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Gerard Pique is talking about his extreme motivational techniques "destroying Spanish football," his efforts to work up his Real Madrid players to such a pitch of hysteria so successful, so intense that nearly every clash with their bitterest, fiercest foes Barcelona seems to end in a mass brawl.
El Gran Clasico has always been hard fought, savagely contested. It has not always climaxed in a scrap.
"Someone has to take action on the matter," said Pique, in the breathless aftermath of Barcelona's 3-2 win at Camp Nou last night, a game of beauty bruised by pictures beamed around the world of Marcelo attempting to snap Cesc Fabregas in two, of dozens of very rich, very talented men, chests puffed with machismo and veins pumping with testosterone, butting each other like randy stags.
"There is talk about the Catalans, but the problem is with Madrid. I think it is going too far. It cannot always end well. In the end, this will end very badly."
If what happened last night was a game ending well, then Pique must have been involved in some hearty touchline bouts. Perhaps, more seriously, he meant the lunging tackle on Fabregas that could have compromised his season just moments after it had started.
Either way, chalk a victory up for Mourinho, another win in a fixture in which – last year's Copa del Rey aside – Pep Guardiola bests him regularly.
He wins because everyone is talking about him. Just the way he likes it.
The Portuguese just cannot help himself. Even after that fracas, in which he pinched Barcelona assistant manager Tito Vilanova's face, he did not take the diplomatic path. "What I'm about to say is not a criticism," he said after the game. "I'm just stating a fact: there were no ballboys in the second half, which is something typical of small teams when experiencing difficulties.
"I'm not going to say we're happy because we didn't win the Spanish Super Cup, that would be hypocritical of me. But we intended to play like men and not fall on the ground at the slightest touch."
And again, everyone has to talk about him. His outrageous claims, his joie de theatre, his sense of drama and his ability to generate headlines. Last night was just the latest instalment of the Mourinho show. Filmed on location in Portugal, London, Milan and Madrid. Co-starring Aitor Karanka, Steve Clarke and Rui Faria as Jose's straight man, the Watson to his Holmes, the Bert to his Ernie, the Black to his Decker. Where every episode ends with some ludicrous quote, a denouement of fight or farce, and then the drums hit.
It is an act we do not seem to grow tired of, despite the fact that it is incredibly tiring. It is a show that keeps being recommissioned, that receives no censor or censure. In an age of entertainment as distraction, where the glowing banalities from the glowing box are designed not to stimulate or to inform but to numb and to dull, it is fitting. The Mourinho Show exists not to bring us closer, as he pretends, to the truth, but to mask it from us.
And it is because that truth is not palatable to the Portuguese's mind. It is a truth that changes, that bends and twists. And it is this: the Best Coach In The World (TM) is not a good enough coach to catch Barcelona. Even with the most expensively-assembled squad in the world, Guardiola's imps are just too good, too great. They are not only victorious, but they are stylish, admirable.
He has Cristiano Ronaldo, the second best player in the world. He has the second best side in the world. But that is what he is. He is the manager of the second best team in the world. It is not too much of a stretch to suggest that he is the second best coach in the world. And the whole edifice of Mourinho is predicated on him being a bit better than that.
It was not the same at Chelsea. There, the show was designed to mask the fact that, despite all of the money he had thrown at him, he did not win the Champions League and he did not create a side that played attractive football. They were effective, impressive, but they were functional.
So, too, Inter, a team of obdurate functionality that was constructed for one season and one season alone, a campaign of great success but little style. He won Serie A when Serie A was a given, and he won the Champions League because Bojan missed a simple header.
That is not to say that Mourinho is not a great manager. He clearly is. But he is not as good as he wishes to be. The show is designed to disguise that.
It is just a shame we all keep watching.


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Carnivals – Week of 04/30/07
Raising4Boys participated in two carnivals this week. Here they are with links to our articles that were included in each.
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Thursday, November 27, 2008
My Morning Muses
Today I am giving thanks for having a full day by myself in the studio. I am working on a painting that has turned into a portrait of my thoughts when I wake up in the morning. It is the moment before I have fully opened my eyes but my mind is starting to work and I know that ideas have been waiting for me. Sometimes they are ideas for paintings. Sometimes they are responsibilities that need to be looked after in the day ahead. I get the feeling that they are all quietly demanding my attention, staring at me. Sort of like my little grey cat who sits patiently by my head for me to open my eyes in the morning.
I have painted my bedroom as though it is a Venetian palace because... well why not. I love Venice. I want to include some plants, as though there is a garden outside the window but haven't decided what sort of garden it will be. You can click on any of these images to see them bigger. The painting is two feet wide.
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Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Careless Glee
I found this deer dancing on a ceramic container at the Seattle Art Museum and was struck by the strength of its shape and jauntiness of its pose. It looks like an embodiment of glee. There is also a suggestion that she is looking at the viewer to make sure that her dance is noticed - a very human trait. I gave her an orchard of fruit to dance in and she is carelessly knocking some berries to the ground. Is it ok to be so happy if we are careless with the people and environment surrounding us? I really don't know the answer.
You can see the inspiration for this painting at the SAM in the wonderful little Italian paneled room. I think it is an apothecary jar shaped like a segment of bamboo and comes from Asia somewhere. I will try to find out where.
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Carmen Explores
This painting came so easily and quickly. Carmen, my stuffed armadillo, shares my desire to explore an exotic sunny word. She looks determined, if a little wary. Just like me when faced with new experiences. I gave her tropical plants that don't survive outside in a Seattle winter. This isn't a comfy image. But it is a happy and exciting one.
The plant is kalanchoe thyrsifolia or "paddle plant" which is native to South Africa.
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Wednesday, November 5, 2008
A Very Good Day
My kids partying. 4 November 2008
What a very good day it is today. Though I live on a rather quiet street people burst out of their doors last night when the election was called for Obama, screaming, shouting, whooping and crying. One of the neighbors set off fireworks. The world needed a party. Congratulations everyone.
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Saturday, November 1, 2008
Getting Ready for the Show
I am still tinkering with this one. The tree is nice and misty but the rabbit's expressions need some reworking maybe. Anyway, I needed to move on and think about something else for a while so I started a fun little painting of my stuffed armadillo, Carmen. I found Carmen in Playa del Carmen, down in the Yucatan. I love her strong shape and unexpected color. As I am painting it I feel that I want her to be exploring a jungle of plants. Maybe I feel like exploring my own world a little these days. Our upcoming change of government has me in a mood to look around and look forward. Maybe we can poke our little noses out of our hiding places now and face the world again. Go Carmen go!
I will work hard on this little painting and hope to have it ready for the show, on 6 November.
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Identifying the Crime of Human Trafficking
- Law enforcement officers should keep in mind that the following scenarios may involve some form of human trafficking, or may be situations in which victims and/or traffickers could be found:
- Prostitution rings
- Operations of massage parlors, strip clubs, etc.
- Domestic abuse
- "False" or poorly examined calls
- Vice raid where foreign nationals are encountered
- Encounters with migrant workers where a foreman or supervisor attempts to keep the group away from the law enforcement officers or attempts to control all communication between the officer and the group
- Brawls between people in which money is owed
- Crimes involving immigrant children in situations such as prostitution or forced labor
- Law enforcement officers may encounter the perpetrators or traffickers themselves who will offer alleged explanations of the situation. In these cases it is important for the first responding officer to note the following about others at the scene of the crime who may be victims of human trafficking:
- What are their living conditions?
- What are their working conditions?
- Are there indications of restriction of movement (e.g., are they allowed to leave the premises)?
- Are they forced to make frequent moves?
- Are there any behavioral indicators of severe dependency (e.g., submissive behavior, fearful behavior in the presence of others)?
- Who is in physical possession of their legal documents of identification?
- Who insists on providing information to law enforcement?
- Are they in the country legally?
- Traffickers use various techniques to keep victims enslaved. Some traffickers keep their victims under lock and key, however, the more frequent practice is to use less obvious techniques including:
- Debt bondage – financial obligations, honor-bound to satisfy debt
- Isolation from the public – limiting contact with outsiders and making sure that any contact is monitored or superficial in nature
- Isolation from family members and members of their ethnic and religious community
- Confiscation of passports, visas and/or identification documents
- Use or threat of violence toward victims and/or families of victims
- The threat of shaming victims by exposing circumstances to family
- Telling victims they will be imprisoned or deported for immigration violations if they contact authorities
- Control of the victims' money, e.g., holding their money for "safe-keeping"
The result of such techniques is to instill fear in victims. The victims' isolation is further exacerbated because many do not speak Local language and are from countries/State where law enforcement is corrupt and feared.
- Traffickers may also violate multiple state and local laws including:
Sexual assault and battery
Prostitution, pandering or
promoting prostitution
False imprisonment
Screening Tool For Victims of Human Trafficking
This tool contains key questions law enforcement officers should consider asking to determine whether someone is a victim of human trafficking. The questions will also help to secure information that can later be used as testimonial evidence.
Fraud/Financial Coercion Questions
- How did you get your job?
- How did you get into this country/State?
- Who brought you into this country/State?
- Did you come to this country/State for a specific job that you were promised?
- Who promised you this job?
- Were you forced to do different work?
- Who forced you into doing different work than what was promised?
- Was there some sort of work contract signed?
- Who organized your travel?
- How was payment for your travel handled?
- Are you getting paid to do your job?
- Do you actually receive payment or is your money being held for you?
- Do you owe your employer money?
- Are there records or receipts of what is owed to your employer/recruiter?
- Are there records/receipts of what was earned/paid to you?
- How were financial transactions handled?
- Are you in possession of your own legal (I.D.) documents? If not, why?
- Were you provided false documents or identification?
- Are you being made to do things that you do not want to do?
The Mindset of a Human Trafficking Victim
The following points illustrate how victims of trafficking may see themselves and their situations. It highlights the challenges that you may face as a law enforcement officer when interacting with potential victims.
- Victims are taught by their traffickers to distrust outsiders, especially law enforcement. They have a sense of fear and/or distrust toward the government and police because they are afraid they will be deported. Sometimes they feel that it is their fault that they are in this situation. As a coping or survival skill, they may develop loyalties and positive feelings toward their trafficker or may even try to protect them from authorities.
- Victims of human trafficking are hesitant to come forward because of their fear of being deported. While many of these victims are women and children who have been beaten and/or raped, their current situation may still be better than where they came from.
- Victims come from different social and ethnic backgrounds than the investigating officers. There may be significant cultural differences between the victim and law enforcement officials.
- Victims may be completely unaware of their rights or may have been intentionally misinformed about their rights in this country/State.
- Many victims do not self-identify as victims. They also do not see themselves as people who are homeless or as drug addicts who rely on shelters or assistance. Victims may not appear to need social services because they have a place to live, food to eat, medical care and what they think is a paying job.
- The victims may fear not only for their own safety but also for that of their families in their home countries/state. Some traffickers threaten that they will harm their victims' families if the victims report their situations to, or cooperate with, law enforcement.
- Criminal prosecution should empower the victims and should facilitate their healing process so that they see the crimes committed against them condemned and the people who harmed them punished.
Communicating with Victims of Human Trafficking
Most victims are afraid and initially hesitant to cooperate, often fearing for their lives. This document provides law enforcement with strategic word choice and usage geared to establish trust between the officer and the victim.
- You are safe now.
- No one here will hurt you.
- victims of trafficking can rescued and could receive immigration relief. in case of cross border trafficking
- Coming to us/Working with us will help you.
- You are a victim, not a criminal.
- What happened to you was wrong, and the person who did this to you should be in jail.
- You have a right to live without being abused.
- You deserve the chance to become self-sufficient and independent.
- By helping us, you are helping yourself.
- We can help get you what you need.
- We can help to protect your family.
- You can trust me.
- We want to make sure what happened to you doesn't happen to anyone else.
- You have rights.
- You are entitled to assistance. We can help you get assistance.
- If you are a victim of trafficking, you can receive help to rebuild your life safely in this country/State.
Identifying and Interacting With Victims of Human Trafficking
Victims of human trafficking are vulnerable human beings who have been subjected to severe physical and emotional coercion. Most have been "taught" to distrust law enforcement, so victims of human trafficking need to be reassured that once they come in contact with law enforcement officers, they will be protected and safe.
Following are some things law enforcement officers should consider when dealing with victims of trafficking. Being aware of these items will help promote a cooperative relationship, helping law enforcement to gain the assistance of victims in the investigation and prosecution of traffickers.
- Human trafficking is a devastating human rights violation that takes place not only internationally, but also here in States. As a law enforcement officer, you play an important role in identifying and helping trafficking victims. While trafficking is largely a hidden social problem, trafficking victims are in plain sight if you know what to look for.
- Trafficking is not just forced prostitution. Victims of human trafficking may also be in forced labor situations as domestic servants (nannies or maids); sweatshop workers; janitors; restaurant workers; migrant farm workers; fishery workers; hotel or tourist industry workers; and as beggars.
- A person who is trafficked may look like many of the people you see daily, but asking the right questions and looking for small clues will help you identify those people who have been forced or coerced into a life of sexual exploitation or forced labor. Look for the following clues:
- Evidence of being controlled
- Evidence of an inability to move or leave job
- Bruises or other signs of battering
- Fear or depression
- Non-Local language speaking
- Recently brought to this country/states from Bangladesh,Nepal, Bihar, West bangal, Andhra pradesh, keral.
- Lack of identification documentation
- There are four areas of general victim needs:
- Immediate assistance (housing, food, medical, safety and security)
- Mental health assistance (counseling)
- Income assistance (cash)
- Legal status (certification, immigration)
- Take into consideration a victim's cultural and social background as these traits will impact the way victims should be managed as witnesses, as well as the way the investigation of their cases are carried out. If possible, you should work with a culturally and linguistically competent interpreter when a victim demonstrates any of the above-mentioned characteristics. Ideally, this person could serve as a language interpreter and be able to interpret the cultural values and unique behaviors that are characteristic of the victim's national and ethnic background.
- Effective communication is essential in gaining trust of victims as well as defining their immediate needs. Effective witness management extends into the courtroom when the time comes to present testimony and evidence to a jury.
- Screen interpreters to ensure they do not know the victim or the traffickers and do not otherwise have a conflict of interest.
- A successful investigation and prosecution of a human trafficking case is victim-centered. This requires lending support to traumatized and confused victims before you can gain their confidence.
- Once victims of human trafficking are rescued from the traffickers, they generally will be incapable of finding outside support due to the isolation they have suffered while in captivity. This especially impacts you as law enforcement officers because it can place you in the initial position of having to arrange for such support.
Under the THE IMMORAL TRAFFIC (PREVENTION) ACT, 1956
Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 1976
, Suppression of Immoral Traffic in Women and Girls (Amendment) Act (SITA), 1978 or
IPC Section 366 (A) or (B).
IPC Section 366 (A) or (B).


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From Double Stops and Broken Chords, to Harmonics and Percussive Rhythms, These can not only add a whole new set of approaches to the way you play the bass, but it can also provide you with a whole new set of Harmonic options in the way you push the low end.
To begin, you may want to read over some Basics and Finger Strengthening tips. Since this is a technique all about your fingers, it might be best for you to learn to make your fingers as strong as possible and agile enough to play the sort of lines that you want to bring out.
How about Basic Double Stops and Broken Chords? They are some of the most common things that you'll Tap out on the bass, so it's in your best interests to get acquainted with them as soon as possible.
Once you've learned all about them, how exactly do you use them in Basslines? I've written some ideas that may give you a bit of an idea of how you may want to use them. There are all sorts of ways, and some of the more common ways are outlined on that page.
Not all of these lines are about notes. Do you want to add something a bit different to your lines? How about Harmonics and Percussive Rhythms? You don't really hear those all that often, but they really are something different that you may want to explore.
This skill is something that I believe all bass players should at least look at. Even if you don't plan on using it all that often, you might get some great ideas from those articles, so read on!
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Heh, they put a hold on my Croma Cap order. Like someone was a dick enough to steal my credit card but was kind enough to take a survey and use a coupon.
Just got my chromacaps, pretty nice! Definitely considering a full set if I ever get the opportunity to upgrade to a DJM800/850.
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Thank you state employee retirees!
For more than three decades, state employees have generously supported the SECC. Many want to continue to participate in the SECC when they retire. We are grateful for this support and offer several opportunities for retired state employees to be involved in the campaign.
Retiree Giving
The SECC has a simple retiree giving program that allows employees to continue their philanthropic commitment to their communities, state, and the world after they retire.
To make a donation, simply fill out the pledge form and mail it with your check to NC SECC, 1130 Kildaire Farm Road, Suite 105, Cary, NC 27511.
To make a credit card donation, click here.
To make a donation through transfer of stock or securities, download and complete the Transfer of Stock or Securities form, and retiree pledge form to NC SECC, 1130 Kildaire Farm Road, Suite 105, Cary, NC 27511.
Search for eligible charities by keyword, geographic region, or field of service on the SECC home page.
Retiree Volunteers in 2020
The SECC is seeking retirees of state government to assist in several areas of the campaign. Individuals who have served as SECC or nonprofit volunteers in leadership roles in the past are strongly encouraged to consider volunteering.
Examples of volunteer opportunities with the SECC are:
working as a support volunteer for the Department/Division from which you retired – helping them to plan and run their campaign
enlisting sponsorships or donated items from area businesses
helping with campaign events such as nonprofit agency fairs providing administrative duties at the SECC office in Cary (near Cary Town Centre) such as data entry, counting/sorting/packing-up campaign supplies (pledge forms, brochures, posters), and calling SECC volunteers for updates
promoting the SECC to retirees at regional meetings during the campaign providing input on marketing initiatives: the campaign video, website content, overall message strategy
Your service as a volunteer with the SECC will help to promote philanthropy and community service while also providing state employees and retirees a convenient way to contribute to nonprofits and causes they care about. Approximately 1,000 nonprofits serving North Carolinians were eligible for donations this year.
For more information
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Automotive design company Gurnade sent us a speculative render of the 2016 Ford Mustang GT350 / SVT.
Automotive design company Gurnade sent us a speculative render of the 2016 Ford Mustang GT350 / SVT.
Based on our spy shots and their own research, Gurnade envisioned the more powerful GT350 / SVT which will likely come with an uprated 5.0-liter V8 naturally aspirated engine taken from the Mustang GT so expect to go well beyond 435 bhp (324 kW) and 541 Nm (400 lb-ft).
The GT350 will be distinguished by a wider and more aggressive body featuring front, side and rear splitters, a ventilated hood with reverse cowl, vented front fenders and reworked bumpers with enlarged vents to allow better cooling. The render seen here depicts the GT350 in a ruby red finish with the usual GT350 stripe kit and badges as well as specific alloy wheels matched with body-colored brake calipers.
Ford will probably decide to show us the more powerful Mustang sometime next year when it's expected to go on sale as a 2016MY with a starting price significantly higher than Mustang GT's 32,295 USD.


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Here are a few of my favourites that I have made.
I discovered this type of doll through attending my local Steiner Playgroup. The dolls at playgroup were different, made from natural fabrics with simple features. I bought a book on dollmaking and made my first doll for my daughter's 3rd birthday.
As the doll is formed it starts to take on a personality, a character. I was genuinely surprised by this and totally fell in love with making dolls.
|Evie and Lily
When I make dolls, I make sure I have time and am not rushed and therefore have only started regularly making dolls for others fairly recently now my children are a little older.
I usually have an idea as a starting point but stay open to the character of the doll coming through.
Sometimes the finished doll will be quite different from the idea that first started.
I currently have some dolls looking for good homes, either at our Felt shop or you can visit some in person if you are local at a very special little shop called Forest Folk.
Doll Making Classes
I am very happy to have the opportunity to share my doll making skills with you in 'Doll Making Classes' held together with the Titirangi Rudolf Steiner School craft group.
"It is a beautiful thing to craft a doll with your own hands, sew it together with love, then make a gift of it to your child with these words 'I made this for you!'"(Sara McDonald, Magic Cabin Dolls).
If you are interested learning doll making then please get in touch - all the details are below. There is a limit of 6 places this time. All proceeds go to the school.
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Friday, August 30, 2013
A Great Day
An awesome day, truly awesome.
But long, very long. Five hours down, five hours back. An hour with Lex, two hours at Shakespeare's. More to come.
After some sleep...
I need to find a bed!
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Sleep? What's that??? :-) You can sleep when you get back to work! :-DReplyDeleteReplies
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Oh yeah, it's where I get to sleep.
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Will try and get that up later, right now the women-folk are putting together an all-three-grandkids-combined birthday party. Two had their actual birthdays a couple of weeks ago, the youngest has hers next month.
But seeing most of us are here...
Party on!
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Conceiving Christ
by Maria Grizzetti
The days are shorter; daylight fades sooner. The silver mist of winter envelops the world. In the darkness of the inner nights something marvelous happens. We wait. We wait for Christmas Day. The dream vision of Joseph long ago is made modern anew – 'Be not afraid.'
She is with child. The Virgin Mother awaits His birth. We relive the great mystery of the Advent of God in the flesh. The secret to this waiting is not in welcoming a memory of historical events, but in realizing that what happened then happens over and over again still now. We wait, because waiting is inherently a prequel to birth — His birth in the soul of man. Now.
You who are astonished at what is wrought in Mary's body, imitate it in your soul's innermost chamber. Sincerely believe in God's justice, and you conceive Christ. Bring forth words of salvation, and you have given birth to Christ.
— Saint Augustine of Hippo, Sermon 191
Maternity is baffling. The maternity of the Virgin is incomprehensible, true, by grace and faith believed. That God would desire to come in the flesh is so astounding a reality it changes maternity forever. No longer can the woman, the mother, say she simply brings forth a child. She now can say that the very act of generation has the potential for union with divinity. And nothing would be the same again.
The heart fears the uncertain, and yet Bethlehem is now possible everywhere souls search for a place of rest to welcome Christ. He is conceived in souls that fear, in souls that sin, in souls that doubt, and hope to believe. He makes it possible for souls to become human vessels of His life in the world. The heart of the Mother that contemplates the descent of God is the heart of every woman and man whose life is touched by grace. Flickers of grace, that glorious advent light of hope, can spark a fire and set hearts ablaze. Hers must have been such a heart — filled with the glory of the life of God hidden, enfleshed in the stillness of her womb.
This is what the silence of the Virgin of the Expectation teaches us. There are no details. And yet the details are as unique as the souls that partake in the Mystery of the Advent of God in the flesh. We shall not know what the heart of His Mother felt in nearing the day of His birth. We shall not know her tears or her joys. We shall simply know that in contemplating the infant in her womb, she shelters the Promised of the Nations. She becomes a new Temple. And we shelter Him now in the same way.
He who came into the coldness of our world to dispel darkness, seeks a home in the heart of man now. The innermost chamber must become the Ark of the Covenant still. She is called the Domus Aurea, the House of Gold, because she is the tabernacle He chose for his human coming. And still now, souls who near His Presence, who commune in the feast of His Sacred Body, are given to enshrine Divinity.
How precious the Advent of God in the flesh. Taking on our human nature He exalts the unworthy, the disbelieving, the doubting, the seeking in man and says, 'Come! Behold! Be not afraid!'
Of her flesh he took flesh:
He does take fresh and fresh,
Though much the mystery how,
Not flesh but spirit now
And makes, O marvellous!
New Nazareths in us,
Where she shall yet conceive
Him, morning, noon, and eve;
New Bethlems, and he born
There, evening, noon, and morn–
Bethlem or Nazareth,
Men here may draw like breath
More Christ and baffle death…
— Gerard Manley Hopkins
The Blessed Virgin Compared to the Air We Breathe
It seems too good to be true, because it is too good and true. She clung completely to the promise of the one who comes as Lord; holds fast to the root of Jesse, anchored in the fertile inheritance of the prophets and the prayers of the fathers of Israel, and now nourished in her lifeblood. The womb becomes the home of the Redeemer. She conceives Christ firstly in her heart and then in the flesh. She waits for the birth of the long awaited One. She hopes and so sees light. She carries, enfleshed, the Light of the World.
And she invites us to contemplate in her contemplation. For He must grow in us as well. He must find a home and welcome here and now. He cannot bear separation from the creation He loves, redeems, saves. He came to save. He comes to save; that what is broken be restored, the lost brought to the stable and see the hope of their wandering hearts. Helpless, indefensible, God, He rests in the poverty of the night to show the world that night is not the final end of day but that the daystar will rise again.
"The Lord did not come to make a display. He came to heal and to teach suffering men. For one who wanted to make a display the thing would have been just to appear and dazzle the beholders. But for Him Who came to heal and to teach the way was not merely to dwell here, but to put Himself at the disposal of those who needed Him, and to be manifested according as they could bear it, not vitiating the value of the Divine appearing by exceeding their capacity to receive it."
— Athanasius of Alexandria, On the Incarnation
How wondrous her poverty. How wondrous her maternity. She has herself alone to give. And this is wealth, abundance, fragrant offering, treasure and joy.
Working, eating, sleeping, she was forming his body from hers. His flesh and blood. From her humanity she gave him his humanity. All her experience of the world about her was gathered to Christ growing in her. She gave him his flesh and blood. She prepared the Host for the Mass.
— Caryll Houselander, The Reed of God
Do not disturb the silence of the night. The wondrous takes place in stillness, poverty, prayer. Divinity has contemplated man and found him worthy of great love; loved him to exalt him on high. The sacrifice of descent has been chosen, desired.
For the night is fleeting and the Light shall reign. The victory is won. Conceiving Christ we are held up from misery; lowly yet brought high. Amazing things are wrought from the unworthiness of straw strewn mangers that yet receive him. He loves yet and always. He shall come, because we need Him. He shall save. He shall banish night and death. The days are shorter because He is the length of them; fullness in the stillness of our emptiness.
Behold the tabernacle of God is with men: and he will dwell with them.
— Apocalypse, 21.3
This continues a series on maternity. See also Mother of Mine, The Hidden Face of Love, The Common Good of Hidden Maternity, Why I Choose Not to Buy Myself A Child, Procreation is Not For Us. and A Maternal Feast of Thanks.
You may reach Maria Grizzetti at email@example.com


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Critically Acclaimed Rondo Now Out on DVD & VOD Part Black Comedy, Part Slasher, Part Revenge Thriller. All Pulpy Exploitation! Drew Barnhardt's RONDO, a stylized homage to the grindhouse features of the 1960s & '70s, is now out on DVD and VOD.Read More »
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BUNNYMAN : GRINDHOUSE EDITION hopping its way to Amazon just in time for Easter
Hollywood Ca. – Director Carl Lindbergh is set to re-release the original Bunnyman film. Originally released in 2011, ANOC productions is unleashing the ultimate version of the film via Amazon on April 19th 2019. The "NEW" Director's Cut is titled Bunnyman : Grindhouse Edition and will feature never-before-seen footage! The film has also been re-edited, to show Lindbergh's truest vision …Read More »
Film Review: Death Stop Holocaust (2009)
Rate This MovieSYNOPSIS: Two young women, Elizabeth and Taylor, travel to their father's summer home on a remote island for a vacation getaway. As they travel deeper into the island, a nightmare begins to unfold. An unmarked white van will not leave them be, as they begin to sink deeper into terror. It becomes clear to the women they are …Read More »
Official Grindhouse Trailer: Dasvidaniya: Russian Brides 2
For Immediate Release: San Diego, Ca. – Inferno Productions releases the Official Grindhouse Trailer for Dasvidaniya: Russian Brides 2 on March 8, 2018 in an homage to Meir Zarchi's "Day of the Woman".Read More »
Film Review: Planet Terror (2007)
Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: After an experimental bio-weapon is released, turning thousands into zombie-like creatures, it's up to a rag-tag group of survivors to stop the infected and those behind its release. REVIEW: Somehow reviewing this great piece of work slipped under our radar. Though the film itself (bearing some discussion) was still a chance for me to re-watch this …Read More »
Film Review: Death Proof (2007)
Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: Two separate sets of voluptuous women are stalked at different times by a scarred stuntman who uses his "death proof" cars to execute his murderous plans. REVIEW: "Death Proof" 2007's stylized sister film to "Planet Terror" (released as the 2nd part of the "Grindhouse" double feature). The original grindhouse project was a collaborative Quentin Tarantino/Robert Rodriguez …Read More »
Film Review: Drive-in cult Classic Set – 32 movie pack set
Rate This Movie Wow~ what a calamity! 32 Drive in Grind-housy films . What a great way to have so much and yet keep the space on your DVD shelf minimized. Yes there are a few classic titles here that really make this a steal…if you havent spotted them, then you should check out…" The Creeping Terror", "The Devil's Hand" …Read More »
Film Review: Dear God No! (2011)
Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: A gang of outlaw bikers pull a home invasion on a disgraced Anthropologist hiding a secret locked in his cabin basement REVIEW:Read More »
My Journey to The Beyond: A Fan's Discovery of Fulci's Classic
Released in 1981, The Beyond, directed by Lucio Fulci, has long been considered the Italian filmmaker's masterpiece of gore. It has amassed a horde of devoted fans throughout the years, including Quentin Tarantino, who would praise and re-release the film. At this point I can already hear you shouting at me through the paper, "Wait, we know all this already! …Read More »
Grindhouse Shorts and a mean Chainsaw!
Next Monday director & photographer Mike Pecci is self releasing all of his violent short films on one loaded DVD. Mike Pecci's Grindhouse Shorts! This is the definitive collection of what Filmthreat magazine called "Grindhouse done right". It includes the director's cut of Cold Hard Cash, a re-mastered Capture Device, Stray Bullet, and a new short featuring a chainsaw wielding …Read More »
Interview: Michael Biehn (The Victim, The Divide)
Hey Fiends! I have yet another amazing interview for you to check out. . maybe under the warm covers as you protect yourselves from the frigid air of the night and all of the creatures lurking around you. I would love the pleasure of introducing you all to one of my favorite actors of all time, and it was such …Read More »
Film Review: Machete (2010)
Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: After being betrayed by the organization who hired him, an ex-Federale launches a brutal rampage of revenge against his former boss. REVIEW: Hey there, Hi there, Ho there, you're as well….wait a minute. That's not my intro. That belongs to that f*cking mouse that represents a f*cking corporation that I happen to dislike a bit (Even …Read More »
Top 30 Horror Films of the Last Decade
(BECAUSE TOP 20 ISNT ENOUGH!!) (Not in any particular order) Hey there horror fans, it's that time of the year when we all reflect on what and where the previous years have brought us.. You'll read alot of lists this time of year, though that doesn't mean that they are the final say but rather an individual's perspective. We wanted …Read More »
GRINDHOUSE On Blu-Ray
SAVE THE SPACE FOR GRINDHOUSE RIP-ROARING, ADRENALINE-PUMPING DOUBLE FEATURE TWICE AS SATISFYING – GRINDHOUSE Quentin Tarantino's Death Proof and Robert Rodriguez' Planet Terror Debut On 2-Disc Blu-Ray And Back-to-Back In Original Theatrical Format From The Weinstein Company And Vivendi EntertainmentRead More »


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"What are you going to do after you graduate? Are you going to go back to school?"
"Yeah. I'll probably get a Masters, and then maybe even a Doctorate."
"In what?"
"Sleeping, probably."
I've never seen my grandfather laugh so hard; but, I wasn't joking.
I was as serious as depression, which, coincidentally, was the reason I was going to get a doctorate in sleeping.
Depression is fickle, oxymoronic, persistent, and sneaky, boy, is it sneaky. It's the best Con Artist, the Great Persuader, the Silent Terror. It cuddles up next to you in the middle of the night, convincing you that it's your best friend, that it has your best interests at heart. It would never hurt you. It feeds you lies when you're too weak from starving yourself to refuse, and as you're wasting away, it feeds on your weakness. It convinces you that it can teach you to fly, and after you've already jumped off the cliff, you realize the wings it gave you aren't really wings at all. It doesn't bother to help pick you up off the rocky ground at the bottom.
All you want to do is sleep; it won't let you do that either, but it will make it impossible to get out of bed. It's silent in the way that it sneaks up on you when you least expect it: you're happy and giggly one moment and silent and moody in the next. But it's oh so loud in the way that it rings in your ears over and over not-good-enough, not-good-enough, not-enough, and in the way it causes your heart to feel like it's going to beat out of your chest in thesuddenly-called-on-in-class-but-weren't-paying-attention anxious sort of way.
It's a deep ache, a heaviness that starts in the deep recesses of your soul and then settles somewhere around your heart (sort of like a sore muscle that you wake up with). You can go about your daily life, but you muddle through it, compensating for the hurt.
We all compensate in different ways: some turn to drugs, some, like me, turn to self-harm and starvation, some turn to writing (I got there eventually). But most all of us stay quiet, trying not to draw attention to ourselves or our situation.
I've always been quiet. Being the oldest grandchild on my mother's side and the oldest granddaughter on my father's, I never really had to say much to get what I wanted. As I got older and younger sisters, and then younger cousins, came along, I never really grew out of my shell. I was content to stay on the sidelines, to wait to be asked if I wanted something (to set up a game on my grandparent's table and wait and wait and wait until someone asked me if I wanted to play).
A few years ago, my mother told a family member that on the first day of kindergarden, my teacher called home to ask if I "had an attitude problem" because I wouldn't say hello.
No, she's just quiet. They said. She doesn't talk. (Eventually, after the first week, I said hello back and got to join my peers in Center Play).
As I went on in my schooling, speech therapy and, eventually,counseling became weekly occurrences. Speech therapy, because despite knowing how to read before entering kindergarden, my tongue refused to pronounce certain letters and words correctly — namely, r and any word with an r and l in quick succession, like world or shoulder or soldier. Counseling because, despite what I thought, talking to people is necessary for friendships.
The counseling helped with the making of friends. But my report cards still said Pleasure to have in class, but needs to participate in class discussions.
If my post-schooling life had report cards, they'd say the same thing: Pleasure to do life with, but needs to participate in discussions more.
I'm working on it. But the years of speech therapy did not help with my mumbling, which I am acutely aware of because everytime I talk, my father asks if I'm speaking Russian. I mumble because I get nervous — social anxiety, I think (self-diagnosed) — and not just nervous but like, heart-pounding-acutely aware of everyone looking at me nervous.
Which is why I choose to stay quiet, only choosing to speak if I have something pressingly important to add.
I didn't think my depression was important enough to mention. My depression told me that, and it told me a lot of other not-so-nice things about myself.
Those closest to me knew I had it, but they didn't know the severity of it, and I guess neither did I.
Until the night I attempted suicide.
It took swallowing pills to realize that depression is more than sadness. It's more than self-harm and starvation. It's life-threatening. And it needs to be talked about, without the taboo and stigma. Because it's not an attitude problem. Those of us who are struggling can be as smiley and optimistic as those who aren't suffering, but we can still feel like we just got punched in the gut. We can still want to die.
But with the right resources, we can stave off death for a little while longer.
I didn't attempt suicide today. Or yesterday, or any day in the past 2,398 days.
2,399 days ago, I did.
But 6 years, 6 months, and 26 days ago, I was a different person. I'm stronger now. I have the right resources and support systems in place to live with depression.
I can talk about my past and what I've been through — my rape, my eating disorder, my suicide attempt. I'm not scared to look my past in the face and to show the beauty that has come from it. I'm not afraid to use my story to help others.
I have attempted a lot of things in the past 2,398 days:
I graduated from High school.
I started college.
I went to Guatemala on a Missions Trip.
I have started writing a book (many, many times).
I graduated college.
But perhaps most importantly, I've begun to find the pieces of me that I lost. I'm becoming reacquanted with the parts of me that were strangers for far too long: my laughter, my confidence, my body.
I've given a voice to the darkest part of myself, knowing it's ok to talk about hard things. I've given names to my depression and intrusive thoughts: André is my depression; Fred is the out-going one who likes to be the center of attention, and Gertrude is the quiet one, who comes out when I'm home alone.
Intrusive thoughts are a lot less scary when you can have conversations with them: No, Fred. I will NOT drive headfirst into this tree. No, the fireworks would not be cool because it's a burning car on fire, not the fourth of July. And, Shut up, Gertrude. I know there are about 20 Advil in my hand right now, but I only need two. I have a bad shoulder today, not a bad life.
And when the depression gets too bad, and I'm tempted to start to pursue my doctorate in sleeping right then and there, I can say to myself: I know André is bad today, but you've beat him before, and you can beat him again. You've seen the darkness, and you came out on the otherside.
And the world today is so beautiful.
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When I reviewed the future of the BI at the end of last year I expected that social network layer will begin to trickle into the BI layer.
While SAP has already begun to develop products that integrates the organization social network data,
Saleforce is one of the first companies to make significant step towards implemeting social networks by purchasing Radian6which is the leading supplier of social media monitoring.
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Maine Maritime Academy: Roster | Schedule
University of Southern Maine: Roster | Schedule | About
Directions to Fitzpatrick Stadium
Monday's Game: Maine Maritime Academy (0-1) at the University of Southern Maine (0-1), 3:00 pm, Fitzpatrick Stadium, Portland, Maine.
Series History: This is the 18th meeting between the two teams, in a rivalry that dates back to 2000. The Huskies hold a 15-2 all-time advantage over the Mariners, and have won 15-consecutive meetings.
Last Meeting: The Mariners fell to the Huskies 14-6, in their season opener last year on March 5.
The Huskies struck first on an unassisted goal from Jaymz McStowe at 13:48, but minutes later Alex Grant-Roy (Biddeford, Maine) put the Mariners on the board to tie things up. The two teams exchanged goals, with Seth Wing picking up a score for USM and Tim Grant adding a goal for the Mariners to make it 2-2 at 8:41 in the first quarter. Alec Grant (Hollis, N.H.) found Dean Samuelson (Southbury, Conn.) for a man-up goal at 2:46 to give the Mariners their only lead of the game, but Keegan Smith scored a goal to send the teams into the second quarter notched at 3-3.
Southern Maine added three goals in the second quarter, while holding the Mariners scoreless to take a 6-3 lead into halftime, and added four goals in each of the final two quarters to take the 14-6 victory.
Samuelson led the Mariners with two goals and two assists on 10 shots, while also scooping up four ground balls and causing a turnover. Michael Martel (Biddeford, Maine) added two goals, an assist and a ground ball, while Grant-Roy scooped up six ground balls, caused a team-high four turnovers and a goal, and Tim Grant added a goal, went 8-of-20 on the faceoff and scooped up nine ground balls.
Nate Delgiudice, Jeff Urmston and Paul Lenardo added three goals each for the Huskies, while Wing grabbed two goals, and Smith, McStowe, and Austin Watts each added a goal. Josh Murphy went 13-of-22 from the faceoff and scooped up a team-high seven grounds balls and Eddie Barrasso led USM with four caused turnovers.
Cody Schell stopped 13 shots in net for the Mariners, while John Bossi stopped 11 shots in net for the Huskies.
Maine Maritime Academy's Last Game: Maine Maritime Academy men's lacrosse fell to Gordon College, 22-5 in the season opener for both teams, on February 22.
The Fighting Scots went on a three-goal run to open up the game, but Maine Maritime's Chase Whittemore (Skowhegan, Maine) cut the deficit to two in the final minute of the first quarter with his first goal of the season, on an assist from Alex Grant-Roy.
The two teams exchanged goals to begin the second quarter, Gordon's Hunter Ward picked up a man-up goal at 14:16 and Maine Maritime's Kyle Thomas tallied an unassisted strike at 11:13. The Fighting Scots went on another three-goal run to take 7-2 lead with 4:34 to go.
Whittemore and Grant-Roy scored back-to-back unassisted goals for the Mariners to cut the lead to 7-4, but Gordon's Nico Manganiello added his fifth goal of the game as time expired, giving the Fighting Scots an 8-4 lead at halftime.
Gordon outscored the Mariners 14-1 in the final two quarters to pick up the non-conference victory. Grant-Roy picked up another assist on the Mariners' lone goal in the second half, this time on a goal by Michael Martel (Biddeford, Maine).
Daniel Lee (Satellite Beach, Fla.) stopped 17 shots in his collegiate debut for the Mariners, while Jay Gallipo earned the win in net for Gordon, recording three saves in 55 minutes of play.
Nick Palandjian finished with a team-high eight points with four goals and four assists to lead Gordon. Manganiello added five goals and two assists, Dan Arthur chipped in with four goals, while Nate Distasio added a hat-trick.
Grant-Roy led the Mariners offensively with two assists and a goal, and George Doe (Kennebunkport, Maine) led Maine Maritime going 5-of-18 from the face-off circle.
*The Mariners hosted the University of Maine for an exhibition game on Saturday. Maine Maritime picked up the 10-5 victory.
The University of Southern Maine's Last Game: Southern Maine fell to MIT on Wednesday, 19-2.
Harris Stolzenberg scored five goals and dished out five assists for a 10-point day, and reached century milestones for goals scored (102) and assists (100). Graham Davis added four goals and four assists while Jack Strachan scored five goals.
Michael Traub had two goals and one assist, and Mitch Turley tallied a pair of goals for the Engineers. Alexander Lynch started in goal and stopped 11 shots without surrendering a goal in the first half. Victor Fink took over in the second half and made nine saves.
Southern Maine averted being shutout with fourth-quarter goals from Jeff Urmston and sophomore Matthew Swirbliss. Keegan Smith assisted on both goals. Goalie Zach Bessette had 19 saves in 41 minutes of play before giving way to Alex Leblanc who had two saves over the final 19 minutes.
Strachan scored three goals in the opening quarter as the Engineers opened up a 5-0 lead. Davis had a goal and an assist, and Stolzenberg scored once.
Stolzenberg had five points (three goals, two assists) in the second quarter as MIT scored nine unanswered goals to build a commanding 14-0 lead by the halftime break. Strachan picked up more two goals, and Davis dished out three assists in the quarter.
Urmston finally broke the shutout bid converting a feed from Smith with 6:46 to play in the fourth quarter. Five minutes later, Swirbliss scored his first collegiate goal off a feed from Smith.
MIT outshot USM 54-40 in the game (40-22 on goal), and won the ground ball battle 39-28. The Engineers converted 1 of 3 man-up situations while holding the Huskies scoreless on eight man-up situations.
The Mariners: After one game, the Mariners are averaging five goals per game and 14 shots per game, while landing 57.1 percent of their shots on net. The team averages 59.3 percent on clear attempts and 20 percent on faceoffs.
Chase Whittemore leads the team with two goals this season, and Alex Grant-Roy leads the team in points, with two assists and a goal. George Doe leads the Mariners with four ground balls, and freshman Nikko Pappas (Cape Elizabeth, Maine) leads the Mariners defensively with four caused turnovers. Daniel Lee tallied 17 saves in net for the Mariners, and averages a 43.6 save percentage.
The Huskies: After one game the Huskies are averaging two goals per game and 40 shots per game, while landing 55 percent of their shots on net. The team averages 60 percent on clear attempts and 48 percent on the faceoff.
Matthew Swirbliss and Jeff Urmston lead the team with a goal each, and Keegan Smith leads the team with two assists per game. Nate Delgiudice leads the team with two caused turnovers and both Smith and Seth Wing lead the team with four ground balls. Zach Bessette tallied 19 saves in net, and averages a 51.4 save percentage.
Preseason Rankings: The Mariners were ranked fifth in the 2017 North Atlantic Conference (NAC) preseason poll, while the Huskies were picked fifth in the 2017 Little East Conference (LEC) preseason poll. Last season, the Mariners went 5-10 on the season and 5-3 in NAC play, and the Huskies went 8-7 overall and 3-4 in LEC play.


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What's The One Word That Defines You?
I like to say that one of the reasons I write my blog is to help agents make fewer mistakes. I use the stories and experiences of other agents to drive home certain points. I write about agent best practices and sometimes I write about agent worst practices. The point is, even though it is on a small-scale, my hope is that we can all be exceptional Realtors and continue to prove our value to the consumer. Unfortunately, as with every industry, there are always a few bad apples, but I'm not here to call them out. Of course if they cross my path and the complaint is valid, I will pretty much always file a complaint. The reality is that I prefer to work at raising the bar of professionalism rather that bash those few that don't meet our expectations. I got into a heated debate about this a few weeks ago when an agent I know made a disparaging remark about those few "less than competent" (or more specifically, unethical) agents out there. Maybe I prefer to be a "half full" kind of guy. I'm not out to build my Klout score by being shocking. But the debate did spark an idea in my mind. We talk about professionalism in our industry and I would be the first to admit this is a very hard goal to achieve given our sheer numbers, so my question is simple…..could you come up with one or two words, that describe who you are and what you do? In essence, if someone where ask you to describe yourself, what would you say? Here's the catch though, you can't use the word "professional", "knowledgeable", "ethical", or "honest". While they are good words, they are overused.
I put it out on a Facebook group that I'm apart of. Check out Real Estate Corner, it is well worth it. I got over 50 responses. Great to see so many great answers. I took a screen shot for you to look at. Always grateful to this group for their stellar insight.
So, what's my word? RESPONSIBLE. While equally important, this is NOT my elevator pitch, however I may include it from now on. To me the meaning speaks to everything I do (At least I hope it does). I take responsibility for my actions and decisions (right or wrong), I believe in doing things in a timely matter, keeping people in the loop, understanding the needs and opinions of others, not deflecting blame, keeping good accounts, being honest, etc.


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Pollution density of roadside atmosphere and severe operating conditions of guardrails in Russia require durable anticorrosion protection of metal structures. The traditional method of metal structures protection is zinc coating (galvanizing). The company offers one of the types of galvanizing - cold galvanizing, which lies in application of zinc-rich paintwork materials to metal.
Cold galvanizing (zinc-rich coatings) have undeniable advantages:
- provides long-term protection of metal from corrosion and may rival with traditional hot galvanizing in terms of protective properties;
- is resistant to temperature differences and can be applied under the conditions of frigid climate;
- can be traditionally applied both in shop and field environment.
To maintain long-term (over 10 years) protection of guardrails metal structures it is recommended to apply complex coating systems which are fail-safe and durable due to combination of various protection mechanisms, that is to say:
- cathodic protection is achieved thanks to zinc-rich materials addition;
- barrier protection is achieved thanks to addition of flake pigments of aluminum powder.
The systems which are recommended for application by Gosstroy (the State Committee of the Russian Federation for Construction and Housing Maintenance and Utilities Complex), are introduced in addition to SNiP (construction codes and regulations) 2.03.11-85 Р 1-2004, and passed accelerated tests in the following industry research centers: ZNIIS (Central Scientific Research Institute of Construction) and NII LKP (Paintwork Material Research Institute of Hotkovo).
The coating system ZINOL+ALPOL has also passed tests of the leading industrial research centers, as such: ZNII PSK (Central Scientific Research and Design Institute of Construction Metal Structures) n.a. Melnikov, VNIIZHT (All-Russian Scientific Research Institute of Railway Transport, NIZIAMT (Research and Development Center of Automotive Tests), the Ural Institute of Welding.
ZINOTAN+ALUMOTAN system has been tested in VNIIZHT (All-Russian Scientific Research Institute of Railway Transport), IPTER (Institute of Energy Resources Transportation Problems), BashNIPIneft research center (Bashkortostan Research and Design Institute of Oil), and introduced into technical instructions of the Russian Railways (ZPI 6/1).
Standard coating systems for long-term protection (over 10 years) of guardrails metal structures from corrosion.
Case history of VMP coatings:
guardrails along the highways:
- Chita-Khabarovsk;
- Moscow-Saint-Petersburg-State Border
- the Rostov and Orenburg Regions, the Far East, etc.
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I reviewed the gorgeous Fudge Urban Sea Salt Spray a little while back, and thought it was time to show you how to use Fudge Urban to get smooth results.
Does it do what it promises?
Would I get it again?
Yes, for the price, I think it's good value. This tin has lasted me quite a while! It's great for using after you've straightened hair, or curled hair. I'd compare it to a shine spray, or finishing spray. It just adds that finishing sheen to hair that really sets a style. I recently used this on a brides hair, and she said everyone had commented on how shiny and healthy her hair looked.
The smell. Oh, the smell. It's a heady scent of coconut that just screams summer. That sounds cheesy, but it really is gorgeous. Everytime I've used this on a client, they've asked what it is and commented on the smell. It lingers in hair and really finishes the style. I love having a scent to the hair so when you swish it around you get a little hit of it.
The packaging is also great, the foghorn style nozzle means an even, light spray covers the hair, and it doesn't clog or block.
I'd recommend this for curly hair to calm frizz and flyaways and it's a great finishing product if you like a smooth, shiny style. Suitable for those with fine hair, or thick hair.
Price: £6.99 (approx)
Available: Superdrug, and various online sites


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Just love the family of Nordic blues!
Welcome! We're glad you are here. This is the place to ask for bag advice, help other people out, post reviews, and share photos and videos.
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Just love the family of Nordic blues!
As others have pointed out, the dyneema has its advantages too. I probably will take my Nordic when traveling on my next leisure trip, particularly if I want to use it for part of the trip and pack it flat inside of my suitcase on other days. And it is sometimes my weekend bag, when I do not want to be carrying a black bag that has a luggage-type look.
Annndddd that does it. I'm going to get a nylon pilot. Thanks for all the comments they really helpd me make my decision!
I also use my black ballistic for that "professional" luggage look, only I would add "stealth" to the adjectives.
Everything above being black and white, there is always a shade of grey lurking behind that thought.
I also use a steel ballistic copilot, for a more casual/stealth appearance and structural back up to the zippering process.
Which only means a slippery slope after I check out my black ballistic / Iberian pilot that's awaiting me at home when I return from Nashville.
UPS finally delivered my "Thursday" package, full of shiny new stuff. I only had time to peek at it* but will do a more thorough exploration in a few hours. Good thing it arrived, because it is going to snow again later this week, and apparently that throws their entire operation** into a tailspin.
*At first glance, the steel/uv Pilot seems like a keeper.
**By 'their entire operation', I'm referring to UPS, not Tom Bihn. TB has their act together. Or it doesn't snow much in Seattle. Or both.
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Yes, I also received my bag today and must admit I am pretty pleased. The bag is really just what I wanted a slightly larger version of the Co-Pilot without being so large that I'm tempted to overload it.UPS finally delivered my "Thursday" package
The only minor issue I have with the bag is the lack of padding on the bottom. I realize adding padding may reduce the flexibility of the bag for people that want to pack the bag inside another bag, so it probably makes sense to leave it out. I suspect a rolled up travel towel on the bottom of the rear compartment will be all I need and it might be nice to have a towel along.
I took the opportunity to order an Absolute Strap even though I've read some debates about whether it's needed on a smaller bag. I suspect it might be a little much on the Co-Pilot, but I think it's a great investment for the larger Pilot.
While the Co-Pilot may be a better choice for the original purpose as a supplemental carry-on bag the Pilot really hits the spot as an EDC or even small overnight bag.
I just received my new Pilot in the mail...hooray! But I noticed that I got the Absolulte strap (which I paid for) but I assumed that I would also get the simple strap too. Do you get one or the other?
Edited to add: This Pilot is sick!! I am able to fit more than I imagined and the Eagle Creek large packing sac, which can fit a change of clothes, fits like a dream in the Pilot. I am more than happy with this bag and so glad I splurged on the absolute strap.
Another reaction: Although the Side Effect fits in one of the side pockets I feel that the 3D clear Cube organizer is a better fit in these pockets because it doesn't take up all the room in the pocket. So glad I got the 3D in Azalea (girly color!).
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Pilot, Co-Pilot, Synapse 25, Side Effect,small shop bag, large shop bag, travel tray, 3D Organizer Cube
I prefer to use the UltraSuede lined pocket for the iPad Mini (which can hold it with the case), when using it in the Pilot, to storing it inside the 400d Dyneema Side Effect. You can still get Cordura colors like Azalea, Plum, Storm, and Turquoise in the 3D Clear Organizer Cube. The Eagle Creek large Specter 2 cube does fit the back pocket.
Also, I think they give you a ten dollar discount on the Absolute Strap when ordered with the bag, so they do not include the standard strap.
Specter cube
14 x 10 x 3 in / 36 x 25 x 8 cm
Pilot Large Packing Cube:
Dimensions: 14.8" x 11" x 2.5" / 375 x 280 x 65 mm
Weight: 4 oz / 110g
Volume: 425 cubic inches / 7 liters (ASTM Standard Measure)
The Pilot Large Packing Cube is designed to leave room for the cache on rails in the back pocket. The light-weight Sil nylon of the Specter 2 cube also leaves you with some leeway for "squashability" of what you insert.
What people may also find interesting is that the Small Pilot Packing Cubes can also fit well into the front pocket of the Cadet -- it's just about the height if that pocket, and fairly slim, in order to,fit in the left and right front pockets of the Pilot and still leave room for accessing the inserts for holding pens and your Phone or glasses (right pocket), of your iPad Mini or other tablet (left pocket)
Pilot Small Packing Cube
Dimensions: 10.8" x 6.3" x 2.4" / 275 x 160 x 60 mm
Weight: 2 oz / 65g
Volume: 125 cubic inches / 2 liters (ASTM Standard Measure)
P.S. A couple of further notes: the Eagle Creek Specter 2 cubes are nice for ultra-light packing, but the Sil-nylon fabric is so thin that they basically take their shape from the contents that are stuffed inside. The smooth texture makes them easy to slide out. The Dyneema packing cubes hold their shape better, especially when not completely filled, so I generally prefer to use them in my travel luggage, especially since they fit more exactly. The web loop on the packing cube also makes it easier to pull out, since the Eagle Creek cubes have handles "on top " (which would face the side of the Pilot when inserted). But for the Pilot, the Eagle Creek Cube fit is a pretty good match.
Another comment is that the Large Packing Cube for the Pilot is also a good fit for the interior of the Synapse 25. It's bigger than the Tri-Star Medium and Western Flyer Small Packing Cubes, both of which can be used inside the Synapse 19 (and Synapse 25):
Tri-Star Medium
TB0948 12.8" x 11.3"x 2.4" / 325 x 288 x 60mm 3.2 oz / 90gr
Western Flyer Small
TB0955/TB0956 11.7" x 8.6" x 3" / 298 x 218 x 75mm 3 oz / 85gr
This information should probably go into another separate post/thread about packing cubes so it can be easily accessed. I was looking these up for atarango1, who wanted to know which Eagle Creek cubes could be used in her Tri-Star in place of the Dyneema packing cubes designed for that bag. Generally, I mostly use the Eagle Creek quarter cubes, which are intermediate between a 3D Organizer Cube and a Side Effect in size.
Last edited by moriond; 02-10-2014 at 01:51 PM. Reason: added Postscript about packing cube fit to Synapse 25
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Favorite: Steel/Steel Little Swift * Latest: nNordic/NWS Smart Alec *
Look who finally made it to the party!! Love it!!
Front left pocket is my iPad mini cache and UV 3D cube... front right is Steel Dyneema Side Effect and new Nordic wallet.... main compartment is MacBook Air cache (pre-rails), a Nordic small shop bag, and UV medium organizer pouch. They fit further into the pocket; this was just to show what can go in there. After that I added a letter sized file folder between the cache and the two pockets and it fit with plenty of room. The back pocket (which also unzips to fit over a roller bag) is a lot more spacious than I thought.
I also have an umbrella in the water bottle compartment at the moment. Lots of room leftover there too. And the red cord pulls look AMAZING. On a quick test, it stands up on its own partially full. The dyneema pilot has a lot of give but way more structure than the dyneema swift, which was the last bag to join the family. I am really digging this bag and I have yet to leave the house with it!
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Favorite: Steel/Steel Little Swift * Latest: nNordic/NWS Smart Alec *


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Things to Do in Hardin County
No matter the season, Hardin County Conservation has something to do at our parks, rivers, nature center, and wildlife areas. Look through the alphabetical list below for park activities and click for more information. Don't forget to check our calendar for a list of all our programs and events.
Calkins Programs and Events
Fun for the whole family! These are can't miss events, so mark your calendars and head out to Calkins Nature Area for the annual Halloween Hike or Christmas at Calkins.
Do you like enjoy live music, good BBQ, and supporting a great cause that promotes conservation and natural resource education? Then come to Calkins for the Friends of Calkins Annual BBQ & Bluegrass Festival. Ticket prices are reasonable and you will have a chance to win some delicious homemade goodies during the live dessert auction.
Whatever the reason you enjoy the outdoors, keep an eye on the schedule for a public program at Calkins that piques your interest. Public program topics cover a wide array of topics including wildflower walks, hunting techniques, native landscaping, archaeology, and canoeing and kayaking just to name a few.
With 65 parks and wildlife areas, visitors have the opportunity to camp, fish, hike, boat, interact with wildlife and experience so many more fun activites while in Hardin County.


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The Arcturians- The Genetic Activation of the "Hueman" Race and the Successful Mission Completion of ALL First Wave Volunteers.
January 1,2016.
It is with Peace,Love and Boundless Joy that we join YOU in this incredible moment of this NOW of this "New Year".
The Magnitude of what has been accomplished by ALL on Earth cannot be expressed in words.
The Incoming Source Evolutionary Energies are supporting and assisting in fully anchoring the Christ Consciousness across all grids.
The forerunners,(galactic volunteer souls AND hueman souls),have cleared from Within all necessary grids and have fully stepped into their Christ Avatar Self.
Humanity is beginning to remember that there infinite ways of experiencing this Creation, descension is NOT the only way.
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Love by Gaspar Noe English film from France - 2015
Gasper Noe broke my heart with his classic Irreversible, when he let 'my' beautiful Monica Bellucci to be violently raped for more than 15 minutes on screen. Irreversible was brilliant cinema from this Argentinian director, and it was path breaking in its cinematic language and technique and what not. Ever since Love released, I wanted to watch it and this has been a long long wait to get a copy, while I had to listen to all sorts of reviews and comments about it. Most in the English world called it porn cinema or artistic porn or pretentious cinema and so on, but elsewhere the world looked at it differently. Finally, my lady too talked about it as beautiful cinema, and I couldn't wait any more. I got the copy yesterday and to be very frank, I was a little bit disappointed. This could be because my expectations were so high or because of the director himself and the so many varied opinions including my wife's.
Like in En La Cama, the Chilean movie, Love starts with sex. For most of the first half of the cinema, I was kind of disappointed and had so many questions. Is this really Gaspar Noe. Why did he have to make this movie in English, why did this hero had to be American. What is wrong with the love making scenes, which for some reason lacked genuine passion and so on.
Love is about an American man falling in love with a French girl, in Paris, but has to live with another girl because he got her pregnant.
Mr. Noe hasn't forgotten his Irreversible style yet, the flashbacks works backwards in Love. I found the second half excellent and looking back, I must say, this cinema is another path breaker from Noe about relationship and love.
During the second half of the movie, a policeman is talking to the American and he says something in these lines -" You are in France now. Forget about your American feelings. Enjoy it, there are so many beautiful woman out there, go and enjoy with them and forget your possessive nature about your girlfriend, let her enjoy too. There are so many desires of hers which you may not be able to fulfill and vice versa. So trust each other and go out to a night club or sex club and enjoy your sexuality calmly with others as well. There is nothing wrong about it, feel your sexuality and fulfill your desires. As long as your girlfriend know that you are going to get back to her after (just) a sexual adventure, she will be fine and you should do the same to her too. Relax, dont be possessive".
For me, the whole essence of Love, is in these lines. I felt, Gaspar Noe wants to tell the conservative English world to not be possessive about sexuality and relationship. To look at the French and get inspired. To forget their orthodox views about sex and relationships and look at it with a more open mind. By all this he wants them to enjoy their love, sex and life even more.
Looking at it that way, I would say, Love is excellent. But I would also say, the scenes of sex lacked a kind of passion which I could feel, say in La Vie d' Adele. The raw sex scenes, all of them, in LVA looked like love making, while in Love, it looked simply like sex. I hope you get the difference. Love is not exceptionally great cinema, but it is definitely bold (even shows a nude trans gender!), non conformist, treats sex as normality, and have wonderful music and visuals which include raw sex. Acting, mostly, was average though and none of the actors had any kind of charm. I got answers to all my questions by the end of the movie, which is good.
I must say, it is possible that people who are not aware about the French ways, of openness to sexuality and relationships, might easily misunderstand this movie as porn cinema.
Finally, it is such a pity that most of my fellow Indians would never get to watch this movie. Indians need to watch it more than those in the conservative English world. Even if they lack the openness or passion for sex like the French, many in the West do not consider sex only as a means for child production. In India, vast majority strongly do believe in this medieval English rhetoric. This movie is intended for our (Indian) kind of population, where a couple in wedlock is taken for granted as enjoying healthy love life, irrespective of how much love and love-making remains in their relationship.


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