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The Woman In The Mirror
On nights like tonight. I sometimes wonder what others see in myself when at times I can't even see whats so special about me. Here the past 3-4 months. I've been extremely depressed and completely distant from those who matter the absolute most to me. At times I just want to scream and go crazy but at the same time I understand that not only do I have to be sane for those who live in the same household as me but I have to keep sane for myself. I'm sure a lot of those who are reading this may not have guessed I am as depressed as I'm going to write about. I am an extremely *do it yourself type of person* and at times it leads to loosing communication with those who you love and care about most and on top of that, disappointing those who don't deserve it, and I, Christine Marie Smith, is an extremely amazing example of what not to do when wanting to keep friends near and dear to your heart.I don't know whats wrong with me. I really don't. My whole life I've been so caught up in the whole keeping up a good perspective of myself but in all honesty. I'm no better than anyone else or any worse than the next person. I am perfectly flawed in all aspects of my life. Not only am I battling a life with agoraphobia but I'm battling myself and trying to fight back the nasty person I once was.
I'm a person with incredible insecurities, hate in my heart, jealous of the world, and doesn't understand how to be a true family member or friend. I've always been this way since I could remember. I was insecure because growing up I wasn't pretty at all. I had to rely on a personality and I've always felt second best in everything. If I made a friend or best friend. I was always afraid of being replaced, being put on the back burner and in most cases my worries came true. Once someone "cooler" or "funner" came along I was no longer that best friend. In relationships I'm incredible insecure because I don't feel pretty and as easy as it is to point the finger at someone else and say because he cheated on me, he made me this way but in all honesty. I've created this mind full of insecurites long long long long ago.
Growing up wasn't easy. I was the only child. I never understood the whole running to someone in time of need and even till this day it isn't even my book of "things to do in life" I still can't grasp onto the concept of asking for help. I hate to do it because I feel weak, vulnerable, and uncomfortable. I never feel comfortable talking about my problems or even about myself. I grew up to put myself second and in the end I think it bite me right in my ***. I'm not a selfish person at all and even till this day it's hard to put myself first because my first priority is helping others and again at times it bit me hard and I'm paying for it because I easily come across as someone with a helping hand who can afford to help at all times of the day but in reality I should be more worried about helping myself because making a better me will make me a better friend/family memeber/ lover or whatever it is that god has planned for me.
As for the hate in my heart. I carry a lot of baggage along with me. I have hurt people and people have hurt me and for the most part I know I am capable of forgiving because I have forgiven some people that I never thought I could forgive and I have but then theres that paper roll that rolls out the way out to china filled with people who I hate and as much as that breaks my heart I do. I haven't found a way to not only forgive those who have hurt me but the most important person I have yet to forgive is Me, myself. I've done so many bad things in my life and as the quote goes if I could turn back time and change something would you? Most people would say no because a lot of the times the bad and the hard times is what brought the wonderful you in this world and even though all the bad that I have endured made me become a better person, I would turn back time in a heart beat. I would take back every bad word I've said about someone. I woudn't have hurt people on purpose because they hurt me, and most of all I wouldn't have fought fire with gasoline. It was easy to pour gasoline onto that fire I've created instead of putting it out with something as simple as water but I was about revenge and in the end it only made me feel worse and made me hate not those who hurt me but myself. So many times I wish I could have just turned around and not have had a chance to fight fire with gasoline and to simply let the fire burn out on it's own but of course not. I was wanting them to hurt as badly as I was hurt myself.
And the thing that absolutely hate about myself is that I so easily allow those who matter the most to me walk away. And when I mean walk away. I mean them getting fed up with me not being a good friend like I should be. Being there when they need me most, communicating on a pretty decent basis and updating them on my life but their life as well. If I knew why I did the things I did, I don't think I'd be human and most importantly I wouldn't be perfectly flawed person I am today but what bothers me is my incapability to keep in touch with those who matter most to me. Keeping in touch is probably the biggest downfall that I have in my life. I've never been capable to keep friends and I sometimes go searching for why I do it and I've yet again came empty handed with a million of ? marks remaining in my brain. I wish I knew why I do that, or how to fix it other than to keep in touch but it's not that simple for me. I don't know why I really don't and the only conclusion I have came up with is that I am an only child but then again to me it seems like its just excuse after excuse.
I can remember all the times when people wanted to hang out with me in school and instead of being honest and saying hey I just don't feel like hanging up. I would lie all the time and make up an excuse as to why I didn't want hang out. I'd have an excuse after another when it came to finding a reason to not hang out but when it came to anything else, the truth was easy it was just the lying that was the hardest part. Lying for god knows why and not understanding why telling the simple truth seemed so out of reach. Phone calls, text messaging, messaging, emailing and all that gets to me sometimes. Not that it has anything to do with the people that I'm messaging, texting, or talking to on the phone I just don't know how to turn the habits I've made out of stone turn into something that is easy to remodel. It's like tearing apart something completely damanaged and just impossible to make it work and then fixing it, giving it new parts, and extremely hard work on it to make it a completely new device that was once a useless ob
I try to give the best of me and maybe a lot of times I put a lot of pressure on myself to make sure I keep everyone else happy but at times forgetting that I too have to be happy. I don't know what a middle ground is. I once thought I did but here the past 3-4 months a middle ground is now only beginning to look like the lowest part of the ground. There is no up from there. I remain at the lowest floor with no room to go up. No stairs, or elevator. Just me and the lowest floor to walk along. I know while writing this the tears I'm crying are in hopes to not loose those who mean a lot to me. I'm not perfect and I will never ever claim to be a perfect person/friend/ lover/ family member but I do know is that the most important thing for me to do is be a better me and when I can do that then I can become a better person in all aspects of this world and even though I may not contact you in months at a time, or even longer (because yes at times I do, do that) that it doesn't mean that I am mad at you, hate you, lost interest in you, or anything in that sorts but if at all just know that I'm away becoming a better person so that when we talk next that I can be the best that I can be and be the best at whatever it is that I am with you. I think, I worry, I love, and I absolutely admire , and care about each and every single one of you guys I've made relationships with. I am never too far but in those times of non communication. Your in my heart and in my thoughts, and in my prayers.
I just pray that I can figure out how to be a better friend to all of you guys and that one day I can regroup, and start over with each and every single one of you guys. <3
Don't try to be the person that you think everyone expects you to be, just be you, and try to be happy with who you are. The rest will come with time.
I'm sorry about all this. Really sorry, my heart goes out to you. But China needs a capital letter. Otherwise it means those plates in your cupboard. Okay? Chinese people will find this offensive.
You also just sound like an introvert? Introverts don't hang out that much but love their alone time. You might just need a few genuine friends or just a few genuine family members around you. I don't have a big group of people around me and that way I don't have to keep up appearances with a big group of peopl :D I don't know if its a combination of anxiety and being introverted..but there really isn't anything wrong with introversion. You can make it work! I try to find a middle ground myself, don't be too hard on yourself!
You are a good friend . Just know that your best friend should be yourself . treat yourself . and know it is good to be strong . It is also good to know that if you cant you have somebody who will be there and strong for you . I have myself struggle through the same problems . losing friends . being friends with people who just decides to stop talking to you . moving on because they found somebody funner and more entertaining . then being alone . making new friends is sometimes hard to do . for me anyway .
That is enough about me .
Now about you . If you could look at yourself through my eyes . You would see an incredible gorgeous woman inside and out . A true unselfish friend . and if i could hunt down the people who has hurt you I WOULD . you mean that much to me . just know when you get real down . the DYLAN HUG . i know that doesn't help out to much . Its a start though . your friend for life ! Dylan
First off sis I read that whole story because I was so intrigued by your wording and every detail because you already know how much I worry about you. I'm sick right now and that story made me cry and all emotional but I would be the one to say that we all as close friends of all that you have built a relationship with are right there with you in that uphill climb and I just wanna say I miss you so much and I've always thought of you as a inspiration that. why when I'm down I know I can always come to you because you are my big sister and you are the best big sister a lil bro could ever ask for you even treat me better than my actual real full blooded big sister and that's why I'm saying this to you now because I hope when you see this soon it will be known coming me and all your friends here at EP that we love you, we know you can do it and most of all don't give up just keep pushing because everyone has flaws but just know you are amazingly amazing Christine and you have what a lot of what other people don't have "an amazing heart".
As you are in my thoughts, prayers, and you will always have a friend on this end :) Some folks can understand what you're working through; friends who can empathize or know when to be there rather than "solve the problem". These are the ones who I am sure you can trust. If anything, they (and we do) now understand your insecurities by your sharing, and I'm sure we can exercise patience from knowing. --At least, I know I will be. Nothing changes over night, but you take new steps every morning. I think you are amazing for speaking out in honesty and that in itself is something not many people will do. Love your honesty, love your personality, love you!! Keep that chin up -- (so we can see your beautiful smile :). )
My dearest Sweets,
This is like the third time I have tried to write about this post you have. Every time I get almost done, I hit some weird key and it erases everything I wrote to you, but here I go again.
I want to start by saying, What is not special about you? You are beautiful and kind, you are loving and caring. I am sad that you are in Oklahoma and I am in Las Vegas. What a pleasure it would be to know you face to face my sweets. You are intelegent and you are versed in a number of subjects. So now, if you didn't know before what was special about you, you do now.
What you wrote about is life. I went through the same thing. You don't have to awfulize not talking to everyone. You just need to keep in touch with those you love most, Like me!!! Ha, Ha, Ha. What you described above is nothing more than life, and it happens to everyone. There is nothing to be anxious about, even though I can see where you would be anxious. Sometimes, especially on sites like these, we want to thank everyone for their comments, or if someone makes an unwelcomed comment we want to tell them off (like I do), but we can't answer everyone. We would go crazy. Maybe that is what is happening. You don't need to feel guilty just keep in touch with those who you like to write to the most.
You know I am pulling for you, and I want you to get over this hump. Don't ever give up, and remember, no pain no gain. That is true in all. As long as we stay comfortable in our misery, that is were we will always be, in our misery. As I have already said, you are a beautiful woman and there is soooooo many desirable qualities in you. I have come to tell you I love you and that doesn't happen to everybody. You have captured my heart and I hold a special place in my heart for you, so stop awfulizing the little things and look to the bigger things and conquer them. You have no other choice. You are on the bottom now, so look up and start climbing. That is your only choice, of course you could stay where you are and hide from your loved ones. Life isn't that scary. I think it is a matter of confidence more than anything else.
Anyway, I have chewed your ear enough, what a delightful ear it was too. See there is another quality, you have delicious ears.
I love you sweets and I am always thinking of you
Chris baby, you really need to work on your self-esteem a little. How can you look in the mirror and not see the cute, lovable and funny girl that all of us here at EP can see? For God's sake, you even have your own fan club devoted to you... So just cheer up and forget about those guilt feelings already, all of us have 'em, but a time comes when you just have to start a new page. Why not take a bunch of helium balloons, imagine you have just transferred all your guilts and regrets into them, and go to the park and let them float up into the sky! The more crying you do the better, but you will then become a new person. Try it? ;-)
We can love, be nice to people but we can't ask them for it... So just do the way you want and treasure who is nice to you.. don't care what others think, or feel you are you, you live the way makes you happy.. Don't try to be somethings else
hi love,
you know not only you facing that kind of problems and struggles , we , us ,the people around you has their own problems too but the only person who can help you first is yourself.. we who loves will just support you in any way that we can ..
In regards w/how you get in touch w/ your closest friends, its okay its normal me myself also have those times when i don't want to talk to my friends where i want to meet new friends - i think its normal and everyone was gone through that .. don't worry about it ..
Your anxiety - don't let IT EAT YOU , no matter how tough it is just be more strong and have more faith to GOD you need that to be able to let us see that your really doing your best to fight your weaknesses .
And as of being true for us, to me - i'll just wait till you become okay, like what i've always said to you im always here praying for you to be back in shape , be more possitive and live your life like what it should cause you know why i am like this ^.< love you be safe love.
A friend at all times.
Thinking of you. In this clip are some of my favorite quotes.
You and I have an uphill climb ahead of us and this story makes me wish I could beam you and I into the same room somewhere and just hold you in a quest to alleviate our nasty emotional battles.

I've learned to realize that there is no shame in talking to professionals if need be and frankly, I'd like to see you embrace that thought as well.

I have created a group entitled "I Would Love To Hug Amazinglyamazing" and would like to encourage anyone that shares my sentiment in that regard reading this to join!!
The only thing I can say is not to try so hard. If you've done something to someone that you regret, apologise, and if they dont forgive you, its their loss. You can't do any better than your best and people need to realize that. You don't have to try to get better, it'll happen on its own over time as you realize what you've done. But nobody can expect you to change over night, and you shouldn't have to. A real friend would understand and stick with you through thick and thin. Friendship is the next closest thing to marriage and should come with the same loyalty and devotion. Nobody's perfect and few people can admit they're perfectly flawed, but the fact that you can makes you better than most. I really hope things get better, and I'm here if you need somebody.
Good luck and best wishes,
well we all have made mistakes in life we all have human traits from our parents , this is not to blame them either but being ppl we will make choices and sometimes these choices are not positive we are dual beings if you can understand what i am trying to say we have the choice between good and evil inside ourselves, i have made many mistakes drugs when i was 14 booze as well i used to hate me for it i have learned i made poor choices and now i can make better choices everyone has flaws no one is perfect here if we were perfect we would not be here we would be in heaven . but we can try one day at a time to do better just for that day i take it a day at a time .and i know my choices have been much worse than yours rebelling against my dad for the abuse never coming home using lsd a bad dangerous drug but you know what when i was at my lowest point in my life GOD still loved me i felt a loving presence all around me i knew it was GOD because it was so loving now i know i have done much worse than you,you are smart enough to see your shortcomings and if you wait to get them all changed you will not have the time to help others changing oneself takes time just be what you are right now and work on your shortcomings but don,t stop living now loving now being kind now all of that i see in you as others do to so please forgive yourself for what bothers you about your past and go forward doing the best you can giving love out wherever you go if ppl don,t like you smiling at ppl don,t let their hatred keep you from being love in all directions all you have to do is be yourself sweetie the love kindness and caring is all there inside of you but you don,t see it but others do so as a friend i ask you to be gentle with yourself and start new by being the loving person that you are if you make some mistakes so what pick yourself up and keep going forward you are worth it you know you deserve love to.your friend vinny love and peace to you always lol.
Hey buddy!! I hate to see you writing a story about hating yourself :( You're truly a beautiful and awesome frend. I'm truly grateful to call you my friend. I really do love you :)Screaming and going crazy may be good thing. Honestly I think we all at some point in our life feel like that so you're not the only one. Take things day by day. Like they say Rome wasn't built in a day so it'll take you awhile to get over this depression. Just want you to know you're not alone.Take care of yourself please. I love you and i'm always here for you no matter what
wow except you being an only child we again suffer the same fight, but obviously you are you and I am me. I mean i can't fight for you, but you know i support you my friend.


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Liz Alderman is the chief European business correspondent for the Paris-based International New York Times.
Since 2010, she has covered the European debt crisis, economics, and business. From Greece to Ireland and many countries in between, her reporting has focused on the impact of the debt crisis and austerity policies on the lives of average citizens, as well as the societal and political implications. Along the way, she has also profiled numerous European movers and shakers in policy making and the world of business.
In 2013, Ms. Alderman was the recipient of The Times's Nathaniel Nash Award for her "excellence in business and economics journalism." Ms. Alderman was also part of a team that received an award from The Society of American Business Editors and Writers (SABEW) for international breaking news coverage of the financial crisis in Cyprus in 2013.
From 2008 to 2010, she was an assistant business editor for The Times, editing coverage of Wall Street and the tumult of the financial crisis in the United States. She came to The Times following five years as the business editor of The Herald Tribune, where she directed international economic, policy and business news coverage and was a frequent commentator for news organizations.
Before joining The Times, Ms. Alderman was the Paris bureau chief of the financial news agency BridgeNews, helping to direct coverage of the birth of the euro and the European Central Bank. She also covered the euro zone and the French economy. Before that, she was the chief Federal Reserve correspondent from 1995 to 1999 in Washington, D.C., reporting on the American economy and monetary policy.
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LAKE FOREST, Ill. – Niche generic pharmaceutical maker Akorn Inc. aims to extend its reach into the consumer eye care space with its $26 million cash deal to buy Advanced Vision Research (AVR) Inc.
Akorn said that with the acquisition, it plans to launch a new consumer health division to enter the $1.2 billion over-the-counter eye care market. Further expansion plans include licensing new products and developing private-label eye care products for major retailers, the company added.
Woburn, Mass.-based AVR develops and markets eye care products for dry eyes, eyelid hygiene, contact lens comfort and eye nutrition under the TheraTears and MacuTrition brands.
To lead its new initiative, Akorn named Bruce Kutinsky as president of the consumer health division.
Kutinsky joined Akorn last year as senior vice president of corporate strategy and before that served as the vice president of strategic solutions at Walgreens. Earlier, he held various senior management positions at Option Care Inc., which was acquired by Walgreens in 2007. He began his career as a retail pharmacist and has a doctor of pharmacy degree.
"AVR is a great strategic platform to expand into the OTC eye care market," Akorn chief executive officer Raj Rai stated. "We have had a positive relationship with AVR for several years as a primary contract manufacturer. With the acquisition, we can add value in future growth as we have an existing sales infrastructure that markets products to ophthalmologists, optometrists and retailers nationwide complementing AVR's sales initiatives."
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Dane DeHaan as James Dean
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 actor is stepping into the iconic shoes of the legendary James Dean in the movie Life, which is about the friendship between Life magazine photographer Dennis Stock (Robert Pattinson) and the Rebel Without a Cause superstar.
Dean tragically died in a car accident in 1955 when he was just 24 years old.
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Congressional Briefing on Self-Management of Chronic Illness
Nearly half of all adults must manage at least one chronic health condition that affects their daily activities. These conditions, including diabetes, asthma, arthritis, obesity, depression and others, affect more than 90 million Americans now, and the numbers will climb as the population ages. Research on self-management, funded by the National Institutes of Health, can improve knowledge about what patients, families and health care providers can do to improve health and quality of life.
The Decade of Behavior, along with the Coalition for the Advancement of Health Through Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (co-chaired by staff from APA and the Consortium of Social Science Associations) and its member organizations, sponsored a congressional briefing on March 12, 2004. Three senior researchers spoke to congressional and agency staff in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill. The speakers were psychologists Jacqueline Dunbar-Jacob, PhD, RN, Dean of the University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing , James O. Hill, PhD, of the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center; and health economist Dana Goldman, PhD, of RAND. Virginia Cain, PhD, Acting Director of the NIH Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research, moderated the briefing.
Dr. Dunbar-Jacob gave an overview of the difficulties people might encounter managing their chronic conditions, including communicating with health providers and adhering to treatment regimens such as diet, exercise, or medication schedules. Most people with chronic conditions have only one hour of contact per year with their health care providers (spread over multiple visits). She discussed the need for better intervention studies to develop self-monitoring technologies that provide accurate feedback, and are portable, to help people manage their conditions more effectively. Dr. Dunbar-Jacob commented that most studies rely on self-report, which may be inaccurate for the recall of multiple behaviors over time.
Dr. Hill discussed the problem of increasing rates of obesity and overweight. He commented that 60 percent of Americans get no physical activity. Most physical activity has been engineered out of modern human environments at the same time that food has become easier and cheaper to obtain. Most weight is gained because people consume as little as 100 calories per day more than they burn. As one strategy to fight obesity, Dr. Hill promoted a program he established called America on the Move, which encourages people to take small steps to prevent weight gain.
Dr. Goldman discussed health disparities in successful management of chronic conditions, including HIV/AIDS and diabetes. Differences in health outcomes by socioeconomic status cannot be completely explained by access to care and poor health behaviors. Dr. Goldman's research has examined the differences by education in treatment adherence among patients with diabetes and HIV. His research has shown that patients of higher SES are more adherent. He hypothesized several reasons why education matters. Good adherence to a treatment regimen requires comprehending what is being prescribed and adjusting the daily routine to achieve compliance. He suggested that less educated patients would benefit from more frequent follow-ups, simpler drug regimens and clear instructions about how to comply and consequences of non-compliance-for example, exactly what should be done if the patient should miss a dose of medication. Dr. Goldman emphasized that this type of intervention could wipe out the effect of lower education.
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Eric Holder, Back Then
Back in the '90s, when I lived in DC and the city was just beginning to pull itself out of Marion Barry's mess, I profiled one of the key players in its revival: Eric Holder. Then, he was the first black U.S. Attorney for Washington, DC (yeah, I know). Now it looks like he'll be the first black attorney general of the United States, but more than that, he's the kind of guy—pragmatic, humane, nonideological—who can help the Justice Department live up to its name, for a change.
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Written by BioLogos Fellow of Biology Dennis Venema, this series of posts is intended as a basic introduction to the science of evolution for non-specialists.
Series: Reviewing "Darwin's Doubt" (11 entries)
Series: Creation, Evolution, and the Over-Active Imagination (2 entries)
"The Language of God" Book Club – Chapter 4
Some people who brook no "god of the gaps" arguments anywhere else look to these three moments as more reasonable places to insert God into natural processes: God spoke matter/energy into existence, God made life out of lifeless matter, and God breathed a soul into human beings.
Evolution: What We Know and What We Don't
This entry was originally posted on February 17, 2010. In this video conversation, Jeff Schloss makes the observation that when we use the term "evolution", it is not always exactly clear what we are actually discussing unless we denote the intended usage.
Evolution and Immunity: Same Story?
The evidence suggests that God has chosen to work through a random process, one which involves the routine creation and destruction of millions of cells that never get used. This is the ordinary means by which God maintains our health. The miracles of healing recorded in the Bible are miraculous precisely because they don't occur by this normal, natural process.
Series: Harmonizing Science, Ethics, and Praxis (4 entries)
In this three-part series, Cal DeWitt offers insights and examples of why science and ethics must work together to help us make informed, practical decisions within our society. DeWitt's science-ethics-praxis model provides a framework by which we can live more effectively as God's stewards.
Series: To Serve and Preserve—Genesis 2 and the Human Calling (3 entries)
In this series, David Buller pays careful attention to the original language and cultural context of Genesis 2, revealing that our responsibility to care for creation is a sacred task given to us by God, not merely a modern secular activity. By taking Scripture seriously, we learn that we have a God-given mandate to be diligent stewards of His creation.
Series: Science and the Bible (22 entries)
This ongoing series written by historian Ted Davis begins with a brief synopsis of his personal background, and then goes on to reveal his passion for debunking "the now-common view that the history of science and Christianity is one of ongoing, inevitable conflict."
Series: "And God Saw That It Was Good": Death and Pain in the Created Order (6 entries)
The tension generated by our understanding of God's character, as revealed in the Bible, and by the reality of the natural world around us has been the focus of much debate within the Christian church since the first century. This series examines critically several of the proposed solutions to this problem, viewing them from the perspective of a geologist, paleontologist, and orthodox evangelical Christian.
Katharine Hayhoe: Evangelical Christian, Climate Scientist
As an Evangelical and a scientist, Katharine Hayhoe is already a member of a rare breed. As a climate change researcher who is also married to an evangelical Christian pastor, she is nearly one of a kind.
Series: Behe, Lenski and the "Edge" of Evolution (5 entries)
In this series, we reexamine the claim made by Intelligent Design proponent Michael Behe to have found a limit to "Darwinian" evolution in light of recent results from the laboratory of Richard Lenski.
Death and Rebirth: The Role of Extinction in Evolution
When they imagine evolution, many Christians picture novelty: new species arising over time, or speciation events. But as the most recent Southern Baptist Voices exchange makes clear, many Christians also focus on the role of death in evolution—something that can be a stumbling block.
Evolution, Creation, and The Sting of Death: Part 3
It is one thing to say that death is primordial; it is another to view it as the central means of creation. The theological uneasiness about this issue ultimately rests not just on an understanding of God's creative activity, but also on a particular representation of evolution.
Series: Asa Gray and Charles Darwin Discuss Evolution and Design (5 entries)
Many Christians believe that they face a painful choice-- either life was designed by God or it is an evolutionary product of natural selection. Charles Darwin himself believed in this dichotomy, and people ever since have felt the need to "choose sides". However, looking back at history, we find that one of Darwin's chief scientific colleagues, Asa Gray, did not share this perspective. In this three-part essay, part 1 charts the relationship of Asa Gray and Charles Darwin. Part 2 describes Darwin's struggle with the problem of natural evil and design in nature, and part 3 explores how Asa Gray was able to embrace evolution without rejecting the idea of design.
Becoming Human: New Insights from Genome-wide Functional Genomics
We live in exciting times for a geneticist: more and more genomes are being sequenced, and more and more novel genome-wide analyses are being performed to shed light on what all those newly-determined sequences mean.
Being Fruitful
Many people use the words "dominion" and "subdue" as "unconditional permission to use the world as they please." I came to realize, like many, that such an interpretation is contradicted by the rest of the Bible.
For the Love of the World: John Stott and His Passion for Creation
Some criticized John for his theistic evolutionary position and even his appreciation for Darwin. But Stott saw no contradiction between his own commitment to the authority of Scripture and his openness to God's use of evolution in His creative process.


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1. IEA reports at Washington Clean Energy Ministerial 2. Updating on carbon capture and storage 3. Outsourced energy-efficiency packages 4. Nuclear's potential 25% of global electricity 5. Renewables and Southeast Asia 6. Energy storage: mapping R&D needs 7. New IEA international R&D projects, new participants
• Efficient lighting guidebook for buildings • Smart Grids regulation, business models • Status of renewables capacity • Fuels for stationery fuel cells • Private financing for low-carbon projects
• PV in Tomorrow's Electricity Grids: Problem or Panacea? - Joint workshop of Tasks 1 and 14, IEA PVPS Programme, Valencia (Spain), 8 September 2010.
• Saving More Energy Through Compliance - 4E Conference, London (United Kingdom), 14-16 September 2010.
• Workshop Sustainable feedstock supply for bioenergy and biofuels, Paris (France), 15-16 September 2010.
• 10th International Conference on Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies, Amsterdam (the Netherlands), 19-23 September 2010.
• 10th Annual Workshop on Greenhouse Gas Emission Trading, Paris (France), 20-21 September 2010.
• Inaugural GridWise® Global Forum, Washington (United States), 21-23 September 2010.
• 16th SolarPACES Conference, Perpignan (France), 21-24 September 2010.
• IEA International Workshop on Liquid Metal Breeder Blankets, Madrid (Spain), 23-24 September 2010.
• EUROSUN 2010 - International Conference on Solar Heating, Cooling and Buildings, Graz (Austria), 28 September - 1 October 2010.
• Third International Conference on Ocean Energy (ICOE 2010), Bilbao (Spain), 6-8 October, 2010.
• 31st Annual Workshop and Symposium of the International Energy Agency (IEA) Collaborative Project on Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR), Aberdeen, Scotland (United Kingdom) from 18-20 October 2010.
• Air Infiltration and Ventilation Centre Conference, Seoul (Korea), 26-28 October 2010.
• Delhi International Renewable Energy Conference (DIREC) 2010, New Delhi (India), 27-29 October 2010.
• 8th International Conference on System Simulation in Buildings, Liege (Belgium), 13-15 December 2010.
• Fifth International Conference on Clean Coal Technologies – CCT2011, Saragossa (Spain), 8-12 May 2011.
• 10th IEA Heat Pump Conference, Tokyo (Japan), 16–19 May 2011.
• 2nd Oxyfuel Combustion Conference, Queensland, (Australia), 12-16 September 2011.
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1. IEA reports at Washington Clean Energy Ministerial. Three background papers from the IEA on catalysing energy-sector change provided insight for attendees at the first-ever Clean Energy Ministerial, which took place in Washington (United States) on 19-20 July. This major gathering, which followed up on the Major Economies Forum (MEF) Global Partnership's Technology Action Plans released in December 2009, brought together ministers and stakeholders from more than 20 countries. Focusing on stimulating market uptake of cost-effective, energy-efficient and clean energy products in a sustainable manner, the downloadable report Transforming Global Markets for Clean Energy Products presents more than 60 pages of analysis on energy-efficient equipment, vehicles and solar photovoltaics. The 14-page study Opportunities to Transform the Electricity Sector in Major Economies points notably to the need to cut subsidies in electricity markets. Global Gaps in Clean Energy RD&D contains 35 pages of information for decision takers seeking to prioritise RD&D investment in times of financial uncertainty. Addressing ministers, IEA Executive Director Nobuo Tanaka stressed the importance of speeding deployment of clean energy technologies, which can enhance energy security, cut greenhouse-gas emissions, spur economic growth and fight energy poverty around the world.
2. Updating on carbon capture and storage. In the portfolio of technologies considered the most cost-effective mix to reduce global emissions, carbon capture and storage (CCS) is a key component. Along with renewables technologies, nuclear energy and energy-efficiency improvements, CCS is seen as essential in the arsenal to combat climate change. Since G8 leaders lent their support in 2008 to the launch of 20 large-scale CCS demonstration projects globally by 2010, advances with CCS have certainly gathered pace around the world. But is progress fast enough? Valuable insight on efforts to date and the most profitable paths ahead are laid out in the downloadable report Carbon Capture and Storage: Progress and Next Steps. It was presented at this year's G8 Summit in Muskoka (Canada) in June. Significantly, the G8 leaders' closing declaration said "Several of us commit to accelerate the CCS demonstration projects and set a goal to achieve their full implementation by 2015." The recent CCS report is based on findings from a review by the IEA and the Carbon Sequestration Leadership Forum in co-operation with the Global CCS Institute and it draws on the large body of knowledge that feeds into IEA energy technology analysis. The report can be accessed on the IEA website. For more information on CCS, e-mail the IEA's recently created six-strong CCS team and visit the CCS web pages.
3. Outsourced energy-efficiency packages. In a context of increasing carbon constraints and decreasing energy security, the need to save energy is clear. Less clear, however, is how to address market barriers to implementing energy-saving technologies in buildings and businesses. What works best to simultaneously overcome the technical, financial, organisational and legal issues involved in becoming more energy efficient? To find some answers, Task XVI of the IEA Demand-Side Management Programme (IEA-DSM) has been exploring innovative energy contracting as a demand-side tool for exploiting energy-savings potential. The project's downloadable final report Competitive Energy Services (Energy-contracting, ESCo Services) offers its findings, explaining just why energy-contracting rates high as a smart, multi-purpose instrument for tackling market-linked obstacles to saving energy and costs. The 73-page publication is the fruit of the first phase in the work of IEA-DSM Task XVI, which will continue until June 2012. Download from the IEA-DSM website (registering is a simple formality). For further reading, including previously published studies, visit the IEA-DSM Task XVI web pages.
4. Nuclear's potential 25% of global electricity. Close to one-quarter of global power could be generated from nuclear plants, thereby contributing greatly to climate change abatement, says the Nuclear Energy Technology Roadmap released on 16 June by the IEA and the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency. Noting that such an achievement would mean more than tripling nuclear generating capacity over the next 40 years, the roadmap nevertheless considers such an ambitious growth rate for nuclear an achievable goal. Mature, low-carbon nuclear technology is poised for rapid expansion, the authors point out, and reaching required levels of expansion will call for no major technological breakthroughs. But persistent policy-related barriers and issues in the industrial, financial and public-acceptance domains will need to be addressed. The 50-page roadmap advocates a series of steps in that direction, including the setting of clear, consistent government policies regarding nuclear. This is the latest in the IEA's series of energy technology roadmaps, which can be downloaded from the IEA website.
5. Renewables and Southeast Asia. Reflecting fast rising standards of living and industrial output, energy demand more than doubled in Southeast Asian countries between 1990 and 2007. Power generation increased close to four-fold over those years. How are renewables faring in this period of fast expansion? Deploying Renewables in Southeast Asia is the title of a new downloadable IEA working paper that explores the potential and barriers for up-scaling market penetration of renewable energy technologies in Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. The 164-page study focuses on the electricity, heating and transport sectors and offers a set of recommendations to advance more surely towards large-scale diffusion of renewables in Southeast Asia. The full report can be downloaded here; the Executive Summary here.
6. Energy storage: mapping R&D needs. As more renewables-based electricity enters the grid and energy systems evolve in multiple ways, energy storage will become an increasingly hot topic. It is one that involves a variety of energy system stakeholders, from power producers to grid operators and to energy consumers in all the main sectors of the economy. R&D needs in this domain were the focus of a 14-16 July workshop organised by the IEA programme on energy conservation through energy storage (ECES). It took place in Bad Tölz (Germany) under the banner The Role of Energy Storage in Future Energy Systems and brought together experts from various backgrounds to map out ways of working together to advance R&D on high-profile energy storage. The summary report, presentations and other workshop documentation can be found on the website of ECES, one of 41 IEA multilateral co-operative programmes.
7. New IEA international R&D projects, new participants. The portfolios of IEA Implementing Agreement collaborations evolve constantly to meet new challenges. New participants join their teams.
• A new project on the quality of Solid State Lighting (SSL) has been created by the IEA Programme on Efficient Electrical End-Use Equipment (4E). This new Annex will provide guidance on appropriate test methods and performance levels that can be used to identify quality SSLs and remove poorer performing products from the market. To learn more, visit the 4E website and contact the Operating Agent.
• The IEA electric vehicles programme, IA-HEV, has just launched a new project on "System integration and optimization of components for enhanced overall electric vehicle performance". It will assess the current situation regarding system management and monitoring in electric vehicles as well as the configuration of electric drive components and their interfaces. For more information about this new IA-HEV Annex XVII, visit the IA-HEV website page and contact the Operating Agent.
• China has become a Contracting Party in the Implementing Agreement for Co-operation in the Field of Fluidized Bed Conversion of Fuels Applied to Clean Energy Production (IEA-FBC).
• Spain has become a Contracting Party in the Implementing Agreement for a Programme of Energy Technology Systems Analysis (ETSAP).
• Mitsubishi Corporation has become a Sponsor in the Implementing Agreement for Solar Power and Chemical Energy Systems (SolarPACES).
• Guidebook on Energy Efficient Electric Lighting for Buildings.This 376-page downloadable guidebook from the Annex 45 project of the IEA Energy Conservation in Buildings and Community Systems programme (ECBCS) is accompanied by a 52-page extended summary. The very comprehensive work covers wide-ranging topics relating to lighting, its technologies and its applications, including case studies and recommendations. Visit the ECBCS Annex 45 web page. ECBCS is an IEA international R&D programme.
• Regulatory Frameworks and Business Models Conducive to the Development of Smart Grids. Recently released into the public domain, this report from the IEA Electricity Networks Analysis, Research and Development programme (ENARD) provides an overview of developments in relation to regulatory frameworks in the increasingly prominent area of Smart Grids. ENARD is an IEA international collaboration.
• Renewables 2010 Global Status Report. This study reports that renewables capacity during 2009 weathered the financial crisis well and continued to grow at rates approaching those in previous years. Published by REN21, on whose steering committee the IEA serves, this report draws on IEA material on renewables policy and market developments in OECD countries. Meanwhile, updating on solar thermal capacity installed in important markets worldwide, the IEA Solar Heating and Cooling Programme (IEA-SHC) has now released its annual Solar Heat Worldwide 2010. Also downloadable from the website of the IEA-SHC Programme, Advanced and Sustainable Housing Renovation Handbook. Consult the IEA-SHC new publications pages for more reports. IEA-SHC is an IEA collaborative programme.
• Stationary Fuel Cells is the subject of the Final Report Annex XIX Subtask 3 Fuel for Fuel Cells - Summarised Version from the IEA Advanced Fuels Cells programme, one of the IEA collaborations. The full report is accessible to experts participating in the programme.
• Mobilizing Private Sector Financing for Mitigating Climate Change and Promoting Development using CTI PFAN was the topic of a Climate Technology Initiative (CTI) side event at the UNFCCC, SB32 meetings in Bonn (Germany) on 3 June 2010. A summary and the presentations can be downloaded from the webpage of CTI one of the IEA's energy technology multilateral co-operative programmes.
• District heating and cooling: call for research proposals. A new three-year research period opens in May 2011 for the IEA Implementing Agreement on District Heating & Cooling, including the integration of CHP (IEA-DHC). From 30 August 2010 until 15 October 2010, IEA-DHC will welcome proposals in the fields of: integration of renewables; concept optimisation (heat pumps, low temperatures); policy analysis (energy and carbon savings); and technical network development. Visit the website of IEA-DHC, an IEA energy technology collaboration.
• Highlights from Eurelectric Annual Convention & Congress, Dublin (Ireland), 14-15 June 2010. Inspired by the vision of a New Energy World, this year's event brought together some 500 delegates. To learn more, visit the Eurelectric website. Also, download Eurelectric's recent report Power Choices - Pathways to Carbon-Neutral Electricity in Europe by 2050.
• Free downloadable newsletters from IEA programmes. - IEA Bioenergy News - Volume 22(1), June 2010 - from IEA Bioenergy. - DSM Spotlight - No. 37, June 2010 - from the IEA Demand-Side Management programme (IEA DSM). - ECBCS News - No 51, June 2010 – from the IEA Energy Conservation in Buildings and Community Systems (ECBCS) Programme.
• Annual reports from IEA programmes. - IEA Advanced Motor Fuels Annual Report 2009 from IEA Implementing Agreement on Advanced Motor Fuels (AMF). - Heat Pumps - Annual Report 2009, from the IEA Heat Pump Programme. - Annual Report 2009 from the IEA Implementing Agreement for Renewable Energy Technology Deployment IEA-RETD.
• IEA World Energy Outlook 2008 can now be downloaded free from the IEA WEO website, which provides a foretaste of the 2010 edition of this IEA flagship publication, scheduled for release on 9 November 2010.
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• PV in Tomorrow's Electricity Grids: Problem or Panacea? - Joint workshop of Tasks 1 and 14, IEA PVPS Programme, Valencia (Spain), 8 September 2010. Co-organised by two projects within the IEA Photovoltaic Power Systems Programme (IEA PVPS), this workshop will consider what may lie ahead and what technical and demonstration bridges need to be crossed to achieve a significant penetration of PV. Visit the website of IEA PVPS, one of IEA's collaborative R&D programmes.
• Saving More Energy Through Compliance - 4E Conference, London (United Kingdom), 14-16 September 2010. Organised by the IEA Implementing Agreement for Efficient End-use Electrical Equipment (4E) in partnership with the Collaborative Labeling and Appliance Standards Program (CLASP) and the UK Government, this event will bring together public and private sector stakeholders to share experiences in the design and operation of their compliance activities. Download the brochure, agenda and registration form from the website of 4E, an IEA international collaboration.
• Workshop Sustainable Feedstock Supply for Bioenergy and Biofuels, Paris (France), 15-16 September 2010. Organised by the IEA Secretariat, this workshop will address issues related to biomass and land availability, international biomass trade, biomass costs and sustainability-related topics relevant to bioenergy as well as biofuels. Visit the IEA website.
• 10th International Conference on Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies, Amsterdam (the Netherlands), 19-23 September 2010. This tenth conference in the series organised by the IEA Greenhouse Gas R&D Programme (IEAGHG) will provide a platform for discussion on finding opportunities to implement greenhouse gas mitigation technologies and overcome the barriers to applying these technologies. Visit the conference website.
• 10th Annual Workshop on Greenhouse Gas Emission Trading, Paris (France), 20-21 September 2010. This 10th annual workshop of the International Energy Agency (IEA), the International Emissions Trading Association (IETA) and the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) will enable stakeholders from government, business other domains to discuss key issues relating to national and international carbon markets and climate policy. Visit the IEA website.
• Inaugural GridWise® Global Forum, Washington (United States), 21-23 September 2010. This event on smart grids, co-hosted by the GridWise® Alliance and the United States Department of Energy in partnership with IEA, will bring together policy and corporate leaders, technology innovators, legislators, regulators, consumer and environmental advocates as they collaborate to deliver on the promise of a smart grid. Visit the event's website.
•16th SolarPACES Conference, Perpignan (France), 21-24 September 2010. For this event, IEA SolarPACES partners with the European Solar Thermal Electricity Association and with the DERBI French competitiveness cluster (Development of Renewable Energies in Buildings and Industry). The conference will offer a forum for industry, research, political and financing stakeholders to discuss the future of concentrating solar energy, including a scientific and technical conference programme with a special emphasis on recent R&D results. Visit the conference website.
• IEA International Workshop on Liquid Metal Breeder Blankets, Madrid (Spain), 23-24 September 2010. Organised through the Subtask on Liquid Breeder Blankets of the IEA Implementing Agreement on Nuclear Technology of Fusion Reactors, this event will offer a timely opportunity to exchange and discuss the most recent results from ongoing R&D efforts. Visit the workshop website.
• EUROSUN 2010 - International Conference on Solar Heating, Cooling and Buildings, Graz (Austria), 28 September - 1 October 2010. Organised by the IEA Solar Heating and Cooling Programme (SHC), ISES and other bodies, EuroSun 2010 will enable participants to exchange and discuss the latest R&D results and learn more about problems and their solution. Visit the conference website.
• Third International Conference on Ocean Energy (ICOE 2010), Bilbao (Spain), 6-8 October, 2010. Hosted and organised by the Ente Vasco de la Energía-EVE and Tecnalia, in partnership with the European Ocean Energy Association and the International Energy Agency's Implementing Agreement on Ocean Energy Systems (OES IA), this event will be a meeting place for the world's leading ocean energy industry firms and experts. Visit the conference website.
• 31st Annual Workshop and Symposium of the International Energy Agency (IEA) Collaborative Project on Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR), Aberdeen, Scotland (United Kingdom) from 18-20 October 2010. This event will offer an opportunity to share knowledge, interact with world experts and further promote applications of Enhanced Oil Recovery technologies in oil and gas fields. Visit the event website.
• 31st Air Infiltration and Ventilation Centre Conference, Seoul (Korea), 26-28 October 2010. This 31st conference of the Air Infiltration and Ventilation Centre (AIVC) will enable participants to update on low-energy and sustainable ventilation technologies for green buildings. AIVC is part of the IEA Programme on Energy Conservation in Buildings & Community Systems (ECBCS). Visit the conference website.
• Delhi International Renewable Energy Conference (DIREC) 2010, New Delhi (India), 27-29 October 2010. The DIREC 2010 is the fourth in this International Renewable Energy Conference series. It is a global ministerial-level conference on renewable energy and provides an international forum to address the goal of advancing renewable energy. The IEA supports the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy in making this event a success. See brochure for this event and visit the IEA website. Contact: firstname.lastname@example.com.
• 8th International Conference on System Simulation in Buildings, Liege (Belgium), 13-15 December 2010. Organised by the Thermodynamics Laboratory and the Department of Environmental Sciences and Management of the University of Liege in close co-operation with the IEA Energy Conservation in Buildings and Community Systems Programme (ECBCS), this event will enable researchers and specialists in buildings and in heating, ventilating and air-conditioning systems simulation to present papers and discuss the latest developments. Visit the conference website.
• Fifth International Conference on Clean Coal Technologies – CCT2011, Saragossa (Spain), 8-12 May 2011. Organised by the IEA Clean Coal Centre and the Instituto de Carboquímica (ICB), Saragossa, on behalf of the Grupo Español del Carbón, this event covering clean coal technologies, developments in carbon capture and zero emissions technologies will provide an international networking opportunity for multiple stakeholders. Visit the conference web page.
• 10th IEA Heat Pump Conference, Tokyo (Japan), 16–19 May 2011. Taking as its theme "Heat Pumps - The Solution for a Low Carbon World", this event will focus on heat pumps, air-conditioning and refrigeration equipment, and systems for residential, commercial and industrial applications. It is designed for those interested in technical, market, policy and standards information. Visit the conference website. The IEA Heat Pumps Programme is one of the IEA international energy technology collaborations.
• 2nd Oxyfuel Combustion Conference, Queensland, (Australia), 12-16 September 2011. Organised by the IEA Greenhouse Gas R&D Programme in partnership with the Callide Oxyfuel Project Ltd. and Xstrata Coal, this event will build on the success of the 2009 event. A central theme will be "Retrofitability of Oxyfuel Combustion Technology to Existing Power Plant". Visit the conference page on the website of the IEA Greenhouse Gas R&D Programme (IEAGHG), one of the IEA international collaborations.
Heat Pumps - call for Rittinger Award candidatures. The IEA Heat Pump Programme (HPP) seeks candidates for the 2011 Rittinger Award, which will recognise deserving individuals or teams having distinguished themselves in advancing heat pumping technology applications, market development and related dissemination activities with lasting international impact. For more information and the nomination form, visit the award pages on the HPP website. The Heat Pump Programme is an Implementing Agreement within the IEA Energy Technology Network.
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The crimson sun sets on the Silt Sea, the silt blowing into gentle waves that roll up into the city of Balic. The air takes on a silvery tint as the dust flies upon the wind, and everything is just slightly muted by the thick air. Ships rock lightly against the harbor, the crews working ever diligently, unloading their cargo and preparing for another day of trading. It has been this way for millenia. I doubt it will ever change. Wander, my friend, for there is much to see... |
The City of SiltWelcome to Balic, a city in the Estuary of the Forked Tongue. Unlike most other city states, Balic is not ruled by a sorcerer king. It is unique in the fact that Balic in controlled completely by merchants - the Houses of Wavir, Rees, and Tomblador. How closely Balic resembles the old Balic, the one controlled by Andropinis, depends on which part of the city you enter. The area of House Wavir is definately better off, as the Wavir's are more kind rulers than the last inhabitant of the White Palace. Those under the rule of Rees are likewise better off, but only as long as they produce for the profit motivated leaders. Under the lead of House Tomblador, improvements in condition are minor, and their rule is almost as cruel as under the sorcerer king. Latest: January 5, 11: Added an adventure hook, a hint to location of an ancient lighthouse. More to follow... February 19, 10: Added Kuressa's Den, a tavern in the Rees-held portion of Balic. January 14, 10: Added Kevrus, a silt skimmer captain. December 30, 09: Happy New Year! This year has seemed to fly by, but then, that's how it always seem sto me. As the last post of the year, here is the Brooch of Performance. December 4, 09: Added a new magic item, death mark stones. October 29, 09: I've created a few new magic items. October 16, 09: A new issue of The Balic Crier has been released. October 9, 09: Hasn't even been a month since my last post. Whoa, I'm getting speedy! :) Anyways, here is a patrician house of Balic, House Thestis. September 11, 09: A few merchants of Balic. August 5, 09: I've added The Lifeforge, a powerful magical item. July 21, 09: Zerethis, operator of a Balican safe house for the Black Suns thieves' guild. June 26, 09: Time for the new edition of The Balican Crier. June 4, 09: Happy birthday to me. Okay, a day late, but still... Here is a very short adventure of a ruined lighthouse with an adventure hook. May 15, 09: Added a new undead creature, the Sialvis. April 16, 09: A new edition of the Balican Crier. April 2, 09: How about a little flavor? I've added Pateller, a Balican merchant, to sharpen those dull weapons after a long trek across through Tablelands. March 26, 09: A new issue of the Balican Crier. February 20, 09: A new legend of Balic, Darhus. February 20, 09: For my latest update, I've added a new business in Balic, Eldeses Courier Service. February 5, 09: I've added a legend of Balic, that of Arkestus, a gladiator who betrayed the Veiled Alliance. January 23, 09: A brand-spanking new NPC, Telmarane, a Balican defiler. January 15, 09: Time for the next issue of the Balican Crier. January 9, 09: Time to play catch-up. I've posted a grayguard, a construct of stone and obsidian. December 29, 08: Merry week after Christmas. Sorry I missed an update, but my seven family Christmas gatherings prevented any free time for Dark Sun. But, I'm back and have posted the ash skeleton, an undead creature. Okay, I'm actually cheating - I posted it before, but as someone pointed out to me, it was a dead link, so I found the text and posted it again. December 18, 08: Merry week before Christmas. I have posted The Nordalla Caravan Company, a Balican business. December 12, 08: Oops, I'm a day late because of a sick child. But, she's better, so the latest issue of the Balican Crier is up. November 26, 08: The latest update is a Horn of Silt, a magical horn that creates a blast of silt. Also included is a new spell, Silt Wind. I will not be posting an update next week because I'll be in Mexico, enjoying some warm weather far from Michigan. I'll have a new post on December 11th. November 21, 08: It's an NPC-athon, Kipitimos, a merchant dealing in black market goods. November 13, 08: Another NPC, Kevitol, a ranger from the sandy wastes south of Balic. November 6, 08: I've added a new half-giant NPC, Combadar. October 30, 08: Several legendary weapons from the Cleansing Wars, Zhelevan's arrows. October 22, 08: The latest issue of the Balican Crier. October 16, 08: A new monster to torment your PCs - the ash hag. October 9, 08: I've added two new items today. First is issue 25 of the Balican crier. I've also add a snippet about Hardaris vine, a plant which grows in the regions around Balic. October 2, 08: Happy October, it's the best month since September. To celebrate, I've added Nodakatos, an NPC. September 25, 08: A new creature to torment your PCs, the Deadland Viper. September 18, 08: I have added two new magical weapons, slings of Balic. September 10, 08: As promised, a brand new edition of the Balican Crier. September 9, 08: Another long silence - I have to stop doing that. I'll have another Balican Crier tomorrow. I have also looked at 4th edition and decided to stick with 3.0/3.5 - I like the earlier version better. July 3, 08: Added a brief description of the silver mines of Balic. June 19, 08: Sorry for the month-long silence - life got in the way, once again. But, I'm back, and have added a new episode of the Balican Crier. May 16, 08: Added a page about the Patricians of Balic. May 9, 08: Alturuk, a trading village near Balic, has been added to the site. May 1, 08: Added an Wells of Balic, a brief description of three wells within the city walls. Arpil 24, 08: Added an Fort Glams, which guards the western approach to the Balican Peninsula. Arpil 19, 08: I have added an obsidian guardian, a new monster. Arpil 10, 08: I have added a history of Praxiteles, a short snippet about a legendary figure from Balic's past. It's my daughter's birthday today, so I am in a giving mood. Update: The City of Silt site resdesign is coming along nicely. The look of the site will change a little bit, but the major changes will be behind the scenes. The biggest additional feature will be that my site will become searchable and much more organized. March 5, 08: A brand new page about an architectual artifact from Balic's past, Perogun Arch January 24, 08: I have added a new patrican house, House Armenedes January 4, 08: Let's start the new year off right with a new issue of the Balican Crier. I'm off to Jamaica in two days, spending a week on the beach, but I've got some good things in the works, so there will be plenty of new content in 2008. December 6, 07: The latest update on The City of Silt is Senteklos, a neighborhood in southeastern Balic. November 30, 07: I have added The Padestos, a tavern in Balic's wealthy North Quarter. November 27, 07: Because of Thanksgiving and some weekend traveling, I have not been able to post any new content. But I will have a new item on this site this Thursday. I am still working on the redesign for the City of Silt, and my plan to complete is by the end of the year is still a go. November 10, 07: For this week's update, I have added four merchants of Balic. Please note: I will be out of town the rest of the week, so the next update for City of Silt site will be the week of November 19th. November 4, 07: I have added a new monster, the creeping cactus, a carnivorous plant lurking in the desert. Please let me know if you have any feedback regarding this monster. I have started on the redesign of this site. The purpose of the redesign is to better organize information and to make it searchable. This site has existed for six years without major work, and it is overdue for a house cleaning. I'll keep you informed on the progress, but it should be completed before the end of the year. October 25, 2007 The next issue of The Balican Crier is up. October 16, 2007 Another Balican personality, Shendelekos the scribe. October 9, 2007 I have added a new person to Balic, Durbenis the defiler. He does not have stats beyond basic attributes, but I added some fluff to make him a possible plot device. October 3, 2007 A brand new edition of the Balican Crier. September 26, 2007 After the birth of my daughter, a few job changes, and another role-playing project, I have finally gotten back to my site. I have added Sour Silt Alley. And, I just noticed that my site was returning errors. I have removed the source of the problem, so my apologies for those who tried to access my site while it was down. March 20, 2007 This is really the first entry of the year? That's crazy - how time flies. Anyways, here is the latest version of the Balican Crier. August 31, 06 Okay, another brief update to my site. This time, I have added some beers found around Balic. After all, why have a tavern if there is no beer? It is not a comprehensive list, but it's a start. August 17, 06 I have a new update! Prepare to enjoy the pastries of Philsus the baker. August 16, 06 Gen Con was a blast. I had a great time listening to (and meeting) Ed Greenwood and Keith Baker, as well as attending seminars, playing demos, and getting free stuff at the Wizards of the Coast booth. If you have not been to Gen Con, and ever get the chance, by all means go! I'm sorry it took me so long to try it. Back to Dark Sun... I am working on an update, a pair of thieves that lurk Balic's streets. I am hoping to get those out tomorrow before I head north from my home near Lansing, MI to Tahquamenon Falls in the Upper Peninsula. August 9, 06 Gen Con is coming up quickly, and I'll be heading down there Friday morning, making the ~5 hour drive from Lansing to Indianapolis. Hopefully, I'll get to see some of the many seminars. August 5, 06 Okay, at long last, I have a new update! Oh yes, something new. Maybe exciting, maybe not, but either way, here is a game played in Balic call Tix'Klett. July 17, 06 Sorry about the long delay in updates. Since I last posted, I switched jobs and my wife and I have done a ton of work in lawn, as we moved into a newly built house last fall, so as you can imagine, I've been busy. I got a message on my guestbook a while ago that my site was missing some pages, so I went through and tried to correct all the bad links. If you find any more, go to my guestbook and tell me. No new posts today, but soon, I promise. Also, I'm heading to Gen Con for the first time in my life, so I'm excited about that. Should be a great time! April 14, 06 My website was deleted on an update I tried to last night, and all the pages were wiped out. I have restored a few of them, but it will be a few more days before all the files are restored. April 7, 06 A brief break from my work to bring you another update, Shendris the Potter. April 3, 06 Okay, I'm back with another update. I have a magical weapon, the Elf Slayer, a sword from the Cleansing War. March 22, 06 Added a new person to Balic, the aristocrat Amkris Kethones. March 13, 06 I have posted a new update, a very short fluff piece called Cavbaum's Bridge. Also, I am working on converting my Dark Sun site from ASP to ASP.NET 2.0. This will mean that the main page will change from default.asp to default.aspx, and pages will be moved around to different locations, as ASP.NET makes site management easier than old ASP. But I will be keeping the old pages around to redirect to the new site. This update will not happen for about a month, and I'll e-mail the Dark Sun list when I do. March 6, 06 Hidy Ho neighbors. I have taken a break from real life to post a an update to Balic, The Gith Pit. February 14, 06 Happy Valentine's day. Here in Lansing, the wife and I are headed to a fancy restaurant. I tried to convince her to go to Burger King, but she wasn't having any of it. Anyway, here is something I have been working on, a short adventure. February 7, 06 Hereye, hereye! I have added a new addition of The Balican Crier! January 31, 06 I have been working on a short adventure inside Balic, Though it's not quite done, I have added a creature involved in the adventure, the ash skeleton. January 19, 06 Okay, it's been a long time since my last update, so I'll let you know what is happening. Lots of things have happened in real life - mainly, moving into a newly built house and getting married. But I am working on a new Balic update that should be out before the end of the month. It will actually be a mini-adventure. And I mean mini - it's only six rooms long. September 16, 05 Been a little slow with my updates lately. So here is a new item - the Balican Mint. September 6, 05 Added a brand spanking new Balican Crier. August 30, 05 Here we are, nearing the end of August. Where has the summer gone? I have written this snippet on Balican Coinage. August 26, 05 Happy Friday everyone. I was hoping to make a trip to King's Island or Cedar Point (both in Ohio) for some roller coastering, but thunderstorms are on the way, so I will stay home in Michigan. Anyways, here is a new tavern for half-giants, The Dusty Boulder. August 23, 05 There is a newly added fighter in town, Briareus. August 19, 05 I have ventured outside the gates of Balic to add the Villa of Zaethus Nauripides. August 16, 05 For all you Dark Sun fruit lovers, here is The Orange Grove. August 12, 05 There's a new bar in Balic! It is called The Green Door, so stop on in. August 8, 05 Added the Lucky Bit Gambling Hall. August 4, 05 Added Whitewell. July 28, 05 Another update! Added the Library. July 25, 05 Okay, I was finally right about being able to update my site! I have added the House Port. July 21, 05 Sorry, things got busy lately and I haven't been able to post. I'll definately have something next week - a couple of things, actually. July 8, 05 I'll have something new next week. I've written it up, I just need to format it and make the map. June 8, 05 What's this - two updates in the same week? I'm on a roll. It must be my recent engagement has motivated me. Anyways, this is just a tiny update - Clean as a Whistle, a launderer. A little fluff for Balic. June 6, 05 I finally found the time to create a new The Balican Crier. May 9, 05 I have added a little blurb about The Whispering One, a local legend around Balic. January 21, 05 I am working on another Dark Sun project, and I will try to update my site next week. January 13, 05 I have returned from my trip to the Dominican Republic and posted a link to a map of Balic. This link has also been added to the header at the top of the page, so it will be easily accessed from now on. January 3, 05 Happy New Year! I have added a new issue of The Balican Crier. View the map of Balic. |


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Gastropub or gastrolounge refers to a bar and restaurant that serves high-end beer and food.[1]
The term gastropub, a portmanteau of gastronomy and pub, originated in the United Kingdom in the late 20th century. British pubs were drinking establishments and little emphasis was placed on the serving of food.[2] If pubs served meals they were usually basic cold dishes such as a ploughman's lunch.[3] In South East England (especially London) it was common until recent times for vendors selling cockles, whelks, mussels and other shellfish, to sell to customers during the evening and at closing time. Many mobile shellfish stalls would set up near pubs, a practice that continues in London's East End.
"Pub grub" expanded to include British food items such as steak and ale pie, shepherd's pie, fish and chips, bangers and mash, Sunday roast, ploughman's lunch, and pasties. In addition, dishes such as burgers, chips, lasagne and chilli con carne are often served.[4][5]
The term "gastropub" was coined in 1991[citation needed] when David Eyre and Mike Belben took over The Eagle pub in Clerkenwell, London.[6] The concept of a restaurant in a pub reinvigorated both pub culture and British dining,[7] though it has occasionally attracted criticism for potentially removing the character of traditional pubs.[8] "Gastropub" was added to the 2012 update of Merriam Webster's Collegiate Dictionary in August 2012.[9]
The gastropub phenomenon took off in the United States in the early 1990s at gastropubs such as Dhillons by Chef Matt Dhillon in Las Vegas & Fitzgeralds Huntington Beach & later such places as, The Redwood Downtown Los Angeles, recently places like Red Table in Huntington Beach, CA., restaurateur and chef Sang Yoon's Father's Office[10][11] which had what Esquire magazine called one of the best burgers in the world,[12] Ford's Filling Station in Culver City, a gastropub run by actor Harrison Ford's son Ben Ford,[13] Brickyard,[14][15] Cobblestone's in York, PA, and The Spotted Pig in Manhattan,[16] The Wobbly Olive in Long Island, NY,[17] and The Monk's Kettle in San Francisco.
There are also several gastropubs in Norway: Kick Malt & Mat,[18] The Crossroad Club[19] in Oslo, Grünerløkka Brygghus[20] in Oslo and Jacobs[21] in Bergen. Montys Gastropub in St Catharines,[22]


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New tour by next year ?
Preview of the William Rast Racing Eyewear collection
Colombian car racer Sebastian Saavedra, whose driving clothes and car are sponsored by William Rast, posted on his twitter acount a picture of one of the shades of the William Rast Racing Eyewear collection. Check the picture below. They look very nice
Leona Lewis does "Cry me a river"
Leona Lewis did a beautiful interpretation of "Cry me a river" on the opening night of her "Labyrinth Tour" at the Sheffield Arena in England. I'm loving the musical arrangement. Your thoughts ?
Justin Timberlake's love for golf
The singer is known to be a fan of the sport, and even created his own golf course near his hometown of Memphis. There have been rumours he has a special room in his house where he goes to practice his putt, but Justin has laughed off the claim.
"I have way too many expensive pieces of furniture in my house to do that. That's a little ridiculous," he laughed. "But, yeah, I mean I do wake up in the morning and I walk by my clubs and well, look at me now. I'm sitting here with a wedge in my hand right now. And I'll walk around my house with a wedge. I have hardwood floors and I'm tapping it on the floor as I walk around the house."
Justin's love of golf comes from his father, Randall. He was adamant his son should practice the sport from a young age, but Justin was less keen. It wasn't until he became a teenager that he grew to enjoy games.
"My dad tried to get me into it when I was about ten years old, but I never really picked up the game. And then, about six or seven years ago, I took up the game and immediately became addicted," he explained to callawaygolf.com. "More or less because I was on tour and I wanted to get outside. It was a great way to get outside. Then I started really hitting the ball. From there it became, 'OK, how do I switch those interviews around so I can go hit balls?'"
source: musicroom.net
Sean Parker: Justin Timberlake looks nothing like me!
Onstage with TechCrunch's Mike Arrington and The Facebook Effect author David Kirkpatrick at this week's TechCrunch Distrupt, Sean Parker was asked by an audience member, "How do you feel about getting the better looking actor to play you?" referring to Aaron Sorkin's upcoming film "The Social Network" where actor Jesse Eisenberg will play Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, and Justin Timberlake will play Parker.
"I met JT once – He was a really nice guy. I actually don't think he looks anything like me, but he did grow his hair out for me."
– Parker
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"Play for her" The new Givenchy fragance
Yes girls, you read it right. Givenchy will soon be launching the female version of Justin Timberlake's "Play" perfume.
New pictures – May 25
Check out some pictures of Justin Timberlake heading home this afternoon in Los Angeles and looking amazing in the process.
New Play campaign this summer ?
GIVENCHY_NEWS twetted the following yesterday:
"get ready to PLAY this summer …."
And the music producer behind the first "Play" campaign wrote the following on his blog a few days ago:
Was hit up by the fragrance company Givenchy, to help create the music for their new line featuring Justin Timberlake titled PLAY
Is this a hint that the Play campaign that was filmed in Paris will be unveiled this summer ?
I sure damn hope so!!
Justin Timberlake newest customer of Louis Stewart
Pop singer Justin Timberlake is the newest customer of Louis Stewart. As you know, Mr. Stewart is quietly taking over the luxury handbag market after leaving his position at Louis Vuitton. Timberlake was spotted rocking his brand new snow white Louis Stewart Backpack to the set of his latest video with Pharrell Williams and The Game. Prices for custom made-to-order Louis Stewart backpacks start at $2,500.
source: sandrarose.com
The next big thing – Episode 4
The new Audi A1 episode movie: In the fourth episode of "The next big thing" John and Toni (Justin Timberlake & Dania Ramirez) manage to escape from the warehouse. Not much later they meet the pursuers again but manage to trick them by doing some driving stunts. Visit the website http://www.audi.com/a1 to watch the fourth episode once more and and experience what happend behind the scenes.
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