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Druidry and The Druids
Druidism is a highly important part of the Welsh Wiccan Tradition and Witchcraft Tradition as a whole. Now Druidism helps to encompass quite a fair bit of the worlds religions from Pictish, Welsh, Greek, Norse, Roman, and Egyptian. There are even Druid roots within other pagan families such as Witchcraft, Wicca, Shamanism, and Norse Asatru. Our modern interpretation of Druidism is one that has been reconstructed from what practices and beliefs have come from the ancient priesthoods of the Celts. The first known Druids that we have record of existed around 4,000 BCE and on into modern times.
Their origins were believed to be before the written history of Europe itself. For much of the history of the Druids that we have many would think that the British Isles were the only place that Druidism existed but perhaps it could be said that the British Isles were simply a last Druidic stronghold. Some areas that are often referenced within writings are the isles of Iona and Mona though Mona is now called Anglesey. These Druids were the doctors, priests, minstrels, and poets of the ancient Celts. It has also been found that these Druids were the teachers and keepers of the ancient ways.
When you hear the word Druid and you hear the word Bard they will conjure up two very different images in your mind. Bards are used to describe people such as Shakespeare and Robert Burns. The title bard has also been bestowed upon the head of the National Welsh Poetry Festival called the Eisteddfod. In Caesar's book the Gallic Wars he wrote the Druids up as these blood thirsty savages that were also the leaders and priests that would incinerate sacrifices within wicker containers.
In the early days religion was a very pre-eminent and heavy hitting force within the Celtic culture. Though Druidism and religion were both very unifying forces the Celts were not an actual nation. Instead the Celtic society was more of a loosely bound conglomerate of tribes that only shared a few similarities such as language, cultural aspects, and religion.
The religion of the Celts and Druids was made law through oral recitation and was administered to the people from the Druids mouths only. Druids held a rather high power class within the Celtic culture. Instead of having a police force or courts, the Celts diverted their matters of law and their affairs to the Druids. Both matters of public and private importance were subject to the authority of the Druids to pass judgement and perhaps even punishment.
In a society that revolved around religion as much as the Celts did the top most abhorrent punishment that could be administered was done by the Druids, and that was the complete excommunication of a person. This was the worst punishment that a person could bring down upon themselves.
Ancient Wales was an interesting case, their Druids could actually be considered to have three different classes. There were the Bards which were the historians who shared their knowledge through storytelling, the Ovates which were physicians and herbalists, and then the Druids which was also synonymous in this case with Priest and Priestess as well as Shaman.
This dependence on religion and the Druids to lead the Celtic people is what eventually led to their swift downfall. A society can not flourish and thrive while being ruled by priests who draw all of their social authority strictly from spiritual sanctions. It was the complete adherence to religion and religious practices that brought the inevitable fall of the Celts.
We have evidence that the Pre-Celtic people from Megalithic times were ruled by a priesthood that was centralized in Western Europe. When the Celts began their expansion across the Isles these priesthoods were adopted by the Celts who had become highly religious by this point. From this adaptation the Celtic pantheon and belief system was further adopted by the priests who became known as Druids.
In the advent of Christianity and the Roman invasion into the Celtic lands the Druids were pushed to rather great lengths. The Romans implemented laws that squelched the practice of Druidism and stopped the initiation of new students into the order. In order to combat their religion and ways being lost to assimilation the Druids and the Bards began to share lore and knowledge together. This was each had a record of the other and vise versa.
Like Druids the Bards were able to be found in all Celtic cultures such as Ireland, Wales, Manx, Gaul, and Scotland. They were also found in Norse culture under the moniker of being the Skald. Bards were actually a very wide reaching position that could be found in Anglo-Saxon England as well as many more though smaller cultures.
When the Roman invasion had finished these Bards were relegated to the position of Court Poet which came with its own highly restrictive and structured rules about their limitations. In Welsh they were called the "Prydydd" and the "Gogynfeirdd". The Bards who held the true spiritual and Magickal knowledge were members of a secret order of Bards that dwelt under the name of "derwydds" which translates to Oak Seer.
The true traditions of the Druids were carried by these Oak Seers and passed on through the generations. These brave Bards are the reason that we have the "Cad Goddeu" as well as the "Hanes Taliesin". They also passed on the "Matter of Britain" to the French with their trouveres and troubadours. This gave us the legend of Arthur and his kingdom of Camelot.
What is a real Bard in regards to the Welsh traditions? For the Celts the Bard was inviolate. A bard could say what he wanted, go where he pleased, and perform when and wherever he felt like performing. This even now is a pretty massive amount of autonomy. Why did Bards have this much freedom? They were the messengers, the bearers of news, if a Bard was harmed or killed then the settlement that was next on his travels would be left in the dark without hearing important news.
Bards were also the people who carried the customs of the country in their heads. They memorized verses and could recall them in order to give advice on common laws. This made the position of the Bard a very valued vault of news, entertainment, and cultural information.
The highest order of the Bards was the Ollamh who was a part of the Druid class at that level. Due to the nature of the position the Ollamh's poetry was pretty much entirely religious. These religious poems were used as mainstay's within ritual work or in very specific spiritual contexts. The main occupation of an Ollamh is the search for the "Poetic Truth" as well as its translation and refinement into something readable. It is said that the "Poetic Truth" is an elusive, divine gift given to an Ollamh by the Other World Goddess who is the inspiration of the feminine archetype.
For one to be able to take the raw power and chaotic force and turn it into beautiful, functional poetry is a gift given from the quintessential male archetype of the God. This is the principal equation of creation at work on a very mental and spiritual level. This is where the inspiration of the Muse and the strength of discipline are twined together to create the music and poetry of the creator. How the process of the Muse works changes based on the gender of the Bard.
If the Bard is a man then it is said that he much woo the Muse to work for him. If the Bard is female however she can invoke the Muse from within herself or from an outside source. The terms are different but in the end the process is still the same and is a true thing of beauty. Getting to watch a Bard have that fire lit inside and translate it into works of poetry and music is astounding.
Bards also had another main function which was to maintain and promote the Celt favored Twilight State which was similar to Dream Time. This outlook on life is one that is incredibly Celtic. This belief in a dualistic OtherWorld is very Celt. They believe that even if the Otherworld can not be seen it can at the very least be felt in these times. It can be felt on the inside in your heart and you can also feel it on the outside through a tingling of your spine or the hair on your neck standing on end.
A Bard's duty to the people was to convey through poetry and music the ideals which your mind may perceive on one side and your spirit may perceive on a complete other. Between these two perceptions a person may begin to fully understand the depth and meaning behind the Bards words.
For when the mind finds an understanding in the Bards words this is a gift from the God. When the spirit gains an understanding of the Bards works this is a gift from the OtherWorld and the Goddess. This means that the Bard must be more than just a musician as well as a storyteller, they must also be an OtherWorld messenger.
This process can best be seen working very well within the old legends. The layers of Celtic lore and legend unwrap much like an onion with many different sub layers. There were many levels of these legends but we can put them loosely into three different categories. These are Body, Spirit, and Mind.
The Body of the Legend is the part of the legend that tells the basics of the story. Many of the main theories heroism, death, or love. The Body of the Legend always includes the Universal Theme. The great tale of seasons, and the cyclical relationship between the Goddess and God.
The Mind of the Legend is the code within the legend. These codes are usually only understood by the people who possess the key. For those who can read into it the code shows the whole of the Faerie Faith system and how to go about understanding it. To quote Robert Graves in his book about the White Goddess, she is …well hidden, guarded and disguised.
The Spirit of the Legend is what affects us on a much more subtle and subconscious level that the musical accompaniment or the words we hear. This is when the Bard communes with the Gods and links their listeners to the divine. It is undeniable that the Bard is the unifying force between the Celts and the Goddesses and Gods.
This level is furthered by Bards which attested that have a correlation between certain musical notes and magical qualities. This is where musical accompaniment came from. The Bards believed that the music would affect their listeners in just a certain way. The legends of the Bards say that each bard must be able to play the three magical strains on their instrument of choice: The Laughter Strain, The Weeping Strain, and the Sleeping Strain.
All of these concepts of course are the intellectual aspects of the Faerie Faith. No matter what the Bards never forget that they answer to a higher power, the Goddess, she whose reach is far beyond the knowable. The path of the Bard is wrought with challenges, an often painful and never ending quest for inspiration, the need to show the world the ideal truth, and the spirit of beauty. Their quest is to lead and enchant their listener all the way into the OtherWorld.
"Through dark trees, speared by thin bright light. Through eyes against which hair blows. Through gold in a puddle, silver covered by clouds, I have guessed at you in wakefulness. I have dreamed you in sleep. Words whispered down the wind. Shapes against the daylight glare. Or shadows, merging with shadows, spreading into night. Where touch is more real than sight. And the trees are emptiness between the glades…"
The early tribes looked to certain religious leaders such as the Shaman, Herbalists, Priests, Astrologers, Bards, and Poets for spiritual guidance. The early spiritual and religious leaders were described as thus: the priestess and priests were the healers of the group, your shaman were the wisest of the tribe.
The Shaman or wise-men/women were by far the most valuable members of society due to their knowledge of crops, weather, and the seasons. As the years went by Priestesses took on the role of Wise woman. They kept with them the secrets of the God and Goddesses true names as well as the secret of conception.
The religion of the Druids started out simple enough. It was simply nature worship, the Earth Mother and Sky Father. The complexity that ruled the religion however quickly grew and changed as old power sources were rediscovered through different methods of meditation and experimentation.
Through these new experiments new knowledge was cultivated and added to the religion. A new concept that came about was the joining of the feminine and masculine deities together to create the Great Spirit. The Earth Mother slowly evolved to become the Goddess we now know who is represented by the moon and the earth. She is the ruling deity over matters of birth, death, love, rebirth, and life itself.
The Sky Father evolved along these lines as well to become the God we now know who it represented by the Sun and who is the ruler of the seasons of the Earth. These two evolution's and ideals are very important to the fundamentals of today's faith and belief. It was from these early religious beliefs that the Druid tradition and Druidism were evolved and developed.
Secret Doctrine of the Druids
Now this next section is for the most part theory and speculation. This information can not be proven. Therefore I offer it up to you to look through with a critical mind. Read, evaluate, meditate, and hopefully expand your knowledge.
We have very few written records of the histories and philosophies from the Druids and Celtic Picts that are actually readable and decipherable. For the Druids they preferred to keep their knowledge in their heads to be passed through oral tradition. The Picts however had their written records destroyed by those who conquered them. Through the means of archaeological finds, legends, informed theories and hypothesis' we can somewhat understand what may have happened during the pre-historical periods of the Pict and Druid existence.
From archaeological studies we have been able to ascertain that early Druids were a highly organized pre-Brythonic in their origins. They had their philosophies and religion organized and set in place at the time of the Celt arrival. It is said that this philosophy was a remainder of the earlier migration of the Hyperboreans to Great Britain.
The ancients where these philosophies come from are credited with building monuments and sacred sites through the world out of stone. We have found evidence of the abundance of the Early Druids within Brittany and France from the sheer number of geometric stone formations found. These geometric masterpieces are said to stretch over several acres of land.
Across Europe other Celtic Druids practiced the religion, believing full well that the basis of Druidism had evolved out of doctrines developed in Britain. It became a common practice to send students from France and Germany, which in these times was known as Gaul, across the English Channel over into Britain to learn the ways of Druidism from their "Purest source" as it was believed.
The Druids and their doctrine shared many similarities to other religions across the world such as the Magi of Persia, Brahmins of India, and even the Priests of Egypt. Like these other large and mystical religions the Druids shared the premise of two religious doctrine sets which were esoteric and exoteric. Through the Druids did practice their religion in Great Britain as well as within Gaul they were able to further perfect their religion through practice within their former country on the Isle of Anglesey which was the heartland of the Druid tradition.
These ancient Druids were the well learned men and women of their time of relevance. Their duties then could be found today in modern day teachers, priests, chemists, poets, musicians, legislators, theologians, astronomers, judges, and philosophers! That is a while lot of different hats to wear. Even beyond these skills Druids were expected to be the specialists in healing, divination, and herbalism. They were truly the magick and wise men and women of the time. Druids were highly revered even by the kings of the land who would often send their royal children to the Druids for extensive tutelage under the ways of the mystics.
When it came to any matters that fell under the headings of law, scholastic's, or religion the Druids and their authority reigned supreme. Druids as a whole were mainly focused on "The Belief in Supreme Power of the Universe, and the Belief of Immortality of the Soul." There were three rather long phases of scholastic growth that Druids had to participate in. These were sectioned into scholastic, spiritual, and artisan trained phases. These phases have been mentioned in Roman texts and were said to last up to 20 years. Still beats grad school.
The word Druid itself is actually considered to be derived from the root DRU which is the word for Oak Tree. The Oak Trees are a sacred symbol whose etymology can also be found in the Gaelic word for Druidh which means "a wise man" and or "magician".
The temples of the Druids were set up in a very specific and special way as was needed for the rituals that they performed. Within these temples was the sacred fire, it lay inside preserved from the elements. These enclaves were usually stationed at the tops of the hills or mountains where the dense Oak Groves thrived. The Druids also held special ceremonies in the cave of mysteries or Cromlech as it is also called. These caves held the altar of regeneration. The altar of regeneration was a broad and flat stone that was held up by three upright stones below it. This made a cell like structure in the cave with the stone on top being the roof of it. This cell is used during the Druid initiation rites.
Where the most of the Druidic mysteries took place was a complex called the Caer Sidi. This was a complex of a range of buildings that all adjoined the temple such as apartments, vaults, cells, baths, and long, beautifully designed hallways. Most of these Caer Sidi complexes were found underground carved into the Earth.
Druidism is one of those religions that heavily embraces religious and philosophical ideas that revolve around a reverence for astronomical calculations. The two main deities were represented by the sun and the moon. They were called the great father Hu and the great mother Donn. This power couple deity system is very similar to others such as Osiris and Isis, Bacchus and Ceres as well. These systems of two deities both male and female represent the two being what makes up the matter of all beings and things. These were the deities behind the principle of the Great Spirit who is the one source of life for all.
The periods of the grand initiations came four times each year, once every season. They were determined by the Sun and the course it took around and through the sky. Its arrival at solstice points and equinox points were quite important. However the two largest celebrations for the Druids were May-eve as well as November-eve names Beltaine and Samhain. The celebrations and festivals were very important times of joy, peace, and community. They extended from sun down on the festival eve all the way to the next evening. At this point the Priests and Priestesses would retreat for their own brand of celebration in the forests.
During the initiation periods the initiates were brought into the fold right at Midnight. There were three different degrees that could be initiated in: first is the Ovate, second were the Bards, and third was the Druids. The student was taken out to the Cromlech and each one was placed within the ritual tomb there. This was symbolic of the death of the candidate which also was representational of the death of the Sun God Hu. When the student was restored to life (IE released from the tomb) this symbolized the rebirth of the Sun. The candidates were also required to pass certain tests and trials of courage. These were similar in practice to the Mysteries of Orpheus rites.
Another doctrine of the Druids was the existence of once supreme and creative force that was split and hosted by the Father God and Mother Goddess. It was believed that the soul was immortal in that each soul was a reincarnation from its previous life.
For the Druids their power and authority often superseded and exceeded the authority of the Monarch. How could they not? The Druids were the sole religious interpreters of the times. Their word really was law. This allowed them to supervise all religious rituals and the private person could not perform a ritual without the permission of the Druids.
The Druids were also the only people who could dole out the worst punishment known to the Celts: Excommunication. Death itself was preferable over excommunication to a good Celt. Druids also were the mediators and judges of all disputes. Their judgments were unalterable, final, and the Druids could even inflict the punishment of death.
It was the Priestesses in white who wore metal girdles that were the Oracles of the Druids. They specialized in foretelling the future by observing all different sorts of natural phenomena.
The men and women of Druidism were those who were held in the highest esteem within the Celtic societies before the Roman Invasion period. Based upon the words of Tacitus in the first century AD, the Celts actively worshiped the Great Goddess. Her shrine was located in a thick grove of Oaks that survived upon an island in the Sea.
The members of Druidism were aware of sciences that the rest of the world during their time could not even consider or dream about. The knowledge that the Druids carried was far and away advanced ideas and theories of astronomy and physics. Even their ideas on the immortality of the soul were intricate and hard to believe were invented by so called "barbarians" as the Romans named the Celts.
There were many manuscripts made from parchments and vellums that give us the evidence of these theories. The manuscripts were hidden away and saved from destruction within many mansions, forts, and monasteries all around Wales, Scotland, and England. We can also look to the historical records and familial records from the Llewelyn family as well as the Tribe of Dynion Mwyn.
There are many very important manuscripts that we need to discuss. Of the Irish manuscripts one of the most important and also the earliest written was "The Book of Dun Cow". This one is in the hands of the Royal Irish Academy. "The Book of Dun Cow" is a preservation of the romantic nuances of the Old Gods and the hero's of the Irish Isle. This book is one of the most protected resources on ancient Irish prehistorical records.
The next book in the Irish manuscripts is far thicker than that of "Dun Cow". The "Book of Leinster" is a supplemental to the "Book of Dun Cow" and was written at or near the same time as "Dun Cow".
Other manuscript sources of Ireland include such volumes as the "Book of Invasions", "The Book of Ballymote", "The Books of Lecan and Lismore", and "The Yellow Book of Lecan". Many of these books however are nothing more than piecemeal manuscripts and fragmented parchment papers.
Within Scotland we have the Advocate Library located within the city of Edinburgh. This collection contains the Scottish manuscripts which work off of the Irish manuscripts in tandem. The Scottish collection adds quite a bit of substance to the Cuchulainn saga. These books describe the antics and good deeds of Ossian, Finn, and the Fenians. The Cuchulainn Saga manuscripts contain the stories of Finn and the Cuchulainn they also tell the stories of the Tuatha De Danaan, the Tribe of ancient Gaels who worshiped the Goddess.
As with the Scottish and Irish manuscripts the Welsh have manuscripts that stretch through the same time frame. There are four of these manuscripts that are the most important resources we have found. "The Book of Aneurin", "The Black Book of Caermarthen", "The Red Book of Hergest", and "The Book of Taliesin". There are also more books that help to complete the Welsh resources at least on a basic level. The collected works on the Bardo-Druidic system called the "Barddas". The "Barddas" is contained within two volumes and was compiled by John ab Ithel Williams. Then we have "The Myvyrian Archaeology of Wales" which was printed into the Welsh language after being edited by Owain Jones, William Owen, and Edward Williams. We have "The Mabinogion" which was translated by the Lady Charlotte Guest. Lastly we have the collection of "The Iolo Manuscripts" which were written by E. Taliesin Williams.
There are also manuscripts that are privately owned and have yet to be published for the general public. These works include some very important historical manuscripts such as "The Thirteen Treasures, and The Twelve Keys" and the "Llewelyn Family Manuscripts". "The Thirteen Treasures" is the written and spoken traditions and teachings of the Y Dynion Mwyn. The "Llewelyn Family Manuscripts" are used to this day to teach the ancient philosophy of the Bards. These are the sources that are the keepers of the Mythology of the Welsh, the Triads, and the keepings of the Bards. They also hold the keys to Welsh Witchcraft and the legends of the Cymry peoples.
Bardic philosophy is best uncovered through the classical texts available to us. These classical texts add to and clarify the aforementioned works and manuscripts. We have sources and texts from Posidonius who was a first century BC philosopher who often provided the deepest of insights on Celtic Druidism. Posidonius is the author of the long saga called "History" and within these books he has written of many of the Druid traditions. Book twenty three of this "History" series presents Posidonius' well detailed description of Druidism. Posidonius himself was said to have lived in the South of Gaul for some time. It is not a stretch to suppose that Posidonius collected his account of Druidism from a first hand basis.
From Posidonius on we see many other authors on the front lines of Druidism who have written of their own experiences, they just need to be found and studied! There are still many resources that are published on Druidism to help further learning and research into the craft.


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Is there a way to run a program in a chroot while still having access to stdin/stdout?
My first attempt was a shell script:
chroot /var/lib/app-root /usr/bin/app $*
Then symlinked it where things expect to see it:
ln -s /usr/local/bin/real-app /usr/local/bin/app
But two issues here. First, the program requires root to run. I can deal with that. But second, there no longer seems to be a connection to STDIN/STDOUT which is how the parent process expects to control this application.
Is there a way to make this work? Do I need to have the app modified so it performs the chroot syscall itself?


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Well said Soapie. I actually found it highly annoying of Akshara to break down bcoz Rituraj's family said no. Isnt this the same girl who declined a proposal on the grounds that the guy had a moustache. I realize rejection is hard to accept but it is not the end of the world. I think a guy who rejects a girl based on the fact that she said her friends think she sings well enough, is really close minded and there would be trouble in the relationship later on.
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I feel rather sad for Varsha and for Shaurya also...is that the way a family is supposed to react to newly-weds?
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I felt really irritated at Akshara too...shouldn't she be there happily participating in all festivities post-marriage, but she prefers to go back to her room and cry over Rituraj
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@Soapie: I completely agree with you! I'm still finding it hard to believe that this show is made by Rajan Shahi......Honestly, I don't think there is much depth to any of the characters shown so far......However, I have some hope that once Naitik enters the scene, things will improve.....His side of the family better be more interesting!
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Experts weigh in on the value of video game exercise.
If you've been wondering what all the fuss is with the new Wii exercise games, you're not alone. Wii Fit, the new component to the Wii gaming console, launched May 19 and has been getting lots of buzz. In fact, if sales in this country match those from abroad, you may have trouble finding one.
The brainchild of Shigero Myamoto -- the computer whiz behind Mario, Zelda, and Donkey Kong -- Wii Fit is aimed at everyone, says Nintendo. The company created the video exercise game to go with its original Wii console, which boasts virtual games of tennis, bowling, baseball, boxing, and golf. You need to own that Wii -- or buy one, for about $250 -- to be able to use Wii Fit. For an additional $90, you get a CD full of exercises, information, and the all-important balance board.
A 12-inch by 20-inch plastic slab that looks like a smaller version of the steps used in aerobic classes, the balance board is Wii Fit's main accessory. All the exercises (except running) are done on the board or next to it, and it senses whether you're correctly positioned. It even functions as a scale.
How the New Wii Fit Exercise Games Work
After booting up the software on your Wii console, you'll be instructed to create a "Mii"-- an avatar you personalize with a nickname, facial features, and body type to match your own, using the game's signature "wiimote." After entering your date of birth, sex, and height, you'll activate the balance board and step up for your first weigh-in. With the blare of a trumpet, the narrator will announce your weight, body mass index (BMI), and your "Wii fit age."
Be prepared to hear that you're "overweight" if you have large muscles. The BMI doesn't take lean muscle mass and body fat into consideration, after all. Also, don't be surprised if your "Wii fit age" is older than you are. Your "Wii fit age" is largely determined by how well, and how quickly, you do the initial Wii balance test, and does not take into consideration other factors like muscle strength or cardio endurance.


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News about Bookbinding, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.
Between Two Covers at Twigg's Bindery: You
In the age of Snapchat and Instagram, Jonna Twig sees books like the ones she sells as a place for words and images that are "private, intimate, intentional."
June 26, 2016, Sunday
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Edward Bayntun-Coward
A seller of rare books on rereading classic British authors, wearing tights and following cricket.
March 13, 2016, Sunday
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Italian Artisans' Revival After Economic Crisis Reflects Resilience of Small Industry
Editoriale Zanardi, a prestige book printer, was brought to its knees by the economic crisis. But employees invested their unemployment and severance payments to create a cooperative and start producing again.
April 9, 2015, Thursday
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A Book Doctor in Dallas Patches Up Well-Loved Bibles
The Bibles that Candice McKay repairs can be the marked-up ones of regular churchgoers or ones old enough to have palm leaves stuck in them from when Grover Cleveland was president.
March 30, 2013, Saturday
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Peering Into the Exquisite Life of Rare Books
At Rare Book School, librarians, scholars, collectors and random book-mad civilians get a chance to see jaw-dropping masterpieces of printing.
July 24, 2012, Tuesday
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An Outpost for Parchment and Hides
Talas, an enormous loftlike shop in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, is the city's most comprehensive source for bookbinding supplies.
July 8, 2012, Sunday
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Books on Paper, Ours to Love and to Hold
Book lovers respond to a news article, "Selling Old-Style Books by Their Gilded Covers."
December 9, 2011, Friday
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Flipping Through Portable Artwork
Today, an increasing number of artists from different disciplines are introducing books as original, autonomous works of art.
June 14, 2011, Tuesday
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Four Examples of Quietly Excellent Design
A quietly good project isn't necessarily innovative, but it fulfills its function in so subtle and unshowy a manner that it somehow brings us pleasure.
May 9, 2011, Monday
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Lisa Occhipinti, Author of 'The Repurposed Library'
The artist, who turns old books into functional objects like lamps, mirrors and fire screens, has written her own book with a how-to guide.
April 28, 2011, Thursday
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Why? Because you can! And pickle, and jam, or otherwise celebrate the resurgence of the domestic arts our forebears held so dear. Put on your best apron and step into our kitchen, won't you?
Freezing is a method of preservation we use on many different types of wild food, from greens to berries, mushrooms, and dried flours.
Nothing like the heady fragrance and taste of summer like fresh basil, even in the middle of winter. Basil is one of those herbs that absolutely will not keep it's flavor if dried, and the best way to preserve it is in olive oil.
Roasted Tomato Pesto is easy to make and can be used on pastas, sandwiches, in soups, or as a spread. Best of all, it can be made with tomatoes you have roasted yourself, making it a great way to use leftover tomatoes from the garden.
One of the most rewarding things about summer is enjoying what you have grown. Currently my rhubarb has been harvested but there is barely a strawberry in site to make Strawberry-Rhubarb Jam. So here is my tutorial on how to enjoy your rhubarb harves
Once you've eaten as much fresh pesto as you can stomach and have given away enough dill, marjoram, and thyme to outfit a small herbarium, it's time to consider plan B: freezing and drying those herbs for later use.
Use herbs to create delicious herb butters, vinegars, and mustard.
A smooth, sweet, and spiced butter reminiscent of the classic holiday dessert used to describe it.
This maple sweetened pumpkin butter is like spreadable pie filling. It's not safe for canning, but keeps well in the fridge and freezes beautifully.
Sugar-free apple sauce is easy and makes good baby food.
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City Administrator Russell Rost Monday told aldermen that it is estimated to cost more than $12,500 to make needed changes to six storm sirens in the city, and it could take 12 weeks before the sirens are functioning.
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Ex-Teacher Rebuked for Having Students Send Christmas Cards to Prison Inmate
The man was charged with possessing child pornography in 2008.
Former Queens fifth-grade teacher Melissa Dean was chastised in a public letter by the City's Conflicts of Interest board for causing her students to disclose confidential information, including names and addresses, in crayon Christmas letters last December to a prison inmate who in 2008 was charged with possessing child pornography, the Times reports. Officially Dean's offense was the unauthorized disclosure of information (without parental consent), plus the lack of a "DOE purpose for sending the cards." The letters were addressed to John Coccarelli, unbeknownst to the students, who's serving time for violating an order of protection and illegal weapons possession. Dean, who resigned, included her own note in the ill-advised care package that a prison official intercepted — a card signed "from your Wifey" with a heart around it. One wise fifth-grader declined to include her information in the letter because her mom would have been mad, so at least there's a lesson from this public shaming.


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Plea deal reached in fatal crash in VtJuly 04,2013Plea deal made
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HYDE PARK A Vermont driver, accused of killing a motorcyclist in a crash and then leaving the scene of the accident, has reached a plea deal with prosecutors that would result in a sentence of up to five years.
Benjamin Miller, 19, admitted Tuesday to huffing dust cleaner moments before the crash in June 2012 in Johnson.
Police say his car slammed into the back of the motorcycle and the rider rolled onto their hood, then underneath the car.
The crash killed Ronald Turgeon, 56, of Berlin, N.H. Witnesses said the car drove away afterward.
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MIAMI -- A night after Oliver Perez pitched himself out of the New York Mets' rotation, right-hander John Maine stumbled, too.
Maine threw 12 straight balls to open his start Saturday night against the Florida Marlins. He tossed 40 pitches in a three-run first inning and the Mets ultimately lost 7-5 at Sun Life Stadium to slip under .500 for the first time since April 23.
"That was really shocking and surprising that he couldn't find it at that point," Mets manager Jerry Manuel said. "I thought the first couple of pitches were close. And then, all of a sudden, they were nowhere near the strike zone.
"It's tough to take. It puts you in a tough position because you don't want to start going to the bullpen in the very first inning, especially with the limitations we felt we had in the bullpen tonight. It's pretty tough to watch, really."
Those limitations were the result of Perez lasting only 3 1/3 innings in Friday's loss, requiring a heavy workload from the relief corps.
Maine was charged with six runs on seven hits while striking out five and walking five in five innings.
"For some reason, we couldn't figure it out," catcher Rod Barajas said. "We were throwing off-speed pitches to try to find his release point. We just couldn't get consistent with it. We could throw one strike, but then he'd come back with three balls. We just weren't able to make the adjustment quick enough.
"This game, when you are struggling, you have to make adjustments. And it has to be on the fly. Today that didn't happen in the first."
Said Maine: "Obviously the first inning did me in. ... I guess I was lucky to get out of there with only three runs. I don't know. It's weird. Today is one of the better days I've felt all year."
Maine's erratic first-inning control, which also included a bases-loaded walk to Dan Uggla for a four-walk inning, came out of nowhere. Pitching coach Dan Warthen told Manuel that Maine had tossed one of his best pregame bullpen sessions of the season.
Still, it wasn't exactly like Manuel was putting Maine on imminent notice afterward that his rotation spot is in jeopardy. Maine, despite his diminished velocity this season, had completed six innings in each of his previous three starts, allowing a combined seven runs (five earned).
It's not like the Mets would willfully employ a rotation with Hisanori Takahashi and, say, Triple-A pitcher R.A. Dickey or Pat Misch while Perez and Maine are healthy and assigned to other roles.
Perez will reside in the bullpen beginning Sunday. Takahashi is set to take Perez's turn in the rotation in Washington on Wednesday, a team source said.
"You hope it's one thing and it goes away," Manuel said about Maine's outing. "If something like that continues, obviously you have to address that as well. I mean, we're in the business of performing. This is the big leagues. That's what you have to do."
The Mets will need to get a solid performance from left-hander Jon Niese on Sunday to avoid being swept in a four-game series against the Marlins for the first time in six years.
At least, Manuel suggested, the offense started to show some signs of life Saturday night. David Wright homered and went 2-for-3 with two RBIs. Jose Reyes, returned to the leadoff spot, also had two hits.
"I think that's a good sign," Manuel said. "If we can continue to swing the bats in that manner, there will be some things that we can overcome.
"Are we a six-run-a-game team? Probably not. But if you keep it around three or four [as a pitcher], I think we've got enough offense to get us back in the game. And hopefully that's where we are right now with our offense. Hopefully we're with our offense where we can get four or five runs in a ballgame -- maybe not two or three."
Adam Rubin covers the Mets for ESPNNewYork.com. You can follow him on Twitter.


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- Before bed, thoroughly wash and dry your feet or hands. Then apply a topical antifungal, such as terbinafine (Lamisil) or ciclopirox (Penlac), directly to your skin or nail. Use the topical medicine twice a week for up to 1 year.2
- Keep your feet and hands dry. Dry skin and nails are less likely to become infected. Apply powder to your dry feet or hands after you take a shower or bath.
- Wear socks. If they get damp, change them to keep your feet dry.
- Wear sandals or dry roomy shoes made of materials that allow moisture to escape.
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- Don't share shoes, socks, nail clippers, or nail files with others.
- Avoid injuring your nail. Cutting nails too short is a common cause of nail injury. If you decide to get artificial nails or have a manicure, go to a salon that uses sterile instruments. Nail manicure and certain nail products can damage the nail or cuticle, making the nail more susceptible to infection.
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Hickory, North Carolina 28601
(828) 315-577
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810 Fairgrove Church Rd
Hickory, North Carolina 28602
(828) 326-300
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720 Malcolm Blvd
Hickory, North Carolina 28690
(828) 874-225
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321 Mulberry St SW
Hickory, North Carolina 28645
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Hickory, North Carolina 28655
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Hickory, North Carolina 28092
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300 Enola Rd
Hickory, North Carolina 28655
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Hickory, North Carolina 28655
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I got turned on to an interesting article by Speider Schneider recently. In it he outlines a captivating discussion about the role of hacks in the design industry. There's some great meat there, and he brings up a good point: Clients can't gauge the quality of the work they are receiving; this causes substandard work to drive down the average price of the entire industry. Interestingly, this same pattern exists in other areas as well. I'm thinking about software development.
We have our own meaning of "hack" (i.e. hacker) in the software industry, but we have plenty of hacks by the definition Schneider quotes as well. They come in similar forms as well: the untrained claiming expertise, the crowd-sourced masses, the credentialed incapables. You can go online and "hire" someone to build your corporate web site, Where's George clone (for $100), or Facebook clone on vWorker. You can set a stupendously low max bid. And you can be sure that someone will bid. In fact, you may get dozens or hundreds of bids for your work.
Just as with purchasers of creative material, the purchasers of software don't know what they are buying. In many cases, they don't even know what they are looking for. Users are universally, in my experience, bad at articulating what they need someone to build. They are good at describing problems and explaining their pain, but they are not able to design solutions. That's what we, as software developers and program managers are here for. As a result, it is possible to be extremely bad at designing software and still get paid.
This whole line of thinking rubs me the wrong way. It's true that graphic and software designers can pull the wool over the eyes of an unsuspecting client. It's true that said designers are a scourge to those of us who care about doing a good job. But they are not the problem. They and crowd-sourcing web sites are just a symptom of business' inability to measure the ROI of their software projects (or their graphic design properties). When a customer does not understand the value (good or bad) of what he is purchasing, he always haggles the price down as much as possible. Such is the way of the free market. Items don't have value, they are only worth what people are willing to pay for them. We have a thousand customers that don't know what they are paying for. They don't understand that poorly designed software will cost more money later, rather than saving it.
I'm not sure I have a solution here, but there must be a method to educate small business owners about the value that their development work should provide them. The only way to decrease the cost of software development is to increase the user base and amortize the costs. You can't buy cheap and valuable developer time, that's an oxymoron. The only way to save money is to make due with a volume product (Office, Google Apps, w/e) and let the sheer size of the user base shoulder the required investment to make the product good. Maybe some case studies are in order.
Be thankful for the plum clients and treasure them. Take the paycheck from the rest and put it to good use. Forget the ones who want it for free. They are not a business nor will they ever be a client.
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Witness A Porsche 911 Getting Destroyed By A Mk1 Ford Escort On A Drag Strip
You've got a 911 Carrera? That's cute
Lined up against an original Ford Escort with a turbocharged 2.0-litre Pinto engine, you'd be forgiven for thinking that the Porker has this one sewn up. After all, 3.6-litre, 321hp flat-6 beats 2.1-litre Pinto in a game of Top Trumps.But this is the drag strip, where cars rarely fight fair. For that reason, let's enjoy this Porsche getting well and truly owned.


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Formscan By Thomas Weekes - LORD KENMARE normally races over a mile but was a course and distance winner three years ago and should go close here. He is down to a low enough mark and was an unlucky in-running fourth here recently. He has every chance. Rummaging and La Belle Maison, who each contest their first handicaps, are the two dark horses having shown good form in maidens. Core Element and Greek Canyon, who has come down the ratings, need to show more than on their latest run while Toufan Express is best watched until hitting form again. Core Element has claims on best form.
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An extended handicap for three yrs old and upwards (85 = 9st 10lb)
Weights - An extended handicap for three yrs old and upwards (85 = 9st 10lb)
Allowances - Top weight in the original handicap; shall not be less than 9st 10lb
Riders - (after calculation of the handicap) A winner shall carry 5lb extra for each race won Any horse rated above 85 shall initially be treated as having that rating and the highest weight allotted shall be 9st 10lb. Subsequently, the excess over 85 in any rating shall be added to the weight allotted to that horse.
Probable SP 2/1 Rummaging, 11/4 La Belle Maison, 4/1 Lord Kenmare, 7/1 Greek Canyon, 10/1 Core Element, 12/1 He's Got Rhythm, 20/1 Toufan Express.
Previous Years
2011 Elusive Ridge 5 9-10 J P O'Brien 9/2 (H Rogers) (Drawn 10)
2010 Arcadian Dream 3 10-0 S Foley 9/2Fav (Edward Lynam) (Drawn 14)