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Download the authoritative guide: Cloud Computing: Using the Cloud for Competitive AdvantageSun Microsystems Monday unveiled a Sun Cobalt Qube server targeted at home networks, small businesses, and remote branch offices.
Peder Ulander, senior director at Sun Cobalt, told ServerWatch that the Sun Cobalt Qube 3 server appliance is simple enough to enable the novice user to be up and running within 15 to 20 minutes, yet complex enough that a power user can Telnet in and have full root access at the kernel level.Sun Microsystems Monday unveiled a Sun Cobalt Qube server targeted at home networks, small businesses, and remote branch offices.
"The new Sun Cobalt Qube 3 appliance can be used for sharing files, resources, or documents across a network or for hosting a company's e-mail, launching a Web site, or serving as a secure gateway to the World Wide Web. It makes it easy to bring the full benefits of Internet computing to anyone, anywhere," said Vivek Mehra, vice president and general manager of Sun Cobalt server appliances.
The plug-and-play solution allows users to set up their own e-mail systems, network home or office PCs, and protect their computing environment from hackers or viruses. The Qube 3 includes all of the tools and applications needed for always-on Internet connections and to Web-enable a home network or small business environment.
Qube 3 includes a built-in firewall that can be configured to protect private data and still give users full Internet access. It offers VPN support, and support for both IPsec and Microsoft PPTP VPN services. Sun BlueLinQ technology is provided to keep the appliance updated with the latest security patches and other software.
Qube 3 sports a browser-based GUI, preinstalled and preconfigured applications, configurable network services, and multilevel administration capabilities. Its port-forwarding capabilities map ports and redirect network traffic, making the network scalable. Qube 3 also offers print spooling, a Windows Domain Controller, kernel hardening, and simultaneous, automatically detected support for seven languages (as indicated by the user's preferred configuration).
Qube 3 integrates with the Sun Cobalt Control Station, enabling system administrators in the main office to manage Qube 3 server appliances at remote sites and branch offices. Administrators can view the status of each appliance and direct software updates to any Qube 3 server from the Control Station. In addition, autoprovisioning capabilities allow a service provider or system administrator to deliver and install custom-built applications automatically to other Qube 3 servers via the Internet.
Qube 3 will hit the market February 25 priced at $1,149 per server. Customers can purchase the server through the Sun Store, most major online retailers, and Sun's Reseller network.
The software upgrade is free to current Qube users over the Internet and also is available as a CD-ROM for shipping and material costs. Trade-in programs are available as well.
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In late Spring 1862, if abolitionists believed that slaveholders in Union-controlled territory were willing passively to let slavery die, they were sorely mistaken. Civil War Emancipation has already dealt with Maryland slaveholders pursuing fleeing slaves into the District of Columbia after emancipation there in April 1862. These slaveholders were largely thwarted by Gen. James S. Wadsworth, commander of Union forces in Washington, D.C., but their pressure was more than enough to compel Ward Lamon, the federal marshal for the nation's capital (and a close friend of Abraham Lincoln) to make genuine efforts to reclaim their human property under 1850's Fugitive Slave Act. Wadsworth and Lamon would spare during Summer 1862 over whether the marshal would be allowed to enforce this law, with the general usually getting his way, until Wadsworth was reassigned in early September.
Part of James Wadsworth's problem with Maryland slaveholder's reclaiming their slaves in the District, besides his passionate abolitionist sentiments, was that the loyalty of many of them was questionable. It was not just Maryland slaveholders entering the District in pursuit of slaves whose loyalty came under question, but also slave owners in Maryland's southern counties seeking to reclaim their slaves that had gained sanctuary with federal troops. So the New York Times reported on June 3, 1862. It quoted the report of an officer in Gen. Joseph Hooker's command, which had operated in southern Maryland before the start of George McClellan's Peninsula Campaign in Virginia. It read:
I observe that the slaveholders of Lower Maryland are taking advantage of the Fugitive Slave law to reclaim their fugacious servants. The theatre of operations of this brigade previous to the siege of Yorktown, was Lower Maryland, and it is but proper that the people should know what every officer and man in the brigade is fully familiar with. No more disloyal people exist in this country than the slaveholding aristocracy of Charles and St. Mary's Counties. Threats were made that the negroes, who alone were loyal, and who gave the information by which the mail routes to Secessia were broken up, arms and uniforms taken, and prominent traitors arrested, that the negroes would "get h — l as soon as that d — d Sickles Brigade got out of the way." When the brigade embarked, the slaves, having the fear of Jack Scroggins before their eyes, skedaddled, and now these disloyal masters are trying to get them again in their clutches. As a proof of the moral principle of these slave-hunters, it should be known that on several occasions prominent men, and in one case, an office-holder, elected on a secesh ticket, were caught claiming as their slaves free negroes, brought from the North as the servants of officers, and a few months ago (and probably until his day) the authorities of one of the counties mentioned held in slavery, and employed his services for the county, the slave of a person who, since the breaking out of the rebellion, has been an officer in the rebel navy. And such are the men who, disloyal to their country, with their sons in the rebel army, and they themselves only restrained from active treason by armed National soldiers, are now taking advantage of the laws of a country they repudiate, to wreak their vengeance on their loyal, but fugacious servants.
To be sure these men, when in Washington, all profess to be Unionists, and some have gone through what they consider the farce of taking the oath of allegiance. It is a farce to expect such men to keep an oath, and it was well hit off the other day by a squad of northern mudsills, who have so worried the snobbish Maryland aristocracy.
Clearly, in late Spring 1862, Maryland slaveholders were still eager to defend the peculiar institution in their state, and even disloyal slave owners were prepared to use the auspices of the federal government to do so, even if they had to feign loyalty to gain its cooperation. This was bad news for the slaves of Southern Maryland ready to support the federal army they hoped would help them gain their freedom, but such were the horrible ironies and absurdities of the American Civil War and the unsteady progress of emancipation in it.
Source: http://www.nytimes.com/1862/06/03/news/hooker-s-division-excelsior-brigade-corrections-reminincences-maryland.html
[Personal Note: my apologies for lack of posts of late. I was in Louisville, Kentucky, from May 31 to June 8 to participate in scoring essays of the 2012 AP U.S. History exam, and was hard-pressed to keep up with my online classes, let alone work at this blog.]

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Yes, you read it right. This electric guitar is worth �2,500,000 (US $3,598,002) because it�s made of pure cocaine. A 30-something guy flew from Costa Rica to Fiumicino airport in Rome with a guitar (a black Squier Strat, with the label still on the scratch plate) and 10 thermos flasks in his luggage. The custom officials spotted white powder leaking out of the guitar that was tested positive for cocaine. Even the thermos flasks contained cocaine in solution. The so-called music enthusiast was carrying a total of 3 kg of pure cocaine, having a market value of more than 2.5 million Euros.
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ATLANTA (AP) - Matt Carpenter's two-run double in the fifth inning helped carry the St. Louis Cardinals past the slumping Atlanta Braves, who shook up their lineup but still lost their seventh in a row, 4-3 Monday night.
Desperate for more offense, Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez batted pitcher Aaron Harang eighth and put second baseman Ramiro Pena in the ninth spot.
Pena had two hits, including a seventh-inning homer that brought the Braves within a run, but they couldn't overcome a 4-0 deficit.
Taking advantage of shaky defense, Carpenter doubled in two runs and Matt Holiday followed with a run-scoring single. Peter Bourjos had an RBI single in the sixth to extend St. Louis' lead.
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Why am I posting about popsicles at this time of the year, you are probably asking? Well, this is no ordinary popsicles that you get from your local grocers fridge which I would like to share with you. These are gourmet fruitcicles by Maxfrut. All their products are made from 100% whole, real fruit and NO artificial coloring or flavoring. Best of all, they are only 70 calories per bar.
Now, I think you might be wondering how good are these fruitcicles then? The child in me had me bravely indulging on 7 varieties of Maxfrut's fruitcicles, namely pineapple, mango, lime, melon, raspberry, bumbleberry, and watermelon. The verdict? Simply delicious and the whole experience did not leave me feeling too guilty afterwards!
So, if you're around the North Shore, why not go check out their Flavor Lab for some fruitcicles. At the moment they are selling their products right at their lab, which is located on 127 Garden Ave, North Vancouver.
You can also browse their website for more detailed information on their products and the availability of their product in your area. Here are some pictures taken recently at their premises and a few taken at home. Enjoy.:-)
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That first picture is so pretty!ReplyDelete
OMGosh; yummmm. I want to make those!!! Love the square edges. Where or where can I find that mold!!! Off to google.ReplyDelete
I love popsicles. Nothing like one on a hot summer day. I remember when I was a kid, I would get this for a special treat.ReplyDelete
@Not Another Omnivore: Thank you:)ReplyDelete
@Butterball: Yes, I want to make them too :)
@Jo: I couldn't agree more with you:)
I cant get enough popcicles! Great pics!ReplyDelete
Thanks finsmom ;)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 26, 2009 at 11:46 AM
Yum - these look good. You can make them at home too! Here's a simple recipe!ReplyDelete
Hi Hillary, thanks and will try the recipe soon:)ReplyDelete
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Sigh. Tennis star Maria Sharapova recently insisted that she's not a diva because she doesn't wear makeup on the court. "I'm sure divas do that, right?" she quipped, possibly referring to fellow players.
Her comment upsets me for a number of reasons. First off, plenty of people don't take Sharapova seriously as an athlete because she posed sexily for mens' mags, and that obviously has nothing to do with her skill as a player. She won the French Open—the girl can play ball. Now she's taking another arbitrary choice and using that against her opponents. But what's more troubling is that her opponents are quick to say that they don't "really" wear makeup either; while admitting to putting on mascara, eyeliner, spray foundation, and concealer before a match, other players knock Jelena Jankovic for powdering her face mid-game. (Yeah, yeah, everybody is vain except for you.)
I'm not going to say that there isn't an absurd double standard with female athletes: They are expected to look their best as they play their hardest. The public doesn't ask that of men. But to say that a woman who is wearing makeup, or a certain subjectively chosen amount of it, is not as serious a player is just as wrong. Makeup and sports don't have to be mutually exclusive, and this point is illustrated by how many elite athletes obviously wear makeup.
That's why a new PSA from the Womens' Sports Foundation also got under my skin a little. "Keep Her on the Field" was inspired by the very real statistic that teenage girls drop out of sports at twice the rate of boys. The ad points to makeup and clothing advertising and messages from society that women are only as good as their appearance as the cause. But I find that far too simplistic, especially when one of the Womens' Sports Foundation's supporters is tennis player Serena Williams, a nail tech who designs clothes. Those interests didn't steal her away from the sport (that's her recently winning Wimbledon, above). Pressure to have a feminine image is certainly a factor in teenage girls dropping out of sports. And it's easy to blame that reason alone almost because it's sexier than the other factors. But there are many others.
I played basketball for four years in high school, and I wore makeup to school every day, sometimes on the court. I grew up loving hoop, and there was no way I would give it up for any reason—and I wasn't even that good! The girls who dropped out of my school's basketball program largely did so due to bullying. Competitive sports can be cutthroat. And when someone didn't pull her weight, there were teammates who let her know it—brutally. Then there were the nonathletic points of ridicule, like what neighborhood you were from or how cheap your sneakers were. (The number of times that I've cried in a locker room outnumber the times I've cried in a funeral home.) But bullying is not solely to blame either; that's just the tip of the iceberg. Girls also drop out of sports programs because no one comes to our games. The stands would be virtually empty as we played our hearts out, sometimes to bare bleachers that didn't even include our parents. How schools and families value women's sports is a massive factor in girls continuing to play them. The bottom line: A lot of things buck the confidence of teenage girls. And while image is definitely one of them, blaming that alone is just too easy—just like Sharapova saying wearing makeup is what makes one a diva is too easy.


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iancanton wrote:i missed one in the last round of spelling checks: mossman ought to be mosman.
ian, sorry i missed this on the map, it is fixed, i'll put it up as soon as photobucket gets up again.
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iancanton wrote:i missed one in the last round of spelling checks: mossman ought to be mosman.
isaiah40 wrote:A few things:
1. Some of the Territory names such as Mosman, Manly, Woy Woy go over the outline. Remove the outline under the names for an easier read.
2. The outer glow around the text in the legend and mini-map. I don't think it is really needed considering that the background is a light enough color. You can either remove the outer glow or tone it down a couple of notches.
3. The out glow around the text in the landmark areas, I think you can remove the glow all together.
4. The cross walks on the small look good, but on the large they are all messed up. Probably from enlarging them.
5. There is what looks like a smudge here down by Jamison Valley:
isaiah40 wrote:Looking better. Woy Woy, I think ti would be better if you move the circle down and move the name up above it, as some people would think it reads Wo"V" Woy.
cairnswk wrote:3 - On the mini-map, can you place the bonus value beside the word City, and have the line going more to the center of that area?
i prefer it have it where it is as it fits better with the consistency of the others in the mini-map i.e. all on their territories where possible; the only reason northern beaches is off its territory is because it would be too close to the North Shore bonus number and there is very little room on northern beaches for it.
Doneisaiah40 wrote:Getting there cairns!!
A couple of things:
1 - The text size on the small, some of the names are a little hard to read. I believe for the most part that you have room to have a larger size, maybe an increase of one font size?
2 - Some of the territory names need to have the kerning adjusted, i.e. Penrith, it looks like Pennth on the large and on the small it is even worse. The names that have a "ri" are really bad. They all look like an "n"
3 - On the mini-map, can you place the bonus value beside the word City, and have the line going more to the center of that area?
Please update the color blind test in the OP, with both of the major tests.
adam666 wrote:mate i love your new sydney map but mac fields-campbelltown-heathcote in the southern highlands
i live in hill top in the southern highlandes and i was and to see tha above put in the highlandes
just being a pain in the arse sorry
but on a good note sdyney port moseby and new zealand look great i cant wait till they r in beta cheers
isaiah40 wrote:Would you happen to be looking for this??
cairnswk wrote:isaiah40 wrote:Would you happen to be looking for this??
Ah...at long last, thank-you O Lord
x-raider wrote:...
- It isn't clear in the legend whether the kayaks are part of a bonus.
- K7 near penrith is missing a name.
- The mountains are great but it looks a bit funny just underneath Leura.
- I like the way you've done the textures.
- Not sure if I said this before, but I really like the way the images have been done on this one.
Nola_Lifer wrote:Guess we are still on strike?
really ?cairnswk wrote:No, not really, foundry is just really really slowNola_Lifer wrote:Guess we are still on strike?
thenobodies80 wrote:A final note: maybe it's worth to write somewhere that K regions are not part of any bonus/regions since while checking the xml, for few secs i thought you had forgot to include few regions into the file!
Anyway it took just few secs to realize how they work, although I wouldn't be surprise if someone will come here to say that K regions look like they are part of the region bonus in which they are contained.
thenobodies80 wrote:Small map
I would move these a bit:
- Horsley Park, a couple of pixels to left so the 888 doesn't cover the small red light
- Austral, the same...
- Pimble, again the same thing, but this time move the number down
Large map
Some 888 aren't placed in the best place possible, but maybe it's just me. e.g.Liverpool, austral
Now, actually I can't think a way to change the next item on the list, but maybe you can.
I absolutely dislike campbelltown, the name on the left side and the number on the right, yes I can understand it's the same region but it's very very unclear.
In addition, if I try to find an explanation for that (since it's different than in any other palce on the map), i read into the legend Cross to opposite regions
But it's not in that way. I understand the space is tight there but i don't understand why you need that road there. It's useless, it gives to you only less free space to fill with the other things (name, number). Personally i would get rid of the road.Same thing for katoomba, where you can move the road a bit.
About that road, what about cut the road in katoomba within the "map border"? Did you tried? How it looks?
The xml looks ok
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Coker Tire necesitaba un nuevo diseño de página web y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
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Coker Tire Company is redesigning it's portal page to a fresh, new design. We are a 50 year old company supplying tires and parts for cars from the 1900's, all the way up to the 1970's. Our specialty is tires, including whitewall tires, redline tires, military tires, and vintage dragster tires. This portal page will be used mostly by customers looking for tires for their vintage car or hot rod, but we also want to feature our different companies and various media.
Our audience includes from the 90-year-old antique car collectors, hardcore young hot rodders, middle-aged casual collectors, and everything in between. We want the style to lean more towards the antique collector, and do not want the hardcore hot rod look.
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This page is going to be our Corporate landing page, but the majority of customers will be coming to find tires for their vintage vehicles. Overall we want a vintage/retro feel to the site, with a clean look, like our current landing page at http://www.cokertire.com/ , but are looking to better feature our content and different companies.
Width of the page will be 955px, and we must be able to add further elements down the page as needed in the future (more text boxes, product boxes, etc, below the elements shown in the wireframe). Design will be html, not flash.
We are providing a wireframe for the design, but please feel free to use your creativity/web design knowledge to move things around if needed. Also, we have 3 other sites that will need to be redesigned and will probably be looking to keep the same designer on all other projects if desired (for further compensation, of course).
There will be 4 other pages on this portal, using the same design. They will include the header, but the other elements will be entered by us, so a simple design with the header and an open page space below it would be helpful.
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Arizona: But It's a Dry Heat
Arkansas: Litterasy Ain't Everthing
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Delaware: We Really Do Like the Chemicals in Our Water
Florida: Ask Us About Our Grandkids
Georgia: Without Atlanta We're Alabama
Hawaii: Haka Tiki Mou Sha'ami Leeki Toru
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Illinois: Please Don't Pronounce the "S"
Indiana: 2 Billion Years Tidal Wave Free
Iowa: We Do Amazing Things With Corn
Kansas: First Of The Rectangle States
Kentucky: 5 Million People; Seven Last Names
Louisiana: We're Not All Drunk Cajuns
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Maryland: A Thinking Man's Delaware
Massachusetts: Our Taxes Are Lower Than Sweden's
Michigan: First Line of Defense From the Canadians
Minnesota: 10,000 Lakes and 10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 Mosquitoes
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South Carolina: We Have Never Actually Surrendered to the North
South Dakota: Closer Than North Dakota
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Texas: A Whole 'Nother Country!
Utah: Our Jesus Is Better Than Your Jesus
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"For the time is coming when people will not endure sound teaching, but having itching ears they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own passions, and will turn away from listening to the truth and wander off into myths" (2 Timothy 4:3-4).
We've really come a long way. I mean, consider the advances we have made in just the last few generations – automobiles, airplanes, communication, Internet, medical advances, etc. Our generation is daily using a hand held device to run their lives that is far more advanced than computers used by NASA on the rockets in the Apollo missions! With the touch of our finger to the face of our "phones", we can call, text, private message or even post on social media to friends around the globe. The communication that used to take weeks or months to complete now takes seconds…literally! We have certainly come a long way.
But things aren't always as they appear, are they? "For the Lord sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart" (1 Samuel 16:7). To our society, things look fine so we assume they are. Even churches have a tendency to become complacent in a society where there are so many of the finer things in life. As "blessings" take over the lives of Christians in a prosperous society, the Word of God often takes a back seat. As if it's not enough that the Bible told us it would happen, we are now witnessing it with our own eyes.
"Sound teaching" seems to be a thing of the past in many instances. Today, the average church attender nearly yawns if a sermon begins with "open up your Bibles to…". Yet, a man (or woman, for that matter) can begin his "sermon" with "God spoke to me on the way to church this morning and said…" and ears perk up."Thus says the Lord" doesn't seem to matter so much any more. Many messages today are devoid of any real exposition of Scripture. And even when Scripture is quoted, it's often used in such a way that negates the context in which it is written – and this in a generation that has more access to the Bible than we have ever had. Has our generation forgotten that multitudes have been martyred for merely attempting to own a copy of the Bible…or even a portion of it? It appears we have.
It's saddening with the access our generation has to the Word of God that so few professing believers today see any benefit in daily Bible study – not a devotional book where an author quotes one verse and then extrapolates "truths" from it, but actually studying the Word of God itself. The Scripture should be our starting place because only it can be said to be "breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work" (2 Timothy 3:16-17). What other book can complete the child of God like the Bible? There isn't one.
Does it really matter? Without a doubt it does. Biblical illiteracy has spawned the generation spoken of in our text verse. When believers don't know what the Bible says, they turn to "myths". When "teachers" replace the foundational truths of Christianity, these "myths" are no more factual than ancient Roman and Greek polytheism. Illiterate men who have no regard for the truth are leading multitudes of Biblically illiterate Christians into all kinds of these "myths".
Child of God, don't be surprised. God's Word said this would occur. We are seeing our text verse fulfilled before our eyes. But the light at the end of the tunnel is that Jesus' coming is soon and these events give us hope that we will soon hear the trumpet sound when we will be called up in the air to see our Savior with our own eyes.
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December 8, 9, 2018
|Alma redemptoris mater
Alma redemptoris mater II Conditor alme siderum
Conditor alme siderum
Puer natus est
Preter rerum seriem
Quem vidistis pastores
|Sarum Chant (England, ca. 1260)
Guillaume Du Fay (ca. 1397-1474)
Chant, Rome, BAV MS 18 (Italy 16th cent.)
Sarum Chant (England, ca. 1260)
Chant, Deventer, Stadsbibliotheek, MS 216 (Netherlands, ca. 1510)
Paris, BN, MS Lat. 12044 (France, 12th cent.)
|A solis ortus cardine
A solis ortus cardine
Enixa est puerpera
Dies sanctificatus
Descendit sicut pluvia
Reges Tharsis et insule
Resonet in laudibus
|Hymni totius anni (Rome, 1589)
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525-1594)
Adrian Willaert (ca. 1490-1562)
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Orlande de Lassus (1532-1594)
Sarum chant (England, 13th cent.)
Vienna 4494 (Austria, ca. 1460)
Kristina Boerger, Amber Evans, Sarah Hawkey, Chloe Holgate, Dominique Surh – sopranos
Michèle Eaton – mezzo-soprano
Peter Gruett, Emerson Sieverts – countertenors
Patrick Fennig, Clifton Massey, Christopher Preston Thompson, Michael Steinberger – tenors
Kurt-Owen Richards, Peter Stewart, Peter Walker – basses
Commentary on the Program
by Alexander Blachly
Among the themes celebrated in the sacred art of the Middle Ages and Renaissance, none approaches in significance the threefold mysteries of the Christian faith: Christmas, Easter, and Pentecost—God's birth as man, his resurrection from death, and the dramatic bestowal of the Holy Spirit after Christ's ascension. These three supernatural events served from early on as the pillars of the Christian religion. Yet the Gospels of Mark and John do not describe Jesus' birth, and Matthew does so only sufficiently to establish that Mary conceived Jesus by the Holy Spirit. Accordingly, the Church for nearly two thousand years has relied heavily on Luke's extensive narration of Christ's nativity, incorporating the many colorful elements of his account into the chants, prayers, and readings for the Christmas season.
Because of their pre-eminence, Christmas and Easter from early on required not just a full day of Hours of the Office and a Mass, like the other great feasts, but also at least a month of preparation: Advent for Christmas, Lent for Easter. Each served also as the springboard for celebrations in their wake: Circumcision and Epiphany for Christmas; Ascension and Pentecost for Easter. Thus, the Christmas season extends from the Sunday nearest to St. Andrew's Day (November 30) to the beginning of February. Throughout this period the liturgy continually recalls Mary's virginity, the birth of Christ in a stable, the wondering shepherds, the host of angels singing "Glory to God in the Highest," and the adoration of the Magi. The emphasis on the Virgin birth of Jesus confirms that in all respects God's appearance on earth as man marked a break in the natural order, something præter rerum seriem ("beyond the order of things") that could only occur natura mirante ("to the astonishment of nature"). In time, Christmas came also to represent the Parousia, the second coming of Christ, thereby endowing the prophecies of Christ's birth with an additional layer of meaning.
Our concert presents a selection of Gregorian chant and monophonic devotional songs (cantiones) for the Christmas season and follows each with its polyphonic elaboration by a Renaissance composer. To appreciate the full effect that polyphony produced in the Renaissance, we must remember that throughout most of Europe the most frequently heard music in the church prior to the 17th century was monophonic chant. Although the polyphonic works heard here stand on their own as independent works of art, we comprehend them best in recognizing their origins as polyphonic elaborations of already well-known melodies and words.
For the modern listener, perhaps the most striking aspect of the Renaissance elaborations is their supple and, as it were, "three-dimensional" character. In this respect they mirror exactly the progression in Renaissance painting, as it moved from more stylized two-dimensional figures to full-blooded representations who look capable of stepping out of their frames into our own space. As might be expected, the latest musical elaborations in our program—composed when it was widely accepted that music can illustrate specific ideas, emotional states, and natural phenomena—produce the most dramatic emotional effects. The chant items and the earliest Renaissance elaborations, on the other hand, impress us with their austere and mystical beauty.


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Who in their right mind would spray a fragrance called "Red Shirt" on their body? That's just asking for trouble from the wrong end of a phaser. Luckily, other Star Trek tie-ins are slightly cooler.
First, check out the Diamond Toys Star Trek classic figure bobble heads that we spied at New York's Toy Fair, along with what we believe are GoAnimate versions of Spock and Kirk. They're adorable from the tips of their ears to the accessories.
But we're even more curious about the Star Trek cosmetic developments. Genki Wear is delivering us things we never even knew we wanted: Star Trek perfumes. The three different types of scents are called "Tiberius," "Red Shirt" and "Pon Farr" according to E Online:
"Tiberius," in honor of James Kirk's middle name; "Pon Farr," touted as the Klingon version of "Passion"; and "Red Shirt," named after the poor, red-shirted souls who never survive the episode.
While the idea is creative, I want to meet the poor bastard that thinks wearing "Red Shirt" about town is a good idea. Not to mention the idiot who thinks "Pon Farr" has something to do with Klingon lovin'.


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Here is one of the saddest stories I have read in a long time. If you don't want to read about sad things in history, skip this article. However, I also have to commend the efforts of historian and genealogist Catherine Corless for revealing the truth and solving a mystery.
The Home, a grim 1840's workhouse in Tuam in Galway, Ireland, was built on seven acres that was taken over in 1925 by the Bon Secours sisters, who turned it into a Mother and Baby home for pregnant, unmarried girls and young women. The long abandoned site made headlines around the world this week when it was revealed that a nearby septic tank contained the bodies of up to eight hundred infants and children, secretly buried without coffins or headstones on unconsecrated ground between 1925 and 1961.
Because of Corless' efforts, we now know the names and fates of up to 796 forgotten infants and children who died there, thanks to her discovery of their death records when researching The Home's history. Corless now is collecting donations to create a memorial for the mothers and babies of The Home.
You can read more in an article by Cahir O'Doherty in the IrishCentral web site at http://goo.gl/XPYQZ6.


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Oceanhorn Taps Zelda's Goodness in All-New iOS Adventure
Nov 18, 2013 5:00 AM PT
Oceanhorn by FDG Entertainment is available in the iTunes App Store for US$8.99.
Oceanhorn is a delightfully odd adventure game for iOS, at once fresh and yet heavily inspired by The Legend of Zelda, a classic title from the days when Nintendo ruled video gaming. Beyond evoking fond memories of exploring a wide open land while trying to save a princess, Oceanhorn is interesting because it's on iOS. It takes a relatively familiar type of game and reimagines it on our favorite touchscreen. Success?
Definitely. It's a fun diversion -- light, cartoonish, exploratory and epic. You play as a boy who wakes up in his island home to find a letter from his father who left to go fight the ancient and mechanical sea monster Oceanhorn. Plus, the boy's mother was lost somehow in a mystery of unfinished business between his father and monsters. Inevitably, the boy must follow in his father's footsteps, becoming stronger and smarter along the way.
As you might guess, you direct the boy to collect coins and battle various beasts, which provide you with gems to level up. You explore islands and uncharted seas in a sailboat, mostly free-form -- it's up to you to figure out puzzles, find keys, and keep the story moving. Of course, you also find ancient treasures and artifacts that help you out.
Fantastic Visuals
The above-land islands are 3D wonders, rich in detail and shadow, yet are consistently built so that stairs always look the same. The water looks like a living cartoon, and sailing makes it seem as if you're covering real distance across the ocean -- without wasting your time.
You can wield a sword -- when you find it -- with a wide and satisfyingly fast stroke, as well as pick up and move objects. There are keys to find and use, as well as switches and pressure-plate sorts of puzzles to figure out. As long as you don't spend too much time in one place, the soundtrack is great, too -- apparently created by Nobuo Uematsu (of Final Fantasy fame) and Kenji Ito.
The controls are really good -- for a touchscreen -- but hindered in that, well, they are designed around a touchscreen. To navigate, you can simply slide one finger around in the direction you want to go (default) or you can enable a virtual joystick. I much preferred the joystick, which let me be far more accurate with my intent to direct the boy.
To figure out what to do and where to go, you explore and talk to people. Pretty straightforward stuff, really, and overall, you can expect to play along the main storyline as well as go on side missions. For your $8.99, this will get you at least 10 hours of game play, and if you're the kind of person who must explore every inch of an imaginary world, well, you'll have a few extra hours of play ahead of you.
Oceanhorn is at once familiar and new. There are no serious surprises, but it's satisfying. Best yet, there are no in-app purchases -- no overt or subversive efforts to make you addicted so you spend more money just to keep going in the game. I feel compelled to support that model.
Oceanhorn delivers at least $8.99 worth of value, if not a bit more. For me personally, Oceanhorn evoked fond memories of exploration and battle through Zelda's Link hero, even as I realized that my patience and tenacity for this sort of game isn't nearly as strong as it used be -- Oceanhorn is a nice diversion that shows off yet another step forward in iOS gaming.


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Man's employment, dating prospects dim
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OMG, look at his photo. He must be scaring the chickens to death!
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Maybe it was one of the chickens, impersonating HIM.
*yarn* (country-fied)
What is this, the Onion?
(Area)Man's employment, dating prospects dim.
C'mon now, the onion is great, equally offending all who read. "inner-city stabbing leaves 5 maidless"... Whats not to love about that?
Is this one sentence supposed to be the whole article? Really lame.
Bullet to the back of the head
I think the title fits the mentality of the suspect. We have a convicted pervert out allegedly doing the same thing again.
What is wrong with you people?
The title means the man is probably in danger of losing his job after this arrest... "Man's employment dim"
Then it goes on to say his prospects of dating are dim as well, because he's going to be in jail most likely.
I must admit that:
"...twice-convicted sex offender working at Perdue Farms Inc. in Bridgewater has now been charged with ââ?¬Å?sexting" a teen."
reads as if it is the wrong article for the headline.
Do I sense an oops heard 'round the watercooler? Or perhaps this makes sense if decoded with the rot-13 method.
Good call Arpal. And the Onion is so incredibly tiring with its semi-clever, Mad Magazine grown up humor.
Yeah, my first thought was "The Onion," too.
No Gas what's wrong is that this article has a 10th Grade smirk for a title instead of a mature news approach.
Geez. I bet some of you posters are the hit of the party.
This is like when the owner of the club comes onstage and makes the audience cringe for 3 minutes.
(Coy: Reallly ??)
@Figaro: Isn't that called a "Fred Boyce" ??


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Dead Marie Antoinette Makeup
Kathryn Ann stopped by so I could help her with her makeup for her Halloween costume. It was a quick 20 minute job and a fun break.
Kathryn Ann stopped by so I could help her with her makeup for her Halloween costume. It was a quick 20 minute job and a fun break.
Bit by bit, it's starting to come to life… still much more to be done. While Brenda sewed the body of the bolero together. We've now for some strapping and buckles, the box-pleating along the edge, and piping next to it. I'm quite pleased at how well it's coming together. We still have more details to add including another layer of ribbon detail next to the piping, and some strapping at the shoulders (which will have to go on as we put the sleeves on). I'm quite please at how the shape on the back turned out but I don't have a photo of that yet. This will have to to:
I also started to figure out the shape of the cuffs – which will be multi-layered…
Before anything, Brenda and I needed to mock up a pattern for the spats. We've used some old fabric and have settled on a basic shape (which took a couple of tries to get to). The spats will be made out of a musty gray-green flocked material and we have some great buttons for them.
Brenda and I totally lucked out by finding some great fabric on sale at Fabricville for a mere dollar/meter. My goal was "awesome lining" as I'm a total sucker for that sort of thing. I had worked out a concept sketch of the bolero earlier the other week and Brenda taught me how to convert a concept into an actual pattern. She took on the tough job of adding the buckles etc to the main section while I got started on 420″ of box pleats (which, by the way, wound up taking a total of 7 hours to complete, but was totally worth it!)
It's a challenge to get a lot done when you can only get together for a few hours each week. Tonight we worked on the goggles and the hat and made a bit of progress with each. Here's Brenda's wonderful work on the hat:
As for the goggles, we've decided to go with the tops of spice cannisters, held together with screws and bolts and an L-bracket (with a bit of extra bend to it). We fashioned leather sides and straps to it. Next step will be to add some of the embellishments, but at least it's a start that we are happy with…
Since we needed to pick up some crin for the bottom of the skirt (before we hem it), we decided to start on the hat. Admittedly, Brenda and I are both pretty excited about this part of the costume and wanted to get it started. Brenda started by designing the brim while I worked on building the cage.
We've opted to do a short bustle skirt. Here it is in progress. We still have to hem it, add some buckles and a handful of buttons (at the top). It will be shorter than the cage underneath it in order to let the cage show a bit (more so at the front)
It was akin to doing a logic puzzle. Brenda & I had made the necessary adjustments to the corset pattern and spent a good deal of time trying to fit all of the pieces onto the piece of coutil that we'd dyed. Once we got it cut out, it was time to start sewing things together. We put an order in to Farthingale's for some spiral steel bones and a busk.
Coutil is a heavy & very tightly woven cotton that is used for making corsets. It's fairly expensive, so Brenda suggested that she had a piece that we could use. Unfortunately it was white, and that would not suit the Steampunk costume at all. We picked up some black fabris dye and wound up with a lovely warm brownish gray…
Well our mockup has been very handy. By making it and trying it on, we have realized that we need to really re-work some of the pattern. We're going to make the waist area smaller, and we'll need to increase the room and height in the bust cups.


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In retaliation for Europe setting a punitive tariff (11.8%) on China-made solar panels, China announced on June 5 plans to start an anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigation against Europe-made wine imports. According to Reuters, this is aimed at hurting the wine industries in countries such as France and Italy, which both backed the decision to levy the punitive tariffs on China-made solar products. Germany, which openly opposed the tariff, will be relatively spared from the possible negative effects of the investigation.
According to the same report, China is now the biggest importer of wines from Bordeaux, France, and consumption shot up 110% in 2011 alone. The report added that EU wine exports to China (excluding Hong Kong) reached 257.3 million liters in 2012, equivalent to approximately US$1 billion. In addition, more than 139.5 million liters (above 50%), were from France.
France's trade ministry noted that Beijing should not start a trade war in an unrelated area, according to the report.
A report from The New York Times stated that China's retaliation using wine imports from Europe is quite smart. In addition, this move may hurt the EU's trade commissioner, Karen De Gucht, because "he owns a 50% stake in a wine-producing estate in the Tuscany region of Italy."
De Gucht's spokesperson said the EU trade chief owned shares in the property before taking the job, and the property does not export products to China.
The report disclosed that the EU exported around US$980.7 million worth of wine to China in 2012 but China's solar exports to Europe reached US$27 billion in 2011.
Nut the anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigation on Europe-made wine may hurt consumers in China, not just drinkers, but investors too. The report noted that in recent years, China-based firms bought more than three dozen chateaus in Bordeaux due to the rapidly expanding wine market in China.
Currently, the EU has 31 open trade investigations, and 18 of them involve China, according to Reuters.


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'American Idol' Singer Danny Gokey + Wife Expecting Baby Girl [VIDEO]by Michelle McGahan | PopCrush
It's not too often that we get to witness the exact moment that a celeb finds out the gender of his or her unborn baby — but 'American Idol' alum Danny Gokey proudly let fans in on the happy moment.
In a video he posted on Facebook, Gokey is heard asking his wife Leyicet, "So baby, you think it's a girl?" right before the ultrasound technician delivers the happy news: It is a girl!
"I told you!" she yells triumphantly, throwing her hands in the air. Of course, Gokey then pans the camera over to their 18-month-old son as the singer tells him that he will be the big brother of a baby sister. So sweet!
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fur in may?
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Love this outfit, simple chic and edgy all in one! You look gorj! XReplyDelete
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Love the outfit!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousThursday, May 16, 2013 5:36:00 pm
Great outfit, Lily! xReplyDelete
Tell me about it! Love a bit of fur but still wearing in it May is depressing! British weather well and truly sucks!ReplyDelete
It's so cold at the moment, this looks perfect! xxxReplyDelete
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wheres the bag from?
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- AnonymousThursday, May 16, 2013 5:46:00 pm
Love this t shirt, think im going to have to pop to primark soon to see if its there! xReplyDelete
I'm still wearing my faux fur jacket too! It's too chilly not to some days haha. Love this outfit Lily. I'm not a big fan of slogan tees either (or those Geek ones that seem to be everywhere right now) but I agree, this one is lovely xoReplyDelete
I love your style so much, I just don't think I would wear fur or fake fur in general, I think that looks so posh haha :)ReplyDelete
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lovely purse!ReplyDelete
You look awesome Lily! Love that tee, and I agree I'd just wish the weather would pick up now! Don't want to have to be wearing coats and jackets in May! Although your coat really is rather lovely! xxxReplyDelete
c'est la vie. perfection.ReplyDelete
Cute top, doesn't look tacky like the other slogan tops. Fur is great!ReplyDelete
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i love the t-shirt! so cute! :)ReplyDelete
Such a cute Tee and anything that pays slight homage to B*Witched is amazing in my books haha! XReplyDelete
I haven't been in Primark but seeing this has really made me want to go in there!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousThursday, May 16, 2013 7:25:00 pm
I absolutely adore your blog! I recently came across it from twitter and i'm so happy I did! I love your edgy style and honest personality!ReplyDelete
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Why have I not seen this top in Primark, would have picked it up in a flash! Love how you've styled it :)xReplyDelete
- AnonymousThursday, May 16, 2013 7:31:00 pm
Hell, if it's cold enough, fur all year round! I love your bag and nails xoReplyDelete
didn't expect the top to be from good old primark! usually i don't rate their slogan tshirts but i really like this one. love the outfit lily XReplyDelete
This is such a lovely outfit Lily! I actually can't believe that top is from Primark! I luuurve it! :) x LauraReplyDelete
This is gorgeous! I need to work off my winter fat faster so I can wear baggy tees and look good - the way that you can pull 'em off :)ReplyDelete
Lovely outfit, I agree wearing fur in May is so unfair!!ReplyDelete
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I love the tee, can't believe its Primark:) xReplyDelete
Love the tshirt especially as its primark it's madness. You look beaut xxReplyDelete
Love that clutch Lily and love the outfit- you do monochrome so well :)ReplyDelete
Love the cute frill socks!ReplyDelete
Great cosy outfit.
Love the tee and the bright nails!ReplyDelete
Love that clutch - where's it from? xReplyDelete
Love it ! Where is the clutch from ?ReplyDelete
Where is the bag from its absolutely fabulous!ReplyDelete
I'm not one for fur looking clothing, I just don't like it for myself, but I think it does look really pretty on you :) Haha fur in May is actually pretty logic with the crappy weather outside -.- I'm longing for summer SO MUCH! Great post!ReplyDelete
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I love that this tee is from Primark!ReplyDelete
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It's been so cold recently, that I'm not surprised you're wearing fur in May!! I love the Primark tee, will have to look out for it next time I'm in town! Your socks are also adorable xReplyDelete
lovely outfit, i've also been wearing the fur coats recently which has been so depressing after coming back from italy!ReplyDelete
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So pretty! Love the fur ♡ReplyDelete
This is such a cool look! I love the clutch so so much! :) ♥ReplyDelete
Oh my gosh love your tee! xReplyDelete
Love the socks, so cute, like the ones I used to wear when I was a child.ReplyDelete
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Can't believe that t-shirt's from Primark!ReplyDelete
It's gorgeous!
Bekki / www.inguz-fashion.blogspot.com x
You always do the cutest outfits! I love how much you've been working monochrome at the moment, your outfits are so wearable too. Thank you Lily xReplyDelete
In love with the frilly socks!ReplyDelete
Love the pop of colour from your nails, so cute! xoReplyDelete
Love the way you pick up on the zip colour for your nails. Brilliant!ReplyDelete
you are gorgeous! i don't normally like slogan tees, like you said- but this one is great!ReplyDelete
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Is a "tall" coffee (supposedly Starbucks' smallest) still too big? You can order a "short" instead, one of many "secret" items that aren't on the menu.
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"I've heard about it, but I've never like ordered it because it's not, like, on the menu," said Fritz's 18-year-old daughter, Margaux. "And so I'm like, 'What if it's not really there? That would be awkward.'"
Lots of fast food places offer things that aren't on the menu. You just have to know to ask for them.
It's "kind of sneaky," said Alex Grace, of Dallas, a sophomore at Booker T. Washington High School.
McDonald's will sell you a Neapolitan milkshake. Wendy's will hit you with a "grand slam" -- four meat patties stacked on a bun, also called a "meat cube."
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Kids will love this for the "ick" factor" (parents won't mind, because it's relatively quiet). The large (8-inch by 9-inch) tarantula crawls and creeps around via radio remote control; it's furry and freaky enough to creep out friends and family and keep kids amused for ages.
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Human population is now over 7 billion and counting. I think human population tends to grow quicker when overall number is huge, and over 7 billion is rather huge indeed. So, the bigger the number for the human population, we can assume there will always be a large group of people that rather produces offsprings than not, and there will always be a small group of people that prefers produce offsprings late or not at all. With such a knowledge, we can furthermore assume there will always be more people who might want to produce more offsprings in general, and so the future population might continue to explode unless something odd would happen.
I've a feeling that something odd might be overpopulation, and so jobs would be harder to come by for most people. To a certain point, the most necessary jobs that keep the basic needs flowing for the human population might be so scarce, scarce to a point that people might not be able to find jobs in the basic need sector. Service sector might still be able to employ more people, but by then I think even service sector finds to be overcrowded and competitive. Unfortunately, technology might make the situation worse by becoming smarter and replacing human beings in certain jobs. I dare to speculate as far as technology might be able to replace human beings in most jobs.
My curiosity begs the question of when there are more mouths to feed than more jobs to apply for, what might happen then? We can hope that technology is going to be so smart and advance that it will totally replace all human jobs and produce everything in abundance so the humans never have to lift a finger ever again. Of course, such technology requires infinite amount of energy to compensate for almost limitless amount of resources and goods. Such scenario might happen, but we can never be too sure that it will happen. Let not forget greed might enter and the fairness of the distribution of the basic needs and other materials might not occur, and so some people in some parts of the world will continue to go on starving. If technology isn't going to be at the level where everything could be produced limitlessly, we human beings might fight over resources and wars would dwindle down the size of the human population. Such a scenario would be unthinkable as unheard sorrow, grief, sadness, and so on would ensue. We definitely won't want to see such a scenario plays out, right? So what can we do to prepare for such a future?
I think, we have two options. Of course there might be more options other than the two that I will propose, but my tiny brain could not come up with more at this particular moment. The first option which involves in finding a safe but limitless source of energy or energies and becoming innovative to a point that would allow technology to automate most things and replace all human beings at their jobs. OK, you might think this is crazy, because if such a scenario ever happens, how the humans feed themselves without being able to find a job, right? Not to be worried much, because I think if technology is able to produce almost limitless amount of products, goods, resources, and energy, we humans might never have to experience a day without food, shelter, and technology ever again. Nonetheless, this scenario requires the best of minds to outdo themselves in ways that they never would have dreamed of. Of course, this very scenario might not happen since it's almost as if something is out of this world. The second option is for the whole human race, regardless of their skin colors, to explore the new frontier which is space. Space is vast, and I mean vast. Vast to a point that we cannot know if space has edges or not. We know planet earth has edges or boundaries (i.e., relatively speaking of earth's round globelike container or sphere), and so we can escape its edges or boundaries. How about space? We don't know, but we welcome its vastness. Space so vast that it has plenty of galaxies and phenomenons that humans can explore. With such a notion in mind, I think the space or the universe itself may be able to help the humans from avoiding the overpopulation matter. Space encourages the ambitious humans to explore. When humans have more things to explore, we might not have time to kill each other. We humans might only want to outdo, outshine, out-mine, and out-whatever one another in space, right?
In summary, I know pondering on overpopulation might be rather dreamy, but mathematically speaking it's possible to overpopulate earth. With that being said, sometimes overpopulation isn't all about how many more human beings earth can house, but it might be more about how many more mouths earth can feed. It's a serious thought, because the overall complexity of having ever growing population is evermore complex. Yep, this train isn't going to slow down folks! Individual complexities might become insurmountable if the human population cannot slow down. To name a few individual complexities, these might be edible foods, clean water, diseases, viruses, jobs, energy, and global warming. Of course, we humans have compassion and intelligence, therefore we must not kill each other for resources; instead, we must innovate our way out of the obstacles. Even if certain obstacles are insurmountable, we humans still have to try to overcome such obstacles with the right attitudes. Such attitudes have to be about using our compassion, intelligence, and other well known valuable human morals (i.e., doing the right things). Unfortunately, I fear we humans cannot do away with greed and foolishness that we might kill each other over resources and what not.
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The 2nd, 3rd & 4th Thursday of each month, 7- 9 PM
Join us! All ages. Open to professors (bring your instrument) and spectators. Attendance by Donation. Food & drink available at our Licensed Bistro.
Kenny Wayne is a throwback to the golden age of classic rhythm and blues. Born in Spokane and raised in New Orleans, his powerful music recalls the era when piano players like Fats Domino and Amos Milburn and Bill Doggett worked the chitlin' circuit on the "strolls" in dozens of American cities. As a one-man cheering section for the days when blues and small jazz bands met the roots of rock and roll, Wayne is unapologetic about the music he plays.
Kenny has toured the world playing his music. He is a Juno award winning and multi-nominated artist who hits all the right notes on his latest album, Rollin' with the Blues Boss, as he covers boogie, funk and New Orleans flavored rhythm and blues.
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Sherman Doucette was born in North Battleford, Saskatchewan, Sherman's natural ear for music began developing at an early age. He left home at fifteen with a harmonica and a twenty dollar bill in his pocket, bound for Vancouver. It was there that he discovered the Chicago blues style on an album featuring Muddy Waters, Junior Wells and James Cotton. By seventeen, he had developed a style of playing greatly influenced by the late great Paul Butterfield. Sherman has had the great privilege of sharing the stage with legendary players such as John Lee Hooker, Albert Collins, Sony Land Slim, Pinetop Perkins, Jim Byrnes and Long John Baldry.
In 1980, three years after surviving a massive lumber mill explosion, he formed his own blues band, "Incognito". The band was at the forefront of the Vancouver music scene. They released three independent CD recordings toured extensively. Today with his great new blues band, TANKful of Blues, is captured live and on CDs. Doucette continues to perform with all the passion and conviction few can deliver.
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A full house in the Student Life Center witnessed the "Islam: Facts and Myths" panel on Oct. 20. North Lake College's government professor Dr. Gabriel Bach hosted the event to help educate audience members about the myths and misconceptions of Muslims and the Islamic faith.
Last year, Bach met with Delhi Ekembo, coordinator at the Islamic Center of Irving Outreach, and proposed a potential panel event. Together, they gathered four speakers: Dr. Robert Hunt, a Theology professor at SMU; Nicole Queen, a celebrity event photographer and Muslim convert; Shaykh Omar Suleiman, world-renowned Islamic scholar from New Orleans, and Dr. Imam Zia, the author of Islam: Silencing the Critics.
Bach, although not a Muslim himself, explained that he wanted NLC students and community members to understand the Islamic religion because, "they didn't have a decent view of what it was."
Dr. Zia opened the panel officially by discussing mistaken beliefs many non-Islamic people have regarding the Muslim religion. He started with comparisons in religion where the Quran goes back to Abraham and mentions Jesus returning in the future, which is a shared belief with Christianity.
Following Zia, was Shayk Suleiman who tried to simplify the definition of the Islamic religion while discussing the biased media coverage found on many news stations.
"There is a reason we're not called 'Muhammadists,'" said Suleiman. "Because we don't worship the prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him. We hold him in the same regard we hold the other prophets and messengers." This point caught the attention of the room.
Although he raised interesting points, his portion of the panel lasted 20 minutes, which unfortunately ate into the next two panelists' time thus limiting time for the question and answers portion of the talk as well.
The third speaker and only female of the panel, Queen, explained her own misunderstanding regarding Islam's treatment of women before she converted from Baptist to Muslim.
"When I would see a woman covered up with a hijab I would think instantly that she is oppressed or that she's being forced to wear that."
According to Queen, the head covering is a choice and not a requirement.
"To think ill of religion is to believe that huge portions of humanity are either fools or evil," said Dr. Hunt. There was tension in the audience as he made bold statements about the freedom of religion in the United States.
After the panelists had their turn, questions written on note cards by the audience were addressed by the guest speakers. The audience had a variety of questions — some curious about the religion itself, while others asked questions that had racist undertones.
Queen was asked, "If your daughter or granddaughter did not want to follow the traditional Islamic culture or religion and wanted to follow the American culture, because we are in America, would you allow your daughter to follow the American culture?"
She explained that she lives the American culture by "eating barbeque and smearing sauce on her jeans." Clarifying that if the questioner meant whether her daughter could follow a different faith, she would allow it.
There were also questions asking whether the Muslim panelists would promote the United States following Sharia Law. These questions were taken by Suleiman who informed the audience that this was not the intention.
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We will be meeting at different locations every Saturday from 8:30am – 10:30am. The locations will have free access to the Bruce trail with a lot of link up trails and free parking! We will post mid-week for Saturdays trail run location. We will meet at the POSTED location and not the store! You can sign up for the runs through our MeetUp page.
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Author Frank McCourt's childhood memoir, Angela's Ashes, didn't portray Limerick city in the greatest of lights. But fans of the book will find there's a far warmer welcome waiting for them when they visit
When Frank McCourt wrote Angela's Ashes, his memoir of growing up in Limerick city during the 1930s and 1940s, he can't have imagined what he was starting.
Not only did his account of brutal poverty start a genre in the book publishing world for what became known as "misery-lit", but it divided readers between those who loved the book and those who felt that he had unforgivably criticized the city and its people.
Whatever else it did, the Pulitzer Prize-winning book certainly put Limerick city on the map.
Fortunately for fans of the book and film, there is still plenty to see, although mercifully the slums are long gone. And something else has changed, too, according to Andrew Bennett, whose gruff tones provided the voiceover to the film, starring Robert Carlyle and Emily Watson.
"I grew up just outside the city and it's a much friendlier, kinder place now," says Bennett. "Limerick always had a reputation for sporting prowess, which gave it a sort of stern, He-Man feeling. But when the university opened, suddenly there were people from all over the place. And lots of girls."
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Girls were a different species to the young McCourt, who attended the all-boys Leamy's School on Hartstonge Street, which has now been turned into the Frank McCourt Museum.
Young Frank mentions another school, the posh Crescent, which had Richard Harris as a pupil. Bennett went, too, but by then it was co-ed and had relocated to the edge of the city.
"I absolutely loved it," says Bennett. "But I remember people telling me the atmosphere was very different to that of the old school."
Most of the city is proud of its illustrious son. You can take an official Angela's Ashes Walk, which starts at the tourist office and winds through the streets to places featured in the book.
And it seems to be very popular with visitors. "First class. He knew his stuff," said a visitor from Britain about the guide. "A delightful experience," reports another from New York.
There are plenty of other things to enjoy in McCourt's city, too. The world-famous Hunt Museum in the splendid setting of the Custom House is a must. And the city itself has been brilliantly remodelled. "For a while," says Bennett, "Limerick turned its back on the Shannon – you couldn't get near it. Now they've built paths and cafés and it's back where it should be, at the heart of the city.
"It's a great place to go out," continues Bennett. "I have friends who tour in shows round the country, and if they're on at the Belltable Arts Centre, say, or the university, they always say they had the best night ever."
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gmalisianos necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 349 diseños de 125 diseñadores freelance.
iJewel is a product of Phanto Gem.B.H and will mainly focus on selling jewels. We are a new online jewelry shop and we are not focused only on sales to Austria. We want also to redesign our current webshop design.
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