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Astonishing Science. Spectacular museum.
Early quartz crystal watch but one which operates on an entirely different principle. The frequency of the quartz crystal is not divided down electronically but is used to control and correct the vibrations of an arm by means of a cybernetic circuit.
Japanese pillar clock with single foliot balance and iron movement (weight missing)
The Fromanteel family produced the first pendulum clocks in England, following the visit of Fromanteel's son John to Holland.
An exquisite watch by the master maker Thomas Tompion showing an early example of the balance spring mechanism.
Alexander Bain was a pioneer of electrical horology and the first person to produce electric clocks commercially. This is an example of one of his later designs with a magnetised pendulum which swings into coils attached to the side of the case. A sl
This set of four sand glasses is mounted in a pivoted brass frame so that it can be inverted as required. They measure intervals of a quarter, half, three-quarters and one hour, and are of a type formerly used by preachers for timing their sermons.
Sandglasses are used to measure out a precise amount of time by the regular flow of sand (or other granular material of uniform size) through a small hole. They were probably invented in the 12th or 13th century and were used to regulate the length o
Crude sundials of this type were used in the Pyrenees as cheap alternatives to watches until well into the 20th century.They indicate time from the sun's altitude, which is also dependent on the latitude and the season of the year. This instrument i
An early example of a pendulum clock made by Johannes van Ceulen of The Hague, Netherlands. Van Ceulen made clocks for Christiaan Huygens (1629-1695) and this clock follows Huygens' design. The pendulum is suspended between curved 'cheeks', so that i
This is one of the first pendulum clocks ever made. The words 'met privilege' on the plaque show Coster was licensed by Christaan Huygens to use his pendulum idea, the biggest advance in the history of timekeeping.
The lantern or 'birdcage' clock was the earliest type of clock to be made in any numbers in England.
This clock has a bellows filled with ethyl chloride gas which expands and contracts with changes of temperature and atmospheric pressure, so it never needs to be wound.
The watch movement shown on the left dates from the first half of the 16th century and is made mainly of steel. Because the balance has no spring it does not have a natural frequency of vibration and the timekeeping depends on the driving force. With
When the Accutron was introduced in 1960 it was described as the first electronic watch but it also had another revolutionary feature, the time keeping was controlled by a tuning fork. The tuning fork vibrated 360 times per second and the vibrations
This highly complex, top-quality watch shows much detailed astronomical information, including the phase of the Moon and the position of Sun in the zodiac.
This is an example of the first really practical and long lasting self-winding wristwatch which was introduced by Rolex in 1931. A small movement of the wrist causes a semicircular weight to rotate and wind the mainspring. This keeps the spring at op
Launched by the Hamilton Watch Company of Pennsylvania, USA on 3 January 1957, this was the world's first commercial electric watch. A significant advance in the development of electric timekeeping, it took more than ten years to develop. Among the m
An early example of a pendulum clock made by Isaac Thuret (d. 1706), clockmaker to King Louis XIV (1638-1715) of France. The first commercial pendulum clocks were made in the Netherlands in 1657, under a licence or 'privilege' according to the design


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7 Therapeutic & Rejuvenating Yoga Stretches for Parents
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People all over the globe enjoy practicing yoga because it's truly a lifelong physical, mental, and spiritual practice. Kids love it, and they can benefit greatly from the life lessons inherent in yoga, such as breathing deeply, challenging ourselves, and knowing how to calm ourselves as well as from the physical activity. For parents, yoga is a great fit and a wonderful way to stay active because you can slip in a few poses and stretches throughout your day or during your child's nap.
Having little ones in your life makes you work certain muscles you never even knew you had! Holding a quickly growing baby in your arms or in a carrier, sleeping in all sorts of contorted positions (including sitting up in a chair), and simply spending more time bent over changing diapers or playing on the floor can make the muscles in your back, neck, and arms ache. Here are 7 yoga stretches that target the aches and pains that are common for new parents. For new moms, we recommend getting the "OK" from a trusted health professional before you begin these, especially if you had complications during birth and/or labor. These poses obviously still offer a huge benefit even when your tot isn't so little anymore. If you have older kids as well, invite them to do these poses with you!
1. Cat and Cow Stretch
This stretch is great any time of day, but especially in the morning when backs and limbs are tight. Get down on your hands and knees. Arch your back towards the ceiling (like a cat), pressing down into the palms of your hands and straightening your arms. After a few moments, relax and push your chest out and head slightly upward, reversing the arch. Moo-ing optional. In the photo above, Elijah is demonstrating cow, while I am demonstrating cat. Repeat a few times.
2. Downward Dog
Downward dog is a staple pose for stretching out your arms and legs and lengthening and strengthening your back. Start on your hands and knees. Press upwards through your feet and hands, straightening your arms and legs until they are straight and your body has formed a triangle. In little kid yoga class, I have also heard this dubbed "Mountain Pose" since it helps kids to visualize that they are making the shape of a little mountain with their body. If your neck is sensitive, you can simply let your head hang or you can look towards your calves. For a deeper stretch, continue pressing into the palms of your hands and pressing your chest gently in the direction of your legs. Hold for 30 seconds to a minute.
3. Standing Forward Bend
Another great pose for releasing back tension, standing forward bend feels great on the neck too. Stand up straight and tall. Tuck your neck towards your chest and roll down slowly down each vertebrae. Let your arms and shoulders hang. When you have gone as far down as you like, you can continue to let your arms and head hang. You can also grab the opposite elbow and hang or reach down and touch your toes. For very flexible parents, you can also reach around and grab the backs of your legs and pull your body gently towards your legs.
4. Cobra
Cobra is wonderful for backs (again) as well as shoulders. Lay down on your stomach with your hands underneath your shoulders. Press down slowly and firmly, lifting your chest as you push up. Only push up as far as is comfortable. Once you have pushed up as far as you like, stretch your head and neck gently backwards. Instead of stretching backwards, you can also stretch your neck to one side and then the other. Hold for 30 seconds then release and lower your arms and chest.
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Felicis Ventures, the "super angel" fund founded by early-Google employee Aydin Senkut, has closed a $70 million round of funding that will be used to invest in technology startups including those in the mobile, health and education industries.
In the same week that prominent investor Paul Graham warned startups with little or no sales that it may be more difficult to raise money following Facebook's IPO, Senkut said he plans to use the funding to back companies with meaningful sources of revenue and the potential for large initial public offerings or acquisitions.
"You are going to see investors looking for more substance," Senkut said in an interview. He said that of the top quarter of Felicis's portfolio, annualized revenues are more than $800 million combined.
The Palo Alto, California-based firm has already scored wins with Mint, a personal finance site acquired by Intuit for $170 million in 2009, and mobile gifting app Karma, which was purchased by Facebook for more than $80 million last month. The firm's biggest payday could be around the corner: Rovio, the maker of Angry Birds, may be eyeing an IPO in 2013. Felicis invested in the company last year.
Senkut, who held various roles at Google from 1999 to 2005, has become synonymous with a class of venture investors known as "super angels," who put more money than the average "angel" into early stage startups. He now wants to shed that title and graduate to what he calls a "boutique fund" — one that offers more hands-on expertise to its portfolio companies, he said.
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The TEDxFrontRange speaker series is seeking presenter proposals for its third event, planned for May 22 at the Rialto Theater in Loveland.
Speakers can submit proposals for the theme DIY: Doers, Influencers and You before Dec. 6 at www.tedxfrontrange.com, according to a release. Presenters will be chosen in early 2014.
The event will feature a series of short talks, demonstrations and performance on various topics. Videos of last years presenters are available on the organizations website.
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Measuring participant influence through amplification on Twitter
We recently upgraded the contributor metrics available in our TweetReach Pro Trackers. Among other metrics we're now surfacing are new contributor amplification measures, including amplified impressions and an amplification multiplier.
Our objective with these new contributor metrics is to help you find people who are driving conversation and engagement around your campaign or brand. Because, depending on your goals, there probably isn't one single influence metric that completely captures the contributions of your most important, active participants. So we present you with several contributor metrics:
- Tweets
- Direct Impressions
- Retweets
- Retweet Rate
- Total Exposure
- Amplification Multiplier
RT rate is the average number of retweets per tweet a contributor has posted. This metric is useful for finding people who have contributed to the spread of a message and who have engaged followers. Look at this number in relation to the total number of tweets this contributor has posted.
The amplification multiplier represents the spread of a tweet through retweets. If the original tweet generated 100 direct impressions, and retweets generated 150 additional impressions, then that tweet generated 250 total impressions, resulting in an amplification multiplier of 1.5x the original tweet. For each contributor, this number is calculated as an average for all their tweets in this Tracker. If a participant did not receive any retweets, then that person will not have an amplification multiplier, since her tweets were not amplified. Generally, anyone with an amplification multiplier of 1.2x or higher is doing quite well at spreading conversation. And sometimes you'll see someone with a huge amplification multiplier – 100x or more. Generally, this person did not generate many direct impressions, but was retweeted by someone with a large following. If a number looks like an outlier, it probably is, so check that person's other metrics to see what's causing this spike.
To find influential people in your Tracker, take a look at all of these contributor metrics. Use tweets to find your most active advocates. Use direct impressions to find people with a lot of followers. Use RT rate to find people with an active, engaged following. Use the amplification multiplier to find people with a large secondary audience. Together, you should be able to develop a list of engaged, influential and passionate advocates for your campaign or brand.
You can also drill in to view an individual contributor's details by clicking on their username anywhere in your Tracker. On the contributor detail page, you'll find all kinds of information about that Twitter user, as seen here:
New contributor reporting in TweetReach Trackers
We've upgraded our TweetReach Trackers to include a new way to find out even more about who is tweeting about your campaign, your client or your company. Ever wanted to know who's creating the most popular content and driving the most engagement in the conversations about your campaign? Our new Tracker contributor reporting can help you identify those key contributors – the influencers, the people driving the most retweets, the highest exposure and the widest amplification, your biggest fans and advocates.
In addition to traditional metrics like number of tweets and impressions generated by each contributor, we've added a bunch of new metrics about each contributor. Our new contributor metrics include:
- Retweets: The number of times a contributor's tweets were retweeted
- RT Rate: The average number of retweets per tweet a contributor has received
- Total Exposure: The total number of impressions generated by a contributor, including direct impressions from the contributor's own tweets, as well as amplified impressions resulting from retweets and replies
- Amplification Multiplier: A contributor's rate of amplification, based on how far that contributor's tweets spread due to the impressions generated by retweets and replies
You can also drill into any contributor to see detailed metrics for that person. Just click on any username to see that contributor's details.
TweetReach Trackers provide ongoing, real-time Twitter analysis and are available through a TweetReach Pro subscription.
A word to the analytics geeks
The word amplification has been used in a lot of contexts by many very smart people as an important social media metric, most recently by Avinash Kaushik in his post about the best social media metrics. We should note here that what we refer to as retweet rate is roughly the same as what Avinash calls amplification. We obviously believe this is a very important measure or we wouldn't have included it. However, we think it doesn't accurately describe the extent to which a contributor's message is amplified. To do that, one needs to consider the overall increase in audience as a result of the retweets. This is how our amplification multiplier metric works. We look at growth between the impressions generated by the original tweet and the total impressions generated by the original tweet and any RTs or replies to that tweet. We express this as a "multiplier" so that it neatly describes how many times larger the total exposure was vs the original exposure.
New contributor pages in TweetReach Tracker
TweetReach Trackers now have contributor detail pages! Take a look:
The new contributor page includes influence metrics like Klout scores, number of followers and Twitter lists, as well as basic profile information. We've also included share of voice stats for the Tracker – both the number of tweets and overall impressions contributed. Finally, you can view the tweets that person contributed to the Tracker, and the retweet, reply and exposure information for those tweets.
To view the detailed contributor stats, just click on any contributor's name in your Tracker.
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COVINGTON - The Newton County School System is getting ready for Christmas.Last week, employees put up a Christmas tree in the lobby of the Newton County Board of Education building, located on Newton Drive. It was bare until Friday afternoon, when a group of fifth-grade students from Christina Malcolm's Ficquett Elementary School class helped decorate the tree with ornaments made by students of several elementary schools in Newton County. "(Students) made the ornaments, so we thought they should be the ones to put them on (the tree)," said Sherri Viniard, director of public relations for the school system. "At the Board of Education, we look at this tree as a community tree. (The students) are the most important part of the school system." This is the first year the school system asked the students to decorate the tree, but the second year that all elementary school students have made ornaments for the tree. "We requested that all of the elementary schools send 10 decorations for the tree," Viniard said. Some schools made paper Christmas trees or Santa Claus figures. This year, Fairview Elementary School students made golden doves with thick paper and glitter and other schools made figures out of popsicle sticks, yarn and other craft material. "They come up with some amazing artwork," Viniard said about the ornaments. "We end up with a pretty amazing tree when it's done." She said the school system doesn't tell the students what type of ornaments to make. "All we do is ask them to provide 10 ornaments made by the students," she said. "What's amazing is that each school always does something completely different." To keep the holiday spirit alive, chorus students at the elementary schools and Sharp Learning Center will give holiday concerts throughout the month of December at the Board of Education offices. Viniard said sometimes they will line up in front of the tree or on the second-floor railing in the BOE lobby to sing to their parents and school system employees. "This is their school system; they're the reason we're here," she said. Michelle Floyd can be reached at email@example.com. SideBar: If You Go What: Elementary School Chorus Concerts When:10:30 a.m. today - Middle Ridge Elementary 8:30 a.m. Wednesday - Sharp Learning Center 9 a.m. Wednesday - Ficquett Elementary 9:15 a.m. Thursday - East Newton Elementary 9:30 a.m. Friday - Fairview Elementary 10 a.m. Dec. 10 - Oak Hill Elementary 9:30 a.m. Dec. 11 - Livingston Elementary 9:30 a.m. Dec. 12 - Palmer Stone Elementary 10:30 a.m. Dec. 12 - Mansfield Elementary 10 a.m. Dec. 13 - West Newton Elementary 11 a.m. Dec. 13 - Rocky Plains Elementary Where: Newton County Board of Education, 2109 Newton Drive, Covington
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"What if everything that you see, is more than what you see? The person next to you is a warrior and the space that appears empty is a door to another world? What if something appears that shouldn't? You either dismiss it or accept that there is more to the world than you think. Perhaps it is really a doorway, and if you choose to go inside, you'll find many unexpected things."
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SPAIN DAYBOOK: ECB's Paramo, Economy Minister de Guindos Speak
ECB Executive Board member Jose Manuel Gonzalez-Paramo and Spain's Economy Minister are among speakers at a banking seminar in Madrid organized by Bankia SA and El Pais newspaper.
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WHAT TO WATCH: -- Former ECB Board Member Lorenzo Bini Smaghi also speaks at the Madrid banking seminar. -- Spain's new budget deficit target of 5.8 percent of gross domestic product announced March 2 was agreed with key European Union leaders, El Mundo reported March 4.
ECONOMY: -- 9:15 am: Spain February Services PMI; Forecast 45.4
-- 10:30am: ECB Executive Board member Jose Manuel Gonzalez-Paramo speaks in Madrid.
-- 11:00am: Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy to meet Organization For Economic Cooperation and Development Secretary General Angel Gurria.
-- Bankia, El Pais: Bankia Chairman Rodrigo Rato, Banco Sabadell CEO Jaime Guardiola, Bankinter CEO Maria Dolores Dancausa also speak in Madrid.
EQUITIES: -- Repsol YPF: Argentina's Chubut province gave YPF SA, a unit of Repsol seven days to provide a "working plan" for its regional investments.
MARKETS: -- Ibex-35 up 0.2% -- Spanish-German 10-year yield spread 310.6 basis points
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T.I. will have a new release the same week he gets home from prison, but you'll have to pick this one up at the bookstore.
The rapper has penned a novel about life and love on the streets titled Power & Beauty. The work of fiction follows Paul "Power" Clay and Tanya "Beauty" Long, childhood friends that develop an attraction for one another.
The relationship isn't allowed to bloom because the would-be couple has to keep their love hidden from a man named Charlie "Slim" Simmons. Slim's a hustler that has designs on both of their lives, taking Power on as a protégé while corrupting Beauty's innocence.
Slim eventually sets them on separate paths that tear two apart, but fate brings them back together. The question is will they be able to stay together or will something rip them apart forever?
Power & Beauty, published by HarperCollins imprint William Morrow, hits retailers on October 1. You can get your hands on a copy for $23.99.
According to DJ Drama, Tip should be home by September 29, so the book drops just two days after his release. Hopefully, he'll be too busy promoting the novel and working on new music to get in trouble.
—Sonya Eskridge
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T.I. touts new plan in letter
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Alienware gaming laptops upgraded with new video, Haswell CPUs
updated 12:02 am EDT, Tue June 11, 2013
New models available in 14-, 17- and 18-inch sizes
Joining the rest of the industry, Dell's boutique gaming label Alienware has updated its flagship products for the Haswell chipset. Three new revised laptop models being revealed are the Alienware 14, Alienware 17, and Alienware 18 -- all with the Haswell i7-4700MQ processor, 8GB of dual-channel RAM, and a 750GB SATA-2 hard drive.
The models are distinguished by screen size. The Alienware 14 has a 14-inch 1366x768 200 nit display, driven by the Nvidia GeForce GT 750M with 1GB of GDDR5. Wi-Fi is provided by a Killer NIC 1202 at 802.11n speeds. Windows 7 Home Premium is loaded on the machine.
The Alienware 17 boasts a 17.3-unch 1600x900 display, driven by the Nvidia GeForce GTX 765M with 2GB of GDDR5. WiFi is provided by a Broadcom 4352 802.11n/ac chipset. The Alienware 18 has a 18.4-inch display running at 1920x1080. Video is provided by dual Nvidia GeForce GTX 765M chipsets, each with 2GB of GDDR5. WiFi is provided by the same chipset as the Alienware 17, and runs at 802.11n/ac speeds. Both the Alienware 17 and 18 run Windows 7 Home Premium.
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More than half of all the states in the world, countries of immigration as well as emigration, now tolerate some form or element of dual citizenship. This report goes beyond statistical trends to the heart of these changes and how best to think through the policy answers.
This policy brief analyzes the effectiveness of school language policies across 14 immigrant-receiving countries. It examines various methods countries have adopted to help immigrant students gain proficiency in the language of instruction, identifies contexts that seem to elicit positive outcomes, and provides recommendations.
This report identifies features of remittances that make them ideal leveraging agents for poverty reduction and migration management agendas, and proposes a four-part international research and policy agenda for maximizing the development impact of international remittances.
This report captures India's exceptional growth in reported remittances over the 15-year period between 1990 and 2005. It explores the relative importance of these remittances in India's economy, and then identifies factors responsible for this exponential gain.
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Previously confined to everyday conversations among migrants and their families, remittances are now on the minds of most governments, members of civil society, the international community, and, to some extent, the private sector. The continued deficiency in our understanding of some of the fundamental aspects of remittances is evident in current literature.
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Real Salt Lake: RSL drafts Cal midfielder Ryan Neil at No. 18
Ryan Neil had a feeling he'd hear his named called Thursday and had a pretty good feeling by which team.
Real Salt Lake chose the 22-year-old University of California-Berkeley player with the No. 18 pick in the first round of the 2014 Major League Soccer SuperDraft on Thursday morning in Philadelphia. Neil, a four-year contributor with the Golden Bears, hit it off with the RSL technical staff during the interview process at the MLS Combine in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., last weekend.
But it didn't make the sitting on the couch or pacing around his home in Mission Viejo, Calif., any less anxious. But when MLS Commissioner Don Garber called his name, the weight of draft day slipped off Neil's shoulders.
"[RSL] had a good plan for me and how I would fit into the franchise," Neil said. "As the draft went on today, I thought Real Salt Lake might even pick me."
They did.
Neil earned All-Pac-12 honors in 2012 and 2013 at Cal and started 20 games his senior year. Neil, an outside midfielder his whole life, is expected to utilize his speed and attacking ability to contend at right or left back for RSL.
"Every time I'm getting the ball, I'm willing to run at the defense of the other team and set up scoring opportunities for my teammates," Neil said. "I'll bring good pace down the wings."
Neil is the first draft pick in the Jeff Cassar era. The former RSL assistant turned coach in December said Neil was very high on RSL's draft board, adding the club was fortunate Neil still was available at 18. Cassar said the staff took 12 hours over the course of two days to interview every athlete at the Combine in Florida.
Neil stood out.
"Ryan just blew us away with his demeanor," Cassar said. "During the interview, we came to learn that he's a winner and he's a competitor."
But Neil knows the mountain he must climb in his first few weeks as a pro.
After attending his Cal men's soccer banquet in Berkeley on Monday, he'll trek to Salt Lake City for entrance physicals Jan. 24, a day before the club leaves for training camp in Arizona. The club already has 26 players signed to the roster, more than any other previous offseasons in franchise history. He'll slot in behind staples Tony Beltran, Chris Wingert as well as Abdoulie Mansally and Rich Balchan.
"I know I have to go prove myself again," Neil said. "I'm starting at the bottom and have to earn the respect of the team, coaches and fans."
The former Cal Golden Bear is familiar with Utah. His older sister attended BYU and was a frequent RSL attendee. She always joked that if her baby brother decided to go pro, he'd be drafted by RSL. Now with the club he saw "have an unbelievable year" in 2013, the rookie must try to assert himself as yet another key member of the future.
"I've been to Salt Lake many times," Neil said, "and I love it."
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Position • Defender
Height • 6 foot 1
Weight • 165 pounds
Birthdate • Jan. 2, 1992
Hometown • Mission Viejo, Calif.
College • University of California-Berkeley
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Qt C++ GUI seems like a fun and easy to use software with the definitions of classes available right there quickly.
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Comedy angers Catholic youth leader
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The makers of a comedy about two petty criminals who dress up as Catholic priests will be charged with defamation, a Kerala court ruled yesterday.
Two actors, along with the director, the producer and the screenwriter of the local hit movie "Romans", which was released last week, are all named in the suit, brought by a Catholic youth leader in the Kottayam district of the state.
"The movie has hurt the sentiments of the faithful," said petitioner Boban T. Thekkel. "There is a limit to freedom of expression. I can't tolerate such things."
The story is about two petty criminals who escape from police custody and end up in a village where they are welcomed as priests.
The men face up to nine years in prison for "deliberate and malicious acts intended to outrage religious feeling" and other charges.
The Church is not involved in the case, said Father Mani Puthiyidom, official spokesperson of Changanassery archdiocese. "We don't want to stir up a controversy over the film. We prefer to ignore it," he said.
Jomy Thomas, a Catholic who saw the movie, agreed that it is better for the Church to ignore the issue. He pointed out that one of the actors in the movie is a Catholic legislator.
Director Boban Samuel told ucanews.com he never intended to hurt anyone's feelings or to portray priests in a derogatory manner.
"It is a comedy thriller," he said.
The movie was released on January 17 and has been declared a mega hit in the state, earning more than 20 million rupees (US$372,000) so far.
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Blood. It pumps through our hearts and runs through our veins. Blood. It's our life source. It keeps our bodies warmed to the temperature that keeps us alive. Blood. So simple, yet so important.
My blood. It runs cold. No longer keeping the chill away. It's thick like molasses as it slowly moves through my shriveled veins. It no longer keeps me alive. It just keeps me moving at a snails pace. My heart. My mind. To slow to keep up with the ones around me.
I don't care if it runs dry, like a river in an ancient desert. To be alive means to live. Not hide under your sheltered rock because you feel everyone is out to get you. Even though the only person you should be scared of is yourself. Myself.
Self destructive. That's what I am. Out to get myself. I can't let things go. Memories or past words. It's like they are glued permanently into my brain. Forever haunting me. Taunting me.
Blood. Cut me open. Bleed me dry. Just be sure you take the bad with you. Leave me dripping on the floor for the world to see what a screw up I am.
Blood. It's important. It boils inside you when you're mad. It embarrasses you when you stutter in front of a cute boy, turning your face three shades red. It dances with the pulse in your wrist when you are nervous.
It's important.
So cut me open and run me dry. Because I'm not important and neither is my blood. So suck it out of me like a leech or a blood thirsty vampire. They'd have a better use for it than me.
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Write well. Write often. Edit wisely.
A reader's recent comment brought to mind how I once felt about writing. She jokingly mentioned that using something from a list I'd provided felt like cheating.
I once felt that way as well, that somehow I wasn't doing it right, wasn't doing it all myself, if I relied on tips from other writers or writing experts.
I felt guilty if I had to furtively look up a grammar rule or the rationale for using a particular sentence construction, if I studied writing tips or took the advice of another writer.
But that's not a worry you should have.
Get help and advice and training from wherever you can. It's not cheating to have beta readers or a critique partner. It's not cheating to read a craft book or take a class or get a degree. It's not cheating to use an editor.
It's not cheating to make use of existing writing tools.
You do not have to start from scratch, as if you're the first writer forging your way through the naked page, needing to develop every tool and method. Needing to make all the mistakes in order to learn from your own experience.
You will make mistakes and you will learn from them, but you can learn from the experiences of others without making their same mistakes. It's okay to begin at the level where the craft is now—you don't have to develop your own story-writing craft from the very beginning.
Use resources. Look for help. Find out what works in different circumstances and find out why those techniques work in those circumstances. Then make use of what you learn.
You don't have to reinvent fiction writing, even though you can be creative and invent something new.
Use practices that lead to successful scenes and passages, techniques that we all know will work. Rely on those who have come before you. Use established tools. Use specialized information. Use what's already out there.
Painters don't have to reinvent paint and brushes and canvas. They don't need to reinvent perspective and rules for mixing colors. They can use the tools of the art to create something new—they may incidentally discover a new medium or create a better brush—but they don't have to start from scratch to develop both the tools and the art, both the techniques and the product. They learn to use the tools that already exist and they learn how particular techniques produce certain effects, and then they create.
The same holds true for writers and writing: the tools already exist—use them. Use any tool that helps your story and/or that helps you to be a better writer. Don't feel that you're cheating, that you're not doing all the creating on your own, when you use a tool or technique created by someone else. No one's asking you to be a tool developer—you're creating a story. Use the elements and ingredients that are known to go into good stories.
Using the same tools other writers use doesn't mean that your stories will sound like the stories of others. It does mean that readers will recognize the format and the elements and therefore will have no troubling slipping into your story worlds.
Try what others have tried. You may be more successful than others; you may be less successful. But you aren't penalized for using the tools another writer has used, for using the techniques another writer has successfully worked into his or her stories.
You can write a story in first person present tense or third person past or omniscient—all have been done. But the thousands of different choices you make to craft your story will make it different.
Use any tool—use every tool—that you can find. Every tool that works for you and a particular story.
You may find a tool that only two percent of fiction writers use. Its use will give your stories a feel or a look or an approach that most other stories don't have. But that's okay—not everyone uses every tool. Not every painter uses oils. Not every carpenter uses a spokeshave. Not every chef would use herb scissors.
But virtually all fiction writers will write in scenes, with standard sentences and paragraphs. Most use everyday words that readers will understand, even if their combinations of those words are unique.
Most writers begin a story at the beginning and show a progression of events leading to a climax.
There are many, many tools you will use that you only need to learn how to use, many techniques you will need to practice. You don't need to spend your creativity on developing what has already been developed; save your creativity for plot and characters and for finessing your style.
What is already out there is yours to use simply because you are a writer.
If you're in the club, you get to use the facilities and all the goodies. If you are writing—I'm not saying you're a published author, but a writer—you have the right to use the tools of the trade. Dive right in and start using them. And throw the guilt out the window.
Unless you are actually stealing the words or sometimes the ideas or sometimes the deliberate style of other writers, you aren't stealing from them when you use the techniques that worked for them. You're a member of the guild and as such, you're welcome to the same tools and knowledge they are privy to.
Take advantage of the trails others have blazed. Go your own way when it's necessary to differentiate your work from the stories of others, but don't imagine that you can't use the same tools and trails that others have used.
Banish any hint of guilt at using what the experts use. Banish too the little voice that insists you're cheating when you rely on other writers, that lies when it says you don't deserve to use information learned by, developed by, or shared by others.
Take advantage of knowledge and the experience of others. Writing is a craft, with techniques and tips and tools passed from mentor to apprentice, from experienced professional to beginner, from teacher to student. From friend to friend.
Take what belongs to the craft as a whole and use it to make stories uniquely your own.
Write great fiction without feeling guilty for not having developed pen and paper.
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During the Trayvon Martin trial, much was made of the fact that while blacks were outraged about what was perceived as a clear case of racial profiling and open murder, they did not seem to show the same outrage about black on black crime.
As a psychologist, I would like to defuse any speculation that this sharing of my personal analogy is anything but that - I do not claim to speak for all black Americans - but it's been my observation that most blacks, especially in urban areas, have become numb to black crime and are unaware of how anger and fear produces it.
Think of it this way: People living in nursing homes, angry because they feel neglected by their families, often take their anger out on those nearby - typically, the nursing home staff, even though they are the ones that they must now depend on for their most basic needs and survival.
Yet when their family members do show up, the patients, worried that they might wait even longer for the next visit if they express their anger, say nothing.
Black agencies designed to address black issues were historically funded by righteous whites during the Civil Rights movement.
Such funding continues, today, but it's done for control. Agencies fearful of losing their white-generated funding speak only when they are almost forced to, as in the Trayvon Martin case.
Then, and only then, do we see the Al Sharptons, Jessie Jacksons and any other media selected black leaders come out of the woodwork.
Then, like unshackled slaves that for the first time just realize that they have the freedom of speech, we talk as though racial profiling just started with this incident.
Did anyone notice that after the verdict that none of these so-called black leaders or black organizations pushed to continue the marches and rallying until civic charges were filed?
Why? Fear. No media support, no speak.
Their economic fears make blacks see them as "Uncle Toms" which perpetuates black anger, and again at their own people.
Populations of people living in environments where the psychosocial elements are counterproductive to educational, vocational and financial success will produce a dog-eat-dog mentality.
Urban families having the minimum of their basic needs being met and little or no hope for change produces fear. It is this fear that does away with morality.
It is also this fear that causes blacks to create a sense of false ownership.
Blacks band together and form what society calls gangs, but the members see themselves as family. They claim ownership of a certain section of a neighborhood or community, when in reality they don't own a brick.
When there is little or no hope for positive systemic change, drugs are used as the economic stimuli. It's amazing how, without ownership of planes or ships, drugs somehow miraculously always find their way to urban neighborhoods.
In the systematic generational structure of drug dealing, it is a continual battle for one to maintain one's status within their so-called family. Leaders in fear of losing their status have a very small circle of people they trust.
This produces anger among those seeking to advance; it is this chemistry that is responsible for the majority of black on black crime.
Many blacks still have a faulty perception that white people are the enemy, as if white people got together to map out a multi-century scheme to deprive us.
Even in the "Jim Crow" era, deprivation to be so thorough and complete, requires a demonic influence.
Anger, fear - these are the demons that divide us. Only a united church front can defeat so demonic an influence.
If the apostle Paul was still alive, the majority of churches of all colors would be receiving out-of-order letters.
In the Bible, God's "word" is a verb, which means action. The two most used words in the Bible are "Go do".
I know that "His way is not our way," but seeing the country's people united and the churches divided just seems a little backwards.
Since I was a small lad, I was told that a "house divided cannot stand." Unified churches are the only entities with the power to defeat the demonic spirits of black on black genocide and the spirits of division.
As a people, we must wake up and realize that we are in spiritual warfare.
Guess who's winning?


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- Socorro baseball
- Movie on 2009 Socorro baseball champions opens Friday
- Socorro High School baseball documentary to premiere in November
- Flashback: Socorro's dream season included hard work, a meteoric rise to fame and memories that will endure forever
- Two Socorro baseball players to compete in all-star competitions
- Coach of champions: Chris Forbes has forged winning tradition in Socorro
- Lenny Jurado: There's no overstating Socorro High School's achievement
- Many nights, Socorro's Cory Falvey has envisioned his perfect situation. With his teammates in the biggest game of their lives, Falvey's slumbering thoughts delivered ... and a team of destiny was awakened
- Socorro's dream season has included hard work, a meteoric rise to fame and memories that will endure forever
- Socorro Bulldogs receive diplomas: State champs celebrate graduation
- City cheers, celebrates as Socorro returns
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- Cory Falvey hits way to MVP award
- State Champions! Socorro becomes just second team from El Paso to win baseball title
- Socorro Bulldogs' win is one for their fans, too
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- Times Q&A: Coach Chris Forbes couldn't be prouder of Socorro High team
- Socorro one win away from state baseball championship
- Socorro faces Westlake in state semifinal
- Bowie '49 title team rooting for Socorro
- Socorro has forged culture of success
- Cory Falvey ties city home run record, leads Socorro High's offensive charge
- Trip to state tournament renews sense of Socorro High pride
- Socorro High's foe: Westlake has experience
- Socorro offering buses for baseball fans to watch final four
- Socorro High celebrates its team's victory
- Socorro Bulldogs sweep quarterfinal series, 2-0; earn a spot in the Final Four
- Bulldogs in lead: Socorro High scores in 7th to take series opener
- ELITE EIGHT, THEN STATE: Socorro has lofty goal in mind as it faces Flower Mound Marcus
- Socorro back in Region 1-5A final: Pitcher exudes toughness of Bulldog baseball
- Affectionately called 'Dirt Bag,' the diminutive catcher has helped Socorro leave opponents in the dust
- Socorro High looking to advance to state tournament
- Socorro gets revenge: Bulldogs get sweep, advance to Elite Eight
- Socorro grabs lead: Bulldogs one win from regional finals
- Socorro seeks revenge in regional semis
- Socorro's batmen: Drills key to team's prowess at the plate
- Socorro Bulldogs bounce back, make semifinals after dominating Weatherford
- Socorro High loses Game 1 against Weatherford
- Senior-laden Socorro shoots for state tourney
EL PASO -- Experience matters. Just ask the Socorro High School baseball team.
The Bulldogs lost 6-3 in Game 1 of their Class 5A regional quarterfinal playoff series against Weatherford last Friday.
A lesser team, or a more inexperienced one, might have flinched at the idea of having to win two games Saturday to advance. Not Socorro.
"Our kids have been there before, and they've been to this playoff round before," longtime Bulldogs head coach Chris Forbes said. "They know what it takes."
Forbes said he gave no inspirational speeches after Game 1.
"We really didn't have to talk about it too much," he said. "They were embarrassed. They felt like they didn't play up to their potential, and they came out and got the job done on Saturday.
"I was real happy for them. They've worked hard all year long. They were very determined and played a great series on Saturday."
In doing so, Socorro won a regional quarterfinal playoff series for the fifth time in the past six years.
Next, the Bulldogs (29-4), ranked No. 5 in this week's Texas Baseball Coaches Association Poll, will play Flower Mound (23-9) in the regional semifinals -- also known as the Sweet 16.
Game 1 of the best-of-three series is scheduled for 5 p.m. MDT Friday at Citibank Ballpark in Midland.
Game 2 is set for 11 a.m. MDT Saturday, and Game 3, if necessary, would be 30 minutes after Game 2.
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A cultural sensitivity training program for United States Department of Agriculture employees asks them to repeat the phrase: "The pilgrims were illegal aliens," according to conservative activists.
The program also suggests employees replace the word "minorities" with "emerging majorities." Conservative group Judicial Watch obtained a video of the program led by trainer Samuel Betances through a Freedom of Information Act request. In 2011 and 2012, the USDA paid Betances and his firm about $200,000, the group said
Betances tries to help employees relate to undocumented immigrants in the United States by asking them: "I want you to say that America was founded by outsiders ... who are today's insiders, who are very nervous about today's outsiders. I want you to say, 'The pilgrims were illegal aliens.' Say, 'The pilgrims never gave their passports to the Indians.'"
Judicial Watch is not a fan of the program.
"This USDA diversity training video depicts out-of-control political correctness," said Tom Fitton, president of Judicial Watch. "Can someone please explain how any of this helps USDA employees to better serve the American taxpayer? This video further confirms that politically-correct diversity training programs are both offensive and a waste of taxpayer money."
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I had always known Svetlanov as one of the great Russian conductors, right up there with Kondrashin and Rozhdestvenky. So I was awed to learn he was also a consummate pianist, who performed the complete (!) solo works of Medtner. As if that is not enough he was also a composer and a good singer (accompanying himself in Medtner songs).
His absolutely gargantuan discography and lots of other stuff can be found on
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How to Make a Baby Shower Corsage
Six Methods:Make a Floral BouquetMake a Baby Sock BouquetAdd Greenery and Attach the BouquetAdd a Layered RibbonAttach the Corsage to a LapelCreate a Wrist Corsage
Honor the mother-to-be by making a beautiful baby shower corsage for her to wear during your baby shower. You can choose either fresh or silk flowers or you can make a bouquet out of baby socks. After you make the bouquet and add both greenery and ribbon, you can then fashion the arrangement into either a lapel corsage or a wrist corsage.
Method 1 of 6: Make a Floral Bouquet
Choose flowers that match the colors of the shower. Alternatively, you can choose white flowers so that the corsage remains more neutral. The design can then be used to create either a lapel or a wrist corsage after the greenery and ribbon are attached.
1Decide whether you want fresh or silk flowers. If you choose fresh flowers, then be sure to make the corsage within 24 hours of the shower. A silk flower corsage can be made well in advance.Ad
2Choose an odd number of blooms for your bouquet. You can choose 1 large bloom, 3 medium blooms or 5 small blooms.
3Choose the same blooms or choose complementary blooms. You can either choose daisies in one color, for instance, or you can choose a variety of different colored daisies. Leave about 3" of stems beneath each bloom.
4Poke florist's wire into the base of the blooms and then wrap the wire loosely around the length of the stems. For a 3" step, your wire should go around about 7 to 9 times.
5Cut the wire. Wrap the wired stem with florist's tape.
6Bend the wrapped stems at a 90-degree angle right at the base of the flower. The flower should face forward instead of upward.
7Arrange the blooms in a cluster. Twist the wire together to connect the flowers and secure the twisted wire with florist's tape.Ad
Method 2 of 6: Make a Baby Sock Bouquet
You will use 5 of 6 socks from 3 pairs of baby socks to make the blooms for the corsage. Be sure to save the 6th sock so that the mother-to-be can use all 3 pairs for her baby. This design will also be suitable for either a lapel or a wrist corsage after the greenery and ribbon are attached.
1Choose 5 baby socks in complementary colors.
2Roll each sock into a rosebud. Start at the base of the sock and roll inward.
3Wrap florist's wire around the center of the flower. Leave about 3" of wire trailing from the sock. Cut off the remaining wire.
4Pull gently on the top of the rosebud to loosen the "petals." This will make the baby sock blooms look more full.
5Bend the wire at a 90-degree angle right against the sock fabric. The blooms will now be facing forward, not upward.
6Arrange the blooms. Twist the florist's wire together to hold them in place.
7Wrap the twisted wire in florist's tape for added security.Ad
Method 3 of 6: Add Greenery and Attach the Bouquet
You can choose any kind of greenery that you desire to add to either the floral or the baby sock bouquet. Popular choices include lily leaves and fern leaves.
1Choose 3 to 5 pieces of greenery, depending on width. Choose 5 pieces of narrower greenery and 3 pieces of wider leaves.
2Tape florist's wire to the backs of the leaves using florist's tape. Leave 3" of wire below the leaves and trim off the rest.
3Hold the leaves in one hand or place them on a work surface. Keeping the bases of the leaves together, fan out the tops to make a fan-shaped design.
4Twist the wires holding the stems together so that the fan shape stays in place on its own.
5Cover the twisted wires in florist's tape.
6Attach the bouquet to the greenery. The blooms should fill the center of the greenery with only the tops of the greenery visible behind the blooms.
7Twist the wires together to hold the pieces together.
8Secure the twisted wire with florist's tape.Ad
Method 4 of 6: Add a Layered Ribbon
You can either use a single ribbon in a color that complements the blooms or a sheer ribbon. Or you can place a sheer ribbon on top of your colored ribbon and tie them together simultaneously.
1Create a loop of ribbon that is about 1/2" to 1" wider than the diameter of your blossom cluster.
2Create a loop that is the same size above your original loop.
3Continue to form the ribbon into loops. You want 4 to 5 loops of a uniform size.
4Pinch the center of the loops together. Secure the centers with florist's wire. Leave about 2" of florist's wire to attach the ribbon to the rest of the corsage.
5Fan out the loops.
6Tuck the ribbon behind the blooms. The center of the ribbon should be placed at the point where the blooms and the greenery are taped together.
7Twist the wire around the joint that holds the blooms and greenery together.
8Wrap the connection in florist's tape.
9Trim the ends of the ribbon. Leave a bit of ribbon dangling beneath the blooms. Cut the ribbon at an angle or cut a notch into the ribbon to complete the corsage.Ad
Method 5 of 6: Attach the Corsage to a Lapel
Choose a straight pin that has a pearl or other decorative top for the best appearance.
1Hold the corsage against the lapel of the mother-to-be's shirt. If her shirt has no lapel, then place the corsage between her shoulder seam and her collar.
2Pull the lapel upward or pull the shirt fabric forward. This will ensure that you don't stick the pin into the mother-to-be's skin.
3Push a straight pin into the mother's shirt or lapel just above the corsage.
- The pin should be angled 45 degrees to the right of the top of the corsage.
- If you're visualizing a clock face, then place the pin at about 1:30.
- The pin should go into the fabric and then out of the fabric, catching a small piece of fabric as you push it through.
4Push the pin through the tape-wrapped connection of the greenery, ribbon and blooms.
5Push the pin into the wearer's shirt or lapel just below the corsage. Again, let the pin go in and out of the fabric so that the sharp end of the pin is on top of the fabric.
6Tug gently on the stem of the corsage to ensure that the corsage is secured to the wearer's lapel or shirt.Ad
Method 6 of 6: Create a Wrist Corsage
You can either purchase a pre-made wristband or make your own using elastic that is covered with gathered fabric. If you make your own, then cut the elastic to the appropriate length and then stitch the ends together, making sure that they overlap slightly for maximum comfort and the best appearance.
1Choose a white or other neutral color of elastic wristband that is covered in gathered fabric or ribbon.
2Find the seam of the wristband. Wrapping your bouquet around the wristband seam will hide the seam.
3Coil the stems of the bouquet around the seam so that the bouquet is firmly attached.
4Place a dab of hot glue on the seam of the wristband using a hot glue gun. This will help to hold the bouquet in place.
5Trim the ends of the stem if needed so that the wire doesn't poke into the wearer's wrist.
6Slip the elastic wristband and corsage over the wearer's hand so that it can rest securely around her wrist.Ad
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- If you make a fresh flower bouquet, then be sure to refrigerate the corsage to keep it fresh. Wrap any protruding stems in a damp paper towel to keep them moist.
- You can quickly hot glue blossoms and greenery together, tie them with floral wire and then tie the wire around the wrist of the mother-to-be for a quick wrist corsage. A corsage like this is easy to make quickly but will not be as sturdy as one wrapped with floral tape.
- If your bouquet needs additional filler, tuck fresh or silk baby's breath between and behind the blooms.
- You can also make a simple bow with your ribbon and tuck the bow behind the blooms. Wrap wire around the center of the bow and secure the wire to the blooms, wrapping the connection in florist's tape.
- Ask the mother if she is allergic to pollen. If so, then use silk flowers or baby socks instead of fresh flowers to prevent discomfort.
Things You'll Need
- Fresh or silk blooms
- Florist's wire
- Florist's tape
- Baby socks
- Greenery
- Ribbon
- Straight pin
- Elastic wristband
- Glue sticks
- Hot glue gun
Sources and Citations
- http://www.creative-baby-shower-ideas.com/baby-sock-corsage.html
- http://www.wedding-flowers-and-reception-ideas.com/how-to-make-a-wrist-corsage.html
- http://www.send-great-flowers.com/make-a-flower-corsage.html
- http://www.save-on-crafts.com/howtomakloop.html
- http://www.perfectweddingguide.com/wedding-flowers/how-to-pin-on-a-wedding-boutonniere-and-corsage/
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My Price tags *pic*
I have been sewing like crazy lately trying to get ready for this craft fair August 4th. So after being in my sewing room from 9am to almost 5pm, I decided to take a break and make my price tags for the show :) I still need to punch the holes in them all and get them tied to the products.
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