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Christine Quinn, faced with the challenging task of simultaneously negotiating the interests of labor groups and business groups in a new living wage bill, has lost the support of the city's major business organization — a disappointment for the City Council Speaker, who is expected to run for mayor in 2013.
The surprising news last night that the business group Partnership for New York City would no longer support the bill was a major shift from what was said at a press conference in January when Quinn was able to bring together business leaders and labor leaders and announce a compromise that both sides could stand by.
"Unfortunately, the original group of supporters we had that day in January are not fully intact at the moment, which is a disappointment, but I'm very proud and glad with the final version we are getting to," she told reporters this morning.
The bill requires higher wages for employees at city-subsidized developments, so that companies would have to pay employees $10 an hour plus benefits instead of the current $7.25 minimum hourly wage. The compromise unveiled in January was that companies that receive substantial subsidies from the city would have to pay employees the living wage rate — but not the retail tenants of subsidy recipients. In this compromise, Quinn seemed to successfully navigate competing interests of labor leaders, who want higher wages, and business leaders, who fear that far-reaching requirements would hurt companies and cost the city
A new stipulation in the bill, which is expected to move forward this month, seems to have unraveled that compromise.
The business group would only support the bill if it included a provision allowing the mayor's office to waive the higher wage requirements in certain cases. The latest version of the legislation does not give the mayor the power to exempt some companies doing business with the city — a loophole which was not previously disclosed — causing Quinn to lose the support of the Partnership for New York City. Capital New York has an extensive interview with Kathryn Wylde, group's C.E.O., who said that Quinn gave in to the pressure from advocates.
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"There were…a number of different perspectives, who thought the idea of an executive waiver being included was a good idea," she said, referring to a possible provision that would give the mayor the power to exempt businesses. "At the end of the process, we just weren't able to come to an agreement on the scope, breadth, and depth of a waiver in a way that was able to meet everyone's needs."
She praised the Partnership for New York City. "Kathy is I think a terrific New Yorker and somebody we've worked with on a…long, long list of different issues. Her input has made this bill fairer and better. I take Kathy at her word in what she said yesterday that she's withdrawn her support for that bill. I'm disappointed about that. But I obviously accept that and look forward to moving on and working with her on other things."
When asked how this could impact her relationship with the business community, Quinn said that the bill is still the product of lengthy negotiations with business leaders. She emphasized the changes that were made in January that the Partnership supported and which are still intact in the latest version of the legislation.
"It was important to me that the bill be very substantially changed — and this was a lot from input from the business community — to only include direct recipients of benefits, not tenants who get no benefits from the City of New York. I think that very fundamental change, which the business community was strongly and is strongly in support of, is key to making sure this law will not stagnate job growth," she said. "Unfortunately, their lead organization can't be supportive of the final wording of the final bill."
This legislation is getting a lot of attention in part because the final product and its supporters could be an indicator of Quinn's mayoral platform and the groups she hopes to court in 2013. The topic of a living wage is also an opportunity for the Council Speaker to distance herself from the business-friendly Mayor Mike Bloomberg, who has contintually spoken out against the bill and is expected to veto it.
When asked directly how this could impact elections in 2013 — since she has been "straddling" between the interests of union and business leaders in this legislation — Quinn called that a misrepresentation of the situation.
"With all due respect, I haven't straddled anywhere and I resent that characterization. I am a legislator. Some of my colleagues came to me with a concept and a bill. Who doesn't support the concept of lifting people's wages up? No one. Everyone supports that, or everyone should support that. The bill sought to do that in a way that I thought was dangerous and would hurt the economy. So I worked to try to get to a different concept that could bring more people together, raise wages, and not stagnate job growth. It's not about straddling. It's about having a perspective of, how do you keep jobs growing with higher incomes, and how do you do it in a way that's right? Writing legislation, as evidenced in this process, is difficult," She said. "The great thing about legislation is it's impactful. The bad thing about legislation is it's impactful. If you don't get it right, you can cause unintended consequences."


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Corner of Drury Street and Fade Street, Dublin, Wednesday 18th January
Well here at Boomingback we took advantage of an enforced day of rest from the internets to get out into the Really Real World (you remember, that place that is permanently AFK) and do the things that ordinary folks do, ordinary folks without anything else more pressing to do. The day started off with a press conference (more about that later), followed by a brief sojourn on Occupied Dame Street and a more lengthy visit to the second last day of the Surface Tension exhibit in The Science Gallery, all wrapped up in an impromptu walking tour of Dublin Street Art.
I wrote about a new piece by Dublin Street Artist Maser commissioned by the First Fortnight program in aid of Mental Health awareness, but Maser was not the only artist to contribute new work to the festival. ADW (right), CANVAZ, Aidan Kelly and Solus (above) all picked up their spray cans and stencils and set to work in Temple Bar and Drury Street.
Street Art is definitely more The Very Understanding Girlfriend's cup of tea than mine, but through her I have come to have a healthy appreciation for the work of a good few Dublin-based artists, and seeing their work around the city has a tangibly softening effect on my often antagonistic relationship with Dublin (I can no longer call it a love/hate relationship since I find there is so little to love, it's more like a "can't-afford-to-ever-move-away-thanks-to-the-property-crash-so-I-might-as-well-grin-and-bear-it/hate" thing).
The irony/synchronicity of being cheered up by Street Art commissioned by a Mental Health campaign is not lost on me.
You can find a map of the pieces here, First Fortnight's Street Art blog here, and my own photos of the pieces here.
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If there is one area that seems to flummox more aspiring wildlife photographers it is the subject of making sharp images. You'd think that with today's modern cameras and equipment that there'd be no problem going home with sharp images after each wildlife encounter. Un fortunately, that isn't the case and I'm going to provide you with some tips and tricks to make sure you've got the best possible chance of making sharp images.
One of the truisms in wildlife photography is that it is virtually impossible to have too much lens. This means it is extremely rare that the wildlife critter you are trying to photograph is too big in your viewfinder and in fact the opposite is much more common. Not everyone can afford one of the prime super-telephoto lenses that the major manufacturers produce. These lenses in the range of 300mm to 800mm can set you back anywhere between $5,000 and $11,000 respectively. Unless you're a pro or a serious amateur with a healthy bank balance, these lenses aren't feasible for the average user.
So, what's a person to do? My recommendation is to purchase the largest telephoto lens you can afford. And when you're looking at telephoto lenses, you want the biggest number of millimetres that you can afford. Common lens lengths include 200mm, 300mm and 400mm.
If you end up purchasing a zoom lens, look for one that has the shortest range possible. Why? Because in general, the more extreme the range the lens covers, the lower the quality at all those ranges. Therefore, I'd choose a lens that gives a range of 70-300mm over a lens that gives a 35-3500mm range every time. You also want to purchase the fastest lens you can afford. All lenses have a maximum aperture they can photograph at.
A lens rated at F2.8 is two stops faster than a lens rated at F5.6 and allows four times as much light to reach the camera's sensor. Because wildlife is often photographed under challenging lighting conditions, a faster lens allows for faster shutter speeds which equals sharper images.
I also recommend purchasing a teleconverter (or extender). Teleconverters are rated by the number of times they magnify your lenses range. So, if you're using a 1.4x teleconverter on a 300mm lens, you've now got yourself a 420mm lens. Unfortunately, this comes at the cost of some light and so if your 300mm lens was rated at F2.8, a 1.4x teleconverter will cost you one stop of light and it will effectively become a 420mm F4.0 lens. Stay away from the two-times (2.0x) teleconverters unless you happen to own one of those multi-thousand dollar prime super-telephoto lenses we were discussing earlier.
You'll often hear that teleconverters degrade the quality of the image and this is true, but there is a trick for overcoming this problem. The solution? Stopping down up to a full stop. If you're not familiar with the terminology, stopping down means using a smaller aperture setting (smaller aperture == larger f-stop number).
While it is a general practice to photograph wildlife wide open (at the lenses largest opening or smallest f-stop) to separate the subject from the background, I recommend practicing with your lens/teleconverter combination to see how much you need to stop down to make sharper images. Depending on the lens I'm using, I find I need to stop down between 1/3 of a stop up to a full stop.
What else can you do to get sharper images? Use some sort of support. I've met a few photographers who have no problem making sharp images hand-holding over 6.5kg (14 pounds) but the majority of people will make sharper images using support. Buy the highest quality tripod you can afford. Make sure the tripod is rated to support at least the amount of weight you're going to put on it. High quality tripods can be pretty pricey but another alternative to consider that will also give your camera/lens combinations great support is a monopod.
These handy devices also provide excellent support for even the heaviest equipment and they are a lot easier to pack and move about. If you want to save some money, (and who doesn't), consider purchasing aluminum tripods and monopods over carbon fibre. They aren't quite as light and they get cold as heck in the winter, but they are strong and a whole lot more affordable.
So, now that you've got yourself the best wildlife photography equipment your pocket book will allow, stay tuned for my next column (next week) where I'll give you the tips and tricks you'll need to make the sharpest photographs possible. Update: read Part 2 of this series here.
Until then, get out there and practice, practice, practice!. Photograph ducks at the local pond or go to a dog park and capture some of the action there. Regardless of whether you are in a remote location or on your own back deck, the more familiar you are with your equipment, the better chance you'll have of making an award winning shot.
I use a Belkin C-127 with a KJ-0 head which is well under half of the Gitzo cost. You must also be aware of the weight of a tripod - this weighs nearly as much as my Panasonic G3 and 4 lenses put together so I often carry a Gorillapod instead with a head that takes the same tripod mounting plate.
I use the Gitzo 3541XLS which works great for me because I'm fairly tall.
I hope that helps.
Do you have a favorite tripod? I'm looking for a carbon fibre and want to make sure of my purchase?
Another option is to hire a lens for a specific outing or assignment. I know someone who does this a couple of times a year and spends a relatively small amount for the use of a lens costing thousands.
I don't think I say that I recommend aluminium over carbon fibre other than if price is an issue for the photographer. All things being equal and assuming budget isn't the issue, I'll recommend carbon fibre tripods over aluminium any day of the week.
Sorry if that wasn't clearer.
You recommend aluminium (aluminum) tripods over carbon fibre (carbon fiber) on the grounds of cost but shouldn't you also say that, as well as being lighter and less cold on a cold day, they also absorb more vibration and are therefore technically better?
@Steve, thanks. My subject seems to be in focus but the background bokeh is very "jumpy"? Not sure if this makes sense?
@david, you also need to give the IS a second or two before you finish pressing the shutter. I have the same lens and it does take a moment to stabilize.
Taken on a walk in a local park.
Hi Paul,
Thanks, I will send a couple through. I do turn the car off but not a silly question as made that mistake early on!
Nice foto.Congrats!
I always have IS turned on when shooting from a bean bag from the car.
Hopefully this isn't too obvious but are you turning the car engine off? That causes a ton of vibration and will add softness to your images.
If you want, email me a full resolution image (paul at bsop.ca) and I'll take a look at it and see if I can figure out what is causing the blur you're seeing.
Thank you so much Paul - an excellent article. I have a Canon 70-300mm , f4.0-5.6IS,USM on a Canon EOS 600SD which has an APS-c sensor which I believe gives me either 450 or 480mm instead of 300m,
What would adding the x1.4 extender give me?
Thank you,
Paul, I have the canon 100-400IS lens on a Canon 50D body. I battle to get crisp shots when using bean bag on car window or mono. It almost looks like the IS is causing blur. Should I be turning the IS off in these cases?
A great walk around lens in the Canon line is the 100-400 IS lens. It is much maligned because of it's push-pull action, but for a light, hand holdable lens with a tremendous range (and if you stop it down to F6.3) it can produce some fantastic images!
Glad to see this article. I am going to rent a Canon 300 2.8 to take with me to Alaska and now I know I am going to get the converter too. Any suggestions for a great walk around lens to take also.
This is where the long-zoom compacts have a certain edge over the more expensive SLRs. They have their faults, but they offer a good telephoto option for a tiny fraction of the cost of SLR lenses.
My best combo for africa was and still is the EOS 7d with the ef 100-400L and sometimes a monopod and sometimes my kenko pro dg 300 1.4x teleconverter when the light is extremely good.
Carrying and hand holding a large lens such as the Nikon monster lenses, prime 400mm + , is definitely something to bear in mind.
The do take sharp photos though
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Í guess I'm not allowed to post a URL with the information, because my post 30 minutes after yours didn't get by the moderator, but the answer is NO, there's no Canon 100mm f/2.8 lens compatible with the Canon extenders.
I'd suggest a look here, this guy has incredible wildlife photography skills.
It's something I need to work on.
Very interesting article. Thank you.
I try to practise wildlife photography since last summer, with a 300mm + TC 1.4 and I am pretty happy with this combo.
Here is a link to my blog with some nature/wildlife captures :
Thank you for the article! I was already thinking about 1,4 converter. I have canon 100mm 2,8 macro and it could be already a help. Does anyone know if the converter works with every type of a lance for canon? Thanks!
otherwise here is a try of catching a city-wildlife:
canon 100mm, F2,8
Just the article I was looking for, for my upcoming trip to South Africa! Looking forward to Part 2.
I am not much of a wildlife shooter (it takes time and patience) but I will definitely try smaller aperture.


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In this issue of Computers in Libraries, we've focused on giving you plenty of tips and tricks for maximizing your site's performance, without necessarily having to spend a great deal of time or—heaven forbid—money in sprucing things up.
From general resources to specific widgets to help get the job done, our contributors and columnists have done a great job in pointing you to the resources you'll need to tune up, optimize, and enhance the site you may have developed years ago for a different internet.
If you've been putting things off, perhaps the upcoming summer months will provide you with the time you need to do at least a few key things.
Site usability, as our authors observe, is not just a nicety, but it will ultimately affect your ability to meet a wide range of objectives, including level-of-service goals, patron approval ratings for your library, and the amount of traffic your collections, events, and physical facility get.
As you focus on the little things that can make a monumental improvement in your results, we continue to evaluate the opportunities for making incremental improvements to Computers in Libraries magazine. My thanks again to all those who took the time to fill out our Technology Buyer's survey last month. I'll be reporting the results in the July/August Buyer's Guide issue.


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Let's be serious for a moment. A life without wine is a sad life. Plus you miss all the benefits! And it's a staple for all girl nights, dates, and those nights when Mother Nature has come in like the force she is. Nothing quite beats snuggling on your couch with your softest blanket, a bottle of wine (cause a bottle is a glass right?), chocolate, and binge on Netflix.
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this video contains following:
1 clip from each camera, outdoor, tree
1 clip from each camera, brick building, panning.
(apology for different WB setting. my mistake)
ISO comparison between 60D vs 7D
going up 100-160-320-640-1250-3200-6400 (only 60D. don't ask me why. I was rushing too much!!!)
coing down 3200-1600-800-400-200-100
*Watch my un-boxing video here vimeo.com/15204514
Additional display on 60D vs 7D on the LCD
Sorry for all the mistake. I guess I should never rush on tests like this. I shot a lot more and I later found out WB was set on outdoor for 60D and cloudy for 7D. Sorry!
Next video, I wanna try HDMI output and audio control on 60D vs 7D vs H4N, so please stay tuned!
Thank you so much for watching!
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5 Colon Hydrotherapy
This generally meets a bit of resistance, but there is no need for this. Gravity centered colon hydrotherapy (also known as 'colon lavage') is one of the best practices one can take when healing an ailment. By cleansing the colon tract of substances lodged inside for many years at 98.6 degrees, you free the body of many incredibly acidic substances that keep it from cleansing daily at an optimal level. Many people have seen things exit their colon that they haven't eaten for years, indicating that things do get stuck and stagnate the tract, causing many other issues. If you have a problem regarding your 'personal space,' you may also choose to start with an enema kit – just make sure you use plain filtered water, not saline solutions or coffee. Be gentle with your body, not aggressive.
4 Infrared Sauna
Toxins are particularly acidic, and we all harbor them in our bodies. By ridding our body of these acidic substances, naturally we will become more alkaline. Infrared Sauna is a gentle way to bring the body's temperature up to increase sweating, and uses the same energy as the sun to do so, unlike dry or steam room saunas. Ladies may also notice a reduction in cellulite as a bonus. You can generally find infrared saunas at detox centers or wellness spas, so take a look around, or buy one yourself (they run about $2,000).
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Yoga is an excellent addition to an alkaline diet to increase flexibility and relieve pain from arthritis. Make sure your instructor knows you are arthritic so as to give you modifications for more demanding poses. You can also buy yoga DVDs specific to arthritis and find information and poses online
2 Eat Vegetable Crudités Instead of Refined Snacks
Chopping up vegetables to dip in a healthy sauce. The more vegetables the better, so just make sure the dip or sauce is one you enjoy, but not high in saturated fats or refined sugar. Experiment – carrots, baby carrots, broccoli, cauliflower, celery, bell peppers, lettuce leaves and mushrooms are all excellent for dipping. Vegetables are alkalizing and snacking on them prevents hunger for acidic refined foods.
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Green juice is definitely the secret to many things – a healthy pregnancy, health breastmilk, morning energy, organ cleansing, constipation relief, glowing skin, and gentle nutrification. It is also very alkaline and easy to digest, meaning that within 15 minutes the juice has already gone through the stomach, utilized immediately for alkalizing and nutrifying the body. Have a green juice (juice a head of romaine, half a cucumber, a few stalks of celery, 1 whole lemon, a small knob of ginger and an apple for sweetness if you like, stevia if lowering sugar intake) first thing in the morning when you feel hungry. Wait 15 minutes before eating or consuming anything else.


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Kodiak Representative Louise Stutes introduced HB 199 in response to public concerns identified by the Alaska Board of Fisheries.
House Bill 199, updates Title 16—Alaska's fish habitat protection and permitting law. This law, which has not been updated since statehood, guides how the State of Alaska permits activities and development projects that may impact wild salmon and other wildlife.
The bill creates a balanced and efficient permitting system that protects Alaska's wild salmon runs, promotes responsible development and gives Alaskans a greater voice in major permitting decisions that impact wild salmon streams. HB 199 provides regulatory certainty for resource development companies while ensuring the protection of salmon habitat.
This bill was drafted in response to a letter the Alaska Board of Fisheries sent to the Legislature in January 2017 recommending it modernize Title 16. The Board of Fisheries' action came at the request of a group of Alaskans comprised of commercial, sport, subsistence and personal use fishermen concerned about the future of the salmon they depend on.
As Stutes stated, "Wild salmon are a major part of our culture, economy, and identity in Alaska. Alaska is the last state with healthy populations of wild salmon and this bill protects the interests of Alaskans who rely on wild salmon for food, income, and recreation."
Given the importance of Alaska's salmon fisheries, the state must ensure that related laws are balanced, predictable and fair in both protecting salmon habitat and encouraging responsible development. HB 199 will create enforceable standards, provide for public input and expand the Department of Fish and Game's authority to protect fish habitat and will safeguard Alaska's salmon fisheries into the future.
"An Act establishing general fish and wildlife permits and major and minor anadromous fish habitat permits for certain activities; establishing related penalties; and relating to the protection of fish and game and fish and game habitat."
SRC Supports HB199
SRC supports HB 199 because we understand the need for clean water, healthy salmon runs, and high-quality habitat. We also recognize the need to use our snow machines and four wheelers, and to support small-scale, community-driven development. HB 199 rewrites parts of Title 16 to ensure that our laws, regulations, and practices meet the high standards, which are outlined in our State Constitution. We believe this is a proactive bill that will strengthen habitat protections and guide responsible development decisions as our population continues to grow.
HB199 and the Susitna River
Updating the fish habitat protection and permitting law would require mandatory fish passage and establish standards that protect habitat characteristics like instream flow levels, water quality (temperature), and habitat diversity and function that is drastically changed after high-impact hydropower projects are developed.
In addition, the law would prevent power producers from simply mitigating damage to wild fish populations by opting to replace it with hatchery fish. This destructive trade-off has devastated salmon fisheries throughout the Pacific Northwest. These protections would favor low-impact hydropower projects and guide engineering design decisions to better protect Alaska's fish populations.
At a towering 725 ft, the Susitna dam as proposed had no possibility of fish passage. For that reason alone, under the updated law, a fish habitat permit would be denied.


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Set-top boxes: the real network computer?
Sun Microsystems, Oracle and IBM developed a number of NCs based on the Java platform. Even Microsoft took note and proposed the Windows Terminal based on Microsoft Windows. These desktop replacements met with resistance from many and have not dominated the industry as Ellison had hoped. Critics argued that NCs are not as powerful as desktop PCs and skeptical users were just not ready for the culture shock of storing all of their data remotely. The poor performance of first generation NCs and slow network connections have led some to conclude that NCs are dead. While pundits debated the merits of PCs vs. desktop NCs, a consumer equivalent of the NC has silently taken center stage: the cable TV set-top box.
Cable TV set-top boxes have been in use since the inception of cable TV. First generation cable boxes were no more than an a tuner which supplemented the tuning range of conventional television sets. Even after televisions with cable ready tuning were introduced, cable boxes were still necessary for controlling access to pay-per-view and other supplemental programming, like HBO. Newer, more sophisticated cable boxes decoded scrambled channels and gave cable companies efficient control of services. Unfortunately, a poor security model created an underground economy of illicit cable TV decoders which allowed any cable subscriber to receive any channel without paying premium service charges. Some cable companies fought back by downloading new software into cable boxes hoping to exploit subtle differences between legitimate boxes and bootleg units. A technical chess game ensued between cable companies and underground cable box makers, each trying to gain the favor of the viewing public.
Cable companies needed more secure cable boxes. They also considered supplying additional interactive services like programming information, electronic commerce and content not yet envisioned. Around the same time, researchers at Sun Labs were writing software for the new set-top box strategy. Sun's James Gosling developed what is now the Java platform to solve some of the problems he encountered during early software development with C++ -- although, for political reasons, Gosling's platform, then known as Oak, became a solution looking for a problem. Interactive set-top boxes themselves were a great idea, but never reached critical mass. Independently, on another continent, Tim Berners-Lee developed a simple yet powerful networking protocol along with a document format. It was known as the World Wide Web and became one of the most important developments in computing history. It subsumed everything cable companies had hoped to deliver with interactive set-top boxes.
The Web presented fantastic possibilities and opportunities. Unfortunately, popular Web-browsing software runs on desktop computers, which are flexible and powerful machines, but a little too complex to manage for the average consumer. Installing, configuring and upgrading software is not what consumers look forward to when they buy an appliance. What the consumer needs is an appliance as simple to use as a television set or a telephone -- not one that overshadows the legendary complexity of setting the clock on a VCR.
Cable companies quickly realized that the Web was not a challenge to their once lofty set-top box goals. The Web perhaps was a catalyst by demonstrating the viability of networked, electronic content. The cable companies also realized that all those underground cables to millions of homes could be used to deliver Web content at high speed. All that was needed was a set-top box that could understand Internet protocol and support Web browsing software. Proprietary software could be developed, but an open standard is more consistent with the Web paradigm. TCI, a leading cable company, has chose the Java platform for use in set-top boxes. With Java, any developer can extend the functionality of a set-top box by writing Java applets.
Java is an attractive solution for set top boxes. Java byte code can run on any microprocessor. Intel x86 processors dominate desktop computers, but embedded systems like set top boxes may use any number of different processors. Choice of processor in embedded systems is dependent on factors such as cost, performance and footprint. For these reasons, platform neutrality is crucial to success. Java security features like byte-code verification and digital signatures will help to reduce the proliferation of bootleg set-top boxes that give non-subscribers access to restricted programming. Some consumers may not like this, but cable companies will look forward to recovering lost revenue. Another attractive feature of the Java platform is the ability to support dynamic content in the form of applets. Applets have seen limited use on the Web due to network bandwidth constraints, this is not the case with cable. Cable data rates are easily tens times greater than telephone modems.
It appears that technology has come full circle. Java was developed for embedded systems like set-top boxes, but languished for non-technical reasons. Network computers solve many of the problems needed to take computing to the masses, but has not seen adoption for cultural reasons. The combination of Java with the network computing concept may make the set-top box as important as desktop computers in the years to come.
Madhu Siddalingaiah is a consultant with an interest in emerging technologies like Java. He is the author of the "Java How-to" and co-author of "Java API for Dummies Quick Reference." Madhu is contracted to teach and develop corporate training courses through Learning Tree International. Before Java, Madhu specialized in satellite instrumentation, communications receivers and 3D graphics. When Madhu is not working, he may be found flying helicopters and playing drums, but not at the same time. Contact Madhu at: firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Philip was born in Cork, Ireland, in 1959. From the age of 5 he loved art, and one of his earliest memories is being tutored in figurative drawing by a family friend, Trevor Scott, the founder of the renowned College of Art and Design in Dublin.
At the age of 16, Philip left school and joined the Irish Navy. Once he had established himself as a naval diver, he began to paint at sea and soon became prolific. He had the great advantage of having a unique perspective on Irish landscapes and seascapes as viewed from the Atlantic Ocean.
The magic in Philip's art lies in his ability to use his artistic creativity as a natural form of communication. With the extraordinary beauty of the mountainous western island, Ireland, as his inspiration, Philip's art provides us with the opportunity, albeit momentarily, to remove ourselves from the chaos of day to day life and appreciate the ordered beauty of nature.


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So there's a bit of a backstory to this post. Bunny's brother is getting married in Florida in April, and her parents have offered to fly us and the M&Ms out for a vacation and to attend the wedding. For any of you who are divorced with kids, you know that this means I need a consent to travel form signed by my ex-wife or a court order allowing me to travel. So I asked my ex whether she would sign a consent to travel form. After some back and forth, we were unable to come to any agreement on what days she would get the kids in exchange. I was worried if it got delayed too much further, we would have trouble getting the flights/reservations we needed, so I decided to take it to court.
The process for making an application in court in Alberta is pretty straightforward, Bunny and I managed to navigate the process ourselves.
- The application forms for most things under family law are available from Family Justice Services, but it's not very clear which one I needed. Looking through the forms in the relevant section, there was only one that had an option to ask for permission to travel, so that was the one I used.
- The next step is, obviously, to fill the form out. This can be quite time consuming, depending how much there is to attach. I had to include my separation agreement, the original divorce order, as well as a thorough description of what was planned (including the addresses we intend to stay at). At the end of the day, this whole process feels pretty useless when you realize that precisely nobody reads any of this (at least in this case, maybe there is the occasional one where they read it; I sure felt like this was a waste of time).
- After making sure it's completed, I took it to the court and filed it. It cost $50 to file, they asked me to choose a court date, then they stamped it, signed it, made me swear/affirm (you have the option of either swearing on a bible or affirming that what you file is true; both are equally legally binding) that it was true, and then gave me a copy of it.
- Then I made another copy, and served one on my ex-wife. I simply showed up at her house (well after the kids were in bed, so there was little/no chance of conflict in front of them), and rang the doorbell. When she opened the door, I said "I have a present for you" and placed the forms in her hand, and walked away.
- The final thing to do before court was to file an affidavit of service, in which I affirmed the date and location where I gave the papers to my ex-wife.
- This morning rolled around, and I showed up in court. I showed up a bit early, and spoke with the duty counsel (that's a lawyer that's on duty to help individuals not represented by lawyers in order to ensure everything runs smoothly). She was an extremely helpful person who took notes on everything about my case, and spoke briefly with my ex-wife as well, in order to help present everything to the judge.
- Speaking in front of the judge. As I was the applicant, my story was the first to be told. Duty counsel did most of the speaking, based on our earlier conversation. Then my ex-wife's side of the story was told. After each of our sides was presented, the judge went back and forth asking us questions. "What times would work for you?", "Why doesn't that work for you?" etc. and so on. At one point, as I was speaking, the duty counsel reminded me of something I had mentioned to her earlier, but forgotten to say, so I was able to add it. (Like I said, very helpful person, someone should send her a gift, but that's probably horribly inappropriate.)
- After what felt like only 30 seconds of back and forth (I'm sure it was probably longer, but it seemed to be over in an instant) the judge said "I'm going to make an order, it's going to say this, this, and this." And I felt like saying "Wait, I didn't get to say this, that, or that." But that was it, no more chance to speak.
- Then I sat and waited while the order was typed up, and then signed. We were each given two copies (or at least I was given two, she was given at least one). My ex-wife informed me that she intends to appeal it, though I'm not sure what grounds she believes she has for that.
The badThe kids will be spending their spring break with my ex-wife. This is unfortunate, because I get very few non-school days with the M&Ms as it is. Because I have them Monday afternoon through to Friday morning, I miss out on most of the school holidays (which are on Mondays and Fridays) as well as the weekends. It really makes it hard sometimes to visit family and friends with them, and we had been planning to take a trip to visit two of my aunts and Bunny's parents over spring break.
I didn't get awarded costs. I had asked for costs to be awarded for this application, but that got left by the wayside in the discussion about which times would work for whom.
The good
While I didn't get awarded costs, the only cost for the application was $50. As I had agreed to pay $42 for the signing and notarizing of the consent to travel form from the start, which I now don't have to pay. So I'm really only out $8 more at the end of the day.
I can take the M&Ms on the trip. The judge granted permission to travel with the children for the dates I requested.
The judge was sympathetic to my argument that I don't get much non-school time with the M&Ms, and has specified that for spring break, the will return to me at 5:00 pm on the Saturday, so I will at least have Sunday with them.
Final Thoughts
After talking with Bunny about this, we've decided that instead of being upset about not being able to take the M&Ms to visit family over spring break, we're going to take a vacation for the two of us, since we haven't managed to have a honeymoon yet. We haven't decided where to go yet, feel free to leave suggestions in the comments.


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The reason I am telling you this is my blog is not going to be updated twice a week this year. I am going to strive for once a week. If you disappear on me, I will be sad, so I ask that you hang in until life settles back down.
I will still quilt and show you my progress, just not quite as often. Now I do have two finished quilts that I am dying to show you,like soo bad, as I love them. But.. here is the thing. There is this cream of the crop juried show called 'Quilt National' that only comes about every 2 years and you aren't really supposed to show your quilts. About 1,000 quilts enter and they take 85.. seriously, so my odds are like .0000001% of getting in. But every 2 years I enter. After October 6th I will be able to show them to you and you will have to do a fair amount of oogling and aggling as I will have just received my rejection letter-)
Instead I have shown you some progress shots of one of them in the making...what do you think?


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A few words about us
The idea came in the summer of 2008, at the period of Beijing Olympics.
To create an absolutely new organization, a new association, an organization that can offer serious, reliable, effective and long-term services to its members from both countries. Something totally new in Greece.
Summer of 2008. In Dion Palace Hotel, in Leptokarya, Macedonia, the realization of the idea starts. A gathering of distinguished persons declare its powerful wish to realize the plan. To realize also the big target: The Project "Year of China in Greece", which is sent as a proposal to His Excellency the President of the Hellenic Democracy.
A few months later we succeeded. We followed any legal procedure and …we are here, finally!
We are ready to offer to our members whatever they can't find: The language, the place of discussion, the common interests, the solutions, the know-how, the presence in every step they do in Greece or P.R. of China. A team of experts, people who really know, dedicated exactly to this target are here for our members.΄
All our members are entrepreneurs, women and men. They are also companies and institutions, senators, writers, teachers, municipalities, journalists, Mass Media organizations, real estate experts, lawyers, financial experts, specialists in Health, in Immigration and many more.
If you wish to decide to do something about the two countries, we are here for this purpose. To offer you the best specialists, who will solve any problem, they will support you and they will guide you to the realization of your decision. We don't stop there. We continue our relation for any period you'd like to have us by your side.
This was our primary target.
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Welcome to Greece – China Friendship Gate.
Greece – China Friendship Gate (GCFGA) is a Non Profit Association which is focused to the development of the bilateral relations between the two great nations.
It is legally recognized by the law (Registration Number 28068, Court Decission: 3956-15/5/2009) and its targets are to connect the two countries in the cultural, political, educational, commercial, etc, fields.
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Armed man robs Olympia bank
Police were searching for a man who robbed an Olympia bank Saturday afternoon, according to the Olympia Police Department.
Police responded to an alarm at the Bank of America on Ninth Avenue and Black Lake Boulevard at 12:58 p.m. When they arrived, they learned from a bank employee that the bank had been robbed by an armed man, who fled with an undisclosed amount of money. Olympia police and officers from neighboring departments searched the area but weren't able to find the man.
According to police, the suspect was described as white, 26 to 33 years old, 6 feet 3 and 215 to 220 pounds. He was wearing a dark sweatshirt with the hood pulled up over his head and a mask that covered his face just below his eyes. He showed a gun during the robbery.
Olympia police were asking anybody with knowledge of this crime to call the department at 360-753-8300 or the Thurston County Area Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.


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Jazz Camp West Enrollment is Open!
June 22-29, 2019
Through our online system, you are able to personally track all of your online enrollments and payments. You are also able to login to pay a balance or make multiple payments towards a balance. In order to do this, you will set up a personal account that will store your information and credit card (if desired) in a secure system.
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Fill out the online form below by selecting your accommodations to begin your Jazz Camp West enrollment. Pay full tuition or $100 non-refundable deposit by credit card. If paying deposit only, remaining balance can be paid at anytime through your online account. Full tuition paid by May 1 will receive a $50 discount.
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The main driver of todays' electronics industry is the mobile platform. Mobile phones and tablets have brought a wealth of applications and services to the mass market, a new experience which is transforming our economy as well as the way we socially interact. This revolution is far from over and new technologies are being introduced continuously to enhance the capabilities. Vision is a key component in man-machine interactions and ever more image sensors are being integrated into our smartphones. Imec has a large research program to investigate the future needs of consumer image sensor technologies and is ideally positioned to understand the challenges, invent relevant solutions and realize highly sophisticated implementations using our world class nanoelectronics R&D facility.
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Michael Crow Leaving Columbia to Become President of Arizona State University
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Dr. Michael M. Crow, Columbia's Executive Vice Provost, has been named President of Arizona State University, the Arizona State Board of Regents announced today (March 29, 2002). Crow, a Professor of Science and Technology Policy in the School of International and Public Affairs, has been at Columbia since 1992 and has spearheaded some of the University's most innovative programs including the Columbia Earth Institute and the University's digital learning initiatives.
"With vision and a seemingly inexhaustible reserve of energy, Michael Crow has helped Columbia anticipate and take best advantage of the trends that are reshaping American research universities," said Columbia President George Rupp. "He has been a great colleague, and his contributions to the University, especially in environmental studies, science policy, and digital learning technologies, will be felt at Columbia for many years to come. Arizona State University has made an excellent choice. He will be greatly missed here at Columbia, but I wish him great success in this new endeavor."
Said Crow of the institution he is leaving, "Columbia University is poised to become the first truly global institution with a level of impact not yet attained by any American research university. I enjoyed working with faculty, research staff, and students in trying to build innovative teaching and research programs."
And of the institution he will lead, Crow said, "Arizona is one of the fastest growing regions in North America, and Arizona State University has a tremendous desire to build a new type of relationship with society at large. I feel very excited about being able to help Arizona State construct that kind of university in an emerging region."
As Executive Vice Provost, Crow oversees Columbia's research enterprise, technology and innovation transfer operations, strategic initiative program, interdisciplinary program development, and an assortment of special projects.
Under his leadership, Columbia, through Science and Technology Ventures (formerly known as Columbia Innovation Enterprise), has consistently ranked first, second, or third among all universities nationally in the amount of income it receives in patent and license revenue. In the most recent rankings, the University was second only to the entire University of California system.
Crow was instrumental in developing Columbia's three-part digital, on-line education strategy, encompassing the Columbia Center for New Media Teaching and Learning, Columbia Digital Knowledge Ventures, and Fathom, to enhance campus-based learning at the University and to disseminate the expertise of the Columbia faculty to a much wider audience.
He also played the lead role in the creation of the Columbia Earth Institute (CEI), a leader in earth systems teaching and research. CEI is a federation of eight research and teaching centers: Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Goddard Institute for Space Studies at Columbia, Biosphere 2 Center, Center for Environmental Research and Conservation(CERC), Earth Engineering Center, International Research Institute for Climate Prediction (IRI), Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), and Laboratory of Populations, which is a joint venture of Columbia and Rockefeller University.
He also helped found Columbia's Center for Science, Policy and Outcomes (CSPO) in Washington, D.C., an intellectual center dedicated to linking science and technology to desired social, economic, environmental and other outcomes.
Michael Crow holds a bachelor's degree in Political Science and Environmental Studies from Iowa State University (1977) and a doctorate degree in Public Administration (Science and Technology Policy) from the Maxwell School at Syracuse University (1985). Prior to moving to Columbia in 1991, he was Institute Professor of Technology Management and Director of the Institute for Physical Research and Technology at Iowa State University. At Columbia he served as Vice Provost, Vice Provost for Research, and Associate Vice Provost for Science and Engineering before becoming Executive Vice Provost in 1998.
He is the author of many articles and the author or editor of several books relating to the analysis of research organizations, technology transfer, strategic R&D management, research universities, science and technology policy, and the practice and theory of public policy.
Founded in 1885, Arizona State University (ASU) is a Research I institution, one of only 88 such institutions in the United States and one of only a handful to achieve the distinction with neither a medical nor agricultural school. ASU has more than 100 high-quality academic and research programs offered through four campuses: the main campus in Tempe; ASU East in southeast Mesa; ASU West in northwest Phoenix; and ASU's Extended Campus, which offers a downtown Phoenix center and distance learning programs.
ASU is the largest university in Arizona; its 52,759 undergraduates and 12,478 graduate students come from all 50 states and more than 146 countries. ASU, in partnership with the private sector, is working to advance the economic competitiveness and quality of life in Arizona. The university, with its excellent theaters, museums, galleries, an arboretum, stadiums and arenas, is a center for cultural and social activities.
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Bugging Out and Relocating - Fernando "Ferfal" Agu
Bugging Out and Relocating: When Staying Put is not an Option by Fernando "Ferfal" Aguirre. Published just a few days ago.
This is the best book I have read on relocating abroad - or somewhere else within your home country. I learned quite a bit about Texas that I did not know before.
Not the standard expat literature describing the places we all know about, this book is far more realistic and discusses all of the issues to consider. As a Latino, he also addresses the sober realities of living in Latin America versus the image that is constantly promoted on expat forums and travel magazines.
Most of his recommendations are based on statistics and surveys of nearly every country you can imagine, though he also discusses his own experience moving his own family from Argentina to Ireland as well. Lots of great survey data to be seen here - ratings of corruption, economic freedom, crime, and other interesting metrics.
The book is basically split into two parts 1) the general issues to consider when preparing a bug out strategy and 2) information specific to countries and states.
There is a small amount of overlap between his earlier book, The Modern Survival Manual and the first part of the book, but I don't consider this to be a huge flaw.
I would recommend it to anyone who wants to move somewhere else, or anyone who just wants to be prepared to do so. Fernando has a writing style that is both friendly and brutally honest.
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Saw his videos, interesting thoughtful guy, yes.
But f**k him.
He is basically keeping his sweet Latin ass at home in Argentina, and isn't relocating anywhere.
And he teases you about relocation, but in the end just discourages you. His advice is to stay right the f**k where you are, and "prep".
It's like to telling the frogs in the boiling pot to "just sit tight", and get ready for the day (coming soon!) when the pot gets knocked over. Because if they hop out NOW, the cat might eat them.
Noone should give this self-aggrandizing poser any money.
"Well actually, she's not REALLY my daughter. But she does like to call me Daddy... at certain moments..."
Re: Bugging Out and Relocating - Fernando "Ferfal"
Thank you so much. I'm glad you enjoyed my book and hold it in such high regard.
If you have any questions or thoughts after reading it I'd love to read them.
As the WakingUp said, I did leave Argentina and moved to Ireland.
I'm not telling people to "just sit tight". I simply recommend caution and explain that many times people think the grass is always greener on the other side of the hill. Many times its not, like so many people later find out. At the end of the book I make the counterargument that if you really are set on relocating, just go for it. I also wrote a chapter specifically explaining why and when to leave, doing my best to explain how to avoid the boiling frog scenario.
Re: Bugging Out and Relocating - Fernando "Ferfal"
I can see Ireland being a clever choice for a man who already has a wife, and whose business is location-independent. Maybe they still even have that income tax exemption for serious authors?
+1 to you for all that.
Still kind of ironic that oodles of people from ex-Nazis to Ted Turner to Libertarian nuts have been betting on Argentina, and here you choose the British Isles. Remarkable.
No doubt you had your reasons.
Anyway, welcome to HA.
Re: Bugging Out and Relocating - Fernando "Ferfal"
Oh, there's lots of rumors floating around, and as always rumors have a way of being just that. Regarding nazis in Argentina. Sure, maybe there are a hundful, there's also a big German (non.nazi, just germans) community, as well as Welsh. Even more Ironic, while Argentina has a bad reputation as being the secret hideout for all nazis, its also #3 country with Jewish population , right after Israel and USA. Its safe to say that its far more Jewish than it is Nazi.
As for Libertarians choosing Argentina, its as stupid a choice as moving to Venezuela looking for freedom. They dont call Argentina Argenzuela for nothing. I only know of use guy, Doug Cassey, who has a development in Argentina that he tried market as an ideal Libertarian retreat... yes, sure. Other than that, not much of a libertarian movement. I dont know if Ted Turner still owns land ther,e maybe he does, but its probably more about him liking fishing and outdoors in the country than him investing or trusting in it in any way.
Re: Bugging Out and Relocating - Fernando "Ferfal"
So why Ireland?
And... where would you go if you were SINGLE, interested in having children, location-independent, not rich, not retired?
"Well actually, she's not REALLY my daughter. But she does like to call me Daddy... at certain moments..."
Re: Bugging Out and Relocating - Fernando "Ferfal" Agu
Didn't know about this book! Liked his other one a lot. It's funny: I was just (and I mean in the few minutes before I read this post) thinking about what to do about relocating. Been thinking of moving for some time now, but was worried about how things would go what with me being from America. I'm basically worried about getting treated as an enemy because of how America (both adminstratively and, to a degree, culturally) has acted. They really wouldn't be wrong in making broad presumptions, since there ARE broad tendancies- but these same things are why I'm moving.
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The Power of the Human Mind
Think you can, think you can't ...either way you're right
The power of the human mind is nothing short of amazing. Mind blowing, if you'll pardon the pun! We all go about our day-to-day lives, reacting to hundreds of little things every day, blaming other people for 'ruining' our day or thanking them for cheering you up. We might feel happy, relaxed, angry, upset, sad, shocked, tickled by something and embarrassed all in one day. Our emotions as humans are all over the shop. But why? Is it those particular situations that make us feel that way? Or is it us that make ourselves think we should feel that way towards that particular situation?
I would estimate that about 95% of people on this planet do not realise the brain power they have as humans. If you take a moment to actually sit back and look at the human form, you'll see just how big our brains actually are in comparison to the size of our face and body. They're huge. And intelligence has nothing to do with it. Your IQ can be 5 or 105 - your ability to control your thoughts and emotions is just the same when you put your mind to it. There's a famous saying: "Think you can, think you can't, either way you're right," and that saying couldn't be more true.
Humans, roll up! Roll up! Step aboard the Emotion-Brain-Coaster...The Emobracoaster is sure to give you one hell of a ride!
Think about it. When that person comes up to you, shoves you, calls you names and accuses you of doing something you haven't done and you feel that wave of utter rage rush into your body, who as created that rage? Is it the person who's just picked a fight with you? Or is it you? Did that person come and inject anger-itus into your body? No. You did. Your mind did. Nobody can control you but you. Including your body. Your body does not control your mind; your mind controls your body. So when something like that happens, use your mind power, breathe, and remember the only person capable of angering you is yourself.
This goes for fear, nerves and any other negative emotions; you can have all the people in the world sitting round you to comfort you, but they will never have any effect if your brain doesn't believe them first. The only person's opinion that will actually have an effect on your body is yours, because your brain is what relaxes you; your brain is what controls your nervous system. And who controls your brain? Correct - you!
How powerful is your brain? See for yourselves...
Do a little test. Let's call it the "Brain-Pain" test. Hold your right thumb out in front of you and look at it. Concentrate. Say the words, "My thumb hurts. Ouch. My thumb really hurts. Ah! My thumb stings! Yowch! My thumb hurts...etc" over and over again to yourself. See how it does actually start to hurt. It may even be going a little red. This is the power of your brain. This is also proof of how your imagination can really run free. How many times have you heard someone say something along the lines of, "I could have sworn I saw something over there! I must be just seeing things..." This is the problem with having such a powerful brain - although you can use it to help you in many aspects of your life, it can also become out of control in a negative way if you let it. But even if that happens, I promise you you can regain control. Use your head to defeat your head.
There are so many sections of the brain that are of utmost importance for normal function in a human. Imagination isn't so much a section of the brain as much as a part of the brain. Einstein himself once said, "Imagination is more important than knowledge," and how right he was. You can do anything when you put your mind to it. If you meditate you'll understand the mind's power. Meditation should feel as real as when you're dreaming.
A Dream is a Wish your...Imagination Makes!
When you dream, how real does it feel? You can feel everything as though it were really happening, can't you? You can smell everything. You can taste everything. You can see everything in immense detail. But is any of it real? Nope. Your brain, your amazing brain, has created every blade of grass, every sound, every emotion that you feel in your dreams. You sometimes wake up laughing...or crying...that's the effect the imagination can have on your body. Your mind is far more powerful than...well, than you'll ever imagine I suppose!
People often question the brain's ability to control its thoughts when depressed. It is true that depression is due to a lack of a certain chemical in the brain. But even when you're depressed, you can control your thoughts. You just
lose the power to think you can. The brain is such a powerful organ,
humans only use 10% of their ability - the brain has apporximately 100
billion neurons! So based on the fact that your brain is emmensly
powerful, if you think, "I'm depressed," "I can't think," "I hate my
life," then you WILL be depressed, WON'T be able to think and WILL hate
your life.
The hardest part of it is being able to say the words "I am in control". But if you can do that - TELL your brain who's in control - your brain will believe you, just like it believed you when you said "I hate my life" etc, and you can once again regain the knowledge that you are actually in control of your thoughts. No one else. YOU. It is difficult, I know. Your brain is amazing if it's on your side. But if it 'turns against' you, it can be hell. But you are always capable to rise above it. Always.
Now, I'm not saying that when you better understand the power of your brain all your problems will be solved. But when it is brought to your attention that, actually, I don't need to feel angry right now, then you can learn, as I have done from studying this topic, to deal with every-day situations much better. You can reduce your own stress levels. Why, people have even claimed that they have helped cure themselves of an illness merely through positive thinking. Now that's the power of the human mind!
~ [From the Bible]
The Lord asked a Great warrior, "Dare you take on the greatest and most
dangerous foe that you could ever face?"
"Yes," replied the warrior.
"So be it," said the Lord. "You shall face yourself." ~
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The human mind is a tool which can be applied to advance our abilities to discover and learn the most complex things life on earth can present us with ... unfortunately, too many modern problems are no longer of natural origin, but problems created by human mind pollution in the form of nationalism - including militarism, consumerism and religiosity.
Things would be a lot easier to cope with globally, if the focus would be on maintaining a well educated population with a greater interest in cultivating a RATIONAL mind with a much stronger desire to reject all global mind pollution sources ...
Franto in Toronto
The Lord asked a Great warrior, "Dare you take on the greatest and most dangerous foe that you could ever face?"
"Yes," replied the warrior.
"So be it," said the Lord. "You shall face yourself."
i dont think that is in the bible..... and if it is i would like to know where.
Very Interesting page .. and very useful too, thanks for crafting this piece.
Everything we are now and will ever be all is because of the mind. The mind is actually shaping the things that we percieve. In fact the universe is commanded by our mind it's so powerful.


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This past week has been a whirlwind of emotion as Jon and I packed up all of our belongings said our good byes and headed to Sunny California, this time not for just three months. I already miss so many things about Utah, our last few nights went out with a bang we celebrated Jon's B-day, we floated the Provo river, and watched fireworks with friends it was fabulous. I am excited to see where our new adventures take us and will keep you posted.
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Saying Goodbye is the Hardest Part
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Sunday, July 20, 2008
Team Sister Rocks
Jill and I did the Echo Xango Olympic Relay Triathlon together and we pretty much rocked! About a week before the event Jill sprained her ankle and asked if I could do the running portion of the Tri. and some how I agreed! It was actually a really cool experience to be a team and cheer each other on, I had a blast! So here is a sign that we were meant to be a team we both wore the same tank top just different colors and we completley matched... which was not planned and we had both bought without each other knowing right before the race, we thought that was pretty funny!
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Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Birthday Extravaganza!
Famous People born on July 11th... John Quincy Adams, Giorgio Armani, but most importantly me!
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Thursday, July 10, 2008
Happy 4th of July
The 4th of July is my favorite holiday of all time, I love love love fireworks! We headed down to Moab with our friends to camp out, do some trail runs and watch the fireworks. We also found this sweet watering hole that we played in, and the boys found some cliffs to jump off of, it was great specially due to the fact that Moab is so hot. In fact it was so hot that on Friday afternoon we had to sit under shaded tree's found at the church just to cool off. Saturday we headed down to Colorado to stay with my sister and go to Rylan's Baptism, I'm so proud of him. We toured the Monument, swam, played games, had a BBQ, watched movies and best of all went boating! My body is still sore from tubing and wake boarding. With plans to move to California in two weeks I am loving every minute of being with family and playing, I can't get enough.
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Tuesday, July 8, 2008
Red Pine Lake Hike
Two weekends ago we headed up Little Cotten Wood Canyon to hike RedPine. One of Jon's favorite Utah hike is up to Red Pine and then on to the Pfiefferhorn, however we were not able to make it all the way up to the Pfiefferhorn as the area was still completley covered in snow. We figured though that the 8 mile round trip hike to the lake would be good enough, even then about a half mile of the trek was in snow.
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Something else at work that makes me want to punch babies...
... over-sharing.
Also, here's a picture of some assassin-dude with a sniper rifle. It looked better before I inked and colored it, but I'm still practising.
Colored with markers and colored pencils.
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More things at work...
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You need a bra for snacks? Shit, I'm in big trouble.ReplyDelete
Um yeah the sniper dude looks pretty ballin' so I dont think you screwed it up all that muchReplyDelete
Liked the comic - keep up the good work
Yeah, I was previously unaware of the bra/snack correlation. Maybe that's why Cheez-its taste better when I'm not still in my pyjamas...ReplyDelete
I think the sniper man looks great...ReplyDelete
I can always eat snacks! Except when I've got my manzier.ReplyDelete
Sniper looks awesome! Love the subtle color variations in the jacket and face.
Miss you Holly!
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