, we can make a solar oven and do it in the back yard. We just need to get a pizza box." Of course, the next question was, "Mom, can we have pizza tonight?" And so we had pizza and got an extra box. And we made s'mores in it. It was gooey and yummy! See the details
Ice Age Dino Dig
Over the past week, we've been hit by an unusually long stretch of days where the temps have been at or over 100 degrees. Today was the HOTTEST day of the week, or so the forecasters claim. It's been too hot to go outdoors and we've all been getting cabin fever so over the past few days, I've been preparing an icy dino dig and today the superheroes finally "dug in". See the details
Borax Crystals
My oldest superhero received a crystal making kit for his 4th birthday and we made the crystals in the kit which were just polyacrilamide with some colored water. The crystals were jiggly and small and dried out pretty quickly. Since then they have been asking to do it again. I figured we needed to try something new. And we did. And they were awesome!
These are the EASIEST crystals you'll ever make! And they are pretty sturdy when they are done! See the details
Ooooh! Oobleck!
I can't believe it's taken me so long to make oobleck with my superheroes! The first time I ever heard about it was during a teacher workshop at the Exploratorium in San Francisco and then I forgot about it for years. Until this summer. If you've never made this stuff before, YOU HAVE TO! It is the coolest thing you have ever felt! And it only requires ONE ingredient (besides water). So open up your pantry and make some TODAY! See the details
Candy Chemistry – Skittles and M&M's
As I mentioned in my last post, the superheroes received a ton of candy so we used them for experiments instead of ingesting all that extra sugar. This is a quick and easy one to do anytime with just 2 ingredients! Doesn't get simpler than this! See the details
Candy Chemistry – Bears and Fish, Oh My!
My kids received goodies bag last weekend filled with candy that I'd prefer they not eat. But my older superhero reminded me that we can't just throw it away because that would be wasting food, so we came up with an idea to put the candy to good use! As a bonus, we had friends try out several experiments with us. This one uses Gummy Bears and Swedish Fish. See the details
Ice-Cream in a Bag
It's been warm this summer and we've been enjoying a lot of ice-cream. Instead of buying ice-cream, I thought it would be fun to make our own ice-cream. With just a few ingredients, you can make ice-cream in a bag without the hefty cost of an ice-cream maker! Plus, the kids are learning some science without even realizing it! See the details


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The lobby of the Kennedy Sports + Recreation Center holds eight trophies that represent the highest level of athletic achievement by Eagle athletic teams – Juniata's eight national championship trophies. Two are NCAA Division III championships, earned by Juniata's women's volleyball teams in 2004 and 2006. Six are Molten men's volleyball championships, earned by winning the post-season invitational for the top Division III programs in the nation.
1998 Men's Volleyball
2004 Men's Volleyball
2004 Women's Volleyball
2005 Men's Volleyball
2006 Men's Volleyball
2006 Women's Volleyball
2007 Men's Volleyball
2009 Men's Volleyball


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FCC's Baker Defends Decision to Be Comcast Lobbyist
Federal Communications Commission Commissioner Meredith Attwell Baker defended her decision to leave the agency for a lobbying job at Comcast Corp. Friday, saying she has complied with ethics laws.
Ms. Baker announced earlier this week that she'll leave the FCC to work as a lobbyist for Comcast Corp. The move was sharply criticized by some government watchdog groups because in January, Ms. Baker was among four FCC commissioners who approved Comcast's acquisition of control of NBC Universal from General Electric Co.
In a written statement, Ms. Baker said she had planned to seek re-nomination to the agency until late spring, but changed her mind after the Comcast/NBC job became available "in mid-April."
"Not once in my entire tenure as a Commissioner had anyone at Comcast or NBCUniversal approached me about potential employment," she said. "I have not only complied with the legal and ethical laws, but I also have gone further. I have not participated or voted any item, not just those related to Comcast or NBCUniversal, since entering discussions about an offer of potential employment."
Since Ms. Baker signed the Obama administration's ethics pledge, she would be barred from lobbying the agency and its officials throughout the rest of his administration. However, she could begin lobbying Congress immediately.
The public interest group Free Press has asked Rep. Darrell Issa (R., Calif.), chairman of House Oversight and Government Reform Committee to investigate the matter, citing Ms. Baker's move as an example of the revolving door between government and lobbying that undermines the credibility of federal regulation.
"We're aware of the situation and we'll continue to monitor it," an Issa spokeswoman said.
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I have a couple of awesome things to share- First of all, this has been a stellar month of sales for me, even before the craziness of after Thanksgiving shopping. Some of my purses and companion cubes are now making their way across the pond to the UK and to various places all over these great United States. Its a small jump up, but great none the less.
Secondly, given the pick up in sales, I decided my little business could use an upgrade in the sewing department. I spent a couple of days researching new sewing machines and deciding between getting something that could embroider, or get a nicer brand computerized machine. I ended up going with the nicer brand, and bought a new Janome DC2011. Pretty much anything is a step up from my Singer Simple, with its 18 different stitches, but this baby is really nice, comparatively. I haven't gotten to play around with it a whole lot, but what I have done has been fantastic.
And lastly- I am going to start selling custom ballet flats in my store! They can be made to match almost any one of my purses (there may be an exception or two, just ask!) and in three different styles: plain, with a mary jane type strap or with a wider strap. I've also included other choices in the listing itself. The basic ballet flats make great shoes for around the house or office, as well as light outdoor wear! I've been wearing mine a lot since I finished them. Yesterday I even wore them around the mall, and got a couple of compliments from total strangers. It was amazing to see their faces when I told them that I had made them.
Besides the ballet style flats, I'm also going to offer the option of having a cork sole add on, for a more hard wearing outside shoe. The cork has been purchased, as well as the cement for soling shoes, so its just a little waiting until it arrives. I can also make comfy house slippers with snuggly fleece lining!
It won't be available to purchase until next week, but I also have another pattern with a keyhole type closure, I just haven't gotten to test it out yet.
|Newest set of shoes- These have canvas soles and are ready for the cork sole add on!
If you're interested, you can see the shoe listing here!


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Dear customers, distributors, retailers, twitter followers, facebook fans, instagram friends, blog readers and lovely strangers who surf the web,
Today is Friday, December 2nd, and it is 8pm. Like most Fridays we are still working at Bios Urn® headquarters. The reason why we are writing this blog post is not to announce a new product launch, or tell a new story. The reason why we are writing today is because we want to talk about 'copycats'. Copycats are people who copy and reproduce your original ideas, while passing them off as their own. People who don't distinguish between inspiration and theft. People who just want to 'wholesale' creativity.
Copying differs from inspiration. Like most people in this world we have been repeatedly inspired by the work of others. Inspiration comes from random inputs of information that our brain receives throughout the day, in bits and slivers. Every day our team struggles to combine, analyze and break those inputs into little pieces, thousands of them, so we can use them to create something new. Something meaningful. Something that proposes a change in human behavior, and also adds an improvement to it. But those who copy are people who only spend their time stealing your ideas and hard work, and pretending it is theirs.
What is often not seen is just how hard it is to be creative. How much time and effort it takes to mold an idea, and turn it into something real. How many thousand "no's" are needed to find just one "yes."
The worst part is not just seeing how people who copy rarely do it with respect. The worst part is how this affects the people who are inspired by us, to buy those replicas, and feed into those copycats who rip-off our aesthetics, and replicate our product. While some of the physical aspects can be copied, what can´t be copied or stolen from us, is the focus we put into all of our projects. The details that fuel us as individuals and as a company, and how much soul we inscribe into our designs, and our products. It´s this love that empowers a great story, and ultimately creates the user-driven experience we strive for.
As creators we always work to be one step ahead of the curve, so when anyone copies what we do, we have already evolved. Speaking of which, have you heard of the Bios Incube®?
We have our eyes, our minds, and our hearts set on a greener future. And we will stop at nothing to ensure that the experiences we provide are meaningful, and respectful in all ways possible.
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I didn´t know this game is officially freeware.Greetings.Weekend Promo $2.39, until Tuesday, June 11it has win 7 support and is $5.99.
Well, you could look here:
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File: ISO_BOD.iso, 604MB.
And as long as this game is not free- or abandonware, these links are imo no alternative.
It is very sad, that there are people who think a few dollars is to much for this great game.


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Wednesday, 22 July 2009
Head in the Clouds.
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I swear I could just watch the sky all the dayy
When it's not rainingg!
Beautiful. Thatssuch a lovely little piece of writing, and the picture goes perfectly! I've said before,and I'll probably say it again, but you really do find some very interesting things.ReplyDelete
I heart it too. Soooo dreamy!ReplyDelete
Truly! This is an amazing blog.ReplyDelete
Those pictures! Gosh!
Real inspiration, keep up the good work
xx Robine
I really love your blog, you always post such lovely photos.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous22 July 2009 at 17:55
i like the little poem, do you know who wrote it?ReplyDelete
I like it, I love to watch clouds :-)ReplyDelete
this is so pretty. i love your blog! xReplyDelete
- Anonymous23 July 2009 at 07:37
Fly or die... Love the first one!ReplyDelete
This is so sweet, it feels like something Yoko Ono wrote in her book Grapefruit!ReplyDelete
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Coming Home
Some of the best years of my life were spent living in a house on Prince Street with some of the most creative and intelligent people I've ever met. It was the birth of my songwriting, where I finally faced my worst fears and made my closest friends. Hours upon hours of music filled its beams and carried on to my favorite neighborhood bar, the Starry Plough. I played my first open mic there, a bad cover of Skinny Love, which nonetheless drew enough support to fill the first two rows. For the first time, I will be playing a show at the Starry Plough, with some great bands. Come dance with The Reprimanded, Chonk, and Chloe and the Giant Peach!


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Every Friday after school finishes, the 'Lounge' is open between 1 and 4pm for those in S1 – S6 to come in and hang out. There's the X box, crafts, cards, games, chat and time to chill out. There's no official programme to follow so we let you make your own fun and decide what we do. There's also plenty of time to pick the leaders' brains in confidence or ask questions you might have about ……….. pretty much anything!


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A Look at Google's New Network Security Tool
Back in April 2014, researchers released a warning that sent ripples throughout both the business world and the internet community. That warning was the announcement of the discovery of what was called the Heartbleed bug, a vulnerability that had existed for years but had long gone undetected. This defect was estimated to have affected up to two-thirds of internet servers, allowing cyber criminals to go around transport security layer (TLS) protections and grabbing confidential information found in computers or servers that had OpenSSL-powered software. The fact that the bug had existed for so long without being discovered caused a great deal of consternation for those in the technology world, and while the bug was later fixed, worries over network security persisted. Discoveries of other security threats like the POODLE attack, BEAST, and the gotofail flaw only increased anxiety levels. As a response to the growing fears over internet security, Google released a new network security tool in November called nogotofail, the goal being a safer internet for everyone.
When it comes to internet security, the main concern usually surrounds TLS and the secure socket layer (SSL). These two protocols are used to help encrypt the internet, web communications like email, and a variety of internet traffic. The idea is to make it so any information passing between two parties, like an online shopper buying a gift from Amazon, can't be read by anyone that happens to be monitoring the transaction. This is usually seen through HTTPS protections, most often signified in the address bar of a web browser with the picture of a padlock. Vulnerabilities like Heartbleed and POODLE went around these protections, prompting the development of the nogotofail tool.
The main purpose behind Google's nogotofail network security tool is to find those applications and programs that are most vulnerable to SSL/TLS attacks. The tool is also meant to identify any encryption issues an application or website might have. This is done primarily by running known attacks on the application. In this manner, any weak spots that would have otherwise gone unnoticed can be pinpointed and patched up. When done in a safe, controlled environment with an approved security tool, developers can ensure that a website is truly protected with encryption and that HTTPS sites are fully secure.
Part of the strength of nogotofail is its versatility. Nogotofail has been designed with more than just a small selection of applications of platforms in mind. In fact, nogotofail can be deployed in a large variety of situations with a large selection of operating systems. For example, if developers want to check for vulnerabilities on a router or VPN server, they can do so. If there's a device that runs Linux, nogotofail can examine it for weaknesses. The same holds true if the device runs on OS X, Chrome, or Android. Essentially, if the device connects to the internet in some fashion, nogotofail can be used to see if there are any vulnerabilities that need to be addressed and solved before being used.
Another strength of the nogotofail tool is the fact that it is open source. Google touted this characteristic when it first announced the tool, and it's easy to see why. With open source code, the tool is available to anyone who wants to use it. Beyond that, developers can also contribute any new features they feel would be beneficial for everyone to have. Those who may not be as familiar with security code may also get support from a strong open source community. By allowing contributions from a large host of experts, the goal of improving internet security will proceed more easily. In other words, collaboration may be key in making sure nogotofail is used to its fullest extent.
The development of nogotofail represents a step in the right direction in the journey toward a safer internet. People want to make sure their personal information is secure, and businesses shudder at the thought of a hacker inside their systems, which is why nogotofail is potentially a game changer. Nogotofail shouldn't be looked at as the final word on internet security, but as a tool, it can prove to be incredibly useful. As more organizations and developers use and understand it, others can have more confidence that their transactions and communications stay out of the hands of unwanted visitors.


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Cathy Butler checked out some short films exploring big themes at the Student Showcase on offer at this year's Galway Film Fleadh.
It can be tempting to look for thematic similarities in student filmmaking, as if it may give some insight into the preoccupations of the young generation. While this may be a bit generalised, there were some recurring themes in this Student Showcase screening. Anxiety and depression featured prominently, whilst all the films utilised that great potential of the short form to explore big themes with small stories, be it love, vocation, ageing or even death.
Roll Camera
This short documentary by Alannah Murray looks at the role and depiction of disability in the Irish audio-visual industry. Murray turns the camera on various industry players, including herself. The personal note to this film gives it its impact, as Murray recounts her own struggles and her drive to achieve her ambitions. As she succinctly puts it, 'I am more than my condition.'
When the Butcher Stopped Ordering Meat
In another examination of life and vocation, we meet Michael Quirke, a Sligo resident who inherited his father's butcher shop but later converted the business into the sale of his own woodcarvings. Director Laura Gaynor takes a hands-off approach and lets the camera roll, allowing Michael's life and that of his customers come to life on the screen in what is a charming and amusing portrait of a local businessman.
Aoibhinn and the Bear
In the first of the drama pieces we meet Aoibhinn, a young woman who has isolated herself out of seeming anxiety and fear. While her friends try in vain to reach out to her, Aoibhinn's struggles anthropomorphize themselves in the form of a stuffed bear. Kieran Burke's film puts a lot of demand on its lead actor Esther Woods, who deftly depicts Aoibhinn's inner struggles.
This stop-motion animation from Adrienne Dowling takes a well-known theme – finding love after being hurt in the past – and applies it to a fairy-tale, seaside landscape. Eschewing dialogue in favour of some quite fun obvious imagery – this witch is literally cold-hearted – the piece is a meticulously animated and moving story.
What's the Point
This short, animated vignette from a group of IADT animators takes the form of an information piece looking at struggles with depression. From the perspective of a young woman who has faced depression in the past, the film offers guidance to those who may find themselves in a similar situation.
The perils of alcoholism come to the fore in Rebecca Thompson's story of a young man faced with losing his family after letting them down one too many times. As with Aoibhinn and the Bear, this challenging story puts its stock in the strength of its young cast, namely the director herself and Mark Agar as the young couple.
All the Time in the World
In terms of big themes, director Ciarán McNamara tackles several at once in this rather comedic look at the various rites of passage human beings cycle through in the short lives we are given.
Returning to documentary to finish the screening, we meet Pat, a bachelor farmer in Co. Galway. In the eighties, Pat began filming people and events in his local community, beginning with his then gravely ill father. Over the years he has amassed something of a personal archive, and an invaluable time capsule of years gone by. While looking at videos of the past, Pat reflects on his own past and the decisions he has made, in this affectionate portrait by Katie McDonagh.
The Student Showcase took place on Wednesday, 6th July as part of the Galway Film Fleadh


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Learning Thomas Hardy part2!!
30 Friday Nov 2012
Posted books, personal blogsin
30 Friday Nov 2012
Posted books, personal blogsin
30 Friday Nov 2012
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Not being in any kind of educational surroundings for almost 20years i have found that learning Thomas Hardy has been an extremely difficult subject, now dont get me wrong i have read both Tess of the d'Urbervilles and the Mayor of Casterbridge in which i have thoroughly enjoyed. This being due to the fact that a good tragic read never really interested me as i have always been an easy read kind of girl myself. But i now find myself wanting to dive into the more classical stories which are much more fascinating and intellectual reads.
However now i have to write an essay for my English Lit exam explaining how far Thomas Hardy suggests that his protagonist lives are determined by fate, with tess being my main body and the mayor of casterbridge being my second. This is my down fall i must confess as not writing any kind of essay for over 20years has put me at a slight disadvantage when it comes to putting what i have studied and what i want to write onto paper. Now i have begun to write my thesis and after 265 words find myself lost for words which i must say is extremely frustrating, and when you have a 7yr old home from school with tonsilitis who wants to help…Aaaarrggg it just makes this a much more difficult a task. Now having a fresh train of thought is completely lost to me and i really dont know were i should begin again….Frustrated is not the word for how i feel towards this assignment i would honestly say at this point hopeless!!! 😦
21 Wednesday Nov 2012
21 Wednesday Nov 2012
After completing Tess of the Durberville's i have now to put all my hard work in to practise, by reading The Mayor of Casterbridge then working on how Hardy suggests that his Protagonists lives are determined by Fate.. Now i have realised that Hardy likes to recycle his characters and in doing so he must draw on certain parallel situations ie: Fate, Destiny, Social standards, etc.
Now Tess was not a difficult read but it was a bit repetitive in parts which did get annoying especially knowing that this was bound to be a tragic end for Tess. The Mayor of Casterbridge seems to be an easier all round read with humour leaving me unsure of how this novel will end, and although Hardy uses the same parallel situations in each of these novels he also reminds us of the hypocrisy of such times, in which we the modern readers can still relate to even in todays society.
07 Wednesday Nov 2012
Last week was CRAZY!! between the halfterm holiday's and dance comps ive had no time for anything other than my 7yr old which i wont complain to much about as i have sooo much fun with her..:) However this week its about getting back to normal and having a routine! yes thats right ROUTINE its not one of my favorite past times but is essential if i want to get everything done. lol
That sounds so funny coming from me the girl who has never had a routine in her life im a live for the moment kind of girl and find it so difficult to get myself sorted and organised, but this year ive had to make a few sacrifices and learn to organise myself a bit better especially when it comes to getting some sleep,I always said id get plenty of sleep when im dead but find that motto a no go when it comes to study..lol maybe taking my head out from whatever book has my attention for a few hours to rest my weary eyes would be a good place to start…how im not blind or crazy i do not know as my idea of ROUTINE was to cram as many books into a week as possible.
I am a bookworm at heart and although the study is going really well i feel i am neglecting my favorite passion READ READ READ !! So now i have got to be a grown up about this and try to fit some easy peaceful reading time. So here we go trying too be sensible..lol Yeah right not much chance of that when ive got English Lit to contend with as well as a 7yr old who has dance rehearsal and competitions to compete in but hey im a long time dead so its back to the norm for me… 🙂 sleep deprived and book in hand HAPPY DAYZ.
02 Friday Nov 2012
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Well on sunday i was such a proud mam my little ellie came 3rd in her under 8s solo at the WDO street dance competition and there team the Mini Movers came 2nd in the teams. It was a fantastic day with all the kids and there families celebrating taking home 40tropheys for there Dance School " Rhian's Dancer's" with a halloween party afterwards..woop woop fab day
But guess what? 🙂 no rest for the poor kiddies as back to rehearsals on monday wednesday and sundays from now untill the 11 november for them all..yep thats right all these little stars are working hard getting ready for the UDO streetdance competition in Newport. Its been fantastic spending all this time watching them get better and improving each time. 🙂
However now i find myself with complete WET BRAIN when it comes to getting back to my studies..Aaaarrggg ive still got a 1500 word essay to submit next tuesday:( and im getting nowhere fast, i think between dance classes and competitions ive managed to get about 500 words done and only 4days to complete…phew i think all this excitement has given me a weekend without sleep in order to catch up..:(
25 Thursday Oct 2012
Well today is dress rehearsal day for my little street dancer in prep for her next big dance competition this Sunday..woop woop :)This picture was taken at the UDO comp in Reading earlier this year of the mini movers with Rhian Vicky & chuck.
Im so excited i love watching her on the stage trying her little hardest to impress the judges she makes me so proud:) i would'nt be able to do it.lol i'd be like no chance are you ever going to get me up there !!! well maybe if i'd had few too many lol
But she has bags of confidence and enthusiasm and thats down to a fab dance school with the best dance teachers any little girl/boy could ever ask for.
Rhian's Dancer's Best of luck for all the kids who are dancing on sunday teams,duo&solo's….
24 Wednesday Oct 2012
Here Lies Death by Harlan Vaughn
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
This could be the end of the world as they know it! Kelsey Kes and April will take you through there personal journey's and moral decisions as they come to terms with an occurance that left the entire world immortal. Will the world be able to live forever or will civilisation end in destruction.
A good read that will leave you thinking what if?
20 Saturday Oct 2012
This seems to have been a week when i have'nt had two mins to stop!! phew its saturday night which means i can sit here with the laptop on going through useless emails and watching cheesy tv….lol What an exciting life i lead eh?
Well tomoz ive got 3hrs of street dance practise with my little streetdance star ellie she has been training hard for the WDO street dance compitition on the 28th she has her team dance then duo and solo 🙂 i am so proud of her for working and trying so hard at something she thoroughly enjoys. GO NEL !!!
Ive also had my head in the books this week with plenty of study getting geared up for next weeks half term assignment which is my first written piece regarding our first book read 'Tess of the D'Urberville's'. Im feeling quietly confident about this to be honest as ive seriously done my homework, I love being back in education! its so different the second time around what with age and experience this has given me the confidence and appreciation of what i am there to do and learn. 🙂 GO ME !!!
17 Wednesday Oct 2012
Shifter's Surrender by Jennifer Dellerman
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Kaylie Gentry is Tess's younger sister who know's what she wants and has returned from college with two things on her mind. Firstly kaylie knows all about the shifter population and wants to learn more about them,she loves animals which is why she has taken a position at the animal and vetinary surgery. Oh and secondly kaylie has her heart set on snagging the towns Mayor and Pack master Dean who is one mean strong tuff as nails hard ass guy. Will kaylie be able to crawl under the hard exterior and win him over to become his lupa.Shifter's Surrender great fun sexy read.


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Who Knew!
Who knew a Red Sox and an Oriole could get along so well. Recently Jordan of Up in Section 360 started a new blog together, called Young Guns. If you want to join you have to be be in middle school or high school but you can be any age to read! If you want to join just post a comment there and if we see that you fit the requirements we will give you the information that you need. Stop by some time and read about the forth biggest rivals (behind Red Sox-Yankees, Red Sox-Rays, and Yankees-Rays) in the A.L. East! Okay fine it is not as big as Red Sox-Yankees or as new as Cubs-Brewers but hey its two kids thoughts on the game of baseball. Young Guns, from little league to the big leagues.
Now to a bet. We copied Julia and Scott with their bet. from April 17- April 19 we will be watching closely as the loser of the series must write three post about a Red Sox or Oriole player. I am sure it will be him writing because last year the Orioles could never win on Sunday, the last day of the series and Brad Penny is starting the first game and he locked pretty good in his first start. The Josh Beckett will pitch the second game against Mr. Uehara who looked good in his first start of the season and pitched five innings today. The only thing that has me worried is the fact that Jed "The Jet" Lowrie was placed on the fifteen day disabled list. I guess that explains the slump. So Jordan make sure your brushing up on your Red Sox Nation history and for your reports might I suggest Mr. Lowrie?


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Before He Died, This Texas Man Did Something Amazing for His Wife
Sue Johnston, 69, from Houston, Texas wrote to a magazine to share the unexpected surprise she received 10 months after she lost her husband John.
Here's what she wrote:
"My sweet husband, John, and I were married for 46 years. Each Valentine's Day, he'd send me the most beautiful flowers containing a note with five simple words: 'My love for you grows.' Four children, 46 bouquets and a lifetime of love were his legacy to me when he passed away two years ago.
On my first Valentine's Day alone, 10 months after I lost him, I was shocked to receive a gorgeous bouquet addressed to me...from John. Angry and heartbroken, I called the florist to say there had been a mistake. The florist replied, 'No, ma'am, it's not a mistake. Before he passed away, your husband prepaid for many years and asked us to guarantee that you'd continue getting bouquets every Valentine's Day.' With my heart in my throat, I hung up the phone and read the attached card. It said, 'My love for you is eternal.'"


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On Tuesday night Twitpic founder Noah Everett tweeted to his 2.8 million followers that he was arrested for public nudity. But was he really?
In his first tweet at 2am ET, the Charleston, South Carolina resident wrote, "Getting arrested...in the back of a cop car now," and then posted a TwitPic "proof" of what looks like a cop's computer screen.
An hour later Everett tweeted via @noaheverett that "I guess you can't walk down your own street half naked...who knew - I got a free ride home by the nice police officer."
"Home" would imply somewhere in Charleston, but when contacted, the Charleston police department said it had no record of a man by the name of Noah Everett getting booked last night.
Late today, Everett took to Twitter to clarify his statements. "For the record: I did not go to jail, I was detained last night for a period and questioned. I went for a late night walk in my neighborhood, which looked suspicious to the officer who was very polite." As for being half naked, Everett clarified that he "was clothed, I only had my shirt off which is what I meant by 'half naked.'"
Everett said he was not charged with anything and was "given a ride home as a courtesy."
"Lesson learned: watch what you tweet," he concluded.
Perhaps Everett was just following in the footsteps of an armed man in Ogden, Utah who updated his Facebook status during a 16-hour standoff with the police.
Despite numerous copycats, three-year-old Twitpic is arguably the most popular third party in-app photo-sharing service for Twitter users. In May, Twitter was rumored to be building its own photo-sharing app to cannibalize TwitPic. Also that month, Twitter acquired the popular social media profile organizer, TweetDeck. Yesterday, Twitter founder Biz Stone said he was stepping away from Twitter to join former Twitter chief executive Ev Williams in restarting technology incubator Obvious Corp.
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The Lewis and Clark Expedition – On the Ohio River
Celebration of the two hundredth anniversary of the historic journey of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark to find a water route to the Pacific Ocean and establish an American presence west of the Mississippi River generated renewed public interest in the expedition. This renewed interest in the legacy of the Lewis and Clark expedition has also spurred much discussion over the actual starting place for the journey. Most historical accounts have the trek beginning May 14, 1804 from Wood River, Illinois at the mouth of the Missouri River at its confluence with the Mississippi, since this was where the expedition entered uncharted territory, including the National Park Service who has catalogued more than 60 sites for the 3700-mile long Lewis and Clark Historic Trail (www.nps.gov/hafe/lewis/).
However, since 2003 has been designated as the official bicentennial of the expedition, it is commonly accepted that the journey officially began in Pittsburgh on August 31, 1803 and that the events that took place in the nine months preceding the departure from Wood River, IL were crucial to the eventual success of the undertaking. Others state that Louisville, KY was the official starting point for the expeditions as this is where Clark joined the expedition on October 14, 1803.
As little is written about the Ohio River portion of the journey we here provide a brief summary of some of the major events that took place during the fall of 1803 between Pittsburgh and the Mississippi River. The following information was gleaned from Gary Moulton's The Journals of Lewis and Clark Expedition, Volume 2, (1986 Lincoln and London), and various other publications that document the numerous letters written by Meriwether Lewis to President Thomas Jefferson.
Lewis left Pittsburgh on August 31, 1803 with his crew of eleven men hoping to paddle and sail with the wind and the current down the Ohio river but on the first day and most every day there after, until they reached Cincinnati, they found themselves pushing, pulling, lifting and dragging the specially-designed 55 foot keel boat over the numerous sand bars, rocks and driftwood.
Rivermen in Pittsburgh advised the 29-year-old Lewis that the Ohio was far too low for him to start his journey on August 31 and suggested he wait until the "general rise" which usually occurred in October. Lewis was already frustrated by the delay in the boat construction, which was to have been completed by the 20th of July. After 6 weeks of persuading and threatening the boat builder, who according to Lewis was a drunkard, he was in no mood to delay his trip further.
On September 8th, the expedition had reached Wheeling where Lewis wrote the first of his many letters to President Thomas Jefferson,
"I set out (Aug. 31st) having taken the precaution to send a part of my baggage by a wagon to this place, and also to procure a good pilot. My days journeys have averaged about 12 miles, but in some instances, with every exertion I could make was unable to exceed 4 ½ & 5 miles per day….. When the Ohio is in it's present state there are many obstructions to it's navigation, formed by bars of small stones, which in some instances are intermixed with and partially cover large quantities of drift-wood; these bars frequently extend themselves entirely across the bed of the river, over many of them I found it impossible to pass even with my empty boat, without getting into the water and lifting her over by hand; over other my force was even inadequate to enable me to pass in this manner, and I found myself compelled to hire horses or oxen from the neighboring farms and drag her over them; in this way I have passed as many a five of these bars, (or as they are here called riffles) in a day, and to unload as many or more time. The river is lower than it has ever been known by the oldest settler in this country. I shall leave this place tomorrow morning and loose no time in getting on."
During this initial week of the journey, morning departure was often delayed due to dense fog. On September 3rd Lewis took his first temperature readings noting that the air temperature that morning was 63° Fahrenheit whereas the water temperature was 75°. Lewis discovered that cold air moving down the valley sides and passing across the warm water of the Ohio River in a situation known as "cold air drainage" resulted in fog and heavy dew. These reflections by Lewis on fog and dew caused him to begin taking regular air and water temperature readings throughout the trip creating a valuable meteorological record.
In Wheeling, Lewis purchased a "pirogue" or dug-out canoe and hired a man to operate it to carry the cargo sent by wagon from Pittsburgh in order to keep the keel- boat as light as possible. Wheeling was a common starting point for many traveling the Ohio River, as it gained more depth and was easier to navigate below this point. It took the crew another four full days to make the trip from Wheeling to Marietta taking time to stop and inspect the Indian burial mound on the east side of the Ohio River, 12 miles below Wheeling. Lewis noted that the mound was 310 yards in circumference at its base and 65 feet in height with a blunt point whose diameter was 30 feet. Lewis estimated the age of the mound to be 300 years based on the 13-½ foot girth of the white oak tree growing at its summit. Today this mound is known as Grave Creek Mound, at Moundsville, Marshall County, West Virginia, and it is considered to be the largest conical tumulus in the Ohio Valley, similar to those of the Adena culture of the area. Based on anthropological data the mound is considered to be pre-Hopewellian in origin and is estimated to date from 100 B.C.
On September 11th Lewis made the first of many natural history observations in his journal. He noted that numbers of squirrels were swimming across the Ohio from west to east and assumed they were headed south for a better climate as he observed that, "except for the beech nut which was scarce that year, there was an abundance of walnuts and Hickory nuts on both sides of the river." Lewis also noted in his journal,
"I made my dog take as many each day as I had occasion for, they were fat and I thought them, when fried a pleasant food – many of these squirrels were black, they swim very light on the water and make pretty good speed – my dog was of the Newfoundland breed very active, strong and docile, he would take the squirrel in the water, kill them and swimming bring them in his mouth to the boat."
These would have been gray squirrels, Sciurus carolinensis; and such migrations are rare today as the squirrel population is much reduced. Apart from two brief lists of trees and fish, this is the first of many natural history observations in Lewis's journals. His interest in plants and animals, which he shared with Jefferson, started from childhood. His command of technical terms, especially in his botanical descriptions, was impressive, but he seldom used the Linnaean system of Latin names for species, nor did he attempt to bestow such names on the many new species observed during the expedition. Lewis carried several reference works with him that assisted him in writing his descriptions. These included Benjamin Smith Barton's Elements of Botany; or, Outlines of the Natural History of Vegetables (Philadelphia, 1803); Jon Miller, An Illustration of the Sexual System of Linnaeus, Vol. 1 London, 1779); and Miller's An Illustration of the Termini Botanici of Linnaeus, Vol. 2 (London, 1789)
This first book to chronicle the Lewis & Clark expedition, History of the Expedition under the Command of Captains Lewis and Clark, was not published until 1814, five years after Lewis's death from gunshot wounds by his own hand. After Lewis's death, Clark commissioned Nicholas Biddle of Philadelphia to write the history of the expedition from the original journals, which concentrated on the journey itself and contained much information about the native peoples encountered. However, despite the impressive and copious notes taken by Lewis on natural history no publications of the scientific portion of the history of the journey was published until 1893 when Elliot Coues published an edited version of Biddle's History identifying many of the plants and animals mentioned in the journals and locating many geographical points.
On September 14th after spending the night in Marietta, Lewis noted in his journal that he had been informed of instances of goiter in the neighborhood and came across two women who were living by the river that had contracted the disease since taking up residence on the banks of the Ohio. Goiter, fever, ague and bilious were all contemporary names for malaria, which was endemic in the Ohio, Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys at the time. Lewis reported contracting the disease himself on November 13, 1803.
The trek from Marietta to Cincinnati required two full weeks of backbreaking travel, the monotony of which apparently had its affect on Lewis. On September 18th Lewis noted in his journal that they descended the rapids at Letart Falls in Meigs County, Ohio. He did not make another journal entry until November 11, 1803 when the expedition reached Fort Massac, which sits on a promontory overlooking the Ohio River just above Metropolis, IL, approximately 30 miles east of where the Ohio meets the Mississippi. From subsequent letters Lewis wrote to President Jefferson we know that he reached Cincinnati on September 28th and spent nearly a week. He visited Big Bone Lick where he collected 300 mastodon and mammoth bones to be sent to Thomas Jefferson and reached Louisville, KY, on October 14th where he joined with Clark.
On October 24th, Lewis and Clark hired a pilot to navigate the keelboat and red pirogue through the Falls of the Ohio to Clarksville, IN. From the 14th until that time the captains enlisted the nucleus of the crew who would make the journey with them to the Pacific Ocean. This crew came to be known as the Corps of Discovery.
The party left Clarksville in October 26th and made their way down the Ohio to Fort Massac where they recruited a few more men went on to the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers where they spent a week before heading up the Mississippi to Wood River, IL at the mouth of the Missouri river, arriving on December 12, 1803. It was here where the expedition would spend the winter in Camp Dubois and launch their journey of discovery on May 14, 1804.


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I'm Leandro Gabriel, the CEO from Vincio Studios, a new Brazilian small game development studio and, a huge fan of the original Interstate '76 game.
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I was excited, downloaded the game and, after sailed through the forum, I've seen that you were looking for help on the game. So, here I am, and here's my deal:
* I am the CEO/programmer/composer/writer/designer/2d artist/video;audio producer/_GODDAMN_EVERYTHING of Vincio Studios, but my programming skills are a little low from what you've done. I studied python, but I don't have too much "luck" with it so, I continue developing my games with Game Maker, from Mark Overmars BUUUUT, me, Ledson and Marcos are 2D artists (We worked together at an advertising company making banners, folders and making video animations, commercials, etc, etc, etc) and we could help with 2D sprites and textures for the game.
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Vincio Studios is like you; It's an independent game development studio, with no fund$. No, not even a little. We're only looking to have a little NAME in the gaming industry now, at beginning. In an uncertain future, we'll start making games with ads and all those disgusting thing, but not now!
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Posted 18 January 2013 - 05:55 AM
Hmmm. Well, your links don't work for me...?
Posted 18 January 2013 - 11:58 AM
Hmmm. Well, your links don't work for me...?
Somehow, the links are redirecting to a site that I don't even know... So, here's the links:
Site: http://www.vinciostudios.com/
Game: http://www.vinciostu...com/jogos/?id=1
Posted 18 January 2013 - 01:45 PM
It's still redirecting to http://ccselecta.it/hwed.html
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It's still redirecting to http://ccselecta.it/hwed.html
Just copy the addres and put it on the browser... I don't know what's happening, but if the address is typed on the browser, it works...
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DIS Unplugged Podcast – 01/16/14 – Disneyland Show
In this week's show, the team discusses this week's Disneyland news, Tony has a review of the Tangerine Grill & Patio at the Anabella Hotel, Michael talks about a recent tribute to Annette Funicello held at the Walt Disney Family Museum, and Tom has an exclusive interview with Kirk Wall of Billy Hill and the Hillbillies. To get in touch with the Disneyland team, check out our contact page.
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And so about 50 Fenger High School students found themselves in the Loop on Saturday, on the fifth floor of an arts center, surrounded by colorful abstract paintings and adults from the Chicago anti-violence group CeaseFire.
What led them here was the videotaped beating death of 16-year-old Derrion Albert, which revealed to the world, in brutal detail, an inexplicable feud between Fenger students from two small swaths of Chicago.
The day's event was a peace summit, an unorthodox plan to bring together teenagers from the Altgeld Gardens housing complex and a part of the Roseland neighborhood known as "the Ville" -- kids who've been taught to distrust each other for years.
"This isn't going to be easy," Tio Hardiman, director of CeaseFire in Illinois, said before the summit began. "These kids, some of them may not even want peace."
At times that seemed the case. Kids from the Ville started out seated at four tables, with kids from Altgeld at another four.
"How many people here are interested in coexisting at Fenger High School?" Hardiman said.
Four arms went up, and most of the young men and women kept their eyes to the ground.
"All right, all right," he said. "We're going to work on that."
One of the keys for the day was to simply get the youth to open up, to try to identify the roots of the dispute between the two areas. Few seem to know the origin of the Ville and Altgeld feud.
Some say it dates to the 1970s, others say it's more recent. Some believe the fight that ended with Albert's death stemmed from a dispute over a girl from the Ville dating a boy from Altgeld Gardens. But no one is sure.
As the CeaseFire workers -- many of them former gang members still respected in the neighborhoods around Fenger -- coaxed the teens to speak their minds, some of the harsh realities of their day-to-day lives seeped out.
When there's a conflict, is it necessary to fight?
"In an argument, you've got to be tough, there's no other choice," said a girl from Altgeld.
"Fight, shoot, kill, that's what we know in the Ville," said a young man.
How do you feel when you hear about someone getting shot?
"You've got to protect yourself," said one boy. "You've got to watch yourself every day."
"Somebody else got it," said another. "You didn't."
Before long, the issue of a beef between the two areas seemed to take a back seat to the daily issues most of the students face, from fights over boyfriends and girlfriends to a lack of adult support.
"I think everyone's part of the problem," said Lee, 16, a Fenger freshman. "It's the parents for not being there for the kids, and it's the kids' fault for doing wrong. It ain't all about where you're from or what game you're in."
That falls in line with the way CeaseFire views street-level conflicts in Chicago. The group sees violence as a learned behavior that has become acceptable in certain pockets of the city -- a learned behavior that can be un-learned.
"We're trying to find something bigger than all of us, something that brings all of us together," said Tim White, a CeaseFire worker who spoke Saturday. "You have to think about the consequences of what you do. What's best for you? What's best for your friends?"
When the group began organizing the peace summit, they brought small groups of Fenger students to CeaseFire headquarters on the West Side to figure out if they'd be willing to participate.
On Nov. 4, four neatly-dressed Fenger students walked out of the group's office.
Their young faces seemed at odds with the violent narrative that had sprung from their school, but Hardiman and his colleagues were left shaking their heads.
"Those young brothers just want to fight everybody they can get hold of," said Hardiman, who has mediated dozens of potentially deadly conflicts on Chicago's streets.
After that, CeaseFire workers swarmed the area around Fenger. Through daily contact and hours of negotiations with students and parents, they convinced teens from both areas to commit to the summit.
After an open, wide-ranging discussion Saturday, the youth were put in groups for role playing exercises aimed at teaching them some of the conflict mediation skills CeaseFire workers use.
One scenario involved a person getting a black eye at a party. How will the person who got the black eye -- and his friends -- react next time they see the person who threw the punch?
Many of the young men agreed a retaliatory fight was the only answer.
"Absolutely," said a young man from Altgeld. "You're going to see him every day, you have to step up. No way around that."
"You have to understand," said Antonyo, a 15-year-old sophomore. "We're out there every day, all day. We do whatever's necessary to survive."
But a few said it would be OK to walk away, and the adults pounced on those comments, saying it was a mistake to assume friends expect you to react with violence.
A remark that seemed to hammer home that point came from Ronald Holt, father of Blair Holt, a Julian High School student gunned down in 2007: "Your parents didn't birth you into this world to populate hell."
At the end of the summit, the CeaseFire workers gathered students from the Ville and students from Altgeld and put them in a line facing each other. They asked them to shake hands with or embrace the person across from them, and the kids did so with ease.
Some doubted how much good would come from the day. Others promised to take what they'd learned and talked about back and share it with their friends.
Hardiman said he has no aspirations to bring lasting peace to Fenger in a day. It's baby steps, he said. Down the road he'd like to have more summits, possibly create a formal agreement -- the Derrion Albert Peace Treaty.
For now, introducing some people from each side seemed like a success.
"This is the first time we were able to get many of the kids that we think are high-risk together," Hardiman said. "Now, at the very least, when these kids see each other in school, they'll know each other. That's a start."


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There will be a new Ford Focus Wagon in 2018, before that, we will see lot spy shot of it. What you see here is Ford trying to cover up the running gear and the next Focus platform under an extensively modified body of the Focus hatchback today. It even earned the nickname 'Elvis' as we can see from the sticker on the back.
To hide the new version of the wagon wider and longer under the skin of the current Focus, Ford did everything they could, including the terrible rear that looks like melting and ready to break away from the rest of the car.
You really can see the additional metal welded between different body parts to make it fit. It seemed to us that they would have it much easier if they just choose to train current bodystyle to hide under the new car but Ford may want to give our spies something to remember. Other modifications we can trace including reworked front fascia and wider.
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After a debacle where EZRA had to clarify Forland's legal position the obvious emerged today that EZRA has received a call under the charter to fufil their guarantee of the Lewek Inspector. Of course EZRA only own 40% of EMAS Chiyoda but must fulfil the 100% guarantee, something I suspect will go down like a cup of cold sick with the EMAS banks.
Forland knows it isn't get paid here, certainly not for the full charter, but they are hoping that in the scheme of things USD 4.4m is so small the banks will waive it through rather than risk default. I think they have left it a few weeks to late but I could be wrong. I don't see millions flying out here under any circumstances. The "White Knight" EZRA is looking for appears to be much closer to a White Elephant and I will be genuinely amazed if they get an equity injection here without the banks taking a massive writedown, and this appears increasingly unlikely because as the Solstad deal today showed the really complex deals take weeks to put together.
As I have said before EMAS and Forland suffer from the same problem: leverage. Forland is unlucky to have key customer risk and EMAS doesn't have enough customers.
What is happening now at EZRA is a total shutdown of trade creditors. Unless they can pay cash on delivery now no one will extend them credit. If EZRA and its bankers have a rabbit to pull out of a hat they need to make it appear now: and it needs to be a really big juicy rabbit here because when its "cash on delivery" terms the working capital needs go through the roof and its just not practical for a company of this scale. If this farce lasts until the end of the week I will be surprised.


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This section of Colorado River Rafting trip is characterized by towering red sandstone monoliths set against the LaSal Mountains. With such classic red rock desert beauty, this trip offers a spectacular setting for river runners and over the past several years has been the backdrop for many Hollywood movie productions. Fun class I to II rapids appear on the Colorado River making it the perfect section for youth groups to play in paddle boats and inflatable kayaks. Minutes outside of Moab, Utah!