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Note: This is an archival copy of Security Sun Alert 255308 as previously published on http://sunsolve.sun.com.
Latest version of this security advisory is available from http://support.oracle.com as Sun Alert 1020273.1.
Bug Id
Release Phase
Solaris 8 Operating System
Solaris 9 Operating System
Solaris 10 Operating System
Date of Workaround Release
Date of Resolved Release
A Security Vulnerability May Allow Popup Windows to Appear Through the Solaris XScreenSaver Program
1. Impact
A security vulnerability in the Solaris XScreenSaver (see xscreensaver(1)) program may allow popup windows to appear through the lock screen and expose sensitive data. An example application affected by this issue is Thunderbird, which notifies users about new mail through popup windows.
2. Contributing Factors
This issue can occur in the following releases:
SPARC Platform
$ uname -vSystems are only impacted by this issue of they have the package SUNWxwsvr installed. To determine if this package is installed, the following command can be run:
$ pkginfo SUNWxwsvr
3. Symptoms
There are no predictable symptoms that would indicate the described vulnerability has been exploited to reveal sensitive information.
4. Workaround
There is no workaround for this issue. Please see the Resolution section below.
5. Resolution
This issue is addressed in the following releases:
SPARC Platform
Note: The resolution patches for this issue have caused a regression
(BugID 6839026) for systems with Accessibility enabled or with Trusted extensions
Please see Sun Alert 266469 for more details at
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A new development project is coming to Sears Island. The little island off Searsport in Waldo County could be home to three hundred acres of industrial development if plans go through, with six hundred under protection. Governors have pushed for Sears Island, the largest undeveloped, uninhabited, causeway accessible island on the east coast, to be the home of many developments. Joseph Brennan and John McKernan advocated Sears Island be used as a general port. Angus King promoted its use as a wood chip port, while Governor Baldacci pushed for an LNG terminal and an intermodal freight transport hub on the island. Continue reading
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The malas and prayer beads are sacred tools. The word mala itself means " heavenly garland". A mala is a string of 108 beads of either wood, seeds, pearls or semi-precious / precious stones. It has a 109th bead which is called the Guru bead which sits at the head of the mala. It is said to be that bead that retains all the energy of your practice. A mala is a tool for helping us reciting buddhist mantra words. Malas are used for reflection, spiritual practice, prayer, meditation, cleansing of the chakra system and crystal healing. Also a blessed mala has strong power to protect us, keep us a clean, calm heart; to drive evils. Others common malas has a string of 21, 27 or 54 beads.
The mala is held with gentleness and respect, generally in the left hand. Clear your mind. Center yourself. Take a few deep breaths. It is easy to be distracted and be thinking of something else, even while you are saying your mantra. Having a clear mind helps with concentration and awareness. Set your intention. Remind yourself why you are using your mantra. Be clear to yourself. Start saying your mantra one bead is counted for each recitation of the mantra, beginning with the first bead after the "guru" bead- the larger, more decorative bead at the mala's end. The first bead is held between the index finger and thumb, and with each count the thumb pulls another bead in place over the index finger. One mantra- one bead. Mantras are often repeated hundreds or thousands of times at one sitting. After completing a full circuit of the mala, the practitioner flips the mala around 180 degrees (this takes practice to accomplish) and continues as before, in reverse order. One aims to avoid passing over the "guru" bead, as doing so is symbolically like stepping over one's teacher.
What is a Mantra?
Mantras are the repetition of words and phrases of special significance, and can be said either out loud or internally, are a way of introducing and focusing this vibration, or sound, in ourselves. By saying a mantra you are literally tuning yourself to resonate at the same vibrational frequency as God, or the specific deity associated with that mantra, or the healing power or intention of that mantra. Eventually, as you come to resonate at the same frequency as the mantra, the mantra gains its own momentum. At that point, as they say in Sufism, "you stop doing the mantra, and the mantra starts doing you".Many mantras are said to have healing properties. By connecting to the mantra on an energetic level it may be possible to reprogram the affected or diseased area and allow healing to occur. Mantras are purifying. By using a mantra we can connect and vibrate with a more pure or higher level of consciousness, which is usually a chosen deity or God. The connection with this higher vibrational frequency then helps to purify the body and mind. Chakras are energetic centers in the body. Some mantras are specific for chakras, and aim to cleanse, open and purify these chakras so our spiritual energies will flow more smoothly and without obstruction.
In taking care of your mala remember, treat your mala with love and kindness, its meant to live for eight generations and serve as a reminder for you to live your intention. Do not wear your mala beads during exercise, in the shower or anywhere they could get wet, because can weak the thread, if you wear it every day please be gentle and if is not in use, store it in the mala bag. Mala beads are also believed to absorb and store energy, therefore it is suggested that you cleanse your mala beads from time to time. DO NOT be placed on the floor or ground, you should never let anyone else ever touch, wear or handle your mala, because it could interfere with the vibrational bond between you and your mala. Beads absorb energy, so never wear or use the beads when angry or upset. If you drop your mala by accident and it bothers you, pick it up – recite a mantra such as "Om Mani Padme Hum" or cleanse it under the sunlight or smudge with sage.
Welcome to Drina's Malas. We are a small business dedicated to quality. We take the time to hand-knot each of these beautiful and unique Malas and make them with the finest materials and the most positive vibes. Each of our hand-selected gemstone will provide their respective healing properties and intentions. This is a new stage in my life and I believe it was meant to be. During my lifetime I have come across beautiful friends who unconsciously sent me to this path, and now I can say that I love and enjoy what I do. Because I know the energy that goes into each creation, I know each will make its owner very happy. I hope you enjoy the Malas as much as I enjoy making them for you, best wishes to all and thanks for your support. NAMASTE


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This article is Part 1 of our "Leveraging the Power of Email Authentication" series. Read Part 2: Using DKIM to Enable DMARC and Part 3: Implementing DKIM.
A business can ensure its email is accurately delivered to inboxes around the world and reject the delivery of phishing.
The DMARC email authentication protocol stands for Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting and Conformance. It is a technical specification designed to increase the delivery of trustworthy emails from legitimate senders and provide companies with higher visibility into their email channel. Microsoft, Gmail and other email providers are asking businesses for roughly three sentences of information to achieve results. The following article examines how the DMARC protocol will enable a business to control the delivery of email. Subsequent articles in this series describe the supporting standards – SPF and DKIM.
Without DMARC, Email Delivery Can Be a Lottery
Email providers struggle to accurately determine if an inbound email that says it's from yourBusiness.com is fraud or legitimate. When Gmail, Microsoft and others do their best to block phishing, sometimes our valid email is mistakenly classified as spam. Unfortunately, email abusers have the same deliverability and can send spear phishing email to CEOs that successfully lands in an inbox. If email hosts could authenticate email from yourBusiness.com, then these scenarios of email deliverability and phishing would not be a problem.
Email Without DMARC:
Email providers like Google and Microsoft struggle to identify legitimate email vs. phishing attacks, so most mail is delivered to the end user.
DMARC Empowers Companies
The DMARC email protocol enables a domain owner to communicate with email receivers and authenticate email before it is placed in an inbox. This collaborative email authentication process enables businesses to stop phishing in real time. Furthermore, a company receives reports from the email receivers that contain inbox placement rates, identification of fraudulent email senders, and many other attributes of corporate email traffic.
Email with DMARC:
With DMARC, mail receivers verify each email with the business. Also, the email receiver provides a number of email reports to the business.
With DMARC a Company Can:
- Eliminate email phishing to all receivers including customers, employees and business partners
- Increase marketing campaign deliverability
- Receive reports from email providers regarding all email claiming to be from yourBusiness.com
- Review emails failing DMARC for any phishing websites or malware
Email authentication experts are able to implement a DMARC policy within a day. The first policy is called "monitoring mode," where email traffic is not altered, but a company can start reviewing deliverability reports from email receivers. After implementing a simple DMARC policy to monitor email traffic, the next step is to enable DKIM and SPF protocols to establish email authentication, stop phishing, and increase deliverability of valid corporate email.
We will explore the next steps as part of our "Leveraging the Power of Email Authentication" series. Read Part 2 and Part 3.


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Here's the version 2 of the BBCTheme (Blogger Blue Cogitation Theme). Here are the new features:
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- Added My Links widget
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- Updated footer message
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We see Facebook, and other social media companies and wonder how can we keep our privacy safe?
We see mega corporations that sit in the middle of everything and extract fees just because they can.
We need to look no further than Venezuela to see what happens when it all falls apart.
We are hearing about a new currency, and a new way of doing business that will change our lives forever.
This thing called Cryptocurrencies, what is it, and how can we profit from it
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Unlike the Stock market, there are none of the stupid rules that allow the rich and powerful to steal from you, and no minimum size to be able to start trading it. In fact, the whole concept around cryptocurrencies is to eliminate the need for banks and brokers, at all.
The head of the Swedish Pirate Party called Cryptocurrencies an extinction level event for the banks. That is a good thing.
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FEAR OF Missing Out.
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Then immediately see a pullback and panic out, losing money.
After a few times, they are discouraged and poorer.
You can't compare Stock Trading to Crypto Trading, they have their own set of rules.
Here are a few more mistakes we see trading this market
Mistake #2: Buy and have no plans on when or how to sell.
Many traders here this word bandied about called HODLing. That is buy, and hold forever and buy your Lamborghini. But most can't hold especially if they are losing money on a trade.
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However, as many others like Mark Thoma and Paul Krugman have pointed out, the unemployment situation is so dismal (last three months the unemployment rate has held steady at 9.7%) despite the March gains, that even a return to some semblance of normalcy would require spectacular economic growth for a few years. Even with recent robust economic growth rates, "what is happening is that the pace of job creation is matching the number of people returning to the labor force, but once the change in labor force is accounted for there is no change in the rate of unemployment".
In the aftermath of the 162,000 jobs addition in March, Dean Baker had this to say, "The average in the private sector over the last two months was just 66,000 jobs. With the public sector shedding jobs, we will need more rapid job growth just to stay even with the growth in the labor force." The job market signals point to a "very long, gradual, drawn out recovery process", which if not hastened can result in considerable suffering and misery.
In the context of the debate about the choice between inflation and unemployment, Stephen Gandel writes
"Neither is great. And the combination is, of course, horrible. But the problem with the folks arguing against an expanded jobs bill is that they don't recognize that there is at least a chance that doing nothing is worse. Inflation at least has some positive affects. House prices rise again. Debt becomes more manageable. Wages increase. Yes, our buying power erodes. And higher interest rates can slow growth. But if anyone can tell me an even small upside to high unemployment, I would be interested."
And as Don Peck recently wrote in the Atlantic, the impact of the unemployment legacy of the Great Recession may be far reaching,
"The Great Recession may be over, but this era of high joblessness is probably just beginning. Before it ends, it will likely change the life course and character of a generation of young adults. It will leave an indelible imprint on many blue-collar men. It could cripple marriage as an institution in many communities. It may already be plunging many inner cities into a despair not seen for decades. Ultimately, it is likely to warp our politics, our culture, and the character of our society for years to come."
In this context, Mark Thoma points to a graphic that forecasts the unemployment rates with and without additional government fiscal support. He argues that "instead of getting back to full employment by, say, 2013, we could get there sooner if we act now".


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These notes were made when Garmin's first PalmOS device was released. The entire line has now reached end of life.
Garmin iQue3600 Notes
In preparation for adding Garmin support to my applications, I began tinkering a bit with the SDK for the iQue3600. Here's the little test program I wrote to exercise the Garmin API:
iqTestD.prc (17.64 K) (the program itself). Freeware, iQue3600 required.
iqTest.c (5.66 K) (source code excerpt). Depends on many local libraries and macro definitions, but might be useful as an example.
After writing/running iqTest, I have concluded:
You will notice that the track direction seems to use 0 for north, positive numbers eastward, negative numbers westward. So the compass direction we all know and love as "270" will display as -90.
There are 4 track values available: north component, east component, vertical component, and horizontal speed.
iqTestD.prc displays position both in lat/long and in "semicircles". The Garmin SDK explains semicircles: 2^31 semicircles = 180 degrees. The "semicircles" value is the most precise position information available from the device; I'm not sure what relationship the precision of the number has to the precision of the GPS position, however. It certainly doesn't imply that the GPS is precise to one part in 2^32. Semicircles are also defined in the Garmin IOP spec mentioned below.
Mathlib is included in the ROM. I haven't seen this documented anywhere, but found it by accident with Filez.
The Garmin Simulator doesn't know it's a Garmin. It returns 'psys' for the maker, and doesn't have a device value set. Actual iQue 3600's return 'grmn' for the maker and '3600' for the device (see http://www.mobilegeographics.com/dev/devices.php).
If you're testing for device type in your code, the test won't work the same on the simulator as on the physical hardware.
Installing the simulator is a bit odd. First you must install a working Palmsource 5.2 simulator. Then add the Garmin sim files to that folder. This is documented in the Garmin SDK, but if you're not planning to use the SDK you wouldn't see this step.
Waypoint Format
Waypoints are stored as address book entries. The latitude and longitude are stored in the "Custom 4" field. The format appears to be "GARMIN NNNNNNNN EEEEEEEE", where NNNNNNNN and EEEEEEEE are the latitude and longitude, respectively, expressed in semicircles. I have determined this experimentally, by examining some address book entries and converting semicircles to degrees. Writing address book entries using this layout seems to work fine.
If the waypoint contains an elevation, or an icon specification, then there are one or two more fields after the lat/long. First comes the icon string, if present; then last is the elevation string.
The icon string is a hex "B" followed by four hex digits; the hex digits are the same as the numbers listed on pages 32-35 of the Garmin GPS Specification, downloadable at http://www.garmin.com/support/pdf/iop_spec.pdf. That spec also says that not all waypoint numbers are supported on all devices, and indeed it seems that only the 45 icons displayed on the QueMap's icon selection form are available. If an icon other than those 45 is set in the address book entry, only the default square dot appears on the display.
Elevation strings always start with a hex "A", and are followed by 8 hex digits. The 8 hex digits are the floating point representation (IEEE-754 single precision) of the elevation, in meters. Elevation with respect to what? I don't know yet. There's no sign that the iQue 3600 uses the waypoint's elevation for anything useful, so the question may not matter. Although the iQue 3600's on-device waypoint editing screen does not allow you to enter negative numbers for elevation, it will display negative numbers if you use some other software (e.g. IQ Booster, or a third-party address book app) to set the field appropriately. Note that while the display is in feet, the internal storage is in meters.
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It's interesting what people say when you ask them what they look for in a life partner. When we were younger, it seemed obvious: a good man (whatever that meant, but we all had rough ideas), decent if not above average looks, a stable job and a stab at success. But as we advance in years, it changes. A friend recently expressed her need for being taken care of at last. We were talking about age differences and how that has taken on new meaning now that we are all in our fifties. She has been a single mom and very successful in her career, so what she is looking for is someone to carry some of the burden for her. She doesn't want to have to do most of the care-taking anymore. I get that and I do think it so important to identify what love looks like for us. Everyone has their own story, but so few of us actually have that internal conversation then we find ourselves flailing in our relationships because we don't even know how we got there.
I try to engage in this exercise from time to time. What is it, really, that I would cherish in a partner? It's a whole world of ideas, dreams and hopes, that shift and change over time. For many years I thought it was enough to have a deep and stable connection–and it still is–but as I get older I think of other things: a man who is safe in his vulnerability, who pursues a life of meaning and relevance in the world however that shows up for him, a man who believes in living, expressing and fulfilling love, knowing and accepting it will always be a challenge. A man of integrity. A man who knows himself. A man whose heart can give and receive generously. A man with whom I can have deep and courageous conversations about feelings and fears. I also consider the little things : someone who is affectionate and true, loves to hold hands, write letters, take long walks, appreciates and nurtures the energetic spiritual space we create together, someone who values consciousness as I do, and is not addicted to alcohol and other substances that take him away from himself. See how the little things always make me segue into other things? There are no little things, really, they are what form the web that cradles everything. From that daily exchange of kindnesses and affection can come the ability to have the challenging and complex conversations that build the tone and muscle for authentic and sustained togetherness.
What's important is that we begin to have this dialogue with ourselves first–this exploration of what we expect from another and an honest look at whether we can offer the same. This is the exercise that I find particularly humbling of late, to see the areas where I might have put unexpected weight on someone else's shoulders without regard to my own ability to contribute. Yet I find it strangely edifying to concretely see ways in which I can deepen my work and be able to develop as a spiritual human being, forever committed to this work we call love.


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On a personal level this year hasn't been a blue-ribbon year, although there were a few highlights:
- First Daddy-Daughter dance (February)
- Spring Break road trip with the kids
- Christmas week with the kids
Unfortunately, between the standout moments, there was a lot of not-so-great stuff, so I'm grateful for the things that went right.
Here's wishing that, for all of us, 2009 brings many blessings and prosperity! Happy New Year!


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Read this article to learn about the development of geography in the pre-modern period!
Varenius (1622-1650):
Bernhard Varen, known as Varenius, was born in 1622 in a village near Hamburg in Germany. He studied philosophy, mathematics and physics at the University of Hamburg. Varenius published his book in 1649 entitled Description regni Laponiae etSiam in which he gave a good description of Japan.
In 1650, he published his other book Geographia Generalis. He was the first geographer to suggest the essential difference between physical and human geography. Varenius made two significant contributions to the development of geography. Firstly, he brought together contemporary knowledge of astronomy and cartography and subjected the different theories of his day to sound critical analysis.
Secondly, he divided geography into 'general' and 'special' sections which led to the development of 'systematic' and 'regional geography'. According to Varenius, general geography meant 'systematic geography'. He emphasised the point that general geography depends on regional geography and the regional geography on general geography. Thus, they are interdependent. Varenius further divided general geography into the following parts:
(i) Absolute – the terrestrial part, which describes the shape and size of the earth and the physical geography of continents, seas and atmosphere.
(ii) Relative or planetary part – concerned with earth's relation to other stars, especially the sun and its influence on world climate.
(iii) The comparative section, which discusses the location of different places in relation to each other and the principles of navigation.
He also believed in heliocentric universe. He was also the first scholar who advocated that the highest temperatures are not recorded in the equatorial belt but along the tropics in the hot deserts of the world.
Immanuel Kant (1724-1804):
Immanuel Kant was not only a great scholar of philosophy, he also made immense contributions to the development of natural sciences, especially astronomy, geology and geography. He freed geography from the bonds of theology.
Kant gathered the data for his geographical lectures from many sources. Kant was mainly interested in physical geography. The physical geography of Kant also discussed human racial groups, their physical activities on the earth and natural conditions in the widest sense of the term. He believed that geography has to play a vital role in the progress and development of the human society.
He also believed that history and geography are both essential sciences and without them man cannot achieve a full understanding of the world. Kant asserted that the space is not a thing or event. It is a kind of framework of things and events. Kant also posed the question whether geography or history was first. He resolved that geography has existed at all periods and is the substructure of history.
Kant believed that geography is a descriptive taxonomic discipline rather than a science. Kant used the term 'chorographic', meaning descriptive to describe geography. According to his Ankundingung (1757), the earth can be studied and interpreted in the following five different ways.
(i) The Mathematical Study of the Earth:
This branch of geography considers the size and shape of the earth and all imaginary circles that should be applied on its surface.
(ii) Moral Geography:
This branch deals with the customs, traditions, rituals and character of man.
(iii) Political Geography:
In political geography, the consequences of interrelationship between nature and man and the conditions of the nations and the people on the earth are evaluated.
(iv) Commercial Geography:
This branch examines the reasons why certain countries have a superfluity of one commodity while others have a deficiency – a condition that gives rise to international trade.
(v) Theological Geography:
It studies the changes theological problems undergo in different environments.
Thus, during the time of Kant, geographers started writing on mathematical, moral, political, commercial and theological geography.
Alexander Von Humboldt (1790-1859):
Alexander von Humboldt expanded geography in and outside Germany. He was a scholar of great versatility, who contributed appreciably to the fields of geology, history, climatology, and geomorphology and to all other branches of geography. He travelled about 4,000 miles and in all his travels, he made multitudinous observations. He performed all journeys with telescopes, sextants, cytometers and barometers.
Humboldt during his expeditions uses to take daily observations of temperature and altitude. He was the first to make an accurate measurement of the elevation of the Spanish Maseta. He was also the first to establish a positive relationship between the forests and -rainfall. Humboldt explored the Orinoco River and established the truth of its connection with Amazon.
While on his visit to Cuba, he studied the economy and society of the people there. Humboldt gave a scientific explanation of crops and the influence of altitude, temperature and vegetation on crops. He also examined the numerous volcanoes of Ecuador. He also climbed Mount Chimborazo peak, and observed the influence of altitude on man. He also explained the feeling of dizziness as resulting from low air pressure.
On the coast of Peru, he observed the guana bird droppings. Moreover, he also recorded, for the first time, the cold current of Peru.
In 1829, Humboldt was entrusted with the task of exploring the virgin lands of Siberia across the Ural Mountains. Throughout his Siberian expedition, he kept a regular record of temperature and pressure. On the basis of these observations, he observed that temperature on the same latitudes varies moving inward from the coast.
During this expedition he also prepared the world map showing isotherms. He also established the concept of continentality. Moreover, he also coined the term 'permafrost'. Throughout his life his major concern was to correlate the physical environment with human and organic phenomena.
Humboldt's monumental work Kosmos was published in 1845. Kosmos is actually a comprehensive account of the travels and expeditions of Humboldt. While dealing with the subject matter of geography, Humboldt coined the term 'Cosmography' and divided it into uranography and geography. In his opinion, uranography deals with celestial bodies and geography with terrestrial part. He believed in 'unified universal science' encompassing of all physical, biological and social sciences.
Carl Ritter (1779-1859):
Carl Ritter was also known as one of the founders of modern geographical thought. He was a dedicated field worker and believed in empirical research. Ritter introduced many stimulating ideas in geography. He stressed the idea of land and water hemispheres, the distinction between the rates of heating and cooling of land and water, the difference between the northern and southern hemispheres in their proportion of land and water.
He averred that there were differences between the continents. Africa had relatively short and the most regular of all coastlines and its interior had least contact with the sea, whereas Asia was better provided with sea-inlets, but the interior had little marine contact and Europe was the most varied of all. He identified each continent with a different race, having a different colour.
Ritter's monumental work is entitled as Erdkunde. Ritter once remarked that the earth and its inhabitants stand in closest reciprocal relations and one cannot be truly presented in all its relationships without the other. Hence, history and geography must always remain inseparable. In Erdkunde, he advanced the theory of the north-west movement of civilizations in Europe.
Through his writings, Ritter tried to prove that the earth is made for man, "as body is made for soul, so is the physical globe made for mankind".
The major geographical concepts of Ritter may be summed up as follows:
1. Ritter conceived geography as an empirical science rather than one based on deduction from rational principles or apriori theory.
2. There is coherence in the spatial arrangement of terrestrial phenomena. Areal phenomena are so interrelated as to give rise to the uniqueness of the areas as individual units.
3. Boundary-lines whether wet or dry (such as rivers or mountains), were instruments for understanding the real purpose of geography which is understanding the content of areas.
4. According to Ritter, geography was concerned with objects on the earth as they exist together in an area. He studied areas synthetically, i.e., in their totality.
5. Ritter holds a holistic view with respect to the content and purpose of geographic study, and the whole study was focused on and culminated in man.
6. He believed that the earth was an organism made, even in its smallest details, with divine intent, to fit the needs of man to perfection. He was a teleologist in his approach.


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The conference was in a different venue this year and there were a number of small stands representing local companies such as record shops, radio stations and magazines. This is an area that will undoubtedly develop and more companies from South America and beyond get involved with the event. The first people I met were two journalists from Brazil and Mexico, who I immediately hit it off with. It was great to talk to them and make new friends, but I also learned a lot about the scene in their countries, which was really interesting.
The panels were well attended and well thought out, although due to regulations they were only allowed a certain amount of seating this year which meant not everyone could sit and listen. The seminars brought together local and international DJ's and Music industry professionals to discuss topics such as technology & equipment, record labels, music downloads, communication media and electronic music, audio visual design and producers and recording studios. Dero was one of South American DJ's to take part, 'The conference in South America is very important because it empowers a local scene that is needing that kind of push to develop it's true potential' He remarked. 'there are several South American DJ's and producers that, when given the proper international opportunities, have become world–class superstars. An event like this should be the local kickstarter and all the international players are needed and will greatly benefit by giving and getting wonderful experiences.'
And this was a sentiment felt by every South American I spoke to. They are so passionate about what they are doing, you can't help feeling the same way. South America has become an important destination for some of the biggest names in dance music to play with some of the best clubs on the world such as Mint in Buenos Aires, Gotica in Lima, D-Edge in Sao Paulo. There is also a lot of up and coming talent who have had their tracks signed to international labels and are getting more recognition. Dero is one such talent who's track 'Illusion' was signed to Subliminal Records (USA) and has been championed by Pete Tong on his Radio 1 show. Other examples are Silver City on 2020 Vision (UK), London 909 on Yoshitoshi (USA), Diego Rok on Luxury Grooves (Spain) and Gustavo Lamas on Kompakt (Germany). These are exciting times and it is only a matter of time before more new talent is discovered and it is the SAMC that will be the catalyst for this happen.
After speaking to so many people and soaking up all new the information, my head was ready for the party on Saturday!
There were two massive warehouse style rooms with high ceilings and an industrial feel. The first was the green room which was the tech house and techno room. It had two massive screens either side of the DJ booth with joggers on running machines in front of images of roads round Buenos Aires making it look like they were running along the road. I have definitely never seen that before and it looked really cool! There were also LED displays in front of booth so you always knew which DJ you were dancing to. There other room was the red room, which had 2 large screens projecting the DJ's image and elaborate visuals. Behind the DJ, in the Booth, was an amazing light box with hundreds of bulbs that projected wording and images in time with the music. This was the trance room and just as we entered Italian chart topper Benny Benassi was getting the crowd going. Said Benny 'It's very big...people going crazy...I loved it!' There was also a smaller room called the pavilion, which was where the conference had been. It was now playing host to the South American up and coming DJ's such as Corrie, Tommy Jacobs and Chino Benitez.
We caught up with Tom Stephan as he ended his set on a finale of 'Revolution', which sent the crowd into a frenzy before handing over to Diego Rok. 'Playing at this big event in Buenos Aires is very important for me' said Diego 'apart of the delight of sharing the booth with DJs like Ritchie Hawtin and Adam Beyer, for South America it means a lot too...in this last few years a lot of DJs came here, and they all agree in terms of how hot the scene is, the energy the people have, and the fun time they had.'
At 9:30pm both rooms were nearly full to capacity. In the Green Room it was Misstress Barbara's turn behind the decks. 'SAMC's second year in Buenos Aires was impressive! It was so fun to see all these hands in the air when I was playing; South Americans really are happy people! I know the SAMC will grow bigger and bigger every year.' Commented the Misstress. Argentinean favourite Dero was up next armed with his own live percussionist and a megaphone! After his set he commented: 'This year the SAMC was sold out and the reaction of the crowd was amazing.' Back in the Red Room Christopher Lawrence was also playing to a packed room. Said Christopher: 'playing to 20,000 people was a big highlight for me. The professionalism of the shows and the enthusiasm and music knowledge of the audiences proves that South America has already become a leader in the electronic music.'
There was no room to move and the atmosphere was electric with much anticipation for Tiesto to play. At midnight he took to the decks with a sea of hands waving frantically in the air. For the finale of his set he wore a Diego Maradona football shirt and stood on the decks and received a rapturous response as he saluted the crowd and the music stopped. To follow this would not be easy, but Judge Jules is a big favourite with the Argentinean crowd and took it all in his stride. The crowd were very responsive and they threw caps and t shirts on stage during his set, with him loving every moment. 'The SAMC has a rate of growth faster than Google or Microsoft'. Said Jules. 'It's gone from nothing to one the world's number one annual dance fixtures in two short years. The atmosphere is incredible, and the attendance mind blowing. I can't praise the event more highly'.
The pavilion room didn't get the attention it deserved, as there was a lot of up and coming talent to discover. However, it started to fill up at 2:45am in anticipation for Eli Ewasa, the only Brazilian DJ to play at the event this year. She effortlessly mixed out of the last DJ's reggae track, into some slick tech house and techno. 'It's always great to come to Argentina, meet all these friends from all over the world, play to such an enthusiastic crowd and celebrate the great scene that exists over here. Said Eli. 'the scene in SA has been growing stronger and stronger in the past 10 years, with some of the best clubs and parties in the world, great local talent to be discovered and no doubt, a great, open minded crowd, still excited, fresh and ready to party non stop.' Let's hope she gets to play in one of the main rooms next year.
Back in the Green Room Ritchie Hawtin was taking the crowd on a journey of atmospheric beats and big sub bass sounds. Said Ritchie "Looking out to the crowd and seeing thousands of people freaking out to good quality techno was an amazing moment for me, and for Argentina and the rest of South America! It was Adam Beyer at the helm finishing things off after Ritchie and Ferry Corsten closed things after Jules.
They really know how to party in Buenos Aires and the people are friendly and welcoming. They are not music snobs and love the DJ to play for the crowd and interact with them, as well as playing all the latest hot tunes. There were so many people, but they didn't seem to mind being squashed and kept on dancing and jumping all night long. They are so full of energy it is hard not to get drawn into their party spirit and they will keep going well into the next day if you can keep up with them! Sadly for me I could not keep up, but had a lot of fun trying.
The South American Music conference really inspired me. There was also an ambitious SAMC club tour which took place after the conference which traveled to Chile, Guatemala, Venezuela, Peru, Columbia and Equador. Word is definitely spreading and next years conference looks set to be even bigger. Buenos Aires is also a fantastic city and an amazing location for a conference. Apart from the obvious nightlife there are endless shops, restaurants, museums art galleries and sights to see. It is definitely worth staying on for a few extra days to experience all the city has to offer and soak up some of its Latin spirit. There is also only a 4 hour time difference with most of Europe so you won't even get jet lagged! What more could you ask for!
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"Every year I get older, the more I can't believe it," says Pat Cash. "I scratch my head and think, "Did I really win this thing?" The Australian tennis vet is talking about his 1987 triumph at Wimbledon, the venerated London Grand Slam event and the crown jewel of the tennis world. To win the French Open or the US Open is to announce yourself, to win Wimbledon is to write yourself into the history books.
In a country like Australia, that means something else: you become part of national folklore. By the late '80s, even non-sports fans would have recognised the good-looking, shaggy-haired kid in the chequered headband holding a trophy or two aloft on the evening news.
But such achievements don't happen in a vacuum. Cash was a precocious teen. He earned a spot at the Australian Institute of Sport and was ranked the No. 1 junior in the world by the time he was 16. With a team of facilitators growing around him, by 17 he had won the junior title at both the US Open and Wimbledon, giving a glimpse into what might lay ahead.
"Every kid wants to win Wimbledon," says Cash. "It was slowly becoming a reality. I played really well there in '86. I had appendix surgery only a few weeks beforehand and still got to the quarter finals. I also did well at the Davis Cup in '86 and the Australian Open in '87." While Cash focused, the mentors in his camp kept watch. "Everything was really clicking the week before the event," says Cash now. "In practice, I wasn't just winning, I was killing everybody. My coach said, "Keep a lid on this and just manage it. Keep the form going. Don't get nervous, don't think too far ahead."
Cash could recognise his form and abilities were in perfect condition. All he had to do was act upon them. "Physically I was feeling good and moving well. I had a sports psychologist who was a great guy, I had my family around me, had a great team, everything was running smoothly. But sometimes things go well and you don't do it. So I had to give advantage to that opportunity."
On a sunny day in July 1987, Cash met Czech star, and then world number one, Ivan Lendl, on centre court in the men's final. The long-haired Australian with the signature black-and-white headband defeated Lendl in four sets. Cash celebrated by climbing into the stands to celebrate with his team, sparking a ritual that has been emulated by winners ever since. Did the victory take him by surprise?
"I suppose there was a belief, because everything was falling into place – destiny or whatever you want to call it," says Cash. "I had very high goals and lofty dreams. That's what I wanted to achieve, so I was doing it. I wasn't surprised, it was almost like another day at the office. I expected to win. I thought I'd win. Call it what you like, arrogance or confidence or whatever, but I was going to win that year. It was just a matter of me doing it."
That kind of focus was Cash's driver, but it was the long journey to the achievement that provided the tools to act upon it. "It starts when you're 14, or younger these days," says Cash. "You dream about winning a Grand Slam. But the real thing for me was I just wanted to improve. Every day, every match. That's what my team was there for. Readjusting, like a team of F1 mechanics. Adjust that a little bit, adjust that the next day, hopefully it all goes great for a few races. Which is what happened."
Recently turned 50, Cash still plays on the Legends circuit. He's also expanded his purview to become a respected commentator and coach. As one of the few who can boast a Wimbledon championship to their name, Cash can identify the commitment it takes.
"At the top level there's a very fine percentage between winning and losing," says Cash. "You've got to be able to maximise those percentages. That's the sort of fine-tuning stuff you learn over the years. What sort of shot to hit at the right time, the small percentages that people on your team can add, and how you can do that yourself on the court."
There's some luck, too, he admits. But it's luck he made. "It's a long-term goal," he says. "I'm very lucky. Very privileged to have that small opportunity. It all clicked together."
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It's a drop in community art room where folks can try a plethora of mediums and engage in several creative experiences for a modest donation of $5.00. That takes care of the paint, or glue, or canvas, or air dry clay, or beads, or………well you get the picture. We call these our "consumables". And this gal thinks that's seriously a cheap date no matter where you live
Author: Mona Frye
Keep Moving Forward!
Today I am painfully aware that I overthink a LOT in my life.
I like those ducks to be in a straight line, following me perfectly. Yet in reality, they are monkeys and they all belong to me. They copy me, they run ahead. They make faces and laugh at me. But somehow, I just keep moving forward. Determined to follow this vision for our community through to what will be NEW LIFE in Springfield. Drawing from my 17 years in 12 step I take one day at a time, I make a personal inventory of what is good and what is not good in me, and I rat myself out to another trusted soul.
I'm a work in progress, and so is this adventure of bringing a more accepting approach to art in our town continues.
My personal vision is to see more families and individuals recognize their potential as creative beings. To see that spending time with one another doing things creative, will nurture community within. We are all ONE BODY, and all have something to contribute. It's my desire and passion to take the fear out of the equation, and make art an enjoyable, team building experience for one another.
So I keep moving forward. Trusting that I'm being led to where I will be today. That I will do and say what I'm led to do and say. And that my desire for such LOVE that becomes evident with connections between humans is GODLY and will grow to be amazing – far beyond what my monkeys think we can do.
Teaching What You Love
Since the Springfield Art Gym has moved to 62 Clinton Street, and lots of publishers have made the announcement, I thought it would be good to share what hours I'll be there to give instruction for decorative painting and method painting by appointment.
Wednesdays and Saturdays between 1:00 and 4:00 pm
You'll find my contact information on my about page to make arrangements for another time, but these are the hours preferred.
All ages and abilities are welcome.
The Art Gym is Moving!
So too are the classes and workshops that are offered to the public at low or no cost.
We understand that our community is economically challenged, however when an individual comes and pays to use the gym, their rewards are unlimited.
62 Clinton Street is where we will be. Check on Facebook for our hours. Join the club of creative explorers – we're eager to meet you!
Springfield Art Gym is coming to downtown Springfield thanks to the diligence of Wendi Lashua-Germain and many of her Springfield Restorative Justice Volunteers!
You'll be able to drop in with or without your kids at this no fuss drop in center where people will "exercise their creative process".
Come paint, color, do bead work, macrame, sculpt with upcycled items. It's all about exploring – exercising your creative wings.
We may become too big for our space after one year, but for now 3 Main Street (formerly the home of Computers by Ken) will be our location.
If you click on the name it will take you to our Facebook page. There will be an EVENT that I've created to raise awareness, and raise money to pay for our 501 (3) c and insurance.
Springfield is the home of SO many talented artists. We hope that those with years of experience will choose to hang out with the newcomer and just watch as the miracle happens when creative minds come together in one place.
CELEBRATE with us as we make this dream come true.
Art in ouR Town
It's been a few years coming, but Springfield, VT is going to be THE place to stop in and create when you're traveling with your family.
I'm so excited about being a part of this community experience; birthing something anyone can participate in.
Springfield on the Move has been my GO TO agency when I have creative ideas that I want to implement in town. I'm always greeted with a smile, and their response has always been, "GO FOR IT!".
So we are! Wendi Germaine, Carol Lighthall, myself and a few others are creating a space right downtown where we can be free to create with many types of media. We'll be teaching, we'll be making, we'll be offering space for those who love to create.
It's exciting and scary at the same time because these things take money if you want to do it right! Thank God that Wendi has been doing such a great job at getting people to see our vision, and establish some buy in for this project. But we'll need YOU – my beloved supporters of all things divinely inspired – to put your money where your mouth is and be contributors! Springfield is desperate for a breath of fresh air, and I'm here to say that I will be the change that I want to see in this town. ONE ART PROJECT AT A TIME!
Won't you join me? Leave a comment with your email address, and we'll talk more. Thanks everyone!!
W E love Art in ouR Town!


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Other Activities on Terceira
On Terceira there are many options for you and your family, for the adventure seekers as well as for those who prefer more relaxing activities. For any nature lover the island is a pleasure to explore and experience.
Here are some activities Terceira has to offer
Due to the volcanic origin of the Azores there are hundreds of volcanic caves and caverns with a great biodiversity. The most famous caves on the island are: Algar do Carvão and Gruta do Natal
Whale Watching – Swimming with dolphins
The Azores is one of the worlds largest whale sanctuaries and gives you an unique opportunity to see more than 20 specimen of cetaceans. Experience the ocean from above the surface with Ocean Emotion.
Terceira offers breath taking scenery and one of the best ways to enjoy it is to go on of the various hikes, available for all levels – Trails on Terceira
Bird Watching
Bird Watching is regarded an extraordinary experience around the Azores and be done on your own or through organized tours.
Terceiras Golf Course is one of 3 golf courses in the Azores.
Terceira also has a great cultural and historical heritage, for example:
- The city of Angra do Heroismo – an UNESCO World Heritage Site
- Wine museum & tastings in Biscoitos
- Terceirian Bull Fights
- Year-around Festivals


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Ok, from formerly regular dreams of "I-dreamt-I-was-pregnant-with-no-memory-of-the-father-and-had-to-give-the-baby-up-for-adoption," I have now moved on to bizarre wedding dreams.
I dreamt that I was getting married; but I had been so busy running my business and unrelated errands, that it's now 24 hours til the wedding and I haven't made any arrangements or plans - no dress, no reception space, the church has double-booked and now we're not sure where we'll have the ceremony, no reception or cake. Nor, apparently, am I in any way acquainted with the groom... he's nowhere around at this point, I don't know his name, but apparently I've decided to marry this unknown man.
I do have bridesmaids, though - I come upon them on the day of the wedding, frantic, because I have no dress, and one of them (Rachel, dressed in a purple satin dress which I would NEVER select for her or any other woman!) laughs and says "It's ok, it's over there - that red thing!" Apparently I asked her to get my dress for me, and she chose red. Which isn't entirely bad, since it IS a flattering color for me.
But I never get to see it because I am just rushing frantically everywhere; not accomplishing anything, but in each place and situation, discovering there is yet another thing that I haven't done. "How did I not do any of this stuff?" I keep thinking. And no sign of the groom. For a moment my dream goes lucid and I think "why don't I cancel the whole thing?" but the Dream Me keeps going about, panicking, fixing nothing. It's just a big old disaster.
I think I am always alone like this in these dream scenarios... I am at these big life-events like marriage or childbirth, and I am sans mate. Not that I am ever bothered by this in the dreams - it seems perfectly normal. But what is that saying about me?
Sunday, June 17, 2007
Wierd Dream
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- Mike Howell said...
Isn't mid-life crisis fun?
Also, edit your post so that humans can read the former dream title. All the hyphens mess it up.
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I am looking for my biological father who was stationed in Penryn, Cornwall, England in 1944/45. My mother was Mrs Queenie Eustace who lived at the Kings Arms Hotel, Penryn. I have been told that my father was a US naval officer stationed at Tremough, Penryn. Can anyone help me find which units were stationed in Penryn at the time. I have tried for years but keep hitting brick walls. I have found a beautiful grotto at Tremough Convent which was built by the US Navy in which there is a plaque bearing the names D Helie R King K Radley F Pilling R Haskell J Fransisco USN 8-12-44. The US chaplain was Rev. J Lynch. Does anyone recognise these names? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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The Workshop
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A workshop led by Karen Christopher
The Dove, the Ghost, the Handkerchief Tree is a three-part workshop taking place over three years involving students from Dartington College of Arts and interested members of the surrounding community focused on generating performance material through collaborative devising processes. Focus will be concentrated on the ideas around the last days of the Art College's residence at Dartington. Each of the three parts will involve participation in workshop activities culminating in the presentation of performance material. The first part of the project is a one-week workshop beginning March 9th, 2009. Participation in this week does not necessitate participation in following years nor does non-participation preclude future participation. It is expected that, though a core group will follow through all three years of the project, some people will come and go after each segment.
The performance-generating activities of this workshop will focus mainly on the body as a site of information and expression. Using research methods from both studio experimentation and field or book study, participants will make short, time-based compositions in collaboration with others. Through writing, moving, and gathering, both solo and group work will combine to provide a textural latticework of interconnected ideas in proximity to our central focus on departure.
During the first year's week-long workshop participants will focus on generating material in site-specific locations. In the second year we will involve members of the Dartington community who will be asked to make creative responses to public presentations of works-in-progress. Some of these responses will be chosen for inclusion in the next phase of the work. In the final year, the workshop events will culminate to combine material from the past two years' workshops taking it into a new location and a final presentation. In this way the number of participants changes with each phase of the project.
As a member of Goat Island, a collaborative performance group currently in the process of touring our final work together, I am focused on ideas of lastness, ending well, lasting, and legacy. Considering the historical context of the Dartington estate and the changes it is going through at present and Goat Island's years-long engagement with both Dartington Arts and Dartington College of Arts I am interested in further study of ideas around ending within the context of the final days of the art college's residence at Dartington and the effect of its relocation on students and the surrounding community. In Goat Island's work we are finding positive, creative ways to address change, interruption, and finality and I would like to expand on these ideas within the context of Dartington.
We all have a place in our hearts that provides sanctuary. It may be a house we knew as children or a tree or a corner of a street in a particular town. The garden at Dartington is such a place for many people who have been here over the years and especially to those who have studied here and afterward had to move on. As part of this 3-year project various activities will be undertaken in workshops with students drawing consciousness toward how the history of a place influences the present and how we in the present can make a lasting imprint for the future, as well as how one takes a place away with one, or documents it, or finds a way to memorialize it to protect it as a site of personal solace or inspiration. Workshops will focus on generating performance material and writing with a focus on lasting, ending, absence, residue, leaving, and surviving death and change. Performance elements will be focused on the idea of leaving the garden, leaving a part of the self behind in the garden, and keeping the garden with you when you go.
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Right now, I am enjoying my stay with wifey in the
Miyako hotel in L.A.'s Little Tokyo section. It is such
a plush place: we were surprised that the bathroom
had this state-of-the-art type of toilet - called the
Home Tech HI-3001 - that's right one of those types
that has a "washlet" bidet on it (read: washes your
derriere) that was ballyhooed on "The View"
recently. More hedonistic endeavors have included:
dining and lunching at this so veg-friendly restaurant
called The Shojin yesterday, it is at 333 S.Alameda
three or four blocks from where we're staying and
I believe their web URL is TheShojin.com
[more details on the menu and what we ate later]
also so far only one dog sited. We feel fortunate we
found Shojin and also this market called Nijiya a
block away (Nijiya.com) which is also veg-friendly.
As I've mentioned, I'm here to be on an interracial
relationships panel at the Mixed Roots Film & Lit
Festival June 12. More updates soon.
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Cruisin' J-Town
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Having fun with my bee word play… seriously though I'm loving the contrast and texture. Its looking so good. After posing my question of special mementos and with my birthday tomorrow I've been reminiscing so much as I work on this one.
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It's Only The Beginning…Published December 11, 2016 drawing , experience , illustration , journal 1 Comment
Tags: art, black and white drawing, drawing, pencil, portrait, smile, Wind, Woman
Starting on this windblown beauty today. It's challenging, but I really like where it's headed already. What do you think so far?
Let's Get This Party StartedPublished November 23, 2016 drawing , illustration Leave a Comment
Tags: art, black and white drawing, Buck, charcoal, design, drawing, portrait, puppy
Getting started on this adorable puppy Buck… thinking it's a good start, now just to plow through.
Inktober Day 12 GryphonPublished October 13, 2016 drawing , illustration Leave a Comment
Tags: #drawlloween2016, #Inktober2016, animals, art, black and white drawing, design, Eagle, fairy, Fantasy, Griffin, Gryphon, ink, ink drawing, Lion, Magic
I was a little intimidated by drawing a Gryphon… but loving where he's going though. It's a work in progress for now. Media: ZIG Millennium 05 #Inktober2016 #drawlloween2016
Stepping Back; Done, Maybe?Published May 31, 2016 drawing , illustration , journal , portrait 7 Comments
Tags: art, back, black and white drawing, design, drawing, excitement, figurative, fine art, human, industrious, journal experience, man, pencil, portrait, productive, progress, sketch, step
I put this weekend to good use, feeling industrious and productive. I am so excited, I think it might just be done. Of course that depends if my client agrees. What do you think?
Almost there…Fighting HairPublished May 30, 2016 drawing , illustration , portrait Leave a Comment
Tags: art, battle, black and white drawing, characters, drawing, fine art, hair, human, journal experience, light, man, pencil, portrait, shadow, sketch
I really am almost there. I've been fighting him a bit, his mustache and hair are being stubborn. Now to just hunker down and get it done.
Just a Wild n' Crazy SaturdayPublished May 29, 2016 drawing , experience , illustration , journal , portrait 2 Comments
Tags: art, black and white drawing, drawing, drawings, figurative, fine art, glasses, guy, illustration, journal experience, pencil, portrait, saturday, sketch, sketch book
Well my day has been pretty exciting, really. I have gotten a lot finished today. Not close to finishing just yet though. Is it coming along? I think its starting to…


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Join us this fall to enjoy some fierce fun for serious results! Krav Maga Instructor Emily Webb and friends will help you build strength and confidence from the inside out. In this action packed 90 minute Krav Maga self defense seminar, you will use your minds, voices, and bodies to discover the tools within to handle situations from the uncomfortable to the unallowable.
Create a personal safety mindset that will help you:
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"I didn't know how much I needed to take this seminar until I did it. No matter who you are, I can't recommend it enough. Emily and the other instructors are wonderful and I thank them from the bottom of my heart!"
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Personal bests and consistent scoring translated into good things for Wachusett's girls' track team at Saturday's Central Mass. Class Meet at Crocker Field. The Mountaineers finished second in Class A behind Algonquin Regional. Wachusett totaled 68.7 points and had 15 athletes score. Ten athletes set personal bests.
The Mountaineers' only first place finish came in the 4-x-400 relay, a team which had two changes in its lineup for this meet and still managed to win. The relay team consisted of Daniela Cerviatti, Alix McElroy, Kayle McElroy and Meghan Leahy. The group posted a time of 4:21.57.
Wachusett scored big in the javelin. Meredith Westbrook took second with a throw of 94'5" while Kayle McElroy placed third with the same distance. Westbrook got second because her next best throw was further than McElroy's. The Mountaineers also did well jumping. Kristen Peterson was fifth in the high jump at 4'10" while Kelly Samoiloff managed to tie for sixth with five other jumpers. She reached a height of 4'8." Emily Scannell placed fifth in the triple jump with a leap of 32'4."
Wachusett scorers in the running events were: freshman Ariel Beccia in the two-mile (3rd, 11:57.67, personal best), sophomore Molly Pistrang in the mile (2nd, 5:35.63), Leahy in the 400 (2nd, 59.73, close race), Alix McElroy in the 400 (6th, 63.14), Kayle McElroy in the 300-hurdles (3rd, 49.0, personal record), freshman Emi Nishino in the 100-hurdles (6th, 17.91), the 4-x-100 relay team of Nishino, Shannon Lane, Scannell, and Casey Robertson (5th, 53.29), and the 4-x-800 relay team of Pistrang, Beccia, Maryann Platt and Gabby Williams (2nd, 10:16.85).
Other athletes who performed exceptionally well for the Mountaineers included Susie Janik in the pole vault (personal record and District All-Class Meet qualifying height of 7'6"), Sarah Lombard in the shot put (personal record, 27'10"), Abby Cooney in the shot put (personal record, 28'6.75"), Williams and Elyse Sutkus, both freshman, ran well in the mile. Sutkus had a time of 5:48.2 and Williams 5:49.3, both personal records.
Wachusett, keyed by a sweep in the mile and 1-2 finishes in the 400 and 800, defeated host Milford, 74-62, last week. Peterson jumped 5-0 for the first time this year while Becca True had a non-scoring personal best in the 400 (65.4). Beccia won the two-mile (12:39) and was second in the 800 (2:34.9). Pistrang won the mile (5:45) and 800 (2:34.4).
Also scoring: Kayle McElroy in the shot (2nd, 27'4.5"), javelin (3rd, 90'5") and 300-hurdles (2nd, 51.2), Cooney in the discus (2nd, 66'10"), Westbrook in the javelin (2nd, 90'7") and twomile, Tracy Connors in the long jump (3rd, 13'11.25"), Scannell in the triple jump (1st, 32'3") and 400 (2nd, 64.2), Samoiloff in the high jump (2nd, 4'10"), Nishino in the 100-hurdles (2nd, 16.8), Robertson in the 100 (3rd, 13.9) and 200 (3rd, 28.6), Williams in the mile (2nd, 6:00.3), Sutkus in the mile (6:05.2), Alix McElroy in the 400 (1st, 63.7), Platt in the 300-hurdles (3rd, 53.0), Leahy in the 200 (1st, 26.7), and the 4-x-400 relay team of True, Williams, Cerviatti and Platt (1st, 4:29.1).
Wachusett toppled Fitchburg earlier in the week, 89-55. Samoiloff cleared 5' for the first time outdoors in the high jump, finishing first. Nishino captured the 100-hurdles in 17.1, while freshmen Grace Thurston and Brianna Erickson scored for the first time. Thurston was third in the long jump (13'10.25") and Erickson second in the 300- hurdles (60.5).
2:40.4), and the 4-x-400 relay team of Kayle McElroy, Cerviatti, Samoiloff and Seles (1st, 4:37.7).
Other scorers: Kayle McElroy in the shot put (2nd, 26'4"), 300-hurdles (1st, 51.9) and javelin (1st, 85'5"), Cooney in the shot put (3rd, 26') and discus (2nd, 66'7"), Westbrook in the javelin (2nd, 87'8"), Tatiana Seles in the javelin (3rd, 73'9.5"), Leahy in the long jump (2nd, 14'10"), Scannell in the triple jump (1st, 31'10.25"), Samoiloff in the triple jump (2nd, 31'7"), Platt in the triple jump (3rd, 30'5") and high jump (2nd, 4'6"), Janik in the pole vault (2nd, 7'0"), Cerviatti in the two-mile (2nd, 13:58.1), True in the twomile (3rd, 14:58.1), Nishino in the 100-hurdles (1st, 17.1) and 400 (3rd, 68.7), Connors in the 100-hurdles (2nd, 18.0), Seles in the 100-hurdles (3rd, 18.4), Leahy in the 100 (1st, 12.9) and 200 (1st, 26.5), Rebecca Ashton in the mile (1st, 6:20.4), Suzannah Scanlon in the mile (3rd, 6:40.4), Beccia in the 800 (1st, 26.5), Williams in the 800 (2nd, 2:40.4), and the 4-x-400 relay team of
Algonquin Regional defeated Wachusett two weeks back, 87-58. The Mountaineers swept the javelin and won the high and long jump. Leahy's personal best leap of 15'7.25" sparked Wachusett in the latter. Leahy also had a first in the 400 (59.1) and a first in the 200 (26.2). Beccia won the two mile (12:09.8, personal record) and placed third in the mile (5:42.6, personal record).
Other scorers: Kayle McElroy in the javelin (1st, 88'9"), 300-hurdles (2nd, 50.9), Westbrook in the javelin (2nd, 86'3"), Seles in the javelin (3rd, 85'6"), Scannell in the triple jump (2nd, 32'4") and 200 (3rd, 27.9), Samoiloff in the triple jump (3rd, 31'9") and high jump (1st, 4'10"), Nishino in the 100-hurdles (3rd, 17.3), Pistrang in the mile (2nd, 5:41.5) and 800 (1st, 2:29.9), Alix McElroy in the 400 (3rd, 63.7), and the 4-x-400 relay team of True, Platt, Cerviatti and Alix McElroy (1st, 4:25.1).


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Tsunami to Hit Caribbean When Million-Ton Rock Falls?: "With only a few minutes' warning, a ten-story tsunami will shatter the usual peace of the Caribbean resort islands of Guadeloupe, a new study says (tsunami facts).
The tsunami is expected to be generated when a major landslide, on the island of Dominica—about 30 miles (50 kilometers away)—plunges up to a million tons of rock into the sea (Dominica and Guadeloupe map)."


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Are you enjoying the news concerning the upcoming election? I am certain there always have been political discussions between parties involved. Do you remember the things I discussed in my last article in which the issue of truth was involved?
Now that our culture is characterized as "post modern," the big question is finding the truth. The culture is characterized by the questions in the form of "It might be true for you but not for me," or "If it feels good, do it," or "Don't try to tell me what to believe. I have my own opinions."
The discussions have gone past just the issues to the point of trying completely to destroy the opponent. And the language being used is far from being acceptable. What has happened to our America? And what is happening to our America?
I continually hear we either do not recognize and know about our history, or we don't want to recognize it and disregard it as our American foundations. So, I am going to give you some quotes which, I hope, will give you something to think about and compare with what is happening in America today.
Benjamin Rush, the father of American medicine, said, "The only foundation for a republic is to be laid in religion. Without this there can be no virtue, and without virtue there can be no liberty; and liberty is the object and life of all republican governments."
Calvin Coolidge, president from 1923 to 1929, said, "If there be a destiny, it is of no avail for us, unless we work with it. The ways of Providence will be of no advantage to us unless we proceed in the same direction. If we perceive a destiny in America, if we believe that Providence has been the guide, our own success, our own salvation, requires that we should act and serve in harmony and obedience."
Timothy Dwight, former president of Yale, said in 1798, "Religion and liberty are the meat and the drink of the body politic. Withdraw one of them and it languishes, consumes and dies. Without religion, we may possibly retain the freedom of savages, bears and wolves, but not the freedom of New England. If our religion were gone, our state of society would perish with it, and nothing would be left."
Peter Marshall, chaplain of the United States Senate, said in 1947, "The choice before us is plain: Christ or chaos, conviction or compromise, discipline or disintegration. I am rather tired of hearing about our rights and privileges as American citizens. The time has come, and is, when we ought to hear about the duties and responsibilities of our citizenship. America's future depends upon her accepting and demonstrating God's government."
When asked by an associate what his duty was as president, Abraham Lincoln replied, "Freedom is the natural condition of the human race in which the Almighty intended men to live. Those who fight the purpose of the Almighty will not succeed. They always have been, they always will be, beaten."
Ronald Reagan, our 40th president, said, "Without God, there is no virtue because there is no prompting of the conscience. Without God, there is a coarsening of the society; without God, democracy will not and cannot long endure. If we ever forget that we are one nation under God, then we will be a nation gone under."
George Washington, in 1788, said in a letter to Benjamin Lincoln after the ratification of the Constitution, "No country upon Earth ever had it more in its power to attain these blessings. Much to be regretted indeed would it be, were we to neglect the means and depart from the road which Providence has pointed us to so plainly; I cannot believe it will ever come to pass. The great governor of the universe has led us too long and too far to forsake us in the midst of it. We may, now and then, get bewildered; but I hope and trust that there is good sense and virtue enough left to recover the right path."
Harry Truman, our 33rd president, said, "The basis of our Bill of Rights comes from the teachings we get from Exodus and St. Matthew, from Isaiah and St. Paul. I don't think we emphasize that enough these days. If we don't have a proper fundamental moral background, we will finally end up with a government which does not believe in rights for anybody except the State."
In 1863, President Lincoln said, "We have grown in numbers, wealth and power as no other nation has ever grown. But we have forgotten God and we have vainly imagined, in the deceitfulness of our hearts, that all these blessings were produced by some superior wisdom and virtue of our own. Intoxicated with unbroken success, we have become too self-sufficient to feel the necessity of redeeming and preserving grace, too proud to pray to the God that made us. It behooves us, then, to humble ourselves, to confess our national sins, and to pray for clemency and forgiveness."
I could go on and on with quotes from many people but hopefully the above have given you something to consider. Think about what these people have said and compare with what we see going on in our country today. The answers to many of our questions likely will be in November.
* Quotes from "The Glory of America" by Peter Marshall and David Manuel.
Arris Johnson is a member of the Generations advisory committee.


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Isabel Laserre Ceramic Studio
❤❤❤ Great to be working here again!!! With all the assistant and support to do my pieces, I had a wonderful time at Zoncuantla, Veracruz again.
Isabel showed me some of her great pieces this year!!
She also keep my pieces that I made last year.. ❤
I was so thankful that Isabel borrow me her ceramic studio, so I was able to do my work. With the intention to have a future exhibition at Mexico City next year I completed a good number of pieces..
I was so impressed again to see her work and the quality of it. 😘
She was alway with me also working on her wonderful work.
I will show you a quick look of my work this time..
I could also see her assistant's work Mario. He was the one who taught me to wedge the clay… long time ago when I started to do ceramics I didn't know how to wedge clay, I did not have the need to learn it because the school provided the best clay ready to use. In fact it was worse to even touch it…
Because if you don't know how to wedge you end it up with a bunch of air bubbles.
Thank you Isabel for all your help!!
Gracias Isabel por toda tu ayuda!!


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Greetings all and so the first week of Diablo is coming to a close and I wanted to just mention a few things I have experienced through out my time playing it again. As you know I was very keen on the Crusader when it launched, I guess it was due to the fact it was the new shiny everyone want to play. After a while I came to realize this was not the class for me. There are many changes that need to be made to make the class feel more rewarding to play.. This is all my opinion so of course others have their own but this is a few things they could change..
1. The cost for wrath generators need to be buffed to make using specials/non filler spells more potent.
2. Increase overall damage on wrath based spells, right now the main spells we use to deal damage don't follow suit in terms of cost and damage.
3. Hit box on some spells seem clunky and can lead to uncontrollable deaths.
When you look at other classes, their resource seems to coincide with the way they generate it, making it better to use spells that consume resource. To me, this made the class feel more clunky than it needed to be.
For a number of reasons I went back to my WD and completed the story mode with him, I then have been taking part in torment III runs with a couple of friends but I still want a change. So as of this, I will be going to play the Monk class, rather suited too the blog as something I want to learn more about!


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Ursula, Glenda,
and Medea are witches. They have been around for a long time.
And they are tired of the soggy pathetic produce they get at WitchMart. It's hard to make a decent potion from limp eyes of newt and moldy bat wings. And is it really a savings when quality is bad and the workers there don't receive any health benefits?
So this year they decided to grow their own organic witch garden.
They started as soon as the ground thawed. They planted night-blooming flowers and succulent pumpkins...
...adder's fork, blind worm's sting, basil, rosemary, lavender, and tomatoes. (Why waste all that good tilled soil?)
(Medea would like to correct a misconception about eye of newt and toe of frog and all that Shakespeare silliness.
The garden newts are used to watch over simmering cauldrons, making sure they don't boil over. And toads use their toes to stir the brew.)
Frank the Yard Guy was very helpful, especially with the heavy work. He was actually able to pick up those 200-pound pumpkins.
His assistant Lenny handled fertilizing and watering. Lenny is a big believer in bone meal, and believes it to be the perfect fertilizer.
For pest control, Ursula called on Magee the Owl, who took care of any crop-munching rodents. Sammy the cat was in charge of tilling the soil, though he had a tendency to confuse it with his familiar litter box. And E.W. Spider dispatched any insects that messed with the crops.
Terrell chased off any fairies or pixies who fluttered by to sniff the lavender and pinch the rosemary. Give a fairy and inch and she'll take your whole crop.
Of course, Glenda installed a scarecrow to watch over everything.
By August the garden was thriving, with bounties of herbs and potion ingredients (and all the fixings for a good tomato salad and zucchini bread).
At last Ursula, Glenda, and Medea could tend to really important issues... like getting their hats ready for the holiday.
They are confident that you'll all notice that, with their new organic potions, the spells you find around yourself will be of a much higher quality, and they invite you to stop by and sample their wares.


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"Royals", a parade, and other Cyclone awesomeness
Check out ISU's campanile playing "Royals" by Lorde. So fun.
Last week, as many of you may have heard, VEISHEA was cancelled. It was definitely a bummer, but that didn't stop ISU from celebrating our school spirit throughout the week! "Royals" was only one of many different songs ("Let It Go" from the movie Frozen was also played, it was sweet) played last week on the campanile at noon, while hundreds of students gathered on Central Campus for a big picnic.
Adam Guenther, a senior at ISU, organized the Campus Showcase Parade, in which over 100 students marched around campus showing their Cyclone Pride.
This picture is courtesy of Blake Lanser at the Iowa State Daily.
Also happening this past week, Iowa State's premier honor society, Cardinal Key, had their annual initiation ceremony. I was super proud to be on the executive team that ran the event, and I even got a picture with President Leath!
It was a great event, we initiated 63 members into the society, and each and every one of them had some great accomplishments under their belt.
All in all, it was a great week. I love being a Cyclone. Even through our campus's ups and downs, we have a strong, proud spirit. Not to mention our amazing student leaders that make our community a truly great one.


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In some previous blog posts, I described the flight control board I chose for my quadricopter, the DJI Naza-M Lite.
DJI also produces a more advanced control board, the Naza-M v2. Some users discovered that the two control boards share the same hardware components and that differ "only" for the software they run:
You can't directly upload the Naza-M firmware on the Lite because its bootloader doesn't allow that. Recently, a not official software has been released to bypass that restriction. The software is available on http://naza-upgrade.com/
After you run the program, you can update your flight controller using the official NAZA-M Lite Assistant:
Wait a couple of minutes and your Naza-M Lite is "transformed" into the bigger-better one!


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