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Dear Friends,
I almost feel too overwhelmed by some of what I have seen and observed this week to write about it. And, as I have said before, I want my words to water the seeds of peace and understanding in everyone who reads them. I'm not feeling confident about this because I realize that some of what I have heard and witnessed doesn't water the seeds of peace in me; sometimes I see things that water the seeds of despair and anger. And it takes a lot of inner work for me to transform the despair and anger into something that at least restores me to a place where openness and connection and understanding are possible.
So my request to you, dear reader, is that if you are reading this, or watching some of the links, and notice that you are feeling angry, hopeless, or thinking thoughts about people being "bad" or "victims"- my request is that you stop and breathe and feel your emotions and stay with that until you can ask yourself what would be a way of responding to this that will be more likely to bring peace and understanding into the world.
That is what I am doing here, over and over.
Last night I celebrated Tu B' shvat, the New Years of the Trees, with a group of religious Jewish women in the Old City where I am living. We shared an amazing array of fruits of the trees,blessing each one, dragon fruit , guavas, coconut, olives, dates and figs. We read from Jewish texts about the healing of our relationship to trees being part of the healing of the world that we are here to do. We drank and ate and sang.
Then, today, on the day of Tu B'shvat, I went with a group of Jews organized by Rabbis for Human Rights to plant olive trees in the West Bank, in an area close to Jerusalem that is under Israeli military control. We walked from the bus through a rocky field. The soil was a beautiful rich dark red brown, amazing to see in the middle of this dry stark landscape. After a few moments, I realized we were walking through a cemetery of olive trees- only a few feet of the graceful trunks remained. The rest had been cutoff in the night by residents of a nearby Jewish settlement. About 200 hundred of us, Palestinian and Jewish, planted 5o trees, each with a Jewish prayer for peace tied around tender new trunks.
Through a translator, I spoke with the Palestinian man who supervised my tree planting. I asked him if there was ever any dialogue between the people in the settlement and the village. No. I thought of the women I met in Bethlehem last year who told me they wanted to learn Hebrew so they would talk to the Israeli women and make peace. I asked an Israeli man I was referred to in the olive grove if he knew of anyone who would be willing to travel to Bethlehem to teach these women Hebrew. He said yes, he had just this week heard about people set up to do this. When I arrived home, this man had sent me an email with information about a program that is getting together Israelis learning Arabic and Palestinians learning Hebrew. He also sent me a link to an article about him. Buma Inbar lost his son in Lebanon and is dedicating his life to peace.
As we walked back to the bus, I stopped to talk to the Israeli army members who were standing by. I asked the officer who appeared to be in charge, why did they do this. He said, look, there are crazy people everywhere. It was teenagers from the settlement. I asked if anyone has brought together the settlers and the villagers to talk about this- I felt relief to hear it wasn't something organized by the policy makers of the settlement; I imagined that at least some of the residents of the settlement would recognize that this cutting of trees is not in anyone's interest or in alignment with the Jewish teachings, which say, even in the case of war,
When in your war against a city, you have to besiege it a long time in order to capture it, you must not destroy its trees, wielding the ax against them. You may eat of them, but you must not cut them down. Are trees of the field human to withdraw before you into a besieged city? Deuteronomy 20:19.
When using a battering ram to break down the walls to a city, a Jewish army should use wood from a non fruit-bearing tree to build the battering ram. Since only wood is needed (not fruit) to build the battering ram, it is wasteful to destroy a fruit-bearing tree.
Only trees that you know do not yield food may be destroyed; you may cut them down for constructing siege works against the city that is waging war on you, until it has been reduced. Deuteronomy 20:20
Now I'm dreaming of how we could get the villagers and the settlers together in an NVC (Nonviolent Communication) dialogue- to explore what we can do to find ways of protecting each others' safety and well being.
This brings me closer to the title of this article.
On a visit to Jenin earlier this week, I was asked, "Are you for Israel or Palestine?" That was the question Juliano Mer Khamis asked me at the Jenin Freedom Theater in the Jenin refugee camp, after we spray painted a sign together wishing a 7o year old American supporter a happy birthday.
I answered, both. I want to make room in my heart for both. He said, your heart must be awfully big. I thought about it, and then I said, if we can't make our hearts big enough to hold both, how can we ever expect peace, how can we expect to live peacefully together unless we can do that in our hearts.
"Are you for or against the Occupation?" That is the question the pharmacist in Jenin asked me after we chatted about his life- he and his wife lived in India for 4 or 5 years studying pharmacology, then returned to Jenin to raise their two lovely boys who were with us in the store. (I was in a pharmacy in Jenin because earlier that morning I was toasting, with scalding hot coffee, two young Palestinian men with very amazing haircuts, law students at American University in Jenin, and I spilled the delicious fresh Arab coffee on my arm.)
I didn't know how to answer the question. I feel clarity that my heart breaks when I see and hear about trees being uprooted, and walls being built around people's houses, and people not allowed to travel freely and have the resources to educate their children and live normal lives- just a normal life where you don't have to worry about the military knocking on your door at midnight or taking away your kids because they throw rocks or a million other things that are every day occurrences. And I feel particularly despairing because it is in the name of Jews that a lot of this is being done. As a Jew,I have a dream that somehow a Jewish country will be better; will be in the forefront of creating systems and cultures of peace and sustainability, breaking new ground in advancing humanity. And what I see and hear on the west bank and in the Palestinian sections of Jerusalem is very far from this.
Yet I resist saying I am for or against anything. I am yearning for a new way to express my values and dreams in the public political forums. Not for or against. Not slogans. Not labels.
And I feel so frustrated because I suspected that in my stumbling around to avoid saying I am for or against the Occupation, I was losing the trust and connection we had built. I knew his needs for authenticity, trust and being understood weren't being met. Neither were mine.
I went back to the Jenin Cinema guesthouse where I was staying and called Hagit, my Israeli NVC buddy. She listened to me, and said, I hear how much you want to know what you could say that would contribute to peace and connection.
Yes. I want my words to contribute to peace, trust and connection.
I went out again, to the Jenin Freedom Theater. Juliano asked me, do you want to meet a terrorist? He said it tongue in cheek, which I appreciated, especially as I have been in workshops where we have done work to break down the image of "terrorist." And he introduced us to Zakaria.
Enemy Image Work
First, to give you some understanding of how I heard this question–Dr. Marshall Rosenberg, founder of Nonviolent Communication, explains that anytime we think of someone as "a something"- , e.g., a terrorist, a bad person, a gossip, a troublemaker, pushy, controlling, long winded… anytime we fossilize our actual experience with someone into a fixed image of them, we are essentially committing violence toward them by cutting off their humanity; by encountering our idea of them, our judgment of them, our limiting view of them; not who they are in this lviing moment.
So when I was asked, do you want to meet a terrorist, I re translated that in my own mind into, do I want to meet someone who has been labelled a terrorist. My response then is, yes, I feel very curious to meet someone who has been labelled a terrorist.
A few moments later, a tall young man with noticeable darkened markings on his face came up and introduced himself. To me, his demeanor was quiet and gentle. and he looked a bit familiar I remembered he was one of the Palestinian children in the Film Arna's Children, about the Jenin Freedom Theater. After horrendous violence and suffering, Zakaria has renounced violence for cultural resistance. I asked, how are you? He said, terrible. I have three children and I am raising them under occupation. The sadness in his eyes was unbearable.
I feel scared writing about this because I can imagine people reading this and feeling such pain, anger, despair, over the acts that Zakaria has taken responsibility for. I say to myself, I want to know the words to write that water the seeds of hope, peace and understanding, Of reconciliation.
When I encounter this man right now, when I listen to him right now, talking about the despair he feels for the limitations his children are growing up under, my heart is open and connected. I know that if I were to engage with him through the lens of "terrorist", I would not encounter the person standing right in front of me. I have a sense that this is peacemaking, how we are standing right now, talking to each other.
I will post photos of these trips on facebook , unless I figure out how to do it in this blog ( does anyone know)?
Shabbat shalom, Roberta


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Director: Joseph Losey
Elizabeth Taylor, Mia Farrow, Robert Mitchum, Peggy Ashcroft, Pamela Brown, Robert Douglas, George Howell
This is a somewhat weird psychological drama about a mentally troubled young woman (Mia Farrow) who mistakes Liz Taylor's character for her dead mother. The situation is complicated by the fact that Farrow's character also resembles Taylor's dead daughter. Though the premise is a bit contrived, it becomes a bit touching as Taylor eventually becomes protective and concerned about the girl, who is being victimized by her own family. The film does suffer from several major flaws, most notably the appearance of Robert Mitchum, painfully miscast as Farrow's lecherous stepfather. Probably one of Taylor's most daring and least embarrassing roles from this period, she also looks surprisingly good here.

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And now time for the ladies! Needless to say, and maybe even a little cliche now, the song of choice was Beyonce "All the single ladies" :)
Bouquet in hand ready to be caught by its rightful owner
Ladies are ready!
Here we go...
And the winner is...
One of my dear friends!
A few weeks later at another friends wedding, she caught the bouquet there too! ;)
Up next: Best-man's suprise


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Bradford Textile Society
The Charitable Trust supports the Bradford Textile Society's annual design competition. It is open to independent designers, designers working in the UK textile industry and students studying at all UK Universities. All entrants must be either resident or studying in the UK.
The Trust currently offers an annual prize of £1,000 for the best design use of wool in the competition.
For more details please go to the BTS web site at:
The closing date for this prize is normally the second Friday in March.
Last Years Winner
Flora Johnston, winner of the Staple of England's award for the best knitwear design in the Bradford Textile Society annual design competition held in May 2017. She is being presented with her certificate together with a cheque for £300 by Robert Hall, Chairman of the Company's Charitable Trust. Flora is a Student at Herriot Watt University


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A book published. Self authored. Go through the abstract. Thank you.
Significant knowledge gaps exist in the knowledge of Life Cycle Costing and the alternatives selection of building materials in the construction industry. In order to fulfill the gaps a questionnaire survey was developed for 319 respondents in using the Life Cycle Costing for the Bhutanese construction industry. Life Cycle Cost Analysis of selected components of the selected building was done taking into account relevant economic factors: initial costs, maintenance and operational costs.
The maintenance and operation costs are generally ignored in building industry especially in design stage. For this research, the method of LCC, present worth cost approach was evaluated with projection of building service life as 60 years, inflation rate as 9.07% and discount rate as 0%.
|A book published by Lambert Academic Publishing
About 52% of the respondents do not have idea about LCC when making investment decisions nor do they not take maintenance, operation and replacement cost into consideration. The lack of significant input-cost data and lack of experience appears to be the most important problem supported by 78% responded lack of experience and 62% responded lack of significant input-cost data.
The LCC analysis showed that ceramic tiles, pre-painted CGI sheet and LED lamp has the lowest life cycle cost among the many material alternatives available in the market, that is, 16% for LED lamp, 13% for ceramic tiles and 64% for pre-painted CGI sheet.
Click the link to buy if anyone wish to use it for academic purpose or any related research reference.


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Who got me? They did! You know, those doctors I have around here. I won't go into too many details here, but I'll give you some math to ponder. One tooth, two roots, 90 degree angles, four hours.
Let's just say I haven't been feeling well and that's why I haven't been around. If I owe you an email can you remind me? I haven't really left my bed for the last couple of days, which has made my world much, much smaller as you see above. But this isn't a pity party right, let's get on with some knitting.
Pattern: Backyard Leaves from Scarf Style
Yarn: Debbie Bliss Cashmerino Aran 4 skeins in 502
Needles: 4.5mm (US 7) straights
Date Started: 11.22.05
Date Finished: 12.02.05
I'm not sure what to say about this pattern. I've already mentioned how much I like it, it's fun and interesting and yields a beautiful finished object. Three rare qualities all in one pattern, what more could you ask for? This is probably why it took me a little longer to finish knitting than it really should have, I got greedy having fun with it and didn't want it to stop. If I knit this again I'll probably knit both halves at the same time (isn't that all the rage right now anyway?) just so I can have a scarf faster.
Blocking it made me nervous, I really liked the 3-d quality the scarf had pre-wash. What if the giftee would have liked it better as well? I guess it's easier to wear and tell what it is when it's flatter, but still, it looked so cool before. I left the two halves to soak in the sink in some kokaburra-fied water for maybe ten minutes and then sprawled them out on towels on my kitchen table. I pinned them so that the sides would have slight curves and the flowers would still "pop" after drying. Alright, so blocking it wasn't so bad, but sewing the two pieces together, that's where this pattern gets you. Remember my gripe about why they ask you to practice slipping stitches? umm, do you think they could have skipped that and instead told us how to sew the two pieces together?! Isn't that a little more important? I could stand one less picture of the 'brown-haired' girl if it meant room for this little factoid. oh well. I was going to try an invisible seam, but my plans were killed when I realized that it's not all st st. I couldn't come up with anything better than backstitching, blame the codeine. I hope to steam block the seam sometime this week to see if that helps. If not, then I'll be crawling for help from you guys.
I'm done and right now that alone makes me happy. Though I'll start to worry soon enough about how the giftee will perceive this. Will she like the Uma Thurman of colors that I picked? Will she mind the fuzziness factor of merino? Should I sneak in a sweater shaver with the scarf? We have less than a month till we find out.


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European Larch are stunning trees during autumn with amazing autumn colour that seems to glow! A quicker growing tree with lush soft green foliage early spring. Also fine foliage that breaks down quickly after falling, a beautiful tree for the larger landscape setting.
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The green leaves of rhubarb are poisonous, so when prepping rhubarb, make sure to discard any remnants of leaves.
- 1 1/2 cups sliced rhubarb
- 1/2 to 3/4 cup sugar (1/2 cup will yield a pie slightly on the tart side)
- 3 Tbsp quick-cooking tapioca
- 1 cup sliced strawberries
- 1 1/2 cups blackberries, boysenberries, or mixed berries (if you use frozen berries, first defrost them and then drain them of excess moisture)
- 1 Tbsp lemon juice
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- Dash of ground mace or nutmeg
- 1 pie dough recipe for top and bottom crust
1 Roll out one pie dough and line the bottom of a pie pan: Roll out one ball of pie dough on a lightly floured surface to 12-inch diameter. Line the bottom of a 9-inch pie pan with the dough. Chill in refrigerator while you prepare the fruit.
2 Prepare the rhubarb berry filling: Stir sugar and quick cooking tapioca pearls together in a large bowl. Add the rhubarb, strawberries, and other berries. Add the lemon juice, vanilla, and mace or nutmeg. Stir gently to coat berries with the sugar. Let sit for 15 minutes, stirring once.
3 Preheat oven to 375°F.
4 Roll out second ball of pie dough. If you plan to do a lattice top, as pictured, prepare the dough strips as described in How to Make a Lattice Top for a Pie Crust.
5 Scoop fruit mixture into dough-lined pie dish.
6 Prepare the top crust: If you would like a lattice top, weave strips of pie dough over the top of the fruit-filled pie dish as described in How to Make a Lattice Top for a Pie Crust. (If you would like a solid top for your pie, place the second rolled-out pie dough crust on top of the pie.) Press ends of strips into the rim of the bottom crust.
Trim the edges to 1/2-inch. Fold the edges back over themselves and crimp to seal.
If you are using a solid top crust, score the top to create air vents.
7 Bake: To protect the crust edges from burning, cover the edges of the crust with aluminum foil or an aluminum pie protector. Bake at 375°F in the middle rack for 25 minutes. Remove the foil.
Return to oven and bake for an additional 20-30 minutes, until the top is golden and the juices are bubbling. Cool completely before serving.


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Rockbox mail archiveSubject: Re[2]: cvs: firmware mpeg.c,1.206,1.207
From: Uwe Freese (mail_at_uwe-freese.de)
Date: 2003-03-03
Hello Daniel,
Daniel Stenberg wrote on Monday, March 3, 2003, 3:11:21 PM:
> amount_to_read = MIN(mp3buflen - mp3buf_write, amount_to_read);
As I understand it, 1,7 MB (with a 2 MB AJB) is read in one piece when
The one additinal line is the remaining line after I deleted all changes
I didn't write that mpeg.c and don't know how it exactly works! Sorry,
>> Your change replaces the
Dynamic? It only limits one read to 1 MB somehow. I thought that it was
DS> As I was saying already before, the 8MB version may need different
This could be true, but I already tested around with the values in
So someone has to guess what values could work and then I can test them.
Bye, Uwe.
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I made a discovery over the weekend. Fried rice is ridiculously easy to make. And doesn't have to cost $8 for a box filled with oil and a ridiculous amount of salt. This was the absolute perfect weekend lunch.
Edamame Fried Rice
from Daily Garnish
serves 3
- 1 cup dry brown rice, cooked
- 2 Tb. sesame oil, divided
- 1 cup shelled edamame
- 2 medium carrots, diced
- 3-4 mushrooms, chopped*
- 3 Tb. soy sauce
- 1 egg
*These were a perfect last minute addition so they're not in the picture. I cooked my rice in the microwave, which is my favorite way - so easy! I put 1 cup dry brown rice and 2 cups water in a large microwave safe dish and cook for 10 minutes on high and 20 minutes on 50% power. You may have to mess with this depending on your microwave and rice. White rice used to only take 20 mins total and had to add the extra 10 mins when I switched over to brown.
Heat 1 Tb. oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add brown rice and saute for about 5 minutes. This gives the rice that "fried rice" texture.
Add the carrots, mushrooms, and edamame. Cook for about 5 more minutes, stirring frequently.
Stir together leftover 1 Tb. oil and soy sauce in a small bowl. Add to pan and stir quickly to coat.
Here was my favorite part. It was so easy but it just made me feel cool. Bahahaha. Make a well in the center of your pan and crack the egg into it.
Scramble the egg with your spatula; it shouldn't take more than a minute to cook through. Toss completely and serve!
Nutritional information (for 1/3): 435 calories, 16g fat (2.3g sat), 58g carbs (6.5g fiber), 15.5g protein
How good was this? SO FREAKIN GOOD. Seriously. Loved it! It's already on the menu again. I added more soy sauce than the original recipe just because I really like soy sauce. But if you don't or have problems with salt, the original recipe only used 2 tablespoons. I added the mushrooms because I had a couple leftover in my fridge and they were the perfect addition. I was also so impressed on how quick this was. Make sure to get all your veggies chopped and stuff ready to go because the cooking moves quickly.
Have you ever tried edamame?
While it's not my favorite just to sit and eat out of a bowl, I love incorporating it in recipes!
Have you ever won anything?
Shuesday (3 times!) or other things that require timing or knowledge...but if it requires just LUCK. Nope, ain't happenin. ;)


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So, if last July feels a long way ago for you, it probably seems positively ancient history for the team behind Pub2Pub who, having set off from Dartmoor on July 2nd last year, finally burbled across the finish line in Devon on Sunday, having completed their journey from the Northernmost bar on the planet, to the southernmost.
If you've been following our coverage of the expedition, you'll know that it's been a pretty compelling advert for the TVR brand. The '97 Chimaera used for the journey has completed the entire trip without a single breakdown, and no major fettling other than a routine clutch change in Nicaragua, as the original clutch had began to slip. There can't be many cars - modern or otherwise - capable of completing such a feat so nonchalantly.
"We've been so blown away by the interest which Pub2Pub has generated, that we've decided it'd be rude not to keep the ball rolling, so we're setting up Pub2Pub Adventures, with the dual goals of enabling others to enjoy their own bar-based adventures, and also raising the bar to surpass what we've just achieved, by undertaking yet bigger, bolder journeys."
So, it seems the Pub2Pub crew and their plucky slice of Blackpool fibreglass aren't retiring from roadtripping any time soon...
Pub2Pub would like to thank their friends and supporters, without whom the journey wouldn't have been possible:
TVR Car Club, Dartmoor Brewery, Classicline Insurance, Dewerstone lifestyle clothing
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Gigaom.com: Uber joins Airbnb in bringing the "sharing economy" to business travel
Jul 29, 2014
Uber and Airbnb chose to forge the same partnership the same week, both striking a deal with business travel expensing company Concur. The move signals that the sharing economy is ready to move beyond its consumer audience and expand into other sectors. Concur's Lyndsey Patterson is quoted in the piece (from her blog post) on the increase of Concur customers' use of Airbnb.


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The most glamorous fashion event of the year is the event called Met Gala and in every year he grows bigger and bigger, so it's not surprise that this year Met Gala held at the Metropollitan Museum of Art in New York did not disappoint.
On the Red Carpet every year guests are the most powerful people in the show business such as Rihanna, Beyonce, Sarah Jessica Parker, Mark Jacobs, Kim Kardashian and many others.
Every year the Met Gala has different theme, so this year it's dedicated to Charles James, America's first Couturier with the theme "White tie and Decorations".
The ticket with the years grows, so this time was from $10,000 to $25,000 and the annual charity event is hosted by American Vogue editor Anna Wintour.
So our job is to see who will be listed in the best-dressed list and who should be proud of their stylist and of course who is your favourite?


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Desert Safari in The Auto Rickshaw!
That pretty much sums up my life as an Expat in the UAE. I've been here for more than 7 years, yet I still dream of the Chennai roads and Marina beach. I still can't believe 2007 was 10 years ago. Being someone who does not know how to ride a bicycle or a scooter or a car, I was always that pillion rider in my friends' Scooty or traveling in an auto rickshaw to commute to college and work. I recall that time when my classmate made a very witty comment in Tamil about this "Tamil naatlaye scootyku driver vecha mudhal aalu nee thaan", meaning I was first person in the state of Tamil Nadu to have a driver for even for a scooter! :)
There were many struggles that I had to go through to take an auto ride-from bargaining the rates to managing the irritating stares through the mirror. But there is something that I really love and miss about taking the auto rides. I was born and raised in Chennai and I never really lived anywhere else outside except for a brief period of 2 years at Trichy for my higher studies. I used to sit back and enjoy the morning auto rides to school and work and just loved the walk to my institute. The auto rides made me enjoy the flavours of the city I grew up. I always used to take the corner seat of the auto to have a better view. I often reminisce thinking of the Egmore Museum through the flyover, the lush, green areas of Nungambakkam surrounding my school, the Marina beach road, the full stretch of C in C road which is still intact in terms of the number of trees and so on.
The auto rides also gave me a sense of being independent for a novice like me who did not know to ride a bike or a car. That is something which I am still not able to achieve, and I have a remote hope that I will be able to do it some day, in sha Allah.
It was roughly 1 AM, 30th of October, 2009 when the plane I took from my hometown landed at the Dubai International Airport. I remember the hollow feeling in my stomach when I saw the TV screens flashing details of the next flights from the DXB airport, showing Chennai as one of them. I realized that I have come way too far from my beloved family, from where I belonged. My father didn't want to come to the airport. My mother was all tearful. My brother acted like he wouldn't miss me. I remember waking up the next morning, staring at the clock: I just made a resolution to myself. I must quickly get pregnant and run away to my home in Chennai as soon as possible. I am not exaggerating even a little bit.
I remember that first day of being all alone in our studio apartment in Deira, when husband left to work. I started listening to an online Tamil radio channel from Chennai (alhamdhulillah, I am totally out of music now-that is a different story to tell) just to make myself believe that I am not too far away from home. My clock in the laptop was not changed to the current timezone. It still showed the time in India. I used to keep Google Talk on throughout the day, even when I am not talking with my mother, just to make myself virtually live in my home. That was my state when I first came to Dubai, as a newly married woman. My husband was very busy with his work, and I was battling the feeling of loneliness through all these means.
Most of my friends and relatives who would come to visit me as a new bride would say, "don't worry Faiza, you will no longer feel lonely as soon as you have a child". And so I got pregnant, became a mommy, and a mommy ever since. If any of you were to ever ask me what was the best moment in my life, I would say without hesitating for a moment that it was during the time I was pregnant, especially with my first child. I was so happy being a pregnant woman, carrying another tiny life in my womb, and I was even happy that I was nauseating. I used to pause for a while seeing that bump when I walk past a mirror in a mall, and walk like a tired pregnant woman, just because I was pregnant. I know, sounds crazy, but that's how I was.
Weeks passed and the countdown started, I was so excited to go in to labour and I wasn't complaining about the excruciating pain too. I delivered a beautiful baby boy in my hometown Chennai, all normal and everything. But I was never prepared for being a mother. Never, really. I still remember that butterflies-in-the-stomach moments whenever I used to see my son as a newborn. I was afraid. In fact I was paranoid about everything! Subhanallah! I was depressed after giving birth, I didn't prepare myself to see the sudden shift of all the love and attention going to my sweet little newborn, including myself. Alhamdhulillah, I came out of the depression after sometime. But I evolved into a totally different being. I became that mommy bear, putting my babies first before everything else. Sometimes I was full of love that would overflow, the other times I was going crazy.
The hometown that I loved became so distanced suddenly. I was dreading going back home thinking of the flight journey (I know, I know-there are millions of moms travel all the way through the globe-4 hours journey is nothing). The beloved auto rides became so scary, thinking of how-could-the-child-be-safe-without-a-seat belt. From the time I moved to UAE and until last year, my every visit to Chennai was only filled with baby obsessions. All I was thinking of feeding/nursing/diaper changing, etc. There was a moment when Sharjah seemed home and Chennai so distanced. I never imagined this would happen, but it just happened.
So, my children are growing up and son started school. Daughter is also growing up-that she can spend some time with her grannies without me at least for a while. I realized I was getting too immersed in the business of being a mommy forgetting that I am a daughter to my parents as well. I needed back that love and lots of pampering as a daughter, and as a granddaughter too!
I really had a great time going back home during last summer, where I felt like I was back again, with my sanity. I left my kids at the love and care of their grandparents and explored a bit of the city catching up with my good old friends from school and college. We spent our Eid with the family, lots of weddings and parties and the kids enjoyed everything-from the crows to seeing ants, trees and so on.Those were the happy times, Alhamdhulillah. Being away from family, moving and packing up is something that really pull me down, but honestly, the last summer was really a great time for a lot of self reflection for me.
I terribly miss my family, my home, the fresh air, the filter coffee and of course the auto rides! I still get small doses of nostalgia once in a while whenever I come across a beautiful picture of the city through facebook pages like My Chennai.
I know I need to get back to work, get back to my home and I was indeed very happy to come back to my home in Sharjah after the great vacation back home. I know this sounds strange, but I am sure I am not the only stranger here!
So here I am, the expat mommy and a wife, who is cruising through the dunes of the UAE in the auto rickshaw!


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Prohibited Realms: Strength, Life, Death, Purity – (Night Fay)
Racial Realms: Transformation, Nature – (Night Fay) Transformation, Abyss
Elemental Alignment: Water
Fay are an ancient and long lived race with strong ties to the realms of Transformation and Nature. They come in many forms and are often mistaken for nature spirits as they tend to live around mysterious wooded groves, misty lakes, echoing caves, etc. They have no real society, despite their long lives, and little recorded history (except for the 'faerie tales' other races tell about them). This simple outlook makes many Fay appear 'vague' or 'childlike' in demeanour which in turn leads to a reputation for their being mischievous. It is perhaps more accurate to say that Fay do not see the world in the same way as the other races.
Fay and Night Fay are actually the same race, one favouring the day the other the night. Aside from the realms they are tied to little separates the two types of Fay. The Night Fay are perhaps a little 'darker' in their humour (as you might expect from the name).
Despite being one of the most ancient races the Fay have no real history. They are not a well organised race and have no large communities or written lore. Their poor understanding of time makes an oral tradition of record keeping troublesome at best. Their long association with Jareth and the Realm of transformation makes them a transitory race unable or unwilling to organise themselves. Faerie tales told by the younger races are the only real recorded Fay histories and these cannot be trusted to be 'entirely' accurate.
Recent History
Or so everyone thought! Events in the Necromantic wars and the recent Daemonic incursion in Danar bought to light the existence of a long forgotten Fay Nobility, hidden away in an enchanted land. This was as much a surprise to the 'common' Fay as it was to the other races. These 'High Fey', although physically identical to Fay of the mundane world have histories dating back to the time of Danar and the Danari race from whom they claim to be descended. They say, The Fay of this world are simply those of the race whose ancestors were not chosen to journey with the rest into the hidden lands millennia ago. Poor relations if you will.
These High Fay seem to pre-date all known races with the possible exception of the Melnonians. During the Necromantic wars elements of Drune's (Realm Lord of Necromancy) faction journeyed to the Fey kingdom in search of something the Realm Lord had hidden there millennia before which was vital to his eventual restoration.
During the recent Daemon invasion of Danar the High Fay court actually journeyed in the mundane world bearing artefacts and lore from ancient Danar to assist with fighting the Daemons.
It is still to soon to judge the impact of these revelation on the High Fay as a whole. Previous evidence would suggest little will change for the 'Fay on the street'. The implications for the other races is likely to be more significant. There is talk that the stories of Faerie 'abductions' and 'changelings' come directly from the High Fay rather than (as in the past) being attributed to the common Fay.
(NOTE: Players are welcome to play Fay from the 'Fay Realm', they are identical to common Fay as far as the game system is concerned. If anything they would differ only in their superior nature to common fay and their complete lack of knowledge about the mundane world (being little more than poorly prepared tourists). A character can only become a Fay Noble by becoming a powerful or influential Fay during the course of play. They are not a separate character race).
Fay Outlook & Attitude
Fay are often perceived as childlike or absent minded. This is true to a point with many Fay. It has much to do with races ties to the realm of Transformation. Fay do not see the world in the same way as other races. This can lead to unusual priorities which other races perceive as childlike or mischievous. In addition they have a poor understanding of time. This leads to the accusations of absent mindedness. Short term the problem is less of an issue, but events of more than a few months ago continually change order and importance in the Fays mind. This makes concepts like age difficult for them to express. Although a problem for non-Fay, it is the normal state of being for the Fay.
(NOTE: Players attempting a Fay character with this out look are advised to just play it childish and vague. It's far easier than trying to externalise an individual with a non Newtonian perception of space/time and Fay don't care why any way).
Fay are mischievous by nature. This is doubtless the source of many of the tales told about them. Unfortunately their askew view of the world means they don't always know when a joke stops being funny (for others)! They do not have a strong sense of right and wrong or good and evil, and little concern for the consequences of their actions. This has much to do with why there aren't so many of them left in the world.
Night Fay are very similar in their attitude. If anything the Night Fay have a meaner sense of humour and their jokes more end up with some one getting hurt. As Night Fay are tied to the Abyss rather than Nature they are often found abroad by night or in dark and gloomy places.
Night Fay pick on Day Fay and vice versa. Whereas Day Fay will use clever tricks on their darker brethren to make them look foolish, Night Fay would be happy kicking a Day Fay round a field for a few hours and think themselves just as entertaining. Although this rivalry is evident to other races Fay will generally stick together in the face of outside interference.
Fay Appearance
Fay come in many shapes and sizes, even amongst closely related individuals. Size ranges from the slight and Elfin to the toad like 'and' as well as every shape in between. They tend to have pointed noses & ears, particularly amongst the 'posh' Fay. The colour of their skin, hair and their clothes often reflects the 'wildness' in which they live. Vestigial wings, tails and horns also crop up fairly regularly. Those who dwell in 'sunlit glades' wear bright, vibrant colours. Those who live in dark woods and murky swamps favour dirty or disturbing colours (Night Fay). The Night Fay are not so closely tied to nature and can be found living amongst the younger races more often than their day dwelling siblings (more monsters in the wardrobe than pixies in the forest). Attire is generally extreme variations of what humans or Elves would wear. Good taste and practicality are seldom concerns.
The High Fay nobility tend to be most Elf like of the Fay (only more so) always dressing in rich luxurious attire with all the bells and whistles. They are every inch the Fay princes and princesses of faerie tale! No hat is two pointy no jewel to sparkly, no candy to sugary, no cloak to floaty. It is not the excess of the Melnonians, more aesthetics on the extreme outer edge of the possibility!
Fay Culture
Fay have little culture of their own. They either live simply amongst the plants and animals of the wilds or in the fashion of the young races towns and cities. In many ways their 'outlook' (above) is their culture. Their actions define (or often fail to define) what Fay are like more accurately than a city of system of government. Change and unpredictability. Being the same race Fay and Night Fay can interbreed. Gestation is extremely long (several years), but seldom restricts the activities of the mother in any way as Fay babies start out very small and grow quickly. Birth rate is low as with all ancient races, but Fay are virtually immortal. It is common for a child to have the characteristics of the parents, but this is not assured. It is impossible to be completely sure how any fay child will turn out or even if they will be a Fay or Night fay!
At odds with this unorganised race is the existence of a Night Fay guild…
A guild composed solely of Fay and other creatures of fairy kind that are attuned to the night. A conclave of sprites and mischievous creatures is a recipe for trouble in anyone's books. Although most of this group are mildly annoying, some of the guild enjoys the sort of humour that others would consider disturbing, malicious or down right dangerous.
The headquarters of this disagreeable group are spotted around the lands: dark glades, deserted ruins and isolated pools are just some of the locations.
All Night Fay are automatically considered to be part of this guild, whether they like it or not. How the guild functions and who controls it remain a mystery even to the oldest of the Fay.
The High fay are rather different. Their hidden lands are feudal in nature with the multitudes ruled over by a minority of noble representing two courts. One court rules during the day and represents the ideals of the Day Fay. The other rules by night and are most like the Night Fay in their outlook. Each court has it's own king and queen and between themselves they have controlled their kingdom for longer than the other races have recorded history. They live in physically implausible faerie Castles, ride about on unicorns and generally live up to the stuff of childhood legend.
The Fay nobles are almost all Elven in appearance, but distilled to some sort of extreme ideal. They are always the most powerful Fay and appear to be have hereditary titles, although the Fay's very long life span and lack of temporal cognisance muddies the issue. Life as a serf in the Fay realm is 'interesting'. The nobles rule with absolute authority combined with the same ancient magic's used to keep their world concealed. The nobility have the 'rite' to rule in a very real sense. They are even more mischievous then common Fay and think nothing of causing terrible suffering if it furthers their own amusement (although to be fair the nice High Fay are also nicer then the nicest common Fay). Magic pervades the whole of the enchanted lands. Animals talk, plants walk, frogs turn into princes and trolls live under every bridge. Hazardous for a native, potentially lethal for an outsider.
Even the common Fay of the normal world are somehow tied up with the power of the High Fay, despite never having had any thing to do with them. Whereas the Fay of the enchanted land are literally in the command of their Lords and Ladies the common Fay treat High Fay much as a human serf would treat a human liege lord, and (to some extent) vice versa.
It is still to early to tell whether the High fay will have a lasting place in the mundane world or whether they will once again disappear back into their own land.


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Sunday, March 02, 2008
Vista Lecture Series Podcasts from Gardens Illustrated: William Martin
"Considered something of an agent provocateur in the horticultural world, William Martin describes himself as 'an artist whose ideas find their best expression in the garden'. In his talk he considers the complex relationships between landscape, environment, culture and society as revealed in his own garden Wigandia in southern Australia. Find out more details of William Martin's work at www.wigandia.com."
GI's description has tamed Mr. Martin, I'm afraid. He's an iconoclastic, provocative, sometimes insulting, personality, with much to say. To listen to the podcast, click this link.
To download it, go directly to the GI website.
5 comments:
- AnonymousMonday, March 10, 2008 2:53:00 AM
Ach..I have encountered your blog before..good stuff!ReplyDelete
I am yet to listen to the G.I. podcast..I was suffering terrible jetlag and a 20 min talk became a 40 min talk..never have I talked so slowly!!
Keep up the good work!
Billy Martin
Thank god you talked slowly. I had to listen to the podcast three times to get it all. Loved it. (But you certainly were tough on Christopher Lloyd.)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousThursday, March 13, 2008 9:30:00 AM
Thanks James..the talk was edited and I ain't checked as to what was snatched!! Old Lloyd was placed on much too high a pedestal..I did admire his wit and enthusiasm but goodness me I don't think he was half as creative as all his minions would have it..and so too himself!! But horses for courses..his contribution was considerable..but not for this brown duck!ReplyDelete
Martin of the overthrow.
- AnonymousThursday, March 13, 2008 9:37:00 AM
and P.S.ReplyDelete
I wish facts could be checked afore stuff is published.. G.I. got it wrong now so too you!
Australian author Mr Trevor Nottle coined this "William Martin describes himself as 'an artist whose ideas find their best expression in the garden'. " NOT me!!
- AnonymousSaturday, July 17, 2010 5:13:00 AM
Ones podcast is now gone from the archives..perhaps treading on old Lloyd's memory killed the cat. G.I. often resembles a catalogue for 'Great Dixter' !!ReplyDelete


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Parents are so special.
What I have been feeling lately, definitely stems to me being pregnant (miss emotional tornado over here!), but roots much deeper than just towards this "time". Almost twenty-six years ago, my parents were anticipating a little one to make it's debut in the world. Not knowing my gender, hair color, personality, potential…they were full of this unexplainable joy and a love for this baby that was already "theirs".
It's wild to now see and experience just a taste of how much more they care for me as I now sit on the other side of this parent-child spectrum. Putting myself in their shoes, and thinking that baby was me, I am overwhelmed with this 'connection'/love/joy that they felt when they thought of me for the first time … and how they look at me today.
I can't explain how thrilled I am to meet our baby or how much I am already in love him/her … the only description that seems fitting is my own parent's love for me.
Today, I know I am so blessed.
pic pix: when I was born, 19.June.1986, Calgary, AB


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An early morning message from Quich of, "Trish, gusto mo mag-roadtrip?" was what prompted this whole day adventure to the south. Now, as long as I have the time (and money haha), I do not say no to invitations such as this. It's great to take a breather after a long week at work and who wouldn't want to get out of the city once in a while?
Batangas, we thought, was the most practical destination we could go to since we both live in the south side (she, Las Piñas and I, Cavite, on weekends). It's far but not too far. It's near Tagaytay (where we can chill afterwards if we want to) and there are tons of beaches in Batangas (Quich has been craving to be near bodies of water).
|Farther and farther away from the city: almost empty roads and all that green.
|Saw these paintings sold road side
|First stop: Caleruega
I've seen the Caleruega Transfiguration Chapel many times online and never thought that this place was huge. There's an entrance fee of PhP 30 to roam around the Caleruega grounds. The first one that will greet you is actually The Dominicum's grand stairway, the sort of reception area, I think, since this is the entrance to the retreat houses/rooms.
|One of the dormitory hallways
|Tall coconut trees tower practically all walkways
|The Caleruega Transfiguration Chapel
This is exactly how you'll see the chapel as you approach it. The chapel's located on top of a hill, so the trees are somehow cleverly framing the view. Everything here in Caleruega is extremely beautiful, solemn, and breathtaking! This place is well-known for destination weddings and I guess this is one of the reasons why.
|They were decorating the chapel for a wedding. Very intimate and sincere.
You could spend an afternoon just roaming around Caleruega. I've seen on some other blogs that there are lots of sculptures to see, there's a hanging bridge, a koi pond, an ampitheater and farms! We had to leave after visiting the chapel because we were planning to devote the afternoon at a nearby beach.
|We had to stop to take photos!
For our late lunch, we decided to visit Kainan sa Dalampasigan. If Tagaytay has Sonya's Garden, Nasugbu's version would be this charming, lush secret garden-type restaurant. If you're in the area, please make sure you don't miss dining in here. It's nice to be surrounded with all these greenery while eating. The place felt super cozy and homey, at the same time capacious and relaxing. Going here was one of the best decisions we made that day! Haha! :)
|My partner in weekend crimes, Quich
|Sumptuous and affordable Pinoy cuisine! Yum!
Last stop for the day was the beach. We had no particular resort in mind so we just went to the nearest one we found. Originally, we wanted to visit Cape Santiago Lighthouse in Calatagan but figured it's too late in the afternoon already. We settled at Bernabeach Resort, which, honestly, looked better at their website photos. I can't remember the last time I've been on this area of Batangas. This sea front resort was quite disappointing. There were just too many trash littered on the shore (to be fair, someone was raking the rubbish when we got there, but still)!
|Our amber sunset
So we skipped the dipping in the water part and just ordered beer and had those lengthy conversations about life. Hahaha.
|This view is still relaxing to watch though.
It was a great way to end our day. Though we really looked forward to (at least) sit by the shore and watch the sun set, drinking with one of your best gal friends in some remote place certainly isn't bad at all. The weather was a bit bipolar because it was pretty warm the entire afternoon, but during our drive back, it was pouring hard that we had to stop at a gas station because we can barely see anything on the road. Then as soon as we parked, the rain stopped. Hahaha. It was really funny. When we reached Tagaytay, it was creepy as hell (but cool too, to be honest haha) because everything was covered with fog! It was like wading through Silent Hill! Nevertheless, impromptu trips are the best! ❤
Silent Hill vibes last night at Tagaytay ❄ pic.twitter.com/LLrE90Wpja— Trish Maramba (@leftoverjinx) September 10, 2016


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Today world is filled with the next big wave of technology solutions, frameworks and panacea. But as we are seeing with the financial sector creating fancy instruments, complex deals don't take away the inherent risk and complexity of the situation. The same applies to the technology market. From client server to now SOA the technology market has been churning these solutions like crazy and yet the situation has not fundamentally changed. For everything that Larry Ellison from Oracle says, this quote is a gem (was said in reference to cloud computing)
"The software industry is more fashion driven than ladies apparel!!!"
Recently on a Gartner blog, the State of the SOA was summarized in a letter which highlighed the following
"To the CIO, CEO, CFO, CTO and shareholders,
As a result of the following I can now only deduce that SOA is a failure and any attempts at SOA will result in failure. Under my direction:
* I have failed to associate our SOA initiatives with our business needs, therefore I cannot show any value for the hundreds of services we have created ,
* I have failed to properly create and support an SOA Center of Excellence, Steering Committee or Competency Center,
* I have failed to enlist the executive staff as true supporters and evangelistscfor our SOA efforts.
* I chose to buy an ESB prior to truly understanding our SOA infrastructure needs (In reality this wasn't my fault, the vendor said it was super duper necessary)
* I have failed to provide my developers incentives to reuse artifacts,
* It was not my responsibility to follow what was going on next door where there was a separate team dealing with BPM, I mean they are two different initiatives,
* I firmly believe that SOA is nothing more than fancy CORBA or COM.
Despite all of the things I have NOT done, SOA has failed. My additional failure to recognize and implement best practices that have been proven successful in many other companies worldwide also play into the failure of SOA.
Oh well, we should move on and try something new. On the bright side 70% of our initiatives fail anyway. The failure of SOA is SOA's fault not mine.
Thanks for understanding and I'd like to declare in advance that Cloud Computing, Virtualization and SaaS will be failures under my direction as well.
All I can say is the need to go back to fundamentals like the financial services sector and solve the underlying business problem (process or otherwise). So next time you hear about SOA, Cloud Computing just remember it is not about IT but business.
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Managing counteroffers is a delicate art- which is why most choose to forego them. Counteroffers arise when you've received an outside offer, submit your resignation, and your manager sweetens the pot to entice you to stay.
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Counteroffer Etiquette 101
If the main reason you're considering leaving your company is strictly financial, try to negotiate a higher level of compensation before applying to outside jobs. The best negotiation tactics are rooted in facts, not emotion. Feeling you "deserve more" is less persuasive than pinpointing exactly how many key metrics you exceeded or how much money you have earned the company.
It's imperative to articulate not only what you want – but why it will improve the quality of your life and work. Rather than asking for a salary bump, show why you are worth more. Resources like an industry salary guide, great recruiters and mentors can help you.
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When hearing your concerns, your boss will likely be aware of these problems and will be sympathetic to your position. If they're not willing to work with you to solve them, that's your green light to update your resume and start interviewing.
When You've Received an Outside Offer
If you've met with your manager and heard paying you 10% more isn't in the current budget, what they didn't relay is that the costs that go into searching, interviewing and training your replacement will probably exceed what you are asking for. They'd likely rather put those resources toward a competitive counteroffer than a new employee. With an outside offer to fall back on, your freedom to easily walk away puts you in a more valuable position.
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The increased popularity of blockchain, the technology behind cryptocurrency, has resulted in new jobs in the tech industry. Research from employment search engine Indeed shows that the number of postings referencing blockchain, bitcoin, and cryptocurrency has increased by a staggering 621% since 2015. The site also reports an even higher increase of 1,065% more searches mentioning these terms. (Forbes) As companies continue to embrace this new technology, there is an increase in demand for candidates who have experience working with it or the desire to learn.
Beyond Bitcoin: The Rise of Blockchain Technology
Though blockchain is most commonly associated with cryptocurrency, there are various uses for the technology. Blockchain's ability to store all the changes made to its data makes it difficult to hack, which could prove to be an asset for different areas of business. According to Derek Martin, a Cloud Solutions Architect at Microsoft, the four industries that he believes could best employ the use of blockchain technology are finance, retail and manufacturing, healthcare, and government.
Dominic Tancredi, Co-Founder of product agency Dom & Tom, says that his company plans to support the professional growth of team members that are sharing their research and experiments in the field of Blockchain. "I could see us having a dedicated team in 2-3 years as the technology stack grows in adoption and requires specialists," he says.
Daniel Mason, VP of Business Development at Springcoin agrees, "I expect this explosion in demand to continue to grow throughout 2018 as blockchain continues to shift from its niche positioning to a mainstream technology trend that many startups and larger companies will be pursuing."
Increase in Technical Roles Using Blockchain
According to Velas Commerce founder Hannah Rosenberg, blockchain is a candidate's market. "What I have seen is that there is currently much more demand for blockchain and smart contract developers than there is supply," she says. "An experienced developer with even a little blockchain exposure can get picked up quite quickly to work on very interesting projects."
Mason, can also attest to the high demand. "Engineers with relevant blockchain experience are extremely hard to find, as the technology is relatively new but has exploded in popularity over the past year," he states.
The good news is that expert knowledge of Blockchain is not always a requirement. Companies are looking for candidates who are genuinely interested in the technology and willing to learn it as well as candidates who can contribute right from the start.
Tech Jobs in Blockchain Beyond Cryptocurrency
Looking to get involved in blockchain? You'll need strong back-end skills, knowledge of the fundamentals of cryptography—the computerized encoding and decoding of information— and a genuine interest in blockchain technology.
According to Gavin Pacini, Senior Consultant in Deloitte's EMEA Blockchain Lab, agility and the ability to adapt are also required when working with a new technology such as blockchain. "It's not an established platform so it's a real learning curve. We've had cases where we've had to dig through the source code of open source projects which normally isn't required when using existing technologies but with blockchain, we don't have a choice," he says.
Due to blockchain's growth in popularity, a variety of online courses and certifications are now available courtesy of IBM, Blockchain Council, and Udemy, to name a few. Many of these courses are offered at little to no cost. Another great way to build your understanding of the technology? Local Meetups! Tech in Motion has a variety of upcoming blockchain events coming down the pipeline.
Click here to see upcoming Tech in Motion events on emerging technologies like this.
Once you have built out your understanding and required skills, be sure to look out for available blockchain jobs. Here are a few examples of available jobs:
- Blockchain Engineer
- Blockchain Developer
- Mining Technician
- Full-Stack Developer
- Bitcoin Front-End Developer
- Blockchain Project Manager
- Data Scientist
The rising popularity of blockchain has created many new opportunities for professionals, startups, and enterprise companies alike. As this technology proves to be useful for more than cryptocurrency, individuals with experience and a passion for blockchain will continuously be in high demand.


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If, on the other hand, you want to have an accent wall in the bedroom and you choose black as a color for it, then making the room look airy and inviting will be easier. Black accent walls look especially nice when the rest of the walls and the ceiling are white. This way the contrast is stronger and the décor becomes elegant.
The textures you use are also important. In the case of a warm color palette such as the one described above, you can use soft textures and fabrics. You can use silk or cotton. After you've decided on a main color scheme for the room you'll have to add a few accents. They don't have to follow the same lines. In fact, it's best if they don't because this way they stand out and the contrasts become focal points. Accent features such as throw pillows, artwork, decorations, area rugs, etc. should be more colorful. You can opt for bold and vibrant shades that will complement your black furniture beautifully.
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Racist man who killed 'goddamn Jews' for 'moral reasons' asks jury not to give into 'political correctness'
White supremacist F. Glenn Miller Jr. took responsibility on Tuesday for shooting and killing three people during shooting attacks at two Jewish-run faciities, Courthouse News reported.
"Let your conscience be your guide," Miller told the jury. "I'm confident you will find me innocent."
Miller, who is representing himself, is on trial in Kansas City for the deaths of 53-year-old Terri LaManno, 69-year-old William Corporon, and Corporon's 14-year-old grandson, Reat Underwood last April in Overland Park, Kansas. He asked jurors not to give in to "political correctness" and instead be "brave, courageous and patriotic."
According to the Kansas City Star, Chief Deputy District Attorney Chris McMullin said during his opening statement on Monday that Miller was on a mission "to find and kill as many Jewish people as he could" when he made his way to the Jewish Community Center, where he shot and killed Corporon and Runderwood, before killing LaManno outside the Village Shalom care center.
McMullin also recounted how Miller turned his car into a "mobile arsenal" and immediately admitted to committing the shootings, asking authorities, "I'm an anti-Semitic. I hate goddamn Jews. How many did I get?"
None of the three victims were Jewish. However, Miller described them as casualties of war as part of his efforts to stop "genocide" committed against white people.
"My actions that day were well-intentioned," Miller said. "I had good, moral reasons for what I did and good intentions in my heart."
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I'm writing this having been sick for almost two weeks. By the time it gets posted and you're reading it, I hope I'm a bit better. For the first week, I could do nothing more than lay on the couch and watch movies, sometimes read. For the second week, as long as I stayed on the couch, I felt relatively okay. Even long, drawn out conversations or facebooking left me feeling exhausted. But, at least during this second week I've been able to write. And write I did. I've tried to get some blog post going. I've thought about all the blog posting that needs to be done. But mostly I've worked on my fairy tale. I'm not up to my normal typing speed just yet, and I feel like I have more blog post to write than I can ever find time to write. But at least I'm feeling well enough to get something done.
And something is what I did. I got my fairy tale to the point of well . . . I'm not really sure. I have five main story lines. I've been working for weeks to get three of those five story lines together. And Eureka! It happened. I got everyone where they needed to be! Yes! As soon as I did, my brain just fizzled out. I know what I want the end result to be. I know where, far in the future, I want them to be, but I pushed so hard to get three of the lines together, that now I'm not sure what happens next, as in the next few hours.
It's like braiding or weaving. You have five different colored strands draped over your fingers. One by one, you fold them over and under one another to create a beautiful image. Three of the colors create this perfect pattern in your mind. So you work and you work and you work those colors. Suddenly, their pattern is complete! Now, it's time to weave the other two colors back in before you can move forward.
After puzzling over my fairy tale for a while, I realized I couldn't move the story forward until I went back, found the other two story lines, and got them caught up. I'm still feeling a bit fizzled, but I know where I'm going. That helps. I'm still feeling stumped. But, I think once I get this person and that person caught up with the rest of the gang, things will become clear.
One of the advantages to doing something for a long time, over 10 years now, is gaining a bit of confidence. I'm confident that if I just leave the fizzled part alone, watch a few movies, read a few books, work on the other story lines, the fizzle will bloom into a glowing firefly. How do I know that? How do I know that I just haven't reached the sad end to a short fairy tale? Cause I've had fizzles before and I've worked through them. Now off to read and feed the muse! Off to weave with different colored threads!


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Whether you have a medical condition such as diabetes or a severe food allergy such as peanuts, letting emergency personnel know of your issue is of utmost importance. When you're disabled or non-communicative, the first place emergency responders look is your wallet. Prepare yourself and the people who help you by making an emergency medical ID card. These small cards carry information about your health, and may be made quickly and for free on your computer using programs already installed or through free trial downloads.
Using Paint
Open Paint, pull down the "File" menu and click "Open." Browse to a headshot photo of you and double-click the file name so it opens in the Paint workspace. Click the "Select" tool, which looks like a box made of dotted lines. Draw an outline around the picture and press the "Ctrl" and "C" keys to copy it.
Pull down the "File" menu and click "New." Pull down the "Image" menu and click "Attributes." Set card dimensions as 3.5-by-2.5 inches and click the "OK" button. When the card space adjusts, press the "Ctrl" and "V" keys, which pastes in your picture. Drag it to the left side of the card.
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Click the "Text" tool, which looks like an "A" on the toolbar. Click the right side of the card. If a toolbar doesn't open, pull down the "View" menu and click "Text Toolbar." Type your name and press the "Enter" key. Type your details, such as birth date and an emergency contact person or phone number.
Click the red paint color on the "Color Picker" and click lower on the card. Type your emergency medical information, such as "Type 1 Diabetes" or "Severe Nut Allergy." Add any other additional details, such as "Carries EpiPen in glove compartment."
Pull down the "File" menu, click "Save As," type a name for the card and save it to your computer.
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Open Photoshop or download a free trial, then click "File" and select "New." Name the file "EmergencyID," set dimensions of 3.5-by-2.5 inches and click the "OK" button. When the Photoshop workspace opens a card box, pull down the "View" menu and click "Fit on Screen" to give yourself more room to work.
Pull down the "File" menu again and select "Open." Navigate to a digital picture of yourself on the computer and double-click the file, which opens the image in the Photoshop workspace. Press and hold down the "Ctrl" key, then drag the photo into the "EmergencyID" box. If it opens too large, pull down the "Edit" menu, click "Transform," click "Scale" and shrink the picture to fit the card box.
Click the "Type" tool, which looks like a "T" on the "Tools" palette. Use the text toolbar at the top of the page to choose a font, size and color for the text. Position your cursor on the "EmergencyID" box and type your name, statistics such as height and weight, contact number and address.
Switch to a red font color and add information to the card, such as "Hemophiliac" or "Blood Type, O-."
Click the right-pointing triangle in a circle icon or the three small lines icon at the top right of the "Layers" palette on the right side of the screen. Select "Flatten Image." Click the "File" menu, select "Save As" and save the card to your computer.
Using Publisher
Open Publisher or download a free trial and click "Blank Print Publication." Change the default page size by clicking "File," selecting "Page Setup," scrolling to "Custom" and typing 3.5-by-2.5 inches. Click the "OK" button and the Publisher workspace automatically adjusts.
Pull down the "Insert" menu, click "Picture" and select "From File." Browse to your photo on your computer and double-click the image, which opens on the card workspace. Press and hold down the "Shift" key, grab a corner of the picture and shrink it down into place.
Click the "Text Box" tool, which looks like an "A" on an index card, located on the left side of the screen. Draw a text box on the rest of the space of the medical ID card. Type your name, emergency medical information, allergies, previous medical history and contact information. Use the text toolbar at the top of the page to change the words' appearance, such as outlining your allergies in red or making your previous immunizations bold.
Give your card an easy-to-spot background color by pulling down the "Format" menu, clicking "Background" and clicking one of the colored boxes, which will instantly change the Publisher workspace background.
Click the "File" menu and select "Save As." Type a name for the ID card and save it to your computer.


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DayBreaks for 6/24/16 – You Must be Kidding
From the DayBreaks archive, June 2006:
Jesus said many things during his Incarnation that were provocative and considered scandalous by those who were nearby. He told stories about the hated Samaritans in which they were the heroes and the Jews were the bad guys. He forgave sins – a prerogative reserved only for God Himself. He healed on the day of rest – showing us that God's compassion doesn't take days off – and created a scandal. His teaching about marriage and divorce, hate, lust – all stirred anger, bitterness and resentment.
But perhaps no words of Jesus were more scandalous, nor more hard for us to keep, than these words from Luke 6:35-36 (NLT): Love your enemies! Do good to them. Lend to them without expecting to be repaid. Then your reward from heaven will be very great, and you will truly be acting as children of the Most High, for he is kind to those who are unthankful and wicked. 36You must be compassionate, just as your Father is compassionate.
As Michael Card put it The Lost Language of Lament: "This is one of Jesus' most unbelievable and scandalous statements about His Father. Nothing like it had ever been spoken before. The Father is merciful to the ungrateful and the wicked, Jesus says. With these words He opens a door to an understanding of God which He would perfectly demonstrate on the cross. Jesus would die for the ungrateful and the wicked so the Father could show them mercy."
It seems to us that being kind to our enemies should be enough. Jesus says, "No. You must LOVE them." One of the greatest qualities about love is that it is forgiving, compassionate, dare we say, merciful? There have been many times when I wondered why it was that God wanted me to be kind to someone who had hurt me, to love them. It always seemed as if it did no good. Sure, I'd cling to the verse about doing good towards them and in doing so, I'd be heaping piles of burning coals on their head (Romans 12:20)! (Ah, now that's the kind of motivation that usually moves us – causing pain to someone who has hurt us!!!!) But other than that, why, Lord? Why should I love and do good to them other than to cause them guilt, shame and hopefully, remorse? I think Michael may be on to something: it's because when we love them and do good to them that we are most easily recognizable as children of the Most High. And as always, God doesn't ever ask us to do something that He hasn't already done – God demonstrated His own love and compassion on the cross through the death of Christ for one reason: so the Father could show them mercy.
God wants us to love our enemies so that God is modeled to them and so that He can show mercy to them. As always, it's not about us and what we can or can't do, it's about God and what He wants to do through us.
PRAYER: God, we are not very noble creatures and we are not driven by very noble motives. The words and commands of Jesus sometimes are shocking to us and we can't understand how you could ask such things of us. Help us to realize that it is your heart of love and mercy that brought us to repentance and which longs for all to come to salvation. Help us to love our enemies so that You can show them Your mercy. In Jesus' name, Amen.
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I haven't personally purchased these biscuits, but since they're so popular, decided they should be included here as an update to those I've already written about.
Unfortunately, there is a lot of sugar in these belVita tops. And from what I've learnt in my nutrition studies, this is likely to cause a sugar spike, somewhat negating the effects of the 'slow release of carbohydrates' as stated by the company.
|belVita Breakfast Biscuit Tops Choco-Hazelnuts
|belVita Breakfast Biscuit Tops Strawberry
Anyway, here's what Belvita say about their Breakfast Biscuits:
'At belVita, we're passionate about breakfast biscuits. That's why we worked in harmony with our farming partners to source 5 of the finest wholegrains. Baked together through our gentle baking process, these selected and nutritious grains are transformed to become tasty breakfast biscuits. They're the only breakfast biscuit proven to slowly release carbohydrates over 4 hrs, as part of a balanced breakfast. belVita Breakfast Tops are delicious biscuits made with wholegrain cereals with a Strawberry/Chocolate topping.
And this is proven in several scientific studies with belVita breakfast biscuits.
4h slow release of carbohydrates*
*belVita biscuits in a balanced breakfast regularly release carbohydrates over 4 hours
Energy for the whole morning!**
**belVita breakfast biscuits have a high content of slowly digestible starch, which is a slow release carbohydrate. Consumption of foods high in slowly digestible starch raises blood glucose concentration less after a meal compared to foods low in slowly digestible starch.
To get your day off to a good start, try a balanced, yet absolutely delicious breakfast with belVita.Each 250g box contains five individual pack of 3 biscuits, providing either 207 calories or 228 calories depending on whether you buy the strawberry or chocolate flavour.
It will provide you 20%-25% of your daily needs as per nutrition recommendations. A 50g serving of these belVita biscuits provides 15% of the Nutrition Reference Value (NRV) of Vitamin E and B1 and magnesium and iron. Enjoy as part of a balanced, varied diet and healthy lifestyle.'
- 3 belVita Tops biscuits (for slow release carbohydrates)
- + a plain dairy product (for your calcium intake)
- + a fruit (for vitamins)
- + a tea or a coffee (for your hydration)
If you haven't found them already, you can find the new Belvita breakfast biscuits in the usual supermarkets.
Nutrition Information per 16.6g biscuit (strawberry): 69 calories, 1.1g protein, 1.9g fat, 0.3g saturates, 12g carbohydrate, 3.8g sugars, 0.7g fibre, 0.1g salt. Vitamin E, B1, Magnesium and Iron
Nutrition Information per 16.6g biscuit (choco-hazelnut): 76 calories, 1.2g protein, 2.7g fat, 0.6g saturates, 11.5g carbohydrate, 4.3g sugars, 0.8g fibre, 0.1g salt. Vitamin E, B1, Magnesium and Iron.
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We've All Imagined What It Would Be Like to Grow Up in a Different Time. Annalisa Hartlaub Turned It Into a School Project.
Okay, we've all done this at one point or another: imagined what it would be like to grow up or live in a different time and place. From young children playing dress up to adults thinking what a joy it would be to share dinner with Dickens or Jesus or Socrates, there's just a sense that we'd be different.
Annalisa Hartlaub took that pondering to heart. The sixteen-year-old art student at the Ohio State University transformed herself for a photography project. Just how different would she be depending on where and when she grew up? Well, let's take a look.
1920s: The flapper and the socialite
1930s: The dust bowl farm girl and the city clerk
Michael Harrell is a former staff member and current volunteer at St. Luke's Lutheran Church in Federal Way, Washington. A blogger by hobby and social media manager by trade, he continues to teach the faith to ninth graders when he's not busy watching movies or theatre. He loves the Seattle Mariners, and his wife wants you to know he's married. You can follow him on Twitter.


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Q I've moved into a new house and would like to update the lighting to make it more of a feature – do you have any advice?
Stephanie, by email
A Pamela Fossey, National Account Manager at OSRAM, offers her top tips…
The best place to start is to really think what your lighting needs are, as light is personal. This will also depend on the style of your property – you may prefer light fittings that are in keeping with the age of a traditional house, while a modern apartment may benefit from a more contemporary lighting scheme. By auditing the lights in your home you can get the right light to match your needs. For example, most people prefer bright lighting in the kitchen for food preparation. In a kitchen diner, however, being able to switch those off and have some lamps or an overhead pendant light with a lower wattage bulb will provide softer lighting for cosy family meals or entertaining.


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Hello everyone. I am subbing something and have to use a handwriting font I installed but when I tried uninstalling the font from my computer, the subs did not appear properly anymore, as to be expected. There aren't any good system fonts for handwriting, so what do I have to do in order for the handwriting font I installed to appear on someone else's computer even if it's not installed there? To do this, is one supposed to "burn in" the custom-font subs to the subtitles, possibly by rendering it as an image (but still part of the subtitle file and not hardsubbed to the video)? If so, how am I to go about that?
My last resort is to use a system font if the above is not possible. In that case, would anyone have any recommendations for good system fonts for handwriting?
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