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There's more evidence that kids should focus on math and science for future jobs.
Jobs in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) pay an average 26 percent more than other occupations.
Those fields grew three times faster during the past decade, according to a Commerce Department study.
Albany state University is hosting the NASA Summer of Innovation camp next week.
Camp instructors say they will be teaching the importance of science and math and hope the children will have fun along the way.
"The NASA Summer of Innovation will create interest in these programs. Not only does it create interest, It's not just reading text books, It's actually about doing projects. Students can say 'I'm moving forward in technology and I can actually do these things. These are not things I play with every day, I can create these things and improve these things and build upon these things'," said camp instructor Marcus Hines.
From 2000 to 2010 STEM jobs grow 7.9 percent to 7.6 million, that's three times the rate of other fields.
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Just found this subreddit. I have been modeling for a few years now but only really non organics like structures, ships, and what not. This I can do from imagination. But now I would really like to get into character modeling. I was wondering if there was a website out there that collects drawings or something that shows the character from a side front back views to put on the image planes to model from. Or something along those lines.
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I've been using this website. Just sign up and its free, hope it helps.
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Wow this one looks awesome. Thank you.
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I used to get character reference images from 3D.sk.
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Yeah I was looking for one similar but more cartoony for maybe videogame characters or animated characters for movies. But this is amazing for photo realisitic human references.
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Could always trawl deviantart and ask artists for permission to model their characters. Searching "t-pose" brings up about a thousand results. It's pretty common for deviantart users to post sketches for the sole intention of letting other users ink or color them, so I think that 3D modeling would fall into the same category.
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Many of us never heard of a bird strike before Thursday's plane accident in New York, but a Federal Aviation Administration report shows thousands of bird strikes happen every year.
In 2007, the FAA reported 7,666 bird strikes. Since 1990, airports reported more than 30 bird strikes that damaged planes in the state of Texas. Even though Lubbock's airport is in the middle of a migratory pattern, none of the reported strikes were in Lubbock.
However, a local bird abatement specialist says that doesn't mean we haven't had any. "I'm sure they've had them. They just might not have noticed them," says Joe Bill Rogers.
Rogers travels around the country with falcons and hawks to get rid of unwanted birds. It's called bird abatement, or using birds of prey to scare off other animals. Rogers focuses mostly on agriculture, but has knowledge of airport bird abatement. He says while bird strikes aren't uncommon, you don't hear about them often because they usually cause only minor problems, and sometimes passengers don't feel them at all.
James Loomis, Aviation Director at Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport, says Lubbock typically sees four or five bird strikes a year, but it's never had a dangerous one. "Typically there's no damage because they're smaller birds.
Rogers thinks Lubbock flyers shouldn't worry too much when leaving the runway, "With what we've got now, it's not too bad. If they get geese out there, yeah, we've got problems. If they get seagulls out there we've got problems, but a few doves and meadow larks and things like that, it's not going be a big problem here."
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Flûte has a speakeasy feel with a location below street level. Down the stairs the cosy, curtained private areas, chic interior and welcoming, knowledgeable staff provide the background to a menu that features 100 champagnes. The list is divided into brut non-vintage, rosé, blanc de blancs, blanc de noirs, vintage, extra brut and champagnes. Flûte also has a number of magnums on offer.
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If Congress does not agree on spending, many federal employees may have to stay home from work tomorrow.
What exactly does this government shutdown mean for Arizona workers and the people who depend on them?
No matter what some federal employees will still be working tomorrow, but how many will be staffing the Federal courthouse in downtown Tucson is not clear.
Agencies have been working, since last week, to figure out what workers need to stay on the job, but with fewer people on the job, many can expect services to suffer.
According to information from USA Today national parks, like Saguaro National Park will not be open; if people need a passport, the time is now to get it, because the Department of State has a limited amount of money to keep the program going without additional funding from Congress.
Tucson is also a big military town, so those relying on Veterans Affairs will keep sending out compensation and pension checks but if the shutdown lasts through the end of October, they too will run out of money.
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- 8:30 & 10:30 am Worship: Bring your home-grown lemons, rosemary and salad fixin's to offer during a special liturgy celebrating God's creation.
- 9:30 am Forum: "Cultivating the Spirit: What Do Trees Have to Do With Peace?" with Denise Roy, author of the best seller, Momfulness.
- 5:00 pm "Ripe for Change," a fascinating 55-minute PBS documentary film about the intersection of food and politics in California over the last 30 years.
- 6:00 pm "Local Sustainable Food" Supper
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Expanding off-campus recycling services might become a top priority for the Student Government Association and city officials in the weeks and months ahead.
The SGA has been looking to implement an off-campus recycling program since 2010. In 2011, SGA passed a resolution unanimously through both the House and the Senate recommending landlords provide recycling services at apartment complexes, where recycling services often lack.
The task, since then, has been in the hands of the recently formed sustainability committee. Still, most students who live in off-campus apartments do not have access to recycling options within those complexes.
A change to the make-up of the Mount Pleasant City Commission and possible action from the SGA means the issue of off-campus recycling might come to the forefront again.
City Commissioner Matthew Sous, who was elected to the City Commission in November, said increasing recycling opportunities at apartment complexes is one of his primary focuses.
"It doesn't make much sense either way," Sous said. "An apartment should have access to recycling. I am pretty hopeful that this will be coming up this year."
Sous said he plans to discuss the issue in upcoming strategy meetings with the commission but says the issue is more complicated than it seems on a surface level.
"I wouldn't say I've met anyone who was opposed to more recycling, but we are dealing with two different municipalities: Mount Pleasant and Union Township," Sous said. "Many apartment complexes are located within Union Township, and we're going to have to work together to address this. This might be a challenge we will have to work through."
Sous said even though this is an issue that the student body, as a whole, cares about, he has yet to hear students voice their opinions on the topic to Mount Pleasant officials.
"I have been to several city commission meetings so far," Sous said. "I have yet to see anyone talk about this subject."
Justin Gawronski, the SGA president, is confident the SGA will be able to take action and make a difference in the near future.
"Frankly, I don't know what the other SGAs were doing," Gawronski said. "We should be able to move on this and make an impact."


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Watford's on-loan Chelsea youngster Nathaniel Chalobah named England Men's Youth Player of the Year at FA England Awards
8:57pm Sunday 3rd February 2013 in Sport By Anthony Matthews, Group Sports Editor
Nathaniel Chalobah has won the England Men's Youth Player of the Year at the inaugural FA England Awards this evening.
The on-loan Watford youngster was voted for by Club England coaches for his performances for the national Under-19 and Under-21 sides last year, finishing ahead of Derby County's Will Hughes and Everton's John Lundstram, who came third.
The Chelsea youngster has won more than 50 caps at various England age group levels since making his debut for the Under-16 side in 2008.
Chalobah helped the Under-19s reach the semi-finals of the European Championships in Estonia last year before making his debut for Stuart Pearce's Under-21s against Northern Ireland in November.
Meanwhile, former Hornets youngster Kieron Forbes, who is now playing for Forest Green Rovers, came third in the voting for the England C Team Player of the Year.
Eleven awards are being handed out at tonight's event at St George's Park, which is one on the highlight's of the FA's 150th anniversary year.
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FelixTheHorn says...
Reasonable article on The Horns in the latest 'When Saturday Comes'.
Yellow army!
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SAHornet says...
corbindallas wrote:I was thinking just the same thing. Shame but many congratulations anyway Nate, you deserve this.
Oh no does that mean he will add a million to his price tag when we buy him in the summer,!
7:48am Mon 4 Feb 13
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a1derek wrote:Agreed, he won't be sold as he is I feel being developed to be a future Chelski captain.
Amazing player for just 18 although he can be a victim of his own confidence sometimes and did give away possession a few times in silly positions on saturday. However, some of those crossfield balls he played were sublime. Hopefully if we can go up Chelski will see fit to loan him to us for at least one more season. Really can't see them selling to us unfortunately.
As you allude promotion is key to another season @ WFC. Ben Foster being a precedent perhaps season 2 has to be a higher level for a further loan for a parent club.
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Earlier this month, the U.S. Marine Corps announced that it was postponing its self-imposed deadline for women to be held to the same physical fitness standard as men. On January 1, 2014 female Marines would have been required to complete three pull ups on their physical fitness test; the same requirement as male Marines. Over 50 percent of women were unable to complete the new standard. Therefore, Marines chose to delay the deadline and allow women to pass without meeting the equal standard. With the military so willing to ignore these equal standards, one must wonder, does the military have a double standard when it comes to gender equality?
Last year military leadership lifted the ban on women in combat positions like the infantry and special operations without a clear pathway to successful integration. Physical standards and equality remain a primary issue of contention.
For decades, women and men have had 'equal but different' physical standards. The military recognized that men and women have different physical qualities which led to the generation of a separate physical grading scale. Correspondingly, women were also prohibited from the majority of combat roles including special operations, infantry, and other ground roles that required a higher level of physical performance. Now that women are able to pursue these combat arms-type positions within the military, the physical demand of the mission must be addressed.
So how you do handle this challenge? The answer lies in equality. But the word equality is not ambiguous. Equality is the state of being equal, and equal is defined as being of the same measure, quantity, amount or number as another. The same standards, the same treatment, the same physical requirements, regardless of your gender. No political correctness, no ulterior motives. No senior level officers getting to bolster their Officer Evaluation Reports with accolades of leading the integration of females into infantry units.
Whenever compromise occurs in the 'name of equality' it only further perpetuates female stereotypes that women have spent years combating in the military. Military leaders must stand firm on equality and not buckle to the pressures of meeting a female quota at the expense of creating double standards of equality. We want the best and most qualified defending our freedoms and way of life. It doesn't matter if they are pretty, ugly, male, female, tall, or short, as long as they are the best physically, mentally, and emotionally to accomplish the mission of defending our nation.
Gender success should not be the focus of this issue, as the Marines hinted was the reason they have delayed enforcing the equal standard. Mission success must be the number one priority, as the military's purpose cannot be skewed by attempts at social engineering. Believe it or not, our national security depends on these standards that ensure mission success. We must maintain the most lethal and elite military in the world by meeting a mission standard, not a gender standard. It doesn't matter if you are a man or a woman. A standard is a standard.
The mission standard of these critical and vital units must not be lowered to meet the needs of females. If women are able to meet the physical standards required of the position, then good for them. They should then be granted every opportunity that a man is offered. But do not expect to have that opportunity without being able to toe-the-line with men. You're going to have to on the battlefield anyway. The mission isn't any less demanding because women are suddenly trying to accomplish it.
And the majority of women in the military don't expect or want different standards based solely upon their gender. They want to succeed based upon their own actions and merits, not be handed a consolation prize because they were granted special treatment. Military women don't need to appease certain parts of society that demand this change without ever having served in the military. Women who have been in the military for some time understand the resentment that comes along with 'equal but different' standards in a world that demands equality.
Unfortunately, as with the Marines, we are seeing military leadership more concerned with fulfilling quotas than meeting mission priorities. Many are more focused on setting women up for successful entries into these positions than actually holding them accountable to the standard. Often men train for months to get physically prepared for certain job positions within the military. If women know they have a weak spot physically, shouldn't they be required to do the same instead of lowering a standard or postponing a deadline? This is a double standard in a society that preaches equality and a military that demands personal responsibility.


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Ok, so we have had an interesting day today at the POD. Drew, CLF and I got into a rather fun discussion that resulted in two of us thinking one of us was wrong and vice versa. Anyone wanna guess who the one guy is? lmao.
Anyhow, here I am tonight watching what looked to be a rather boring MNF game and then all the sudden a real football game broke out. Gabbert threw a nice TD and his WR (I have no idea who he is, not kidding!) made a great catch and showed great concentration keeping his feet in the field of play.
The game is 14-10 jags!
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Poached Strawberries, Peaches, and Mango over Crushed Ice
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- 1 vanilla bean or 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 2 cups white grape juice
- 1 star anise pod
- 1 cinnamon stick
- Zest of 1/2 large orange
- 1 cup (8 ounces) frozen strawberries, thawed and drained
- 1 cup (6 ounces) frozen mango, thawed and drained
- 1 cup (4 ounces) frozen peaches, thawed and drained
- 4 cups crushed ice
Using a paring knife, scrape the seeds from the vanilla bean and place in a large saucepan. Add the empty vanilla pod, grape juice, star anise, cinnamon stick, and orange zest. Bring the mixture to a simmer over medium-high heat and cook for 5 minutes. Add the strawberries, mango, and peaches. Simmer for 5 minutes. Remove the pan from the heat and allow the fruit to cool completely in the syrup, about 1 hour (can be made 1 day in advance and refrigerated).
To serve, remove the vanilla pod, star anise, and cinnamon stick from the syrup and discard. Mound the shaved ice in 4 small bowls and drizzle with the syrup. Spoon the fruit on top and serve.
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Posted by joe on Saturday, October 26, 2013 at 7:17pm.
How about the last line of each of the first two stanzas? Can daffodils flutter, dance, and toss their heads?
"I wandered lonely as a cloud
That floats on high o'er vales and hills,
When all at once I saw a crowd,
A host, of golden daffodils;
Beside the lake, beneath the trees,
Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.
Continuous as the stars that shine
And twinkle on the milky way,
They stretched in never-ending line
Along the margin of a bay:
Ten thousand saw I at a glance,
Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.
The waves beside them danced; but they
Out-did the sparkling waves in glee:
A poet could not but be gay,
In such a jocund company:
I gazed--and gazed--but little thought
What wealth the show to me had brought:
For oft, when on my couch I lie
In vacant or in pensive mood,
They flash upon that inward eye
Which is the bliss of solitude;
And then my heart with pleasure fills,
And dances with the daffodils. "
William Wordsworth
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Hey everyone. Sorry I've been neglecting the blog this week. My big Halloween party happens later tonight and I've spent the whole week prepping for it. I promise I'll make it up to you next week with several fun Halloween posts.
First off, I want to congratulate our Wanda Witch Clever Clue Giveaway winner – Sneaky Witch from Wyoming. I was so impressed that she managed to host this party twice in the same town without revealing her identity. Since she can't publicly take credit for her many, many hours of effort, I thought she could use a little kudos. Congrats, Sneaky! I'm totally impressed with your Wanda style. I'll be contacting you soon to get your shipping info. I hope you enjoy your awesome letters. Thanks again to Alison from Ally's Attic for the fantastic giveaway.
Since I'm short on time today, I thought I'd repost one of last year's favorite Halloween posts. Loads of you downloaded this simple little advent calender last year. If you haven't had a chance to print yours out this year, you'll want to get it started today. Here are the details from the old post…
Perhaps it's my own fault. Maybe decorating for Halloween five weeks early naturally creates holiday over-anticipation/impatience in my kids. Whatever the reason, my kids are constantly dragging their costumes out of their closets to ask me if it's time to trick or treat. Yesterday, after answering that question for the 493rd time, I decided I needed a way for the kids to keep track of the countdown themselves. So, I created this simple little countdown poster to do just that.
Much like the Christmas Advent Poster I posted last year, this simple little chart hangs out on our fridge for easy access to my three kids. Rather than use stickers to mark the days, I opted to go for something a little more Halloweenish…googly eyes. Each morning at breakfast during the last two weeks of October, my kids get to add one googly eye to the poster. They start at the fourteen and work their way down to the one so they can know at a glance how many days are left until the big day.
To make your own handy chart, simply print out the file below on heavy white cardstock. If you'd like to give it a little more strength (like the one pictured), trim the edges and glue it to a sheet of black cardstock. I designed the file to use 12mm wiggle eyes, but you could use whatever size you have on hand. Ideally, you'll want to look for the wiggle eyes that have adhesive backs. If you can't find those, just use glue dots or keep a bottle of Elmer's in your kitchen drawer.
If your kids have other Halloween activities to look forward to (class parties, family traditions, etc.) you can track those on your chart as well. Simply use a marker to add a little color to the party date. For example, our church Trunk or Treat Party happens on the 26th so I used an orange marker to highlight the number 5 circle (I did this after I took the pictures for the blog). If my kids want to figure out how many days are left until the party they just count the open circles between today and the orange circle.
Cheap, easy and totally kid-friendly. I think this chart will be a party of our Halloween festivities for years to come. Just thought I'd pass it on.
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2012 has exciting things lined up for Jazoo Yang, a Seoul-based visual artist working across various mediums, including grand painting, installation, portrait work, and performance art. She will be exhibiting in New York, Shanghai, and Berlin, as well as featuring her provocative work throughout the year in South Korea.
Having completed residencies in Beijing, Busan and Jeju over the past few years, Yang is quite active in Seoul's contemporary art scene. As an elaboration on her own solitude, a product of the constantly shifting physical and cultural landscape of South Korea's urban space, Yang endeavors to explore notions of history and loss in her work. Influenced by the present-day neglect of social legacy and the 'culturelessness' of the modern city, Yang aims to salvage that which lies on the fringe of our social consciousness.
In expansive urban areas, the interminable demolitions, reconstructions, and renovations of the modern era have resulted in an overwhelming loss of familiarity, one which alienates individuals within the city that is their home. This trend is not unique to Seoul; the uprooting of one's physical and cultural history is a global phenomenon that is both felt and observed in major cities the world over. Yang's overseas visits this year will be crucial for her research, and will undoubtedly yield exciting results, even impromptu performances or installation projects.
Using entire rooms and buildings as a canvas, the artist recreates individual histories by collecting, assembling, and interpreting found artifacts. Utilizing basic forms such as tape and stencil, Yang's installations intend to draw attention to spaces that are easily ignored or forgotten. By sharing these visual stories, the artist converts abandoned buildings into historic sites, transforming the artifacts within into relics with legacies worth remembering.
Perhaps my favourite of Yang's works are her large-scale Excretion paintings. Her highly physical method results in works that are grand, yet also intimate and expressive (shades of Twombly, anyone?) Using primarily her hands, she harnesses the momentum and intensity of her moving body to document her present emotional state. The excretions, then, become a form of evidential catharsis, available for shared contemplation by artist and viewer. Yang intends to provide a glimpse into her soul, a genuine expression of her own solitude and a gesture of humanity within the bleakness of the big city.
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volunteers walked the red carpet in Lawton
Friday. The United Way
kicked off its 19th Annual 'Day of Caring' event with a Hollywood-themed
campaign breakfast.
Friday wasn't about glamour; it was about giving back to the community.
The Day of Caring
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because they knew United Way
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worked on 31 projects. 22 were at Lawton Public Schools, and the other nine
were at partner agencies such as the Lawton Food Bank and the Salvation Army.
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get done on their own budgets or time.
companies are very generous to volunteer their employees today to take a day
off and come and work and to give back to the community," Capps said.
Companies that
contribute to the United Way
let some employees volunteer Friday instead of working. Executive Director of Lawton
United Way Katie Noffsker said the way they match volunteers with projects
makes the largest impact in a single day than you would find anywhere else.
after today, folks decide they want to continue volunteering and will continue
putting for effort with the agency of their choice," Noffsker said.
landscaping and building book shelves were just a few of the projects being
worked on at the schools. At the Salvation Army, they sorted toys. At the Food Bank,
they helped organize the shelves.
Volunteers told
us why they feel it's important to give back to the community.
"Lawton is my home," Charlene
Ayala said. "If I ever needed an agency, I can always come back, knowing that I
was able to help and volunteer and that I've had that comfort zone."
"I think
that it's important that we realize the community has a lot of needs," Shelly
Fields said. "It's really just a feel-good deal to get out and be able to do
something for someone."
This was the
second year the event has been known as the David Hegwood Day of Caring. Hegwood
was a long-time volunteer who died last year after a battle with leukemia.
United Way
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but they also had their highest number of volunteers.
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3.25/5 rDev +9.1%
02-18-2013 01:23:53 | More by LampertLand
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05-10-2012 01:19:10 | More by bumchilly25
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Cold, cold day - and cold beer - ah, Canadian tradition...
This beer pours a clear medium golden hue, with two fingers of thinly creamy white head, which leaves some drooping fingers of lace around the glass as it takes its time settling. It smells of sweet bready, biscuity malt, and some mild floral honey. The taste is toasted bread malt, a bit of caramel, an echo of honey sweetness, and leafy, somewhat bitter hops. The carbonation is on the soft side of average, the body almost medium weight, and kind of fluffy. It finishes semi-sweet, with a rising weedy, ethereal booziness.
Nothing much brown or honeyed about this offering - a shade above Sleeman's ubiquitous analogue in quality - still not really worth seeking out beyond beer o'clock at the office...
01-13-2011 21:44:07 | More by biboergosum
Alberta (Canada)
2.88/5 rDev -3.4%
Probably the palest looking honey brown/amber/red ale I've tried yet. Hint of golden in it, otherwise it looks like a lager with about 3 drops of coffee added.
Faiint ctoasted caramel malts with a slightly metallic mustiness.
LOL It tastes like a mini me Sleemans. Same toasted malts, but fainter, same metallic twang, but fainter. Finishes slightly sweet and sticky.
Ah, put feel is slightly creamier than sleeman and carbonation not as brisk and biting.
An alright attempt, but no great shakes.
10-26-2010 03:18:08 | More by Shadman
Alberta (Canada)
2.58/5 rDev -13.4%
341ml bottle poured into tulip aug3 2010
A clear gold with just a few bubbles floating up to a fast falling finger of head that left no lace
S honey, skunk and sweet grains
T not far from the smell but with a slight metallic taste
M a notch above watery and enough carbonation to keep it from feeling flat
D nothing special going on here, I finished it but wouldn't reach for another
wouldn't got looking for this one if I was you. I can't understand breweries that use clear bottles, why wouldn't you protect your product from things you know will destroy it?
08-03-2010 15:46:15 | More by wordemupg
British Columbia (Canada)
2.75/5 rDev -7.7%
Dead Frog Honey Brown is a tranluscent golden apricot with a fluffly white head that leaves memories of it as it's quaffed. Aromas of sweetness marred by fresh grains with suggestions of wildflowers tickle the nose. On the palate a light caramelized cereal grainness leading to a honey-like sweetness is found. A marginally sweet finish leaves looking for more, not of the beer, but from the beer.
04-20-2010 22:51:41 | More by EskimoDave
British Columbia (Canada)
3.18/5 rDev +6.7%
Pours a clear copper color with a white head that leaves some lacing on the glass. Caramel malt aroma. Taste is quite sweet with malt flavors and a bit of honey. Low hop bitterness. Fairly thin body with good carbonation. A bit too sweet for me to session, but this is refreshing and drinkable.
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Honey Lager from Dead Frog Brewing
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High-Yield Reward Checking Account at Nicolet National Bank in WI & MI
I had missed this before the holidays, but it looks like a new reward checking account with a competitive rate and balance cap. It's being offered by Nicolet National Bank in Wisconsin. There are some signs that it's open to all. I've sent a message to the bank, and I'll update this post when I receive a reply. The bank calls the account the Real Rewards Checking, and it has the following rates and features if certain monthly requirements are met (as of 12/02/2011):
- 3.00% APY on balances up to $25,000
- 0.50% APY on portion of balance over $25,000
- 0.05% base rate if requirements are not met
- ATM surcharge reimbursements up to $15 per month
The monthly requirements include:
- 10 debit card purchases (PIN or signature)
- Direct deposit
- e-statements
There are no monthly service fees or minimum balance requirements. In the full disclosure page it says the APY is accurate as of 6/13/2011 so the account appears to have been around since June.
There's an online application, and in the first page you have to select your eligibility. It gives you three options on where you live: Wisconsin, Michigan or other. If you select Michigan, you also have to select your Michigan county. If you select other, they request that you provide the name of the banker who referred you. So if you don't live in Wisconsin or one of those Michigan counties, you may not be eligible.
Bank Overview
Nicolet National Bank branches are located in the Wisconsin cities of Green Bay, De Pere, Marinette, Crivitz and Appleton. There's also a branch in Menominee, Michigan.
The bank has an overall health score at DepositAccounts.com of 3 stars (out of 5) with a Texas Ratio of 15.86% (average) based on September 2011 data. Please refer to our financial overview of Nicolet National Bank for more details. The bank has been a FDIC member since 2000 (FDIC Certificate # 57038).
Thanks to forum member larkin for posting on this.
How This Reward Checking Rate Compares
For reward checking accounts available nationwide, the best rate for balances up to $25K is 2.52% APY at ABCO Federal Credit Union. You can get a rate of 4.09% APY at Consumers Credit Union (guaranteed to 6/30/2012), but this only applies to balances up to $10K.
For those in Wisconsin, there's another bank that has a slightly higher rate of 3.05% APY for balances up to $25K. It's Community Bank and Trust. This bank also has an online application that's open to all Wisconsin residents.
These rates are accurate as of 12/02/2011.
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text: Staking Out Houses and VampiresA new stake company is marketing quality surveying products and advanced vampire weaponry.By Teresa Burney When a survey stake breaks as you hammer it into the ground, it's inconvenient. But if a wooden stake breaks when you hammer it into a vampire, it could be worse than deadly; it could be un-deadly.So, for such crucial tasks as vampire killing, the residents of Bon Temps, La., in HBO's "True Blood" series turn to BlackBat Trueline stakes. The stake company is hoping the endorsement will help it capture the less exciting but more voluminous business of surveyors and builders who use wooden stakes to mark the paths of roads and the footprints of homes.Even without HBO choosing the stakes for the series the Fort Smith, Ark.–based BlackBat Trueline was taking market share in the stake business. To be truthful, it doesn't have much competition. As far as anybody knows, it's the only stake maker to brand its product. Typically survey stake manufacturing is a sideline for lumber companies which make their stakes out of scrap lumber.Two years ago, Bob Reeves went to his friend Howard Bagby, an oil and gas exploration executive, with the idea that they buy a small lumber company that was making higher quality survey stakes. After doing some research, the pair found that survey stakes break a lot in the field, as often as 25% to 40% of the time. So they decided to make them out of top grade pine or hardwood lumber rather than scraps, hone them to sharper points, and create smooth sides so surveyors could more easily write coordinates on them. They also had a machine designed and built to produce the better stakes in an automated fashion at the rate of 15,000 an hour, compared with the couple of thousand a day the former owner was turning out. And they are far higher quality than the typical stake of yore. 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Topeka native Kongs to take role Nov. 8, upon Wages' retirement.
Topeka, Kan., Sept. 10, 2013 — The Westar Energy, Inc. (NYSE:WR) board of directors approved the promotion of Kevin Kongs, assistant controller, to vice president, controller, effective Nov. 8, 2013. Lee Wages, who has served as controller since 1999, will retire effective Nov. 8.
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I am an absolute Beginner and have no idea why I should even use a Heart Rate Monitor, let alone which one?
Step 1: Lets get you started by having a quick reminder why a Heart Rate Monitor might be the single best tool to improve your fitness in the shortest amount of time.
Step 2: Now you know why you absolutely, positively must have a Heart Rate Monitor let me guide you through a step-by-step process to find your perfect Heart Rate Monitor.
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I am about to buy a Heart Rate Monitor but I am not sure if its the right one?
Simply select the desired model from the database and read my review of it.
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I cannot decide between two Heart Rate Monitors – help me choose!
Use our Heart Rate Monitor Comparison Tool to compare a wide range of features and specifications to help you decide which of the two would be the better choice. In addition I will give you my own opinion if I had to decide between the two of them.
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I am already using a Heart Rate Monitor but want to make the most out of it – help me!
Click on my Training Resources Page to find Heart Zones Programs, Fitness Assessments and Training Tips for Beginners, Intermediate and Advanced Users.
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I lost my instruction manual for my Heart Rate Monitor – can you help me find it?
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Who are you and why should I listen to you?
This question is absolutely justified considering how much pseudo-knowledge about Heart Rate Monitors is out there in the ether.
So let me briefly introduce myself:
My name is Marc John and I am an Outdoor Personal Trainer in London, UK. The Heart Rate Monitor has become the most important tool in assessing and monitoring my clients cardiovascular fitness.
However, more than a few times clients where so excited about using Heart Rate Monitors that they went out and bought one themselves. And more than a few times I noted their disappointment when the watch did not do what they thought it should.
Oh!It is not waterproof? So I can't take it swimming?
Comments like these and similar plus reading perplexed customer reviews on Amazon led me to investigate the Heart Rate Monitor Information Market further and, low and behold, there seems to be no credible site that puts an equal emphasis on the negative equation of Heart Rate Monitor Reviews.
What you usually get in a Heart Rate Monitor Review is 90% talk about how great the device is and , if you are lucky, 10% on what's not so great. And the 'not so great' section usually covers such 'vital' areas as choice of color or 'instructions could be clearer'.
What's with all these tables?
The tables are a labour of love! It all started with a simple table but , I admit, got carried away. I just could not help it! Thanks to a fantastic WordPress plugin called 'Tablepress' I was able to create what I believe are now the most extensive Heart Rate Monitor Reviews tables on the internet.
If you look at this Polar RS100 Heart Rate Monitor Review table at the bottom of the page you will find a 'Search box' on top of it. Type in any keyword that comes to your mind and the table will, hopefully, reveal the information required. It might not sound magical but try for yourself – I think it is.
So I thank you for looking at heartratemonitorreviews.net. I hope the information you will come across here helps you to find the right Heart Rate Monitor for your training needs.
And if indeed one of my Heart Rate Monitor Reviews did help you to make a more confident decison than I would be grateful if you could 'click' on any link leading to Amazon or any other of the merchants present on this site. I will earn a tiny bit of commission that will help me to keep the site alive and hopefully one day retire in style
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Those who analogize the federal budget to a family's budget must know nothing about either.—
Robert Reich (@RBReich) January 05, 2013
Former U.S. Secretary of Labor Robert B. Reich teaches at Berkeley now, but he never seems to get tired of being taken to school by his Twitter followers, who just aren't content being told how little they know by a man of Reich's intellectual stature. Today's lesson? Only a moron would think that the federal budget is anything at all like a household budget. Ordinary folks who can't legally print their own money at will agree that, yes, the two are nothing alike — and that's a bad thing. After all, there's no law that says a family needs to create a budget, right?
@RBReich sounds like you dont know the meaning of the word budget—
wayne dusek (@wayned1942) January 05, 2013
See? You people just don't get it.
@RBReich You mean families can't print money, levy taxes, grant credits, set interest rates….?!—
Darwin BondGraham (@DarwinBondGraha) January 05, 2013
@RBReich families can't print money, government can—
Dan Slaby (@AmericaSpring) January 05, 2013
@RBReich Huh? But I just printed myself a trillion dollar Costco gift card.—
Bob Foolery (@BobFoolery) January 05, 2013
@RBReich Correct in one sense. Only the government can "print" money, which is not wealth, but a medium of exchange. Fiat money is corrupt.—
John Shepard (@John_R_Shepard) January 05, 2013
@RBReich How about the budget of a family of virtuoso counterfeiters with a basement full of nukes?—
Will Wilkinson (@willwilkinson) January 05, 2013
@Patbagley @rbreich I AM thinking of borrowing money from my neighbors to invade my other neighbors sandbox.—
Rob (@darwin8u) January 05, 2013
RT @RBReich Those who analogize the federal budget to a family's budget must know nothing about either.
/only one needs to be balanced?—
Larry Kelly (@Larry_Kelly) January 05, 2013
…or exist, for that matter.
@RBReich Federal budget? Who are you kidding, haven't had one of those since the previous Administration—
Tom Marchetti (@MarchettiT) January 05, 2013
@RBReich Both political parties demonstrate NO ABILITY at Federal level to ever manage expenses or reduce debt owed by US Gov't?—
SHAUN HASSETT, CAMS (@DUE_DILIGENCE2) January 05, 2013
@RBReich-Do you really believe any rational person is buying that Keynesian leftist propaganda bridge? Please spare us.—
CV McDonald (@vdld) January 05, 2013
So, what is the difference? We hunger for knowledge.
@RBReich Well pardon us, the Proles, for trying to get our heads around something clearly best left to the smarter classes.—
Winston Aldworth (@WinstonAldworth) January 05, 2013
@RBReich 99% of the country probably believes that. it's your role to show them why they are wrong, instead of insulting their intelligence.—
Sam Tetruashvili (@samtcmu) January 05, 2013
@RBReich so what is the difference between a federal budget and a family budget then?—
Jeff Kristofak (@JeffKristofak) January 05, 2013
We think you have to sign up for Reich's class at Berkeley to hear the details; until then, please enjoy this CD of cricket sounds. Or this tweet where Reich teaches the finer points of Constitutional government.
O can avoid debt-ceiling battle by (1) ignoring ceiling and letting Rs take it to Sup Ct, or (2) getting corp Am and Wall St. to force Rs.—
Robert Reich (@RBReich) January 05, 2013
Ignore the law when it doesn't suit him? Why didn't Reich's buddy "O" think of that earlier?


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The City of Los Angeles says it will close southbound lanes on Pacific Coast Highway from Temescal Canyon Road to Entrada Drive from Tuesday to Saturday. The closures are due to the $10 million Coastal Interceptor Relief Sewer project.
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The NFL has a new IQ test it will use in its scouting combines. It's about time because the current one only takes 12 minutes - it takes the average NFL player that long to spell his name or make his mark.
Hey! It's a joke!
The old one was devised decades ago by former Dallas Cowboys Coach Tom Landry, who said things like: "First become a winner in life then become a winner on the field."
Partly because the NFL feels it needs to update its cliches, it has come up with the new IQ test with the help of a real "university professor."
That's all well and good, but the fans need to stay current, too. We don't want the players becoming smarter than the fans.
So, as a service to the NFL and its fans, I have devised a new fan IQ test. Name the authors of the following quotes, and don't peek at the answers at the end.
"He couldn't spell cat if you spotted him the C and the T." (Dallas linebacker Thomas Henderson on the intelligence of Terry Bradshaw.
"I may be dumb, but I'm not stupid." (The aforementioned Terry Bradshaw)
"Nobody in football should be called a genius. A genius is a guy like Norman Einstein." (Joe Theismann)
"If defensive linemen's IQs were five points lower, they'd be geraniums." (Russ Francis)
"I've been big ever since I was little." (William "The Refrigerator" Perry)
"I want to rush for 1,000 or 1,500 yards, whichever comes first." (George Rogers)
"People say I'll be drafted in the first round, maybe even higher." (Craig "Ironhead" Heyward)
"I wouldn't ever set out to hurt anyone deliberately unless it was important – like a league game." (Dick Butkus)
"The Bears are so tough when they finish sacking the quarterback, they go after his family in the stands." (Tim Wrightman)
"I'd run over my own mother to win the Super Bowl." (Joe Jacoby)
"To win, I'd run over Joe's mom, too." (Matt Millen, about Joe Jacoby's mother)
"We didn't have steroids. If I wanted to get pumped up, I drank a case of beer." (Art Donovan)
"When it's third and ten, you can take the milk drinkers, and I'll take the whiskey drinkers every time." (Max McGee, former Packers receiver)
"I feel like I'm the best, but you're not going to get me to say that." (Jerry Rice)
"If a man watches three football games in a row, he should be declared legally dead." (Erma Bombeck)
"There is no defense against a perfect pass. I can throw the perfect pass." (Dan Marino)
"It's a good idea. I'm in favor of it." (John McKay, coach of the woeful Bucs, when asked about his team's execution)
"If I drop dead tomorrow, at least I'll know I died in good health." (Bum Phillips)
"He can be a great player in this league if he learns how to say two words: 'I'm full.' " (Jerry Glanville talking about 300-pound Lincoln Kennedy)
"What's the difference between a 3-week-old puppy and a sportswriter? In six weeks, the puppy stops whining." (Mike Ditka)
"We're not attempting to circumcise rules." (Bill Cowher)
"Most of my cliches aren't original." (Chuck Knox)
"You guys line up alphabetically by height." (Former Houston Coach Bill Peterson
"Men, I want you just thinking of one word all season. One word and one word only: Super Bowl." (Peterson again)
"The shoulder surgery was a success. The lobotomy failed." (Mike Ditka on Jim McMahon's surgery)
"A good football coach needs a patient wife, a loyal dog and a great quarterback - but not necessarily in that order." (Bud Grant)
"Football combines the two worst things about America. It is violence punctuated by committee meetings." (George Will)
"Gentlemen, it is better to have died a small boy than to fumble this football." (John Heisman)
"Baseball players are smarter than football players. How often do you see a baseball team penalized for having too many men on the field?" (Jim Bouton)
"He's fair. He treats us all the same - like dogs." (Henry Jordan on coach Vince Lombardi)


text: The way I see it, any player that can help the Leafs in 3 or 4 years is worth keeping. (Kabby, Antro) Any player who will be past their prime in that timeframe is worth trying to trade. (Kubina, Blake) My question is, where does Dominic Moore fit in to this equation? Burke says you build a team by placing talent at the top and letting the other players settle into depth roles. I don't think there is any question that Moore is not a top 6 guy on a contending team, but he has done all that has been asked of him and more for this year's Leafs. He is the one Leaf I can say I have never seen take a shift off. (Hagman is a close second) Moore is only 28 and I would think would stick around for a reasonable price and would be a great 3rd liner on an improved squad. So, can we get a prospect or draft pick that will grow into a top 6 guy in 3 years, or do we keep Moore?


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AN updated booklet giving tips on saving money on heating and electricity bills has been published by Halesowen and Rowley Regis MP James Morris.
The third edition of the guide updates the practical advice contained in previous booklets and has been produced at no cost to the taxpayer.
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Mr Morris said: "Rises in international energy prices over the past 10 years have meant that a lot of people are struggling to pay their gas and electricity bills.
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The Canon IXUS 50 is an ultra compact digital camera. Its slim body means that it is very easy to slip the IXUS 50 into a pocket almost without noticing it is there.
It is a fairly straightforward digital camera and with its fully automatic mode you can be up and running with it very quickly. With a standard set of features it should prove perfectly adequate for covering holiday snaps, social gatherings and pictures for the family album.
It is likely to appeal most to anyone who would like a camera that is very easy to carry around, looks good and also produces high quality photos.
Image Quality
The IXUS 50 produced a perfectly acceptable set of test photos. For some reason this type of digital camera (ultra compact) just falls a shade short of the quality produced by more standard models in the same price bracket.
As with the vast majority of digital cameras the IXUS 50 performs well outdoors. The photos produced are accurate reflections of the conditions at the time each photograph was taken. One shot I was particularly impressed with was the outdoor portrait. It managed to produce a warmer shot than is typical. The outdoor shots taken on the river also come out well. The camera handles scenes with high contrast well and you should have little problem with shots taken outside.
Indoors the camera performs well too. The indoor portrait is slightly above average. There is a loss of details in the dark areas of the hair, but this is normal. The camera also handles red eye very well. The test shot of the bottles is taken in very low light indeed. Again the camera makes a good attempt at the picture. If anything it overcompensates for a lack of light and overexposes the image. Overall the IXUS 50 is likely to handle most standard indoor shots as well as the majority of digital cameras in this price range.
The macro shot is acceptable without being anything special. There is an element of purple fringing in places in this shot.
Shutter Lag and Recycling Times
Shutter lag is the time it takes to take each picture. A constant criticism of digital cameras is the delay in between clicking the shutter button, the picture being taken and also the camera being ready to take the next picture. From a pure shutter lag view the IXUS 50 took a picture and recorded it in 0.48 seconds. This is a relatively new test, so I feel a degree of caution is called for, but I have to say early indications are that this is a standard time.
In terms of recycling times I was able to take five pictures in the space of 8.89 seconds. That works out at a rate of 1.77 seconds per picture. I am not claiming that this is the most scientific tests, but it should give you an indication of the recycling speed of the camera. This is one of the fastest recycling times to date. My test is carried out indoors under standard conditions and it is possible that you would see better results outside.
The IXUS 50 has a three times optical zoom lens. This is equivalent to a 35 - 105mm lens on a 35mm camera. This is backed up by a four times digital zoom capability. The shortest focusing distance for macro or close up shots is three centimeters.
To help you line up shots there is a viewfinder as well as the 2" LCD screen. The LCD screen is also used to access the menu system. One useful feature is the brightness control for the LCD screen. This can help you to adjust the display in poor light or in strong sunlight.
The built in flash system has a maximum range of 3.5m. This reduces to around 2m when the optical zoom is in use. The different flash modes available are automatic, always on, always off, slow sync (usually used at night when you would like to illuminate the background as well as the foreground) and red eye reduction. To boost the power of the flash unit you can purchase separately an external flash unit. There is also an AF assist beam that helps the camera focus in poor light.
There are a small number of pre programmed scene modes available to you. These help you to take the best possible photos in different conditions. The scene modes are: Portrait, Night Snapshot, Kids and Pets, Indoor, Underwater and Digital Macro. The specification states that the IXUS 50 has a manual mode. This is not a fully manual mode in the sense that it does not give you control over aperture and shutter speeds. This mode just gives you access to additional controls such as white balance and exposure compensation.
There are also some photo effects that you can experiment with. The effects are Vivid, Neutral, Low Sharpening, Sepia, Black and White and My Colors (9 settings).
To help preserve the memory of each photo you can add up to sixty seconds of voice memo to each picture. For when you would like to appear in the shot there is also a self timer with a two or ten second delay.
The IXUS 50 is capable of shooting TV quality mini movies. A range of resolutions are available including 640x480. Movies can be captured at a rate of 60 frames per second. The maximum amount of footage that can be taken is 1gb of storage.
Some of the more advanced features and functions include three types of metering (evaluative, centre-weighted average and spot), exposure compensation (+/- 2 EV in 1/3 stop increments), shutter speeds between 15 seconds and 1/1500 seconds and ISO Speed Equivalents of Auto, 50, 100, 200 and 400.
White balance is catered for by settings of Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H and Custom. Continuous Shooting at a rate of 2.1 frames per second is available. You also have access to a histogram.
Canon supplies all the necessary cables and software to connect the IXUS 50 to a computer, PictBridge compatible printer and a television set.
One useful accessory that you may consider is a waterproof case that allows you to shoot underwater.
Ease of Use
The Canon IXUS 50 is relatively easy to use. There are more buttons on the back of this camera then you will find on other similar models. Once you have come to terms with these you will be well on the way to mastering the camera. The menu system is fairly straightforward and you should be able to get up and running without too much time spent referring to the manual.
You can pick up a Canon IXUS 50 for around £230. This compares to around £170 for a Konica Minolta Dimage X50, £215 for a Casio EXILIM EX Z55 and £235 for a Sony DSC T33.
The IXUS 50 is one of the slimmest digital cameras you are likely to find. It will slip easily into a pocket or small bag. It has a metal body and a sleek, shiny finish. This will prove to be one of the main selling points of the camera.
It has dimensions of 86.0 x 53.0 x 20.7 mm and weighs in at 130g.
Batteries and Memory Cards
Power is supplied by a rechargeable Lithium Ion battery. Canon supplies a battery and charger with the IXUS 50. The upside of this type of battery is that it keeps running costs to a minimum as you do not need to keep buying replacements. The downside is that spare batteries are expensive, so it pays to make sure the battery is fully charged before you set off to take some photos.
Secure Digital (SD) cards are used to store images. The one that is supplied with the camera has a capacity of just 16mb. This will soon fill up when you are taking five megapixel pictures or shooting short movies. You are strongly advised to pick up a high capacity SD card to go with the camera. Click here to save money on SD Cards
Points I like:
Slim design makes it easy to carry around
Advanced movie mode
Takes good photos indoors
Where it is not so hot:
16mb memory card supplied with the camera will soon become full.
As with most things you get what you pay for. The IXUS 50 is one of the most expensive five megapixel, ultra compact digital cameras. It is though one of the best performers in terms of picture quality. It is an attractive camera with a very good build quality too. This is certainly one of the leading models of its kind and one for your shortlist.
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Canon IXUS 510 HS Rating 86/100
If you are prepared to pay a bit more for extra quality then the Canon IXUS 510 HS is likely to be of interest to you. For a pocket camera picture quality is very good. Add in the impressive set of features including a touch screen and Wi-Fi and you can start to see that you do get more for your money compared to a lot of digital cameras. The power of the lens also gives you plenty of scope for capturing a wide range of photo opportunities. It is true you pay a little extra than with more standard pocket cameras, but if you also include the stylish look of this model there is a lot on offer for the price tag.
Read Review: Canon IXUS 510 HS Review
Canon IXUS 125 HS Rating 86/100
If you are looking for a pocket camera and you are prepared to pay extra for picture quality and build quality then the Canon IXUS 125 HS is a good choice. Although it doesn't have all the latest features like 360 degree panoramas it does an excellent job when it comes to taking pictures. It is straightforward, easy to use and will fit into just about any pocket.
Read Review: Canon IXUS 125 HS Review
Canon IXUS 1100 HS Rating 85/100
The Canon IXUS 1100 HS is a very good choice if you are looking for a pocket digital camera with a combination of a longer zoom lens and touch control. Once you get used to the screen and improve your touch accuracy it responds well. Picture quality compares favourably with other pocket cameras. The style and build suggest a bit of extra class too. The IXUS 1100 HS ticks most of the boxes for a camera in this category.
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I think you could fall in love with anyone if you saw the parts of them no one else gets to see. Like if you followed them around invisibly for a day and saw them crying in their bed at night or singing in the shower or humming quietly to themselves as they make a sandwich or even just walking along the street. And even if they were really weird and had no friends at school, I think, after seeing them at their most vulnerable, you wouldn't be able to help falling in love with them.
Near the Wall of a House, Yehuda Amichai
Near the wall of a house painted
to look like stone,
I saw visions of God.
A sleepless night that gives others a headache
gave me flowers
opening beautifully inside my brain.
And he who was lost like a dog
will be found like a human being
and brought back home again.
Love is not the last room: there are others
after it, the whole length of the corridor
that has no end.
I used to be afraid of myself, there were so many of me, but I'm learning how to integrate, not with others as I've done previously by nature, but with myself. As a result I am finding more harmony without as well as within.
I know that sounds vague, but it's more revealing than telling you I'm an amateur photographer, that I'm kind and compassionate on good days, and on other days I'm detached and at one with the Universe. Or that when I was in grade school I wanted to be an astronomer, and in high school, an artist. Now it's a tossup between being a quantum physicist, a caretaker of pandas, or an author. This is because I have no musical talent, but I love music and can't live without it.
I also love nature, but then don't we all? I always feel connected to it, whereas when it comes to the inexplicable ways of man I am often at a loss as to where I fit in, yet I know this; we are all basically the same when we peel back our layers of protective clothing. And we are all family.
I like to know what makes people tick, for in spite of what binds us we are all unique. I like to make connections with my fellow inhabitants that go beyond the superficial. I find this challenging. I communicate best through writing.
I believe in caring for our Universal home, and each other, as well as earth's more charming inhabitants, the animals, as though we've been given a priceless gift. I often fail in this respect, but it's what I strive for.
As far as I'm concerned there is nothing more mysterious and fascinating than truth and reality. I find fantasy enjoyable and indulge in it regularly, as well as blur the lines between the two, but nothing is more awe-inspiring to me than the way things really are.
Sometimes I think something's wrong with me because, usually, I would rather be alone with my paper and pencils, my books and music, my candles and cat. The truth is, I like it this way, this life I live between words, the letters I carefully string together only to unstring, and begin again.
~Michelle Dent
So, the cosmonaut. He's the first man ever to go into space, right? The Russians beat the Americans. So he goes up in this big space ship, but the only habitable part of it's very small.
So the cosmonaut's in there, and he's got this portal window, and he's looking out of it, and he sees the curvature of the earth… for the first time. The first man to ever look at the planet he's from! And he's lost in that moment.
And all of a sudden, this strange ticking begins coming out of the dashboard. He rips out the control panel, right? Takes out his tools, trying to find this sound — trying to stop this sound. But he can't find it, he can't stop it. It keeps going. A few hours into this begins to feel like torture. A few days go by with this sound and he knows that this small sound will break him. He'll lose his mind. What's he gonna do? He's up in space! Alone! In a space closet! He's got twenty-five days left to go with this sound.
So, the cosmonaut decides the only way to save his sanity is to fall in love with this sound. So, he closes his eyes and he goes into his imagination. And when he opens them, he doesn't hear ticking anymore. He hears music. And he spends the remainder of his time sailing through space in total bliss and peace."—Rhoda Williams (Brit Marling), Another Earth (via nojethro)