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(CNN) — An avid Twitter user, Alana Taylor wrote a song about the social networking site and uploaded it to YouTube last April. Soon, her Twitter feed became flooded with messages linking to it.
"'Everyone was like, 'RT: Alana Taylor's Twitter song,' " said Taylor, 21, a student at New York University and marketing manager at OneTXT. "It just spread, and a lot of it had to do with retweeting."
Retweeting, represented on Twitter with the symbol "RT," means a user has taken someone else's tweet — or message — and copied part or all of it. The original author is often credited through the convention "@username," although sometimes the true source gets lost as messages spread further.
Apart from being used to share amusing links such as Taylor's video, retweeting has taken on a powerful role in political activism. Many young protesters in Iran have used Twitter to organize demonstrations against the results of the recent election, and the words, photos and videos of people on the ground in the country have spread globally through retweeting.
A video of a dying woman in Iran, known only as "Neda," has been shared and mentioned so much in tweets and retweets that the name has been a "trending topic" on Twitter since Saturday. Watch CNN's Elizabeth Landau talk more about Twitter »
One frequent user who has retweeted videos from Iran is Kyle Aevermann, 22, from Itasca, Illinois. Generally the retweets he receives in his feed can be humorous or even "bizarre," but lately there's been a lot of news, especially regarding Iran, he said.
"Sometimes it's a good way to just get information out since not everyone is following the same people, so it kind of, like, expands who you're following in some ways," Aevermann said.
Retweets about Iran are a prime example of how the act of passing on someone else's tweet combines elements of broadcast media and person-to-person interaction, said Dr. Nicholas Christakis, an internist and sociologist at Harvard University and author of the forthcoming book "Connected: The Surprising Power of Our Social Networks and How They Shape Our Lives."
Information goes out to a lot of people, like a newspaper, but only to a select group of people — "followers" — who will likely be interested in it, he said.
"Retweeting tends to segment the market and reach those individuals who are most likely to be responsive to the information," Christakis said.
Retweets are also gaining traction in the search engine world. A new tool called Topsy is powered by tweets and shows the Twitter users considered most "influential" about topics; users get more influence the more their links get retweeted. "So, yes, retweets are the new currency on the Web," Michael Arrington wrote last month on TechCrunch, his popular industry blog.
One of the central forces of social networks such as Twitter and Facebook is the way these services make users "feel like the center of a social universe," said Daniel Berdichevsky, editor of the forthcoming book "The Psychology of Facebook," in an e-mail.
The label "followers" on Twitter makes users feel like "leaders," and puts extra pressure on users to both lead and matter to other people — which is where retweeting comes in.
"You're leading people to something that you think is valuable for them — the online equivalent of a watering hole or fresh prey," he said. "And you're mattering because your re-tweet presumably gives them something they lacked and wanted."
Fundamentally, it's not all that different from the way people behave away from their computers, he said. People often suggest restaurants to each other, partly because they want friends to enjoy good meals, but also because they receive gratitude for the recommendation, and want to keep the restaurants in business.
Similarly, when people speak in person, they'll often ask each other if they've watched particular television shows or seen certain Web sites, which happens on Twitter all the time, said Graham Jones, a psychologist and consultant who specializes in the way people use the Internet, in an e-mail.
Online interactions play into "ancient proclivities," such as the desires to connect with others and pass along gossip, Christakis said.
Retweeting may resemble the phenomenon of forwarding stories, links, or received messages to everyone on your e-mail address list, said Richard Sherman, professor emeritus of psychology at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. Like retweeting, there is the intimacy of "psst — here's something you MUST see" mixed with the impersonal nature of mass communication, he said.
Motivations behind retweeting include info, ego, identity and amusement, said B.J. Fogg, founder of the Stanford Persuasive Technology Lab, who researches how computers change people's thoughts and behaviors, in an e-mail. By retweeting, people seek to inform others, make themselves look smart and well-connected, express who they are and what they believe, and entertain others, he said. These are the same reasons why people clip articles and post bumper stickers, said Fogg, who is also co-editor of "The Psychology of Facebook."
"If you retweet [something] to everyone on your list, you might or might not think that everyone in your list needs to know this information, but you might send it along to show, 'hey, look what I know,' " Christakis said.
Retweeting also promotes reciprocity, experts said. The more you retweet someone else, the more likely they will be to reference you also. People also believe retweeting will help them get more followers or more attention to their own Twitter feeds, Jones said.
Of course, retweets don't always make sense, and the constant stream of them can get annoying, users say.
Still, Taylor, who has accumulated more than 5,000 followers and is disconnected from Twitter only while sleeping, appreciates the "viral" aspect of retweeting.
"The coolest thing about retweeting is that, if you say anything that might be valuable, it spreads like wildfire," she said.
Written by: Elizabeth Landau, CNN.com, June 23, 2009


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Is Your Style Stopping The Sale From The Start?
By Kathleen AudetWhen you're in front of a future client, you don't want your clothes to be a barrier to what you have to offer. It is important to pay attention to the non-verbal cues and clues you give as you speak and present. Here are three things to consider when getting dressed:
Your sales call wardrobe should not include your workout outfit or your Saturday night date outfit. Wearing the wrong outfit to a meeting gives an inaccurate message about who you are. Of course, dressing for a business call with an artist and one with a banker may look different. But, showing up dressed as a reflection of your business and as professionally as possible will bridge that gap. The non-verbal cues and clues we give to others are important, and we need to understand them before we can use them. A straight line whether in a pattern, fabric, or shape says, "Pay attention to me," while a curved line says, "Take your time to look at me—have some fun!" The combination of lines and then shape, color, fabric, and pattern create the message we want to give to others using our clothing. There's no better way to close the gap between what your clothes say about you and the non-verbal cues you give to the world than by using color. The right color can send non-verbal messages such as "I can do that," "I want that," and "She's telling my story." Use color to stand out, to bring you and your message together and to create some fun in your wardrobe and your meetings. It's time to close the gap between what non-verbal cues your clothes say about you what and what you want to say to the world. The more you understand who you are, the easier it is to choose clothing that reflects you and to create an image that is honest, trustworthy and garners warmth immediately. And isn't that the goal of every opportunity we are given to connect with others?
Kathleen Audet is the president and founder of Your Authentic Image. SheAudet helps men and women find their authentic style, which inevitably leads to increased awareness of and confidence in their personal and professional leadership and nonverbal communication abilities.
The Sierra Sales Summit:To find out more about creating an authentic, affordable, authoritative and accessible image, join Kathleen at the 2017 Sierra Sales Summit.
The Summit will feature a full day of sales education from top-notch speakers on leadership, personal branding, social selling, connected communication, content marketing, professional style, and a special session for business owners on financing. Attendees will receive breakfast and lunch, networking opportunities and a workbook of resources.
The Summit is scheduled for Nov. 17 at the Atlantis Casino Resort Spa. Buy your tickets today at sierrasalessummit2017.eventbrite.com and use code "BLISSBABE" for a 15% discount.
The Sierra Sales Summit is Northern Nevada's only sales and marketing training event featuring a full day of sales education from thought provoking speakers. For more information and to buy tickets, visit sierrasalessummit2017.eventbrite.com

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The history of gaming has evolved so much. In the 80's, Atari ruled. In the 90's, Nintendo was the way to go. Then Playstation, Gamecube, and Xbox took over in the new millennium, looking and feeling more realistic. Yet, a new way to game is upon us – Virtual Reality. Virtual Reality is a computer generated environment where the user becomes fully immersed in virtual surroundings. First, let's explore how this technology has evolved in recent years and what's likely on the horizon:
Interested? Here are the most popular VR headsets that successfully bring virtual worlds to life:
The Gear VR is a mobile virtual reality headset, powered by Oculus that uses capable Samsung mobile devices to power it. The VR creates a 360 experience when viewing landscapes or watching a video. Imagine playing games like Minecraft and EVE with the feeling of being right in the middle of the action. The Gear VR is priced at around $99.00.
For a virtual reality headset designed with comfort in mind, the Playstation VR is the way to go. It's engineered to be balanced, completely adjustable, and feel like it's not even there. Also, it's very easy to use. Just plug your Playstation VR headset and your Playstation Camera into your Playstation 4 and you are all set. The Playstation VR provides an extraordinarily precise motion capture of your nature movement in the virtual environment that makes you feel like you are a part of the game. The Playstation VR is priced around $399.99.
Packed with stunning resolution and an 110-degree view of your virtual surrounding, the Oculus Rift is a great example of the incredible advancement in virtual reality technology. Its fast image processing is ideal for those seeking a highly immersive virtual reality experience. With games like Star Trek: Bridge Crew and Serious Sam your Oculus Rift experience is sure to be a great adventure. Prices for the Oculus Rift start at around $599.99 and is compatible with VR movies, as well as VR games via console and PC.
The HTC Vive VR headset offers an ever increasing game, app, and feature market place. With the flexibility to replace accessories such as straps, foam inserts and nose guards, comfort as well as unique customization are common with this headset. Using advanced motion tracking technology, the vive allows users to move around their virtual reality world seamlessly. The front camera lets you display the ultimate reality inside of the selected virtual reality world. The HTC Vive VR headset is now available at a price point around $799.99.
At Asurion, we're all about staying on top of tech innovation and trends. Nothing promises to revolutionize gaming like Virtual Reality. So remember, our tech experts are always up to date on the latest technology and are standing by to answer any of your tech questions, whether about virtual reality or your old Atari. Available through your wireless carrier, or retailers, click here to learn more.
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Open spaces, clean lines and a super stylish contemporary design. All of this can be achieved by installing a wet room. An ultra modern look that has so many advantages for today's living that can also future proof your bathroom. For essential, correct advice on a product that can increase your property value as well as give the 'wow factor', visit Crest Bathrooms now. It could be your bathroom we're describing!
Our wet floor product is manufactured in the UK, Kind to the environment, High compressed strength, Lightweight and easy to handle, fire resistant, It has insulating properties and is extremely easy to cut.


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Back in the late 70s, Kenner, the same company that made the original Star Wars figures, designed 3 ¾" action figures for the original Alien. At the time, Kenner thought Alien would be a big hit and the figures might be another Star Wars. They thought wrong. Shortly after they released a 12″ Alien figure, which barely sold, Kenner decided to kill the 3 ¾" toy line and the figures never saw the light of day. However, the prototypes eventually leaked into collectors hands and they were the types of figures everyone always wanted but could never own.
Until now.
Earlier today at Comic-Con, Super7 announced something crazy: they've unearthed the original 33-year-old prototypes and will use them to help make these "lost toys" a reality. Like all the toys from the 70s, the figures will be loaded with five points of articulation, accessories, and period-authentic blister card packaging. Included will be Ripley, Ash, Dallas, Kane in Nostromo Suit and the Alien. Hit the jump for more info and images!
As you can see in the pictures, the figures look incredibly cool and I can't wait to own them. They're also creating retro-styled glassware (the type they used to sell at Burger King back in the day).
As of right now, there is no release date, but we'll be following the progress on these figures and will post updates as we get them.
So are you excited for these figures? Will you buy them? Let me know in the comments. For more info on the figures, check out the super7 website.
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text: Emmy Award-Winning Sound Editor Maciek Malish Killed in Crash 2:59 PM PDT 9/14/2015 by Ryan Parker FACEBOOK TWITTER EMAIL ME Getty Maciek Malish was known for his work on 'The X-Files' and 'Lost.' An Emmy Award-winning sound editor was killed Saturday while riding his bicycle in Moorpark after a Saturn sedan hit him and a motorcyclist, killing them both. Maciek Malish, 53, of Simi Valley was hit around 5:20 p.m. on Moorpark Road near Tierra Rejada Road when a driver of a sedan swerved for an unknown reason, said Miguel Duarte, a spokesman for the California Highway Patrol. Jesse Cushman, 43, of Fillmore was the motorcyclist who was killed, Duarte said. The Saturn driver was identified as Rachael Hill, 26, of Camarillo, the CHP spokesman stated. Malish was best known for his work on Lost, Ally McBeal and The X-Files. His recent credits include Criminal Activities and Westworld. "Maciek was not only a valued long time member of our board but also a close friend and colleague of many members of the MPSE. His insight and honesty on our board will be missed," according to a statement from the Motion Picture Sound Editors society. Hill has not been arrested and alcohol and drugs are not suspected factors in the crash, Duarte said. The investigation is ongoing, authorities said. Dear Friends and colleagues, It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Maciek Malish. We received word... Posted by Motion Picture Sound Editors on Sunday, September 13, 2015 Malish's survivors include his wife, Elizabeth. His remains will be flown to his native Poland, where his family will hold his funeral and internment. Click here to contribute to a memorial fund. FACEBOOK TWITTER EMAIL ME Ryan Parker email@example.com theryanparker


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Alumni Info
More than 6,000 undergraduate and graduate students have received journalism degrees from the University of Maryland since today's Philip Merrill College of Journalism was founded as a department in 1945. Today, College alumni are leaders in newspapers, magazines, and TV and radio news organizations around the country and the world
In the sports world, Maryland alums are in the newsrooms of ESPN, CBS Sports, The Washington Post, USA Today, The Philadelphia Inquirer and many more TV networks, radio stations and newspaper ledgers throughout the country.
Alumni are often invited back to campus to talk and network with current students. One such panel was Maryland Day 2011. The Philadelphia Inquirer's Bob Ford, ESPN'S Tim Kurkijan, Major League Soccer's Will Kuhns, NFL Players Association's Amanda Shank, the Philadelphia Daily News' John Smallwood, author Dave Ungrady and Comcast SportsNet's Christy Winters-Scott.
For more information about Philip Merrill College of Journalism alums visit http://www.merrill.umd.edu/alumni


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Should you remortgage to pay off debt?
If you're struggling with debt, remortgaging could help you pay off existing loans, but it'll probably cost you a lot more in the long run. Before you do anything, get free, confidential advice from a debt advice service to see where you stand and what your options are.


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Thu, 24 September 2015
What do small towns offer for their creatives? Annie chats with Bookshelf favorite, Hunter McLendon, about books and art and life in a small town. Hunter recommends Girls in Trucks (plus references White Oleander and Alice Munro), and Annie gives her review of Shotgun Lovesongs. Hunter's artwork can be found online here, and more information about The Bookshelf's upcoming events are on the store website.
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Thu, 17 September 2015
What do you do with grief? Annie chats with author Prissy Elrod turning sorrow into story, navigating the publishing industry -- including her publishing company, Thomson-Shore -- what's next for Far Outside the Ordinary, and why adult coloring books might be the best invention ever. (More information about Far Outside the Ordinary can be found on Prissy's website, and local listeners can meet Prissy at Reader Meet Writer, The Bookshelf's annual author fair this Saturday, September 19.)
Direct download: From_the_Front_Porch_Ep._40.m4a
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Thu, 10 September 2015
Ever wonder what it's like to live as a creative in the South? Annie interviews Emily Arwood, artist-in-residence at the Thomasville Center for the Arts. They chat about Thomasville's art festival, FLAUNT and their favorite books for creatives.
Tickets for FLAUNT (launching September 11) can be purchased online here, and Emily's online shop is here. You can find more information about the Artist in Residence program and the Artist Collective at the Thomasville Center for the Arts website.
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Thu, 3 September 2015
Annie recaps the books she read in August, including "super science-y" The Martian and R-rated Ally Hughes Has Sex Sometimes, plus shout-outs to book Instagrammer SJ Shepperd and the hosts of The Popcast.
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2017 WKA Road Race Series Awards Banquet Form Now Available
Road Racers the reservation form for the 2017 Nation Road Race Series Award Banquet is now available on the WKA website. The Banquet will be held Friday night, March 9th, 2018, following practice at Roebling Road. The buffet style banquet will be held at the Bloomingdale Community Center located at 202 E. Moore Street, Bloomingdale, GA 31302.
Doors will open at 7:00 pm, Dinner will begin at 7:30pm and the Awards Ceremony at 8:00pm.
We look forward to celebrating and honoring our champions and the racers who have supported our series in 2017.
To make sure you qualify for year-end awards, please refer to rule 802.1 in the 2017 Tech Manual.
Please fax, scan and email or mail in your reservation form to Marie at WKA office by Friday March 2nd, 2018.
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Beaumont Windsor Taxis Leads Market in Affordable and Reliable Transport
Windsor, Berkshire -- (SBWIRE) -- 09/21/2012 -- Beaumont Windsor Taxis, a leading UK airport taxi service, saw a dramatic rise in business arrive with the 2012 Olympics. London's airports spent years preparing for the onslaught of passengers that would arrive for the games, which included enhancing access to airport transportation. Expansions and updates have made taxi service – the most popular means of airport travel – much more convenient.
A representative from Beaumont Windsor Taxis commented on the company's recent experience during the Olympic games: "We pride ourselves on offering high-end airport transportation and these Olympics presented a unique challenge; a challenge we fully intended to meet. Traveling can be stressful and exhausting and we aim to help make every customer's trip a pleasant experience. We are happy to report that we met that goal during the busy time of the Olympics."
Beaumont Windsor Taxis offers transportation across several regions of London in addition to airport service. The company offers a meet-and-greet service at the airport and monitors passenger flight status to ensure a prompt arrival, regardless of schedule changes.
About Beaumont Windsor Taxis
Based in the Royal County of Berkshire, Beaumont Windsor Taxis provides transfer services to and from Heathrow, Gatwick, London City, Stanstead and Luton Airports, as well as across the Slough and Windsor regions. The company prides itself on always maintaining competitive prices and exceptional customer service. For more information, please visit: www.taxis-heathrow.co.uk.


text: A special double issue "Earth Project Meeting" edited by Ted Purves with environmental projects in various media. Includes projects by Joe Catalano, Susanne Cockrell, Simon Cutts and Laurie Clark, Herman de Vries, Chris Drury, George Gessert, Anna Hepler, and Mogen Otto Nielsen, and contains multiples, a video tape, a CD, peat drawings, texts and a fragment of a forest. An edition of 100.


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Autumnal Colours - The Nature of Things: Native Flora Bowl
The Nature of Things: Native Flora Bowl in hand drawn surface decorated porcelain by South Australian artist Sonya Moyle.
Autumnal Colours showcases the exquisite beauty of the changing of the seasons and the colours of our natural landscapes as captured by artists who share their interpretations across the mediums of ceramics, glass, jewellery, metal and textiles.
Sonya is an emerging ceramic artist who uses drawing techniques on the ceramic/porcelain surface. Her images, which often reference nature, reflect on her connection and affinities with the natural world. Sony graduated from Adelaide College of the Arts in 2016 with a Bachelor of Visual Arts. She is currently a studio tenant of the independent studios at JamFactory's Seppeltsfield site.
Dimensions: H 35 x D 200mm
Materials: Porcelain, ceramic pencil
Due to the handmade nature of the products dimensions may vary on individual pieces.
Purchases from our shops directly support individual artists as well as our unique exhibition and training programs.
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(US Commerce News) The third Silk Road International Cultural Expo was inaugurated this Thursday in the time-honored city of Dunhuang, Northwest China's Gansu province. In response to the fifth anniversary of the Belt and Road Initiative, this year's expo aims to showcase the charm of the ancient Silk Road, promote people-to-people exchange and build a more beautiful and harmonious world.
It is hosted by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Gansu provincial government, the National Radio and Television Administration and the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade. Luo Shugang, Chinese culture and tourism minister, and Du Jiang, member of the Party group of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, attended the opening ceremony along with other distinguished members.
More than 1,300 guests from political, academic and business circles at home and abroad arrived for the event and the subsequent summit.
In the keynote speech, Vice-Premier Sun Chunlan underlined the unique role of Dunhuang and the expo in Chinese history. She said Dunhuang used to be the junction of Chinese civilization with Central Asia and Europe. As the only comprehensive exposition themed on BRI cultural exchanges, the Dunhuang expo has seen multiple achievements in relic conservation and international communication, as well as cultural tourism.
Sun also pointed out the value of inclusiveness and cooperation. "Since President Xi put forward the Belt and Road Initiative five years ago, China has made concrete progress showing a vision can be transformed into reality."
Harboring deep respect for cultural diversity and equality, she said China will work with other countries to build the BRI as the most inclusive cooperation platform in the world. And the Dunhuang cultural expo offers a great opportunity for people-to-people contact and mutual understanding.
Lin Duo, party secretary of Gansu province, said the expo emerged as the BRI continues its rise. Having become a signature event for the BRI, the expo will continue to connect hearts among many different walks of life.
Lelenskyi Viktor, deputy chairman of the Committee on Culture and Spirituality of Verkhovna Rada in Ukraine, spoke about the similarity between the Chinese and Ukrainian people. As this year's guest of honor, Ukraine brings to China unique art and performance, allowing more Chinese to learn about Ukrainian culture.
"Openness to intercultural dialogues, new ideas and cooperation is the core of the Silk Road concept," he said. "I'm convinced the Silk Road was and remains not only a platform for the exchange of goods and technologies, it also makes people more merciful and educated, and the world a much better place."
Assistant director-general of culture at UNESCO Ernesto Renato, fascinated by the Mogao Caves, commented on it as one of the most impressive things he has seen in his life. He said the creative economy, such as the cultural tourism industry, can be a powerful engine for regional economic growth, and a key factor in boosting individual creativity and gender equality
"With rich cultural heritage, communities along the Silk Road are well-placed to tap into the enormous potential of the creative economy. UNESCO looks forward to supporting China in its efforts to develop sustainable creative economy."
The expo highlights innovation and exchange. The 32 ongoing exhibitions consist of nearly 7,000 cultural relics, artworks, art installations and cultural creative products. High-level forums have invited top experts in tourism, history, paleontology and relic restoration.
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Raku is a centuries old Japanese tradition of making pottery. This urn was hand thrown on a potter's wheel by Ronald Franklin, an award winning raku artist. The white body has a lovely crackle, contrasted with a richly textured copper-toned band and a dark red bronze lid- which has a mix of lush green on the edge –reminiscent of autumn leaves. Through masterful firing techniques, the artist exacts both reds and greens from the same rich red bronze glaze. This is the actual urn you will receive. Once it has been sold, there will be no more exactly like it. This original one-of-a-kind urn is signed by the artist.
The top opening lid may be sealed with glue (included).
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Saint Nicholas
Feast day December 6th
Bishop of Myra
Generous to the poor, and special protector
of the innocent and wronged
Children around the world know and love St. Nicholas
for he brings gifts and treats in December.
He is known by different names
and even looks different from place to place.
But, it is the same St. Nicholas who delights
with small surprises and good things to eat.
Nicholas gave in secret, alert to others' needs,
and expecting nothing for himself in return.
It is this selfless generosity which seeks only the good of the
other that made Nicholas' gifts the gifts of a Saint.
Saint Nicholas was born in the Middle East about 350 miles
northwest of Bethlehem in the fourth century.
He grew up to become the bishop of Myra, his hometown, Lycia,
near the coast of what is now Turkey.
Legends tell of his love for children,his kindness and the
miracles he brought about.
Perhaps the most famous story of all tells how he helped
three unfortunate young sisters who all had suitors
but had no dowries because their father, a poor nobleman,
could not raise the money. So they could not marry.
Now the bishop Nicholas was a shy man
and did not like to give money directly ,
so he thought of a way to give it anonymously.
When the first daughter was ready to marry,
the good bishop tossed a bag of gold
into the house at night.
Later, when the second daughter prepared to marry,
she too received a mysterious bag of gold.
When the third daughter prepared to marry,
the poor nobleman was determined to find out
who had been so generous.
So he kept watch and saw the bishop drop another
bag of gold into the house.
It has been said that Saint Nicholas climbed on the roof
and dropped the third bag of gold down the chimney
where it landed in a stocking hung to dry,
giving us a reason to hang up Christmas stockings today.
When the father saw what had happened,
Nicholas begged him to keep the secret,
but, of course, the news got out.
From then on, whenever anyone received an unexpected gift,
they thanked Nicholas.
Many stories grew up around him prior to his becoming
associated with our modern day Santa Claus.
Some examples:
~ He raised to life three young boys who had been murdered
and pickled in a barrel of brine to hide the crime.
These stories led to his patronage of children in general,
and of barrel-makers besides.
~ He induced some thieves to return their plunder.
This explains his protection against theft and robbery,
and his patronage of them - he's not helping them steal,
but to repent and change.
In the past, thieves have been known as
Saint Nicholas' clerks or Knights of Saint Nicholas.
~During a voyage to the Holy Lands, a fierce storm blew up,
threatening the ship. He prayed over it, and the storm calmed -
hence the patronage of sailors and those like dockworkers
who work on the sea.
The anniversary of Nicholas' death, December 6th, is celebrated
as his feast day.
God of joy and cheer, we thank you for your servant,
the good bishop Nicholas.
In loving the poor,he showed us your kindness;
in caring for your children,he revealed your love.
Make us thoughtful without need of reward
so that we, too, may be good followers of Jesus.
Gracious and good Lord,
we bless you on this feast of St. Nicholas, your servant,
who is an example to us of a life of charity and love.
May we see in his life an invitation to imitate his good deeds.
Make us always mindful of the needs of others
and help us rejoice in the abundance
of your goodness around us.
Through Jesus our Lord. Amen.


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If you were in Milwaukee on May 10th and 11th, you may have stopped by the Electrical Wire Processing Technology Expo. Cirris representatives enjoyed visiting with everyone who took the time to visit our booth. Whether picking up a brochure for one of our testers, seeking answers about testing, or grabbing a free give-away item, we hope you found what you were looking for from Cirris.
You may have noticed something different about Cirris's booth this year. Over the past few months, Cirris has been working with companies throughout the wire processing industry to create a cohesive build process. Software and tools can now be integrated together for the convenience of users.
Currently, Cirris work with the following companies:
- Panduit: Quick-Build Harness Board System
- Zuken: E3 CAD Software
- Cadonix: Arcadia CAD Software
- Proline: Work Table
- Projection Works: Optically Projected Wire Harness Assembly Instructions
- ECC: Test Fixtures
We have future plans to work with these companies:
- EPlan: CAD Software
- Mentor Graphics: CAD Software
If you are using Cirris testers and are looking for grid boards, CAD software, work tables, harness boards, text fixtures, or other tools and software, these companies have products that will compliment Cirris products. If you already use products from any of these companies and you are looking for test equipment, you may want to consider Cirris. Contact us now to learn more.
Further Reading:
Can't Make the Tradeshow? Cirris Has You Covered
How to Get the Most Out of a Tradeshow


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"Seafloor and Atlantic Water Influence on Ryder Glacier, Northwestern Greenland", Science Advances. Submitted.,
"Evidence for an Ice Shelf Covering the Central Arctic Ocean During the Penultimate Glaciation", Nature Communications, vol. 7. Macmillan Publishers Ltd., 2016. mayer-natcomm-01-2016.pdf (3.3 MB),
"The Deglacial to Holocene Paleoceanography of Bering Strait: Results From the SWERUS-C3 Program", 2017 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union (AGU). p. New Orleans, LA, 2017.,
"The De Long Trough: A Newly Discovered Glacial Trough on the East Siberian Continental Margin", Climate of the Past, vol. 13,9. Copernicus Publications, pp. 1269-1284, 2017.,


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Texas Aggies, Athletes and the Phantom Horse by Bradford Riley
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Magnus Norman, formerly a top-ranked Swedish tennis pro and currently an elite professional
Magnus Norman, formerly a top-ranked Swedish tennis pro and currently an elite professional
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- Good Daughters, by Mary Hocking (1984)
About the book
- Bello, 2016, 296 p.
- Other editions
- Virago Modern Classics, 1995, 256 p.
- Originally published in 1984
- Goodreads
- My rating: 5 stars
"God, as the Bible frequently reminded one, was to be found not among the captains and the kings, but among the rejected and defeated, among those already in captivity. God was not strong as man judges strength. 'Have I never really believed?' he asked himself. 'Have I only been in love with ultimate authority?'"
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Flow is the state of total immersion while doing an activity. Flow comes from the intense concentration around your own actions and their immediate feedback. Think of a painter who carefully observes how straight his lines are or the accuracy of his colors. Think of a chess player who eagerly awaits his opponents move, all the while planning his own.
Most of us associate this state of flow only with certain activities. But it is possible to turn all aspects of our lives into a unified, flow experience.
The biggest benefit of turning your life into a flow experience is that:
- Even mundane everyday activities, such as chores, can be fun and enjoyable.
- It will tear apart the "walls" separating all the segments of your life, such as work or family time, and combines them into a single, unified whole focused on a single purpose. This makes all aspects of your life enjoyable and fun, including work, friendships, or relationships.
The conditions required to enter a flow state
The most important element of entering a flow state is to have the clarity of goals. This requires you always have a purpose for whatever it is you are doing.
To enter a state of flow, you need to think of the small step-by-step goals, not the big overarching ones. In chess terms, this means you should focus on how to clear a certain space, how to take your adversary's Rock, Knight or Queen instead of just obsessing over how to check-mate.
Some activities are more prone to produce flow than others. That's why we like games so much because they naturally make us lose ourselves in the micro-objectives.
However, things get messier in our everyday lives since it's hard for us to keep track of our day-to-day or even the hour to hour goals as we deal with the minutia of life.
The best way around this is to give yourself goals for every activity you do. How and when you brush your teeth when you shower and so on.
This integrates the activity into the rest of your life and gives it meaning along the way.
The importance of feedback
Feedback is a crucial element of flow since it engages us with the activity by providing us with results and consequences for our actions. This allows us to learn and improve as we continue with our activities.
Some tasks are not enjoyable because their feedback is not immediately obvious, so they do not give us a sense of growth or learning. Think of chores such as washing the dishes or walking the dog.
One way of making these activities fun and engaging is to turn them into games. For instance, you can try to fold your clothes quicker by trying new techniques. Or in case you're grocery shopping, you can try to do all of your purchases in a single line.
These techniques won't make these maintenance activities as enjoyable as a game, but you will no longer find them as boring as they used to be.
The 4 ways flow helps your life
The transformational process of integrating flow into your life will help you in four major ways:
First, flow teaches you how to control your inner self. This gives you control over attention, mood, and willpower.
Second, you will be able to enter a state of flow in situations of everyday life, even when you go through more difficult periods (such as health issues, or work problems).
Third, you will develop an increasingly complex self. After each small problem or challenge you overcome, you will want to move on to a more complex one, which gives you more opportunity to learn. It is the essence of flow for it to lead to personal growth.
But most importantly, the flow will restructure your life, so that your days aren't composed of merely self-repeating episodes of work, leisure, and other tasks.
The major components of flow
Flow has eight major components, as identified by composers, rock climbers, painters, surgeons, programmers and other people who experience it.
Each action must have a goal or purpose.
When singing a song, a musician knows exactly what notes he has to play. A painter knows where his next brush must touch the painting. A writer knows what his next words must communicate to his readers.
In much the same way, our day-to-day activities should have their own immediate goals; otherwise, they feel meaningless to us. These goals help us track our progress in life and offer something tangible as feedback for our actions.
Measure your progress by looking for feedback.
Feedback helps us measure the impact of our actions. For instance, a false note immediately tells a musician he should do a correction. A pool player who misses a strike knows he should change position or how he holds the cue.
Following the feedback trail of an activity induces a person into a flow state, where they act, observe the result, and then react to it. Each observation and reaction teaches the person what works and what doesn't, helping them grow by improving their skills and learning new things along the way.
Surgeons, for instance, can enter a state of flow by observing if their cuts led to excessive bleeding, or if health measurements such as heart rate are in optimal parameters.
Concentration without feedback is difficult since you don't know if what you are doing is good, useful or meaningful. So your attention and craving for feedback get hijacked by whatever else is near you, leading to boredom or mental distraction.
The challenges of the activity must not overwhelm the skill of the person
A game of chess is only fun if both players are at a similar skill level. If the opponent is much better, then the game feels frustrating. If the adversary is too weak, the game becomes boring.
The same principle applies to work, and other activities. Too difficult, and we become frustrated. Too hard, and we become bored.
But if the challenge matches your skills, it eventually becomes interesting and enjoyable (maybe even addictive), even if it wasn't so in the beginning.
The feeling of focus and concentration on what you are doing
During our daily lives, we tend to split our attention into multiple directions. For instance, we might be in the kitchen cooking a dish while simultaneously talking on the phone with customer support to help with a broken product.
To experience flow however, you must direct your focus and concentration towards a single activity. This single-tasking feels good and is a rewarding experience since it allows us to lose ourselves in the task at hand and not overwhelm our minds with other issues.
Flows cuts you off from your day-to-day problems and stress sources
During a flow experience, we are so concentrated and focused that we temporarily lose track of other problems and hardships that might bother us.
The singular focus of concentration and focus that flow brings, also serves to cut you off from your other problems and stress sources. After all, you cannot worry about mundane issues such as your boss, or family life, while you are playing a video game, or painting a picture.
If you were to shift away from your focus to these troubles, you would scatter your thoughts and attention and make mistakes in your activity. A musician might sing the wrong note, or a painter would ruin his brush stroke.
In a way, a flow experience is an escape from reality and a major source of relief.
But unlike drugs and alcohol, a flow experience teaches you new skills and leads you to personal growth and improvement.
Flow gives you a sense of control of your life
A state of flow gives you a sense of control over your activities that can even extend over your entire life. But it is not quite a total sense of control since that would mean your skills far exceed the challenges of your tasks and activities.
Instead, during flow, you feel a sense of control that is right at the edge of your capabilities.
Think of the musician that performs a complicated song. He knows he can sign it because he's done so countless times during practice. But, he has to give it his best to not make a mistake and do a perfect performance.
Flow silences your inner voice or self-consciousness.
Once you enter into a state of flow, you lose track of what other people think of you. You are no longer self-conscious about what you do, or how ridiculous it might seem to others.
You are not self-conscious anymore.
This has the major benefit of freeing up mental resources, helping one fully concentrate on the task and not worry about anything else that isn't related.
Team activities such as sports have a tendency to bring you into this state. At the height of the flow state, you no longer feel like an individual, but more as an integral component of the entire team.
The sense of time is distorted
Flow changes your perception of time because it adapts to your experience. More often than not, it will seem as if the activity took far less time than it actually did.
How a shopkeeper experienced a flow state
Senior Orsini had an antique store, which was at once both a source of income and one of passion in his life. One day, an American tourist asked the price of an item, an angel carved in wood. Orsini gave a rough, inflated initial price to start off the negotiation. But the customer didn't bother and took the price at face value.
Senior Orsini didn't want to take her payment because it would have taken all the fun from the experience.
As an antique dealer, Orsini enjoyed the haggling and negotiating that came with the job. He wanted to match his wits with his customers and play the negotiating cat-and-mouse game. By immediately accepting his offer, the customer denied him this experience, and his satisfaction.
What is the difference between pleasure and enjoyment
Flow activities bring you to a state of enjoyment, but not necessarily one of pleasure.
Pleasure is a biological response, and functions as our body's way of telling us if what we are doing is good for our survival, and that we should do more of it. It is an evolutionary response, designed to ensure we continue existing. Food and sex are the quintessential pleasures.
But pleasures don't help us grow and become better people. Pleasure teaches us no new skills or leads to personal growth. Pleasure can, in fact, be deceiving since it can lead us to addictions, or focusing our lives around basic instincts such as food or sex. By overly obsessing over one pleasure source, it blinds us to other enjoyable aspects of life.
Flow enjoyment is different, since it opens up and willingly pushes us to seek new experiences and activities that lead to growth. It transcends our basic instincts. Flow enjoyment makes us learn new skills in ever increasing complexity.
But a happy life cannot be achieved by simply having many isolated flow experiences. The path to one requires you to learn how to find enjoyment in any situation that you encounter.
To do this, you need to become a master of your consciousness and personality, so that you can create flow experiences even in the most mundane moments of the day.
The five characteristics and traits of a complex and autotelic personality
Activities that generate flow are called autotelic. The word comes from the Greek terms "auto" which means self, and "telos" which means purpose.
An autotelic activity is one which you do for its own sake, without seeking an external reward. Think of hobbies and passion projects, such as an amateur photographer who takes pictures around the city, or a friend who do intricate wood carvings, all with no expectation of making money.
Most of us can probably think of one or two activities that are autotelic for us, such as cooking, video games, or playing sports. But some people can turn every activity into a flow generating one. These people have what's called an autotelic personality.
An autotelic personality isn't something a person is born with, but it is nurtured. Below are the 5 major components of such a personality.
Clarity of purpose, goals, and feedback
On a big scale, this means you have set your ambitions and desires in life. But on a smaller scale, it means that you have goals and purposes for every activity, big and small, that you engage in.
The other dimension is the clarity of feedback. This allows you to see the world objectively, without falling prey to fallacies or defensive reasoning to protect yourself and your beliefs. Clarity of feedback opens you to advise and criticism, which allows you to improve yourself accordingly.
The ability to center
This is the ability to focus and clamp down on a single goal and give it your all. It means clearing your mind and focusing your energy, concentration, and attention on a single point.
Choice, and how you are never forced to do something
This is the awareness that you always have a choice in what you do. Nothing is forced upon you.
You are not a victim of fate. Hard and difficult choices aren't forced upon you, but you willingly take them on.
People with autotelic personalities don't feel trapped in difficult situations. They know they are the ones who ultimately make the choice that leads up to these situations, so they own up to the consequences or benefits of their actions.
Commitment to a chosen activity
People with complex personalities care about all the things they do and commit themselves to do it.
They do not see themselves as having choices imposed on them. Instead, they actively involve themselves in the activity and will do it because they truly want to, not because they feel forced to.
Challenge seeking
People with complex personalities are always ready to expand their personality and skills by taking on new challenges and learning along the way. They explore new concepts and try new things constantly.
The result
A complex self gets enjoyment not just from fun activities such as games or reading. Instead, the person with a complex self can relate to everything around it and can enter a state of flow even in mundane life experiences.
These people find ways to interpret their experiences positively.
For instance, a person with an autotelic personality won't get upset or curse if they get stuck in traffic. They'll just adapt to the situation and do something else that furthers their growth or keeps them entertained while the situation solves itself.
How psychic entropy leads to boredom, anxiety, and stress
Consciousness is how you experience things.
Activities such as driving a car, or tying your shoelaces are only possible by paying attention to them. But our attention has limits, and this makes it difficult to concentrate on too many activities at once.
When your mind is overwhelmed by too many problems, it enters a state of disarray, where your thoughts swirl and prevent you from thinking clearly and focusing on the most important goals you have.
This phenomenon is called psychic entropy. It is the process in which our minds want to go in one direction, but our bodies in another. It generates conflict within us, that tears up our concentration, and makes us chase multiple different desires and purposes. This leads to a broken consciousness since we cannot satisfy most of these goals.
For example, one part of you wants to immediately go to the dentist and treat a severe toothache, but another part wants to just get on with your work and finish an important project.
This conflict of purposes and desires reduces our ability to concentrate and focus on the things we want to achieve.
By clearing your mind of other thoughts and concerns, you allow yourself to concentrate on only one activity at once, and engage with it fully and enter a peaceful and serene state of flow, that is at once much more efficient and enjoyable.
Understanding boredom and anxiety
The two mental states most commonly associated with psychic entropy are boredom and anxiety. Working and doing any activity while engaged in any of these states feels like a chore and an uphill battle.
Boredom has two main causes. The first one is a lack of challenge in a task. Here, your skills and abilities far exceed the difficulty of the task so it feels like you aren't learning or gaining anything by doing it.
The second cause is the lack of feedback since it gives the sensation that what you are doing doesn't matter and has no impact on the world around.
Anxiety is an entropic psychological state that comes when you are overwhelmed by too many things at once, or if a task far exceeds your skill level. During an anxious state, our mind wanders into a self-defense mode. At this point, you aren't in control of your consciousness and feel like decisions are made for you. You can't focus, and cannot properly center yourself to do what it is you have to do.
The case of Julio Martinez, a factory worker
Julio Martinez, an assembly line worker, had a bad day. He couldn't concentrate and was prone to conflicts with his coworkers.
Julio was upset because one of his car tires got punctured, but he didn't have enough money to fix it until the end of the month when he would receive his paycheck.
This small little problem lingered in the background and prevented him from fully concentrating and entering into the flow state required for work. He always worried about having to constantly inflate the wheel every time he drove the car, or that the metal rim would damage if the wheel deflated too quickly.
Julio had little control over this issue since he was still new to the USA. He didn't have the skills required to access a credit to fix this, and neither did he have any friends to loan him the money. Basically, he lacked control and had his freedom limited by this external issue.
Julio felt he had none control over the issue and neither could he solve this problem immediately. This weighed on his mind and eroded his freedom of thought.
The case of Rico Medellin
He was also an immigrant, and his job was to adjust the volume levels on projectors coming on the assembly line. He only had 45 seconds to properly fix the volume of one projector until the next one came in. And that was what he did all day, fixing projectors as they came on the assembly line, one after another.
At first glance, it might seem he had a dreadfully boring job. But he approached his task as a game and tried to shorten the time it took to adjust each projector. So Rico cut the time spent on each of them from 45 seconds down to around 30 seconds.
This gave him a sense of learning new skills, of constantly improving himself. He didn't get better pay for this, yet this achievement was still a major point of pride.
Rico also knew that he couldn't go much lower than this, so he took on new challenges by taking courses in electronics in order to move on to better and higher paid jobs.
His entire life was in a state of flow, where improved both on the small, day-to-day tasks, and also his greater life goals.
Avoid boredom and anxiety by doing things for their own sake
Finding enjoyment requires you to be connected with what's going on around you, to find new things to do and act upon any opportunity that might lead to personal growth.
Seek to develop your passions and hobbies. For instance, if you like plants, then try to take up gardening, or if you like money, then learn how to set up your own business.
But you shouldn't think about an outside reward or goal. Don't start a company because you want to be wealthy, or don't start to intensely practice musical instruments in the hopes that you can build a famous career as a musician.
Do these activities because you enjoy doing them, without any other external reason. Practice a musical instrument because you enjoy playing music. Invest in the stock market simply because you enjoy investing and all the thought that goes into the process.
Flow and its relationship with stress
At its core, stress is a survival mechanism designed to keep you alive in difficult moments. In a few words, your body identifies a potentially threatening situation, and then activates the stress response in order for you to fight the threat, or flee from it.
Major stress sources, such as health problems, economic difficulties, failed relationships and moribund careers are widespread and part of the human condition. There's no running away from sources of stress.
Not only do these problems generate stress, but they also lead to high psychic entropy. Stress builds up from conflicting objectives and worries and prevents you from concentrating on a single objective.
This blocks you from immersing your life into a flow experience and enjoying it as a harmonious experience.
Yet stress is not always automatic. It is a reaction to outside threats. Meaning there are ways we can control these external sources of stress, and how they impact us. Here are the three ways of doing that.
Unselfconscious self-assurance
During flow, you lose yourself in what you are doing and can't keep track of anything else.
This ability of flow to disconnect you from the world, its worries and troubles, makes it a powerful tool in managing stress.
But some stressful experiences are too powerful to be ignored or fade into the background.
One method of preventing a stressful experience from breaking our flow is to detach from it and analyze it coldly and without emotion. By doing so, you shrink the emotional weight of the problem and diminish its impact on your peace of mind when it finally hits.
The best way to detach from such problems is to be self-assured and confident in your skills and capabilities and how they can pull you out a messy and stressful situation.
As an example: Imagine driving on a road with intense traffic. A skilled driver will not be too worried or stressed about all the twists, turns and overtakes he has to do because he knows he can handle them and is effectively self-assured of his driving skills. Because of this, he is calm and collected during the entire time on the road.
A novice driver, however, will be under constant stress and worry, as he carefully analyses every turn or overtakes. Ironically, this can make it more likely that he will suffer an accident, since he diverts some of his mental capacities to worrying, rather than driving. Even if he doesn't suffer an accident, the beginner will come out of the experience shaken and exhausted.
Focus your attention on the outside environment
Even if you are self-assured and confident in your skills, you can find yourself in situations that shake up your confidence.
For instance, you've had a heated argument with your boss over a work-related issue. Here, there are two ways you can respond:
- You feel sorry for yourself and bad about what happened. You internalize the stress and let it cause chaos in your mind and consciousness.
- You carefully analyze the situation and try to find an explanation for what caused an argument with your boss. You look at the situation as objectively as you can, retracing the steps up until the conflict. By now, you are thoroughly engaged in a highly mental constructive process, since you process important and valuable information that can better prepare you for similar situations in the future. You are actively learning and improving yourself.
Discover new solutions to the stressors in your life
Confidence in your skills can only take you so far. The next step is to find actual solutions to your problems in order to prevent them from occurring again. Not only is this a learning experience, but it also fuels you with hope, since you know this might be the last time you have to deal with a certain problem.
The Four Habits of an autotelic personality
An autotelic personality can transform even the most impossible and traumatic situation into something that can be managed and dealt with.
But there's more to it than that. An autotelic personality helps you live life differently, one in which you enjoy even the grind and minutia of daily life.
Below are the 4 major habits that autotelic people have that help them weather challenges and stressful situations, and lead to a happy and meaningful life.
Ability to set goals
Settings goals is the first step to help you enter a state of flow as you deal with your various difficulties.
As an example, Mihaly talked of the CEO of a big financial company in the US. This executive had a purpose in mind for every activity he engaged in. This applies even for small events, such as entering a new room full of people or reading a book. He made it a purpose to know the people in the room, to have an idea about who they were and what they did in life.
The CEO's reasons weren't manipulative, however. He didn't want to get to know people just so he could use them. He wants to get to know them for knowing's sake, to learn something about them, to see life manifest itself in others.
Knowing how to pay attention
People with autotelic personalities can control their attention, and what it focuses on. When they concentrate on something, they do it because they want to, not because the urgency of the situation forces them to.
Ability to immerse in the activity
The third habit of an autotelic personality kicks in once you have set yourself a goal and concentrated your attention on it.
This habit helps you immerse yourself in the activity, to enjoy it for its own sake. Immersion allows you to pick up subtle signals and feedback inherent in the task which allow you to learn the more complex aspects of the activity. You constantly get new information, which you can then use to achieve your goals, or even change them as you go.
This makes you a participant in whatever happens around you, so you never feel left out or excluded.
Enjoyment of activity, and a sense of high energy
Put all these three steps together, and you'll find yourself in a position where you truly enjoy the activity you are engaged in, which in turn gives you energy and liveliness.
In social situations, for instance, this flow can translate itself into charisma. For a scientist, it can be a state of daring creativity that leads to a breakthrough idea. For a carpenter, it can be a new perspective, that allows him to create an intriguing statue.
Reaching a state of flow in your life is possibly the closest thing to achieving true happiness. For most people, it takes time and effort to build a personality that can generate flow experiences on the go. But the end result is well worth, and life-changing.
Related Books:
The 5 Second Rule by Mel Robbins
The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg
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Here's some inspiration involving spike beads, feathers, raffia, fringe and collar-shaped necklaces, a mixed bag but so is my craft stash. All of these influenced an upcoming impressively inexpensive DIY. I'm showing you these because my DIY necklaces will then not look at all weird when seen in context.
Above, Lizzie Fortunato Birds of Paradise necklace, $598.
Kenneth Lane spike bead necklace, about $80.
Topshop Unique Spring/Summer 2012 RTW. Palms necklace from Lauren Manoogian.
Gold collar necklace from Iosselliani.
Noble House Design necklace as seen on The Daileigh. Leaf collar necklace via Chic Too Chic.
Tory Burch pom pom and resin necklace, $650.
Jiwaka Fringe Collar from Anthropologie, $228.


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Opened 11 years ago
Closed 11 years ago
Last modified 11 years ago
#955 closed change (fixed (in master))
Smeagol should have HURT_LITE
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Bright light really ought to hurt Smeagol. Long years in the darkness made him severely unaccustomed to light.
Change History (2)
comment:1 Changed 11 years ago by d_m
- Resolution set to fixed
- Status changed from new to closed
fixed in HEAD
comment:2 Changed 11 years ago by takkaria
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Last weekend I was in New York City for The Genealogy Event. If I'm going to be in New York City, I always make time for a visit to the Metropolitan Museum. I can't resist their photo exhibits. This time I saw Faking It : Manipulated Photography Before Photoshop. It was fascinating!
Spotting a manipulated photo in your family collection might be easy or difficult. It all depends on the technique. Here are some things to look for:
- Handcoloring
There were technical limitations with early photography. One of them was the lack of color. Customers wanted their images to look as realistic as possible so photographers developed ways to add color to their images.
- Ghostly images in the background
In the 1860s and early 1870s some photographers took double-exposure images and suggested that spirits were present.
- The addition of a background
It was possible to add a background into an image. If you see a person posed in front of an unlikely landscape then it's possible that this image is a composite of two different images.
- A person added in
Years ago I bought one of these at a photo sale. Look closely at the background. There is a woman the wrong proportion to the rest of the family. She's also wearing a dress from the early 1890s while everyone else is dressed in the styles of the late 1890s.
You can see a line around her head that illustrates the place where the studio dropped her into the scene.
- Multiple poses of the same person
Here's an example.
This image dates from circa 1910, but this technique was common before this date.
This young woman has three poses of herself combined into one photo.
Next week I'll be back with a famous example based on two Civil War photos taken by the Brady studio.
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Signed and dated by author on title page. First Edition with full number line. In protective clear mylar cover. On her first day as a full-time reporter, Bubbles lands in jail with a murder suspect named Crazy Popeye, who grants Bubbles an exclusive interview shortly before keeling over herself. Suddenly, Bubbles' interview notes are a hot commodity among a romance- obsessed police detective, a Polish Mafioso, and a podiatrist on the lam. Meanwhile, her longtime boyfriend, Steve Stiletto, asks if she'll pose as his fiancee in order to stave off an overseas job transfer. When he plunks a Harry Winston rock on Bubbles' finger, only the specter of an all-you-can-eat pierogi wedding buffet down at the Polish-American Club, the inevitable result if her mother LuLu finds out, stops Bubbles from blurting out Yes!
Title: Bubbles Betrothed [Hardcover] by Strohmeyer, Sarah
Categories: Signed, Limited Editions, First Editions, Mystery,
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Dutton Adult: 2005-03-31
Binding: Hardcover
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:: KGHM Wins Part of Rio Tinto Kennecott Tender
Polish miner KGHM has won the first part of a tender to supply Rio Tinto's copper smelter in Utah after a rockslide at Rio's own mine nearby left it struggling to source raw material, three market sources said. Rio Tinto declined to comment, and KGHM could not immediately be reached to comment. Rio has been forced to look for third-party concentrate for Kennecott, its largest copper smelter, after a landslide last month shuttered its Bingham Canyon mine nearby.
KGHM will supply 30,000 dry metric tonnes of concentrate from its Robinson mine in Nevada, the sources said, as part of Rio's tender to buy 150,000 tonnes of third-party concentrate each month from June until October. "The Kennecott smelter took some KGHM supply from Robinson, although it would only have been part of any tender award," said one industry source based in Singapore. The mine produced around 45,000 tonnes of copper in 2011.
The global miner may be forced to look further afield in coming months for supply that will more closely match its own higher grade ore from Bingham Canyon, according to a Swiss trader. High freight costs are likely to rule out supply from top copper producer Chile as well as Peru, he added. "They'll be trying to source material from North America, even Mexico at a push, so that suggests they'll be talking with Freeport or Grupo Mexico," he said.
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Regardless of Brussels' displeasure, Eastern Europe continues to protest against the EU migrant quota system aimed at relocating asylum seekers among the bloc's member states.
Last Saturday, Czech Interior Minister Milan Chovanec signaled that the Czech Republic, that has so far accepted 12 refugees under the European Union's refugee relocation system, won't accept more asylum seekers even under the threat of sanctions.
"The ongoing security checking of the current refugees showed that [we] no longer can accept anyone," Chovanec said as cited by the Parlamentni Listy newspaper, "The Czech government has to make a final decision on whether [finalization of accepting refugees] should be done at the expense of sanctions. I am in favor of it. We cannot let people in here without control."
While Germany has taken in more than one million refugees since 2015, the countries of the Visegrad Group are still reluctant to reluctant to accept even a handful.
Furthermore, the Hungarian ruling party has kicked off a nationwide campaign "National Consultation 2017" by sending questionnaires dubbed "Let's stop Brussels!" The refugee crisis has become the centerpiece of the national debate.
The question arises what lies at the root of the irreconcilable position adopted by the EU's Eastern European member states.
In his op-ed for RIA Novosti, Russian political commentator and journalist Viktor Marakhovsky pointed out that it is in fact Western Europe who is responsible for the current state of affairs.
The crux of the matter is that following the collapse of the USSR, Western Europe made every effort to topple former Communist elites across Eastern Europe — the former Warsaw Pact — and replaced them with a right-wing political establishment.
Since it was believed that "internationalism" was exerted by the Soviet Union upon its Eastern European satellites, the anti-Communist struggle backed by Western Europe brought together nationalist parties and movements, Marakhovsky explained.
"In the Eastern European states, the 'national memory institutes' were established one after the other (they are present in Latvia and Poland, and even in Ukraine…) forming whole 'empires' of bad memories, and collecting evidence of crimes the Reds committed against 'national values'," the journalist noted.
As a result, Western Europe facilitated the emergence of "xenophobic democracies," he argues.
"By the 2000s, a sort of 'double-standard European morality' had emerged. Western Europe was actively implementing tolerance and multiculturalism, at the same time allowing xenophobic theories and practices to flourish in the eastern part of the EU. Deprivation of 'Russian' citizenship in the Baltic countries, the demolition of 'Russian' monuments in Poland, ethnic cleansing in Croatia — all these, unthinkable in the West, was possible in the East. Because it provided a reliable confrontation with Russia — the heiress of the USSR," Marakhovsky elaborated.
At long last Brussels has faced with the consequences of its own policy.
The problem is that right-wing Eastern European regimes view the EU multiculturalism and open-door policy as a new iteration of Communist-style "internationalism," the journalist explained.
"And since the 'xenophobic democracy' was introduced in Eastern Europe in order to effectively resist the 'Russian communism' one can say that it is Russia to blame, again, for today's East European riot against migrants," Marakhovsky said ironically.


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During the first year, students learn to draw technical drawing using manual drafting equipment and Computer-Aided Drafting workstations. Although manual drafting is still an important part of the class, students will spend approximately three-fourths of their lab time working with tools, materials, methods and vocabulary used in the drafting industry. The students also will explore careers in drafting and related industries to help them make important career and education decisions.
Major Units of Study
Computer-Aided Drafting is an integral part of each unit.
- Fundamentals of Technical Drawing/CAD
- Drafting Materials, Instruments and Equipment
- Dimensioning
- Architectural Drawing
- Mechanical Drawing
- Engineering Drawing
- Civil Engineering Drawing
Creativity and imagination are aptitudes one should possess. Keen eyesight, steady hands, a high degree of dexterity and muscular coordination are helpful for success in this field. Neat working habits and a desire for accuracy are helpful traits.
It is to a student's advantage that he/she have a good knowledge of mathematics and art. Prior classes in drawing would be very helpful.
Second Year
CAD/Drafting II is a continuation of CAD/Drafting I. During the second year, students learn to solve more complex problems including design and problem solving projects. Students often are assigned to design teams to learn to work together in a group to solve "real" world problems. The students may be required to produce models of their projects and/or give written and oral reports. The CAD II students will spend most of their time working at CAD workstations, with only ten to fifteen percent of their time on other duties such as board drafting, research and model building. With teacher approval, second-year students may leave school during their second semester CAD class to work in a drafting-related industry. The practical work experience provides students with "real" world experience and may help them make important career decision


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Whether you're serving some unexpected guests, or it's just another one of those time-strapped evenings, you can never have enough quick, easy-to-prepare, meal ideas. Here are a few tasty recipes that you can keep on standby for such an occasion.
Tomato, Chicken & Cheddar Tarts
Preparation Time: 15 Minutes
Cook Time: 20 Minutes
Serves: 4
You Will need:
- 1 ET TU Caesar Salad Kit
- 1 head of Romaine or 2 Romaine hearts or a 283 g (10 oz) bag of pre-cut Romaine
- 12 oz (375 g) puff pastry, defrosted
- 4 tsp. (20 ml) old-fashioned mustard
- 1 1/3 cups (325 ml) cooked chicken, sliced
- 4 Italian tomatoes, sliced
- 7 oz (200 g) aged cheddar or Gouda, sliced
- Freshly ground pepper
- 1/2 cup (125 ml) fresh basil
- Preheat oven to 450°F (230°C).
- On a floured work surface, roll out pastry dough into a 12 x 8" (30 x 20 cm) rectangle. Cut into four 3 x 8" (7.5 x 20 cm) pieces. Place on a parchment paper-lined baking sheet.
- Brush dough with mustard and top with chicken, tomatoes and cheese; season with pepper.
- Cook in the oven for 18-20 minutes or until dough is cooked and cheese is golden.
- While the tarts cook in the oven, prepare your ET TU Caesar Original or Caesar Light kit as per the instructions on the package.
- Garnish with basil and serve immediately.
Juicy Pub-Style Caesar Salad Burgers
Preparation Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Serves: 4
You Will need:
- 1 ET TU Caesar Salad Kit
- 2 pounds lean ground beef
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and cooled slightly
- Salt and pepper
- 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
- 4 hamburger buns, toasted and buttered
- Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 300 degrees. Spread ground beef evenly over a cookie sheet. Drizzle butter over ground meat and add 1 teaspoon pepper. Gently toss with fork to combine. Divide meat into 4 lightly packed balls. Gently flatten into patties 3/4 inch thick and about 4 1/2 inches in diameter. (Patties can be refrigerated, covered, for up to 1 day.)
- Season 1 side of patties liberally with salt and pepper. Using spatula, flip patties and season other side. Heat oil in 12-inch skillet over high heat until just smoking. Using spatula, transfer burgers to skillet and cook without moving them for 2 minutes. Using spatula, flip burgers and cook for 2 minutes longer. Transfer patties to rimmed baking sheet. Bake until burgers register 125 degrees for medium-rare or 130 degrees for medium, 3 to 6 minutes.
- While the burgers cook in the oven, prepare your ET TU Caesar Original or Caesar Light kit as per the instructions on the package.
- Transfer burgers to plate and let rest for 5 minutes. Transfer to buns and top with a mound of prepared Caesar Salad (include the croutons for a really great crunch!) We find that these burgers stand alone without the need for any other condiments. Enjoy!
Caesar Salad with Grilled Shrimp Kebabs
Preparation Time: 25 minutes
Cook Time: 5 minutes
Serves: 4
You Will need:SALAD
- 1 ET TU Caesar Salad Kit
- 1 head of romaine lettuce, washed, dried and cut or a 283 g (10oz) bag of prepared cut romaine or 160 g (6oz) baby kale
- 1/2 cup (125 ml) olive oil
- 3 cloves of garlic thinly sliced
- 1 tbsp. (15 ml) chopped fresh oregano
- 1 lemon zested and juiced
- salt and pepper to taste
- 16 large shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 1 red pepper seeded and cut into 1 inch (2.5 cm) pieces
- 1 red onion cut into 1 inch (2.5 cm) pieces
- 1 zucchini cut into 1 (2.5 cm) inch pieces
- 4 – 10 inch (25 cm) skewers
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the oil, garlic, oregano, lemon juice and zest. Season with salt and pepper.
- Alternately thread the shrimp, pepper, onion and zucchini onto the skewers using 4 shrimp per skewer.
- Put kebabs in a shallow baking dish and pour marinade over top. Marinate kebabs at room temperature turning occasionally for ten minutes.
- Preheat an indoor grill pan or an outdoor grill to high. Place kebabs on greased grill turning and basting with the marinade occasionally until they are lightly charred and just cooked through (about 2 1/2 minutes per side).
- Prepare ET TU Caesar Salad according to package directions.
- Arrange equal portions of salad on 4 dinner plates and top each with kebab.
Pulled Chicken Caesar Salad Sandwiches
Preparation Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 6.5 hours
Serves: 6-8
You Will need:
- 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 1 500mL jar of your favourite BBQ sauce
- 1 ET TU Caesar salad kit
- 1 head of fresh romaine or 2 romaine hearts
- 6-8 Kaiser or hamburger buns
- Pour ½ of BBQ sauce into the bottom of your slow cooker.
- Layer chicken pieces into bottom of slow cooker and pour remaining BBQ sauce over your chicken. Cook on low for 6 hours.
- Once cooked, remove chicken from slow cooker, place on a cutting board and using two forks, pull chicken into shreds.
- Place chicken back in cooker, stirring until mixture is evenly coated, cover and cook for approximately 30 minutes to absorb more liquid.
- While chicken mixture is simmering, create your Caesar salad using an easy and delicious ET TU Caesar salad kit. Prepare salad according to package directions.
- Once ready, place chicken, topped with Caesar salad mixture, on buns. Enjoy!
Roasted Salmon Fillets with Light Caesar Salad
Preparation Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 10 mintues
Serves: 4
You Will need:
- 1 box of ET TU Caesar Light Kit
- 1 head of romaine lettuce, washed, dried and cut or a 10 oz (283g) bag of pre-washed and cut romaine
- 4-4oz (125g) skin on salmon fillet portions
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tsp Dijon mustard
- 3 tbsp freshly chopped chives
- 4 lemon wedges
- Pre-heat oven to 425° f (225°C)
- Arrange salmon fillets skin side down on a large plate.
- Whisk together olive oil, lemon juice, Dijon mustard and chives. Drizzle over salmon and let stand for 10 minutes.
- Spray a baking sheet with cooking spray. Transfer salmon, skin side down, to sheet and bake in 425° oven for 10 minutes until salmon is opaque and flakes easily with a fork. Remove fish skin before serving.
- Mix salad according to package directions. Arrange equal portions of salad on four dinner plates. Place a salmon fillet on top of each salad portion. Garnish with fresh lemon wedge.
Chicken Parmesan and Caesar Salad for Kids Only!
Preparation Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Serves: 6 kids
You Will need:
- 1 box of ET TU Caesar Salad Kit
- 1 head of romaine lettuce, washed, dried and cut or a 10 oz (283g) bag of pre-washed and cut romaine
- 18 chicken nuggets
- 1 cup (250ml) tomato sauce
- 1 1/2 cups (360ml) shredded mozzarella cheese
- 1 tbsp Parmesan cheese
- Cook chicken nuggets according to package directions. When nuggets are done top with tomato sauce, mozzarella and Parmesan cheese. Return to oven for 1 minute to melt cheese.
- Prepare ET TU Caesar Salad Kit according to package directions.
- Serve salad and chicken immediately.
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My wife has been preparing ET TU Caesar Original for many years. She makes it exclusively for me. Within two days I have no problem eating the family size myself.- Peter S.
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I absolutely love your dressing! I buy your Caesar salad kits over and over. I have referred everybody I know to your Caesar kits merely for the dressing, everybody has been in awe about it.- Rebecca M.
Hello, just wanted to tell you ET TU Caesar Original is the only Caesar kit my family buys and we absolutely love it.- Kim L.
I just had to tell you how amazing your Original Caesar dressing is! I grew up on this stuff! My Mom always made it for my brother and I growing up. It's the only Caesar I'll make at home. Keep up the awesome work.- Sarah W.
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Is this a cranberry? It grows at the foot of my drive near the letterbox. I kept noticing a sweet, sugary smell in the air when getting the mail and traced it back to this plant. I had just thought it was ornamental, after all, wouldn't a cranberry be planted somewhere near the blueberries or blackberries? After a minute's hesitation I ate one of the berries. It was very sweet and quite yummy. Unfortunately I'm not familiar with cranberries and actually thought they were rather tart, so I'm still none the wiser (not reeling with a stomach ache or anything though!)
So... does anyone know what it is?
I actually bought a small cranberry seedling at the flower show, it looks kind of similar but has redder stems. And no berries.
Also, on a gardening high after hearing a talk about compost, I assembled a compost bin this afternoon and nearly filled it. Worm farm is next. We still want to get chookies, but buying a chicken run turns out not to be cheap. I had hoped to buy one in kitset form so I could play builder and put it together but that option is $600 - plus chickens, food etc. Making them rather expensive eggs...


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Reducing Ones Kit
by Bobby Hughes
Infantry of the War Between the States, both North and South, after a few months of active campaigning soon learned to lighten their loads considerably from the halcyon days of 1861, when each soldier had enough truck for a full mess.
It is a temptation, especially with a knapsack to fill it with all the kewl haversack stuffers available from vendors. So was it common for the boys of 61. All it will take is a few events for you to start to shuck all the non essentials from your pack. When I started with a knapsack, I was carrying on average:
1 to 2 blankets ( average 5 lbs each)or blanket and overcoat, a rubber blanket, extra shirt, extra socks, sleeping cap, cards, ink bottle, pens, and nibs, sheath knife, mess furniture, housewife, candle holder and candles, journal, sergeants notebook, pencils, razor and toothbrush, towel and soap, rations in the haversack, testament, skillet, ball of twine, sections of rope, in addition to canteen, accoutrements
and rifle.
I began to take a long personal inventory of what I used and what I did not use at lest 5 consecutive events; the same thing many veterans did. One of the first things to go was the candle holder. What do I need one for when I have a bayonet ?? The razor was the next thing. I have never shaved with it, and only got it because it looked "KEWL" when I did a knapsack talk. Also going by the wayside was the journal, I only needed one notebook and that one fits in my coat. Testament was placed aside as well. Though I have started to carry it in a pocket now. The sheath knife also disappeared, for I can do more with a pocket knife, and it takes up much less room and weighs considerably less. The mess furniture, well, I am down to a small cup that fits in the haversack, a boiler, and a tin plate. All this rides very nicely in the haversack or tied to my bedroll. While a housewife doesn't get used on a regular basis, it is still very wise to carry this with you, so that gets plunked into the haversack. The twine and rope are nearly indispensable, so while it may not get used regularly, it also stays. The skillet, while it can be used as a plate, is also small enough that is able to fit in the haversack with out too much problem (luckily it has a hollow short handle for fixing a stick into… )
With reducing my load to the following, I carry an average of MAYBE 20 lbs on the field.
Blanket roll (short roll style):
Rope, coat straps and rifle sling (carriage for roll)
Extra shirt and socks
Sleeping cap
Boiler (tied to rifle sling)
Pipe and tobacco bag
Small skillet
Small cup
Folding knife and fork
Rations and foodstuffs
Small piece of soap
Small "huck" type towel
Pocket knife
Match safe
Notebook and pencil
Pocket watch
Accoutrements and Rifle
Canteen with water
This far reduced a soldier is ready for better service in the field than when encumbered by so much extra. IF you choose to use the knapsack, this is still an ideal reduction, allowing room for extra rations and ammunition ( in arsenal packs ) You will also find your shoulders and back thanking you for reducing the strain…
Happy Marching !!!