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Digital products are easy to create, once you know what you're doing. And it's the last part of that sentence that seems to stop most people from creating their own product. Once we've "grown up" we seem to think that we should be able to learn things almost instantly. But that's not really the case and often the things we want to learn are more complicated than many of the things we learned when we were younger. Including creating a digital product.
Start small
Starting small is the most sensible place to start.
But so often we get grand ideas about creating a blockbuster product the first time we want to make one. You know: the encyclopedia on the subject. Hundreds of pages long or tens of hours of videos. Or even both.
And, truth be told, even the digital product creation experts often find that daunting. The closest I've got to date is a compendium product that's soon to be launched but that will be made up from about a dozen short-ish projects, each of which were relatively easy to make.
I'd still balk at the idea of making the large product from scratch.
So start with a small product – maybe one that you give away when people sign up to your list, so it could be as short as 8 – 10 pages of writing (including a cover, copyright page and resource page) or 10 to 20 minutes of audio or video.
Keep it simple
This goes hand in hand with starting small.
Generally, simpler things are easier to explain and quicker to explain as well.
If that's not the case with the first subject that springs to mind, go to plan B. Because sometimes simpler is actually more difficult to explain, which you'll know if you've said to someone "Oh, that's easy" and then spent a couple of hours showing them how to do it.
But oftentimes your first instincts are correct.
Don't worry that it's available elsewhere
Apart from a few national secrets, almost everything is available on the internet.
But it can take time to hunt down.
Which means that often you're saving people a lot of time they would otherwise have to spend trawling through the results on Google, refining their search so they get better results and generally surfing the web rather than finding the ten minute answer you can provide.
Saving time – even for the simplest things – is a big priority for a lot of people.
And a lot of people know less about your subject than you do, so they'll be happy that you saved them an hour of their life that they'd never get back.
Whether you charge them money or just swap the information for their email address or however else you choose ot deliver your digital product.
Just do it!
Starting small has another advantage: you're more likely to do it than start it and then leave it lurking on your hard drive until you delete it forever when you change your computer in a few years time.
You'll have the satisfaction of knowing that you've actually created a digital product and that other people are finding it useful, which will drive you on to create more products and help more people.


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Day 22 and Day 42). In fact, when Exile #2 suggested the park as a second destination for our outing yesterday, I had no idea I had been there before. Only when we arrived did I remember my previous visit in search of the interaction of fast-flowing water and harsh winter weather three weeks after our arrival here in January 2007.
The park is small and potentially rather lovely - although a little run-down in places and rather spoiled by litter. Nevertheless, the waterfall is dramatic and there is the right amount of danger involved in crossing the dam, circumnavigating the pool and then climbing up a cliff, paddling through a hole and then emerging part way up where it is possible to cross the falls. In the end only Exile #3 did this last part - you can see a couple attempting the crossing above (what good the rope that the guy had tied around his girlfriend's waist was meant to do was never made clear) - but we all made it up onto the falls where the group picture made it all seem rather unimpressive!
It was rather hot and very humid and it felt like a long way, back through the tunnel, down the cliff, around the pool, over the dam, up the path and then up the long grass bank to the car (and air-conditioning).

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Watch this film starring Gael Garcia Bernal as he retraces an immigrant's final journey from Central America to the U.S.
"Who is Dayani Cristal?", is a film by Gael García Bernal and Marc Silver that premiered at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival and won the Sundance Cinematography award.
The movie's plot is as simple and as difficult as they come, "Deep in the sun-blistered Sonora desert beneath a Cicada tree, Arizona border police disovered a decomposing male body. Lifting a tattered t-shirt, they expose a tattoo that reads 'Dayani Cristal'. Who is this person? What brought him here? How did he die? And Who--or What--is Dayani Cristal?"
Filmmakers Marc Silva and Mexican actor and activist Gael Garcia Bernal retrace this man's steps along the migrant trail in Central America in an effort to understand what it must have felt like to make this final journey.
The film exposes first-hand the dangers migrants face and learns of their motivations, hopes and fears.
The film has been shown in select theatres across the country over the past year and will make it's TV debut this weekend when it will play in it's entirety on Univision on Saturday, September 6 at 6 PM EST. Check your cable network for local channel listings.


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The computer-operated simulator allows the students to perform complex procedures without endangering patients' lives.
It is the centrepiece of a new suite of laboratories at the Medway School of Pharmacy, in Chatham.
The £30,000 "Sim Man" gives pupils the chance to take blood, put in a drip and see how patients respond to drugs.
'Programmed to die'
"The course offers far greater patient contact than any other school of pharmacy within the country," said teacher Stuart Gill-Banham.
Pharmacists now have greater freedom to dispense drugs directly to patients without them first having to see a doctor in a move approved by the government last month.
Professor Clare Mackie, head of the Medway School of Pharmacy, said "Sim Man" could talk to the students, letting them know that a particular treatment was hurting him.
"He can also display the symptoms of a wide range of cardiac and respiratory illnesses such as a heart attack, bronchitis and pneumonia.
"He reacts to students' attempts to treat him and he can even be programmed to die and then respond to resuscitation attempts."


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Israel News - Stay Informed, Pray Informed
Speaking to high schoolers on Wednesday, IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Gadi Eizenkot said that the Talmudic dictum "when someone comes to kill you, kill him first" is a slogan not suitable for the complex reality in which we live.
Eizenkot was answering a student who expressed concern that the present IDF "open-fire" orders endanger the lives of soldiers.
In response, Eizenkot said that "there were incidents in which 13-year-old girls holding scissors or a knife, and where a barrier stood between them and the soldiers, I wouldn't want to see a soldier open fire and empty a magazine on such girls, even when they are committing a serious offense, but instead should exercise the needed amount of force to complete his mission."
The IDF, he continued, "can't be consumed by slogans like 'when someone comes to kill you [– kill him first]'."
Strict "open fire" orders is an issue that has troubled Israelis for many years. Many believe that the IDF's restrictions stem from skewed ethical standards that result in ineffective military responses that unjustifiably endanger the lives of our soldiers.
Eizenkot's response could be seen in light of recent statements by prominent rabbis who urged Israeli civilians to act according to this Talmudic dictum. Just last week, Rabbi Meir Mazuz ruled that there is an "obligation for Jews to kill terrorists before they kill us. When faced with a cruel enemy, they must be treated in like manner. We cannot pity them, because they will not pity us."
The criticism of religious leaders toward the ethical code of the IDF demonstrates the divide between the secular and the religious worldviews on morality. The sharpest critic of them all is perhaps the popular teacher Rabbi Uri Sherki, who lost his son to a terror attack just a few months ago. Sherki was asked whether the modern approach that prohibits "descending to the level of your enemy" is morally acceptable.
Of course not, he said. "Anyone who behaves like an animal – you descend to his level and treat him like an animal."
Echoing Eizenkot, Sherki quoted another IDF officer who said: "We are living in a complex reality in which we must navigate between morality and security." But in Sherki's opinion, "this is a moral bankruptcy which teaches that to defend your child is not moral."
As with almost everything else, whether every terrorist with a pair of scissors should be killed or not is turning to a "dialogue of the deaf" between the Left and Right in Israel.
However, the IDF chief's careful wording does provide a reasonable argument and middle ground. If there was some kind of barrier between the child terrorist and her would-be victims, then she didn't post an immediate threat to life, and, according to the Talmud, should not be killed.
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Don't be alarmed if you notice hundreds of dead fish appearing in and around the various shores of Lake Ontario, there's nothing fishy about them.
The fish in question, more commonly known as the alewife, is prone to large seasonal mortalities in the Great Lakes as they suffer from a number of stressors that often occur simultaneously in the spring.
According to a spokesperson from the Ministry of Natural Resources, these stressors include a weakened condition after a long winter, rapid temperature changes that are common in near-shore areas of Lake Ontario and stress related to spawning.


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Monday, January 28, 2013
Review: Lipstick Queen products
I'm a lipstick addict. This probably doesn't shock you, given the title of this blog and my blatant inability to wear particularly dramatic eye makeup on a regular basis, but I just want to make that point very, very clear. I am not a casual lipstick user. I am not the kind of woman who puts on some lipstick as an afterthought to finish a look. For me, lipstick is the single most important part of my makeup, the most exciting and exhilarating step in the process of painting my face. Just the feeling of applying lipstick fills me with the warm fuzzies. Tacky leggings and uber-black mascaras are fun; lipsticks are necessary. I am a lipstick addict.
It turns out I'm not the only one. "Renee!" you might gasp. "Some bitch named Poppy King stole your 'Lipstick Queen' title!" And if we were still in the PLQ (Pre-Lipstick Queen) era, I might've agreed with you, shouting, "DAT CROWN IS MIIIINE!" But we are now in the LQO (Lipstick Queen Obsessed) era, and oh, gaddamn, Poppy King can take any crown she wants as long as she keeps making awesome, awesome lip products. Seriously, I almost wet myself when I saw this display at the Denver airport:
Now, before we get on with this review, let me just get a little something out of my system: I do not like moisturizing lipsticks. I think moisturizing lipsticks are bullcrap. In my experience, they're too oily, they slide all over my lips, they lack pigment, and they barely last past an hour. I do not need my lipstick to be moisturizing. If I want my lips to be moisturized, I'll use lip balm. End of story.
What I do expect from my lipstick, however, is that it not be drying. IE, I do not need it to add moisture, but my lipstick should not taketh mine moisture away and leave me with Sahara Desert Mouth. I also tend to shy away from sheer lipsticks and go for more opaque formulas, and while I'm not all about "longwear" products, I like a lipstick that lasts for a few hours. Everything I've tried from Lipstick Queen fits this bill to a T.
The Lipstick Queen brand, as a whole, has the kind of packaging that appeals to me: simple, elegant, and no-fuss. Lipstick Queen products generally arrive in really pretty blister packs or boxes, but because I was stupid and didn't keep them around, I don't have any pictures for you. Suffice to say that they are Super Duper Pretty (TM), and you can find pictures of that shtuff on the Lipstick Queen website. The prices are quite reasonable and fit in to mid-end category, with all of these products ranging in price from $18-22, depending on the formula.
The biggest issue with this brand is that it's a niche brand, meaning it doesn't have major production or advertising funds and therefore doesn't pop up in regular retail locations all that often. (Hence why I flailed like a maniac when I saw a Lipstick Queen stand at the airport.) I purchased Free Ride from the airport and got Sinner Pink at Beauty.com, while the Jean Queen lipstick and Chase pencil came from MakeupAlley.com users. Your best bet is usually to purchase these products online; SpaceNK, Nordstrom, and Beauty.com all carry a wide range of Lipstick Queen products.
Let's start with the lipsticks. The Lipstick Queen Jean Queen lipstick ($18) is specifically designed to compliment various shades of denim. In other words, it's a warm pink that's meant to pop against the 90% of denim clothing that's a cool blue color. The few swatches I could locate on Google made this product look like a light, slightly-coral pink, so I was downright appalled when I uncapped my own tube. In the bullet, Jean Queen looks like a rather dark rose-red color, which, hey, I'm not against, but that's not what I signed up for! Fear not: it applies as a not-too-bright, just-right warm, watermelon pink. It's what I call a "pigmented sheer," meaning it has a lot of color payoff, but you can sort of see your lips peeking through the product. (Man, it's hard to explain that concept...) The formula is glossy and smooth, which I would normally hate, but it actually stays on the lips quite nicely; after eating, for example, I notice that a lot of the shine has gone away, but the color is still on my lips. I wear this color even when I'm not wearing jeans because I think it works well with my coloring. I'd actually go so far as to call this a Holy Grail. If you prefer glosses, they make a click-pen style gloss version for the same price.
The Lipstick Queen Sinner lipstick in Pink Sinner ($20) is quite different in terms of formula. It's not glossy or slick at all, but rather creamy, opaque, and satiny, with fantastic color payoff and 4-5 hours worth of flawless staying power. This lipstick has a 90% pigment formula, meaning it's rather dense and I can feel it when I'm wearing it. This is fine by me, but those who prefer a weightless lip color will probably want to stick to Jean Queen or one of the Saint lipsticks, which are composed of 10% pigment and therefore contain more of the lighter base ingredients. The only odd thing about this product is that, while it looks like a medium beige pink in the tube and swatches that way on my hand, it has a noticeable peach tinge to it when I wear it on my lips. I hated this inexplicable color morph the first time I wore it, but I've come to love it, and I now consider Pink Sinner a "nude I can actually wear." This formula also plays well with every gloss I've paired it with, including the thicker Bobbi Brown Rich Colour Gloss in Tutu and the very thin NYX Round Gloss in Natural.
The Chinatown Glossy Pencil in Chase ($20) is the perfect option for those who found the Revlon Balm Stains too drying and the Clinique Chubby Sticks too sheer. Chase is a particularly lovely and wearable coral red. This is a another "pigmented sheer" product, and you can continue layering it until you get the color saturation and glossyness you desire. It's incredibly slick to the touch, almost greasy feeling, but it doesn't slide off of your lips or feel disgusting when applied; actually, it's quite comfortable and non-drying, and is probably the closest thing to "moisturizing" in this entire review.
Perhaps my least favorite product of the bunch is the Oxymoron Matte Gloss in Free Ride ($22), but that doesn't mean it's bad. I just had to pay a markup for it because I bought it at a duty-free airport shop ($28 plus tax), which I kinda hate, and the color doesn't quite work on my lips unless I pair it with a pencil or a gloss. The formula is reminiscent of a dry-ish cream blush, meaning it feels hard when you first touch it, but it easily warms up under your fingertip and becomes quite creamy. My first impression was that it was a matte lipstick in a pot, and that calling it a "matte gloss" was a gimmick, but it really does behave a lot like a gloss: it's lighter like a gloss, but matte and opaque like a lipstick. This doesn't have the staying power of, say, the Pink Sinner lipstick, but it certainly doesn't smear all over my mouth, it just sort of fades after a few hours. I actually prefer this as a blusher; the dryer formula can make it a bit tricky to blend in to my dry cheeks, but it looks quite natural and brightening if you apply it correctly. Essentially, it's a lovely product, but it's best for people whose tastes run somewhat counter to mine.
Overall, I am completely obsessed with this brand and would rate all of these products a standout 5 out of 5, with your personal satisfaction depending entirely on your preferences. I plan on owning a number of the Sinner lipsticks, and I'm actually considering purchasing the Jean Queen gloss and a Saint lipstick. Considering how I feel about most glosses and sheer lipsticks...well, that says something about this brand's mystical voodoo magic.
And hey, speaking of tacky leggings...guess what I'm wearing under that black tunic?
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Thank you for your review!! I was curious about this brand and came across your post. It was so thorough, and you obviously know a lot about lipsticks! Thank you! (I wouldn't want to buy this as a gift for someone else without knowing whether or not it was recommendable.) Fabulous!! Thanks!ReplyDeleteReplies
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The only thing I hate about lipstick queen, the chubby sticks dont automatically roll up. You have to sharpen the little bitches. And that means waisted product. And that is ridiculous after paying so much for them. I would rather not waist a drop. Or I should say a twist. Even clinique has chubby sticks that roll up. Come on queen, be better than clinique! Thats my only complaint. But to me, its a big one.ReplyDeleteReplies
Mine was a roll-up stick, if I remember correctly! Maybe they've changed the packaging? That'd be a shame if it went from being a roll-up to a regular stick. :/Delete


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I just spend all my time doing homework and trying to find Alexander Beaubier! I know nothing more about that man then when I started. It is so frustrating!
I am going to have to finish and post my last eight posts for "52 Ancestors" probably next year. I have to do my last two homework assignment that are due January 8th now because I have to have hernia surgery on the 23rd of December and with only a week to recover before I go back to work - going to work is all I will have the time and energy for.


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The Home Quality Mark brand is recognised and the general public is becoming aware. Don't just take our word for it:
"The green light: insight on new housing standard" – Sarah Lonsdale, 6th March 2016
Will a new home certification system finally provide the way forward in assessing eco-performance or just be another waste of energy?
BBC One, Watchdog Test House – Sophie Raworth, 17th March 2015
In an interview with the show's host Sophie Raworth, BRE CEO Peter Bonfield talked about air quality in homes and the Home Quality Mark
"Prefabs sprout as Britain embraces the Green House" – Gordon Miller, 20th December 2015
Through fast construction times, good materials and energy efficiency, houses made in factories are turning old perceptions upside down.
"Say goodbye to all your household bills" – Gordon Miller, 8th March 2016
Zero Bills Homes are healthier to live in, are built stronger and are future-proofed, too.
"The Fab Prefabs" – Gordon Miller, 30th October 2016
Homes built offsite are bespoke, energy efficient and stylish
"Lodging interest: New generation of holiday parks with hot tubs and treehouses attract tourists and buy-to-let investors" -
"New standards for quality and sustainable homes" - Gordon Miller, 5th April 2015
Sweden's building design saves energy, but is the British construction industry ready to innovate?
BBC Radio 4, You and Yours – Winifred Robinson, 2nd March 2016
BRE's Gwyn Roberts talks about housing quality and the Home Quality Mark.
"Meet the £129,600 flat-pack home where you'll never pay another bill" - James Andrews, 4th March 2016
"HQM aims to reduce mortgage and insurance rates" - 13th April 2016
New builds to benefit from Home Quality Mark – 3rd March 2015
HQM to implement recommendations from report by All Party Parliamentary Group for Excellence in the Built Environment - 19th July, 2016
'HQM announces sponsorship at Ecobuild 2016', the biggest annual event for sustainable buildings – 4th March 2016
BRE lays down a marker – 6th March 2015
"Home Quality Mark Heralds new era of quality in housing" – 28th March 2016
"Sustainability rating scheme to promote 'healthier' UK homes" – 3rd September 2015
How housebuilders can beat the heat, with HQM - 20th July 2016
"How to have a warm home but cut energy bills" – December 2016
Third time lucky as JV revives £12m eco-village scheme – 25th February 2016
Will BRE make its Mark on green construction?
13th March 2015
"Autumn Statement – Housing Comment" – Quality and quantity needed – 26th November 2015
"Zero Bills Home is launched on BRE Innovation Park" – 08th March 2016
What does a 'quality home' really mean? - 12th February 2016
"Reduced mortgage and building insurance rates made possible!" - 13th April 2016
"Plymouth family hope to build energy saving eco home in Estover" – 7th January 2016
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He previously worked for Bowne Global Solutions, where he was part of the contracted translation team for Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney alongside J. Patrick Riley, Yuli Kim, Steve Anderson, Yoko Muto, and Philip Soldini. Smith was also involved in the translation of Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney with Nanica K. K..
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#Dealwire is your dose of notable M&A and partnership deals in business and technology space. Firms covered in this segment include Uber, Didi Chuxing, Tesla, Solarcity, Oracle and Netsuite
Didi Chuxing to Acquire Uber China
Uber's biggest rival in China, Didi Chuxing, has agreed to acquire its Chinese arm. The two companies confirmed the news earlier today. The services of the two companies will continue to operate independently post the merger.
The valuation of the combined entity is pegged at $35 billion. Travis Kalanick, CEO, Uber confirms that the move has been made to jointly aim at profitability. Uber stakeholders would receive a 20% in the new firm. Read More
Tesla to Buy SolarCity for $2.6B
Tesla has announced that it is acquiring solar technology firm SolarCity in an all stock transaction worth $2.6 billion. The electric car maker had proposed the acquisition to SolarCity in June 2016.
It is to be noted that Tesla's Chief Elon Musk is also the Chairman of SolarCity. The move is in line with his vision to create solutions for sustainable energy consumption. Read More
Oracle Acquires Cloud-Based ERP Provider Netsuite for $9.3B in Cash
In order to build and strengthen capabilities in cloud technology, Oracle is acquiring cloud-based ERP solutions provider Netsuite in an all cash deal worth $9.3 billion.
"Oracle and NetSuite cloud applications are complementary, and will coexist in the marketplace forever," said Mark Hurd, Chief Executive Officer, Oracle. "We intend to invest heavily in both products—engineering and distribution." Read More
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HIS 301 Week 2 Quiz -
1. Presidential communications are:
- Absolutely privileged from compelled disclosure.
- Presumptively privileged from compelled disclosure.
- Completely confidential.
- Not privileged from compelled disclosure whatsoever.
2. The War Powers Resolution is possibly unconstitutional because:
- Was not properly enacted.
- All are correct.
- It is a legislative right.
- Encroaches upon executive authority.
3. Which of the following is not a constraint on federal judicial power?
- Presidential nomination
- Impeachment for high crimes and misdemeanors
- Congressional control of judicial jurisdiction
- Lifetime appointment
4. Which of the following best describes the relationship between the federal government and state militias?
- The militias are state entities over which the federal government has limited authority.
- The militias are federal entities over which the federal government has complete authority.
- The militias are controlled by interstate compacts.
- The militias are independent state entities over which the federal government has no authority.
5. Who may declare war?
- Senate
- Entire Congress
- House of Representatives
- President
6. In what case did Justice Jackson (dissenting) outline the three-part model of presidential power that continues to be referred to today?
- Youngstown Sheet and Tube Co. v. Sawyer
- Smith v. Ford
- Goldwater v. Carter
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7. If an individual activity does not affect interstate commerce, but the aggregate of that activity does, federal commerce jurisdiction exists under the:
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- State courts were to be the primary courts with the federal courts possessing jurisdiction over a select group of cases.
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The crushing impact left him wheezing for air that wouldn't come. His entire body felt shattered, and yet he couldn't drop to the floor and die like he desperately wanted. Why? His head dropped and it became clear. A pipe from the wall found its way through his torso. The power of the push against it allowed the bent metal tube to punch through his armor and flesh. He reached up and grabbed it with his hands, held on desperately with all of his rapidly fading strength.
He raised his head and focused his sight on the approaching, blurred shape ahead of him, a humanoid form with a pair of crimson plumes radiating out from it. The lightsaber of his opponent, and his own, wrenched from his grip moments before.
he tried to ask, but all that came from his mouth was a ragged gurgle as a bubble of blood burst upon the man's lips.
"This won't do. No. You have...Had...a long way to go to be ready for it. You've failed."
Blackness was quickly overtaking the impaled man's vision; the voice seemed to come from the deepest part of a black abyss.
He tried to speak once more, to the same result. Words couldn't form, his hands slid from the now slick tubing that had him skewered. The cold, creeping darkness rushed over him. The last thing he saw were those blazing red streaks in the void.
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Posting up what I have. I'm getting back to work on this ASAP.
Comments and critiques are welcome. If I make mistakes, kindly point em out for me. <3
Warning: This starts out all mushy.
Nothingness overwhelming. There was no light, no darkness, no sound, not even the cold touch of the pipe embedded in him to grace his senses. Memories flashed and burned in his mind...An imprint of the Academy. The quiet rage and bold schemes in subtle micro-wars for superiority. Memories of her. The beginning of the path, back home...
"Hey, you."
A tired, contented voice whispered in his ear.
"Wakey wakey."
Tureil groaned, and tried to roll over, hoping to block out the hazy voice with a blanket. A quiet giggle rang out and warmth pressed against him.
"Hey...You can't stay in bed forever!"
"Watch me, Liera."
he said with a tired smile.
"You're still here so I don't have a reason to get out of it."
The warmth of her body left him as she got up and stood at the side of the bed, her long black hair a mess, a smirk on her face and her hands on her hips.
"Well? How's this for you? I'm not in the bed now!"
He chuckled and groggily sat up straight. Quietly snickering in victory, Liera left the room, leaving Tureil alone. Tureil ran a hand through his dark hair and reluctantly left the warmth of his bed, his gaze turning to the window on the opposing wall. The Coruscanti sun shone brightly, and speeders zipped by as their business drove them along.
"Have you got a match tonight?"
Tureil snapped back into focus as he heard Liera's voice ring out from another room.
"I-I think so, yeah."
He called back, as he removed his night clothes and threw on his light gray "uniform" for his fight later.
"I think it's an Aqualish I'm scheduled to go up against. Then again…Tayko likes to surprise me."
"He almost got you killed the last time! That Twi'lek had a blade with a Devaronian edge to it!"
The raven haired girl called out, her tone a mix of concern and anger.
"That fight also got us this apartment, even after the small ocean of painkillers I had to swim in was bought."
The man replied, with a laugh.
"The fights aren't normally like that, and you know it."
Liera quickly walked back into the room, also dressed for work in a jumpsuit still bearing scorch marks from tools, with her fists balled up at her sides. She punched Tureil in the shoulder, a hurt look on her face.
"I'm more worried about you than an apartment."
She sighed exasperatedly. When she saw the man grin widely before her, she hugged him tight, her head resting against his chest.
"Look, I know you think you're invincible. But you're just human, alright? Just…Be careful in there – You aren't playing with toy swords and blasters."
"You worry too much, missy. I'll do just fine, especially if you're there to cheer me on!"
He learned down and kissed Liera on her forehead before pulling away and looking down at her.
"That reminds me..Have you got time to make an appearance tonight?"
"No, Tur I can't…There's a big order coming in at the repair center. Lots of protocol droids coming in from some Senators assistant."
She frowned and hugged Tureil tighter in apology.
"But I'll be watching the match broadcast while I work. Look good for me, hmm?"
"When don't I?"
he chuckled.
She smiled lightly and slipped out of the man's arms. He kissed her goodbye, and made his way out of the apartment.
The day crawled by slowly for Tureil. He zoomed about the Coruscanti airways on public shuttles, simply watching others going on about their day. The act let the man "empty" himself, let his thoughts slide away for a brief spell, keeping him calm before the match. He'd release his enthusiasm and vigor in the battle itself, not before it began.
After many groups of Humans, Duros, and various other species had crossed through his vision, his wrist-chrono chirped its alarm, bringing the man back into full awareness; An older Rodian was staring back at him, sputtering wildly in Rodese, apparently angered at the assumed disrespect.
"Sorry there, sorry!"
Tureil smiled weakly and put his hands up in a half-shrug.
"I'm getting off on the next stop. Sorry!"
He hopped off the transport the second it slowed to a stop, hurriedly making his way through the city-planet's walkways. There was hardly a quiet second; First the ships, shuttles and transports overhead kept buzzing, droning and blasting their way through the skies, the chattering of the people around him, walking in throngs to wherever pleased them. Soon, the tides of the apparent ocean of sentients swept him up. The fighter could tell he was getting close to his destination; in between the booms and dull, distant roars of the sky's traffic overhead came the muffled cheers, shouts and the occasional hushed explosion from a large building ahead. He finally made it to one of the Coruscanti dueling circles, and his current form of employment – Tayko's Tower-top Arena. Everyone simply called it T3. It was the only such dueling circle in the area, and quickly began thriving under the owner, Tayko's, hand.
A few more moments passed before Tureil and the crowd surrounding him came within sight of the entrance to T3. A set of very tall sliding doors made in a mixture of durasteel and bronzium, which granted the doors with both a soft golden color, with the addition of incredible durability. In the center of the doors was a stylized image of two vibroblades crossing eachother, blade up. Chained to either side of the frame were some of the 'mascots' of the establishment – 2 very old, very quirky T3-M4 units, their mock-fierce droidspeak blaring out more like a bark than typical, expected beeps and whirring.
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Molto bello...
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Wed May 11, 2011 3:52 pm
Relatively short update today. But I figure it's best to update while I've got the time. As always, critiques are welcome and if you spot something odd, tell me. <3
As Tureil passed the entranceway, into the long, wide hall, a dull, roaring din assaulted his senses. People were packed in the building. Clustering around the viewscreens, some men and women were cheering, others cursing their luck. The announcer's and the duelists' voices blared out at every angle from the grouped up humanoids. Down a floor below, the fighter knew, was the actual arena. Circling above it, and extending to the building entrance was called the Wook's Walk, named after an alleged favored fighter of Tayko's in the early days of the dueling circle. Cheaper seats rang the Walk above the dueling arena proper, so that spectators could stare from above as challengers brawled below.
Through the somewhat dimly lit hallway Tureil walked, wrinkling his nose as he passed by pungent clouds of blue rankweed smoke billowing out from a group of trandoshans growling excitedly around a viewscreen. The fighter chose to take one of the winding staircases down to the floor below instead of a repulsorlift. The stairs gave him the better view of the two options. Down below, a fight was already taking place. Tureil smiled, excitement beginning to flow through him, from the fire that seemed to have sprung up in his chest.
Two humans, as far as he could see as he descended, were locked in hand to hand combat. The first fighter, a giant of a man, towered over his dark skinned opponent. Both were cut and bruised, but they continued to launch brutal assaults on each other as if each blow the other landed on them fueled the duelists on to greater displays of endurance. Tureil ran a hand through his hair and let out an impressed whistle; the duelists had a knack for their 'art,' and had the audience roaring from their perches. The smiling fighter was frozen in place now, caught up in the marvelous show.
The taller man had his legs swept out from under him as a fine kick from the dark-skinned brawler smashed into the back of his knees. In a flash, before the tall man could begin to get up, his opponent lashed out viciously with his hard-heeled boot. Blood spurted out from the fallen brawler's nose and mouth, and he could no longer persist in the fight. He slumped onto his back and raised his arm shakily straight into the air above him. The signal spotted, pyrotechnics lining the outer edges of the arena floor burst into life, with roaring flames shooting up from their enclosures as if cheering madly for the fight themselves. The audience was wild, shouting in ecstasy or howling in distress. The din of the room was almost deafening. Below, the dark skinned man helped the injured opponent up from the dusty ground, supporting him as they limped off to the impatiently waiting medical crew. Tureil himself, caught up in the fervor, clapped and shouted his praises to the two men before continuing. He would be heading past the medical area on the way to the locker room's notice board. His fight was scheduled within the next two hours, and he hadn't much time to dawdle.
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It was easy enough to tell where the medical area was in T3 – just follow the sounds of humanoids shouting mixed with groans. Not even the losing side of the spectating crowds can howl in anger as finely as an enraged duelist insisting he was fine after taking an injury. Sadly for most, they were usually wrong, and shortly after the shouting began, arguments would be ended with the sound of a hard thud as the fighter found the ground rushing up to meet him.
There were only 5 people in the med area at the time Tureil found his way there.
3 fighters, including the two Tureil had cheered for, sitting or lying on cots, and the 2 medics that tended to them. One was busy tending to the pair the young fighter had spectated, the other was opening up a medkit with an irate look on his face.
"Han…You're lucky tonight. You could've lost your eye if you were hit much harder…Your pars orbitalis took a nasty crack, along with your maxillary…"
one medic said to the third fighter, with a grim look as he applied kolto to the area.
"Wassat mean, duck?"
the man groggily asked in reply. His uncovered eye was still unfocused.
"I think you meant 'Doc,' and it means the Wookiee you took on pretty much broke your face…Next time, don't be so enthusiastic with your jeers. Wookiees' tempers are a thing of nightmares."
The medic sighed and set aside the canister of kolto on a nearby table.
"Be happy your arms are still attached to you, and not on this."
"There was a fight between him and a Wookiee?"
Tureil asked, standing nearby.
"That seems like an odd pairing."
"T-tellin' me…"
The man called Han said as he lied back down on his cot with a groan.
"Quiet, you."
The medic said with a growl.
"You got into that fight against all advice…You're a rookie and you fought a veteran."
Tureil chuckled and gave his well wishes to the pair before moving up to the cots the tall man and the dark skinned fighter were at. Before he could open his mouth however the second medic cut him off with an upheld hand.
"Can't visit these ones, Vita. Sorry but I'm about to give 'em some painkillers before I take em to the kolto tanks. They broke up eachother's ribs pretty bad. And Jarvis here – "
he nodded at the taller of the pair
, "messed up his knee when he got his legs swept out—"
he turned his gaze to the dark skinned fighter
, "by Ridain. I don't think either one's too chatty. Come back in a few hours and they'll be free, Tureil."
"Fair enough."
Tureil replied.
"I'll just say this…Good fight, boys. Hope to see more like it. I've gotta get moving, so get well soon."
With a wave he left the medical area and continued to his destination. It wasn't long before he found himself in the room Tayko stayed in, the same room that housed the duelists noticeboard.
Tureil was reminded immediately that Tayko was no ordinary Hutt. He was not the corpulent, greedy, thuggish stereotype that befell, usually quite fittingly, the rest of his species. He was a mutant – he was of the rare few that grew hair, and he sported a large, finely maintained beard that grew almost all the way down his front. Perhaps because of his already outcast status, he kept himself in astounding physical shape for the slug-like species, having his body bare as little fat as possible. He kept his business fairly clean, but still expected to make profits, like any other of his species.
Sitting comfortably on a large chair against the wall, surrounded by cushions, the odd gastropod beckoned the fighter over with a wide smile.
"Vita, my boy. You're early! That eager to make me money?"
he started in Basic as he beckoned to Tureil.
"Of course. I'm hoping to earn some more for myself tonight, Tayko." The fighter replied with a smile. "Mind if I have a drink?"
"Only the finest water for you."
The strange Hutt chuckled as he passed Tureil a bottle. The fighter accepted it with a grin.
"Cheapskate of a slug. Thanks."
The Hutt's chuckling turned into a roar of grumbling laughter as Tureil drank his fill.
"Next time I'll strain it through my beard, give you some natural Huttese flavoring. Now.. Go and check your fight status…I think you will enjoy the change."
"What's a Swokes Swokes?"
Tureil asked in confusion as he returned from the notice board across the room.
"A worthy opponent, I'd say…",
replied Tayko slyly as he lovingly ran his fingers through his facial hair.
"That's all you need to know, my boy. Make me my money and you'll get your share – if you win. Now, get ready! You have an hour."
Tureil wasted no time in making his way to a secluded spot, tucked away from the eyes and ears of other sentients. He rummaged quickly through the pack at his belt. He pulled out his comlink and sent out an urgent call to Liera. After a few moments her familiar voice replied, sounding confused and somewhat amazed.
"Tur? What's going on?"
"Liera…I've got a fight in an hour and I—"
he began quickly before Liera cut him short.
"This is going to sound weird but I knew this was going to happen,"
she said slowly.
Tureil replied, dumbstruck.
"I usually call you before my fights…"
"That's true…Sorry, it's nothing. The work orders have got me worn out and…and I don't know. What was it? What do you need?"
Tureil shook his head slightly and found his train of thought once again.
"Do you know what a Swokes Swokes is?"
"A what?"
Liera's voice came buzzing over the comm. It was obvious she was as clueless as Tureil himself.
"Do you have any droids in the shop today that have information amassed on species? Religions? Martial arts forms?"
"I…have an archivists droid in here, but its vocabulator's been melted. I have a spare lying around but I'll need about 20 minutes for a quick fix for you. Damn it, one of the droids are malfunctioning agai—STOP IT, it's breaking the equip---!"
The comm ended abruptly and Tureil growled in frustration before thrusting the comm back into his pack. Too curious – some could say worried – about his upcoming opponent, he struck his lover's strange initial response from his mind. He was as prepared for his fight as he could be without being in the ring already, so all he could do was let the minutes on his wrist-chrono slink by.
He knew it was time for him to find his way to the arena when Tayko's overdramatic fanfare rang out through the building's comm speakers, and broke out into a run. Tureil had once witnessed what happened when this occurred: Twilek models hired for the day strode out into the middle of the arena, scantily clad with a banner above their entrances, showing support for one of the fighters. Once they reached the center of the ring, they began their dances, with vibroblades held aloft. The whirling forms of the females drove the contestants and the spectators wild, and the excitement simply exploded once the comm's fanfare reached it's height. Each Twilek finished their dance with a final movement: Driving their blade deep into the ground at their feet, where the name of their fighter's opponent was drawn into the circle's floor. Depending on the rules of the match, these blades could be the weapons used for the battle.
But it was not the case for the young fighter. As it was in the fight he witnessed, Tureil had agreed with Tayko to fight hand to hand with his opponent, the strange Swokes Swokes. The strange Swokes Swokes, who Tureil had learned nothing about since he learned of the change in the fight's lineup. His inner calm beginning to crumble apart, Tureil forcibly shook his head. He couldn't get cold feet now…He had essentially promised to win for Liera. He couldn't begin doubting himself now when her eyes would be looking upon him.
By the time he had made it to his entry point, he was sweating, and the Twileks dance had ended. He looked across the fight ring and spotted the hilts of the vibroblades glinting darkly in the floodlights. Lowering his gaze, he saw his name on the ground, pierced by one of the dancers' blades. A few few to the side was his opponent's, similarly stabbed. Iirta Iirta.
the man repeated slowly. It seemed familiar, as Tureil repeated the odd name to himself several more times, trying to remember where it came from.
He heard rumbling chuckles behind him and turned quickly to find Tayko stroking his beard with a smile on his slug-like face.
"You alright there, my boy?"
the Hutt asked, still using Basic.
"You look like you're a spanner short of a toolkit. Not getting cold feet, hmmm?"
Tureil cleared his throat and replied thickly
, "No."
"No I'm fine."
He continued after a moment.
"I was just wondering where I've heard that strange name. Iirta Iirta. Has he been dueling long?"
"He's been going through the dueling circles for a few decades now. Legal and otherwise. He's racked up more than his fair share of trophies…You'll earn your pay today, Tureil."
"Would today be one of the illegal ones, Tayko?"
the fighter asked cautiously. The smile on the Hutts face widened almost unnoticeably. The human growled and turned back to the entryway. It was almost time. The Hutt spoke up enticingly.
"Five times your usual pay, boy. Go now."
Tureil walked out slowly from the shady hallway into the bright lights of the dueling circle as the crowd exploded into excited cheers, and roars of anticipation. They had come to see blood, and he did not think they cared too much whose it was.
The twilek models still stood in the center of the ring, and now were busy strapping amplifier comms around their necks. One, a Lethan red, spoke up enthusiastically.
"Welcome to Tayko's Towertop Arena! T3…!",
she cried out, raising her arms as the crowd cheered wildly once again
. "Today's fight has been sponsored personally by our fine patron, Tayko the Hutt!"
Amidst more cheers, the second twilek, a Rutian blue, spoke up.
"Our fighters tonight are putting their lives on the line! Their waivers have been signed as their duelist's licenses and they know what fun they're in for tonight!"
"I sure as hell didn't!"
Tureil yelled furiously, though he was easily drowned out in the noise of the arena.
"These boys have it cut out for them, don't they? We have two winners walking in here! Only one'll walk out as the victor tonight--"
the Rutian continued unabated.
"Or even walk out at all!"
cried out the Lethan model, a mock-vicious smile spreading across her face.
Both models laughed heartily as Tayko floated into the ring on a golden repulsor-throne. He had a hand-held amplifier out and he was laughing along with the two models.
"The main event!"
he called out dramatically in his gravelly tones.
"It's here! From the western side comes Tureil Vita! Winner of thirty-nine duels, eighteen of them high-stakes! I hope he knows how high they are now!!"
Tureil growled in frustration before thrusting his right fist high into the air above him, roaring along with the applauding crowds.
"And coming from the eastern doorway comes a newcomer to T3!"
Tayko called out as a ring of boos and jeers came flying from around the Walks.
"Don't give me that! He has more experience than any two of the fighters here, ladies and gentlemen! Beating the best for over 4 decades, here comes IIRTA IIRTA OF MAKEM TE!!"
The crowd's excitement died down quickly as they saw Tureil's opponent enter the brightly lit center room. Tureil felt disgust well up inside as he saw what he'd be up against. It walked slowly on reptilian legs, ending in three-clawed feet. They supported a heavy torso, head, and arms, with sickly pale, loosely hanging skin covering the entirety. It had to have been a full head taller than Tureil himself. The eyes of this creature struck the young duelist the most as he gazed upon the creature stomping across the floor; they were pure, unending blackness, devouring the light, even as they dimly reflected the world. The alien ran his grubby hand over its horn-covered head, down its flabby, scar-covered face and ran a thumb across its thick, near non-existent neck. He pointed across the floor and smiled, the flat, wide mouth revealing many sharp teeth.
Tureil beckoned cockily and spat at his feet. He had to put on a show even as a sickening feeling crawled across his thoughts. The way this creature moved – lumbering, jerking – the scar…Even its name. He had heard a story of this being before. But where? Tayko's voice boomed into the ring, snapping the fighter back into reality.
"And now, LET THE GAMES BEGIN!"
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Nice... can't wait for the fight!
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Aye. I'll get to work over this soon.
In case you guys don't know what a Swokes Swokes is.... here's the Wookie article on em.
Ugly shits, but apparently great fighters.
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MOB Ride Saturday: The Great Leprechaun Hunt
And it all starts at the
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Bike Expo!
Time to play tourist!
and I bussed up north with our bikes for Seattle Bike Expo on Saturday.
[If I'm in the picture, photo credit goes to Jesse.]
It's so scenic!
The Expo was held at a shipping terminal north of downtown and best reached by bicycle.
Bike Works
, a local non-profit bike shop, was running a controlled bike parking area right by the main entrance and we were happy to donate a few bucks for convenience and security.
Courage Classic
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We saw tons of cool stuff, but this was the coolest bike there. A Co-Motion 'Divide' built up for the 2012 North American Handmade Bicycle Show. Drop bar, 14-spd internally geared hub with belt drive (rear sprocket is a prototype for this hub), 29er tires, dynamo hub and front light with plug-ins to power peripherals, and a limited edition Gilles Berthoud shifter. The bike is a showcase of what Co-Motion thinks an off-road touring bike can be.
More WOW.
Later we found my friend Brynnen and
her Madsen
. Several parents loaned their bicycles for this family cycling display and, to my surprise, they were pretty much the only ones at the show of their kind. No box bikes!
Our rain cover is still going strong!
Jesse took this wood-framed Revolo for a parking lot test ride. He said it is surprisingly stiff and was amazed he was riding a wooden bicycle. Wave of the future?
We caught most of the lunch talk, which featured Elly Blue (among others), offering us new perspective on the cycling gender gap.
on the mic
I bought a few of her zines. Can't wait to read 'em!
World Bike Relief
booth was inspirational. Empowering students, health care workers and entrepreneurs in many African countries, these bikes are designed specifically to hold up with little or no maintenance in a rigorous environment. (Those are 13 gauge spokes and that rear rack can hold 250 lbs.) The bike costs a mere $130 if you'd like to donate one.
After seeing the Divide, Revolo, and WBR bikes, my mind started to wander off-road. This guy from Missoula was more than happy to let me see the world from the seat of his custom quad. I didn't think to ask for a test-ride.
But then we discovered 'Bigfoot'. That's right! In Seattle!
This was my first time EVER riding a recumbent and, yes, those are 3.8" tires (squishy!) As a newbie, it was a little tricky to ride, but I managed to do a lap without crashing. Many thanks to
for letting me take it for a spin. Here's the audience they're targeting with this bike:
How does one top riding a Bigfoot? By chatting with a real living legend; local blogger and bicycle guru Kent Peterson. I've been reading
Kent's Bike Blog
and conversing with him
on twitter
for a while, but we'd never met in person. I didn't tell him, but he's one of my heroes. I think he's one of my sister's heroes, too.
With our minds jam-packed with bicycle geekery, we rode [nearly] all the way home to Tacoma. It was a fun trip.
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And now we have these 'Purr' wedges by ASOS. The print instantly made us think of Miu Miu, although the shape is totally different: the overall effect is a little bit witchy and a big bit twee, but nevertheless, we think these might be one of those "love them or hate them" items, which is why we've put them up On Trial.
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The Chedworth Parish Council can provide financial support for certain projects within the community. The money has to be raised from the precept which is included in resident's council tax bills therefore it is public tax payers money which can only be provided with proper governance. Where projects are likely to require significant sums (those over £250) these will need to be budgeted in January and therefore the early indication of financial support should be provided in December to the Parish Council for consideration at this time.
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Pastor's Corner ~ "Epiphany: God Revealing Himself To Us"
Today we celebrate the Epiphany of the Lord. The word epiphany comes from the Greek word "epiphania" which means to reveal or to manifest. The very first people who saw God in the flesh, the very first people whom God revealed himself to, and the very first witnesses of the epiphany or manifestation of God in the flesh were Mary and Joseph, then followed by the shepherds. These immediate witnesses of God were all Jews, part of the Chosen People. But God didn't just come to reveal himself to a select or exclusive group of people—he came to reveal himself to the rest of humanity. God came for everyone, for all. That's why the visit of the magi is quite significant. Their visit completes the revelation or the manifestation of God to the rest of humanity because they represented the "outside group—those who were on the margins"; they were not Jews, they probably didn't speak the Hebrew language, and they were probably unfamiliar with most of the Jewish customs and traditions but, they were there. Their visit was also our visit—God's manifestation or epiphany to them was also God's epiphany or manifestation to us. As the Letter of St. Paul to the Ephesians says, "the Gentiles are coheirs, members of the same body, and copartners in the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel." And, this was shown in a beautiful and powerful way in the visit of the Magi.
The question though that we need to ask is: What does this feast of the Epiphany mean for us? What's the importance of this for us in our life today? The first epiphany happened more than 2,000 years ago, so what's the relevance of it for us in 2018? The challenge and relevance of this feast for us is by asking ourselves and by reflecting on how do we respond to the manifestation or epiphany of God in our lives? The characters in the Gospel today help us to analyze our own response to God's epiphany. The magi, with the little knowledge that they had, embarked on a journey to encounter the promised Messiah—they were only led by a star; they didn't know exactly where the star would lead them; it was not a walk in the park; they had to ask, inquire, and consult so many people in order to arrive at their destination—in order for them to discover the truth, the Truth with the capital "T". Do we have the perseverance, patience, fortitude, prudence of the magi in encountering the Lord? This reminds me of those who are journeying right now in the RCIA program: With the limited knowledge that they have about the faith, like the magi coming from a different tradition but so open and willing to ask, to inquire, to walk, to experience awe and wonder, set out on a journey to meet the Lord, and along their way, they met people who helped them locate the manger, who guided them to finally encounter Jesus. And, after the Magi encountered Jesus and were transformed by it, they could no longer go back on the same path as before—as we heard in the Gospel, "they departed for their country by another way". I love this description. It doesn't just underscore choosing a different route when they returned to their homes and country, but it signifies a re-orientation of life, a new way of being, because we know once we truly encounter Jesus we cannot be the same person again. We would have to go back to our usual lives by "another way", the way of the Gospel; we can no longer go back to a life of sin, vice and darkness. Are we like the magi? Again, do we share the perseverance, patience, fortitude, prudence of the magi in encountering the Lord?
Or, are we more like the scribes and experts of the scriptures, who knew where the Child Jesus would be but never acted on them. The Magi consulted them, and they knew the prophecy, they knew the scriptures but, it was all for show; it was all up in their heads, but never really penetrated their hearts. One would expect that they would run faster than the magi to Bethlehem and look for the Messiah. But it was just business as usual. They were indifferent. They were just content in doing their "thing" in the temple but never bothered to find Jesus. Do we look for Jesus? Does our knowledge of Jesus move us to a deeper relationship with him? How much do we really desire him? Do we act on what we know about Jesus?
If the reaction of the scribes to the epiphany of God is already disturbing, it is much more when we analyze and reflect on how Herod took this revelation and epiphany of God. Herod wanted to kill Jesus. Herod wanted to eliminate the epiphany of God all together. Are there times when we want to eliminate or erase God in our lives? What are those situations and
instances when we live and act as if there is no God? God has revealed himself to us every single day, and he comes to the Eucharist in a very personal and intimate way: How to you receive his epiphany? Like the Magi? Or like the scribes? Hopefully not like Herod!
On a different note, please welcome our guest-priests, who will be helping in our Masses while Father Anthony is on vacation. Father Anthony left on December 26 and will be back on January 20. Kindly include him in your prayers that this time away will truly be a time for spiritual and physical rejuvenation and rest. – Fr. Cary


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Dario Argento's troubled 2009 film Giallo—which premiered at the Edniburgh Film Festival to poor reviews, then found itself "blacklisted" and without a U.S. theatrical release, leading to Argento himself essentially disowning it—now has the added embarrassment of being sued by its star, Adrien Brody, who claims that he was never paid for his work. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Brody first threatened to leave the film when he realized that the film was underfunded and that the producers couldn't afford his $640,000 salary; he was convinced to stay with a contract stipulation granting him the "absolute right to withhold consent to the use of his likeness" until he got his check, which Brody was promised would come from a new influx of funding.
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A Christmas Carol -- Auditions on Saturday, November 24th at 1:00 PM
by Charles Dickens: In Dickens' original language, this uplifting, holiday ghost story will perform (and possibly tour) for at least two weekends in December. Ages 5 - 18.
Stayed tuned for new information about where we will be rehearsing and performing.
To register for your audition, contact Maggie Knott email@example.com or call 253-677-0531
A Midsummer Night's Dream
by William Shakespeare: In Shakespeare's original language, our Tacoma Youth Theatre adaptation is appropriate for all ages, but may work best with a cast aged 8 - 18.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
by Mark Twain: Twain's classic is full of sincere, strong characters and full of rich social themes. A great opportunity for actors ages 5 - 18.
by William Shakespeare: In Shakespeare's original language, this dark tale may be best suited for actors and audience members ages 9 - 18.


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Miami Lakes Middle School student wins first place in Lions Peace Poster contest
Admittedly, Andy Suarez was in shock when he took first place in a recent art competition.
In fact, he was speechless.
"It was like they stapled my tongue," said Andy, 13, who is shy by nature. "I was about to say this whole little speech when my brain turned off. I said 'This is my painting, I did it a few days ago,' and then I dedicated it to my family. That's all I said."
These days, the seventh grader at Miami Lakes Middle School smiles when he talks about taking first place in the district portion of the Lions International Peace Poster Contest.
This is the first art contest the young artist has ever won.
"To be one of the best in this district is kind of big," Andy said.
Lions Clubs International have been sponsoring this worldwide art contest for more than 25 years, with the intention of encouraging children to express their visions of peace.
The theme of the 2014-15 contest is "Peace, Love, and Understanding."
Andy's winning piece in November is titled "Music Brings Peace to the World" and depicts a white dove filling the world with music.
"If I were to imagine peace, it would be a family staying together and being united," Andy said. "The world would be a better place if there were peace and no war — none of that violence."
Andy's entry, which he made using colored pencils, is now in the state-level of the contest. The first-place winner of the state level will move on to compete on the international level where, if selected, he/she will win the $5,000 grand prize.
In addition, 23 merit award winners will each receive a cash award of $500.
Of course, creating art isn't about winning for Andy.
"Art is my way of expressing myself," he said.
Andy says he fell in love with art at age 4.
"Back then it was stick figures," he said. "Then, when I was 6, I started making animals and objects, and now I am starting to draw people."
These days Andy paints and draws on his spare-time. At school he's in the midst of painting a wall outside a French classroom, and will soon start another painting outside the school's science department.
Andy says his parents encourage his artistic side, and often motivate him to pursue his passion.
"I'm very proud of him," Manuel Suarez said.
Suarez keeps photos of Andy's artwork saved onto his cellphone, and beams when he speaks of his accomplishments.
"He has focused himself since he was little to develop his artwork," Suarez said.
In addition to his family, Andy credits says his art teacher Irene Albalat for helping him grow as an artist.
"I couldn't have done this without the help of my teacher," Andy said.
He said Albalat even shed a few tears of joy when he won the district contest.
"He's into art, and has raw talent," Albalat said. "He's a little child art prodigy."


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When I was studying in Bristol I had the pleasure of accidentally walking past provocative street art just about everyday. As the hometown and stomping grounds of world-renowned street artist Bansky, I really couldn't have chosen a better spot than Bristol for becoming acquainted with 'sidewalk art.' Fast forward to my trips to London, Paris and Amsterdam and, once again, I found myself delighted to discover art in the least expected of places.
So, of course, I had to write about this for DPG. See which cities made my list of The World's Most Amazing Street Art right over here.


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Friday, December 5, 2008
Tons of Tutes- Toys, Games, & Accessories
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|All links are to various tutorials around the net. They are not mine unless marked as such. By clicking on a link, you will be navigating away from THIS site. You may want to right click and open in a new tab so that you don't get lost! (how do you think I found so many links? LOL
If you would like to link to my Tons of Tutes list, here is the master list: Tons of Tutes
|Baby Toys
|Toys & Etc
|Wrist Rattle
|Felt Crayon Roll
|Cloth Blocks
|Crayon Holder
|Quick Ribbon Ring Teether Toy
|Children's Crayon and Drawing Pad Holder
|Soft Blocks Sewing Tutorial
|Fabric Doll House
|1-2-3 Soft Blocks
|Notebook Pencil Holder
|Toddler Touchy Worm
|Art Case
|Washcloth Puppets
|Updated Crayon Roll Tutorial
|soft cube
|Fold-up Crayon Pouch
|Baby blocks
|Easy Tooth Fairy Pillow
|Butterfly Doll
|Bean Bag Chair
|Patchwork Cube
|Lazy Crayon Roll
|Baby Rings
|Quilted Playmat
|Grab Ball
|child's Poang chair
|Simple Patchwork Ball
|Go Fish
|Eddie Earthworm
|Memory Game
|Martha Stewart's Fabric Baby Book
|CD Holder /card book
|CD "Poket"
|Counting Bean Bag
|Barbie Clothes & Accessories
|Beanbag Chair
|Children's Room Tidy
|Barbie Outfit
|Fabric Beach Ball
|Barbie Clothes
|Fairy Wings
|Bean Bag
|Angel Pocket
|Lion Puppet
|18 inch Doll (American Girl) Clothing
|Sidewalk Fun Games
|Tic-Tac-Toe Game Toss
|Bella Online
|Wall Organizer
|Dropped Waist Dress
|Bean Bag Chair
|Dress Patterns
|Cushion Couch
|Dress for (new body) Barbie
|Stars 'n Stripes Locker Pocket
|Super Hero Cape
|Super Hero Cape
|I Spy Bag
|Felt Doll
|Kidlet - Wall Pocket Tidy Tote
|Child's Tent
|custom fabric Easter baskets
|cupcake felt pouch
|Five Stones Game
Am I missing a link to a great tute? Would you like to have your tutorial listed here? Leave me a comment!


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Searching literature is traditionally done in systems like Chemical Abstracts and Web-of-Science. The open nature of a growing number of repositories (e.g. the Dutch DARE) and indexing facilities like PubMed make these proprietary tools obsolete.
It is incorrect to assume that these payed services are the only trustworthy sources. Even WoS fails to make the all links between entries in the database. For example, I am aware of two missing citations to articles I have written, even though both the cited and the citing article is available in the system. One of the citing articles was in the Angewandte Chemie!
Additionally, some search services, like Google Scholar, have the advantage that they find copies and close variants of articles in proprietary articles on home pages and in open repositories. Today, I learned about Scientific Commons which indexes and links to a staggering 1.5M publications, using, among others, PubMed and university repositories. Where possible it makes direct links to PDF versions of the article.
Mitch set up ChemRank, to which Peter, the ChemBlog and I replied. Afterwards, I learned that other services are available too, that allow, in addition to setting up an online personal literature database, voting and commenting on articles.
Apparently, CiteULike (CUL) supports this too. In contrast to ChemRank, CUL requires a login, which I personally see as an advantage, because I can browse literature bookmarked by other accounts I trust. There is also Connotea but I never liked that site that much (e.g. is allows bookmarking any web page); Rich has his comments too. I would also like to mention BioWizard which is based on the PubMed content, which actually covers a good deal of chemistry literature nowadays too.
Local Storage
These above mentioned systems can be used as alternative to offline bibliographic database systems, like EndNote and JabRef. The latter is my favorite, being based on BibTeX which I use for my LaTeX based publications, and is opensource and contains a few patches from yours truly. Jungfreudlich wondered how people organized their PDF archive and I commented how I do it:
- a directory hierarchy based on journal name and year
- file names that include last name of the first author and year
- JabRef for the bibiographic database
- Strigi for full text search
I have accounts on several online tools now (with some duplication which I don't like), and I have no idea which of the options will stay around. Time will learn. Good news is that the open characters of many of these allow making mashups, and generally integrate tools. For example,
JabRef allows downloading citations from PubMed, and Noel suggested to use Greasemonkey scripts to link to the supplementary information for his articles, instead of using the mechanisms journals have. I can see the advantage of this, as, for example, Wiley takes full copyright of the data in SI material, while Noel's mechanism would keep the data open.
For now, however, I would very much like to see a meta service where I can query rankings and comment for articles using any or all of the above tools.


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Justices Continue Trend of Hearing Fewer Cases
Sunday, January 7, 2007
Only a handful of decisions each year define the Supreme Court for the American public, and that might be especially appropriate this year.
After decades of decline in its caseload, the court is once again on track to take its fewest number of cases in modern history. The justices went on a relative shopping spree when they returned from their holiday break, on Friday, agreeing to hear seven additional cases before this year's term ends. Before that they had accepted only 60 petitions, as opposed to 80 at this point last year.
Even a caseload in the 80s would have been considered extraordinarily skimpy 20 years ago. In William H. Rehnquist's first term as chief justice in 1986, the court disposed of 175 cases. That had dwindled to 82 cases last year after Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. took over.
Roberts himself said during his 2005 confirmation hearings that the court should be doing more.
"They hear about half the number of cases they did 25 years ago," Roberts testified. "There may be good reasons for that that I'll learn if I am confirmed. But just looking at it from the outside, I think they could contribute more to the clarity and uniformity of the law by taking more cases."
What Roberts has discovered is unclear. The process by which the nine justices decide which of the thousands of appeals they receive each year will be given the justices' full consideration -- granted certiorari, in the court's terminology -- is among the court's most closely guarded procedures. But the chief justice's role is limited.
"When it comes to certiorari, the chief justice only has one vote like everyone else," said University of Minnesota law professor David Stras, who has conducted extensive research into the process. It takes four votes of the nine to accept a case.
There is one reason for the decline from the heavy workloads of the 1980s that everyone agrees on: A 1988 congressional decision made at the court's behest eliminated a number of mandatory appeals, leaving the justices to pretty much set their own agenda.
Beyond that, theories abound. Stras said he thinks it is as simple as a change in personnel. His research shows former Justices Byron R. White and Harry A. Blackmun, who left the court in 1993 and 1994, respectively, were much more likely to grant certiorari -- or "cert" -- than their contemporaries.
He said his studies of Blackmun's papers, which detail cert grants, suggest that the downward trend could continue if Justice John Paul Stevens, 86, is the next to leave. Stevens also was above average in voting to take cases, he said.
Others say that an increasingly homogenous appellate judiciary appointed by Republican administrations is producing fewer conflicting opinions among circuits, a chief characteristic of the kinds of cases the justices like to take. Or that the federal government, usually the most persuasive in convincing the court that an issue is ripe for review, is losing less often at the lower levels and not appealing as many cases.
Some blame the so-called "cert pool," the practice by which eight justices -- Stevens is the exception -- combine their clerks to review the thousands of petitions. One clerk then makes an initial recommendation on a case, with the justices having the final say. No one really knows what the recommendations are, but the theory is that it might be safer for a relatively inexperienced clerk to recommend denial rather than a grant.


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I think that browns and coffee/espresso shades pair very well with salmon and rust shades. The combination is truly unique yet chic at the same time. I really love the Chanel Legende lipstick because its very pretty on its own as a warm pink shade, but it's also great blended with various lip liner shades. Soon I'm going to be adding some highlights to my hair. I'm not quite sure yet what shade I'm going to add, but I know that regardless of my hair colour, the neutral elements of brown and salmon will always work :)
Saturday, April 2, 2016
Salmon and Coffee Browns
I've been creating a lot of cooler toned makeup looks lately and today I really felt like warming things up a bit. I recently got a lipstick colour 'Legende' by Chanel - it's the perfect salmon-rose shade. For this look, I wanted more of a rust-salmon shade, so I used MAC chicory lipliner before applying the lipstick. I then used MAC Coffee eyeliner and smudged out the upper lash liner to create a very smokey look. I think this is a very nice evening, warm look:
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Big Data is quickly becoming essential to businesses around the world, and in the right hands it can be an organization's most important asset. However, the rise of cloud, mobile and social computing means that organizations are facing ever-increasing volumes of data as well as various types of data. Big Data Analytics, a service that NEOS successfully provides, enables organizations to analyze a mix of structured, semi-structured and unstructured data in search of valuable business information and insights.
Data never sleeps. Every minute websites, smartphones, and applications generate massive amounts of both structured and unstructured data, i.e. Big Data, the inordinate size of which makes it impossible to process using traditional database and software techniques. Depending on the industry, big data is collected from multiple external and internal sources such as social media, transactions, sensors, enterprise content, and mobile devices. Furthermore, the unstoppable rise of cloud, mobile and social computing means that organizations are facing ever-increasing volumes of various types of data. As data volume increases, the ability to gather and interpret data in an understandable way so that a company can make faster and more accurate decisions is the key to keeping a business competitive.
Therefore, understanding and taking charge of Big Data needs is the next big challenge every company has to face. At the same time, it also represents enormous potential for innovation and growth. Among other things, Big Data analytical findings can lead to marketing that is more effective and offers new revenue opportunities, better customer service, improved operational efficiency, competitive advantages over rivals and other benefits.
In light of that discovery, organizations today, more than ever, need the right tools, rigorous processes, smart solutions and people who can help them realize and achieve big returns from Big Data. This is where Big Data analytics comes into focus. It is a process of collecting, organizing and analyzing large sets of data in order to discover patterns, understand the information contained within the data, and extract the most important data in decision-making situations. Simply put, Big Data analysts help organizations analyze larger volumes of data from a variety of sources, and deliver the analysis at a greater velocity.
Big Data Analytics, a service that NEOS successfully provides, enables organizations to analyze a mix of structured, semi-structured and unstructured data in search of valuable business information and insights. By examining large data sets containing a variety of data types at a high velocity, NEOS enables companies to uncover hidden patterns and unknown correlations, perceive market trends, and gain insight into customer preferences and other useful business information. NEOS's goal is to secure real-time data for real-time decision-making! Also, keep in mind that Big Data is highly scalable, which implies that any company can start on the Big Data journey without a large investment. It can start with a simple evaluation and expand from there should it prove useful. NEOS is constantly seeking and implementing excellent solutions, with expertise ranging from enterprise solutions to social platform and mixed complex solutions.
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TCC 2016-B: Home
The Fourteenth Theory of Cryptography Conference (TCC 2016-B) will be held in Beijing, China, from Oct. 31 to Nov. 3, 2016, and it will take place at Beijing Friendship Hotel, Beijing, China.
TCC 2016-B is sponsored by the International Association for Cryptologic Research (IACR) in cooperation with State Key Laboratory of Information Security at the Institute of Information Engineering of Chinese Academy of Sciences.
For more information about TCC, see the TCC manifesto and the Call for Papers.
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When it comes to vegan-friendly sweets, few snacks can take you higher than No Bake Tree Bark. Made with the PRØHBTD recipe for cannabis-infused coconut oil, this crunchy treat combines the deliciousness of coconut, chocolate, maple syrup, almonds and cannabis infusion.
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1/2 Cup of Toasted Coconut Oil
1/2 Cup of Cocoa Powder
1/4 Cup of Maple Syrup
2 Tablespoons of Almond Butter
3/4 Cup of Roasted Almonds
Pinch of Salt
Put parchment paper down on a sheet tray that should be large enough to fit into your freezer. Set aside.
Place the saucepan on a stove burner. Pour the coconut oil into a saucepan and then add the cocoa powder. Turn the burner on low and proceed to whisk the ingredients. Once smooth, add the maple syrup and almond butter and whisk again. Finish by adding a pinch of salt.
Turn off the burner and stir in the roasted almonds. Pour the mixture onto the parchment-lined pan and make sure it is evenly distributed. Place in the freezer for 20 to 30 minutes, and enjoy!
Please label properly for safe storage and avoiding accidents.
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