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The 1930s Mascara is a wonderful way to achieve the classic, elegant eye. Our formula contains natural conditioning oils and food grade colorants. This oxygenated hand mixed cream protects every single eyelash with a breathable coating. A soft texture encourages the eyelashes to grow and provides just the right amount of glossiness. The eyelashes are gently lengthened and strengthened without the use of any additional hairs or capillary substances. Most importantly, the special scent adds antibacterial properties to the formula and does not *irritate the eyes. *Contains clove oil, in very rare cases if you have any alergeries to clove oil or clove oil derivatives we strongly suggest testing for reaction before applying near your eyes. What makes this mascara truly unique is its creamy consistency that adds full length and clear definition to the lashes, keeping them soft and alluring. The result is a gentle, natural daily wear formula that resists water, smudges and tears, but can be easily removed with a gentle cleanser. In addition, our hollow brush applicator will coat the lashes evenly and provide clump-free results. This special combination dates back to the 1930's and has been re-introduced by Bésame. And being a classic, it contains only natural ingredients, has been allergy tested, is paraben-free and is safe for the most sensitive eyes. Bésame 1930s Mascara is one of the most natural mascaras on the market today, containing only seven ingredients. Achieves stunning results on the first application, able to layer without clumps or smears

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thing Wikis did during Christmas time. It is now 2014 and it is still there! I have no idea how to get

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I have multiple divs which look like this along with a carousel and is using Qtip, the problem I'm having is I cannot get the other arrow on this image to go to the other side without using width: 100%. If I do that, A container with width 100% will be formed and when I try to hover over the image where the container is, the QTIP will not show up.

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Moldavite is the result of meteor shower in the Moldau Valley of Czechoslovakia and is becoming extremely rare. It is a stone of transformation aiding in personal and spiritual growth. This highly powered crystal is excellent to meditate and sleep with. Slightly translucent and green in color. Each piece is approximately .75" to 1" and comes in a silk pouch! All Crystals are charged with Reiki healing energy. The more you hold and meditate with our crystals, the more you will connect with its vibration. Due to the unique nature of crystals, there may be slight size and color variations.

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Black Bears place four on All-CAA first team, six on second team - Maine news, sports, obituaries, weather - Bangor Daily News Black Bears place four on All-CAA first team, six on second team Posted Nov. 21, 2011, at 8:22 p.m. The University of Maine’s Black Bear football team, which earned a first-round bye in the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision playoffs and a second-round date at Appalachian State (N.C.) on Dec. 3, has placed four players on the All-Colonial Athletic Association first team as chosen by the league’s coaches. Six more Black Bears were selected to the second team and three were third-team choices. Junior wide receiver Maurice McDonald, junior right guard Chris Howley and senior punt returner/free safety Trevor Coston were offensive first-teamers and strong safety Jerron McMillian was the lone Bear on the defensive first team. Second-teamers on the offensive side of the ball were senior quarterback Warren Smith, sophomore tight end Justin Perillo and left tackle Josh Spearin while second-teamers on defense were sophomore end Michael Cole, senior linebacker Vinson Givans and Coston. The third-team choices were senior running back Pushaun Brown, senior nose tackle Raibonne Charles and sophomore cornerback Kendall James. McDonald caught 58 passes for 591 yards and five touchdowns. He was second in the CAA in catches per game (5.8) and third in overall receptions. Coston returned 17 punts for 185 yards and led the CAA in punt-return average (10.9). He had one punt return for a touchdown. Howley headlined an offensive line that helped produce 29.5 points and 372 yards per game, fourth best among 11 teams in the CAA. McMillian was Maine’s second-leading tackler with 84 and he led the team in unassisted tackles with 54. He had 10.5 tackles for loss including 3.5 sacks. He also had an interception and three pass breakups. Smith completed 64.3 percent of his passes and was third in the CAA in passing yards (240.3 ypg) and pass efficiency (134.1). He was second in total offense (262.9 ypg). Perillo caught 45 passes for 446 yards and three touchdowns and Limington’s Spearin was a vital cog on the offensive line. Cole led the CAA in sacks with 10 and finished with 45 tackles including 13.5 for loss. Givans led the Black Bears with 85 tackles and he also had two interceptions and two breakups. He had 4.5 tackles for losses. Coston led the CAA in interceptions with six and was third in tackles with 75. He also had eight breakups. Brown was the sixth leading rusher in the CAA with 944 yards on 193 carries; Windham’s Charles was in on 45 tackles including 3.5 for a loss and two sacks and James was involved in 40 tackles and had two interceptions. UM players named All-Americans University of Maine field hockey players Stephanie Gardiner and Kelly Newton were named All-Americans by the Monday while Maine freshman forward Holly Stewart was named to the All-Rookie squad. Gardiner receives her first All-American honor as she receives the highest All-American honor in Maine program history, second team by The senior co-captain was earlier named the America East Midfielder of the Year and was also selected to the All-America East first team. She was also named to the All-Northeast Region first team after she tallied 12 goals and seven assists for 31 points. For Newton, it is the second-straight year as a third-team selection by She led the Black Bears in scoring with 13 goals and 25 assists for 51 points and set scoring records in her senior season for goals, assists and points in a career. She will graduate as Maine’s all-time leading scorer with163 total points. She was also selected to the All-Northeast Region first team. Stewart becomes the first UMaine student-athlete named to the rookie squad since Newton received the honor in 2008. Stewart racked up 12 goals and six assists for 30 points. She was named America East Co-Rookie of the Year. printed on May 25, 2017

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Conversation ClassesSummer Sessions will run 6 weeks and are available for RegistrationGrundstufe Conversation & Review Completion of G100 or G200 or G300 or equivalent recommended. Course integrates use of regular and irregular verbs in the present and conversational past, with a review of frequently used prepositions of time and space while further building everyday vocabulary. Class activities include group and partner dialogues, role play scenarios, and grammar review as requested.This class is offered in the Summer semester only.Mittelstufe Conversation & Review Completion of G400 or G500 or G600 or equivalent recommended. Course allows for practice of the accusative and dative cases in present, past, and future tenses. Integrated review of simple clauses and advanced sentence structure.This class is offered in the summer semester only. Oberstufe Conversation & Review Oberstufe Conversation is conducted 100% auf Deutsch and is suitable for the advanced student whose primary goal is to increase oral fluency through regular discussions and speaking exercises. Successful completion of Advanced Mittelstufe Review (AMR) or higher recommended.Students will expand their vocabulary and increase their fluency through lively class discussions, readings, and occasional short writing assignments.This class is offered in the summer semester only.

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Balloon Astronomy is Jim Ledger (vocals, bass, guitars) and Glenn Little (keyboards, flute) plus guest contributors, Nick D'Virgilio and Jason Smith, (drums), Mike Keneally (acoustic guitar) and Max Werner (clarinet). They released their self titled debut in 2012. For the most part Balloon Astronomy’s music harkens back to post Gabriel Genesis before they became more of a pop making machine. If you ever wondered how Genesis (Collins, Banks, Hackett, Rutherford) would have sounded beyond 1977, the closet I can of recently is the music of Balloon Astronomy. Everything you fans loved of that Genesis line-up are ever present and so much more. The tracks on this album segue into each other making it almost like one long track. Each are very catchy and sometimes quite epic in content. And as I said previously, they have a positive vibe about them. I end of feeling very good after listening to the album. Some highlights for me are the first three tracks “Crows In The Field”, “Even Odds” & “Roots Run Deep”. Also I’d add the longest track on the album, “The Odyssey”, but to limit the highlights are criminal because the whole album is simply amazing. Jim Ledger vocals reminds me a lot of both Gabriel and Collins but doesn’t sound forced like others. He also sounds a little like the somber vocals that Fish gave on early Marillion albums. Glenn’s keyboard playing are spot on to Banks’ output of the late 70s. The guitar interaction of Jim Ledger and Mike Keneally pretty much touches the same way that Steve Hackett and Mike Rutherford did with their tenure together. On whole this self titled debut album by Balloon Astronomy is one of the more essential new progressive rock albums of the decade and is highly recommended to fans of Genesis. Reviewed by Ron Fuchs on October 28th, 2013

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BRUNSWICK COUNTY, NC – (WECT) – There is a new kind of school bus in Brunswick County, one that runs on propane instead of diesel. Brunswick County was one of two counties picked to test drive the new

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Had my second life drawing class this week. Would have put the pictures up after the class on Thursday but my camera was struggling to focus in the dark evening light. I've finally got around to taking the pics again in the light of day so you can see these new drawings properly. The class followed the same pattern of several 5 minute drawings, a couple of 10, a 20 minute and finally a 45 minute pose. The pics above are arranged in that order. All are in an A3 sketchbook, same one as last week. The poses were very challenging this week. I think I only succeeded in capturing a couple of them properly. The final drawing above of the 45 minute pose was the most challenging. I spent a lot of time reworking the legs. I rubbed them out and redrew them at least 3 times. You can still see the various different positions the legs went through. The first attempt had them positioned way too low and out of proportion of the rest of the body. Still not sure they're correct but it's good to push myself. My favorite drawing of the night is number 5. It's a great pose and I really wanted to get it right. Would have liked to have had more time on this pose. I would like to get some larger paper for my next class and maybe try using some charcoal again to loosen up my line work.

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The movie Brave will be shown at dusk July 26 at John Dam Plaza in Richland. The Friday Night Movie Nights are free, and movies are rated for all audiences. Food and beverage vendors will be on site. Visitors should bring blankets or lawn chairs to sit on.

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After heralding the arrival back on the music scene of M Craft back in March, it’s great to finally have his album come out. And it’s been worth the wait. Mind you, there’s a good few familiar tracks there. The three songs from 2004 that I had on my last post are all on the new album (Sweets and Dragonfly from his mini-album I can see it all Tonight, and Emily Snow which came out on 7 inch only).There’s so much to enjoy on this album, and it has such mainstream appeal that it would be a crime if he didn’t cross over big time. I know there’s a bit of a crowded market for singer-songwriters these days, but I reckon Martin Craft has got the edge over most of them.Take the range of his music. There’s the lovely, intricate, subtle melodies of the likes of Silver and Fire, Teardrop Tattoo and Dragonfly. But what’s this? A funky bassline wobbles into earshot on You Are The Music, and it ends up almost inviting us to dance. He even does his own take on the ever-popular ‘epic indie’ style on Love Knows How To Fight, surely a Brixton Academy lighters-out moment, possibly only scuppered by his use of the eff word. Maybe someone can fix that – they did for Radiohead.There’s more funky drumming on Sweets, and he even attempts Springsteen style stadium riffing on the start of Lucille. Surely this man has ambitions beyond the 40 or so people reported seeing him in Manchester the other night. And if there’s any justice in the world, his ambitions will be realised.Download: M. Craft - Silver and FireDownload: M. Craft - You are the MusicBuy Silver and Fire at Amazon.

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Are you a pastor, counselor, or half of a mentor couple? Ready To Wed helps you focus on the things that are most important in marriage preparation. At the heart of each session is a DVD presentation featuring some of today’s top marriage experts and a gathering of engaged and recently married couples. Learn More Please enable Javascript to watch this video Building a marriage you will love What do the words “for richer, for poorer” really entail? How about “for better or for worse”? Is there a plan for kids? Handling finances? Communicating about intimacy? These are important questions that every couple should work through before taking vows.

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Salps are barrel-shaped, free-swimming tunicates – organisms enclosed in a tunic, with openings at each end – that pump water through their gelatinous bodies. Thus, they move and feed at the same time, straining the water through internal feeding filters. At first glance, salps may look as primitive as jellyfish, but they are close marine ancestors of fish and vertebrates. Salps have a heart, gills, and even arudimentary placenta. Salps can live alone or in communities. Some species are only a few millimeters long, while others can grow as large as 10 inches. When microscopic algae proliferate, salps devour them with extraordinary efficiency. They are the fastest-growing multi-cellular animals and are capable of explosive, asexual reproduction, cloning themselves and creating chains of dozens of individuals. Chained salps grow into long strings that live in social harmony. Communicating via electrical signals, they synchronize their swimming and move swiftly through sea currents.

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Although it is arguably the highest profile sector of the cultural industries in Canada, the inner workings of the music industry are not widely understood. A contributing factor to this situation is a lack of comprehensive research in this regard. Statistics Canada, for instance, did not even begin to compile an annual survey of the sound recording industry until 1977. Consequently, this scarcity of research has resulted in an absence of secondary sources. In 1996, Canadian sound recording industry analyst, Will Straw voiced his dissatisfaction that there still remained no book-length authoritative study in regard to the Canadian music industry. Straw himself was referring to a similar statement made by his colleague Paul Audley in 1983 (Straw, Sound Recording 112). As of 2003, the situation remains unchanged. One of the least studied but most critically significant aspects of the music industry is music publishing. Although the print aspect of music publishing was established in British North America decades before Canadian Confederation in 1867, it was not until 1988 that the Canadian Music Publishers Association (CMPA) commissioned Paul Audley to compile the first ever, in-depth profile of English-language music publishing industry. French-language publishing did not receive comparable treatment until 1999 when the Department of Canadian Heritage enlisted Audley to review the industry as a whole. Both of these research projects have greatly enhanced insight into Canadian music publishing, however, two studies conducted over the course of ten years by the same person cannot provide a complete, accurate, and up-to-date picture of such a complex business. Fortunately, in 2001, Statistics Canada conducted the first of what is hoped to become a semi-regular survey of music publishing in Canada (Dugas 1). Unfortunately, the findings of the 2001 Statistics Canada study have not yet been released and therefore cannot be considered for the purposes of this essay. Rather than attempt to redress this enormous gap in music publishing research, in which valuable insight is forthcoming pending the release of the Statistics Canada study findings, it is the intent of this essay to survey the existing relevant literature and provide a succinct introduction to the history, mechanisms, and some of the contemporary issues pertaining to music publishing in Canada. Pre-Confederation | Sound Recordings | Copyright | Royalties | Record Labels | Conclusion | Bibliography Pre-Confederation Music Publishing In numerous respects, music publishing is both the product, and at the mercy of technological advancements. In his broad survey of the American and European music business in the twentieth century, Reebee Garofalo identifies three distinct phases in the development of the industry: Music publishing houses, which occupied the power center of the industry when sheet music was the primary vehicle for disseminating popular music; Record companies, which ascended to power as recorded music achieved dominance; and Transnational entertainment corporations, which promote music as an ever- expanding series of ''revenue streams''--record sales, advertising revenue, movie tie-ins, streaming audio on the Internet--no longer tied to a particular sound carrier. (Garofalo 319) Although intended to represent the industry as a whole, the stages put forth by Garofalo also adequately reflect the evolution of music publishing in Canada. Music publishing in the Canadas, 1800-1867, by Maria Calderisi, is thus far the only published monograph pertaining to early print music publishing in Canada. In fact, the Calderisi book remains the only monograph exclusively pertaining to Canadian music publishing whatsoever. Although music publishing had become an established industry in New England throughout the course of the 1700s, similar activity did not commence in Canada until after 1800. As was the case in most Western counties, prior to the proliferation of sound recordings and the gramophone (phonograph), printed musical notation was the only form of music publishing in Canada before the turn of the twentieth century. Calderisi divides pre-Confederation Canadian music publishing into three categories: "music books - such as hymnbooks, song collections and tutors - date from 1800; music in periodicals from 1838; and sheet music from 1840" (1). Corresponding with a period of tremendous European immigration, the advent of printed sheet music in Canada after 1840 marked the beginning of the consumption of music purely for entertainment purposes. Prior to this development, the more limited amount of music publishing that did take place was primarily of a religious and to a lesser extent military nature. Sound Recordings The beginnings of the international sound recording industry can be traced to the late 1870s, but was not solidified until the 78 RPM record became the industry standard some twenty years later. Yet, as will likely be the case with the compact disc and the yet-to-be determined digital media format that will ultimately supplant it, sheet music publishing and the fledgling sound recording industry coexisted simultaneously and in most respects quite independently for a lengthy period of time. It was not until the 1940s, with the release of the long play record (LP) and its tremendously improved sound quality, that sound recordings gained a decisive advantage over printed works as the primary vehicle for the dissemination of music. The ultimate supremacy of sound recordings forever changed the primary role and function of music publishers. Garofalo addresses the initial reaction of music publishers to sound recordings: Recording started as a sideline business, initially given to spoken word comedy, instrumental brass-band releases, and other novelty selections. It is not surprising, then, that the publishers initially regarded the revolution in technology that would eventually transform the production and consumption of popular music as little more than a supplement to their earnings from sheet music. They were too busy enjoying the fruits of a very lucrative, centuries-old relationship with this earlier form of music software. (319) Yet, over the course of the last sixty years in Canada and elsewhere in the industrialized world, the publication of sheet music has been relegated to a marginally profitable fringe element of the larger music publishing industry. Paul Audley's 1988 study revealed that by this time print royalties accounted only for a mere 1% of gross publishing revenues earned by Canadian English-language Music Publishers (A Profile of ELMP 27). Copyright Rather than focus on the production and distribution of sheet music or even recorded music for that matter, music publishers have primarily become the buyers, sellers, administrators, and revenue collectors of intellectual copyrights. Copyright law is in fact fundamental to all aspects of popular music publishing. Audley goes as far as to state that without copyright law: [. . .] there would be no music publishing industry. Copyright law provides creators of musical works with the exclusive right to exploit the property they have produced, to protect against unlawful use of their copyrights, and to assign their copyrights to someone else, generally to a company in the business of music publishing. (A Profile of ELMP 26) The ability of composers to assign their copyrights to a third party is what sparked the creation of publishing houses which specialized in the collection and promotion of catalogues of musical works. The earliest copyright law in Canada dates back to the Provincial Statutes of Lower-Canada, passed in 1832. However, although adequate copyright protection had existed and been enhanced since this time, the practice of copyright registration for sheet music in Canada did not commence until 1859 when Nordheimer, Canada's predominant sheet music publisher of this era, joined the American-based Board of Trade Music. Yet, until Britain (and consequently Canada as a British Dominion) became party to the 1886 Berne Convention in which signatory countries reciprocally recognized international copyright laws, a large proportion of the sheet music published in Canada continued to be reprints of non-copyrighted European works (Calderisi 89-91). Intellectual copyright protection was further entrenched with the passing of the 1924 Canadian Copyright Act which stood primarily intact until 1988 when Phase I of the present period of copyright reformation process commenced. Undoubtedly, the primary cause behind the demise of sheet music publishing has been a lack of consumer demand. It is relatively safe to say that most modern Canadian households can boast the possession of some kind of radio or stereo system to receive radio broadcasts and play back sound recordings. However, not since the end of the First World War have a large proportion of Canadian households reliably contained a piano and a library of sheet music to go with it. With that said, there are also several components of copyright law that ensure the greater profitability of sound recordings than sheet music for music publishers. There is essentially only one way for a copyright holder to earn monetary royalties from print music publishing; through the sale or licensing for use of printed musical notation in the form of sheet music, songbooks, or folios. Royalties However, there are numerous methods for copyright holders to earn royalties, almost entirely achievable only through the creation and marketing of sound recordings. For instance, performing rights royalties are earned whenever a copyrighted work is performed or broadcast in public. In Canada, the Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada (SOCAN) is the primary collective society responsible for the collection and redistribution of performing rights royalties. SOCAN also administers reciprocal agreements with like societies from around the globe. Additionally, since 1997 when Bill C-32 was passed in conjunction with Phase II of Canada's ongoing copyright reformation process, the Neighbouring Rights Collective of Canada (NRCC) has been responsible for the collection of broadcast performance royalties for producers and performing artists who are not necessarily copyright holders. Mechanical rights royalties are earned when a copyrighted material is put to a fixed medium, such as a compact disc or cassette tape, and sold to the general public by a licensee such as a record label. Synchronization rights are earned by a copyright holder when a work is used in conjunction with another audio-visual medium usually in the form of film, television, or commercial advertising. Mechanical licensing fees may also apply in this regard if the synchronized material is subsequently put to a fixed medium and sold to the general public. In Canada, the Canadian Musical Rights Agency (CMRRA) and the Society for Reproduction Rights of Authors, Composers and Publishers in Canada (SODRAC) are responsible for the collection and redistribution of mechanical and synchronization rights. The Audio-Video Licensing Agency (AVLA) also administers licenses for the exhibition and duplication of audio and music video recordings. The public broadcast of music videos also requires a licensing agreement with AVLA. The revenue potential of performing, mechanical, and synchronization rights outweighs the collection of print music royalties by such a great extent that most contemporary music publishers now license the print aspect of the business to an increasingly small number of specialty publishers that focus specifically in this area. However, despite the marked increase in the viability of the international sound recording industry beginning in the 1940s, the potential for earning publishing royalties in this manner in Canada remained scant until the 1970s. Record Labels Today, the largest music publishers in the world (EMI Music Publishing, Warner-Chappell, Sony/ATV, BMG Music Publishing, and Universal Music Publishing) also happen to be the largest record labels in the world as well (EMI Group, Warner Music Group, Sony Music, BMG Music Group, and Universal Music Group). As previously mentioned, the surest way to earn publishing royalties is through the marketing of sound recordings. Hence, the record label / music publisher is a natural fit. However, only recently have Canadian-based companies managed to achieve moderate success in utilizing this model. Will Straw comments on the operations of Canadian recording companies prior to the opening of American label branch offices in Canada in the 1970s: Compared with those firms which emerged in the 1970s, most Canadian-owned recording companies during the 1950s and 1960s were not 'record labels' in the sense of being engaged exclusively or even predominantly in the signing of performers and recording of master tapes. (English CDN Recording 56) With limited success, some Canadian firms during this period did attempt to develop Canadian artists and composers with subsidized revenues earned from their primary business focus - the reproduction and Canadian distribution of foreign product. However, the sub-publishing or straight reproduction and distribution contracts that Canadian recording companies relied upon did not generate a tremendous amount of money in the way of royalty revenues. The prospects of Canadian-owned recording companies took a decided turn for the worse when American firms began to establish distribution subsidiaries in Canada during the early 1970s. Straw notes that this development was disastrous for Canadian firms on two accounts. The first is that with branch plants in Canada, the major American labels no longer had the need to license distribution contracts to Canadian recording companies. Secondly, the American-based major labels were also simultaneously swallowing up other smaller American labels, thus, further reducing "the number of independent, unaffiliated labels whose product was available to Canadian firms for licensing" (English CDN Recording 57). Quality Records for instance, which was for decades one of Canada's largest independent record label / publishers, suffered a slow death losing license after license such as MGM and Motown until it finally closed its doors in the late 1990s. Today, the five aforementioned "major" record label / publishers, all of which are now components of even larger multinational conglomerates, overwhelmingly receive the vast majority of publishing royalties earned in Canada. Moreover, although the Canadian branch offices work with and sign Canadian songwriters, most of the multinationals administer their entire publishing catalogues out of their American home offices. In fact, in 2001, Warner-Chappell packed up its Canadian publishing office altogether (Bouw 11). Despite the increased success of Canadian recording artists, the multinationals still do not make it a great priority to publish Canadian composers. Audley maintains: "Generally speaking the foreign controlled publishers earn at least 75% of their revenue from the exploitation of foreign musical works" (A Review of Music Publishing 5) Conclusion The situation, however, is not all doom and gloom for music publishing in Canada. Canadian Content regulations set by the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission, which currently ensure that 35% of all musical selections broadcast per week meet Canadian content requirement guidelines, have helped to foster a vibrant domestic and internationally-reaching Canadian recording industry. The Foundation to Assist Canadian Talent on Records (FACTOR) has also served to significantly boost the production of Canadian sound recordings through grants and low interest loans to performing artists. As a result, numerous Canadian record labels have also taken advantage of the economic incentives of such programmes. Labels such as Nettwerk, Stoney Plain, and Aquarius have followed the lead of the major multinationals and merged recording operations with publishing activities, often licensing parts of their catalogues to publishers in various parts of Europe and Asia. Most of the Canadian-operating, independent and major music publishers have also begun to advertise their catalogues on the World Wide Web in search of mechanical and synchronization licensing agreements. The Music Publisher (TMP), one of the exclusively publishing-oriented Canadian firms, did not fare so well in its foray into the recording business. TMP merged with Attic Music Group in 1999 to form the Song Corporation. However, by 2001, Song Corporation was bankrupt and what was left was purchased by the Canadian-based entertainment conglomerate Alliance-Atlantis. Toronto-based Morning Music is one of the few remaining Canadian-owned companies that still concentrates exclusively in music publishing. It seems that only uncertainty is for certain in the Canadian music publishing industry. In 1988, Audley determined that fewer than 100 businesses were actively engaged in music publishing activity in Canada. By 2001, the CMPA was down to forty member organizations (A Review of Music Publishing 2). Today, the CMPA website is no longer active. As was the case with the advent of print music and sound recording-based music publishing, the industry is once again in a state of transition. The dynamic difficulties and opportunities posed by new digital technologies pose questions far too complex to address in the framework of this essay. On the one hand, advanced digital technologies may serve to only further undermine the protection of intellectual copyright. On the other hand, these new technologies can assist artists and composers in making more money by cutting out the record label / music publisher middlemen. The Government of Canada remains hesitant in prematurely reacting to industry demands being made by advocates of either viewpoint. For instance, the Government of Canada signed the Performances and Phonogram Treaty and the Copyright Treaty put forth by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in 1996, but have yet to ratify the agreements in the House of Commons. The passing of the WIPO treaties would in essence constitute a large proportion of Phase III of Canada’s copyright reform process. However, there still seems to remain too many unknowns in regard to the long-term implication of such actions. Canada did make some consideration for copyright protection in the digital era with the passing of Bill C-32 as part of the Phase II copyright reforms. The Canadian Private Copying Collective (CPCC) was established to collect and redistribute revenues to copyright holders from levies attached to the sale of blank audio recording media. The purpose of the collection of the levies is to offset royalties lost by copyright holders due to music piracy. Again, many people are extremely skeptical as to the viability of this measure. However, like the future of music publishing in Canada, the effectiveness of initiatives such as the CPCC as a intellectual copyright protection measure, remain to be seen. Bibliography Audley, Paul. A Profile of English-Language Music Publishing in Canada: a report prepared for The Canadian Music Publishers Association. Toronto: Paul Audley & Associates, 1998. Audley, Paul and Michel Houle. A Review of Music Publishing in Canada. Ottawa: Canadian Heritage, 2000. Basherville, David. Music Business Handbook and Career Guide. 7th ed. Thousand Oaks: Sage, 2001. Bouw, Brenda. "The Times They Are A'changin': Music Publishers Are Rethinking Their Strategies." Words and Music 9:1 (2002) 11. Calderisi, Maria. Music Publishing in the Canadas, 1800-1867. National Library of Canada. Ottawa: Canadian Government Publishing Centre, 1981. Canada. Canadian Heritage. A Time for Action: Report of the Task Force on the Future of the Canadian Music Industry. Mar. 1996: 61-78. Canada. Department of Communications. Vital Links: Canadian Cultural Industries. April 1987. "Copyright Primer." Music Business Canada. 2003. Canadian Independent Record Production Association. 14 Mar. 2004 Dugas, Erika. Focus on Culture: Quarterly Bulletin from the Culture Statistics Program. 12:3. Ottawa: Statistics Canada, 2000. Frith, Simon. "The Industrialization of Popular Music." Popular Music and Communication. Ed. James Lull. Thousand Oaks: Sage, 1992. Garofalo, Reebee. "From Music Publishing to MP3: Music and Industry in the Twentieth Century." American Music. 17:3 (2002) 318-353. Jones, Christopher. "Casting a Wide Net: Music Publishers Put Their Catalogues Online." Words and Music 10:3 (2002) 25-26. Krummel, D.W., and Stanley Sadie, eds. The Newgrove Handbooks in Music: Music Printing and Publishing. London: Macmillan, 1990. Straw, Will. "Sound Recording." The Cultural Industries in Canada: Problems Policies and Prospects. Ed. Michael Dorland. Toronto: James Lorimer, 1996. 95-117. Straw, Will. "The English Canadian Recording Industry Since 1970." Rock & Popular Music: Politics, Policies, Institutions. Ed. Tony Bennett et al. London: Routledge, 1993. "The Year in Music Publishing." Words and Music 6:9 (1999) 22. This essay was originally compiled by Stuart Drozd as credit toward completion of LIS 591 at the School of Library and Information Studies, University of Alberta. It was subsequently reformatted for presentation on the Web using strict XHTML and CSS as a partial requirement toward the degree of Master of Library and Information Studies. Date last modified: April 8, 2004

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HELP PROTECT AGRICULTURAL COMMUNITIES Potato fields cover the landscape in central and northern Minnesota, stretching for miles in all directions. Nearly 50,000 acres of potatoes are planted in our state every year. Conventional potato production relies on pesticides that put the health of our communities at risk, and the people of Minnesota are calling for change. McDonald’s: No More Toxic Taters! Almost all of the potatoes grown in our area are produced by a company called RDO. RDO is the largest potato producer in the world, and one the major suppliers of the potatoes used for McDonald’s french fries. McDonald’s claims that they foster sustainable agriculture. But we live near their potatoes, and we know that their practices aren’t sustainable. Read our stories to learn more about how these potatoes are impacting our community. Healthy Farms and Communities We want to breathe clean air and drink clean water. We want the wildlife around us to thrive. We want the children in our area to be healthy, without pesticide drift taking its toll on their growing bodies. We want you to have food free from pesticide residue. We want to stand with people all around the world, in cities and in rural areas, to call for healthy food production. We ask you to stand with us, whether you suffer from pesticide drift, want pesticide-free food or just care about the wildlife and environment. Visit our Take Action page to find out how you can get involved. The People Who Make the Work Possible Toxic Taters depends on many hands to make our efforts work. Volunteers lead the organization, defining our vision and strategies, and carrying out the actions with support from a very small staff. We thank everyone who gives of their time and energy. We also thank all those individuals who support our work through financial contributions as well as the following foundations; Ceres Trust, LUSH Philanthropies, RESIST, Headwaters Foundation, Patagonia, and Unitarian Universalist Fund for a Just Society.

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Hi everybody, I'll be moving to Berlin on the 18th of April for an unfixed time for learning German and work... I'm looking for a nice little room in a great WG with German people in Berg, close to an U or S-Bahn. Rent: to Protected content all included - lower rent also welcome :)I'm friendly, open-minded, clean and reliable.

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Jason Johnson LSU Graduate Assistant 1998-2000Atlanta Falcons: Season Long Intern 2000-2001, 2001-2002"I was fortunate enough to spend two seasons with the Atlanta Falcons. I believe that had it not been for my undergraduate experience at West Virginia University and my graduate assistantship at LSU I would not have been prepared for the demands of working in the NFL. Had it not been for the staff at LSU I feel that I never would have gotten the opportunity to work with the Falcons. My experience in the NFL allowed me to expand my personal and professional network and enhanced my Athletic Training education. I would recommend that anyone who has such an opportunity to take Stover LSU Graduate Assistant 1998-1999Pittsburg Pirates: Season Long Intern 1997-1998___________________________________________________________Lance Champagne LSU Athletic Training Student 1998-2002Philadelphia Eagles: Summer Intern 2001"Being an intern for the Philadelphia Eagles was a very positive experience. Getting a chance to see how things are run in a different setting and on a different level will help me as I pursue a career in Athletic Training. The hard work involved was well worth the time spent Dupas LSU Athletic Training Student 1998-2002Seattle Seahawks: Summer Intern 2001"My internship with the Seattle Seahawks presented me with a number of positive experiences. I was able to see the diversity in management between Division I and Pro Football. It also allowed me to venture off to surroundings that are entirely different from my hometown. It is because of this that I feel more competent and eager to explore job opportunities outside Louisiana. In addition, with any change in atmosphere, there is a change in philosophy. I learned so many different treatment and rehabilitation techniques. For this reason, I would recommend any dedicated student trainer to apply to a professional team; or Seahawks to be more specific."

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Here are some more of the halloween cards I made this year. All of the cards are cut at 5.25 x 5.25. The images are from Sherry Baldy's Besties. Halloween paper is from Stampin Up. I cut the spider webs with my cricut as well as the purple frame behind the 2nd witch. All were colored with copics. I found the second image on the website for the original digital stamp and fell in love with the hair color and cloths. She is a lot of fun to color and there are so many ways to color her. Hope you enjoy. Used the same colors for her just tried a different layout with different embellishments. The fence behind this witch was cut with the cricut and the paper came with the flocked bats on the paper. Could not figure out how I was going to use it until I colored her. Posted by

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The blockchain, the technology underlying bitcoin, creates a perfect record of transactions that can't be hacked or tampered with. Here's how it works. By Jeff Ward-Bailey, Correspondent / March 11, 2016 View video The blockchain protocol which powers Bitcoin transactions could make online activity – from banking to storing medical records – vastly safer. Here, physical Bitcoins representing digital currency are shown at an office in Sandy, Utah on January 31, 2014. Jim Urquhart/Reuters/File View photo When most people think of bitcoin, they imagine it being used either by people who are extremely tech-savvy, or by criminals.Because bitcoin allows purchases to be made anonymously, it’s easy to picture the currency being used for shadowy transactions across country lines. But while there’s no question that bitcoin has played a role in enabling online grey or black markets, the technology behind it – the blockchain – could transform the way we handle everyday transactions, from finance to medicine to voting. About these ads At its heart, the blockchain is a way of ensuring that everyone agrees about events taking place. Rather than relying on a central bank to watch while digital money changes hands, blockchain code records each bitcoin transaction that takes place and enters it in a virtual ledger. Different computers, scattered around the globe and with no special relationship to one another, run a mathematical operation to ensure that the transactions are done correctly. If they all agree, that transaction is recorded in the current block in the virtual ledger. Recommended:Elon Musk's four wildest moonshots, and how they've paid off To falsify a bitcoin transaction, someone would have to break blockchain cryptography in such a way that more than half the computers arrive at the same incorrect answer, at the same time – an impossible task. That means that there’s distributed consensus, or a transparent public record of bitcoin transactions that everyone agrees took place. Each block in the ledger contains a bit of code linking it to the one before it, creating a chain stretching all the way back to the very first bitcoin transaction.This is very different from the way computer systems have traditionally handled issues of trust and verification. If you make a withdrawal from your checking account, your bank’s central server checks your balance and subtracts the correct amount. There’s a risk that that server could make a mistake due to a misconfiguration. Or that the information it holds could be leaked. Or that it could be hacked, causing the data representing your money to fall into someone else’s hands.In 2015, a group of financial institutions began investigating the blockchain as a better way of keeping data safe online. Because it relies on many separate nodes rather than one central server, the blockchain can’t be compromised, and as an added layer of security, it allows people to make transactions without disclosing who they are or what they’re buying or selling. In September, Barclays, UBS, J. P. Morgan, and other banks partnered with R3, a financial technology company, to establish standards for a public ledger using blockchain technology.In February, IBM announced a set of tools designed to let financial, logistics, and other companies use blockchain technology. Imagine a shipping company that outfits its fleet with sensors to record time, temperature, location, and other data. That information could be written to the public ledger at regular intervals, making it easy for customers to see whether items are being shipped on time and under acceptable conditions. Storing that information in a transparent blockchain, rather than on one company's server, lets everyone see that the record hasn't been tampered with or compromised. In essence, the blockchain establishes a real-time consensus on what's happening.In the future, the blockchain could also be used to store ownership documents, voting records, and even medical information (remember, the record of transactions doesn’t include personally identifiable information). The technology isn’t quite ready yet – for example, banks haven’t decided whether they will use bitcoin’s blockchain or another framework based on the same code – but as it matures, it could allow for an unalterable, unhackable record of past and current events that everyone can agree on. While bitcoin may or may not survive as a currency, the blockchain is already starting to transform the way data is handled – and is, in the process, making customers and companies alike more secure.

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Sunday March 13, 3:00pm - Buffalo, New York 'To call the Pittsburgh Collective a big band is a bit like calling the New York Philharmonic an opera outfit...A new kind of fusion is going on in [their] music, but also, perhaps, a new kind of analysis, in which the origins of jazz -- the fusion music of a century ago -- are being creatively explored.' - Paul Griffiths, 2007 'This is a progressive big band...crossing into the contemporary classical music camp without a care and often with complexity and wildness...the wail of a memory of Dizzy Gillespie bop at its most flamboyant juxtaposed with Webern-like abstraction.' - Richard Ginell, All Music Review, 2007 'Sanford writes challenging charts steeped in jazz, funk, and modern classical music. And his players tear through them like an elephant through a bag of peanuts.' - Alexander Gelfand, Jazziz, Jan/Feb 2008 (Critics' Choices for 2007)'It's safe to expect that even [Chapin Auditorium at Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA] will be filled to capacity with soundwaves, and listeners will experience the kind of live fireworks that create something more akin to an event than a concert.' - James Heflin, Valley Advocate, October 18, 2007CD available: David Sanford & the Pittsburgh Collective, Live from the Knitting Factory featuring Matt Haimovitz(at Amazon and cdbaby)Site content designed by Mary Yun All photos by Jim Gipe

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Community information - a one-stop-shop for what’s on in the area, what local groups are up to and how you can get involved. Welcome to the Musselburgh Community Information website This website is for community members looking for information about what’s on in the area, what local groups you can join and what activities are on. It is also designed to help local groups keep up to date with what each other are doing. As the network builds more and more community groups will link their websites and facebook pages with this one so you can easily access information on a range of groups and activities – so keep checking back to find out what is new. LINK UP TO MUSSELBURGH.INFO Community Posts atthestart Musselburgh Marlins Tuesday, 3 May, 2016 - 20:38 Test Post Musselburgh Marlins Wednesday, 27 April, 2016 - 11:46 This is a test Post JW Proposed New Secondary Provision for the Musselburgh Cluster Musselburgh Burgh Primary School Thursday, 21 April, 2016 - 16:19 Please find link below which will provide you with further information/guidance in relation to the formal consultation which East Lothian Council will be under-taking in connection with the above. School Library Service Review – Primary School Parent Survey Musselburgh Burgh Primary School Thursday, 21 April, 2016 - 16:55 The School Library Service (SLS) have recently surveyed students to make sure they include pupil’s views in their review of the service and would now like to do the same for parents and carers. By completing this survey parents and carers will help us develop school library services for all children and young people in East Lothian. The Parent Survey is online and will be open from 22nd April to 9th May. Please click the link below. An exhibition celebrating the bicentenary of the Musselburgh Curling Club will open on the 1st April Musselburgh Museum Saturday, 12 March, 2016 - 09:10 “Reading is Braw!” Launches at Burgh Musselburgh Burgh Primary School Saturday, 5 March, 2016 - 16:49 We did it! Reading is Braw has officially launched and you can see some of the highlights of the day in this video. The launch is reported on the Reading is Braw site at You will see children reading here, there and everywhere. You will hear Lindsey Barley reveal the single most important life-skill we can teach our children. (Clue: it starts with the letter r…) You will hear children light up the screen with their love of stories. Pages« first‹ previous123456789…next ›last » User login Username * Password * Request new password Remarque importante: Les hommes qui prennent des médicaments contenant des Nitrates traitement des maladies cardiaques doivent s'abstenir de cialis pharmacie cialis prendre le Cialis. Tweet Follow us on Twitter! Latest News MUSSELBURGH HARBOUR & WATERFRONT FEASIBILITY STUDY Free Community Journalism Course Beekeeping and Gardening - A Symbiotic Relationship Christmas Shopping Event & Craft Fair The British Museum of Travelling Inventions comes to Musselburgh! Latest Community Posts MUSSELBURGH HARBOUR & WATERFRONT FEASIBILITY STUDY A new exhibition “Raise your Glass” a history of Brewing & Malting in Musselburgh will open on April 6th at 1030am. Fisherrow Waterfront Group – Loony Dook, January 1, 1.45-2.30pm Fisherrow Waterfront Group Family Christmas – Sunday, December 11, 4pm-6pm The Bicentenary of the Racecourse exhibition will close on Saturday 22nd October September Newsletter A new exhibition will open on Thursday the 25th of August to celebrate the bicentenary of Musselburgh Racecourse. Reading is Braw – family after survey Thank you to pupils, staff, parents and A new exhibition will open on June 16th with information, memorabilia and photos explaining the origins and history of the Riding of the Marches.

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Hello / Salam / Peace Soft Revolution ... Self Reliance ... Earing Online in Religious schools ... Role of IT in Religious Schools .I want to share my dreams and ambitions with you.I am a simple Pakistani Muslim , Engineer , doing job in Islamabad.Being a sensitive and patriot person i want to do something for Islam and Muslims.I think about it every day ...But day dreaming is useless unless one takes active step towards the goal or target.A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.So here i am sharing my idea with the world...Have you ever visited any Mosque ?Sure you must have ... but what about Madrissa? (religious school)I am sure most of you had , when you were kids ... going to Madrissa adjacent to Mosque for reading Holy Quran....But i am talking about another kind of MadrissaThe one where student live and study to get religious education ... it spans over almost 14 years of education!!!There students are taught up to matriculation ... same standard as any other normal school.And they continue to get religious education during and thereafter ...Now there is no permanent source of income for most of these Madrassas They completely rely of Zakat or Charity money etc.I want to establish IT schools leading to Software houses in these Madrassas for selective students.There will be a selection criteria for students and after the desired cream is filtered they will be taught Programming , and other IT skills from very beginning age ... Now i am sure and i believe in it that after few months of education they will be able to compete with professional programmers and IT workers.The environment of these Madrassas is very pious and clean So the students can save them a lot of time by not indulging in time wasting activities on internet and computers...After a year or two when they can start earning ONLINE they Madrassa will no longer need Charity ...Also with the addition of people in Madrassas there will come a major gradual improvement in the thinking of typical stereotypes of such institutions ....We could ask skillful people from different fields to voluntarily give lectures to those students in their spare time ...

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In this thriller, shot on location in Rhodesia, an American insurance investigator looks into the strange death of a diamond broker who drowned while diving for diamonds off the African coast. The broker had been insured for over $1 million. The sleuth's prime suspect is the broker's fiancee. He trails her as she goes on a dangerous safari. He quickly finds out that the broker isn't dead at all. The two had designed the scam to raise money for the dive. The agent and the crook engage in a canoe chase that culminates in the crook's capture.

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Bizarre tiny people dance in strange urban sceneries – This is the opener for the 2016 edition of the lovely NightlyBuild.io conference in Cologne, Germany. Nightlybuild is a a hand-crafted after work conference for web enthusiasts loving technology, design and inspiration in Cologne, Germany

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Posted September 14, 2015 by closertohappiness in Uncategorized. Tagged: anxiety, art, artist, awareness, creativity, depression, growth, insights, living, living again, mental health, reflections, self-expression. Leave a Comment Art has been a touchstone for me throughout my life. However, when I’m busy, sad, overwhelmed or depressed, I often forget to do art. When I’m depressed, it’s extremely important for me to remember to create something – it distracts me, it soothes me, it helps me express myself and work through things. I did expressive arts therapy sessions for a year (2013-2014), and those sessions always felt like tasty treats where I had the freedom to move, play, and create. Those sessions were a saving grace in the winter and spring of 2014 where I often felt like depression and despair were slowly suffocating me. Later, while in the hospital, most days included a session of art-making. Sometimes there would be a theme but mostly we had the freedom use the plethora of materials in the classroom. It felt so good to have the space to create art just for myself. I made this in one of the art sessions while I was in the psychiatric hospital in Spring 2014. I had flurry of inspiration and creativity the week I visited my dad in mid-June, but when I returned to stay in late June, everything caught up with me: sadness, exhaustion, the many hours I had spent trying to maintain energy I really didn’t have. I didn’t start making things again until after I took a wire wrapping class in the fall. At that point, I spent hours playing with and strengthening my fledgling wire wrapping abilities, which up to that point had been mostly intuitive. I returned to painting in the late fall, and got interested in a type of printmaking – monoprinting with a Gelli printing plate, which is similar to printing with a gelatin plate, only this plate is made to last. “Starstruck” – a print I made using a Gelli Printing Plate. I remember a day this past winter where I was anxious and spent the day making a chain out of wire, piece by piece. The process soothed me. I remember days where I would make prints for at least an hour, excited to see what each would become, and this lifted my spirits. Making mixed media collages gave me purpose on days where I felt discouraged and lost. Working with gemstones and creating meaningful jewelry added to my growing sense of hope. I remembered how much joy art brought me as a child, and brought that energy and enthusiasm into my creative time. A custom piece I made for a friend I now have an Etsy shop and am building up my art business. My financial rewards have been small so far. At the end of the day, I know that no matter how much money I make or whatever else I do, I am an artist. When I lose track of that, it’s easier to lose sight of myself and what I need. Doing art helps me bring myself back into focus. In the past year, art has been an essential part of my healing, self-expression, and creating a life I want to live. My emotional, mental, and spiritual rewards from my artistic practice have been well-worth the journey.

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MMA Gear are proud to pioneer another World Exclusive design concept - the MMA Gear Thai-Brid Fight Shorts! These are shorts that will get you noticed! These feature some of the boldest colour combinations in the Thai-Brid range and really do look absolutely stunning! The front of the shorts features a main design across the centre which says 'Muay Thai' in Thai, complete with shooting stars to complete the Thai styling. The legs feature Thai-style stars and 'MMA Gear' on the front. The rear legs again feature Thai stars and the words 'Muay Thai'. The rear of the shorts feature a large MMA Gear logo. As with all Thai-brid shorts all logo's are fully embroidered rather than printed, for that authentic Thai look and feel! What are Thai-Brid Shorts? Designed for MMA fighters with a thai boxing background, the Thai-Brid Fight Shorts are a MMA Short / Thai Short Hybrid (hence the name!) which take all of the essential design elements of MMA Shorts, and couples them with the outrageous designs, colours and flair of Thai Shorts! The shorts are exceptionally comfortable to wear, being made from a medium gloss Nylon and are ideal for fighters who regularly have to cut or gain weight with their thick elasticated waistband with integrated jacquard panel, however feature the usual length (about an inch above the knee) associated with MMA Shorts and feature split seams and a stretch panel for unrivalled freedom of movement. All design elements are embroidered not printed for that extra quality touch! These really do look stunning! If you're an MMA Athlete with a background in Thai Boxing and you want the World to know it, then look no further!

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In a large pot, combine stock, vinegar, soy, garlic and ginger chunks. Bring to a boil over high heat. Add potstickers and carrot ribbons and return to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer for 2 minutes. Add peas and beans and cook for one more minute, until just heated through. Remove ginger chunks and discard. Add green onions, sesame oil and garnish with cilantro, if using. Serve immediately. Quick Tips 1. You can easily make this a vegetarian dish by using vegetable stock and vegetable potstickers. Alternatively, you can make the dish heartier by using meat-filled potstickers or adding cooked shrimp, chicken or beef. You may need to adjust the cooking time by a few minutes if you are using meat-filled potstickers, so check the package directions. 2. Make carrot ribbons by using a vegetable peeler. Once you’ve peeled off the outer layer, lay the carrot down on a cutting board and run the vegetable peeler along at an angle to create long, uniform ribbons. 3. It’s fun to let kids experiment with chopsticks. Let them try to pick up the pieces of carrot, green beans or peas. It’s a great game! Preparation time: 5 minute(s) Cooking time: 10 minute(s) Number of servings (yield): 4 One response to “Potsticker Vegetable Soup” Sarah Thomas says: November 18, 2011 at 2:15 am I absolutely loved this recipe, it was so easy and delicious! I added a little bit of fish sauce which really balanced out the soy sauce flavor. I will make this again in a heart beat. Thanks!!!

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Personal Baby showers, birthday parties, graduations, itineraries and more…You name it, chances are, we can craft a design for it. epiphany treasures opportunities to highlight accomplishments and milestones…Here, you can obtain the coaching you need and the visuals to back it up all under one roof. Allow us to be a part of your team!

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So Amazon were too stingy to make a charger version that could suit any other country. Apple did it with the iphone - that came with its own charger where you clicked this button and replaced it with the pin for your country. Pins for every country were provided. The recent iPhones come with wall adaptor but I remember all the early iPods I bought didn't come with one. I don't think you can fault Amazon for this... they made it quite clear on the Australian Kindle page "Your Kindle shipment does not include a U.S. power adapter. Kindle ships with a micro-USB cable for charging your Kindle via a computer USB port." Anyone who didn't read the prominently placed 'Important Information' has only themselves to blame. That said, you can always return your Kindle in the 30 day period. It may have been a rushed release but I'm happier to have received my Kindle early than to have been forced to wait weeks for them to sort out a mains adaptor.

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As our priorities shift to reflect the importance of sleep, more and more state-of-the-art wearable devices have been adding features to help us measure the quantity, quality and timing of our shut-eye. Jawbone, the manufacturer of the popular fitness tracker UP, gathered sleep data from more than one million individual users across the globe to reveal just how well the world slept in 2014. The results, shared in a new report on Jawbone's blog, may not account for every person's sleep habits, but t...

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Recent CommentsProud Music Team on Can I listen to all the tracks of the Library online?Ken on Are the online usage rights included in your standard license?Over 22,000 music titles in our library! | Proud Music – Royalty Free Music Blog on What is Production Music?Tom Washatka on What is a promotional video?Tom Washatka on Proud Music Library Youtube ChannelTagsAdvertising archive music artist repertoire ASCAP background music character collecting society commercials composer composition corporate film download facebook film frank herrlinger games germany herrlinger IPTV Broadcast Leipzig library license music licensing music track online advertising campaigns online licensing pro production music Proud Music Library radio rock royalty free royalty free music scoring spot Standard license talmon tempo track Trailer tv TV spot update website youtube Tag: Andreas Holnburger The Pros and Cons of Background Music on Websites To use or not to use background music on websites: that is the question. Although some people might argue that music is only nuisance and parallel to “acoustic pollution”, there is evidence that can prove otherwise. Yes, you read right. True: For those who simply want to find information on the web, music proves to be an added element that makes it hard to multitask. Nevertheless, nowadays there is an added entertainment value that cannot be ignored. The interplay of ambience and effect has an impact on emotions and thus, the decision-making process. Furthermore, in a world where video games have come to encourage the desire for immediate gratification, reading texts is time consuming and tedious. Music plays an important role in advertising, since it sets the mood and serves as fast and effective messaging. Naturally, not all websites require music, and in some cases it is even discouraged. Although music should be functional, web design is just as important. Take for example news sites, where music would disturb the actual task at hand, namely reading the news. Therefore, it is recommendable to add music only if there is an appropriate application area or where creating an effect would help in the transmission of information; otherwise rely on a good web design. At the end of this discussion, you will find excellent examples from clients who successfully used background music on their websites. The fusion of information and emotion was particularly well done. Towards this goal, the Proud Music Library offers thousands of hand-picked titles that have been proved applicable by our Artist and Repertoire Management. We are both happy and proud to be able to present you with successful projects of integrating music to websites from our clients on our blog! By the way, this is not by any means the last blog entry about background music; there are more to come. Artofdan/Daniel Fehr Andreas Holnburger, interior designer Posted on 9. February 2011Categories General, References, WebsitesTags Andreas Holnburger, ArtofDan, background music, Daniel Fehr, entertainment, web designLeave a comment on The Pros and Cons of Background Music on Websites Proudly powered by WordPress

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In May, Gigabyte introduced its GTX 1080 and along with it teased the GTX 1080 Xtreme Gaming Edition. Now further details have come to light regarding this Xtreme Gaming card. As spotted during the Computex 2016, the GTX 1080 Xtreme Gaming looks very impressive. It seems that the card will only come with a custom PCB with 8-Pin and 6-Pin PCIe power connectors. The use of the dual power connectors suggests that the card will be factory overclocked, and also some additional features will be added. Judging from the pictures taken by TechPowerUp, the card features two front facing HDMI ports which allow the users to connect VR headsets easily using either a VR bracket or front 5.25-inch panel. The card appears to be using the slightly different version of Windforce 3X cooler, which features RGB LEDs at the center. The card supports up to 8K displays at 60 Hz, and its 3x 100 mm stack fans provide smooth airflow. The GTX 1080 Xtreme Gaming has “more heatsink coverage than 3x 80mm fans,” which allows the fans to give 10% better cooling performance. This graphics card also features an “Alternative Spinning” fan design, which makes the middle fan to spin in opposite direction, in order to achieve better air flow and dissipate the heat more effectively. Recently, Gigabyte unveiled its GTX 1080 G1 GAMING, which have all the making of a powerful graphics card, and also features the company’s signature WINDFORCE 3X cooling system. The card is equipped with three fans that keep the heat level in check. The GTX 1080 G1 Gaming has a stock base clock of 1697 MHz and a boost clock of 1733 MHz. In gaming mode, the card has has base clock of 1695 MHz and a boost clock of 1835 MHz, and in overclock mode it has a base frequency of 1721 MHz and boost frequency of 1860 MHz. The performance specs of GTX 1080 Xtreme Gaming have not yet been revealed by Gigabyte, which will hopefully be revealed in near future.

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Our work service program is an integral component the our community life at School of the Alternative. All students, faculty, and staff work together to make our community function. We clean each other's toilets, work in our community garden space (and the garden and farm at Warren Wilson College), we're harvesting vegetables that we then prepare for one another. We're documenting our experiences and sharing that with one another. We're coordinating class needs, setting up each other's classrooms, and planning and organizing events. We all work to make our community function, and this further promotes both a sense of community and collaboration, and further connects us to both the land and each other. Our work program is held for two hours every day, and students are divided into work groups that cycle through each work program: Kitchen, Garden, Archive, Sanitation, and Operations. Image one of garden work service by Jaime Reyes, image two of kitchen work service by Faythe Levine. DONATE

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...but a lifetime is not enough for music”. This phrase was once spoken by the great Russian composer Sergei Rachmaninoff. At Marcus Choir, we believe in providing a safe yet challenging environment that encourages our students to grow musically and develop skills that will give them the ability to be life long singers and/or patrons of the arts. Students are taught the importance of music literacy—through audiation, basic chord structures and sol feggio—and are provided with a well-rounded approach to performance—through selections of repertoire from various genres. Through the successes and endeavors of the choirs and its members, students learn and develop not only as singers, but also as young adults. News Feed Nov29 Madrigal Dinner is SOLD OUT!! We're very happy to announce that Madrigal Dinner is SOLD OUT again this year! If you are still interested in being put on our wait list or have any questions regarding Madrigal Tickets please email Mrs. Franks, our Madrigal Coordinator, at m... Nov8 Madrigal Tickets on Sale NOW! Heat the wassail, hang the garland, bring out the Boar's Head! Tickets are on sale now for the 2016 Madrigal Dinner! Download and complete the order form in this post and mail it to the address on the form for your reservation. Come see the over... Nov7 Marcus Choir Students Make Region Choirs! On Oct. 24th, 50 Marcus Choir students auditioned in the 2nd round of the All State Choir process. We’re very proud to say this year we have 33 students in the Region 2 Region Choirs. We also have a school record 22 students advancing to the 3rd...

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[From Datamation] I got a call on the way to a recent Oracle Fusion briefing from Oracle analyst relations. SAP had apparently put out a bulletin in advance of the Oracle event that, in addition to offering pre-emptive rebuttals of what Oracle was going to say, offered me up as an independent analyst ready to talk, to quote the bulletin "about Oracle’s lack of progress in the applications space." "Did I know anything about this?" Oracle wanted to know. No, I replied, I was planning to form my opinions after the event, despite SAP’s eagerness that I do otherwise. The article continues at

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The first major variable is the roughly eight or so escaped convicts: they're unpredictable, amoral bastards (just like an FPS player). Each has a certain profile, habits and goals, though most want to escape the planet as well. Every playthrough a couple of them die at random in the crash and their starting order (time at which they escape from prison ship wreckage) also randomizes, which increases replayability. This is partly inspired by the uncompleted Black Isle Fallout 3 design (Van Buren). Chris Avellone posited that the most dangerous force in the world as other player characters and their parties. The player is always the prime mover in games--what if NPC characters were given the same volition? The second variable is the deathgrass: the crash will scatter the spores somewhere different for each playthrough, which may hurt or hinder its chances of growing, and alter the local geopolitics considerably when it does. While the crashed ship is always in the same location, the deathgrass is not. As the playthrough progresses, the deathgrass is more and more a factor, moreso if it's not dealt with early on. Deathgrass, contrary to it's name, is not strictly lethal. But it hurts and will impede movement. To a healthy player it's scarcely an issue, but to find oneself in a firefight deep within a field of deathgrass is asking for trouble. Third variable is the local population. Unlike in Unreal the Nali are not a stock alien slave race/noble savage stand-in. They can and do fight the Skaarj regularly. The Skaarj on the other hand are feral, bestial race of hunter gathers who rule the majority of the considerable jungle/forest areas in the game. They are far more difficult to gain trust/alliance for the player, but it is possible. An alliance with the Skaarj will net basically no new technology or supplies other than basic food, but will allow safe travel through considerable portions of Skaarj back country as well as some helpful friends for certain fights. Depending on your character's diplomacy and/or xenolinguistics, you may ingratiate yourself with either side, or be the bane of both by raiding food and supplies. Other convicts coming into contact with either side before you do first will also change things. The final variables are the other crashed spaceships on planet aside from your prison ship, including the pursuit ship. Skiptracers are out for what they think is easy money when their ship crashes; other ships crashed and have been marooned for centuries. In them might be dormant aliens or powerful weapons, but like other factors in the game their location and presence are not reliable. If it sounds like a too-busy free for all, good. Nothing worse than a neat game environment with nothing to do in it, or replayability reduced to nil because of strict linearity. If you think it vaguely resembles S.T.A.L.K.E.R. if you cock your head at an angle and purge enough radiation from your system with GSC vodka, you're right. That game reaffirmed my believe that you don't sweat player choice if it's not really that tough to let them have it, all else being equal. And you can let them have a lot more choice than most, if you plan from the start to allow for it. Invasive Species becomes about what the player wants it to be: the stated goal is to escape, but there are no forced failures if they decide to stick around. Myriad 360/Steam achievements are wired in to recognize various player-set goals: capture all other convicts to bargain for your own release, kill all other convicts, King of the Nali, King of the Skaarj, I Survived 200 Game-Days of Deathgrass spreading And All I Got Was This Achievement, and so on. On release, Invasive Species receives a Metacritic rating of 83/100. It is roundly praised for the extensive replay value and the variability of one person's playthrough as compared to another. Gaming forums have multi-page discussion threads where players recount specific playthroughs and their attendant unexpected gameplay moments. Other players dive into their own new playthroughs in an attempt to reproduce such scenarios. And so by request a patch is produced that allows players, upon a single successful playthrough, to start a "New Game +" that exposes a number of otherwise hidden variables for seeding the gameworld. Posted by gauss at 10:48 PM Labels: creativity, design reboot, design sketch, FPS, gameplay mechanics 18 comments: Davie said... This is brilliant. Developers should build on your ideas. The whole setup seems to allow for the sort of random events and emergent gameplay that various open world games have taken a stab at, but this sounds far more replayable than most. October 12, 2009 at 12:39 AM Johnnyburn said... Three things remind me of the world-randomization in Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri:1) Unknown set of NPC spawned on world2) in random locations3) with xenoform plant spreading.With those Civ games in general, you'd be like, "Aw man, I got spawned next to Genghis Khan, what am I gonna do?" I like the idea of appying this randomization to the FPS. The Civ games also had a high degree of NPC 'intentionality' that drove the gameplay. It would be interesting to see how some personality appied to each convict would or could affect the player's actions in the FPS world.Also, starting as the last man out of the wreckage gives it some "Most Dangerous Game" feel. Which, as I recall from freshman English, is a good thing.Another achievement: Kill 100 squirrelbats to unlock the squirrelbat patchwork fur suit skin, like a space-Daniel Boone. Complete with hat. October 12, 2009 at 7:44 AM gauss said... Davie: thank you for the kind words. There are a number of design issues that crop up regularly enough with open world games that we seem to have developed a suite of approaches to deal with them, unfortunately most of them boil down to making the game into a more linear, conventional narrative. Still, I think wildly configurable variables--such as the many, many multiplayer game modes possible with Rare's Goldeneye for the N64, to throw out an example--are an uniquely, intrinsically "game-y" element we ought to see more of.John: yeah I think achievements could be used to artfully direct gameplay for some of the less than intrepid player base. If people want to experiment and do as they please, they may; but for those that require more structure the achievements could be there to provide various short term/long terms goals for where you can find the fun.And yes, good comparison to Civilization. The variability is a big part of that game's replayability--I can configure a game size/play length/enemies etc. to my hearts content and then run it again. Outside of competitive multiplayer modes, FPS and the like seem stuck to linear progressions and are pretty stingy with these kind of options. I suspect it's because we're still more or less stuck in the authorial paradigm of other media.(Most Dangerous Game is such a great story to teach at that age, as is Lord of the Flies. We have a lot of failures in education, but messing with kids' heads with provocative literature isn't one of them.) October 13, 2009 at 4:52 AM Kerc said... I don't know if I pulled it out of my arse or not but I seem to remember the whole 'NPCs being a prime mover' thing was originally one of the ideas for the game Overlord, where constantly heroes would be trying to thwart your evil deeds, I never actually played the game so I'm not sure if this was actually put into the game or if I just dreamed the idea.It always irritated me with more recent games that there is a constant focus on the player. RPG's suffer this the most with the whole 'everyone's incapable of doing the most simplest of tasks except you' syndrome. It would be interesting to see a game as you say, where technicality there are other 'players' in the field, doing the jobs you could of done, creating the relationships you could of created. If they didn't have a head start on you.I think a good example would be Stalker's A-Life system, and to a lesser extent Oblivion's 'radiant ai'(Much lesser) where Stalkers would travel around the zone independently, hunt, search for artifacts etc. While they do form groups it seems to be more on the basis of 'who is around that isn't hostile' rather than seeing the same group of stalkers wandering around the zone because they're used to working together. But it gets to the point where the AI complexity goes through the roof, instead of calculating simple movements and decisions, we're talking a full fledged list of variables varying from Personality traits, habits and even likes and dislikes towards such traits when regarding other Stalkers.It would be interesting to say the least but more than likely overlooked. October 13, 2009 at 7:05 AM gauss said... Kerc: Thanks for the comment--I haven't played Overlord either so I couldn't tell you, but it's interesting to consider examples. This train of thought crops up every now and again.RPGs certainly suffer from Hero of the Whole Universe syndrome and when every game is about saving the world it's hardly all that spectacular anymore--and in fact it's so much harder to get that scale of threat to seem real at all to the player I think you're almost always better off going with a smaller and more intimately scaled plot.Also--it's 2009 and we still have RPG quest characters just standing around? Really? we can't let them sit down?Stalker has a lot of good things going for it. Entirely convincing AI isn't one of them but then, is there any such thing? The AI are fun to fight against, and the world is lively enough to maintain immersion handily. Once while playing, the would be leader of the stalkers in the garbage area was thanking me in a dialogue sequence only to get brutally shot in the head mid-sentence. That was not scripted and was genuinely surprising.Ironically, I think the more a game invests in "cinematic" type assets and presentation, often the less real and believable the game world becomes. It's a game and so the more things are expressed in those terms, rather than that of another medium, I think the more exciting/immersive it becomes.Also on the subject of AI, it's difficult to tease out what we really mean when we say AI. Three fourths of the time when casual players or reviewers speak to "good AI," they're almost always talking about secondary assets that make the illusion happen. Vocal cues, animation, that sort of thing. It's an awfully smoke-and-mirrors type deal. October 15, 2009 at 6:06 AM Andreas said... One thing that comes to mind is how to ensure that the randomizing of the game world has some kind of personality to it: Let the player come up with a name for the Planet they want to crash on and use that name as a seed for the RNG!Players could talk about it in the games forum like "You think Arth was hard? Play on Beteigeuze next time for a REAL challenge, N00B!"Also nice potential for easter eggs: let "Kashyyyk" be a jungle world with massive trees, let "Dune" be a desert world etc. October 16, 2009 at 6:55 AM Kerc said... Gauss: It's probably one of the strengths of the Stalker series in terms of its RPG side of things, while the story is significant to you 'as the character' it could very well just be yet another tale to the other inhabitants of the zone, and the way Call of Pripyat seems to be, that's all it is. In the end (well, with the good ending) you think you've finally made it and 'saved the world' but it didn't really happen (apparently).I don't see why RPG's feel the need to always make the main character a hero, it's even worse when you have tagged on 'moral' systems like in Mass Effect or KOTOR where regardless of how much of a complete cunt you are you're still going to save the day. Although it wasn't as bad in KOTOR because you didn't really 'save' the day, just made it so you were the one dooming it. Moral systems are another thing that just needs to fuck off for good, Karma from Fallout 2(I can't remember if the first one had it) is the only system that really worked 'well'.Well I don't know if you remember but back when HL2 was first being shown at E3 they had a scene in Ravenholm where the player pushed a table up against the door and the Metro cop kicked the door in and was claimed that this was in fact an AI reaction to the door being stuck, and it turned out to be scripted. This is a major problem for reviewers and the like because a lot of the time they play the game through a single time and see some fancy scripting work and go 'oh wow look at the AI in this game' when the AI is dumb as a rock and only knows to run at the player and possibly shoot him. Stalker's combat AI wasn't anything to post home about but I wouldn't really go as far as to call it dumb due to the current industry standard for AI is far lower than what Stalker's is, it's only real failing I would say is more towards glitches than anything else. Although, it does tend to have a problem with navigating through buildings October 16, 2009 at 8:59 AM gauss said... Andreas: absolutely. The only shooter I remember having anything of the sort would be the random mission generation in Soldier of Fortune 2. It was a little undercooked, which is a pity, because that kind of thing is something other genres have done well for a very long time and yet shooters have never really explored the same territory. Fits in well with the end-user swappable content thing that seems to be so en vogue.Oh! And there was also the game "Nosferatu", which was a shooter that had you rushing to save family members held captive by a vampire in a castle, whose layout was semi-randomized a la Diablo everytime you played. I only played the demo... terrifying.Great points, Kerc. Stalker is a design exemplar in so many different ways it's hard not to bring it up in most any discussion about enriching shooter mechanics... and yes, the whole question of authentic AI, if what they're doing is "real" can make a big difference. In Stalker a lot of things happen that aren't necessarily all that novel or exciting in and of themselves, but their unexpected admixtures through "real" AI decisions can make for an intoxicating gameplay experience. October 17, 2009 at 6:51 AM Charles said... Hi everyone! I just wanted to leave a quick post saying that your ideas are incredible gauss. Your creativity and attention to detail are amazing.Also, everyone that's posted here has really interesting ideas. These posts, fused with the reboots themselves, make for concepts that I would really like to see in more of today's games.The evolution from original game, to reboot, to reboot with comments is just awesome.Anyways, great job everyone. Keep the creative juices flowin! October 20, 2009 at 12:21 PM gauss said... Thanks Charles--I feel the same way. I'm very fortunate to have attracted a group of likeminded, thoughtful commenters, here's hoping they stick around.In fact, the number of interesting suggestions makes me think I might start rolling iterative design concept posts--this would be your "v.1" of the concept, and then the "v.2" post would incorporate ideas from the commenters, maybe with additional art. We'll see though, still trying to iron things out. October 20, 2009 at 12:47 PM Valaistus said... Got to say, I'm really interested, and I'm looking forward to it.I've got some really important question though. Will yuo make something for the game to work normally with multi-core processors? (I've got Core2Quad, and a lot of games are really troublesome or do not work at all) November 4, 2009 at 8:49 AM Anonymous said... I hope you redesign Doom 2 -- it's way too fun and simple as is :) November 21, 2009 at 2:55 PM Dread Lord CyberSkull said... Sounds like a lot of fun. Great point about designing from the beginning to make choices. Procedurally generated thinks like the death grass would make for an interesting change. Would you be able to watch the two sides fight it out to random outcomes or would most of that happen off screen?Great food for thought. January 27, 2010 at 8:07 PM gauss said... Thanks a lot DLCS, I appreciate you going through older posts and commenting; I like to think all of the material on the site is still active.And to answer your question, absolutely--"monster infighting," to use the Doom terminology, is one of my favorite elements in games. Even when it's mostly about you pointing a gun and shooting people in or about the cranial region, areas of gray (friend or foe ID) and factional dynamics absolutely enrich the experience. It's tough for games to avoid the "one man army" feeling, but having enemies attack someone other than you once in a while can go surprisingly far. January 27, 2010 at 11:23 PM Copperkat said... I was wondering about the reward system? It's easy to scoff at lesser gamers and their need for a carrot on a string, but a lot of the time that's the driving force of a game. That's what produces the fun chemicals in our brains, and at the end of the day, that's why we play games. For fun.In the past I've found achievements less than satisfying. Will they be the only form of progression marker/reward? Also, other than a lack of stats, how do you avoid the open world rpg grind of taking random missions and carrying them out for increasingly meaningless rewards? Granted the ultimate goal is to get off the planet, but how do you keep a player motivated without linear paths? February 3, 2010 at 7:23 PM Copperkat said... Oh and I hope you don't think I'm just poking holes, I'm just really interested. I've spent the better part of my free time today reading all of your posts, including the comments (which have great discussions of their own). I even added a few comments to some of your older posts. I hope you do read this, so I can formally tell you how much I'm enjoying what you're doing here. Your ideas and reboots are so refreshing. February 3, 2010 at 7:27 PM gauss said... Thanks Copper, and I'm glad you have been commenting on the older pieces. I keep email notification turned on so I can see if new comments I try to respond as soon as I can.In fact, this newest set of comments has prompted me to change the site layout like I've been meaning to for a while--a "recent comments" sidebar and a notice to the effect of what I just wrote has been added. Thank you for the motivation. February 3, 2010 at 8:00 PM Andrew Stiltman said... I'm going to steal some of your ideas from here. (Mechanical ideas, not narrative ideas)If that's okay with you.

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It's been one of those weeks. You know, the kind where you shake your head, and maybe even want to cry, but decide you'd better just laugh at the situation (and/or yourself) and move on. Admittedly, there were a few tears.It all kind of started with the Great Fruit Fly Invasion of 2008. In my house. So disgusting. We'd noticed a few of the little buggers buzzing around and then suddenly, the kitchen was swarmed. They were hanging out everywhere! I tried making a funnel trap, but must have left too much of a gap because it didn't work so well. What has been working is leaving bowls around with a concoction of vinegar, apple juice, water, and dish soap. I'd read to use cider vinegar, but only had white, so added a tiny bit of juice. It's amazing how many of the critters have drowned. Oh, and the cause of this infestation? My failure to empty the compost bin we keep under our sink.Note to self:Don't forget to empty the kitchen compost bin into the outdoor one!I did shed some tears on Friday. Little Guy had an appointment with the vet to check out his back legs. Recently, his arthritis progressed to the point where, after lying around for a few hours, he occasionally had trouble standing up on his own. A brief walk and some range of motion and stretching exercises seem to loosen him up, but only temporarily.Recent mobile phone photos of Little Guy, aka Hobo Dog, lying around on some newspapers and dirty socks and underwear.Two hours later, thorough vet exam, blood work, x-rays, and several hundreds of dollars, Little Guy was diagnosed with a possible torn knee ligament. The arthritis in his hips didn't look too bad on the x-rays and ligaments don't show up. So, he's being referred to a specialist to look at the knee, which very well may be a surgical situation. He also got some pain meds for the meantime. I didn't mind the length of the visit. Seeing as it was Black Friday, it beat braving the stores. It was kind of emotional though as one woman brought in her dog who had passed away at home (but unfortunately missed the jolly guy from the pet crematorium, who told some really frightening tales of attempting to shop at the local Fry's Electronics earlier). Another woman discussed euthanasia options with the front desk staff for quite some time. It was killing me.We finally got out of the vet's office, made one quick stop, and headed home. I lifted Guy out of the car and set him down on the ground. He was holding his rear right leg up very high, with the paw up near his back. When his hips (or now I wonder, his knee?) have bothered him before, he's not wanted to bear weight. This was different and the wrong leg! His bad knee is on the left. I noticed he was trying to nip at his paw. Taking a quick look, I saw a bee stuck right on one of the pads. I knocked it off and sure enough, the stinger was embedded in his paw. I pulled out the stinger, grabbed my cell phone and called the vet. They suggested I come back right away. I have no knowledge of Little Guy ever getting stung, so didn't know how he'd react. I piled him and my bags back into the car and raced off.This time, there wasn't much of a wait. Our vet had gone home, but we saw one of her partners. She checked out the paw and then gave him Benadryl and pain medicine injections. He was in so much pain that he would not put his foot down, thus putting all of it on his "bad" knee. Several hours later, he was feeling much better and had no signs of an allergic reaction.So, the flies are nearly gone and Little Guy is bearing weight on all legs.Coming soon: My musings on Bolt, which I LOVED!!! Posted by Jodi at 12:00 PM Labels: dog(s), fruit fly invasion, little guy, pet, photos, ridonculous 10 comments: ren said... oi! crappy days. hopefully this week will be better for you. and you didn't tell me about all your new (fruitfly) pets! how nice. wanna write some poems about them? no? didn't think so. anyway, fruitflies are a pain but think of the buggy November 30, 2008 5:01 PM Aggie said... Oh you poor things. Black Friday indeed. I've had a few days like that in my lifetime too. Still, I'm so glad the little guy is ok now and out of the pain.Eww to bugs. We are having ant infestations over here due to the hot AND very humid weather. We daren't leave anything on the benches for even a minute or it's covered with swarms. November 30, 2008 5:32 PM the slackmistress said... Poor little guy and poor you! November 30, 2008 6:22 PM Squawkfox said... Ohh, I'm so sorry to hear the funnel trap didn't work so well for you. The funnel probably needs some tape adhering it to the jar...or a smaller funnel hole. HUGS! Fruit flies drive me batty. November 30, 2008 6:36 PM Nanette said... Sorry to hear about your rough week. Hope this one is better! November 30, 2008 8:01 PM justJENN said... Man that sucks. Hope he feels better soon. November 30, 2008 9:09 PM madretz said... Nothing makes me sadder than an unhappy beloved pet. My kitty has arthritis in her hips too, so we are both pulling for Little Guy and all his poor little ailments. December 01, 2008 12:17 AM Dianna said... Hugs to you and Little Guy. December 02, 2008 5:10 AM cevers said... My dad's toy poodle had her knee ligament replaced 10 or 12 years ago (when she was 10 or 12 herself). I was working for the vet who did the surgery at the time, so I got to assist. It didn't take her long at all to recover, and I'm sure the surgery's progressed since then. December 03, 2008 3:21 PM Brenda Griffith said... I hope Little Guy is better since his bee encounter. ugh. For flies, I am partial to using the vacuum hose to suck them off the ceiling and walls. The traps are just too... passive--and way slow. Hunt 'em down and kill 'em, I say.

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Some comments on the comments to an article by Justin Raimondo over at The American Conservative blog: The whole fixation on white, and other, races as relatively fixed categories is (seems?) a very American phenomenon. Not saying it isn’t a useful generalisation sometimes – in the same way as talking about Texans versus Californians – but it’s not necessary to use DNA characteristics to justify it. The whole “stuff white people like” for example, is funny hilarious because it’s a lot of stereotypes about white liberals in US coastal cities. But outside of Blue State cities it starts to fall flat – and in rural European communities people wouldn’t know what the hell you’re talking about. I understand that angry or alienated and politically dispossessed people who are white in the US might not have any other immediate banner of solidarity to rally around. But that kind of very broad generalisation doesn’t really export well outside of that context. White Europeans, Black, Brown and Yellow men have all been more than willing to slaughter each other within their skin colours’ boundaries, and still do. While I sympathise very much with sentiments expressed against excessive and rigid racialism in thought and deed, it is refreshing to see a quality forum where these topics can be discussed and argued about openly and intelligently. Especially so to see this come from a thinking conservative/right point of view. A lot of the left seem content to be abdicate their public responsibility about this, and just engage in self-righteous sloganonanism. A lot of wounds fester badly when kept covered up. That there exists an undercurrent of racialist thinking and grievance in American society might suggest that it’s better to draw it out and deal with it responsibly rather than have it build up, neglected, and rupture. Advertisements Moladh:Moladh Lódáil… Comh-ailt Clibeanna: race, racialism, racism This entry was posted on Samhain 2, 2008 at 4:40 rn and is filed under race, USA. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.

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Architecture is a slow communicator given the lapse of time between its conception and its execution, however it can (should) convey and opinion on the general state of things. Narratives can precede, coexist with or survive the execution of a project as finished products on their own right. A narrative is created for a site charged with history that needs to be put in value by an almost archeological interest, such as the last remains of an old oxcart road and the traces of abandoned agricultural fields. An instant narrative in this case is the description of this house, a strange sight which is a defamiliarized “recibidor” (a coffee grain collection structure) which shows an interrupted past and alternative future, a view that could happen/could have happened, a spectre from the past or a ruin from the future ? Fiction is usual in the orality of these rural areas. The images rendered by the house speak not of blatant nostalgia about a “better past” but of invitations to stop and consider alternatives and to criticize the assumed linearity of history in which there is but one option for progress. The initial program for a simple apartment as an outlook to the Gulf of Nicoya is also enriched by its similarities with a “recibidor ” not in its formal resemblance but in its function as an artifact, in this case one that helps to look exclusively at the distant, elusive ocean from the interior in half-light.

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It was about a 45 minute drive from Buenos Aries to the ranch, the main high ay was fine and the white house and bare trees blended away behind me until after about 20 miles I turned right away from the civilised road and onto a gravel track. The car windows were down and highway’s relatively smooth road-hum was replaced by the gravel’s crackle and cackle and the speedometer fell to 20 or less as a series of potholes, missed by the gravel began to emerge. Behind me a satisfying cloud of dust was roaring nicely emphasising the feeling of progress that I was enjoying and like some self induced cavalry smokescreen heralding my eventual arrival at the ranch house itself.On either side there had been thorny hedges, these thinned and dwindled until there were only the dry grassy fields, occasional spindly trees and no livestock or obvious agricultural industry to see. Then a sign pointing left signalled my arrival “Estancia Santa Rita” pointed towards a low and wide, creamy bungalow encircled by more gravel driveway and glaring green from behind the house and large and luxurious looking lawn. I drove up to the dark wood front door and parked alongside a red pickup. Around me and the car the dust began to settle as I took a few moments to regard the house, garden grounds and the odd artefacts and tools scattered around the front yard. There was a sense of faded grandeur and enterprise, a permanent veil of rust and a coating of forgotten sweat and rain stains splattered across everything. I felt at home.I got out of the car and patted my jeans and chest to remove some of the travelling dust, then walked to the doorway and pulled on the bell. A fain ding ding echoed back from somewhere inside the house. I could feel the cool interior drawing me in even before Ernesto opened the door.A small grey lizard scuttled across my brown boots, over the concrete step and into a bush. I didn’t get his name.“Ernesto” I shouted as he opened the door. We greeted each other in the mother tongue that is Portuguese. The language of sailors, explorers and adventurers, the brave, greedy and often foolish men who opened up this vast continent and if truth be told ruined huge parts of it. Before I had my bearings in the house Ernesto thrust a three finger glass of whisky into my hand “Explorers and thieves!” he cried, as some impromptu toast and so we drank to their disconnected, collective memory. “The car looks fine to me” he said peering at it through the window, “ we shall start out in a few days, you need a break and tonight the family shall return and we’ll all eat together and plot a little more”. I smiled and nodded. The few days rest, here in this green oasis sounded ideal and the sharp, rasp of neat whisky had already decelerated my thinking processes and begun to relax my limbs. In a few days I would be ready for the road.

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Grace is a word that describesunearned blessing and forgiveness LATEST SERMON Please Note: On April 30th our Service will be held at Westbourne Baptist Church instead of the Kerby Center Please Note: On April 30th our Service will be held atWestbourne Baptist Church instead of the Kerby Center Here at Urban Grace we seek to be a blessing to everyone our church comes in contact with. When the early church in the Bible’s book of Acts first started, they were a blessing to the cities that they were a part of (Acts 8:8). We want everyone to know that although everything that we do is for Jesus and because of Jesus, if you do not yet believe in Jesus, we hope you will be blessed by this church anyway. ABOUT JESUS Urban Grace is all about Jesus. Everything we do as a church begins and ends with Him. Some foundational truths about Jesus: Jesus claimed to be God. Jesus died for our sins. Jesus rose from the dead. LEARN MORE NEW TO URBAN GRACE Whether you grew up in church or have never stepped foot into a place of worship, we’d like to connect you to our church family. LEARN MORE JOIN A CITY GROUP City Groups are places where we gather informally to understand how Jesus relates to our everyday lives, how to serve and bless our city, and how to serve each other through prayer, friendship & service. LEARN MORE Latest Sermons Atonement – A Multi-Church Good Friday Gathering View Sermon Trevor Rysavy Atonement, Faith, Jesus, Worship Non-Expositional Standalone Sermons Remnant: Repentance Part 2 View Sermon Trevor Rysavy Faith, Repentance, Worship Ezra Remnant Remnant: Repentance View Sermon Trevor Rysavy Jesus, Repentance Ezra Remnant Remnant: Return View Sermon Trevor Rysavy Faith, Mission, Sovereignty, Worry Ezra Remnant Recent Tweets Even as a child, Jesus was prepared to do God's will (Luke 2). We as children can do God's will too! - Urban Grace Kids Ministry last month via @UrbanGraceYYC When God asks us to do something hard, our response reveals our trust in him! (Luke 1:26-38) - Urban Grace Kids Ministry March 20, 2017 via @UrbanGraceYYC Jesus is enough. - Johnny Thiessen March 13, 2017 via @UrbanGraceYYC Reminder: We are NOT at the Kerby Center this Sunday (March 5th), we are at Westbourne Baptist Church! 823 64 Ave NW, Calgary, AB T2K 0M6 March 1, 2017 via @UrbanGraceYYC "Commitment to God does not excuse disobedience to God"- Pastor Trevor Rysavy January 30, 2017 via @UrbanGraceYYC Miss the sermon launch last Sunday? No problem: listen or download for free on our soundcloud page or website! January 25, 2017 via @UrbanGraceYYC "When God wants to renew a people, he starts with a remnant!" Pastor Trevor @trevrysavy "Remnant" Series continue… January 23, 2017 via @UrbanGraceYYC Brand New Sermon Series beginning this Sunday, 10:30am, at the Kerby Centre! Don't miss it! January 18, 2017 via @UrbanGraceYYC New message on fasting this Sunday by Pastor Trevor! Don't miss it, this Sunday at 10:30am! #all4Jesus January 12, 2017 via @UrbanGraceYYC Happy New Year!! Church is resuming this Sunday, 10:30am at the Kerby Centre! #Jesuswillbeglorified January 4, 2017 via @UrbanGraceYYC Upcoming Events View All Events Ladies Bible Study May 24, 2017 9:30 am – 11:30 am View Event Every Week Parkdale Grace 2608 1 Ave NW, Calgary AB T2N 0C4 Sunday Service May 28, 2017 10:30 am – 12:00 pm View Event Every Week Kerby Center 1133 7 Ave SW, Calgary, AB T2P 1B2 Copyright ©2017 Urban Grace Church - Terms and Conditions - Privacy Policy Access The City - Made by Web Creations

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While at the 25th anniversary event of Run DMC’s “My Adidas,” caught up with DMC for his thoughts on the passing of the legendary MC Heavy D. DMC compared the public reaction of Heavy D’s death to major pop icons. “People was on Twitter saying like a truck hit me, I’m speechless,” said DMC. “He was the personification of everything that was good about entertainment and success,” explained DMC. “You never seen him getting in trouble.” DMC continued: “He was like the Smokey Robinson of hip-hop.” Losing Heavy D is like losing Smokey Robinson — Smokey’s still here — but, it’s on that level of character and his legacy. What he represented was everything that was good, great — not just about hip-hop — but in music general.” –Shabazz

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I am overwhelmed with many things right now- mostly good😌. I do want to share what is going on in my little world outdoors. "A Picture Is Worth 1,000 Words!" Hellebores! Pink Perfection Camellia Purple Dawn Camellia Blue flowers-unknown Wild Pear Tree Wild Pear Blossoms More next week! I LOVE your Comments. Is it Spring yet where you are? Any signs of Spring? Please share -and Appreciate Beauty Every Day! Thank you for stopping by. Posted by colleen at 5:38 AM Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to FacebookShare to Pinterest 6 comments: MarieGray said... Ohhhhhh I bet the wild Pear blossoms smell amazing. I love the photos Colleen! Thank you for sharing! Everyone here in VT is excited because spring is in the air, but I'm a native, and I'm still holding out for that last sugar snow storm. Best! XO Marie March 1, 2017 at 5:57 AM colleen said... Thank you, Marie! The wild pear is indeed very fragrant- it is balmy today and the air smells like French perfume. We can still get quite a bit of cold weather and we can have several inches of snow in March. I have photos of daffodils in full bloom peeking up through the snow. My peonies and lilacs would be glad of some more snow this year... I hope you will check out some of my posts and my Pinterest boards March 1, 2017 at 10:21 AM said... Lovely spring pictures, such pretty flowers! The only sign of spring here was yesterday when I heard a chorus of robins singing. Our snow is finally melted and a few friends who live south of us have seen crocus peeking up. Our temperatures are going back and forth from mild to frigid. So, fingers crossed--spring is coming! March 2, 2017 at 7:20 AM colleen said... Oh,Marcia! Robins singing! That is lovely . Soon there will be crocus and daffodils and all manner of lovely signs of spring for you. Meanwhile you have all of those fabulous picture books in your library. I imagine they are all checked out already... March 2, 2017 at 7:57 AM Barbara Fisher said... Hello Colleen, thank you for sharing your lovely photos. It’s very spring like in Somerset, although also very wet – nothing new there then! We have white and pink hellebores, primroses, daffodils and snowdrops flowering in the garden, and the shrubs and trees are budding up nicely so it won’t be long before they are also flowering. Have a lovely week, hugs Barbara March 6, 2017 at 3:48 AM colleen said... Thank you for stopping by, Barbara! I wish it were a bit wetter here! No primroses,yet.The trees are slowly waking up-the wild pears are always very early!More photos tomorrow...

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Consciously touching another, whether he be friend, family, lover, or stranger, is a dance with the soul of another. Yes, we stroke the physical. Yet, the touch goes deeper. We nurture the Godbody. Our hands become the expression of our heart touching flesh embracing heart. The techniques that follow in this book can bring us to an experience of these words. To come to such a place, where we are at one with another, his physical body and his Godbody, may take many hours of exploration, of practice, of giving and receiving massage. At first, learning massage techniques will most likely feel awkward. Stay with your focus, and over time the parts can become a whole. Remember these techniques are but a few of a myriad of possible strokes and styles of massage. Always be open to your own creativity. Adapt, modify, develop your own expression. This is what the first human doing massage had to do. During a massage, either or both of you might feel erotic. You might or might not engage in any of a variety of sexual expressions before, during, or after a massage. However, should sex or orgasm become the sole goal, you might miss many other pleasures. Sleep may occur. Laughter or tears or other feelings and memories are always possibilities. The body is alive. It has memory. And our touch can awaken both the agony and the ecstasy. It is all natural. Allow each moment and each feeling to unfold itself. Many inner beauties can be discovered. Let the massage be the meditation. The essentials of the journey are touch, presence, and compassion.

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Audacity developers announced release Audacity 2.1.0, a Free and Open Source multitrack cross platform audio editor. From Release News: Audacity 2.1.0 replaces all previous versions. For a long time, we have wanted Real-Time Preview for effects. It seemed nearly unachievable without major restructuring. But with Audacity 2.1.0, we have it in LADSPA, VST, and Audio Unit (OS X) effects! Thanks to Leland Lucius for these great new capabilities! Much improved Noise Reduction effect replaces Noise Removal. Thanks to new contributor Paul Licameli! Lots of other improvements to effects, also thanks to Leland, including: VST: FXB preset banks, hosting multiple plugins All effects can now be used in Chains, and can be sorted on name, publisher, or class. Most Nyquist effects now have Preview button. Redesigned Meter Toolbars show a lot more information in smaller area. Thanks, Leland Lucius and James Crook!

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Barbarians are loosely-organized bands of "wild" people that form automatically throughout the game, based in encampments in land that isn't owned by any civilization or a city-state. Contents[show] Tech ProgressionEdit Unlike in previous games, barbarians will advance in technologies beyond the Medieval Era, being capable of producing units equal to that of what the most advanced civilization can produce at the time. This is especially true if Raging Barbarians is turned on, with hostile barbarians being produced with new technologies almost the turn the first civilization finishes researching it. It may be theorized that these aren't old-fashioned barbarians anymore, but rather bandits...or in the later eras, "freedom fighters," terrorists, or drug cartels. However, this idea of barbarians holding modern equivalents is fundamentally flawed in that modern terrorists or freedom fighters harbor ultimate political goals. Instead, a modern equivalent to a barbarian would be a militarized non-state actor without political motivations who is therefore outside of the boundaries of established state entities. In this sense, military contractors who work for no government and instead pillage for profit, or drug cartels and crime entities would be examples of best fit. Behavior and ActivitiesEdit Barbarians in Civilization V are unlike the ones in Civilization IV, in the sense that they do not make cities like civilizations can - their "cities" are their encampments, which produce only military units. The rate of encampment creation depends on the difficulty level, becoming greater on higher difficulties. It is increased even further if the option Raging Barbarians is selected. Barbarians are always hostile to all civilizations and city-states, and will spawn fighting units in each encampment until it is destroyed. Encampments appear with a unit already in them, and all subsequent units created will start roaming the lands immediately (unless the encampment has been left undefended for some reason, in which case the new unit will stay right in the encampment). Unlike civilization units, barbarian units do not use up strategic resources, so they can produce any base land unit, and many naval units, regardless of their typical cost. Possible barbarian units include the ones unavailable to any playable civilization, such as the Brute (which has the same strength as a Warrior) and the Hand-Axe. Encampments located on a coast also have the ability to produce Galleys and other naval units. The barbarians' main activity is harassing cities. They will move in and try to pillage improvements, attacking the most important ones first (those accessing a luxury resource, for example). If injured, they have the ability to heal every time they pillage an improvement. With enough units nearby barbarians will begin to attack cities; if brought to zero HP, a city will be pillaged and may lose gold, population, and buildings. Barbarians also go after civilians and try to capture them (by moving into the same tile they occupy). Captured civilians are then moved to the nearest encampment, where they are held captive until someone clears the encampment. The civilian unit is then freed, and if the captured civilian did not originally belong to the player who clears the encampment, they get to choose whether to take it for themselves, or return it to its original owner (which will net a nice boost in diplomatic relations with their leader). Barbarian units roam the countryside (and the seas), all the time, attacking at will. However, they won't attack stronger units, or ones that are currently in a strong position (such as on a hill or fortified). When there are multiple targets, they usually attack the weakest unit, taking into account their health. There will be one barbarian unit at each encampment at all times, guarding it in a fortified stance. Depending on the difficulty setting, though, this unit may go out a short way to make an opportunistic attack or capture an unwary civilian unit. Finally, in Brave New World, barbarians will also try to pillage any trade route they can reach. The route is immediately terminated and, what's even worse, the trade unit that was on it is captured and turned into a new barbarian unit! This could have results ranging from purely annoying to near-disastrous, especially in the early game. Earning Experience When Fighting BarbariansEdit Units earn experience normally when fighting barbarians, but they can't earn more than two promotions through that experience. This means that fighting barbarians can be a good source of experience for units early in the game, but later on, when they've earned many promotions, or when new units are constructed with two promotions, barbarians become more of an annoyance than an opportunity. StrategyEdit It is very important to defend against barbarians, especially during the early game - they, rather than other civilizations, will usually be the main danger in this period. Always try to keep a military unit in every city, keep it alert for roaming barbarians, and move it to protect Workers and improvements when they are spotted. When moving Settlers, it is safest to move them together with a military unit. Get ranged units as soon as possible to start clearing encampments safely. Usually, units enjoy a combat bonus against barbarian units. This bonus, however, diminishes almost to nothing at the higher difficulty levels. The bonus can be increased at all levels by adopting the Honor Social Policy, which gives units an additional bonus against barbarians. Also, civilizations with this Policy will gain a fixed amount of culture points per each barbarian unit killed (based on the Combat strength of the unit). Certain special abilities allow civilizations to "convert" barbarians to their side. For Germany, there is a chance to get barbarian units to join them if they are defeated while defending an encampment. Also, the Ottomans have a 50% chance to recruit a barbarian naval unit (and earn gold) by moving a ship next to it. While city-states react to this as if the barbarian unit was destroyed, no culture will be earned even if the Honor Social Policy is active. For the Aztecs, which gain Culture for every enemy killed, activating the Honor policy tree doubles the Culture gained. After trade routes are established, be on the lookout for barbarians near the route. In the beginning of the game a lot of land remains unexplored and dark, which is the ideal situation for spawning barbarian encampments. Their units can pillage a route before anyone is aware of the threat - they can even turn a land trade unit into a mounted barbarian unit. So, unless otherwise occupied, dedicate a couple of units to patrol between the source and target city of the trade route. City-states will occasionally post seek-and-destroy quests against barbarian encampments in the early game. Try to complete them, because of all quest types they give the largest single influence boost, and are an easy way to make friends (and even allies) with City-States. To do this, try to form a task force of one melee and one ranged unit. Move them to the more distant city-states; destroy those encampments closer to home territory with the units guarding the cities. Barbarian encampments are often pretty close to civilized territory, so when one is discovered, friendly units may be in a good position to attack it. Wait until a city-state marks it with a quest, or destroying the encampment will not yield any influence. If other civilizations have military units nearby, they may swoop in and seize the encampment after it has been weakened by a turn or two of attacks. If this happens, the gold reward and influence boost will go to them. It is especially annoying, for example, when your Ranged unit finally kills the Barbarian defending an Encampment, only for another civilizations' Scout to walk in and collect the prize before you can. Try to avoid this by blocking them as much as possible, or if necessary, wait until they leave the area. However, know that nearby City-States may themselves resolve to attack the Encampment after many turns have passed without anyone taking care of it.

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"This 1 day tour to the Cliffs of Moher also includes Limerick, Doolin, The Burren national park, Corcomroe Abbey and Kinvara." Posted on Youtube on the 2nd of January 2014 by Extreme Ireland.

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Good news guys who are applied and appeared for the Jammu and Kashmir Board of Professional Entrance Examination conducted Polytechnic Entrance Test and showing very much curiosity about the results. The JKBOPEE published the results on today i.e. 20th May 2016 at 1PM and the results are available in board official website. A huge number […]

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Again, I refer you to these search results. I've read through several of the linked articles that have the history of this building, but find no mention about whether anyone died. You should read them through on your own in case I missed anything. landmark project - Ms. Sue, Tuesday, April 23, 2013 at 10:26pm I couldn't find anything about workers who died during this building's construction. I suggest you email or phone the Building administration. landmark project - Emily, Tuesday, April 23, 2013 at 10:28pm I am not impatient landmark project - Emily, Tuesday, April 23, 2013 at 10:33pm thank you but can you help me think of 3 questions for palace of fine arts landmark project - Ms. Sue, Tuesday, April 23, 2013 at 10:51pm What kind of questions? What have you learned in all of the sites posted by Writeacher? landmark project - Andy, Tuesday, April 23, 2013 at 11:06pm You can ask , What is the area of the Palace of Fine Arts ? Where is it located ? Who is the architect ? landmark project - Ken, Wednesday, April 24, 2013 at 1:07am Who commissioned it? How did it pay for the art it now houses? how is that art protected from the moisture in the air? Is flash photography allowed inside it? Answer This Question First Name: School Subject: Answer: Related Questions landmarks - how did Palace Of Fine Arts got its name Civics (Ms. Sue) - Describe each of the four major U.S. regions. Focus on facts ...English - 1. The emperor could not get back to the palace. 2. The emperor could ...Geometry - A helicopter pilot sights a landmark at an angle of depression of 22...geometry - Which type of angle do construction workers use when building to make...Math Help Please!!!! - Which type of angle do construction workers use when ...Math Help Please!!!! - Which type of angle do construction workers use when ...Math - What type of angle do construction workers use when building to make sure...BIOLOGY - In natural selection why do animals die? Why do some animals die while...Quick biology help please!!! - In natural selection why do animals die? Why do ...

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Just received a Facebook invitation from Shaun Press to this year's Australian National University Open Chess event. I think I played there back in 2004, I can't remember exactly. It was my first and last time. The problem is hopping down to the nation's capital once a year is more than enough. After all, I was just down there for the Doeberl Cup. Plus, the ANU Open is also right smack bang in the middle of winter. And my God, in Canberra you'll freeze your ass off. Anyway, it's actually a good event and held right in the country's most prestigious uni. If I were going, I'd pop down on a plane. Qantas currently has a special fare on offer for $69 one-way and I've just also checked Virgin Blue who have fares for $65, also one way. Note that these prices may not include extra charges for baggage, etc. Oh, by the way, if you're heading down there and need a warm, cozy place to relax in after a hard day's OTB combat - pop into the Phoenix pub. It's on 21 East Row in Civic. Brilliant joint this - simple, rustic, good beers and good music.

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While you are expectant, you would like to make certain that any medicines you take will be risk-free for your unborn child, particularly those that you just use through the critical first trimester. You will need to talk along with your medical care company, and go over the benefits and problems of prescription drugs you utilize with this amazing time. Pregnancy is a natural portion of life. By reading through the encounters of other individuals and getting expertise from the suggestions, you will be more prepared for the ups and downs of your following 9 weeks. The delivery of your little one is satisfying along with the weeks top around that, will probably be wrought filled with strange, amazing and unexpected circumstances. Take into account working with a midwife to assist you by way of the procedure of work as well as advocate for you inside the healthcare facility. An effective midwife has training and experience in a variety of birthing conditions, and can help you find comfy roles for labor, promote you and your spouse, and assistance you from the instant postpartum time. In case you just recently learned you've received just a little bundle of affection increasing in your stomach the very first suggestions anyone need to supply would be to consider all the guidance of the medical doctor. They failed to allow it to be by way of med university because of excellent seems to be! Listening may help make sure your infant is its most healthy and most joyful in the event it comes. Stay active throughout your being pregnant to improve your health making giving birth easier. Strolling and swimming are great exercise routines even late in pregnancy. Remaining productive can keep your ambiance constructive and then make the whole process of offering delivery less traumatic personally. When you have concerns about exercise, discuss with the physician to ascertain what things to do are ideal for you. Put on sunscreen constantly when pregnant. The skin is more sensitive to the sun if you are expecting and is prone to demonstrate the warning signs of sunlight destruction. Protect yourself with SPF 30+ sun block on all open places. Pick a model without chemical substances if you are worried about them. As extra defense use a hat and larger shades while outdoors. Acquiring ready for a carrying a child is a lovely time. Your system will probably start going through adjustments to prepare on its own for the miracle ahead. Studying these guidelines for how to take care of yourself and handle the issues that may possibly occur can certainly help this process go as smoothly as you can. Prepare a delivery prepare. Take note of anything you want for that delivery from your kid and share a copy with everybody included in the birth. Incorporate clothing you want to wear, individuals you would like to be found, whether you want an epidural, actions you would probably like taken if you can find difficulties, or any relaxing tunes or meditations. This will be sure that everyone knows your desires if you are otherwise busy. You may find that being pregnant is combined with mind-boggling advancements and severe adjustments. A number of these may be entirely predicted, but other people will take you by amaze. Get ready for all those areas of pregnancy by recalling the info that you simply study. You in no way know when you will need to apply it. Tweet

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18 months ago our beloved Bernease Mountain Dog Rosie died prematurly of a twisted stomach, sometimes known as bloat. We were devastated and thought we would never be able to whole heartedly welcome another dog into our hearts and to the inn.It is a very long story how this came to be but the end of the story includes Werner taking a trip to Montreal to pick up a 7 week old puppy who we have named Baeri, after the Swiss St Bernard that saved a bunch of skiers lost in an avalanche. The long and short is we have a puppy who has totally exceeded our greatest hopes and expectations. He is loving, calm (for a pup) loyal and a ball of fluff. He lives on our side in the kennel and outside. If you dont see him when you visit ask! We are only to happy to share a puppy hug.

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Blood Mortized are a band that I’ve not had previous experience of before but seeing on the Bio that they feature Anders Hansson of Amon Amarth fame and that they favour the more Old School Swedish Death Metal sound definitely intrigued me to check out this new album from them… …and my word was I in for a treat! Right from the get go it’s clear that this is a band that is not afraid to wear their influences on their sleeve, and with influences such as Swedish Death Metal titans like Entombed, Dismember, Hypocrisy, Amon Amarth and such like then that’s certainly a mixture to create something truly and ass kickingly awesome! From the start of the album on the track Unleashing The Hounds the guitar tone that the band has created instantly harks back to that awesome gritty low end crunchy tone that has become so synonymous with the Swedish Death Metal sound which I absolutely fucking love! I remember hearing Bloodbath’s – Resurrection Through Carnage album for the first time and being absolutely stunned by the fucking incredible guitar tone on that album (and also very disappointed when that tone changed dramatically on future albums) and Blood Mortized have achieved something very similar with their album The Key To A Black Heart. If this Swedish Death Metal guitar tone on this album and albums in the past of Dismember and Bloodbath don’t make you want to grit your teeth and fucking head butt someone then there’s something wrong with you! ;-D The vocals sit at the right level in the mix to not be overpowering, neither distant, but just at the right place so you can still make out the lyrics and not have them overpowering the rest of the music. The same can be said of the Guitars and Drums. Everything is given its equal footing in terms of the production on this album which combines it all into one big gigantic Death Metal fist to your face! Stand out tracks for me are the opening track Unleashing The Hounds, Rekviem (which features a really awesome sinister intro) and Shadow Of The Quarter Sun (which sounds like it could have very easily come from one of Dismember’s greatest albums), but in all honesty all of the tracks on this album really honestly do kick some serious amount of fucking ass in one way or another! If you class yourself as being a fan of Old School Death Metal like Entombed, Dismember and Hypocrisy, or if you’re a fan of the Amon Amarth riffing of Anders Hansson or are a fan of the Swedish Death Metal revival that’s come out from bands like Bloodbath and you DON’T check out this band then I would say you’re doing yourself a great disservice! I would love to see Blood Mortized and Bloodbath do a tour together in the future to bring this music to the masses! 45 minutes of awesome crunching Death Metal that will punch out your fucking ears! Pure bliss! Review by Joffie Lovett Track Listing 01. Unleashing The Hounds 02. The Heretic Possession 03. Only Blood Can Tell 04. Dead & Rotten 05. Doomsday Architect 06. Rekviem 07. To Murder A God 08. Shadow Of The Quarter Sun 09. Burn & Die MASTER 23 February 10. Bringer Of Eternal Death 11. The Key To A Black Heart Lineup Mattias Borgh – Drums Anders Hansson – Guitars Mattias Parkkila - Vocals Contact Other reviews » Bestial [EP] by UK Team» The Key To A Black Heart by UK Team» The Demon The Angel The Disease by UK Team Next review: » Blood of the Black Owl - A Banishing RitualPrevious review: » Blood Mortized - The Demon The Angel The Disease

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Supplemental Instruction is an opportunity for you to take an active role in your learning experience. SI sessions are offered for historically difficult courses at IU Northwest and facilitated by SI leaders, students who have successfully completed the course and have been recommended by their professor. These sessions provide an interactive learning environment organized for students enrolled in SI designated courses. ALL students in the class are encouraged to attend SI sessions. SI leaders are not tutors and they don't re-lecture. Instead, they help students put course material into persective, so you can learn it more efficiently while developing critical thinking skills. On the first day of class you may be asked to complete a short survey that will let the SI leader know what times work best for you. With regular attendance at SI sessions, you will develop a deeper understanding of course content and you'll learn effective study habits that you can transfer to your other courses. Plus, statistics have shown that students attending SI on a regular basis often improve their overall course grade and you can too! Best of all, SI is a free service open to ALL students. Resources SI Application Current SI Session Schedule Faculty SI SI Session Schedule On the first day of class, you will be asked to fill out a short survey that will let the SI leader know what times work best for you. Each SI leader will set up 2 or more review sessions a week at times that are most convenient for you. You can attend one or both session; each one will be different. SI review sessions are informal; bring your notes, your textbooks, and your questions. View the Current SI Session Schedule How does SI work? Interested students can attend any or all of the scheduled SI sessions. SI is a great way to study effectively and keep up with course material throughout the semester. During SI sessions, the SI Leader helps students acquire new study skills and helps them to meet the expectations of the professor by coordinating group discussions about the class lecture and by doing various other activities that lead to a better understanding of course material. What is an SI Leader? Have you ever wished you could do something over, knowing what you know now? Think of your SI leader in those terms. SI leaders are students themselves who have been where you are right now... students that are prepared to share with you what they have learned. Why SI? SI leaders have first hand knowledge of course content SI leaders have the ability to guide you through the class and the material SI leaders attend class with you and interact with you and the instructor SI participants tend to earn a higher grade in the course SI leaders are not tutors and they don't re-lecture. Instead they help students put the material into perspective during SI review sessions, so that you can learn it more efficiently while developing critical thinking skills. If you are interested in becoming a SI Leader, please fill out an SI application. Submit the application to Hawthorn Room 425 or contact 981-4296.

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Filed under: Algerians in France,burka law,racism,Uncategorized — franceblogger @ 2:06 pm Tags: burka law, French hypocrisy, French politics, Islam, Muslims, Muslims in France, News, Paris So the French Senate has voted, 276-1, to essentially outlaw the burka in public places, cracking down on the biggest threat to the Republic and Republican values, 2,000 women who cover themselves because of their religious beliefs. Let’s cut to the chase here: This is not about preserving Republican values, or protecting women of Arab origin from their radical Islamist spouses. This is about the French discomfort — be they Gaulists, Socialists, or Communists — with anything different. When I moved to Paris in 2001, people having their morning coffee used to look at me funny as I ran by on my morning jog — and I was barely covered at all in my shorts and sleeveless tee-shirt. One of the only two times I got asked for my papers was when I decided to have a picnic on the top of some stairs over a street and overlooking a tres Parisian park on the rue Lafayette (I am here!). No doubt a busy-body neighbor saw this unusual sight and called the police. I repeat: I was having a picnic. (Okay, the picnic included homemade sangria, but as the police didn’t ask to inspect that, I assume that was not the issue.) The issue here is not so much the police — indeed, they were incredibly polite — but the *mefiance* of the typical French person, one of whom had obviously called them because she saw something she considered out of the ordinary. French television news no doubt featured all last week saturation coverage of the Koran burning that never happened, affirming American contempt for Muslims. But at the end of the day, it never happened, and was more about American stuntsmanship than intolerance. The French, on the other hand, overwhelmingly passed a law which clearly impinges on the religious freedom of some of France’s Muslim population. And here’s the key difference between us: For all our faults, Americans, starting with the president, realize that we have a problem with tolerance, *and we are working on it.* The French, by contrast, by a vast majority, not only have a problem with tolerance of difference, they don’t admit it. They hide it under the facade of protecting their holy trinity of values, liberty, fraternity, and equality, when in fact laws like that outlawing the burka defile all three.

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Thanks to everyone who listened to the show live last night of the Family Medicine Rocks Podcast Episode 268. Saturday night podcasts are lighthearted and last night was the case as well. Co-host Kat and I talked about the Olympics and other topics. Thanks to Kim & John for calling into the show to chat. In the video below, you'll see the opening moments of the show. You can also download the entire podcast here. Download Ep268 Here

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To really understand the way Git does branching, we need to take a step back and examine how Git stores its data. As you may remember from Chapter 1, Git doesn’t store data as a series of changesets or deltas, but instead as a series of snapshots. When you commit in Git, Git stores a commit object that contains a pointer to the snapshot of the content you staged, the author and message metadata, and zero or more pointers to the commit or commits that were the direct parents of this commit: zero parents for the first commit, one parent for a normal commit, and multiple parents for a commit that results from a merge of two or more branches. To visualize this, let’s assume that you have a directory containing three files, and you stage them all and commit. Staging the files checksums each one (the SHA-1 hash we mentioned in Chapter 1), stores that version of the file in the Git repository (Git refers to them as blobs), and adds that checksum to the staging area: $ git add README test.rb LICENSE $ git commit -m 'initial commit of my project' When you create the commit by running git commit, Git checksums each subdirectory (in this case, just the root project directory) and stores those tree objects in the Git repository. Git then creates a commit object that has the metadata and a pointer to the root project tree so it can re-create that snapshot when needed. Your Git repository now contains five objects: one blob for the contents of each of your three files, one tree that lists the contents of the directory and specifies which file names are stored as which blobs, and one commit with the pointer to that root tree and all the commit metadata. Conceptually, the data in your Git repository looks something like Figure 3-1. Figure 3-1. Single commit repository data. If you make some changes and commit again, the next commit stores a pointer to the commit that came immediately before it. After two more commits, your history might look something like Figure 3-2. Figure 3-2. Git object data for multiple commits. A branch in Git is simply a lightweight movable pointer to one of these commits. The default branch name in Git is master. As you initially make commits, you’re given a master branch that points to the last commit you made. Every time you commit, it moves forward automatically. Figure 3-3. Branch pointing into the commit data’s history. What happens if you create a new branch? Well, doing so creates a new pointer for you to move around. Let’s say you create a new branch called testing. You do this with the git branch command: $ git branch testing This creates a new pointer at the same commit you’re currently on (see Figure 3-4). Figure 3-4. Multiple branches pointing into the commit’s data history. How does Git know what branch you’re currently on? It keeps a special pointer called HEAD. Note that this is a lot different than the concept of HEAD in other VCSs you may be used to, such as Subversion or CVS. In Git, this is a pointer to the local branch you’re currently on. In this case, you’re still on master. The git branch command only created a new branch — it didn’t switch to that branch (see Figure 3-5). Figure 3-5. HEAD file pointing to the branch you’re on. To switch to an existing branch, you run the git checkout command. Let’s switch to the new testing branch: $ git checkout testing This moves HEAD to point to the testing branch (see Figure 3-6). Figure 3-6. HEAD points to another branch when you switch branches. What is the significance of that? Well, let’s do another commit: $ vim test.rb $ git commit -a -m 'made a change' Figure 3-7 illustrates the result. Figure 3-7. The branch that HEAD points to moves forward with each commit. This is interesting, because now your testing branch has moved forward, but your master branch still points to the commit you were on when you ran git checkout to switch branches. Let’s switch back to the master branch: $ git checkout master Figure 3-8 shows the result. Figure 3-8. HEAD moves to another branch on a checkout. That command did two things. It moved the HEAD pointer back to point to the master branch, and it reverted the files in your working directory back to the snapshot that master points to. This also means the changes you make from this point forward will diverge from an older version of the project. It essentially rewinds the work you’ve done in your testing branch temporarily so you can go in a different direction. Let’s make a few changes and commit again: $ vim test.rb $ git commit -a -m 'made other changes' Now your project history has diverged (see Figure 3-9). You created and switched to a branch, did some work on it, and then switched back to your main branch and did other work. Both of those changes are isolated in separate branches: you can switch back and forth between the branches and merge them together when you’re ready. And you did all that with simple branch and checkout commands. Figure 3-9. The branch histories have diverged. Because a branch in Git is in actuality a simple file that contains the 40 character SHA-1 checksum of the commit it points to, branches are cheap to create and destroy. Creating a new branch is as quick and simple as writing 41 bytes to a file (40 characters and a newline). This is in sharp contrast to the way most VCS tools branch, which involves copying all of the project’s files into a second directory. This can take several seconds or even minutes, depending on the size of the project, whereas in Git the process is always instantaneous. Also, because we’re recording the parents when we commit, finding a proper merge base for merging is automatically done for us and is generally very easy to do. These features help encourage developers to create and use branches often.

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Welcome to Ted's Soapbox 5.1 Welcome to my soapbox, a place where I can let off steam and talk about the events in my life without having to directly interact with people. I have had a number of soapbox sites over the years but I always seem to screw them up over time and lose all my entries. Hopefully my fifth page first edit will be the last one I have to redo because of a mistake. December 11, 2016 Well here we go. The 2016 election is over and for better or worse we have another idiot taking the helm of the greatest republic the world has ever seen. Nobody knows what is going to happen, except that nothing good will get done, and the new administration will blame the old for everythign that is bad and take credit for everything that is good. Will racism and hate will increase and islamophobia take hold of our nation like nothing has before? Will women return to going to the back ally ways to get an abortion? My biggest question is, will Donald Trump clog the toilet in

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(Pa-Rye-Ahh)Noun1. An Outcast. A person who is rejected or cast out, as from home or society: In the beginning the area was settled by outcasts, adventurers and felons. Given the above, we would imagine you asking what it is the connection to cycling? Paria have always had a passion for the irreverent and alternative, whether this be design, attitude or even out look. They have prided themselves on this, but it means sometimes ended up feeling like the odd one out.Take this raison d’etre, and twin it with a keen eye for design and all things unconventional then you have the makings of Paria. Their aim was borne out of a desire to deliver something fresh into the cycling market taking urban influences and attitude, coupled with the grit and fervor driven out of the Yorkshire countryside.They want to design apparel which will deliver exceptional performance with no compromises in either technical ability or durability. Paria have made it their mission to design and manufacture top class apparel and kit which will take some stick and still look good.How are they doing this? Rather than get a sweat shop of creatives and bespectacled hipsters, they are working with up and coming designers and artists from a range of disciplines; illustrators, digital specialists and bamboo tattoo artists. The brand's ethos and attitude is something that sits well with many cyclists out there, as generally we are extroverts in our own ways. Paria and Ripcor have collaborated on two kits so far, the Richmond24 Jersey and the Gran Fondo Great Britain Ripcor kit. Both of these are availible to order for a limited time on the Paria website. ← Early mornings- Richmond ParkVerve Infocrank →

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By now you’ve probably heard about the tizzy over Suzanne Venker’s article “The War on Men." In it, the anti-feminist speaker and author of a new book called “How to Find A Husband”! (exclamation point mine) argues that the reason men don’t want to get married and are generally miserable is because of feminists. Fortunately, we have Aimee Whetstine and Lisen Stromberg, to weigh in on the controversy with their opposing views. Recently, they chewed over the issue on their thoughtful joint blog, Finding (Un) Common Ground. After reading what they have to say, they'd love to have you join the debate. Lisen Stromberg: Talk about an uproar. Recently, Suzanne Venker, the niece of anti-feminist Phyllis Schafly, wrote an article on Fox News’s website called, “The War on Men.” Since then, the blogosphere, twittersphere, and just about every feminist in the country has been up in arms. The article, they say, is “insulting to women” and a “waste of time.” “Don’t bother reading it” is the general consensus. How wrong they are. Venker sees a recent Pew study reporting Millennial men don’t want to marry as a sign that the dearth of “marriageable men” is the fault of the women’s movement. She says women’s changing roles over the past few decades have pushed “men off of their pedestals.” The result? “After decades of browbeating the American male, men are tired,” Venker writes. And not just tired, they are “pissed off.” Men are refusing to get married because, “women aren’t women anymore.” It’s true. The gender straight-jacket that confined women to the limiting roles of wife, mother, and housekeeper, has been burst open. Women can now aspire to a myriad of complex and meaningful roles and have greater opportunities than ever before. You can’t have missed the headlines announcing women now make up the majority of college students, are increasingly the primary breadwinners, and that the end of men is nigh. The era of women as subservient to men is long over and, today, confusion reigns. Venker’s article, and the 209,000 readers who “liked” it, reveal a deep anxiety over the changes currently being played out in society. The reality, as we know, is women have been changing for decades. Even before the The Feminine Mystique was published in 1963, we have been resisting the limitations of the old notion of femininity. It is only now, finally, that society as a whole sees that the era of masculine predominance is coming to an end. And many are afraid. If women have broadened the definition of what it means to be female, where does that leave men? Venker, and those like her, argue for a return to the days of old when patriarchy made everything more clear. Men were in charge and women did all the work (You could argue not much has changed so why all the complaining, but I digress). Venker is wrong in that we feminists aren’t waging a war on men, we are waging a war on patriarchy. The gender straight-jacket required by patriarchy, the one that limited women for so long, is as confining to men. It was confining in 1963 when the second wave feminist movement and it is even more so now. Provider. Soldier. Athlete. Aggressor. These are the roles and characteristics that define masculinity even in the current “post-feminist” 21st century. And yet, we are seeing more and more men becoming stay-at-home dads and in careers that are traditionally considered female centric (eg: nurse, teacher, administrative assistant). We are also seeing more and more men claim their connection to their children (mothers aren’t the only ones who want flex-time) and even crying (Did you see POTUS thank his staff?). This is just the beginning of the changing nature of manhood, the kind that will benefit us all. Our challenge as women is to not fall backwards ourselves, but to pull everyone forward with us. We need to support men as they push their own boundaries both professionally and personally. Compassion should be our stead. We must model leadership for the 21st century, the kind that allows all humans to reach their full potential. It is only when men are given the support and encouragement to find their fullest expression of self, that true equality will be achieved. In the meantime, you’ll still find me fighting the good ole fight; it’s one war I believe in. Credit Image: © (D)(Credit Image: © Globe Aimee Whetstine: Suzanne Venker's recent article "The War on Men" sparked an uproar among feminists. But Venker's ideas and upcoming book How to Choose a Husband (And Make Peace with Marriage) come as no surprise to me. Nor am I surprised by the responses Venker received for suggesting women's angry attitudes, fueled by militant feminism, contribute to the trend of young men rejecting marriage. Venker references stats from the Pew Research Center that show, among other things, an increase in the percentage of women ages 18 to 34 who say marriage is one of their highest priorities and a simultaneous decrease in the percentage of men ages 18 to 34 espousing that value. This is a significant change since 1997 when young men and women were statistically equal on this measure. The result? A shortage of "marriageable men." How strange that feminists should find the concept of a "war on men" untenable when they so readily accept a "war on women." I was in college in 1991 when Susan Faludi's book Backlash: The Undeclared War Against American Women was published. Have you seen this book? It's five inches thick. I carried the first edition around like a Bible and poured over every incident of resistance against women's liberation Faludi reported. It was around that same time I caused a stir in my creative writing class. I'd written a poem describing an observation about weddings: all the single women reach for the bouquet when it's thrown. No matter what we might say about love and men and marriage, no matter what other paths we might choose, the truth comes out when those flowers are tossed. We all want love. We all reach for it. An older classmate glared from across the writing circle. She lit into me about how not all women want to get married. Marriage is oppressive. Fish and a bicycle. ERA. The Feminine Mystique. I sat quietly through her tirade and thought to myself, "Okay, but given the choice, who doesn't want a loving marriage? Deep down, most of us want to catch that bouquet!" Eight years after Backlash, Faludi published Stiffed: The Betrayal of the American Man, arguing men are also in the cultural crosshairs. Then in 2008, Beyoncé confirmed my suspicions about marriage with her song Single Ladies. Its fast and furious chorus demands nothing short of a proposal: "If you liked it then you shoulda put a ring on it." Now the Pew Research Center presents hard data. Women still want to get married. Men used to, but these days not so much. Maybe Venker is on to something. Ladies, maybe we're scaring men away or at the very least sending them mixed messages. Turn on the television or go to the movies and you'll see "marriageable men" portrayed as either bumbling idiots or deplorable villains. Read columnists like Maureen Dowd rail against the "white male patriarchy" as if the past 40 years never happened. Walk through Target like I did this past summer and read the words emblazoned on little girls' t-shirts. Lines like "My Skills Make Boys Run" ooze cattiness, yet we expect these boys to someday meet our daughters at the marriage altar. Why would young men commit to marriage when the culture says women don't even like them very much? Besides, sisters are doing it for themselves. According to Pew, women make up almost half the workforce and more women hold college degrees than men. The New York Times reports more than half of births to American women younger than age 30 occur outside marriage, with the glaring exception of college educated women who most often marry before having children. The NYT calls this difference a "new class divide" where marriage is a luxury afforded to the more educated. Sadly, a third of families headed by single mothers are in poverty, and they are four times more likely than married-couple families to be poor. That doesn't sound like progress to me; that sounds like fallout from years of trashing the traditional family structure that protected many women and children across the socioeconomic spectrum. You don't have to be a feminist to believe women (and men) should be respected in real life and in the media. They should be free to pursue their education, dreams, and talents. They should be able to vote, own property, raise their children as they see fit, and leave abusive relationships. They should be paid equally for the same work. Yes, we still have to close the gap on that last one, but change is happening. According to Pew, among young workers ages 16 to 34 women’s earnings are now more than 90% of men’s. Just as Venker recognizes a subculture of men who say they will never marry because "women aren't women anymore," I fear there is a subculture of women who will never quit fighting "the man." The war has no end for them, regardless of how many victories are won. But women conquering oppression by oppressing men isn't a solution. Many women (and men) want to be married. We are tired of fighting. We want equality, however we know equal doesn't necessarily mean same—and that's okay. There's a lot of give and take between women and men, especially in healthy marriages. As Venker might say, it's time we make peace with that. Lisen Stromberg and Aimee Whetstine blog together at Finding (Un)Common Ground. You can also find Lisen at PrismWork and Aimee at her blog everyday epistle.

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Keeping my daughter happy on long road trips means turning my iPad 2 into a glorified movie player. Here's how I did it. In my last column, I was giddy about acquiring my first Apple iPad, a Wi-Fi-connected iPad 2 with 16GB of storage. Not only was I over the moon with all the cool iPad apps and features, but I was also looking forward to sampling some of the innovative accessories available for it. Part two of this deepening relationship continues in this column (as well as a few more columns to come), as I take a few more iPad accessories for a test drive...

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One day, many years ago, we were walking along a forest trail being guided by Jesus. Suddenly, we found ourselves in front of a pyramid of Divine Living Light-Fire! Another Divine Teacher! We greeted Him and asked: “What is Your name?” “Yasin.” … Yasin-God… I remember this name from fairy tales… This name sounds like the Russian word yasny — which means pure, clear… … Later, many times we enjoyed being in this Mahadouble of Yasin, attuning with Him… Years later we found two other Mahadoubles of His, situated several tens of kilometers away from the first one. One of them was on the place of a former Finnish house… and another one on a large glade in the forest. On these places, many times we learned to be the Divine Fire and cleansed our bodies with It… … Now, long after our first acquaintance with Yasin, we are visiting Him again in order to ask Him to tell about how He developed spiritually: from an ordinary human to that Divine Yasin Whom we know now. Yasin offers: “Let’s go!” … We walk as large anthropomorphic consciousnesses along a road among fields suffused with sunlight. One can “walk” touching the road with the feet, one can “walk” over it, or one can “walk” under the road: a refined consciousness easily passes through material objects including the earth’s matter… Yasin reminds us how in the past He taught us to move in the Clear Light with the help of the arms of the consciousness. We can feel the hands of these arms in the place where we want to appear. Then we shorten the arms — and appear with the spiritual hearts in that place… It works so because a spiritual heart is located between the arms that grow from it… Such training on moving in space can help remarkably to accustom oneself to be a pure consciousness free from the material body and, in general, from the dependence on the world of matter. Yasin taught then: “Imagine that your body has died, but you continue to be! You can exist well without it!” … It was also possible to flow through the body from any side as many times as one liked, seek energetical disorders in it and fix them with the arms of the consciousness… Yasin taught: “Your body has to become as transparent as the Consciousness of the Primordial Plane is. Then it does not impede the growth of you as a consciousness inside the Primordial Plane…” … Why is the work inside Divine Mahadoubles so important for us? Not only because it gives the possibility of communicating easily with God, but also because here the Divine Consciousness manifests Itself much more intensively, and therefore it is quite easy in such places to attune with It, to merge with It, and to accustom oneself to being It, thus crystallizing oneself in It. It is not by chance that Divine Teachers call such places, where Their Mahadoubles are present, — working sites. Realization of Mergence with God begins with Mergence with concrete Divine Teachers. And one can learn this most easily inside Their Mahadoubles. Let me repeat the same in other words: if I enter into Him completely and perceive neither my material body nor the material plane in general, nor other planes except for the Divine Consciousness — then this represents that very Mergence though in a small volume of space. Then this volume can be increased up to the universal scales if one continues training… … And now Yasin continues: “I was embodied in ancient Russia long before the coming of Christianity. I was embodied several times. “My Service was not limited only to helping people from My incarnate state: I helped them always. “I began My Service on this land when people lived here as tribes-communities not united by some power into one country. I worked with them by conveying to them through folk tales and beliefs — the ideas needed for correct development, by suggesting right thoughts, by supporting in them good emotions — especially in their leaders, elders — in those who were respected by people, whom people followed. In this way, I influenced the worldview of the nation, formed the characters of people. “In that ancient time, this land was inhabited by people of character quite different from that of the modern citizens of Russia. Their main qualities were calm, nonviolence, kindness. They could live among nature and interact with it very harmoniously. And nature provided them with everything they needed. It was the harmony of interaction with nature that was one of the fundamental components of their culture of life. “Such interaction with nature and kind, nonviolent attitude towards others helped these people to grow with the experience of happiness and joy of life. And benevolence, mutual understanding, tenderness and caress in relationships with each other did not allow ‘dirtying’ the souls with negative emotions and hostility. “The happiness in life is ensured not at all by technical achievements of civilization. These tribes did not have even a tiny part of the modern technical achievements, in many aspects their life was much more difficult. Nevertheless, they lived with the feeling of freedom and happiness — in contrast to the modern Russians. “The life of people in the modern technocratic society became ‘fettered’ and is far from happiness and freedom. The reason for this is the desire of people to ensure, first of all, the material aspect of their lives, hoping that material wealth will bring them happiness. “Yet, happiness — by its very nature — originates not from something outer, but from the inner. Happiness is a state of the soul. Therefore, only they can be happy who live not by the concerns of the body, but by the true aspirations of the soul. “Let Me repeat that the ancient Russians had values different from those of the modern society: harmony of communication with nature, nonviolence in relationships with each other, respect for the freedom of everyone — this made them happy, free people… “… One of My last incarnations was on the territory of the modern Kostroma region. “At that time, this land was inhabited by beautiful people — pure souls. Their outer appearance was very beautiful as well: harmoniously shaped bodies, light slightly curly hair, eyes in which one could see purity, clearness, deepness. “They lived in communities comprising several families. They lived simply and purely, in harmony with nature. It was a norm of their life.” “Yasin, where does Your name come from? I read that Yasin is an Arabic name. Were You embodied among Arabs?” “No, but I like all Arabs too as My children. And I am always ready to help them to cognize God: Allah, Svarog, Heavenly Father — it is just the words that are different, but the essence is one. “The name Yasin means Clear Light. It is this Light that I cognized and that I became when I attained Mergence with the Creator.” “Yasin, You have not told us about how You cognized the Creator…” “It was in one of My incarnations, when I was brought by Svarog* to one of His forest schools. “First, we were taught to dissolve in the energy fields of plants — spring birches, ashes, poplars; then — to let the clear light of the morning sun into the chest and to fill with it the chakras, to move it through the main meridians. Sunny purity had to fill the entire body, making it shining and almost transparent, — then the student could move further. “And then our work was similar to yours: we learned to spread with the spiritual hearts over lakes and fields, disappearing in the quietness of the forest… “Then we cognized the Brahmanic eon and all other strata of the Absolute — with the help of Assyris and other Divine Teachers. “And on the higher, final stages, we had to fill with ourselves the image of a Tree, whose branches stretched into the material plane, and the trunk went through the deep subtle spatial dimensions; then we with the consciousnesses grew, like roots, in the layer adjacent to the Abode of the Creator. “And what happened then — you may understand very well. “… This is My biography. Is everything clear for you?” “Thank You, Yasin! Please tell something more.” “Well… “You began to do what I want, what We all want; in other words, what the Universal Creator wants to manifest now for people of the planet Earth. Yet you have not understood fully the scale of the work intended by Us! “What you are doing now is like a small seed. Looking at this seed, you cannot see the size of the tree that you are planting now. But I see both the tree, and its blossoms, and its fruits, and new future seeds! “… And now I want to tell about the Yoga of ancient Russia. Without this, the picture would be incomplete. “I embodied Myself for the last time on the Earth — from the state of Divinity — long before the coming of Jesus Christ to the Earth. “I was one of Those Who were called in later times Magi. They were incarnations of Souls Who accepted on Themselves care about the growth and evolution of consciousnesses of incarnate people. They created ethical norms that later were called customs. These norms became imprinted in the people’s way of life: in everyday work, in rest, in celebrations. And with time, they became traditions. “The rites of these people were not a meaningless series of ordained bodily movements or memorized words. They were thought-out actions that helped the participants to create good emotional attunement, good thoughts; this created a positive life program for all the participants. “The customs formed in this way helped to establish joyful spirit in work, harmony in marriage, good relationships in the family and in the community. But the most important thing is that they contributed to the tendency of uniting the consciousnesses. Everyone learned to live feeling themselves as a part of the family, of the community, of the entire world of living nature, a son or a daughter of the mother-Earth and Father-God. This was achieved not through words, not at the level of words — but through performance of rites which produced such states of the consciousness. “We, Magi, created variations of these rites which would be more effective for correct development of souls. “Take for example, sowing of grain or gathering of harvest done by the entire community. Merged together, the consciousnesses of people doing this work created an energy field of power and joy which helped to work easily! It is similar to the effect of your meditative running — when it is very easy to run! The field sown in this way becomes a place of power in the full meaning of this word; the harvest and the energy of the grain grown on such a field are also extremely good! “Another example is building a house: one chooses trees for this work, then asks forgiveness from every tree before cutting it… Every part of the tree is used: bark, branches, and the parts which are not used in building — they become spoons, splinters for the torch, fences made of branches… “The ethics of relationships with plants was an integral part of the rules of how one should build a house so that to make it firm, to have good relationships in the family, to give birth to healthy children in it. “By following other similar rules of life, people learned to create good, to create beauty. “Celebrations also served the purpose of strengthening health and cultivating joy in the soul. They helped also to remember about God-Creator! “People learned such mergence of consciousnesses also in harmonious dances and choral singing. “These people had domestic animals, which provided milk and eggs. But they did not hunt animals living in the forest. “The nature provided people with mushrooms, nuts, berries, and honey. It was enough for good and healthy nutrition. There was enough food! “And relationships of man with the world of nature were not hostile. We taught to live in unity, in cooperation with all the living: with forces of nature, with inhabitants of the forest… “There was no trade at that time, but there was exchange. Usually it was in the form of gifts that have to be responded with gifts — it was also a law of life. One tried to give to others something that he or she was a master to make, or something that others needed more. In this way people lived, according to the law of GIVING and THANKING! Such was ‘business’ of that time! “Magi were creators of these rules of life and teachers of people, including children. “Magi did not have a family and a home: all people were Their family. The Abode of the Creator was Their Home! They traveled from one land to another, stayed in the local communities for a long time, and then walked further. They were a connection link between many tribes of Slavs of that time; also — a link between people and God. “The higher knowledge was not written but conveyed in oral form or from Consciousness to consciousness. And We protected the purity of the spiritual knowledge. “… But, to Our regret, the time came to Russia when there remained almost no one who could learn Our Mastery; there remained only a few worthy disciples… “For a long time, I supported from the non-incarnate state these traditions, which had been created with My help: I strove to cultivate in people a kind character, love for work, and love for the Earth. Even after millennia, there remained echoes of what was called customs. For example, Nekrasov was amazed and delighted by the fact that enslaved Russian people kept nevertheless the inner purity and power. “And if there had been no total drunkenness destroying souls like poison, one could continue this work even now…” “Could You tell a bit more about work in forest schools?” “You ask Every One of Us about exercises for the body and soul performed at the initial stages of psychoenergetical work!… Yes, such an exercise was, for example, dance of the sun. It resembles the so-called spontaneous dance existing in different spiritual schools. But its main feature was to feel the center of oneself-soul as a shining sun in anahata. The student invited Father-Svarog into the spiritual heart — and began the dance of love-thanksgiving to God! The Sun-Love in the spiritual heart, burning brighter and brighter like a rising sun, created the state of giving love, radiating it to all sides, as in the meditation Cross of Buddha. Then this Light filled the arms, the legs, the head — and the Light began to flow through the arms, through the eyes… It was done as a dance. And one gave flows of this Light-blessing — through the arms of the consciousness, through the look of the consciousness — to all living beings around. “As the soul grew, this morning meditation did not become obsolete, but the size of the sun became much larger than the size of the body. Then one moved the feeling of the center of oneself to the center of the Earth, and then to the Abode of the Creator. “In this way the disciples of God meditated at dawn of every new day, learning to be Svarozhichi — sons and daughters of Svarog. “There were also songs resembling a combination of mantras and inducing positive resonant states in different energy structures of the body. But let Lada tell about this: She developed this direction perfectly.” “And what about the Tree of Life or World Tree — is it related to You or to Your Teachings? For example, in Scandinavian legends this Tree connects all the worlds.” “Such myths existed in almost all nations. They are ‘fairy tales about the truth’. The Tree of Life is a higher meditation. Variations of this meditation were known throughout the entire history of spiritual initiations on the Earth. It is Mergence with God in the Aspect of the Absolute. The Tree of Life grows from the Primordial level of subtlety and pervades the Creation with Its Divine Power of Life: ‘I am Life creating life!’ “Its analogy is the golden flower of Taoists, and the Vine of Jesus Christ. It can be called differently. This image shows the structure of the multidimensional Absolute. “Do you remember how Don Juan described to Castaneda the emanations of the Power? He said that these emanations resemble trees, and living beings in their cocoons resemble fruits on branches. “The cosmic bodies of planets are also similar fruits. “And the Creative Power is the One Primordial Consciousness, God in the Aspect of the Creator, the United We. “In the tradition where I grew, with the help of the image of the Tree of Life they mastered not only submergence into the Abode of the Creator but also reverse motion: growing from the Divine plane into the body. Thanks to this, the energy structures of the body could be treated up to the tiniest details. “The body of man is just a branch of the Divine Tree. But the structure of the body’s inner channels resembles a branching tree. The Divine level of subtlety has to be realized in the meridians of the backbone, also in the energy channels branching from the backbone and transmitting in the body flows of energy which can be called by the word Life. This method allowed one to control all vital systems of the body: breathing, blood circulation, heart rhythm… However, this is only possible in full Mergence with the Divine Power, Which, among other things, gives life inside the substances of a human body.”

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Follow the football uniforms through the years at Colorado State beginning with the 1922 style up to the new uniforms unveiled in 2010. The colors, styles, helmets and more are what make fans follow Aggies and Rams football through time. We have done our best to match colors from only black and white photos; some colors are interpretations 1950 1940 to 1942 1922 to 1928 1929 to 1932 1933 to 1939 The first true uniform "style" of the Aggies was during on of the finest decades in school history for football. The so-called "Four Horseman" style of helmet was likely leather colored, but sometimes it is believed they painted them orange or gold. One water color photo from this period shows them gold in color, but black and white photos make them appear darker. The dark green "sweater" had leather patches in orange on the chest and sleeves for protection that made up style. Numerals were only located on the back of the uniform at this time, the last uniform style to not have numerals on the front of the jersey. The first uniforms known to show yellow to represent the school's "gold" color appeared in the 1929 uniforms. It was also the first period that an alternate uniform (below right) in 1931 only. The helmets were also gold in color as seen in th picture with the player wearing #27. These uniforms did not last long and were replaced in 1933. The classic style of CSU uniform first appeared in this period with the green jersey, gold numbers and gold pants. The famous criss-cross helmet design was yellow or orange as seen in the water colored photos a left. They still only had one style, wearing these uniforms at home and on the road. This design best defines the CSU uniform for the next 80 years. The "orange-clad Aggies" uniform debuted in 1940 and was ridiculed so badly that different styles were tested before the onset of WWII. It was the first uniform with jersey and pants all one color and not a favorite of anybody according to the newspapers of the day. The first uniform style to feature a solid color jersey and a white jersey. The white was for day games and green for night games. 1951 Ram Horns first appear in 1951 Plastic helmets were introduced in 1950. Click Here for CSU Uniforms - 1959 to 1981 In 1950 the Colorado A&M Football team featured for the first time plastic helmets rather than leather. Although the uniform style did not change in both 1950 and 1951, the helmets made the biggest difference. It was in 1951 that the Rams horns first appeared on a green helmet. 1951 Action Harvey Achziger-1950 After the 1951 switch to the "bone style" Rams helmets, the Aggie-Rams added stripes on the sleeves and wore several different color combinations. The first all-white uniforms appeared in 1952 and they mixed and matched the colors during this entire period. In 1956 the tradition of white jerseys for road and green for home game began and remains the same today. In 1957 the school name changed to Colorado State University and the Rams designed new helmets and road jerseys for the name change. These are the uniforms that CSU attempted to recreate in 2007 for a throwback game against Cal.

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Posted by Cindy Lou Whoo at 4/24/2006 09:27:00 PM 1 comment: Links to this post Thursday, April 20, 2006 I am there for I am, tired! I am tired.My body is betraying me and trying to act 40.I didn't sleep last night.Not at all.I thought I was sleep but ...No I wasn't.I woke feeling like I had been dusted with pollen and run over by a truck.It's not unlike other mornings when I haven't slept the night before.I was thinking about it and in the last month I think I may have slept a total of 6 days.Probably not good.I am expecting a psychotic episode any minute now.Ooooh, but when I snap, I want it to be good!I want phrases like, "We didn't see that coming'"and " You know, I knew her ass was crazy"and my favorite, "She did what!!!"I go in and out of interrupted sleep cycles.There was once this time a couple years ago I had insomnia for almost three months.No sleep at all!I was hanging like a thread.People would stay in my classroom waiting for me to break or pass out.I would lie in bed an cry myself to exhaustion. My body would shut down.I would lie there eyes closed, but no REM cycle would happen for me.When I finally broke, I was hanging out on a Friday with Sally, my best friend in the whole wide world, when I ran home to get something. When I didn't come back someone came to look for me . I was passed out on the bed. I was told my pulse was checked. The mirror placed under my nose to make sure I was still breathing. and Sally stayed with me the first night, I think. I slept for three days straight. I didn't eat or drink without someone rousing me and making me.I don't want to do that again.I am afraid that soon it is going to affect my performances. I don't want to take a sleeping pill, and I won't. I am trying to think of activities that tire me out.I would say sex, but I can be a bit insatiable at times so I technically am not the one tuckered out. Maybe the tour will do it.I leave Saturday for D.C./ Baltimore!Very excited!I love performing out of town.I could totally fuck up and they won't know!It's awesome! Posted by Cindy Lou Whoo at 4/20/2006 06:47:00 AM No comments: Links to this post Sunday, April 16, 2006 I am listening to ME I have been in my head for several weeks now.I know you're probably thinking, better in your head than out of your mind.I give you that, but being so far in your head is not good for me.If I'm in my head how is all the good shit going to get out?It's not.I have had an amazing two months.Almost all of it positive.I made the Art Amok Slam team!Hell, yes!I can't wait to go to Austin and shake some shit up.I finally think I am at the level where I can compete and not completely suck.I don't take myself to seriously.I don't have fits when I fuck up...on stage...meaning I don't have the fit on stage...I usually give my self a good non-verbal mental tongue lashing....then buy myself a drink to make up with me.Oh yeah, and I give myself a hug.A big one.Two in fact a mental one and a physical one.I and me we have a cool relationship like that.See, I sees me fucking up and ME says," Damn that was fucked up, I, don't do that shit again you embarrass us both." Then I listens to ME and stops talking in case I is saying something fucked up, or I stops in her tracks in case she is doing something fucked up.Great!It's probably a Gemini Thing, and that's all the more reason to perfect the art of an I, MErelationship.You should know how to recognize I and ME.I am usually up on stage reaming a politician, cursing out an ex-husband or lover,pretending to never want to fall in love again, and really wanting to fall in love, again.She usually professes all these things and more in front of a mic.Or when hanging with friends.Or when hanging with family.Or pretty much anytime I opens her mouth.ME is the one who after a show is over stimulated and a little stand off-ish right off stage, at first. But she usually calms down and talks and always forgets to promote I's merchandise. And gets really strange mixed emotions when spotted at QT and reminded of lines from I's poems, or is photographed while out with digital cameras or camera phones ( I will be venting on camera phones in the near future).After a reading, ME can't calm down she has to go somewhere surround herself with anything that may bring her down. Because I's poetry makes ME kinda high, in that non-narcotic kind of way.Me is not as expressive as I.She gets tongue-tied, especially when the topic is anything to do with herself in a non-mom, non-poet, non-performer kind of way. When ME has to talk about herself, I, chills in the background. She doesn't help find the words or explain themselves until she can't take ME's stammering and then she helps a sister out.I can be a bitch like that.But ME, doesn't hold a grudge.The one thing that they have in common is that both I, and ME have completely lost the ability to bullshit.Makes us kinda unpredictable in that predictable kind of way.Me is trying to break out a little bit not be so afraid to open herself up.I is having some issue with the whole thing.She thinks we should control everything the same way we have been for years.When ME and I had a lunch date to discuss the matter.I stood her up.I can be a bitch like that, but ME took it as a sign.So she's sharing more personally so I's writing is changing.I's a little shaken by this, actually frustrated and pissed off might better describe it, but she'll get over it.All in all what I am tying to say is that for ME, listening to your inner dialogue is a good thing. Make your I, ME relationship work.And remember, an inner dialogue is different than voices in your head.Be careful listening to other voices in you head...those can be bad. Posted by Cindy Lou Whoo at 4/16/2006 07:44:00 PM No comments: Links to this post Thursday, April 13, 2006 Come on out It's officialI told my momshe thinks I'm going through a phasethinks I'm just doing this because it's easyit is so not easyone foot in and one foot outeasyin some ways I can see thatI don't feel stresseddon't feel obligated and for a change I am happyI haven't been happy in yearsthe only problem is my writing is changingI have turned squishy and it's unfucking acceptable!and it flip flops between lovey doveyto oh, my god I've shown you my heart and nowyou're going to either fold it like an origami crane and pull a Dick Cheneyor... You're going to place it in the street(my heart) and run over it repeatedly with your caror..You are just going to fucking crush me when this ends...that's the problemI think of relationships as thing that end.two marriages down, i was unhappy in both are my foundation.you either settle and are miserableor you are miserable so you settlehere I am not miserable actually quite the contrarynot settling,hell I wasn't even lookingso now you can see and understand why I am so fucked upI have never been happyso trying this happy on and checking out how wide it makes my ass look in the mirrorand if I can properly accessorize happyis going to take a minute.but I gotta stop writing this squishy poetryI was in this totally racist situation yesterday and normallyI would have lost my shit right then and therethen eviscerated her ass poeticallyand all I could think wasshe needs a hugI have turned intoa pussya wimpa softythe Pillsbury dough boyand every other pansy ass thing.....ahhhhhIt's fucked up reallynot a phasenot miserableI am happyand the squishy poetry is not badit is however confusing the hell out of peopleyou know you've pulled a mind scramble when you do a love poem and the audience looks horrifiedthe pause delay in reaction is enough to give you a fucking complex and the only comment you get is a disappointing....You didn't curse once.very funnyi guess I've gotta watch more newssomeone is bound to do something to piss me of nicely and then I can rediscover my pissed off inner poetokaythat didn't take long,how the fuck and why would you try a scam in which the end result is six babieshow do you pull that off?do stupid people just grow here ?is there a farm?that is the most insane thing I have ever heard ofsee better and all becauseI live in America the land of the depraved and home of the fucked up a lotmaybe the pretendo pregnant stupid woman needs a hug..doh! Posted by Cindy Lou Whoo at 4/13/2006 09:33:00 AM 3 comments: Links to this post Monday, April 10, 2006 intimidating you say note to readeri am again not using punctuation againi will also not be capitalizing and my subject matter is upsetting to me so i will be cursing like a fucking sailor on shore leave at a nunneryoh yes and my spelling won't be greati was told last night by someone that they were intimidated by mei thought they were kiddingi hear that a lot and don't own it usually as something i exudei don't wake up for instance and sayyou know what i think i will go out and intimidate manyi am aware that i have a strong personality and at times i can be intenseeven scaryonly sometimesso the same person then proceeds to hit on the person i happen to be seeing right nowblatantlythey wait of course until i leave the table and while i perform but clearly they were not intimidated enough by meso nowi'm pissedand i don't even care if it's not rationalthe fact that this person believed i wouldn't be told astounds methe denial when i confronted astounded me morethe fact that this person had the fucking nerve to raise a voice to me was equally astoundingbut by far the most astounding thing is the fact that i resisted the urge to knock this person the fuck outit's not an ownership thingi know it is ridiculous to even think you can own someonei am just happy to have the time to get to know peopleowning them is not something i wish to doit's about respect for others and selfi wasn't respected and my friend is left in a funky ass position of feeling uncomfortable who crossed the boundary and is this other person was really my friendi want to let it go but right nowi can'ti'm going to need a wide birthbecause i haven't had the urge to pop someone in a really long timelast time i felt this waydidn't go so good there was mad violence at the Masqueradei tried to beat someone into another centuryand we all know i am way too old for thissanity thy name is elusive Posted by Cindy Lou Whoo at 4/10/2006 10:20:00 AM 1 comment: Links to this post Tuesday, April 04, 2006 Beautiful I keep looking for itand maybe it's not a visual thingmaybe beauty is different everytime you need to experience itfor instance when my children were bornthe beauty of hearing them cry out before seeing themwas my beautyseeing their precious facesor are their facesmy constant reminderof where the sound of beauty sprangis hearing my mom say she's proud of me my beautyor knowing itis protecting yourself to the point where no one can reach youon any level because you've been hurtself-preservation such a part of you that you don't recognize itknowing in your heart that if you wanted to be reachedif you allowed anyone to enter protected areasit would be beautifulor does beauty begin when you allow those walls to be picked apartknowing at anytime the rug could be snatched from under youwhile bricks in you facade fall awayknowing you could be devastatedhoping you won't be crushed by the debris of falling wallsreleasing the fear you've heldhoping it can turn to trustthen maybe it could turn into that very thingthat protects you better than walls ever couldwould that be beautifulI've been climbing over the walls I've builtto protect myselfapparently from myselfthat I never took the time to look downnow I've got that fluttering feelingas I teeter on the edgeof what could be beautifuland it scares the fuck out of me

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Traditional single-story Florida architectural styles comprise much of the flavor of the Moorings. The neighborhood is centrally located, stretching from US 41 to the Gulf of Mexico, north of Coquina Sands and south of Parkshore. Part of the neighborhood lines Venetian Bay. Waterfront homes there on streets with nautical names have boat docks and fabulous sunset views. Another part, with street names derived from the game of golf, surrounds the Moorings Country Club, with its executive golf course. Banyan and palm trees line Crayton Road and the intersecting streets of the neighborhood. Many of the older homes have been renovated, reconstructed or torn down to make way for new homes.

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A few weeks ago I decided to bike to the park with the kids. It's only about half a mile away, so it was no problem to ride over there. We were used to riding to school every day, which was one mile. While we were there I saw a guy smoking a joint!! I'm not even kidding! I was just sitting on the bench, then I smelled this weird smell. I turned around and there he was! The kids were already starting to complain anyway, so I decided that it was definitely time for us to leave! Posted by Jillian at 9:17 AM 1 comment: UnknownAugust 20, 2012 at 12:45 AMI swear every time I see pictures of your kids they've grown at least a foot since the last pics! ReplyDeleteAdd commentLoad more...

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This is the fourth lesson of the 37th Annual Phillips St. Lectures presented by Bobby Liddell on Saturday evening, April 22, 2016.

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SINGAPORE : Slim, petite, baby-faced and impishly pretty, up-and-coming actress Ezann Lee is blessed with youthful looks that she reckons are assets in show business. “It’s not so bad because I’ll probably have a longer shelf life,” said the personable 23-year-old MediaCorp artiste. “For now, I treasure this youthful look that I have.” Having migrated from the now defunct broadcaster, MediaWorks, Ezann’s biggest claim to fame now is not that she’s sexy Ericia Lee’s younger sister, but the fact that she was a lead actress in Eric Khoo’s film ‘Be With Me’. The movie is expected to open in cinemas worldwide soon after it dazzled audiences and film distributors earlier this month at the Cannes Film Festival’s Directors’ Fortnight programme. It should open in Singapore in the August-to-October time-frame and perhaps help catapult Ezann into the local A-list of stars. Currently seen on children’s programme Happy Sunday Kids, Ezann is also in the midst of taping Destiny, an upcoming Channel 8 drama starring Joanne Peh, Ix Shen and Hong Kong hunk Harwick Lau. She had played a rebellious 14-year-old in a MediaWorks drama and a rebellious 17-year-old junior college student infatuated with another girl in Eric Khoo’s movie. In Destiny, slated for a July opening, she plays a 19-year-old whose love for Lau’s character is unrequited, causing her, again, to be rebellious. Speaking in English and Mandarin, Lee said she is not like her new television character. She doesn’t have tattoos, isn’t so bold that she will pursue boys, nor does she embrace a punk image. “It’s quite fun sometimes to act younger,” she said. “But it’s not easy because I have to act hyper in the show, which is not (how I am).” And lest there be any confusion about reel life and real life, the currently single Ezann is not a lesbian, even if she had to kiss co-star Samantha Tan, who also plays a JC student, in Be With Me. Khoo had cast her after her stint on his The Seventh Month mini-series last year, giving her a part that was tough because of its exploration of a girl-girl relationship and its paucity of dialogue. “I felt it would be a challenge when Eric told me it was a lesbian role,” said Ezann, a former St Anthony’s Convent and Serangoon JC student who’d observed same-sex relationships first-hand. “I feel it’s a very open thing in this society.” To prepare for their on-screen kiss, Ezann and Samantha, 21, went drinking to know each other better and puckered up for a trial run. “It was quite awkward because I had never kissed a girl before,” said Ezann, sounding slightly abashed. “(At first), we both looked at each other and laughed. After I kissed her, I collapsed onto the sofa,” she recalled. “After that, it was very cool, very natural.” Ezann, who said her family was supportive of her showbiz career, said she would try more daring roles if these didn’t require her to go further than kissing another girl. But, she would stop short of doing sexy photo shoots, unlike her 27-year-old sister Ericia – who was the sultry bikini-clad cover girl of Citta Bella this month – and several local female artistes. “She’s very sexy right?” the self-proclaimed tomboy said gleefully. “Is it too sexy? I have a different image.” A lover of the outdoors who was into water sports before her acting duties meant she couldn’t get too tanned, Lee said her sister is more of an outgoing clubber-type than she is. Now that she has been an artiste for nearly a year, Ezann said boys have been approaching her. “They come up and ask if they know me from somewhere,” she said. “I guess they just find me very familiar-looking.” In the next few months, as Ezann’s star rises, it won’t just be the boys who feel that way. – Channel News Asia Comments Leave a Comment Categories Eric Khoo, Joanne Peh Want To Pamper Yourself? 23 May Want to pamper yourself? From facials to pedicure, it’s all Ayurveda style at Sowkhya TAKE THE HERBAL ROUTE Feel the goodness of Ayurveda at Sowkhya Why would a 3,000-year-old system like Ayurveda need the assurance of a doctor in a white coat? Maybe to convince cynics, dazed by the crazy rate at which the beauty industry is growing, that Ayurveda is the way to go. “It’s time we recognised our own strengths, even Madonna is getting her tablets flown out of India, so that she can conceive her next child,” says George Koshy, MD Sowkhya. “The most important difference about this parlour is that we don’t allow you to decide what’s good for you,” says Koshy. At Sowkhya, the Ayurvedic Cosmetology Clinic, you can get your massages and therapies only after consulting Dr. Sajina and filling in a detailed file-sheet. From pedicures to massages its all ayurveda style. “Even the steam is herbal,” says Koshy. Beauty packages A plain massage costs Rs. 225 while the Devangana facial treatment, “in vogue centuries back among the Royal family of Kerala” will cost you Rs. 1300. The packages are inclusive of ayurvedic medicine, diet and yoga asanas prescribed by the doctor. “We don’t assure you of becoming Cinderella in a day, no way. It takes time,” says Koshy. The clinic promises to pamper its clients and will take on only three to four people at a time. Strictly by appointment since the herbal concoctions will be made fresh. A mixer and a mortar and pestle have been kept aside for that — no bottled recipes, no preservatives here. According to Koshy, while we have regular servicing of ours computers and cars, we still wait for breakdowns when it comes to our body. “We don’t spare time for ourselves, but then we find time to sleep in the hospital for twenty days,” he says. Treatments for rheumatism and diabetes will be available soon. And yes, the clinic is strictly for women. Men will have to wait but not for too long, Koshy promises to set up more clinics. Sowkhya, 2nd floor, Sunnyside, No.49, 1st Main Road, Gandhi Nagar, Adyar, ph: 52117171, 52116262. MEERA MOHANTY Hindu On Net Comments Leave a Comment Categories Madonna Innocents’ Day Out 9 May Innocents’ day out Ajay Devgan shares his experience about working with a child and acting like one in “Main Aisa Hi Hoon” with RANA SIDDIQUI History proves that if you play up a child in a film with the sensitivity that the character deserves, it goes down well with the audience irrespective of the age group. And it is so because whatever the age of the audience, they identify with such films. We have Sadma, Eeshwar and Koi… Mil Gaya as examples in which Sridevi, Anil Kapoor and Hrithik Roshan, respectively, brought out the child in them to perfection. Going by such precedents, Harry Baweja’s latest dish-out, Main Aisa Hi Hoon, is likely to strike a chord with many. Ajay Devgan portrays a man with the mental age of a seven-year-old. He is also a father to a seven-year-old daughter played by child artist Rucha. For Ajay, acting with children is difficult, not only because of the their “mood swings” but also because it is “challenging.” Remember he has worked with children in Tera Mera Sath Rahe and his own production Raju Chacha, and thus knows they are quite capable of stealing a scene from their adult counterparts. Admits Ajay, “It is not actually easy to work with children. After all they are kids and have lots of mood swings. They would not be ready to do a shot and have to be pampered a lot. But at the same time they are very honest. They don’t plan, plot or manipulate. Whatever they feel, they do. And it is here they steal the show. I was lucky to have a child like Rucha in the film who was very natural in her approach. While she was behaving naturally, I had to act her age.” The child’s show And he feebly confesses that in the climactic scene where he gets separated from his daughter, Rucha’s acting indeed “moved him”. “It is the scene where the daughter runs away from the hostel at night to meet her father,” says Pammi Baweja, producer of the film. “She cries intensely on meeting him. Rucha was the more mature of the two in it.” And for Ajay, this scene is important also because he himself is a father of a four-year-old girl. “Yes. It makes a lot of difference. You can feel the pain,” he adds. To act like a child, he met many mentally challenged children, observed them from close quarters and tried to absorb that in his acting. He also had to be cautious not to go overboard. “I had to be conscious all the time, because to every action, the reaction I had to give was abnormal. I never did that kind of a role earlier. So it was complete unlearning of acting in one way,” he says. Though Ajay denies he had any hangover of the shots, it did creep in at times. “One day on the sets, Ajay was going to the bathroom walking like a seven-year-old. Suddenly he realised it was not a shot,” recalls Pammi. Following Main… Ajay has three films in his kitty. Prakash Jha’s Apharan, Raj Kumar Santoshi’s Samna and one as yetuntitled film by John Mathew.

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Edwin Melo is demolishing the house behind him. He's building a new one with money from the fairtrade premium. -I’m from Quito, a ”quiteño”, and now I’m here on the coast, a farmer in dirty clothes! Edwin Melo laughs and shows the latex stains on his shirt. Latex is a substance in unripe bananas, which leaks out when the bananas are cut loose from the stems. The stains are the banana farmer’s trademark. -This was my father-in-law’s farm. My wife and I took it over 11 years ago. We met in Quito, when we were studying economics. This is another world, another life. At first, they sold the bananas to Noboa and Reybanpac. -Those experiences where something completely different than Asoguabo. Here, we have tons of advantages. Health insurance, clinic, technical assistance. And we’re farming organically thanks to Asoguabo, that paid for the certification, taught us to use organic agricultural products and gave us education. Four years ago, there weren’t many organic alternatives to the agrochemicals on the market. Now there are more choices for organic fertilizing and pest prevention. -We couldn’t have done it without help. Every week, the engineers bring a chart with the products to use, when to use them and how much to use. Two of his brothers-in-law also took over parts of their father’s farm, so now they each have six hectares and share the packing station. The warehouse building is 30 years old, but soon it’s going to be replaced by a new one with the money Asoguabo gives each farmer for investments to fulfil the Globalgap standards. -We get 500 dollars each, and with 1500 dollars you can do a lot. It’s also easy to get a loan from Asoguabo or from the member association Solidarios. With Reybanpac, that was impossible. We didn’t have health insurance or clinics either. If one of my workers is injured now, I take him straight to the Asoguabo clinic in El Guabo. The workers also get a food basket every month and money to buy their children school supplies. We have loads of advantages! One of them, of course, is the stable price. -We can plan ahead and don’t have to be afraid to invest. For example, we’ve invested in irrigation channels that we dug with Asoguabo’s excavators that the members can rent cheaply. What do you want to say to the people who buy fairtrade bananas? -Buy more, because we get a fair price that helps us. The more you buy, the more people Fair Trade can help! It would be terrible if we would produce more and nobody would buy.

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Recent years have seen a dramatic increase in the number of online communities and the number of people who participate in these communities. While people are presumably more connected than ever, living life on the Web has left many people feeling lonely and disconnected. This week LinC looks at ways that online communities create or contribute to loneliness and at how we can connect with God and others with or without technology. Key Scriptures: Numbers 12:1-9; Matthew 27:45-46; 1 Corinthians 12:12-13, 26-27. While the raunchy comedy SuperBad was tops at the box office, the Disney Channel’s wholesome High School Musical 2 was breaking basic cable ratings records. Both movies are about high school students, but one thrives on bathroom humor and sexual innuendo while the other relies on puppy love and snappy song-and-dance routines. The contrast between these two films is almost as stark as the contrast between the “works of the flesh” and “fruit of the Spirit” in Paul’s letter to the Galatians. Next week LinC looks at how we can “live by the Spirit” and “not gratify the desires of the flesh” (Galatians 5:16).

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Hi! Tim, We are interested in all Aicher's, I have records, church, from Mahlstetten, my son Mike spent Christmas, 1983 in the village with his cousins. Had a great old fashion Christmas. Jean, writes to several of cousins there. I am interested in learning about the Aicher's who immagrated here from Mahlstetten. I would like to set up something on Family Tree Maker Online or Ancestery Online to upload our family trees and we can share, add or help in any way we can....I have Family Tree Maker and have a lot of my data on my computer, can send upload or whatever, if I can find several who would like to help, I am in contact with Romaldus (Robert) family decendents and hoping they will join in this effort. More after Christmas...Inez

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The North American Indians: in Early Photographs (Back to product) Home » Books & Literature » Pictorial & Photographic Product ID: 0-88029-256-3The North American Indians: in Early PhotographsIn Stock: 1Product Details Hardbound: 256 pages Author: Paula Richardson Fleming and Judith Luskey Publisher: Dorset Press; 1st ed edition (1988) Product Dimensions: 11.0 x 9.5 x 1.0 inches ISBN: 0-88029-256-3 Condition: Good - (contains library stamp) Paper dust jacket shows some yellowing due to age. The North American Indiansin Early PhotographsBy: Paula Richardson Fleming and Judith Luskey The three hundred magnificent photographs in this book, taken from the collection at the Smithsonian Institution, offer a unique record of the Indians of North America. In the 19th century, the earliest photographers, prompted by curiosity and a sense of adventure, were followed by those whose aim it was to capture the uniqueness of the Indians as well as the turmoil and pathos of change as the Indian way of life confronted that of the white man. The 19th century photographers trace the first peaceful encounters between red and white, the bloody military clashes, the uncertain search for new lands and the eventual settlement of the Indians on reservations and Indian schools. Following large-scale western expansion of the whites and the tragic massacre of the Indians at Wounded Knee, the photographs of the early 20th century resonate with a new spirit, nostalgically recreating the era before the Indians' contact with their white conquerors. Recorded here are noble portraits of Indian leaders such as Sitting Bull, Chief Joseph and Geronimo, whose fame surpassed that of their white conquerors, the grizzly aftermath of Wounded Knee with Big Foot lying dead in the snow, and hundreds of images of everyday life and ritual. Not only do we find here the earliest photograph taken of an American Indian, but also the first Indian (Sitting Bull) taking a photograph. From the work of the early daguerreotypists through the dramatic recreations of Edward Sheriff Curtis this book also shows the evolution of photographic technique. Included are short biographies of over two hundred important photographers of the Indians.List Price: $15.95Price: $10.00 Quantity:

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I'm leaving in 3 days....and I still have an apartment full of things :-\Went to see Wall Street with the booSaying farewell to the bay area! Boyfriend threw me a surprise going away party....such a sweetieIt was hotter than a Cambodian jungle in his apartment!Playing Taboo......my team lost :( Posted by Onye's Hair Utopia at 11:16 AM 5 comments: It's Me Alisha ッSeptember 27, 2010 at 12:54 PMit looks like you had a ball of time with your friends playing taboo..!ReplyDeleteAndree MarieSeptember 27, 2010 at 3:57 PMAw glad you had fun. 27, 2010 at 4:11 PMaww you look 27, 2010 at 9:38 PMlooooooove the fit bestest! 411 approved 29, 2010 at 7:16 AMGreat pictures and I really like your blog keep it up. Check mine if ya commentLoad more...

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Holy moly, I got to sit down and make a card for the Merry Monday challenge on the same day it came out. Do I have a fever, did the world fall apart? ROFL It's WAY too warm in my area for this time of year so to help brighten my mood I put on Blake Shelton's new album, Cheers, its Christmas while I stamped. Now I will say right off the bat that I HATE country music but I LOVE Christmas music, and this album is fantastic! If you haven't checked it out already I highly recommend it! Beautifully sung classic carols and some fun new songs that he wrote. Back to the card....Lesley has a great sketch for us this week! I was going to make a standard size card instead of a square one because I'm just not that fond of square cards but it just wasn't working with what I had in mind so I made a square card after all :) I just love this stamp set 'Christmas Lodge' and this tree is one of my favorites. I used the retired DSP Frostwood Lodge (plaid, another one of my favs!) and kept the card very simple, as I wanted to main focus on the tree. My daughter came home from school, saw the card and said "oh yeah, that is definitely a Lisa card", LOL. I think that's good? I hope you are having a great day wherever you are, and thanks for stopping by! Supplies used(all supplies SU unless otherwise noted): Stamps: Christmas Lodge, Teeny Tiny Wishes Paper: Cherry Cobbler, Garden Green, Whisper White, Frostwood Lodge DSP Ink: Garden Green, Early Espresso Accessories: Modern Label Punch, dimensionals Created by Lisa at 15:10 10 comments: Lesley08 October, 2012 15:12So cozy! Love that paper with the tree image and the sentiment is cute as the accent. So happy you got to play on a Monday Zuehls08 October, 2012 15:37Another pretty card and I looove that plaid paper. It goes great with your tree image. ReplyDeleteSherry Eckblad08 October, 2012 15:40Oh I love what you did with this sketch and funny that you hate Country music. So do I, but I love Blake Shelton on The Voice. Might have to check out his Christmas music.ReplyDeleteNotes by Nina09 October, 2012 07:30Love the plaid paper Lisa, it is a perfect background for the fabulous tree. Thank you for joining us for Merry Monday this week.ReplyDeleteLeAnne09 October, 2012 11:58I love the country look of these...clean & classic with the beautiful plaid background! Thanks for playing with the MM sketch this week!ReplyDeleteBonnie09 October, 2012 14:32This is definitely a Lisa card. And I say that in a complimentary way. Clean, warm and friendly! Thanks for sharing with us at Merry Monday!ReplyDeleteWendy10 October, 2012 12:10What a beauty, Lisa! Love the paper and the pretty tree! Very warm & cozy for sure! Thanks for playing along with us this week over at Merry Mondays! :)ReplyDeleteCarrie Gaskin10 October, 2012 19:50Such a great card! I love the traditional colours on this one. Thanks for playing at Merry monday!ReplyDeleteCarrie Gaskin10 October, 2012 19:51Great card! I love the traditional colours on this one. Thanks for playing at Merry Monday.ReplyDeleteAllisa11 October, 2012 11:31Gorgeous card, love how you inked the tree. Thanks for playing with us at Merry Monday!ReplyDeleteAdd commentLoad more...

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Q: How many Microsoft employees does it take to change a lightbulb?A: None. They declare darkness to be the standard.In a fine example of reality imitating, well, reality, it turns out that the U.S. Military has made significant progress in controlling the insurgency in Baghdad, having cut the murder rate to one-half its rate from the previous month. And they accomplished this significant feat as a result of a security operation by U.S. and coalition forces.Oh, and somewhere in there they redefined what "murder" is.This has apparently led to some confusion inside Iraq. They seem to be a bit off-message. Perhaps no one sent them the memo. Or maybe they're just confused, because approximately the same number of people died of violent causes in August (1536, for those counting) as died in July.When confronted with this curious statistic,Johnson would not provide the figures used to calculate the percentages and said the military would not give detailed information about trends because that could provide "our enemy information they need to adjust their tactics and procedures to be more effective against us."Which, though it sounds a bit odd, makes perfect sense when you connect that statement with Rumsfeld's revelation that the enemy is, in fact, the liberal media and unpatriotic Americans who have the temerity to question their fearless leadership.See? It all makes sense if you think about it long enough.

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