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Whether you're interested in learning sign language because you have a child who is deaf, have lost hearing yourself, need to sign at work, or are simply looking to pick up a new skill, congratulations! You've taken the first step toward learning the art of American Sign Language.
As you'll begin to understand in the upcoming chapters, sign language is more than just a series of hand gestures. It is a natural, flexible way of communicating that will tap your creativity and introduce you to the unique culture of the signing community. Have you ever wondered how babies can learn and communicate with sign language before they can speak? It's because using gestures to communicate with one another is instinctive—it's a natural part of our shared human history. As you'll learn in this book, American Sign Language uses these instinctive hand gestures (such as touching the throat to indicate thirst) coupled with body language and additional signs to incorporate the important elements of expression and intonation into your message.
Learn Sign Language in a Hurry will teach you how to combine natural hand gestures with eye movement, facial expressions, head movement, body posture, and other forms of body language to communicate with and understand people in the Deaf community. After practicing the signs and exercises in this book, you will be able to ask and answer questions, describe an encounter with an old friend, and use signs to paint a visual picture for your audience.
Each chapter in this book will build on the chapter before. You will start out by establishing a basic understanding of the rules of signing, and will then build your vocabulary and confidence as you continue to learn. Like most languages, sign language requires plenty of practice (often in front of a mirror) to get it right, but once you've developed some skill, a whole world of possibility awaits you. And if you need or want to learn basic sign language fast—this is the book for you!


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You probably think I'm crazy to mention IIS 6 in this day in age; you'd be right. Unfortunately legacy systems are legacy systems till they get replaced (hopefully soon). This weekend I had the joy of figuring out how to migrate a valid Apache SSL cert over to an old Windows 2003 box running IIS 6.
Windows 2003
Internet Explorer: "The requested lookup key was not found in any active activation context"
I recently installed a new Windows 2003 server and right off the bat started doing the Windows Updates. Even with Service Pack 2 installed, this process takes a while. Normally it wouldn't be a big deal, but after letting the updates run on automatic for a while… Internet Explorer blew up.

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Here's a great idea for local TV news departments: start streaming, 24/7/365, on the Net. You don't need to have first-rate stuff, and it doesn't all have to be live. Loop fifteen minutes of news, weather and sports to start. Bring in local placeblog and social media volunteers. Whatever it takes: you figure it out. Just make it constant, because that's what TV was in the first place, and that's what it will remain after the Internet finishes absorbing it, which will happen eventually. Now's the time to get ahead of the curve.
via Doc Searls Weblog · Cast locally, stream globally.
Couldn't agree more with that, or with his comments about Al Jazeera, who is doing just that. Not sure what I'd do without them to keep me current on the Middle East.
Blogging will be light this week, but if we're all lucky, there will be whale photos.
Martin Luther King At Santa Rita – 1967 | Newstalgia.
It was Dr. King who introduced people to the fact that conscience was universal. It's often fallen on deaf ears, but it hasn't been forgotten.
If you aren't a Newstalgia subscriber, you're missing out on one of the best historical archives on the web. Cannot recommend it highly enough.
I've spent my day following and updating the story on the shooting in Arizona that killed Judge John Roll and five others (including a 9-year old child), leaving Representative Gabrielle Giffords in critical condition with a gunshot wound to her head. This is Keith Olbermann's special comment tonight, which followed a press conference with Pima County Sheriff Clarence Dubnik where he called the violent political rhetoric of late out as a large part of the problem. Keith's pledge is simple enough: Repudiate violent language and speech, whether your own or someone else's.
Nearly a year ago I wrote about my fears that the rhetoric was going to erupt in violence against the President. Instead, the first volley is against a representative of the United States Congress after a week where the term "killing" was applied to everything from health insurance reform to financial industry regulation. The usual actors were out there doing their best to stir up anger and flames. Every day I get emails from Tea Party Nation using words like "regime" to describe the Obama presidency. Those words take a toll. They tip unbalance too far sometimes.
It's time to stop it. It's time to stop, and say a prayer for the parents of a nine-year old girl killed before she had a chance to live, and the pastor, who laid across his wife to shield her from the bullets. It's time to stop and just pray for some peace, moderation, and responsibility.


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New Tools Help Cities Alert Residents to Foreclosure Rescue Scams
Brooks, James, Kahn, Sarah Bainton, Nation's Cities Weekly
As foreclosures continue to plague cities across the nation, municipal leaders have access to new tools to protect homeowners from "foreclosure rescue" seams.
Last week, during National Consumer Protection Week, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) launched an initiative to prevent loan modification scams that promise false hope to homeowners at risk of foreclosure. Legitimate efforts to modify the terms of mortgages are being undermined by scams that purport to keep borrowers in their homes and protect credit reports in exchange for various fees. While these services may be legal, they can often be obtained for free through existing mortgage modification programs.
To help consumers avoid unnecessary foreclosures and to stop "foreclosure rescue" scams, the FDIC has created a foreclosure prevention tool kit available at www.fdic.gov/foreclosureprevention. The agency also sponsors a toll-free call center (1-877-275-3342), which directs consumers to legitimate counselors, mortgage servicers and state and federal law enforcement agencies.
NeighborWorks America, a network of more than 230 community development organizations across the country, is also helping cities prevent foreclosure scams through their "Loan Modification Scam Alert" campaign.
NeighborWorks coordinates the campaign with FDIC, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Federal Trade Commission, the Department of the Treasury, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and other national, state and local partners to reach high-risk communities and populations often targeted for fraud activity, which include seniors, Hispanics, African-Americans and Asian Americans.
The campaign provides residents with information and a way to report scams at www.LoanScamAlert.org or by calling 1 (888) 995-HOPE. Information is available in English, Spanish, Chinese, Korean and Vietnamese. Cities can access foreclosure prevention campaign materials through the website.
Cities Promote Consumer Protection
Cities that have partnered with NeighborWorks on foreclosure prevention events include Columbus, Ohio; Homestead, Fla.; Kansas City, Mo.; Los Angeles; New York; Seat Pleasant, Md.; and Waco, Texas.
Last year, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and the Los Angeles City Council partnered with NeighborWorks and local, state and national agencies to host a public awareness event on foreclosure prevention. Held at City Hall, the event kicked off an education campaign to protect homeowners from loan modification scams and help them find trusted advice and report illegal activity to authorities. …


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So, actually that is the six buck view........one side. I will probably get lightweights for the spokes down the line.
I figure that like a motorcycle, a bike doesn't need all that much to worry about side profile visibility. Your danger comes from vehicles pulling out in front of you or overtaking you from behind (well, at least on a bicycle).
There is no front or rear profile------sit two blocks down the street, have a friend sit at a stop sign and hold up a pencil. The pencil will cover you. Period. That is how skinny you are. Then, have your friend recieve a "text" and glance your way. You're dead.
A need for side visibility is real, although minimal to front or rear visibility. A bicycle doesn't present a large enough front or rear profile to rely on "passive" defense. This has to come from "active" defense.........lights.
I feel that my $12 investment in side reflection protects me enough to be comfortable with it. Danger from the right or left doesn't realistically exist to warrant any further effort. Although the spoke tape will be super cool, a few paychecks down the road.
I do have front, rear active protection (lights, blinking lights, red, white and safety orange tee shirts). I refrain from that discussion seeing as to how my lights cannot be seen from the International Space Station. Yes, the beacon from the Lexor still outshines me.


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Opeth Release New Music Video for "The Devil's Orchard"
Jason Le Miere | Sep 23, 2011 | Comments 0 | Tags: Opeth
Swedish prog-metallers Opeth have released a video for their new track, "The Devil's Orchard." The song is taken from the band's latest album, Heritage, which was released earlier this week. Let us know what you think in the comments.
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Jericho VII
|Jericho VII
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Lambda Serpentis, VII
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Jericho VII was a lightly populated human colony world located in the Lambda Serpentis system. The world contained a biosphere suitable for human life, characterized by vast green oceans and rolling plains of palm grass. Natural satellites included four silver-colored moons.[1] Jameson Locke was born on the planet.[2]
In 2525, SPARTAN-IIs were dispatched to Jericho VII to suppress rebel factions on the planet.[3] Around the same time, Orbital Drop Shock Troopers were also sent to put down Insurrection forces and remained on Jericho VII for over 131 days.[4]
During the Human-Covenant War, Jericho VII was found and attacked by the Covenant as early as 2532.[5] The planet was glassed via orbital bombardment in the final stages of the Battle of Jericho VII in 2535. At the end of the battle, John-117 asked Captain De Blanc for permission to watch Jericho VII being glassed. A large number of orphans from this planet enlisted for the SPARTAN-III program.
Prior to the Battle of Jericho VII, the planet had been known as the sole producer of Alt Burgundy, a fine alcoholic beverage.[6]
List of appearances[edit]
- Halo: The Fall of Reach (First appearance)
- Halo: The Flood (Mentioned only)
- i love bees (Mentioned only)
- Halo: Ghosts of Onyx (Mentioned only)
- Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn
- Halo 5: Guardians
- Limited Edition (Mentioned only)
- ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach, page 8 (2001 edition); page 22 (2010 edition)
- ^ YouTube: Halo Channel Premiere
- ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach, page 103 (2001 edition); page 125 (2010 edition)
- ^ Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn, Part 1
- ^ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 70
- ^ http://www.ilovebees.com/outbound/alt_burgundy.wav


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The act of masturbating to ejaculation in a pool and then collecting the ejaculate so your sister doesn't get pregnant.
Every time my parents left the house I would go pearl fishing
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I'm developing some image processing software in C++ on Intel which has to run a bicubic interpolation algorithm on small (about 1kpx) images over and over again. This takes a lot of time, and I'm aiming to speed it up. What I have now is a basic implementation based on the literature, a somewhat-improved (with regard to speed) version which doesn't do matrix multiplication, but rather uses pre-calculated formulas for parts of the interpolating polynomial and last, a fixed-point version of the matrix-multiplying code (works slower actually). I also have an external library with an optimized implementation, but it's still too slow for my needs. What I was considering next is:
- vectorization using MMX/SSE stream processing, on both the floating and fixed-point versions
- doing the interpolation in the Fourier domain using convolution
- shifting the work onto a GPU using OpenCL or similar
Which of these approaches could yield greatest performance gains? Could you suggest another? Thanks.


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Outlook clients may experience slow response times or be completely unable to connect to an Exchange Server 2003 front end server using RPC over HTPP or RPC over HTTPS.
The HTTP Error logs (%SYSTEMROOT%\System32\LogFiles\HTTPERR\*.log) may contain Connections_Refused entries.
Kernel non-paged pool memory usage may be over 230MB.
The Microsoft Windows Server 2003 server may be running out of available non-paged pool memory. On Microsoft 32-bit operating systems, the size of the Kernel Non-Paged Pool memory is fixed, and has a maximum size of 250MB (128 MB if you have the /3GB switch in the boot.ini file). HTTP.sys is a kernel-mode driver which uses non-paged pool memory for every active RPC over HTTP connection. By design, HTTP.sys is configured to stop accepting connections when available non-paged pool memory falls below 20MB.
On Microsoft 64-bit operating systems, the Kernel Non-Paged pool memory limit is fixed at 128GB. This will allow HTTP.sys to handle significantly more connections.
If you require the ability to support large numbers of RPC over HTTP connections, then it is recommended that you move to a 64-bit version of Microsoft Windows Server 2003. Unfortunately, you cannot install Exchange Server 2003 on Windows Server 2003 (x64). Therefore, you should wait for the release of Exchange 2007 and implement an Exchange 2007 Client Access Server on Windows Server 2003 (x64).
If you require the ability to support large numbers of RPC over HTTP connections prior to the release of Exchange 2007 you can implement a Windows 2003 Server (x64) with the RPC over HTTP Proxy service enabled in place of an Exchange Server 2003 front end server. An x64 Windows 2003 server can be easily upgraded to an Exchange 2007 client access server.
It should be noted that there is currently no GUI to manage RPC proxy servers therefore you will need to write custom scripts to set up access via RPC over HTTP for eligible servers.
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a 32-bit architecture limitation and affects the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.
Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Enterprise Edition
Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Standard Edition
Kernel non-paged pool memory usage can be monitored by using the Memory Pool Monitor utility, Poolmon.exe, and the GFlags tool. These utilities are available in the \Support\Tools folder of the Windows Server 2003 CD. For additional information about how to use the Memory Pool Monitor, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
177415 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/177415/) How to use Memory Pool Monitor (Poolmon.exe) to troubleshoot kernel mode memory leaks


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Culture Warrior: Occupy Hollywood
- By Landon Palmer
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- November 8, 2011
One of the great misconceptions about Hollywood is that it is a liberal institution. Several false assumptions inform this misconception: thinking of "Hollywood" as a monolithic entity in any way besides its shared corporate infrastructure, confusing public endorsements of celebrity politicians by celebrity movie stars as political activism, thinking that...
Culture Warrior: 9 Films About Social Revolt
- By Landon Palmer
- @landonspeak
- November 2, 2010
Today is the day of the midterm elections, a day which will mark the stark transition from functionaries on the center who can't accomplish anything holding office to functionaries on the right who are too busy yelling in every direction to accomplish anything holding office. Under that grand political tradition...


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- Bern Notice: Dear Sanders Supporters, Please Stop Repeating These Anti-Hillary GOP Talking Points
- Prince, Todd, RuPaul, & Me
- Looking Back at the Abyss: Reflections on Binge-Watching "Hannibal"
- Monday Rock City: A Conversation with Captain & Tennille's Toni Tennille
- Why America Should Ban Elections
- The Sinister History of U-Shaped Toilet Seats
- The Political Education of an American Kid, 1973 v 2016
- How I Became Pretentious
- Turning 30 With Danny Tanner: Life Lessons Learned From 'Full House'
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- The 50 Greatest Band Names of All Time
- The 50 Greatest Unrequited Love Stories Ever
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Living in the Catskills can feel like a colonial territory belonging to NYC. Jennifer Kabat looks at what the city does in pursuit of clean water. Continue reading
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The Faculty Senate meets monthly beginning at 3:30 p.m., usually on the second Thursday of the month in PSU 313, unless otherwise specified.
Exceptions for 2015-2016:
- December meeting is on the first Thursday due to last day of classes
- March meeting is on the third Thursday due to Spring Break
- May meeting is on the first Thursday due to last day of classes
Meetings of the Missouri State Faculty Senate are open to members of the Board of Governors, the administration, the faculty, the staff, the student body, and other interested persons.
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Hayden Panettiere in Hudson
Hayden Panettiere was recently in Taiji, Japan to fight for the lives of dolphins. Hayden was joined by her world champion boxer boyfriend Wladimir Klitschko, to call for an end to the fishing village's annual dolphin hunt. Hayden wore her Hudson skinny jeans to help save those Dolphins. Buy Hudson jeans at Revolve.
Justin Bieber in G Star
Justin Bieber arrives at Nickelodeon's 23rd annual Kids' Choice Awards held at UCLA's Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles wearing G Star Jeans. He was also spotted wearing G Star headed into a CBS building previously. Justin seems to have a pretty signature look with his G Star jeans and a pair of bright high-tops. I watched the Kids' Choice Awards and he sure rocked the stage for his adoring fans!
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Kim Kardashian in R13
Same outfit, same ShoeDazzle, different shoes, different day… it works for me! Kim Kardashian was spotted en route to another ShoeDazzle event in Miami, Florida wearing her R13 jeans again. Hey we can't expect all celebs to wear an entirely different outfit every day… I have favorites too!
Gwen Stefani in Paige Premium Layne Cargo Pants
Gwen Stefani was snapped doing some shopping at Toys R Us in Los Angeles, California yesterday afternoon. She was wearing the brand new Paige Premium Denim Layne Cargo Pants. The Layne is a relaxed, low rise skinny with cargo pockets at the knees. The military inspired take on the boyfriend skinny is available in three colors – Black, Jungle Green and Bamboo, a crisp khaki. Gwen is the very first Paigeaholic to have a pairÔǪ the pant launches nationwide this May. I think she rocks them! I love these cargo pants, I wonder if they are as comfortable as they look?


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Parasol Stars: The Story of Bubble Bobble III
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C64 versionA C64 version was put into development by Ocean and even advertised. Unfortunately, Colin Porch's (programmer) hard drive was thrown out of a window by his wife, and development could not be resumed to meet the deadline.
Free Amiga demoOcean published a four-level demo for the Amiga version of this game, which is now freeware. It is still available for download here.
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In a live chat, Prudie advises a student whose pregnant friend doesn't know where babies come from.
Q. Finding Bio Parents: I wrote into this column about four weeks ago because I am adopted and my biological mother reached out to me via attorney to see if I wanted to set up a meeting. I could not decide if I wanted to, but thanks to this column, I gained the confidence to make a decision I was really happy with. I set my birth mother a "bio" of me—notable dates, achievements, life plans so that she would have a sense of what I am doing. This way, she got closure but I didn't have to meet her and put myself through unwanted meetings and emotions.
A: Thank you so much for writing back! I wish I heard from more letter writers about how things turned out. This sounds like a compassionate response to your biological mother and an excellent decision for you. I'm glad to hear it.
Q. Visine Is Deadly Poison!: Since the Visine trick has come up again, please inform your readers that Visine, ingested, is not something that causes mild diarrhea, but can cause serious illness and death. You can check this on Snopes.
A: If anyone thinks I am advocating Visine, or any other poison, in the food of one's nasty relatives, I am not. Thanks for the clarification.
Q. Re: Flag: The most intolerant folks on earth are the ones that preach tolerance. If she wants to show she is TRULY "PC" that she needs to allow her roommate to be herself. Part of rooming with folks in college is learning to put up with stuff you wouldn't do yourself.
A: It is pushing the definition of tolerance to its limits that in order to learn how to get along with people with different viewpoints, you have to live with a noxious symbol. The flag is impinging on the letter writer's ability to have comfortable relations with her other classmates. Being proud of being from Mississippi should not mean someone forces her roommate to condone a Confederate flag on the wall of her room. The flag needs to come down.
Q. I Love My Biological Children More: I do not love my adopted daughter as much as my biological children. My wife and I adopted our daughter four months ago. I have two biological children from my first marriage. I felt an overwhelming love for them from the moment I first laid eyes on them. I do not feel that visceral connection, that primal adoration, with my adopted daughter. My wife is herself adopted and adores our little girl. I, in turn, adore my wife. I'm terrified she'll leave me or hate me if I'm honest about my feelings. I am ashamed and disgusted by how I feel, too. I do love my adopted daughter, and I would gladly die for her. But I know my experiences with and feelings for my biological children were much different. I never anticipated this problem. What should I do?
A: Be glad you are able to be this honest with yourself and are mature enough to recognize your feelings and wonder what to do about them. I think what you've written sounds perfectly normal. Four months is a relatively short time. You already love your little girl enough to say you'd die for her—so that's a lot! This sounds like the kind of thing that you could explore in an online support group. I'm sure you'll be swamped with responses from people saying they felt the same way, and you should just hang in there. That should make you feel better about yourself—there's no reason to be disgusted by what you're experiencing. While I believe in honesty in a marriage, I don't think marriage requires we take everything that's in our heads and share it with our partner. If a support group, and time, don't solve this problem, then talk it out in short-term therapy. You love all your kids, so don't beat yourself up that you don't love them precisely the same way.
Q. Outraged Wife and Mother: Two months ago I gave birth to twins, a boy and a girl. They are healthy and thriving, but I had major complications that kept me in the hospital another 12 days, so you know they were serious. My husband and I had agreed on names, e.g., "Karen" and "Kevin." However, while I was completely out of it, he put different names on the birth certificates, e.g., "Brian Mark" and "Brenda Marie." Since our last name starts with W, their initials are now BMW! I only realized this shortly before I was discharged, when the nurses asked me why I was not calling them by their right names. I am furious beyond belief at this, but my husband insists it's no big deal. He says people think it is "cute" and in time I will, too. Trust me, I am now a BMW-type person! It turns out that changing their names legally is a big hairy mess. I'm so angry I'm about ready to divorce him and take the children with me. I'm independently wealthy so can afford to do this. What do you think?
A: I can understand your distress, but it's odd to think this the first stunt your husband has pulled during the course of your marriage. You just had twins, so before rushing to court to dissolve your union, step back, try to put this perspective, and tell your husband you two have to give your kids names you're both happy with. It sounds as if your children are actually Karen and Kevin, except on paper. So explain to your husband his unilateral action requires his unilateral fix—you're a little busy caring for twins. Please don't rip your family apart before you've even had time to physically heal.
Q. Attention Hog: My brother recently purchased a house and is having a housewarming party in a few weeks. Last weekend, my boyfriend of two years proposed to me on a date that was significant to us. I happily accepted. When I called my parents to tell them my news, my mother asked me to refrain from telling the rest of our family about the engagement until after my brother's housewarming party. She said that announcing this before or at the party would draw attention away from my brother and that is poor form, particularly since I will be having showers and a wedding in the future. I agree with her that announcing it at the party is inappropriate, but I would like to call my relatives and tell them before the party. My fiance and I do not want to steal attention from my brother's day, but we also do not think we should have to keep our engagement under wraps. Is this the sort of thing that is not worth an argument and possible hurt feelings? Or should my brother just deal with the fact that I am engaged now, regardless of his party? I don't want to be one of those horrible brides I read about in this column, but I also don't want to keep my mouth shut when people ask ,"So what's new with you?"
A: Please don't tell me that ever since he was a little boy your brother has dreamed of the day he would own his own home and has been saving pictures of the perfect powder room for decades. I hope we are not now entering the land of the homeownerzilla. I assume your mother for some reason is being overly protective of your brother—only you know that back story. But you don't have to keep your happy announcement a secret until all your brother's trivets have been unwrapped. You're engaged—start spreading the news.
Q. Flag: "The flag is impinging on the letter writer's ability to have comfortable relations with her other classmates." If you take a closer look at LW's letter, she says the classmates are commenting on her roommate, not LW. And maybe you don't realize, but there is Confederate imagery in the state flag of Mississippi, so would the roommate not be allowed to have that up either?
A: And there will be people who come in and don't say anything but think both these students like the Confederate flag. I'm surprised by the number of commenters who are saying the girl with the flag objection should be the one to compromise, and that the flag could prompt many fascinating discussions. I wouldn't want a big Confederate flag in my room, period. I don't care how many fascinating conversations about the Civil War, civil rights, or political correctness it might spark.
Q. RE: Adoptive Dad: I hope it's not sacrilegious to mention another advice columnist here. But Dan Savage is the father of an adopted son. He wrote frankly about how he didn't feel an instant connection with his child while his partner Terry did. I'm fairly certain there's a This American Life episode in which Savage talks about this. Sometimes connecting with an adopted child takes time.
A: That's very helpful, and the adoptive father should definitely read and listen to what Dan has to say. (Dan and I sometimes agree, and sometimes disagree. But I was amused to read he was annoyed that the gay incestuous twins wrote to me!)
Q. Adoptive Dad Might Consider Telling Wife: I'm an adoptive mom. My husband didn't have kids before we married, but he didn't connect instantly with our first son either. It took time and patience, but eventually he came to love our baby boy "more than life itself." My husband was honest with me about his feelings. Knowing about them helped me to help him bond with our son. The wife can be his greatest ally in finding support while bonding with his daughter.
A: This is a good point, but it's a little more complicated to say, "I'm not feeling the same way about our child as I did about my biological children." Of course he should be able to explore his feelings with his wife. But if he accepts his feelings are completely normal, he might stop feeling shame and disgust and the issue will evaporate.
Q. Enough Flag: Goodness! To my knowledge, all colleges allow you to switch rooms within the first few weeks if there is a problem. But since it's March, how can this be a new problem? She has about six weeks left with this roommate and then never has to live with her again.
Emily Yoffe: Now there's a good point! And there's no time left in this chat. Thanks, everyone.


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The Seahawks signed Chancellor to a reported four-year, $28 million contract extension.
Seahawks safety Kam Chancellor had to keep a secret.
Chancellor returned to Virginia Tech, his alma mater, this weekend with former Hokies Tyrod Taylor, David Wilson and Brandon Flowers to watch the spring game and participate in a panel for defensive coordinator Bud Foster's foundation.
All the while Chancellor knew the Seahawks had signed him to a four-year contract extension through 2017, but he couldn't say anything. There was only one thing the 25-year-old Chancellor could do.
"The best part was to be able to take care of my guys there, go take them out for drinks, go eat and be able to pick up the tab like it's nothing," Chancellor said. "Looking forward to doing it again."
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The Seahawks on Monday announced Chancellor's new deal, widely reportedly to be worth $28 million, including $17 million guaranteed. Chancellor, a fifth-round pick in 2010, had one year left on his rookie contract, but general manager John Schneider said extending Chancellor's contract was the team's top priority in what has been a busy offseason.
"Anything that happened other than being able to sign Kam was a bonus," Schneider said. "It was our absolute No. 1 priority. We talked about it for a long time.
"This whole offseason, from the get-go, has been about Kam. We would have never gotten into any other deals if we felt it was going to put his situation in jeopardy."
Chancellor played behind veteran safety Lawyer Milloy as a rookie and spent most of his time on special teams. But he made the Pro Bowl as an alternate the next year, and has developed into one of the league's biggest hitters at strong safety.
In fact, Chancellor, who has been fined by the league in the past for some of his hits, joked, "I guess I can put a little pot to the side now."
"He is a leader," coach Pete Carroll said. "He's a great football player. He's a physical guy that plays right in the vein of the way we want to play. He stands for toughness and being physical, and we love every bit about that."
There was speculation this offseason about the Seahawks' chances of keeping core pieces like Chancellor once their rookie contracts neared an end. That was particularly true with Seattle's young secondary, which is one of the best in the league. As Virginia Tech's Foster said recently: "They got a bargain with those young guys. But it ain't going to be a bargain much longer."
Cornerback Richard Sherman and safety Earl Thomas are scheduled to become free agents in 2015. Schneider wouldn't elaborate on whom the team is negotiating extensions with, but he did make it clear that locking up Chancellor was crucial.
"They told me at the end of last season that they were going to take care of me because they knew I was a core guy that worked hard all the time and led by example," Chancellor said. "I just feel blessed right now. I feel like I'm in a good situation and good spot. I'm glad I can put this behind me and concentrate on football and leading this program to a championship. That's all we're about right now."
But for a few nights with some old friends in Blacksburg, Va., Chancellor got to quietly celebrate his reward.
"He was just (the) same old Kam when he was here this weekend," Foster said. "He wasn't any different. It would have been the ideal time for him to be boasting and feeling good about himself. Not once did he come across that way. That's just Kam."
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"Addiction," a Mount Vernon Square Gallery's Sobering, Out-There Look at Drug Culture
Forget that it opened on 4/20. There's little that isn't sobering in "Stars and Pipes: Addiction," {Cre8} Space Studio Gallery's new warts-and-all photography show centered on the ravaging effects of hard drug abuse and the very real lives of drug abusers. In one series, a naked woman with golden earrings and a face written with years of hard living meticulously prepares a needle for injection. Another tableau shows a faceless man in a Red Sox T-shirt freebasing while a vein threatens to burst from his upper arm. A row of black-and-white portraits captures the faces of several men: Some look beaten, others strangely stoic.
Part of the show's inspiration is surprising. Without drugs, says Cara Brown, one of {Cre8}'s director-founders, "we would have 1 percent of the music we have." Take Sade, the English art-soul outfit whose songs, Brown points out, often happen to be about black-tar heroin. (Although one has to wonder what drugs, as a subject and a creative tool, have done for Sade's efficiency: The group has released only six studio albums since forming in the mid-'80s.)
"You have to understand it all," says Brown, explaining that in the wide view, the stigmatization of drug use can be as dangerous as drug addiction. In other words: There are good things and undoubtedly bad things about drugs, just as there are productive and unproductive ways to think about them. And so the exhibit—which first showed in New York and features works by the photographer Thi Chien—casts harsh light on the physical toll of drug abuse while playing with the romantic notions of drug culture. Standing in front of a photograph of two topless, ostensibly well-heeled young women snorting coke with a $100 bill, Francis Agbodji, another of the gallery's owners, says: "It takes me to the movie Blow. It's the '70s, '80s. It was just the thing to do."
"It's very out-there, very raw, very controversial," Agbodji says of the exhibit. It's the type of description the gallery doesn't intend to shy away from—but also not a very safe sales bet for a for-profit space that's only been open five months and whose owners are less than two years out of college (Brown, Agbodji, and their partners graduated from Howard in 2008). Or maybe the show's gamble will pay off, after all. According to co-founder Stevenson Dunn Jr., the gallery is already negotiating the sales of several works. {Cre8}'s mission, Agbodji says, is to interact with and inspire its community—hence some shows that speak to social concerns, as well as programs like community forums, film screenings, and panel discussions. Agbodji says he genuinely believe his generation will use "visuals to change the world." The gallery's next event, tomorrow night, is a panel discussion featuring a former federal drug enforcement agent, a director of a rehab center, a former addict, and others.
It hasn't escaped the curators' notice that the show could hit some raw nerves in a city that was ravaged by the crack epidemic a generation ago. Just before they opened the doors on April 20, an unassuming woman walked up to the gallery's 9th Street storefront, intrigued by the art. The first image she saw was a large photograph of a blackened hand holding a crack rock. She told Dunn that the hand was so black because the stains from holding a crack pipe every day are difficult, nearly impossible, to wash out. She paused and took another look at the photograph, Dunn says.
"I used to have hands like that," she said. And then she walked out.
{Creat8} SpaceStudioGallery is located at 1314 9th St. NW. "Drugs: America's Dilemma" takes place Thursday 6-9 p.m., and the exhibit runs through May 19. Image courtesy of the gallery.


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|"The Akatsuki Makes Its Move"
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The Akatsuki Makes its Move (暁、始動, Akatsuki, Shidō) is episode 2 of the Naruto: Shippūden anime.
Upon arrival, Jiraiya begins telling Kakashi that Akatsuki began to make their move which includes capturing the tailed beasts. As they agreed on, Jiraiya would return Naruto's training to Kakashi after the long period of time Jiraiya and Naruto spent together. Tsunade decides to test if Naruto and Sakura are worthy enough to recreate Team 7 and hunt Akatsuki. They would be doing the same test they did the first time they had become ninja, to take the bell from Kakashi. Akatsuki already planned their first step towards the ultimate dream. In Sunagakure, two Akatsuki members Sasori and Deidara arrives. Their secret agent Yūra already cleared the guards to give them access.
- This episode and episode 1 were originally aired together as an hour-long premier special.
- The first appearance of Kakashi after the time skip is different to that of the manga.
- The way Naruto and Jiraiya come back to Konoha after the time skip in Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Heroes 3 was more similar to that of the manga than the anime. The first person he saw was Kakashi, instead of Team Ebisu and Sakura.


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Foreign bank account reports or FBARs (FinCen Form 114) will now be due on April 15th. You will also be able to file extensions for the first time on FBARs. Unlike tax returns, FBARs do not have a next-business-day rule if the deadline falls on legal Holidays or weekends.
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This is just awesome, the lightning and the blending is just awesome!!
Did you do this in cinema 4d? If yes.. Wow.. the material is like.. jawdropping!
Did you do this in cinema 4d? If yes.. Wow.. the material is like.. jawdropping!
nice render, all I dont like is typo & the big fat lightning in the bg, gj anyways.
best piece i have ever seen probally...+fave
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really like the specular occlusion (i think thats what u call it) the bright light effect over the shape
that silky look is so sexy.
I´m lovin every inch of this.
Exxelent and unique work. +fav
I´m lovin every inch of this.
Exxelent and unique work. +fav
who man. i don't think ive ever seen this one.
Amazing. Great idea with the cropping. It looks boss.
This is really nice. I love the layout, having the 3 panels like that defiantly makes it more interesting. Great colours too. Well done.
that's one sick render man.
love the colors and the lighting
also the brushing and "fog" feel around the render is sweet.
great work here,man.
love the colors and the lighting
also the brushing and "fog" feel around the render is sweet.
great work here,man.
very nice, good depth and texture to it, nice colours, good stuff all round bro
WHOA, awesome render bud! Great 3D and texturing and very good brushing
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awsome depth
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Heh I totally missed this one, +fav
Looks very good.
OMG! .. thats freaking awsume!!!
amazing render !! good light
I like the material and effects quite a bunch. The render is intresting, but I don't like it.
Cheers Cody.
Cheers Cody.
Whoa... Awesome effects, I am most impressed.
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great atmosphere
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Lighting is nice
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Thats one heck of a kewl material
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Very nicely lit, andthe fog/haze/whatever works very well to establish the grandeur of it. The other cviews do as well. very nicely done, it looks huge,
looks greta and organic! Love the depth that the light gives to this piece! Great work! keep it up
Nice depth and lighting effects... very ambient looking image, which would be really pleasing on the eye if there was a better material. The current one has very intense specular and colours that fight agains each other.
think you could've put just that little bit more effort into the lightningwork, so there are more shadows and places standing out... i also think the material kinda sharp but i guess it fits in here... overall a good looking piece which could've been great if you'd give it a little more attention... the small things are doing it this time
love bg and render
Love the details.. and the depth. !!
well done. !
Love the details.. and the depth. !!
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lovely work, great lightning effects an render, material is a bit blah rest is really good
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Challenges of Nuclear Stockpile Stewardship under a Comprehensive Test Ban
Smith, Harold P., Jr., Soll, Richard S., Arms Control Today
The nuclear weapons policy and posture of the United States face unique political and technical challenges as the country balances a requirement to maintain its nuclear stockpile against the obligation and desire to provide strong leadership in arms control and non-proliferation. In a world of uncertain dangers and evolving security needs, nuclear weapons and the robust deterrent deriving from them remain fundamental to U.S. national security, although at a level sharply reduced from that required during the Cold War. As Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Walter B. Slocombe told a congressional panel last year, "nuclear weapons will continue to fulfill an essential role in meeting our deterrence requirements and assuring our non-proliferation objectives" until the conditions for the complete elimination of nuclear weapons in the context of general and complete disarmament are realized.1
When President Bill Clinton signed the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) September 24,1996, at the UN General Assembly in New York, after nearly three years of negotiations, a new phase of the nuclear age began. The treaty eliminated one of the primary means of maintaining the safety and reliability of nuclear weapons, but the requirement to maintain a high level of confidence in weapons safety and reliability remains. Although the treaty's "early" entry into force may be blocked by certain states whose ratification is necessary (such as India and Pakistan), their possible continued intransigence will have no effect on nuclear testing by the five acknowledged nuclear powers (the United States, Britain, China, France and Russia), which have all signed the treaty. In addition to the principle of international law that signatories should not violate the objectives of a treaty once it has been signed, each nuclear-weapon state has already declared a unilateral moratorium.
One of the key events in the treat,v's negotiations came in August 1995, when President Clinton announced that the United States would seek a true "zeroyield" test ban. At the same time, he reaffirmed the vital role of nuclear weapons in national security: "I consider the maintenance of a safe and reliable nuclear stockpile to be a supreme national interest of the United States."2
The maintenance of safety, security and confidence in the nuclear deterrent, while the United States continues to provide global leadership in arms control and non-proliferation, will require new and innovative perspectives and processes as the stockpile becomes the oldest in the 50-year history of the nuclear age.
In the absence of underground nuclear test explosions and with no new U.S. nuclear weapons in development, the future arbiter of confidence in the nuclear arsenal will be the Stockpile Stewardship and Management Program (SSMP), conducted jointly by the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Department of Defense (DOD). The program specifies activities to maintain a high level of confidence that the nuclear stockpile will meet DOD requirements. Rather than relying on the empiricism of testing, the program provides a set of initiatives that will promote an understanding of the fundamental sciences of nuclear explosives and the effects of aging on those explosives. The approach is new, parts of it are relatively unfamiliar, and the program will require an estimated 15 years to reach maturity; thus, the United States could incur some risk as it progresses along the learning curve of science-based stewardship. Nonetheless, several SSMP-related initiatives are already underway, including efforts in stockpile surveillance, the evaluation of aging effects and the development of advanced computational technologies.
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I've had a cold and sore throat for a couple of days. I ate on plan yesterday but felt really starved so I had chinese food for dinner. Not the good kind either, fried chicken, lo mein, fried rice and I ate it ALL. I felt so much better after. Today was weigh in and I still lost 1.3 lbs. But I had some Kashi oatmeal earlier and am starving again. All I keep thinking about is something fatty and good lol. Anybody else feel this way while sick?
Does being sick make you hungry?
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Maybe your body needs some warm foods. I know when I'm sick I really want warm foods like soup, or beans and pasta.
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Eva - I could have written this exact post (although I was not lucky enough to have chinese food last night!!). I have been feeling this way since Sunday. And I want greasy stuff, too!! I haven't been too bad, but I am hungry. Maybe I'll try some soup for lunch... So, yes, being sick makes me hungry!!!
YMichele [ Loving Wife to Scott (12/98) Y Busy Mom to Luke (06/2000), Maggie (11/2002), Katie (11/2004), and Bailey (10/2007) JY
I'm thinking soup for lunch also. Yes, I've been craving warm and yummy like pasta and soup. I'll probably have some spaghetti for dinner tonight. Thanks for confirming that I'm not crazy lol.
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I am new, and this post caught my attention. When I am feeling a cold coming on, I buy a rotisserie chicken and make a watery, broth- based, veggie soup. I avoid using many noodles, but after I feel well again, I crave carbs. I know my children eat like horses after they have been ill, so there has to be something to your body knowing it needs fuel!
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I usually dont, but I just had the nasty flu recently and toward the last 1 or 2 days of it I was starving!
Nicole :) Proud wife to Matt and proud mommy of 3 beautiful kiddos :-)
Being sick doesn't neccessarily make me hungry but it gives me the poor me's so I convince myself that my oh so sickly body really needs not to worry about points and that Pizza reaally is nyquil and donuts are just really tasty antibiotics
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©2014-2016 nattouh
I have a question how do you download your emofuri to deviontart
Awesomeeeeeeee <3
so cute! , I love it!!! X)
so cute! , I love it!!! X)
Quick question; I've been working on an emofuri and the eyebrows/mouth/eyes always mess up, everything else is fine. Is there any suggestions you would have on how to fix that?
Thank you! I'm going to try that! (I can not read Japanese at all so it's all a guessing game for me ;-; )
I love all of your drawings!
She needs more screen time I swear xd
This looks soooo cool xDD
Curious on doing emofuri..is there any virus?
Btw kushina is nice
Btw kushina is nice
I cant open the emofuri~
why you can't what did it say after you open it ? s(・`ヘ´・; )ゞ
Blinkity-blink. Wait, bouncing boobs, too? Didn't really notice due to those big blinking eyes...Still, I appreciate the added hawt factor.
OMG I LOVE YOU KUSHINA, and I LOVE you for made this!!! the video is extremely sweet, specially the smile momment, just touch my heart
seeing this yopu should consider made a Kushina animated short in a future owo
seeing this yopu should consider made a Kushina animated short in a future owo
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má ơi c so giỏi me chết đây OTL
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Vardan works very hard with his wife; they take care of their five cows and four calves. They sell a great variety of dairy products and meat. They have their loyal customers, and thanks to their not expensive prices and fresh farm products, their sales bring rather good income.
Vardan asks for a loan of 500,000 Armenian drams, since he wants to buy a lot of animal fodder for his cattle and keep it fed until the pastures will become full in the middle of the spring season.
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Updated: December 16, 2009, 12:54 PM ETBy Ivan Maisel | ESPN.com
FORT WORTH, Texas -- If the question coming into Saturday night centered on No. 4 TCU's worthiness as a BCS bowl candidate, the Horned Frogs made you feel stupid for asking it. TCU pounded No. 16 Utah with a 38-point first half and cruised to a 55-28 victory.
But if the question coming out of Saturday night centers upon how the Horned Frogs can push any higher, perhaps even into the top two, the answer won't be found on this giddy campus. The Horned Frogs know that one of the teams ...
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Re: 1994 vs. Today
Paul, just to add to your point about 1994 being different. Not only is there the national security issue this time around, but Democrats still haven't run an ideologically-based campaign the way Republicans did in 1994. Democrats have largely benefited from Republican mistakes rather than advancing a broad agenda to reform Washington rooted in a governing philosophy. The closest thing they have to a "Contract With America" is the "New Direction For America," but it reads like a laundry list: raising the minimum wage, negotiating lower drug prices, expanding college aid, etc. Of course, there's one other important difference between the two election years. In 1994, Republicans needed to gain 40 seats (they ended up gaining 52), but this year the magic number for Democrats is just 15.


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As you can see, I have a helmet which will fit over my hood, and it worked very well. the front of the helmet and the light took the main head plant force, saving my nose and teeth a more delicious bite into the bark mulch. I hit at about 12 mph, and it made a hole about six inches into the ground/bark mulch area. The outside air temperature at the time was about 32 degrees F (0 degrees C). The baseball cap I wore under the hood came down and covered my nose; there were small pieces of skin on the underside of the cap when I took it off.
I didn't make it to the choir practice, but did sing as I was able to get cleaned up in time for the church service. 'Had to drive there though. I had my camera on the bike, and tripod too thinking to take photos of the interior of the church with all the Christmas greenery still up. That's how I had it for the photos here. I left the camera at home, then found out that the Christmas greenery was taken down just after the service, so I didn't get a chance at those photos. 'Forgot to throw the camera (on a tripod) into the car when going back to church.
The helmet definitely helped in this situation, and was further forward than you see in the post-accident photos. The light was also dislodged, as it was down over the front of the helmet. I have retired that helmet, and got a new one the same day. The new one is a Snell Certified Specialized MAX XXL with a ratchet system which will allow it to fit over my hood/hat combination, or on my bare head too. The Nutcase helmet I was wearing is also a very good choice, but I only used it in winter as it would be too large for use without the hood or hat under it.


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I had painted this last year about this time for my daughter. This is an oil painting on a 12" x 16" canvas. Sorry about the photo - I still had my crappy little camera then and since she has the painting, I couldn't take a better photo!
I am interested in it if you will cooperate of nature on contest!
If I have time to actually paint I definitely will try to get one in for Lynne's contest Renato! I've been working everyday for the last 3 weeks - so I just don't have any spare time to do it! Hopefully I can get some time to do one next weekend...
I see that also you are in distress with time!Me at all not be succeeded to occur Lynne's competition!We have of lot part on company at the moment!Whole still two pictures must to complete to in April !I want these that be at least you taken part and they won!
wow, beautiful! you are so good at painting light!
it is beautifully done. and whilst this is in no way a bad painting you can see the how much you have improved over the last year. besides i loved the show 'Sunset Beach'
Thank you so much Peter for noticing!! I feel pretty darn good about my improvements over the last year too! At least I'm learning something from my paintings!!
you sure are and you are welcome. just wondering is that an orange canvas or did you use the orange/yellow gradiation on the white canvas first?
Thank you! No I started with a white canvas and did the red/orange/yellow sunset background first. This was the first time I tried using one of those hard cardboard back canvases. I much perfer the stretched canvas - easier to work with and less course. But that's just me!
Cool. You are welcome I have both and use both quite often. i agree though stretched sometimes feel better
wow, really pretty coloring. Good work
What a beautiful scene, a pity there aren't more places like this in the world... you know, without apartment buildings replacing the palm trees. Lovely work again Wanda
Thank you Ian! And yes I agree with you.. But places like that are very few and far between aren't they?
i love the colours so beautiful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Very pretty!!! I love the colors!!!
Thank you Stephanie!! My daughter has this hanging up in her house... so she must have liked it too! And thank you so very much for the !
what a nice painting !!
Wow, awesome picture! Love the colours and detailing in this picture. Great work!
Thank you so much Janine!! And thank you ever so much for the !! I really appreciate all the support you've shown me!!
Reminds me of where I use to live in Florida, granted it was on the East coast, so I could call it sunrise.
Excellent job with the blending of colors. Keep it up beautiful!
Excellent job with the blending of colors. Keep it up beautiful!
Aww!! Thank you Keith!! Big 's! And thank you for adding this to your favorites! I cherish all the support you've shown me!
I like the orange contrasting to the dark colour in the foreground, very lovely piece
... and maybe better get a new digital cam., dear
... and maybe better get a new digital cam., dear
Thank you Jasmin! I know, when I took this photo of my painting I still had my crappy little camera. But I got a new one for Christmas this year! So at least my paintings from now on should be better! I painted this for my daughter last year in February for her 21st birthday. If I remember to take my new camera with me when I see her next, I'll try to get a better photo of it!
Wah, you have an older kid???!!! Then, who's that lovely girl in the photo then???
And a pleasure, my dear
And a pleasure, my dear
That girl with me is her! That was taken about 3 years ago. She was 19 then!
(another) Wah !!! She looks so young, i thought she was a young teen (very young, lucky her)
I know! To be that young again... Although when we are together, people think we are sisters! I of course take that as a complete compliment! But she on the other hand - thinks she must look old!
That is lovely Wanda - another beauty x
Thank you Lynne for adding this to your 's! I painted this for Jessie's 21st Birthday... I think my painting technique's have improved somewhat since then - it's been a year of added experience for me! But it is nice to see the improvements I've made at least!
You are welcome Wanda - I can see a great deal of difference in your work from then til now - isnt that great - you are going forward in leaps and bounds love x
Thank you Lynne!
Oh my! It doesn't quite look like an oil painting at first glance. To me, I get this feeling of a high quality colored pencil or acrylic painting. The coloring of the atmosphere is very nice!


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The National Police Agency proposed Friday expanding the compensatory liability of mob bosses for damages their underlings cause and squeezing yakuza-linked construction firms out of the bidding process for public works projects, NPA officials said.
The yakuza crackdown comes on the heels of crimes stemming from battles among underworld groups facing financial difficulties, including the April assassination of Nagasaki Mayor Itcho Ito by a mobster.
National Public Safety Commission Chairman Shinya Izumi, a Cabinet minister supervising the police, presented the proposals at a ministerial meeting on crime prevention Friday morning.
The government will aim to revise the organized crime law during next year's ordinary Diet session, the officials said.
Under the proposed revision, the representatives of designated organized crime syndicates would be held liable for damages claims linked to their underlings actions while engaged in fundraising activities and turf wars.
It marks an expansion of their responsibilities set by the previous amendment of the law in 2004, which only states they be liable for damages.
Except for some large yakuza groups that have ample funds to conduct business activities, most gangsters are making money mainly through such activities as drug-smuggling, gambling and other forms of vice, and are battling among themselves over turf.
Nagasaki Mayor Ito was shot by a financially troubled gangster who had falsely blamed the city and mayor for damage he claims were caused at a public road construction site.
The agency's proposal also calls for strengthened control on mob involvement in bidding for public construction works. The agency hopes the tighter public works bidding curbs will help shut underworld-linked contractors out of the public works picture and cut off that source of funds.
The proposed law revision would also ban yakuza groups from promoting members who were convicted for shooting gangsters in turf wars and have returned to the fold after serving prison terms. The practice, still common, only sets off more violence, the NPA said.
Gun controls review
Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda ordered his Cabinet Friday to formulate measures to reinforce the nation's gun controls following the fatal shooting rampage on Dec. 14 in Nagasaki Prefecture, Chief Cabinet Secretary Nobutaka Machimura said.
Following Fukuda's order made during a ministerial meeting on fighting crime, National Public Safety Commission Chairman Shinya Izumi said he plans to conduct inspections on the management of 300,000 guns legitimately possessed in the country by 170,000 people.
"We must consider well whether there is a problem in the law itself or in the management. We need to deal with the issue appropriately for the big goal of creating a secure and safe society," Machimura told reporters.
The top government spokesman said it is too early to conclude why the shooting occurred but it has so far brought up questions on gun and ammunition storage as well as on gun permits, which cannot easily be revoked once they are issued.
On Dec. 14, a man opened fire with a shotgun inside a sports club in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, killing two people and wounding six. He fled and was found dead the following day in an apparent suicide.
The 37-year-old suspect, Masayoshi Magome, held permits for three shotguns and an air gun.


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Gun Storage Solutions Original Handgun Hangers 4 Pack HH4$17.97
Handgun Hangers provide an innovative way to store pistols by utilizing the wasted space underneath the shelf. Clear off shelf space and make room for more ammo, important documents, etc. With Handgun Hangers, guns are easier to access and make a nice presentation. Designed and made by Gun Storage Solutions.
- For guns with an overall length of 10" or shorter.
- Fits on shelves 5/8" - 1" thick.
- Vinyl Coated
- Fits as small as a 22 caliber
*Allow room for length of gun and ensure door will shut when using this product. Shelf must be at least 10.5" deep to use this product.Learn More
Valley Forge 3' X 5' Nylon American Flag USPN-1
Regular Price: $19.99
Special Price: $16.99
This Valley Forge 3'x5' nylon U.S. flag comes with brass grommets. This flag has sewn stripes and embroidered stars. Flag is 100% made in the U.S.A.Learn More