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So after too many wordy, pictureless posts, here's some shiny eye candy. This post fits into the latest Project Spectrum theme quite neatly: "pinks, reds, and oranges." I don't know if I'll be able to hold myself to participating in Project Spectrum all year, but I'm off to a good start…
First off, some nice red yarn on ice: my Sundara Sock yarn in Black over Wine. The color is actually a little bit darker than these pictures show, but Photoshop only made matters worse, so I left the photos in their original state. The yarn is really a mixture of deeply saturated blackened reds, like Bing cherries. The interesting icy backdrop is the result of our recent rain collecting on our fabric deck chairs and freezing.
And next up, a shawl in lovely pinks and oranges, knit from a single skein of sock yarn. A few years ago, I bought this peach silk dress in Thailand. It shines gold in the sun where the fabric drapes and folds, and glows peach in the shadows. It seemed like the perfect backdrop for this shawl, knit in a similarly shimmering mixture of merino and tencel, dyed in similarly peachy-gold colors. (I have another peach-colored Thai silk scarf I bought recently at a thrift store but didn't photograph. It was getting kind of ridiculous)
Pattern: Shetland Triangle, by Evelyn A. Clark, from Wrap Style
Size: I knit one more body repeat than specified in the pattern (9 repeats total) and ended the pointed edging early. The edging chart goes through 14 rows and I knit only 10, plus the ending row written out in the text. The finished dimensions pre-blocking, in lightly flattened egg-carton state: 40" across top, 18" long. The finished dimensions post-blocking: 56" across top, 26" long. On the small side, but it works well as a decorative garment when pinned shut, not so well when left to drape by itself.
Yarn used: Chameleon Colorworks Twinkle Toes in "October," a merino-tencel sock yarn. The color looks nothing like it does on the website. I found this yarn at Imagiknit in San Francisco, back when I visited around Thanksgiving–you may remember the photos of it in the skein. The yarn is pretty, but feels fairly hard and high-twist (that's good for a sock yarn, I guess, but it was a little surprising, and less desirable for lace). There were a few disappointingly pale spots–not exactly pure white, but a very pale apple-blossom pink that stood out against the mostly darker shades of old gold, tangerine-peach, and damask rose in the rest of the skein.
In these photos, the colors are truest in the sunny balcony pictures and the close-up photos of the shawl draped on a rock. Warm, shimmery, nice.
The colors are off on these indoor photos, but the light gives the pictures a pleasing Victorian quality (exacerbated, I'm sure, by the old-fashioned bow tied in the back of my dress):
Needles used: US size 6/4.0 mm Addi Turbos for most of the body, US size 8/5.0 mm Denise circulars for the bindoff.
Started: 1/27/08
Finished: 1/31/08
Mods: As I mentioned above, I altered the number of lace body chart repeats and worked only part of the edging chart. I used a p2tog bindoff, with larger needles, on the wrong side of the work:
p1, *p1, slip 2 sts back to left needle, p2tog* to end.
I took some photos of the shawl pre-blocking, all bumpy and crumpled:
and post-blocking, all smooth and flat:
I love the transformation in texture that comes from stretching a knit to within an inch of its life. I wet-blocked this shawl, as I do most pieces–soaked it in the sink in Eucalan, squeezed it out, then pinned it down on the floor on an old towel.
The sun came out this weekend, thankfully, though the weather was still a little chilly and blustery. Look at the way the wind blew the points of the shawl up, casting all these pleasing shadow-lace patterns on my dress:
I have to say this colorway still doesn't say "October" to me, but I have trouble pinning down what seasonal references it makes me think of instead. I'd say spring off the top of my head, because of the pastel tones, but the real-life referents for me would be dahlias, peaches, apricots–late summer?
And actually, have any of you read the Darkangel trilogy by Meredith Ann Pierce? It's a bizarre and wonderful YA trilogy, with a definite feel of medieval fantasy but in fact set on the moon in the distant future. I keep thinking of the apricok, a heart-shaped fruit the protagonist, Aeriel, eats in the second book, A Gathering of Gargoyles. Thanks to Amazon's Search Inside feature, I can quote the description for you here:
It was only half the size of her doubled fist, and made in lobes so that it looked almost heart-shaped. Rose gold in color, very dark, it shone like amber in the morning light.
The fruit was warm to her touch; Solstar had baked it. Its smooth skin was covered with fine hairs, like bees' fur. It came away easily from the stem when she pulled on it. The crystal leaves tinkled. The gnarled branches swayed. Its aroma was like honey browned in cinnamon.
Aeriel felt weak. She brushed the fuzz; it fell away like reddish dust. Beneath, the skin was gold. She bit into the fruit. Its nectar was warm and sweet, the flesh tender and tasting of spice.


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Hi. I'm not sure how this works. I just submitted an article, but it needs some help, especially with formatting and such.
- Hi Katja! It looks very good now. I might suggest adding a couple pictures if you have any available. You can upload pictures using the "Upload File" link on the sidebar, and then check the "Editing Tips" on the edit page for examples on how to integrate the image in (or look at other pages). Basically it's like this: image.jpg|thumb|description with double brackets on either side. Hope that helps! - Fr. John
Well, Rdr. Andrew helped. :)
As for photos of Alexander Schmorell, I know that there are a lot online, but I'm not sure about the image copywrite on them. I *believe* that a lot of the photos are actually copywrite of Jürgen (George) Wittenstein. I think that Jenna, who is webmaster of the jlrweb.com site said that she actually has permission from him to post those photos on her site, but I don't know the lowdown on it all.
- I would think that most of the photos had gone into the public domain by now—aren't they at least 50 years old? —[[User:ASDamick|—Fr. Andrew talk contribs (THINK!)]] 19:01, 23 Jul 2005 (EDT)
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Jepara is a city in at the north coast of Central Java. Jepara is known as center of teak-wood furniture production, the birth place of the national heroine Kartini and the woodcarving industry. Jepara is the jump of point for ferries and speedboats to Karimunjava.
Get in
From Semarang there you can hail a taxi and bargain a price of around Rp. 275,000. Even if they use the Argo (meter) it should not be much more than that.
A short visit to the TIC or 'Tourist Information Centre' in Semarang will ensure you find transport to Jepara, usually a small comfortable bus seating around 10 people with air conditioning. They leave at multiple times daily, for around Rp. 30,000pp.
Buses from Semerang leave Terboyo bus terminal everyday from 5am to 5pm and cost between Rp. 10,000 and Rp. 15,000. Expect to pay twice the amount if you put your backpack on an empty seat (there are no luggage compartments on small buses).
Get around
Taxis are a bit hard to find. Becaks are fairly easy. Motorbikes can be rented from some of the motorcycle dealers.
Schedule for ferry service to/from Karimunjawa Islands is available at Karimunjawa Info Page.
Palm Beach Resort and Hotels - Jl. Tirta Samudra No.191 Bandengan Jepara. Phone Number: +62-291-594446,598552,598553. This resort is situated on Bandengan Beach, 10 minutes from downtown Jepara. Beautiful rooms, swimming pool, on-site restaurant/bar - starting from Rp. 578,000 for a deluxe room. Also has cottages and superior rooms.
Get out
If you know Indonesian You can call Raja which is a taxi service using a normal SUV type car. 085 225 111 234 or 081 705 62002 You can also call Atlas taxi in Semarang. If you don't speak Indonesian try going to Jepara Indah Hotel, or Kencana Hotel. The Hotel Sugoro on the North end of town (near the gas station) has a travel service and can also charter cars. There is a bus station in Jepara also with buses to various locations including Jakarta and Surabaya.


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The sockless summer trend for guys is definitely one that I am a big fan of though I can't seem to figure out why I think it makes a man look oh so sexy. Maybe I'm just tired of the V-neck tshirts (though I was never not tired of it, truth be told I'm pretty traumatized by it) and think guys should figure out new ways to show some skin. Or maybe it's the "I didn't do laundry so I don't have clean socks to wear but I'm still looking extra fly" look that does it for me. Who the hell knows. But let's get one thing straight, if you're still sporting this look that my dad (sorry dad, you're still the best) successfully pulls off every weekend then you have bigger problems.
Head over to the nearest Costco and buy yourself a 50 pack of some ankle socks. For the other more sophisticated sock enthusiasts, if you already have your masters in ankle sockery then maybe you can move onto something more challenging such as the sockless look.
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Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2012 2:53 pm
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Absolutely agree that those rare occasions on which everything is in perfect harmony and all's right with the world is what keeps some of us locked into sailing for life.
My sense of heaven on earth has more often than not been (as Nick B describes) those magic carpet long board 12 m.p.h. semi planing gallumphs over a lightish windswept sunlit gloriously swelly open sea, breathing in and absorbing the atmosphere, while watching some island destination steadily drawing closer. Guaranteed to bring a burst of the Pavarottis to any sensitive soul.
I always compare short board ripping and slashing v. long board cruising, to fighter or bomber pilot mentality. i.e. short boarding mistaking frenetic activity for a sense of purpose (
) as against purposefully and doggedly piloting tha long board towards a specific target. (
Trouble is, I can't quite figure what game the formula types are at?
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Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2012 4:25 am
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On a more considered note ...I wonder if those who stay the course are motivated more by love of the sea (or just water), rather than the means of using it. Sure, windsurfing is a highly addictive, and good gear can make it more satisfying, but my special memories are all from conditions, rather than the gear itself.
Coming originally from a sea kayaking background kept long board cruising always on the front burner to balance out the short board obsession. Long boards are never going to be everyones cup of tea, but I feel they are very important to our sport.
One such memory from earlier days.... a beat out in a force 3ish to circle Staffa (Fingals Cave) on a new Bic Be-Bop longboard, and a stunning and glorious 45 minute 7 mile close reach at that magical gallumphing speed, up and down the swells, back to the mainland. The surges, the sea scents, the circling birds, the tip of the mast seemingly carving through the high cirrus clouds, and that unstoppable movement were enthralling. It was perfect.
If I could afford it I'd have a fleet of the latest Phantoms and Exocets and curse that the days aren't long enough to make full use of them all. So many plans still to carry through, and time running out BUT, the memories of what has been done will carry to the grave.
Now what more could any windsurfer ask for!
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Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2012 5:53 am
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If the scale read out in Knots ( say 28 ) then the MPH would have
been even higher (like 32MPH), so your suspicion goes the
wrong direction.
Thank you for reminding me of that. In fact I corrected my post. At the time he showed me his windmeter which was one of good manufacture. However, a reading taken on the beach may often not mirror that out on the water. They often tell me that the winds are higher in the middle of Waquoit Bay. Nevertheless, no one ever has done a scientific study of it. In fact, I believe that they are taking the fact that they have gotten up to speed when they reach the middle and that is what they think is a higher wind. Then there are the totally preposterous theories I hear. One guy told me in anger that the woods on either shore create a Venturi effect on the bay. Dr. Ronin, the expert kiter, who holds an astrophysics Ph.D. claims the tide determines the wind speed. He has other rather amusing theories which he has concocted mocking the non-sense you hear on the shore.
DanWeiss wrote:
I think jibing is less about the board and more about the sailor when it comes down to it.
Once one can jibe a board on a regular basis, and that means using any kind of gibe, that person can determine how difficult a board is to do it. The same goes for tacking a board. In regards to large boards and non-carving jibes, a formula board has been the easiest board I have used. Tacking is a different story, however.
DanWeiss wrote:
As for Mr. Swift's comment about sail sizing and wind speed he knows not of what he speaks. Way back in the early days of FW I regularly sailed my 9.3 in winds above 25 when the water was pretty flat. Gear is so much better these days that one can sail huge sails in big swell and chop without getting too out of shape.
I would like to know how the posters here have determined the wind speed when they make their claims. That is what I would say may be in error. I have talked with enough windsurfers to know that most of them lack a good scientific education. In addition their statements regarding the wind are very much subjective and often not backed by any real or objective observations. Just as an example Dan W. throws out the figure 25 but does not qualify it. Was it the highest reading of a gusty day on the beach? Was it a rare spike? Was it taken from a nearby I-windsurf meter, NOAA publications, a beach side hand held meter of questionable quality, or some other means like sticking your wet finger in the air or throwing up loose grass golfer style? More than likely 25 represents a guestimate and wishful thinking on the part of the sailor. Can you eat 50 eggs?
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Absolutely agree that those rare occasions on which everything is in perfect harmony and all's right with the world is what keeps some of us locked into sailing for life.
Geewillikers, I thought I had to die to go to heaven.
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Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2012 11:12 am
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speedysailor wrote:
totally preposterous theories ... the woods on either shore create a Venturi effect on the bay. Dr. Ronin, the expert kiter, who holds an astrophysics Ph.D. claims the tide determines the wind speed.
I would like to know how the posters here have determined the wind speed when they make their claims.
Me, too. A 4.5 and 95 liters @ 40 mph average for ordinary B&J sailors in sideshore ocean conditions? I'll believe it when I see it proven.
But it makes perfect sense to me that shoreline terrain -- be it cliffs, mountains, high-rises, or forests -- will pinch sideshore wind to various degrees. And we laugh, but the wind at Jones Beach/Nuclear Alley, on the Columbia 30 miles from the ocean, surely seems to correlate with the tide.
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Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2012 8:34 pm
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If Dan says F at 25 with a 9 works, believe it.
I've seen F at 32 with 9's, but with NationalChamp caliber sailors, and they can jibe full speed thru 1' high, close together chop right next to freerider's with 4.2's and 75 liter boards. I'm sure it's not fun, but it CAN be done, and it has.
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Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2012 5:14 am
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lots of people that have never tried doing so should realize that sailing deeply off the wind de-powers their sails dramatically. add very good and experienced skill sets, and one can do lots of really cool feats on formula or any other type of gear. the key is to do the trials. then, transfer what one learns from one aspect of windsurfing to the next.
here's and example: in a simple upwind/downwind course with a single upwind mark, going from pinching up to the pin, rounding it, then turning way off as deeply downwind as possible reminds me of initiating a frontside DTL run on a wave. hard upwind to hard downwind with no new tack. if one is aspiring to get out in the waves, one could work on that.
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Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2012 7:55 am
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Yup. There's virtually always a downwind point of sail at which the power evaporates. Find it, then come back up juuuuust enough to find a manageable power level, and then tightrope that power level by feel back downwind on a full, fast plane. With practice, it's (pretty) secure in hugely overpowering conditions even on tiny sinkers, hooked in. Of course, there's no way in hell I'd try that with my back foot out of its strap.
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Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2012 2:13 pm
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Been out of town, so here is my take.
1. Formula is a great light wind alternative, but can be costly.
2. To take full advantage of formula, you have to pump a lot during those 5-15 knot days to keep going or start again. It's a great workout.
3. Formula is more demanding physically (for me on a 9.2 or 11.0) compared to a 6.0 on a 105 liter board.
4. In a steady 10-12 knot wind, you can double the wind speed with the board. My personal top speed is 28.2 knots (32.5 mph) on a 7.6. (gps speed)
5. After racing in ALL of the US Open events in Corpus Christi, the really good formula sailors can manage 25-30 knot winds with 9 m sails. (Speeds are from iwindsurf and the committee boat. I personally used a 6.5 or 7.6 in those winds and did survive, although I did skip some races.
6. If I need a new light wind board, it may very well be the starboard ultrasonic.
7. Formula boards slog fine, just very slow.
8. In 10-15 knots of wind, you can get a huge adrenalin rush (or brown shorts) running down wind with an 11.0 if the chop is 2-3 ft.
9. In 15 knots of wind, you can sail circles around almost all other sailing craft on all points of sail (especially the recreational cats & keel boats).
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Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2012 2:54 pm
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Yet at the same time, you look down at the table wide board that is wider than a LAZER, SUNFISH, and wonder what the heck you're doing.
And when the winds do come up, you take your favorite 54 cm wide board out, and promptly step off past the rail on your first and 4th jibe attempts. Wow, that old floaty 100 liter board now sinks like a stone when you step aboard.
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Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2012 4:14 pm
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a laser is 140 cm wide, a sunfish about 120cm.
just how wide is your formula board Lee?
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Chaos Theory and Complexity Theory
Keith Warren
Chaos theory and complexity theory, collectively known as nonlinear dynamics or dynamical systems theory, provide a mathematical framework for thinking about change over time. Chaos theory seeks an understanding of simple systems that may change in a sudden, unexpected, or irregular way. Complexity theory focuses on complex systems involving numerous interacting parts, which often give rise to unexpected order. The framework that encompasses both theories is one of nonlinear interactions between variables that give rise to outcomes that are not easily predictable. This entry provides a nonmathematical introduction, discussion of current research, and references for further reading.
Child Labor
Usha Nayar, Priya Nayar, and Nidhi Mishra
The paper presents a global scenario of child labor by placing the issue in a historical context as well as comparing current work in the field. It specifically explains the psychosocial, political, and economic determinants of child labor and the prevalence of different forms as well as its magnitude in the different regions of the world. It features innovative programs and actions taken against child labor by local governments, civil societies, and United Nations bodies—mainly the International Labor Organization and the United Nations Children's Fund. The paper also highlights multilateral collaborations among the UN and other international agencies that stand against child labor in general and the employment of children in hazardous conditions. It illustrates the cooperation among local governments, civic organizations, and child-rights movements that have brought gradual changes over the decades toward ending child labor. Further, it suggests that social work, relevant professional schools, and associations working in various disciplines should be engaged in research-based advocacy and find innovative solutions to control child labor.
Citizen Participation
Donna Hardina
Citizen participation is a process through which people served by government and nonprofit organizations can provide input about how these services are offered. Citizen participation is particularly beneficial in low-income neighborhoods. Local control of neighborhood decision making helps low-income people and communities of color counter the effects of economic and social oppression. Social workers can work with communities to increase their power and influence in public decision-making. They can also facilitate the development of leadership and political skills among agency clientele by creating organizational structures that encourage their participation in agency decision-making.
Collaborative Practice
Hal A. Lawson
Social workers are uniquely prepared to provide leadership for collaborative practice, especially when they employ intervention logic. Intervention-driven collaboration develops interdependent relationships among people. These relationships are cemented by norms of reciprocity and trust, enabling participants to organize for collective action in response to "wicked" problems characterized by uncertainty, novelty, and complexity.
Among the family of "c-words" (for example, communication, coordination), collaboration is the most difficult to develop, institutionalize, and sustain because it requires new organizational designs, including inter-organizational partnerships, as well as policy change. Notwithstanding the attendant challenges, collaborative practice is a mainstay in multiple sectors of social work practice, including mental health, substance abuse, school social work, complex, anti-poverty initiatives, international social work, workforce development, and research. Growing collaboration with client systems connects collaborative practice with empowerment practice and facilitates the achievement of social work's mission.
Community: Overview
Calvin L. Streeter
One of the hallmarks of social work is its recognition that people grow and mature in a social context. Communities are one of the many social systems that touch people's lives and shape their individual and group identity. A conceptual overview of community is presented. Social systems, ecological systems, and power/conflict are presented as alternative frameworks for understanding how the social interaction between individuals, groups, and social institutions are patterned within the community. Virtual community is reviewed as a recent phenomenon that may have implications for community in modern society.


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On Sunday, December 16 from 2pm to 8pm The Restore Red Hook Art Show will bring together some of the most prominent names in the tattoo industry to Kidd Studios (133 Imlay St.) for a benefit to help local Red Hook businesses affected by Hurricane Sandy. In addition to a silent auction, the benefit will offer on-site tattoos, live music, and a cash bar…
WHEN: Sunday, December 16, 2pm -8pm
WHERE: Kidd Studios 133 Imlay St. Brooklyn, NY. 11231
WHY: Help revive Red Hook businesses still recovering from Hurricane Sandy.
The benefit is made possible by Ethan Morgan of Rivington Tattoo (175 Rivington Street), himself a well-known tattoo artist who lives in the heart of Red Hook. Ethan's neighborhood was devastated by severe flooding and power outages after Hurricane Sandy struck, October 29. (Ethan himself was without heat, hot water and power for 19 days.) While some businesses are starting to buzz back to life, many are still recovering.
"This is my neighborhood, and these are people I rub elbows with everyday," Ethan said. "I'm just happy I can give something back." All proceeds from the auction will go directly to restoreredhook.org.
The event will include four tattoo stations offering original Hurricane Sandy / Red Hook-inspired designs created specially for the event by Rivington Tattoo. Prices start at $50. The silent auction will offer prints (starting at $20) and original artwork (starting at $50) from artists across the U.S. and as far away as Europe. There will also be a one-of-a-kind, hand-crafted tattoo machine with a retail value of $500.
Participating artists include: Jojo Akermann, Robert Atkinson, Zoe Bean, Mike Bee, Murran Billi, Roberto Borsi, George Campise, Bill Canales, Nick Caruso, Stephane Chaudesaigues, Lior Cifer, Shelby Cobra, Damon Conklin , Patrick Conlon, Andy Engel, Mike Godfrey, Mark Harada, Hek1, Dana Helmuth, Sean Herman, Robert Hernandez, Marisa Kakoulas, Tim Kern and James Kern, Dan Marshall, Daniel Mirro, Rob Nunez, Pili Mo'o, Shane O Neil, Coco Octaviosen, Jeffery Joel Page, Alex de Pase, Mike Pike, John Reardon, Betty Rose, Mikael Schelén, Lara Scotton, Magie Serpica, Alex Sherker, Sweety, Guy Ursitti, James White and Chet Zar.
Rivington Tattoo N.Y.C.
175 Rivington St
New York, NY 10002
For more info please visit: http://restoreredhook.org/.


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The Christian Amateur Radio Fellowship (CARF) combines the wonderful world of amateur radio with Christian fellowship and service… and it is a great combination!
If you are a Christian ham radio operator, check-in with the CARF net for a time of fellowship, devotion and prayer. We invite you to join us in Christian fellowship and service through amateur radio. CARF meets on-the-air:
Monday-Saturday at 7:00 a.m. Eastern (1100 UTC • summer / 1200 UTC • winter) on 3.930 MHz
"Come now, let us reason together," says the Lord. "Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool." Isaiah 1:18
"For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved." John 3:16-17
Photos from CARF Booth #6311 at the 2018 Dayton HamVention


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Spring Treat: 5 Unique Houseplants
Bring the spring inside with some house plants.
Not only will the pretty greenery bring a bit of life to your décor, it will also make your home healthier by working as a natural air purifier. And if basic
garden-variety houseplants aren't really your thing check out these unique
1. Mounted Staghorn Fern (Platycerium):
This fern resembles antlers and can be grown mounted on a wall. Large Plant, $105 from Shop Terrain.
2. String of Pearls (Senecio rowleyanus):
The beadlike leaves on this plant cascade down its slender stems, making it great option for a hanging houseplant. $5 from Etsy.
3. Fiddlehead Fig Tree (Ficus lyrata):
Gaining popularity in interiors, the fiddlehead fig tree starts as a plant suited to a tabletop and grows to a tree with broad showy leaves. $13 from IKEA.
4. Living Stones Succulents (Lithops):
A hardy succulent that, true to its name, resembles a stone. Seeds, $4 from Amazon.
5. Ox Tongue (Gasteria liliputana):
A hardy plant with seasonal red flowers. $10 from Pernell Gerver.
(Images: As linked above)


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|2009-10-17, 04:42
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cho~ kakkoii
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: 3rd Planet
Post Your Spoilers, Speculation, News, etc.... for Darker Than Black
The purpose of this thread is to gather all the spoilerific news that may shed light on future episode content from the official site, their blog, or the ongoing manga, or any speculation based on an episode content such as the body Mao is in from the end credit in episode 2.... ...or any other source for that matter. That way the knowledgeable and the shrewd won't have to suffer from potential explosion they are so vulnerable to for keeping those juicy news all to themselves for too long.
Warning: If you are an Anime-Only viewer who values the idea ignorance is a bliss, then STAY THE HECK AWAY FROM THIS THREAD!
|2009-10-17, 11:18
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Sousuke rules
I guess that Shikkou no hana its the bridge between first and second season. I think that the OVA`s will be about the story in the manga. Megane Hei was in the promotional images from second season, and in the manga, al most at the same time we could see a megane Hei.
So, its very probable that the end of shikkou no hana would be about Yin dead, vanish or anything that happened to her. What do you think?
|2009-10-17, 19:32
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Incoherent at best.
Join Date: Oct 2009
Manga discussion:
With the Shikkoku no Hana, Hei is currently tracking down, and fighting, this weird long-haired Jesus dude straight out of Persona 3, who can 'infect' people with the black flower he carries, which originated from within Hell's Gate. And his contractor power is to liquefy people.
Meanwhile, Hei is snuggling with Yin when they aren't working. They're obviously traveling around the world, as he mentions to her at one point that he is running out of knives and masks. Misaki is investigating the trail of melted bodies that the Contractor has left behind, and she's seeing signs of BK201 everywhere as well.
As Kashima mentioned, I think it's a prequel to season two, and most likely will explain just what happened to her. We know from Ep. 2 of the anime that something happened to Yin in a gray, dusty place, with dead bodies lying everywhere, and a clean-shaven Hei racing towards her going NOOOO. In the manga, he's a wanted man and as far as I can tell, he has no specific alleigance to a group, unlike in S1 where he was aligned with the Chinese Syndicate, while in S2, he's a pawn of the CIA.
The setting for Yin's 'death' seems like something within a Gate... and the main focus of the manga is on the mysterious contractor. So something, apparently, will happen to Yin inside the gate.
Anime speculation:
At this point, I'm inclined to think that Yin is dead. If she was still alive, Hei would be ripping shit apart trying to find her, not lost and dissolute, being the CIA's bitch while looking like a drunken hobo. She'll be the Bai of Season Two--something, someone, that he longs for, searches for, but knows is lost forever. And Suou will increasingly take that place, as a friend and companion, someone to trust.
I think that Suou and Hei go on a journey of sorts, most likely to hunt someone down. She's probably seeking Shion, and Hei probably seeks him too--so he tags along, protecting her as she leads him to her twin. Of course, Hei being the nice guy that he is, will eventually grow to care for her as a friend, and the final episode will feature him trying to save her while completing whatever mission he's on.
I predict a sad ending, unfortunately. Well, it's been pretty sad from the start for a Yin fanboy like me. But unless there's growing pressure for a third season, I think Hei will go out with a bang, and we'll see a shot of Suou trudging away from where he died, rifle in hand, carrying on his legacy.
Oh, and I guess they'll go back to Japan for a bit? Almost no reason for Misaki to be in the OP, unless they jaunt back to Tokyo.
|2009-10-18, 00:54
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cho~ kakkoii
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I think the reason why he is cooperating with the CIA may have to do with what transpired in the past in regards to Yin. Seemingly the obvious course of action would be to do a flashback of some sort in the middle of the series to fill in on the story with what happened to Yin.
|2009-10-19, 09:59
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Hobo Hei is cooler if you ask me.
As for speculation, I'd have to say that Suou is dead all along and is actually a replacement made by Shion when the comet crashed on them since we don't hear their dad call out to her and that we see an observer spirit from Shion's POV. That being said, I'm predicting Suou dies, Misaki gets some time with Hei but gets her memory erased and Hei leaves to do whatever he's been doing all this time. Hopefully they'll animate Hei using his powers at their full capacity.
|2009-10-20, 04:18
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cho~ kakkoii
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|2009-10-22, 02:04
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|2009-10-23, 16:33
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So now that it is official that Hei lost his Power and Suou seems to have some kind of contractor ability now, I'm beginning to think that Suou will be dying at the end instead of Hei like I previously thought. I think Hei will go through the season without his power and then at the end he'll get it back or well something like that anyway.
Also it looks like Hei has already double crossed and disappeared from the CIA's sight judging by the CIA guy asking the information seller woman where he was.
|2009-10-23, 19:42
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Incoherent at best.
Join Date: Oct 2009
I wonder who that 'she' is, that Mao refers to when he tells Hei about who he's serving. "You know who she is." Amber?
|2009-10-30, 09:30
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Join Date: Apr 2008
A rumour says that "that woman" of the episode 3 has already featured in the Season 1. If the rumour is correct, the prime suspect would be Mina, a female researcher who worked for Pandora (ep12-13, S1). She also appears in the DtB manga.
Also, Yin's voice actor recently wrote in her blog that she voice-acted in this season. So Yin is expected to appear in episode 7 or 8. But I don't think it necessary means that Yin is alive.
|2009-10-30, 13:52
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Incoherent at best.
Join Date: Oct 2009
|2009-10-30, 20:32
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Join Date: Apr 2008
"Episode 7 or 8" in the previous post is totally my guess. I think the show will be geared up after episode 5 or 6 (the current cr*p writers will be gone by then) and the story will advance at much quicker pace. Probably Yin is saved for that. Anyway, what is certain at this stage is that the voice actor started to be involved in the show again from this week.
ps. Woops! What the voice actor is talking about could not be Season 2, but 5-episode-OVA which is planned for early next year. Let's wait and see.
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|2009-10-31, 16:10
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: God only knows
Speculation to DTB S2, ep 2,3.
I havent read in here, yet but will do it afterwards.
Hei's star fell. I think and if i remember correct, it was never his star. It was the star of his sister, Pai, who always have been "in" Hei. So basicly, Pai got killed. Thats why the star fell and (it looks like) Hei lost his contractor abilities.
I think other people may have thought the same but not sure, if this makes realy sense.
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Where Has All The Summer Gone?
Plus, when it cools off, it means I can go back to work on all those lovely wool shawls and sweaters and gloves and socks!
While it was hot, I worked on small cotton things like this cute little sweater for my new niece, due in November. I searched extensively to find a pattern I liked and finally came up with this one. And best of all, it's free here: http://www.classiceliteyarns.com/WebLetter/33/Issue33.php Free is a price that works for me. ;-) I love the buttons I found at my LYS; they have little pink sheep on them and they say, "Little Lamb."
Then I made a set of kitchen things for my mom's upcoming birthday. There's something soothing about knitting on kitchen things. They're not fancy, they aren't made from expensive yarn, and they'll be used to scrub and dry dirty dishes and pots. But they're down to earth and really, really useful. The recipient of a sweater made from expensive alpaca and silk might not like the style and so might not wear it; but what's not to like about kitchen towels and washcloths? Plus, they're boldly machine washable and I like that. I was tempted to use the blue variegated cotton, but then realized I was choosing MY preferred colors, not my mom's. Her kitchen is painted yellow, so I found this lovely yellow yarn and went with that. I think they came out nicely, despite some color pooling. Another good thing about kitchen sets; if the color pools, so what?
And finally, I did a lot of this with the hottest days of summer. That's my cat Burt, lounging in my office window on one of the hottest days this season. I saw a cartoon once about cats that's so true; you can use a sleeping cat as a thermometer! The more tightly they're curled up, the colder it is; the longer they stretch out, the hotter. So clearly, this was a pretty hot day. ;-)
Hope your summer, and your summer knitting, has gone well and you're ready to leap into fall!


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BlackBerry 10 WebWorks SDK Refreshed
Hopefully you aren't getting tired of me yet, and I'm sure you are not tired of the updates to the BlackBerry® WebWorks™ SDK. We've just posted a new release, and it squarely falls in the high-value realm. While incremental, it empowers a significant feature of the BlackBerry WebWorks platform: custom API extensions. That's right, like previous BlackBerry WebWorks platforms, you can now write your own extensions to enable native capabilities not yet exposed by the pre-packaged BlackBerry WebWorks APIs!
First, let's quickly mention the other major item in this release: Now, when you build your application, you can pass a configuration file to bbwp.exe – the main command line tool for BlackBerry WebWorks – which will pass parameters on to the other downstream command line tools that bbwp.exe leverages. bbwp.exe is your main command line tool to create your applications for BlackBerry WebWorks: it will give you your .BAR file and even sign it for you. However, under the covers, it uses a couple of other command line tools that are part of the BlackBerry tool chain to perform these actions such as creating the .BAR and signing it. These other tools sometimes have parameters that are not exposed by bbwp.exe. With this release, we have provided a parameter (-p or –param) on bbwp.exe to provide a file on the bbwp.exe command line that you can use to pass on to the downstream tools any additional parameters you choose. It is a simple json structure that you can mark up. The main use case we hear quite often is providing the signing tool with proxy settings. Check out the params-example.json file in the root of your BlackBerry® 10 WebWorks SDK installation for an example. It contains the framework for providing parameters to the other two tools, the native packager that creates the .BAR, and the signing tool which signs the .BAR.
OK, now back to custom extensions. As a quick recap, BlackBerry WebWorks APIs are conceptually comprised of two different things: an API or service in the native platform, and a JavaScript® front-end to this native service. All of the APIs that are part of the official BlackBerry WebWorks SDK take advantage of this architecture and a system called jNext. jNext is what binds the JavaScript layer to the native layer. You can now build your own API extensions in exactly the same way we do.
To get started, you will first need to download our BlackBerry 10 Native SDK and configure it. This will give you access to all that the native environment offers. Go do that now and come back here for the next step.
All right, you're back. Next step is to visit our GitHub Community API repo and download the sample BlackBerry 10 Native SDK project we have provided. This sample project is a working example of an extension that monitors memory usage on the device. Everything you need to create your own extension is modeled here. A full walk-through of the project and its components can be found in the README associated with the project in the GitHub repository, so check that out next, and get working on your extension.
Once you are done, I highly recommend that you check out our Community API repository, and seriously consider contributing your extension to the repository so that others can take advantage of your awesome work. To contribute the extension you will need to apply the ASL 2.0 license, and complete a few other administrative things, but then the whole BlackBerry WebWorks community can benefit.
One thing to bear in mind with your extension: we really didn't want to hold back on releasing this feature to our community, but we do know that one thing will change in our next BlackBerry WebWorks SDK release. When you completed your extension, you would have had to create/modify a file called manifest.json. This file provided metadata regarding your extension. Moving forward, we will very likely model the format of this file after the CommonJS package.json file format (used by npm modules). This should not constitute very much refactoring, as the current file format is very concise, and the community alignment is valuable in itself.
OK, that's it for this release. As always the team is working on some exciting stuff for the next release. I can't wait for the next release! Until then, head over to our download page and our GitHub repo to start working on your custom extensions!


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The official cash rate remains on hold at 1.5%.
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The RBA has opted to leave the official cash rate on hold at 1.5%.
After a weekend of football excitement, all eyes were on the Reserve Bank of Australia board meeting today where it was decided to once again leave the official cash rate unchanged for the 14th consecutive month.
With regulatory changes to investor lending appearing to have taken some heat out of the Sydney property market in particular, the RBA continues to take a wait and watch approach due to modest growth and inflation forecasts as well as continued concerns around low wages growth and the impact of rising power prices on households.
Regardless of whether rates move up, down or stay the same, my role as your mortgage broker remains unchanged. I'm always on hand to ensure you still have the right financial solution for your current circumstances.
If you'd like to have a chat about what today's news means for you and your finances, please don't hesitate to get in touch.
Any advice contained in this article is of a general nature only and does not take into account the objectives, financial situation or needs of any particular person. Therefore, before making any decision, you should consider the appropriateness of the advice with regard to those matters. Information in this article is correct as of the date of publication and is subject to change.


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US ITC Uses Ridiculous Methodology To Claim 'Piracy' In China Costs US Firms $48 Billion In 2009
from the mythical-losses dept
In this case, the ITC is claiming losses of a rather astounding $48 billion. Having seen similar studies over the years, both good and bad, my first reaction was that this didn't pass the laugh test (at all) and sounded like the typical exaggerations from industry. So, I looked at the actual ITC report (pdf and embedded below) and it turns out it's even worse than I expected. Rather than taking any sort of actual objective study, the ITC simply asked 5,000 companies for what they thought their "losses" to Chinese infringement were. Not only that, but the ITC tried to choose the firms who were most likely impacted by this -- which means those who have the highest incentives to lie or exaggerate, because they want to have greater protectionism against Chinese competition.
Seriously, this methodology is just dopey. It's like asking horse and buggy makers how much in "losses" they would suffer if the automobile market were allowed to move forward -- and then basing regulatory policy on what they had to say. What's most frustrating about this is that folks at the ITC know this. Just last year, it held hearings on this topic for this very report in which it was told, repeatedly, by experts that such methodologies were woefully inaccurate. Given that, it's somewhat incomprehensible that the ITC would still use such an obviously wrong and biased methodology to support its claims.
It's both disappointing and troubling that the ITC would use such a methodology (and that the press would parrot the numbers back as fact, without bothering to look at or even mention the methodology). The real problem is that this clearly bogus study will now likely have a tremendous impact on US policy towards China.


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The American Nurses Association (ANA) has recommended to a federal agency that health insurers seeking to offer plans on state health insurance exchanges must include a certain number of advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) in each plan's network of health care providers for the plans to qualify.
"Findings from several decades of research consistently demonstrate that APRNs provide safe, quality care with comparable patient outcomes to physicians and even higher patient satisfaction rates," said ANA President Karen A. Daley, PhD, RN, FAAN. "As many more millions of uninsured or underinsured seek primary care services through these exchanges, they will need access to qualified primary care providers. That will not happen if private insurers continue to exclude or restrict APRNs from their provider networks."
In comments submitted to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on a proposed rule governing the exchanges, ANA proposed that each health insurance plan in a particular state include at least a minimum number of APRNs in its provider network to qualify for the exchange. That minimum would be set equal to 10 percent of the number of APRNs who independently bill Medicare Part B in that state. About 100,000 APRNs nationwide are qualified and enrolled as independent Medicare providers and bill Medicare for services provided to Medicare patients under their own National Provider Identifier. More than 250,000 APRNs – nurse practitioners, certified nurse midwives, clinical nurse specialists, and certified registered nurse anesthetists – are licensed nationally.
"This standard is easy to monitor and enforce, and easy to understand and meet for health insurance plans that are serious about addressing the real burden of patient access to primary care," Daley said. "Recruiting and credentialing APRNs in these plans has to be a top priority."
For Connecticut, which ranks as the median of the 50 states in APRN participation in Medicare Part B, ANA's recommendation would require exchange plans to include 178 APRNs in their networks. Under ANA's proposal, the required minimums per plan would range from a low of 16 APRNs in Hawaii to a high of 654 in Florida, according to CMS data from 2011.
Many private insurers traditionally have focused on forming networks of physicians and have not placed the same priority on credentialing other health care professions, including APRNs. This lack of inclusion in provider networks, combined with other barriers to practice such as restrictions in some state regulations, prevent many APRNs from offering the full range of services for which they are educated and licensed to provide. Consequently, APRNs are restricted from contributing to their fullest capabilities to alleviating the nation's shortage of primary care providers, especially for certain patient populations such as the elderly, lower-income groups, and rural residents.
The exchanges, a key provision of the Affordable Care Act, will be online marketplaces where individuals and small businesses can compare and buy among a range of health insurance plans that cover at least a minimum baseline of essential services, but vary in cost and other factors. The exchanges are designed to enhance competition, improve choice of affordable health insurance to individuals, and give small businesses the same purchasing clout as large businesses. Exchanges are scheduled to start open enrollments October 1, for insurance that becomes effective January 1, 2014.
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ANA is the only full-service professional organization representing the interests of the nation's 3.1 million registered nurses through its constituent and state nurses associations and its organizational affiliates. ANA advances the nursing profession by fostering high standards of nursing practice, promoting the rights of nurses in the workplace, projecting a positive and realistic view of nursing, and by lobbying the Congress and regulatory agencies on health care issues affecting nurses and the public.


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Check out our new site at addressingpornography.lds.org.
Spouses and family members of those who are involved in pornography use can also find hope and healing.
Use and study the Spouse and Family Support Guide to understand what a spouse of a loved one with an addiction can personally do to heal.
View about Kerri's journey of healing from her husband's addiction.
Learn from a couple who overcame a pornography addiction, and find words of hope from Sister Linda S. Reeves
Study three healing concepts for wives impacted by a spouse's pornography addiction.
Read stories of hope from family members who have found peace through the Savior.
Reach out to your family members, bishop, or a trusted friend.
Read a spouse's experience of finding help when faced with her husband's addiction.
Learn what Church leaders have said about healing for those who have been hurt.
Visit the ARP website and attend spouse and family support group meetings.
Find stories of those who have overcome pornography use.
Download or listen to an online recovery meeting with testimonies of the Savior's power to heal.
Learn about the process of recovery in "Preach My Gospel."
Learn how to create a safe place for family members to talk about dangerous things.
Identify ways to respond appropriately to a family member's use of pornography.
Find ways to draw together as a couple.
Understand how to be supportive but also set appropriate boundaries.
Learn about your role in your loved one's recovery.
Parents have a sacred duty to teach their children and instill righteous values in them. Parents who have open discussions and talks with their children about intimacy and its role in our Heavenly Father's plan help protect their children from the influence of the adversary.
Read and discuss "The Family: A Proclamation to the World."
Understand how to teach more effectively from the manual "Teaching, No Greater Call."
Learn what Sister Cheryl C. Lant teaches about engaging in regular family scripture study, prayer, family home evening, family meals together, and recreational activities.
Study Elder M. Russell Ballard's counsel for fathers and mothers.
Watch segments of "Family Conversations" to develop skills and find help for having discussions in the home.
Study how to be aware of possible changes in behavior or problems with your spouse or child.
Use "A Parent's Guide" to understand how to teach children about intimacy.
Review guidelines for appropriate media use and implement appropriate safeguards.
Use the lesson "My Body is From God" to help children understand our bodies are a gift from God.
Review with your children the Church's standards in "For the Strength of Youth" and help them commit to live them.
Hold a family home evening on procreation, chastity, and healthy relationships.
Talk to your children about their lives and their friends, as counseled by Elder M. Russell Ballard.
Use the lesson "What Should I Do If I see Pornography?" to teach children a pattern for responding.


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Monday, 31 January 2011
Check up
I don't like going there because it scares me.
I also don't like going there because they weigh me every time and today they informed me that I have put on 3kg since october!! Stupid Christmas weight. I resolved to sort that out but then I was so depressed from being in the hospital that I had to buy some chocolate to cheer myself up. It's a vicous circle, I tell you!
Anyway, I didn't get to see Dr A, I guess because it was so busy. I had a young, pretty registrar instead which was nice! She said the same thing as Dr A, that it's not too clear if I need methotrexate or not. I am in a good prognostic category and I dont have any swelling just now but there is intermittent activity (like the mad pointer finger in dec) so obviously it's not all under control. What they're gonna do is send me for new x-rays since it's been a year since the last ones. If there's any change at all they'll stick me on mtx. If there's nothing and my symptoms continue as they are then we'll probably just wait...and see.
So I have to go back and get an xray at some point before my next check up in May. I'd be quite surprised if there was any change in my xrays since I havent had a great deal of pain/swelling but I know it is possible for that to happen.
So yeah.. long rambling post. But in summary - hospital waiting rooms are evil, I need to lose 3kg, I can still drink until at least May and I have to get zapped by the radioactive machine again. Overall...alright I suppose.
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Overall, it sounds like you're doing pretty well, Squirrel. But I DO understand the undercurrent of impatience I feel in your post. It's so hard to go to the doctor only to discover that they can't just FIX us, isn't it? It's hard to accept and hard to explain to others, as well. But rheuma is just one of those diseases they can't fix, yet, so the only thing left is to do what we can and hang on to hope.ReplyDelete
I'm so glad you're doing relatively well and feeling mostly good. Those are both precious gifts. :)
It does really suck being someone so young with this disease. I hated waiting rooms, too, always wondering if that was my future. I used to take warm water physio classes and one of the instructors thought I was another instructor as there was at least a 20 year age difference between me and the other participants. Sigh. Don't even get me started on weight gain! I might not shut up :DReplyDelete
Thanks Wren, I think you're right - I still can't quite believe I have to keep going to that place for the rest of my life. I even said that to the doctor yesterday! But I am very thankful I have somewhere to go and access to good healthcare. I hope you're feeling a bit better too?ReplyDelete
Pony, I have to say I laughed out loud about the pool thing! Probably just as embarassing for the instructor making the mistake though!! Oh dear.. :)
I am 43 (maybe considered "old" by some in our blogging community) but I am always the youngest one in the office I go to also and it freaks me out. I see elderly folks coming into the office walking super slow and it scares the pants off me too. That is one of the reasons I have anxiety when going to the rheumatologist. They have finally taken down all the scary posters of deformed joints in the patient rooms which I greatly appreciate. I felt like I was moving from one horror movie to another. :)ReplyDelete
I am so glad you are doing well and hope that the xrays are good and you can stay off methotrexate as long as possible....maybe even forever!
Wow, Cathy..pics of deformed joints in the waiting room? I know doctors have to be realistic, but that's hardly creating a positive outlook amongst the patients! Glad they've taken those away!ReplyDelete
At 43 you can still be in my 'hip young un's' club ;) don't worry! As long as I don't see any blue rinse hairstyles or over the knee woolen skirts!!
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Besides the interesting people in the waiting room, the posters in the exam rooms always make me anxious. When they are taking an extremely long time to get around to me, I start to read the posters about hand deformities and drug interactions, etc, which tend to scare me. Why can't they post something pleasant and cheery? Even if it's cheesy, it would be better than what they have.ReplyDelete
And the pool thing - I went to an arthritis swim class at the local pool. There was at least a fifty year age difference between me and everyone else there. They seemed to enjoy the youthful addition to the class though and asked me quite a few questions about Jersey Shore and American Idol. All I could do was laugh, which happens a lot lately!


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|2009-07-14, 08:01
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Anyways, again, when someone screaming, it will be more continuos and more discernible to pick up.
God, it's not about the time of death. It's about they all can't be dead at the same time. One or more could drink 10-15 mins later than the other. And the ones who drink earlier will still die earlier. These would obviously alert those still alive and they would start screaming and run around to warn everybody in the house. To take out these moving objects with lethal rifle and shotgun with huge noise would be retardedly daring on part of the murder.
|2009-07-14, 11:04
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|2009-07-14, 13:46
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After just 2 episodes, it is extremely hard to deduce really anything with the underlying factor that they may in fact be supernatural deaths; The silhouette in Rose Garden, resembled that of none of the family members; I find it hard to believe that Beatrice herself showed up to Maria and gave her an umbrella - and the only one close enough in description and availability is Natsuhi.
The butterflies to me are more like remnants of Magic, the which more then likely exists but does not have a body as such yet (epitaph)... probably possession.
Maria is weird, its like she has an authentic perception for the sinister. She identifies the missing shrine (to what I don't know) and has a dark aura about her. The family members seem to either accept her beliefs or ignore them. At the dinner table when she reads the letter, she seemingly changes; almost like possession. I think she knows things and has a major role to play and one or more of the family members knows this.
The shed reveal, just looking at the reactions of the siblings... Everyone genuinely was in grievance relative to their character except Battler. He lost both his parents. George was in a more general state of disbelief that his love Shannon had died.
The scorpion charm given to Natsuhi from Jessica may tie into supernatural, maybe Jessica knew something? I mean it is an awfully fickle thing to randomly give to your mother so she feels better. The bloody handprints outside her door? Was this some supernatural entity trying to take her as well?
Shannon was designated Guest House midnight shift, so why did she "have errands to run" in the Mansion so close to midnight. She also didn't seem to happy about the ring, almost seemed like she was unhappy that she had to do something. She could have also been going to talk to Eva and her husband about the matter :s
All the people on the island have read the Epitaph at least once. I am sure that some of them thought of this as an opportunity with the family gathering.
Eva and Hideyoshi seem to be the couple that would try and interpret this Epitaph logically instead of inhumanely (The seemed generally disgusted at the disfigured faces)... Eva, Hideyoshi, Gohda are really the only 3 unaccounted for the night. Shannon being in the mansion, Gohda APPARENTLY being in the mansion and the rest of the non-family members in the guest house; either sleeping or resting (Kanon was serving Genji some Tea).
So of the people that died, they were ALL presumably in the mansion. Eva, Hideyoshi, Natsuhi and Kinzo were also presumably in the mansion. Their deaths were at Midnight or close to just after; and their faces were disfigured after death... shed mural discovered by Genji. It seems to me that the culprit was among the dead and something happened in which the culprit also died, perhaps backfiring? Genji perhaps did the cleanup and setup this ritual as his method of Sacrifice.
Either way, the fingers point mainly at people who are already dead in my case, and I think that this will lead to one or more of the surviving people becoming the new culprit.
My Theory:
The person(s) I literally think is the mastermind behind this all is George and Shannon, originally. With the first twilight gone, I think people will be pointed at and this was George's plan from the start with Shannon's death to be removed from crosshairs. Shannon killed the people while George had an alibi and George finished up the rest of the job. It's quite possible he put the hand prints on Natsuhi's door or that was Shannon prior. The deaths of those people might make the interpretation of the Epitaph a reality for everyone and as such; George being extremely smart thought of this and planned ahead to leave his parents untouched so that the second twilight could be fulfilled "At the second twilight, those who remain shall tear apart the two who are close.". An interpretation of the line could mean relative to the events that took place on the previous line; to kill the two closest to you (his parents).
You ask why he would kill Shannon? Well the ending of the Epitaph is the answer to that, the assurance that she would still be alive.
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Gohda was in the mansion and encountered Shannon right after she entered. He preffered to enjoy himself with his crossword puzzle and pushed the nightshift and lockup (which was originally his duty for this night) onto Shannon.
He stayed behind in the servants room, while Shannon did the round for him, because she was both her usual flustered, shy self and not really in the mood to go against anything (with the proposal very probably still on her mind).
|2009-07-14, 15:23
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Whatever the variety, rifles and shotgun are loud enough to alert an entire building. Unless you read somewhere in the game that the building is built with special material that anybody in different room cannot hear anything loud from hallway, you're just making an assumption.
You're assuming way too many things regarding the tea.
How can you be sure that everybody at the heated discussion would remember to drink the tea while still warm?
How can you be sure that when the fatal effect happen to one, all the others will be drowsing.
You're also assuming that everyone drinks tea with the same amount in a period of time. They would all drink different amount in a period of time. Someone who drinks tea more than the others in a period of time, would experience the effect much quicker.
Again, you're assuming that all these people won't see nor hear anybody coming in a brightly-lit, spacious, open room.
The killer can hit them at vital parts with one shot while they're moving around? This means someone must've been some expert shooter. Again this is a form of assumption to expect a murderer is there with such skills.
Way too many assumptions in your post.
|2009-07-14, 15:29
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The poison theory has a second problem. Eva and her husband were likely with the other four before they turned in, so unless the poison was served after they left, it does not hold up very well. Unless it was just drugged and not poison, then Eva and her husband turning in early means in worked faster on them (or just her and he was being polite) and they slipped out before it had a chance to work on everyone else. The drug lasted only a short time so Eva and her husband would wake up normally while the other four were killed in their sleep.
That is if you think they were drugged. They'd still need to be moved to the shed, plus the two servents need to be accounted for.
|2009-07-14, 16:49
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However I have problems with the mutilation. If can think of only two rational reasons for that: either one or more of the victims are not really dead or one or more of the victims were impersonated before and someone seeing the dead bodies would recognise that fact.
Of course, the irrational or occult reasons for mutilations are probably limitless...
|2009-07-14, 17:00
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Hiding how the victims were killed and to give the impression of a ritualistic sacrafice seem to be the motive for the defacement of the six. All the more to lend cause to the "witch".
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I do give credit to the arguments against the poisoning theory tho. Everyone eats a sandwich or whatever the meal is and drinks a cup of tea at their own leisurly pace. I would down a cup of tea within a minute (depending on how hot it is) while there are many who would need at least 3 times that to drink something of that portion; it varies from person to person. So the likelihood that the severe poisoning effects are triggered at the same time is actually quite unlikely.
That said even a moderate cases of poisoning is still very harsh and can render someone helpless and in desperate need of medical attention right away. It doesn't have to be a severe case of poisoning.
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|2009-07-14, 22:09
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Gohda was also in the mansion all night at different area of the building than the 3siblings and Kyrie.
|2009-07-14, 22:13
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|2009-07-14, 22:14
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The biggest reason everyone in a modern house would hear the shot would be echoing down hallways. The standard cheap interior doors used in most construction are very flimsy, and don't block sound well at all. A mansion would have more solid doors, probably hardwood, and that blocks sound much more effectively. Plus, long corridors and multiple floors make it harder for sound to echo through the halls.
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|2009-07-14, 23:19
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This is not a hotel where the building have to be constructed with materials that absorb noises well. Stop making these assumptions unless you've read this from the Graphic Novel.
Dining habit? Did you forget the part where they meet once a year. A servant could predict Krauss', but that's assuming he would drink the same way as usual in the night when all the shocking events with Beatrice just happened while discussing with his siblings he met once a year about 10 tonnes of gold. And how would the killer predict the others who meet at the island once a year. Retarded assumption to say the least.
rofl So did the meeting in episode 1 show that the siblings trust each other? Do the siblings trust the servants when they all now have a shot on getting the gold? The answer is no. The husband might trust the wife or vice versa. But it doesn't matter since the siblings do not trust each other nor the servants. With Rudolf claiming that he's about to be killed, at least him and Kyrie should be extra careful at that night.
Gosh, did you bother to imagine the scenario at all? You have to shoot multiple targets without giving them time to run away and scream. You also cannot risk missing the shot because this might damage the wall, window, or the furniture, creating louder noise that will awaken the others and not to mention the killer would have to clean, replace and fix these afterward.
|2009-07-14, 23:33
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|2009-07-14, 23:40
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|2009-07-14, 23:44
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Guys, I don't think we have to fight over how lound the gun sound could be. We don't even know that whether the gun was used in the first place. Also, we don't know the location where the victims die.
The argument is getting heat up so please cool down a bit. Being rush would really impair your judgement.
|2009-07-14, 23:52
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It is interesting to speculate how a gun could have been used in the killing in the first twilight no matter how unlikely the situation was. That would be the reason for a good debate.
However, I would have to agree with June 1983 that plzd0ntkeelme is having a "rude sound" to his posts ever since I've started reading. It would do well, to be polite to maintain a good debate. If you believe the other party is making arguments that doesn't appeal to your belief, you can always do it in a nicer way.
|2009-07-15, 00:28
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I'm just pointing the flaws in his post that can easily be identified with logic. Everything that I said is directed to the logic of his posts. I did not insult anybody. And there is no rule saying we're supposed to write beatiful posts that are pleasant to the ears.
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The nationally-ranked St. John Fisher College team dropped its first contest of the season Saturday, 42-35 to host Salisbury University on Saturday. In the loss, Kevin Francis set the school-record for receiving touchdowns in a game, hauling in four, including three in the first half. Francis finished the day with seven catches for 143 yards.
The Cardinals and the Sea Gulls came into the contest as the lone unbeaten teams in the Empire 8 Conference at 2-0. With the loss Fisher falls to 5-1 and 2-1 in the Empire 8, while Salisbury improves to 4-2 and 3-0 respectively, sitting alone at the top of the conference standings.
Trailing 42-28 with 1:33 remaining in the game, Fisher cut the deficit in half as Tyler Fenti ran for 21 yards with :27 seconds remaining. The Cardinals failed to recover an onside kick attempt and Salisbury was able to kneel down to solidify the 42-35 victory.
With the score tied at 21 apiece after a back and forth first half, Fisher opened up with the first possession of the second half, but Fenti was intercepted by Andre Carter, who advanced it to the Fisher 21-yard line. Joey Jones gave Salisbury the 28-21 lead on a one-yard touchdown run.
The score would stay that way going into the fourth quarter. After a three-and-out following a Mike Guinta interception, Salisbury made Fisher pay scoring on just two plays, with an 82-yard touchdown run from Brandon Norwood early in the fourth quarter to take a 35-21 lead.
With just under five minutes to play, the Fisher defense came up with a huge turnover as Mike Donitzen recovered a fumble by Jones.
The Cardinals drove 65 yards in under two minutes, ending with Francis catching his fourth touchdown of the day from seven yards out to set the school record.
Fisher attempted an onside kick that was unsuccessful and Salisbury converted a huge fourth-and-six with with under three minutes to play to keep the clock running. Jones found the endzone three plays later for the fourth time on the day, in what would prove to be the game-winning touchdown.
The first half of play was an offensive shooutout. Salisbury got on the board first nine minutes into the opening quarter. The Gulls started out with great field possession from the Fisher 35-yard line. Five plays later Salisbury found the endzone on a one-yard run from Jones.
The Cardinals answered right back scoring less than two minutes later. Fenti found Francis for a 51-yard hookup to tie the score at seven apiece. It was the third time this season Francis has scored a touchdown of 50 yards or more.
On the ensuing possession the Cardinals forced their second turnover of the game, with Cody Foster causing the fumble and Kris Jones scooping it up at the Gulls 46 yard line. Five plays later, Fenti found Francis again in the back of the endzone for the 27-yard touchdown.
The Gulls responded marching right down the field on their next possession capped off by a Lonnie Liggins one-yard touchdown run halfway through the second quarter. The big play of the drive came from Liggins, a 44-yard run down to the Fisher two yard line.
The unbelievable first half for Francis continued on the next possession, with Fenti finding his go-to man for the third time of the day on a 30-yard back shoulder pass. Cody Miller had 30 yards on the drive on the six-play, 68-yard drive.
On the next possession the Gulls marched 91 yards, with Jones finding the endzone for his second rushing touchdown of the game with just 30 seconds remaining to make in 21-21 going into halftime.
Fenti finished the day 28 of 43 for 311 yards and two interceptions. Nathan Nigolian caught nine passes for 103 yards.
Jordan Andrews racked up 14 total tackles to pace the defense. Sean Preish had 13 tackles, including two sacks on the day.
Fisher will close out its three-game road trip at 1 p.m next Saturday against the Ithaca College Bombers.


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The first version, containing the Psalms and the New Testament, was published in 1993 by Thomas Nelson. It is currently being published by Conciliar Press.
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