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March 18, 1999
KALAMAZOO--An open house where high school and community college students can do everything from tour the Student Recreation Center to visit a residence hall is scheduled for Saturday, March 20, at Western Michigan University.
"Gold Pride Preview," WMU's largest on-campus recruitment event, is expected to draw between 2,000 and 3,000 students and their parents to Schneider Hall.
High school juniors and seniors and community college transfer students admitted to WMU have been invited. WMU is focusing in particular on juniors, since many are already in the process of making the decision about where to attend college.
"Previously, students didn't think seriously about college until they were seniors," said Jeorge Fierro, assistant director of admissions and coordinator of the event. "Now, they're thinking about these decisions during their junior year. Research indicates that they may not have decided exactly where they're going to college by the end of their junior year, but they have decided where they're applying by that time."
The seniors and transfer students have been invited so they have a chance to become more familiar with campus before summer orientation.
Registration for the event will run from 9 to 9:30 a.m. Beginning at 9:30 a.m., participants will be able to acquaint themselves with WMU's academic programs and student services by attending four 30-minute informational sessions. Each of WMU's academic colleges will be represented as well as many other offices, including financial aid, admissions, residence halls, student life and academic support programs.
From 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., students and their parents will be able to tour such facilities as academic buildings, health and human services clinics, laboratories, performing arts venues, the Student Recreation Center, Waldo Library, residence halls and, if they drive themselves, the aviation complex in Battle Creek.
"The format is designed to give students and parents a better feel for what WMU has to offer by actually going out to the facilities that house those programs and talking with WMU students and faculty members," said Fierro. "All the students need to do is plan out their day to experience as much as they want."
In addition to participating in "Gold Pride Preview," students interested in WMU may tour the campus Mondays through Thursdays and on selected Fridays and Saturdays. They also may attend a fall on-site admissions program, which allows those bringing their transcripts and completed applications to find out the same day whether or not they have been admitted.
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Tagged: a foggy foggy dew
'A Foggy Foggy Dew' a song about Depression?
This is a really old song, in fact the earliest known account is from a broadside from the Samuel Pepys collection:
"The frightened Yorkshire damsel" dated 1689 about a girl being frightened into a mans bed by a ghost (his mate wearing a white sheet, luring her into his friends bedroom) or a monster, which goes under various names: bug-a-boo, bogilmaroo, and bogle bo. Bogey is the modern usage; perhaps the derivative of the 'Bogey man'?
Another interpretation suggested by Robert Graves is perhaps it's link to the Black plague, rife in Europe between 1346 and 1353.
James Reeves in 'The Idiom of the People', 1958, pp. 45-57. concludes that 'foggy dew' signifies virginity or chastity, and that in that version the girl's sudden agitation was caused by an overwhelming desire for the young man.
As well as many interpretation and like most traditional folk songs being of the people and for the people, there are also many variations of melody and lyric, which influence any thoughts on the relative meaning, and I would like to put forward my own view based on the version that we sing below, which is that the phrase 'foggy dew' is in fact symbolic for depression or anxiety, which even today is renounced by many as trivial and not a genuine.
Please let me know what you think and indeed, if you have any more variations on the story…
Watch us perform A Foggy Foggy Dew here: https://youtu.be/SFcEwzKmRSA
When I was a bachelor, I liv'd all alone
I worked at the weaver's trade
And the only, only thing that I did that was wrong
Was to woo a fair young maid.
I wooed her in the wintertime
Part of the summer, too
And the only, only thing that I did that was wrong
Was to keep her from the foggy, foggy dew.
One night she knelt close by my side
When I was fast asleep.
She threw her arms around my neck
And she began to weep.
She wept, she cried, she tore her hair
Ah, me! What could I do?
So all night long I held her in my arms
Just to keep her from the foggy foggy dew.
Again I am a bachelor, I live with my son
We work at the weaver's trade.
And every sing time I look into his eyes
He reminds me of that fair young maid.
He reminds me of the wintertime
Part of the summer, too,
And the many, many times that I held her in my arms
Just to keep her from the foggy, foggy, dew.

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This WIMW also combines two Pinterest finds into one. The first are these super cute yarn pom dandelions. The second Pinterest find are these gorgeous painted vases.
I found a bunch of vases at the thrift store ranging from .25 cents to $1 buck.
I also chose to mix blue + pink for the largest vase. I love the cotton candy look!
I made the white dandelions super tight. But then I made larger, fluffier versions with a multi-colored yarn.
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The Capital School District Board of Education honored the Dover High and Central Middle school students named to the 2013 Delaware All-State band, ensemble and choir during the board's recognition ceremony held at the outset of Wednesday night's meeting.
The Capital School District Board of Education honored the Dover High and Central Middle school students named to the 2013 Delaware All-State band, ensemble and choir during the board's recognition ceremony held at the outset of Wednesday night's meeting.
The Delaware Music Educators Association, a body of professional music educators, organizes the annual All-State programs for students who are involved in their school music programs.
The prestigious honor begins with seventh graders.
Among those honored Wednesday night were Dover seniors Trevor Thomas, a percussionist, and Harlie Norquest, who plays the French horn.
"As a musicians, it's something we all sort of work up to – to be able to play at a level beyond our school," Thomas said. "To be able to make All-State Ensemble and be able to play with musicians like us from any other school is a great opportunity. We're all excited about that. And the fact that the school board supports us is even better."
Norquest appreciated the recognition from the Capital School District during a time when funding had been cut for arts program in the wake of the Great Recession.
"It's great to know that Dover High School's and the Capital School District's program is still alive and still going," she said.
Also among those honored Wednesday night was Dover senior Anisa Adkins, who earned the sixth All-State Choir selection, the maximum. This year, she was honored with an All-State Senior Choir selection.
"It's nice to be recognized for something that you hard for every year," Adkins said. "They talk about sports and other things. But it's nice to be recognized for music, which is what I really like to do."
The All-State selections never get old, Adkins said.
"I'm going to miss it next year," she said. "I won't get to do it because I'll be in college [the University of Maryland]."
However, her brother Christian, a Dover sophomore, and sister, Kristen, a Central Middle eighth grader, will be trying to repeat as All-State musicians. Kristen Adkins, like her sister, made All-State Chorus for the second year in a row while Christian Adkins made All-State Jazz Ensemble.
"It makes you feel like you're a part of something bigger than yourself," Kristen Adkins said.
Christian Adkins said he liked the way All-State Ensemble taught him things beyond what he had learned at school.
"It gives you something to work toward," he said.
Dover High senior Cesar Martinez was honored with an All-State Senior Choir selection, which followed up his All-State Junior Choir selection in 2012. He was glad to see the school board honor "a pretty good arts program."
"It's such a wonderful experience," Martinez said. "I wish I had done it the other four years. It's so awesome that you can meet other kids who do what you do and meet different directors from all over the nation to get these different points of view on music."
When asked how music had helped them as students in general, Anisa Adkins said she noticed that nine out of the top 10 students at Dover had been involved in music.
"I don't know if that has anything to do with it, but it helps with work ethic, I think, definitely," she said. "To keep going over the same two little measures is a pain sometimes. But if you apply that same work ethic to your classroom you'll do great."
Indeed, Norquest said music had made her more analytical in nature.
"Music is one of the hardest things you can do," she said. "And I feel like if you can read music and you can play music really well you can do almost anything. If music gives you that confidence, then you pretty good grades in your other subjects."
All-State Junior Band
Mira Prisco
All-State Senior Band
Adam Heilman
John Nixon
Harlie Norquest
Trevor Thomas
All-State Jazz Ensemble
Christian Adkins
John Nixon
All-State Orchestra
Abigail Jawahar
Trevor Thomas
All-State Junior Choir
Kristen Adkins
Sheridan Bryan
Alyssa Perez
Lamont Pierce
Nancy Sankoh
All-State Women's Choir
Anisa Adkins
Sarian Sankoh
All-State Senior Choir
Olivia Giglio
Courtney Lyons
Cesar Kailani Martinez
Joseph Slayton
Note: Students are from Dover High School and Central Middle School. Selections are for 2013.


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Racing has never seen anyone like Sebastian Vettel
Feel free to point out that he often seems to be the beneficiary of incredibly good luck. While I don't have any statistical data to confirm or refute such a notion, it does seem Sebastian Vettel enjoys his fair share of good fortune, particularly relative to his fun-loving Aussie Red Bull Racing teammate Mark Webber.
Also, don't forget to remind everyone Vettel's engineer at Red Bull Racing so happens to be Adrian Newey, the greatest aerodynamicist of this, or any, era. Again, you won't get any pushback.
Now, I would offer that the driver in Formula One is often thought to be instrumental in developing the car in conjunction with the team. I'd likewise note that the opportunity to drive the best car is usually afforded the best drivers, for obvious reasons.
Yet, for some reason, many seem determined to shower praise upon anyone and/or anything in finding an explanation for Vettel's success, except Vettel himself.
And I suppose to what degree Vettel's enormous run of success can be attributed to his supporting cast is open to debate. That said, a lot of people have enjoyed the luxury of the best car during their F1 career. Yet, there is no one with anything remotely close to Vettel's accomplishments at such a young age.
Yes, if you take a moment to simply look at his results in the context of the sport's history, it becomes clear that we are not witnessing simply the best driver of his era, maximizing superior equipment. Rather, we are potentially watching the beginnings of what may ultimately be the most prolific career, being engineered by the man who may go down as the greatest driver, in F1 history.
And while that may at first sound like a preposterous notion, keep in mind that Vettel has at the tender age of 26, already visited frontiers not previously explored; already carved out his own unique chapters of the Grand Prix record book.
Were Vettel to retire tomorrow, he would unquestionably be in the discussion with the greats of Grand Prix racing. Moreover, there is a mountain of overwhelming evidence suggesting Vettel's best years may actually be ahead of him.
To begin, let's take a brief look at what the three-time World Champion has already accomplished.
This past weekend, Vettel moved into sole possession of fourth-place on the career wins list with a sublime victory at the Singapore Grand Prix. Breaking a tie with second-place Singapore finisher Fernando Alonso on the career wins list, Vettel now trails only Ayrton Senna (41 wins), Alain Prost (51) and Michael Schumacher (91) for career victories.
To be clear, Senna, Prost, Schumacher is the complete list of drivers with more victories than Vettel.
Also, Vettel will likely record his fourth World Championship in 2013, which would move him into a tie with the somewhat underappreciated Prost for third, behind Juan Manuel Fangio (5) and Schumacher (7).
This is further evidence that, by the numbers, Vettel has already enjoyed a career of historic proportions. Only men named Schumacher, Fangio, and Prost lie ahead of him with regard to wins and/or championships. Vettel will likely soon join Prost.
To illustrate this, let us briefly revisit the three men with more wins than Vettel -- Schumacher, Prost and Senna. Prior to turning 26, Schumacher recorded 10 victories, Senna two, Prost none. Yes, the three men ahead of Vettel earned a combined twelve victories prior to turning 26, or stated another way: a combined 17 less than Vettel.
In fact, the only drivers who come closest to Vettel's accomplishments prior to the age of 26, are two contemporaries, Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton. Remember, we gooed and gushed, rightfully so, at the accomplishments of Alonso and Hamilton last decade. Alonso recorded 17 Grand Prix victories before the age of 26 and two world titles. Hamilton scored 13 wins and the 2008 World Championship before turning 26.
But again, Vettel combined for the same number of championships (3), and one more race win (30) before turning 26.
In short, when evaluating Vettel's accomplishments by the metric of age, there is no parallel, with Alonso the only one even remotely close. Vettel didn't rewrite this chapter of the F1 record book, he is this chapter of the record book.
Now, here is where it gets even more interesting. If we look at all the world champions since 1970, the data suggests F1 drivers tend to peak in their late 20s and early 30s, some even later.
Of the 43 championships in that span, all but 10 were recorded by drivers older than 26. And remember, three of those 10 were Vettel himself.
Numerous drivers earned championships in their 30s. Nigel Mansell, for example, won the world title at 39, Mario Andretti at the age of 38. Damon Hill was 36, while Schumacher won five titles after turning 30. Jackie Stewart, Senna and Prost each won multiple championships in their 30s.
From this perspective, and remember this is 40 plus years of data, Vettel has yet to enter his prime.
Of course, I would argue the best evidence indicating Vettel might entirely re-write F1's record books, remains what he has already done. Keep in mind, Vettel has not been obliterating overmatched, weak fields. Rather, he has rendered impressive contemporaries, who boast amazingly impressive resumes and are theoretically in the midst of their prime years, mere afterthoughts.
Alonso, the 2005 and 2006 World Champion, who remember is the fifth winningest driver of all-time, has continued as a race winner, but yet to find the formula to beat Vettel. Ditto for Hamilton, who is twelfth on the all-time wins list, with 22 victories, three less than Jimmy Clark and Niki Lauda.
Alonso at 32 and Hamilton at 28, are witnessing their prime years stripped away at the hands of Vettel. Alonso, for example, looks destined to finish second in the championship to Vettel for the third time in four years. Hamilton admitted this past weekend in Singapore he was no match for Vettel.
And to reiterate, men like Alonso and Hamilton, and to a lesser extent Kimi Raikkonen and Jenson Button are all world champions, who rank amongst the top-20 winningest drivers of all-time. They are not wankers. And they have driven for teams such as Ferrari, McLaren and Mercedes, who represent the gold standard in F1.
Yet, they have failed to mount anything resembling a consistent threat to Vettel and Red Bull.
Now, I will offer this. The trio of Alonso, Raikkonen and Button (all in their 30s) could from a certain perspective, provide evidence Vettel's window to win championships is closing.
See, the fact Vettel has rendered someone like Alonso an afterthought in his early 30s, could be interpreted as evidence that F1 has become a younger man's game since the turn of the century. Since Schumacher captured his last championship in 2004, no driver in his 30s has won a championship. The oldest title winner in that span was Button, who won the 2009 world title at the age of 29. Overall, the last nine champions have been in their 20s.
In other words, while there is great historical evidence Vettel's best years are still ahead of him, recent evidence suggests those prime years may be dwindling.
But Raikkonen, Alonso and Button have remained race winners and there is little to suggest their form has dropped. So, even if F1 has skewed younger, there is nothing suggesting Vettel will drop significantly in form anytime soon.
Plus, the suggestion that Alonso, Button and Raikkonen forecast a potential decline for Vettel, when it is Vettel defeating them, seems farfetched.
Rather, the evidence overwhelmingly indicates we've yet to see the best from Vettel. And if that is the case, Schumacher's 91 wins are not out of reach, but very attainable. Granted Vettel is 58 short, and the only person with 58 wins is Schumacher. Thus, in terms of wins, Vettel would have to have a better career than Alain Prost from this point forward to catch Schumacher.
But keep in mind, we have no precedent with regards to Vettel. After all, we've never seen anything like him.
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The IFRS Foundation today published for public comment proposals to create a new advisory group to the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB), consisting of national accounting standard-setters and regional bodies with an interest in financial reporting. The creation of such an advisory group was one of the main recommendations of the Trustees' strategy review, published in February 2012.
The pincipal purpose of the new advisory group, to be known as the Accounting Standards Advisory Forum (ASAF), is to provide technical advice and feedback to the IASB.The establishment of the ASAF responds to the widespread international acceptance of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs). Companies in more than 100 countries now require or permit the use of IFRS, including two thirds of G20 Members. Around half of Fortune Global 500 companies now report using IFRS. Given the highly internationalised environment, it is envisaged that much of the existing bilateral dialogue between the IASB and major national standard-setters and regional bodies will be subsumed into the activities of the Forum.The proposals will result in a more streamlined and effective dialogue between the IASB and this important group of stakeholders from the standard-setting community.The document will be open for comment until 17 December 2012 and is downloadable from the "Open for Comment" section of the IFRS Foundation Website. Commenting on the proposals, Hans Hoogervorst, Chairman of the IASB said:"The IASB has always worked in very close cooperation with the accounting standard-setting community, mainly through a series of bilateral agreements or other more informal arrangements.This approach has served us very well. However, it is also clear that such bilateral arrangements are no longer sufficient with so many countries now using IFRS. The answer is to establish a multilateral forum where representatives of the standard-setting community can come together with the IASB, to discuss our work as well as other topics related to establishing IFRSs as global accounting standards."Press enquiries: Chris Welsh, Communications Manager, IFRS FoundationTelephone: +44 (0)20 7246 6410Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
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See Mediawiki Help page.
Three tips for Noisebridge wiki beginners
1. Make your user page
Make a user page for yourself here on the Noisebridge wiki, if you register, it is automatically watched. You don't have to register with the Noisebridge wiki to make your user page, but you will have to register to watch pages (make sure to confirm your email address if you want to do this.)
2. Watch Recent changes and adopt an affinity page
You don't have to register to check out, or edit recent changes to the wiki: https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/Special:RecentChanges
If you did register, adopt a second page to watch on a subject that interests you, and note that you are also taking care of it in the discussion page (I think we could use the discussion pages more efficiently in general).
3. Practice simplest markup instead of chatting on IRC or watching TV
Play around with the following 3 basic Mediawiki markups and preview the page you are editing:
= is for section or 'header' tagging = * is for lists [[ is_for_links ]] but full URL's are automatically parsed so go ahead and use them or [[ link linkname ]]. Tag markup in the first 2 cases above drills down with multiples ofthe tagging character relatively intuitively: = sections of wiki page = == subsections of above == === smaller subsections yet === Links are different, but it's safe to use full URL's to start
Refer to: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Wikitext_examples
How to create a new page when editing and adding an internal link
you may be editing a page, adding some information in the editing pane, and you want to make a link to a new page.
- in your text, write the name of the new page.
- highlight the name of the new page where it appears in your text.
- choose the Internal Link button above the editing pane.
you should see ... double square brackets now surround the name of your new page. note that your new page does not yet exist. how to create the new page?
- scroll down to see the Save page, Show preview, and Show changes buttons.
- click the Show preview button.
the system presents an editing pane for the new page with a caution that if you got this page by mistake, use the back arrow.
- enter something, anything, in the editing pane to create the new page.
- scroll down and click the Show preview button. if things appear as you like,
- click the Save page button to save the new page.
- use the back arrow button to return the Show preview page that you'd first been editing.,
- if all is well, click the Save page button to save your edits.
Watching Changes
"The site is so large, how do I tell what has changed since I last visited the site?"
- Use the Recent Changes button in the nav bar on the left. 'Diffs' are powerful! Click around a bit and you'll get the hang of it. You'll be able to see exactly what each person changed on a page and when!
- If you log in and then "Watch" a page (a button at the top of the page), you can receive an email when that page changes.
- Be sure to log in and look at the different Preferences offered.
- Subscribe to the Recent Changes RSS feed in your favorite news reader. So then when you're catching up on your friend's blog entries, you'll also find exciting things like my update of the Maker Faire page and... hey, JDV just (like 10 seconds ago!) made a note of his Birthday Party happening at the Shipyard! Yay JDV! How do I subscribe? Go to the Recent Changes page and click on the "RSS" link on the left nav bar. Your news reader should be able to take it from there.
"How do I tell what has changed on a particular page recently?"
To see the history of changes on a particular page, first go to the page, then click the "history" button at the top of the screen. You'll be able to see every change made by every person going back for a long while. Click around a little and you'll get the hang of this very useful page.


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When Lance Talked to Oprah
It had become, over the years, one of the more predictable and rigidly formalized rituals in sports. First there would be the lodging of a new series of doping allegations against Lance Armstrong, the iconic cyclist whose personal courage in beating cancer made him much bigger than his sport; each new allegation would be met by the same answer from Armstrong: I didn't dope. The difference between the innumerable previous variations upon this theme and the aftermath of the United States Anti-Doping Agency's lengthy finding against Armstrong in October was that, finally, Armstrong's familiar answer didn't seem quite satisfactory anymore. Armstrong was stripped of his seven Tour de France wins, dropped by his sponsors and stepped down from his Livestrong charity, but his answer remained the same.


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77-year-old St. Johns County man found safe
ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. – The St. Johns County Sheriff's Office said a 77-year-old man from New York who is now living in Fruit Cove and has dementia was found safe Thursday evening in Elmira, N.Y.
Ronald Pariso was last seen in the 300 block of Blue Lake Road in the Julington Creek area Tuesday morning. Deputies said they've received information that Pariso was picked up by a Duval County car rental company and was believed to be driving to New York.
A Silver Alert for Pariso was issued from Florida to New York.
Pariso left in a car about 11 a.m. Tuesday, according to a rental company.
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A visit of Berlin is never short of interesting things to see and places to visit. Indeed the capital city of Germany has numerous museums, art galleries, historic buildings and iconic landmarks. A fine example of an iconic landmark, that you will be able to visit by using your Berlin Pass, is the Brandenbuerg Gate. If you don't have much time to visit Berlin, then the open top bus tour is the best way to see the main spots of the city. The Berlin Pass is simply the best way to discover all that Berlin has to offer while saving both money and time!
- Free entrance: Benefit from free entry to over 50 museums, art galleries and historic buildings including the popular museums on the Berlin Museum Island as well as free entry to an additional 6 attractions (Berliner Dom - the iconic cathedral of Berlin, Berlin Boat Tour, Mauer Museum, Berlin Walking Tour, Open Top Bus Tour).
- Unlimited travel: Take advantage of your Travelcard, included in your Berlin Pass, to use the Berlin public transport system as you wish. With metro trains, trams and buses at every corner of the city, your travel needs will be fully covered. The included Travelcard covers journeys in Zones ABC (central Berlin including travel form Schönefeld airport).
- Hop on & hop off tour: Hop on & hop off as much as you want for 1 day in Berlin and enjoy the best sights of the capital city of Germany.
- Free guidebook: To make sure you do not to miss anything, use your free guidebook. It details useful information including maps and directions as well as great tips on how to make the most out of your trip.


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The team driving Carly Fiorina's bid to become Republican senator for California is apparently still relying heavily on mind-altering substances during its campaign brainstorming sessions, if this pop at Democrat incumbent Barbara Boxer is anything to go by:
Fans of Fiorina will recall that there was more than a trace of lysergic acid diethylamide in her broadside against "demon sheep" Tom Campbell:
While Fiorina has now evidently dealt with her "increasingly bizarre fixation on farm animals", as Campbell's camp described it, we can't help feeling that in the wake of the Boxer hot air balloon shocker, "Carly for California" is planning to pop some 3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine and treat voters to something truly conciousness-shifting. ®
We were tickled by Fiorina's assertion that "only in America could a medieval history major, law school drop-out and a full-time receptionist become the CEO of one of the largest companies in the world and have the privilege to run for the US Senate". Bloody good job too, we reckon, even if she did achieve all that "with a smile".
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Roseland Theater – PORTLAND, OR 09/23/2012 (Review by Suzie Cera)
I saw the ACCEPT Stalingrad Tour in Portland, Oregon at the Roseland Theater. Incredible energy and vocals were there! No holding back, was loud and aggressive ALL THE WAY THRU. ACCEPT gave us a huge Wilkommen! All of the members make u feel welcome and special and that is without even knowing them personally. That is what I must say I was so impressed with. Honestly it felt like being with old friends or family..a great time that never will b forgotten. And special thanks to Peter who I was standing in front of…TY for playing to the camera and being so cool! I got some nice pics and video…Memorable! Thanks from my Boyfriend Mike ( meine deutscher mann) who took me to the show also. We thank you for a great night.
Sincerely, Suzie Cera.


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By Sir Guillaume de la Belgique
There are some amazing similarities between the history of the Middle Ages and the week of Pennsic War. For example, in the 12th century, the knights of Europe embarked on a grand quest to deliver the lands of the Middle East from the ravages of public sanitation, scientific advances and edible cuisine. When they finally reached their destination, they looked around and said to themselves, "Hey, they've got some pretty cool stuff here. Let's take some of it home." And thus began one of the most productive periods of cultural exchange every seen in Western history: Before you knew it, traders and merchants were returning from the east with textiles, spices, books and other luxury goods, hoping that they could get all this stuff imported into Europe before the knights started some huge battle and messed everything up.
Similarly, Pennsic is a place for all of us heavily armed pilgrims to share diverse thoughts, views and practices that we've all brought from our homes. One of the most culturally enlightening moments I ever experienced at Pennsic came several years ago, at the resurrection point of the woods battle. At the time I was lounging around with the massive Army of Caid (eight guys and a banner bearer), doing what we were all used to doing in such a situation: Abusing the hospitality of the water-bearers.
Now, on the sidelines at the wars we have out west, you find lots of lovely, generous water-bearers bringing refreshments to the fighters: water, sports drinks, sometimes even a slice of fruit that hasn't been too desiccated by the desert sun. So, we weren't too surprised when one of the Pennsic water-bearers came by with a tray full of oranges, bananas and strawberries. We were a bit surprised when another came by a few minutes later with a tray loaded with finger sandwiches. Then, we heard a third water-bearer offering hot dogs and popsicles to the waiting fighters. Finally someone came by carrying a platter of - I swear to you I'm not making this up - dim sum and California rolls, and I said to the rest of the Caidans: "We've got to get some of this at our wars."
Pennsic is, of course, a great place to exchange information, ideas and even materiel, which, in turn, we can all use to make our shires, baronies and kingdoms nicer places - and thus, by extension, improving the whole SCA. There is lots of inspiration to be shared here, among the merchants, the artisans and even the fighters. Personally, I'm pretty inspired to go back and see what kind of snacks are being served at the resurrection point this year.
Experience what little culture Guillaume claims he has absorbed in his new book, "Here Comes the Reign, Sir Guillaume!" which features 25 of his best and funniest stories of life in the SCA, sold at Ceridwen's Closet, space #74 in merchants row. You can also marvel at Guillaume's lack of culture by making a visit to his website at www.SirGuillaume.com.


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Magic Michael
What is an Orthodox immigrant from Baltimore, U.S.A. doing with a case full of balloons, musical instruments and all sorts of gadgets in a hospital for kids in Jerusalem?
The answer is that Michael Tulkoff (aka "Magic Michael") has arrived at Alyn Hospital, the national pediatric and adolescent rehabilitation center, to do his weekly session of entertaining the kids. Proudly billing himself as the "only medical magician in the Middle East", Michael also helps out with his endearing clown-like antics in the general pediatric wards of Dana Childrens Hospital in Tel Aviv and the Safra Childrens Hospital at Sheba in Tel Hashomer.
The hospital staffs are very enthusiastic about Michaels impact on the youngsters. As he wanders through the wards he greets every patient by name. Not all of these incapacitated patients are capable of returning the greeting but they acknowledge it with widened eyes.
Just one example of what he achieves is the story of his encounter with a 17-year old victim of cystic fibrosis, a living skeleton attached to a respirator, who used a communication board to spell out that he wants to die. Michael told him a story he liked and then proceeded to build up his self-esteem and raise his spirits with a variety of magic tricks. Before leaving, Michael placed his hand on the youngsters curled fingers as a sort of handshake.
Michael felt good when a visitor sitting next to the boy told him, with tears in his eyes, that this was the first time this unfortunate boy had actually smiled.


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This listing is for one flower only.
This large blossom is the perfect size for any large dog or dog with a lot of fur. The flower measures approximately 4" wide.
This flower is designed with a Velcro loop that will allow you to attach it to any kind of strap. It looks great on harnesses, collars, purses, headbands, or anywhere else you can think to put it. These Velcro closures are very secure and if it is attached well can withstand puppy running, playing, rolling on her back, and general abuse. While I don't recommend it, I have left these on my dog for days and they look just as good as when I take them off as when I attached them at the start.
These are the perfect accessory to add just enough dazzle so that your pup will be the envy of the park!
I hand sew each of these flowers with extra heavy duty thread.
The velcro closure on the back is long enough to fit on collars 1" wide and smaller. We recommend trimming the velcro shorter to fit smaller collars better. This also makes for a more secure flower.
If you have any questions or would like to have this custom made in any way please don't hesitate to contact me! :)
We accept Paypal, Money Order, or Check. Payment must be received within 14 days or the item goes back into inventory. All taxes are included in the price.
During store-wide sales we do not accept coupon codes. This is so that we can offer an overall larger discount to everyone. The coupons will be reactivated as soon as the sales are over.
We ship USPS unless otherwise noted. Normally packages are shipped the next business day. We do provide tracking on all of our domestic orders over $6.00.
Just contact me within: 7 days of delivery
Ship items back to me within: 14 days of delivery
But please contact me if you have any problems with your order.
Because of the nature of these items, unless they arrive damaged or defective, I can't accept returns for:
We are happy to exchange your item if the size is wrong, if something was sent to you incorrectly, if something is broken upon opening the item, or if I simply made a mistake during my production of the item that I missed before shipping.
If you do notice a problem(such as an incorrect item) please report it to me within 7 days of receiving the item. Beyond 7 days of receiving the item, if you haven't contacted me about the problem, I will not replace the incorrect item.
If there is an issue such as a broken or defective item and a replacement is required we can only replace it with the identical style of the original purchase.
Unfortunately we can not replace items that have been chewed or in any other way damaged by your dog or cat. We recommend keeping a watchful eye on dogs or cats who are not used to wearing a collar, harness, or any other new item to be sure that nothing does happen that could damage the item.
We do not send out any products for free to review. You are always welcome to purchase and review an item if you think it's something your readership would enjoy.
For ribbon collars we recommend a hand wash using a gentle soap.
Topical flea treatments are very damaging to the pigments on the collars and the collars should be removed before treatment and until most of the medication has been absorbed.
Yes! All of my cat collars feature a breakaway buckle for safety.
It is always best to measure your cat's neck to be sure that a collar will fit. It's likely that your cat can wear either size since there is some overlap. I find that sizing down usually results in a better fit.
The large cat collars are: 9"- 15" long and 3/8" wide and the small cat collars are 6.5"- 10" long and 3/8" wide.


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The Creation Of The Universe
The Basic Concepts in the Qur'an
Acting Upon Conjecture
In the state of heedlessness, logic and reasoning are seldom resorted to. This is indeed a bizarre state of mind that can be defined as being half-asleep, half-awake. The heedless person easily becomes involved in irrational deeds. The life of such a person becomes a sequence of illogical deeds and the grave consequences he has to suffer.
One of the basic principles of logic is not to put implicit trust in anything, which is not based on sound reasoning. No man of intelligence bases his life on a system which is inherently of a dubious nature. For instance, no one randomly takes a pill assuming that "it might bring relief". All actions should rest on ascertainable facts.
However, unbelievers, or those who associate partners with Allah, assume this kind of unwise attitude. That is solely because their lives are entirely based on certain presumptions. For instance, almost all unbelievers presume that judgment will not be passed on them on judgment day. Or even if judgment is passed, they will be found innocent. All the systems and ideologies they embrace, likewise rest on unfounded beliefs. Their viewpoint about the world is not based on genuine grounds.
The Surat'Al-Kahf, tells the story of two men, one an unbeliever who bases his life on unfounded conjectures and suppositions, and the other a believer:
Set forth to them the parable of two men: for one of them We provided two gardens of grape-vines and surrounded them with date palms; in between the two We placed corn-fields. Each of those gardens brought forth its produce, and failed not in the least therein: in the midst of them We caused a river to flow. (Abundant) was the produce this man had : he said to his companion, in the course of an argument: I have more wealth than you, and more honour and power in (my following of) men." He went into his garden in a state (of mind) unjust to his soul: He said, "Surely this will never perish, Nor do I believe that the hour (of judgment) will (ever) come. Even if I am brought back to my Lord, I shall surely find (there) something better in exchange." (Al-Kahf, 32-36)
The statements in the above verses are striking. The unbeliever dares to say : "Surely this will never perish, Nor do I believe that the hour (of judgment) will (ever) come. Even if I am brought back to my Lord, I shall surely find (there) something better in exchange." This was a blatant assumption. He had no evidence whatsoever to verify his assumption. Yet, the owner of the garden persisted in voicing his groundless views. However, his end matched his attitude: his garden was utterly ruined. The story continues as follows:
His companion said to him, in the course of the argument: "Do you deny Him Who created you out of dust, then out of a sperm-drop, then fashioned you into a man? But (I think) for my part that He is Allah, My Lord, and none shall I associate with my Lord. Why did you not, as you went into your garden, say: 'Allah's will (be done)! There is no power but with Allah!' If you see me less than you in wealth and sons, it may be that my Lord will give me something better than your garden, and that He will send down on your garden thunderbolts (by way of reckoning) from heaven, making it (but) slippery sand!- Or the water of the garden will drain off underground so that you will never be able to find it." So his fruits (and enjoyment) were destroyed and he remained wringing his hands over what he had spent on his property, which had (now) tumbled to pieces to its very foundations, and he could only say, "Woe is me! Would that I had never ascribed partners to my Lord and Cherisher!" Neither had he anyone to help him against Allah, nor was he able to deliver himself. In such ordeals the (only) protection comes from Allah, the True One. He is the best to reward, and the best to give success. (Al-Kahf, 37-44)
As stated in this example, all the unbelievers follow their assumptions, rather than the true wisdom. The only information that is certainly true is what is revealed by Allah. Hence, those who want to base their life on certainty have to establish their criteria according to the Qur'an. Any other basis for moral judgement be it an ideology, philosophy, system, a thought process or science, cannot lead man to the truth. That is solely because, unless it is a revelation, every kind of thought indulged in human beings is a mere assumption.The Qur'an enjoins careful attention to this fact in numerous verses: "But they have no knowledge therein. They follow nothing but conjecture; and conjecture avails nothing against truth." (An-Najm, 28)
The Qur'an describes the state of those who follow nothing but conjecture and consequently turn away their faces from the way of Allah:
Woe to the falsehood-mongers, those who (flounder) heedless in a flood of confusion: They ask, "When will the day of judgment and justice be?" (It will be) a day when they will be tried (and tested) over the Fire! "Taste this, your trial! This is what you used to ask to be hastened!" (Al-Dhariyat, 10-14)
The people who worship other gods besides Allah are, in reality, only a prey to conjecture. In the Qur'an, this fact is thus stated:
"These are nothing but names which you have devised - you and your fathers - for which Allah has sent down no authority (whatever). They follow nothing but conjecture and what their own souls desire! Even though there has already come to them guidance from their Lord!" (An-Najm, 23)
Those who act on conjecture assume that they can make up excuses to protect themselves against the punishment of Allah. This is, in fact just an assumption that is not compatible with reality. Their excuses will not be accepted by Allah.
Those who ascribe partners (to Allah) will say: "If Allah had wished, we should not have given partners to Him, nor would our fathers; nor should we have had any taboos." So their ancestors falsely argued, until they tasted Our wrath. Say: "Have you any (certain) knowledge? If so, produce it before us. You follow nothing but conjecture: you do nothing but lie." (Al-Anaam, 148)


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I'm repeatedly getting this error. Can you say what might be the problem?
I'm on Win 7 Enterprise x64 , Nvidia GTX 550Ti , 8Gb RAM , Intel i5 3570K
I'm repeatedly getting this error. Can you say what might be the problem?
I'm on Win 7 Enterprise x64 , Nvidia GTX 550Ti , 8Gb RAM , Intel i5 3570K
I am having this error today. I am on my third try of installing. The first time it installed in my printer folder. So I made a new folder and moved all the files there but it's still redownloading as if I didn't already download it. Very annoying and time consuming. And I don't even know if it will work.
I'm on my 5th try of downloading from scratch. I can get patched far enough to get into the game but sometime toward the end of the patch the download fails. It's been a long time since I played Rift tho I've always kept my subscription current because I like the game. Just been busy elsewhere. It took me 2 tries to patch the live server yesterday. Once I got that done I copied the files over into the Beta directory hoping to decrease the amount downloaded but still got this error.
Maybe I won't try the beta after all. I'm getting tired of this neverending download.
Received this error also. The pather would get as far as the min play marker, give a status of "Extracting", then display the 3157 error message. At the time of the error, I inspected the riftpatch.XX.log files (in the beta install location), and noticed one of the entries for checking the WAD file in \assets was flagged as corrupt. The log then stated that it went on to check all the remaining WAD files in the directory, 131 in total, and all others came up ok. This corrupt error was repeated in at least 1-2 other log files, all for the same file: assets.001.
Assuming this was just an issue with a corrupt file, I backed up the entire assets folder, and then deleted the contents. Running the patcher resulted in an 11gb download, as opposed to the 45mb download that was previously being attempted. During the download, it occurred to me, that it might have been quicker to just delete the corrupted assets.001 file, as it was the only one being detected as corrupt. After the fresh download, the patcher was able to finish without any further issues. I also let the entire patch finish downloading, without playing the game before it was finished.
I attempted to verify if deleting the corrupt file indicated in the patch log would have been a quicker download, I moved the freshly downloaded \assets folder contents to a new folder (138 files this time, instead of the original 131), deleted and replaced the original files, then ran the patcher expecting to reproduce the same error message (after all, if the original assets.001 was corrupt, it should still be corrupt). However this time, no error message occurred. Finally, I deleted the original 131 files from the \assets folder, and replaced them with the newer 138 file versions. Again, no further errors have occurred.
After several successful patcher updates, the original log files containing the corrupt error message were overwritten, so it is not possible to get copies of them.
;TLDR version.
If you get the patch error #3157, check your riftpatch.XX.log in the main beta install folder. If you have entries stating "WAD file "install path"\Rift-Beta\assets.XXX is corrupt", delete only the files flagged as corrupt, and run the patcher again.
If the error continues, delete the entire contents of the "install path"\Rift-Beta\assets folder. Just note, the more files you delete, the larger and longer the download will be.
A more technical answer would be as follows:
I found entries that actually updated the assets.XXX files, and are indicated by the following entry
Found WAD file C:\Games\RIFT-Beta\\assets\assets.069 with 761 valid assets, 32 outdated assets, 0 partially-written assets and 0 corrupt assets.
Entries for files that are not needing updates are indicated by entries like this:
Found WAD file C:\Games\RIFT-Beta\\assets\assets.002 with 942 valid assets, 0 outdated assets, 0 partially-written assets and 0 corrupt assets.
The number of valid assets changes with each WAD file. Also the total file size of each WAD file can be different, with a maximum file size limit. If these files are any kind of serial archive, deleting segments may just cause more problems in the end.
But that is just my own half-knowing/half-techie/Half-assed/Lucky if I am Half-right "best guess".


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Fresh off drilling into a rock for the first time, the Mars rover Curiosity is prepping for the next step: dissecting the pulverized rock to determine what it's made of.
Images beamed back to Earth on Wednesday showed a tablespoon of gray powder in Curiosity's scoop, giving scientists their first glimpse of the sample collected during the drilling nearly two weeks ago. Over the next several days, Curiosity will sieve the powder and deliver a pinch to its onboard laboratories for analysis.
The Martian landscape is stained orange-red by iron-rich dust from the surface that is blown around in the atmosphere. That the drilled rock is gray underneath signals that it probably did not undergo certain chemical changes through surface exposure, scientists said, and it's a good starting point in Curiosity's quest to determine whether the environment was ever favorable for microbes.
"It's pretty exciting to us that you just sort of brush beneath this surface veneer ... and the rocks are a completely different color," said mission scientist Joel Hurowitz at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
The car-size Curiosity landed in an ancient crater near the Martian equator last summer after a harrowing plunge through the thin atmosphere. Soon after landing, the six-wheel rover drove to a waypoint where it checked out its high-tech tools.
The drill was last to be tested. Engineers previously said it was the hardest engineering task since the landing, which relied on never-before-tried tricks to lower the rover from its spacecraft with cables.
Depending on how the rock analysis goes, the team may decide to drill again or start heading toward Mount Sharp, the rover's ultimate destination where images from space reveal intriguing layers at the base.
The trip to Mount Sharp has been delayed several times mainly because the instrument check-out has taken longer than expected.
Follow Alicia Chang at https://twitter.com/SciWriAlicia .


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Joseph Silverstein, former concert master of the Boston Symphony, music director of the Utah Symphony and beloved master teacher and performer with the Sarasota Music Festival, opened this past Sunday's concert by students and alumni of The Curtis Institute of Music at the Historic Asolo Theater by telling us that, according to U.S. News and World Report, Curtis is "the most selective school in the country."
Curtis, which is in Philadelphia, takes only about 160 students. They're all on scholarship. And, said Silverstein, "Curtis graduates occupy principal stands of just about every orchestra in the world," and that includes Abraham Feder, who graduated from Curtis in 2008 and is the principal cellist of the Sarasota Orchestra.
There's also a "Sarasota Friends of Curtis," and they presented Feder with current Curtis students Michelle Cann, pianist; Sonora Slocum, flutist; and Zoe Martin-Doike, violinist/violist, in a stunning concert that brought the audience to its feet for a well-deserved ovation.
These "students" are better than many of their mentors, playing with sophistication, understanding, style and technique to burn. They're so good it's scary.
The Weber G minor trio for flute, cello and piano started a little tentatively, but by the finale, Slocum, Feder and Cann were off and running with confidence and flair. Saint-Saens' "Havanaise," in the hands of Martin-Doike and Cann, was filled with youthful exuberance. And Slocum and Feder in the Villa-Lobos "Assobio a jato" ("The Jet Whistle") were glowing.
Beethoven's "Eyeglasses Duo" has a funnier name than the music itself, but Martin-Doike and Feder played it charmingly. Dutillieux' Sonatina for flute and piano with Slocum and Cann had all the French flair of a Poulenc piece turned sideways.
The grand finale was the gorgeous Mendelssohn D minor trio with Martin-Doike, Feder and Cann zipping along at enthusiastic tempos that were fast but convincing in their beautiful articulation and energy.
If this is what the future holds in classical music, I wish I could live another century or two.


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When it was discovered in February of 1907, it was written about extensively and an article heralding its discovery ran in newspapers across Colorado with headlines that read "Rare Aztec Curio."
"Mr. Charles M. Smith about five miles north of Cortez, Mr. Adam Lewey, who is in charge of the work, found in the dirt on the floor of a room that was being excavated, and near the wall, a stone Aztec charm that shows a high degree of artistic skill and ability," a Feb. 21, 1907 Montezuma Journal article read.
"This charm made of brown hematite of iron stone, is in the shape of a bird, with its wing outspread and is one and one-half inches from beak to tail and one half inches across the back. On the back of the neck is a rectangular piece of turquoise inlaid, on the back are two pieces of turquoise, triangular in shape, with the points towards each other, while on the tail is another piece of turquoise, rectangular in shape, with the edge towards the tail serrated like the edge of a saw."
The bird had a small hole drilled through the underside of the body
"It is in fine condition and it is very doubtful its counterpart is in existence," the article stated.
The artifact was immediately put in a bank vault and became property of the group constructing the Manitou ruins.
Michele Hefner, today's general manager of Manitou Cliff Dwellings, said that object is not in the museum. Today's museum has an impressive collection of whole pots, gathered from across the United States and Mexico, but the collection is not the same as it was when the museum first opened.
After the Manitou Cliff Dwellings Ruins Company, which was incorporated in late 1906 for $200,000, went bankrupt, a colorful character took over.
Her name was Vida Ellison, she bought the ruins from the state and was an avid collector of artifacts.
"She would dress like Native Americans and even was rumored to rub grape juice on her skin so that it would appear darker," Hefner said.
Ellison purchased the replica cliff dwellings in 1913 and owned them during The Great Depression.
A book titled "Extraordinary Women of the Rocky Mountain West" claims that after Ellison died, her 23-room Briarhurst Manor was ransacked and most of her collections of artifacts were stolen.
Hefner says there is a rumor that Ellison had hidden vaults on the estate and most of those artifacts, originally gathered in the Southwest, were locked away and nobody knows where they are. The Briarhurst Manor still stands today in Manitou Springs and is a popular place for weddings.
So the location of the much-heralded bird is unknown.
Ellison did donate a collection of pottery and artifacts to the Colorado Historical Society. The collection included 500 items, but a quick check of those items shows that not a single one looks like the bird described.
When the Purdy family purchased the museum, it remains in the family today, there were hardly any artifacts in the museum and the family went about acquiring more, most of which did not come from the southwest, Hefner said.
"A lot of them came from a museum that closed in Oklahoma and others from across the west," Hefner said.
Where are the original artifacts purchased by the former sheriff of Montezuma County, following the $200,000 incorporation of the original company that built the ruins?
When contacted by the Star, Phil Hamilton, who is the great grandson of Adam Lewey, he didn't recall anything about his grandfather's involvement with Manitou.
But he did remember the bird when described to him over the phone.
"Oh, I remember my mother talking about that," he said. "I never saw it."
Where is it today?
"It's a mystery," Hefner said.


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Famed for its ancient origins as much as its current-day bustle, Cancun's Mayan Ruins take in striking architecture, spectacular art, and culturally diverse structures. Between the 1980s and the present, Cancun has transformed itself from a jungle village into a diverse holiday resort comprising ancient relics and sandy beaches, and providing a haven for water sports fanatics and beach holidaymakers alike. Buttressing south-east Mexico's coastline, this part of the Yucatan Peninsula contrasts Caribbean-facing luxury hotels with bars and restaurants overlooking the romantic Nichupte Lagoon.
Ancient Mayan Cancun has more than left its mark on the modern incarnation of the city - most obviously in the form of Chichen Itza, the cultural centre of Cancun. The Kukulkan Pyramid forms a striking figurehead, standing at a height of over 75 feet as part of the ancient mysterious city. It's also worth spending some time at the archaeological site so that you can experience the less obvious points of attraction, such as the Cenotes (sinkholes), an ideal setting for a solid day's freshwater swimming.
Enjoy views of the Cancun jungles with some horseback riding --it's the freest way to explore the matchless destination of Cancun, a truly different taste of the Mexican way of life. And why not swim with dolphins? You can be a part of their aquatic world, and experience their serenity and benevolence face-to-face. And if that's still not enough then why not visit Xcaret, an ancient Mayan village which now comprises an underground river, aquarium, and aviary? It's a truly unique experience - an otherworldly paradise.
If thinking outside the box is your thing, spend some time in Tulum; set atop a cliff overlooking the Caribbean, Tulum is home to Xel-Ha, the world's largest natural aquarium. Tulum's structures date back more than seven centuries, and the 40-foot high El Castillo pyramid is the aesthetic focus.
Downtown Cancun gives a taste of the local way of life with a plethora of regional specialities ready and waiting. Be it indigenous cuisine, live music, or local handicrafts you're after, it's all there; it's a taste of the true Mexicana to contrast with the Americanized city centre.
Accommodation can mainly be found in the famous Zone Hotelera, an area shaped like a '7' featuring bridges connecting to the mainland. Rough beaches envelop the vertical side of the '7', while the horizontal end provides a tropical paradise for surfers and sun-seekers alike. The 14-mile beach stretch is where the city comes alive at night; the vast selection of bars and clubs means there is bound to be one to suit your taste. The area undertakes the great feat of transforming itself from the world's second largest coral reef during the daytime to a lively party city at night.


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I have a question for you, Cubs fans.
First, watch this video:
That is an Ebay commercial I did roughly eight or nine years ago. When you see me there, what you see is a guy who decided to leave everything he knew to blindly head out and pursue a goal. To try and achieve something that isn't guaranteed. Something that is obtained by very few. A guy that knew what he wanted but had no idea how to get there, mainly because whether he made it there or not was completely out of his control.
Essentially, a perfect example of absolute blind faith. A gutsy move to leave everything and everyone with the hope that perhaps, one day, all the time invested would pay off and the ultimate goal would be realized.
This was my very first commercial gig, ever. It was before I was a member of SAG (that wouldn't happen until a few years later). It was one of the first auditions the agent I had at the time sent me on. He called me up and asked me if I could do a Sean Connery impression. I either said 'no, but I can develop one' or flat out lied and said 'yes, ABSOLUTELY'. Either way, I hung up the phone with an audition set for the next day and absolutely no idea how I was going to pull off a Sean Connery in 24 hours.
I rented a couple of Sean Connery films that night at the local Blockbuster and watched them beginning to end. I don't even recall which films they were. I practically walked into the place asking 'Do you have any copies of Sean Connery's accent in stock?'.
After a couple of viewings, I was pretty sure I had it down. Make your throat sound froggy, hit the hard consonants on the end of your words and slur your S's. That's what I was going with. I had no idea if it was going to work but that was the plan.
Again, blind faith locked in, ready to go.
The role was that of 'Son'. The family was obsessed with collecting Sean Connery memorabilia and the son was an awkward geek. I'd be up against a bunch of other people for the role…and those were the only details I had. I went to the studio for the audition and there were a number of other white guys waiting to go in. I tend to audition for a certain type and for some reason there always seems to be a lot of white guys waiting in the waiting room with me. Go figure.
A guy sitting next to me had these great, geeky looking glasses. They were thickly framed, complete with tape on the bridge. Perfect. I asked him if I could use them for my audition after he went in for his. He said no, without hesitation. I thought that was pretty uncool. But, ok, you brought glasses. I didn't. Fair enough.
May the best Connery win.
I went in and read for the part and killed it. I nailed the script the way they wanted and they enjoyed my improv to them as Connery (thankfully the director of photography's name was Seamus). I found out soon after that I would be doing the commercial. Sweet.
Since doing that commercial I must have gone on hundreds of auditions. I've booked a number of them as well as some short films, a couple of pilots and one feature. It seems like each time I think no small amount of success is to come my way again in my career, a little morsel of goodness comes about and it keeps me going, pursuing the goal.
Chasing the carrot, running on nothing but blind faith.
This is pretty much the same exact way I feel about rooting for the Cubs. It makes me wonder if you, as a Cubs fan, would have become a Cubs fan if you knew that you still would not have seen your team win it all at this point in your life. If when your family persuaded you to jump aboard the fan base, or when you looked around the majors and decided the Cubs were the team for you…if you were told flat out that from that point up until February 9, 2011 the Cubs still would not have won the World Series, would you still have chosen the Cubs as your team?
Would you still have gone on the long, disappointing, frustrating, although at times thrilling journey?
I have no idea what I would have done although I'd like to think that if the person couldn't tell me what would happen beyond today regarding whether the Cubs would win it all or not then I would still decide to go with blind faith, thinking that it would still happen sometime after today.
I mean, really, how can anyone expect something so awesome to come quickly and so easily? (pipe down Yankees fans)
Hanging in there with my career as a writer and performer has been very similar to hanging in there with the Cubs. It is often a dark, frustrating, mind-boggling journey. While my career doesn't have a definitive X-marks-the-spot-end-goal necessarily (no matter what I achieve, I'd probably always want to achieve more), the Cubs do have the 'X' target to shoot for.
A World Championship.
Once that is achieved, of course fans who get to witness their team win it all, want that feeling over and over again as many times as they can possibly experience it. However, for the Cubs to reach that goal ONCE in our life times is all any of us are really hoping for. And really nothing is driving it besides absolute blind faith.
Every now and then a little morsel comes along making me continue hanging in there, either chasing the carrot myself, or as is the case in rooting for the Cubs, to nab it for me/themselves/all Cubs fans alike.
Morsels. An NL East championshp here. An NL Central division title there. An amazing come from behind win, a triumph over a rival, a key free-agent signing. The organization going the extra mile for my family and I, making me proud to be a fan. All of these moments keep me going as a fan and it's so funny how amazing the moments' timing are. Just when I'm feeling like there's no hope, somebody pitches an absolute gem or a season comes along where we make the playoffs or a winter signing occurs and I think there it is. The missing link. Next year is definitely going to be the year.
I've felt good about auditions before and those are generally the ones I never hear back from for a callback. I've felt like I've bombed others and it turns out I booked it. I've seen games on the Cubs schedule that I 'know' we're going to win and it turns out we lose miserably. I've seen road stretches that seem like the absolute demons of the schedule and we come out smelling like roses, returning to Wrigley victorious.
It's about the journey. I never know which pitch of an idea or audition could result in some great, exciting news. The next moment that keeps me going. I never know which year is going to be the year for the Cubs to win it all and all my time surviving the ups and downs take on a new meaning. The hardest part of going after something completely out of your control is the fact that you can only have faith that it will happen. Some day, some how..all the while knowing that nothing is guaranteed.
I can't wait for the day the Cubs hit the X. I can't wait for them to hit their mark. For one of these Cubs teams, one of these Cubs managers to leave their mark.
I was thinking today about some of the road gigs I've done over the years performing stand up and meeting cool people in small towns or big cities over the years. I was thinking about shows I auditioned for and didn't get and the breaks I have received and how I appreciate them so much considering what I've gone through to achieve them. It got me thinking about the journey and whether if when I started back in 1997, if I could go back in time and tell myself what I will have achieved by this point in time, if I would have gone through with it anyway not knowing what else might be possible from this point forward.
Like rooting for the Cubs, I believe I would have said yes. It would have been a shame if I had that opportunity and decided not to. I feel the same way about the Cubs. Ryne Sandberg is the key reason I root for the Cubs and if he had come to me one day years and years ago and said, look…(like Piniella, I guess)…by Feb 9, 2011 the Cubs will have only won a handful of division titles and had no real success in the post-season. We certainly will not have won the Series by that point in time, so it's up to you if you still want to root for the Cubs…your choice", I believe I would have said "well, what happens in 2011?"
And if he didn't know and neither did I, I believe I'd still power on ahead and hope for the best that it would some how, some day happen after this point in time.
What about you? Would you have still chosen to be a Cubs fan all these years if you knew ahead of time that up to this point in time they still would be World Series trophy free? Completely World Series titleless in your life time? If you don't mind, leave me your thoughts in the comment section, I'd love to hear your response.
Pitchers and catchers coming up in about a week. Sounds like another morsel of hope to me. Can't wait to see if all this blind faith culminates in experiencing the Cubs winning it all. (Notice how I didn't say 'I can't wait to see if this all proves to be worthwhile'. It's absolutely about the journey and I already believe it has been). Go Cubs Go!


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With this in mind... here are some of the many things I don't understand:
- Flavours of Coffee - How do coffees develop their flavours and why does each coffee taste different? There seem to be so many variables and so many attributes that contribute to the flavour of coffee and each and every one seems to interact with all the others... it's all a bit overwhelming. Varietal, growing conditions, harvest, processing, storage, transport, roasting, resting... It's nuts! I get the feeling that I'm just beginning to see the whole picture and it's intimidating. I've cupped hundreds if not thousands of coffees, I've read up about the chemistry and the varietals and the physics and all this has done is made me realize that I don't really even have a chance of understanding this. If I dedicated my entire life to understanding the flavours of coffee I think I would die ignorant. And it's the single most important part of the profession. Sigh...
- Varietals of Coffee - There are 2000 varietals in Kenya alone? Seriously? I think I could name less than two dozen varietals off the top of my head that I've cupped. From the entire world. Insane.
- Green Bean Analysis - I was never under the illusion that I was an expert in this area, but spending some time with Duane made me realize just how ignorant I really am. I honestly would consider myself to have no skill or experience at all in this area. It's embarassing.
- Roasting - it's funny to hear some "experts" talk about roasting and realize that I know as much as they do. And yet I know nothing about roasting. I mean, I understand the How of it all but as for the Why and the What... beyond the basics of caramelization, Maillard Reactions and the like I know nothing (or less than nothing) about what's going on. I remember spending time learning about roast profiles and temperature changes and the results... and then watched the roasters at Stumptown prove all my assumptions and all my conclusions and all I'd learned and read out the window. And their coffee was better.
- Taste - Sure, I have a vague and superficial grasp of the theories behind how we taste things and how we experience flavour. But it's just that... vague, superficial and theoretical. I've been thinking about how we go about developing our palate and this has made me realize that there are enormous holes in my understand - or more accurately, that my understanding is a thin, tiny and frail mesh-like spider web over one big giant hole. How do we develop our palates? What percentage is learned versus innate? How much is simply language and how much is palate? How much is physical and how much is psychological? What's going on here? I feel like a blind man with a blindfold on and enormous oven mitts on my hands trying to assemble a nuclear reactor from the memory of an instruction manual written in a language I don't understand.
- Many of the variables of espresso - I've been thinking a lot about aspects of temperature for example, and have a lot of doubts. For example... if you flash freeze espresso immediately upon extraction, what happens to the flavour? What happens if you put 7grams of a coffee in a double basket, ground fine and then tamp really hard and extract a single shot? How much of the assumptions about temperature and pressure and the relations between them are the result of limitations of the original equipment? What happens if we throw these assumptions away now that we can de-couple them? What would happen if we didn't tamp in the normal sense but instead had a portafilter that held twice the volume of the dosed coffee and had a valve at the bottom where you would fill the portafilter with unpressurized water (pre-infuse) and then pressurize the whole thing with a hydraulic press?
- Milk - listening to Morten's lecture in Iceland made me realize I know nothing about milk at a chemical or physical level.
- Water - I re-read Jim Schulmann's Water FAQ again. Mystifying to me.
And yet someone told me the other day that I am "an expert." But I know nothing. How can I be called an expert? Sure, I know more than some people, but I know less than many others and I know nothing as compared to what I should know.
And this is just some of the things I don't understand. An entire list would not only take years, but would be inherently incomplete as there is so much that I don't even yet know I don't understand.
I theorize that the only reason people think I'm an expert is because I'm actually trying to understand things - because I pay attention to stuff. To be fair, the only reason I try is because I'm honest with myself and about myself and thus am aware of just how little I know.
There are a whole lot of people in or tangential to this industry who need a little bit of self-awareness and honesty in my (not so) humble opinion.


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CALGARY — The most exorbitant ticket? Twenty-one hundred dollars to meet and greet the doyen of daytime TV during her Calgary show on Tuesday.
The cheapest? Free, offered up by a man following in Oprah's own charitable footsteps.
There are a limited number of Oprah tickets left at Ticketmaster, so they have become a hot commodity in the classifieds, on online resale sites and corporate bulletin boards. At last count, there were 18 pages on Kijiji's website listing Oprah tickets for sale.
That's where Ryan (whose last name wasn't disclosed) is advertising his lower bowl tickets. He won them at his company's Christmas party and has no plans to go.
"Oprah is really not my thing but rather then (sic) sell them I have decided to pay it forward and offer them up to who I deem the most deserving. I will be taking submissions in essay form as to why you deserve these tickets to a once in a life time show."
He posted his ad Jan. 8 and has 871 responses. He will choose a winner Saturday.
One of Oprah's superfans isn't leaving it up to fate. Linda Kinnell paid almost $500 for floor tickets to the Calgary show.
The Lethbridge mom of five may get even closer than that once Oprah lands in town.
Kinnell is one of 35 "ambassadors" for Oprah's OWN network and the only one in Alberta.
She earned this status after she was inspired by Oprah to volunteer in Africa, and eventually raised enough money to open an orphanage there.
"This started out as something on a 'bucket list' I made in January 2000. The No. 1 thing was 'go to an Oprah Show' and number two was 'volunteer in Africa.' As you can see, my dreams became much bigger than I ever could have imagined."
For her work with Karim Orphanage, Kinnell was invited to be a guest on the premiere of Oprah's final season. Once there, she was told she would be accompanying Oprah and John Travolta on a special trip to Australia.
She also lunched with Oprah and the other ambassadors before an event in Los Angeles in October.
"She follows us on Twitter. She has 5.8 million followers and she only follows 114 and I'm one of them. So I feel pretty special and feel a connection to her.
"I'm still hoping to hear from Harpo Studio and get to see her when she's here."
If the two do meet Tuesday, Kinnell will have lots to tell Oprah. A week after the show, Kinnell is heading back to Africa to oversee work on a new volunteer house at the orphanage, which is already booked up for most of the year.
"We have people wanting to come and work from all over the world. That five minutes of fame on Oprah really opened up the world."
Another former guest was also so set on seeing Oprah again that she bought tickets to shows both in Calgary and in Vancouver. Shannon Hilton and her husband Mike have been to see Oprah twice, including as onstage guests in 2011.
She hoped that connection would translate to great seats here in Calgary.
"I tried to PR myself to front-row seats. I emailed the producers of the show and tried not to be ridiculous about it, but it was a no-go."
The Hiltons enjoyed a whirlwind trip to Chicago two years ago when Mike, a paramedic, was a guest on a segment about weight loss. Then in 2012, they pooled their finances and air miles and bought tickets to see her in Toronto.
"I'm really inspired by her and her positivity. Like a lot of people, I grew up with her and her show and I believe in a lot of the same things. I'm about gratitude and vision boards."
But Shannon may be rethinking that devotion now that she can't sell those Vancouver tickets.
"There are pages and pages of people selling them. I didn't buy them to make a profit but now I'm going to take a loss. I thought I had to snag some but who knew everyone else had the same idea."
Even on the third time, Shannon is excited to see Oprah again. Not so for Mike.
"I would have paid double that for tickets, but when I asked him if wanted to go again, he said 'No, I'm good.'
"He's Oprah'd out."
Other fans are having mixed luck trying to buy tickets.
Pam Jessen had been scouring the ads for cheap ones but doesn't need to buy after all.
"I had been looking but I've won a pair. I don't like to brag, but I enter a lot of contests and I win a lot. I just found out I've won a 32-gigabyte iPod touch.
"It's become a source of laughter among my friends."
Jessen says she had to do a draw to decide which of her friends to take.
"I really wanted to see her but I just couldn't afford the prices. I think it's going to be an amazing crowd."
Therese Slinger also tried to win some tickets but she doesn't have the same luck as Jessen.
"I've entered every single contest out there. I'm wishfully thinking it could still happen."
The longtime fan who still records all of Oprah's shows is willing to trade 10 Jubilation dinner tickets for two to Oprah but she's had no takers so far.
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MyDD: Geithner et al part an organized criminal elite
MyDD is one of my favorite "liberal" blogs. I've been praising it since 2005. MyDD is the site that Daily Kos branched from back in the day.
Thus it is with tremendous pride and happiness that MyDD targets everything that Tim Geithner represents
It has got to happen over the next two years, and its going to take progressives, libertarians, tea partiers, coffee partiers, conservatives… everyone that is not part of the problem (the financial/political/military elite). Get radical, first by moving beyond attachment to a single party or a political identity. Radicalize them both, go independent; whatever, and if that's not you too, then get out of the way.
MyDD links to a video that, while using liberal tropes that represent MyDD"s ideological history, accurately descibes the Goldman Sachs elite that is destroying our political and economic system
Whoever you vote for this election,
- Punish those who supported TARP
- Punish those who supported the Big Business – Big Labor bailouts
- Punish those who are destroying our economy
We need pitchforks and torches.
The appropriate way to respond to our enemies is…
…and guns
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If you look straight-on at the house at 1012 Jefferson Drive, it might be hard to tell a fire gutted it Tuesday night.
The soot-caked windows do well to conceal the damage within. Fortunately, William and Dorothy Glover made it out safe, with an assist from one of their neighbors.
Mark Fisher was riding by with two friends that evening and when they were approaching Jefferson Drive from Tyler Road, he glanced out the car window and saw something he didn�t expect.
�I looked to the side and saw this bedroom, and the curtains were open, but inside it was all dark � all you could see were flames inside of the bedroom,� Fisher said. �The inside of the house was definitely on fire. I was like, �Oh my God, the house is on fire,� and they thought I was lying, so we backed up and I showed it to them.�
After the car parked in front of the residence, Fisher rushed in. He found William Glover first and tried to get him out of the house.
�I grabbed him and took him out of the house, because it was so smoky, you couldn�t hardly see anything,� Fisher said. �I could tell the fire was coming out of the bedroom and started spreading to the rest of the house. He had a cell phone and he was trying to call 911, but couldn�t at the time, and I was already on my cell phone calling 911. I asked him, �Is there anybody else in the house?� And he said, �Yeah, my wife is.��
Fisher went back in and reached Dorothy Glover in the living room. He said she was circling the room. He grabbed her and took her outside, but she wanted to go back in. The Glovers had a cat. He hadn�t been found.
�I said, �Who�s Norbert? Is that a little kid or something?� She said, �No, it�s my cat�,� Fisher said. �I said, �Ma�am, if there�s no one left in the house, I can�t go back in that house�.�
Fisher and William Glover made an attempt to get the couple�s car keys from near the side door � in order to move the car and possibly prevent an explosion � but the smoke was too thick.
The Kinston Department of Public Safety responded shortly thereafter.
�The alarm came in about 8:48 last night,� KDPS spokesman Woody Spencer said. �The damage to the property was about $65,000. Damage to contents was about $30,000.�
In all, three fire engines, a ladder truck and Battalion Commander Kevin Scully were called to the scene.
�It was determined a discarded cigarette started the fire,� Spencer said. �We couldn�t find evidence of a smoke alarm in the structure � that�s not to say there isn�t one, but there was no evidence of a smoke detector found.�
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Your smile is usually the first feature people notice about you.
So – besides the health benefits of getting your dental care up to speed – aesthetically, it's important we get our dental care right.
Dental Health Week takes place from 6 to 12 August, 2018 and is the Australian Dental Association's major annual oral health promotion event.
The aim is to educate Australians about the importance of maintaining good oral health.
Their latest campaign, titled 'Watch Your Mouth' promotes some key dental health messages including the importance of:
- brushing twice a day with a fluoride toothpaste
- cleaning in between teeth at least once a day with floss or an interdental brush
- eating a healthy balance diet and limit sugar intake, and
- regularly visiting the dentist for check-ups and preventive treatment.
The Australian Dental Association said only half of Australian's brush their teeth once a day and 65 per cent of us haven't seen a dentist in the last two years.
The event is a great opportunity to talk about taking better care of your teeth, gums and yes, your entire mouth.
Although many of us are aware of the basics of keeping our mouth healthy, it's important to remember other factors such as wearing a mouthguard when playing sport.
Each year, thousands of adults and children are treated for dental injuries that could have been prevented or minimised by simply wearing a mouthguard.
The Australian Dental Association strongly recommends the use of a mouthguard in any sport or activity where collision or contact is likely, and during both games and training.
The association encourages people to use the Dental Health Week website, the associated resources, and the ADA's Oral Health Tracker to start conversations about watching their mouth and making their oral health a high priority.
Statistics show that nearly 40 per pcent of Australians never floss or clean between their teeth and that 73 per cent of people aged 14-18 are consuming too much sugar.
It's clear that we could all be doing better when it comes to good oral health.
This usually starts from a young age, so it's important to set habits early and encourage children to watch their mouth by employing good dental hygeine tactics.
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It may be a little early to be talking about this, but it's something that interests me.
Graham Henry's tenure hasn't been without the odd controversy -- the flat backline strategy, selection choices, the rotation and reconditioning policies -- but the team keeps winning, meaning the public's faith in him remains strong. If the All Blacks indeed lose at the World Cup, will the NZ rugby public turn on him?
And if they win, will Henry retire? Will Hansen take his place? Would that work out any better than when Wayne Smith was coach? Personally I'd like to see Henry stay on regardless of the outcome, since we haven't had that type of dynastic coaching since the amateur days. But would he get the axe? Is another four years too much?
And just how long can the All Blacks remain a great side? By my reckoning they've been the best team in the world since they reduced the French to uncontested scrums in November 2004. The average cycle of a great side is three years, which coincides nicely with the Rugby World Cup, but could we stretch it further? Back-to-back World Cups?