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George V. Boyd III
WALDORF, Md. — Retired Lt. Col. George Venable Boyd III, 71, died Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2013.
Born Jan. 3, 1942, in Franklin, Tenn., he was the oldest son of the late George Venable Boyd II and the late Sarah Elizabeth (Beasley) Boyd.
An avid fan and 1965 graduate of N.C. State University, Lt. Col. Boyd led a 22-year military career. He lived in Wyoming, Florida, California, Ohio, Maryland, and Massachusetts, where he worked with the man space and shuttle program and missile defense systems programs (specifically, the Apollo missions), ending his career as chief of acquisition systems management of the Inspector General.
This full career continued after retirement from the U.S. Air Force as he worked in defense contracting most recently with Navy Manufacturing Technology at Indian Head. Gardening and tending to his vegetables filled his spare time, while he most enjoyed attending N.C. State football games, cheering on the Wolfpack with his three brothers. He spent the summers vacationing at the beach or visiting Disney World with his three children and six grandchildren. His love of country and family was unwavering.
George was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 46 years, Patricia Eckols Boyd of Waldorf, Md.
He is survived by his daughters, Michelle Boyd Goodsite (Daniel) of Acworth, Ga., Tricia Kinnier Ledford (Keith) of Blue Ridge, Ga., and Amy Boyd Willard (Eric) of Pinnacle; and his grandchildren, Hannah Grace Goodsite, Tommy Keith Ledford III, Walker Daniel Goodsite, Clara Jane Willard, Addie Elizabeth Willard and Tatum Kinnier Ledford. He is also survived by three brothers, James Beasley Boyd (Cathy), Franklin Kinnier Boyd (Patricia, deceased) and Richard Dodd Boyd (Kathy Rodgers).
A funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 19, in the Greenlawn Funeral Home Chapel with interment to follow in Greenlawn Memorial Park Serenity Gardens in Columbia, S.C.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Fisher House (fisherhouse.org), Wounded Warrior (woundedwarriorproject.org), or to a charity of one's choice.
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Elizabeth C. Borden
HENDERSON — Mrs. Elizabeth Corbitt Toepleman Borden, 92, passed away at her home on Oct. 15, 2013, after a period of declining health.
Born in Henderson on Aug. 9, 1921, she was the daughter of Frederick Leroy Toepleman and Elizabeth Corbitt Toepleman. She was the granddaughter of Richard J. Corbitt, founder and principal owner of The Corbitt Company, and Jennie Shaw Corbitt, who published "Miss Jennie's Cookbook" and operated The Little Hotel.
She attended local schools in her early years, graduated from Saint Catherine's School in Richmond, Va., in 1939, Saint Mary's Junior College in Raleigh in 1941 and Hollins University in Roanoke, Va., in 1943.
She was a former member and president of the Maria Parham Hospital Guild; former member of the N.C. Museum of Art Foundation Board; a former and long time docent at the N.C. Museum of Art; a former board member of the Vance County Arts Council; former board member of Friends of the Library; and a member of the Henderson Garden Club, ALMA Club, Tuesday Club and The National Society of Colonial Dames of America.
She was a longtime member of The Church of the Holy Innocents, where she served as a member of the Vestry, president of Episcopal Churchwomen and chairman of the Alter Guild.
She enjoyed sailing, golf, skiing, gardening and participated in all these activities for many years.
Mrs. Borden is survived by her husband of 68 years, Albert G. Borden; her daughters, Emily Borden Ragsdale of Jamestown and Wilmington, Mary Borden Currin and husband Benjamin McNinch Currin of Raleigh; a son, John Crain Borden and wife Monica Patchell Borden of Raleigh; four grandchildren, Thomas Albert Ragsdale, Katharine Coffin Ragsdale, Elizabeth Currin Houston and husband Michael and Ellen Corbitt Currin; and her devoted caregivers, Susie Fields, Ruby Venable, Elizabeth Whitley, Cherita Hargrove, Charlotte Harris, Angie Ellington and Pam Evans.
A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. Friday, Oct. 18, at The Church of the Holy Innocents by Rev. Donald A. Lowery, with reception following in the Parish Hall.
At other times, the family will receive friends at the home, 1930 Parker Lane.
In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to The Church of the Holy Innocents, 210 South Chestnut Street, Henderson, NC 27536, or to Community Home Care and Hospice, 152 Zeb Robinson Road, Henderson, NC 27537.
Arrangements are by J.M. White Funeral Home.
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Charles F. Blackburn
HENDERSON — Charles Franklin Blackburn, of 645 Lakeview Drive, died Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013, in a local nursing home.
Born on April 30, 1925, in Cleveland, Tenn., he was the son of the late George Cline Blackburn of Johnson City, Tenn., and Anne Rosson Templeton of Scottsboro, Ala.
Mr. Blackburn graduated from Henderson High School in 1942, where he had been a drummer in the marching band directed by Thomas Hearne that marched down Fifth Avenue in New York City in the spring of his senior year. He attended Davidson College in 1942-43, but left to enter the U.S. Navy, training as a pilot for service in World War II.
After graduating from law school at Washington & Lee University, Mr. Blackburn was admitted to the bar in North Carolina and established Blackburn & Blackburn, Attorneys at Law, with his older brother George in 1949. Their firm subsequently merged with the firm of Perry & Kittrell.
After serving as prosecuting attorney for Vance County from 1950 to 1954, Mr. Blackburn was elected to the 1959 session of the state Senate representing Vance, Warren, Halifax and Northampton counties. Gov. Terry Sanford appointed him to the N.C. Commission for the Study of Exceptionally Talented Children (1959-61) and as a member and then chairman of the John H. Kerr Reservoir Development Commission (1962-67). He was city attorney of Henderson (1966) and was the first chairman of the Board of Trustees of Vance County Technical Institute (1969) and of Vance-Granville Community College, serving as chairman until 1977 and seeing the college through its move to its present campus.
Mr. Blackburn was president of the Henderson-Vance Chamber of Commerce (1977-78) and was named its Outstanding Citizen of the Year in 1990. Mr. Blackburn served for many years in the N.C. Army National Guard, retiring with the U.S. Army rank of colonel in 1985, after serving several years as judge advocate general for North Carolina. He received the Order of the Long Leaf Pine in 1965 during the administration of Gov. James B. Hunt Jr. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church.
He is survived by his wife, Thalia Jane Tillman Blackburn of the home; his son, Charles F. Blackburn Jr. and wife Marsha of Raleigh; his granddaughter, Katherine of Raleigh; and several nephews and nieces.
A private graveside service will be held by the family at Elmwood Cemetery.
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday in the Rose Chapel of First United Methodist Church by Dr. John M. Check.
The family will receive friends immediately following the service in the church parlor.
Memorial contributions may be made to the First United Methodist Church, 114 Church Street, Henderson, NC 27536.
Arrangements are by J.M. White Funeral Home.
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Harry Bullock
HENDERSON — Harry Bullock, 75, died Monday, Oct. 14, 2013, at Brian Health Center in Durham.
The family is receiving friends at the residence.
Arrangements will be announced by Garnes & Toney Funeral Home.
Frances L. Ellis
KENBRIDGE, Va. — Frances Leonard Ellis died Friday, Oct. 11, 2013.
A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 17, at Antioch United Methodist Church Cemetery.
Arrangements are by Blaylock Funeral Home, which accepts online condolences at blaylockfh.com.
Robert T. Hawkins
HENDERSON — Robert Thomas Hawkins, 71, of 1020 Harriett Street, died Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013, at Hock Family Pavilion in Durham.
Arrangements are by Davis-Royster Funeral Service.
Mary C. Ingold
STEM — Mary Coley Ingold died Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013.
A funeral will be held at 2:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 17, at Stem United Methodist Church by Rev. Brock Meyers. Burial will follow at Elmwood Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 12:30 to 2 p.m. prior to the service at the Stem Ruritan Club building.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Stem United Methodist Church, c/o Sandra Beasley, 2070 Sanders Road, Stem, NC 27581.
Arrangements are by Gentry-Newell & Vaughan Funeral Home, which accepts online condolences at hallwynne.com.
Bobbie C. Jackson
CREEDMOOR — Bobbie Grace Currin Jackson, 80, died Monday, Oct. 14, 2013, at Rex Healthcare.
A funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Oct. 18, 2013, in the Eakes Funeral Chapel in Creedmoor by Rev. Dan Hill. Burial will be in Carolina Memorial Gardens.
Visitation will be on Friday, Oct. 18, 2013, from 10 to 11 a.m. prior to the service at the Eakes Funeral Home.
Flowers are accepted or memorials may be made to Fellowship Baptist Church, 1512 Beaver Dam Road, Creedmoor, NC 27522, or to the Alzheimer's Association, 3739 National Drive, Suite 110, Raleigh, NC 27609.
Arrangements are by Eakes Funeral Home, which accepts online condolences at eakesfuneralhome.com.
Chanee Taylor
WARRENTON — Chanee Taylor, 39, of 121 Enchanted Forest Drive, died Saturday, Oct. 12, 2013, at Duke University Medical Center.
A funeral will be held at noon Thursday, Oct. 17, at Boyd's Funeral Services Chapel by Rev. Donna Brown. Burial will follow in the Snow Hill Baptist Church Cemetery.
Viewing will be today, Oct. 16, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Boyd's Funeral Services Chapel.
McCoy Thorpe
OXFORD — McCoy Thorpe, 79, of 8186 Charlie Stovall Road, died Sunday, Oct. 13, 2013, at Person Memorial Hospital in Roxboro.
A funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 17, in the Betts & Son Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in the St. Matthew Baptist Church Cemetery.
Viewing will be from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. today, Oct. 16, at Betts & Son Funeral Home.
Arrangements are by Betts & Son Funeral Home, which accepts online condolences at bettsandsonfuneralhome.com.


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Blaine Fontana has a new art print for sale, which is a nice surprise since we haven't heard from him in awhile. "Irregular Fauna #2″ is a 12″ x 12″ giclee, has an edition of 50, and is $100. Check it out at BlaineFontana.com.
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Marilyn Siegel letter to Joseph Cornell, 1971 Jan. 25
Physical Details: Letter : 1 p. : handwritten ; 26 x 21 cm.
Sender: Marilyn Siegel
Recipient: Joseph Cornell (1903-1972)
Description: Marilyn Siegel, a student at Downtown Community School in New York City, tells Cornell about her experience seeing an exhibit of his collages.
Forms part of: Joseph Cornell papers, 1804-1986, bulk 1939-1972
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I drove into Port Huron, the boyhood home of Thomas Edison at 11 am. The sun was shining perfectly bright and warmed the inside of my car on this freezing Michigan winter day. After walking around the mall I proceeded toward the Thomas Edison Inn which was my traditional place for weekend evening lounging until November, 2011. The ambience perfectly matches my personality when I want to simply relax, write, or even chat with interesting folks. As I got closer, memories and a feeling in my heart reminded me of why I've avoided this place for more than a year. It was a Saturday evening like any other, except while talking on the phone I was informed of a lie that changed my perceptions of a person greatly and would be the beginning of events that lead to writing the Unfamiliar Passage blog. "It's ok now. I can put it in the past" I think to myself as I pull into an empty parking lot. I know this is not right. There are always cars here at any time of day or night. I saw a guy walking and asked him about it. Hilton bought this property and is remodeling.
"Ok, I know an even better place that I haven't visited in a while" I think and proceed to the downtown area. The Raven Café is a beautifully designed place. Not modern at all, but perfectly un-modern. Mostly wood construction walls and floors that creek when walked on. The upstairs portion, where I always sit has soft leather sofas and a good view of the St. Clair River. Old books line every wall as they would in a library. I order the super BLT and a café mocha and absorb the fact that I'd rather be nowhere else. All these people here though. Some small groups and some alone. Some are studying and one in particular looks suspicious. Why does that guy look up occasionally and scan the room and then be sure his laptop is slanted at the right angle so nobody can see his screen? Hey, why am I analyzing everyone? Maybe I'm weirder than that guy! Ok, enough thinking about such things. My real reason for this little day adventure is to review the past and decide where I want to go next in this life.
I'm sure I'm not the only one to contemplate such things. Seeing what I have and had and wishing I had more or that things happened differently in my life. It's like a trap of the mind. In between what we don't want and what we want and a feeling of anxiety takes over the mind, probably making a person less productive in their life. We've all heard someone somewhere talk about living in the "now" and it is all becoming quite clear to me. Who would choose to live a fake life (living in past, wishing something was different, etc.) rather than living in the now (accepting what is and responsibly taking actions that are not ego based to achieve goals?) My recent listening to Eckhart Tolle's audio book version of "A New Earth" helped me to remember my place in this world and my control of nothing else than myself. I'm a poet. What does that mean? It means I sit and write poetry of whatever desire has ownership of my current thoughts. Also, I obviously sit in old world themed coffee shops and write things like you're reading now. And now I put on my Beats headphones and begin playing Beethoven – 7th Symphony – 2nd Mvmt – Allegretto. If any single word can describe this moment, it's "perfection."
Below are a few photos I took during my journey to Port Huron. And yes, the title of this post is in regard to Thomas Edison inventing the incandescent light bulb :)
I'm far from perfect and have my own bad traits, but when I make a formal promise to someone that I respect, my soul is guaranteed to keep that promise. It's not even possible that I break it (intentionally at least.) I got permission from my friend this morning to lift a promise so I could just write this. Those who saw the poem begging for forgiveness to someone on Evoking the Deep probably have an idea that I was going through a tough time recently. It's true. I was. After writing that poem and note, and in an attempt to force myself to put things in the past I made a promise to a friend that for one year I won't write anything else about a that person or try to contact her, or anything. The only thing I could not promise was that I would stop thinking about her. So, I felt partly liberated after the promise because I knew there was no option to try contacting or writing a poem she may see, etc. BUT, the thoughts continued. Thoughts of unanswered questions to things that didn't add up. I'm an analyzer and I don't feel complete until I see the answer to all of the math. I started meditations to recall all of the events and started feeling the justification for my decisions, but not as strongly as I felt when I saw what I was about to see.
Suddenly, while online digging deep into something, a REVELATION!!! I saw what would change every one of my thoughts about her. More than a year ago I made decisions to walk away from that person because of super-profound intuitions I had. Yet, that person swore viciously that I was wrong. But still, the intuitions won in the event (hence the beginning of Unfamiliar Passage.) Then, I felt guilty later as I thought back to how I made the mistake and hurt an innocent soul. Well, what I saw yesterday online with the perfectly appropriate date embedded from exactly the right time (more than one year ago) was exactly what I needed. It confirmed every one of my intuitions from that time. If I saw it when it occurred I would have felt badly about it, but I can't explain the weight that lifted off of my soul yesterday and the smile that was possibly bigger than I ever had. I even laughed aloud in my office! Does that mean I'm not guilty? No, as I still thought that I may be making bad decisions in that time, but continued to do so. In the human realm and "the game" (which I don't like much) I am definitely spot free. I now continue to give 100% forgiveness and I'm free of all negative thoughts related to the event. I'm tempted to contemplate the question of why I had to endure a year of all the bad feelings. I don't know the answer. It just had to happen that way. I posted this here today only to express my extreme relief and explain why I modified the post on ETD to remove my apology note at the bottom which doesn't make sense to keep now. I keep the poem fully intact though (with a different title) as a reminder of this time of my life. Previously, I may have looked at the probable future for her and laugh because justice will be served till the end, but no. I don't wish such a life on anybody and I'm sure anyone can change for the better. Now, I have other things to focus on and I hold no hard feelings for the events of yesteryear. I feel free! Thanks to everyone who commented and gave uplifting support! I love you all!
May all of our stories continue toward peace, and love treat us kindly.
Ps. I think the promise to my friend goes into effect again after posting this, so I may never mention the topic again in any way. (for one year at least)
Where have you been? (another Rihanna post)
Well, I cheated on Riri a little with Shakira because dang Shakira can move those hips and has some good music as well. She should have kept her natural hair though. I love many modern music videos because of all the creativity and work they put into them is phenomenal. Then, I returned to Rihanna again (good thing she's forgiving!) At the bottom of this post you can view her video "Where have you been" and it's no exception. I think they found 100 different ways to show her sexiness in one video (especially at 1:30 WOW!) Also the part when they are dressed like Gypsies, she has that serious forward stare and all the dancing is spot on. I can't avoid smiling during that part.
But more importantly, I still know there is something in that girl. I've seen her expressions before while being interviewed, etc. and I know with all my heart that she's constantly at battle with some things inside. I think she's in the realm that the dark side is almost impossible to avoid and I hope she finds peace in her life. Her job is not only one of glamour and fun, but one of the hardest jobs in the world I believe. Never any truly relaxing break in that business. Nevertheless, her art continues thriving and being top notch.
Anyway, here's the video (I think she didn't look in Michigan yet) :D
Rain Dancer – Ch. 4 "Heartquake"
"Yes Philip, the other Mexican restaurant is great, but not as good as this new one I'll introduce you to today" he said to his co-worker friend as they walked toward the conference room where they were scheduled to hold a meeting. Philip responded "what's wrong with our normal one? You always loved that place!" He stopped outside of the conference room and turned toward Philip "our normal one is ok, but it's not one to give heartquake or something. I'm tired of the inconsistency there and finding un-chewable chunks in the carne asada." Philip grinned and continued looking back at him as they entered the conference room "did you just say heartquake? Haha! What the hell is that? It sounds like what you get as food poisoning is setting in!" He answered "heartquake is not something bad! It's something good. In fact, it's beyond good so much that it can't be defined!"
He slammed the door and leaned against it with his back and watched as Philip sat in a chair and placed his meeting materials on the meeting table. "That's what she gives me, Philip. Heartquake." Philip raised his eye brows and looked at him over the top of his glasses. "You mean the girl you met the other day? What happens when you experience this 'heartquake? Did Alicia used to give you that?'"
"Yes her, and we have a date tonight" he answered and then opened the door for a moment to tell the other meeting attendees that he needed one moment before they join and he closed the door. Then he looked at Philip and began explaining while slowly walking toward him "heart quake is a moment, hmm, but more importantly it's an incredible sensation! It's when all of the world around you simply stops and the only two things that exist are you and whatever is giving you heartquake. It's like a state of shock maybe, and you're not even sure if all you're seeing is in color or in black and white because it doesn't matter. All that matters is that you continue gravitating toward the other part and merge with it. It's like the moment before achieving one's destiny Philip, and the heart starts beating hard. In fact, I think it can be heard beating! And it's a rhythm, ahhh, between each two beets you feel pulled a little closer to your destiny, like bump bump…" as he takes two steps forward "bump bump" and then leans on the table toward Philip and calmly says "and the thing is, I'm not sure if it's her that causes it, or simply the fact that she reminds me of Alicia. It happened the first time I saw her on the sidewalk outside the club and in the first moment I saw her on our lunch date" as he holds his chin and looks toward the floor with a confused face.
Philip laughed a little and said " you've gone mad just for the fact that you haven't had any in a while my friend! I hope you get it soon or even I could be in danger of you wanting to 'merge' with me, haha!" He looked away from Philip and replied as he walked to open the door and allow the meeting attendees in "no Philip, you're too tall. You know I prefer shorter. And you're an ugly man, Philip; an ugly man!" Philip replied "not according to your mother, my friend." They both laughed as the door opened and the others entered.
Daytime quickly grew into evening.
"I'm probably giving her way too much control over everything" he said to himself as he sat in his car waiting outside of the Detroit Institute of Arts. It was now 7:51 p.m. and she would be arriving any minute. He remembered their earlier phone conversation in which they discussed the plan for the night as she said "I imagine you're the kind of guy that likes to make the plan for the evening and knock a girl off her feet, so why not try something different and allow me to plan this one. What you think?" He wittily replied "anything I could do with you while NOT on your feet has to be a good thing, but ok, you go for it. If I'm not impressed there may not be another date." She laughed and said "well, this plan will definitely be in a public place so you don't get the wrong idea, mister! Meet me at the DIA at 8:00, okay? And dress casual for this plan!" and the call suddenly ended. He looked at his phone and laughed "ok then, I'll see you there."
He sat and waited in the empty parking lot, envisioning the possibilities of the evening "oh no, this will not go well at all. She's not from here and didn't realize the DIA is never open this late. She will definitely be distraught when she realizes it and the evening will be ruined" and he started formulating the backup plan that would save the evening, but he was suddenly surprised by someone tapping a key on his car window. It was her! He exited his car, or almost fell out of it actually, as he looked up into her beautiful smiling face. There she stood smiling, holding half full plastic shopping bags in each hand "so, we gonna do this?" she asked. The heartquake moment hadn't occurred this time because his thinking was focused on the situation at hand. He felt sorry for her and replied "I'm sorry. I don't think you've noticed the place is already closed.
"Someone is being a bad date and not having faith in his planner tonight" she said as she smiled and held up a set of keys and jingled them sarcastically. "Would you be willing to try having faith in something tonight, young lad?"
What was he to do now, and how to jump back into this with full spirit? He suddenly changed his direction toward the institute building and began strutting and maintained a stare back at her and loudly began singing a Proclaimers song "When I go out, yeah I know I'm gonna be. I'm gonna be the man who go goes along with you!" and he stopped and made a ridiculous face while continuing to stare back at her and her surprised wide opened eyes. "AAAAA!" she screamed and then began doing an exaggerated model on the runway strut past him as she loudly sang "If I get drunk, well I know I'm gonna be, I'm gonna be the man who gets drunk next to you!" and she stopped and looked back at him like "well??" He ran to her and took the bags from her hands and held his arm out, gesturing that she place hers in it. She did, and they began walking toward the entrance in perfect pace, together singing "But I would walk five hundred miles! And I would walk five hundred more! Just to be that man who walks a thousand miles to fall down at your door!"
They were laughing hysterically even after entering the building and approaching a security booth where a large black guy wearing a security uniform sat smiling as he watched them approach. "Good evening Miss Tara. I see you brought a guest this time" he said with a deep, but peaceful voice. She replied "it's just Tara. You're like family for me so remove any sign of formality" she said as they hugged and she kissed his cheek and then asked with a smile "there are no security checks scheduled in Europe tonight are there?"
He answered "only if I hear screaming. Haa haa…" as he looked at her male companion and jokingly gestured with his fingers pointing to his eyes as if saying he will be watching him. She then held her companions hand and began leading him toward the European painting section of the institute. He was finding it difficult to absorb the moment, as it was almost unbelievable they were the only ones there. It was so quiet and peaceful aside from the sound and echoes of them walking.
"We're here!" she said and took the shopping bags from him, removed her Blackberry from one, and placed the bags on the floor in front of a painting. Then she initiated a playlist of classical music on the Blackberry and placed it on the table in front of the painting. "Make yourself comfortable" she said and pointed toward two red velvet pillows on the floor. He sat on one and quietly watched as she removed her long black coat to reveal a simple, but cute yellow and black outfit that adorned her splendid figure. Every part of her looked like perfection tonight. From her beautiful eyes and lips to her smooth brown shoulders and beyond… How could any of the art be enjoyed in this place while such a perfected goddess stood in plain view? But, then she pointed at the painting and said "this is my favorite one, recently anyway. It's Rembrandt and titled 'The Visitation' from 1640." His eyes turned toward the painting and he began analyzing it as she continued speaking. "It's Mary, newly pregnant with Jesus and Elizabeth, nearly giving birth to John the Baptist. It's related to one of the most beautiful events of the world, ever, but whenever I look at it for too long, I begin crying, because I see their faces and then foresee how this is related to one of the saddest events of the world as well." He just sat with an expression of awe as he listened to her and could clearly see her passion related to this painting. Just to show his interest, he knew he had to ask or say something so he asked "did they have peacocks in that part of the world, back then?" and he immediately wished he could have asked something better, but she answered "you noticed! Rembrandt placed that there to symbolize Jesus' immortality, as there is a myth that peacock flesh never decays!" as she looked into his eyes and suddenly became quiet. His focus completely returned to analyzing her beauty and he asked "can I take a pic of you with your favorite painting?" She answered "of course!" as she sat sideways with one leg up on the table in front of the painting.
"Do I look exactly like 'her'? The one you're always thinking about?" she asked him. He didn't expect that question so suddenly, but answered "there are similarities. I once considered her to be the most beautiful woman in the world, but you are clearly that tonight and every part of your essence has my full attention now."
He sat back down on the pillow and she sat on the one next to him "It's ok to talk about it. I won't feel bad. I just want to hear how you describe things from the past. So, what have you seen in me that is different than her?"
He wanted to change the topic, but thought of a funny and true thing he could say "I have not seen the dazed look in you yet" he answered.
"Haha, that's horrible! Now you're calling her dazed or dizzy?"
"Oh, no! And I don't think she was, actually! But, on rare occasion she had a strange expression manifest on her face, as if all of her brain power had been exhausted and needed a break as she seemed to stare into nothingness. It was so strange and didn't fit in at all with all of her other looks. And the thing was, she appeared just as beautiful to me in those rare moments of the dazed look and it made me like her more! It felt like a confirmation that I would forever see her as the most beautiful woman in the world. I'm still not sure what was happening in those moments, or if anything was happening at all, but I loved the dazed look! And of course, I never told her about my coined term."
Her: "The way you described that is intriguing!" and she noticed he was suddenly looking at her with a strong curious expression, so she asked "what are you thinking?" and he answered "I just saw it! You have the dazed look!" and she said "WHAT?" combined with a screeching laugh as she gave him a swift open handed smack to his shoulder.
"HAA HAA! I was only kidding! I don't think you have the dazed look actually!" and she stared at him with potent angry eyes, yet obviously not angry and began to say "someone's not getting a…." and didn't finish the sentence. He smiled and his eyes opened wide "someone's not getting a what?" and she began doing her signature event of holding her hand up and staring at her finger nails as she clicked them and softly said "sometimes I can't look into your eyes, because I like them too much."
He leaned closer to her, softly wrapped his hand around hers to stop the clicking and said "I must admit, that I often feel like I never want to stop looking into yours" and then used his other hand to touch the side of her face and turned it toward him so he could see her eyes.
Him: "All I can see in them beautiful brown spheres, yet fail to find words for. I'm not sure if the sky is falling, or perhaps the rise of a great and powerful city that I'd never want to step out of" and he felt the heartquake begin and it was more intense than he ever felt before. His heart began the rhythm, bump bump……. Bump bump…
Her: Staring into his eyes and beginning to lean toward him, she partially closed her eyes and whispered "When in Rome…."
Rain Dancer – Ch. 3 "Rise and Shine"
"Trickling water on the windowsill. 5 a.m. on the droid as I lay still. Half frozen rain pelts the house in tune, with a soul alone in this big room. I should leave this bed and start my day. Closed eyes and memories force my stay."
"….. what's that you said, my angel?"
She answers "the sound of the water fountain here and sitting on a bench with you in this park is what I needed. Thanks for coming for me, all the way to my country, my sexy love!" as she pulls herself into him with one arm and her head rested on his chest. He smiled and answered "I think I needed this more than you. If you only knew how important you are for me" as he lifts his hand with the camera pointed back toward them and began taking pictures as they held each other. Abruptly, his phone vibrated from an incoming message and happened to be in his shirt pocket where her head was resting. "Oh, sorry love!" as he removed the phone and held it at an angle so she couldn't see the screen. She looked at him with an expected explanation grin. "Oh, it's nothing" and he was surprised that she allowed the incident to be forgotten and gave him an even firmer hug. He couldn't avoid a feeling of bliss as he reviewed the photos on the camera, seeing her face resting on his chest, with her deep expression of peace and relief. It had been several months since they were last together and the time was trialing.
Bzzzz bzzzz! The phone received another incoming text message.
His eyes opened and he realized he was back on his bed. He then looked at the incoming message to see it was from his new lunch date friend. It said: "I think I understand what is happening, but if we talk again it has to be by your efforts. Stay good and God bless"
"Ok, I at least have to call her" as he raised his tired body from the bead and walked toward the bathroom to shower.
While driving to his office he contemplated what he should say when he does call her. There would be no explanation or excuses for his neglect. Only an honest apology and ask how she's doing. "Okay, I can't think of anything to say or talk about so I'll just wing it. I'm not trying to impress her." After parking his car outside his office, he looked at the missed calls and dialed one that was hers. Each ring seemed to last longer than normal as he waited for her to pick up.
Ri….. "Hello?"
Him, with a peaceful deep voice: "Do you drink tea in the morning as well?"
Her, with a sarcastic and cute voice "Is a stranger calling me and inviting me on a tea date?"
Him: "Stranger yes, but more importantly, a potential stalker" and he could barely hear her giggle even as she obviously held her finger over the phone microphone to hide it. "….and the potential victims that should fear me most are those that try to hide their fun and flakey traits from the rest of the world."
Her: "Should I hang up now and call 911, or should I hunt down the stalker and give him what he has coming to him?"
Him: "Hummm, it depends on what he has coming to him" and then he clearly heard her giggle with no attempt to hide it.
Her: "So mister stalker, what are you up to this morning?"
Him: "I just arrived at my office and was thinking about you and thinking about how sorry I am for missing your calls. I hope you give me another chance to keep my promise of not missing another one, but I must add the disclaimer: if I'm hanging on to a cliff with one hand and have the choice of answering your call or saving my life, I'll have to choose the lifesaving option, only because I need to see you again." He suddenly stopped walking, looked at his own reflection in the exterior office window with shrugged shoulders, hands raised palms up, and a dropped jaw as if asking himself "WHAAAT DID YOU JUST SAY TO HER!!?? WHAT ARE YOU THINKING!!??"
Her: "Oh, really now? And what makes you so sure I won't cut you, in self-defense, if you do stalk me down and see me again?"
Him: "I think you already cut me a little, as I feel like a little piece of my heart is missing. In fact, I think you stole a piece of it the other day. You should be handcuffed and frisked, little lady!" and he stopped again and looked at his reflection, held his phone behind him and audibly said "WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT!? STOP NOW MAN!" and then returned the phone to his ear
Her, laughing hysterically: "What was the last thing you said? It didn't come through!"
Him: "I asked if you could meet me for dinner tonight at 8:00" and he looked at his reflection one last time, shook his head in disappointment, and continued walking toward the office entrance.
Her: "I know that's not what you said, but sure. I have to run to my morning office meeting so we'll discuss the details later, okay? Oh, and thanks for calling!"
He thanked her as well and ended the call. After he sat at his desk and thought for a moment, he smiled and took a deep breath and began his morning work routine.


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Surcharged Token - 1 Penny, British, circa 1806 stamped 'Lloyd's Weekly Newspaper 3D Post Free', London, Great Britain, circa 1855 Reg. No: NU 18834
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- Copper one Penny Surcharged Token, minted by the Royal Mint, London, circa 1806. Issued by King George III. It was surcharged by Lloyd's Weekly Newspaper, circa 1855. Although the newspaper was sold in Australia, it is most likely that the tokens stamped 'LLOYDS WEEKLY NEWSPAPER 3D POST FREE' found their way to the colonies in the pockets and purses of British immigrants and were readily absorbed by the colonial economy, which at the time was desperately short of official currency.
Founded by the British publisher Edward Lloyd (1815-1890), Lloyd's Weekly Newspaper was originally issued from 1842 as Lloyd's Illustrated London Newspaper, it initially sold for two pence, a third the sixpence cover price of its main rival the Illustrated London News. Lloyd had kept the price low by publishing the newspaper illegally without paying the required stamp duty, but after seven weeks was forced to relaunch the publication as Lloyd's Weekly London raising the price to threepence to cover the duty. It soon became one of Britain's first mass market newspapers. In 1849, it was renamed Lloyd's Weekly Newspaper, providing an earliest likely date for these tokens. By 1853, circulation had reached 90,000 copies a week. In 1860 Lloyd dropped the price back to one penny and circulation rose to 500,000 copies by 1872. In 1896, six years after Lloyd's death, it became the first newspaper to regularly sell one million copies an issue. Lloyd spent large amounts of time and money promoting the newspaper, with one of his ploys being to pay his staff in coins stamped with the publications name, although this practise was later declared to be illegal under the Coinage Act 1861.
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- A worn British Penny, circa 1806 LLOYDS WEEKLY NEWSPAPER 3D POST FREE on both sides
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In Photoshop CS5 Essential Training, author Michael Ninness demonstrates how to produce the highest quality images with fantastic detail in the shortest amount of time, using a combination of Photoshop CS5, Adobe Bridge, and Camera Raw. This course shows the most efficient ways to perform common editing tasks, including noise reduction, shadow and highlight detail recovery, retouching, and combining multiple images. Along the way, Michael shares the secrets of non-destructive editing, utilizing and mastering Adobe Bridge, Camera Raw, layers, adjustment layers, blending modes, layer masks, and much more. Exercise files are included with the course.
If you're a premium member of the Lynda.com Online Training Library, or if you're watching this course from a DVD-ROM, you have access to the exercise files used throughout this training title. Now the Exercise Files are laid out in a parent directory, a parent folder. If you've copied that to your hard drive from the disc or downloaded it from the online web site, when you open up that particular folder, you'll see all the folders per chapter laid out for you in this one folder. With the exception of the first eight chapters, every Chapter has its own folder of images.
Chapters 1-6 are about Adobe Bridge and Camera Raw. So we have thematically put all those files in one parent folder, chapters 1-6. If you double-click on any particular folder, you'll see the images used for that particular chapter. The name of the file being used for a particular video will be shown on screen as you actually play that video. I actually encourage you, for this particular course, if you're going to be using the Exercise Files, to view them from within Adobe Bridge. So I'm going to switch over to Adobe Bridge.
You can see here is that Exercise Files folder being displayed in Bridge. When you double-click on a particular folder inside Bridge, you'll see nice thumbnails and see if there are any subsequent subfolders for you to navigate through to get to the file that you're looking for. I'm going to go back up to the Exercise Files parent directory here. Let's just choose chapter 12, let's say. You can see thumbnails of all the images being used for that particular chapter. Now if you don't have access to the Exercise Files, you can certainly follow along from scratch or use your own assets.
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Feb. 12, 2007
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - New Mexico senior Katie Montgomery has been named the Mountain West Conference Women's Basketball Player of the week, earning her first honor of the season and the fourth of her career.
The Lincoln, Neb., native, led the Lobos to road wins at league-leading BYU and Utah last weekend, sweeping the Utah trip for the first time in school history. Against the Utes, Montgomery became the 15th Lobo to score 1,000 career points, netting a career-high 29. She scored 22 of her 29 points in the second half to lift New Mexico from a 13-point deficit, including a three-pointer with 1:58 remaining to give the Lobos the final lead.
At BYU, Montgomery tied her previous career-high of 22 points in the comeback victory. She dished out seven assists, playing all 45 minutes of the overtime contest. With New Mexico down by two, she hit two free throws with 27.7 seconds remaining to send the game into overtime.
For the week, Montgomery averaged 25.5 points on 50 percent shooting (16-for-32), including 53.8 percent (7-for-13) from three-point range. She totaled nine assists, two steals and four rebounds with just two turnovers in 83 minutes of play.
Mountain West Conference Players of the Week
Nov. 13 - Shawnee Slade, So., G, BYU
Nov. 20 - Jodi Bolerjack, Jr., G, Wyoming
Nov. 27 - Dionne Marsh, Jr., F, New Mexico; Megan McGuffey, So., G, Wyoming
Dec. 4 - Ashley Davis, Sr., G, TCU; Lauren Hoisington, Fr., F, San Diego St.
Dec. 11 - Julie Briody, Sr. G, UNM; Kalee Whipple, Fr., F, Utah
Dec. 18 - Mallary Gillespie, Jr., G, BYU
Dec. 26 - Ashley Davis, Sr., G, TCU
Jan. 1 - Shamela Hampton, So., C, UNLV; Alecia Steele, Jr., F, Air Force
Jan. 8 - Joh-Teena Filipe, So., F, Utah
Jan. 15 - Morgan Warburton, So., G, Utah
Jan. 22 - Aubrey Vandiver, Fr., G. Wyoming
Jan. 29 - Adrianne Ross, Jr., G, TCU; Morgan Warburton, So., G, Utah
Feb. 5 - Mallary Gillespie, Jr., G, BYU
Feb. 12 - Katie Montgomery, Sr., G, New Mexico


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Bandung. National Police counterterrorism unit Densus 88 raided a home in Bandung on Thursday and arrested a suspected terrorist, police said.
The raid, which occurred at 12:30 a.m., took place at a home that doubles as an office belonging to software company Jagadata Informatika, located at the Binamarga housing complex in the Arcamanik subdistrict.
Arcamanik Police chief I Ketut Adi Purnama identified the suspect arrested in the raid as Maman Kurniawan, said to be a computer expert from Karawang, West Java.
"We have reason to believe it is part of a terrorist network," Ketut said.
Ketut said investigators seized two computers belonging to the suspect and a book titled "Perang Akhir Jaman," or "End of Days War."
A Densus 88 source told the Jakarta Globe that Maman, who also goes by the name Ashaburayatisud, is linked to terrorism suspect Rizki Gunawan.
"We suspect that [Maman] is a hacker," the source said on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak.
Rizki is also a computer expert and reportedly hacked into a multi-level marketing firm and raised Rp 5.9 billion ($618,000) to support terrorism activities including the bombing of a church in Solo last year.
The arrest came as Indonesia, the Philippines and Malaysia are considering joint patrols of their sea borders to combat piracy, smuggling and the movement of Al Qaeda-linked militants.
The proposal was discussed when Philippine Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin met earlier this week with his Indonesian and Malaysian counterparts, who traveled to the Philippines to visit their troops involved in efforts to strengthen a cease-fire between Filipino forces and Muslim guerrillas in the south.
The Philippines have considered joint naval patrols with either Indonesia or Malaysia in the past but a three-way effort would vastly improve security.
The nations share sea borders where human and arms smuggling, piracy and militants have been a concern.
Additional reporting from Associated Press