text:
Sign Up | Log In
New friendships are in the making, and brother and sister try to catch up.
So at least one of Radiant Cobb's children had inherited her looks.
That's what flashed through Zoë's mind when she first saw Jude, or Judith as her full name was. At around thirty years old, she was small and slender, and with a certain shyness about her that made her look even smaller. She arrived at the house with her husband, a decent looking kind of man who introduced himself as Fergus Campbell, and their two kids, a five-year-old boy and a baby girl, and she threw herself at Jayne, planting a kiss on his cheek, with such affection that only an adoring baby sister could show. Jayne responded by hugging her with the same tenderness he'd shown his mother.
He was a little standoffish towards the rest of the little family, though. He politely shook the hand of his brother-in-law, but didn't look him in the eye, and he glared at the children as if they were little bombs that could blow up in his face at any time. The feeling was mutual, at least with the older one, whose name was Finnegan. He stared at his 'uncle Jayne' with undisguised suspicion and then ran to his grandmother for protection. Wise kid.
Radiant had insisted that the crew of Serenity should stay for supper, and so they were all together fifteen people crammed into the tiny living room that night, too many to be seated around one table, but they had somehow managed to find sufficient room for everybody. Mattie, for instance, stayed in his chair by the fireplace, eating off a tray in his lap, and River apparently had decided she should stay on the footstool next to him, or at least Simon hadn't been able to get her to sit anywhere else.
There was definitely no shortage of food; Radiant had managed to produce an impressively massive feast in that little kitchen of hers, mostly potatoes and some sort of meat. Jayne was eating like he hadn't had a decent meal in years, and come to think of it he probably hadn't; the awkwardness of suddenly being home certainly hadn't ruined his appetite. It made Zoë smile a little, and when she noticed that even Mal was eating a lot more than usual, the smile grew even wider. It was good to see her captain so relaxed.
And it wasn't just the captain. Everybody seemed to be enjoying themselves tonight. Wash had talked Jo into sharing funny childhood stories about Jayne, and when she'd first gotten started there was no stopping her, and she soon had them all in stitches, in spite of all the angry glares Jayne threw at her.
Kaylee was constantly distracted by little Abigail, Jude's and Fergus' baby girl, who was seated opposite the table from her. "She's gotta be the cutest baby ever," she declared for the umpteenth time. "Simon, don't you think she's just adorable?"
The doctor was the only one in the room who didn't look comfortable. He kept glancing over his shoulder at River and Mattie, and all this baby talk from Kaylee didn't exactly seem to calm him. "Uh, yes, yes that she is," he said, and then turn to address Radiant, "A fine meal, Mrs Cobb," he said, ever so courteous.
"Hear, hear," Wash said, overlapping Mal's "Absolutely."
Zoë silently concurred; it did taste good. "What is it?" she asked.
"Dog," Radiant smiled.
Simon, who'd just taken a sip from his cup, choked on the water and coughed hard, and Kaylee tore her eyes away from the baby long enough to pound him on his back.
Mal had raised his eyebrows. "As in wild dog?"
"Yes," Radiant nodded.
Simon eventually managed to regain his ability to breathe and talk. "You eat it?" he exclaimed, his subtlety and politeness suddenly gone.
"Why not?" Jo shrugged. "They eat us."
Zoë smiled. What Jayne lacked in wit, his sister clearly possessed. "So you hunt it?" she asked.
"That we do," Jo replied. "It's the one thing Paquin never runs outta."
Fergus nodded, pointing to his sister-in-law with his thumb. "Jo here's the best hunter in town," he stated.
Jo shrugged again. "And if I'd been a man I might've been admired for it too."
Zoë sent her a sympathetic smile.
Simon was only staring wide-eyed at his plate as if the simple knowledge of what he'd been eating made him queasy, and Kaylee poked him not-so-discreetly with her elbow to snap him out of it.
"A dog wags its tail when it's happy," River said from her place by the fire, and they all turned to look at her. "A cow does the same, but to swat at flies."
"Exactly," Mattie smiled, amusement heavy in his voice. He was looking at the girl with a certain… Zoë wasn't sure what to call it. Fascination, perhaps? Just not the creepy kind.
Jayne mumbled something. Nobody heard what.
"So," Wash said, to break the following silence he obviously found uncomfortable, "hunting wild dogs… Sounds dangerous."
"It can be," Jo agreed. "If you're not constantly on top of things. You have to do it at night, 'cause they only come out when it's dark."
Radiant shook her head. "I don't like her doing it. But it's a good way to make money."
"It's the only way to make money," Jo corrected her. "If you don' wanna work at the factory."
"I think it sounds like fun," Zoë said, and smiled apologetic at her husband when he frowned at the statement.
Jo sent her a smile. "It's fun too," she said. "I'll take you, if you wanna. Tomorrow night."
Zoë grinned. Something about this place and setting made her feel like a little kid again. Her eyes flashed to her captain and he smiled broadly and lifted his glass at her in a salute. "I'd love to," she said.
Simon stood in the infirmary and observed his patient with a worried frown. He hadn't thought the short walk would wear him out this much. After supper the night before, Mal had sent Wash and Kaylee with Jo back to town to fetch Serenity; the ship was now parked on the field next to the Cobb home, less than two hundred yards from the house itself, and yet walking that short distance had proved to be more than sufficient to deprive Mattie Cobb of all his strength. Only after Simon had hooked him up to a nasal cannula and fed him oxygen through it, combined with half an hour rest on the operation table, did the bluish tinge on his face begin to fade and the coloring return to the 'normal' sickly pale.
"I'm sorry," Simon said again. "I shouldn't have made you walk."
"You didn't make me do anything," Mattie pointed out. He spoke slowly, he was still panting a little. "People mostly don't realize how bad it really is, and sometimes I forget too. It's okay, I'm fine."
You're not fine, Simon thought, but he realized what the man meant and didn't say it out loud. "How long has it been like this?" he asked instead.
"Like this bad? A year or so." He sat up and swung his legs over the side of the table. "It's been bad before, but I usually bounce back. But not this time."
"And you've never seen a doctor before?"
Mattie turned towards him and raised one eyebrow. "This is New Inverness," he said. "Don't know how much of the town you saw, but it don't exactly have shiny medical facilities lined up."
"Of course," Simon muttered. He sighed inwardly; he'd done it again, forgotten for a moment that not everyone had grown up the way he had.
"Poppa used to take me to any doctor, self-taught healer and charlatan that passed through here," Mattie continued. "They diagnosed me with anything from pneumonia and TB to whooping cough and damp lung. Don't think none of them knew what they were talkin' 'bout, though."
Simon nodded and put on his stethoscope. "Let's see if they were. Please take off your shirt."
He did, and it became clear that he was even skinnier than at first glance. One could easily make out the ribs and the spine, and the doctor wondered again if Mattie would have looked like Jayne if he'd been healthy. It was hard to imagine.
"Sounds like a good man, your father," he said as he rubbed the stethoscope against his shirt to heat it. "Not giving up on you like that."
"That's what fathers do, ain't it?" Mattie said.
"I guess," Simon replied, and tried hard not to think about his own. He put the stethoscope to the other man's back and instructed him to take a deep breath. "Then exhale slowly," he continued, and the frown on his face grew. Something was definitely wrong. "It sounds like there's liquid in your lungs," he said. "Do you often get infections? Fevers?"
"Yeah, 'specially in the winter."
"I see." Simon pulled the stethoscope from his ears. "I'll have to do further tests. We'll do a scan and draw some blood, if you're okay with it."
"Sure," Mattie said. "And thanks."
His politeness almost surprised Simon a little. It was getting increasingly harder to believe that this man was really Jayne's brother.
He turned to prepare his equipment, contemplating the lucky coincidence that he actually had a high-tech scanner at hand. They had spent some of the money they'd stolen from Badger on giving the infirmary a little face-lift, which in Simon's mind was only reasonable, seeing as he was the one who had come up with the plan for the heist in the first place. The rest was set aside for a new mule when the opportunity to buy one came along.
He picked up the needle for a blood sample and turned back towards his patient, just as Mattie shifted a little on the table.
And there it was. Something about the way his mouth twitched as he turned his head. And it made Simon stare until Mattie became aware and looked up at him. "What?"
"I'm sorry," Simon said, shaking his head. "It's just that I suddenly saw some of Jayne in you. You're not very much alike," he added helpfully.
"Well, you tell me," Mattie replied. "You probably know 'im better than I do." And when Simon gave him a puzzled look, he elaborated, "He's fourteen years older than me. I was still a baby when he left."
"I see," Simon said again. He found a suitable vein in Mattie's right arm, pinched him with the needle and started filling his sample container with blood.
"What's wrong with River?" Mattie suddenly asked him.
Simon threw him a short glance. "She's been through some trauma," he said as he pulled the needle from the arm, not wanting to delve into all the details at this point.
Mattie seemed satisfied with the answer, or at least he didn't press the matter. "She seems nice," was all he said.
Simon eyed him, disbelieving and amazed.
Definitely not like Jayne.
Jayne found his sister Jo in the garden. She was working on one of the furs she had laid out to dry in the sun, and for a few moments he stayed back to just watch her from a distance. She was the only one of his siblings he'd ever been close to. They'd been like peas in a pod once, the two of them. And seeing this place again, and her, stirred long forgotten memories to life. It was like every little detail around here reminded him of places he'd been and things he'd been doing.
With Jo.
A long time ago.
But he wasn't one for nostalgic reminiscing, and so he soon enough cleared his mind of these unfamiliar feelings and stepped up to her.
It was a quiet morning. Zoë and Wash had gone into town, apparently to look for work, but Jayne wasn't really buying it. Hadn't he made it abundantly clear to Mal that there were no jobs to be had in New Inverness, unless you had an unhealthy yearning for processing wood in a factory? The captain himself was busy doing some chores on the homestead he for some reason had offered to do, Kaylee made use of the opportunity to do some maintenance work on Serenity, and Simon had taken Mattie to the infirmary.
Jo looked over her shoulder at him as he approached her. "Morning," she greeted him.
He didn't reply, only handed her the rifle he was carrying. She took it, studied it, weighed it in her hands, got the feel of it – just like he did whenever he was presented with new weapons. "Nice," was the verdict.
"Sure is," he said. "Got it from a man on Ezra a few months back." He didn't bother mentioning that he'd killed the man in question. Not that it hadn't been a fair fight, or not that Jo wouldn't understand, it just didn't seem all that important.
"Does it kick?" she asked.
"A little. Not more than you can handle."
"Not more than I can…?" She looked at him.
"It's a gift," he verified.
Her face broke into a smile. "Thanks."
It wasn't his best gun, but it wasn't the worst either, and he'd thought of Jo the moment he'd picked it up. It seemed to fit her somehow.
She lifted it, checked out the scope, and just then they both became aware of River wandering about in one of the floral beds nearby. She was looking intently at the half-withered flowers, sometimes bending down to sniff one of them.
Jo lowered the gun and nodded towards the moonbrain. "What's her story?"
Jayne grunted. "The Alliance dug her brains out or some such."
Jo turned back towards him, shocked. "What? Why?"
"Dunno. Made her stir crazy. They want her back too, badly. That's why they're on the run, she and her brother."
"Really? Fugees?"
She smirked. "And you haven't even tried to sell 'em out for a reward."
He was suddenly very interested in his hands. In the corner of his eye, he could see her smile disappear. "Oh you did try, didn't you?" she exclaimed. Next she punched him in the shoulder.
"Oh," he said, glaring daggers at her.
"You're such a moron! You can't trust the Alliance, Jayne! They won't pay ya unless they really have to. Hell, they'd probably arrest you alongside them."
Again he said nothing. And again she read him like an open book. "Gorram it, that's what they did, didn't they?"
"I got away, okay," he muttered.
"Moron," she repeated, and then stepped closer and lowered her voice. "And there's still the other thing, and this is the most important. You don't help the Alliance, Jayne! You don't aid them or assist them in any way. If they want this girl back, then you take her and you run in the opposite direction."
"It's easy for you to say," he hissed back. "You don't have to live on a ship with these people, lookin' over your shoulder all the time."
"Oh trust me," she said, and her voice was suddenly very cold, "I'd do anything to have your life."
He frowned. "What's wrong with yours?"
"Well, you should know. You never looked back on it."
"I couldn't stay. You know that. Weren't no place for me in this town."
"And you just assume there is one for me."
He narrowed his eyes. "If it's so gorram bad, why do you stay?"
"'Cause someone has to, Jayne!" she spat, louder now. "Jude got married, and Mattie…" She didn't finish. She didn't have to. Jayne had seen his brother for himself now.
Jo held his eyes for a moment, and when she spoke she no longer sounded angry, only sad. "You are the oldest, it was supposed to be your job. Guess I wasn't fast enough." She looked down at her feet, then took a deep breath and glanced back up at him. "Anyways, thanks," she said and gestured with the rifle, "for this."
She turned and walked away.
Monday, January 16, 2012 8:25 AM
Tuesday, January 17, 2012 4:52 AM
Tuesday, January 17, 2012 8:53 AM
Tuesday, January 17, 2012 8:54 AM
Tuesday, January 17, 2012 9:17 AM
Friday, November 23, 2012 1:00 PM
You must log in to post comments.
All FIREFLY graphics and photos on this page are copyright 2002-2012 Mutant Enemy, Inc., Universal Pictures, and 20th Century Fox.
All other graphics and texts are copyright of the contributors to this website.
This website IS NOT affiliated with the Official Firefly Site, Mutant Enemy, Inc., or 20th Century Fox.


text:
BAD HAIKU - Horrible poetry for the digital age
24 Years
12 Days
68905 Haikus
about haiku
submit haiku
search haiku
Hey there! Do you know if they make any plugins to
Haiku #56118
, by oiiotwtu of USA
February 24, 2017 9:14 pm ET
Actually its referred to as Search engine optimization that when i search for this post I found this web page at the top of all web pages in search engine.
Haiku #56117
, by iiopppey of USA
February 24, 2017 9:14 pm ET
Immigration Lawyers ...the time to read or pay a visit to the content or internet sites we have linked to below the...
Haiku #56116
, by ortytiri of USA
February 24, 2017 5:09 pm ET
well you can't always
get what you want but he does
move like Jagger...woo
Haiku #56115
, by vhs
February 24, 2017 1:12 pm ET
Seventeen words at a time
Too much thought for words
Haiku #56114
, by Anonymous Poet
February 24, 2017 1:33 am ET
Your weblog is 1 of a kind, i really like the way you organize the topics.
Haiku #56113
, by turputtu of USA
February 23, 2017 9:11 pm ET
Your weblog is 1 of a kind, i really like the way you organize the topics.
Haiku #56112
, by ortytiri of USA
February 23, 2017 9:11 pm ET
Haiku #56111
, by rttoirwr of USA
February 23, 2017 9:10 pm ET
Haiku #56110
, by ueyrpwrr of USA
February 23, 2017 9:10 pm ET
Haiku #56109
, by yirpeopt of USA
February 23, 2017 9:10 pm ET
ungodly dope fiend.
hacking loogies at stray dogs.
makes love to sidewalks.
Haiku #56108
, by df
February 23, 2017 5:35 pm ET
the wild hunt goes wild
over the spirits of mad
protest in the streets
Herne hungers to let
the beast out of man and make
us dance blood again
Haiku #56107
, by vhs of Doctor KESSLER
February 23, 2017 2:51 pm ET
Can you add a Blackberry template? This web page is tricky to read otherwise for those of us browsing with cell phones. Otherwise, in the event you can place a RSS link up, that would be good also.
Haiku #56106
, by poewuwuu of USA
February 22, 2017 11:36 pm ET
Can you add a Blackberry template? This web page is tricky to read otherwise for those of us browsing with cell phones. Otherwise, in the event you can place a RSS link up, that would be good also.
Haiku #56105
, by ypupwpup of USA
February 22, 2017 11:35 pm ET
the world is full of
fnord and the fnords have to be
sifted for the truth
Haiku #56104
, by vhs of vhs
February 22, 2017 2:09 pm ET
Haiku #56103
, by uoutiwuo of USA
February 22, 2017 10:54 am ET
Haiku #56102
, by ewpiuoou of USA
February 22, 2017 10:54 am ET
Cakey breaky heart
Makes one a bitter old fart
Like rectal pop tart
Haiku #56101
, by Anonymous Poet
February 21, 2017 10:47 pm ET
We're all the same age.
Thirteen billion long years old.
Shut up and eat cake.
Haiku #56100
, by df
February 21, 2017 8:06 pm ET
All genitals should
have tattooed warning labels:
This thing can make kids.
Haiku #56099
, by df
February 21, 2017 7:56 pm ET
The sex-ed films lied.
Vaginas do not explode.
But they don't let go.
Haiku #56098
, by df
February 21, 2017 7:53 pm ET
Old age is not good.
I pee the bed if I'm drunk.
Prostitutes get mad.
Haiku #56097
, by df
February 21, 2017 5:50 pm ET
You can download 160000 Tracks, high Quality 320kbbs.
Beatport, Traxsource and FLAC 14TB. Private FTP
All Genre House, Club, Dance, Minimal, Psy-Trance, Dubstep....
Haiku #56096
, by LarrySasse of Denmark
February 21, 2017 2:02 pm ET
bears are pretty cool
unless they want to eat you,
or owe you money
Haiku #56095
, by big chief
February 21, 2017 12:38 am ET
this war of words hits
a wall of people and thought
is not possible
in a generation
where feelings come first and if
...feels good, just do it
Haiku #56094
, by vhs
February 20, 2017 1:53 pm ET
Haiku #56093
, by iyiiewto of USA
February 20, 2017 10:42 am ET
when and if i get
so i can get rip roaring drunk
i will encourage
you to do so so
at least i know someone else
is having some fun
Haiku #56092
, by vhs
February 19, 2017 2:13 pm ET
It's time to eat shrimp.
Then get drunk on cheap-assed rum.
Then puke up the sea.
Haiku #56091
, by df
February 19, 2017 4:40 am ET
Oh chaos monkey,
Deliver us, get funky
Time to blow chunky
Haiku #56090
, by Adorable Kittens of Waiting for improvement
February 19, 2017 3:16 am ET
drunken confusion
dog hair loves divinity
how high can one get?
Haiku #56089
, by big chief
February 19, 2017 1:23 am ET
well then there is the
other you know "Hittlery?"
think about it then no
matter who is in
the white house they are going
to get the black ball
Haiku #56088
, by vhs
February 18, 2017 12:51 pm ET
Do not speak his name.
He's Tyrant-o-sore-ass Rump.
Or T-Rump for short.
Haiku #56087
, by Anonymous Poet
February 18, 2017 2:22 am ET
i got a black ma
gick woman and she knows where to
stick the pins hunny
Haiku #56086
, by vhs
February 17, 2017 11:57 am ET
Haiku #56085
, by steroids 2017 of Houston, Texas
February 17, 2017 3:26 am ET
Crap is so crappy
it will make one unhappy
Stupid and sappy
Haiku #56084
, by Adorable Kittens
February 17, 2017 12:42 am ET
unrequited love:
so painful and hopeless; please
kill me humanely
Haiku #56083
, by Feliway66 of Budapest, HU
February 16, 2017 4:05 pm ET
I do not like math.
There are too many numbers.
Lets get rid of some.
We can build a wall.
To keep all the numbers out.
Make Math Great Again.
Haiku #56082
, by df
February 16, 2017 2:11 am ET
Fireworks exploding
Band plays patriotic song
Parking lot puker
Haiku #56081
, by Family fourth of July at the park
February 16, 2017 1:25 am ET
Insects sang loudly.
The old drunkard mooned the moon.
The face smiled wide.
Haiku #56080
, by df
February 14, 2017 11:23 pm ET
oh the hell with it
happy valentine's day and
these words are filler
like chocolate
Haiku #56079
, by vhs
February 14, 2017 1:07 pm ET
You can't leave the rock.
But you can get your rocks off.
Go smoke a crack rock.
Or buy a pet rock.
Or listen to rock and roll.
Or go rock climbing.
Don't forsake the rock.
That is the wrong thing to do.
Embrace minerals.
But that takes some balls.
Have you got the minerals?
How much are they worth?
What are they made of?
Are they diamond or gold?
They are mine, all mine!
Haiku #56078
, by df of Uranium ore mine getting high on radiaoctive crack rocks.
February 14, 2017 3:43 am ET
we are all one tribe
stuck on this dirty planet
can't get off the rock
Haiku #56077
, by big chief
February 13, 2017 10:32 pm ET
I'm to understand
all some of those folks know is
the law of the tribe
the way of the camp
the stick, the master and in
cities none the less!
Haiku #56076
, by vhs
February 13, 2017 3:26 pm ET
Before and after.
Penis enlargement techniques.
What else would they need?
Haiku #56075
, by df
February 13, 2017 1:06 pm ET
i wonder if we
can have subtitles for these
arabic postings...
it will probably
say something about boner
pills and bigus dicks
Haiku #56074
, by vhs
February 13, 2017 12:44 pm ET
I discovered your blog site on google and test a number of of your early posts. Proceed to keep up the excellent operate. I simply extra up your RSS feed to my MSN Information Reader. Looking for forward to reading extra from you in a while! kfcbdaaedbfg
Haiku #56073
, by pootuiyp of USA
February 13, 2017 11:41 am ET
ß äåëþñü ñåêðåòàìè çàðàáîòêà â èíòåðíåòå è äîñêîíàëüíî âñå
ðàñïèñûâàþ íà ìîåì ñåêðåòíîì ñàéòå: http://1-million-rubley.xyz
Èíôîðìàöèÿ äëÿ ïîèñêîâûõ ñèñòåì: Ñ
Haiku #56072
, by Isaacvok of Qatar
February 13, 2017 11:24 am ET
I'm very thirsty.
But can't go in the kitchen.
My wife is in there.
Haiku #56071
, by Anonymous Poet
February 13, 2017 8:04 am ET
Suppose you could run
So fast you went back in time
When would you run to?
Haiku #56070
, by Adorable Kittens
February 13, 2017 1:11 am ET
well we shall know the
end is nigh when people start
riots over rain storms
cloudy days or too
much fog in the morning so
snow on babe snow on
Haiku #56069
, by vhs
February 12, 2017 1:34 pm ET
< 50 Less Recent Haiku
50 More Recent Haiku >

subset: commoncrawl


text:
- Home
- Our Company
- Support
- Marine
- Heavy Duty
The JENSEN MS6007SR White waterproof speaker is specifically designed for outdoor entertainment. This speaker is completely waterproof and engineered with UV resistant materials to withstand the outdoor elements. - sold in pairs. Available in Black, Silver and White.
Temporarily Out of Stock


text:
Sweeny is honored to take the position.
"I look forward to continuing to strengthen the quality of PAL's programs, focus efforts on serving the youth of New York City in the most needed areas and establish initiatives that position the PAL for growth," she said.
She served as acting executive director since June 2011 before being appointed president by PAL's Board of Directors.
Throughout her career, Sweeny has been dedicated to working either directly with children and youth facing challenges including poverty or special needs, or supporting them through policy, partnerships, funding and by building infrastructure.
Trained in elementary education, as an early childhood educator, special educator and school administrator, she has worked directly with young children and their families, developing model local programs and influencing state and national policy and initiatives.
For 10 years, Sweeny served on the cabinet of Governor George Pataki as executive director of the New York State Council on Children and Families, where she was charged to work directly with the Commissioners of the State's 13 education, health and human services agencies to coordinate their policies, priorities, regulations and budgets as they related to children and families.
And through her work as chair of the Task Force on Out of Wedlock Pregnancy and Poverty, New York State won a $25 million federal award.
Always interested in bettering the lives of children, Sweeny also served as an adviser to two governors on juvenile justice issues and funding. She was a member of the Permanent Judicial Commission on Justice for Children, a member of the Megan's Law Task Force, and brought together community groups, law enforcement, churches and community agencies together to identify collaborative strategies to reduce youth crime in areas of high poverty.
She has been the recipient of numerous community leadership awards including the Woman of Distinction Award by the NYS Senate.
"We are truly privileged to have Alana Sweeny accept the position of PAL Executive Director," said Robert Morgenthau, chairman of PAL. Calling her one of the most respected leaders in child care and youth services, he is certain that she will move PAL in a good direction. PAL serves over 50,000 boys and girls each year at 16 full-time PAL centers and 11 part-time centers throughout the five boroughs.


text:
Earlier today we learned about the science of soap bubbles — now here are some soap bubbles that look like science fiction. Photographer Jason Tozer has been doing a series of close-up images of bubbles that look like weird, psychedelic exoplanets.
Talking to Petapixel, Tozer explains:
All of these bubbles are sitting on a wet ring. This gives me time to set the focus and size of the bubble, and manipluate the colours if I choose to. I blow down a straw to excite the surface of the bubble & spin the colour bands around. Occasionally a bubble will last much much longer than the others and it becomes increasingly clear as the colour bands move to the base. If I blow carefully on these, I can sometimes create the almost colourless textures, the more moon like ones.
Check out some of our favorites below, and tons more at the link. [Petapixel]


text:
avionics ā˝vēŏn´ĭks [key], electronic instruments used in air or space flight; also the design and production of such instruments. Early planes had few instruments, but as aviation and aircraft became more complex, so did instrumentation. Most of the new technology was electronic; hence, the expression
aviation electronicsarose and was later shortened to
avionics.After World War II, the increasing sophistication of military avionics helped spawn a proliferation of electronic applications to commercial and private aviation. Avionics includes numerous types of devices, including those used for navigation (see air navigation); control instruments that aid in steering and controlling the craft; and performance indicators, such as altimeters and velocity gauges.
The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Copyright © 2012, Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.
See more Encyclopedia articles on: Aviation, Instruments, etc.


text:
MEMS Sensors & Actuators
The field of MEMS is rich with new ideas and it can be a challenge to find a foundry who can meet both your innovation and manufacturing requirement. X-FAB MEMS Foundry addresses the needs of the industry with its range of MEMS technologies and business models. Customer specific processes can be developed or transferred, while open-platform processes offer production qualified processes for key MEMS types and enable the industry's fastest time to market. With over 20 years of high quality MEMS manufacturing and innovation X-FAB is a key development partner for companies serving automotive, medical, biotechnology, mobile and consumer markets.


text:
Sony Noise Canceling Headphones - MSRP C$2,234
This auction includes consumer returns from one of the world's largest consumer electronics manufacturers.
|Unit Highlights Include:
|Location: Liquidation.com warehouse in Brampton, ON, L6T 5W2.
|Condition Notes:
- Questions regarding shipping? Get answers on everything from combining shipments to international shipping. Click here for more details.


text:
Obama's sequester theater hits Miramar Air Show
San Diego's beloved Miramar Air Show appears to be the latest victim of President Obama's relentless push for a bloated government status quo.
Ever since his administration was tasked with implementing a 2 percent cut in federal spending required by the March 1 funding sequester, the White House has been doing what it can to make the cuts hurt. Instead of working with Congress to make sure expenses are reduced in a way that protects the broad public interest, the president and his team have decided to make the sequester seem threatening, painful or both. They think what critics call "sequester theater" is how to make House Republicans agree to higher taxes, increased spending with borrowed money or both.
Just as Gov. Jerry Brown used the threat of state park closures to make everyone feel the pain of California's financial crisis, the Obama administration, it seems, is going after everything the public holds dear. Instead of, say, canceling the bonuses given to IRS workers, the president risked the safety of air travelers by furloughing air traffic controllers. Next, he went after Coast Guard patrols on San Francisco Bay, and then technicians with the California Air National Guard, whose aircraft assist in the fighting of wildfires.
Now the Obama administration is going after one of San Diego's most popular annual events. The Pentagon on Friday announced it has grounded military flights for the annual air show at the Marine Corps Air Station Miramar because of departmentwide budget cuts that are a result of sequestration. Marine officials aren't sure yet whether the show, set for October, will go on, but if it does it will be without any military aircraft at all.
Dozens of other air shows around the country have already been canceled due to sequestration. Earlier this year the Pentagon nixed participation in the Miramar Air Show — which attracts upward of 750,000 visitors — by the Navy's famed Blue Angels. Marine officials had planned on using their own aircraft as a substitute, but that idea was pushed off the table Friday by Pentagon officials who said going that route would be "problematic," from a perception sense, because of other denials of military aerial demonstrations.
You'd think the president, with all his smart, savvy financial advisers, could find something else to cut besides a patriotic thrill show that brings so much joy to the hearts of so many San Diegans.
President Obama's recent trip, with his family, to Africa cost U.S. taxpayers $100 million. Just think how many Blue Angels and other military aircraft even a fraction of that amount of money could have sent up into the sky, delighting hundreds of thousands of children and adults.
Get Essential San Diego, weekday mornings
Get top headlines from the Union-Tribune in your inbox weekday mornings, including top news, local, sports, business, entertainment and opinion.
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the San Diego Union-Tribune.


text:
Pep up your outfit with a cool accessory and enjoy wearing this hip bucket hat in a crinkled paper look! Casual and modern, this good piece of fashion will complement any of your urban classic outfits, whether you're out on the creek or tramping in the city gorges. Just put it on and start going!
Shell fabric 1: 50% Polyethylene, 50% Polyurethane. Shell fabric 2: 60% Cotton, 40% Polyester.
COVID-19 Update:
We are still working and sending out orders in accordance with Government Safe Working Practices.
All office staff are working from home and a skeleton staff is working in our distribution centre at different time periods to ensure minimal human contact. Safe procedures and strict social distancing is being adhered to at all times. Please be patient with us as some orders may take a day or two longer to dispatch during this difficult time.
GUARANTEED CHRISTMAS DELIVERY: All orders placed within the following deadlines are guaranteed delivery before Christmas:
Thursday 3rd December - Africa, Middle East
Sunday 6th December - Rest of the World, UK & Northern Ireland
EXTENDED RETURNS - Order your Christmas gifts with confidence
All orders placed in November and December qualify for our extended return period. You have until January 30th 2021 to send any returns back to us for an exchange or refund so you can buy your Christmas gifts with confidence!
All items have to be unworn and in new condition to be returned.
We aim to dispatch all orders as soon as possible; however please allow up to 5 business days for dispatch.
Eire/Europe/Rest Of The World – We Ship Worldwide
Please note we ship safely worldwide so please order with confidence. Dispatch details are the same as UK but please allow a little extra time for delivery. Please order with confidence as we offer a full free no quibble returns policy (Subject to our normal terms and conditions – see here).
UK – Royal Mail Tracked & Signed: £4.00 per order
All standard UK orders are tracked by Royal Mail upon dispatch.
International Tracked (3-5 Days Delivery): £10.00 per order up to £50, additional £5 per £50 extra spent (Secure Delivery Service)
For delivery enquiries please call 01933 314786.
We use a secure payment facility provided by Sagepay to take payments over the Internet. This means your details are encrypted using the latest SSL technology before being forwarded to your bank for approval. We do not receive your credit card details - these are securely stored so that they remain safe from prying eyes.


text:
The speech Jodie Foster gave when accepting her Cecil B. DeMille Award for lifetime achievement was well received by the actors in the ballroom, who gave the two-time Oscar and Golden Globe winner a standing ovation. I asked Glee's Jane Lynch for her take on Foster's remarks.
"It was really moving and touching," says Lynch, who is gay. "I loved that she shared a little bit about her inner life with us, and what she said about her mother [who suffers from dementia] broke my heart. I like the fact that she operates without telling everybody what she's doing. It was a big moment that she let us into her private thoughts, and I'm really grateful I was there for it."


text:
Underrated Washington has Rangers back on track
Once-fading Texas has won nine of past 10 since skipper called a team meeting
ANAHEIM -- With losses in eight of 10 games following the All-Star break, the Rangers were spinning in reverse. Manager Ron Washington could hardly recognize them.
A three-game sweep by the Indians in Cleveland left Texas six games behind Oakland in the American League West on July 28, informing Washington -- a man not given to team meetings -- that it was time to take action.
Washington called a meeting "spontaneously" following a 6-0 loss to the Tribe, planning to talk for 10 minutes. The meeting lasted 45 minutes, with players taking the floor to express their emotions.
"They were drifting away from who the Texas Rangers are," Washington said. "We were about to go to sleep."
Something happened. The stale air was swept away, replaced by a crackling energy.
"They opened up to feelings that are clear now," Washington said. "Change isn't because of the meeting; it's because of the players. The mindset changed; the attitude changed; the commitment to each other changed. I just put the forum out there and laid out the work, and they did the rest."
Grinning, Washington added, "That's my specialty. That and defense."
Since their group therapy session in Ohio, the Rangers have won nine of 10 to move into a tie for the AL West lead with the A's. Texas swept the Angels with its flying feet en route to Houston for a Lone Star showdown with the Astros starting Friday night.
The Rangers have done this with the dark cloud of Nelson Cruz's status hanging overhead. It burst on Monday with the slugger's suspension for the balance of the regular season for violating Major League Baseball's Basic Agreement and Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment program.
Cruz, the team leader in homers (27) and RBIs (76), provided lineup protection for Adrian Beltre. Mitch Moreland takes on a more prominent role in an offense ranking eighth -- uncommonly low -- in the AL in runs scored.
The popular view is that the Rangers are forced by the loss of Cruz to play small ball.
"There's been a lot of talk going around -- must be those experts," Washington said. "Our game hasn't changed from what it was, what it's always been. What you saw [13 steals the past two games] is what it's been.
"Guys who can hit it out of the park will hit it out of the park. We will continue to go first to third and steal bags. Cruz is gone, [and now] we've gotta change our style? Come on."
Washington, who is doing some of the best work of his career this season, stresses pitching, defensive execution and offensive aggression.
The injury-depleted rotation has been patched together behind Yu Darvish and Derek Holland. Matt Garza arrived courtesy of the Cubs as a solid No. 3, followed by Martin Perez and Alexi Ogando. The bullpen has held up with youthful Tanner Scheppers and Robbie Ross getting the ball to veteran closer Joe Nathan.
A team with diminished power has forced mistakes and manufactured runs on the bases. Leonys Martin and Elvis Andrus have combined for 56 of the team's 85 steals, 30 by Andrus.
"They opened up their game a couple years ago, leading the league in 2010 going first to third," said Angels manager Mike Scioscia, who came up with Washington in the Dodgers' organization. "When you're gauging offensive efficiency, you're looking for a team that can sustain slumps from the big guys and still create.
"They lost [Mike] Napoli and [Josh] Hamilton, and now Cruz. What they're doing is getting creative in building an offense."
Having matched wits with Washington for seven years, Scioscia has a broad appreciation of the Texas skipper's skill and resourcefulness.
"Ron, besides being an incredible people person, has a deep understanding of every aspect of the game," Scioscia said. "He's got an invaluable foundation of fundamental baseball with a passion to apply it.
"Wash's baseball IQ is as good as anybody I've been around."
The Rangers won AL West titles in 2010 and '11, ending the Angels' three-year run, but were overtaken by the A's last year.
For all of his success, averaging 91.5 wins the past four years, Washington has not claimed an AL Manager of the Year Award. He was second in 2010 to the Twins' Ron Gardenhire.
A shortstop in his day, Washington is fit and involved, throwing batting practice daily.
"When you see your manager having so much fun and being relaxed," Andrus said, "it takes the tension out of players. Just know your role on the team and don't try to be a hero.
"It's been kind of crazy all year. In past years, we were able to take it to teams with our power. This year's been tough. But we know Wash always has our back. Win or lose, he's the head of the ship."
Manager of the Year?
"I would love to see it happen," second baseman Ian Kinsler said. "But I don't think Wash really cares. He believes awards are accomplished by a group of people, not individuals. I think it rubs off on his players."
Washington has no bonus for winning the AL Manager of the Year Award. His incentives are for winning the division and each round of the postseason.
"The World Series is the big incentive," Washington said.
Washington's opening address this spring was the same pitch he's been delivering since taking the reins in 2007.
"He told us, 'Be yourself,'" Kinsler said. "'If you're a goofball, be a goofball. ... If you're high-energy, be high-energy.' He's not trying to change anyone. He expects you to be who you are.
"He trusts his players, and his players trust him. He's an old-school guy. He believes if you show trust in people over and over, they're going to perform. He's laid-back … but he's going to explain things the way he wants them done."
Washington did that in Cleveland, in no uncertain terms. It is his specialty.


text:
As you may have gathered, I am one of founders of the Day of Archaeology, and one of the team behind the manic moderation on the day itself.. My Day of Archaeology started at 6.30am, when I began to read and moderate posts. I was still there at 10pm, hovering over the site like a worried mother, fretting about our baby. But what a resounding success.. we made 1000 likes on Facebook in just 18 hours, and I haven't even seen the Google Analytics data yet – we had problems earlier with the server, as the memory was reaching capacity (or something, I'm a bit vague about that sort of thing).. so I think that means thousands of people are looking at this.. But actually getting people to use the site as well as contribute to it is very important to me. What is the use of 'a day in the life' if no one uses the site?
As Mike Ellis memorably said at a conference I attended in 2009 (and I paraphrase slightly) "saying that your information is avaliable online does not mean it's useful and accessible".. This really affected me at the time, and although I have been involved in various online projects that haven't quite yet grasped this concept fully, I really hope that this website is both accessible, useful, and a demonstration of the future of public, community, participatory archaeology – call it what you will.
The DoA team of 7 people worked as smoothly together as if we had been sprayed with WD40. The 400+ archaeologists that contributed to the site were enthusiastic and fearless. No posts were written that were difficult to understand if you were a member of the public. As a team of 407 we done good.
The important thing is what happens next – OK, so we can do this again next year, and aim for 500 archaeologists from every continent… But the potential of this site as a source for campaigning, education, career guidance, dissertation material and so forth is immense. I want to know what you plan to use it for.. You can always find me on Twitter (@LornaRichardson), or Google+ (search for Lorna Richardson, I'm the red-head). You can even email me at the Day of Archaeology email address if 140 characters are not enough… but please get in touch.
My Day of Archaeology…
How meta am I? I think I win any meta competition. My day was not only spent moderating and uploading blogs to the Day of Archaeology site, whilst Tweeting and Facebooking about it (and sending emails and texts), holding hangouts on Google+, Tweeting about holding hangouts on Google+ and Facebooking about Tweeting about holding hangouts on Google+, but I have also kept detailed notes about my experiences of the Day of Archaeology for my PhD research. I am re-using a Netnographic approach (online ethnolography of sorts) to the days participation and discussion on the various social media platforms as far as possible. So your interactions with me and the website have been considered ethnographically (all anonymously of course). And these thoughts and notes are now stuck on virtual Post-Its on my laptop, ready to be written up into a chapter for my research that discusses the creation of an archaeological community online. I think the day clearly demonstrates the existance of an online archaeological community, willing and able to cross social media platforms. It's not just about being found on Twitter, Flickr or Facebook – it's about using all of these technologies to create a supportive and cooperative environment on the Internet where archaeologists can come together to network, share, support and laugh about the wonderful world of archaeology.
We done more than good.
Thank you all from the bottom of my heart for making the first Day of Archaeology amazing. So, July 2012 anyone?


text:
RALEIGH, N.C., Feb. 20 (UPI) -- Eric Staal racked up a three-point night with a two goals and an assist Monday, propelling the Carolina Hurricanes to a 5-0 rout of Washington.
Staal's shorthanded, unassisted tally in the second period gave the Hurricanes a four-goal cushion and he added a late score as Carolina handed the Capitals their fifth loss in six games.
Justin Peters, playing in place of the injured Cam Ward, earned his first career NHL shutout with 17 saves.
Early goals by Justin Faulk and Anthony Stewart chased starting Capitals goaltender Tomas Vokoun and Andreas Nodl also scored for the Hurricanes.
Vokoun stopped 5-of-7 shots while replacement Michal Neuvirth made 30 saves on 33 shots the rest of the way.
Washington fell to 4-7-3 in its last 14 games.


text:
baking. I love these cookies. So quick and easy to make, and so yummy.
What are you doing today? Hmm? Any baking in your future?
3/4 cup butter
3/4 cup brown sugar
1 egg
3/4 cup dark molasses
3 cups sifted flour
1/4 t. salt
2 t. baking soda
1/2 t. cloves
1 t. ginger
1 t. cinnamon
Cream butter and sugar. Add egg and molasses and beat well.
Sift together remaining ingredients, then combine with the butter mixture. Chill at least 30 minutes.
Form dough into small balls. Roll balls in granulated sugar and place on greased cookie sheet.
Bake at 350 degrees for about 10 minutes.
Saturday, April 09, 2011
A Good Day for...
baking. I love these cookies. So quick and easy to make, and so yummy.
1 comments:
- Dru said...
I was supposed to do some quilting but the day got away from me. There's always tomorrow.
Have a great weekend!
Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)


text:
In the past, there has been an abundance of research focusing on what will start a relationship and what will make a relationship more likely to last. We here at eHarmony Labs, as well as many academics from around the world, have found that similarity in values, interests, and personality traits will make initial attraction and overall success of a relationship more likely. But what about how people interact with each other?
A recent study however looked at the similarities in language use between two people, namely potential daters and those in relationships. By looking at the similarities in the use of function words (like pronouns, conjunctions, prepositions, etc.) it is possible to examine how aligned people are to one another in the natural course of conversation.
In a speed dating context, the researchers found that similarities in language usage in potential daters would significantly increase the likelihood of romantic attraction. In couples who were already in relationships, this study found that couples were more likely to remain together if they had shown similar language use 3 months prior. These findings were found even while controlling for how similar each person felt to each other as well as relationship satisfaction.
So what does this mean? Overall the non-conscious similar use of these function words works to create better communication and mutual understanding. Apart from how similar we feel to another person in general, this underlying similar use of function words can make you feel more engaged in conversation with the other person, and leads you to feel more attracted to them and more likely that you will stay in a relationship with that person. This adds to previous research in language use in couples that has shown that married couples who use the terms 'we' more often than 'you' have lower divorce rates and higher relationship satisfaction. So next time you're exchanging emails or texts with a potential date, take a moment to compare the similarity in your pronouns, it could show you more than you think!
Here are some similar articles from eHarmony Labs you might enjoy:
Imitation is Good for Your Relationships – Similarity in emotional facial expressions and writing styles lead to greater happiness.
The Five Love Languages – How do you best express your love?
We? Oui. – Can the word "we" instead of "me" or "you" actually improve your relationship?


text:
This morning, I just read a short article (two column) in page 18 of daily newspaper Kompas today. Using a reference from a survey report held of Worldpanel Indonesia. The survey on 440 brands of fast moving consumer goods with 5,680 households in Indonesia, representing about 86% of the cities' households.
The Insider Stories
News of Corporate Action for Investors, Analysts, and Traders
Jun 6, 2015
Feb 15, 2015
Between two different worlds
It has been three months 15 days since I have decided to exit from 13 years three months of my journalism carrier. I was officially fled from Bloomberg Businessweek Indonesia magazine on 1st November 2014, crossing to the extraneous world of corporate communications.
Sep 23, 2014
BW Plantation rights issue at 60% discount?
A palm oil producer PT BW Plantation Tbk (BWPT), controlled by Budiono Widodo family, may put exercise price of preemptive rights at about Rp400 a share, nearly 60% discount from the latest market price prior to suspended by Indonesia Stock Exchange at Rp955 a share.
Sep 22, 2014
Peter Sondakh & BW Plantation backdoor listing
Tjipto Widodo, former president commissioner of PT BW Plantation Tbk (BWPT), won't see that BWPT may become a company with market capitalization of Rp15 trillion-Rp16,3 trillion soon. Tjipto, the fourth son of Budiono Widodo, and owner of BW Plantation, fled his position in June 2014 following the shares sale of the company to two special purpose vehicles (SPV) dubbed Matacuna and Pegasus CP One, controlled by Peter Sondakh, via PT Rajawali Corpora.
Mar 1, 2014
BBM broadcast on Gading Development
On Wednesday morning this week, I got a BBM broadcast from two colleagues. They're working at a state-owned brokerage and a private brokerage. In their BBM, they sent me a small part of the story of PT Gading Development Tbk (GAMA), which is now in the watch list of Indonesia Stock Exchange. The story is actually a small part of entire GAMA article that I have written at Bloomberg Businessweek Indonesia magazine this week edition. After copying the part of the GAMA article, he asked me, "is it true?"
Feb 28, 2014
Hello dear readers
It has been nearly two years after my last article at this blog. Sometimes, I really miss to write and to express on many things related with publicly listed companies. But, I have to comply with the agreement I have signed before I left my previous job with Bisnis Indonesia.
Writing articles on companies, in both positively and negatively tones, has so far enriched me how to learn making an interesting stories. It is not just about following the basic concept of journalistic such as 5W and 1H, but also sharpening my analysis skills to put all missing parts of the entire event of corporate actions into an intact stories.
Based on my experiences, some publicly listed companies sometimes filed incomplete disclosure to Indonesia Stock Exchange's website. They like using special purpose vehicles such as incorporated in British Virgin Islands or Cayman Islands in doing transactions. Sometimes they don't disclose the takeover price or they use the same persons to do several deals and just change their first or second names. It is really funny. As long as you are detail, you might see the big picture of the deals.
Jun 12, 2012
Bank Woori buys 33% stake in Bank Saudara
PT Bank Woori Indonesia, a subsidiary of South Korea-based Woori Bank Korea, today announced its plan to take over 33% stake or 764.40 million shares in PT Bank Himpunan Saudara 1906 Tbk (SDRA).
Jun 11, 2012
Itacha Resources buys Sarana Marine
Coal mining company PT Itacha Resources, a joint venture between Anthoni Salim and Glenn Yusuf, announced that Itacha will acquire 400 shares in PT Sarana Marine Perkasa, located in Samarina, Kalimantan.
Soedono Salim & First Pacific Company
Liem Sioe Liong (Soedono Salim or people call him with Om Liem) has passed away on 3.08 pm yesterday in Singapore at 97 years old.
Stock recommendations today
On the heels of posting the worst weekly performance of 2012, the markets zoomed higher this week on hopes policymakers may be willing to take action to buoy ailing world economies.
Jun 8, 2012
Darma Henwa to spend US$120 mio capex
Indonesia's second largest coal contractor PT Darma Henwa Tbk (DEWA) plans to spend US$120 million capital expenditure (capex) this year.
Delta Dunia to issue 570.39 mio new shares
Indonesia second largest coal mining contractor PT Delta Dunia Makmur Tbk (DOID) aims to hold nonpreemptive rights by issuing 570.39 million new shares of 7% of its capital paid in to employees and its directors and PT Bukit Makmur Mandiri Utama (BUMA).
Bentoel weighs 3 options for bonds refinancing
Cigarette maker PT Bentoel Internasional Investama Tbk (RMBA) is weighing three options of bonds refinancing worth Rp1.35 trillion maturing in November this year.
Stock recommendations today
A Fitch Ratings executive said Thursday that the firm would likely downgrade US debt if the federal government does not get its fiscal house in order.
Jun 6, 2012
Bakrie Telecom bond payment remains uncertain
PT Pemeringkat Efek Indonesia (Pefindo) assigned its ratings of idBB for PT Bakrie Telecom Tbk (BTEL) and its maturing Bond I/2007 of RpR650 billion due September 4, 2012.
Subscribe to: Posts (Atom)


text:
Hi all,
Recently I received a Nexus 4 device. I logged in into my Gmail account and it popped me a list of what all from Google Account should be synced to my Nexus 4 device. I accidently also asked the device to sync all the photographs from my Google account to the device.
A few days later I realized this and I wanted to remove all the photographs that were synced. I disabled the photo sync in my account on the device and went to the gallery app to manually remove the photographs. But what!!!
There was no option that would let me delete the pics from my Nexus 4. I quickly searched the web to figure this out, I found a couple of links but did not find it useful. Many people were getting confused from deleting a photographs on the device versus deleting the synced photographs.
Here is how I figured out how to remove the picasa photos from Nexus 4.
Settings -> Apps -> All.
Scroll down until you find the Gallery app in the list.
Click and open it.
It will show you something like this.
Just click on "Clear data" and all the locally stored Picasa photos will be deleted from your Nexus 4 device.
Hope it will be useful to you.


text:
ALFRED, Maine — Fifty of the approximately 140 potential jurors called in the case of Mark Strong, who prosecutors say is a conspirator in a prostitution operation in Kennebunk, were dismissed Tuesday after the first day of jury selection.
ALFRED, Maine — Fifty of the approximately 140 potential jurors called in the case of Mark Strong, who prosecutors say is a conspirator in a prostitution operation in Kennebunk, were dismissed Tuesday after the first day of jury selection.
Strong, 57, of Thomaston, faces 59 counts of promotion of prostitution and invasion of privacy.
Jury selection will pick up again this morning and Justice Nancy Mills, who is presiding over the case, said she believes the trial will begin Wednesday afternoon.
"We've been diligent, but we have not yet seated a jury," said Mills, who gathered all jurors and members of the media in the courtroom just before 5 p.m. Tuesday, telling the 50 jurors whose numbers were called that they do not have to return tomorrow.
"We've spent an entire day talking to some of you," Mills said to the group, adding it is to ensure they impanel a fair and impartial jury.
She told members of the group that they are not to talk with anyone about the case, even family and friends, and said they cannot conduct an "independent investigation" on the case, or read any media reports. What matters, she said, is the opinion the selected jurors will form after listening to the evidence presented and the law.
The jury selection process began at 9 a.m. Tuesday, when the originally summonsed 250 jurors filtered in to the York County Superior Court. At one point in the morning, approximately 140 potential jurors were brought in and out of the courtroom.
Strong's attorney Daniel Lilley did not provide any further details as he left the courthouse. Earlier, Lilley said potential jurors filled out questionnaires early in the day to determine if they had any conflicts involving the case through either work or their personal life.
"We haven't got any answers," Lilley said. "They are confidential."
By mid-afternoon, individual potential jurors were being questioned one at a time, in judge's chambers.
"The question is can they be fair even if they've heard of the case," Lilley said. "This is a long and laborious process."
While about a dozen members of the media were at the courthouse Tuesday to observe the jury selection, they were kept out of the process as ordered by Mills, who is presiding over the case due to capacity issues.
According to an order by Mills, the courtroom holds 110 and she said seating for the media or public would only be permitted as it is available.
The difficulty for defense attorneys is impaneling an impartial jury for a case that has attracted local and national media attention. In a motion to change the venue from Alfred to another courthouse, Lilley said the attention the case has received is "unprecedented."
"Such pretrial publicity is of such a pervasive and negative nature that it would be impossible for defendant Strong to receive a fair trial from a pool of unbiased jurors in York County," Lilley stated in a motion requesting to change the venue where Strong's trial would be held. "He will be unduly prejudiced if he is forced to choose from a jury pool in York County that has been tainted not only by the media frenzy but also because of the likelihood that the jurors will know at least one person involved in the case personally."
Lilley's motion to change the trial's venue was denied earlier this month, as was a motion to withdraw from the case. Lilley has said Strong is financially unable to prepare an adequate defense against the state, who he said has "unlimited resources."
Strong is facing 59 counts of invasion of privacy and promotion of prostitution. Prosecutors say he conspired with Alexis Wright, 30, of Wells, to run a prostitution operation out of her Kennebunk Zumba studio for more than a year and a half. Strong has admitted the two had an intimate relationship and says he co-signed a lease for Wright's space, but says he has no knowledge of any prostitution operation.
Both Strong and Wright have pleaded not guilty.
Strong's trial is expected to last three weeks and approximately 50 witnesses have been called to testify, including the 18 men who have pleaded guilty to a charge of engaging a prostitute.


text:
BWW Interviews: Eden Espinosa on Her Debut Album LOOK AROUND; Release Party Set for Dec 17
Wicked and Brooklyn star Eden Espinosa is hosting a CD Release Party on Monday, December 17 for her debut album, Look Around --- available December 18 on iTunes, Amazon, CD Baby, and EdenEspinosa.com. Joining Eden and her band at Dim Mak Studios in Hollywood, CA will be: Tracie Thoms, Ty Taylor, Sarah Mears, Stefanie Sidler and Paul David. Eden brings an innovative and deeply personal interpretation to some modern Broadway hits. Working with her production team, she has endeavored to create a sound that is accessible to both die-hard Broadway fans and pop music listeners alike. The rich organic soundscape, developed by producer Joseph Abate, is a testament to the beauty and depth that can be achieved by coupling quality musicians with artful recording technique. I had the chance to catch up with Eden prior to the CD Release Party – here are some excerpts from that interview.
DG: You've waited quite a while to release a CD. Why did you wait so long?
EE: Part of the reason why – I guess, in hindsight -- I guess fear was part of the equation. But I also just sort of felt that I didn't have anything to say yet -- or I didn't have a stamp to put on anything yet. And I wanted it to truly come from me and my artistic interpretation of things -- and that didn't really come to fruition until I started working with this producer – who happens to be my husband, (She laughs) So, it just didn't feel right until recently.
DG: Was there a particular inspiration for this CD?
EE: It was just really owning the fact that what I do for a living is cool to me and interpreting other people's music is kind of a strength that I have found in myself and so it was just really melding the two sides of myself – the musical theatre side but also loving the pop side – and kind of just bringing them together. Just coming up with new interpretations of modern Broadway songs that we all know and love and giving the Broadway fans a new perspective on songs that they know and also hoping to bring people who may or may not love the Broadway sound into – you know, if they hear this version and say "that's from a Broadway Show, that's kinda cool" and check out these shows that they may or may not know. It's just modern Broadway tunes with a new perspective.
DG: Do you have a particular favorite song on this CD?
EE: You know, it's so funny. My friend just asked me that last night and I – it depends on the day. (She laughs) I'm so in love with these arrangements and kind of the new life that's been breathed into these songs. A few favorites would be "I Miss The Mountains" from Next To Normal, "One Song Glory" from Rent, and probably this original song called "Stone Cold Sober". Those three are stand outs to me – but I love them all.
DG: What was your process of selecting the songs for this CD?
EE: You know, we've been whittling down songs for over a year. We started just making play lists on I-tunes and there were probably close to 200 songs and then we would just whittle them down. Originally there were going to be some pop covers on this album as well and we decided just to make it a Broadway album. So we started whittling songs, whittling songs, more and more and more and it just came down to these nine songs. It was actually just eight songs but at the last minute we added my friend Ty Taylor's song, "Stone Cold Sober". It's been a long process of – you know, finding ones that really spoke to me and I felt really connected to the lyrics and the music.
DG: So, how long have you been working on this?
EE: Overall? Well, I first started talking about doing an album – probably four years ago. And it's really taken me this long to feel, you know – but when we decided on this project, it's been about a year. I played a Cabaret Festival in Adelaide, Australia in June and so we basically played the album there live and that was my concert – kind of like my out of town tryout. And so, we've been working with these arrangements since probably May and we started recording in late August, early September and here we are today.
DG: What does this album say about you?
EE: The sound that was created for this album is very much an expression of not only the producer and the arranger, but me as well. I love the sound of the album – the instrumentation – it's very organic. It's my interpretation and my expression of these songs. It also says on another level that Broadway artists also have other sides of artistic expression rather than just on the stage, you know? I think sometimes we get pigeon-holed, especially when we do concerts or cabaret, that it's just a piano and its got to be a theatre sound – but a lot of us have another side to us and other ways that we like to express ourselves – vocally and artistically – and I think that's what this album is for me.
DG: You're doing a Release Party Monday in LA – what have you got in store?
EE: We have SO MUCH in store – it's going to be an amazing time. We have the fabulous Tracie Thoms as my special guest. She'll be providing some entertainment at the top of the evening. I'm going to sing the entire album with the musicians that recorded it – they're all New York based musicians that are coming out especially for this evening, Ty Taylor will be sitting in and playing on the song he wrote with me. Just a fun night of great food and drinks and great music – it's going to be a great party, I'm really excited.
DG: Is there any song that you wished you had put on the CD that you didn't?
EE: Ummm ... no. I think every track on this CD – I don't have any regret of "I wish I would have out that song on this album". I don't have one that I wish was on here that isn't.
DG: What's next for you?
EE: We've been so consumed with this project and making it exactly what we wanted it to be – when an audition comes up, I go on the audition but there's nothing set in the future – hopefully I can do some touring and some concerts with this music. But, I'm just happy to finally get this album out and happy to se what the New Year brings me.
DG: Tell me something people don't know about you from reading your resume.
EE: Oh, gosh. Let's see. Directly from my career?
DG: Or not. Just something that your resume doesn't show.
EE: Ok. Let me think, That's a hard one. Gosh. This is hard. Let me see. I don't know. I tend to be a very open book – sometimes to a fault – so I feel like I'm very forthcoming with the fact that I'm a nerd and I'm kind of socially awkward sometimes. (She laughs). I guess the fact that I'm much more sensitive than people would think. I mean, I guess maybe that. I think people think "she's pretty tough and really confident and she really has it together" and I really don't. (She laughs). It's something that I work on every day. To be confident and together – but I have to work at it.
DG: So, who is your favorite singer?
EE: It's kind of a tie – I'd say Eva Cassidy is one of my favorite singers. Celine Dion is another. They are my heroes.
DG: Christmas is almost here. What are you doing for Christmas?
EE: Well, both my husband and I are from Southern California – so we're going to be spending the holidays with our families. But two things I am most looking forward to between Christmas and New Years – my annual visit to Disneyland during Christmastime. I'm such a Disney girl. I grew up going to Disneyland and I worked there for many years and I'm such a nerd about it. Christmastime at Disneyland is my most favorite. And some friends are going to Big Bear for the New Year so we're going to rent a cabin and play in the snow and have some fun.
The entire playlist of LOOK AROUND follows:
1 – I'm Not That Girl, Wicked
2 – Stone Cold Sober, The Existents
3 – Petrified, Taboo
4 – I Know The Truth, Aida
5 – I Miss The Mountains, Next To Normal
6– With You, Ghost
7 – Once Upon A Time, Brooklyn
8 – One Song Glory, Rent
9 – Look Around, Will Rogers Follies
There is still time to join Eden at her Release Party on December 17. For further information visit: www.edenespinosa.com.
From This Author David Green
- COYOTE STAGEWORKS Wins Nine Desert Theatre League Awards
- The McCallum Theatre Appoints The Ordway's Jamie Grant As New President And CEO
- Arnaz, Batt, Mendez, Vilanch And More Appear In TOGETHER WE CAN! Televised Special To Save The Arts In Palm Springs Schools
- THE ALLIANCE OF DESERT THEATRES Launches To Help Local Theatres Move Beyond The Pandemic


text:
Package Arrangement
A Royal Pleasure: Herrenhausen
The Splendour of Garden Art
The Great Garden with its baroque figures and magnificent fountains impresses visitors from all over the world. The "Berggarten" presents many botanical treasures and glasshouses filled with orchids and other exotic plants. An impressive 300 year old Linden tree alley leads to the Mausoleum of the Royal House of Hanover. The Electress Sophie, King George 1st of England and many of their descendants have found their final place of rest here. The Georgengarten is an idyllic landscape garden created in the 19th century.
The new Herrenhausen Palace Museum – an amenity of the state capital Hannover, sponsored by the state of Niedersachsen – invites visitors to entertainingly explore the many facets of the wide-ranging palace and garden world in Herrenhausen.
Your package includes:
- 1 night in a double room in a 5-star hotel incl. breakfast
- two-course menu in a restaurant close to the Royal Gardens
- admission ticket to the Royal Gardens
- HannoverCard for one day
Information and booking:
|throughout the year
155 € p.p. in a double room*
209 € in a single room*
tel.: +49 511 12345-333
e-mail: email@example.com
|Online Booking
*If available, not during trade fairs. Hannover Marketing & Tourismus GmbH's terms and conditions apply.
- Team City Tours
- tel.: +49 511 12345333
- fax: +49 511 12345334
- Website
- Opening Hours
- Further Details


text:
Beating Business Burnout
This story appears in the June 1997 issue of . Subscribe »
Victoria Nuttall is a graphic-arts consultant with skills that should have been appreciated. "I was working 50 to 55 hours a week, feeling like a real hero to the company because I was putting out work no one else could do at that time," she says. "They had me train people and expand the department, but never consulted me on new equipment purchases and procedures. Add to this a bad relationship with an operator I trained and management that didn't care if people trashed one another, and you get `work hell.' " Nuttall burned out.
You've heard the story a thousand times. In fact, maybe you started your own company because the pressures of working for someone else got to you. Well, with burnout, there's not much of a difference between entrepreneurs and 9-to-5 employees, according to Dr. Beverly Potter, author of a number of books on burnout, including Overcoming Job Burnout: How to Renew Enthusiasm for Work (see sidebar below for ordering information). "Job burnout is something like job depression," she says. "It's a motivational problem where your ability to get yourself moving and keep moving is impaired. It is caused by feelings of powerlessness--such as the `damned if you do, damned if you don't' feeling--like you're being caught in the middle."
After her brush with burnout, Nuttall started Renaissance Interactive in Baltimore, which offers multimedia consulting and training. She acknowledges the potential for burnout still exists, even though she's her own boss. Money concerns have replaced anxieties over office politics, but she's happier where she is. "I don't have financial security," Nuttall admits, "but at least I have a buffer zone away from negative people, and that means a lot."
The Ins And Outs Of Entrepreneurial Burnout
If you find yourself exhausted, ridden by anxiety, suffering physical problems such as headaches, stomach aches, or sore muscles, it's time to consider whether you're on the verge of burnout. Start by asking yourself a few questions:
- What must I do to regain the happiness and feelings of fulfillment I used to enjoy in my business?
- What is the number-one problem I'm experiencing, and what can I do about it?
- Who can I call on to help get relief from the constant pressures I'm under? While every individual is different, many people who eventually burn out share some common traits:
1. Inability to set boundaries. During the start-up phase, it can be especially hard to know when to say "no," according to Mark Gorkin, a Washington, DC, consultant also known as "The Stress Doc."
"Entrepreneurs sometimes work 24 hours a day," he says. "They feel they have to do that to make the business work." Gorkin asserts that entrepreneurs, as risk takers, target very ambitious goals. That's not a bad thing, he says, "but sometimes their expectations are out of whack with reality. They give themselves very difficult tasks which, sometimes, they can't realistically meet."
Developing "detached concern" can help you set those boundaries, says Gorkin. "With detached concern, you're genuinely involved with people and projects," he explains, "but you weigh how much you give and how much you take, or expect, from yourself and others. Detached concern means not being all things to all people."
2. Lack of balance. Gorkin points out that many entrepreneurs get little sleep, working almost around the clock, mostly on adrenaline. He points to exercise as a vital ingredient in burnout prevention. "Partially, it's just getting away from your work that's helpful," he says. "But when you're feeling vulnerable and overworked, a sense of control is important. Exercise, such as running, can give you a mental lift. If you go for a run, there's a beginning and end point and a sense of control. You've accomplished something tangible."
Lisa Roberts, a marketing and communications consultant in Fairfield, Connecticut, and the author of How to Raise a Family and a Career Under One Roof (Bookhaven Press, $15.95, 800-782-7424), says, "When you're working at home and running your own business, you're constantly shuffling to accommodate the needs of your clients, your children and your spouse. Your `self' gets buried at the very bottom."
But even people who don't work from home face the self-management problems that can bring on burnout. "Learn to take the big picture and break it into specific tasks," she says. "If you don't get on top of it, you'll get buried underneath."
Treat yourself as well as you do your business, advises Nuttall. "When I'm tired, I rest. When I'm hungry, I stop and eat," she says. "Sound simple? When you're driven by work, you put off eating and resting to get this one thing done, and the next, and so on. Now, even in the middle of a very busy spate, I will take off one day during the week and go hiking or do something totally non-technical. I might get a massage when things get stressful. I think a lot more about balancing all aspects of myself with work."
Victoria Siegel, owner of The Perfect Gift, a personalized gift-basket and gifts company in St. Louis, tries to leave her home office by 6 p.m. and avoids working weekends. "Since I tend to lose my determination to stick to this regimen, I make plans with friends to either be out of my house or at least entertain them here," says Siegel. "When I'm done working for the day, I close and lock the door and pretend I just left an office building and can't wait to get home."
3. Inability to prioritize. With so much to do, many entrepreneurs slip when they can't decide what's really important. Siegel explains why it's so difficult for her to prioritize: "As an entrepreneur, I'm the stock clerk, receptionist, shipping-and-receiving department, inventory department, order department, accounts receivable, accounts payable, customer service person, designer, marketer, saleswoman, writer, buyer, janitor, file clerk, data-entry person, secretary and purchasing department. Sometimes I get to be the owner, too! There's so much to be done that there's no way anything can ever be totally completed."
Another entrepreneur who has seen his employees burn out, Steve Thomson, president of Avenida Travel Services in Irvine, California says, "In my opinion, burnout occurs when someone just continues wrestling with their to-do list without asking some key questions: Is this vital to the client or my company? Is this urgent? What will happen if I don't do it now?" The key to avoiding the problem, according to Thomson, is to "organize your day, every day, before you start."
4. Perfectionistic tendencies. Thomson believes perfectionists are the most likely to burn out. "Among people who've left our company due to burnout, I see a pattern of perfectionism in their overall approach to life, and that they have trouble adapting to the fact that this is just not a perfect world."
Perfectionists believe they are superhumans who can have it all and do it all--perfectly. "They can range from the overbearing taskmaster to the self-sacrificing martyr," says Gorkin.
Putting constant pressure on yourself day after day when you're growing a business is an invitation for disaster. To prevent total collapse, perfectionists need to learn to give up some control. Delegating can be exceedingly difficult for perfectionists, but it may be the only way they can avoid total burnout.
5. Lack of motivation. Potter targets lack of motivation as a symptom of burnout. To fight it, own your life, not just your business. "Managing your own motivation involves setting magnetic goals that attract you," says Potter, "and rewarding yourself for small steps on the way to those goals."
Nuttall is dedicated to attending conferences and trade shows to keep up with a quickly evolving industry, widen her circle of contacts, and keep her life and business interesting. "Now that I work for myself, I pay a lot of attention to learning new things, not just rehashing the same ground professionally," says Nuttall.
Gorkin agrees. "Get new training. Learn new skills," he says. "As I like to say, `Variety in the day keeps burnout away.' "
Signs Of Burnout
How do you know when you're heading for burnout or are already in its grasp? Beverly Potter, author of Overcoming Job Burnout: How To Renew Enthusiasm for Work (Ronin Publishing Inc., $14.95, 800-858-2665), explains six common symptoms:
1. Negative emotions. It's normal to feel frustrated, angry, depressed, dissatisfied or anxious occasionally. But if you're caught in the burnout cycle, you usually will experience these negative emotions more and more often, until they become chronic. Eventually, you will feel emotional fatigue.
2. Interpersonal problems. When you feel emotionally drained, it becomes harder to deal with people at work and at home. When the inevitable conflicts arise, you're likely to overreact with an emotional outburst or intense hostility.
3. Health problems. You may frequently experience minor ailments, such as colds, headaches, insomnia and backaches. In general, you feel tired and run-down.
4. Below-par performance. During the burnout process, you may become bored with your job, lose enthusiasm for your projects, or find it difficult to concentrate. You become less productive and the quality of your work declines.
5. Substance abuse. To cope with the stress associated with job conflict and declining performance, you may find yourself drinking more alcohol, using more drugs, eating more (or less), drinking more coffee and/or smoking more cigarettes. Increased substance abuse further compounds your problems.
6. Feelings of meaninglessness. Increasingly, you find yourself thinking, So what? and Why bother? This is particularly common among burnout victims who were once very enthusiastic and dedicated. Your enthusiasm is replaced by cynicism. Working seems pointless.
Reprinted with permission from Ronin Publishing Inc., Berkeley, California.
Sales & Marketing
It's News To You
As you've probably heard, the newsletter-publishing industry has been growing at a light-speed rate. Consider that Hudson's Subscription Newsletter Directory (The Newsletter Clearinghouse) listed an additional 864 new entries in 1996.
By now, you've probably also been told how your company should have a newsletter to seal business relationships, using a friendly medium with helpful information. Besides advertising and promotion, producing a newsletter is a great marketing strategy to help you stay in touch with long-distance clients, keep your company on their minds, and serve as a forum for announcing product or service innovations, staff additions, and other business milestones.
So, what are you waiting for? If you're anything like other new small-business owners, it's probably a question of being able to afford to print a glossy, four-color publication and hire a designer--not to mention mailing costs. However, don't feel obligated to spend a bundle on putting out a splashy newsletter with award-winning graphics; your main concern is to communicate with clients, which you can do affordably. Here are a few ways you can cut costs:
- Design your own. Today, there is a slew of software programs that come with ready-made newsletter templates, which easily allow you to drop in clip-art images and paste in your logo. Some word processing programs that you're likely already using, such as Microsoft Word, contain several newsletter layouts which you can edit to your taste. Desktop-publishing programs, such as Microsoft's Publisher '97 (for Windows 95; $79.95) and Corel's PrintHouse (for Windows 95; $29.95), are geared specifically for do-it-yourself newsletters, brochures, and other communications materials.
- Hire a student intern. Since most colleges across the country boast student work-placement programs, you can easily hire an intern who would probably welcome the opportunity to create your newsletter. Simply contact schools that have journalism, corporate-communications, graphic-design and/or desktop-publishing courses.
- Deliver it through e-mail. Mailing can prove to be costly, depending on the size and format of your newsletter. A cheaper way to go is to e-mail it to those clients who are online. Besides saving on postage, you can also save on production costs, since you don't have to worry about actual paper stock or printing.
- Fax it. Another option is to fax your newsletter, especially if it's four or fewer pages. If you're concerned about long-distance costs, you may want to use a computer program, such as Symantec's WinFax 8.0 (for Windows 95; $99), and set your faxing schedule for late-night delivery when calling rates are much cheaper.
- Find advertisers. If your newsletter-recipient list is large enough (from 100 to 1,000, or more), you may be able to entice some of your clients to place ads for their own companies in your newsletter. This gives those clients' businesses more visibility and an affordable way to advertise to a targeted audience, and allows you to generate extra revenue to help finance the next issue of your newsletter.
Finally, for tips on putting together a successful newsletter, you can refer to "Subscribe! Potent Newsletter Marketing Ideas to Help Gain New Subscribers and Retain Old Ones." Annual subscriptions are $39, or send for a free four-page sampler by sending a SASE to Page One, Subscribe! Sampler, P.O. Box 194, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010-0194. --Angela Pirisi
Can You Manage?
Oops, I Goofed!
As a consumer, you've undoubtedly been on the receiving end of goofs: the repairman who showed up three hours late; the mail order blouse that arrived in the wrong color; your name misspelled on every engraved invitation to your party. Those foul-ups can be infuriating. But when you're the entrepreneur who makes them, they can be more than aggravating--they can be expensive.
Ellen Shapiro, owner of EPSD Graphics in Somerville, Massachusetts, made an error that might have cost her one of the company's best customers. The hours Shapiro put into a project greatly exceeded the number she'd quoted in her original bid. Understandably, the client's eyebrows shot up when Shapiro handed her an invoice for almost 70 percent more than anticipated.
Shapiro felt terrible and agonized over what to do. "I considered taking the whole invoice in trade because I felt uncomfortable about not telling them sooner," she says. After thinking it over a bit more, she sent a revised invoice that included a partial trade. "The client offered compensation of an amount in between, and we basically split the difference."
What did Shapiro learn? For one thing, to get everything in writing. She realized having an agreement letter explaining that the bid was a ballpark estimate could have saved her the trouble she encountered.
Of course, avoiding all goofs is a worthy goal, but since that's not realistic, here are some ideas on reducing the damage should you happen to mess up:
- Take the long view. Tom Gibbons, president of Cornerstone Associates, a Sparta, New Jersey, consulting company, emphasizes that entrepreneurs must be farsighted in trying to right a wrong. In the case of Shapiro and the overpriced invoice, Gibbons counsels, "The issue is not the invoice or the cost, but the long-term relationship. Is she looking to maximize the profits of each job or of all her jobs?" If you want customers to be yours for life, be sure to act in ways that will help the relationship endure despite periodic problems.
- Accept the blame. Have you ever called a company with a complaint and been passed from person to person like the hors d'oeurvres platter at a cocktail party? Not helpful, is it? Finger-pointing and excuses only infuriate customers. Instead, take a deep breath and admit you made a mistake. Customers appreciate and respect someone who is honest with them.
- Put yourself in the customer's shoes. If you're worrying about how to make things right, take a look at the situation from your customer's perspective. If what happened to him had happened to you, what would it take to satisfy you? What could be done to ensure that you would continue to do business with the company?
- Figure out why it happened. Ron Willingham, chairman of Integrity Systems, a training firm in Phoenix, and author of Hey, I'm the Customer! (Prentice Hall, $10.95, 800-922-0579), suggests following a simple four-step formula to regain your customer's goodwill following a slip-up: 1. Understand the problem; 2. Identify the cause; 3. Discuss solutions; 4. Solve the problem.
Typically, Willingham says, businesses skip step number two and treat goofs as isolated incidents. They send a coupon and an apology and think they're home free. "But if you understand the cause," he says, "you can then understand the effect, have a better chance of correcting it, and avoid making the same mistake."
- Find the best solution. Every goof will require a different action to resolve it. In some cases, a small gift accompanied by a note of apology will suffice. Ask the client what you can do to satisfy him. If he likes you and appreciates your products or services, he's likely to want the problem resolved fairly.
Whatever you do, be sure that your customer is happy with the final outcome. Check back after a couple of weeks to ensure his continued support. --L.H.C.
Contact Sources
Lisa Roberts, (203) 372-4977, firstname.lastname@example.com.
Avenida Travel Services, 2 Venture Plaza, #140, Irvine, CA 92718, (714) 325-4637.
Cornerstone Associates, P.O. Box 514, Sparta, NJ 07871, (201) 729-9992.
EPSD Graphics, (617) 666-3874.
Integrity Systems, 2425 E. Camelback Rd., #785, Phoenix, AZ 85016, (602) 955-9090.
Renaissance Interactive,firstname.lastname@example.com.
Ronin Publishing, P.O. Box 1035, Berkeley, CA 94701, (510) 540-6278.
The Perfect Gift, 9648 Olive Blvd., #403, St. Louis, MO 63132, (314) 872-0202.
"The Stress Doc," (202) 232-8662, (http://net-site.com/gorkin).


text:
First off sorry for the complete noob question!
OK so i just got myself a transformer and I'm looking to get some games for the fpse. Is it a case of just torrenting them and if so where?
And if anyone can point me in the general direction of ' how to' vids I'd really appreciate it


text:
The author recognizes a beautifully carved and intricately designed Acquasantiera in a private collection in London to be the work of the Sienese sculptor, Antonio Federighi (c. 1420—1483).
A Note on a Drawing of Saint Roch by Lorenzo Lotto
Leading grand processions through the towns of northern Italy in the late fifteenth century, the Franciscan friar Bernardino da Feltre brandished a banner emblazoned with the image of the Man of Sorrows, often called the Imago pietatis. His remarkable dual objective was to found and finance a civic lending bank or Monte di Pietà to help the working poor. Nowadays the designation "Monte di Pietà" seemingly embraces a tension: banking on the one hand and the redemptive body of Christ on the other. Or to put it differently, the need for capital in this world and the promise of Christian salvation in the next. Our article seeks to explain the apparent paradox of the Man of Sorrows as a fitting symbol for the Monte and to clarify Bernardino's role in adopting the image as an organizational logo. We explore these questions in the light of the history of the Man of Sorrows in the Veneto during the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, and against the political strategies of the Observant Friars generally and Bernardino in particular.
The art of medal making was late in coming to Poland, only making an appearance in 1520. In that year a small medal was cast in silver to mark the birth of Zygmunt August, the first-born son of King Zygmunt I and his second wife, Bona Sforza of Aragon. The medal was an extraordinary piece of work also because of the fact that there was no artist in Cracow at that time who was able to make small moulds for cast medals. Therefore, in 1526 the chancellor, Krzysztof Szydłowiecki, invited Hans Schwarz, a German sculptor and medallist to come to Poland. He cast a one-sided medal of the chancellor in bronze. In the years 1526—1527 Schwarz also worked for King Zygmunt I, proof of which are the surviving five or six medals with a bust of the King. At least one of them was cast in gold, a copy of which Seweryn Boner, a banker and adviser to the monarch, sent as a gift to Erasmus of Rotterdam.
This essay will identify the blond young woman (the "gypsy" mentioned in the Vendramin sources) and the well-dressed young man in Giorgione's Tempesta with Poverty and Wealth (Poenia and Poros) in Diotima's story of the generation of Eros (Symposium 203). In his treatise De Iside et Osiride Plutarch later linked the couple with Plato's female and male generative principles of creation (Timaeus 49—50). In the Christian Platonic tradition Saints Basil and Ambrose assimilated the Timaean principles to the Creator acting on created prime matter; Eusebius of Caesarea interpreted Diotima's story in terms of the first parents, Adam and Eve. As depicted by Giorgione, this complex cluster of philosophical myth provided an aition for the role of the Venetian patriciate in the founding of Venice ab aeterno: noble and wealthy forefathers confronting the necessity of the place where they chose to live. In the face of critical Italian views concerning Venice and the patriciate the Platonic myth provided an apology for their commercial occupations and energetic pursuit of wealth, and furthermore a mandate for patrician rule in Venice and perhaps even in the terraferma. As a member of the nobility the collector Gabriele Vendramin shared in the general benefits of this politic representation of his class. His possession of a fascinating painting on a very well known classical text whose representation was at the same time not immediately transparent to all visitors could have provided him with some additional measure of personal gratification.
Guido Reni's early biographer Count Carlo Cesare Malvasia mentions a large painting of the myth of Latona that the artist had been commissioned to paint for King Philip IV of Spain, but left incomplete at the time of his death. I argue that the canvas Malvasia describes is identical with an unfinished painting of the same subject now in a private collection in Atlanta, Georgia. This article documents the attribution and provenance of the painting, as well as its recent conservation, which has yielded important technical insights. The Spanish monarch commissioned the Latona to make amends for his Roman ambassador's hasty rejection of a previously commissioned work by Reni, the famous Abduction of Helen (Paris, Musée du Louvre), which subsequently met with extraordinary critical acclaim. I further argue that the moral argument of Reni's Latona is closely akin to that of the Helen, and, similarly selected with the advice of the papal court, was probably meant to serve as a diplomatic metaphor pertinent to ongoing political negotiations between Rome and Madrid.


text: Whether you're looking for a Maine getaway for the summer months or a home for a lifetime, Port Island Realty offers something for every taste. With spectacular island homes on Casco Bay to idyllic mainland properties in the greater Portland area. Renting or buying, Port Island Realty offers distinctive homes for discerning people.


text:
NU defense ready for Colter, Wildcats
The Nebraska football team continued its week of preparation for Saturday's Big Ten conference home showdown with Northwestern on a rainy Wednesday afternoon. The team practiced in full pads for just over two hours inside the Hawks Center and outside at the Ed and Joyanne Gass Practice Fields.
Nebraska Defensive Coordinator John Papuchis met with the media after practice, noting that it was good for both the Husker coaches and players to get back on the practice field this week.
"I think the best thing is sometimes just getting back out there and start going again," Papuchis said, "There is not a lot of time to waste licking your wounds and feeling sorry for yourself. You got to learn from your mistakes, but you've got to move on, because the reality is we play again on Saturday."
After last Saturday's loss at Minnesota, the Nebraska football coaching staff decided that it was time to take away the coveted Blackshirts from the players who wore them during practice so far this season. Papuchis noted that it was the coaches' decision, and that the defense knows they need to play at a higher standard to wear the Blackshirts.
"I think if you ask them man for man, we have a standard that we want to live up to here. Certainly what we put on the field Saturday wasn't up to that Blackshirt standard," Papuchis said. "I don't wear a Blackshirt, but if I wore a Blackshirt I would take mine off too. We didn't play good enough and we didn't do anything well enough to warrant them."
With Saturday's matchup between the Huskers and the Wildcats being the third in three years, the NU coaching staff is now starting to know going into game week what to expect from a Big Ten opponent on offense.
"Being the third time we have played them, we have a pretty good feel for who they are and how they try impact us with the pass," Papuchis said. "I don't see them changing a whole lot from what they have done and who they have been."
A Northwestern player to watch Saturday is senior quarterback Kain Colter. Colter, a Colorado native has been lighting up stat sheets throughout the season, even though Colter has fought the injury bug some of this season. Colter has thrown for 500 yards, competing almost 82 percent of his passes with four touchdowns and three interceptions. Not only is he a threat to pass, Colter also is a dynamic runner, accounting for 323 yards with four touchdowns this season.
"Obviously Kain Colter is a vital part of their offense. He is a dynamic playmaker and him coming back into the game vs. Iowa you could see that," Papuchis said. "They looked revitalized a little bit and a little bit more of a big play threat with him in there."
Nebraska will continue practice on Thursday as the team moves closer to its fourth conference game of the season. The Huskers will face the Northwestern Wildcats on Saturday at 2:30 p.m. CT. The game will be broadcast regionally on BTN/BTN2Go.com.
Information provided by Nebraska Athletics


text:
Recent Posts
Tag Archives: ripples
Get naked and smile!!
I hope when you wake tomorrow you will take the time to stand naked in front of your mirror. Look at the bumps, the bulges, the ripples, and either decided you are happy with them just where they are or make a plan to evict them. You will feel better about yourself either way. After all only naked do we see who we really are. It's really hard to down that donut and latte after you have done this. Do it every morning and just watch and see what happens to your psyche and your emotional well being. It will be good, I promise. Continue reading
Posted in Chunky Annie the Crazy Lady Tagged annie, basement, being, bodies, body, bulges, bumps, chunky, crazy, diet, emotional, fat, hair, image, inspiration, inspire, lady, makeup, mirror, motivate, motivation, muffin, naked, nude, obese, plan, ripples, sabarte, skinny, top, well, whine Leave a comment


text:
Customer can return his/her received good within three days after receiving. For returning any goods he/she can go in three ways:
- Replacement with other product: Customer can change his/her received product with any other product of amarshop24.com based on availability of his/her desired goods. In this case, he/she has pay additional amount (if any) and return-deliver fee.
- Read More
Shopping Cart0 item(s) - Tk.0.00
Exclusive Lee Denim Pant
Product Code: DN206
Supplier: Amar Shop24 Ltd
Availability: In Stock
Supplier: Amar Shop24 Ltd
Availability: In Stock
Tk.700.00 Tk.950.00
Exclusive Men Jeans Collection.
Fabric: Denim.
Brand: LEE
Color: Dark Navy.
Traditional 5 Pockets.
Fit with modernity.
100% Export Quality.
Size: 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36,37
Delivery Information
Delivery Charge:Dhaka City Tk.50/-, Out Side of Dhaka tk80/-
Delivery within 48 Hour, If your order place after 5.00 PM, the day will count as Next business day.
Payment System: You can pay Cash on Delivery or online through Visa, Master, b-Cash, DBBL Nexus etc.
Return and Refund Policy: Click here