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A New Hope – The Princess, the Scoundrel, and the Farm Boy by Alexandra Bracken
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Star Wars is everywhere these days. Movies, clothes, TV shows, cereal, and of course, books.
"The Princess, The Scoundrel, and the Farm Boy" is the original Star Wars story, but told a different way. Not only do you follow the adventures we all know and love, but you get to see it from three different perspectives. If you couldn't guess by the title, Princess Leia, Han Solo, and Luke Skywalker tell this tale.
I obviously won't bore you with the details of the story (we should all know if by now), but there are a few things in this book that I absolutely loved.
First of all, the reader gets to see inside the minds of the main characters. I love the way that Leia talks to herself about being more than a princess. She wants to make a difference for the lives of her people. She also speaks about her mother, father, and aunts, all of whom she is trying to live up to.
Han, surprisingly, has a soft side (mostly for his best bud, Chewy). Did you know Chewy was married? Neither did I, but apparently he's working hard with Han to support his family. I would love to have a movie where we learn more about the beginnings of the most famous Wookie in the world!
Luke is just a kid from a farm trying to be taken seriously. Sure, he's flown his own speeder on his home planet of Tatooine, but a rebel ship? Not so much. Something else we learn, thanks to this book, is that Luke's ability behind the wheel was tested officially before he was just thrown into space with the rest of the crew. Actually, he aced the test thanks to his training from none other than Ben Kenobi. WE also get to see his relationship with Biggs (you know, that friend he bumps into right before takeoff).
Not only was the storytelling great, but also I loved that they used quotes directly from the movie. I seriously couldn't help but smile at moments like that. I mean, I would have been really disappointed if they didn't mention, "Don't tell me the odds!"
The pictures in the book were also amazing! They look pencil drawn, almost as if the book were parts of the characters journals or something.
The biggest thing that I noticed that was missing from the book was Darth Vader. Well, he wasn't missing, but he definitely wasn't the center of the book. In fact, I'm pretty sure he was only seen in one chapter.
I would definitely recommend this book to anyone with kids (or without) that want a deeper understanding of the Star Wars world. It helped me a lot with the names I always have trouble remembering or understanding (let's be honest, some of the names and places are confusing).
I gave this book 5/5.


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The Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe advises the public that Kwese TV has not been issued a licence to operate in Zimbabwe. This announcement followed the media reports which suggests that Kwese was officially in Zimbabwe and would not need a licence.
The CEO of BAZ, Obert Muganyura said that no person shall be allowed to provide a broadcasting service in Zimbabwe unless in accordance with a licence issued by BAZ.
"BAZ therefore wishes to advise the public not to invest in a service that cannot be provided without a licence and warns anyone who may contemplate providing an unlicensed broadcasting service to acquaint themselves with the course of action that the authority is bound to take in terms of the law," said Mr Maganyura.
He added that the content distribution issued to Dr. Dish which was specific to provide the My TV Africa Service, as declared by Dr. Dish in its application within the terms and conditions and further stated that the licence was cancelled by the authority for failure to provide the service. The Zimbabwean government is an investor in MultiChoice through Transmedia. The owners of DSTV are hence left with no competitors within the region.


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In fact, they go much further than lying. They commit monumental acts of fraud against humanity. They are more like Bernie Madoff in that way. Put as simply as possible, my hips are a complicated Ponzi scheme, and are selling the rest of my body a fraudulent bill of goods.
This is basically where I am with learning the samba in preparation for my performance at Carnival 2009 in Rio, where my wife and I will be a part of the Imperatriz Leopoldinense Samba School. I'm dealing with blatantly lying hips that are bent on wholesale destruction.
It wouldn't be so bad if it weren't for the fact that I just discovered that I actually had hips. In nearly 42 years on this planet, I have lived a relatively hip-free existence. The only real difference between myself and a sheet of plywood is width. Aside from that, our movements are almost exactly the same.
Each time we go to our samba class, it is a non-stop battle between myself and my hips. My patient and annoyingly talented instructor Fabinho gives me simple instructions on how to over exaggerate the swinging hip motion that more or less defines the samba. Then he shows me how it's done, looking smoother than butter on the dance floor. Then I attempt it and look like Gumby on acid. Then Fabinho tells me to loosen up more and I manage to look someone's playing hacky sack with a long-dead jellyfish.
Emilia, however, has found her inner Brasileira. If her hips are lying, I'm buying it. She's taking to Fabinho's instruction with gusto, and I'm positive she'll be a huge hit during the Carnival celebration. My samba queen has moves, I tell you, and is loving the whole experience, no matter how often I question why we couldn't have started our dancing careers by learning a pleasant waltz.
But so far, this whole experience is bringing back very pleasant memories of my Mom, however. Because while I am forever grateful for the positive attributes my Mom instilled in me, my inability to dance can be traced right to her. Did you ever see the "Seinfeld" episode where Elaine danced and left everyone in stitches? Well, Elaine was Ginger Rogers compared to my Mom. My Mom danced as if some was shooting small amounts of electricity into random parts of her body, all to a rhythm only she seemed to know. But she would have such a great time doing it that it worked. Her natural adorableness made her a dancer to enjoy. That was my Mom - whatever she did, she enjoyed, and you just couldn't help enjoying it with her.
When Emilia and I were married in Brazil, my parents flew down and participated. And they got to see Brazilians party with their very own eyes. What was great about it was that they took a very "when in Rome" attitude, and partied, drank and danced. We even have pictures of my Dad sucking on a huge lollipop while dancing along with the three transgendered females who made an appearance at our reception and took it to the next level of festa. It was an epic party, to say the least, and years later friends still tell us how much fun they had.
When my parents left our reception at 4 a.m., my Mom, who was never opposed to enjoying a glass of wine or two and had a very pleasant buzz, saw that we had a table near the exit with shots of Baileys. My Mom stopped and said "Hey, Baileys!" and downed a shot and went happily on her way with my Dad.
"The apple doesn't fall far from the tree, I see," said my wife, laughing.
No, this apple sure doesn't. Which is why I'm taking samba classes and preparing to dance center stage at one of the world's largest parties. Because, like my Mom, I want to try and take advantage of every opportunity that life throws at me. And I want to enjoy it all to the fullest. Regardless of whatever devious schemes my lying hips have in store for me.
P.S.: While I don't have any photos or videos, yet, I feel this artist's re-creation will give you a good idea where I'm at so far in my quest to samba:
(See "Samba Bill and the Road to Carnival, Part 1" by clicking here)
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#HermitageUMC is blessed to have over 15 adult Bible study classes that meet at 9:45 a.m. Read below for classes and descriptions.
The Unity Class
Room 209, BC | Ages: 40+ | Class Size: Medium
This class is discussion-based and primarily studies the Bible. It is always a spirited but loving discussion that allows the group to grow in understanding God's Word and growing in our relationship with God and each other.
⇒ Bill and Denise Pridemore | (615) 579-5125
Room 307, AJ Campus | Ages: 40+ | Class Size: Medium
This class seeks fellowship while growing as disciples of Christ using discussion-based methods. Most members are professionals.
⇒ Garland Mahan Jr. | (615) 847-1874
Room 314, AJ Campus | Ages: 55+ | Class Size: Large
"I can do all things through Christ" is the motto of this class. You will find a compassionate and joyful group of people who enjoy Christian fellowship while growing in biblical knowledge and motivation.
⇒ Bette Jean O'Nan | (615) 754-6204
Room 108, BC | Ages: 60+ | Class Size: Large
As HUMC's longest established class whose greatest resource is prayer, this group strives to be the body of Christ as evidenced by love and concern shown for each other. There is also an emphasis on reaching out to others around the world through mission projects. The curriculum used is United Methodist Adult Bible Study.
⇒ Rex Gobbell | (615) 883-0845
Room 109, BC | Ages: 50+ | Class Size: Medium
This Bible-centered class is comprised of couples and singles whose hallmarks are fellowship and outreach programs. Methods of teaching the life-centered lessons are lecture and discussion.
⇒ Jackie Henderson | (615) 758-8075
Room 311, AJC | Ages: 60 – 75 | Class Size: Small
A small group with lively Bible-based discussion studies. Ages vary in this fun-loving group.
⇒ Mary Parker | (615) 391-3921
Room 118, BC | Ages: 30's+ | Class Size: Small
The class consists of married couples who are devoted to building and maintaining the foundations of strong marriages and families. The format is group discussion-centered on a prepared lesson. Studies range from using books of the Bible to looking at how Bible teachings relate to marriage relationships.
⇒ John Mertz | (615) 847-0721
Room 303, AJC | Ages: 40+ | Class Size: Small
Varied ages and different maturity levels of Christians are included in the Journeys group as members learn from each other. All desire to grow in a renewed relationship with Christ by studying and discussing issues of today's society plus verse-by-verse Bible study. This class is taught by a rotation of class members.
⇒ Bob Ramsey | (615) 773-7847
Room 205, BC | Ages: 60+ | Class Size: Small
J.O.Y. (Jesus.Others.You) uses a facilitator-discussion approach to study the Bible, one book at a time. There are several mission and outreach projects are sponsored throughout the year.
Ladies Bible Study
Room 102, BC | Ages: 50+ | Class Size: Small
This breakfast-gathering style class is made up of women who are in all stages of life. The focus is on Bible study and applying God's Word to everyday living, which leads to support a variety of community needs. These ladies enjoy going out to lunch together periodically.
⇒ Becky Riney | (615) 883-8319
McKendree Towers | Ages: 60+ | Class Size: Medium
This class meets at 9:40 a.m. in the second-floor meeting room at McKendree Towers, which is next door to HUMC. This location accommodates those who cannot readily attend their own churches due to physical limitations. Intentionally ecumenical, this group represents various denominations.
⇒ Dave Butler | (615) 874-8253
New Horizons
Room 206, BC | Ages: 50+ | Class Size: Small
Growing closer to God every day, this group is studying the Bible from Genesis to Revelation and discusses how it relates to daily living.
⇒ Leanne Terry | (615) 973-6667
New Life
Room 208, BC | Ages: 30+ | Class Size: Small
This intergenerational group studies topics that relate the Bible to everyday situations of life. A variety of study methods is used.
⇒ Jim Vernon | email@example.com
Room 207, BC | Ages: 30+ | Class Size: Small
This discussion-based class studies a variety of topics focusing on Scripture with life application. This class appeals to married couples and singles mainly their 30s – 50s.
⇒ Janna Ramsey | firstname.lastname@example.com
Shalom Seekers
Room 203, BC | Ages: 50+ | Class Size: Medium
A multi-generational class focused on understanding and applying biblical concepts to everyday life. Discussion-based, this class is led by various members who act as facilitators. There is a fun-loving, humorous atmosphere for all to share and enjoy.
⇒ Ruth McCarver, (615) 481-3558 | Lisa Dreher, (615) 812-8141
Room 309, BC | Ages: 30 – 60 | Class Size: Medium
The Bible is the textbook for this friendly, loving and caring community of Christian believers. Using the Bible as the foundation for weekly discussions, this class is open and inviting.
⇒ Steve Horne | (615) 758-5045


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Question 420
Is wearing sun glasses from imitation of the disbelievers?
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If the sunglasses are worn to cover a defect in the eye then there is no problem. If it is worn to imitate the disbelievers or if it is worn to attract the women then it is not permitted.
Answered by : Shaykh Abu Bilal Al Hadhrami
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So, in a twist of film history both inevitable and deeply demented, the Frankenstein monster gets drafted into the Japanese kaiju genre and pitted against a man in a lizard costume, under the directorial aegis of GODZILLA helmer Ishiro Honda…
I hope you understand that I'm watching FRANKENSTEIN VS BARAGON, aka FRANKENSTEIN CONQUERS THE WORLD, purely because the late Denis Gifford saw fit to include a b&w illo from it in his Pictorial History of Horror Movies. So in my mad quest to see all the films depicted therein, a quest I have abstrusely entitled See Reptilicus and Die, I totally had to watch this movie. I mean, it's not as if I go out of my way to see this kind of thing normally.
We begin in Germany, where a swivel-eyed mustache guy is working on the still-beating heart of the Frankenstein monster in a mad scientist's layer in a castle somewhere unwisely close to the front lines. ThenNazi stormtroopers arrive with a compulsory purchase order and confiscate the creepy ticker, shipping it to Hiroshima by sub, where the leader of the Seven Samurai proceeds to examine this strangely immortal pump, with a view to mass-producing bullet-proof Japanese soldiers. This perfectly reasonable subplot is brought to an abrupt end by the detonation of an atom bomb.
Fastforward to the poptastic sixties, and a "degenerate waif" is terrorizing the city, rather a lot like Denis Lavant in Leos Carax's episode of TOKYO! "There were a lot of these boys after the war," says a concerned supporting player, perhaps visualizing GRAVE OF THE FIREFLIES. Apprehended by the authorities (including a gratuitous roundeye scientist, Nick Adams — ot's gaijin vs. kaijin), the monster waif starts growing to, well, monstrous size, no doubt due to all that radiation he soaked up — for you see, this large deformed boy is no less than the Frankenstein monster's heart, which has regenerated an entire new body around itself (I would love to have seen the halfway stage of that) a bit like Oddbod Jnr. in CARRY ON SCREAMING — who germinated from a single discarded finger — whom he closely resembles (he also looks a bit like Richard Kiel disguised as a hillbilly).
Dangerous curves.
Meanwhile, the late Baragon has emerged from the bowels of the earth and is ravaging the countryside. While Frank, escaped from his tiny cell, roams the hinterland searching for a spot with a climate akin to that of Frankfurt, but with a sufficient supply of life-giving protein. His dinners are being swiped by Baragon — cue shots of the lizard thing stomping a puppet horse… a battle seems inevitable: underground monster vs. 100 ft waif.
Baragon, although known as The Underground Monster, is clearly recognizable to westerners as Edward Lear's The Dong with the Luminous Nose.
Slowly it wanders,–pauses,–creeeps,–
Anon it sparkles,–flashes and leaps;
And ever as onward it gleaming goes
A light on the Bong-tree stems it throws.
And those who watch at that midnight hour
From Hall or Terrace, or lofty Tower,
Cry, as the wild light passes along,–
'The Dong!–the Dong!
'The wandering Dong through the forest goes!
'The Dong! the Dong!
'The Dong with a luminous Nose!'
"Ha ha, you missed me, you need glasses!"
Battle Royale, or Batoru Rowaiaru, commences — by this time, alas, we were no longer taking the film as seriously as it deserves, even though Honda was a friend of Akira Kurosawa and even directed bits of DREAMS and merits the greatest of respect. Once the monsters started fighting it was impossible not to make up dialogue for them, so they trash-talk each other while slamming one another with papier-maché boulders. Finally Frank, without doubt the spazziest of all Japanese monsters, murders Baragon by tearing his head apart, but is then immediately set upon by an Act III giant octopus, which appears out of nowhere in an eleventh-hour "development" unprepared for in any way.
"Watch it, mate, I'm gonna audition for the lead in OLD BOY right now, using you as main course!"
"Oh yeah? Well here we are in Japan, and I've got eight tentacles… ever see that Hokusai print of the pearl diver?"
The movie, having never quite come up with a practical solution for what to do with the monster, now cuts the Gordian knot by having him fall into a lake with a big octopus. Everybody immediately goes home: "Nothing to see here." He's barely been submerged five seconds!
"He'll be back," speculates a sequel-grubbing scientist. "Somewhere, sometime."
"Perhaps the best thing would be for him to die," says another, who isn't going to be invited back for FRANKENSTEIN'S MONSTERS: SANDAH VS GAILAH. "After all, he's only a monster."


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Serves: 6 or more as a side dish
- 4 to 5 large potatoes, preferably red-skinned or Yukon gold
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- 2 medium red or green bell peppers or 1 of each, cut into thick strips
- 2 medium yellow or red onion, halved and sliced
- 1 to 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 teaspoons salt-free seasoning blend (like Frontier or Mrs. Dash),
- Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
Preheat the oven to 425º F.
If you'd like to keep the peels on the potatoes, scrub them very well. Otherwise, peel Cut the potatoes in half lengthwise, then into approximately 1/4-inch thick slices.
Combine the potatoes with the remaining ingredients in a large mixing bowl and stir together.
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Nelson was having the best season of his career before a torn pectoral muscle ended it in OU's Oct. 5 win over TCU. He initially appealed to the Big 12 Conference for a medical redshirt, but was denied, forcing him to appeal to the NCAA.
Nelson played as a true freshman, so he's never used a redshirt season.
NCAA rules state that to receive a medical redshirt, a player cannot have appeared in more than 30 percent of his team's games.
OU sources have indicated that Nelson's chances at winning his appeal to the NCAA are very slim. (The Oklahoman)


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- Stewart Copeland
- Mark King
- Adrian Belew
- Vittorio Cosma
"Gizmodrome is the first release by a four-piece who between them have already worked on dozens of albums. They're a good old-fashioned supergroup, comprising Police drummer and soundtrack composer Stewart Copeland; Level 42's slap-bassist extraordinaire Mark King; Adrian Belew, the guitar star of records by King Crimson, David Bowie, Frank Zappa and Talking Heads; and keyboard whizz Vittorio Cosma of Italian prog legends PFM. If this sounds like an opportunity for a whole lot of instrument twiddling, well, that's exactly what Gizmodrome is. They could easily have done it the modern way and swapped sound files, without once meeting. Instead, they did what musicians love to do: they got together to jam. Copeland and Cosma had collaborated before, but it was when they were joined by Belew and King in a Milan recording studio that Gizmodrome took shape. You can imagine the jostling for position that took place. In a room full of egos, Copeland immediately appears to have emerged as the dominant force: his drumming is to the fore throughout, and he assumes the role of lead singer. His voice is an obdurate instrument that resembles the monotone intoning of a Zappa, although it's nicely balanced out by King and Belew's more melodic vocal backup.
Really, though, nobody is left hanging about here for long, and all four musicians get to enjoy plenty of performance time. It's less a seamless fusion than a collision of opposites, which more often than not works. Gizmodrome showcases four musicians from disparate genres (pop, jazz funk, rock, prog) creating a listenable melee out of their individual virtuoso contributions...a fine album. Welcome to the Gizmodrome."
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And then there is the problem of the European welfare states: compared to a hundred years ago, today's Europe is a socialist continent: all the demands of the socialists of that time have been met. Yet socialist parties still exist, and succeed in convincing us that our current political and economic systems are still "capitalist" and that more state intervention is needed to "curb the excesses" of free enterprise. In other words: for socialists there is never enough socialism. Only when utopia is established, will socialists call the system "socialist".Mr. de Jong identifies yet another curious disconnect in current political speech – that the current political system is "capitalist." Never mind that every aspect of the economy is burdened by crushing taxes and suffocating regulations. For Westerners, it's still the Wild West, a rapacious free for all of brother against brother, bank against widow, landowner against sharecropper, and despoiler against the environment. This certainly applies to the U.S. although from this side of the Atlantic it seems a bit of a stretch to believe that Europeans still might think of their countries as capitalistic. De Jong surely is better informed.
. . . Communism lures us with the prospect of a return to the garden of Eden, where people survive automatically, like animals, and their livelihood is provided for them by a benevolent God . . . .[1]
The other disconnect I have in mind is the bizarre – and duplicitous – effort to paint National Socialism as "right-wing." For reasons I've mentioned before, that's ludicrous where the spectrum at issue is the one with total government on the left side and the total absence of government on the right.
Both conceptual disconnects are dishonest and deliberate attempts to conceal the nature of the left. Western nations are hopelessly socialist, regulated, controlled, and abused by government and the "right wing" in actual fact is the home of people devoted to limited government, free markets, the rule of law, freedom of speech and conscience, and voluntary association. The ideal "rightist" state is a far cry from the coercive police states uniformly desire by the left.
The second point by de Jong is most interesting – the state as a new benevolent God. It brings to mind P.J. O'Rourke's witticism that Democrats are like Santa Claus and Republicans are like, well, a fearsome God. Dems will deliver free stuff and Republicans will deliver condemnation, muesli for breakfast, and cold showers.
Even more interesting on this point is Gerry Neal's insight[2] that traditional English thinking had been that man is a fallen being from whose inevitable secular criminality the state existed to protect us. The church existed to aid man in dealing spiritually with his sinful nature. However, in the unfolding of the English Reformation, the Puritans rejected the limited thinking of state and church that neither could bring about paradise on earth, as only Christ Himself could do that upon his Second Coming.
You can see how De Jong's insight -- that communism holds itself out as being to provide for human needs in the manner of a benevolent God -- would appeal immensely to people enamored of the idea that traditional institutions are all that stand between mankind and earthly paradise. Please read for yourself Neal's take on who the heirs of the 17th-century Puritans are in America today.
all manner of contrary evidence.
Dealing with the cold realities of human existence is difficult under the best of circumstances and the human desire to find mental and spiritual refuge in fanciful doctrines and foolish assumptions about human nature and cultural and racial differences is understandable.
Alas, it appears to me that the desire of humans to avoid facing the plain and sometimes unpleasant facts of life is simply too strong. That powerful urge to seek false refuge can be seen most starkly in the complete absence of outrage or repulsion with respect to the 20th-century crimes of the left, so strong is the human desire to believe the socialist-progressive lies.
Only catastrophe -- Solzhenitsyn's pitiless crowbar of events, Ben Franklin's dear school, or the wrath of God -- appears likely to break through the armor plate of Western delusion.
[1] "Marxism Is Still Alive." By Nikolaas de Jong, The Brussels Journal, 12/24/14.
[2] "Puritanism, Theocracy, and Social Conservatism." By Gerry T. Neal, Throne, Alter, Liberty, 12/12/14.


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Here is the June Sketch Challenge by Wendy McKee over at Scrap365
Quirky Kit! All I added were some yellow seed beads, a paper clip and some red floss. I've had lots of fun with the glassine envelopes which were included in the kit - in this case I crumpled one up and coloured it with alcohol inks.
This was such a lively sketch, I thought it suited the subject really well. Thanks Wendy!
Thursday, 7 June 2012
Scrap365 Sketch Challenge for June - TWISTER
6 comments:
- Riikka Kovasin said...
Great, colourful page. Love the use of different patterns!
- 8 June 2012 at 13:42
- ForgedinPaper said...
This is a great LO. Fab stuff.
- 9 June 2012 at 15:50
- Treenie said...
This is great Annie, love the little stars. That kit worked really well.
- 9 June 2012 at 17:09
- Paula said...
A fabulous LO,and fun photos, thank you for taking part:)
- 9 June 2012 at 19:43
- Ifa said...
Fun photos...I am imagining you all twisted LOL. Gorgeous LO too. Thank you for playing along.
- 16 June 2012 at 07:40
- Morag Cutts said...
What a really fun layout! I love your use of the little stars and the jaunty angle of the photos. TFS!
- 26 June 2012 at 14:07
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Yes! It does remind me of that, too!!! Good call!
The Barton Mansion
Posted 16 March 2005 - 06:47 PM
Yes! It does remind me of that, too!!! Good call!
In Loving Memory of My Brother Peter
August 29, 1967 - August 6, 2006
Posted 17 March 2005 - 08:24 AM
I wanna be a ghost hunter but its places like that that make me think twice about it.
Trouble Maker #7
"Yeah, obviously we use vampires as a metaphor for something else, something deeper than just the supernatural. But there's just something about the bloodsucking walking dead, that can say so much to people. There are really so many people trying to get control over you on a daily basis and steal your soul in some way, take a part of you..." Gerard Way. MCR
Beware the soul catcher
Who comes in a flash of light.
Trust not a word.
Meet not his eye.
Lest he catch your soul,
Trapping it for all eternity
In his little black box.
Posted 28 March 2005 - 05:38 PM
Whatever the verdict, I know I would have reacted the same way as they did
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Posted 17 April 2005 - 08:17 PM
Especially the whole "smiley woods" thing.As well as those soooo fabricated photos.Very strange.To unbelievable for me.
Edited by NightStalker, 17 April 2005 - 08:19 PM.
Posted 18 April 2005 - 04:21 PM
Paul posted 4/18/05 7:35 AM
Here is a HUGE update for our forums.
It was all a hoax, yes, a hoax, sorry for leading you all on.
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Hello! This is my first post here!
Irish_mafia, is it really fabricated? God I watched the vid so many times trying to figure out what it was. And just like everyone else, part of me believed it and part didn't.
The flashlight was one of the things that made me think it weren't real.. then there was the fact that the "entity" didn't walk THROUGH the closet, it just came out instead like "normal" ppl..hmm.. well i guess the mistery is solved lol
Good prank, must admit
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Posted 19 April 2005 - 05:56 AM
Paul posted 4/18/05 7:35 AM
Here is a HUGE update for our forums.
It was all a hoax, yes, a hoax, sorry for leading you all on.
Paul posted 4/19/05 2:56 AM
Wow, I didn't know I was so popular! People actually want to be me now... Do yourself a favor and get lost. You are the only real hoax here.
latebar7609 posted 4/19/05 6:00 AM
Ugh Paul, you should just delete this thread.
Some people have nothing better to do with
their time.
So what the hell is going on???
Is it real or not? I'm confused!
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Currently a fashion design student at Raffles Institute of Design in Colombo, Thamaya only started baking around 4 years ago.
"I used to bake for my close family and friends and I was always inspired to bake since as a child I used to watch my mother"
she explains. Before long, she decided to consider starting her own food business.
"After I graduated somewhere last year in November, I opened up my official facebook page "Tammy&Co" with the support and encouragement of my family and friends. I started off baking cakes and then expanded to desserts where I started receiving good comments".
Her background in design further enabled her to improve and perfect the creative side of decorating a cake.
Which food personality would you like to be reborn as?
I'd love to be born reborn as Yolanda Gampp from How to Cake it. She is simply amazing.
What is the most ridiculous client request you have accommodated?
Hmmmm, well I haven't got any ridiculous requests as yet. I think they are yet to come.
If you were to pick a reality cooking competition to take part in, what would you pick?
I would say Masterchef as its adrenaline rushing and challenging, which also helps me to be inspired daily by the culinary experts.
You've been given the opportunity to bake something for your favourite celeb.Who would you pick and what would you make?
This is a tough question as I have so many favourite celebs that I would die to bake for. I think I'd bake for Ashton Kutcher and the cake would be a Death by Chocolate layered cake with a twist of salted caramel. I'm sure he will share this with Mila Kunis (his wife) who is also one of my all time favourites.
What is your favourite food memory?
I think its Christmas celebrations with the family and my aunts traditional christmas table with yummy dishes.
Funniest / most embarrassing kitchen incident?
Well, there were loads of embarrassing moments. I think the most embarrassing moment would be me dropping a bag of eggs on the floor, thanks to my "butter fingers".
What is the most challenging ingredient you have used?
Definitely essence, as the strength of the essence depends on the brand and getting the right amounts can be challenging.
What nonexistent food combination or dish do you wish would becomes a reality?
I like to play safe when it comes to combining food but I would definitely like to see coconut toffee and chocolate cake combined.
What would you choose to be your "Last Supper" meal?
Sushi from Ginza and my mum's or my Grandaunts Apple Crumble


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Lisa Left Eye Lopez was one of the girls in T.L.C. She was the rapper of the group. Left Eye was my favorite one out of the 3 girls because she was funny and she stands out. Lisa passed away on April 25th, 2002. She died in a car crash.
Cory Monteith was one of the main actors in Glee. His characters name was Finn Hudson. Cory had a really nice voice. Cory had passed away on July 13th, 2013.
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The Unofficial Gym Of Victoria's Secret Angles is this Exclusive New York Gym Called DogPound
Have you ever wondered where all the famous people go to work out? We found out all about the New York gym called DogPound, the place where they go.
Celebrities, especially Victoria's Secret Models love to work out at this gym called DogPound.
The gym, designed for more than just fitness, is the favorite place of many famous celebrities.
The reason why everyone loves to go there, besides that the place is full of hot models, is to look good.
Everyone from Victoria's Secret Models to singers like Adam Levine loves to go to Dogpound, the elite gym in New York.
If you follow them on social-media you already know about this gym and you've seen their selfies.
Gym founders Kirk Myers, Brey Pena and Dawin Pena wanted to have a great place for anyone to work out and feel awesome.
So they created, with the help of devoted client Fabien Baron, the DogPound gym and it seems like everyone is agreeing with their way of doing things.
The interior of the gym, besides tractor tires and swinging upper cuts, features iconic images and the fashion campaigns of Calvin Klein and other fashion brands hanging on the walls.
The founders along with the creative director, Fabien Baron, worked with the team to put their own design and keeping everything on brand.
How did they do it?
In order for the space to be so raw and in the same time looking so cool, Baron kept the place unfinished and painted everything in dark colors as a backdrop.
All the machines are black and without logos to better fit with the décor. There are also floating walls and smoked mirrors.
"With that lighting, the normal mirror will look too contrasty and harsh, and people won't like looking at themselves," explains Baron.
"If a mirror is smoked, everyone feels like they look tan, and they see more silhouette, not details."
Baron was speaking from experience. "What Fabian did was really authentic, because he's a client," notes Myers.
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This is probably my favourite thing I have crocheted. The pattern requires Manos del Uruguay silk blend yarn plus a 5 mm crochet hook. This yarn is beautiful but quite pricey so I opted for a cheaper version: Rowan Baby Merino Silk DK Yarn, 50g. I needed about 3 balls in each shade (9 total): Sunshine 688, Dawn 672 and Zinc 681. The silk blend yarn makes it quite a luxurious item and it feels so cosy and warm against my skin.
I decided to change the pattern, which I bought from Ravelry, slightly so I had the shell pattern either side of the single crochet block in the middle. I just really loved the look of the shell pattern plus it is so simple to make! It took me HOURS to crochet this scarf though but it was well worth it.


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Before God there is no reckoning of time; a thousand years must be, as it were, a day in His eyes. That is why the first human being, Adam, is just as near to Him as he who will be born last, before the Last Day.
God grasps everything in a moment, the beginning, the middle, and the end of the entire human race and of all time....And what we consider and measure according to the sequence of time as a very long extended tapeline, He sees in its entirety, as though wound together in a ball. And so both the life and the death of the last and the first human being are no farther apart for Him than a single moment.
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Keep The Doors Open
Arthur's Hill youth project, the CHAT Trust, is looking for £15k from the public to keep its doors open.
The project, which has worked with hundreds of local young people in its 25 year history, is facing closure unless it can find the cash to continue its activities.
It currently runs three main youth activities – a Building Aspirations in a Safe Environment, Reclaim The Lanes and Friday night Outreach In The Park sessions.
It has helped propel many onto new paths.
"Some have gone on to do incredible things", says CHAT Trust manager Caroline Emmerson, "from getting masters degrees to supporting artists like Akala; becoming managers in businesses to starring in Oscar winning movies."
One of those supported was actor and rapper Kema Kay, who shot to national prominence in the film 'I, Daniel Blake', a gritty story about life on benefits, and winner of the coveted Palme D'Or at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival.
Caroline says it has been "really difficult" raising funds from grant givers to keep the project on its feet in the current economic climate.
"CHAT urgently needs to raise £15,000 to give us a fighting chance to keep our doors open until next year", she says.
Together with young people and project supporters, the CHAT has now started a campaign to raise money from the public.
A crowdfunder page has been set up where people can donate. This can be found at www.gofundme.com/savethetrust
A fundraiser event is being held at the O2 Academy on Tuesday 5 September with Kema Kay, Kay Greyson, Rex Regis and young people from the Trust. Doors open at 7pm. Tickets are £5.00, available from the CHAT Trust, or on the door.
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The Friday Five
Happy Friday Five!!!!
1. With the cold and dark mornings, these Nike Epic Lux Flash tights are perfect!!! I love the all-over reflective dots!
2. Earlier this week, my girlfriend Christi Beth recommended Mindy Kaling's new book "Why Not Me?". I immediately read it and loved it! It's the perfect light and witty read!
3. I have been using this Peter Thomas Roth Sulfur Masque twice a week and love what it's doing for my skin! It's great for your entire face or just spot treatment.
4. Y'all, this JEN CHOOSES COFFEE mug is the best!!! You can customize yours by visiting @vkscups. Each cup is $15 and you can have up to 18 letters.
5. 4 Random Runners Cheered Relentlessly at Rock 'n' Roll Montreal! (Thanks for sharing, Shyla!)
Happy Friday and Choose Joy!


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I thought it was quite insightful of one of the judges of
strictly come dancing to compare the laborings of Ann Widdecombe to
our current weather conditions. 'Like snow, its fun in the
beginning in the end you want it go away.' quoth Len Goodman. He's
right. The initial excitement that I felt over the weekend as snow
fell heavily and prettily has been tempered by the grey slush of
it's present incarnation. In this business we are exposed to
seasonal injuries, and today I received my first snow injury. A
simple slip leading to a sprained wrist. Very soon I expect my
first skiing injury, and soon after the new year exercisers and
people upping their training for the London marathon will start to
limp through. It's a calendar of pain and injury. Personally, as i
write this on the midwinter solstice, I can't wait for the back
injuries of the first spring lawn mowing and the Wimbledon inspired
shoulder injuries of the summer! Happy Xmas to one and all Best
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Within the scope of the visit of the military seamen of Azerbaijan to Iran, the delegation of the Azerbaijan's Naval Forces has participated in various meetings and events.
In accordance with the approved plan, the Azerbaijani military seamen, having visited the Memorial Complex of Shehids (Martyrs) in Anzali, honored their memory and laid wreaths and flowers to the complex.
Then, Mayor of Anzali Mirsham Momenizade received the military seamen of Azerbaijan. Having greeted the guests, the head of the city expressed his satisfaction with the meeting with the military seamen of Azerbaijan in Iran and spoke about the unforgettable pleasant memories gained during his visit to Azerbaijan. He also expressed confidence that the city of Anzali will play an important role in strengthening the Azerbaijani-Iranian military cooperation.
The head of the Azerbaijani delegation, Captain 1st Rank Subhan Bekirov, stressing that the first visit of Azerbaijani military seamen to Iran is an important historical event, expressed gratitude for the attention and hospitality.
Then the military seamen of Azerbaijan visited the Anzali Military Museum Complex.


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Following up on Duffy's recent post:
A Dominican friar is taking an overnight train west to Minneapolis. He tells the conductor, "We get there at 5 a.m., and I am terrible at getting up early, so please give me a good shake and make sure I get up and off the train."
"Sure thing, Father," the conductor says.
"Thank you very much, and God bless you," says the friar, giving him a handsome tip. "I'll probably be too grouchy and tired to thank you properly at 5 a.m."
The friar finds a seat and zonks out. When he wakes up, the sun is shining and the train is stopped at a station. He notices the sign says "Fargo," and looks at his watch. It's a little after 9 a.m.
He jumps up and grabs his bags, all the while yelling and cursing the conductor, the train line, the transportation industry, and all mankind.
Naturally, this scandalizes the passengers who can't help but hear him as he storms off to get on a train headed back to Minneapolis. After he's gone, one of the passengers says, "I have never in my life seen a priest so angry."
A train conductor standing nearby said, "You should have seen the Norbertine I put off the train in Minneapolis this morning."


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It has been a week tomorrow since my last meeting for the Detention Officer position with the Onslow County sheriffs Department. I know they are still processing my application and now it's just a waiting game until they call me for the interview and final steps for the job. I'm confident that I will get this job, in the mean time I now have a part-time job as a postal carrier two days a week. I'm still in school full-time and hoping to take a couple of classes this summer to keep myself up to speed with the criminal justice classes. I have been and will be busy now and in the future. My girls are leaving for
their dads in a couple of months and I am staying home this summer, no trips planned. Hopefully this new life endeavour will keep me busy and I will finally be content in moving forward. I really think with me not having a full-time job has hindered me from really committing to anyone. I wanted to get my life straightened out first and then I could let someone in. Who knows, crossing my fingers that this will be it. So for right now I sit and wait, going to school, delivering mail, hanging with my girls and hoping for that last phone call.


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Max Weinberg: The Max Weinberg 7
Drummer Weinberg, who was with Bruce Springsteen for 15 years, became Conan O'Brien's musical director when his NBC-TV program Late Night first aired in 1993. Through this prestigious gig Weinberg has been able to work with an eclectic mix of entertainers.
Most tracks offer blazing solos from the band. Guitarist Jimmy Vivino, who fulfills most of the vocal leads, supplies a fiery guitar solo on "Baby Workout." Saxophonist Jerry Vivino propels the rhythm with baritone saxophone on "Rockin' Time." He lays a hot tenor solo on top of that and shares the solo mic' with trombonist Richie La Bamba. You can picture the dancers working up a sweat. The tune even includes a Count Basie ending. Trumpeter Mark Pender takes his best shot on the windy city tribute "Chi." His blazing, high-note displays here and elsewhere add essential power to the album's intentions. With a passionate vocal lead, "Buzz Buzz Buzz" recalls Elvis, while "Lollipop" carries the enthusiasm of Little Richard. Dr. John's guest appearance on "Catch 'em in the Act" steals the show. Late night television holds few surprises. However, this powerful band could easily keep one from getting enough sleep – dancing the night away.
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Jumped; Rock This Joint; Nervous Boogie; Walk Right In; Roadrunner; Baby Workout; Rockin
Max Weinberg- drums; Scott Healy- piano, B-3; Michael Merritt- acoustic & electric bass; Mark Pender- trumpet, vocals; Richie La Bamba- trombone, vocals; Jerry Vivino- tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, clarinet, vocals; Jimmy Vivino- guitar, vocals.
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Title: The Max Weinberg 7 | Year Released: 2001 | Record Label: M&K Sound


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It's never too early to start planning your summer vacation, in fact, early winter is the perfect time to start planning. After all, the best vacations are a result of lots of planning ahead. The little details that you might overlook if you were in a rush are usually the details that make the best memories.
Decide on Where to Go
If you don't already know where you want to go, you can make a list of summer vacation destinations to choose from. Talk to the person or people you'll be traveling with, so you can narrow down which places you all agree on.
Tripzard.com is a helpful website if you're trying to decide on a place to go. You'll get options based on if you want a vacation destination similar to the one you've already been to, or if you want to find new destinations based on your travel preferences.
Plan Early to Get the Best Deals
December to February are perfect for looking around for the lowest deals possible on travel websites like Expedia, Orbitz, Bookit and Kayak.com.
Once you've decided on exactly where you're going and when you want to go, you can enter these details into travel websites like these to find the best deal on flights and hotel stays.
Planning ahead is also especially important if you have medical needs that need to be attended to during a flight. If you use an oxygen concentrator, this gives you plenty of time to let your airline know, and so you can get a medical letter from your doctor, specifying your need to use it during your flight.
You'll also have time to gather anything extra that you will need, such as a portable oxygen concentrator, if you don't already have one, as well as extra batteries, mobile cart and carry case.
Not to mention, you can start saving up more money! Don't just settle on a destination just because it costs less, when you can start saving money to do what you really want to do.
Find Fun Activities and Attractions
Look into what kinds of fun activities are available where you're going for your summer trip. How much do they cost? Are there are any free ones? Are there kid-friendly things to do if you're bringing the whole family?
Make a list of all the things you want to do, along with all the important details. This includes restaurants as well as attractions and natural wonders. What do you want to experience on your trip? Exotic foods? Lots of outdoor places to get some exercise? Write it all down and do some research online.
Benefits of Early Planning
Besides getting a better deal and having plenty of time to plan the fun you'll be having, there are other benefits to planning your summer trip early. The winter months are very dreary, and thinking about the fun to come this summer can be enough to get many people out of the doldrums.
It takes your mind off of the bad weather at the moment and helps to pass the time. So, you should definitely start planning your summer vacation during the winter!


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For as long as I can remember, there have been Wacky Packages stickers! Topps started creating these wonderfully punny parodies a few years before I was born. Though there are some variations and spinoffs in the series, the traditional ones take some well-known brand name product and skewer it with a pun or pop-culture reference to make a hilarious fake product that looks a lot like the real thing.
I have a few dream projects that I'd like to work on in my creative future… for that day when I make it big! 🙂 One of those would be to work in some form or fashion on a set of Wacky Packages trading cards or stickers. Until that day I can only dream… or can I? No! I can do better than dream… I can make some of my own to showcase on the blog! Thus, I give you the first in a series of my own Wacky Packages inspired parody illustrations.
As I find myself eating a lot of Nissin Top Ramen lately, this Raiders of the Lost Ark mashup has been simmering for a while. I even did a little research and you might be interested to note that the weight on my parody packaging is an estimate of what the actual Ark of the Covenant might weigh based on biblical descriptions. I think this turned out pretty well illustration-wise, and I hope it's as humorous on the page as it was in my brain!
For those curious… as is almost always the case for me and parodies, before I created my Wacky Package version, I had to render an actual ramen noodle package. Here's what my Andy Warhol moment looked like before I funnied it up…
Please let me know what you think, and be on the lookout for more in this series as I get the time to work on them. Remember, if you'd like an original commission by me or would like to hire me as an Illustrator, please use the Contact page and let me know as much as you can about your request.


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After seven Naruto: Clash of Ninja fighting games in Japan, Tomy is taking the license in a new direction with Naruto Shippuden: Dragon Sword Chronicles.
This upcoming Wii game is an action game that gives Naruto a scroll laden outfit and a glowing dragon sword. He uses this sword to battle enemies and Team Snake. Naruto Shippuden: Dragon Sword Chronicles appears to use a brand 3D new engine since it doesn't have cel-shading like the Clash of Ninja titles. Check out Famitsu for a few more screenshots.
Tomy plans to release Dragon Sword Chronicles on November 26 in Japan. No plans have been announced for a North American release and it's unclear if Tomy USA will include this content in Naruto Shippuden: Clash of Ninja Revolution 3. I wouldn't count on it though since the game we're getting in North America this holiday season is a fighting game with online play.


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Governor, 1954-1961; U.S. Secretary of Commerce, 1961-1965. A founder of Research Triangle Park. Home is 100 yards east.
After a career in business, Luther Hartwell Hodges made industrial development the hallmark of his administration and was instrumental in the establishment of the Research Triangle Park. The "Businessman Governor" was born in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, on March 9, 1898, to a tenant farmer. Soon after his birth the family moved the short distance across the border to Spray (present-day Eden), North Carolina, where his father took a job in a textile mill. Luther Hodges served as a second lieutenant in World War I and in 1919 graduated from the
University of North Carolina
. He returned to Spray to take a position as secretary to the general manager of the Marshall Field and Company mills. In 1922 he married Martha Blakeney of Union County; they would have three children. After her death in a house fire in 1969, he married Louise Finlayson in 1970.
Hodges remained with Marshall Field all of his business career, rising from personnel manager to general manager and, from 1943 until his retirement in 1950, vice-president. In 1952 Hodges, with his wide administrative and management experience, launched a successful bid for lieutenant governor. On November 7, 1954, Governor
William B. Umstead
died and Hodges became governor. In 1956, with only token opposition within the party, Hodges was the Democratic nominee and easily defeated Republican Kyle Hayes in the fall. Hodges served as governor for six years and two months, longer than any chief executive of North Carolina to that date.
Hodges's greatest challenge was one he inherited. With the advice of a panel appointed by Umstead and headed by Thomas Pearsall, the governor crafted a moderate stance toward integration of the public schools. The Pearsall Plan provided for payment for private schooling of any child assigned against the parents' wishes to an integrated public school and permitted local citizens by a majority vote to close schools. The plan lessened, but did not eliminate, public fears, and the state, unlike others in the South, moved slowly but peacefully toward integration.
Hodges's drive to recruit new industry, domestic and foreign, brought the state favorable national publicity. His greatest success was the Research Triangle, the business park founded in 1956, which he called the "heart and hope of North Carolina's industrial future." As governor Hodges sought to apply business management principles to state government, in part by creating the Department of Administration. He reorganized the State Highway Commission to lessen political influence and separated state prisons from that board. Shortly after Hodges's term as governor ended, President John F. Kennedy selected him as Secretary of Commerce. He served in that post until December 1964. Thereafter his energies were directed largely to the Research Triangle Foundation, which he served as board chairman from 1965 to 1972, and Rotary International, which he served as president in 1967. Hodges retired to Chapel Hill and died on October 6, 1974. He is buried in Overlook Cemetery in Eden.
Luther H. Hodges,
Businessman in the Statehouse: Six Years as Governor of North Carolina
Alfred Guy Ivey,
Luther H. Hodges: Practical Idealist
James W. Patton, ed.,
Messages, Addresses, and Public Papers of Luther Hartwell Hodges, Governor of North Carolina, 1954-1961
(3 vols., 1960-1963)
William S. Powell, ed.,
Dictionary of North Carolina Biography
, III, 156—sketch by Charles Dunn
Howard E. Covington Jr. and Marion A. Ellis, eds.,
The North Carolina Century: Tar Heels Who Made a Difference, 1900-2000
News and Observer
, October 7, 1974
Robert Sobel and John Raimo, eds.,
Biographical Directory of the Governors of the United States, 1789-1978
Tanzer, Lester, ed.,
The Kennedy Circle
Luther Hartwell Hodges Papers, Southern Historical Collection, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill: finding aid at:
Boone Road at Highland Drive in Eden
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Gross Value Added (GVA) measures the value of goods and services produced in an area, giving an indication of how well an economy is performing. In 2014, GVA per head in Cardiff and the Vale was £22,107, significantly higher than the Welsh average but lagging behind many of the UK's major cities.
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04. 24. 2008
Let's celebrate women in tech
There aren't many things that annoy me about writing about technology for a living. Having permission to ring the founder of Postsecret and ask him about his vision for the site? Not horrendous. Being offered new gadgets to trial before they are even on sale? I can deal with it. Writing about a fun topic I enjoy learning more about as time goes by? Two words spring to mind: cushy gig.
But one thing is hard to cope with, and that's being patronised on a regular basis.
When you say you're a woman who writes about technology, you still receive looks of astonishment or disapproval, even in 2008. When you put out a call for technology press releases of interest to women, you'll still be inundated with cellulite zappers and baby monitors (what, women don't like games consoles, laptops and cellphones?) even in 2008.
Things are getting better, and one of the reasons I love Popgadget is that it's woman-friendly - which doesn't mean it features pictures of half-naked women straddling new technology while giving seductive looks to the camera. Unlike some places I could mention (but won't).
The number of tech-savvy women does thankfully seem to be growing, online at least, so here's my shout-out to some of my favorites:
Cali Lewis: gadget goddess of Geekbrief TV, the podcast that makes tech exciting and accessible to all.
Natali del Conte of CNET's Loaded - another young woman making tech more accessible.
Elizabeth Spiers. Innovative launch editor of New York gossip site Gawker.com and former ed of Mediabistro, she's since set up (and sold on) her own blogging network, Dead Horse Media, and become an accomplished commentator on all things Internet and business-related (did I forget to mention she used to be a financial analyst?) Oh, and her first novel is out later this year, too...
Susi Weaser from UK tech site Shiny Shiny, who makes great video reviews for the site, as well as blogging about gadgets and technology on a daily basis. Shiny Shiny is also currenty running a great series, "You're a Girl? And you work in technology?" where you can read about more women making their mark in tech.
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Monday, January 6, 2014
Can't Take It With You
The money is part of what the Philippine Supreme Court declared in 2003 as Marcos' Swiss ill-gotten funds. "The PCGG views the Singapore decision in a positive light," PCGG chairman Andres Bautista said, sounding more like an understatement than celebration. The court affirmed Singapore High Court ruling that the PNB held the legal title to the funds as depositor of the money as well as original account holder with WestLB. Led by Judge of Appeal Chao Hick Tin and Justices Belinda Ang and Woo Bih Li, the decision effectively junked the claims of the Philippine government, at least five of Marcos' foundations set up to hold the money in Swiss banks, as well as 9,539 human rights victims under the Marcos regime.
The late Indonesian tycoon Liem Sioe Liong, one of Southeast Asia's richest men, must have also left a sizeable financial footprint in Singapore when he passed on in June 2012. Liem had been living here since 1998 after moving to Singapore in the wake of anti-Chinese riots that hit Indonesia. Located in Katong, his house sits on a massive 86,000 sq ft site that was purchased in 1970 and currently valued at approximately $100 million.
Liem reputedly prospered through his close relationship with Suharto, the autocratic president who ruled Indonesia from 1966 until 1998. As one of a number of ethnic Chinese tycoons who made fortunes because of their links to Suharto, he was an obvious target of visceral anti-Chinese sentiment that the corrupt president stoked and sometimes allowed to boil over into violence. When his Bank Central Asia (BCA) collapsed during the Asian financial crisis, panicked depositors rushed to pull their money out of BCA in May 1998 and a mob ransacked one of his Indonesian homes.
19 comments:
- Anonymous1/06/2014 11:17 AM
Hahaha... I wonder where would LKY's final resting place be? Indonesia?ReplyDeleteReplies
- Anonymous1/06/2014 12:22 PM
The dead centre of Singapore,no?Delete
- Anonymous1/06/2014 2:57 PM
As a tribute to LKY, the Istana will be reconstructed to match the famous Yasukuni shrine in Japan, and people such as TonyTan, GohCT, LHL, etc, who have contributed significantly to rendering true blue singaporeans to become the minority deserve to be at this final resting place . LOLDelete
- Anonymous1/06/2014 4:20 PM
...and a thousand statues installed throughout the island. Sweet.Delete
- Anonymous1/06/2014 5:25 PM
How about the Japanese shrine the Abe visited, for services rendered during WW II ?Delete
- Anonymous1/06/2014 11:17 AM
In the day and age where everyone, including those pioneers buried at Bt Brown do even have a resting place soon, how on earth does a rich foreigner like him get to buy a plot ratio so big on a land for his soul here?ReplyDeleteReplies
- Anonymous1/06/2014 12:01 PM
I believe it was Liem's foresight to have a big plot.Delete
He had thought about his pal, Lee Con You, who might decide to drop by and stay with him. And of course there is ample room for the famiLee members as well.
- Anonymous1/06/2014 1:14 PM
I think you have misinterpreted Tattler's remark. I understood him as saying what an irony that LSL's grave is as small and non-descript as the size of the grave of any average HDB dweller!Delete
Tattler, am I correct?
- Anonymous1/06/2014 3:12 PM
@anon 1.14pm. You have interpreted tattler correctly.Delete
There may come a time this plot will not even be available for LSL and his ashes will be kept in some cabinet or returned to Indonesia along with the ill gotten wealth.
- Anonymous1/06/2014 4:21 PM
I concur with @anon 1.14, but Tattler is not quite correct. Nowadays, even HDB dwellers cannot afford a tomb but have to be cremated and placed in pigeon holes at the columbarium. HDB when alive, HDB again when dead. Sad live.Delete
- Anonymous1/06/2014 12:05 PM
When the old fart goes, he will leave his legacy behind. Already some of his ball carriers are suggesting that the airport or stadium be named after him. Unknown to them is that the old fart may want to rename Singapore (Lion City) to Old Fart City and call himself the Lion of Old Fart City.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous1/06/2014 1:39 PM
Is it likely Salim agreed to a simple plot with the masses? Hard to say, his last years, and these were well before the riots in 1998, were spent away from limelight, he could have attained enlightenment of some sort and given orders for simple burial. On the other hand, we know for sure who has doggedly refused to go quietly, even when speech or clarity of mind have deserted him.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous1/06/2014 1:56 PM
Rich or poor. When dead, same same. The earth or fire will reduce you to nothing. The riches are not your to keep but the generations after you. No matter how mighty you were, the little virus will triump over you, eventually!!ReplyDelete
Leaving a name behind for posterity does not always mean a good thing.ReplyDelete
Those that are remembered longer in history were tyrants, scums and evil folks.
In Sin, there are some that deserve to be remembered for at least a few generations.
As for the burial ground, it does not matter, in it is the same for everyone. Ash to ash and dust to dust, death levels all. It is just a question if the Name stinks.
- Anonymous1/06/2014 9:12 PM
The truth is they abolished estate duty in 2008, so the rich get to keep it in the family even if they kick the bucket. One of the first few to benefit from this was the old fart. Wonder why we have so many millionairs/billionaires come here to live it up, and die here? It's not because of the size of their burial plots! This was what Shanmugaratnam said:ReplyDelete
'If we make Singapore an attractive place for wealth to be invested and built up, whether by Singaporeans or foreigners who bring their assets here, it will benefit our whole economy and society, not just the individuals who build up their wealth. It is not a zero sum game.'
He encouraged individuals who have accumulated wealth to think of how they can use it to make a contribution to society, and make full use of the enhanced incentives introduced last year to promote philanthropy.
- Anonymous1/07/2014 11:49 AM
1970s saw them arriving in the LionCity. LSL was not jailed in Indonesia like others and some dared not return since they would promptly be put in jails. The late Joseph Gondobintoro was jailed before moving to LionCity; he owned rubber plantations in Ivory Coast and some companies GMG, Panwell etc.ReplyDelete
Great information! Singapore is one of the few first-world countries in Asia, with a highly efficient infrastructure, free market economy, a stable socio-political environment, an attractive tax regime and per capita income among the top five nations in the world.ReplyDelete
how to set up a company in singapore
Nice post! thanks for sharing!!ReplyDelete
To set up a business in a foreign country, you need to go through some procedure. The procedure includes company registration in Malaysia or any other country, trademark registration, WRT license, Income tax file registration, Environment license, Sign Board and Premises license, export and import license etc. If you face any difficulties starting business in foreign country, be sure to contact us.
As requirement of business license in Malaysia whether foreign or local investor has to get permission of new private limited company registration from government registrar companies.ReplyDelete


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Click Here To Read The January 2018 RCARC Beacon Newsletter!!
Roane County Amateur Radio Club Catastrophic Tower Failure about 12/24/17
As many of you may already be aware of the tower failure on Mount Roosevelt, here are photos taken by Cliff and Cody. The fix will not be overnight and will challenge our resources and treasury. Fortunately, we have had several folks from other clubs offer to help and we should be able to rebuild.
Our next meeting is on January 11th at 7:00 PM in the Rockwood Community Center, 710 N. Chamberlain Ave. Rockwood TN. We have important items on the agenda and we need everyone there please.
Thanks and See ya next Thursday 1/11/18 at 7:00 PM.
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