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Music & Nightlife
Your guide to the best live music, nightclubs, gay clubs, after-parties, dance parties and music festivals in Bangkok
Places to dance in Bangkok
Sing Sing Theater
After wielding design magic on Maggie Choo's and Iron Fairies, Australian designer Ashley Sutton is back with Sing Sing Theater. Decorated with metalwork, wood, lanterns and neon lights, the place combines inspirations from Shanghai in the 1930s with futuristic Blade Runner-esque elements. The dance floor on the first floor is the heart of the place and is sometimes used as a stage for many a gimmicky performance. The balcony on the second floor is the best spot for looking over and enjoying the shows. The drinks list includes specials like the Cabinet Escape, a gin-based cocktail served in a birdcage (interesting) and Bank in Lemon, another gin-based drink. The music is always pumping and include house, hip-hop, hit songs, and live music.
Thonglor's latest luxury nightclub is ready to entertain you and your posse with its cutting-edge beats and mind-boggling visuals. Set in a revamped warehouse, Beam is a two-story venue that features different music genres on each level. International DJs usually pump up the crowd with crazy beats on the second floor, while local spinners entertain with more relaxing beats on the ground floor. A bar doles out a variety of booze on both levels. Experimental cocktails include the Back Burner (Evan Williams Bourbon, Thai chili, cinnamon, honey), Black Rain (Kakubin whisky, ginger, Japanese black sugar) , and a selection of Champagnes from Moet Mini to Ace of Spades.
Maggie Choo's
When the concept of the secret speakeasy bar keep on rising in Bangkok, Australian designer who was behind many concept bars in Bangkok (Iron Fairies and Clouds) Ashley Sutton takes it to the next level. This Shanghai 1950s-inspired bar is located on the lower ground floor of Novotel Silom with the 'set-up' Chinese restaurant in front to keep the speakeasy mood. Here the elegant element from New York gentleman club style got mashes up with chinoiserie hint of lighting, sculpture and altogether with ladies in Qipao welcoming you. Drinks side comes courtesy of Bangkok's celebrity mixologist Joseph Boroski offering fancy choices with local fresh ingredient. Entertainment is also quite variety as you can expect DJ performs beaty tunes from hip hop, funk and old school r n'b to live band doing jazz and blues. If you have friends visiting, here's an all in one place you can always rely on.
First it was BEAM. Now there's Violett. The Thonglor dance scene has officially been revived. Party lovers from various backgrounds have gotten together to create this new nightclub in the heart of Bangkok's party district. Named after the last—and possibly most mysterious—shade in the color spectrum, Violett beguiles Thonglor club rats with neon-lit vibes inspired by the underground clubs in Europe—Berlin, to be precise. We're talking a discreet entrance, raw cement walls, and state-of-the-art lighting that's been manually improvised by a visual designer. The music at Violett revolves around techno (Wed and Fri) and hip-hop (Thu, Sat and Sun). The club is very selective about the DJs they bring in so expect to dance to beats from top names like techno queen Nakadia, Kolour's Coran, and the Soi Dogs duo. Drinks-wise, Violett has some Insta-worthy signature slingshots. Jelly Fish (B280) is a mix of triple sec, orange and blue curaçao, amaretto, Baileys Irish Cream and absinthe, while Suicide Bomber (B280) is a vodka-based cocktail with Malibu rum, amaretto, curaçao and Baileys Irish Cream. If you don't fancy shots, opt for a cocktail like Nebular 272 (B340), an absinthe-topped blend of vodka, triple sec, passion fruit juice and lime juice.


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Title: Hibike! Euphonium 2
English: Sound! Euphonium 2
Synonyms: Hibike! Euphonium Second Season
Japanese: 響け!ユーフォニアム2
Type: Tv
Total: 13
Status: Completed
Aired: Oct 6, 2016 to Dec 29, 2016
Premiered: Fall 2016
Genres: Drama, Music, School
Duration: 23 min. per ep.
Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older
Summary: Following their success in the qualifying round for the Kansai regional competition, the members of the Kitauji High School concert band set their sights on the next upcoming performance. Utilizing their summer break to the utmost, the band participates in a camp where they are instructed by their band advisor Noboru Taki and his friends who make their living as professional musicians. Kumiko Oumae and her friends remain determined to attain gold at the Kansai competition, but trouble arises when a student who once quit the band shows interest in rejoining and sparks unpleasant memories for the second-year members. Kumiko also learns about her teacher's surprising past and the motivation behind his desire to lead the band to victory. Reaching nationals will require hard work, and the adamant conviction in each student's commitment to the band will be put to the test. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

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My cousin Latha was getting married! Yay! Bridal Shower! My aunt asked me if I would make the cake. !! Uh… ME?! … Don't get me wrong.. I make a mean birthday cake that tastes VERY good(recipe, not me.)… BUT, a cake for a bridal shower?! Ah!!! That needs to be… like.. professional.. Right?
She just smiled. 'It doesn't have to be perfect. She is sure I can do it.' (My family is very nonchalant like that.) *Woman Up* "Okay. I'll do it." .. and call Kroger the morning of if I have to. 🙂
"Precious" in her protection..
What kind? Vanilla with buttercream frosting. Okay. What color? 'They are going to have zinnias in all colors, so anything will work… Not orange.' Okay. What shape? "Whatever will be fine." Okay. (My family is very easy like that. And, I LIKE artistic license. But some very small part of me feels like being told exactly what to do might have been a little less stress. …Probably true. But, if they had done that I probably would have been wishing I could do something different.. personality flaw, I know!)
Found this cake stand at T.J. Maxx. LOVE it! Square cake it will be. It had to be three layers to look big enough for the stand. It could, possibly should, have been four.. but come on people, do I have a magic wand?!
My grandma told me that on white cake, one minute baking makes a difference and you don't want it over-cooked. So, I set the timer for five minutes before the "suggested" baking time. Glad I did, cause it was ready the first time I checked it.
Put together the layers. Frosted one side of the cake. It started sagging.. too much milk in the frosting. "Peeled" that off. Added more confectioners sugar and did it again. Found a.. shall we say "creative" way to protect her. Stuck her in the fridge.
This was August. An hour before, I loaded her in the un-air conditioned truck to drive to Sparta. (The Navigator was in the shop.) I didn't roll down the windows all the way, because I was afraid it would blow the Saran Wrap off or something. It was HOT! I was stressing.. It survived.
It was far from perfect, but I am proud of how it turned out.. But by the grace of God go I !
Had to have a picture with it.. I may never successfully make anything this fancy again. Any professional cake decorators out there, please don't argue with me about the meaning of the word "successfully"!


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Tackling violence against women and girls in urban humanitarian crises: the case of Gaza
Catherine Müller, Jean-Pierre Tranchant
IIED Briefing, 4 pages
Gaza, a mostly urban and densely populated area, chronically experiences complex emergencies, with bouts of acute violence. Violence against women and girls (VAWG) is aggravated by the exposure to ongoing and acute political violence. VAWG protection and support services are mainly delivered by local non-state actors, and better information on the vulnerabilities of women and girls and the dynamics of violence against them would help to improve their services. The knowledge of local actors should be leveraged in the design and provision of services in chronic and acute humanitarian crises; and better communication and data exchange among service providers should be encouraged.
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The New York Times just published an article about how there seems to be a bias for boys among some immigrant groups in the U.S. The article in particular focused on the Chinese, Indians, and Koreans, as groups that seem to have this bias. (The article also noted that Middle Easterners also have a bias towards boys, but did not mention which specific ethnic groups nor did it show the exact statistical numbers for Middle Easterners.)
The article mentioned that among other groups in the U.S., people seem to have a preference for girls. People in the U.S. will say things like, "Girls are less trouble than boys". Also, I think in the U.S. people also think that girls are more likely than boys to care for elderly parents.
Will there be more mixed couples in the future? Maybe. All those boys will have to marry somebody someday, right?


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Sunday, September 27, 2009
More Fall Wreath Ideas
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FABULOUS work!I need to get off of my duff and use you for inspiration:)ReplyDelete
What a stunning fall wreath! Great job - it looks beautiful on your equally as stunning front door!ReplyDelete
Great decorations! Thanks for sharing.ReplyDelete
Wow Christy those are amazing. I guess I've been out of High School too long or they just don't do those around us. I haven't seen those before. It kind of reminds me of the tassels.ReplyDelete
I;m really diggin the burlap for ribbon idea..and love the purple too!ReplyDelete
Very nice wreaths! I really like the burlap ribbon being used.ReplyDelete
The wreaths are so pretty. Just gorgeous. Very inspirational. Hugs, MartyReplyDelete
Oh wow, those are just gorgeous!ReplyDelete
I have a linky party going on over at my place, check it out! http://theshadesofpink.blogspot.com/2009/09/room-month-shade-tutorial.html
Beautiful wreaths.ReplyDelete
Hi Christy...ReplyDelete
Ooooh...love both of these fall door decorations/wreaths! Hmmm...I have a cone wall pocket like your friends and I'm wondering how she was able to get so much height to her beautiful arrangement? Do you know? Maybe she just used really long floral stems? Anyway...I did one up but it's much shorter...I love the tall one!!!
Love your pretty fall wreath too! Ohhh yes...I lived 30 yrs. in south Texas where they go "all out" with the homecoming mums! Hehe! What a fabulous idea that your mom had...to use this same idea for a fabulous fall wreath!
Warmest wishes and Happy Fall!
You have the prettiest wreaths! The homecoming idea is such a great one! (Thanks for the reminder that my daughter needs a dress! I better get on that!)ReplyDelete
Thanks for adding your fun ideas to the Fall Festival!
Thansk for the visit & the comment! I LOVE The door hanging your friend made & how clever is your mom? The Tiger's "mum" is too cute!ReplyDelete
Thank you for your visit to my blog the other day and for the sweet comment. I made some fall door decor too.ReplyDelete
I signed up as a follower and would love if you did the same.
Love all your fall...ReplyDelete
I love it !!! So creative and so adorable !!!!ReplyDelete
You've been featured AGAIN. Thank you for posting so many fun and inspiring projects.ReplyDelete


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ECSL encourages the establishment of National Points of Contact (NPOCs) to facilitate contact with ECSL members, the dissemination of information and the organisation of activities. NPOCs act as an interface between the members and ECSL at the national level.
To date, there are NPOCs set up in 16 ESA Member and Cooperating States: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain and the UK. Their status differs depending on whether an institute or centre for space law exists in the country and on the legal structure chosen by its members.
Becoming a NPOC
NPOCs are decided by the ECSL Board during its bi-annual meetings.
The procedure for becoming a NPOC consists of 3 stages:
1. An official application must be made in writing to the ECSL Board. This shall include information relating:
- The extent of space activity (especially space law) in the Member State concerned
- The level of ECSL membership in the Member State
- The nature and extent of the candidate's prior involvement in space law
- The ability of the candidate to represent the ECSL and comply with the ordinary duties of a NPOC in the scheme of ECSL activities, namely promoting the ECSL, providing information to members and organising events at national level.
2. This official application should be accompanied by an opinion of the ESA delegation of the Member State concerned. This should be sought and obtained, where practicable, by the ESA Representative to the ECSL Board
3. The official application and ESA delegation opinion shall then be put before the ECSL Board for approval.


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Pandora Offered in One-Third of Cars Sold This Year
As iTunes announces their streaming radio service to launch this fall, Pandora continues to make deals that put their service in the dashboard, where they can continue to expand audience. According to wsj.com yesterday, Pandora will be available and installed in one-third of new cars sold in the US this year.
That impressive stat brings the streaming service a lot of new listeners – Pandora says they have seen more than 2.5 million unique activations through integrations from the 23 major automotive brands and eight aftermarket manufacturers they are installed with.
Meanwhile, the popularity of streaming and the connected dashboard is not being overlooked by Sirius XM. Despite deals that already have their satellite service installed in a long list of vehicles. Sirius XM has been improving its streaming offering of late, and just announced a deal with Ford that will pair both its satellite and online radio offerings in new Ford cars with Sync AppLink.
Meanwhile, tuner platforms like TuneIn and Aha Radio both have integration deals with auto manufacturers as well, and folks like me connect just using their smartphones. Audio options in the car are expanding, and the big services have taken note. Is the next new thing an iTunes radio in your dashboard? If so, it will likely be one that will sync with your iPhone…
Study: Internet Radio A Compelling Opportunity for Advertisers
An interesting new study by GroupM Next compares broadcast and internet radio listeners. GroupM Next is the "forward thinking, innovation unit" of GroupM, the largest conglomerate of Ad Agencies in the world. The unit studies consumer use of new platforms and provides insight to agencies on usage of such.
The study reveals several positive facts about the Internet radio audience. The average age of an Internet radio listener is 34 years old versus the average age of a broadcast radio listener which is 47 years old. Since the average income was found to be similar in both groups, the Internet radio audience is more affluent given their substantially younger age.
86% of Internet radio listeners listen to free services and have never paid to listen. They don't mind ads, and don't try to avoid them, and are twice as inclined to make a purchase after hearing an ad. In fact, 29% of Internet radio listeners have purchased something they heard advertises, versus 14% of broadcast radio listeners.
The study comes to some very strong positive conclusions about both Internet radio and the future of audio, pointing out that we are in the middle of a major shift in the way that music is delivered. Concluding that the greatest opportunity for brands lies with Internet radio services such as Pandora and iHeartradio, the research emphatically concludes that a "continuously growing user base, a swell of compatible devices and a consumer that is both receptive and responsive to advertising makes Internet radio a compelling marketplace to reach consumers."Now that sounds like a statement that Internet radio can take to the bank..
iTunes Radio Will Invigorate Internet Radio
I've been away on vacation for the past week and a half or so – a vacation where I barely got online and didn't check my email at all. After the first few days, it was surprisingly easy to do, and very relaxing. It turns out, last week was a big news week for Internet radio, with Apple giving the first preview of it's nicknamed iradio product, and Pandora purchasing an FM station in Rapid City, South Dakota. I spent my first day back reading a lot and trying to get some perspective on both announcements.
iTunes Radio, it appears, will simply be Apple's entry into the space, long awaited. After reading about it and talking to a few developers who have seen the interface, I guess it's an Apple-esque, graphically interesting web radio interface that does the same things that Pandora does. Not a lot of innovation, but a well done product – possibly less than I would have expected from Apple, since I'm aware they have been actively working on this entry into the markeplace for at least a year and a half, when they contacted me.
Don't get me wrong, I think there will be innovation with this product, and I'm hopeful that it will expand the marketplace for everyone. According to one thing that I read, Apple is planning to sell ads on its streaming radio platform using iAd, its mobile ad business. Consider that Apple knows about its users, which provides for effective targeting, and has a credit card on file for each one of them, which most of them are accustomed to using already to purchase songs and apps. That's a system that could translate to expansive online revenues for lots of advertisers.
I don't think Apple will mean a lot of trouble for Pandora, although certainly they will begin to share audience. Pandora's got a large user base and a lot of happy customers. They may lose some share, but the number of people using Internet radio will continue to grow, and they'll still gain listeners. Meanwhile, they'll benefit from another major player in the marketplace who will help build advertiser investment. Look at it this way: it would appear that Apple's game is to solve the conundrum of how to monetize the mobile audience, in particular the streaming audio mobile audience. I'd say that's good news for the industry.
AM/FM Usage Drops below 90% In New Survey
Jacobs Media has updated its annual Tech Survey, which is a study of the media habits of core radio users. It's a study that has 9 years under its belt now, so it's a great chance to take a look at trends.
In the big picture of how media stack up in terms of usage, there's been a pretty big shift, with people using AM/FM an hour or more a day dropping below 90% into fourth place behind TV since the release of last year's results. AM/FM fell 3% in a year, which is a shift that is hard to ignore. Meanwhile, usage of Internet radio weekly or more jumped 7% year to year to 45%. Last year's survey results assigned 18% of Internet radio's 38% to Pandora, but this year's results don't offer specifics on Pandora's share.
One of the salient takeaways from this study is that listeners are connecting with radio across a more diverse set of technologies. Jacobs Media President Fred Jacobs says it's about "radio's ability to uniquely connect with consumers on their preferred platform." This survey of radio users is telling us loud and clear that they want to be able to access content across a diverse offering of media and devices.


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Fig. 1. Cairo Pop. Courtesy of University Of Minnesota Press, 2014.
University Of Minnesota Press published a book titled "Cairo Pop: Youth Music in Contemporary Egypt" written by Daniel J. Gilman.
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Gilman, Daniel J. Cairo Pop: Youth Music in Contemporary Egypt. University Of Minnesota Press, 2014. ISBN: 978-0-8166-8928-6.
Cairo Pop is the first book to examine the dominant popular music of Egypt, shababiyya. Scorned or ignored by scholars and older Egyptians alike, shababiyya plays incessantly in Cairo, even while Egyptian youth joined in mass protests against their government, which eventually helped oust longtime Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak in early 2011. Living in Cairo at the time of the revolution, Daniel J. Gilman saw, and more importantly heard, the impact that popular music can have on culture and politics. Here he contributes a richly ethnographic analysis of the relationship between mass-mediated popular music, modernity, and nationalism in the Arab world.
Before Cairo Pop, most scholarship on the popular music of Egypt focused on musiqa al-ṭarab. Immensely popular in the 1950s and '60s and even into the '70s, musiqa al-ṭarab adheres to Arabic musical theory, with non-Western scales based on tunings of the strings of the 'ud—the lute that features prominently, nearly ubiquitously, in Arabic music. However, today one in five Egyptians is between the ages of 15 and 24; half the population of Egypt is under the age of 25—and shababiyya is their music of choice. By speaking informally with dozens of everyday young people in Cairo, Gilman comes to understand shababiyya as more than just a musical genre: sometimes it is for dancing or seduction, other times it propels social activism, at others it is simply sonic junk food.
In addition to providing a clear Egyptian musical history as well as a succinct modern political history of the nation, Cairo Pop elevates the aural and visual aesthetic of shababiyya—and its role in the lives of a nation's youth.
Table of Contents
Introduction: Good Music, Bad Music, and Youth Music
1. "My Patience Is Short": Youth Talk about Grandpa's Music
2. "Oh, My Brown-skinned Darling": Sex, Music, and Egyptian-ness
3. "The Hardest Thing to Say": Taxonomies of Aesthetics
4. "A Poem Befitting of Her": Ambiguity and Sincerity in Revolutionary Pop Culture
Epilogue: On the Counter-Revolution
About the Author
Daniel J. Gilman is assistant professor of anthropology at DePauw University.
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Electric field permittivity has a 2pi (rhombic) field geometry while magnetic field permeability is always the result of two separate equilateral magnetic fields that form a magnetic dipole moment.
Where two or more rhombic electric fields interact a Coulombic –charge force of interaction results.
Where two or more equilateral magnetic fields interact a Gaussian-Ampere forces of interaction results. [opposite fields attract - same fields repel]
The classical model of the unidirectional electrostatic force fields of point charged particles is corrected to show a bidirectional arrangement of equilateral Planck energy momenta geometries within the electrostatic field that creates the bi-directional forces of charge interactions.
Where two similar coupled equilateral energy momenta fields combine an electrostatic field is created.
Where two opposite coupled equilateral energy momenta fields combine a magnetic dipole is created.
The arrangement and asymmetry of Planck quantum charges with in any EM field determines the motion and acceleration of charged particles within the field of electrostatic force.
The classical forces of attraction should be renamed forces of interaction (as they result from bidirectional quantum vector forces).
All electromagnetic fields are comprised of a squared number of equilateral Planck energy momenta quanta (whose asymmetrical distribution of equilateral Planck quanta results in a net divergent Force) with a convergent vector force component.
When modeled with equilateral Planck geometries electromagnetic fields follow the Biot-Savart Law:
Rhombic electric fields follow the inverse squared law of propagation
Equilateral magnetic fields follow the inverse squared law of propagation
Magnetic dipole fields follow an inverse cubed law of propagation
The equilateral geometry of quantised angular momentum creates chirality at the quantum level in physics (rotation does not affect the charge of plank quanta, but mirroring and/or spatial coordinate translations do).
All positive charged fields can be modeled as having a clockwise inductive flux geometry. All negative charged fields can be modeled as having an anti-clockwise inductive flux geometry (with OMEGA representing equilateral geometries per second and PI reflecting their scalar areas).
All W bosons are comprised of an odd number of equilateral Planck quanta in a trapezoidal geometry.
All Z bosons are comprised of an even number of equilateral Planck quanta in a dual-trapezoidal geometry (neutral Z bosons are equivalent in terms of Planck mass energy momenta to photons save their net geometry).
All charged fascia [Higgs bosons] are comprised of squared numbers of equilateral Planck quanta in an equilateral geometry.
The odd quanta Z bosons within electromagnetic fields form quantum levels of charged mass-energy momenta.
The Planck equation [E=n.hv] of quantised energy is a generalized equation of Planck geometries (and applies to all energy momenta arrangements equally).
Bosons and Quantum levels are a transverse measure of mass energy momenta in EM fields.
Photons are a longitudinal measure of mass energy momenta within the same electromagnetic fields.
Equilateral Planck energy momenta per second [E/c^2] equates to mass geometries.
Equilateral Planck energies momenta per second squared [E/c^4] equates to Matter topologies.
Interactive mass energy geometries can combine via the weak force to form standing wave Matter topologies.
Standing wave Matter topologies can combine via the strong force to form elementary subatomic particles.
The fundamental Matter quantum of all physics is the Tetryon (a tetrahedral mass-energy Matter topology) which is formed from photons of electrostatic energy and can be found as positive, neutral or negative charges topologies.
These three forms of charged Tetryons form the foundation of all the physical Matter of our universe as they seek a state of equilibrium, Tetryons are not spherical point charges – they are tetrahedral, likewise the subatomic particles they form are not spherical point charges - they are [T] - Tetryonic charge topologies.
The Tetryonic topologies created by Tetryons as they combine to form elementary particles creates new forms of closed volume topologies that follow Euler's characteristic [V+F-E = 2] for Platonic solids.
Quarks and leptons are comprised of 12 charged mass energy geometries
- quarks form [8π] octahedral Matter topologies
- leptons form [12π] dodecahedral Matter topologies.
Baryons are comprised of 36 charged mass energy geometries
- forming [20π] Icosahedral Matter topologies
Anti-UP quark's are comprised of 2 positive and 10 negative charges creating a net charge of -8 [-2/3 elementary charge]
DOWN quark's are comprised of 4 positive and 8 negative charges creating a net charge of -4 [-1/3 elementary charge]
Anti-DOWN quark's are comprised of 8 positive and 4 negative charges creating a net charge of 4 [1/3 elementary charge]
UP quark's are comprised of 10 positive and 2 negative charges creating a net charge of 8 [2/3 elementary charge]
Positrons are comprised of 12 positive charges creating a net charge of +12 [positive integer elementary charge]
neutrinos are comprised of 6 positive and 6 negative charges creating a net charge of 0 [no elementary charge]
Electrons are comprised of 12 negative charges creating a net charge of -12 [negative integer elementary charge]
Protons are comprised of 24 positive charges and 12 negative charges creating a net charge of +12 [positive integer elementary charge]
Neutrons are comprised of 18 positive and 18 negative charges creating a net charge of 0 [no elementary charge]
anti-Neutrons are comprised of 18 positive and 18 negative charges creating a net charge of 0 [no elementary charge]
anti -Protons are comprised of 12 positive charges and 24 negative charges creating a net charge of -12 [negative integer elementary charge]
Rest lepton topologies have a completely neutralized magnetic dipole structure and all leptons (charged or neutral) have identical physical Matter topologies.
Their rest masses are the result of the number of plank quanta comprising each Matter topology with applied forces creating additional asymmetrical KEM fields resulting in kinetic energies, magnetic moments and vector velocities of motion.
As the energies of motion are added to equilateral KEM fields the Planck quanta themselves are physically WAVE-length Lorentz contracted.
(Lorentz contractions apply to mass energy geometries only - NOT to Matter topologies)
Matter topologies are Lorentz invariant to velocity changes (or acceleration) The relativistic distortion of spherical point charges in physics is no longer applicable, in turn undermining a basic tenet of special relativity as postulated by Albert Einstein.
It is the equilateral secondary KEM fields of motion created by applied forces to material Matter topologies (and the asymmetrical distribution of plank charges therein) that creates the magnetic moments associated with charged particles in motion, not the relativistic distortion of spherical bodies of Matter as postulated by Einstein in special relativity.
These secondary KEM fields of motion also contain the kinetic EM energies and vector [square root] linear momentum of material particles in motion - the mass energy momenta density and physical geometries of Matter topologies is unaffected by applied forces or changes to velocity-momenta.
The changing Lorentz contracted mass energies of kinetic EM fields contributes to the total relativistic mass energy of Matter topologies but in no way changes the mass energy distribution of the Matter component of particles in motion itself - leading in turn to varying generations of subatomic particles with in the particle families themselves.
The net asymmetric KEM field geometry of each particles in motion is reflective of the charged distribution of the Matter topology of the particle itself.
Mesons are created when quark and anti-quark particles combine via the strong force interaction between their charged fascias to create unique 14 pi Matter topologies. (neutral or charged pions)
These strong interactions between opposite charge fascia of material particles and the resulting Matter topologies are evidence of the fact that Matter-antimatter combinations do not necessarily result in the explosive annihilation of the particles concerned. (in fact the combining of opposite charge quarks is a necessary step in the formation of the baryons)
All Baryons are Matter topologies created from the combination of tri-quark topologies The quark's combine via their opposite charged [Higgs] fascia to create neutral and charged elementary topologies.
Due to this opposite charge interaction the charged distribution of baryonic topologies does not follow the textbook given arrangements of [UUD] & [DDU] instead they are arranged as follows:
Protons = UP + DOWN + UP
Neutrons = DOWN + UP + DOWN
anti-Neutrons = anti-DOWN + anti-UP + anti-DOWN
anti-Protons = anti-UP + anti-DOWN + anti-UP
The specific arrangement of charged fascia within these respective Matter topologies goes on to facilitate nuclear bonding via the residual strong force between atomic nuclei, following the charge arrangement given in modern textbooks does not allow the formation of baryons or their subsequent bonding to form larger scale atoms and molecules.
Protons and neutrons are revealed to have quark arrangements that are mirror symmetries of each other, revealing the neutral charge neutron to have a complementary negative charge arrangement to that of protons.
The increased Planck mass energy contents of various families of quarks facilitates the creation of a huge number of possible Baryon topologies resulting in the particle zoo of subatomic elements created in particle collisions within accelerator experiments - all of these elements can be easily modeled and accounted for using Tetryonic mass-energy Matter topologies.
Additionally, the particles often referred to as gluons within the standard model can be easily accounted for and explained as being neutral Tetryons within Tetryonic theory - where these neutral charge Matter topologies form a neutral Matter dielectric between charged Tetryons to facilitate the strong force interaction and the formation of larger particles.
Neutral Tetryons (gluons) can also form particles in their own right (neutrinos and glue-balls), as can charged Tetryons (charge-ball particles), most of which are short lived.
Tetryonics reveals the previously hidden geometry and topology of electromagnetic fields and subatomic particles and the geometric relationship and interplay between electric permittivity and magnetic permeability within all EM field that results on the speed of light in any medium.
As well as the revealing a geometric source of all physical constants within physics itself, Tetryonic charge geometries show the weak force to be a magnetic dipole [edge] interaction between mass energy geometries and Matter topologies and the strong force to be a charge [fascia] interaction between Matter topologies themselves.
The equilateral [quantised angular momentum] of inductive Planck mass energy geometries within squared [HIGGS] fascia of Matter topologies is what creates inertial properties of Matter at the quantum level.
The strong force between charged parallel Higgs fascia of Matter topologies results in 'hidden' partitions of mass energy with in the Matter topologies of quark's and baryons leading to the inability of mathematics online to accurately model and understand the physics of creating these particles at the quantum level.
Tetryonic charged mass energy geometries allows for the accurate 2D and 3D modeling of all Matter topologies and fields of Force interactions within physics.
It reveals that the deuterium atom [not the hydrogen atom] is the quantum building block of all elementary Matter - the unique charge topology of deuterium (consisting of a proton, neutron and electron) can be related to the electromechanical topology and function of quantum synchronous converters.
These quantum synchronous converters absorb and emit mass energies via the rotating electrons [quantum rotors] bound to the nuclei by way of radiant bosons and photons [heat and light].
The net charge of Deuteron nuclei facilitates their binding together to form helium and larger atoms, while stored mass energy quanta within their Matter topology results in raised quantum grounds states that can all be modeled mathematically using Schrodinger's wavenumbers.
The simpler geometric charge topology reveals visually how the mass energy content of baryons directly affects the angular momentum and energy levels of photo electrons bound to atomic nuclei, in turn revealing that larger elements be created in two ways - namely by the addition of a neutron to a Hydrogen atom (as classically modeled in modern chemical physics) or through the raising of Planck mass-energy quanta within the deuterium Matter topology itself.
Deuterium nuclei without any bound photo-electrons form quantum batteries with EM mass energies can be stored indefinitely without being released.
These nuclei can be arranged atomically in either a series, parallel or empty parallel configuration each of which affects the ground energy states of the respective nuclei created.
Where photo-electrons (quantum rotors) are attracted and bind to these nuclei (quantum batteries) the stored mass energies can then be released in a controlled manner via spectral line emissions, or energy can be added via spectral line absorption.
As photo-electrons are bound to the deuteron nuclei the energy levels are affected directly by the mass energy levels of the nuclei that they bind to, in turn affecting their KEM field energies.
The square root linear momentum of KEM field energies normally creates a vector motion but in the case of bound electrons this vector motion is turned into an angular motion resulting in electron spin within the nucleus.
The direction of the spin is always reference with respect to the nuclear magnetic moment resulting in up and down electron spins and their associated magnetic dipole moments.
The kinematics of KEM fields provides an easy visual explanation of Newton's 2nd law of motion: namely that deceleration can be seen as the removal of odd number quanta from the squared kinetic energy fields and acceleration can be viewed as the addition of odd numbered quanta to squared kinetic energy fields.
The addition or subtraction of odd numbered Planck quanta from squared energy fields results in changing square root linear momentum for the particles that these fields are associated with - this changing linear momentum over time can be equated to acceleration leading to Newton's formulation of Force = mass x acceleration [F = ma = dp/t = dmv/t].
Using the equilateral geometry of Planck's constant we can now unify classical mechanics with quantum mechanics and reveal the underlying dynamics of relativistic mass energies of motion. (as well is providing an electromechanical explanation of inertia in the physics of Matter in motion)
Newton's vector linear momentum [p=mv] forces are revealed to be the geometric square root of Leibnitz's scalar energies [E/mv^2] with their associated inertial mass being a measure of the scalar energies per second [m=E/v^2]
Linear momentum [mv] is differentiated from vector velocities [v] through the equilateral geometry of energy per second [m] in tetryonics, with the total linear momentum of any EM field or system of particles being the vector some of the square root Planck linear momentum of the quanta in the fields comprising the system.
Once the equilateral field geometry of KEM fields is revealed it is easy to show that the total energy of the field [E=mv^2] is the result of the kinetic energies [1/2Mv^2] plus the magnetic moment [1/2Mv^2] of any material topology in motion.
This in turn allows for a rigid geometric differentiation of quantised angular momentum [Ω] in Planck quanta, the linear momentum [p] of any system and the classical angular momentum [vector rotation about a point] in physics.
These geometric definitions of mass energy momenta in physical systems as portrayed in Tetryonic theory reveal a differing geometric relationship to that commonly portrayed in modern physics [i.e. neutralizing right angled Pythagorean triangles].
Additionally Lorentz corrections factors are restricted to planar 2-D mass energies of KEM fields associated to particles in motion where changes of velocity force result in the addition or subtraction of equilateral Planck quanta from the KEM field geometry resulting in the physical expansion or contraction of Planck geometries within the field.
Tetryonic theory's geometric definition and application of quantised angular momentum with respect to mass energy momenta in physics allows for the physical modeling of mass energy and Matter at all scales of physics and their unification of classical, quantum and relativistic mechanics.
The 'squared' energies of quantum mechanics and statistical distributions of the math associated with quantum mechanics is now revealed in an entirely new light facilitating the macro scale modeling of all hitherto unseen quantum particles and processes.
The geometric relationships between charge, mass geometries and Matter topologies is easily visualized and applied to all physics revealing quantised angular momenta [QAM] to be the hidden variable of Planck's constant [h].
The modeling of quantised angular momentum as an equilateral geometry allows for the elimination of Heisenberg's uncertainty principle and Bell's inequality from the foundational tenants of quantum mechanics.
Both the position and momentum of particles and fields can be now modeled at any stage of a system's spatio-temporal development and evolution using these simple equilateral charged geometries of mass energy momenta.
Precise rest mass energies of any Matter topology can be calculated from 1st principles allowing for accurate modeling of all quantum systems and even periodic elements - expanding our knowledge of chemical systems and processes.
The Planck-Compton frequency, de Broglie wavelength, absolute rest mass and charge Matter topology of all periodic elements, compounds and molecules can now be calculated with absolute certainty and precision and can be related back to Avogadro's number for all elements in chemistry.
The exponential energy levels of atomic nuclei and atomic processes of energy release can also now be shown to be the result of an underlying geometric Planck scale geometry inherent to all mass energy Matter within physics.
Einstein's mass energy equivalence formula is shown to be a geometric relationship between measurements of energy per second and inertial mass, combined with Tetryonics new definition of Matter as energy per second squared we can now show that Einstein's famous formulation is an incomplete formulation of the mass-ENERGY-Matter relationship that applying only to specific processes within our physical universe.
The Lorentz corrections on which special relativity is based are shown to be WAVE-length and QAM corrections for the changing physical geometries of scalar mass energies per unit of time in spatial co-ordinate systems (c^2)and that additional time-based dimensional analysis must be taken into account in order to define and differentiate between electromagnetic mass and Matter in physics.
The application of squared (equilateral) geometries to physics in the role of quantised angular momentum has been overlooked since the inception of physics itself, but with the inclusion of this geometry a rigid geometric grammar can now be imposed upon the mathematics of physics leading to the correction of many erroneous mathematical assumptions.
An exact value from first principles for Planck's constant can be calculated and Avogadro's number can be confirmed and related to the absolute rest mass of hydrogen atoms.
A geometric representation of Coulomb's charged field interactions and the impedance of free space can also be provided for all physical processes allowing for a fast and accurate visualization of energy mechanics at all scales of physics.
Tetryonic theory's equilateral charged mass energy and polyhedral Matter topologies allow for the modeling and differentiation of energy in all its forms within any spatial coordinate system providing a vast improvement over relativity's use of stress energy tensors and non-Euclidean geometries in modeling physical systems.
All fields and particles can be defined and differentiated in terms of their charged mass energy geometries and Matter topologies respectively and the differentiation of elemental families into their generations can be easily accounted for through the addition of mass energies of motion to secondary KEM fields associated with each particle grouping.
Inertial resistance to force can be modeled and explained through the equilateral geometry of quantised angular momentum when viewed as an electromechanical equivalent to an inductive loop of energy.
Electromagnetic inertial mass can now be clearly defined as a measure of the inductive EM energy density of any charged 2D planar Planck geometry in any spatial co-ordinate system of measurement.
3D Matter can now be viewed and modeled as the closed topology created by 2D mass energies through charge interactions in any spatial co-ordinate system of measurement per second squared.
Additionally physical terms such as 'mass-less' particles are shown to be a misnomer as any field or particle must by definition contain energy per unit of time - and should be more appropriately re-termed Matter-less or weightless particles.
Tetryonics defines, differentiates, and unifies energy in all its forms (mass, Matter & Force) through the equilateral geometry of quantised angular momentum at the quantum level, allowing for the development of a unified field equation that models physics on all scales and reveals a common geometric thread to all the disparate fields of physics that to date have defied unification.
Equilateral (SQUARED) energy fields of Planck quanta comprised of statistical distributions of (ODD) transverse bosons and (EVEN) longitudinal photons account for all the quantum mechanical processes of physics including EM field geometries and material particle topologies and electron spin.
Principle quantum levels [1st Schrodinger wave-numbers] are shown to be the result of the series addition of deuterium nuclei in atomic elements with their resulting energy levels determining the squared energy levels of bound photoelectron KEM fields – in turn forming the foundation of discrete quantum jumps of electrons bound to atomic nuclei.
The bound photo-electron can only transition between allowed squared energy levels permitted by the energy levels of deuterium nuclei to which they are bound and once free from the atomic nuclei the electron can emit or absorbed a continuous spectra of light photons - but while bound to the deuterium nuclei in atoms it can only have specific [squared] KEM energy levels.
The complex, asymmetric tri-quark (9 tetryon) Matter topology of baryons directly affects the magnetic moment of protons and neutrons in motion making them considerably weaker than the symmetric axial Bohr magnetron of electrons in motion.
As the Bohr magneton of photo-electrons is determined by the squared energies of its secondary KEM field confusion has arisen with respect to the allocation of spins to subatomic particles, Tetryonic geometries now correct for this and suggest that the electron historically viewed as a spin 1/2 particle is in fact a spin 3 particle under the formal definitions of spin rotations i.e. rotating at 120° can bring it back to an identical quantum state as the initial state measured].
Again Tetryonic theory and its energy geometries in addition to explaining and correcting electron spins also shows that the term electron spin can now be taken literally when modeled with Tetryonic geometries to provide an accurate description of the origin of magnetic moments for electrons, in turn undermining the foundational postulate of special relativity that these magnetic moments are the result of the distortion of spherical point charges and that relativistic Lorentz contractions apply to Matter topologies.
Dirack's constant, or Planck's reduced constant [h/2π], is revealed to be a measure of the electric permittivity of a relativistic electron's KEM field, and the measurement of the associated magnetic dipole of the same KEM field results in the mistaken concept of 1/2 spins in the measurement of Bohr magnetons.
The magnetic vector created by the Bohr magneton [or KEM field dipole] when measured with respect to the nuclear magneton [Proton magnetic moment] produces either a higher energy [parallel] or lower energy [anti-parallel] state for all atomic nuclei.
It is the arrangement of these parallel or anti-parallel magnetic dipoles within atomic nuclei that determines the exact frequency-wavelength (energy level) of emitted spectral lines with the interaction of a particle's magnetic dipole moment with external electromagnetic fields creating Lorentz forces.
As electrons and protons have identical quantum Matter topologies [elementary charges] but differing mass energy contents the electron is able to create a much larger secondary KEM field (with associated magnetic dipole moment) for the same velocity [1/2Mv^2].
The energy level differences created by the parallel or anti-parallel spin coupling of electrons with protons or deuterium nuclei within atomic elements creates the hyperfine splitting and Zeemen effects observed and spectral lines.
As the electron is now shown to be a complex non-spherical particle topology when it binds with protons to form hydrogen the unique Matter topology of both the proton and the electron [Hydrogen] create a small but detectable precession in the motion of the spinning electron as compared to that of the motion of the same electron in a deuterium nuclei.
Additionally, as all periodic elements, compounds and molecules are comprised of deuterium nuclei (not hydrogen as currently supposed) the orientation and spin direction of electrons bound within these nuclei results in the diamagnetic and paramagnetic properties of various macro-scale materials.
Tetryonics theory reveals that the mass charge ratio is of particles are measure of the constituent mass energy geometries that go into making the particle's final Matter topology that we observe a measure.
But unlike the current mathematical approach the geometric approach of Tetryonics reveals the hidden mass energy partitions within the Matter topology of all subatomic particles and that particles such as tetryons (the quantum building blocks of all Matter) are in fact hidden within the debris of current collider results.
4 quantum charge tetryons have the same1/3 partial elementary charge as some quarks, and can be measured as having the same mass charge ratio's as charged leptons such as positrons and electrons in collider experiments.
To be continued [QED, Chemistry, Cosmology, Mathematics, Biology and economic theory] - ABRAHAM [2014]


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"Turn on your television right now, you're going to see scenes of children running for their lives." Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) castigated his Senate colleagues for having failed to legislate stricter gun laws as reports emerged of a mass school shooting at Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida. Murphy, who dealt with the Newtown massacre firsthand, said, "What looks to be the 19th school shooting in this country and we have not even hit March. Let me just note once again for my colleagues: this happens nowhere else other than the United States of America. This epidemic of mass slaughter. This scourge of school shooting after school shooting. It only happens here, not because of coincidence, not because of bad luck, but as a consequence of our inaction. We are responsible for a level of mass atrocity that happens in this country with zero parallel anywhere else."
The Frick Sunday concert featured Julius Berger, cello and Christoph Hammer, piano. They played four chorale preludes by Johann Sebastian Bach, fine examples of German protestant liturgy. We were also teated to Beethoven's Cello Sonata No. 5 in D Major. A very heady evening.
Graphic Lessons: Recent thirty-five-year-old widow Millie Fitzgerald applies for a private school teaching job, faints on a stabbed and dying man in the school kitchen, deals with the only witness to the stabbing – a troubled nine-year-old, develops a crush on a NYPD detective and her dog dies.
Graphic Lessons: Nine-year-old Dana is the only witness who overhears a person fighting with George Lopez, the soon to be stabbed Windsor School kitchen worker. Who can she tell? Her mother who never listens or accuses her of lying? Her father who's started a new family in Singapore? She tells Millie.
Graphic Lessons: Something's eating at NYPD Detective Steve Kulchek: a failed marriage? surviving a car bomb? his girlfriend marrying his corrupt boss? screwing up an important case? It doesn't matter because he's relentless.


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Wednesday, February 1, 2012
A Dream of My Wife (with Unicorn)
(Note: This is another actual dream I had, though the process of writing it down has changed it a bit. I woke up at the end.)
We were driving along a narrow road surrounded by forest.
"Pull over," my wife said. "I think I saw a unicorn."
"What?" I asked. I was busy trying to figure out where we were.
"Just pull over."
I did, and she bounded from the car so quickly I thought I would lose her in the darkening twilight. Luckily, she was wearing that bright pink hoodie she always wears to the gym.
She jogged along the shoulder of the road back the way we had come for a bit, and then she turned and sprinted into the woods. I could barely keep up with her because I was only wearing flipflops.
Briefly, I worried about our car, sitting there on the side of the road with the passenger door flung open. I had closed my door, and I had the keys with me. Still, all our stuff was just sitting there, waiting for someone to come along and take it.
But I couldn't even chance glancing back for fear of losing my wife as we wove through the trees. I was too scared of getting my feet cut up to kick my flipflops off.
"I told you," my wife said and stopped so quickly that I almost ran into her.
We had come upon a clearing, a large oval of grass surrounded by a short horse fence of rough timber. And standing in the exact center of this oval was a massive white horse, his head bent low as he grazed. Despite the gathering darkness around us, this little meadow seemed bathed in sunlight.
"He's beautiful, isn't he?" she said.
"He's no unicorn," I replied.
"How can you not see a unicorn?" my wife asked and then started to climb the fence. The horse trotted over to us, and I got a little scared. He was huge! I put my hand on my wife's leg as she started to swing it over the top of the fence.
"Wait," I said. "What if he isn't friendly?"
"Don't be silly," my wife said, shaking my hand off. She scrambled the rest of the way over the fence and hopped down to the grass. "He's a unicorn!"
I started to climb the fence as well, but I was clumsy about it and fell backwards, landing on my backside. My beloved wife was too busy staring at the horse to notice.
"I'm okay," I said to no one listening.
The horse slowed as he got close to my wife, and she reached out a hand to him. He was so tall he had to lower his head so she could touch him on the nose.
"That's a nice boy," she whispered, repeating it, as she walked along his side, rubbing her hands along his neck and flank. The horse's mane was so long that it hung down in thick strands, and I realized what my wife was going to do just before she did it.
"Honey," I blurted. "Don't!"
But it was too late. My wife, still whispering at the horse, grabbed two large handfuls of mane and pulled herself up just as, in the same instant, the horse turned its neck and lowered its head so that it could use its muzzle as a kind of step to boost my wife onto its back.
As I got to my feet, the horse began to trot along the fence, and my wife gave a laugh.
"Oh, my god," she gasped. "Can you believe this? I'm riding a unicorn!"
"That is no unicorn!" I yelled at her. I started climbing the fence again and landed on the other side just as the horse was completing its lap of the clearing with my laughing wife on its back.
"Take a picture!" she said as the horse stopped a few feet from me. "That way we have proof I rode a unicorn!"
As I dug my phone out of my pocket, I said, "How many times do I have to tell you? That's no unicorn. It's just a horse."
And this is when a voice inside my head said, "Of course I'm a unicorn. You just need to open your eyes."
I suddenly realized two things: that the horse's voice was inside my head, and that its voice was female.
"What?" I said out loud.
"Take a picture!" my wife exclaimed, striking a pose with both hands in the air.
"I'm a unicorn," repeated the voice inside my head. "And you should do what your wife tells you."
I raised my phone and snapped a photo. Then the horse began another slow lap of the clearing. As it did, my wife began laughing again, and I could see that, indeed, the horse was female.
"Look at the picture you just took," said the voice inside my head.
The image on the screen of my phone clearly showed my wife sitting on the back of a large, white unicorn, with a long, twisted, multicolored horn sticking straight up out of its snout.
"Not everyone can see it," said the voice inside my head.
I was dumbfounded.
"You're a girl," I stammered. It was the best I could do.
"All unicorns are of the opposite sex, silly," replied the voice. By now, the unicorn and my wife had completed another lap, and they began another, this time speeding up to a gallop. My wife was whooping it up like she was on a rollercoaster, recklessly throwing her hands in the air as the unicorn went faster and faster.
Now that I'd seen the horn in the picture, I could see it in real life. It was beautiful. I had to struggle to look away from it.
I watched as the unicorn and my wife sped around the clearing for yet another lap.
"My wife knew you were a unicorn," I said aloud.
"She's special," said the voice inside my head. "She sees things most people can't."
They finished their lap, and the unicorn stopped right in front of me. My wife slid down from its back and came over, collapsing against me in a hug.
"That was fantastic," she gasped. "But now I'm hungry. We should go."
"Yes," the voice in my head said. "You should go now."
I heard a howl in the distance. It seemed to come from the woods between us and our car.
"What was that?" I asked. I couldn't tell if it was a coyote or a wolf or something else.
"What was what?" my wife replied. She hadn't heard anything. But the unicorn stamped its front hooves and then reared back on its hind legs.
"That," said the voice in my head, "is part of the reason you need to leave now."
Meanwhile, my wife had taken the phone out of my hand. She hadn't even seen the unicorn rear up behind her, and now she was holding the phone's screen out to me.
"Hey," she said. "What happened?"
Again, I looked at my phone's screen. But the picture it displayed had changed. It showed my wife sitting on the back of an ordinary white horse. No horn. But, in the photo, tiny, rainbow-colored gossamer wings had sprouted from my wife's back.
"I don't know," I told her, taking my phone back. "But I think we'd better go."
I looked at my wife to see if the wings were there, and there they were, sticking out of her shoulder blades and so small that they couldn't possibly be practical. They were so thin I could see right through them, and they just kind of fluttered whenever she moved. I wondered if I should point them out to her.
There was another howl, but this time it was closer. And it was answered by more howls. Whatever was out there wasn't alone.
"Yeah, I'm famished," my wife said, and, with that, she scaled the fence in what seemed like a single bound.
I started to follow her, but the voice in my head said, "Wait. Look down."
There, at my feet, was a large knife stuck into the ground. I pulled it out and looked at it. Its blade was as long as my hand and very shiny, and its handle was made of twisted, multicolored horn.
"Take it with you," said the voice in my head. "You're going to need it."
I looked at my wife on the other side of the fence. She was just standing there admiring the unicorn. I couldn't see her wings anymore, but I had the feeling they were still there, just invisible.
Another burst of howls filled the air around us. Whatever they were, they were very close.
"I'm supposed to protect my wife with this?" I asked.
"She's not the one who needs it," the voice in my head replied.
Without looking back at the unicorn, I put the blade between my teeth and scrambled over the fence. As soon as I landed on the other side, my wife said, "Race you to the car," and took off.
"I've never used a knife before," I said aloud after taking the knife out of my mouth. I began chasing my beloved back through the forest.
"Do what you can," said the voice in my head.
I hated to take my eyes off the shrinking splash of pink that was my wife, but I stole a glance back at the unicorn. It was standing in the middle of the fenced-in clearing -- I swear it was shivering -- and I suddenly realized why the fence was there. It wasn't to keep the unicorn in.
"Last one back pays for dinner!" yelled my wife, oblivious to the howling shadows closing in on us.
I hefted the knife and ran after her.
"Right behind you, honey," I said.
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- Other uses – We may also use your personal information for the following purposes: (1) for recordkeeping and analytical purposes; (2) to research, develop, and improve our products and services; (3) to provide customer support and to verify any claims or requests for such services; (4) for our own internal marketing purposes and to help us improve our website; (5) to enforce our Terms of Service or the terms of any contract with you; and (6) to protect our rights or property, to protect someone's health, safety, or welfare, and to comply with a law or regulation, court order, or other legal process.
We may also collect, use, and share "aggregated data"—such as statistical or demographic data—for any purpose. Aggregated data is not considered personal information, as it does not directly or indirectly reveal your identity.
Information we gather when you visit our websites
Like other companies, Datatrend collects certain information about visitors to its website. This includes information about your internet connection, your IP address, the equipment you use to access our website, usage details, and search queries submitted on the website. We may also collect non-personal information automatically as you navigate through our website, using technologies such as cookies, flash cookies, and web beacons. This technology allows our web servers to automatically recognize and collect the domain name and IP address of visitors to our website. We use the information gathered through these technologies to improve your experience on our website, analyze trends, track visitor movements, diagnose problems, gather information on visitor preferences, and tailor our service offering to better meet your individual tastes. Cookies cannot be used by themselves to identify you. Nevertheless, you may change your website browser settings to reject cookies, although please note that if you do this it may impair the functionality of our website. For further information about cookies, including how to refuse cookies, please visit www.allaboutcookies.org. We do not honor "Do Not Track" signals. We may also use tracking code from third parties, such as Google Analytics, to provide us with visitor behavior data and intelligence about our website. These companies use programming code to collect information about your interaction with our website, such as the pages you visit, the links you click on, and how long you are on our website.
Do we share or disclose your personal information?
In certain circumstances, yes. We may share your personal information with third parties as follows:
- With third parties that provide necessary services for our business, but only for the purpose of those services. For example, we share your information with our ERP, website service, and cloud hosting providers as necessary for the services they provide. For a description of our partners, please see the "Partners" tab on our website.
- With our email service provider, who enables us to communicate with you and our other contacts.
- With our cloud-hosted server provider(s), who enables us to store, retain, and otherwise process necessary information.
- With our customer relationship management platform, which enables our sales, service, and marketing efforts.
- With companies with whom we partner on marketing materials or events (as discussed above).
- With any other affiliated companies (parents, subsidiaries, etc.) or with which we have a strategic relationship.
- With other companies that perform work necessary for Datatrend to provide its products and services.
- For any other purpose disclosed by us when you provide the information.
We reserve the right to share your personal information to a successor or acquiring company, in the event all or part of our business is sold, merged, dissolved, acquired, reorganized, or subject to a similar transaction. We also reserve the right to share your personal information as necessary to comply with a subpoena or similar investigative demand, court order, request for cooperation from law enforcement or another government entity, as well as to exercise our legal rights, defend against legal claims, or as otherwise required by law.
Your choices about collection and use of your information
You can choose not to provide us with certain information, but that may result in you being unable to use certain features of our website, request information from us, purchase products or services, ask questions, or initiate other transactions on our website. You can also set your browser to notify you when you receive a cookie, giving you the chance to accept or reject it. And you can opt out of receiving marketing emails from us by clicking the unsubscribe link in those emails.
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We take appropriate security measures (including physical, technical, and administrative measures) to help safeguard your personal information from unauthorized access and disclosure. No system, however, can be completely secure. We are not responsible or liable for the illegal acts by third parties (such as hacking). If you have questions about the security of your personal information, please contact us at firstname.lastname@example.com].
Links to other websites
Our website may contain links to the websites of third parties. We are not responsible for the privacy practices, website content, safety, or security of other entities or their websites. Datatrend shall not be liable for any damages or injury arising out of, or relating to, the content of any third-party website or your use of such a site. Each third-party website should have a separate privacy policy and we encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third parties before sharing information.
Children's privacy
Our websites are general audience websites and are not directed at, or intended for use by, children under 13. Accordingly, we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 13.
International data transfers
Datatrend is headquartered in Minnesota and may share or transfer information between its office and employees in the United States. If your information was collected outside the United States, it may be necessary to transfer your information to the United States for processing in order to provide you with requested products and services. You understand and agree that information you provide may be sent to and processed by Datatrend in the United States. The data protection laws in the United States may not be the same as the data protection laws in your home country. Further, in appropriate circumstances, we may use specific contracts approved by the European Commission that afford personal data certain protections similar to that afforded by E.U. law. Please contact us at [email@example.com] if you want further information on the mechanisms used when transferring your personal data out of the country where it was collected.
Accessing and updating your information
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GDPR and European data subjects' rights
The General Data Protection Regulation ("GDPR") is a privacy law that recently became effective in the European Union. Datatrend does not typically collect personal information directly from individuals in the E.U. and, as such, is not a controller under the GDPR. To the extent Datatrend processes personal information relating to individuals in the E.U., it does so at the direction of a Datatrend customer and is a processor under the GDPR. The GDPR provides individuals in the E.U. with certain rights pertaining to their personal information. Specifically, if you are located in the E.U., you may request information regarding whether Datatrend is processing your personal information, its purposes in doing so, how it obtained your personal information (if you did not provide it directly), who it may have been shared with, and how long it will be retained. Further, you have the right to request that Datatrend correct your personal information if it is inaccurate and, in certain circumstances, may ask Datatrend to erase the information or stop using it. Finally, subject to certain limitations and when feasible, you may request that Datatrend provide you with a copy of your personal information or transfer it to another entity. If Datatrend denies this request, it will provide any explanation why. Otherwise, to the extent feasible, it will provide you with a copy of your personal information within a reasonable amount of time. Additional information on your rights under the GDPR is available from the U.K.'s Information Commissioner's Office. If you are located in the E.U. and have a concern about Datatrend's processing of your information, you may have the right to make a complaint to the appropriate data protection authority in the E.U. Please note, as indicated previously, your personal information may be transferred to servers in the United States. Datatrend only transfers your personal information with your consent, to perform a contract with or obligation to you or your employer, or to fulfill a compelling legitimate interest that does not outweigh your rights and freedoms. Because the United States has not received a finding of "adequacy" from the E.U., and except as set forth above, Datatrend relies on derogations set forth in Article 49 of the GDPR to transfer your information to the United States.
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(CNN) - Rick Perry will make his first appearance in Iowa as a likely presidential candidate on Sunday, a spokesman for the Texas governor confirmed.
Perry will headline a Lincoln Day Dinner fundraiser for the Black Hawk County Republicans in Waterloo.
The appearance will come on the heels of weekend visits to South Carolina and New Hampshire, two others states that play a major role in selecting the GOP presidential nominee. Perry's staff has indicated he will make his intentions for a presidential run clear at the events on Saturday.
And Perry will be in Iowa one day after the Ames stroll poll, a closely scrutinized test of organizational support in the caucus state that could make or break several GOP candidates.
Perry is not on the straw poll ballot but supporters are waging a write-in effort on his behalf.
The last thing the country needs is another cowboy Texan running this country who favors the TEAliban.
God help us.
Oh, slick rick – thinks he actually has a chance. Adios Mofo....
NEWSFLASH: Rick Perry will NEVER be POTUS. End of story.
This will be the need the end for that lunatic Bachman.
If you think DNC/Obambi Character Assination Attacks have been relentless and immoral against Palin and Romney......just wait until they go after Rick Perry, the problem Obambi has is he cannot run on his record......and the DNC knows it....so all they have left is the crap that got him elected to begin with! Ane the Leftist Immoral Media will oblige.
As a native Texan, I can sincerely say that I hope that this would be the Waterloo for Rick Perry. Beware America, this man is a fraud and a Liar. Texas is facing a shortfall of $24billion dollars. There a lot of good things in Texas but, not because of Rick Perry. Check out his college transcripts, his grades are not stellar. He makes George W. Bush look like a genius. The only reason that he keep getting re elected is, because he is part of the "good ole boy gang" that includes, Bush, Rove,Cheney,The Kock brothers and every other corrup multimillionaire you could think of.
@ Done With You All
with obama in command, I suggest all Americans start stock piling Food and Ammo.
Since you have posted this hateful comment on several of the websites – and you want a response – here it is. Maybe the FBI should lock you up. It sounds like you are making threats on OUR president and we the people don't want YOU in our society. Please go get yourself some help because you will have at least six more years or our president and there is nothing you can do about it. Psycho.
I hope he says something about what he thinks God's plan is for the historic drought afflicting Texas. Hmmmm, and makes me wonder: Can one pray away God's plan?
Correction: I meant of our president.
Yee haw...another rightie extremist. As if he is ANY different than the rest of the pack or Bachmann? What difference does it make they are all clones in a trance with the same exact talking points.
What's Reverend Perry going to make us do? Get on our knees and thank the Lord for sending him to us? If he is ever elected will I have to say prayers at work? Or collect my pension from a Christian-only pension fund?
The man is a separatist. "It's clear the amount of state debt has more than doubled since Perry became governor" Houston Mayor Bill White. Politifact dot com says they rate White's statement as True. Governor Perry took stimulus money and the criticized the stimulus packages him a hypocrite. What about those shady land deals with Doug Jaffe (Horseshoe Bay) and Jaffe's friend and partner Alan Moffatt. These deals have made the Governor of Texas a wealthy man. Governors refused $700 million for education and lays off almost 100,000 teachers, all while agreeing to pay $25 million per year through 2022 to Formula One auto racing (that is f'd up". I bet you the major new organizations will never, ever ask Gov. Perry about these things. All of these disqualify this person from being President.
Fascism, wrapped in a flag and whacking folks over the head with a cross. I sure hope we're not collectively stupid enough to vote for this dunce.
It's the cut, run and sucede governor out of Texas, Rick Perry. I'm proud of our military men and women from Texas who don't cut and run but fight to the end, they are true Americans and don't deserve a leader like Perry.
I wanna see Perry destroy Romney!!!
He has been a 3 Term governor of Texas, they should make him Emperor of Texas, Dictator of the Lone Star for life, and future God of the U.S. Nobody else is in Texas is worthy enough to serve in that public office.
boy, what a surprise!!
God must have called him and told him to go to iowa.
what an idiot!
Gov. Perry's "Response" was a disgrace. I do not see how anyone can fulfill the role of POTUS, while openly supporting one religion over another. Nothing wrong with being religous, but it is unlawful to bring it into the political theater. Besides, anyone who is as morally driven by their religous beliefs as Perry would have nothing at all to do with politics.
Just how are you Republican are to suppose to make the American People really want to vote for you . Here you have a man that wanted to take the State that He Is GOV of to Secede from the Union. In my book this man Is a trader and should be put In Jail for Treason. Not to be a loud to run for President. Is this how bad the Republican Party have gotten.
I recently read a lot of comments about Perry from Texans responding to another article on this site about him. I have to say people there, who would know the most about him, were very uncomplimentary! And it b others me that he appeared at t he day of prayer event in his capacity as governor. What ever happened to separation of church and state? We don't need another former Texas governor or another fanatical religionist in the White House! I hope he gets trounced!
I hate this idiot, that knows nothing....o.k,
How are those prayers for rain workin' for ya, Perry?
Add another pyscho to the mix!
I don't want this joker anywhere near my state. He is a governor and should be doing his job not hung around the country.


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If you like brussel sprouts, the Instant Pot is a quick and easy way to cook them.
If you don't like brussel sprouts, you may want to give them a try. These little cabbage tasting gems are packed full of health benefits and CAN be quite tasty if prepared the right way. We like to steam them in the Instant Pot and then place them under the broiler for a few minutes. This gives them a little carmely, crunchy flavor. Yum, yum!
Why Brussel Sprouts are good for you
1-Helps Protect Against Cancer with Antioxidants & Phytochemicals
2-Provides Bone Building Vitamin K
3-Contains Immune Boosting Vitamin C
4-Fights Inflammation and Heart Disease
5-Good For Digestive Health
6-Protects Eyes & Skin Health
7-Contains Potassium For Proper Nerve Function
8-Improves Brain Health
9-Contains Folate Which Helps With Healthy Pregnancy
10-Helps Balance Blood Sugar and Fights Diabetes
You can get the full scoop on Dr. Axe's website.
How to prepare brussel sprouts in the Instant Pot
Did you know brussel sprouts grow on a stem like this? I had no idea until a few years ago. My Dad grew a lot of different vegetables, but he didn't grow these. I think they are the coolest thing ever.
Once in a while you will see them in the produce section still on the stalks, or at a farmers market. They will be a lot fresher on the stem, but are still good off the stem. Costco sells organic frozen brussel sprouts, which is ideal. No cutting and washing.
Wash and trim the sprouts
Cut off the stem ends and peel off the outer layer. This can be a little tedious, but a good opportunity to slow down and be a little mindful of the task you are doing.
The sprouts can vary in size. If the sprouts are big, say 2 inches, I like to cut them in half. 1 inch sprouts are good to just leave whole. Throw the stems and outer leaves in garbage or compost.
Place in Steam Basket
I love this steam basket. It fits great in the Instant Pot. I use it to steam all my veggies and it works well to cook hard boiled eggs in. It gets used a ton. It is a little pricey, but it is stainless steel and very durable!
Add 1 cup water to the pot.
Place the Instant Pot lid on and set timer
Press the "MANUAL" button and adjust time down to 3 minutes for small sprouts or ones that are cut in half and 4 minutes for whole sprouts. Flip the valve for pressure.
When the beeper sounds, flip valve to "QUICK RELEASE"
Serve like this, or to crisp the edges in the broiler (optional).
to broil
Turn the oven onto "BROIL". Place a sheet of parchment paper onto a cookie sheet. Spread the steamed sprouts onto the pan in a single layer. Drizzle a little olive oil over the top and sprinkle with salt or garlic salt. Place in the oven for a few minutes until cooked to your liking.
You gotta love this! Sprinkle with a little Parmesan cheese (optional) and ENJOY!
You may be interested in some other INSTANT POT RECIPES.


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Past Lives Project's Ilkeston on Film was shown at St. Mary's Church, Market Place, Ilkeston on July 23rd with a live music soundtrack, composed and performed by international musicians working with young players from the area and featuring strings from Sinfonia Viva.
We worked with Erewash Museum to call out for local cine film, photos and memories of everyday past lives in the region. Through the project we digitised and edited the footage into a new film of Ilkeston. We will be developing an online archive for public access very soon.


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Worded sweatshirts are such a good statement piece and I'm all over that. This specific light gray one is embellished with soft white letters that spell out LOVE. I like to pair it with a black denim skirt and of course you will already know I live in leggings. A pair of olive toned brown booties and my new Quay High Key Sunglasses by Desi Perkins in gunmetal went along just right too. Because the rest of the outfit was quite neutral, my statement lipstick and oversized colorful snake print bag pulled it all together perfectly. And what is an outfit post without a Starbucks drink in hand, am I right? Especially this time of year with all of the holiday drinks out. What I've really been loving has been finding low calories versions of my favorite drinks and this mocha latte hits the spot every time.
Here are the details on everything I'm wearing here:
Medium Heather Gray "Love" Worded Sweatshirt- Size XS- Gap Factory
Quay Australia Desi Silver "High Key" Sunglasses- Quay Australia or Urban Outfitters
Black Denim Skirt- Size 4 H&M- Very similar
Hair- Irenes Wigs
Hair- Irenes Wigs
Bag- Aldo (not new or instock any longer, another cool bag)
Black High Waist Leggings- (similar pair)
Olive brown booties-Lucky Brand Larissa Bootie in "Green"-DSW
Earrings- Forever 21 (similar pair)
Let me know what you think of this look, I love getting your opinions!
This is not a sponsored post. There, got that out of the way hehe.
Thanks so much for stopping in!
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Report Roundup
Hispanic Achievement
Most Hispanic children begin kindergarten with a significantly lower level of reading readiness than their non-Hispanic white counterparts, says a study conducted by the Tempe, Ariz.-based National Task Force on Early Childhood Education for Hispanics.
By the end of 5th grade, Hispanic children continue to lag behind their white peers, but the gap is considerably smaller, according to the study. However, the 30 percent of Hispanic students who are not proficient enough in English to take a reading-readiness assessment before kindergarten lag far behind both white and other Hispanic students at the end of 5th grade.
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