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We Did Not Sell Each Other Into Slavery
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The single most effective White propaganda assertion that continues to make it very difficult for us to reconstruct the African social systems of mutual trust broken down by U.S. Slavery is the statement, unqualified, that, "We sold each other into slavery." Most of us have accepted this statement as true at its face value. It implies that parents sold their children into slavery to Whites, husbands sold their wives, even brothers and sisters selling each other to the Whites. It continues to perpetuate a particularly sinister effluvium of Black character. But deep down in the Black gut, somewhere beneath all the barbecue ribs, gin and whitewashed religions, we know that we are not like this.
British colonial official with Islamic slave traders in Zanzibar. On the far right is Hamad bin Mohamed bin Jumah bin Rajab bin Mohamed bin Said al-Murghabi, more commonly known as Tippu Tip. He was the most notorious Islamic slaver. al-Murghabi died in 1905.
This singular short tart claim, that "We sold each other into slavery", has maintained in a state of continual flux our historical basis for Black-on-Black self love and mutual cooperation at the level of Class.
The period from the beginning of the TransAtlantic African Slave so-called Trade (1500) to the demarcation of Africa into colonies in the late 1800s is one of the most documented periods in World History. Yet, with the exception of the renegade African slave raider Tippu Tip of the Congo Arabs(Muslim name, Hamed bin Muhammad bin Juna al-Marjebi) who was collaborating with the White Arabs (also called Red Arabs) there is little documentation of independent African slave raiding. By independent is meant that there were no credible threats, intoxicants or use of force by Whites to force or deceive the African into slave raiding or slave trading and that the raider himself was not enslaved to Whites at the time of slave raiding or "trading". Trade implies human-to-human mutuality without force. This was certainly not the general scenario for the TransAtlantic so-called Trade in African slaves. Indeed, it was the Portuguese who initiated the European phase of slave raiding in Africa by attacking a sleeping village in 1444 and carting away the survivors to work for free in Europe.
Even the case of Tippu Tip may well fall into a category that we might call the consequences of forced cultural assimilation via White (or Red) Arab Conquest over Africa. Tippu Tip s father was a White (or Red) Arab slave raider, his mother an unmixed African slave. Tip was born out of violence, the rape of an African woman. It is said that Tip, a "mulatto", was merciless to Africans.
The first act against Africa by Whites was an unilateral act of war, announced or unannounced. There were no African Kings or Queens in any of the European countries nor in the U.S. when ships set sail for Africa to capture Africans for profit. Whites had already decided to raid for slaves. They didn't need our agreement on that. Hence, there was no mutuality in the original act. The African so-called slave "trade" was a demand-driven market out of Europe and America, not a supply-driven market out of Africa. We did not seek to sell captives to the Whites as an original act. Hollywood s favorite is showing Blacks capturing Blacks into slavery, as if this was the only way capture occurred. There are a number of ways in which capture occurred. Let s dig a little deeper into this issue.
Chancellor Williams, in his classic work, The Destruction of Black Civilization, explains that after the over land passage of African trade had been cut off at the Nile Delta by the White Arabs in about 1675 B.C. (the Hyksos), the Egyptian/African economy was thrown into a recession. There is even indication of "pre-historic" aggression upon Africa by White nomadic tribes (the Palermo Stone).. This culminated as an unfortunate trade, in that, when the White Arabs attacked, they had the benefit of the knowledge and strength of Africans on their side, as their slaves. This is a significantly different picture than the propaganda that we sold our immediate family members into slavery to the Whites.
It becomes a kind of racism; that, while all ethnic groups have sold its own ethnic group into slavery, Blacks can't do it. When Eastern Europeans fight each other it is not called tribalism. Ethnic cleansing is intended to make what is happening to sound more sanitary. What it really is, is White Tribalism pure and simple.
The fact of African resistance to European Imperialism and Colonialism is not well known, though it is well documented. Read, for instance, Michael Crowder (ed.), West African Resistance, Africana Publishing Corporation, New York, 1971. Europeans entered Africa in the mid 1400 s and early 1500 s during a time of socio-political transition. Europeans chose a favorite side to win between African nations at a war and supplied that side with guns, a superior war instrument. In its victory, the African side with guns rounded up captives of war who were sold to the Europeans in exchange for more guns or other barter. Whites used these captives in their own slave raids. These captives often held pre-existing grudges against groups they were ordered to raid, having formerly been sold into slavery themselves by these same groups as captives in inter-African territorial wars. In investigating our history and capture, a much more completed picture emerges than simply that we sold each other into slavery.
The Ashanti, who resisted British Imperialism in a Hundred Years War, sold their African captives of war and criminals to other Europeans, the Portuguese, Spanish, French, in order to buy guns to maintain their military resistance against British Imperialism (Michael Crowder, ed., West African Resistance).
Eric A. Walker, in A History of Southern Africa, Longmans, London, 1724, chronicles the manner in which the Dutch entered South Africa at the Cape of Good Hope. Van Riebeeck anchored at the Cape with his ships in 1652 during a time that the indigenous Khoi Khoi or Khoisan (derogatorily called Hottentots) were away hunting. The fact of their absence is the basis of the White "claim" to the land. But there had been a previous encounter with the Khoi Khoi at the Cape in 1510 with the Portuguese Ship Almeida. States Eric A. Walker, "Affonso de Albuquerque was a conscious imperialist whose aim was to found self-sufficing colonies and extend Portuguese authority in the East&He landed in Table Bay, and as it is always the character of the Portuguese to endeavor to rob the poor natives of the country, a quarrel arose with the Hottentots, who slew him and many of his companions as they struggled towards their boats through the heavy sand of Salt River beach." (Ibid. p. 17). Bartholomew Diaz had experienced similar difficulties with the indigenous Xhosa of South Africa in 1487, on his way to "discovering" a "new" trade route to the East. The conflict ensued over a Xhosa disagreement over the price Diaz wanted to pay for their cattle. The Xhosa had initially come out meet the Whites, playing their flutes and performing traditional dance.
In 1652, knowing that the indigenous South Africans were no pushovers, Van Riebeeck didn't waste any time. As soon as the Khoi Khoi returned from hunting, Van Riebeeck accused them of stealing Dutch cattle. Simply over that assertion, war broke out, and the superior arms of the Dutch won. South African Historian J. Congress Mbata best explains this dynamic in his lectures, available at the Cornell University Africana Studies Department. Mbata provides three steps: 1) provocation by the Whites, 2) warfare and, 3) the success of a superior war machinery.
There are several instances in which Cecil Rhodes, towards the end of the 19th Century, simply demonstrated the superiority of the Maxim Machine Gun by mowing down a corn field in a matter of minutes. Upon such demonstrations the King and Queen of the village, after consulting the elders, signed over their land to the Whites. These scenarios are quite different from the Hollywood version, and well documented.
It has been important to present the matters above to dispel the notion of an African slave trade that involved mutuality as a generalized dynamic on the part of Africans. If we can accept the documented facts of our history above and beyond propaganda, we can begin to heal. We can begin to love one another again and go on to regain our liberties on Earth.
Oscar L. Beard, B.A., RPCV
slavery at the dawn of capitalism and the ideology of white supremacy
Slaves were denied any rights. Throughout the colonies in the Caribbean to North America, laws were passed establishing a variety of common practices: Slaves were forbidden to carry weapons, they could marry only with the owner's permission, and their families could be broken up. They were forbidden to own property. Masters allowed slaves to cultivate vegetables and chickens, so the master wouldn't have to attend to their food needs. But they were forbidden even to sell for profit the products of their own gardens.
Africa Queen Nzinga Resistance
Ann Nzinga "Queen of Ndongo" (1582-1663)In the sixteenth century, the Portuguese stake in the slave trade was threatened by England and France. This caused the Portuguese to transfer their slave-trading activities southward to the Congo and South West Africa. Their most stubborn opposition, as they entered the final phase of the conquest of Angola, came from a queen who was a great head of state, and a military leader with few peers in her time.
The important facts about her life are outlined by Professor Glasgow of Bowie, Maryland:
"Her extraordinary story begins about 1582, the year of her birth. She is referred to as Nzingha, or Jinga, but is better known as Ann Nzingha. She was the sister of the then-reigning King of Ndongo, Ngoli Bbondi, whose country was later called Angola. Nzingha was from an ethnic group called the Jagas. The Jagas were an extremely militant group who formed a human shield against the Portuguese slave traders. Nzingha never accepted the Portuguese conquest of Angola, and was always on the military offensive. As part of her strategy against the invaders, she formed an alliance with the Dutch, who she intended to use to defeat the Portuguese slave traders."
In 1623, at the age of forty-one, Nzingha became Queen of Ndongo. She forbade her subjects to call her Queen, She preferred to be called King, and when leading an army in battle, dressed in men's clothing.
In 1659, at the age of seventy-five, she signed a treaty with the Portuguese, bringing her no feeling of triumph. Nzingha had resisted the Portuguese most of her adult life. African bravery, however, was no match for gun powder. This great African woman died in 1663, which was followed by the massive expansion of the Portuguese slave trade.
Some colonies encouraged religious instruction among slaves, but all of them made clear that a slave's conversion to Christianity didn't change their status as slaves.
Psalm 123:2 (New International Version (NIV)): As the eyes of slaves look to the hand of their master, as the eyes of a maid look to the hand of her mistress, so our eyes look to the LORD our God, till he shows us his mercy.
Ephesians 6:4-6: Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord. Slaves, obey your earthly masters with respect and fear, and with sincerity of heart, just as you would obey Christ. Obey them not only to win their favor when their eye is on you, but like slaves of Christ, doing the will of God from your heart.
Ephesians 6:5:Slaves, obey your earthly masters with respect and fear, and with sincerity of heart, just as you would obey Christ.
Ephesians 6:9:And masters, treat your slaves in the same way. Do not threaten them, since you know that he who is both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is no favoritism with him.
Colossians 3:22:Slaves, obey your earthly masters in everything; and do it, not only when their eye is on you and to win their favor, but with sincerity of heart and reverence for the Lord.
Colossians 4:1:Masters, provide your slaves with what is right and fair, because you know that you also have a Master in heaven.
Titus 2:9:Teach slaves to be subject to their masters in everything, to try to please them, not to talk back to them,
1 Peter 2:18:Slaves, submit yourselves to your masters with all respect, not only to those who are good and considerate, but also to those who are harsh.
Slaveowners would read these verses to slaves as part of the worship services that they allowed (and controlled) as a means of encouraging the proper attitude among their slaves. Based upon these isolated verses, slaveowners claimed that the Bible supported slavery and taught slaves to be obedient to their masters.http://www.reunionblackfamily.com/apps/blog/show/7183511-biblical-verses-used-by-slave-masters-to-justify-slavery
Slavery Wasn't a Trade, It Was a Robbery and Genocide.Just like colonization.
Congolese women reality: Shackled together, enslaved in their own homeland, held as hostages until their men returned with enough rubber to make King Leopold and the Belgium people rich beyond their wildest dreams. While impoverishing and enslaving the native people.
Slave Runners
Zanzibar men ca 1900
The Belgians, under orders of King Leopold II hung thousands of Congolese citizens.
"Africans did not enslave themselves in the Americas. The European slave trade was not an African venture, it was preeminently a European enterprise in all of its dimensions: conception, insurance, outfitting of ships, sailors,factories,shackles, weapons, and the selling and buying of people in the Americas.
Not one African can be named as an equal partner with Europeans in the slave trade.
Indeed, no African person benefited to the degree that Europeans did from the commerce in African people...no African community used slavery as its principal mode of economic production. We have no example of a slave economy in West Africa.
The closest any scholar has ever been able to arrive at a description of a slave society is the Dahomey kingdom of the nineteenth century that had become so debauched by slavery due to European influence that it was virtually a
hostage of the nefarious enterprise. However, even in Dahomey we do not see the complete denial of the humanity of Africans as we see in the American colonies.
Slavery was not romantic; it was evil, ferocious, brutal, and corrupting in all of its aspects. It was developed in its greatest degree of degradation in the United States.
The enslaved African was treated with utter disrespect. No laws
protected the African from any cruelty the white master could conceive.
The man, woman, or child was at the complete mercy of the most brutish of people.
For looking a white man in the eye the enslaved person could have his or her eyes blinded with hot irons. For speaking up in defense of a wife or woman a man could have his right hand severed. For defending his right to speak against oppression, an African could have half his tongue cut out. For running away and being caught an enslaved African could have his or her Achilles tendon cut. For
resisting the advances of her white master a woman could be given fifty lashes of the cowhide whip. A woman who physically fought against her master's sexual advances was courting death, and many died at the hands of their masters. The
enslaved African was more often than not physically scarred, crippled, or injured because of some brutal act of the slave owner. Among the punishments that were favored by the slave owners were whipping holes,wherein the enslaved was buried in the ground up to the neck; dragging blocks that were attached to
the feet of men or women who had run away and been caught; mutilation of the toes and fingers; the pouring of hot wax onto the limbs; and passing a piece of hot wood on the buttocks of the enslaved. Death came to the enslaved in vile, crude ways when the angry, psychopathic slave owner wanted to teach other
enslaved Africans a lesson. The enslaved person could be roasted over a slow-burning fire, left to die after having both legs and both arms broken,oiled and greased and then set afire while hanging from a tree's limb, or being killed slowly as the slave owner cut the enslaved person's phallus or breasts.
A person could be placed on the ground, stomach first, stretched so that each hand was tied to a pole and each foot was tied to a pole. Then the slave master would beat the person's naked body until the flesh was torn off the buttocks and the blood ran down to the ground."
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Richard says...
Do you know anything about the Barbary Pirates? Or about modern-day slavery in Africa? Have you ever been to look at the caves in southern Africa, with images showing black people killing the indigenous San Bushmen? This article is so selective as to be meaningless as a piece of objective analysis. It is polemic, pure and simple.
Obama,s Slavers-biblical-inauguration with M. L. King,s Bible!!! Slavery and Racism in the
Bible! Obama,s biblical Racism in USA! Obama, he is biblical Racist!!!
Atheist 100%!!!
Slavery in USA and Germany to day, for 1 Euro per hour! Bible in Bundestag!!! Angela Merkel
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"Hamad bin Mohamed bin Jumah bin Rajab bin Mohamed bin Said al-Murghabi, more commonly known as Tippu Tip. THIS MAN IS AFRICAN AND BLACK. HELLO! "
Yes indeed to u and me - he's AFRICAN. Tippu
...Hamad bin Mohamed bin Jumah bin Rajab bin Mohamed bin Said al-Murghabi, more commonly known as Tippu Tip. THIS MAN IS AFRICAN AND BLACK. HELLO!
praise YAWEH n Yahshua says...
Just because you keep repeating that same old rhetoric does not make it fact.As a matter of fact it's starting to sound like babel.We went into slavery for breaking our covenant with THE MOST HIGH YAHWEH ELOHIM because of idol worship for example christmas which is baal worship nothing to do with The Messiah Yahshua who died for our sins.Also you gotta include easter[paganistic roots],new years[which really means moon worship],worshipping on sun day[sun worship etc etc. theres more but im out.Wake up people we are in end times.Alot of lies are being exposed question everything.I pray that I can help lead you to YAHWEH THE MOST HIGH n Yahshua The Messiah no better feeling in the world
West African to African-Americans: "We Apologize for Slavery" - A Christian Step to Reconciliation
The president of the West African nation of Benin has a message for African-Americans: His compatriots are sorry for their ancestors' complicity in the slave trade. During December, he's going to tell them that at a special Leadership Reconciliation Conference on his soil.
An often-overlooked facet of slavery's ugly historical stain is that black Africans sold other black Africans into slavery. When rival tribes made war, the victors took prisoners and made them indentured servants, often selling them to white slave merchants. Tribal animosity seethed.
Benin president Matthieu Kerekou says intertribal hostility over the slave trade still exists. Many of his people have never seen descendants of their forebears who were shipped off to the Americas.
grand high wizard says...
i will kill you
This world which is ran by satan is not worth living in.His time is up soon.Now did'nt this world crucify Yahshua christ?I am just a repentant sinner and one from the tribe of Judah im nothing but who I worship is the end all
be all.To make it breif.I would rather die for the truth then live in this matrix where our gov. acts in peace but secretly waging war by poisoning our food and air.
1.How did we lose our culture as a nation.
2.Why did we just abruptly forget our true identity or was it just whipped out of us.
3.What did we do to become slaves in the first place.Absolutely mass genocide.Now treatment like this does not happen by mere dislike or coicedence.Research my people don't beleive anything the media [mind control]portrays.
4.Lastly who are these people in which Christ says that they say they are Jews but do lie they are the synagouge[place of worship]of satan. Again I am here to spread the truth.My people have to know who we are.Also yes it matters Yahushua Christ himself is from the tribe of Yahudah.Mcc would you tell him when he returns his people don't matter or shrug off evil atrocities as nonchalant because slavery has happened before.Now how does that make the world a better place.Not when people think like this.That would be like me condoning what happened in Nazi Germany I don't it makes me sad that the people in this world came to this.Research my so called black people question everything.
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"Once," a wistful $5.5 million Broadway musical about an Irish man, a Czech woman and their folk music collaboration, received 11 Tony Award nominations today in New York, the most of any show.
An unscrupulous, sanctimonious snake vying for his party's presidential nomination, Senator Joseph Cantwell seems like an uncanny imitation of Rick Santorum, especially as played by Eric McCormack.
Immerse yourself in some of the numerous and confusing art fairs now taking place in the city.
Downtown Records celebrates its talent roster with a schizophrenically savvy night at Webster Hall.
Last seen on Broadway in the buff and committing unspeakable crimes against horses, Daniel Radcliffe follows the ponderous "Equus" with a chipper song- and-dance performance in "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying."
"The Book of Mormon," a raucous musical comedy that has been the runaway hit of the Broadway season, picked up nine Tony Awards on Sunday night, including best musical.


text: Tiny little setback here as we await the inevitable death of our beloved computer. Despite having 2 external drives, I am frantically trying to salvage the last few remains of my hard drive before it breathes its last. I can hear the awful death rattle already and I have to hold my breath, cross my fingers, speak a fevered prayer, and hop up and down on one foot each time I start it up. Thankfully, I've been able to rescue all the photos I uploaded in the last few weeks and I'm working now on the mind numbingly tedious task of transferring every album we've ever downloaded--about 1,001 from the looks of it--from my dying hard drive to a flash drive, then to the laptop, then to the external drive for safe keeping. I could seriously use a glass of wine. Hope your weekend looks better than mine! Hopefully, we'll be up and running next week. I have so much to show you. Because I don't have enough half finished projects, I thought I'd take up jewelry making to push myself right over the edge of sanity. What am I thinking? At least I'll look good going down, right?


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Valve is in the process of beta testing an update to the Steam Community, which will introduce Game Hubs, a new view for user screenshots and an updated Friends page. The layout has already undergone a few changes and will likely be tweaked again before it goes public. At least 50,000 invites have been given out so far and this number will "increase incrementally until the public launch."
This comes shortly after the announcement that Steam will be introducing non-game applications on the 5th September and that the Steam client will be updated to support Linux. While these changes have likely been in the pipeline for many months - if not years - it is worth noting that Gabe Newell (Managing Director of Valve) recently issued a scathing criticism of Microsoft's upcoming operating system Windows 8, which will offer direct competition to Steam with the addition of the Windows Store app market. While Valve was quick to add jump-list support for Windows 7 to the Steam client the public criticism of Windows 8 is perhaps an indication that an official Windows 8 Metro/Modern UI app - like the mock-ups seen here - will not be forthcoming.
Whatever the reasons for the recent flurry of additions to the Steam platform it is users that will benefit from the new additions.
Screenshots of some of the changes:
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Makes about 2 cups
In large bowl, combine all ingredients. Mix well and serve immediately.
Bartenura kosher-for-Passover amaretto liqueur is available at www.queenannewine.com.
I used 1/3 the amount of amaretto - other than that we loved the flavor of this strange little dish. While it wasn't like any other charoset I've ever tried, it was great for the Hillel sandwich. I'll be making this again.


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Eat'n Park is a restaurant chain with locations in western Pennsylvania, eastern Ohio and northern West Virginia. The franchise began in Pittsburgh's South Hills in 1949, with the business model that customers could drive their car and park at the restaurant, while being waited on by waitresses on rollerskates.
Today, the franchise has nearly 100 locations, and has become an indoor-dining family restaurant with some locations open 24 hours a day.
The franchise's mascot is "Smiley", a walking smiley face, and Eat'n Park is well-known for its trademark Smiley Cookies, which are frosted sugar cookies with smiley faces drawn on them in icing. Seasonal Smiley Cookies are constantly produced, including fish at Easter, black and gold footballs and baseballs to represent the local sports teams, and various other holiday related items.
Eat'n Park restaurants are owned by the Eat'n Park Hospitality Group, a private firm. In the early 21st Century, Eat'n Park's headquarters relocated from Robinson Township to Homestead in The Waterfront shopping and entertainment complex. Due to its huge popularity in urban Pittsburgh, the company has enjoyed many years of profit increases, and they are investing this money in a future expansion into neighboring states.
The sandwich is now the Superburger -- "Two chargrilled 6 oz. seasoned Black Angus burger patties with melted cheese, pickle slices, shredded lettuce, and Sauce Supreme on a double-decker sesame seed bun."


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The Choccolocco Creek Watershed Alliance Vision: Developing a consolidated stewardship effort comprised of informed stakeholders of Choccolocco Creek with a common interest in implementing strategies to improve, protect, and promote the watershed.
University studies and research papers, ADEM, EPA, DCNR, USGS, Fish & Wildlife, etc. reports, monitoring studies and many more resources.
Our calendar is constantly being updated with new events and outreach opportunities within our community. Register for our free events now or contact us for more details.
CCWA has many opportunities and outlets for you to get involved. We run on volunteer efforts and welcome newcomers.
Related articles that highlight the creek and watershed in the news or local TV, newest findings and other related articles.
65 garbage bags of trash removed from Choccolocco with the help of volunteer helpers and in partnership with Alabama Power's Renew Our Rivers program.
Join us again on March 23rd to Clean-The-Creek!
Register for this event online - and make sure we have your RSVP for your free volunteer t-shirt and clean-up supplies! We hope to see you there!
CCWA Watershed presentation, marching band and bluegrass, quilters, storytellers, Army tanks and book signing!
CCWA is looking forward to another great festival this October!
CCWA's educational booth amidst live music, kids prizes, demos and Smokey Bear!
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Samsung T220HD Touch of Color (TOC) 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor - 10,000:1 (DC), 5ms, HDMI, Built-in HDTV Tuner - T220HD-
|Imagine staring at the SAMSUNG Touch of Color Series T220HD 22" widescreen HDTV monitor. A luxurious glass-like frame with gracefully sculpted edges is fused to a rose-black bezel, giving a soft hint of rich red. The result is an elegant HDTV monitor that feels more like handcrafted artwork than a high-performance video display. The T220HD features a built-in digital HDTV tuner capable of HD 1080p, a USB hub and 2 HDMI connections. The SAMSUNG T220HD 22" widescreen HDTV monitor. On or off, it's a thing of beauty.
Touch of Color bezel
Dolby Digital Surround (3 W x 2 ch)
10,000:1 Dynamic Contrast Ratio
Full HDTV monitor
Dual HDMI inputs, DVI and VGA inputs
5 ms fast response time
Customer Reviews of Samsung T220HD Touch of Color (TOC) 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor - 10,000:1 (DC), 5ms, HDMI, Built-in HDTV Tuner
T220HD - Syncmaster HD Monitor / HD Tuner9/3/2011
Purchased this monitor based on Reputation of Manufacturer . Excellent Value !!! Pros Ease of Installation - Excellent Quality of Display - Very Very Good Cons Don't expect anything as far as speakers / sound and you will be totally satisfied with this monitor. Improvement - PiP so that I can watch television while working.
Great TV/Monitor with horrible design flaw4/27/2011
Horrible design flaw. the viewing angle is very narrow and the fact that the tv can only be mounted (out-of-box)on the standard stand makes this worse. The stand is wobbly, but holds its own. TV collects tons of dust. I had to purchase the samsung wall bracket, a reticulating wall bracket, and long screws to make the tv viewable (extra $60).
Cannot be matched at this price...period6/13/2010
I'm extremely picky when it comes to a monitor or in this case a monitor/tv. I own an LG Flatron W2361VG and this is one of the few monitors that I can honestly say comes close to it, not to mention I paid over $100 dollars more for my LG. The colors are crip and vivid, the sound quality is way above average and Samsung customer service has always been top notch in my few experiences. These complaints about the stand being unsturdy are entirely ludicrous. This stand is completely fine unless you plan on tackling your desk. What makes this monitor/tv stand apart from the rest is its design. This thing is flawless, and just a beautiful piece of technology. If you want a monitor or small tv that offers a great picture with minimal bleeding, above average sound for a monitor, and every hookup you could ask for...open up your wallet...and then smile when you still have plenty of money left over. Then enjoy the looks on the faces of your friends and family when they look at the beautiful architecture this baby brings to the table.
Nice looking TV6/11/2010
Got it quickly and in new condition. The remote and 2 cables one vga and the other dvi cable come inside the box along with the a cd for monitor drivers and manual. I have it hooked up to my pc thru dvi and it works great and looks very clear and sharp. I have not tried the TV part yet. I dont know how the speakers sounds I am using my pc speakers. I am very pleased with this product.
Great Value for the money! Good Picture & Sound Quality. Can be hooked up to laptop using the D connector shipped with the box. Am extremely happy with the purchase. Those who are looking for 22" monitor/HDTV at a reasonable price, this is a great deal!
Good Looking Monitor5/17/2010
The shipping is extremely fast. The monitor's color is good, but didn't really come with all the cables one needs. We can hocked it up with our Mac as well as TiVo. However you cannot use the normal 3 to 3 video/audio cable, it has to be 3 to 5 which we have to go buy another set of cable for DVD/VCR players. Over all, it is a good product. We try to use it as a TV searching through air and it cannot detect any channel. If you have cable service, it could be a plug and play, but if you just want to use it as a TV for non-cable environment, you might have a hard time.
Enjoying my TV5/15/2010
The TV has a great picture and good sound. I have not used it as a monitor. Set up was easy enough. Manual could be more detailed. Shipping was quick. I received the TV in just a few days even though I selected free shipping.
A perfect fit for my boat5/14/2010
USING STAND WMB 1900T FROM BUY.COM this HDTV fit like a glove on my yacht. The monitor set itself up. The HDTV setup only took a couple of minutes. Beautiful picture and with my surround sound system I am now able to call my boat a YACHT. LOL from THE ARK cruising the Atlantic off Cape Hatteras, NC, USA.
Great unit BUT5/5/2010
Excellent in all regards, except, it was delivered without the remote. Batteries were in box, but, no remote. Contacted Samsung. They are in the process of sending me the remote. Outside of this issue, I think this is a great unit. Excellent product for the price.
Good TV4/28/2010
Good TV. I thought the pic quality was good for the price of the TV. Added bonus for me was that it doesn't have one of those shiny screens that all TVs seem to have now (matte screen) so that I don't see reflections from nearby windows.
TV is awesome.... shipping awesome at my door in less than 24hrs. BUT..... you cannot wall mount this TV!!!! only reason I bought the thing. This was a huge disappointment for me, guess I will have to buy another TV that will utilize a wall mount bracket... :homer simpson doh:
Great Buy!3/11/2010
Excellent monitor and tv, works good with hd cable and shipped fast! Overall great purchase
So Happy with Samsung T220HD & BUY.COM3/3/2010
As I unboxed the monitor it lit up the room before the first cable was attached. Once connected, the colors are vibrant - as a monitor and as a TV. As to the sound, loudness and quality, I listen and play mostly jazz; quintets with upright bass, horn, piano, guitar, and drums. I am truly happy with the repro, however I will connect the theatre speakers. This is one excellent monitor! Oh! As for Buy.com: Everything I've ordered has arrived promptly, as advertised, and prices have been excellent. I'm pleased to be considered one of their customers.
Great pictures4/23/2009
Great audio and visual LCD HDTV! The price is reasonable for its size! Delivery of the item came sooner than scheduled....no complaints here.3 Helpful | 0 Not Helpful
Great Monitor and TV3/16/2009
I love Samsung monitors and this unit is excellent. It is a great monitor and a great TV. Pictures and text are gorgeous when using it as a monitor and the TV gets all the local channels with a very minimal antenna connected and the high def channels look great.
Absolutely a beautiful unit,tv is stunning. Got all channels w/o a box,including HD..very easy setup,did it myself,hubby was shocked..............there is a delay when switching channels,which I don't mind at all,but drives him crazy,oh well. Don't understand any of the techno stuff,just know it works and looks great. I'm also waiting on the rebate and with free shipping this was only about $223 after all is said and done......Would buy again in a minute..
The Monitor/HDTV is a great product and I am happy with it's performance, BUT I paid $ 359 for the unit and now, a few weeks later Buy.com has it for $ 290. I wish they had a policy that if the item goes to a lower price within 30 days you get that price. In which case I would rate it a 5.2 Helpful | 5 Not Helpful
Excellent LCD HDTV12/4/2008
You simply cant beat this TV for quality and value. HDTV is super sharp and digital TV is very good. TV tuner pulled all the channels that Comcast offered. With numerous input selections - you can use this not only for HDTV but also for computer monitor or DVD display. Highly recommended


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YIELD: Yields 46 servings
1. Rinse, then drain, soaked ham hock. Place ham hock, large onion, celery, peppercorns, bay leaf, and thyme in a large saucepan. Cover with water. Bring to a boil, then simmer, partially covered, for 2 1/2 hours or until tender. Cool.
2. Strain ham stock through a fine-mesh sieve into a Tupperware or glass bowl with lid. Reserve the stock, and shred ham into bite-sized pieces. If stock is too spicy, distill with some water.
3. Rinse soaked peas until water runs clear.
4. In a large saucepan or pot over medium-low heat, melt butter. Sauté the onion until it is soft and translucent. Add carrot, peas, and the stock. Bring soup to a boil, then reduce to a simmer, and skim off any fat floating at the top.
5. Simmer until the peas are very soft, about 45 minutes. Purée soup in small batches using an immersion or regular blender. If too thick, add more stock. Return soup to saucepan, add leftover ham, then heat through. Serve in warm bowls, perhaps with chopped celery sprinkled on top.
Etiquette Lessons Each great house—Downton Abbey included—was expected to throw at least one great garden party a year, preferably in August or September. Invitations were sent by the hostess weeks in advance, with the promise of tennis, croquet, or other amusements. If there was to be dancing at night, it was either done in a tent or under the moonlight on the lawn, perhaps illuminated by Chinese lanterns.
From The Unofficial Downton Abbey Cookbook: From Lady Mary's Crab Canapes to Mrs. Patmore's Christmas Pudding—More Than 150 Recipes from Upstairs and Downstairs by Emily Ansara Baines (Author of The Unofficial Hunger Games Cookbook). Copyright © 2012 by F+W Media, Inc.


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Thursday, December 8, 2011
A Few Finishes
39 comments:
- Monica said...
I love that little wholecloth! It's just fabulous.
- December 8, 2011 at 8:06 AM
- Cyndi said...
Hey Mary! Those little quilts are all so wonderful, but I LOVE that little whole cloth one. Those bunnies are fantastic!
I'll be calling you later today...did you watch 'Survivor' last night? The challenge at Redemption Island made me a little nervous for a bit....
Chat soon!
- December 8, 2011 at 8:20 AM
- AnnieO said...
Lovely! I've tried to do the plume on my home sewing machine but just don't have enough room to really get the beautiful exaggerated curve. I like the texture very much!
The bunnies are adorable. What a great little project.
- December 8, 2011 at 8:22 AM
- Cheryl said...
UHHH! I so love the mini whole cloth! Your quilting is always exquisite.
- December 8, 2011 at 8:25 AM
- Denise :) said...
These are beautiful -- they make me want to reach out and TOUCH! Great work Mary!! :)
- December 8, 2011 at 8:35 AM
- Sue said...
OH MY GOODNESS ! I just love the bunnies WOW! JUST GORGEOUS !
- December 8, 2011 at 8:37 AM
- Gypsy Quilter said...
Wow, you're getting some great stuff finished. Thanks for sharing.
- December 8, 2011 at 8:45 AM
- Shelley said...
Wow, those bunnies! Very nice Mary! Congrats on a wonderful job. You're the best quilter :) We got hit by a major storm bomb this am and got 10 " of heavy wet snow in 4 hours!
- December 8, 2011 at 8:45 AM
- Debi said...
You are amazing, these are so beautiful.
- December 8, 2011 at 8:46 AM
- Mary Lou Casada said...
Great finishes, Mary!! I love the texture your quilting adds. The peacock feathers are gorgeous...something I might even be able to do (need to start doodling them! LOL) The wholecloth is sweet, too! It must be phenomenally satisfying to finish so much, including your son's fabulous quilt! Awesome work!
Mary Lou
- December 8, 2011 at 8:52 AM
- Needled Mom said...
Those peacock feathers are lovely in the quilting as well as the block designs. I love you whole cloth design too. Beautiful! You have been having fun!
- December 8, 2011 at 8:56 AM
- annie said...
You whip them out? I am amazed at how amazing these are. I love your talent and the way you express it!
- December 8, 2011 at 9:34 AM
- Anne said...
Wow girl, you are really good! A natural for sure. Didn't take you long at all! Love every one of them. I have so much respect for all you longarm quilters because I am completely inept at the quilting process. Even straight lines. So sad! :)
- December 8, 2011 at 10:08 AM
- Sandie ~call me crazy said...
Wow! They are all wonderful, but the whole cloth is really cute. Looks like you had a fun time at the machine! Have a happy weekend!
- December 8, 2011 at 10:14 AM
- PunkiePie (Jen) said...
WOW!! Beautiful quilting as usual. LOVE the wholecloth bunnies.
- December 8, 2011 at 10:35 AM
- Mrs.Pickles said...
wow very nice. you are so very talented!
- December 8, 2011 at 10:42 AM
- Janet O. said...
I am going to say words fail me and then I am going to try to use words anyway. : )
I love the braid quilt. I think it is my favorite. Oh, so beautiful!
The little twin table toppers you just "whipped up" (are you kidding?) are very pretty. Such wonderful quilting!
The bunnies are incredible. How do you do it?
Thanks for sharing your little quilts with us. Very inspiring!! I bow before your superior talent (said with love).
- December 8, 2011 at 11:19 AM
- WoolenSails said...
I love the floral patterns, beautiful work.
- December 8, 2011 at 11:24 AM
- Kim said...
I do believe you've outdone yourself with this whole cloth quilting - love the bunny motif. You've put some beautiful quilts together and are oh so smart about loading on extras to utilize the leftover space on the backing/batting. :-D
- December 8, 2011 at 11:33 AM
- Janet said...
Wow Mary you work magic with your machine. Your quilting is perfect! I love the little wholecloth quilt with the bunnies.
- December 8, 2011 at 11:48 AM
- Leeanne said...
Oh the colours! Oh the texture! Love them, what batting do you use?
I finished my 'must have finished before Christmas' quilts yesterday, that's not to say there aren't more in the pile!
- December 8, 2011 at 12:00 PM
- Stephanie said...
Terrific photos of your spectacular quilting.
- December 8, 2011 at 12:51 PM
- Kaaren said...
More awesome work, Mary.
Oh to be able to have the longarm talent that you have, My fave is the first one. Love the colors!
- December 8, 2011 at 1:49 PM
- JCnNC said...
The wholecloth little quilt is darling - well truthfully, I am just totally in love with all of the quilts. Love the quilting. Judy C
- December 8, 2011 at 2:30 PM
- Pat said...
Your quilting makes everything more special!
- December 8, 2011 at 4:19 PM
- Lynn said...
Such beautiful quilting!
- December 8, 2011 at 6:36 PM
- Magnolia Bay Quilts said...
Wow, Mary! i LOVE, LOVE, LOVE all your quilts. I agree with Denise -- I just want to touch them and feel the quilting. Love that peacock feathers design.
- December 8, 2011 at 6:51 PM
- Mystica said...
Exquisite quilting.
- December 8, 2011 at 7:02 PM
- Janet said...
I love the bunnies!The texture of the quilting on all those pieces is so luscious.
- December 8, 2011 at 10:35 PM
- Barb said...
Oh, those peacock feathers are so beautiful and add so much texture!
Thanks for sharing these quilts
- December 9, 2011 at 5:31 AM
- Lori said...
What pretty quilts and quilting!!
- December 9, 2011 at 7:06 AM
- Joan said...
I do love those little quilts. and those bunnies are wonderful
- December 9, 2011 at 9:13 AM
- Bari Jo said...
These are just beautiful! The whole cloth bunnies are way cool! The texture on everything is perfect!!!! :O) Your son's quilt looks amazing!!! I love that you didn't have to collect fabrics for a long time - I am amazed that you were able to just about get it all in one trip!!!! Have a good weekend!
- December 9, 2011 at 1:28 PM
- Gran - Knot-y Embroidery Lady said...
Breath taking!
- December 10, 2011 at 10:31 AM
- Belinda said...
I am never disappointed whenever I come over to see your quilting!!!
- December 10, 2011 at 11:07 AM
- Carrie P. said...
Wow, you have been busy with some awesome quilting. Love them all especially the bunnies.
- December 12, 2011 at 6:39 PM
- Jacquelynne said...
Your quilting is beautiful- I can't pick a favorite....
- December 19, 2011 at 7:13 AM
- Taryn said...
The quilting on all of these is really quite remarkable. I always say, the quilting does make the quilt! Great job!
- November 10, 2012 at 5:50 PM
- Sheila said...
Lovely quilts and the quilting is amazing !
- November 15, 2012 at 2:58 AM


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Thanks to the TouchPad firesale, HP has become the top tablet maker in the U.S. market after Apple.Read More
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Flu shots
The Department of Health is offering free vaccinations. Nasal-spray vaccine is for healthy people age 2 to 49. It is not for pregnant women. The clinics also have the high-dose flu shots for people 65 years of age and older. Pneumococcal vaccine is also available. The following locations will provide vaccinations:
•Glen Burnie Health Center, from 8:30 .m. to 11:30 a.m. and from 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Fridays, 416 A Street, Glen Burnie. 410-222-6633.
•Parole Health Center, from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and from 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays, 1950 Drew Street, Annapolis. 410-222-7247.
Tobacco-free kids
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AMS 2000 Dynamic Load Balancing Controller and SAS
by Hu Yoshida on Oct 15, 2008
On Monday, Chuck Hollis of EMC had a little time on his hands so he spent a few hours composing a lengthy blog post describing what he considered to be a "non competitor bashing discussion" of Hitachi's announcement of the AMS 2000 modular storage system. While he said that he was "underwhelmed" by this announcement he went to a great deal of effort to blog about its capabilities.
Chuck appeared to have miss read the press release or was confused about some performance and architectural statements that were made in the announcement letter. This gives me the opportunity to provide some clarification.
Our claim that the AMS 2500 was up to four times performance of our previous product was our "non competitive bashing" way of saying it was faster than our competitors similar midrange products. The AMS 2500 can achieve 900,000 iops. Chuck can dispute this claim by publishing the performance numbers for the CX4.
Chuck disputes our claim that the AMS 2000 is "the industries first Dynamic Load Balancing Controller". He claims that the EMC and HDS high end arrays have been dynamically load Balancing for years. Unfortunately he has his architectures mixed up. The EMC and Hitachi high end arrays are not midrange modular arrays. They are multi-pathing arrays but they are not dynamically load balancing arrays. They are high end arrays which have a global cache that can be accessed by any path on the array. This allows software, like MPIO, on the host servers to load balance the I/O across multiple paths to a single cache image in the high end array. In our high end array, the USP V, we can set port priority or change queue depth in a port to manage that port's performance, but the port processors do not dynamically load balance the I/O between each other.
In midrange, modular, storage arrays, there are two controllers that have separate caches. Up until the AMS 2000 modular storage, LUNs had to be assigned to one controller cache or the other so that there would not be any thrashing between the controller caches trying to get control of a consistent cache image. Dynamic Load Balancing Controller (yes we capitalize it since we will be branding this as DLBC) takes over the complex task of LUN ownership and dynamically load balances the I/O to the appropriate controller cache so that the storage administrator does not have to manage it and optimum performance can be maintained. This is one of the ways customers can improve their operational efficiency.
The AMS2000 doesn't care which paths are used and so additional path management software is not required. Just use the native path management software in the operating system to ensure that HBA failover is handled and you're good to go.
The benefit of a Dynamic Load Balancing Controller, is that administrators don't need to assign LUNs to controllers and, therefore, don't need to analyze the projected workload on each LUN to ensure a balanced system. Administrators don't need to monitor utilization rates and rebalance their systems as workloads change over time. Whether these imbalances evolve slowly or spike rapidly doesn't matter, the AMS2000 will adjust on the fly. No other storage system has this functionality.
We haven't published the thresholds for automatic load balancing but they are 70/40. In other words, one controller must be at greater than or =70% utilization while the other is less than or = to 40% utilization.
Apparently Chuck does not believe that SAS is a big deal. But, the majority of industry analysts believe it is and most disk vendors are moving to SAS. While EMC has a 3Gb SAS backplane on their low end EMC AX4, they only provide 4 paths at most in their SAS implementation. The AMS 2000 series has a SAS backplane with expanders that can provide 32 concurrent paths to the back end disks. This increase in backend paths provides increased performance and improved fault isolation for disk failures.
Application support is very important and we provide more information about this on our website. For instance, the AMS2000 has the following benefits in VMware environments:
* The MRU policy in ESX creates problems for modular controllers whenever disk ownership changes due to errors in the primary path. There aren't any primary paths in the AMS2000 so there are no issues with disk ownership changes.
* Use of temporary MRU paths can create a workload imbalance that the AMS2000 will adjust to.
* No need to set path management when installing a server farm
* No need to worry about physical host connections and path settings when using VMotion to transfer virtual machines.
I think I have covered most of the issues that Chuck brought up. If there are any questions that you have please drop me a comment and I will get you an answer.
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Chuck Hollis on 15 Oct 2008 at 12:30 pm
Hello Hu (at least, I think it's Hu … )
Nice to see you join the conversation.
I can't respond to everything here (sorry!), but a few areas I'd like to comment on?
First, the 900,000 number has no useful context that I can discern. I remember back a few decades when we interepreted MIPS as Meaningless Indication Of Processor Speed.
More specifically, are you stating that customers can experience 900,000 IOPS in a real-world workload and configuration? Or are we just talking engineering bragging rights here?
Second, I do understand the difference between high-end and mditier architectures. I think most people who follow my blog could discern that. I was just questioning the practical usefulness of such a "load balancing" feature in a world where MPIO is very common.
As you know, we sell a reasonable number of mid-tier arrays (#1 according to IDC), and — frankly — all the "problems" and "challenges" you cite appear to be — well — somewhat synthetic in nature.
Thirdly, no argument that you've got more wires on your SAS implementation that an AX4. If you read carefully, I was commenting on your claim of "first", which I would offer needs a bit of qualification on the part of your PR team.
I also think you're going to have a tough time trying to convince people that "SAS is universally better" given the FC design of the USP-V.
My sense of this is that HDS is trying to create a "problem" where none really exists. Fine, we all work with the hands we're dealt with.
Best of luck to you all!
– Chuck
Barry Whyte on 21 Oct 2008 at 2:18 pm
Care to quantify "900,000 iops" – of what – super read cache hits as usual – a claim of this type is unrealistic unless you provide details of what it refers too.
Hu Yoshida on 22 Oct 2008 at 5:41 pm
Hello Barry,
There are many ways to cite performance as you note. The only way I know to do any type of apples to apple compare of different architectures is to cite the maximum read cache hits. It is not realistic from an application view but it does show the engineering capability.
Care to give us yours so that we can compare apples?
Barry Whyte on 23 Oct 2008 at 1:40 pm
Hu, thats an interesting take. Read cache hits only show the "top" end of the box, into memory. Not out to disk, i.e. the capability of the algorithms in cache, destage, prefetch etc etc. I'd argue that a 100% write miss actually shows more about a box (technically) than read cache hits.
Also, is it not the case that (if this is the same as USP) then these are "super read cache hits" – so they don't even leave the buffers of the fibre ports. i.e. there is no DMA involved, just a FC buffer to FC frame conversion – if that is the case, this is NOT AT ALL representative, even at a technical level.
Hu Yoshida on 24 Oct 2008 at 3:37 pm
It is read cache hits. We will soon have SPC benchmarks to show.
Esteban Cordero on 03 Mar 2009 at 3:01 pm
It seems the SPC results weren't so good after all because they're nowhere to be seen.
Alex on 09 Mar 2010 at 2:17 pm
Hi I found installation example of AMS2000 series at http://www.fcoe.ru/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=213&Itemid=54
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It was the first time I had been on the East Webster High School campus since the storm.
Since the April 27 tornado ripped through the Cumberland community, I had only heard the stories and saw pictures of the damage caused by the tremendous wind.
As I walked up to the football field to cover the game between the Wolverines and the Vardaman Rams on Friday, the evidence of the destruction was still around.
It was tough to see.
The severely damaged school was still surrounded by warning tape. The former field house was crumbled to the ground. Many of the trees that used to surround the field are gone.
One thing that remained and was not taken by the tornado was the spirit of the East Webster people.
The Wolverines and their fans were back for Friday night football and were determined not to let adversity keep them down.
The words that former East Webster head football coach Jimmy Carden offered during a pregame prayer were true. Buildings can be replaced, but human life can't be.
After seeing what was left of the school, it was a blessing that no one was present the morning the weather system blew through the area.
There was a brief pregame ceremony where principal Bill Brand and Webster County school superintendent Jimmy Pittman gave brief remarks. They expressed their appreciation for those who made playing football on campus possible.
A moment of silence was also observed for the late Larry Sisk, a huge supporter of the Wolverines, who lost his life in a fatal automobile accident on the Natchez Trace.
It's still amazing to watch members of a community rally around each other when faced with adversity.
The East Webster football team had to overcome that very thing during its game against Vardaman.
Trailing 12-7 through much of the second half, the Wolverines found a way to take the lead in the fourth quarter and secured a 13-12 emotional victory.
East Webster lost many leaders and good players from last year's 13-1 squad, but there were some young Wolverines playing with heart against the Rams.
As the game progressed, it was evident that nothing was going to prevent East Webster from having success on that night. Vardaman, a very good team, just happened to be the unfortunate opponent standing in the way.
Even though it was a little difficult to read the final score on the small temporary scoreboard attached to where the original one once stood, the significance of what the victory meant to the Wolverines was very clear.
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South Egremont, MA and Englewood, NJ artist Irmari Nacht will exhibit her work at the Atrium Gallery of Bard College at Simon's Rock, Great Barrington, MA from August 31st through October 9th. The work will include recycled books and photo collage assemblages. These small works explore the concepts of altered realism, segueing of colors, fragmentation and repetition of images. There will be an artist's reception, Saturday, September 12th from 2-5pm.
Nacht's art has been exhibited in every major museum in New Jersey, including the Newark Museum, the New Jersey State Museum, the Morris Museum, and the Montclair Art Museum. It is in several corporate and public collections, such as AT&T, Western Electric, PSE&G, ADP, the Newark Museum, and the Jimmy Carter Museum. Nacht has exhibited internationally, as well as nationally, and was awarded two New Jersey State Council on the Arts Fellowships in Sculpture. She recently received a second grant from the Puffin Foundation for "Who Am I?", an interactive project where the viewer becomes part of the artwork.
Nacht's altered books, the "SAVED" series, uses books that otherwise might be discarded and transforms them into artworks. The books are cut, sometimes into slivers which curl and undulate, and return to the tree-like shape from which the paper was made.
The resulting artwork, using the book as a metaphor, addresses environmental concerns, change and transformation, information received and denied, as well as the concept of multiple imagery, which highlights the strength and energy of repeated elements.
Only discarded books are used - those well-read or left over from book sales - but are still in good condition. Some of the books are painted or wetted and all are cut into slivers or strips, while maintaining the basic integrity of the book.
The words of the book are extended beyond the surface of the covers by means of the outreaching slivers; the ideas and concepts of the book move out to the viewer, perhaps generating new ideas.
The collages use one or more photographs to create compound or fragmented images. The work can be perceived on a basic level of color and interesting imagery as well as in a more serious conceptual way relating to patterning, segueing, and thematic context. The viewer can see the power of simple images repeated and get a greater understanding of how the eye receives fragmented and interrelated information. Because the work is small in size, one becomes closely involved in the nuances of each piece.
In the "Mini-Weaves" series, Nacht takes photographs of floral gardens in spring, Hawaii at sunset, lush clouds in blue skies, bridges and architectural elements. Two different images are used to create a third composite image which relates to the originals, but is completely different. Nacht was intrigued with the way reality became fragmented by interweaving photographs - by the changes in color, texture, design, imagery.
The "Facades/Backgrounds" series, uses small round raised pictures to tell a story that relates to the larger images. Because the work appears on two planes, you can see the images in details or fragments, as well as viewing it as a larger, complex picture. In "Cellphonia" and "Glitterati" Nacht depicts celebrities as well as everyday people in a tongue-in-cheek fashion. The "Sunset Segue" pieces explore the relationship of color placement - the changes of light, tone, and mood as one color is placed next to another. Past and present unite in "Telephonia" and "Vintage Cars."
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Sony have recently patented a method of preventing the resale of video games. This patent has been created to try slow down or to increase control of the process of second hand sales.
This quote from the NeoGaf forum states that, "According to the present embodiment, realized is the electronic content processing system that reliably restricts the use of electronic content dealt in the second-hand markets," states the patent. "As a result, the dealing of electronic content in the second-hand markets is suppressed, which in turn supports the redistribution of part of proceeds from sales of the electronic content to the developers."
Reading this you can't help but think that Sony are bunch of money sucking scoundrels but this might not all be doom and gloom. As patents get made everyday just to prevent other companies from eventually doing the same thing. This might just be Sony's idea of having some ammunition in their back pocket in case something goes awry.
As more patents get secured from both Microsoft and Sony you can't help but compare ammunition between the two console giants. In a recent article regarding Microsofts procurement of R2 Studios, we saw Microsoft take a more positive move in the progression of the next generation console. When it comes to Sony we haven't had too much positive to draw from so early on in 2013. The latest patent secured from Sony seems like a very underhand way to slap gamers in the face. Hopefully Sony will release a response to the direction in which they wish to take this patent, but here is hoping that this one is left in the kitty litter.
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Amherst, Mass. - Freshman Kai Magnussen (Okotoks, Alberta) scored the game-winning goal at 2:17 left in the game to give the Holy Cross men's hockey team a 3-2 win over Massachusetts, Friday night at the Mullins Center in the Crusaders' season-opener. The Crusaders are 1-0-0, while the Minutemen fall to 1-2-0. This marks the first time that Holy Cross has defeated a member of Hockey East since defeating UMass, 3-2 in overtime, on January 31, 1995.
Neither team got on the board in the opening period, despite five power play opportunities among them. Shots were 11-6 in favor of the Crusaders.
UMass got on the board first when Jamie Solon scored at 6:42 of the second period, assisted by Marvin Degon and Cory Quirk. Quirk won the face off in the Holy Cross zone and drew it back to Degon. Degon's shot on goal rebounded out to Solon, who buried it for the 1-0 lead.
Holy Cross tied it at one when sophomore Dale Reinhardt (Livingston, N.J.) shot the puck past UMass goalie Gabe Winer at the 18:44 mark of the second. Junior Sean Nappo (Northville, Mich.) and junior James Sixsmith (Alexandria, Va.) assisted on the goal. Nappo passed the puck from behind the UMass net to a waiting Reinhardt, who's shot found the back of the net to even the score.
In the third period, the Minutemen pulled ahead, making the score 2-1 when Stephen Werner put home a rebound. Werner picked up the loose puck after Matt Anderson fired a shot on goal from the opposite side of the Minutemen's offensive zone.
Holy Cross tied the game with 3:25 remaining on the clock in the third period when junior defenseman Rob Godfrey (Thunder Bay, Ontario) fired home a shot from the point for his first goal of the season and his second goal of his career. Nappo drew the puck back on a face-off in the UMass zone. Reinhardt was able to corral the puck behind the face-off dot and slide it back to Godfrey who then put the puck past a screened Winer.
The game-winning goal came with 2:17 left in the third period when Godfrey forwarded the puck through the neutral zone to freshman Dewey Thomson (Northbridge, Mass.). Thompson then dished it to Magnussen, who snapped off a shot from the left hash mark in front of the goal for the third and final Crusaders score of the game.
Senior goalie Tony Quesada (South Freeport, Maine) made 22 saves to earn the win, while Winer stopped 31 shots.
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True story.
"Sorry I've missed class!" Marie is one of my students, and I hadn't seen her in several weeks. She seemed almost apologetic when I saw her yesterday and asked how she was doing.
"I threw my back out three weeks ago," she said.
She told me this story:
It's weird — I've never had back problems. It started as a muscle spasm, and then it just went out. I've started seeing a chiropractor and physical therapist. They say I need more core strength, and they basically gave me the same exercises that we do here in class. I thought, "I'm paying for this? I should just go to class!"
Core strength. Yep, we need it.
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Face it, I could watch this type of hockey at the Polar Palace. I'm not going to pay to watch teens play hockey. I'm currently, and will continue to be, very disappointed in this decision. Besides, when the (I'll agree) poor entertainment comes on between periods, I get up anyway. I don't come there to watch intermission shows, I come to watch hockey. Probably time to give the Saginaw Spirit a try. Or hell, drive to Fort Wayne to watch hockey.
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Kelly Glossip: ACLU Fights Missouri to Get Benefits for Same-Sex Spouse of Killed Trooper
The official defendant in this case is the Missouri Department of Transportation and Highway Patrol Employees' Retirement System. A spokeswoman for the Attorney General's office, which is representing the state in this matter, tells Daily RFT that they do not have a comment in advance of today's hearing.
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But the respondent's brief filed last month, also on full view below, argues that the lower court correctly determined that the statutory classification limiting survivor benefits to surviving spouses or eligible children does not violate "equal protection."
Another part of the state's argument is that Missouri's equal protection clause should not be interpreted more broadly than its federal counterpart.
The couple met in April of 1995 and lived in Robertsville in Franklin County. They had exchanged rings on a Christmas Day years before Engelhard died.
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