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We had this little bitty coat rack for a few years now, and it was getting harder and harder to fit everything on it – especially in the winter…
I got a free piece of pine from Home Depot, in the discount bin. It did not have a label on it, so they let me walk with it. Here it is, cut to size…
After cutting it to size, I drilled holes and applied two coats of polyurethane. Two days later (tonight) I installed it on the wall, in the same spot where the smaller rack used to be. I bought the hooks at Home Depot, along with the poly.
Decided not to get rid of the small rack, and installed it underneath, for hooking up backpacks and purses. In the end, it looks like this…
The entire project cost me around $35, because the hooks were not cheap. I know that you can almost buy a ready-made coat rack for around the same price, even though it won't have so many hooks. The one we had before cost about $14.
Anyways, the whole point is that I am learning to work with wood. It is very exciting.
Now, on the Project #3.
Thanks for looking :O)
-- http://www.florentintise.com/
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#1 posted 01-31-2012 03:50 AM
#2 posted 01-31-2012 03:56 AM
Thanks Jim.
Thanks for looking.
#3 posted 01-31-2012 06:35 PM
Well done.
-- Ken, "Everyday above ground is a good day!"
#4 posted 01-31-2012 07:40 PM
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Seymour Papert's 'Microworld': An Educational Utopia
New York--At a meeting of the New York Academy of Sciences here this spring, Seymour Papert managed to take issue with just about every teaching method that schools use in education--particularly the way most of them are now using computers.
Mr. Papert, professor of education and mathematics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), is considered one of the most revolutionary thinkers in educational technology.
He first became widely known when he and colleagues at MIT developed LOGO--a computer language specifically designed for elementary schools. Mr. Papert and his followers say that LOGO eventually could be the centerpiece of a movement to restructure education.
More recently, Mr. Papert has attracted attention because of his association with the Paris-based World Center for Microprocessors and Human Resources, an organization with the goal of using the computer to enable developing countries to "leapfrog" whole stages of development.
In his remarks at the New York meeting, Mr. Papert offered his scientific colleagues the kind of visionary perspective on computers and education for which he is noted. He began with a general critique of schools, saying the traditional K-12 system is arbitrary and should give way to a program of studies directed almost entirely by students--with few of the formal lecture situations that now typify schools.
Mr. Papert disputed the contention of many educators that extensive use of computers in schools is expensive and threatens to widen the gap between students in wealthy and poor districts.
By making a modest financial commitment over several years, he said, districts could provide every student with a terminal. But Mr. Papert does not want his remarks about computers and student-directed education to be considered an endorsement of computer-assisted instruction. Structured computer lessons, he said, are "a bad thing."
Educational Development
In his address and in an interview, Mr. Papert outlined a philosophy not only of how education in industrialized countries should work, but also of the role it can play in the development of third-world nations in Africa, Asia, and Latin America and with people who have not succeeded in traditional schools.
At the World Center, founded by the French journalist and futurist Jeans Servan-Schreiber to test Mr. Papert's ideas, researchers hope that the microcomputer will give developing countries the means to move into the modern era without the traditional stages of development.
The idea, described by one critic as putting "a computer in every hut," is that the microcomputer will soon be as inexpensive as a portable television set and will respond to spoken commands--and therefore will offer third-world countries access to the information they need to increase literacy and become economically self-sufficient.
But with the center embroiled in political controversy, Mr. Papert quit as chief scientist last November and returned to his projects in the United States. If he can't pursue his ideas for an "educational utopia" in Paris, he said, he will pursue them in the U.S.
LOGO Is Key
At the center of Mr. Papert's educational utopia is LOGO, the language that grew out of his five years of study with the Swiss child psychologist Jean Piaget.
Using LOGO, which was developed during the 1970's, students use a keyboard to manipulate a triangular cursor (the electronic directional signal found on most computer-terminal screens) called a "turtle."
Through trial and error with the turtle--"discovery," Mr. Papert calls it--children can understand concepts such as large numbers, angles, and curves that traditionally are taught to older students.
A child as young as three or four can design objects on the computer, line by line. For example, to program a box, the student might instruct the computer's cursor to go forward a set number of spaces four times and make a 90-degree right turn three times.
The student, by pulling together many such simple sets of instructions, or "subprocedures," eventually can write programs that become as complicated as variations of "Pac-Man" and other video games, according to the MIT scientist.
In the process of programming, Mr. Papert said, students create their own "microworlds." The microworld involves a physical object--in this case, the turtle--that a student can use to play with and to become familiar with larger numbers and the ideas that go with them.
Microworlds, Mr. Papert said, enable children to learn much faster. ''Why is it that children have to do 98,000 repetitions of this?" Mr. Papert said, pointing to an addition problem. "One reason is that they don't know what they're looking at. They need an object to think about other things with."
Mr. Papert contends that the ease with which students grasp LOGO and their own microworlds eventually could lead to a kind of educational utopia.
In that perfect world, all children would have access to a computer and LOGO programs throughout their years in school. They would use the computer to learn "powerful ideas," not only in mathematics but also in physics, English, art, and music. The computer would make them significantly more curious and capable of understanding other fields, such as history and science.
Also in this perfect world, the traditional teacher-student relationship would change. Instead of attending several classes daily, children would be given sets of academic goals that they would be required to achieve. There might be one lecture per week in each area of study, and during the rest of the week the students would direct their own studies.
Such a vision is controversial--"subversive" is the word Mr. Papert uses--and he said he has no illusions about achieving it in the near future. But he added that he is confident that some programs under way in the U.S.--in New York City's "Computers in the Schools" program and at the Lamplighter School in Dallas--will start to convince educators that such changes are desirable.
"This computers-in-the-schools project in New York [does not have] the shock of sudden change," he said. "We started off by training some teachers ... and then increasing [computer use] to two or three in the classroom, and now there are a few classrooms where there are 15 or 16 computers.
"It takes a little bit of time, but you begin to see in these contexts quite dramatic results," he added. "It's seeing those results, documenting them, making them as visible as possible" that eases the worst fears of teachers.
For the time being, Mr. Papert said, educators should "start clearing their heads about notions that computers are expensive. Every child should have a computer like an Apple II."
Mr. Papert noted that New York City schools spend more than $30,000 on a student over the course of his 13 years of public schooling. If the computer were priced at its manufacturing cost, he said, it would cost no more than $1,000 to equip a student throughout his formal schooling.
"For a negligible cost, you can have this change that can transform education," he said. "Get rid of any ideas that this is mythology."
Plan for Development
It is the relatively low cost of computers and the lack of established educational systems in developing countries that attracted Mr. Papert to Jean-Jacques Servan-Schreiber's ideas for the third world.
The idea for the Centre Mondial Informatique et Ressources Humaines grew out of Mr. Servan-Schreiber's involvement with the Paris Group, a collection of international economists, politicians, and scientists formed in 1979 to study problems of world development. The Paris Group concluded that the microcomputer could be decisive to third-world development.
Mr. Servan-Schreiber convinced French President Francois Mitterand in the fall of 1981 to support the idea of an international center to use computers in third-world development, and the center opened its doors last March. But it has been embroiled in controversy ever since.
Mr. Papert and others blame Mr. Servan-Schreiber and their own political inexperience for the problems. The problems began, the participants said, when Mr. Servan-Schreiber took strong control of the organization and irritated officials from Kuwait, India, Saudi Arabia, and the Philippines who had expressed an interest in the project.
The problems continued when researchers, who Mr. Papert said were promised that they would be able to use whatever equipment they felt was necessary, were criticized for using non-French products.
"This was an example of how fundamental research gets diverted into something more trivial," Mr. Papert said.
"There had been a very formal though verbal agreement that the center would never be restricted to use technology because it's French, or for that matter to choose people who were French. But very quickly we were very severely criticized for accepting a gift from Digital Equipment Corporation."
The pressure to buy French never abated, Mr. Papert and others said. Finally, the center passed from the control of the Ministry of Research to the Ministry of Communications--without the consultation of Nicholas Negroponte, the executive director, or Mr. Papert. It was considered a coup for the French electronics industry, and the ultimate defeat for the center's foreign researchers.
World Center Projects
But before that development--which led both Mr. Negroponte and Mr. Papert to announce their resignations--the center had started work on research and pilot-development projects in Marseille, France, and Dakar, Senegal.
In both places, officials from the center sought out members of the community who expressed an interest in using computers and gave them training in everything from programming to repairing a broken computer. The job of those "vectors" was to introduce computers to every segment of society possible.
If residents of the community expressed a desire to use computers to plan agriculture or medical programs, Mr. Papert said, the researchers in Paris set out to either find the appropriate software or to create new software.
The project now "is going at a snail's pace," Mr. Papert said. If it were on schedule, he said, the World Center's projects would be moving from the cities to smaller towns--"ultimately aiming at the most un-urban, traditional village, with a low level of literacy."
A training program for unemployed youths in Paris using LOGO, Mr. Papert said, showed the promise of computers for the most desperately troubled people.
"My experience working with this group is really quite moving," Mr. Papert said. "Generally, their attitude to computers is very negative--they blame the computer for bureaucracy, for putting people out of work. They are very militant about it. They are very angry.
"The other element, the paradoxical element, is that they absolutely can't keep their hands off. In the end, bit by bit, some of the people were expert enough to be able to go out and work with [unemployed people] on their own. [Such programs] can magnify literacy."
The ability to achieve some success with these youths is not that surprising, Mr. Papert suggested, when one considers the way children of all ages and backgrounds enjoy playing "Pac-Man."
"There's no question that there's a certain real holding power," he said. "This tells us that we can harness these powers. We have to think in terms of what will make children fall in love with learning."
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Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo is set to join Juventus, becoming one of the four most expensive players of all time.
Real Madrid on Tuesday announced the transfer of Cristiano Ronaldo to Italy's Juventus, with the Portuguese superstar saying the time had come "for a new stage" in his life.
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Ronaldo joined Real from Manchester United for £80m in July 2009 and scored a club-record 451 goals and won the Ballon D'Or – awarded to the world's best footballer – in 2008, 2013, 2014, 2016 and 2017.
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A Cambridge student has challenged the way the media covers black students at the UK's top universities in a freestyle rap video.
Patrick Sylla, 21, is in his third year studying natural sciences at Cambridge University. He makes videos about the physics behind levitating chicken wings and what happens in the brain when we hear music – always striving to teach viewers something while entertaining them.
Sylla's latest video has the same theme, but is much more personal. Using freestyle rap as a medium to get his message across, Sylla bemoans reporting on black and minority ethnic students and their experiences at Oxford and Cambridge universities by the UK media.
The video, released on Saturday, pinpoints that each student's experience is different. He argues that the media can portray BME students as a homogeneous block, rather than focusing on the plethora of stories these students have to tell – including positive experiences.
"Some people have written compelling articles about their Cambridge experience and how they have felt that race has deeply tied into that," Sylla told the Press Association. "I think that is so important and needs to be talked about. There are still problems here and people should be able to talk about them.
"However, I feel that in the media there is very little coverage on black students who have enjoyed their time here. And despite there being many great systems in place, like the BME campaign and the outreach work the ACS do, it is so hard to reach the masses."
Following a Freedom of Information request by Labour MP David Lammy in 2017, it emerged that between 2010 and 2015 only three of Oxford's 32 colleges made an offer to a black A-level applicant every year.
Meanwhile, figures for Cambridge University revealed that for each of the six years, on average, a quarter of colleges failed to make any offers to black British applicants.
Sylla said he wants young people to see the video so they can aspire to reach the top universities. "I want people to see it and think that they can come to Cambridge and we can change it," said Sylla.
"Before coming here I thought there would be no one like me and I just want young black kids to see this and think that their ethnicity shouldn't stop them from coming here."
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Filed under: arts and creativity, community services | Tags: Charlotte, community services, Creative Vitality Index
I attended a presentation today releasing the findings of a study called the Creative Vitality Index for Charlotte, put together by the Arts and Science Council and the Chamber of Commerce. The study, conducted by a research group in Denver, concluded that there was a slight decline from 2006 to 2007 from .78 to .75. (The baseline score is 1.0, and for comparison's sake, Denver is 2.8 and Portland is 2.13. However, the authors cautioned to read those with a grain of salt.) Silver lining: the Meck county figures in at 1.4. Not sure if this is Richard Florida's vision of a creative city, but I guess we can work on it.
How do you calculate a region's relative vitality? Here's what they used:
- Income of traditonally non-profit arts organizations as well as some with a record of arts activity
- CD and bookstore sales per capita
- Musical instrument and photography store sales per capita
- Motion picture theater attendance
- Art gallery and museum revenues
It will be interesting to see (1) how the metrics will change with the continuing digitization of media and (2) what the number will look like post-recession. Read the full report here.
The best part was that event took place at the nifty new theater in the NC Music Factory. I didn't take any good photos because the weather stunk, but CLTblog has some good pre-opening shots here.


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Did you know that February is National Heart Month! It's time to think RED! I thought that the best way to kick off the month would be with Delicious Healthy Berry Recipes that Help Your Heart! Yes, it's a subject that none of us like to think about or discuss but we all know it is very important…more important than we think. No one is immune to this disease and it is always a good thing to educate ourselves more on what we can do to improve our heart health. I want to take the subject of Heart Health like a puzzle throughout the month…trying to give you pieces that can help you along the way and not totally overwhelm you. Food is a great way to give your heart some loving care…so through out February we will take a look at many foods that love your heart along with recipes that you will love to eat.
We are going to have a special guest talk about Heart Health and I am going to share a bit of my story with heart disease. I haven't spoken about it before but I feel as though it is time because if I can help one person by telling it…that's what is important. I just want to share one little thing right now about my journey…I have a hereditary disease called Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy …many know it as the disease that causes sudden death. I didn't do anything to cause it and actually being a Vegetarian helped me out when things got bad. What I want everyone to know is that it can happen to anyone…no matter your age…your physical condition…it can happen…so just be aware and listen to your body : ) More on this later…now let's take a look at the Heart Healthy Berry which truly loves your heart. We are going to focus on 4 Berries and delicious recipes to help you fit them into your daily meals. Don't forget to check out our Free Heart Printables throughout the month.
The Strawberry:
Strawberries are heart healthy, a fabulous source of antioxidant promoting vitamin C and manganese, an amazing source of dietary fiber, folate and iodine. These pretty red berries are also rich in B6 and omega-3 fatty acids, potassium, calcium, copper, phosphorus and more. Not to mention that 1 medium strawberry has only 5 calories which equals NO GUILT : ) and totally reason to love them. The bonus is…they taste YUMMY!
Let's take a look at some delicious recipes that will make it easy to add some strawberries into your daily life.
Strawberry Arugula Salad
Created by: The Minimalist Baker
Just let me tell you that this salad is amazing in many ways…it is tasty…easy to make and is if FULL of heart healthy ingredients like strawberries, walnuts, hemp seed and more. Do your tummy and your heart a favor and put this salad on your families table once a week! You can also serve this as a lunch and to be honest…I have had it for breakfast too!
Strawberry Oatmeal Bars
Created by: Well Plated
Ok…we all love a little something sweet and yes…it can be healthy : ) This recipe contains strawberries and oatmeal…both foods that love your heart. The bars are filled with fiber and a lot less sugar than many other recipes. Erin even gives you the option to replace the butter with coconut oil. If you are looking for something to help with that sweet craving…this is a great recipe to turn to that is not full of empty calories.
Strawberry Chia Pudding
Created by: Pop Sugar
This is a snack…a dessert or an ANY TIME treat…it's creamy…tasty and only has 3 ingredients. Chia seeds and strawberries are a heavy hitting heart healthy combo. Add this into yours and your families diet any time…it's a "good thing"!
Strawberry Arugula Pizza
Created by: A Mind "Full" Mom
You want the perfect breakfast…lunch or dinner…here it is! SOOOOO good! The whole family will absolutely love it! You can make it even healthier by using Whole Wheat Naan! You will not believe how tasty this one is…and by ALL means…do not leave out the Balsamic Drizzle (really…don't : )
5 Minute Smoothie Bowl
Created by: The Minimalist Baker
Yep…you can make this delicious bowl of berry goodness in 5 minutes! Your family will feel as though you are giving them dessert instead of breakfast or lunch. It's so easy and chock full of heart friendly ingredients like berries, chia seeds, hemp seeds, granola, almond milk and more! I can almost feel your heart smiling!
This luscious fruit is filled with polyphenols which prevents cardiovascular diseases…rich with fiber, chock full of vitamin C and even has a touch of iron and vitamin A! They are fabulous in salads… make the most incredible jams… tasty smoothies and so much more. They are at their best freshly picked…washed and eaten as is…YUM…I have to mention that an entire CUP is only 62 calories…what a great snack for everyone! Let's take a look at a few tasty treats made with this beautiful fruit.
Smashed Blackberry & Goat Cheese
Created by: Wry Toast
This is a heavenly piece of toast! The Smashed Blackberries are an orchestra of flavor and with the touch of sharpness from the Goat Cheese…the taste is magical. This is something you need to make for everyone…don't ever say you don't know what to eat for breakfast or lunch!
Blackberry Ricotta Toast
Created by: I Heart Vegetables
This is so simple yet so scrumptious…whole grain toast…some fresh ricotta…beautiful blackberries and a touch of sweet and extra freshness! A fabulous breakfast or lunch. You can't say you don't have time to eat because this takes like no time at all!
Superfood Blackberry Avocado Smoothie Bowl
Created by: Abra's Kitchen
This heavenly bowl is filled with heart loving nutrients. It's graced with power foods blackberries and avocados and sprinkled with more heart friendly ingredients like cacao and hemp seeds. A blend of deliciousness that will give you an amazing start to your day.
These flavorful little berries are a SUPER Food and did you know that they are one of the highest antioxidant foods in the entire world. Blueberries also boosts the brain, great for digestion, promotes heart disease and when blueberries and strawberries are eaten together they are a POWER House of heart loving protection. Blueberries are simply amazing and are a must to add to your diet routine! These little cuties only have 80 calories a cup! A true SUPER SNACK! One warming…many heart patients are on a drug called coumadin …for all of you…please be aware that Blueberries are a natural blood thinner so just be aware of the amount you take in at one time. Let's check out some blueberry goodness!
Triple Berry Yogurt Parfaits
Created by: Simply Sissom
This has TRIPLE the heart friendliness. Filled with everything fabulous and once again…it is quick and easy to put together! This would make a great breakfast at least 3 times a week and the same for lunch!
Heart Healthy Cucumber Noodle Blueberry Salad
Created by: Two Raspberries
This salad is FRESH…Fun and Fabulous! I have a feeling that you will be adding this salad to your list of family favorites.
Creamy Chocolate Wild Blueberry Smoothie
Created by: Nutritionally
This smoothie is delicious and oh so healthy! You won't believe how tasty blueberries, avocado, spinach, dates and a few other yummy ingredients can be. Drinking one of these is like blowing a kiss to your heart.
Blueberry Pomegranate Bowl w/Almond Butter
Created by: Homemade and Happiness
So rich with taste and antioxidants! Filled with heart healthy goodness between the berries and the almond butter (another heart healthy food). This is quick…easy and oh so good. A great breakfast for all ages.
Super Food Maca Porridge Recipe
Created by: Nourish Your Glow
This recipe contains just about everything you need for a happy healthy heart…it's also amazing for your immune system and so much more. I feel healthier just reading the ingredients! Make sure to add this one to your list!
A Cozy Blueberry Baked Oatmeal
Created by: The Nourished Mind
This will nourish your soul…mind…your heart and tummy. What a way to start a day.
Kale & Blueberry Salad
Created by: Go Messy Or Go Hungry
Healthy and Delicious! Kale and Blueberries go together like peanut butter and jelly! Combine it with a delicious light and fresh dressing sprinkled with Pepita's…you have deliciousness that is so heart friendly. Once again…for those of you that are on coumadin …please be careful with your vitamin K intake from the kale…be sure to factor it all in.
This fruit is so pretty and bite size how couldn't it be good for you. The perfect snack that is filled with antioxidants…vitamin C, manganese, fiber and more. A perfect little punch of heart goodness. I have to tell you that there are only 65 calories in a cup…that's a lot of raspberries! Weave some raspberries into your daily diet…it's easy.
Healthy Chocolate Raspberry Brownie in 1 minute
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Black Rice and Raspberry Salad
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Black Rice…Raspberries…Fresh Sprouts all combined with a delicate dressing is simply delicious. You are going to want to try this one!
Almond Raspberry Smoothie Bowl
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Raspberry Vinaigrette
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BLOOMINGTON, Indiana – According to a university spokesman, it was created as part of a diversity program designed to "raise awareness and promote discussion on issues such as race, gender and sexual identity." The controversial display was posted on a bulletin board for the Community Education Program in Foster Residence Center, and poses the question "Can Santa Claus be a black man?" The university has since taken it down after the display sparked outrage on social media.
In addition to its main query, the display also asked students to ponder the following: "If Santa is a black man, would you let him come down your chimney?" and "If Santa Claus is a black man, wouldn't he only visit the ghetto?"
"The aim of this was to start a discussion around racial stereotypes, and while the intent was good the execution was misguided," said IU Associate Vice President of Public Affairs Mark Land in a statement. "This program has a good record of fostering debate among students on important issues, but this effort missed the mark."
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It seems that I have fallen asleep at the public discourse wheel. One moment the internet seemed to reflect our offline lives: some joy, some rudeness, light and dark, pictures of kittens in teacups. Then I had my micro-sleep and the world becomes rank with vitriolic misogynists who have no respect for women. Were they always around, or have some men decided to ditch the sensitive side crap and get in touch with their inner Bulldog player instead?
Did John Howard ever have some ask him about the colour of his pubes? Was Kevin Rudd ever told to get back in the kitchen? Julia Gillard was subjected to this and more on her recent Facebook chat on education. Since when was it ok to speak to the Prime Minister like that? Or any woman for that matter?
I have a confession to make. Although I got the odd pizza-face or surfboard remark at school, I was by in large dishing out more dirt than I got. I was a small-time bully. Nothing violent, just smart arse quips and made the odd substitute teacher cry and the odd note passed around that may have caused permanent mental health issues. But, like tie dyed petticoats, ripped tights and hideous beige oversized cardigans, I saw the error of my ways and grew out of it. I was 14.
Alan Jones is not 14. The people who have 'trolled' Julia are not 14. The Bulldogs team are not 14. Surely it takes a lot out of you being so negative and angry with the world. If you have your health, family and friends you are on a pretty good run and life can be shitty, why go out of your way to make someone else's life more miserable – it doesn't make sense. Physical threats of violence towards women or any person is not ok, and it's certainly not ok if you are in the media or public spotlight.
To quote the Doug Anthony All Stars, 'Can't we all just love each other, even Oedipus had a mother.'


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In the last few years, there has been extensive research activity in the emerging area of Intermittently Connected Mobile Ad Hoc Networks (ICMANs). By considering the nature of intermittent connectivity in most real word mobile environments without any restrictions placed on users' behavior, ICMANs are eventually formed without any assumption with regard to the existence of a end-to-end path between two nodes wishing to communicate. It is different from the conventional Mobile Ad Hoc Networks (MANETs), which have been implicitly viewed as a connected graph with established complete paths between every pair of nodes. For the conventional MANETs, mobility of nodes is considered as a challenge and needs to be handled properly to enable seamless communication between nodes. However, to overcome intermittent connectivity in the ICMANs context, mobility is recognized as a critical component for data communications between the nodes that may never be part of the same connected portion of the network. This comes at the cost of addition considerable delay in data forwarding, since data are often stored and carried by the intermediate nodes waiting for the mobility to generate the next forwarding opportunity that can probably bring it close to the destination. Such incurred large delays primarily limit ICMANs to the applications, which must tolerate delays beyond traditional forwarding delays. ICMANs belong to the family of delay tolerant networks (DTNs). However, the unique characteristics (e.g., self-organizing, random mobility and ad hoc based connection) derived from MANETs distinguish ICMANs from other typical DTNs such as interplanetary network (IPN) with infrastructure-based architecture. By allowing mobile nodes to connect and disconnect based on their behaviors and wills, ICMANs enable a number of novel applications to become possible in the field of MANETs. For example, there is a growing demand for efficient architectures for deploying opportunistic content distribution systems over ICMANs. This is because a large number of smart handheld devices with powerful functions enable mobile users to utilize low cost wireless connectivities such as Bluetooth and IEEE 802.11 for sharing and exchanging the multimedia contents anytime anywhere. Note that such phenomenal growth of content-rich services has promoted a new kind of networking where the content is delivered from its source (referred to as publisher) towards interested users (referred to as subscribers) rather than towards the pre-specified destinations. Compared to the extensive research activities relating to the routing and forwarding issues in ICMANs and even DTNs, opportunistic content distribution is just in its early stage and has not been widely addressed. With all these in mind, this book provides an in-depth discussion on the latest research efforts for opportunistic content distribution over ICMANs.
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So I've been taking advantage of the great weather we've been getting around here and planting some goodies in the garden.
I built a small cold frame using old windows and spare boards we had in the garage. Imagine my excitement as my little seedlings from my "Ghetto Greenhouses" made their way into the cold frame!! Imagine my joy as they seemed to be in the right place, some sunshine glowing in there, a little moisture building up!! Imagine my sorrow when I realized that I didn't pop it open on a warm day or two, and everything in there ROASTED. Sigh.
Also, a bunch of the seeds planted in ghetto greenhouses didn't sprout. Another sigh.
BUT...that's why we have garden centers with people you like running the show. Even though I now feel like a cheater. And even though I put in a lot of effort on those babies. Oh well. We will still have produce this season, by hook or by crook, and I planted a bunch of seeds directly into the garden boxes.
Also, I am giving the "Square Foot Gardening" method a whirl, but with some modifications. I built all the boxes and grids. Went out to buy the materials for the "Mel's Mix" and realized I'd have to sell my first born to fill every box with it, so I poked around on the internet and came up with some alternatives for Mel's Mix using compost, soil, some peat moss, and ran with it. Fingers crossed that it'll work out well enough.
Soooo....here's the play by play on what is planted. Frankly, I am just so damn excited to see GREEN happening all over the yard, I'm in a great mood every time I walk out there!!
Overview of the garden area (aka the back third of the yard)
Lettuce, broccoli, cabbage, rapini, broccolini
Chives & garlic chives in the mini-barrel, peas, beans, lettuce
Tomatoes, peppers (hot and bell), bush beans
Middle left - onions, leeks, celery, tomatoes. Middle middle - cucumbers. Back row - empty. Smaller box to the left - potatoes. Herbs in the pots (rosemary, thyme, parsley, lavender).
Raspberries and hyacinths (which blossomed today and smell amazing! And the cold frame of doom.
Strawberry patch. I'm building a pyramid box, and am unsure if I can move them at this stage or if I have to wait until next season? Thoughts?
Cherry Tree!!! and butterfly garden in the background.
I think this is the salvia from last year. And I planted a few snapdragons to get some color in there now.
Lilacs are nice and green, can't wait for them to blossom so I can smell them as I lounge on my swing!
Saturday, April 25, 2009
Garden thus far...
So I've been taking advantage of the great weather we've been getting around here and planting some goodies in the garden.
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Monday, July 06, 2015
THE CULTURE TRIP -- San Francisco may be home to world-famous music venues such as Davies Symphony Hall and The Warfield, but some of the best spots to catch music in San Francisco are completely free. Hosting performances of classical, jazz, world music and more, these 10 venues prove that great live music doesn't have to cost a fortune — or anything at all. Hosted by San Francisco State University's College of Liberal and Creative Arts, the under-publicized Morrison Artists Series presents recitals by renowned chamber groups. The 2014 – 15 season included concerts and master classes by the Juilliard String Quartet, ZOFO Piano Duet, and SF State's own quartet-in-residence, the Alexander String Quartet, among other groups. Most events take place in the spacious Knuth Hall, which is renowned for its excellent acoustics. Although these performances are free, you may need to reserve a ticket in advance; sign up for the Morrison Artists email list to receive concert reminders.


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"Instant Everything, Constant Nothing" is the third studio album by the Art-Rock group Untied States. The album consists of eleven songs, with starting point the song "Gorilla The Bull", a psychedelic-rock introduction which creates a dark but at the same time hopeful atmosphere.
Untied States, throughout their record, maintain a strict balance between the songs, combining elements of Post, Psychedelic and Art-Rock into a well composed album. Their exploitation of various genres creates an ideal atmosphere and in the meantime keeps the listener focused due to the mood swings and the atmosphere variations that are being created.
On "Unsilvered Mirrors", the band creates an ideal Art-Rock trip, while the early slow tempo rapidly evolves into a meaningful and darker psychedelic-rock song. The vocals are marching along with the guitars and the No-Wave sound of the early 80's is being brought to the surface.
Untied States, while maintaining their Art-Rock basis, attempt to experiment with darker elements and the noise sound of the 90's.Throughout the whole album, one can identify their influences, like on "Take Time For Always",a noisier approach of their sound which maintains the artistic and experimental atmosphere the group wants to create, with deeper vocals and post-rock guitar sessions.
"Wrestling With Entropy In The Rehabbed Factory" is the most intense and exploratory track of the album. The dark wave elements combined with the Art-Rock basis, prepare the listener for a darker trip that he is about to experience. The trip ends several minutes later as the track progresses and the atmosphere is being altered into a more hopeful sense.
Overall, Untied States with "Instant Everything, Constant Nothing", while maintaining their Art-Rock basis, try to explore and combine different elements like the 80's No-Wave sound, or the psychedelic-rock approaches of Sonic Youth, and the end result is a very well composed and structured Art-Rock album. The different approaches the band has exploited through their songs create an atmosphere that attracts the attention of the listener and at the same time prove that well-combined elements can make an album very interesting and enjoyable.


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Facing the fear=blogging
For the first time in this relationship, I had a flash of feeling yucky after being intimate and after I stopped to think about it. Followed by instant fear (a double barometer if you will; judging the feeling yucky. Feeling fear about the feeling yucky.)
OCD had a field day.
"See, you're not over the bad things that have happened to you, if they even WERE bad things, a) you're probably just making them into bigger deals then they were, and b) let's humor you and say that they did happen, well, all the progress you thought you made doesn't exist and you're going to slide backwards. You probably won't ever feel comfortable with him again. You should probably just give up because you're going to start getting triggered and upset and have flashbacks again. The PTSD will probably come back. I TOLD you. Fine, you really want to fight me on this? Go think about everything that you've been through, in every excruciating detail, and prove to me that it was real. I dare you. Yeah, I knew you wouldn't. Because you made it into something it wasn't. You're such a fake."
OCD's voice was so cruel tonight, when all I need is some compassion telling me exactly the opposite–that, there's actually a very good reason that I felt yucky after tonight, that it doesn't have anything to do with our relationship being messed up, that it makes sense given the conversations we had and the things that came up, that I'm not moving backwards, that the progress was real, that I didn't make those things into bigger things than they were, that they were big deals (….right?), that I beat PTSD and that a weird feeling doesn't even remotely mean I'm returning to that Awful Period of Nightmares and Fear.
I will not let myself run from this. I will look fear, uncomfortable feelings, and OCD in the eye. They can be strong but I can be strong, too.
"Courage isn't feeling free from fear; courage is facing the fear you feel." ~ Robert Schuller


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Thank You, Pomona!
I live in Southern California, about 30–45 minutes from the City of Pomona. Pomona was founded in 1888 on a trade route used by indigenous Americans. In the 1700s it was known as the Rancho San Jose. Later, it became known as the Mission San Gabriel Grazing Lands. It was later "given" (albeit not by the rightful inhabitants or owners) to two Spanish soldiers. By the 1800s it became known for its rich citrus crops, and when train transportation arrived in the 1870s, its future was set.
Today, Pomona is highly urbanized. Its big money maker is the Los Angeles Fairgrounds, known as the "Fairplex," which includes a horse racing track. My wife Holly and I are planning on going to the Los Angeles County Fair which is being held there next month.
But that's not really what I want to talk about.
You see, the city is named after the Roman goddess Pomona. Unlike most vegetative deities, Pomona is not a goddess of the harvest. Rather, she is about the fertility and growth of plants, especially fruit trees. And of fruit trees, she is especially sacred to apple trees. For good apples pray to Pomona.
Alegoria jesieni (Allegory of Autumn) by Jerzy Siemiginowski-Eleuter (c. 1660–c. 1711)
Bacchus is in the center and Pomona is to the right. Note cherubic figures below her holding apples.
And at this time, I would think that the Apple corporation, maker of Macintosh computers, iPhones, iPods, iPads, and other electronic items, is happily thanking Pomona for their victory in court over the Samsung corporation. I'm thanking Pomona for this victory, too. However I'm not saying "Apple good/Samsung bad" per se. I'm in favor of fighting it out fairly in the free market.
The basics behind the legal case are simple. Samsung made smart phones. Apple introduced the iPhone. Several of the smart phones made by Samsung after the iPhone was introduced looked very similar to the iPhone and worked like the iPhone. In fact, Samsung had passed around a document that basically said their phones had to be more like the iPhone for them to succeed.
In short, Apple spent years and hundreds of millions of dollars developing the iPhone. Samsung abandoned their previous research and development and copied the iPhone. This was wrong and Samsung will now have to pay Apple over a billion dollars. Well, that's not exactly true. The court could as much as triple the fine, and of course, Samsung will appeal the verdict, meaning this case will remain in the courts for years with the big winner being the lawyers.
Samsung has a whole lot of money and can afford to be in the courts for years. Other smaller phone makers couldn't afford it. That means for them to survive, they'll have to do something other than just copy Apple's products. In the short term this may mean a smaller selection of mobile phones from various manufacturers. In the long term they'll have to be original and create something new. This means greater variety for consumers. It means real competition for Apple. All phones will improve.
But that's not really what I want to talk about.
In fact, at this time you may be wondering what this has to do with a blog on magick. Well, it has a lot to do with authors of books on magick.
In two blog posts from earlier this year, Elysia, the Senior Acquisitions Editor for Witchcraft, Wicca, Pagan, and magickal books at Llewellyn (I'm just a neophyte in this area), posted on people trying to steal and distribute what Llewellyn authors and Llewellyn Publishing created. You can read the blogs, and the comments to them, Here and Here. The people Elysia wrote about didn't merely re-write something authors had published through Llewellyn. They simply took scans of books and made them available on their websites, sometimes for free, sometimes for pay.
Recently, I was informed that one site had over 100 Llewellyn titles they were selling. These were scans of in-print books. Not one cent of the money they were making went to the authors. Not one cent went to cover the costs Llewellyn had gone to for typesetting, editing, and publicity, as well as paying for salaries of people at Llewellyn or allowing us to use profits to pay for publication of more books and pay royalties to authors. It was outright piracy.
Samsung lost. Pirates, when we find them, are also told to take down illegal copies of published works before we sue. So far, they have done so. But who knows how much money has been lost to the actual creators of the writing?
Why Do Pirates Do It?
Logo of a site known for allowing the distribution of pirated books.
They have been banned in several countries.
Two of the functions on every computer make working with data easy: copy and paste. In an era of blogging and social networking, copy and paste seems to be a way of life for internet users. Unfortunately, this has resulted in the belief by many people that "if it's on the 'net, it's free to copy." Many bloggers steal images and text and post them without obtaining the rights to do so. I'm a volunteer moderator on an internet forum dedicated to hypnotherapy and NLP. Often, we get people who simply copy and paste pictures and text from another web site. I have to go to the other website and see whether or not there is a copyright notice on that site. If there is, I don't allow the poster to place it on our forums. That's both ethical and the law. Surprisingly, some of the posters complain, "Everyone else is doing it." But that doesn't make it legal. We encourage the poster to include links to the original post and add their own original comments.
The images above are both taken from sources that have clearly labeled them as works in the public domain and that they are free to copy. If it turned out they weren't in the public domain, I'd have to take them down immediately. I try to be very careful for the sources of everything I put up on this blog.
But others think that if they can find it on the internet, it's free to use. It's not.
"But I'm not making any money out of it so I'm not taking money away from authors."
Yes, you are. You're giving away something that normally people would buy and help authors and their families survive and write more.
"But there's no difference between me putting a book on line and me sharing it with a friend."
Actually, there's a big difference. If you share a book with a friend it's one book. If you want another copy you would need to buy it. There's a big difference between that and making a book available for thousands of people to steal.
"So are you saying I can't make a copy of rituals for myself so I don't have to carry a big book around in rituals?"
Of course not! If you want to make copies of sections of books for yourself and your own use, go ahead!
"My local bookstore closed. Now this is my only way to get books like these."
My first response is rather snarky. Perhaps if you actually bought books from your local store and encouraged your friends to buy locally your store wouldn't have gone out of business. My second response is that you can order Llewellyn books directly from us and there are bookstores all over the internet just waiting for your orders.
"How will occultism grow if people don't have easy access to these books?"
With the internet and its numerous on-line bookstores, obtaining even rare books is easier than ever. Recently I obtained a book from a bookstore in Tibet which wasn't available elsewhere. Two days ago I received a book from India that wasn't being distributed in the U.S.
"You're just out of date! In the words of Stewart Brand, founder of the Whole Earth Catalog, 'Information wants to be free.' You're trying to limit freedom and it can't be done."
I can't speak for Llewellyn, but I can say I agree with Mr. Brand. Information should be free. But specific words are not information. Words carry information. I strongly urge you to take the concepts in my books and spread the information using your own words. You don't have to copy and paste me or any other author to share information.
The first publication of the Lesser Banishing Ritual of the Pentagram occurred about 100 years ago. It has been published by many authors with many variations. If you were to publish it now, nobody could say you were copying them. However, if you copied the exact wording Regardie used in The Golden Dawn or I used in Modern Magick or the Ciceros used in The Essential Golden Dawn to explain each step, you would be violating the copyright.
So for me, the bottom line is really quite simple: don't steal other people's works. Don't sell or give away other people's works unless you buy a copy and then sell or give away just that copy.
Think of a book as a tricycle. You can share the idea of what a trike is. You can build your own trike. You can sell the ones you make as long as they don't look exactly like the trike others make. If you buy a tricycle you can sell it or give it away. Just please don't steal someone else's trike. And don't steal a bunch of trikes and give them away or sell them. I don't think that's difficult to understand.
Thank you, Pomona, for helping us add to our understanding that originality and creativity are good; theft is not.


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My hair dresser discussed how her two sisters are pregnant. Yeah, they plan their pregnancies for the same time. Must be nice, I think. Again, I am asked when will I have kids. I tell her not everyone can plan their pregnancies, some of us just get pregnant when we can. I did not say it with snarky intent. I said it because I am tired of being a silent sufferer. I am not about to tell my relatives at the wedding when they ask about my childless state Hey y'all, I'm infertile. My mom in fact, rushed up to me with my bottle of Metformin, hide it! She said. Can we find a unlabeled container to place these in! People will know! I'm not ready to tell my relatives but, but I can tell others so they are aware its out there, because we're a whole a bunch of people and we tend to walk around like we must be ashamed. I felt good about this.
I came back to my parent's house after the appointment. A cousin I have not seen in a year is over. She stood up to hug me. She was pregnant. Correction: She is pregnant. I was pregnant. She is 20 weeks pregnant. I would have been 17 weeks pregnant. She said, yeah, we wanted the next to be two years apart from Nora.
It felt like someone picked me up and threw me against a brick wall. I'm not exaggerating. I feel ripped to shreds. The reaction is not an intellectual one. I am about to write what I feel. It will not be eloquent and it will not be nice. It is not me. It is the basest part of me. Please don't judge me. Please don't hate me because I am about to wallow… and let myself self pity…. I am so FUCKING angry with the world right now. Speck, why are you gone? WHY did you leave me? Why me? Why did this have to happen to me? What did I do wrong? What did she do right? Why can't I plan my fucking pregnancies? Why can't I have a nice big pregnant belly? Why is my baby gone? Speck my heart remains torn into shreds. It's raw and it smarts each time its touched. Can someone tell me what to do to take this pain away?
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I am rather pleased with this card. I had fun using scraps from a scrapbook layout for this one - the calico and twine. Also, the little tag is cut from the plastic I used to mix some texture paste and paint in for some branches on the layout, and the leaf charms also featured.
I made the background for the stamped image a while ago with walnut inks and some silver calligraphy ink. I sprayed them on my glass desk and pressed my card into it and dried it. At some angles the whole thing sparkles.
Here is a shot to show the dimension :)
The bird stamp is from Inkadinkado and the 'friend' stamp from the Boho Blossoms set by MFT.


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Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif to start shooting in Abu Dhabi soon
Bollywood by Vedanshi Pathak | Sep 10, 2018, 15:17 IST
Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif are duo is set to come back on the big screen yet again. Both Salman and Katrina have a massive fan following and that's the reason that whenever they come together a hit seems inevitable. Their last outing, Tiger Zinda Hai was a massive earner at the box office and fans are counting on Bharat to surpass that. The film's Malta schedule has already wrapped up and now the cast and crew is gearing up to start shooting in Abu Dhabi soon. It's heard that the Abu Dhabi schedule will begin after Ganesh Chaturthi. Both Salman and Katrina will leave for Abu Dhabi together after celebrating the festival in Mumbai.
Produced by Atul Agnihotri and directed by Ali Abbas Zafar, Bharat is Salman and Katrina's seventh film together.


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Magnolia vs Stampavie
This week on Magnolia Vs Stampavie we have a great challenge A Shaped Card and the girls on the Dt have really come up with some briilliant creations to get you started, so just pop over to the challenge Blog and join us again.
I used the fabulous tag card instructions by Tiets that were on the Sugar Bowl Challenge a few weeks back. Easter Tilda has been coloured with Distress Inks and cut with the Oval Nesties, the papers are from The Bearly Mine CD, also the tickets. The flower has been punched with a paper rose added to the middle and I have added a couple of Hat Pins to finish.
The papers inside are also from the same Cd.
Friday Sketchers Challenge
Another fabulous sketch for us this week on Friday Sketchers, their sponsor this week is the lovely Janet from Pink Gem Designs.
This week three little Elves called Elvin, Egbert and Trump came to live in my craft room now they are just so sweet I could not resist introducing you to all three of them, the fairies here are none to happy as they have their noses put out of joint by their arrival but I am sure harmony will be restored soon.
You can have these three little elves in your house as they are for sale at Bearly Mine Designs, and you can also follow Donna and their adventures in Lumas Thorn here, I love reading Alans stories so please pop over there and give him your support.
They have all been coloured with Copics (sorry I forgot to take a picture of the markers I used) and the lovely fresh papers are Imaginise, the flowers are Flora Doodles from Joanna Sheen and swirls are a sizzix die, rest from stash.
Thought you might like a closer look at Egbert and Trump


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For this essay I took shots of my assistant coach and got information on her from the website. I think I was pleased with how this essay turned out because I focused on something that I enjoyed and thought it was really cool to be able to film on court. It was also a fun activity to do with the new assistant to get to know her since she just arrived last week.
While I believe that I am getting better at video I know I still have a lot to learn. However, it is nice to see some of my video shots coming out clearer then they did for assignment 1. It was also fun to see my on court shots come together with the sounds of Atkins Tennis Center as well as one of my teammates practicing. I thought it came together nicely and the sound was a big help. I am looking forward to working with video in the future.
Link to my assignment found here.


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Are they insane, Cameron's team? They'd try to nobble an exposé of a dodgy minister by threatening the paper with Leveson? That sort of thing is only going to produce this in response:
Earlier this week, Mrs Miller was exposed by this newspaper for claiming more than £90,000 for a second home used by her parents.
The arrangement is banned under Parliamentary rules. Mrs Miller has since claimed that her elderly parents are dependents and therefore need to live with her.
However, Parliamentary sleaze watchdogs have previously stated that, in this situation, they should live in an MP's main home or the taxpayer should be compensated for the costs of their accommodation.
And it won't be forgotten. There'll be a general election and who will the Telegraph be coming out for, let alone the thousands of commenters on the site?
So Cameron's lost the Telegraph, he lost the Spectator, who will he lose next? And what are the odds the Telegraph will now find it necessary to do a really thorough investigation of Tory expense claims, publishing results case by case?


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Missy and Max are ready for their close-up!
These dogs are going to be featured on the cover of the latest edition of CityDog Magazine, Seattle's only entirely dog-focused publication.
It's a pretty big deal - but owner Daryl Russinovich thinks they're ready. After all, they've been prepping since she bid on the cover back in May at the Seattle Humane Tuxes and Tails event.
You heard that right - Russinovich ended up bidding $10,000 to snag the cover for Missy and Max.
"I'm on the board and this is the only way for these dogs and cats to get a home," she said. "It's a no-kill shelter, and they're there for as long as it takes for them to find their forever home."
But as cute as they are, Max and Missy aren't regular models - so they can't use a regular photographer.
"The secret to posing pets is trying out what motivates them," said Julie Austin, founder of Any Pet Photography. "That's treats for dogs, toys for cats. These dogs are awesome! I have the best job in the world."
CityDog Magazine was started in 2005 by Brandie Ahrgren as a place for dog lovers to learn and share all the great things to do with their pets in the Pacific Northwest.
Look for Missy and Max on the next issue!


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My WD external hard drive just suddenly stopped being recognized by my computer while I was watching a movie. The light still comes on and it doesn't make any clicking noise, but it just doesn't show up on my computer anymore.
I've tried initializing it, but it keeps saying "the media is write protected" and wouldn't let me. So I'm really confused on what to do in order to fix this problem.


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Putin Bans Popular Russian Gay Dating App during Sochi Winter Olympics 2014
SOCHI, Russia – Dmitry T., founder of Hunters, one of the most popular Russian gay hook-up apps, posted on his Facebook page that his app was hacked affecting all its users' profiles in Russia, on midnight, 1 February. Dmitry said "I can't believe it! Last night Hunters was hacked. This attack affected over 72,000 users … Continue reading
Russia: we won't be silenced
Russian Legislative Assembly of Saint Petersburg, one of Russia's biggest cities, passes a law condemning "gay propaganda". Conservative lawmakers in Saint Petersburg, second largest city in Russia overwhelmingly passed a bill prohibiting the so-called "gay propaganda". The bill was first introduced by Vladimir Putin's United Russia party. Polina Savchenko, General Manager of 'Coming Out, Russia', … Continue reading


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Thursday, June 14, 2012
Patricia: Nickname-Rich Name of the Week (June 14)
This week's name is one that may sound a bit dated since it was quite popular during the Baby Boomer years and over time had enough bearers to be the second most popular name for females of all ages on the 1990 U.S. Census, but could blend in with today's Irish and Latinate names and be wearable on a modern girl: Patricia. Many Boomers with this name go by one of the Pat- nicknames (Pat itself, Patsy, Patty, etc.) while Tricia/Trisha/etc. are more popular with the younger Patricias. Once again this is a name that I think I'd be more inclined to simply use in full (and in my opinion doesn't sound as dated that way). What do you think of Patricia, and if you were to shorten her what would you use?
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I'm not a big fan of Patricia. I'm hard pressed to find a P name I like at all, for either sex, and Patricia sounds dated regardless of nickname to me. If I had to name my daughter Patricia, I'd probably call her Patsy.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 16, 2012 at 8:34 PM
I'm seeing a lot of Patricia as a middle name lately - I'm guessing a tribute to a boomer-age grandmother in many cases.ReplyDelete
All the nicknames seem quite aging for this one, and I can't get on board with any of them.
I had a doll named Patricia when I was a kid, and I always called her by her full name, never Patsy or Trishie or anything like that.
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Posts from Date: 2014-1
Which Database are You Taking to Prom?
by Nick Heudecker | January 22, 2014
Project downloads, job postings, Github commits and mailing list activity are common methods to gauge traction for commercial and open source software projects. I frequently use those same metrics as input when looking at emerging projects, and for good reason. Increasing traffic on a user mailing list indicates growing use and adoption. However, if that […]
BI Hadoop Specialists Trail, Broader Tools Lead
by Nick Heudecker | January 21, 2014
There is a romantic notion of leaving the past behind and embracing the future unencumbered. Previous mistakes forgotten, we can venture forward to accomplish great things to the amazement of friends, colleagues and casual onlookers. This is the promise made by BI and analytics vendors in the Hadoop-only ecosystem. After all, if your data moves […]


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If you think that the only way to train for a hike is by going hiking, you're not alone. But if you're just getting back into hiking or are planning a longer hiking trip than you've tried before, proper off-trail training is important.
A combination of strength training, cardiovascular exercise, balance and stretching can add up to a well-tuned happy hiker. We've pulled together some of our favorite fitness tips and resources with the help of long-time AGC guide Claire Lukas.
Strength Training
Why: Strength training provides core strength to keep you upright and balanced. It improves bone density, increases the strength of connective tissue, muscles and tendons.
Here are a few of our favorite resources for strength training:
Strength Training for Hikers (video)
Top Three Exercises for Hikers (video)
Training on the Trail (article)
Why: Aerobic or cardiovascular exercise (cardio), is any exercise that gets your heart rate to beat at a higher rate than normal and your breathing rate to increase over a sustained length of time. Find something that you enjoy and mix it up.
Here are some suggestions for hiking-specific cardio training that you can do on your own, in a gym, or outdoors.
Stairmaster - Treadmill - Bike - Hike - Swim - Stadium stairs
Total Body Hiking Workout (article with pictures)
Hiker-Specific Treadmill Workout (article)
Why: Our brain depends on three different signals to get its information. Adding exercises to strengthen your core, legs and ankles will improve your balance and stability, reducing the risk of ankle rolls and knee damage on the trail.
These are some of our favorite resources for balance training:
Unstable and Imbalanced: A Hiker's Workout (videos)
Hiking Training (article)
Balance Training Exercises (video)
Why: Stretching is another important component to a successful training program and probably the most ignored. Here are a few websites with helpful stretches and suggestions for dynamic and static stretching:
Yoga for Hikers and Backpackers
Use a Foam Roller to Ease Hiking Muscles
Of course, it's up to you to find what works. Check out this article written by two-time Olympian Jacky Anderson about how to build your own workout routine that works best for you.
You know your body better than anyone. Finding what feels good to you is the most important part of a training program. Whether it's at home, at the gym or on the trail, your training routine should be something you look forward to and that prepares you to be a happy hiker.
For a more in-depth looking at training for hiking download our hiking e-guide, prepared and practiced by AGC guides.
Requisite disclaimer: Any exercises you read about on this site are to be attempted at your own risk. It's always a good idea to do weight lifting movements with a partner and/or spotter. Any action taken based on the contents of this website is to be used solely at your own discretion, risk and liability. Always consult appropriate health professionals before proceeding with any action related to your health and exercise. While the information provided in this article is believed to be accurate, the author assumes no liability for the use or misuse of information.


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I was born and raised as a young child in the exciting times when science was making breakthroughs in medicine. I participated in some of the first polio vaccine injections and later in the oral vaccine. I remember taking penicillin "as is" in orange juice when battling ailments like scarlatina and full-blown scarlet fever. I feel that there have been many times God has used medical science to help mankind. However, there is the "other side of the coin."
Natural cures and home remedies abounded before God introduced me into the world. Medical science has further developed some of those cures, but the emphasis has been on the non-natural ways.
"Big money" can be made in pharmaceuticals and, while it is a means to "put bread on the table" for many in that industry, the human sin nature sees to it that greed rears its ugly head. I suspect the rash of newly found ailments is partly the result of this.
In the United States, which has become increasingly socialistic, I know for a fact that some unloving parents purposely arrange in various ways that their children are diagnosed with some problem, get the child medicated, and as a result get even more welfare money to waste on a sinful lifestyle.
The word "medicine" occurs only four times in the Holy Bible (Psalm 17:22, Jeremiah 30:13, 46:11, and Ezekiel 47:12). "Medicine" is not found in the New Testament (NT), but there is a Greek word translated in the NT as healing/s that the ancients also used to state the word "medicine." We will get to that word later.
As stated above, God has blessed some people with knowledge to help mankind in dealing with ailments, but the sin nature of humans has dug another pit. Let us first consider what the world has done, then what God desires in the light of Holy Scripture.
I. The World's Way
Rev. 9:21- Neither repented they of their murders, nor of their sorceries, nor of their fornication, nor of their thefts.
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When people get prescription medicine they often go to a pharmacy. Such medications / drugs are call pharmaceuticals, and the study of them is called pharmacology. These terms (pharmacy, pharmaceuticals, etc.) come from the Greek word "pharmakeia" found in the NT. However, it is NOT translated as "medicine."
What does pharmakeia and its forms mean? Thayer{1} points out it did originally mean drug, but was used more for poisoning (Plato), and in the NT for magical arts and sorcery (never translated medicine in NT or LXX). Pharmakeia is used in Revelation 9:21 and is translated as "sorceries."
Good Intentions Go Awry
While modern human medicines had started out with good intentions, it seems to me things went haywire in the 1960s and have just gotten worse as time progresses.


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New downloads from My Name Is John Michael. New Orleans with a tinge of alt/indie pop flavor. I like it.
Red Cotton has the Satchmo Second Line at the Gambit.
Wendell Pierce to speak Aug. 20 in Pensacola at a regional prosperity summit.
Dave Walker's Today In Treme for July 20, including some John Goodman vid, Emmy snark, and a link to the Prez Hall's performance on Letterman with Del McCoury.
The oft quoted AP article on the Emmy "snubs."
"Does Treme Hate Modern Jazz?" at PopMatters. Anthropomorphize much?


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AKA-Also Known As
January 16–March 19, 2004
Events are free, but space is limited—register to secure your spot.
The theme of anonymity was proposed as a show idea by local artist and independent curator Liz Szabo more than a year ago. Liz and UCCS Sculpture Instructor Sean O'Meallie assisted Director Gerry Riggs in inviting 150 regional artists to participate. 85 artists were versatile enough to hear the call and deliver the 102 works that make up the show.
The artists were asked to produce work outside of their usual style or medium and to register each work under a separate pseudonym. They were also asked to price their work reasonably to encourage sales. All proceeds go directly to the artists, in keeping with museum's mission of providing a forum for contemporary art and artists. When a purchase occurs, the artists have been asked to donate 25% back to the museum to assist the museum through the current state and national cuts in art funding, allowing the artists to deduct that amount from their income taxes. For this show, we are posting prices on the labels to encourage viewers to become collectors.
Exhibition support was provided by the Colorado Council on the Arts, a state agency funded through the National Endowment for the Arts; the UCCS Student Government Association on behalf of the Student Body; Gallery Advisory Council member Esther Beynon Metzger and Alfred Metzger; Elaine Bean of the Stonehouse Agency; Springs Magazine; and the Gallery's membership.


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Mrs Eva Gadd (née Binding).
The funeral of Eva Gadd was held on Friday, June 11, 2010, at St Mary the Virgin Church, Bishops Lydeard.
Born, Eva Emily Mary Binding, in 1916, at Watchet, Somerset, Eva spent her whole life in and around several villages of West Somerset.
In 1940, at Stogumber Parish Chuch, Eva married her admirer, Leonard Gadd, whom she had known since her childhood.
The couple raised their two children, Brenda and Michael, settling the family, first in the village of Crowcombe and finally, in the village of Bishops Lydeard, where, after many years of loving marriage, Eva and Leonard celebrated their Diamond Wedding anniversary in the year 2000.
Nor was life's good fortune bounteous for the stoical pair. At the early age of 21, Leonard lost an eye and spent much of the latter part of his life blind, whilst Eva became, in middle age, afflicted with Multiple Sclerosis and later Osteoporosis. No two people could have depended upon one another more. Yet, both bore their afflictions with great fortitude and generous nature, as those who survive them will attest.
Eva was an endearing and friendly person, who loved her family very much, as well as the company of friends and village people, with whom she could talk and learn of local events, which she could not witness for herself. It was her dismay, at last, to find so many of those contemporaries, who had shared her long life, were no more.
Eve and Leonard's final days were spent in the secure surroundings and care of staff of Robins Close Nursing Home at Wellington, where in 2005 Leonard died.
Eva slipped away in a quiet sleep in her 94th year, to join Leonard again, in a joint plot at St. Mary the Virgin, to complete their long partnership in peace.
As a much-loved Great-Grandmother, Eva leaves her daughter Brenda, her son Michael, her grandchildren Mark, Paul, Ian, Jo and Karen, her great-grandchildren George, Ted, Gus, Gabriel, Nellie, Edie, Rosita, Sam and Max.


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When CSK beat CSK cricketT20IPL 2016DhoniRainaJadejaCSK53 months ago
The only team that can beat CSK is... CSK
Rising Pune Supergiants got off to a great start this IPL 2016 season of T20 by tearing apart the Mumbai Indians and taking an onslaught of wickets which restricted the defending champions to a meager 121. After this astounding victory, the Dhoni led side faced off with the aggressive Gujarat Lions yesterday at Rajkot. Yes, this is the moment all the CSK fans had been waiting for. CSK vs CSK. Former teammates turned foes, Dhoni and Raina faced off against each other. Something that has not happened in the past 8 years of IPL!
In the first innings, all seemed to be going well for Pune. RPSG thrived off Du Plessis amazing innings of 69 off 43 balls and with further help from the likes of Dhoni, Pietersen and Rahane, the team smoothly sailed over to pose a good total of 163.
The second innings during the game was when everything started to go downhill for the Indian skipper led side. Finch and Baz ruthlessly bombarded the bowlers and scored a seemingly easy 62 off just 6 overs. Finch flirted his way to a 50 off 36 when Murugan Ashwin finally outsmarted the batsman and sneaked in the first wicket for the Pune team. The Prince of Chennai walked in next to further the innings of the Lions in the game and along with the aggressive McCullum tried to gain back the momentum that Finch had going. McCullum finally fell to Ishant Sharma just one run short off his half century. Still, no harm was done. Plenty of batting attack was yet to come. The champion, Bravo came in next. Needless to say, after slogging through a couple of overs, he hit 3 beautiful fours off Sharma one after the other. This is what the crowd had been waiting for since Finch and Baz. The stadium exploded into applause for the champion. Strategic time out was called and the bowling attack immediately resumed with Murugan Ashwin taking the lead. Dhoni stumped Raina and the lions were left reeling. With just 32 runs to get from the last 5 overs, Jadeja and Bravo sealed the victory in mere 18.1 overs, once again asserting their skillful prowess over the Pune team.
Not so surprisingly, the man of the match award went for the second consecutive time to Finch. He is also now, the proud owner of the Orange cap. After this win, Gujarat Lions knocked Pune from the top of the table to rein supreme.
The Lions proved that their cricket management was much superior to that of the Supergiants.
"When you have Bravo and Faulkner, the game is never over. First game at home and we played really good cricket today. I thought we have to play 3-4 spinners but it's not easy to hit sixes in this ground. Jaddu bowled exceptionally well and Tambe too bowled well. Bravo is the main player for us. We have to give chance to everyone. Finchy and Baz set the tone for us. When you have a start like that we always do well in the middle overs. We have Baz, Bravo and Finch - Lot of experienced players in the side", said the smiling captain, Suresh Raina.
"I think it was a good score but what's important is to bowl well in the first six overs. It was forced (speaking about why the leg spinner was brought in the power play) and I don't think the fast bowlers bowled well. I told them quite a few things and it stays within the team. We gave away too many runs in the power play. We need to look at the composition. Need to look at the players who suit us the best. First game we did well but we could have played with a few other players in this game. But credit to the players who have done well in the first game. It's a new team and you don't have the luxury of playing some fantastic all-rounders", the ever modest Captain Cool piped in.
Overall: It was a stroll in the park for the Gujarat Lions. It is now proven that the only team which can possibly beat CSK is CSK.
Signing off,
The Hitwicket Team
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"Wait a minute, there's a sister in there?": the untold stories of Riot Grrrl critics and revolutionists
Liinamaa, Saara
Acadia University
Master of Arts
Feminist academia understands Riot Grrrl as a vital outlet for community support, sisterhood and activism; nonetheless, accounts of racial, class and sexual discrimination by the white, middle class front-runners of the movement have surfaced in the last decade. The hyper-masculine, mainstream US punk subculture struggled with racial and gender diversity, which was the key factor for the creation of Riot Grrrl feminism. In this thesis, I argue that, like its parent culture, Riot Grrrl follows similar hierarchical power structures. I use narrative analysis and standpoint theory to organize the stories of activists through eight semi-structured interviews. Each participant's relationship to the Riot Grrrl movement is unique and the interviews articulate how they have tailored and rejected dominant ideas and philosophies of Riot Grrrl, and how they highlight concerns relative to them. The study concludes that poor executions of well-intended philosophies can hinder its original purpose. Diversity and inclusion should be vital parts of feminist ideology.
The author grants permission to the University Librarian at Acadia University to reproduce, loan or distribute copies of my thesis in microform, paper or electronic formats on a non-profit basis. The author retains the copyright of the thesis.