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Spiritual Guidance: Macros for healing priests {WoW}
Apr 21st 2011 11:48AM My healing spells on my healer toons are on mouseover and I use a macro to swap my main action bar to the second one where I put most of my damage spells.
/swapactionbar 1 2
After your post last week, Dawn, I wrote an informative macro for Lightwell:
/cast Lightwell
/run local c="Lightwell";if GetSpellCooldown(c)>=170 then SendChatMessage("put a Lightwell down… clickable 20 yards away, even if stunned!!! ","emote",nil,nil) end
/run UIErrorsFrame:Clear()
During the first 10 seconds of the cooldown I can press a second time the keybind of that macro to display an informative emote about the spell if needed.
My life-grip macro looks like that:
/aftercast +done /run local m="mouseover" UnitIsFriend(m,"player") SendChatMessage("drags "..UnitName(m).." away from a certain death!","emote",nil,nil)
/cast [target=mouseover,help][] Leap of Faith
The script part in this one works only when I life-grip my mouseover unit and only if it (m) and I (player) are "friends", not if I life-grip my target (so I can choose not to display it). I love it because it puts the actual names of the characters in an emote. The "/aftercast +done" exclusively works because of the addon "AfterCast (Fan's Update)". This addon checks the cast before the /run part executes (if it doesn't work there are comments on how to fix it).
(Hopefully I translated well my macros in english.)
Breakfast Topic: Does WoW help you learn a foreign language? {WoW}
Jul 6th 2009 12:36PM I live in Belgium and I play most of the time on french realms (that's my mother tongue) but sometimes I go on an alt on a german realm. I love this language but I don't have other ways to practice it these years. That's really cool to be able to switch the entire game in german in just a few seconds. I even rename my 'macros-cache Allemand.txt' file in 'macros-cache.txt' (and do the opposite with the french one), so that all the emotes-macros work the same way.
I master their language more or less and that can be very funny to go through a dungeon when the 4 other members are talkative (that's a good context to make you write and understand faster). Emotes are great when I want to make jokes or communicate quickly and without mistaken. I confess that I'm not german only if there is a sentence which I have no clue what the meaning is...
WoW Rookie: Talking with the enemy {WoW}
Jun 24th 2009 6:49PM My favorite way to talk with the enemy:
In quiet contemplation, you mourn the death of (Enemy Player).
WoW, Casually: Tips for leveling on a PvP realm {WoW}
Jun 14th 2009 3:53PM Oh guys what's the problem with world PVP? Most of the time you meet an enemy of more or less the same level, you attack him, maybe it's a hard fight and he dies, you're happy (/mourn) and you want to camp is corpse. But let's say he plays a bit better after that and he kills you. No problem, that's just a cool duel with mobs around and so on, you come back with a smile and you try again.
If he's too strong for you, you can try to escape (the environment is there for that) or take a break. If he is too weak you sit down in the distance and use emotes (to make peace).
That's the funniest thing in the game.
Of course it's less funny if that poor guy is high level, just make him loose his time, make him wait (have a break), escape or use the guards of the nearest city so that he is killed. Group often with random players of your level so that you can kill two of them or someone 10 levels higher 'cause 1+1=3 in world pvp...
Tips for leveling on a PvP realm : attack on sight!
WoW, Casually: What is casual? {WoW}
Jun 9th 2009 1:24PM Good article. I've always been a casual player and I never raided. To get good PVE gear really never interested me, I never want to lose time "farming" something (even dailies) or thinking about optimization of my dps. The base reason of that is I was only able to play the first half of the day at the week-end last years, so no investment in PVE guilds.
I've always enjoyed to level slowly, to read quests, to RP with emotes, to randomly /w people to make quests together and to find good world PVP situations (these great moments are enough to make my day),... I'm also found of duels and BGs at max level (or below). In both it has always been possible to blow some guys with a gear twice better than yours, due to the context (in BG) (, some luck) or some talents nobody takes neither in arena specs nor in PVE specs. When you are casual, you can take the talents that fit to you, it doesn't matter if you don't have that improved CS, if at that moment you played arms with a shield just because you loved spell reflect or if you level and PVP casting improved smites as a priest, you are free!
This year I have much more game time. At week-ends I become a hardcore... casual, I play almost the whole day, on different characters, I can alternate all the things I love of the game in a few hours. All is much more accessible than before for casuals: professions, heroics (I succeed healing in my first heroic last week-end...), money and so on.
During the week I take the time to go on some site, sometimes to listen a podcast, to watch videos. Hardcore part of the game is interesting even if I don't want to play it. There are so many class mechanisms to discover and to never be tired of, so weeks give me inspiration to improve the fun of the week-ends game time.
Breakfast Topic: If you could add game mechanic to WoW what would it be {WoW}
Apr 28th 2009 5:50PM (sorry if my English isn't great)
Mechanics (most not yet said) that would make me wet my pants... maybe:
1) A way to know who has the same quests as you (in your quest book).
2) I've always dreamed of a new kind of mobs, mobs between normal and elite, with a better AI, that acts like players (like a particular class), with CD. These mobs would CC, interact with each other to beat you, they could be in some particular areas like around a tower,... just waiting for you, to sap you, ambush and camp you until you find some help, hehe.
3) There is thousands ways to improve all kinds of world PVP: it could become far easier with some mechanics like quests, events, teleportation and so on :
Imagine you come in a region and you want to find some players of the other faction to fight with in-between the normal quests:
The interface show you that someone else has just started the region and love world PVP (with the lfg quest system I talked about) --> you group with him --> you do one quest or two --> you arrive in an area with the player-mobs I talked about, you manage to kill them if you have some skill (or because you're in a group,...) --> you fire the village of these player-mobs (which is in phasing)
--> on top of other things, you gain a permanent way to localize players of the enemy faction in the region (a kind of radar) --> you search for them with your mate --> you kill one of these players --> you camp his corpse --> this poor ally have the choice : he can call someone else in the region (with the aid of the world pvp lfg interface), based on his world pvp rank he has a way to escape the camping if he is too weak, or he can receive some tenacity buff, use mobs, or what you want.
All this could be in a quest system: you gain xp, gold and so on.
4) Some kinds of emotes-duels where players interact with emotes, they receive buffs if the emote fits to the situation + if you make some kind of emotes on some mobs they do some funny things, they flee, they oneshoot you, and you know which emote to use with hints you find or some PNJ say that to you. It would work only under specific situation requirement.
5) The game mechanics around regular duels could be much more developed with group duels, ranks, awards, lfg duels with teleports,... but I have some doubts and I hope it wouldn't take off the fun of the duels.
6) Some incredible phasing events that come just for you at some times and force you to do some things, to take some decisions: to join the scourge for a moment, in some quest you are able and you have to kill someone of your own faction the way you obtain something to save someone else of your faction (this person has a debuff that can't fade another way). Or you just randomly become a world boss until you are beaten.
7) A system to control mobs in some kinds of situations, to really become a mob for a moment, in his forest, not with a player name on his head --> you fight other mobs or players, you influence your friendly-mobs but they can't do anything extraordinary (a noob player should be able to survive against them) --> or you have the right to move a player-mob against good players.
8) Finally it would be great to implement frequent world PVP events, world PVP daily quests and all this stuff: for instance around faction major cities: you can take part to the siege of Stormwind every day: you travel up to there with some easier way when you start the (group) quest(s) --> they make you enter by some ways (with some lore) like digging a tunnel or catapulting... --> you land in a phased-Stormwind, by night with few enemy guards --> you have an aim and you sneak up to that. In another quest you kill the more npc you can and some players in the major city defend them. In the PVP-quests you meet some enemy players in phasing, again with some kind of world-pvp-lfg-system to balance the thing.
Once in a while the event transform in a vehicle fight, some quarters of the major city are lost,...
The possibilities are infinite !


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Amanda replied on Permalink
I never thought I'd say this,
I never thought I'd say this, but you need to SLOW DOWN! We can't keep up with you! I might end up permanently living in the garage with all these projects to do!
This simple sturdy and a tad deeper bookshelf plan works with the rest of the Modular Office Collection to create easy storage. You can also opt to add optional drawers or a secretary on top for even more functionality. stack for additional wall storage. See the entire Modular Office Collection here.
Special thanks to Anne at Get Your Martha on for sharing her photos with us.
Projects built from this plan. Thank you for submitting brag posts, it's appreciated by all!
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Amanda replied on Permalink
I never thought I'd say this, but you need to SLOW DOWN! We can't keep up with you! I might end up permanently living in the garage with all these projects to do!
Andrea replied on Permalink
I love furniture like this, however, we have hurky heater registers all over our house. How do I utilize such awesome furniture as this when I have to "mind the gap" between the furniture and the wall? Do you have any ideas?
Annie replied on Permalink
Wow! One Million hits?! That is awesome! I just discovered your site a couple of weeks ago. It is perfect timing, too, because we just bought a new home and we'd love to build some of your furniture and put all the money we save into building a shop! We prefer Lowes to Home Depot. But, I gotta give Home Depot some credit for inspiring me to make up this "joke" to be said upon seeing a lady who is scantily clad in an unflattering manner: "Girl, where'd you get that outfit? Ho Depot??" I suppose it could also be "Howes??" but I think I'll stick with "Ho Depot". :)
Love love love your blog!
Life in Rehab replied on Permalink
Ana, your blog is fantastic. We're in the beginnings of rebuilding our house after a major fire, and I'll be pouring over your plans like a maniac when the time comes to add furniture! Thank you for sharing your gift.
Anonymous replied on Permalink
I've read that you can put things over cold air return vents if the vent is still able to get enough air. Although many sites recommend against it in general.
I can't find the site I found the formula for makings sure you get enough air on. But I think you needed the same area of air that the vent takes in open.
With this plan you could probably solve this by leaving off the bottom piece and if that still isn't enough raising the bottom shelf higher.
I think the best types of furniture to put over them would be something with the long legs, like the bailey console, or something that could straddle it, like the puzzle bookcase.
Another Amanda replied on Permalink
Could these be kitchen base cabinets? Hmmmm....
Chelsea Gifford replied on Permalink
I love that secretary desk! Dream come true. But it'd be better with a wide shelf above the desk. I'm too short to peek into those drawers!
Ellen replied on Permalink
Thank you thank you! Not so much for these (which like you said are pretty darn simple) but for the hope of the secretary desk. I have been dreaming of that, but not even with the pottery barn outlet nearby can I justify the price!!!!
Lorie replied on Permalink
My to do list of your projects just keeps getting longer and longer. I have actually stopped bookmarking them now because I figure I want to make just about everything you post, so one bookmark to your blog pretty much says it all!
Anonymous replied on Permalink
That secretary desk is amaizing! My grandmother had one when i was growing up and I would love to have one of my own!
Heidi replied on Permalink
I have a question about bookcases. We have quite a few in our livingroom of the cheapo walmart variety. They are *full* of books and I find that after not too long, all the shelves are sagging in the middle. Are there any tips to making one's own bookshelves in a way to avoid that problem? (Getting rid of the books is not an option) :) Or is it just a given that it will be better because it's made from better materials?
Dustin replied on Permalink
MDF and Plywood shelves will sag. To help reduce the amount of sag on a shelf you can attach a piece of edging to the front and back in the same thickness. This will help drastically reduce the sagging.
If you wanted to see the sag of a shelf you can check out this calculator http://www.woodbin.com/calcs/sagulator.htm
After entering in the dimensions of this bookshelf, using the dimensions of the shelf and a 30lb uniform (not in the center) load on the shelf I got a value of .017" per foot. Which is pretty good.
Ana, this site is great. Thanks for taking the time to create these plans!
Ana White replied on Permalink
Thanks Dustin, that is a cool calculator! I had to bookmark it! Looks like we could get away with 45 lbs per shelf to be under the .09 human eye factor.
Love how this caculator will also factor in any trim or edging on the shelf! Thanks for sharing.
Heidi replied on Permalink
Thanks for the information, Dustin. That helps a lot. :)
Hello Ana, I just wanted to tell you that the cut list has a typo. The 15 1/2" trim pieces in the cut list should be 16 12".
Thank you for you designs.


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text: A Brief History of the Casa de la Solidaridadby Kevin Yonkers-TalzIn 1982, Ignacio Ellacuria, S.J., president of the Jesuit-run Central American University (UCA), gave the commencement address at Santa Clara University. Clarifying his vision of a Christian university, he said, "A Christian university must take into account the gospel preference for the poor. This does not mean that only the poor will study at the university; it does not mean that the university should abdicate its mission of academic excellence—excellence which is needed in order to solve complex social issues of our time. What it does mean is that the university should be present intellectually where it is needed: to provide science for those without science; to provide skills for those without skills; to be a voice for those without voices; to give intellectual support for those who do not possess the academic qualifications to make their rights legitimate." He went on to add, "We as an intellectual community must analyze causes; use imagination and creativity together to discover the remedies to our problems; communicate to our constituencies a consciousness that inspires the freedom of self-determination; educate professionals with a conscience, who will be the immediate instruments of such a transformation; and constantly hone an educational institution that is both academically excellent and ethically oriented." During El Salvador's civil war, Ellacuria had become an outspoken critic of the political right and left and had called for a negotiated settlement to the conflict. Applying this vision of a university in the context of El Salvador in the 1980s entailed risk of which Ellacuria and other Jesuits were well aware. In 1989 Ellacuria, five fellow Jesuits, their housekeeper and her daughter were murdered by the Salvadoran military at the UCA. 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In 1997, while visiting Santa Clara University, Dean had the idea of an academic program where students attending Jesuit colleges and universities in the U.S. could study in El Salvador. Dean shared this idea with Steve Privett, S.J., who was the current provost at SCU. They, along with a number of other Jesuits and lay colleagues, felt the idea was worth pursuing especially in light of the then upcoming 10th anniversary of the martyrs at the UCA. In July 1998, Kevin and Trena Yonkers-Talz completed their time working with the Jesuits in Belize with an organization called Jesuit Volunteers: International. Their academic background in college student development and theology combined with their experiencing of working with marginalized populations prompted them to contact a few Jesuits in Central America. One of those Jesuits was Dean. Dean invited Trena and Kevin to visit the UCA. 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Manage all website advertising, including specialty sites makekidscount.com, and homes.lubbockonline.com. Update site content and produce media ads. Prepare weekly billing reports. Liaise with clients, respond to questions, and resolve issues. Communicate with sales team and deliver updated information regarding advertising availability and specifications. Review reports to verify advertising response meets benchmarks. Facilitate weekly meetings with accounting to ensure correct billing for all advertising placed. Photograph, film, and produce videos of various local and sporting events for online and print production.
Created and implemented advertising workflow from receipt through design and billing to ensure accuracy.
Received full-time position with increased responsibility after successful internship.
Compiled multimedia elements for Lubbock Centennial project.
Updated GO! product with all venue names and accompanying photographs
Online Editor-The Daily Toreador January 2007 – May 2008
Produced podcasts, filmed events, and produced video segments for online newspaper edition. Assigned stories to videographers and staff. Updated content on website. Developed daily multimedia budget. Led daily meetings to select stories for online and print editions, as well as multimedia elements for web stories.
Improved workflow by creating assignment sheet to allow reporters to request videographers.
Developed and implemented "Photos of the Week" slideshow for Website.
Designed and launched Website for special section on Iraq soldier casualties.
Utilized Web bugs and skyboxes to tease multimedia elements in print edition.
Volunteer PBS KTXT-TV March 2005 – December 2006
Served as Floor Director for season-long "StoryTellers and MusicMakers" PBS program; tracked time-code and cameras and oversaw sound checks. Operated cameras during live television programs and pledge drives.
Received 2007 Silver Telly Award for "StoryTellers and MusicMakers."
Texas Tech University Bachelor of Arts General Studies 2003 – 2009
Served as Founder and President of Student Film and Multimedia club; collaborated with Advisor to coordinate events and workshops.
Developed and recorded podcast "Simon Says" as part of independent project; conducted interviews and handled production.
Activities and Societies: Pursued General Studies degree with coursework in video and multimedia for online and portable distribution. Edited videos and built Website, simonponder.net. Created mobile applications and slideshows using Flash. Gained experience in shooting and editing photographs. Developed all signs to advertise Pi Delta Alpha meetings and disseminated email reminders.


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It's that time of year again for another two days of closed-door hacking, tinkering and building prototypes for projects of our own devising.
Each year, we ask everyone in our studio to submit ideas that they've always wanted to make. There are no rules and no restrictions - the only ask is to describe the idea in 100 words or less.
From there, we make selections, split into eight teams and build the ones we love. We're just in the midst of the final selection process (as seen above) and are extremely excited about how the submissions are turning out so far.
This year, it all goes down November 9th and 10th.
We'll keep you posted on progress and process - in the meantime, check out the results of Hack Days 2010.
(I'd still say — democratize the selection and team process for fun and profit.)
Have you guys posted a follow up post yet? I'm excited to see what you worked on. The company I work for does monthly "lab days" - similar idea - so I'm always inspired to see what others do with similar time.
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All my Subsription Content is currently accessed via the Toolbox in Toolspace.
Can this content be put on a Ribbon panel (under the Plug Ins tab for example as in screenshot) for ease of access?
Just open CUI and make new commands whose macros call the same commands that are called when you execute from the Toolbox tab. Once the new commands are made, they can be drag onto panels (existing or new.)
Attached some toolbox screenshots of the items I want to put on the ribbon, I'm not entirely sure what command/macro goes where and would be grateful for some guidance.
Neil, as these are external commands you will need to add new commands into the CUI for this.
As Civil3d is aware of the commands this makes life a bit easier so add the command to the interface Rbd & Genioimport etc, however I'm not sure how you will get it into the Tab as I haven't had to do this yet Iv'e only done this by creating a Toolbar and converting it to a ribbon.
Here's a video on how to do that, Neil. As an added bonus, I also show you how to fix your mistake when you type the command name wrong the first time.
Best regards,
Tim, many thanks for taking the time to do the video - it's much essier to follow the CUI steps via this method.
I've a few other routines that I'll also put on the Riboon now....
Typing RBD only seems to work after running the importer from the toolbox first - does something else need to be loaded on startup??
Sorry, I didn't even check that. Use this code for the macro:
^C^C(command "netload" "C://ProgramData//Autodesk//C3D 2013//enu//Data//Reports//Net//boreholes.dll");rbd
That will work if you are using the default Data directory for Civil 3D. If not, you'll need to replace the folder structure in this command.
No problem - thanks for the revised code line
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Avicii recently spoke to Rolling Stone about his debut album, which he has been working on for a while. He may not have Chris Martin from Coldplay on it (yet), but he has confirmed the following names contributed to the project:
The roster includes Mike Einzinger of Incubus, Linkin Park's Mike Shinoda, disco king (and David Bowie and Daft Punk collaborator) Nile Rodgers as well as Mac Davis, the country great who wrote the Elvis Presley hits "A Little Less Conversation," "Kentucky Rain," and "In The Ghetto."
He made mention that one of the Mac Devis tracks even features Aloe Blacc. It sounds like he's reaching into his Rolodex to make sure he has some huge singles, although we're wondering if the album will sound like one cohesive statement, and not a bunch of singles.
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Champion Cleaners and Trousdale School partner for fundraising
Champion Cleaners and Trousdale School have partnered together, for the second year, in a fundraising effort for the month of December. This month, every Tuesday, Trousdale will receive 10 percent of the profits for the day. This is a great opportunity for Trousdale, and students are excited to see how much money is raised in the process. Customers may bring their dry cleaning to the Champion Cleaners location at Spring Creek, and also have the option to pre-pay for a Tuesday pick-up so the proceeds will count towards the fundraising project. From left are Trousdale students Jessica McFarland, Chris White, Champion Cleaners employee Betty Evans, and Trousdale student Meg Best.


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The Pirates made a bold choice when they announced Gerrit Cole as their starter for Game Five of the NLDS in St. Louis. Cole is a rookie and, as such, isn't a Proven Playoff Performer. A.J. Burnett, the Pirates ace and nominal number one starter, is a Proven Playoff Performer. Unfortunately for Pittsburgh, he is "proven" to be "mediocre" when the calender flips to October – Game Two of the 2009 World Series notwithstanding.
Cole isn't a veteran with dozens of big league starts under his belt, but his a product of the modern baseball development pipeline. It isn't like the old days, where a kid performed well for his high school team, blowing away future farmers and decent men's league players. Cole attended a top baseball factory and pitched in the College World Series, pitched in countless showcase games and prospect exhibitions and the Cape Cod league and so on and so forth. He's pitched under pressure, this isn't new to him.
What is new is the current edition of Gerrit Cole to the St. Louis Cardinals. They saw him dominant in Game Two of this series, the vastly improved Cole from the top prospect who emerged from the minor leagues this season only to post pedestrian strikeout rates and overall results.
We kept close tabs on Gerrit Cole's first few starts, making note of his fastball dependence as he made his way through the league the first time. The fastball is the key pitch for Cole (or any big league pitcher) but he worked in a few changeups and was yet to fully implement his slider. Cole filled the strike zone with strikes, almost to a fault.
It seemed, almost overnight, that Gerritt Cole flipped the switch. He began throwing fewer pitches in the zone, coaxing more chases swings and swing and miss from the overmatched hitters of the National League.
So what does this mean for tonight's game against the Cardinals? My feeling (and the scouting report backs it up) is that Cole has enough command with his explosive fastball that he can be fine with it , throwing it to the corners of the strike zone against a Cardinals team not known for its patience or power. Cole's recent history shows a willingness to throw just about any pitch in any count, so setting up his secondary offerings with this fastball approach gives him plenty of leeway.
Should he struggle to locate his fastball? Pitches – any pitches – thrown in the fat part of the strike zone against St. Louis is a recipe for line drives. Line drives by the bucketful. They will be aggressive early in the count, knowing that getting to two strikes against Cole is a recipe for disaster. But these are the Cardinals – one bad inning for a good pitcher can suddenly result in a crooked number. The Cardinals did it to A.J. Burnett in Game One and many, many others throughout the season (Matt Cain, for example.)
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Just like with the Fast and Furious cover up, this administration is playing the classic Middle East, Libyan political tactic of stalling with rhetoric instead of producing the records (that are readily available) of what happened. Obama said he gave the order "to do whatever needed to be done to protect our people."
When a president gives an order to the military, the CIA and FBI, as commander in chief, to act, there is a record of that order. Let's see it! He made it public information when he announced it. His order is not classified information.
The subsequent orders for execution and the following commands by the military, CIA and FBI to execute the president's direct order are also readily available. They are on the record. Let's see them. If these records are considered classified, produce them immediately to the congressional intelligence committees.
As long as we're at it, produce the records of the person or persons that reportedly countermanded the president's order and told the military, CIA and FBI to "stand down." Those orders were also widely reported, therefore they're not classified. Produce the records for the person that gave the command to relieve General Ham when he said "screw it" — he had a rapid response team ready and could have been there within an hour and was sending them to help save those Americans fighting for their lives and to protect our embassy. Who relieved him of command? Who reinstated him a few days later? These reported facts prove we have personnel very high in our national security apparatus that have not only disobeyed orders but have followed orders opposite to those they were given by the president — assuming the order to do everything to protect our people was really given.
I'll bet more of our tax money has been spent to keep the Fast and Furious records secret than the $2 million that has been spent to keep the president's personal records secret. How much will be spent to keep Americans from seeing the records in the Benghazi slaughter? Enough stalling and rhetoric; show the American people the actual records instead of trying to politically spin what happened. Four brave Americans were murdered as, admittedly, our White House watched in real time. We, and more importantly their families, deserve the truth that only the records will reveal and not meaningless rhetoric from professional political spin artists.
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7:30 p.m. Yardley Hall
Electrifying athleticism and sensual graceful moves are all part of an intertwining classic story. Heartache, revenge and pulsating desire will make you realize the artistry behind this troupe is pure passion.
Tango Buenos Aires has become one of Argentina's great cultural exports, known throughout the Americas, Europe and the Far East as the most authentic and uncompromising representative of the Tango.
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Song of Eva Perón
Starting from nothing but propelled by the influence of the Tango, which she first heard while growing up in the slums of Buenos Aires, Eva Perón ultimately became Argentina's First Lady. The "Song of Eva Perón," inspired by the most important feminine character in Argentinian history, traces her epic life, from her ascent to fame in the 1930s to her death in 1952. This is a sparkling and poignant spectacle, brought to life by Argentina's most famous dance troupe, Tango Buenos Aires.
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Patrick Ness was born on an army base called Fort Belvoir, near Alexandria, Virginia, in the United States. His father was a drill sergeant in the US Army. He lived in Hawaii until he was almost six, spent the ten years after that in suburban Washington state, and then on to Los Angeles, where he studied English Literature at the University of Southern California.
His main job after graduating was as corporate writer at a cable company, writing manuals, form letters and speeches and once even an advertisement for the Gilroy, California Garlic Festival (this is true). If you're American and hated your cable company, he probably wrote you a letter of apology.
He got his first story published in Genre magazine in 1997 and was working on his first novel when he moved to London in 1999. He's lived here ever since. Sometimes he teaches creative writing but mostly he tries to write 1,000 words a day, 'come hell or high water'.
In May 2008, he published The Knife of Never Letting Go, his first book for young adults. It won the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize and the Booktrust Teenage Prize and he hasn't looked back since. Click here to read a Q&A with Patrick.
1. He has a tattoo of a rhinoceros. 2. He has run two marathons. 3. He is a certified scuba diver. 4. He wrote a radio comedy about vampires. 5. He has never been to New York City but... 6. He has been to Sydney, Auckland and Tokyo. 7. He got accepted into film school but turned it down to study writing. 8. He was a goth as a teenager (well, as much of a goth as you could be in Tacoma, Washington and still have to go to church every Sunday). 9. He is no longer a goth.
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On February 11, 2014, Finjan Holdings, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release announcing that Julie Mar-Spinola has joined the Company as Vice President, Legal Operations. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
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Patriarch Page
We will list all Families, by Earliest Ancestor and Line Leader who wish to be listed. We hope that eventually, all families will be listed on this page. We also hope to eventually locate descendants of each family and to arrange their participation in the DNA project.
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Pedigrees for Project Members--Kit numbers are in red at the end of each pedigree
To contact provider of the pedigree, change the AT to @ and remove space
Edward Carrow b 1812-1845 m Gracie Tripp Boyd
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Pedigrees submitted prior to Nov. 2012 that have no Kit Number as yet.
Louis (Ludovico) Carron b c1816 France, Rennes-Pto Rico C1840, m Agustina - Rosa (Carron) Petrovich [trpetrov AT comcast.net]
Luis Enrique Carron, b Jan 17, 1840 Pto Rico, d Mar 22, 1925, Dominican Republic
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30 August 2012
750 words a day: simply writing
750 words is a place to go every day and write 750 words. That's it.
It sounds easy, and perhaps pointless, but I've found it to be a useful way to write, and a great place for me to keep that writing. I've been using it a lot lately. Almost every day, in fact.
On the homepage it says "The idea is that if you can get in the habit of writing three pages a day, that it will help clear your mind and get the ideas flowing for the rest of the day."
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15 August 2012
Two Olympic trips
The Olympics came and went. In fact, they came and I went. Twice. Once to Wembley Stadium for some football, and once to the Olympic Park for some diving. They were good times, as these pictures will attest.
We made it, Wembley, August 2012 |
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08 August 2012
Mad Hatter's Tea at The Sanderson
A sampling of the dessert-y things at the tea party (Photo: CN traveller) |
NB: Some people here refer to their dinner as 'tea'. That can be confusing, and is not relevant to this post. The tea I'm referring to is the elegant ceremonial meal served in the late afternoon.
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PLEASE, for the sake of IT guys, mail servers and the measly 32GB of storage on your iPad, DON'T email documents to yourself.
Emailing a document to yourself so you can get it on your tablet is like washing the dishes before you put them in the dishwasher. (Well, it's almost like that).
So here are four good ways to access your documents on your shiny-new productivity machine:
1. Personal cloud file systems: Keep In sync
The key feature here is keeping your files in sync between your many devices, and two of the most popular ones are DropBox and iCloud.
DropBox is easy to use, installs on all your devices and allows you to keep files synced and available no matter where you are, or what device you are using. And because DropBox is integrated with many other apps, you can often access your docs without even having to open the DropBox app.
iCloud is more iOS- and Mac-specific today, but works in the background for Apple iWork in a very seamless way.
2. Personal cloud backup services: Find that file
Cloud backup services – like SpiderOak (my personal choice) and Mozy, and many others – are similar to cloud file systems, but they have a different purpose. SpiderOak and Mozy are built to back-up your entire computer, but each have mobile apps that allow you to access your cloud back-ups and find files.
While some have syncing features, this is more about being able to "find that file" when you most need it (and when you have an internet connection), not syncing everything down to your tablet. I use both DropBox and SpiderOak – one for syncing, the other for just accessing all of my files.
3. Company document management & collaboration
The company I work for, Alfresco, is a document management and collaboration platform. Documentum, OpenText, Filenet, Microsoft Sharepoint, etc. are some of the others. While I use DropBox to sync my machines, I use Alfresco's mobile app to find, download and upload company documents or documents that I want to share with co-workers.
Nothing makes my iPad come alive as a business tool like having a live connection with our corporate repository of documents. Access the latest sales presentation, spreadsheet or video right on your tablet, without having to download it on your PC and throw it in DropBox. Again, I use Alfresco in conjunction with both DropBox & SpiderOak, which gives me all the access I need to both personal and corporate content.
4. Open standards: Serendipity at work
When Apple first released iWork for the iPad, they did a very smart thing: they supported the WebDAV standard for being able to access files over the Internet. Basically, if you have a WebDAV server (or a document management platform, like Alfresco, that supports WebDAV out of the box), then Apple allowed you to access your documents just by putting in your WebDAV URL and credentials.
Other apps, like GoodReader and PDFExpert also support WebDAV, and some allow you to sync WebDAV folders right onto your iPad. The cool thing about app vendors supporting WebDAV (or CMIS, another content standard) is that new apps can be automatically integrated with your personal or corporate content, and you can be productive right away.
There are even more ways, such as remote desktop emulation apps, to access your files – but whatever you do, please, please, please don't wash your dishes before you email them to yourself.
(Todd Barr will be speaking at the first TabTimes Tablet Strategy conference in New York April 27, where issues related to tablet deployment, security and BYOD will be discussed).


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Built in 1908, The Opal is 5 blocks from the California Street cable car line. Union Square in downtown San Francisco is an 8-block stroll, with several dining and shopping venues, and the Civic Center cultural district is 5 blocks away.
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LG-Intel Smartphone Expected To Hit This Coming CES
Various tech informations along with tittle-tattle news have been started to arrive on the scene as a welcome sign of the annual Consumer Electronics Show, approaching shortly. Among the recently found rumors the most interesting one has been come from LG. At the CES scheduled from 10th – 14th January at the Vegas Convention Center LG is bringing an all new Intel powered smartphone, the Korea Times has reported.
BlackBerry 10 Smartphone Release Has Been Delayed
Research In Motion was going through a very bad time during past few months. But the situation has become even more difficult for them. According to a most dependable source of BGR the upcoming release of the company, the BlackBerry 10 is a very poor device. It was expected that the company would acquire users trust again by its latest release. But after the poor remarks about the BlackBerry 10 it seems that the last hope for the company is not going to work.
Samsung Galaxy S Is A Lot Improved One
Samsung has got a lot of smartphones in the market, but with great competition from the likes of Nokia and HTC it is losing its way for a little period of time. But they are bringing out some real catchy smartphones which should be giving their users fair amount of pleasure and that is what all the Samsung fans expect from them as well. The Samsung Galaxy phones have proved to be a great success for the company and therefore they are engaging their ideas in manufacturing more of the Galaxy phones which are almost alike but are different in few aspects. But it is true that all of them are possessing some great features as well. The new Samsung Galaxy S Plus provides a lot of features to its users. Be it is stylish designs that really make it elegant to look at or the powerful specifications Galaxy S has got it all.
Nokia 701 Has Got Many Expectations To Fulfill
Nokia being one of the leading brands in the industry of mobile handset is facing a tough competition in the type of smartphones they are producing and the price they are charging for that. So it is becoming extremely essential that they may come out with new and really 'smart' phones which will not be costing as many as they are now.
Samsung Keeps Up Its Growth With Its New Galaxy SII
The wireless carriers usually come with certain deals on smartphones but in Samsung Galaxy SII (AT & T) they have made an exceptional arrangement. This device is now available on Sprint, AT &T and T-Mobile. A good number of features along with stylish design, that really highlights it out from the other versions of Galaxy. The design is something that Samsung has always boasted of and no wonder they have lived up to their expectations in this product too. The 4.3 inch AMOLED screen in case of AT & T is slightly smaller than 4.5 inches present in Sprint and T-Mobile, but more or less all looks the same. The size is slightly smaller too which makes it easier to handle. The 5 inch height and weighing only 4.1 ounce it is really meeting up the requirements for easy transportation.


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Mission & Outreach
Mission & Outreach Ministry
Annual Giving Tree Project: Each year Presentation Parish collects toys, clothes and other items needed by individuals and families in the area served by Lee's Summit Social Services, and elderly persons in care centers through its Giving Tree Service Project. The trees are placed in the gathering space from the third week of November until mid-December.
Giving Baskets: Each summer our parish collects school supplies for families served by Lee's Summit Social Services and for our parish programs. Collection baskets are placed in the gathering space the first weekend of July through mid-July.
El Salvador Committee: Our Lady of the Presentation entered into a partnership of friendship and hope with the people of the community of San Rafael Cedros, El Salvador in 2006. The El Salvador Committee works to foster this partnership as they coordinate sponsors for school students and provide education about life in El Salvador to our parish. The El Salvador Committee meets the first Tuesday of the month at 7:00 p.m.
Lee's Summit Social Services Food Drive: A food drive is held the first full weekend of every month. (If the first weekend is a holiday weekend, the drive is held the second weekend that month.) All donated food is delivered to the food pantry at Lee's Summit Social Services, an organization that helps the less fortunate in our community. Watch the bulletin for details of particular food items needed each month. Donations should be placed in the south side of the gathering space.
Project Uplift: Project Uplift – taking care and compassion to Kansas City's homeless. Our parish serves on the second Monday of each month by delivering already prepared meals and supplies to the homeless in downtown KC. We leave at 4:45pm from Presentation and return by approximately 9:45pm. Volunteer minimum age: 15. For more information, call 816-251-1107.
Respect Life Group: The Respect Group meets periodically to plan and coordinate Pro-Life awareness and events in the Parish including the annual Roses for Life Campaign in January, March for Life Pilgrimage and Mother's Day flowers. Contact person: Andrea Harrington, 525-2619.
St. James Food Kitchen: Our parish serves the homeless and working poor at the St. James Food Kitchen the first Thursday and third Tuesday of each month. We serve the prepared food and drink and help with kitchen and dining room clean up. Volunteer recommended minimum age: 12. We meet at the parish office to carpool at 3:30 p.m. and return to Presentation by 7:00 p.m. For more information, call 816- 251-1107.
If you are interested in serving in the Mission & Outreach Ministry, please complete this form.


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Mass Killers and Media
By Dr. Aslam Abdullah, TMO Editor-in-chief
Who is in right mind will commit an act attributed to Major Nidal Malik Hasan? Why did he commit such an act when the alleged shooter had sought discharge from the army? Who in his right mind will condone such a criminal act? Regardless of what the motives were, the insane killing of soldiers at Fort Hood is rightly condemned by all Muslim organizations unanimously. Not every act of violence committed by KKK is condemned by people of white skin. Not every act of killing by blacks is condemned by organizations such as NAACP. Not every murder committed in a free society like us is condemned by organizations promoting democracy and freedom. If we as a country with billions of dollars resources spent on law enforcement agencies have failed to prevent groups such as KKK or gun violence or mass murderers, why does any body except 1.6 billion Muslims to be responsible of the behavior of their insane, and crazy people.
But somehow the impression that is being created by the media and propagated by the right wing Christian extremists is that 1.6 billion Muslims are responsible for what was done by Nidal Malik Hasan, as their holy book is the main reason for his behavoior. Well, why donot they also attribute to Islam and the Quran the act of kindness, mercy and forgiveness offered by Muslims to the people regardless of their ethnic or religious background? Look at how Islam and Muslims were demonized by the media.
* Suspected mass murderer Nidal Malik Hasan: Identified as a Muslim American of Jordanian or Palestinian Descend, a sympathizer of suicide bombing, a convert to Islam, a Jihadist, a true believer in the Quran, a practicing Muslim, a promoter of Al-Qaida ideology, a member of a terrorist sleeper cell and so on so forth.
Look at the pattern of news reporting about mass killers in our national and local media listed below and then tell me who is distorting facts? Tell me who is misleading the public? Tell me who is sowing the seeds of hatred. Some of them will say, Aslam Abdullah, because he is a Muslim American, a Middle Eastern by ethnicity and a covert terrorist. Can any sensible American accept their claim? Yes, only those who see Muslims and Islam as their new enemy. These are people who are trapped in the history of the past and refuse to look at Islam and Muslims from an objective, balanced and fair perspective.
Let's start with another shooting incident that follows on the heels of the Fort Hood incident:
* November 06, 2009, Florida police have arrested a suspect believed to have opened fire Friday in the offices of an engineering firm where he was let go more than two years ago. Authorities have identified the alleged gunman as Jason Rodriguez, 40, a former employee at the office building. Did any news media identify him as an American of Hispanic decent?
* On March 10, 2009, Michael McLendon set fire to the rural south Alabama home he shared with his mother with her body inside. He then set off on a 24-mile shooting spree during which he fired more than 200 rounds and killed 10 more people, including himself. Was he ever described by the media or officials as an American Protestant?
* On April 3, 2009, a Vietnam immigrant killed 13 people and then himself in a shooting spree at the American Civic Association in Binghamton, New York. Did anyone call him a Vietcong terrorist?
* In the year of 1989, in two separate incidents, Westley Allen Dodd sexually assaulted and killed three boys ages 11, 10 and four. His methods were so heinous, forensic psychologists dubbed him one of the most evil killers in history. Did anyone call him Christian killer?
* Jeffrey Dahmer was responsible for a series of gruesome murders of seventeen young men in Ohio and Milwaukee. Who called him a Christian murderer? No one!
* Why Ray and Faye Copeland, both in their 70s, went from being loving grandparents to serial killers who used the clothing of their victims to make a warm winter quilt to snuggle under is a story both morbid and perplexing. Did anyone describe them American terrorists?
* Dean Corll was a 33-year-old electrician living in Houston, Texas, who, with two teen accomplices, was responsible for kidnapping, torturing, raping and murdering at least 27 young boys in Houston in the early 1970s. – No one called him an evangelical terrorist?
* Accompanied by his girlfriend Debra Brown, Alton Coleman went on a six-state raping and killing spree in 1984. – He was not described as a Christian rapist?
* Angelo Buono, Jr. was, along with his cousin Kenneth Bianchi, one of the Hillside Stranglers who went on a two month rape, torture and murder spree in 1977, in California. – Was he identified with his religion and ethnicity?
* Jerry Brudos was a shoe fetishist, serial killer, rapist, torturer and necrophiliac who stalked women around Portland, Oregon in 1968 and 1969. – Should we blame the people of Oregon and call him an Oregonian rapist?
* In 1984, at age 21, Debra Brown became involved in a master/slave relationship with habitual killer and rapist Alton Coleman and the two went on a massive killing, raping and torture spree across the Midwest. – No one ever mentioned his race or religion.
* William Bonin was a habitual sex offender turned serial killer, suspected of sexually assaulting, torturing and killing at least 21 boys and young men in California. He was convicted and executed for 14 of the 21 murders. – No one talked about his affiliation to his local Church.
* Herbert Richard "Herb" Baumeister (April 7, 1947 – July 3, 1996) was the founder of the thrift store chain Sav-a-Lot and an alleged serial killer from suburban Westfield, Indiana. – His conservative background never came into discussion.
* Ronald Dominique of Houma, Louisiana confessed to murdering 23 men over the past nine years and dumping their bodies in sugarcane fields, ditches and small bayous in six southeast Louisiana parishes. – Yet, his Christian religious identity never came into discussion.
* Kristen Gilbert was a bright, attractive, well-trained nurse who, in 2001 was found guilty of killing her patients at a Veterans Administration medical center. – Did the media release footage of his visit to his place of worship? No
* Eagle Scout turned serial killer, Richard Angelo, killed patients in order to make himself out to be a hero.- Did anyone raise doubts about Scouting? No one!
* Helmuth Schmidt killed innocent women he lured through personal ads. – Did anyone blame the media for being an accomplice of the crime.
* The Lewington brothers were one of Ohio's most deadly brutal serial killers of all time. – Did anyone bring about their Church affiliation? No one!
* Albert Fish is known for being one of the most vile pedophiles and killers of all time. After his capture he admitted to molesting over 400 children and tortured and killed several others. – Did the media talk about his religious pastor discussing his personal life?
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* Tedd Bundy was attractive, smart, and had a future in politics. He was also one of the most prolific serial killers in U.S. history. Bundy screamed his innocence until his death in the electric chair was imminent. Then he told just enough to show the true evil inside him.- Yet no one in the media talked about his race or religion.
* Richard Ramirez, was named The Night Stalker, after terrorizing Los Angeles during a year long killing and rape spree that resulted in his conviction of 43 counts, including 13 murders and other charges including burglary, sodomy, and rape. – Yet no one talked about Satanism he was preaching and practicing.
* John Wayne Gacy was convicted of the torture, rape and murder of 33 men between 1972 until his arrest in 1978. He was dubbed the "Killer Clown" because he entertained kids at parties as "Pogo The Clown." – Did anyone blame all the clowns for his behavior.
* Gaskins confessed to several murders during the last days of his life. How much truth was in his confessions was never confirmed. Many believed he did not want to be known in history as a tiny man, but rather as a prolific killer. – He was a devout Christian but we never heard of his religious convictions.
* David Berkowitz, better known as Son of Sam, is an infamous 1970s New York City serial killer who killed six people and wounded several others because a demon dog told him to do it. – Should we assume from his last name that he was of Jewish origin?
* The Plainfield, Wisconsin police department had no idea of the grotesque world they were about to enter when they went to Ed Gein's farm home to investigate the disappearance of a local woman. Gein's crimes went down in history as some of the most disgusting ever uncovered that encompassed murder, grave robbing and cannibalism. – Yet, no one ever mentioned that he was a Church goer.
* Juan Corona was a labor contractor who hired migrant workers for produce fields in California. In a murder spree lasting six weeks, he raped and murdered 25 men and buried their machete-hacked bodies in the orchards owned by local farmers. – No one blamed hedonism or homosexuality for his crimes.
* In late October 1979, California authorities were busy hunting down and capturing The Hillside Strangler, Angelo Buono. In the meantime, two more equally barbaric killers had teamed up to fulfill a prison time fantasy – to kidnap, rape, torture and kill a girl for each teenage year. – Yet, we did not hear of their worshipping habits.
* On October 26, 2005, Jeremy Bryan Jones was convicted of the rape, burglary, sexual abuse, kidnapping and capital murder of Lisa Nichols. He now faces prosecution for the murder of Katherine Collins of Georgia and Amanda Greenwell of Douglas County, Ga. Police suspect Jones is a serial killer who may be linked to at least 10 other murders across the country. – No one discussed his faith and ethnicity.
* For month authorities from Utah, Washington, and Colorado worked together to find the serial killer named "Ted" who was brutally killing women everywhere he went, using their kindness to lead them into his trap. – Yet no one blamed Christianity for impacting the mind of the killer.
* Donald "Pee Wee" Gaskins was the most prolific serial killer in South Carolina history. Once his brutality was unleashed, he knew no boundaries, torturing, killing, cannibalizing victims, both male and female. – No one talked about those verses in the Old Testament that degrades women, even though several versions of the Bible were found in his custody.
* Pedro Alonzo Lopez, known as the 'The Monster of the Andes,' was one of history's most horrific serial killers. He responsible for the brutal murders of over 350 children. He bragged of his crimes and promised to do it again if ever released from prison. – Yet in the middle of the night he was taken from prison to a van then driven to the Columbia border and set free. We never heard of his Catholic affiliation.
* Turner is the most prolific serial killer in the history of Los Angeles but was finally identified through DNA technology. – But no one identified his religion.
* No one could believe that the child-like face of John Eric Armstrong, nicknamed 'Opie' by his navy friends, was really the face of a cold and calculating serial killer. – But no one talked about his religious practices.
* Jack the Ripper, a serial killer murdered and mutilated at least five prostitutes in the East End of London in 1888 and because no one was ever, arrested or tried for the murders, crime buffs are still fascinated with the case more than 115 years later. – His religious background is unknown.
* It is estimated Shipman was responsible for 236 murders over 24 years, finally ending in 1998.- Yet, we never heard of his affiliation to Judaism or any other faith.
"Most of the time I killed them the first time I met them, and I do not have a good memory of their faces." This is just one of many cold statements made by Gary Ridgway, when he pled guilty to 48 counts of aggravated first-degree murder in the Green River killing cases. – Yet little is known about his faith and Church.
David Rohde's Insights Into What Motivates the Taliban
October 22, 2009 by TMO · Leave a Comment
By Glenn Greenwald
The New York Times' David Rohde writes about the seven months he was held hostage by a group of extremist Taliban in Afghanistan and Pakistan and conveys this observation about what motivates them: My captors harbored many delusions about Westerners. But I also saw how some of the consequences of Washington's antiterrorism policies had galvanized the Taliban. Commanders fixated on the deaths of Afghan, Iraqi and Palestinian civilians in military airstrikes, as well as the American detention of Muslim prisoners who had been held for years without being charged.
Apparently, when we drop bombs on Muslim countries — or when Israel attacks Palestinians — that fuels anti-American hatred and militarism among Muslims. The same outcomes occur when we imprison Muslims without charges in places like Guantanamo and Bagram. Imagine that. Recall, according to Lawrence Wright's The Looming Tower, what prompted 9/11 "ringleader" Mohammed Atta to devote himself to a suicide mission, as recounted by Juan Cole during the Israel/Gaza war:
In 1996, Israeli jets bombed a UN building where civilians had taken refuge at Cana/ Qana in south Lebanon, killing 102 persons; in the place where Jesus is said to have made water into wine, Israeli bombs wrought a different sort of transformation. In the distant, picturesque port of Hamburg, a young graduate student studying traditional architecture of Aleppo saw footage like this on the news [graphic]. He was consumed with anguish and the desire for revenge.
As soon as operation Grapes of Wrath had begun the week before, he had written out a martyrdom will, indicating his willingness to die avenging the victims, killed in that operation–with airplanes and bombs that were a free gift from the United States. His name was Muhammad Atta. Five years later he [allegedly] piloted American Airlines 11 into the World Trade Center. (Lawrence Wright, The Looming Tower, p. 307: "On April 11, 1996, when Atta was twenty-seven years old, he signed a standardized will he got from the al-Quds mosque. It was the day Israel attacked Lebanon in Operation grapes of Wrath. According to one of his friends, Atta was enraged, and by filling out his last testament during the attack he was offering his life in response").
On Tuesday, the Israeli military shelled a United Nations school to which terrified Gazans had fled for refuge, killing at least 42 persons and wounding 55, virtually all of them civilians, and many of them children. The Palestinian death toll rose to 660.You wonder if someone somewhere is writing out a will today.One could — and should — ask that question every time the U.S. or Israel engages in another military strike that kills Muslim civilians, or for that matter, every day that goes by when we continue to wage war inside Muslim countries.
Rohde adds this about what motivates these Taliban:America, Europe and Israel preached democracy, human rights and impartial justice to the Muslim world, they said, but failed to follow those principles themselves.One of the taboo topics in the American media is how the U.S. Government routinely violates the principles we espouse for, and try to impose on, the rest of the world.
We systematically torture Muslims and then cover it up and protect our torturers while preaching accountability and the rule of law; we condemn deprivations of due process while maintaining and expanding lawless prison systems for Muslims; we demand adherence to U.N. dictates and international law while blocking investigations into U.N. reports of war crimes and possible "crimes against humanity" by our allies; we righteously oppose aggression while invading and simultaneously occupying numerous countries, while threatening to attack still more, and arming countries like Israel to the teeth to wage still other attacks, etc. etc. As a result of the media avoidance of such topics, many Americans don't ever think much about the huge gap between what we claim about ourselves and what we do. But much of the rest of the world — certainly including the Muslim world — sees that discrepancy quite clearly, often up-close.
That's what accounts for the radically different, even irreconcilable, perceptions that Americans and so many people in the rest of the world have about who we are and what we do ("why do the hate us?"). Is it really surprising that young Taliban fighters, surrounded by a foreign occupying army and lawless prison system for the last eight years, are "fixated" on such things and are radicalized by it?
Shouldn't that, by itself, make us think about not doing those things any longer, since they only exacerbate the problem we claim we are trying to solve? Finally, Rohde describes his treatment at the hands of the Taliban during his seven months of captivity as follows:They vowed to follow the tenets of Islam that mandate the good treatment of prisoners. In my case, they unquestionably did. They gave me bottled water, let me walk in a small yard each day and never beat me.Rohde explains that the Taliban automatically believe that journalists — especially American journalists — are spies.
Despite that belief, the Taliban never waterboarded him, never hung him naked in a cold room to induce hypothermia, never stuffed him in a coffin-like box as punishment, never deprived him of sleep to the point of severe disorientation, and instead adhered to their commitment regarding "the good treatment of prisoners." We might want to think about what that means about us.
That many of the Taliban are inhumane, brutal and barbaric extremists only underscores that point further.* * * * *Two other item, one related and the other not:
(1) An Iranian dissident group staged two suicide bombing attacks today which killed some Revolutionary Guard commanders as well as "dozens of others."
At least according to an ABC News report from 2007 (from the unreliable Brian Ross), the group which claimed responsibility for these attacks (and which has staged similar attacks in the past) — Jundallah — "has been secretly encouraged and advised by American officials since 2005."
If that's true, would that make the U.S. a so-called "state sponsor of terrorism"?
(2) Following up on the Goldman Sachs issues I wrote about on Friday, The New York Times' Frank Rich today has a scathing column condemning Goldman. Their behavior is becoming so transparent that it cannot help but enter mainstream discourse (that even prompted David Axelrod to condemn Goldman's bonuses and other practices as "offensive," while claiming the White House was powerless to stop it).


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Discover Hidden Motivation for Weight Loss
With the official start of summer just days away, you may be looking forward to a season of warmer weather and family gatherings, but a bit concerned about how you can have fun and not put on the pounds. Let's look at some of the less obvious ways you can boost your motivation to stay on track with your fitness goals this summer.
Don't compare yourself to others; let others motivate you. What if you were to start thinking that motivation exists all around you? It does! Ever see someone who looks fantastic—either you love their outfit or their toned arms—and you start feeling bad about yourself because you are comparing yourself to them? Stop doing that! Instead, look at someone you admire and then put the focus back on YOU in a positive way. If you love toned arms or a flat stomach on someone else, start working those areas more. You just love someone's outfit but you know it won't look the same on you right now? Buy the outfit you love and use it as motivation to get to your goal. If you can find what motivates you in others, you can practice positive motivation. Plus, you will be focused on the positive—action steps you can take to be who you want to be.
Use the heat to motivate you to work out early. If you have good intentions to work out but then you suddenly realize it's afternoon and blazing hot, you are more likely to use the heat as an excuse to skip your workout until it's cooler, but then it may not happen that day. Beat the heat by working out early. Get out early for your walk, jog, hike, bike ride or swim. A bonus to working out early is you feel like you accomplished something first thing and it will motivate you to accomplish more all day long—like sneak some extra movement into your day.
Swap healthy ideas with friends. Use the extra social time of summer and share healthy tips with your friends. Beyond sharing healthy recipes, share health tips you have learned and find out what works for your friends. Maybe they keep food journals, work in the yard to burn off calories or always take a walk after dinner. Swap those healthy tips in your social circle and you will be motivated with the support of your friends.
Set short-term goals. Summer is three short months, yet most experts say that new habits (healthy ones!) can be formed in that timeframe.
Use your summer days to set short-term goals to keep you on track. You can set a weight-loss goal, a goal to exercise a certain number of hours per week, or set small goals like drink more water, eat more green veggies, or stretch regularly. Short-term goals feel more doable than long-range goals and if your goal is always on your mind, you are more likely to stay on track.
Enjoy your summer without feeling like you are going backwards by tapping in to the motivation that exists all around you! And share what motivates you to stay healthy below!
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In The Wise Man's Fear, Kvothe searches for answers, attempting to uncover the truth about the mysterious Amyr, the Chandrian, and the death of his parents. Along the way, Kvothe is put on trial by the legendary Adem mercenaries, forced to reclaim the honor of his family, and travels into the Fae realm. There he meets Felurian, the faerie woman no man can resist, and who no man has ever survived…until Kvothe.
Now, Kvothe takes his first steps on the path of the hero and learns how difficult life can be when a man becomes a legend in his own time.
"Reminiscent in scope of Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series and similar in feel to the narrative tour de force of The Arabian Nights, this masterpiece of storytelling will appeal to lovers of fantasy on a grand scale."
– Library Journal (starred)"The Wise Man's Fear fairly leaps off the page, whatever the setting and circumstances"
– Locus"This sequel carries the first book's ideas and wild exuberance further, with aplomb. By combining bold choices with bolder sincerity, Rothfuss has found one of the secrets of great storytelling. He doesn't reinvent the wheel, but he knows damn sure how to ride it."
– The Onion A. V. Club"In the end, I think that if I distill why I've loved these books so much more than others, it's because of this: They're beautiful. Wise Man's Fear is a BEAUTIFUL book to read. Masterful prose, a sense of cohesion to the storytelling, a wonderful sense of pacing…. None of that is the reason for the awesomeness any more than a single dab of paint is the reason why a Monet is a thing of wonder. But if you step back…you are left with a sense of awe. There is a beauty to Pat's writing that defies description."
– Brandon Sanderson, New York Times bestselling author of THE WAY OF KINGS"The Wise Man's Fear was worth waiting for. It's about as good as this kind of fantasy can possibly get…. This is an extremely immersive story set in a flawlessly constructed world and told extremely well. I don't want to criticize it and analyse it—I don't want to step that far away from it. I want to sink down below the surface of it and become completely immersed."
– Jo Walton, Tor.com"The best epic fantasy I read last year… I gulped it down in a day, staying up almost to dawn reading, and I am already itching for the next one. He's bloody good, this Rothfuss guy."
– George R. R. Martin, #1 New York Times bestselling author of A GAME OF THRONES"As seamless and lyrical as a song from the lute-playing adventurer and arcanist Kvothe, this mesmerizing sequel to Rothfuss's 2007 debut, The Name of the Wind, is a towering work of fantasy…. This breathtakingly epic story is heartrending in its intimacy and masterful in its narrative essence, and will leave fans waiting on tenterhooks for the final installment."
– Publishers Weekly (starred)