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State would contract with nonprofit for 12 beds
Sun., Jan. 1, 2012
Excelsior Youth Center may partner with the state Juvenile Rehabilitation Administration to open 12 beds for teenage Level 1 sex offenders.
Bob Faltermeyer, Excelsior's director, said the JRA approached the north Spokane nonprofit two months ago about the contract, but nothing has been finalized.
He said the center is still working on public notification, which should be issued mid-January, in compliance with Washington law.
Excelsior, 3754 W. Indian Trail Road, had a contract with the state in the late '90s to house 24 teenagers, although they weren't sex offenders. Additionally, Faltermeyer said the center has housed Level 1 offenders before, but not through JRA. The facilities are not equipped to take Level 2 or 3 offenders.
"Most of those Level 1 sex offenders are kids that are what clinically are known as sexually reactive," Faltermeyer said. "They learn interactive behaviors based on what their parents did to them."
JRA Assistant Secretary John Clayton said there has to be a public hearing process before the agency can move forward with a contract.
"We talk to a large number of different institutions around the state that are potential, but at this point we do not have any final plans," he said. "We're pretty much in the exploratory stage."
Faltermeyer said Excelsior's "mission is to connect kids to their future. These are kids that have been in the system for most of their lives and we're trying to break that cycle."
Excelsior Youth Center serves about 50 boys between ages 12 and 18. Most are on welfare. The JRA is part of the Department of Social and Health Services.
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Life & Style
Cover: Sandra's getting married to whatsisname! Or she's not! But keep guessing, Life & Style. You're bound to get it right eventually. And everybody will remember you broke the news! Like the mag that guessed there would be a third royal baby. You know the one. What's it called? Starlets? Good-ish?
Baby steps: A weird wrinkle in Katie Holmes' dress means she's carrying Jamie Foxx's love child. Well, they were definitely at the same party for 10 minutes, though they arrived and departed separately and nobody saw them together. Still, I'm sure that's enough time for conception.
Baby-baby steps: Selena Gomez ALSO had a wrinkly dress, so naturally, she's pregnant with Bieber's baby and they're getting married in Barbados and she's sad because she can't tell her family because they disapprove. Naturally.
Cover: Kate has gained SLIGHTLY more weight this pregnancy than she did with George and Charlotte. At least according to two photos of her looking thin. (Just two? OK's researchers are kind of falling down on the job here.) This means she's having twins. If true, they would be the first twins in the royal family in 700 years. If you don't count Rumi and Sir Carter, which I do, so sorry, Windsors.
Royal Wreck: Kim Kardashian is apparently scheming for a royal wedding invite. God, Kim! Aim. Lower. You can't score a playdate with Bey and Jay's kids, what makes you think you can hop across the pond for Harry and Meghan's nuptials?
Awwww!: I try not to get too attached to celebrity couples featured in the pages of Starlets and Good-ish because they rarely go the distance. But I really hope Jenny Slate and Chris Evans make it. She's just so cool and I hope Captain America endeavours to deserve her.
In Touch
Cover: Jennifer Aniston and her hipster doofus husband are off again, according to the mags. Mostly because she loves L.A. and he (correctly) prefers New York. I don't get what everybody is so concerned about. They can visit each other whenever they want, she gets a luxe mansion in California, he gets a gross hovel in NYC and nobody has to deal with anybody's weird food rules and socks on the floor. Sounds perfect!
Pregnant pause: An unflattering photo of Taylor Swift has the mags wondering if she's eating for two. Man, it would suck to be famous! You skip leg day a few times, eat a burger and forget to iron your dress and blam! You're pregnant!


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Pacific Connector Gas Pipeline, LP announced today that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has issued a certificate order approving an application to construct and operate the Pacific Connector Gas Pipeline, a 234-mile, 36-inch diameter natural gas pipeline.
The FERC has also authorized the Jordan Cove Energy Project, LP to site, construct and operate the Jordan Cove Energy LNG terminal. Combined, the proposed Jordan Cove - Pacific Connector project is designed to import and transport up to 1 billion cubic feet of natural gas per day from the liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in Coos Bay to Malin, Ore. The project will provide an additional source of natural gas supply to markets in the Pacific Northwest, northern California and northern Nevada.
"We appreciate the efforts of the FERC and other federal, state and local agencies in reviewing the application for the project," said Phil Wright, president of Williams' natural gas pipeline business. "We're committed to continuing to work with the FERC, federal, state and county permitting agencies and all of our stakeholders to build the project in a safe and reliable manner."
The order for the Jordan Cove and Pacific Connector projects is available online at www.ferc.gov. Pacific Connector and Jordan Cove originally filed their project applications with the FERC on Sept. 4, 2007. The project received a Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) from the FERC on May 1, 2009.
The proposed Jordan Cove Energy project is a state-of-the-art LNG import terminal to be located in the International Port of Coos Bay in Oregon. When built, the facility will be capable of receiving LNG supplies from specially designed marine vessels and delivering natural gas through interconnecting pipelines to the Pacific Northwest and adjacent markets.
The Pacific Connector project includes interconnects to Williams' majority-owned Northwest Pipeline near Myrtle Creek, Ore., Avista Corporation's distribution system near Shady Cove, Ore., as well as Pacific Gas and Electric Company's gas transmission system, Tuscarora Gas Transmission's system, and Gas Transmission Northwest's system, all located near Malin, Ore.
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text: « previous next » Print Pages: 1 Author Topic: AC Track Grip (Read 1826 times) Bacchulum RestrictedRacing Hero Member Posts: 2898 Karma: 83 AC Track Grip « on: July 07, 2018, 02:20:55 PM » Once upon a time, a Thursday I believe, there was a discussion between Wally, Seanus and myself about track grip.I felt the racing line had more grip while Wally and Seanus assured me it was placebo, and the track grip was homogeneous.To paraphrase, "AC's track grip is not that sophisticated".I must be missing something or I'm very susceptible to placebo.Drive the wet version of Goodwood (link below) and tell me the grip level is homogeneous.That the slippery puddles are placebo. I still believe that track grip can be variable and therefore a grippier racing line is possible. https://www.racedepartment.com/downloads/goodwood-circuit.17228/QuoteFake Wet layout is included for wet track placebo, don't be surprised that it is so slippery, 1"50 is a fast laptime at Goodwood when it is wet. Use alternative lines to get more grip, optimum lines has less grip. Pretty much first time in simracing when you'll have to search for grip in circuit Logged Bacchulum's Setups Seanus RestrictedRacing Hero Member Posts: 1214 Karma: 55 ∞+1|ℵ₀ Seanus Re: AC Track Grip « Reply #1 on: July 07, 2018, 03:27:26 PM » From what's new;.....SEPARATED PHYSICAL MESH to represent rubbered and polished tarmac on normal racing line......That's the trick.It's always been possible, only the author is the first to do so.p.s. Wet shaders have only been recently done also. « Last Edit: July 07, 2018, 03:38:15 PM by GzeroD » Logged Tell someone who doesn't regard you as an argument for compulsory sterilisation. Seanus RestrictedRacing Hero Member Posts: 1214 Karma: 55 ∞+1|ℵ₀ Seanus Re: AC Track Grip « Reply #2 on: July 07, 2018, 03:45:37 PM » SURFACE % DRY WETRoad 96 85Rubbered 97 63Purerubber 98 47Puddle NA 3 Logged Tell someone who doesn't regard you as an argument for compulsory sterilisation. Wally Administrator Hero Member Posts: 9623 Karma: 143 AC Admin Re: AC Track Grip « Reply #3 on: July 07, 2018, 06:01:59 PM » Yep, this track has separate surfaces within the visible track area, but that's not the norm. Logged "You can please some of the people all of the time, you can please all of the people some of the time, but you can't please all of the people all of the time" Print Pages: 1 « previous next » Xtreme Gaming Network / Simulation Racing Leagues / Assetto Corsa (Moderator: Wally) / AC Track Grip


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- Best of 2011
- Charity Events
- Chicago
- Cooking
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With Chef Bruno Serato
on April 06th, 2012Print This Post
Last year when I saw the clip on CNN of chef Bruno Serato for his CNN Heroes nomination, I rushed to the restaurant, the Anaheim White House in Orange County, CA, to interview the philanthropic chef and see how I could help with his foundation Caterina's Club.
So here I am now doing a GAYOT Dinner Series with him at the restaurant on April 26th to benefit the organization. Go to GAYOT.com's blog to find out all the details.
With Vinnie Malcolm
on April 03rd, 2012Print This Post
Last week, I made it to the men's paradise The Shave of Beverly Hills. I did not get to shave the owner Vinnie Malcolm, nor got a treatment: the boutique only offer services for men in an old America atmosphere, (shave, hair cuts and facials).
The only thing women can do is to buy presents for their men, which include hats from London. We are not even allowed to enter the second room of the store where men relax while being taken care of by licensed practitioners. The evening I went it was to listen to young R&B singer Tommy Johnson. Thanks Tommy, as I was able to get a full tour of the shoppe.
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With Councilmember Tom LaBonge
on April 01st, 2012Print This Post
Last night at the opening reception of the SPJ/LA 2012 Regional Conference "Best of the West" (Society of Professional Journalists), I had the pleasure to discuss with Tom LaBonge, Los Angeles councilmember district 4. I congratulated him for being so active for the city of Los Angeles!
Eating Iberico de Bellota Ham
on March 31st, 2012Print This Post
Last night when I went to Fig &Olive Melrose Place to celebrate their first anniversary, we were greeted with ham. A few words of Spanish and I was able to get more of the 100% pure breed Iberico de Bellota brought to us by the company 5J, and cut by "maestro cortador" Paco Carrasco. Hmmm, that was good (of course, it is one of the best cured ham in the world)….
Chef Pascal Lorange prepared a special menu for the occasion. See the pictures below.
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With Chef Eric Ripert
on March 29th, 2012Print This Post
After judging the Mystery Basket challenge of the 10th edition of the S.Pellegrino Almost Famous Chef competition, held a few weeks ago at The Culinary Institute of America at Greystone in St. Helena, Calif., chef Eric Ripert of Le Bernardin restaurant in New York and I are about the enter Inglenook Winery's chateau for a gala dinner.
Congratulation to Ripert as Le Bernardin restaurant has just been named of one GAYOT.com's 2012 Top 40 Restaurants in the US!
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So we'll do what I always do for blog posts when there's no internet access: post random old MSN Messenger quotes! These are like from 2007/2008.
>> You can want all you want, but if you can't, you can't
>> Jesus is indeed environmentally friendly
>> My cat seems to enjoy following me around when I'm naked
>> Start chewing rocks!
>> Aneel, why do people suck?
>> So I'm making little Leibniz/Kant political posters, 'cause I'm bored and they're cool
>> "Leibniz Kant"
>> Haha. Well. That's not so positive, is it?
>> I think stress makes me awesome at statistics
>> Well, it's my own fault, I've never masturbated
>> I'm sure all the great philosophers debated free will and determinism half-naked, it just makes more sense
>> oh, and can you think of some random household items, or really any random items… non-electric
>> You mean like spatulas and stuff?
>> God, I picked a phallic symbol…
>> "Where are my 25 credits? WHERE ARE THEY?!?"
>> College is fun except for this Locke paper
>> I feel empty inside
>> But now I have 2.90 GB of free space
>> Boobs are the first image results I get for the search "tubular" in Google Images
>> That's awesome
>> What would be even more awesome would be a site like http://www.checkoutthisgirlscaboose.com and then have full of pictures of female heads and torsos attached to real cabooses or something
>> Now I'm trying to resist finding a picture of a naked girl, a picture of a caboose, and opening Photoshop
>> We were walking to Shari's and he goes completely out of the blue, "it would be so cool to just embed glitter into the pavement on the street"
>> And I go, "what if there was a wind storm and all the glitter got picked up?"
>> Then, "what if an F5 tornado ripped through a Midwestern glitter factory and killed a bunch of people with glitter shards?"
>> And, "wait, what the hell is glitter really made of?"
>> So we decided it was made of chopped up Midwestern hicks
>> Wow, this DVD player hates life
>> It likes to sound like it's eating the DVDs
>> *nom nom nom* "Where's your director's cut now?!" *nom nom nom*
>> Hit him with the STICK, you BASTARD!"
>> I'm just so excited I can spell "vagina" using the elements
>> Oh god…it's…it's German country music…
>> If I had three puppets and Lil' Jon in my window, I'd be hyper, too
Also, it feels good to walk (for exercise) again. Tucson's too ungodly hot for walking now, plus now that I have a job I can't spend 6+ hours a day walking around the city. My cardio exercise has been confined to gunning it on the stationary bike at the Y as of late. Not that that's bad, but I have butt calluses from it and for some reason I can't zone out biking like I can when I walk. So today I went 18 miles and it felt fantastic (except for my little toes which are covered in blisters).


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The American Bankers Association will host its Real Estate Lending Conference, April 8-10 in Baltimore, focused on providing lenders with the opportunity to discover ways to build their business and expand market share in light of new regulatory realities.
This year, the conference will open with an interactive session on strategic agility presented by Kathy Pearson, president, Enterprise Learning Solutions and adjunct association professor at the Wharton School of Business.
Attendees will also hear from Fannie Mae Senior Vice President and Chief Economist Doug Duncan, who will explain the current and future factors impacting the housing market.
The conference – created by bankers for bankers – is designed to help lenders get back to the business of lending. The sessions will focus on key business decisions and compliance challenges facing lenders.
The three-day event will explore the most pressing issues with dual tracks in commercial and residential lending featuring these topics and more:
- Implementing the TILA/RESPA Integration Rule;
- Successful Lending in Today's Landscape;
- Strategic Considerations for Mortgage Servicing;
- Demystifying Low Income Housing Tax Credits;
- Trends in Commercial Real Estate;
- C&I Opportunities for Community Banks; and
- A CRE Regulatory Guidance Update.


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SCO: Clyne, Mozart and Haydn
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Prince of Clouds, a double violin concerto, plus the World Premiere of a new piece (inspired by Haydn's Symphony No 60 'Il Distratto' and also in the programme) both by SCO Associate Composer, Anna Clyne. Pekka Kuusisto (director/violin) with SCO Leader Benjamin Marquise Gilmore (violin).
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First snowfall of year descends on Beijing, temperatures drop
The season's most wide-ranging snowfall swept across North China on Friday with heavy winds and lower temperatures affecting large parts of the country, including Beijing.
The snow and sleet started on Thursday night in Qinghai and Gansu provinces in Northwest China, and are set to move eastward through wider swathes of North China, pushing the mercury down by 4 to 8 C, the National Meteorological Center said on Friday.
As much as eight millimeters of snow is likely to fall in some areas, including the Inner Mongolia autonomous region, and the provinces of Heilongjiang, Shanxi and Shaanxi, it said.
Beijing recorded its first snowflake at 2:50 pm on Friday in its northwestern Yanqing district, according to the city's weather bureau.


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House Financial Services Committee Dinner
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Richard Cordray gave his semi-annual report to Congress of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). In his testimony he said that the CFPB would draft a proposal to address a provision of…387 views
Treasury Secretary Geithner testified on the annual report of the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC), created by the Dodd-Frank financial regulations law to monitor excessive risk taking and…2,947 views
Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke testified about the Federal Reserve Board's semiannual report on monetary policy. In his remarks he said the U.S. would not slip back into recession,…4,229 views
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Ben Bernanke testified on the U.S. economic outlook for the year and the future of economic growth. Topics included inflation and unemployment, reform of Social Security and Medicare, and budget deficit…6,762 views
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Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner testified on the U.S. economy and financial stability. Among the topics addressed were mortgage refinancing, banking regulations, the work of the…619 views
Officials testified about Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) operations and proposed regulatory changes. Among the topics they addressed were the role of credit rating agencies in the…383 views
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Senior Hard Surface Character Artist
Would you like to work on some of the greatest franchises in gaming history? Certain Affinity brings an exceptionally talented group together to form the largest independent developer in Austin, Texas and opened a second studio in Toronto, Canada, in 2019. Our company culture reflects the vibrant nature of the cities we call home. This includes a commitment to our evolution, excellence, and work-life balance. Our Toronto studio will collaborate with our Austin location, and together we'll be co-developing AAA FPS games and creating our own compelling new IP.
We are seeking a talented Senior Hard Surface Character Artist to join our team and help make great games. The job will require working closely with designers and other artists to create convincing, visually stunning game characters for an unannounced AAA title. The position requires a strong sense of design mixed with videogame art production methods you must be someone that is proficient in next-gen asset creation from high res source to in-engine implementation, and who will continue to push art to the next level.
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- Receive feedback and modify work based on direction
- Collaborate with concept artists and art direction to create high-quality characters
- Work with the Art Director, the Lead Character Artist and the Character Team in technical/aesthetic problem-solving efforts
- 2+ years of experience making character art for games
- Shipped a AAA title as a character artist
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- Strong understanding of form and silhouette
- Basic knowledge of rigging and articulation
- Proficiency in Substance Painter, 3D Modeling programs such as Max, Maya, Fusion 360, Mol, ZBrush, etc.
- Solid understanding of current high-end real-time character creation
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- A desire to work in a diverse and inclusive environment
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Bizarre Atlantic City
For far too long, monsters, zombies, ghouls, freaks and goblins have roamed the Boardwalk, aimlessly searching, searching for a place to gather and tell their stories, and now, that day has come. The weird, the odd, the BIZARRE, all gather for a weekend of entertainment, education, commerce and camaraderie as we celebrate all things horror and beyond, the first weekend of its kind in the history of Atlantic City, NJ.
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Iraq Study Group Fact Sheet
1. How was the Iraq Study Group created?
The Iraq Study Group (ISG) was launched on March 15, 2006, at a meeting on Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C. It was created at the direction of a bipartisan group of members of the U.S. Congress. Representative Frank Wolf (R-VA) was the leading supporter of the group's creation. Wolf had been calling for a "fresh eyes" assessment of the situation in Iraq since the summer of 2005. From its inception, the ISG was designed to be bipartisan, and the initiative attracted broad, bipartisan support among members of the House and Senate.
- USIP press materials about the ISG can be found here.
- Congressional press materials about the ISG can be found here.
2. Was the Bush administration involved in creating the ISG?
The Bush administration was not involved in creating the ISG, but the White House welcomed it, and provided access to people, documents, and travel to Iraq. President Bush met with the ISG members on June 14, 2006, and again on November 13, 2006, and met further with the two co-chairs. The White House respected the independence of the group.
A transcript of the June 14 ISG White House meeting with President Bush can be found here.
3. What role did United States Institute of Peace play with the ISG?
Congressman Frank Wolf, who chairs the House Appropriations Subcommittee that funds the United States Institute of Peace (USIP), asked USIP to act as the facilitating agency for the ISG, with the support of the Center for the Study of the Presidency, the Center for Strategic and International Studies and the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy at Rice University.
As facilitator, USIP maintained an in-house Iraq expert committee that supported the ISG principals in their work. USIP assisted the group and its members by convening expert working groups, writing briefing papers, providing analysis, and coordinating meetings of the ISG.
4. Did the ISG have a specific mandate?
The ISG was not given a statutory mandate when it was created. However, at the direction of the ISG co-chairs, its orientation was to offer a forward-looking assessment of the current and prospective situation in Iraq, including policy suggestions and advice. Specifically, ISG members focused their review of the situation in Iraq on four broad topics:
- The strategic environment in Iraq and the region;
- The security of Iraq and key challenges to enhancing security within the country;
- Political developments within Iraq following the elections and formation of the new government;
- The economy and reconstruction.
5. Who served on the ISG?
The ISG principals were a bipartisan group of senior individuals who have had distinguished careers in public service. Its co-chairs were former Secretary of State James A. Baker, III (R) and former chairman of the House International Relations Committee Lee Hamilton (D).
The other ISG members were:
- Lawrence S. Eagleburger, former U.S. Secretary of State ;
- Vernon E. Jordan, Jr., Senior Managing Director, Lazard, Freres & Co. LLC;
- Edwin Meese, III, former U.S. Attorney General;
- Sandra Day O'Connor, former U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice;
- Leon E. Panetta, former White House Chief of Staff;
- William J. Perry, former U.S. Secretary of Defense;
- Charles S. Robb, former U.S. Senator;
- Alan K. Simpson, former U.S. Senator.
6. How was the membership chosen?
Co-chairs Baker and Hamilton were chosen by mutual agreement among the Congressional organizers, USIP, and the other supporting organizations. After being named co-chairs, Baker and Hamilton selected the remaining group members in consultation with USIP and the other supporting organizations.
7. What other experts were involved?
USIP convened expert working groups in the areas of Economy and Reconstruction; Military and Security; Political Development; and Strategic Environment. The working groups were chaired by senior USIP staff, and their membership was comprised of experts from academia, government and the private sector. The experts contributed 31 different analytical and policy papers for the study group's review. In all, 44 such experts participated pro bono to provide advice to the study group.
- A complete list of the working group membership can be found here.
8. What outside groups and individuals did the ISG consult with during this process?
ISG principals met with many current and former high-level U.S. and Iraqi government officials in Washington, Iraq and elsewhere, including President Bush, Iraqi Prime Minister Al-Maliki, as well as military officers, foreign government officials, academics, business executives and heads of civil society organizations in the U.S. and in Iraq. The ISG members met with 171 individuals over nine months. In addition, the expert working group members met with or consulted hundreds of others.
- A comprehensive list of ISG consultations can be found here. (PDF - 56KB)
9. When did the ISG issue its report?
The ISG issued its final report on December 6, 2006.
10. What recommendations did the ISG make?
The ISG made 79 specific recommendations in its final report.
- The final report can be found here.
11. To whom was the report issued?
The ISG's final report was issued first to President Bush at the White House, then to members of Congress on Capitol Hill. It was then released to the public at a press conference the morning of December 6, 2006.
12. How many reports did the ISG issue?
The ISG issued one final report.
13. What actions were taken after the report was issued?
The ISG provided recommendations that the Bush administration and Congress can use to consider the future direction of U.S. policy regarding Iraq. Actual policy decisions, of course, can only be made by the administration and Congress.


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You came into life, when life already exists and so does Buddha, Christ and Krishna.
Did they achieve, or attained perfection outside or within themselves?
If they have already attained perfection outside, than for what the world is After, and if they haven't attained the perfection, than towards which perfection, we all are driving towards life?
With life, the outside world with the body, mind and heart is a continuous process and it goes on evolving with the space and time. The human as an individual has a liberty to rise above the process of body, mind and heart and experience the life beyond the physical reality.
Once you experience the life beyond mind, the mind stops to raise any query about your existence and the life on earth, & you understand the basic functions of life, and you drive your life accordingly.
The perfection happens inside, beyond the state of personal identification with the mind, body and heart. With the perfect state, anything you do, makes the things and life better, as you come out of the natural process or natural laws of life.
"The whole idea of life that needs to be understood from within, is that, life is, was and always perfect with all its different shades and colors, & all the adjustment has to be made inside."
From the start to the end of the day, no matter what kind of situation you are into, keep your attention on your perception, and not on spending energy on changing the outside situation or people. This will lessen your efforts, and you develop better understanding towards different situations and events of life.
The failure in life is to keep rolling in the outside world, for meaning, purpose, goal and attainment with life. But the more you move in the outside world, the more failure you experience. Its not necessary either you have, what you attain in the outside world. What's really important is, how long that happiness can sustain in your life.
"Working on your body, mind and heart is the biggest experiment, you can ever do with your life, and no person has failed while working on himself."
Although, he may have received a little, but this little might have enough to bring all the satisfaction and contentment with life. Imagine the person who has an understanding to work on himself, that means to sharpen his axe, before chopping the woods, cannot be fit enough, to fulfill his outside needs and desire's of life.
The more you grow and expand from inside, the more it reflects in the outside world. Your thoughts, ideas, images, feelings, emotions and efforts depends upon, the way you perceive the world.
"If you perceive the world with all the bright colors, its natural for you to carry the colorful images for life inside, and bring it in the outside world."
This is not applicable only for the highly intellect souls, but anyone who begins to experiment with his life, start to see the beauty of life in all the different situations, and experiences of life.
When you are deeply connected from within, it's easier to connect with the dots of life, and create the most beautiful picture of life, out of it. The problems in life arise, when your inner dots of life are less in order. All the planning, scheduling and mind-mapping with life, is to bring the inner dots together, so that you can visualize the perfect picture of life, and work your way out, for the future.
All the achievements with the outside life remains imperfect, if you haven't achieved the perfection inside, during the entire process of life. All the happening of events, situations, and experiences of life can work in two ways. Either you make the best use of them, to get the perfection inside, while learning and understanding different aspects of life, or you live life in a way, where it can take you far away from your original source, looking for fulfillment, in the little desire's of life.
The life remains fresh every moment and each moment gives you the scope of getting better and improve upon life. With life everything serve for your inner growth, to bring you closer to the source. Be it your desire's, relationships, wealth, creativity or anything that you come up in the outside world.
When you realize your source, out of understanding and experience, you come from the perfect state in to this moment, and no matter whatsoever the outside situation seems like, you use your higher intelligence, to bring the best out of it.
Your outside efforts and the result out of it, reflects your inner state. When you give the best of your inner ability, you get the best in the outside world, and once you know the art to get the things done in a right way, than you don't crave for anything in this world, but if the need be arise in the moment, you utilize all your crafts and skills and practice it to the point, to get what you want out of life.
Once you start living from the source, nothing binds you, of this life. When nothing binds you, either your work or relationships, its easier to give everything to life without attachment, and use the result of it, for the good of others.
"When your perspective is to see the best out of life every moment, you carry certain kind of joy every moment, & with this joy the change starts to happen, and the things begins to move."
With the inner clarity, no matter how the outside complexity seems like, but you can still connect the right dots inside, and bring the best solution to the situation of life. The struggle with life increases, when your efforts only remains to clear the things from outside, and you allow the inner world, to remain untouched.
Well its true, unless you can connect with your inner world, the best way, is to keep on finding the solution outside, but as soon as you see, the life gets better with your outside effort, you can experiment connecting with your inner world, to take a leap, both in the inside as well as outside world.
With the inner transcendence, you can make impossible, possible and you can do things that you have never imagined or expected from yourself. Not only that, but once you learn to move from inside out, anything or everything that you achieve comes out of understanding.


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You don't have to be a hardcore gardening enthusiast to become the grateful recipient of a few cool tools. Even novice green thumbs will be inspired to grow things all year long when they unwrap the items on this gift list.
If you're in the mood to give a little GIY (green-it-yourself) motivation, you'll soon discover these gadgets aren't like the ones you'd find in your father's tool shed. We've got some surprising -- and surprisingly handy -- ideas for helping your lawn or garden thrive. These gifts are so engaging, it may be hard to give them away. See what we mean, next.
Garden Tools for the DIYer
This year, you could wrap up a suite of standard garden tools, like a trowel, fork and pruner. Or you could give a high-tech weed assassin. The Rittenhouse Electro Weeder uses heat to obliterate weeds. The tool's ceramic tip heats to a whopping 400 degrees Fahrenheit (200 degrees Celsius); simply push the tip into a weed and proffer a death sentence that reaches all the way to a weed's roots.
Likewise, you can't go wrong with garden gloves. We prefer Ethel for its lovely patterns and Atlas for its precision fit. In fact, Atlas gloves were initially designed for industrial workers who needed not only gloves, but ones that allowed them to position minute materials.
If the vintage garden marker at Anthropologie were a suitor, we'd have eloped by now. We just can't resist the charm of repurposed silverware that's been etched with a word like "parsley" or "lavender." Not only does it bring order to our garden, but an inspired dash of whimsy, as well.
Better still are the Anthropologie's seed bombs. If you're into guerilla gardening (and who isn't?), these soil and seed balls can simply be thrown into one's yard or garden -- no need to dig a hole -- and wildflowers will begin to grow. The seed mixtures are region specific, they're designed to attract butterflies and birds, and they even come in a cat-friendly version with catnip.
For all the good eggs on your list, opt for "egglings." When cracked open, these ceramic eggs from Red Envelope reveal organic soil and ready-to-grow seeds. Soon, there will be strawberry, mint and petunia plants growing from these unique windowsill containers.
If you're ready to thrill a serious yard master, check out the ideas on the next page.
Yard Tools for the DIYer
Once you move from garden to yard, the toys get bigger -- and come with more serious firepower. Before you spring for a snow blower or tree trimmer, however, consider a gift that brings together this elusive triad: lawn maintenance, golf and a few good laughs. What more could you want from a yard tool?
Hammacher Schlemmer's weed-whacking golf driver is a club that looks like an over-sized driver. But it has a secret panel that, with the push of a button, reveals a working grass trimmer. Sure to make your swing out of the rough go down in history, it's also a good motivator for those who'd rather be hitting the links instead of the lawn care.
For a new take on a classic tool, consider the Hula-Ho. This hoe, shaped like a saddle stirrup, uses a self-sharpening blade to slice through roots below the soil line. The blade wiggles (hence the "hula" in its name) as it cuts through roots without displacing the soil. Pair it with the innovative Snap!Bagger, and your gift selections will remain popular from spring to fall. The Snap!Bagger holds a leaf bag open so you can scoop piled leaves into it -- in one swift motion.
Of course, you could opt for a more artful take on yard tools -- especially when it comes to outdoor pot stands. An iron pot stand with alligator or stork feet offers a Tim Burton-esque twist, and something that surely won't be replicated by other gift givers.
If you'd rather offer a way to solve an age-old tool storage dilemma, we've got stylish options, next.
Lawn and Garden Tool Organization and Storage
Organizational aids -- you know, all those buckets, bins and hooks -- only work if they're part of a larger system that makes sense. Even if you've got the best storage bin on the planet, if it's not located where you need it, you won't reap the benefits. So unless you really understand the organization needs of a gift recipient, consider a gift card to a retailer with lawn and garden storage systems.
That said, there are still a few neat and orderly gifts that simply make sense -- no matter what a person's organizational challenges. We like the Macbeth Collection's tool caddy as much for its good looks as its helpful nature.
Use a cutlery organizer to store and organize small tools. It's a great way to make a drawer full of tools less messy. Plus, the days of reaching blindly into a drawer and having your finger poked with a random pruner will be a distant memory. Just make the cutlery organizer part of your garden tool gift, wrapping it with the tools and all.
An old-fashioned Caldrea galvanized steel bucket in cheery yellow is a great way to decoratively store garden hand tools. Simply fill it with sand and linseed oil to protect the tools when not in use. Likewise, the container itself can become part of the gift. Simply fill it with a few tools, top it with tulle and a bow.
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- Anthropologie. "Vintage Garden Markers." (Nov. 15, 2010) Anthropologie.com. http://www.anthropologie.com/anthro/catalog/productdetail.jsp?subCategoryId=HOME-GARDEN-ACCESSORIES&id=973835&catId=HOME-GARDEN&pushId=HOME-GARDEN&popId=HOME&sortProperties=&navCount=10&navAction=top&fromCategoryPage=true&selectedProduct>
- Anthropologie. "Seed Bombs." (Nov. 15, 2010) http://www.anthropologie.com/anthro/catalog/productdetail.jsp?id=073025&parentid=BAYNOTE
- Ethel Gloves. "Ethel Gloves." (Nov. 15, 2010)http://www.ethelgloves.com/
- Family Handyman. "Savvy Home Tool Storage." (Nov. 15, 2010) http://www.familyhandyman.com/DIY-Projects/Home-Organization/Tool-Storage/savvy-home-tool-storage#step1
- Hammacher Schlemmer. "The Weed Wacking Golf Driver." (Nov. 15, 2010) http://www.hammacher.com/Product/79148?promo=Outdoor-Living-Garden-Lawn&catid=171
- Red Envelope. "Egglings." (Nov. 15, 2010) http://gifts.redenvelope.com/plants/egglings-25816703?viewpos=67&trackingpgroup=YouMayAlsoLike&REF=REDSRCHgoogkwd_gift+garden+tool_b&PRID=SRCHribbonlad
- Reid, Diana. "Who Invented the Garden Rake?" GardenGuides.com. (Nov. 15, 2010)http://www.gardenguides.com/132086-invented-garden-rake/
- Rittenhouse. "Electro Weeder." (Nov. 15, 2010) http://www.rittenhouse.ca/asp/Product.asp?PG=2197
- The Macbeth Collection. "Tool Caddy." (Nov. 15, 2010) http://www.themacbethcollection.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_


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The potential for
commercial gas exploitation from deeply buried shale beneath the Karoo is now
well recognized. At the same time, serious socio-economic anxiety has emerged
among community stakeholders about the consequences of mining this relatively
new energy resource. However, fundamental issues in both scientific and social
arenas cannot be addressed with confidence because there is a great lack of
scientific knowledge about their bottom-line issues:
To answer the first question, it is likely that
expensive exploration programmes will be undertaken by international energy
companies. Recently (September 2012) the SA Government has lifted their
moratorium on exploration for this unconventional gas, and it is known that
exploration programs will start soon (early 2013).
It is expected that
this exploration phase will last at least 5 years, which will include
environmental impact assessments, shallow and deep penetrating geophysics, and
up to 9 deep drill holes. If successful, follow-up experiments will need to be
undertaken to determine if the gas can be economically extracted. This will
require deep horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing techniques, also
referred to as fracking. But for the time being, a moratorium remains in place
on fracking experiments. There is therefore perhaps a ca. 5 year window of
opportunity to gain an understanding of the deep geology and hydrogeology of
the Karoo, and use it to establish a forensic base-line across the Karoo
without which question 2 cannot be
addressed accurately. Without such a base-line, underpinned by a good
understanding of the geology/hydrogeology, any contamination or destruction of
groundwater- and eco-systems related to fracking cannot be proven beyond
reasonable doubt, rendering litigation around externality costs of exploitation
of the gas almost impossible (issues around question
AEON will use the
window of opportunity (2013-2018) to:
Maximise our
understanding of the geology and hydrogeology in the Eastern Cape
Use that understanding
to initiate and complete targeted ground water baseline studies in a Pilot
Areas around the first drill sites, for roll-out to other areas once the Pilot
Area is successfully established;
Build ground water
monitoring capacity in local communities and municipalities through
collaborative monitoring and open, transparent data analyses and
Establish a centre of
excellence at NMMU in ground water research, teaching and network weaving;
Establish an NMMU
Diploma in Ground Water Monitoring to provide a recognised qualification for
NMMU-trained community ground water monitoring technicians
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Via The Washington Post, an article on the new Call of Duty League:
One of the world's most popular video game franchises is launching a revamped competitive series today featuring 12 city-based franchises and 13 regular season tournaments that will be held in the U.S., Canada, France and the United Kingdom. It is also facing a series of significant questions that stand to impact everything from league profitability to how players engage with a constantly-changing game. This uncertainty is a risk for the restructured esports property that required owners to purchase franchise rights for a reported $25 million per team.
Activision Blizzard's Call of Duty League marks a new era for the realistic first-person shooter — one which now aligns it with the franchise model of the most popular esports leagues in the United States, the League Legends League Championship Series and Overwatch League, which also feature traditional sports leagues-like features, such as all star games and slick live productions.
The first tournament will begin Friday night at The Armory, an 8,400 seat venue that was once home to the Minnesota Lakers, before they moved to Los Angeles. However, as the season begins, fundamental questions remain, and novel ones have arisen. As of Friday morning, there had been no announcement as to a broadcast or streaming partner for the league. Call of Duty pro players were openly lamenting the timing of a game update that addressed several of their big complaints, but which took effect just days before the season's start, altering the mechanics and conditions in which they'd trained for the past several months. Even beyond this weekend, there will be a lingering question of how the league's new travel schedule — a series of tournaments hosted by each of the franchises in their home market — will impact players and the league's commentators and broadcast talent. Perhaps most important of all, given the pivot to city/region-based franchises, will be whether teams will be able to attract local followings and sponsorships — a pivotal question also facing the Activision Blizzard-run Overwatch League this year.
The most striking developments for those gathered in Minnesota for the launch and longtime esports observers online was that no broadcast deal was announced Thursday and a last minute "patch," which changed the game's dynamics.
Matches will be streamed on Twitch and via the Call of Duty League website this weekend, but there was no formal announcement of a partnership with Twitch, as there had been with the 2018 launch of the Overwatch League.
Ambiguity has been a hallmark of CDL since it was announced in 2018, with esports organizations, players, and fans left with a dearth of information following the conclusion of the CDL's predecessor, the Call of Duty World League, last August.
Such issues are not insignificant to the league, despite being the top selling game in the U.S. in nine of the past 11 years, according to NPD Group, the competitive scene has long struggled to gain substantial viewership, lagging far behind other top esports titles such as League of Legends.
Working in the league's favor is the fact that it will feature teams that bring both deep esports experience as well as traditional sports knowledge. Call of Duty mainstays such as FaZe Clan, Optic Gaming and Envy will be represented, though last year's champs, eUnited, and 100 Thieves, did not purchase franchise rights for the new version of the league.
The league commissioner is Johanna Faries, who assumed the role in 2018 after nearly 12 years working for the National Football League, an experience she called "a blessing."
Faries said she believes the Call of Duty League represents a form of entertainment that has the potential to attract new fans and offer them something more than what traditional sports is able to provide.
"There is something intuitively appealing to how Call of Duty is played, it's so watchable … you drop into a match and you understand what these teams are trying to do," she said. "Call of Duty is a juggernaut franchise that enables innovation and in-game opportunities that frankly go farther than traditional sports can stretch."
Specifically, Faries pointed to the ability to create, "virtual experiences and real-world experience at scale and the ability to establish a global league out of the gates."
As an example of the kinds of innovation that is possible, Faries said that the League worked directly with developers to create new camera angles so that fans could follow action more easily.
But other kinds of in-game tinkering have been more controversial. After fielding complaints from players for months, Infinity Ward, the developer of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, the version of the game used for league play this year, released a patch that addressed many of the most pressing issues, including reducing the effectiveness of slide canceling, a move where a player goes into a slide and then pulls up (cancels the slide) thereby gaining better aim.
"We pretty much finally got the patch we wanted, but the timing could not be worse," Minnesota Rokkr player Justin "SILLY" Fargo-Palmer, 24, said Thursday. The Rokkr is co-owned by digital marketing and entrepreneurship guru Gary Vaynerchuk and the Minnesota Vikings' Wilf family through its WISE Ventures.
"[The game] is completely different now," Fargo-Palmer said, explaining that patches "can literally make a team that would win go to last place" by adding a degree of randomness to the game. Changes of this kind are common in esports leagues, but the timing of the change is what most aggravated the CDL's players, according to conversations Thursday.
Regarding the patch, Faries said, "We are in active conversations with our players daily. … To take Call of Duty League to the next level, it takes time." Faries also noted that short term turbulence might be necessary for long term gains.
Fargo-Palmer said several bugs were also created by this latest patch, one of which is that the speed of capturing an objective does not increase when all five players are holding it, as would normally happen. He said teams will simply have to work around it.
How those immediate issues play out will be witnessed this weekend, but on the horizon remains the issue of added travel, something some see as a positive development for the league, while others are wary of the increased burden after most Call of Duty World League matches were held last year in Columbus, Ohio, with major tournaments held elsewhere. This season, tournaments will be held in each team's city at least once. Except for the launch weekend, where all teams will compete, tournaments will host eight teams split into to groups. The top two teams from each group will then advance to the Sunday finals.
"I like going around for a few days a time, you get to explore a little bit," said Fargo-Palmer. "I'm a little upset we don't go to Paris or London."
On the home front, in addition to fan attendance, another bellwether for the league's ultimate success is how well teams are able to attract local sponsorships — something which has been elusive for esports orgs historically, owing to their location-agnostic natures. Changing that paradigm is at the core of Activision Blizzard's esports strategy and will be on display both in the Call of Duty and Overwatch League this year.
According to Brett Diamond, COO of the Rokkr, the team has secured two deals from local companies, including a car dealership and a cellphone company.
Yesterday, the league announced it had secured sponsorship from PlayStation 4 and Mountain Dew, both sponsors in previous years, as well as gaming peripheral companies Scuf and ASTRO.
Even as many questions remain to be answered ahead of the start of play, Fargo-Palmer said it, "feels awesome" to be a part of the league and has high hopes for the year.
"We absolutely have to win a championship," he said. That quest for Fargo-Palmer and the rest of the league begins Friday.


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It's April, I'm in Fredericksburg, Texas, and it's hot and windy.
In another part of the state, 300 miles northeast, tornado conditions are building. It's fine here, however, if you're used to Texas weather. It's high noon, and I'm standing just outside the Fritztown Cinema. I'm nervous and windblown and the sun is at that Texas temperature where you'll be okay if you walk slowly, but don't push your luck.
Our screening is tomorrow. Our short documentary The Texas Sun has now appeared at two film festivals. It will go on, after this one, to five more Texas fests. From its premiere (Thin Line Film Festival, in Denton) to its finale (Deep in the Heart Film Festival, in Waco) it will be on a circuit of small Texas film festivals for exactly one year.So go and read the entire article.


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Not to throw a wet blanket on the burning peat moss, but The PubScout has a better idea (though it, too, may be far from new). Let's have the followers of the PubScout's blog do the picking.
That's right. Beer is not an elite beverage, reserved only for the gods and beerscribes. It's the drink of the average joe, and nobody knows what the average joe likes better than Joe himself.
So, Joe, try some winter beers between now and December 13, and send your selections to me at email@example.com. Include a brief statement (50 words) as to why this beer will be one of your Christmas favorites. Of course, using the four senses in your descriptions will help us all to decide if we're buying or trying your choice. And one general guideline is that your choice SHOULD be, as near as possible, a beer that qualifies as a "Winter" beer. That includes tripels and quadrupels as well as stouts, spiced beers, blends, lambics, barleywines and others. Experiment, explore and explain!
If your choice makes the bloglist, to be published starting December 14, you've got a beer coming on The PubScout. We'll arrange to meet, either en masse or singly, and quaff and toast the Advent, the Holiday Season and the coming New Year.
(Since the Mayans say this is the last one we'll celebrate, we might as well do it up.)


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Is subsurface life possible on Titan (Saturn's moon) ?
Temperatures on the surface are way too low to sustain any life (<-150 degrees Celcius) but since there is some tectonic activity, I was wondering if there could be some oasis of life deep under the surface.
Is it realistic to imagine that it could reach complex multicellular stage, possibly sentient?


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I have been meaning to rework my Crochet Baby Moccasins for a while now. In fact, this is the second time I have reworked them (the original post is here). I just couldn't get it right. They fall flat on Facebook and Pinterest and I knew they needed some sort of fix. I inquired about how to make them better in my Facebook group (and in my newsletter) and I got a lot of really great suggestions. If you gave me some ideas, thank you very much! Sometimes it's hard to see the forest through the trees. Quite frankly, these Oka Crochet Moccasins turned out compelely different than the original, but hopefully they will be something that you will swoon over ;)
Aren't those little tassels just adorable? Using embroidery floss was a stroke of genius that hit me last night while I was falling asleep. They turned out perfect, and really gives these crochet moccasins a classic look.
Also, I updated my basic baby shoe soles for the last time ( hopefully!). I've made a few tweaks over the years but I think this last fix has finally perfecting the design to my liking. It fixes the weird bump on the bottom of the heel and it also puts the seam directly up the back of the shoe instead of on the side. I won't be updated the older posts (at least not in the immediate future) but any new baby shoe designs from here on out will have this new sole design.
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– F Hook
– Medium Weight Yarn in two colors (Caron Simply Soft)
– Darning Needle
– Embroidery Floss(optional)
Abbreviations: US Terms
Ch – chain
Sc – single crochet
Dc – Double Crochet
Hdc – Half Double Crochet
Sl st – Slip Stitch
St – stitch
BLO – Back Loops Only
Gauge: (the sole is the gauge, so use the sole length as your guide. Go up or down a hook size to achieve the proper size.
3-6 months (3.75″)
Baby Moccasin Body:
Ch 11.
1. Work 2 sc in 2nd ch from hook. Sc in next 4 chs. Hdc in next ch. Dc in next 3 chs. Work 7 dc in last ch. Working across the opposite side of the chain: Dc in next 3 chains. Hdc in next ch. Sc in next 4 chs. 2 sc in last ch, same space as the first 2 sc. Join with a sl st. (27 sts)
2. Ch 1. Work 2 sc in next 2 sts. Sc in next 9 sts. Work 2 sc in next 5 sts. Sc in next 9 sts. Work 2 sc in last 2 sts. (36 sts)
3. Ch 1. *Sc in next st, work 2 sc in next st* work 2 times. Sc in next 9 sts. *Sc in next st, 2 sc in next st* work 5 times. Sc in next 9 sts. *Sc in next st, work 2 sc in next st* work 2 times. Join with a sl st. (45 sts)
Join 2nd color
4. In BLO, Ch 1. Sc in each st around. (45 sts)
5. Ch 1. Sc in each st around. Join with a sl st. (45 sts)
6. Sc 16. Sc2tog. Sc in next 9 sts. Sc2tog. Sc in next 16 sts. Join with a sl st. (43 sts) Tie off.
Starting in 33st st of round 6, join 2nd color.
7. – 8. Ch 1. Sc in same st. Sc 21. Turn. (22 st)
9. Ch 1. Sc2tog. Sc in next 18 sts. Sc2tog. Turn. (20 sts)
10. Ch 1. Sc in same st. Sc in next 19 sts. Turn (20 sts)
11. Ch 1. Sc2tog. Sc in next 16 sts. Sc2tog. Turn. (18 st)
Join 1st color
12. – 13. Ch 1. Sc in each st aross. (18 st)
Leave a long tail.
Moccasin Toe flap:
Ch 3.
1.Work 2 sc in 2nd ch from hook. 2 sc in last st. Turn(4 sts)
2.Ch 1. 2 sc in same st. Sc 2. 2 sc in last st. Turn.(6 sts) 3. -15. Ch 1. Sc in same st. Sc 5. Turn.(6 sts)
Join 2nd color.
16. – 21. Ch 1. Sc in same st. Sc 5. Turn.(6 sts)
22. Join 1st color.
Ch 1. Sc in same st. Sc 5. Turn. (6 sts)
(this next step will work a border around the flap. Turn your piece 90 degrees clockwise. Work 2 more sts in the last st, making 3 total and forming a corner. Work a neat row of sc down the side of the flap. Work 2 sc at the right side of the curved top of the flap. Sc 2. 2 sc in the other side of the curved top. Sc up the other side of the flap. Sl st with the first st of row 21.
Crochet Moccasin Construction:
To add the flap to the baby moccasin, pin the round top of the flap to the round toe of the shoe. Thread a length of the yarn on your darning needle and sew the flap in place, using a running stitch (The top colored part of the flap will fold down).
Finish by weaving a length of yarn loosely in and out around the top, and tying in a bow on the outside side.
You can tie the yarn in front, but the tassel really give these crochet moccasins the perfect finishing touch, don't you think?
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A testament to collaborative passions and positive graft :)
Working with a small team of dedicated designers and developers we produced this ground breaking game... It was a pure labour of love that we made or fun in our own time!
The game went viral hours after its launch. There wasn't a punter out there who didn't want to slap one or all of these mugs hard in the face! ha ;oP
Hitting headlines and generating massive amouts of free press for Albion the game featured on National and International news channels around the world.
Production of the game was a cheap and cheerful event - Beer / Pizza / Tunes = Good Times
We brought suits into the props room and shot all the action - Jason the MD as Brown, then yours truely playing Cameron and Benny Heath rocks the Clegg swerve.
Once video was shot we masked out our heads and replaced them with found stock images of our 3 very slappable protagonists. Flash was the tool of choice as it gave us best flexibility to work Jons magic into the build.
Our action were carefully choreographed obviously - slapping each others faces . Each character has a regular hit reaction and a second, swing punch swerver round reaction. We'd had plans incorporated a jab punch but unfortunately ran right out of time.
During the three debates, almost 5.5 million slaps were counted as people used the Slapometer to register their opinion on the leaders' performances 'live'.
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I will give everything away
and weep my passion
like a lost child
in a forgotten tale.
– from Minor Song, Lorca
If I were to invent my own language, my word for sad would be lorca. It has a melancholy sound that suits the plaintive tone I would wish the word to embody. In my language, if you say a word, the important thing will be to really feel the word as I intend you to feel and understand it.
Sonnet of the Sweet Complaint
Never let me lose the marvel
of your statue eyes or the accent
that by night the solitary rose of your breath
places on my cheek.
I'm afraid to be on this shore
a trunk without limbs, and what I most regret
is not to have flower, pulp or clay
for the worm of my suffering.
If you are my hidden treasure,
if you are my cross and my wet sorrow,
if I am the dog of your dominion,
do not let me lose what I have won
and adorn the waters of your river
with leaves of my alienated autumn.
– Federico García Lorca
In Collected Poems of Federico García Lorca revised bilingual edition edited by Christopher Maurer there are hundreds of poems by this delicate poet. His use of imagery (bright crowd of the winds…) is breathtaking as in the last stanzas of the poem Weathervane, his lorca, is mine, and he will break my heart one line at a time, but generously restore the spark word by word:
Things that go away never return-
everybody knows that.
And in the bright crowd of the winds
there's no use complaining!
Am I right, poplar, teacher of the breeze?
There's no use complaining!
Without any wind
– Look sharp!-
Turn, heart.
Turn, my heart.
The celebrated Spanish poet's work has the rare veracity of timelessness. He lived from 1898 to 1936, I actually rechecked the dates on the bio after I read one poem, because there is nothing stuffy or old fashioned in his use of language, or in his exposed vulnerability. There is no indication from his poems that he is separated from us by time or culture. At just under one thousand pages this is quite the tomb to haul around for a breath of words to sooth one's soul, but it is worth its weight, and then some.
And if we're tricked by love?
Who will inspire us
if we're sunk by dusk
in the true knowledge
of Good that might not exist
and Evil that beats close by?
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It has been nearly two years since this video of a dog seemingly attempting to "cover" a fish with water first went viral. (watch video on last page)
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Documentary Recommendation: Zaza Rising
Guest Blogger - November 29, 2018
Zaza Rising, a short documentary about a women-run bakery in Rwanda, reminds viewers why the world must continually fight for the futures of women everywhere.
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December 4th is the world premiere of Imba Means Sing a film that documents the members of the African Children's Choir as they travel, inspire, and reach for their dreams. #imbameanssing


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I have never even thought to make Eclairs before. Then I went to a meeting last week where some of the ladies were talking about making them and I decided I needed to try. They are easy, but time consuming. I made a homemade vanilla pudding to go inside and topped them with a rich chocolate glaze. They were SO GOOD. I didn't even try to take a pretty picture. We were all too excited to eat them.
Monday, September 12, 2011
2 comments:
- Emmy said...
Stop! You're trying to make me owe $- it is too late for me to have a snack tonight.
- September 12, 2011 at 10:29 PM
- Mimi said...
Wow...they look great! I love the homemade pudding too!
- September 13, 2011 at 8:20 AM
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