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Before you jump from your seat and claim that the Laptop Compubody Sock is a rip-off from the Ostrich Pillow that has been turned into a Kickstarter project which was subsequently funded successfully, bear in mind that the Laptop Compubody Sock will target those who want to work in complete privacy, where a simple privacy filter on your monitor is not going to make the cut. As for the Ostrich Pillow, that makes for the ideal personal retreat as you take an afternoon siesta at the office.
Unfortunately for the world, the Laptop Compubody Sock is not yet a Kickstarter project, but rather, was hand-made by Becky Stern as part of a knitting project. She described it as "an eye-catching hoodie for your laptop to use in public spaces for warmth and privacy." It will need to be knitted from scratch, so perhaps it is time to be a little bit extra nice to grandma as you drop hints and give her blueprints for your Christmas present this year. Hopefully it wears more comfortably than it looks!
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Great tool for image and text manipulation. Currently running on my Salix 13.0. install.
Fotowall is an opensource creative tool that lets you play with your pixels as you've ever wanted! Make the perfect arrangement with your photos, add text, live video from your webcam and the best internet pictures.
Website: http://www.enricoros.com/opensource/fotowall/
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Edit:: sorry just noted it's available on Slackbuilds.org. Anyway it should be great to have it available in Salix official repos.

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Charlotte is often called "the city of churches" owing to the more than 700 places of worship that can be found in the city. Little has changed since the first Presbyterian church was established in Charlotte in the 1750s: Charlotteans still dress in their Sunday best to attend services and most businesses are closed or open for limited hours on Sunday.
It's believed that the first sermon ever preached in Mecklenburg was delivered by a Methodist minister on the campus of Davidson College in 1742. Between 1742 and 1778, membership in Methodist societies in North Carolina quadrupled every two to three years, making the Methodists the largest religious group in the state.
The first Presbyterian churches in the area were the Rocky River Presbyterian Church, which dates back to the 1750s, and the Sugaw Creek Presbyterian Church, which held its first services in 1766. By 1770, six more Presbyterian churches were established in Mecklenburg County.
The first Baptist church in Charlotte was established in 1833. Though the Baptists formed their first congregation later than other major religious groups, their growth was rapid. Today, the Southern Baptists are the largest religious denomination in the state. One of the most well-known Southern Baptists is Billy Graham. Graham was born in Charlotte, which is also the home of the Billy Graham Library.
Charlotte is also home to several important religious organizations. The Baptist Peace Fellowship of North America and the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church are headquartered in the Queen City; the Cathedral of Saint Patrick serves as the seat of the bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Charlotte; and both the Reformed Theological Seminary and the Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary have campuses in Charlotte.
The number of immigrants to Charlotte, especially from northern cities and Latin America, has led to a marked increase in the number of Roman Catholics and Jews in the city. A growing number of churches have added masses in Spanish to meet the needs of their congregations. Shalom Park in South Charlotte is the hub for the Jewish community in Charlotte, with two synagogues and a thriving community center.
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The Arnold Arboretum holds a weekly seminar series on Mondays at 12:15 pm at the Weld Hill Lecture Hall. Once a month the Harvard University Herbaria (HUH) Seminar is hosted at Weld Hill (*Tuesdays at 12:15 pm).
Fall 2012
September 18
*Tuesday, 12:15 pm
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HUH Seminar at the ArboretumJoe WilliamsUniversity of Tennessee, Knoxville Intersecting ontogenies: the evolutionary developmental origins of the pollination to fertilization process of flowering plants |
September 24
Monday, 12:15 pm
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Michael MarcotrigianoSmith College, Professor and Botanic Gardens, Director Variegations on a theme |
October 1
Monday, 12:15 pm
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Hugh McAllister
Ness Botantic Gardens University of Liverpool
Great Mountain Ashes (Sorbus spp.): from herbarium to the living trees
October 11
*Thursday, 12:15 pm
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Daniel Chamovitz
Tel Aviv University
The complex roles of the COP9 Signalosome in regulating development
October 16
*Tuesday, 12:15 pm
Weld Hill
HUH Seminar at the ArboretumEgbert LeighSmithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Panama What large forest plots can tell us about tropical forest ecology |
October 22
Monday, 12:15 pm
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Aaron EllisonHarvard Forest What do they do with all those ants? Nutrient limitation and stoichiometry of carnivorous plants |
November 5
Monday, 12:15 pm
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Lisa PearsonArnold Arboretum Horticultural Library Trapped in a Filing Cabinet |
November 15
*Thursday, 12:15 pm
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Barry TomlinsonHarvard Forest E. C. Jeffrey Professor of Biology, Emeritus Axillary branching. Where did it come from? Where did it go? |
November 19
Monday, 12:15 pm
Weld Hill
Stephanie ConwayUniversity of Melbourne, Arboretum Visiting Fellow The shoot apical meristem in Gymnosperms |
November 26
Monday, 12:15 pm
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Erica FadonAula Dei Experimental Station–CSIC, Spain, Arboretum Visiting Fellow Flowers in the fall: Getting ready to rest |
December 3
Monday, 12:15 pm
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Michele DudashUniversity of Maryland Quantifying the ecological context of a nursery pollination system in a North American Silene species |
December 10Monday, 12:15 pm Weld Hill |
Peter Del Tredici and Garth HolmanArnold Arboretum and University of Maine A new species of Tsuga from Korea |
Spring 2012
January 23Monday, 12:15 pm Weld Hill |
David BouffordHarvard University Herbaria / Arnold Arboretum Associate Field Studies in the Tibetan Regions of China |
January 31*Tuesday, 12:15 pm Weld Hill |
HUH Seminar at the ArboretumAlan KnappColorado State University / Harvard Forest Global Change and Grasslands |
February 13Monday, 12:15 pm Weld Hill |
Pamela TemplerBoston University Effects of winter climate change on northern hardwood forests |
February 28*Tuesday, 12:15 pm Weld Hill |
Rebecca PovilusArnold Arboretum, Friedman LabAuxin and the evolution of female gametophyte development in Angiosperms |
March 12Monday, 12:15 pm Weld Hill |
Selena AhmedTufts University Impacts of Climate and Management Variability on Tea Quality and Associated Farmer Perceptions |
March 27*Tuesday, 12:15 pm Weld Hill |
HUH Seminar at the ArboretumVivian IrishYale University Regulation of petal organogenesis |
April 2Monday, 12:15 pm Weld Hill |
Rick KesseliUniversity of Massachusetts, Boston Sex, lies and polyploid mates: Is invasive Japanese Knotweed really the world's largest living being? |
April 3*Tuesday, 12:15 pm Weld Hill |
HUH Seminar at the ArboretumRachel SpicerConnecticut College Making connections: Auxin transport and leaf-system vascular continuity in the model woody plant Populus |
April 17*Tuesday, 12:15 pm Weld Hill |
HUH Seminar at the ArboretumErika EdwardsBrown University A clade's eye view of plant ecological adaptation |
April 30Monday, 12:15 pm Weld Hill |
George Morris and IT teamArnold Arboretum of Harvard University The Evolution of IT at the Arnold Arboretum |
May 7Monday, 12:15 pm Weld Hill |
Rachel LevinAmherst College Lycium (Solanaceae): Fruits, Flowers, and Phylogenetics |
May 14Monday, 12:15 pm Weld Hill |
Peter Del TrediciArnold Arboretum The Ecology of Abandonment |
May 29*Tuesday, 12:15 pm Weld Hill |
Abby HirdBGCI-US and AA Associate Supporting public garden plant conservation efforts: an update from BGCI-US |
Fall 2011
August 8Monday, 12:15 pm Weld Hill |
Iñaki HormazaLa Mayora Experimental Station in Malaga, Spain / Arnold Arboretum Associate Seedless fruits and ovule development: A successful story of a candidate gene approach from Arabidopsis to sugar apple. |
September 12Monday, 12:15 pm Weld Hill |
Juan LosadaAula Dei Experimental Station – CSIC, Spain / Arnold Arboretum Associate From apple to magnolia: the conservation of glycoproteins involved in pollen-pistil interactions |
September 20*Tuesday, 12:15 pm Weld Hill |
HUH Seminar at the ArboretumMichael DonoghueYale University Viburnum diversity and evolution |
October 3Monday, 12:15 pm Weld Hill |
Robert BakerUniversity of Colorado, Boulder / Arnold Arboretum Associate Microevolution and development of Mimulus: monkeying with meristem dynamics and heterochrony explains intraspecific changes in shoot architecture and life history |
October 18*Tuesday, 12:15 pm Weld Hill |
HUH Seminar at the ArboretumJun WenSmithsonian National Museum of Natural History Evolution of the biogeographic disjunctions between eastern Asia and North America |
October 25*Tuesday, 12:15 pm Weld Hill |
David LeeFlorida International University The Natural History of the North Cascades |
October 31Monday, 12:15 pm Weld Hill |
David KenfackCTFS–SIGEO Africa Program Coordinator / Arnold Arboretum Associate The trans-atlantic genus Carapa (Meliaceae) |
November 7Monday, 12:15 pm Weld Hill |
Pam DiggleUniversity of Colorado, Boulder and Harvard University Multiple developmental processes underlie sex differentiation in angiosperms |
November 15*Tuesday, 12:15 pm Weld Hill |
HUH Seminar at the ArboretumYuguo Wang / Bharti SharmaHarvard University, Davis Lab / Kramer Lab Reconstructing patterns of reticulate evolution in kiwifruits B-class gene duplication linked to novel organ identity in Aquilegia |
November 22*Tuesday, 12:15 pm Weld Hill |
Special Series: The Future of Living CollectionsTodd ForrestVice President for Horticulture and Living Collections, The New York Botanical Garden Growing Impact in the Heart of The New York Botanical Garden: The Ongoing Restoration of a National Historic Landmark Landscape |
November 28Monday, 12:15 pm Weld Hill |
George C. K. ChiangHarvard University, Kramer Lab Role of natural alleles on developmental transitions in field grown Arabidopsis |
December 5Monday, 12:15 pm Weld Hill |
Lorna GibsonMassachusetts Institute of Technology The Hierarchical Structure and Mechanics of Plants |
December 12Monday, 12:15 pm Weld Hill |
Anthony BrachMissouri Botanical Garden / HUH / Arnold Arboretum Associate Flora of China e-Resources |
December 19Monday, 12:15 pm Weld Hill |
Wenheng ZhangHavard University, Davis Lab Floral symmetry genes and the evolution of a plant pollinator mutualism |


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Replacing an old 2009 event which ended up canceled due to undersubscription, sadly. but see no way to delete, so .... news of life since 2009...
2009 folded into 2010, my cancer once treated seems to be in remission, and I begin a life officially in retirement. Then 2010 plays a trick, and my sweet life partner dies with no warning, to us or to him.
Is retirement due to hold? or will I return to work? Discernment continues, as does service in my community and among Friends.
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This morning I read an NYT article about the need for community action to make real change in the environment, and the challenges at this time when the strategies that would help are blocked by the current negative climate in DC. I read that individual action is valiant, but what will make a change is the community working together.
Early Friends knew this. Our testimonies get attention because of the shared sacrifice and shared support of that sacrifice.…
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"There was so much great talent in the show that we were really surprised to hear our names called for first place," said first place winner Aric Bunch. "Overall, we would just like to thank everyone who supported us, and we are very grateful to have had the opportunity to be a part of it. It was an honor to get to perform alongside such friendly and talented people."
When asked about their plans for the prize money they received the Bunch brothers replied they would be giving a portion of it back to their church, after splitting it evenly between one another.
"Of course, we will split the $1000 50/50. First, we will be setting aside some of it to give to the church," said Aric Bunhc. "After that, we plan to save what we can, but some of it will certainly go towards paying for our educations."


text: Technical Abstract: Laboratory studies on the effect of pesticides on bees often omit oral toxicity tests because it is difficult to feed individual bees known amounts of test solutions. Group feeding methods used in Apis mellifera L. (Apidae) studies usually cannot be used with other bees, as most species do not perform trophallaxis. We devised a simple method (¿flower¿ method) to feed bees individually, and compared its effectiveness with two other methods commonly used (¿film canister¿ and ¿glass vial¿ methods). We tested the three methods on two solitary species, Osmia lignaria Say and Megachile rotundata (Fabricius) (Megachilidae), and one social species, A. mellifera, under four different light regimes (natural light, artificial light, plant growth artificial light, and darkness). The flower method was the most effective for all three bee species: 90-95% of the bees fed under natural light, 80-95% under artificial light, 75-100% under plant growth artificial light, and 45-70% in darkness. Percent success was 0-50% with the film canister method, and 0-60% with the glass vial method. By overcoming existing problems with assessing oral toxicity, the flower method may allow more comprehensive future evaluation of pesticide effects on bees.


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In the scriptures the prophets were men. Not angels, not supermen. Not some strange kind of creature. They were plainly and simply men.
Men who dared stand up and speak for God in the midst of a disinterested and hostile world - Men who uttered God's words as He gave them-despite popular opinion or threat to their own lives – Men who lived God's way in troubled and difficult times, loving God and man.
The secret of their endurance and courage? The prophets knew God. For them, God was not some shadowy, faraway, unknowable being. He was knowable and near. He was as real as they themselves. They knew Him not only from their study of the sacred books, but they had gone on to know Him personally, thinking about His Word and talking to Him as they went about their daily lives.
They stood in awe of Him as their realization grew day by day as to who and what He was.
The prophets were men. Men endowed with the same wonderful potential that the rest of us are endowed with-the potential of becoming faithful sons of God.
The prophets didn't just go around predicting what was going to happen. They did that, but they did more. They brought God's message to people. They led people back to God and taught them to know Him.
Their prophecies were about what was going to happen if the people didn't turn from their evil ways. Sometimes the people listened and changed their ways. And when that happened the predicted dooms didn't have to happen.
Each prophet was different. Each had his own personality. Some were married and had families to support. For most of them, prophesying was something they did in addition to their regular work. Most of them were willing servants of the Lord. A few were reluctant and needed the Lord's prodding. All knew that God had chosen them to speak to His people.
Each prophet had a particular message for the people of his time. The ideas about God that they put forth to the people may seem commonplace to us today, but we have the advantage of the whole Bible revelation before us. And we, in our day, can learn wonderful truths from these prophets of ancient times.
The prophets also prepared the way for Jesus. Had Jesus been born in Athens or Rome, the people there probably would not have been ready to understand and receive Him and His teachings. But coming as He did into a situation where the prophets had gradually been leading the people into a more mature relationship with God, He found many who were eager and responsive.
God called the prophets into service whenever the people had slipped so far away from Him that He needed to use some direct means of calling them back to Himself.
The Hebrew prophets are unique among the prophets of the world. The oracles at Delphi, the readers of animal entrails in Mesopotamia, and the augurs in Rome made claims of foretelling the future, but only the Hebrew prophets claimed to speak the will of God.
The Hebrew prophets alone attempted to answer the riddle of life by showing man what his relationship to God and man could and should be.
They showed the devastating effect of sin on one's life and the life of his nation, but they did not leave their hearers there. They showed also that, as man lives his life in a relationship of love to God and to man, life becomes not only bearable, but also meaningful and satisfying.
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nice read but what about the other side of the story....this young man was involved in the gang aspect of life and as usual his life is gone...
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I was wanting your opinion on something. Can you please tell me which is easier? Drinking a nice tall glass of ice cold lemonade with the water bubbled up on the sides dripping down it as you sit in the shade on a hot sunny afternoon or beating up on a dead kid who lived a troubled life. That glass of lemonade sounds pretty easy but the dead can't defend themselves so I just don't know?
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LONDON (Reuters) - Rock band Radiohead have secured their fifth number one album with the compact disc release of "In Rainbows", a collection first sold online to fans who could name their own price.
The Oxford-based quintet's seventh studio album hit the top spot in the first week of its physical release, the Official UK Charts Company said on Sunday.
The band won't say how many people have downloaded the album from their Web site or how much they have paid since it was made available last October.
Reports in newspapers say six out of 10 fans paid nothing, while those who did open their wallets offered an average of only 2.90 pounds.
The online version of the album did not meet chart rules and was ineligible for the top 40.
Elsewhere on the chart, reformed boy band Take That were in second place with "Beautiful World", while reality TV show winner Leona Lewis with "Spirit" fell from first to third.
The singles chart was little changed from last week.
"X Factor" winner Leon Jackson held on to number one with his debut single "When You Believe".
The only new top 40 entry was the U.S. rock band the White Stripes with "Conquest" at number 30.
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Does anyone know the parking situation for the game tomorrow? Planning on driving up after work but can't find anything on their site about a designated car park.
Does anyone know the parking situation for the game tomorrow? Planning on driving up after work but can't find anything on their site about a designated car park.
Park in the leisure centre opposite the ground.
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It's a friendly so erm no
Before you head off, set your Sat Nav for Woking.
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Directions here http://www.wokingfc.co.uk/club/directions/
The ground is situated on the A247, opposite the entrance to Woking Park, midway between the town centre and Old Woking. Leave the M25 at either junctions 10 (Wisley) or 11 (Chertsey) and follow the signs towards Woking. When nearing the town centre follow the brown signs showing Heathside car park. The ground is about 15 minutes' walk from the car park. Come out of the car park and follow the signs for Woking FC (the first route described below for rail travellers).
Travelling supporters are requested to use Heathside car park as there are no parking areas around Kingfield Stadium.
It has been brought to our notice that cars parking in Westfield Avenue have been subjected to parking tickets, this also applies to cars parking on the grass verge near the ground. We therefore suggest that you try to park elsewhere to avoid this happening to you.BRENTFORD FRIENDLY
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Season tickets are not valid for this fixture.
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Track & Field Finishes SEC Championships With Points in Eight More Events
May 13, 2012 Complete Results | Photo Gallery BATON ROUGE, La. - The University of Alabama of Alabama track and field team closed out the 2012 Southeastern Conference Outdoor Championships by scoring points in eight events on the final day of competition at LSU's Bernie Moore Track Stadium. The Crimson Tide women's team earned points in the 100 and 400-meter hurdles, triple jump and 4x400-meter relay while the men's team had athletes score in the 1,500 meters, high jump and the 4x100 and 4x400-meter relays. "There were a lot of bright spots out there," UA head coach Dan Waters said. "We had lot of PRs and a lot of good performances this week. We want to use this meet as a learning experience and continue getting better. As we get older, stronger and better hopefully we'll be able to build on this." The Tide started off the day with points in the first event of the afternoon as Chloe Hetherton saved her best jump for her final attempt with a mark of 41-4.5 to finish fifth in the women's triple jump. Tyler Campbell matched her place in the men's high jump with a season-best height of 7-2.25 to score at the SEC Outdoor Championships for the fourth consecutive season. "For me the goal is always to PR, but this was a good meet," Campbell said. "I've been battling a little bit of an ankle bruise so I'm hoping to fix that and jump higher and regionals and nationals. I've got to work a little more on my speed and curve, that's what will get me over higher bars and that's what I'm going to work on this week heading into regionals." "Those were some really good points we got out there today from those two," Waters added. "Tyler [Campbell] cleared the highest bar he has all season and Chloe [Hetherton] moved up there on the last jump to get more points for us." On the track, Gary Bradbury closed a considerable gap in the final 100 meters of the 1,500 meters to finish in fourth with a time of 3:53.63. The women's team got individual points in both hurdle events as Kaylon Eppinger finished eighth in the 100-meter hurdles at 13.70 while Shani Chandler, facing a stiff headwind in the backstretch, came in fifth in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 1:00.93. "This was one of the nastiest races I've ran all year, it was really tough out there," Chandler said. "In the finals it's not about times though, it's about scoring points for your team." The four-day meet was capped off by both the men's and women's 4x400-meter relay teams earning points in the final event of the championships with the men's team of Joel Lynch, Dwayne Extol, Dushane Farrier and Kyle Hester coming in seventh at 3:10.66 for the Tide's second fastest time of the season. The women's quartet of Camilla Armstead, Sarah Thomas, Aubrielle Wright and Shani Chandler also finished with their second fastest time of the season in 3:43.95 to finish eighth. "Both relays scored and showed some tenacity out there," Waters said. "Those are things we like to see and we just need more of that attitude and focus. The more positive performances we have, the more momentum we'll have heading into next season." As a team, the Tide's women finished eighth overall and the men came in 11th. LSU won the women's SEC title and Arkansas claimed the men's crown. The squad will have a weekend off from competition to prepare for the NCAA East Regional Championship in Jacksonville, Fla., May 24-26. That meet will ultimately determine the field for the NCAA Championships.
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I have a grievance with people who are intolerant of other peoples' cultures.
I also have a grievance with the Dutch.
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The Airing Of The Grievances................Stinks. But oh how we inhale it so deeply and rush back for another whiff.
I have put down my grievances for today and tomorrow. But starting Monday morning I will back, I will air my grievances then.
NO Pressure, No Diamonds, KNOW Pressure, Know Diamonds!
Griffin said that he was going to watch the game with his family and that he will never attend a Super Bowl if he needs a ticket to get in.
The awesome thing is I have pretty much no Redskins-related grievances and it's December 23rd. Unbelievable right?
We all have grievances against John Mara.
No eggnog for him. Go Baltimore, if only for today.
Forgot about that. I'd like to tell John Mara a big F U and despite your little tirade we are still in position to win the division.
Well, I still hate most people though I'm committed to helping them anyway.
So that's my grievance.
I miss the actual fesitvus parties we had at my old clinic.
I wrote this awesome festivus song one year that became famous within the organization, but I don't remember the lyrics and never wrote them down.
"Captain, it's a viewpoint--not one of ours! We're under attack!"
"I see it, ensign! Engage amygdala! Transfer all power from frontal lobes!
Suspend critical thinking field! Go to course heading of reflexive response 101 at full bias!
Now!'Enter' at will!"
"It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you know for sure that just ain't so."
John Mara, the Giants, The eagles, and the Redskins
I have a grievance against cornball journalists
I have a grievance against Target's x-mas commercials
I have a grievance against people on the forum using "of" when they're supposed to use "have"
I have a grievance against movie posters/DVD covers where the actors' names at the top don't match the order they appear in on the cover
example: http://www.coverdude.com/dvd-covers/...3-2012-r4.html
No Pressure No Diamonds
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I vote Mara gets whacked with the Festivus pole.
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The following things are *NOT* real: Easter Bunny, Great Pumpkin, Santa Claus, Tooth Fairy, Good Government, honest politicians, the Boogeyman, and the Redskins Season Ticket Wait List.
Joined ticket wait list: Fall 1985
Got season tickets: June 1 1999
Upgraded Seats: Summer 2008
Green Parking: June 1 2009 (weird huh?)
Lower Level \ Club Seats : When I win the Lotto!
Tailgate or TouchDown Club : When I Win the Lotto again!!
I have a grievance regarding the NFL's tiebreaker procedures. I would much rather the Skins have already clinched a playoff berth.
RG3 is not himself and that is a major problem.
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Zuckerberg Tumbles From Bloomberg's Billionaires List
Facebook stock's 24-percent drop means the CEO is no longer one of the world's 40 richest people.
| Posted Wednesday, May 30, 2012, at 3:42 PM
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Bloomberg provides some context as to just how much Facebook's slumping stock is bringing down the 28-year-old billionaire's personal fortune: Zuckerberg's estimated net worth fell $2.5 billion over the past four days, and by more than $4 billion since his company's much-anticipated IPO earlier this month. (Yep, that's billion with a B.)
Of course, it's tough to lose a billion or two without first having a few to spare, and Zuckerberg appears to have just that. The financial news outlet explains that even after the drop, Zuckerberg is still worth an estimated $14.7 billion on paper.
At that total, however, the social media tycoon can no longer claim membership in Bloomberg's Billionaires Index, a daily ranking of the world's 40 richest people. The stock's continued decline allowed Luis Carlos Sarmiento, Colombia's richest man, to edge out Zuckerberg for the final spot in that particular gilded (and admittedly arbitrary) clubhouse by about $800 million.
As of Wednesday afternoon, Facebook stock sat about a dime above the $28 mark, otherwise known as about $10 below where it was priced by its historic IPO.
Despite pointed fingers in the financial press and fresh shareholder lawsuits, Zuckerberg himself has remained largely out of sight since the initial offering, turning up mostly in tabloids while on his honeymoon in Europe. And as several observers have pointed out, Zuckerberg's real bottom line remains unchanged: the stock structure ensures he retains uncontested control over the company no matter how low the stock goes.
[Elsewhere in Slate: Eliot Spitzer on why the IPO was properly priced.]
For those of you who are curious, here's Bloomberg's current top 10:
1. Carlos Slim Helú ($67.9 billion)
2. Bill Gates ($60.5 billion)
3. Warren Buffett ($44.7 billion)
4. Ingvar Kamprad ($38.1 billion)
5. Amancio Ortega Gaona ($36.4 billion)
6. Charles De Ganahl Koch ($34.3 billion)
7. David Hamilton Koch ($34.3 billion)
8. Larry Ellison ($34.0 billion)
9. Eike Fuhrken Batista ($27.4 billion)
10. Christy R. Walton ($26.7 billion)


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UW Basketball Coach Lorenzo Romar announced Thursday that Raphael Chillious will re-join his coaching staff. Chillious spent last season at Villanova after serving as an assistant to Romar at UW from 2010-12.
Washington Coach Lorenzo Romar announced that T.J. Otzelberger, a former assistant at Iowa State for seven seasons and associate head coach for the Cyclones since 2010, has joined the Huskies' staff as an assistant coach.
A public memorial for Hall of Fame Husky Basketball coach Marv Harshman will be held on Saturday, May 11 at 1 p.m. at Harshman Court.
Darin Johnson and Jahmel Taylor will play in the inaugural West Coast All-Star Classic at the ShoWare Center in Kent, Wash. on May 11.


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Quasi-almost: Thanks! I never thought of my characters as being simple, but now that I think about it, I guess they are! I really don't like excessive ornamentation, maybe that's why?
Cerasela: awesome, it works now. Site looks great, bookmarked!
Wow, it is now 1:23. What a bizarre occurrence. On another note, I have art!
Trying to tackle shiny surfaces...
Some sort of Hermes character
Anatomy = BAD BAD BAD
This is probably the most "illustration" like piece that I've done. It even has a background!
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In contrast to the historic churches it neighbors, Living Savior was founded fairly recently, in 1984. The young Lutheran church underwent significant construction in 2010, adding a brand new sanctuary. As part of the church's efforts to reach out to George Mason students and other young Christians, "contemporary" services are regularly held at Living Savior. The church works to support abused women and children in the area and also works to feed the hungry in local communities. Church youth go on mission trips annually; members have traveled to the Gulf Coast for a number of mission trips over the past five years. One church member remarks that services are attended by "a wide range of ages," including many young families, George Mason professors and "a lot of young adults, because of the college."
- Hours: Worship service at 8:30am and 11am every Sun. Sunday School at 9:45am every Sunday.
- Handicap Accessible: The church is at ground level
- Founding Date: 1984
- Parking: Free lot
- Number of students: 90
- Religious affiliation: Lutheran
- Denomination: Lutheran
- Congregation size: 350
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Against Auburn, Wallace looked as crisp, completing 77 percent of his passes for 226 yards and one TD, but more importantly, no interceptions.
"It's what we have to do to stay in ball games in this conference," he said. "I am really proud of the way we protected the ball."
Wallace avoided disaster in the fourth quarter, when he pulled in a bobbled snap at the Ole Miss 12 and hit Donte Moncrief for a 19-yard gain. The Rebels scored seven plays later to lead 34-20.
Gains and losses
The Rebels' defensive line experienced feast and famine on Saturday, either giving up 8- and 9-yard gains or recording one of their nine tackles-for-loss.
They began and ended solidly.
The Rebels held Auburn to minus-3 yards on their first two drives of the game. On their second drive, defensive tackles Uriah Grant and Isaac Gross forced a bad snap by Auburn center Tunde Fariyike that sailed over the head of QB Clint Mosely. DE Chris Johnson covered the fumble in the end zone for a 14-0 Rebel lead.
Auburn ended the first half with 153 total yards, but managed just 60 in the second half.
"At halftime, we just talked about finishing the game. We were a little to lose in the first half and Auburn was making a play here or there," said Gross, "In the second half we tightened on our responsibilities and everybody executed better."
Key number: 41
The Rebels' 41 points were the most they've scored in an SEC game since a 42-35 win over Kentucky in 2010.
Key drive
Holding a 27-20 lead mid-way through the fourth quarter, Bo Wallace led the Rebels on a 8-play, 81-yard drive, capped by a 55-yard TD pass to Jeff Scott for a 14-point cushion with 3:21 left to play. Scott accounted for 72 yards on the drive.
"We don't want to sound overly emotional, but one of the things our staff wants so badly to give the Rebel fans, is some good times. I know that they're going to enjoy the Grove today". - Ole Miss coach Hugh Freeze.
Next game
The Rebels play Arkansas in Little Rock on Oct. 29.
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With 229 points this season, Ole Miss has surpassed last year's total of 193.... Bryson Rose was 2 for 2 on field goal attempts. His 28-yard make as time expired in the second quarter tied the game at 17... QB Bo Wallace caught his first career TD reception, a 25-yard pass from Randall Mackey, he rushed for two short TDs and threw for another to become the first Ole Miss player in school history to record the scoring trifecta...Jeff Scott had a career-high 70 receiving yards and his 55-yard TD catch was the longest reception of his career...The Rebels are 4-0 this season when scoring first...Junior LB Mike Marry added a sack and a TFL to go with his game-changing interception.


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As GlobalGrind reported earlier, Ray J was rushed to the hospital due to dehydration and exhaustion following the Billboard Awards this weekend.
DETAILS: The Real Reason Ray J Was Hospitalized!
But there was one person who played an important role, stepping in and taking the initiative to call for help: lovely actress/model Sophie Monk.
According to TMZ, Sophie and Ray J hosted a Billboard Awards after party at Voodoo Beach in Las Vegas Sunday night promoting their new campaign for Prince Reigns Products. After they returned to their hotel, Sophie had a bad feeling about her 31-year-old business partner.
According to sources, the two went to their separate rooms -- but Sophie decided to check up on Ray to make sure he was alright ...and discovered him unresponsive on the floor.
We're told Sophie called hotel management, which then called 911. An ambulance took Ray J to the hospital shortly after.
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Nationally known science educator Page Keeley—principal author of the hugely popular, four-volume NSTA Press series Uncovering Students Ideas in Science—has teamed up with physicist and science educator Rand Harrington to write this first volume in their new series on physical science. They begin with one of the most challenging topics in physical science: force and motion. The 45 assessment probes in this book enable teachers to find out what students really think about key ideas in force and motion. The Teacher Notes, which can be used before and after administering the probe, provide background information on • the purpose of the probe; • related concepts; • an explanation—for the teacher—of the force and motion idea being taught; • related ideas in Benchmarks for Science Literacy and the National Science Education Standards; • research on typical student misconceptions related to the force and motion concept; and • suggestions for instruction and assessment. The book specifies grade spans—K-4, 5–8, 9–12—for each probe, based on state and national standards, and suggests ways to adapt a probe for a different grade span or context.
Foreword Jim Minstrell, FACET Innovations Preface Acknowledgments About the Authors Introduction. Force and Motion: Research, Teaching, and Student Ideas Section 1. Describing Motion and Position Concept Matrix Related Curriculum Topic Study Guides Related NSTA Science Store, Journal Articles, and Learning Center Resources 1. How Far Did It Go? 2. Skate Park 3. Following Jack: Part 1 4. Following Jack: Part 2 5. Go Cart Test Run 6. Checking the Speedometer 7. Speed Units 8. Rolling Along 9. Crossing the Finish Line 10. NASCAR Racing 11. Roller Coaster Ride 12. Rolling Marbles 13. String Around the Earth Section 2. Forces and Newton's Laws of Motion Concept Matrix Related Curriculum Topic Study Guides Related NSTA Science Store, Journal Articles, and Learning Center Resources 14. Talking About Forces 15. Does It Have to Touch? 16. Force and Motion Ideas 17. Friction 18. A World Without Friction 19. Rolling to a Stop 20. Outer Space Push 21. Riding in the Parade 22. Space Ships 23. Apple on a Plane 24. Ball on a String 25. Why Things Fall 26. Pulling on a Spool 27. Lifting Buckets 28. Finger Strength Contest 29. Equal and Opposite 30. Riding in a Car Section 3. Mass, Weight, Gravity, and Other Topics Concept Matrix Related Curriculum Topic Study Guides Related NSTA Science Store, Journal Articles, and Learning Center Resources 31. Pizza Dough 32. What Will Happen to the Weight? 33. Weighing Water 34. Experiencing Gravity 35. Apple on the Ground 36. Freefalling Objects 37. Gravity Rocks! 38. The Tower Drop 39. Pulley Size 40. Rescuing Isabelle 41. Cutting a Log 42. Balance Beam 43. Lifting a Rock 44. The Swinging Pendulum 45. Bicycle Gears
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ATP's Release The Bats has completed its bill.
Scheduled for October 31 - well d'uh - the Halloween event will feature six live bands. So, if you get along to London's Forum, in Kentish Town, for a 6.30pm start, you can catch:
Lightning Bolt - NEW
Pissed Jeans
Wooden Shjips
Les Savy Fav - NEW
Andy Wetherall DJ
Tickets are £22.50 and keep you in the place 'til kick-out at 2am. Find them here.
- ATP Nightmare Before Christmas: the DiS Review
- 2011 In Photos + WIN a Lomography camera
- In Photos: ATP Nightmare Before Christmas - Day One curated by Les Savy Fav
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- In Photos: DiS presents Les Savy Fav @ Corporation, Sheffield
- Les Savy Fav announce UK tour including DiS show
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without les savy fav?
i wish they'd be more exciting with their line ups.
plus if it's anything like last year everyone's going to miss lightning bolt (who're the best thing there by a mile) because they'll be queuing outside...
hopefully lighting bolt'll tour alone though...
you've missed off
wooden shjips m8
that was my first
direct diver discourse
yes, yes, yes
I don't care if I'm an unemployed graduate bum, I have to go to this gig.
looks set to beat last halloween
which i'm pretty sure i spent pretending i wasn't in and hoping my house didn't get egged.
If they want to
i'll be happy to do it.
This gig will rule, sure Les Savy Fav have played a few ATP shows, but this is Halloween! and Les Savy Fav!
The new bands don't help with the 'dressing up' options though do they?!?!
Hmm...maybe stick lots of cotton wool on and pretend to be a cloud.
Umm...that's for Lightning Bolt by the way.
I think I shall be going for sure.
I need a costume!
How would Lightning Bolt work in a venue like the forum?
Would they stay on the stage? that's way not as fun.
woo hoo!
that's six of the best live bands around plus a true legend on the decks
bought my ticket already
costume will require some thought...
They're playing on the floor
Only 500 people will be allowed downstairs for it - first come, first served - the rest on the balcony, then everyone's allowed downstairs once they've finished their set.


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Spend Your Summer in the City with WYEP Your Guide to Summer Events Happening All Over the Area*WYEP invites you to spend your Summer in the City with us!* Our Summer in the City Guide keeps you up to date with outdoor concerts, festivals and community events happening all over the area this summer. *The 14th Annual WYEP Summer Music Festival at Schenley Plaza* *WYEP's Final Fridays at Schenley Plaza* *Third Thursdays at WYEP* *Three Rivers Arts Festival* *2011 Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival* *Pittsburgh Blues Festival* *WYEP's Rock the Block* |
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Kid's Area at WYEP's Summer Music Festival at Schenley PlazaWYEP's Summer Music Festival at Schenley Plaza has always provided great, FREE, family-friendly fun, but this year we've decided to up the ante. Join us as the Kid's Area expands with new activities and performances. Participants/Activities in the Kid's Area include: "Balafon West African Dance Ensemble":http://balafon.org/ is providing Djembe drums for kids to play on. "BYS Yoga":http://bys-yoga.com/ is hosting 4 kids' yoga classes at 4:30, 5:30, 6:30. and 7:30 with Earth Lotus Yoga Studio. "CCFA Team Challenge":http://www.ccteamchallenge.org/ will bring a balloon artist and crafts. "Children's Museum of Pittsburgh":http://www.pittsburghkids.org/ is providing hula hoops and bubbles for kids to play with. "Earth Lotus Yoga Studio":http://earthlotusyoga.com/ will be leading children's yoga classes along with BYS Yoga. "Gemini Children's Theater":http://www.geminitheater.org/ will appear in costume with face painting and crafts. "Hip Hop on L.O.C.K.":http://www.hiphoponlock.org/ will be bringing turntables so you can take a spin. "Household Harmony":http://householdharmony.com/default.aspx will lead a drum circle. "InnerBeat Drum School's":http://www.innerbeatdrumschool.com/ Drum Line will perform. "Lucy the R.E.A.D. Dog":http://www.lucythereaddog.com/Lucys_web_site/Welcome.html will be present for your kids to read to. Be sure to bring your favorite book! "The National Lint Project":http://www.studiocapezzuti.com/index.htm will bring their 8 ft. puppets to interact with the crowd. "The Pittsburgh Foundation":http://www.pittsburghfoundation.org/ will have storytelling activities. "Pittsburgh Opera":http://www.pittsburghopera.org/ will bring real opera costumes to take pictures in. "Project 53":https://www.facebook.com/?ref=logo#!/pages/Project-53-Musician-Resource-Center/125501107463805 will provide their library of instruments for kids to play - from accordians to guitars. "Steel City Hoop Union":http://www.facebook.com/steelcityhoopunion with Stefanie Moser will lead a hoop jam and sell custom-made hoops from 6-8pm. "Steel Town Fire":http://steeltownfire.com/ will be performing. You guessed it, with fire! "Zany Umbrella Circus":http://www.zanyumbrellacircus.com/ will perform **A Parisian Vignette**, a preview of Mirette's Circus on stage July 7, 8, 9 at the Kelly Strayhorn Theater, with "Oko Sokolo":http://www.okosokolo.de/ from Berlin, Germany. Find out more about Kid's Area at WYEP's Summer Music Festival at Schenley Plaza » |
June 28, 2013 |
WYEP's 16th Annual Summer Music FestivalWYEP's 16th Annual Summer Music Festival will be held Friday, June 28th at Schenley Plaza. The festival is a free summer music concert, complete with kids activities and an indie craft marketplace. This year's lineup includes: This year's Kids and Crafters area expands beneath the trees across from the Plaza and in front of Carnegie Library, starting at 4pm. Local crafters from I Made It! Market (http://imadeitmarket.com/) set up shop for the crowds at the festival. Guests can shop for handmade crafts that support community and non-profit groups. This family-friendly event is free and open to the public, so participants are urged to grab a blanket, get comfortable and enjoy live music and activities on the lawn of Schenley Plaza. The free music at Schenley Plaza continues throughout the summer with WYEP's Final Fridays! This year's Final Fridays feature: July 26 Bike it, baby! This year our friends at Bike Pgh! will be on-site at all four events with bike valet services! WYEP's Summer Music Festival and Final Fridays are provided in part by Dollar Bank and Port Authority. Find out more about WYEP's 16th Annual Summer Music Festival » |


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Equal Eyesight
Author: Setsumi-san PM
Chon sees Princess Pei Pei as a goddess. What he doesn't know is that all she wants is to be his equal in every way. ChonxPei Pei poem
Rated: Fiction T - English - Poetry/Romance - P. Pei Pei - Words: 256 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 05-07-08 - Status: Complete - id: 4242013
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Equal Eyesight
A Chon/Pei Pei poem by Setsumi-san
Disclaimer: Shanghai Noon belongs to Spyglass Entertainment and Buena Vista Pictures. I do not, never have, and never will plan to make any money off this fanfic. If I did own the movie, Roy would not have dumped Falling Leaves for Lin.
Pretty little servant
Do not look away.
For your ruler wants to
Teach you something new today.
Wipe away the borders
Which you have been taught.
Forget all about them.
For to us they should mean naught.
Please, this time don't see me
As untouchable.
Look upon me, Chon Wang.
I want to be your equal.
Show me those brown jewels which
You call your own eyes.
I'll forfeit all my riches
If I can possess that prize.
Ah! At long last I have
Woken from a dream
And know my happy ending's
Not far away as it seemed.
Shall we have a wedding
And a honeymoon
When you make me moan
Clutch your silky hair, and swoon?
Wake the hundred songs
Long dormant in my flesh.
Make me blossom, lover.
Make this princess new and fresh.
Don't treat me like a goddess
As the others do.
If anything I should
Be the one who bows to you.
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Golf Holidays in Morocco
Morocco is one of North Africa's most welcoming countries and, in the golfing world, is one of the most exciting up-and-coming golf destinations.The year-round sunshine makes the destination even more appealing to visiting golfers as does the short flight time of just under 4 hours. Read more about golf in the Morocco...
The Hotel Riu Tikida Garden would be a great option for golfers looking for a well-priced and quality all-inclusive golf break. The hotel is ideally located in close proximity to the attractive and vibrant city of Marrakech, not forgetting the numerous golf courses on offer.
One of our most popular golf resorts in Morocco - Palmeraie Golf Palace offers everything a holiday golfer could want. With a fantastic golf course on-site and fine dining available this venue is ideal for couples and even groups due to the number of options available.
The Hotel Riu Tikida Beach would be a great option for couples and groups alike that are seeking a very well-priced all-inclusive golf break. The hotel is located next to the beautiful coastline and is in close proximity to the attractive and welcoming city of Agadir. You are sure not to be disappointed when travelling to the Riu Tikida Beach Hotel for your next golf holiday.
It's close placement to the golf courses and excellent facilities make Kenzi Club Agdal Medina the perfect destination for your all-inclusive Moroccan golf break. The hotel is ideally located in close proximity to the attractive and vibrant city of Marrakech.
The appeal of this hotel is actually the fact it is not part of a large multi-national chain. It has a fabulously intimate character and caters perfectly for either groups or couples due to the size of the venue and the abundant choice of facilities onsite, a real gem.
Hotel & Ryads Naoura Barriere is a fantastic 5* venue that has become a Golfbreaks.com favourite. The absolute luxury, authentic themes and great location, means you will not be disappointed when staying at Naoura Barriere.
Mazagan Beach Resort is a wonderful 5* venue with no expense spared. With a fantastic golf course on-site it clearly stands out as an up and coming venue for a truly memorable and relaxing golf break.
This is one of the more impressive hotels and the contemporary, modern character is refreshing. With everything you could need onsite including the Palmeraie Golf, this is a very good addition to the Palmeraie collection of hotels and great value for money.
If you're working a little tighter to budget, then this self-catering option could be the one for you. The village is 3 km from the hotel but you can use all the facilities that are available.
Without doubt this will be one of the most popular group venues to visit in Morocco. Close to Marrakech town centre, within 5 minutes of 3 different golf courses and fantastic value for money, what more could you want.
Marrakech is the most popular Moroccan golf destination and has the most mature golfing infrastructure with a great choice of golf courses and numerous soon to open. Agadir, located on the Atlantic coast, is the next largest golf area with the perfect climate for golf. Not too hot in the summer and not too cold in the winter, it really is perfect for year-round golf.
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A holiday spot rich in culture, you are sure to have a fantastic holiday as well as a memorable golf break. Blessed with year round sunshine and glorious summers, golf holidays in Morocco promise to provide a sunny break, within a 4 hour flight time.
The nightlife in Marrakech offers a fusion of cafes and bars as well as buzzing night clubs.
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Woods withdraws from The Players Championship
- By Jason Sobel
- May 12, 2011 3:08 PM ET
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. – The man who played nine holes Thursday morning at TPC Sawgrass had Steve Williams on the bag and a Nike logo on his chest, but otherwise bore no resemblance to the Tiger Woods we've watched for so many years and greater resemblance to the one we've seen over the past 12 months.
Woods opened with a routine bogey – and yes, his bogeys have become routine – made par on the next two holes, then found his Waterloo on the fourth, heavy on the water. After a pulled 3-wood off the tee, his approach shot splashed, then he dropped some 30 yards from the green and uncharacteristically chunked a chip into the same hazard. That triple-bogey was followed by a bogey-par-par-par-bogey finish for a front-nine 6-over 42.
And then he was done.
Woods withdrew from The Players Championship for the second consecutive year, citing lingering injuries to his left knee and Achilles. There's no question these issues affected his game on Thursday, as he walked with a noticeable limp throughout the round, even using one of his clubs as a crutch at times.
"Yeah, the knee acted up and then the Achilles followed after that and then the calf started cramping up," Woods said. "Everything started getting tight, so it's just a whole chain reaction."
What is unclear, however, is how the injuries affected his mindset and confidence.
A pulled drive here, a fanned approach there – those can be explained away as the result of physical issues that are hampering his swing.
Chunked chips – yes, plural for those nine holes – and a demeanor that screamed his give-a-heck meter was on empty may each be a sign that Woods continues to have issues that are larger than physical injuries.
One thing is certain after Woods' latest denouement: His future remains in doubt, perhaps now more than ever before.
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Mortality & Meaning
Stanford Commencement Address, text and video in Stanford Report (June 12, 2005).
No one wants to die. Even people who want to go to heaven don't want to die to get there. And yet death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be, because death is very likely the single best invention of life. It's life's change agent; it clears out the old to make way for the new. Right now, the new is you. But someday, not too long from now, you will gradually become the old and be cleared away. Sorry to be so dramatic, but it's quite true. Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma, which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice, heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become.
Herzog (Viking Press: 1964), p. 290.
But what is the philosophy of this generation? Not God is dead, that point was passed long ago. Perhaps it should be stated Death is God. This generation thinks — and this is its thought of thoughts — that nothing faithful, vulnerable, fragile can be durable or have any true power. Death waits for these things as a cement floor waits for a dropping light bulb. The brittle shell of glass loses its tiny vacuum with a burst, and that is that.
Mark Johnston (Princeton University Press: Dec 31, 2009), 408 pages.
In this extraordinary book, Mark Johnston sets out a new understanding of personal identity and the self, thereby providing a purely naturalistic account of surviving death. Death threatens our sense of the importance of goodness. The threat can be met if there is, as Socrates said, "something in death that is better for the good than for the bad." Yet, as Johnston shows, all existing theological conceptions of the afterlife are either incoherent or at odds with the workings of nature. These supernaturalist pictures of the rewards for goodness also obscure a striking consilience between the philosophical study of the self and an account of goodness common to Judaism, Christianity, Hinduism, and Buddhism: the good person is one who has undergone a kind of death of the self and who lives a life transformed by entering imaginatively into the lives of others, anticipating their needs and true interests. As a caretaker of humanity who finds his or her own death comparatively unimportant, the good person can see through death. But this is not all. Johnston's closely argued claims that there is no persisting self and that our identities are in a particular way "Protean" imply that the good survive death. Given the future-directed concern that defines true goodness, the good quite literally live on in the onward rush of humankind. Every time a baby is born a good person acquires a new face. ~ Product Description
The Tragic Sense of Life (Courier Dover: 1954), pp. 110-11.
A rabid mania for originality is rife in the modern intellectual world and characterizes all individual effort. We would rather err with genius than hit the mark with the crowd... This violent struggle for the perpetuation of our name extends backwards into the past, just as it aspires to conquer the future; we contend with the dead because we, the living, are obscured beneath their shadow. We are jealous of the geniuses of former times, whose names, standing out like the landmarks of history, rescue the ages from oblivion. The heaven of fame is not very large, and the more there are who enter it the less is the share of each. The great names of the past rob us of our place in it; the space which they fill in the popular memory they usurp from us who aspire to occupy it. And so we rise up in revolt against them, and hence the bitterness with which all those who seek after fame in the world of letters judge those who have already attained it and are in enjoyment of it.
Gary R. Habermas and J.P. Moreland (Wipf & Stock: Jan 2004), 462 pages.
By sharing the very latest scientific, philosophical, anthropological, ethical, and theological evidence on life after death, noted Christian scholars Habermas and Moreland present a strong case for immortality with this book. They begin by taking up the question of whether life after death is real what evidence supports its reality. They then explore what the afterlife is like and go on to show how having this reality in your future should affect the way you live here and now. This book will reassure you that there's no need to fear death — as long as you're prepared for the eternity that follows. It's also a great aid in developing a serious biblical, rational, and even scientific defense for belief in life beyond the grave. ~ Book Cover
Carol Zaleski on Dualism said...
First Things 105 (August/September 2000): 36-42.
As for dualism, much has been said of the violence it does to our unity as psycho-physical creatures, but this is questionable. Multiplicity and disunity are as strong a feature of our existence as psychosomatic unity. We are legion, as the demons say. It is a marvel that all our different parts work together. At best, we are a symphony; but the second violins have quarreled with the wind section, and as we age these quarrels increase. Why should it surprise us if at death the soul separates from the body? Separating is the order of our lives as we tend toward death. If a man's jowls can sink down while his brow stays up, why can't his soul rise up when his body sinks down? All of our flesh is being pulled downward by the gravity of the grave; every day our skin is sloughing off cell by cell; at each stage of life we slough off the skin of a previous stage; and at death we lose what was left of those skins. Perhaps that will be the chance to emerge as the person one was meant to be.
"Dying on Stage: 'The Act of a Dreadful Thing'" in Resurrection, Porter, Hayes, and Tombs, eds. (Continuum: 1999), pp. 297, 301.
Crucifixion demands entombment. And entombment generates drama. Who is hiding in the cupboard of French farce? Who is behind the screen on Blind Date? What is the bran tub, or the cracker, or the long awaited letter when it drops in the letter-box? Open the box! The drama of entombment is there literally in the stage illusionist's repertoire. It might have died with Harry Houdini, but it hasn't. I saw it only the other day on television: the comedian Freddie Star, bound and shackled and then submerged in a fish tank. Curtains drawn round the tank. Lights dimmed. A roll of drums, the lights flash, and then the lights go up and the curtains are drawn back to discover... an empty fish tank. And a few minutes later, Freddie is discovered somewhere else, damp but unharmed and smiling, the Starr reborn. ... I come back to death, 'nothing more terrible, nothing more true'. We go to Shakespeare's tragedies, go to sit in the dark in our boxes at the theatre, to confront what 'we can't escape'. And Shakespeare shows us the mutilated bodies in a stage spectacle. And he portrays death as final, 'the sure extinction that we travel to and shall be lost in always'. But the ritual of theatre-going won't allow it to rest there. We are obliged to remain incarcerated while another stage-spectacle is enacted, the resurrection before our eyes of the actors who are dead. The curtain call. It is a cheat. Like death. Something I know I can't escape, yet can't accept. Tirez le rideau.
Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Heaven (San Francisco: Harper & Row, 1982), 3.
If a thing makes no difference, it is a waste of time to think about
it. We should begin, then, with the question, What difference does
Heaven make to earth, to now, to our lives? Only the difference between
hope and despair in the end, between two totally different visions of
life, between "chance or the dance." At death we find out which vision
is true: does it all go down the drain in the end, or are all the loose
threads finally tied together into a gloriously perfect tapestry? Do
the tangled paths through the forest of life lead to the golden castle
or over the cliff and into the abyss? Is death a door or a hole?
Growing Up (Congdon & Weed: New York, 1982), p. 61.
For the first time I thought seriously about God. Between sobs I told Bessie that if God could do things like this to people, then God was hateful and I had no more use for Him. ¶ Bessie told me about the peace of Heaven and the joy of being among the angels and the happiness of my father who was already there. The argument failed to quiet my rage. ¶ "God loves us all just like His own children," Bessie said. ¶ "If God loves me, why did He make my father die?" ¶ Bessie said that I would understand someday, but she was only partly right. That afternoon, though I couldn't have phrased it this way then, I decided that God was a lot less interested in people than anybody in Morrisonville was willing to admit. That day I decided that God was not entirely to be trusted. ¶ After that I never cried again with any real conviction, nor expected much of anyone's God except indifference, nor loved deeply without fear that it would cost me dearly in pain. At the age of five I had become a skeptic . . .
Roy Batty on Death and Meaning said...
Blade Runner directed by Ridley Scott, writers Philip K. Dick and Hampton Francher (1982).
I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched c-beams ... glitter in the dark near Tanhauser Gate. All those ... moments will be lost ... in time, like tears ... in rain. Time ... to die.
Life After Life (New York: Bantam Books, 1976), 21-25, 181-84.
Despite the wide variation in the circumstances surrounding close calls
with death and in the types of persons undergoing them, it remains true
that there b a striking similarity among the accounts of the
experiences themselves. In fact the similarities among various reports
are so great that one can easily pick out about fifteen separate
elements which recur again and again in the mass of narrative that I
have collected. On the basis of these points of likeness, let me now
construe a brief, theoretically "ideal" or "complete" experience which
embodies all of the common elements, in the order in which it is
typical for them to occur. ¶ A man is dying and, as he reaches the
point of greatest physical distress, he hears himself pronounced dead
by his doctor. He begins to hear an uncomfortable noise, a low ringing
or buzzing, and at the same time feels himself moving very rapidly
through a long dark tunnel. After this, he suddenly finds himself
outside of his own physical body, but still in the immediate physical
environment, and he sees his own body from a distance, as though he is
a spectator. He watches the resuscitation attempt from this unusual
vantage point and is in a state of emotional upheaval. ¶ After a while,
he collects himself and becomes more accustomed to his odd condition.
He notices that he still has a "body," but one of a very different
nature and with very different powers from the physical body he has
left behind. Soon other things begin to happen. Others come to meet and
to help him. He glimpses the spirits of relatives and friends who have
already died, and a loving, warm spirit of a kind he has never
encountered before — a being of light — appears before him. This being
asks him a question, nonverbally, to make him evaluate his life and
helps him along by showing him a panoramic, instantaneous playback of
the major events of his life. At some point he finds himself
approaching some sort of barrier or border, apparently representing the
limit between earthly life and the next life. Yet, he finds that he
must go back to the earth, that the time for his death has not yet
come. At this point he resists, for by now he is taken up with his
The Plague, (New York: Vintage International, 1948, 1975) 214-7.
They had already seen children die — for many months now death had
shown no favoritism — but they had never yet watched a child's agony
minute by minute, as they had now been doing since daybreak. Needless
to say, the pain inflicted on these innocent victims had always seemed
to them to be what in fact it was: an abominable thing. But hitherto
they had felt its abomination in, so to speak, an abstract way; they
had never had to witness over so long a period the death throes of an
innocent child. In the small face, rigid as a mask of grayish clay,
slowly the lips parted and from them rose a long, incessant scream,
hardly varying with his respiration, and filling the ward with a
fierce, indignant protest, so little childish that it seemed like a
collective voice issuing from all the sufferers there. Paneloux gazed
down at the small mouth, fouled with the sores of the plague and
pouring out the angry death-cry that has sounded through the ages of
mankind. He sank on his knees, and all present found it natural to hear
him in a voice hoarse but clearly audible across that nameless, never
ending wail: "My God, spare this child!" But the wail continued without
Sleeper, dir. Woody Allen, writers Woody Allen and Marshall Brickman (Dec 17, 1973), 1:26:00.
Luna: But Miles, don't you see, meaningful relationships between men and women don't last. That was proven by science. You see, there's a chemical in our bodies that makes it so that we all get on each other's nerves sooner or later. Miles: That's science. I don't believe in science. Science is an intellectual dead end. You know, it's a lot of little guys in tweed suits and cutting up frogs on foundation grants, and... Luna: Oh, I see. You don't believe in science, and you also don't believe that political systems work, and you don't believe in God, huh? Miles: Right. Luna: So, then, what do you believe in? Miles: Sex and death. Two things that come once in my lifetime. But at least after death you're not nauseous.
Miguel de Unamuno on Mortal Man said...
Tragic Sense of Life, trans. J.E. Crawford Flitch (Dover: 1954), orig. 1921, p. 1.
I am a man; no other man do I deem a stranger. For to me the adjective humanus is no less suspect that its abstract substantive humanitas, humanity. Neither "the human" nor "humanity," neither the simple adjective nor the substantivized adjective, but the concrete substantive — man. The man of flesh and bone; the man who is born, suffers, and dies — above all, who dies; the man who eats and drinks and plays and sleeps and thinks and wills; the man who is seen and heard; the brother, the real brother.
The Tragic Sense of Life (Courier Dover: 1954), pp. 50-1.
There you have that "thief of energies," as he [Nietzsche] so obtusely called Christ who sought to wed nihilism with the struggle for existence, and he talks to you about courage. His heart craved the eternal All while his head convinced him of nothingness, and, desperate and mad to defend himself from himself, he cursed that which he most loved. Because he could not be Christ, he blasphemed against Christ. Bursting with his own self, he wished himself unending and dreamed his theory of eternal recurrence, a sorry counterfeit of immortality, and, full of pity for himself, he abominated all pity. And there are some who say that his is the philosophy of strong men! No, it is not. My health and my strength urge me to perpetuate myself. His is the doctrine of weaklings who aspire to be strong, but not of the strong who are strong. Only the feeble resign themselves to final death and substitute some other desire for the longing for personal immortality. In the strong the zeal for perpetuity overrides the doubt of realizing it, and their superabundance of life overflows upon the other side of death.
The Plague, (New York: Vintage International, 1948, 1975) 125-8.
I've seen too much of hospitals to relish any idea of collective
punishment. But, as you know, Christians sometimes say that sort of
thing without really thinking it. They're better than they seem.
[Father] Paneloux is a man of learning, a scholar. He hasn't come in
contact with death; that's why he can speak with such assurance of the
truth — with a capital T. Bet every country priest who visits his
parishioners and has to hear a man gasping for breath on his deathbed
thinks as I do. He'd try to relieve human suffering before trying to
point out its excellence. If [I] believed in an all-powerful God [I]
would cease curing the sick and leave that to Him. But no one in the
world believed in a God of that sort; no, not even Paneloux, who
believed that he believed in such a God. And this was proved by the
fact that no one ever threw himself on Providence completely. [S]ince
the order of the world is shaped by death, mightn't it be better for
God if we refuse to believe in Him and struggle with all our might
against death, without raising our eyes toward the heaven where He sits
in silence?