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Like what you did with the place lol
anyone arround here that know what functions should i look for if i want to record my actions during gameplay in a sc2bank file for example? or any other file?
i want to record everything! order, commands, movements, builds etc, that i am doing during my gameplay. something like what YaboT does, but not only for building orders, i want more details like the ones the replay saves in it after a game ;-)
can someone help me where to look at? i dint know where to start with the yabot, so searching arround script files was waste of time if i didnt know what i was looking for :P
This Business Is Binary. You are a 1 or a 0. Alive or Dead.-
Great job dude.
Keep up the good work TheAlmaity!
Edit: Everyone else too!
Last edited Jan 12, 2011 by QueenGambit[21:19] <QueenG> which map are you remaking?
[21:26] <nooblark> right now i think i'm going to remake my bed though
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Are there any groups/persons in charge of the Wiki. I would like to apply. I love what your doing, but there are just to many 404's in places there shouldnt be. PM me. Email me. Lemme know.
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dc.contributor.author | Gerber, Louis Antonie | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2009-02-17T13:37:43Z | |
dc.date.available | 2009-02-17T13:37:43Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2007 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10394/756 | |
dc.description | Thesis (M.A. (Pastoral))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2008. | |
dc.description.abstract | The occurrence of marriages failing as a result of one member of the couple having a homosexual relationship has increased since the rewriting of the law on human rights. This resulted in a heightened need for pastoral care of members of the family that were affected by this tendency. Of cardinal importance to this study and in light of the constant debate about homosexuality in the church, a Scriptural foundation is found in the handling in cases of marriage breaking up as a result of infidelity with a homosexual partner. The Praxis model of Zerfass forms the framework in which a new pastoral therapy is sought. As background to the study an investigation is conducted to find the possible causes and resulting effects of homosexual tendencies in the areas of psychology, physiology, and social anthropology. An empirical research form part of the investigation into a practical formulating of a suitable guideline for pastoral care. With the insight gained from the research, a practice theory is developed to fill the gap with a new and appropriate approach in giving pastoral guidance to all parties who are affected when one of the members of the married couple experiences same sex attraction (SSA) or get involved in a homosexual relationship. | |
dc.publisher | North-West University | |
dc.subject | Counselling | en |
dc.subject | Homosexuality | en |
dc.subject | Heterosexuality | en |
dc.subject | Marriage | en |
dc.title | Pastoral counselling of persons with homosexual tendencies in a heterosexual marriage / by Louis Antonie Gerber | en |
dc.type | Thesis | en |
dc.description.thesistype | Masters |

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Video TranscriptPOLICE. SOME FREE COMMUNITY EVENTS ARE COMING UP THIS MONTH WITH THE FOCUS ON CHILDREN. KIMBERLY VAN SCOY HAS THE DETAILS OF ONE TAKING PLACE THIS WEEKEND. THE YMCA IS ON A MISSION TO IMPROVE YOUR FAMILIES HEALTH AND IT KICKS OFF WITH AN EVENT HERE AT THE ROBINHOOD Y IN WINSTON SALEM. IT'S CALLED THE YMCA'S HEALTHY KIDS DAY AND THERE ARE LOTS OF FREE ACTIVITIES PLANNED FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY. THE GOAL IS TO GET KIDS MOVING AND LEARNING SO THEY'LL KEEP UP THE HEALTHY HABITS ALL SUMMER LONG STANDUP ON CLIP 25 THE FIRST HEALTHY KIDS DAY IS THIS SATURDAY HERE AT THE ROBINHOOD Y FROM 10 TO 1.... THERE'S ANOTHER ONE NEXT WEEK AT THE WILKES FAMILY Y AND APRIL 26TH, SEVERAL Y'S ARE HOLDING EVENTS INCLUDING THE JERRY LONG Y IN CLEMMONS. KVS WXII 12 NEWS
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Spice blends are up there on my list of "must haves." They save time and they're inspiration for days when you're running on empty. Here I offer you two different blends to provide you with warm, full flavors on vegetables, meat or fish.
There is a trio of spices which easily crosses borders, from North Africa to the Middle East, to India, to Mexico: cumin, coriander and pepper. Make up this foundation blend, then alter where needed as you take it from cuisine to cuisine. For instance, Morocco might demand the addition of sweet paprika, while an Indian recipe could call for more coriander and black pepper and Mexico more cumin and the addition of chiles.
Rub or sprinkle the blend over vegetables and meats when roasting, sauté it into stews and soups, and use it as a finishing spice on salads and grains. Try mixing the blend with an equal amount of brown sugar and rubbing it into meats before placing them on the grill. That same mix brings a new take to grilled fresh pineapple.
Cook to Cook: You can tease even more flavor from Crossover Spices by fresh-grinding whole cumin and coriander seeds.
Makes about 3/4 cup. Keeps 3 to 4 months in a dark, cool cupboard.
Blend the spices together in a jar and seal. Store them away from heat and light.
Makes about 1/3 cup and keeps in a cool, dark place 3 to 4 months, and multiplies easily.
This blend has Caribbean written all over it and it practically radiates warmth with the allspice, ginger and cinnamon. If you want true heat, add chilies to taste.
In this mix you've got the meeting of Africa's Berber spice and the jerk seasonings of Jamaica. When you look at recipes for those two spice blends and consider how Africans were brought to the Caribbean, you have to speculate if the Berber may have been the long distance parent of the Jerk flavorings.
The flavors here are warm and gentle, add chilie only if you would like.
Cook to Cook: Flavors are best if whole spices are fresh ground (use a coffee grinder or mortar and pestle), but using pre-ground will not be a tragedy — the mix will still be fine.
1. Combine all the seasonings in a coffee grinder or mortar and pestle and grind to a powder. If working with pre ground spices, merely blend together.
2. Put in an airtight jar, label with the date and name of the blend and store away from light and heat.
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04/22/2013 Hoosiers Host Ball State In Andy Mohr Field Dedication GameIndiana and Ball State will meet for the 74th time in program history 01/25/2013 Inside IU Softball: Episode Two01/07/2013 Looking Back At The 2012 SeasonThe Hoosiers put together its first consecutive 30-win seasons in 22 years 12/10/2012 Indiana Softball Recognized for Academic Success by NFCASix members of the 2012 team registered a 3.50 GPA during the 2010-11 academic year 05/31/2012 105 Hoosiers Selected Academic All-Big Ten for the Spring05/10/2012 Coach Gardner talks about sweeping Nebraska last weekHead Coach Michelle Gardner talks about sweeping Nebraska last weekend and looks ahead to this weekend at Michigan State. 05/03/2012 Talking about last weekend's series at Iowa and Senior Day this weekenHead Coach Michelle Gardner talks with Jeremy Gray about last weekend's series at Iowa and hosting Nebraska for Senior Day this weekend. Cassie Gogreve joins the Hoosiers' coaching staff as a volunteer assistant for the 2013 season. Gogreve will primarily work with pitchers and catchers as well as assist with day-to-day responsibilities. Prior to joining the staff, Gogreve was a standout catcher for the Hoosiers for three seasons under current Head Coach Michelle Gardner. The South Pasadena, Calif. native concluded her IU career with a notable senior campaign, earning third-team All-Big Ten honors after hitting .290 on the year with 33 RBI and a healthy .415 on-base percentage. Gogreve was also instrumental in guiding an extremely young pitching staff, which combined for just five innings of experience in 2011, to 14 conference wins and a tie for fourth in the conference standings in 2012. During her redshirt junior season, Gogreve was selected as the team's Gold Glove award recipient after providing the Hoosiers with a solid performance behind the plate. She started in all 55 games at catcher and caught 366.0 out of a possible 374.0 innings for the year. Gogreve was also voted as the team's Gold Glove recipient during her junior campaign. That season, she caught 23 runners attempting to steal, representing the fifth-most among all NCAA catchers and the most among catchers at BCS programs. Gogreve played her first two collegiate seasons at South Carolina, where she maintained a flawless fielding percentage behind the plate. |
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More security researchers are pulling out of next month's RSA security conference in protest of recent revelations that the event's namesake, EMC-owned subsidiary RSA, received $10 million to make an NSA-favored random number generator the default setting in its BSAFE crypto tool.
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"I've become convinced that a public stance serves more than self-aggrandizement, so I've pulled out of the Cryptographers Panel at RSA 2014," Langley wrote on Twitter Tuesday. "(I had already decided not to do it, but I pondered for a while whether I should say anything in public)," he wrote in a follow-up tweet.
Meanwhile, members of the Open Web Application Security Project are voting on whether to pull their previously planned developer training from the conference.
It has been three weeks since Reuters reported that RSA received $10 million to make the NSA-influenced Dual EC_DRBG the default algorithm for generating random numbers in the widely used BSAFE application. The revelation has generated howls of protest since Dual EC_DRBG is known to contain weaknesses and, according to The New York Times, may also have an NSA-engineered backdoor that makes wide-spread surveillance easier. RSA allowed BSAFE to use the algorithm for almost a decade and removed it only after Ars asked if there were plans to do so.
In the three weeks since the $10 million deal was disclosed, the stock price of RSA parent company EMC has risen 2.8 percent, vastly outperforming both the Nasdaq and S&P indexes. The revelations may not be tarnishing the way Wall Street views the company, but they're beginning to have an effect on the prestige of its highly visible conference.


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But even by Cleveland standards, expectations for the Browns campaign that begins Sunday are diminished: In many ways, the waiting for next year has begun even before the first kickoff of this year.
That's partly because this 14th edition of the reborn Browns will be one of the National Football League's youngest teams: Twenty-six of its 53 players are either rookies or second-year men. Much of the offense's hope for this season and beyond rides on the shoulders of quarterback Brandon Weeden, running back Trent Richardson, wide receiver Josh Gordon and right tackle Mitchell Schwartz -- rookies all. That's a lot of responsibility on young players, especially in a division with three 2011 playoff teams.
And the churn on the field -- just three years ago, under then-Coach Eric Mangini, the Browns were one of the league's oldest teams -- may soon be matched in the front office. Jimmy Haslam will officially become the team's owner in late October, when the NFL OKs his purchase from Randy Lerner. Haslam insists he is not committed to cleaning house and expresses respect for current team President Mike Holmgren, General Manager Tom Heckert and Coach Pat Shurmur. But no one thinks the hard-charging Tennessean paid $1 billion so he can maintain the status quo.
Haslam has been meeting with NFL owners, collecting ideas to forge a new culture of winning for the Browns. As Cleveland fans troop to the lakefront for the opener against the Philadelphia Eagles, that may be their biggest reason for optimism.


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Kristin Scott Thomas, Rufus Sewell and Lia Williams star in Harold Pinter's seductive and compelling drama Old Times, directed by Ian Rickson at the Harold Pinter Theatre.
A darkly erotic drama, Old Times is the story of Kate and her husband Deeley are visited in their converted farmhouse home by Kate's old college roommate Anna, sparking off a war in which memories – and different versions of the past – are the weapons
Kristin Scott Thomas and Lia Williams alternate the roles of Kate and Anna.
'A cast list to make your mouth water. A compulsive production of Pinter's tantalisingly suggestive play' Sunday Times
'Beautifully clear. Erotically charged. Kristin Scott Thomas and Lia Williams are superb' The Guardian
'Classy revival. The performances are stunning' Evening Standard
'Kristin Scott Thomas and Lia Williams offer fascinatingly complex and contrasting performances. Rufus Sewell is brilliant as the man in the middle' Sunday Express
'Kristin Scott Thomas and Lia Williams - a dazzling double act. Truly arresting' The Observer
'A first rate revival. Richly intriguing. Superb. Seeing this Old Times multiple times could become an obsession' Independent on Sunday
'Ian Rickson's beautifully modulated production. Superb cast. Fascinating' Financial Times
Kristin Scott Thomas' theatre credits include Betrayal (Harold Pinter Theatre), The Seagull (Royal Court and Broadway) for which she won the 2008 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress, As You Desire Me and Three Sisters (both at the Playhouse Theatre). Film credits include Salmon Fishing in Yemen, Bel Ami, The Horse Whisperer, The English Patient, I Loved You So Long, Leaving, Tell No One and Four Weddings and a Funeral, (BAFTA & Evening Standard British Film Award).
Rufus Sewell's theatre credits include Rock 'n' Roll (Royal Court, Duke of York's and Broadway) for which he won the Evening Standard, London Critics' Circle and Olivier Award, Arcadia (National Theatre), Making it Better (Hampstead Theatre / West End), Luther (National Theatre), Rat in the Skull (Royal Court), Macbeth (Queen's Theatre) and Translations (Broadway). Film work includes Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, The Illusionist, The Holiday, The Legend of Zorro, A Knight's Tale, Dark City and Carrington. Television includes Pillars of the Earth, Eleventh Hour, John Adams, The Taming of the Shrew, Charles II, Middlemarch and Cold Comfort Farm.
Lia Williams' theatre credits include The Homecoming (Comedy Theatre), The Room, Celebration (Almeida / New York), The Lover/The Collection (Donmar Warehouse) and The Hothouse (National Theatre), Oleanna (Royal Court / West End), Skylight (Broadway, the National Theatre and West End), (West End), As You Like It (RSC), Earthquakes in London (National Theatre), My Child (Royal Court), Eccentricities of a Nightingale (Gate Theatre, Dublin ). Her TV work includes Coup, Doc Martin, May 33rd, The Russian Bride, Shot Through the Heart, Mr Wroe's Virgins and Seaforth. Films include Dirty Weekend, The King is Alive and Firelight.
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Hyundai H-1 Wagon
Expected Price of Hyundai H-1 Wagon
Rs 12.00 L - 15.00 LExp. Launch Date: February 2017
Editorial Review
It is learnt that Hyundai is planning to launch their luxury van, the H-1 Wagon, in the Indian market in the second half of 2012. The Hyundai H-1 Wagon will be showcased at the 2012 Auto Expo and if the response is good, the Korean giant will indeed roll out the van in India later on. We managed to catch this H-1 Wagon, bearing a TN (Tamil Nadu) registration in New Delhi recently. In all probability, this seems to be owned by Hyundai and was being sent to Delhi by road to Hyundai's Delhi office for dealer response - this is our take. What ever may be the case, the H-1 did seem big and nice and should do well considering that private families dont mind shelling out Rs 11 lakh for the smaller Innova!
The H-1 Wagon is also known as the Starex in some markets. Both models though look very very similar. On the inside, the H-1 offers loads of space and practicality. It will be sold as a comfortable 8 seater with the centre seats of the 2nd and 3rd rown folding down to create arm rests and cup-holders. Quality, as is the case with most Hyundai offerings, is also of the higher order.
The H-1 Wagon will come fitted with a diesel engine - this is a 2.5-litre CRDi engine that has an in line 4 cylinder configuration with Variable Geometry Turbocharger (VGT) delivering up to 392 nm of Torque. This engine will be mated to a 6-speed manual gearbox. More information coming once the 2012 Auto Expo starts!
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Market Research Reports . Consumer Research . Branding & Packaging . Advertising . Regulation . Sample Plans
Market Research Reports
- Provides reports on consumer attitudes, lifestyles, and trends.
- Tracks product innovation in relation to select companies.
- Lists advertising agencies.
- Offers Market Share statistics on many consumer product categores.
- Provides reports on consumer attitudes, lifestyles, and trends.
- Covers North America (U.S., Canada), Asia-Pacific, World
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Consumer Research: Geographies, Demographics, Psychographics, Sociographics
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Consumer attitudes and purchasing habits.
Allows you to map demographic and points of interest data.
American Fact Finder (U.S. Census)
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Brands and their Companies
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Find advertising agencies used by large companies, and major accounts held by agencies, medium of advertisement used and total expenditure figures.
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Bigsby/Gibson Custom SJ-200 Model Flat Top Acoustic Guitar (1949), made in Kalamazoo, Michigan, natural top, sunburst back and sides finish, maple back, sides and neck, spruce top. The signature instrument of one of country music's most legendary stars, this custom SJ-200 is perhaps the most striking and distinctive flat tops in American guitar history. Built by Gibson in late 1949, it was acquired by rising music star William Orville "Lefty" Frizzell in early 1951. Lefty soon had it customized and rebuilt by innovator Paul Bigsby. Today, many consider this guitar to be the Holy Grail of honky tonk musicLefty Frizzell is undisputedly one of the most influential artists in country music. Echoes of his unique plaintive vocal style are still heard in many singers today, more than 30 years after his death. Along with Hank Williams Frizzell defined the post WW II Honky-Tonk sound; his singing and song writing set the standards of the genre and had a major impact on Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson, Dwight Yoakam among many others. The Frizzell style was sincere, intimate and haunting. He added slurs, twists and curves to his vocal lines that were previously unheard. Lefty was an original in more than his sound - he was an early exponent of the flashy stage outfits of the 1950s and the first country singer to wear rhinestones on stage.The guitar itself has had quite a history. When Hank Williams and Lefty toured together in the early 1950s Hank often played Frizzells guitar on stage. Although Hank owned a number of top notch Martins he loved using Leftys flashy new guitar on stage. In 1951 a fourteen year old aspiring song writer by the name of Merle Haggard went to see his idol, Lefty Frizzell, perform at the Rainbow Gardens in Bakersfield, Ca. He and his friends went backstage and Merle sang a few songs. Lefty refused to go on stage unless Merle was allowed to open the concert with a short set. Frizzell also insisted that his young fan play this new Bigsby/Gibson guitar. Merles career began that night. "Merle was just crazy about Lefty," states Bonnie Owens, Merle's second wife. "It was Lefty who taught Merle the most about songwriting and stage presence." In a 2003 interview Haggard recalled, "When I was a teenager, Lefty got me onstage [at the Rainbow Garden in Bakersfield, California] and handed me that guitar. That is the first guitar I played on a professional stage."William Orville Frizzell was born in 1928 in Corsicana, Texas, and grew up in Arkansas. He took an early interest in music and armed with a used $2 guitar learned every song of his hero and greatest influence, Jimmie Rogers. Lefty picked up his nickname after a series of schoolyard scraps. By age 12 he began years of singing on the radio and countless honky tonks, barn dances and parties. In July 1950 a demo of If Youve Got The Money Honey, Ive Got The Time recorded in Dallas reached Columbia Records. Frizzell quickly signed with the label and hits began to pile up. Between late 1950 and mid-1951 Frizzell held the country number one spot for 26 weeks having 4 songs at once in the top 10, a feat still unmatched. In April 1951 Frizzell toured with Hank Williams...reportedly the towns hit by the two honky-tonk kings were never the same. At Hanks suggestion Lefty also appeared as a headliner on the Grand Ole Opry.In early 1951, as royalties for his recent hit recordings began pouring in, Lefty Frizzell bought this guitar, a 1949 sunburst Gibson SJ-200, locally in Texas. The SJ-200 is called King of the Flat Top Guitars and has been the guitar of choice for many prominent artists including Elvis Presley, Emmylou Harris, Gene Autry, The Everly Brothers, Pete Townsend, Roy Rodgers, Eddy Arnold, Tex Ritter, Rev. Gary Davis, and countless others. No other flat top guitar makes a visual statement like an SJ (Super Jumbo) 200, which was originally designed for Hollywood Cowboys of the 1930s.In buying and playing this showy expensive instrument Lefty was telling the world he had arrived as a full-blown star. He was already wearing the ornate stage outfits created by Los Angeles Rodeo Tailor Nudie Cohen and soon had had his impressive new guitar personalized into an unmistakable showpiece by Nudies friend Paul (P.A.) Bigsby of Downey, California. As a newly-minted country headliner Lefty wanted the flashiest guitar possible and ordered a custom neck with Bigsbys trademark futuristic headstock and extra large pickguard for the top inlaid with Lefty Frizzell. It was a design visible from the back of the audience and Lefty used this guitar constantly for live shows, television appearances and recordings during the busiest part of his career. Frizzell was nearly always photographed in this period with this custom Bigsby/SJ-200 and it can be seen on album covers, in live and publicity photos and in surviving television footage. This special guitar was a signature visual statement as unique as Lefty's singing.In the late 1940's and early '50's number of country music greats including Merle Travis, Chet Atkins, Hank Garland, Grady Martin, Joe Maphis, Speedy West, Billy Byrd, Hank Thompson, and Tiny Moore had instruments built or modified by Paul A. Bigsby. "P.A.", as he was known, worked alone so each of his creations is handcrafted and unique, making authentic Bigsbys extremely rare. Paul Bigsby is an important figure in 20th Century guitar history, contributing heavily to the development of the electric guitar and the pedal steel. He built solid-body guitars before Leo Fender but was not interested in commercializing them to any large extent. Instead, the vibrato unit he designed for Merle Travis became widely popular as an add-on accessory in the 1950s and was eventually adopted by Gretsch, Gibson, Guild, Harmony, Magnatone and Kay as standard equipment on their guitars. It is still familiar and widely used today.Bigsby was a patternmaker with a specialty in motorcycle construction but through his friendship with Travis and steel player Joaquin Murphy became involved with guitars. Around 1947 Travis conceived a solid electric guitar and jokingly asked his cycle-building friend if he could make it. I can build anything replied Bigsby, and within a short time had made from scratch the instrument Merle sketched out on scrap paper. Travis use of the guitar soon had other country musicians ordering custom instruments from Bigsby, who soon also began fitting his pickups to instruments built by others. Bigsby built only electric instruments but would add custom necks and decoration to acoustic guitars. His customers were overwhelmingly Country & Western artists and a Bigsby instrument was a mark of distinction, a Cowboy Cadillac among musicians. Lefty's SJ-200 is a particularly fine example of Bigsby's custom work, with some unique features. The sleek Bigsby-made neck is crafted from laminated maple and walnut. Instead of the usual Bigsby fingerboard it carries the original Gibson rosewood board with pearl crown pattern inlay, with a Gibson truss rod underneath. The distinctive single-sided headstock (the same as on the Travis guitar and generally considered the inspiration for Fender's Stratocaster) is inlaid with the Gibson pearl logo on a black wood background (almost certainly removed from the Gibson headstock) and an ivoroid script BIGSBY inlay. It is most unusual to see the two names side by side nearly all Bigsby-modified instruments carry just his logo. One wonders if Lefty insisted on keeping the "Gibson" markings on his expensive guitar. The tuners are 1950's nickel Kluson Deluxe, but retaining the original gold-plated ferrules. The high E-string tuner is an earlier style open-back Kluson. The Gibson rosewood moustache bridge is fitted with the typical aluminum Bigsby saddle, as seen on his vibrato units. The maple back and sides retain their original sunburst finish, but the spruce top was refinished to natural by Bigsby when the upper pickguard was installed. The strap attachments are curved aluminum brackets, another Bigsby trademark. Overall length is 43 in. (109.2 cm.), 17 in. (43.2 cm.) wide at lower bout, and 4 15/16 in. (12.5 cm.) in depth at side, taken at the end block. Scale length is 25 1/2 in. (648 mm.). Width of nut is 1 5/8 in. (41 mm.). The Lefty Frizzell SJ-200 shows signs of extensive use but is still a fine playing and sounding instrument; considering the guitars history it is surprisingly well preserved. There is considerable pick wear to the top, a very well repaired crack to the back and a grain split on the top next to the fingerboard on the treble side. The action has been adjusted over the years; an old popsicle stick or tongue depressor is currently fitted under the Bigsby saddle (this is visible in 1960's photos) and the guitar plays quite comfortably. One piece of pearl is missing from the moustache bridge.The instrument has not been altered since Leftys death except for a change of strings. Several areas still bear the remains of the chewing gum he would stick to the instrument while singing. This guitar is as perfect an example of Honky-Tonk Americana as is possible to imagine.With its striking look and bold signature pickguard, this particular guitar is one of the most recognizable instruments in country music history. For many years it had been on loan to and displayed at the Country Music Hall of Fame. In January 2005 it was returned to the Frizzell family. While it may not sing with Lefty's distinctive voice, it is rich with the imprint of his character down to the belt buckle wear and pick scratches. Countless gigs were played on it, and the guitar traveled many thousands of miles through the heartland of America over the course of Lefty's career. This instrument is a unique piece of Americana it is, to borrow the title of Leftys classic 1950s album, The One and Only.Please note: This instrument has been sold.
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Petr Ginz
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Petr Ginz
Born | Prague, Czechoslovakia |
1 February 1928
Died | 28 September 1944 Auschwitz Birkenau, General Government |
(aged 16)
Petr Ginz (1 February 1928 – 28 September 1944) was a Czechoslovak boy of partial Jewish background who was deported to the Terezín concentration camp during the Holocaust. He died at the age of sixteen when he was transferred to Auschwitz concentration camp and gassed.[citation needed]
Petr was born into the family of Otto Ginz, a manager of the export department of a textile company from Prague and notable Esperantist, and Marie Ginz (née Dolanská).[1] Petr's father was Jewish, and his mother was not. His parents met at an Esperantist congress. His mother was from Hradec Králové where her father was a village teacher. Petr got frequent visits from his relatives during Christmas including his grandfather who owned an antique shop in Jungmann Square where he sold rare books. Petr was a very intelligent boy; between the ages of 8 and 14 he wrote 5 novels: From Prague to China, The Wizard from Altay Mountains, Around the World in One Second and A Visit from Prehistory — the only surviving novel today. The novels, including Návštěva z pravěku (English: Visit from Prehistory), were written in the style of Jules Verne[2] and illustrated with his own paintings. He was interested in the sciences and yearned for knowledge. Because of his parents' interest in Esperanto, Petr also became a fluent speaker of the language.
According to the anti-Jewish laws of the Third Reich, children from mixed marriages were to be deported to a concentration camp at the age of 14. Young Petr was transported to the Terezín concentration camp in October 1942. His efforts in sciences and thirst for knowledge remained and he tried to study even in the concentration camp. He often read from the library full of confiscated books to which he had access. He was placed in the Domov č.1 (Home No. 1, building L417).[1] He became one of the most significant individuals of the community.[citation needed] He established and prepared for publication the periodical magazine Vedem which means "We Lead." He also wrote an Esperanto–Czech dictionary as well as several other short novels that have been lost. One interesting piece of writing is called 'The Rambles through Terezin' where he interviews and comments on people, buildings and even the crematorium.
The breadth of his interests, abilities and character are determined from his writings that remain and from the testimonials of friends who survived. He was interested in literature, history, paintings, geography, sociology and also in the technical fields. The magazine Vedem was published every Friday for two years.[2]
Petr was assigned to one of the last transports to Auschwitz concentration camp, where he died in the gas chambers in 1944. His diary has been published in English under the name: The Diary of Petr Ginz 1941–1942.
The magazine was founded shortly after his arrival at Terezín in 1942. Besides Ginz, several other boys from the Domov č.1. also contributed. Petr Ginz became a chief editor and he contributed under the code name nz or Akademie (Academy). Ginz gave most of his writings and paintings to his sister before his transport, so a majority have survived to today.[1] His sister was also deported to Terezín in 1944, but she survived.[1]
Before his transport, Ginz wrote a diary between 1941 and 1942 about his life. This diary, written in a matter-of-fact way, has been compared to Anne Frank's diary.[citation needed] This diary was lost for a long time but was later found and published by his sister Eva (now Chava Pressburger) as Diary of My Brother. The diary was published in Spanish, Catalan, and Esperanto, as well as the original Czech. It was published in English in April 2007 as "The Diary of Petr Ginz 1941–1942". It was reviewed in The New York Times on Tuesday 10 April 2007.
Israeli astronaut Ilan Ramon, whose mother and grandmother were survivors of Auschwitz, was asked by S. Isaac Mekel, director of development at the American Society for Yad Vashem, to take an item from Yad Vashem onto the American Space Shuttle Columbia.[2] Ramon carried with him a copy of a drawing by Ginz of the planet Earth as seen from the moon. The shuttle, while reentering Earth's atmosphere, broke apart on 1 February 2003,[3] destroying the copy of Ginz's drawing on what would have been his 75th birthday.
Petr Ginz's drawing and its fateful history have inspired other pieces of art. One example is the painting Variation on Petr Ginz's Moon Landscape by Roberto Perez-Franco.[4]
The asteroid 50413 Petrginz was named in his honour.
- ^ a b c d "Petr Ginz's story". Holocaust.cz. Retrieved April 14, 2011.
- ^ a b c "Reflex about Ginz" (in Czech). Reflex.cz. Retrieved April 14, 2011.
- ^ Columbia tragedy at the Wayback Machine (archived June 11, 2008)
- ^ Variation on Petr Ginz's Moon Landscape by Roberto Perez-Franco
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- The Diary of Petr Ginz (ISBN 0-871-139669 published in English in 2007)
- Moon Landscape (the drawing)
- Petr Ginz – Theresienstadt at Yad Vashem Museum
- The Last Flight of Petr Ginz (2011 documentary film)
- The Last Flight of Petr Ginz, UN Study Guide.
- Documents about Petr Ginz in the collection of the Jewish Museum Prague.
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Subject: Re: [NZ] WWI PENSION files
Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2007 00:22:17 EDT
First World War soldiers' pension records online
08 August 2007
The pension records of almost one million soldiers who fought in the First
World War are now available to search and download from _Ancestry.co.uk_
The collection (catalogue reference WO 364) comprises the records of many
British Army soldiers discharged because of illness or injury sustained during
the War.
This is a major milestone in the partnership project between Ancestry.co.uk
and The National Archives. The remaining service records of soldiers who
killed, died or who survived the war (catalogue reference WO 363) will be available
online by the end of 2008.
Detailed information
Known as the 'Unburnt Documents', the pension records were recovered by the
War Office from the Ministry of Pensions and other government departments after
the Second World War.
On average each records contains ten pages of information, although the recor
ds vary in detail. You may be able to find out:
physical description of the soldier
regimental number, service history, location served and any promotions
date and place of birth
previous occupation
next of kin
medical information relating to the disability for which a pension was
You can search the name index free of charge, and view pages from the
original files with a subscription or using ´pay per view´.
'Burnt records'
Although five million soldiers from England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales
fought in the First World War, around 60 per cent of the service records for these
soldiers were destroyed during a German bombing raid on the War Office in
London in September 1940. The originals for all surviving records - many of which
were badly damaged during the bombing raid - have been conserved by The
National Archives.
Visit the _First World War pension records on Ancestry.co.uk_
Mary in Oregon...I have a subsciption and do look ups....
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'_First World War - sources for history' online exhibition_
_First World War Medal Index Cards online_
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Opponent's argument against bill: (Evergreen Magazine and Washington Forest Law Center): In Aug. 2010, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled unanimously that polluted stormwater generated by logging roads is subject to regulation under the Clean Water Act. [The ruling meant] that rain runoff from forest roads constituted an industrial (not forestry) activity, which should be considered a "point source" discharge under the CWA. The lawsuit was brought because forest roads have been dumping sediment into rivers that support myriad species of salmon and resident trout, all of which are at risk from the pollution.�The ruling will require State agencies to issue permits and ensure that road construction and maintenance practices limit or eliminate such discharges.
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Both,, Though I carry a plastic gun most everyday, But love to shoot my steel guns at the range ; ) PS To each his/her own
This is a discussion on Anyone else prefer metal guns over polymer? within the Defensive Carry Guns forums, part of the Defensive Carry Discussions category; All Steel. I know exactly where it is....
All Steel. I know exactly where it is.
Both,, Though I carry a plastic gun most everyday, But love to shoot my steel guns at the range ; ) PS To each his/her own
A Native Floridian = RARE
Only steel handgun I like is 1911 r older antiques. I'm a Glock fan for heavier duty
Glock 20sf, Sig P938
I bought it from a shop where the owner was a gun smith, someone had put a healthy down payment on it and wanted a reliability job; then never picked it up so I got a good deal, just before the '94 ban.
The biggest problem I hear is reliability, particularly feeding. I have run probably 5-6,000 rounds through it with no problems, because it uses very thin grip panels it is only slightly wider than a standard 1911. I love it, as I posted I carry it every day it is my EDC.
It's gotta be a metal pistol for me. I once foolishly bought a ruger lcp. It was way too light and too large of a caliber for my lack of experience. Also metal pistols don't seem so toy-like. There is a lot more beauty and craftsmanship to metal ones. The one thing I've seen missing in this thread is wood grips for the handguns. I also prefer wood stocks on my long firearms, but that isn't exactly thread relevant.
To borrow a saying from a different hobby of mine (bicycling)... "Steel is Real."
Nothing is sexier than a metal frame with wood grips. Metal guns feel better to me, and the weight smoothes them out while shooting. That being said, I carry a Kahr P380 and shot best with my XDm 4.5 9mm. Wait, which side was I on again????
Like both...my collection consist of about 50-50.
Nothing wrong with poly guns owned them in the past I don't have any now. I do however have 14 steel handguns.
Sure do miss my old Glock 26. Won't sell the next one.
I own a polymer ruger 22/45 pistol .... it's certainly not going to be a family heirloom ... I have no idea the allure of plastic pistols
Not a good picture but heres some wood grips for you. Desert ironwood hogues.
Weight (less) is more important to me than how pretty it is for a concealed handgun. Nobody sees it anyway. I am not sure what all various models are all steel but I know that ALL of them have some steel. Nobody can pass through a metal detector or carry near an MRI machine.
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March 14, 2006: One of the biggest problems American military recruiters have is the bad lifestyles of young Americans. It shouldn't be that way, for there are 32 million people in the prime military age group (17-24). But because of lifestyle errors, only 13 percent of them are eligible for service. Each year, the armed forces have to recruit 180,000 new troops. The military is allowed to waive some physical or mental standards, and this means that about 20 percent of those 32 million potential recruits qualify. But in the end, each year, recruiters have to convince 2.7 percent of those eligible that they should join up. It's a tough job, made worse by a generation that eats too much, exercises too little and doesn't pay enough attention in school.Â
Some 57 percent of potential recruits are lost because they do not score high enough on the aptitude test the military uses to see if people have enough education and mental skills to handle military life. Many of those who score too low do so because they did not do well at school. A lot of these folks have high IQs, but low motivation. Most of the remainder are not eligible for physical reasons. But get this, the most common physical disqualifier is being overweight. Nearly a third of the people of military age are considered obese. The big folks who are eager to join, are told how much weight they have to lose before they can enlist, but few return light enough to sign up.Â
As a result of all this, the average soldier today is smarter, and in much better physical shape, than civilians of the same age and gender. But by being this selective, it requires more money and effort to get the people needed. During World War II, the percentage of acceptable recruits was more than double what it is today. Young men and women were in better physical shape, fewer got into trouble with drugs or crime, and educational standards were not as high because there were more non-technical jobs available.


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It looks like you are getting along quite nicely out there. Quite the switch in weather from the icy cold environment you have been enduring for 5+ years. That must be nice! I hope you are not getting bitten by too many mosquitos though. Malaria is not what you want to come back with. Is your Canadian travel buddy still with you, or are you flying solo these days?
How can it be Koh Rong when it feels so right?
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I've escaped the sleeze of Sihanoukville's popular beach and landed at Koh Rong, and island off the coast with amazingly beautiful beaches and much more solitude. I haven't decided if I'm moving on to the next island of Koh Rong Samlaom, which is even more isolated and quiet. The expense may just be too much. This bugalow tonight is a whopping $25 plus food is still ringing in at $3-4 for an entree (which doesn't include drinks).
Besides the absolute hedonistic lounging and abundance of amazing inertia, I have little to report from here. However, I did manage to learn something that has been nagging at me.....what the hell the sink sprayer on the wall of the bathrooms is for??!?! Turns out, it is to spray your junk once you've used the bathroom. I learned this from a German expat who assured me that if I 'put it deep enough' (I think he meant deep enough in the bowl...) then I wouldn't shower the entire bathroom and myself with water. I told him I would try it and was worried it would tickle. Well, it didn't tickle, it was just damn cold! I didn't spray the bathroom either, but I was left wondering what to do next about the now completely wet undercarriage....do I simply pull up trou and call it good or do I dry myself somehow?? These questions just aren't so easy to figure out. For those of you wondering why I don't just use toilet paper, I describe for you a toilet that does not flush. There is no handle. It is gravity fed with a 1 inch line leaving it. There is a bucket of water in the bathrooms with a bowl in it that you fill and use to 'flush' the toilet. Toilet paper just doesn't go down very easily in those 1 in. lines. And, for those wondering how my personal digestive system is holding up, I am happy to report that things are going quite well (I hope I did not jinx myself with that boastful proclamation of sound bowel health). :)
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You can have your dirty streets and masses of people, but no amenities beach bungalow? Now I am jealous.
Holy crap. How could you ever leave? The pics from this entry blow away your other stops altogether. These islands and day trips sound like they were exactly what you were looking for when you thought up this trip. I hope you're taking video, too.
Yes yes, it is almost surreal the beauty. Florida has beautiful beaches as well, but the developments completely change the dynamics. I mean, lone bulbs hanging in fishing baskets with generators the only power source really make for a rustic chilled out environment.
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The Lexington Incident in the Falklands
The Malvinas war and the UK's dispute over its sovereignty bores me.As I tried to show in my little post last month, the United Kingdom signed at least 3 treaties recognizing that the islands belong to Spain then Argentina before taking them by force in 1833, deporting all the Argentines, and transplanting Brits there to replace them. End of Story.
In my fact checking, however, I ran across the bizarre story of the USS Lexington and the United States destruction of the Argentine colony. I had never heard a word of this before.
Not only is the story absolutely fascinating but the illegal yanqui smashing of the Malvinas appears to be the cause of the whole sad chain of events leading to the British theft and West-Bank style repopulation, to the 1982 war, to the events of today.
It's got a cast of characters that could be pulled right out of the current West Wing, international terrorists (um...pirates!) and is filled with last-gasp colonial meddling by a dying empire. A tale of our times, if you'll only suspend a little disbelief.
It's all been written before (like I said, I only learned about it while wiki/googling only 3 weeks ago) but I gotta write it again.
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Patients reported trying a variety of treatment techniques over time (ranging from prescription medicines to rehabilitation therapies to complementary/alternative approaches) but most respondents currently used prescription treatments. Approximately 60% were satisfied with their current regimen but nearly 40% were either neutral or dissatisfied.
Shift to Oral Therapies:
Historically, prescription treatment of MS has been dominated by injectable and infusion therapies. With the recent introduction of oral prescription drugs for the most common type of MS called relapsing remitting MS (RRMS), this paradigm is shifting towards orals, with nearly a third of RRMS patients reporting using an oral prescription. A special section discussing the results from the survey specific to oral therapies can be found on http://multiplesclerosis.net.
Needle fatigue, tolerability, convenience and efficacy are the most cited reasons for people choosing oral therapies and respondents report being more satisfied with oral therapies than injectables. Of those currently taking an injectable, nearly half have considered switching to an oral, signaling a continued shift away from injectable therapies.
About the Survey:
The MS in America Study was conducted online in early 2014. The goal of the study was to establish an understanding of the current state of people affected by MS.
The survey included a total of 156 questions on a broad range of topics. A total of 6,202 people started the survey. 5,710 met eligibility requirements, and 5,004 people completed the survey.
To qualify for the survey, participants had to be MS patients over 18 years old and a US resident or US citizen living abroad.
The study was solely developed and funded by Health Union, LLC which does not manufacture, sell nor market any product to diagnose, prevent or treat MS or any other disease.
[i] European Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis? Source reference: Jokubaitis V et al, "Predictors of 12-month confirmed disability progression after onset of clinically isolated syndrome (CIS) suggestive of multiple sclerosis" ECTRIMS 2013; Abstract 59 http://www.medpagetoday.com/MeetingCoverage/ECTRIMS/42019
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Alternative forms[edit]
From Middle English dull, dul (also dyll, dill, dwal), from Old English dol ("dull, foolish, erring, heretical; foolish, silly; presumptuous"), from Proto-Germanic *dulaz, a variant of *dwalaz ("stunned, mad, foolish, misled"), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰwel-, *dʰewel- ("to dim, dull, cloud, make obscure, swirl, whirl"). Cognate with Scots dull, doll ("slow to understand or hear, deaf, dull"), North Frisian dol ("rash, unthinking, giddy, flippant"), Dutch dol ("crazy, mad, insane"), Low German dul, dol ("mad, silly, stupid, fatuous"), German toll ("crazy, mad, wild, fantastic"), Danish dval ("foolish, absurd"), Icelandic dulur ("secretive, silent").
dull (comparative duller, superlative dullest)
- Lacking the ability to cut easily; not sharp.
- All these knives are dull.
- Boring; not exciting or interesting.
- He sat through the dull lecture and barely stayed awake.
- When does having a dull personality ever get you a girlfriend? Even if you get one, how does being dull help you keep a relationship for over a year?
- Not shiny; having a matte finish or no particular luster or brightness.
- Choose a dull finish to hide fingerprints.
- a dull fire or lamp; a dull red or yellow; a dull mirror
- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882)
- As turning the logs will make a dull fire burn, so changes of study a dull brain.
- 1915, Mrs. Belloc Lowndes, The Lodger, chapter I:
- A great bargain also had been the excellent Axminster carpet which covered the floor; as, again, the arm-chair in which Bunting now sat forward, staring into the dull, small fire. In fact, that arm-chair had been an extravagance of Mrs. Bunting. She had wanted her husband to be comfortable after the day's work was done, and she had paid thirty-seven shillings for the chair.
- Not bright or intelligent; stupid; slow of understanding.
- William Shakespeare (c.1564–1616)
- She is not bred so dull but she can learn.
- William Makepeace Thackeray (1811-1863)
- dull at classical learning
1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 15, The China Governess[1]:
- She paused and took a defiant breath. 'If you don't believe me, I can't help it. But I'm not a liar.' ¶ 'No,' said Luke, grinning at her. 'You're not dull enough! […] What about the kid's clothes? I don't suppose they were anything to write home about, but didn't you keep anything? A bootee or a bit of embroidery or anything at all?'
- William Shakespeare (c.1564–1616)
- Sluggish, listless.
- Bible, Matthew xiii. 15
- This people's heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing.
- Edmund Spenser (c.1552–1599)
- O, help my weak wit and sharpen my dull tongue.
1918, W. B. Maxwell, chapter 7, The Mirror and the Lamp:
- […] St. Bede's at this period of its history was perhaps the poorest and most miserable parish in the East End of London. Close-packed, crushed by the buttressed height of the railway viaduct, rendered airless by huge walls of factories, it at once banished lively interest from a stranger's mind and left only a dull oppression of the spirit.
- Bible, Matthew xiii. 15
- Cloudy, overcast.
- It's a dull day.
- Insensible; unfeeling.
- Beaumont and Fletcher (1603-1625)
- Think me not / So dull a devil to forget the loss / Of such a matchless wife.
- Beaumont and Fletcher (1603-1625)
- Heavy; lifeless; inert.
- William Shakespeare (c.1564–1616)
- the dull earth
- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882)
- As turning the logs will make a dull fire burn, so changes of study a dull brain.
- William Shakespeare (c.1564–1616)
- (of pain etc) Not intense; felt indistinctly or only slightly.
- Pressing on the bruise produces a dull pain.
- See also Wikisaurus:boring
- See also Wikisaurus:stupid
- (not shiny): lackluster, matte
- The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables, removing any numbers. Numbers do not necessarily match those in definitions. See instructions at Help:How to check translations.
dull (third-person singular simple present dulls, present participle dulling, simple past and past participle dulled)
- (transitive) To render dull; to remove or blunt an edge or something that was sharp.
- Years of misuse have dulled the tools.
- Francis Bacon
- This […] dulled their swords.
- (transitive) To soften, moderate or blunt; to make dull, stupid, or sluggish; to stupefy.
- He drinks to dull the pain.
- Shakespeare
- Those [drugs] she has / Will stupefy and dull the sense a while.
- Trench
- Use and custom have so dulled our eyes.
- (intransitive) To lose a sharp edge; to become dull.
- A razor will dull with use.
- To render dim or obscure; to sully; to tarnish.
- Francis Bacon
- dulls the mirror
- Francis Bacon
External links[edit]
- dull in Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- dull in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
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"Double D"
This is worth the read if just for his interactions with his 1 year old daughter. It has plenty of WTH & WTF moments. I loved Astor's roll in this story. Fot me it didn't quite have the bite of previous Dexters. I think that often happens with books that are pivotal for character/circumstance transition. The story is good & Lindsay's narration is good. (except for his chapter annoncements..what's up with that?).
"Really, save your credit"
TOTALLY disappointing after the long wait for this book.I don't know why GS bothered writing it. It reads like she phoned it in. Plus the narrative was AWFUL.
"Read This Book in Print!"
Angela Dawe ruins this book. I have other books with her as narrator that are fine. This one is really bad!
"What a find in the First in Series Sale!"
Enchanting, Entertaining, Everything a fairytale should be.
Gabra Zackman read it to me as fairytales should be read.
I can't wait for her to read the next one to me.
"I just (bleeping) loved it!"
For 9:16:26 I was glued to my iPod. Although a mindless activity had been planned to do while reading this book it was quickly abandoned. I don't think I'd have read it straight through in print & I'll never be able to read it in print at all now. All the planet's must have been perfectly aligned to bring this book, this narrator, this director & production team together in the Brilliance Studio in 1985. I just (bleeping) loved it!
"Sweet for Tween Girls"
Most everything about it will appeal to Tween girls & the narrator is perfect for that audience.
"A Surprisingly Good Read"
I didn't expect to like this as much as I did. I chose it for the author. This is a provocative & controversial work which many will find offensive. I read this straight through & was glad I did. It is intense, sensual, & sexual yet there are no explicitly erotic scenes. As far as category, it's kind of Forbidden Romance.
"Both a Light Read & a Good Mystery"
This is a charming book. Both a light read & a good mystery. I didn't guess the identity of the fiend until the end & that's always a good thing. The story is set in 1930's London which is a plus to me as I'm a sucker for an English mystery. I really enjoyed Kellren's narration.
"Hot, Sexy & Cute"
VERY good. Justine O'Keefe did a good job with narration. I shall indeed read the series, but at my age I'd better space them out!
"Not a fan of Nora"
I am not a fan of Nora Roberts. But I loved her Seven Signs paranormal trilogy so I read Dark Witch & loved it too. Kellgren's narration seemed a bit much in the 1st couple chapters. But as more characters entered she kinda grew on me & I really loved it. I'm looking forward to Shadow Spell & I hope Kellgren is the narrator.
"tis a puzzlement"
OK, this is really a 3.5 star book.
I liked it, enjoyed it & want more.
BUT it's not really that good of a book that it should have kept me up reading straight thru; but it did. I couldn't stop.
I'll probably read it again.
tis a puzzlement


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Behind The Mask Is Just A Man Who Lives To Love And Be Loved
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Now it's soldering time. First, get both cables inside the opened box and simply snip off or desolder the unneeded cable for the second box. If you are using the stereo setup, get only the presoldered input cable inside the box and don't snip off the second speaker''s cable! Solder the two twisted hot leads of the input cable to the tip of the jack and the two twisted blank mass leads to the sleeve. After you''ve finished this step, it should look like this:
4. Fine-tuning the amp
Believe it or not, that's it! Plug in your axe for a preliminary test. You will likely discover that the amp is working, but that it suffers from a poor output level. This is because of the mismatched impedance – PC speaker systems are designed to work with a pre-amplified signal from your soundcard, not a passive guitar signal.
The best solution is to trace the first resistor on the PCB after the input and desolder it or snip it off, if possible. With that complete, you can take full advantage of the system's built-in amp, with more than enough volume for bedroom playing. You can also use the headphone output for silent playing if your speaker system offers such an option.
If you're not interested in tracing resistors, you could also consider using a booster or buffer in front of the box to boost the signal and/or change the signal's impedance. It isn't the most elegant solution, because you'll have to carry another box with you and the main goal is to have a small and handy practice amp for your next journey, but it is something to consider.
So with a few quick solders, you have a portable practice amp, just in time for the holidays. It won't sound like a cranked Marshall stack, but at least it offers a great clean tone to practice your skills, wherever you are.
Have a great one and I will see you next month! Dirk Wacker has been addicted to all kinds of guitars since the age of 5 and is fascinated by anything that has something to do with old Fender guitars and amps. He hates short scales and Telecaster neck pickups, but loves twang. In his spare time he plays country, rockabilly, surf and Nashville styles in several bands, works as a studio musician and writes for several guitar mags. He is also a hardcore DIY guy for guitars, amps and stompboxes and also runs an extensive webpage singlecoil.com about these things.


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One of the huge pieces of prior art for my minimal blogging tool is the What's Happening? box on Twitter. It's almost like magic, esp combined with a bookmarklet. You're on a web page that you want to link to from Twitter. Click the bookmarklet. The title and a shortened link appear in the What's Happening box. Edit. Submit. Back. You're in and out real quick.
It's why Twitter is, for me at least, what del.icio.us is for others. No problem sharing the link, but I'm primarily motivated to save the link as places I want to come back to later.
So as I've been honing my.reallysimple.org, I finally had to deal with this. How to reconcile two aspects of the app:
1. It's designed to output RSS.
2. I want the stuff to flow through Twitter.
Turns out this is a bit of a difficult question.
What it boils down to: If you had to map the Twitter "What's happening" box onto a feed, would it be the title or the description?
I think it's clearly the description. Because titles are (intuitively) one-line things. The Twitter box is multiple lines. That's the description.
I wrote up the problem in more detail on my changes page.
Comments, respectful of course, and not personal -- are welcome.
I chuckled when I saw this. Had to take a picture.
Maybe this is why I like NY. People hardly notice. Certainly no one has the time or attention to be upset by this. In Calif, such a mailbox would get people all agitated. "Why is he so difficult."
It's not an angry thing -- it's informative. I think that's what you have to know to get NY. Look, life isn't easy. Let the small stuff roll off you. And you feel good about that.
Not victimized. Victorious.
PS: As if to prove my point.
I've known John Brockman and Katinka Matson, NY book agents extraordinaire, for over 25 years. I first met them when I was the CEO of a software company making tools for visualization and organization of ideas. We called them idea processors. The category eventually was known as outliners. In the mid-80s, there was an idea that software might be like books, with publishers and agents. So the big NY book publishers came to Brockman to see if he could put something together. That's how we met.
They're an odd couple, for sure. Brockman is a Jewish guy with a Boston accent, and a past rooted in 60s counter-culture, but these days he hangs with the richest and most famous of the tech and academic world. His annual dinner at TED (which I have never attended) is thought to be a ticket to party with the elite insiders of tech. Katinka is a statuesque beauty with a fierce intelligence. She is an artist. John often wonders how a guy like him attracted a woman like that. It's part of what makes them such a memorable couple.
I love them because they are so weird and interesting, but also because they encourage me as a writer. I think they genuinely enjoy good writing, especially stuff that reaches into the heart. And while I'm not famous or popular enough to get a ticket to TED, I was profiled in Digerati, their original book, given the title of The Lover. I think that was an inside joke, because at the time I, like Brockman, was dating way above my level. Or maybe it was because in the early DaveNets I wrote about love and respect, a lot. Who knows. Steve Case was quoted saying I was the poet of cyberspace, but I don't think the top guys at Apple or Microsoft thought that about me. And I imagine John Perry Barlow might take exception.
Anyway -- at the end of every year Brockman circulates The Question to an elite list of scientists and tech leaders. I've been on the list for many years, but this is the first year that I wrote an essay. What inspired me? Jay sent me a copy of his essay, and I thought, that looks easy, and a few minutes later I had mine. It's about social connections in the big city, but it's really about intimacy. You see, there I go again writing about people instead of science!
I told Brockman, it's too late. I'm a populist. Can't help it. That means I am mainly interested in people. Pretty simple.
Anyway, I'm proud to be in great company this year. There are so many famous and wonderful essays by people I love and respect. I hope to have the time to read them all very soon.
PS: The title of this piece is a play on the name of my high school, which I visited on Monday. Fresh memory.


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Nobody loves the stalker like I love the stalker? great fairway driver just as billed buzz on roids
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NEW YORK (AP) — Leo Dillon, the groundbreaking illustrator who became the first African-American to win the Caldecott Medal for children's books, has died in New York at 79.
Publisher Scholastic Inc. announced Wednesday that Dillon died May 26 at Long Island College Hospital from complications after lung surgery.
Dillon and his wife and fellow illustrator, Diane Dillon, collaborated on a wide range of children's projects that helped introduce kids of all races to stories of black people worldwide. They won the Caldecott for best illustration in 1976 for "Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears: A West African Folktale." They won a Caldecott the following year for "Ashanti to Zulu: African Traditions."
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Miss Sally determined that
the old man should not be slighted on Valen
tine's day, and so she hunted around and got
a comic one that seemed to fit the case, and
put in it a large envelope. Upon this she
pasted a number of old postage stamps, and
duly addressed it. When the day arrived,
she had Uncle Remus called from his work in
the garden. He came grumbling.
"When yuther folks 'roun' yer git ter eat
in' der sallid en' truck, Mars John nee'nter
come axin' me w'at gone wid our'n. Kaze
gyarden truck ain't gwineter grow less'n hit's
planted, en she can't be planted less'n dey 's
some un ter put 'er in de groun'. I ain't mo'n
got my back fit ter de mattock twel yer dey
come a-hollerin' en a-bawlin'. Hit's Remus
dis en Remus dat, en 'fo' de year out hit'll
be Remus kill de ole black cat."
"What has the cat done, now?" asked his
Miss Sally, who had heard only a part of the
old man's growl.
"Nothin' 'tall, Miss Sally; she ain't done
nothin' 'tall ter me," said Uncle Remus, in
another tone altogether. "Is you want me,
Miss Sally ? Dat slick-head house gal squeal
so w'en she holler dat I can't tell w'at she
"Yes; here is a big letter for you. I expect
it is a valentine."
Uncle Remus adjusted his spectacles, took
the letter, and examined it carefully on both
sides, and then looked curiously at the super
"How do she run, Miss Sally?" indicating
the address with his forefinger.
The lady read: "Remus Misery, Esq.,
West End, Atlanta, Georgia: At Home."
"Ah-yi!" exclaimed the old man, his eyes
twinkling humorously. "Dey des know'd I
wuz one er de at-home niggers - dey did
dat. Is dey got de 'squire on dar sho nuff,
Miss Sally ? Some folks calls Mars John kun
nul, en some calls 'im major, en some calls 'im
jedge; but dish yer 'squire business is bran
new ter me. W'at 'uz de yuther name, Miss
"Remus Misery."
"How de name er goodness does dey fine
folks out dat away? De man w'at writ dat
know me by heart. Let 'lone dat, I 'm ole
mizerbul Miz'ry."
Still holding the letter, Uncle Remus felt
of it carefully, pressing every part of it be
tween his thumb and forefinger.
"What are you feeling of it for?" ex
claimed his Miss Sally. "Why don't you open
"I'm too ole for dat, Miss Sally," said
Uncle Remus. "Ef I feels any little bunch
er sumpin' n'er in yer, den I'll know some er
deze yer yuther niggers bin fixin' up der cun
jerments at me, en I'll des take'n take it
'roun' yan en bury it whar Mars John p'inter
made his bed las' night, en dat'll ondo it."
"Well, undoubtedly, you are the craziest
old loon in the country."
"Yessum. But you know'd dat nigger
man w'at Ole Miss got fum Mars Bill Little
endurin' er de war, kaze he could tan hides
en make shoes? Well, dat ve'y nigger man
ain't bin on our place mo 'n a week, 'fo' he
fine a little bunch er sump'n layin' on de top
do'-step. He pick 'er up, he did, en open 'er,
en dey wan't nothin' in dar but some ha'r, en
some frog toes, en some dry roots. He take'n
fling it down, he did, en go 'long 'bout his
business, en dat night he 'uz tuck wid a misery
in de side er de head, en hiz jaw got draw'd
down, en look lak die he would spite er all
dey kin say and do. Hit went on dis away
twel bimeby ole Affikin Jack, he tuck'n come
up fum de Albenny place, en time he lay
eyes on de nigger, Brer Jack low he 'uz cun
jud, en den hit come out dat de nigger done
gone en foun' sump'n on de do'-step. Brer
Jack ax 'im wharbouts is it, en de nigger 'low
he dunno; en den Brer Jack 'low he boun'
'tain't so mighty fur, en lo en beholes! he
tuck'n pull de cunjerments fum und' de nigger
bed tick. Dat he did, kaze I seed 'im wid my
own eyes. En den Brer Jack tuck'n bury it,
he did, out whar de dogs make der bed, en he
rub de nigger head wid a rabbit foot; en
't wan't two hours 'fo' dat nigger wuz wadin'
roun' in de tan vats ten'in' ter he business.
Dey ain't no hear-tell 'bout dis, Miss Sally,
kaze I seed it wid my own eyes.
"I wish you please, ma'am, open it," con
tinued Uncle Remus, "en read w'at de intents
un it mought be, kaze I oughter be out yan
right now, puttin' dem sallid seed in de
"Miss Sally" opened the envelope, and
drew forth a highly colored cartoon of a negro
cramming a huge pie in his mouth. She
read: -
"Is dish year wa't folks calls a volyumtine,
Miss Sally?" he asked presently.
"Of course it is."
"Well, den, I'm done. I can't stay 'roun'
yer. My time's done up. I'm a-bleedz ter
go. I know dey ain't no nigger man w'at 'ud
dast ter sen' me dis, en if it's a nigger 'oman,
den I ain't got no time ter tarry in de state er
Georgy. You all bin treatin' me mighty well,
you en Mars John, but w'en dey comes at me
dis away, I bleedz ter go."
"Why? What is the matter?"
"No'm; I ain't ezcusin' you all; I ain't
excusin' nobody un it. Hit des happen so.
Yit I got ter move. I is dat. Fus' news you
know, word'll go 'roun' ter my ole 'oman dat
I been kyarin on wid some yuther 'oman. She
look lak she mighty feebly, my ole 'oman do,
but dey ain't no mo' actier creetur dan w'at she
is w'en she git 'er Affikin up. En den bime
by yer'll come Brer John Henry, en he'll
gimme er invite fer ter draw out er de church.
Oh, no'm ! Man w'at gits volyuntines, dat
man ain't ter have no peace er min' less'n he
git out er de country. I done got de 'speunce
un it, mon."
It is unnecessary to remark that the old man
is still digging around in his Miss Sally's
garden and quarreling with the other negroes.
Nigger, big nigger, with a mouthful of pie."
Uncle Remus took the caricature and ex
amined it critically. Contrary to expectations,
he did not make any demonstration of anger.
He frowned heavily for a moment, and then


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