text: IPG Photonics Corp. announced Friday it has registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for an initial public offering of up to $130 million in common stock. The number of shares to be offered and the price range for the offering have not yet been determined. IPG Photonics said it expects to use the net proceeds from the offering to repurchase its Series B warrants, to repay certain debt and for general corporate purposes. IPG Photonics makes fiber lasers and amplifiers for diverse applications in numerous markets. Its headquarters and manufacturing facilities are located in Oxford, Mass. It operates manufacturing facilities in Germany, Russia and Italy, and it has regional sales offices in the US, Japan, Korea, India and the UK. (See also: IPG Photonics Turned Fiber Bust Into Laser Boom) IPG said certain existing stockholders, including the chairman and chief executive and two other board members, will be permitted to sell a portion of their holdings in the proposed offering. The company said it won't receive any proceeds from sale of shares by the selling stockholders, according to an Associated Press report. Affiliates of Merrill Lynch & Co., one of the underwriters in this offering, are holders of the company's Series B warrants, and therefore will receive a portion of the proceeds. The other underwriters listed in the filing are Lehman Brothers, Needham & Co., Jefferies & Co. and Thomas Weisel Partners LLC. The company said it plans to list its stock on the Nasdaq Global Market under the symbol IPGP. For the six months ended June 30, IPG's net income increased to $6.12 million from $2.15 million a year earlier. The $130 million valuation for the IPO was estimated solely for calculating the registration fee, the filing said. For more information, visit: www.ipgphotonics.com


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Zuradia and had to go back deciding to bring strawberries too.
Looking down at his
hand he wasn't surprised to see it shaking it was absolute torture listening to
Zuradia all night and not being able to be with her but now that the moment was
finally here he found himself quite a bit intimidated she was an amazing woman
to say the least.
Stealing up his nerve and hoping like hell this all worked out
he mentally put on his big boy pants and walked into the living room where she
sat reclined on the loveseat like an African goddess.
"Ah hey you" he croaked
out completely tongue-tied and kicking himself the minute the lame greeting came
Z giggled secretly delighted in Rebel's sudden nervousness "hey you back"
Rebel's obvious nerves putting her own at ease. As he busied himself pouring the
wine for them she took the time to study his profile he really was a beautiful
man. He had the sexiest mole at the lower right corner of his mouth that she
hadn't noticed all night until that moment and the compulsion to lick and nibble
on it was almost too much to resist.
Starring into her eyes Jet passed her one of the glasses "To us" he murmured
while softly clinking her glass against his.
"Rebel I have to be honest I really like you" she told him pausing looking at
him oddly when he visibly tensed.
Jet forced his body to remain calm he was quickly coming to realize how bad
of an idea this whole charade truly was. He was dying to hear his name on her
lips not his Twin's he also truly hated lying to her but neither he nor Rebel
could come up with anything better. As much as he loved being here with her it
still felt something was missing without his hermano. He just hoped she
understood everything when they finally told her the truth. "I really like you
too" he confessed to her cutting off his own train of thought. "I've liked you
for a long time" he told her speaking for both Rebel and
Zuradia gulped down the rest of her wine and set down the empty glass happy
for the liquid courage "so what are we doing here? I don't want to be hurt" for
brief moment letting her guard down.
Jet set his drink down and cupped her face in his hands hurting to see such
vulnerability in her eyes and touched his forehead to hers determined right
there that he would never lie to her again. As soon as the moment was right he
would tell her everything. He didn't like how he felt in this moment or that he
was betraying her "Cariño I can't give you promises or guarantees about what
will happen in the future" he told her his lips brushing against hers as he
whispered. "But I can promise that I will do my best not to let that happen. I
know this is all new and I don't want to come on too strong but for me you're
the one. I just want to love you, make you happy" he reveled nudging her lips
with his before he went on. "There are a lot of things I want to do with you
Zuradia and I can assure you that hurting you is not even on the list" he said
to her and then gave her a slow tender kiss that had both of their bodies on
fire for more.
Zuradia moaned into Jet's mouth feeling as if she was being completely
consumed. Briefly in the back of her mind she wondered at his ability to kiss
like he was two completely different people but as one of his large hands began
a path up her ribcage to her swollen aching breast it cut off that thought as
quickly as it came.
Jet chuckled darkly at the needy whimper his cariño let out when he ended the
kiss. Scoping her up into his arms he gave her another quick kiss before
standing up and walking her to their bedroom as if she weighed no more than a
child. Stamping down the temptation to slam her up against the wall and ram his
straining cock into tight, wet heat as she began to place sweet shy little
kisses along his neck he groaned and tightened
his grip exercising strength he didn't know he had walking them into the
large master suite.
Zuradia gasped as Rebel set her down her body sliding sinuously against his
the electricity between them was unlike anything she'd ever experienced or
expected. They were unable to take their eyes away from each other. She'd never
had a man make her feel so desired.
It seemed that words were no longer needed as he left her standing in the
middle of the room while he went to his dresser to take off his cufflinks.
Shivering with need she was unable to remove her gaze from his as he stalked
back towards her towering over her so tall she had to tilt her head back.
"Take down your hair" he issued the command gruffly sending more moisture to
pool between her thighs.
Silently she began to take the pins out her arms purposefully brushing up
against his chest as her hands worked efficiently. The tension between them
began to string tighter and tighter as she shook her dreads out and they
cascaded around the both of them falling to her waist like a dark, exotic
curtain. The monoi oil she'd used in her hair wafted through the air as he
kneaded his fingers through the thick mass to massage her scalp drawing a moan
from her as she leaned back against him trusting him to hold up her weight.
Jet was astounded by how soft her hair was he couldn't get enough of it.
Burying his nose in her hair he took a big whiff as let his fingers trail
lightly to her shoulders hooking them under her straps. "You're so beautiful
cariño may I see you" he whispered as he nuzzled down to her ear unhooking her
collar and letting it fall forgotten to the floor before taking a
few minutes to chew and nibble on the small sexy lobe. Taking her needy moan as
permission to continued dragging the tight dress down her body at an achingly
slow pace helping her step out of it when he dropped it to pool down at her
Stepping around her he took in the stunning vision she made. Her eyes heavy
and glazed over with lust, her luscious lips even more swollen from both his and
Rebel's kisses that alone made his already aching erection twitch painfully. The
subtle blush over across her cheeks was utterly fascinating he wanted to nibble
and see how much deeper he could make them. Looking down he hissed "dios mío"
taking in the sight of her like a starving man "let me just look at you for a
moment" his accent thickening with his increased arousal.
Zuradia never felt more sexy or desired then in this moment standing in the
center of Rebel's bedroom half naked while he was still fully dressed shivering
with need and biting her lip to cut off her moan as she watched his hot gaze
travel her body. The corset she'd decided to wear under her dress was a spare of
the moment thing… she hadn't expected anything to happen tonight but now as she
watched the pure lust in his eyes she was glad she followed her
As he stepped back leaving her in the center of the room his gaze darkening
as he took in the cream lace under-bust corset with rhinestones snap down the
center the effect against her chocolate skin was beyond stunning. She didn't
need a bra the corset pushed her breast up unbelievably high and presented them
up for his pleasure like a present. Her handful size bosom looked swollen and
needy her nipples tight and hard with little Goosebumps around them evidence of
both her excitement and arousal. Wanting nothing more than to throw her down and
ravish her Jet tramped down his baser urges as he eyes traveled hotly down her
body once more having to fight another wave of near violent lust when he took in
her lack of panties. "That's real sexy cariño" he croaked clearing his
Jet stood there not knowing where to start she was like an exquisite treat
laid out just for him. He could feel himself growing more aroused than he'd ever
been in his life as she stood there shivering with lust, little goose bumps
popping up everywhere and waiting for him with such trust in her eyes. It
floored him and suddenly made him feel like an absolute ass. Meeting her
expression turned wary as if she'd sensed the sudden change in his
"Wh...What is it Rebel" she asked her voice shaking and her arms going up to
cover herself
Feeling even more horrible "I'm sorry cariño I just I don't think you're
going to want to do this" he told her know instantly he was doing this
"Huh don't you think I should be the judge of that?" she asked laughing a bit
but the worried look still hadn't left her eyes.
"Wait until I explain okay" he said nervously gesturing for her to sit down
on the bed
Becoming alarmed now "Explain what Rebel? Are you married? Gay? Is Rebel not
really you name?"
"I'm not doing this well" he mumbled as he began pacing back in forth in
front of her as she watched on her anxiety spiking.
"Rebel!" she yelled to get his attention wanting to get to the bottom of this
her body still thrumming with intense arousal so it was also making it hard to
focus as she watched all that powerful muscle move. To focus she cupped her head
in her hands slowly massaging her temples with her thumbs.
Stopping he turned to her a look she could only describe as shame or guilt on
his face "I'm sorry cariño. No I am not gay" he smiled briefly. "Nor am I
married or anything else. Rebel however is not my name. My name is Jet" he said
searching her eyes, for what she didn't know.
Not wanting to jump to conclusions "oh well you go by your middle name I
assume? I don't see why you thought that was such a bomb to drop lots of people
do that honey" she informed him sighing with relief. But when she looked back up
at him and saw his face she knew it was something more. " That's it isn't it?
Jet's your middle name?"
Shaking his head no "I am no good with words it is much better to show you.
Please don't leave wait here and I promise you will get your answers" he said
not moving until she nodded her acceptance.
Half terrified she would leave while he was gone Jet jogged out of the room
not stopping until he reached the den. Without knocking he opened the door where
he found Rebel pacing in front of the window fists clenched and shoulders tight.
He didn't need to say anything his hermano already knew. Neither one of them
would ever have been able to go through with it. There is no way they could have
started their relationship off this way. It would forever stain the relationship
and the way Zuradia say them.
Meeting his eyes Rebel took a deep calming breath to gather his courage "okay
let's go tell her and pray she forgives us".
With nothing else left to say Jet followed behind his twin as they walked
back to the room with purposeful strides.
They both looked at the closed door with dread each hoping like hell this was
going to go well neither wanting
open up to the possibility that she wouldn't be so understanding. Looking
at each other one last time for support they let their fears show for that one
"Aquí va nada" Jet whispered.
"Si, here goes nothing" Rebel agreed as he bit the bullet and opened the door
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Another first by Nano: online booking
Along with retailing co-branded Nano merchandise such as watches, T-shirts and phones on the Internet, the dedicated website for the "people's car" set up by the $62.5-billion group has a detailed section for applying for the car online, with a secure payments gateway.autos Updated: Mar 27, 2009 12:10 IST
Tata Motors is offering what insiders say is another first in the Indian automobile industry - online booking.
Along with retailing co-branded Nano merchandise such as watches, T-shirts and phones on the Internet, the dedicated website for the "people's car" set up by the $62.5-billion group has a detailed section for applying for the car online, with a secure payments gateway.
Applications will be accepted during April 9-25.
"The Tatas have certainly devised a futuristic way of doing business," said auto expert and commentator Tutu Dhawan, who anticipates a good response for online booking, going by the initial response for the car.
"When almost everything today is available online, why not a car?" Dhawan told IANS, adding, "It is also time buyers are offered the ease and convenience of booking vehicles online."
Agrees Avinash Kalla, a Jaipur-based journalist, who is happy that the ease of booking the car through a few mouse clicks will save him time and, of course, the trouble of queuing up for an application form.
For online booking, Tata Motors has a discount, Rs 200 per form, instead of Rs 300 for their printed counterparts, available at State Bank of India, as also Westwide apparel stores, Croma appliances chain and Titan watch showrooms, all promoted by the group.
"With a virtual showroom available online, packed with specs and an innovative feature that allows you to see your car online after choosing from a range of accessories, online booking was only logical," said Kalla.
"It will save me a lot of time," said the 30-year-old journalist, who hopes to graduate to a car soon, preferably the affordable Nano, from a motorcycle.
Tata Motors has also arranged for online financing for Nano with 15 non-banking finance companies and banks. This option requires customers to pay just Rs 2,999 as the booking fee, as opposed to nearly 75 per cent of the price for the self-financed option.
"The availability of online booking will boost the numbers for Tata Motors significantly with quite a lot people having access to the Internet in both the urban and rural areas," said Arun Krishnan, an automotive industry expert with consultancy KPMG.
"It is a good innovation on the part of Tata Motors. This will ensure that the number of bookings easily surpasses the designated allotments in the first phase."
Tata Motors is expected to gross in excess of Rs 950 crore ($180 million) if a conservative estimate of 300,000 potential customers is taken into account, as opposed to 100,000 cars earmarked for sale in the first phase.
"A surge in interest is seen when there is a breakthrough product like the Nano. Usually, the bookings for a particular car are five-six times the supply," said Krishnan.
Those who have visited the Nano website say that it opens pretty fast, though it crashed a few times soon after the commercial launch. So worries remain on how well it will handle the web traffic once the booking starts.
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We're all used to the zeal with which leftists conjure ugly smears of conservatives, but when conservatives prove the stereotype wrong, it takes serious chutzpa to then make a controversy out of that. Such is the spectacle on display in Terry Greene Sterling's latest Daily Beast report, which tries to make sense out of recent decisions by Arizona Republican Governor Jan Brewer which don't exactly fit the MO of a right-wing extremist:
A year ago, incumbent Republican Gov. Jan Brewer was trailing her Democratic rival Terry Goddard in the Arizona gubernatorial race. Then Brewer signed SB 1070, the state's notorious immigration law, and further pandered to her Republican Tea Party base by touting her proud membership in the NRA, labeling unauthorized migrants drug mules, and scaring the daylights out of Arizonans with false tales of "beheadings" in the desert. Despite an agonizingly embarrassing senior moment in televised pre-election debates, Brewer rode a wave of conservative sentiment into the governor's office, and achieved iconic status among her supporters.
(Since you bring it up, our friends at NewsBusters actually did find confirmation that at least one immigration-related beheading took place. But I digress)
A year later, incredibly, that iconic status hasn't diminished, even though Brewer, 66, appears to be changing her political stripes. She reversed a cold-hearted decision to deprive poor people of state-funded transplants in Arizona (after three patients on the transplant list died) and stunned Arizonans on Monday when she vetoed two Tea Party pet measures that had sailed through the state house. Her apparent tick toward the right-of-center comes on the heels of a highly successful Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry campaign to kill five proposed state immigration laws that Brewer likely would have supported a year ago.
In her sudden about-face, Brewer axed a "birther" bill that required federal and state candidates to submit to the Arizona secretary of state a "circumcision certificate" or a "baptismal" certificate absent a "long form" birth certificate. In a letter to House Speaker Kirk Adams, Brewer implied that the circumcision language was tacky and claimed the bill went "too far" while doing nothing "constructive" for the state. And she told Greta Van Susteren on Fox News that the bill was a "distraction."
She also vetoed a measure that would allow guns on vaguely defined "public pathways" close to state schools. In a letter to her political ally, Senate Majority Leader Russell Pearce, Brewer huffed that the gun measure was "poorly written" and could be construed to mean that people could pack guns on "public pathways" meandering through grammar schools and kindergartens.
"So what gives?" Sterling asks. Why the "shocking" transformation? Why, despite Brewer supposedly having re-invented herself as the second coming of Charlie Crist, aren't "Tea Party Republicans furious at Brewer?"
It's all part of a plan, insists State Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, a Democrat. Republican lawmakers who don't support the bills vote for them anyway. They do this to appease extremist voters who will shape future primary elections, she says. Brewer, who is not facing re-election due to term limits, then vetoes the bills.
"The legislators knew she would veto the birther bill, and that's why they passed it," says Sinema. "Same with the gun bill. I actually had a Republican legislator give me a high-five when Brewer vetoed the birther bill."
"I don't think one should give Jan Brewer credit for stepping away from extremism," adds Andrei Cherny, chairman of the Arizona Democratic Party.
Could be. Then again, it could be that Brewer simply disagreed with the bills, and that her supporters don't think the occasional disagreement makes them enemies. Brewer regards the chase for Barack Obama's "real" birthplace as a dead end and a distraction from the challenges facing Arizona as well as the rest of the country. As for the other measures, I'll leave it for Arizonans to determine whether they're just cases of "poorly written" bills, or if Brewer really has caved, but it's worth noting that none of what Sterling references seems to violate the standard conservative litmus tests. It's not as if Brewer suddenly announced she's pro-choice, moved to appease unions, or came out in favor of cap-and-trade.
Fortunately, the Left has that base covered, too, as Sterling reminds us that impartially reports on someone else reminding us that Brewer's still pretty darn extreme:
Brewer's already done considerable damage, Cherny and other Democrats say. Brewer signed the embarrassing, costly, and ineffective SB 1070.
Embarrassing? To whom? Costly? Illegal immigration isn't exactly cheap, either. And ineffective? Think that might have something to do with, in Sterling's own words, the law being "partially stayed by federal courts"?
She signed a law that allowed Arizonans to pack concealed guns without permits.
Ah yes, because we all know that guns always lead to evil and never to good.
She approved draconian cuts to state education and health care.
I hope you'll forgive me for somehow doubting that state education and healthcare bureaucrats have been spending the cut money wisely.
She signed a measure that would give priority in adoptions to heterosexual married parents over gay or single parents.
Translation: Brewer thinks the state should prefer that orphaned children have both a mother and a father when possible, while still allowing gays and singles to adopt when not. What a nut!
When someone acts contrary to a stereotype assigned to her, normal people usually react by questioning the stereotype and those pushing it. Leftists, however, react by salvaging the smear in any way they can, in this case twisting Jan Brewer's prudence into evidence that she's even more sinister than before. If only they could put that ingenuity to less malevolent uses.


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Rihanna looked amazing at the Grammy Awards this past Sunday night, and we loved her volume-filled mane with pretty swirls of curls–the perfect look for a Valentine date night. The star's stylist Yusef, who created the look for RiRi, shares, "This was one of the unusual moments when Rihanna wasn't performing at an award show, so we wanted to be a little laid-back with her look. We wanted it to be super playful, carefree and youthful. Once she picked her dress, we decided to go for long, flowing, big waves–voluminous, just like her ball gown. We decided to color her hair that day, just a bit, to play off the orange of the ball gown."
While you don't have to do the orange bit, we did think you might want to copy the curl bit. Here's Yusef's tips for how can copy Rihanna's tress look…
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3. Flat-iron roots down to the top of the ear to nix flyaways and to create a bit of contrast.
4. Tousle curls with Matrix Style Link Airy Builder Dry Texturizing Foam for separation and texture.
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The Louis & Goldie Chester Full Plate Kosher Food Pantry has kosher chicken, produce, and non-perishable items for distribution along with personal care items. People can either pick up food at the physical location: Jewish Seniors Agency of Rhode Island, 100 Niantic Avenue in Providence, or food may be delivered, if you are homebound or unable to visit our pantry, throughout the state via volunteers.
Families of all ages are able to receive services from the Kosher Food Pantry. Distribution of food packages are handled in a confidential manner. Volunteers are needed for pick up, distribution, and packaging of food.
If you would like to organize a food drive, donate food or know someone in need, please contact Susie Adler at (401)-621-5374 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
Jewish Connection: The Torah commands us to "Open your hand to the poor and needy kinsman in your land." (Devarim 15:11). Certain "holiday" food items will also be included along with Shabbat candles.
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Most of us wander through life without clear and focused goals. We get up in the morning and go on automatic pilot. One recent study (I don't know who funds these things!) said when you bathe you start washing yourself in exactly the same place every morning! We don't want to know where that is…
My coworker once showed up to the office without a skirt on! She was dressing and her son interrupted her. She already had her slip on and just kept getting dressed. She tossed on a coat and went to the office. When she took off her coat, we all got a lovely view of a black lacy half slip!
Complacency is the enemy of excellence and of growth. We don't get off of automatic pilot until we're mighty uncomfortable or we're slapped upside the head with a reminder.
Yesterday Sally Ride died. She was my age. I remember when she was first chosen to be in the Space Program. I was as proud as if it were my own sister. I've followed her achievements over the years, yet somehow missed that she had the same disease as Steve Jobs. She died at age 61 of pancreatic cancer.
Sally was irrepressible. She reached for the stars and is one of the few who actually touched them. It was a pleasure to be in her generation and be inspired by her wonderful life and accomplishments. She spread herself and her enthusiasm for Science around. My daughters are inspired by her! Thousands of girls went into science because of her.
She didn't get to space by sitting around hoping someone else would take care of her. She set strong goals, did her homework, found the path to reach those goals, and set about achieving them.
This is what's missing today – the desire, clarity, and will to achieve something wonderful. After all, none of us knows how many days we get on the planet. Who knows? This could be the last thing you read. This last 4th of July may have been your last fireworks show. We just don't know the big plan for our lives. All we can do is dream big dreams and play life to the limit. Sally Ride lived life to the fullest and is a reminder to all of us to do the same.
Back to my title — Trouble is a motivator —Whether the loss of a friend or role model; the loss of a job or home; or the loss of your good health you took for granted all these years. Each of these can wake us up from our daily-grind-coma and make us rethink our priorities.
I've been on a new path since January – looking for the next adventure and the next places to play it out. As the heat set into Phoenix, my energy and enthusiasm for the quest began to waiver. "It's haaaaard to go outside in this heeaaaat!" It actually is – especially when a huge sand storm looms on the horizon.
I had such high hopes for this project in the Spring, and it wasn't till yesterday that I realized I was on a downward energy cycle. Sally"s death not only saddened me, it woke me up! When a woman my age passes away, a powerhouse who accomplished so much in her short life, it made me sit up and get back to work. I'm not ready to go yet! I have at least three or more decades of things on my To Do list!
How about you? What motivates YOU to get back to the goals you set for your life? What gets you going? Me? I'm going to drink a toast to Sally Ride, then I'm getting back on the horse. Time to move my projects ahead. I'll never be as amazing as Sally Ride, but I can be more amazing than I am right now!!
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They may not have realized it yet, but many of the so-called "leaders" of the Republican Party have rendered themselves irrelevant. Whether it's RNC chair Michael Steele, National Republican Senatorial Committee chair Sen. John Cornyn or one of the many state and county Party leaders that think they know better than the rank-and-file who should represent them, these alleged leaders have yet to get the message. Republicans want their party to get back to it's core principles and want candidates that represent those principles. But a harsh wake up call is coming for them and the Democrats in Washington, DC too.
When Florida's RINO governor Charlie Crist announced he was running for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Mel Martinez, it took no time for the NRSC to endorse him. That was followed by Florida's Party chairman, Jim Greer (handpicked by Crist) attempting to stifle any potential primary opponents by invoking RNC Rule 11, which would have allowed the RPOF to endorse Crist in the primary and use RPOF resources to win the primary. This would have resulted in the rank-and-file members of the Party having no input on our nominee. It would have resulted in conservatives being bypassed and yet another "moderate" Republican joining the ranks of Olympia Snowe, Susan Collins and Lindsey Graham in the U.S. Senate. Fortunately this atrocity was prevented by one woman: Florida State Committeewoman and RNC Secretary, Sharon Day. Her efforts have allowed Marco Rubio to run against Crist and promote the conservative principles that GOP voters so desperately want.
Conservatives nationwide are taking back the Republican Party one district at a time. Grassroots campaigns are bringing ordinary people into politics for the first time and propelling them to do the extraordinary, to defeat incumbents from both sides of the aisle and defy the party machine that many feel has betrayed them. I see it everyday when I read the posts of my friends on Facebook and the headlines in the news. The most visible example of this phenomenon is the race in NY CD-23 where conservative candidate Doug Hoffman is overtaking his GOP opponent and has garnered the endorsements of prominent Republicans like Sarah Palin, Tim Pawlenty and Fred Thompson. But there are also independent candidates running all over the nation for everything from school board to the US Senate. In Connecticut for example Vincent Forras is running for the Senate as an independent-conservative candidate against Chris Dodd.
The next major test for conservatives and the GOP will be in February or March of 2010, here in South Florida's 19th Congressional District where Republican candidate Edward Lynch will be running in a special election. With the resignation of the Democrat incumbent, who has essentially picked his successor, this race should draw national attention.
Many observers think that this is an easy win for the Democrats, after all it is a heavily Democrat district, but they're missing the big picture. While the Democrat, Deutsch, is technically not an incumbent, he is a current state senator and a supporter of the same unpopular policies as his predecessor and President Obama. In addition the incumbent, Robert Wexler, resigned under a cloud of ethical and criminal allegations which may stain Deutsch as well.
The Democrats will pull out all the stops to keep District 19 from falling to the GOP. There are already rumors that Obama will come to campaign for this seat. But as we've seen in the Virginia and New Jersey gubernatorial races Obama can stump for a candidate 3 or 4 times and still not turn the tide.
This is still a center-right country and even in a blue district, voters don't necessarily vote for tax and spend liberals that are weak on national defense and illegal-immigration. The ground swell of support for the conservative-Republican, Edward Lynch is amazing and bodes well for the future not just of this race, but of all the races in the 2010 election cycle. Lynch is a businessman who has never held political office. He is the kind of candidate that will flourish at this time in history.
Many voters are more conservative than they realize. This is evidenced by the fact that when our local GOP congressional candidates speak to the public, without mentioning their party affiliation, people agree with what they're saying, but have to ask what party they belong to.
Conservatives are taking back the Republican Party, across the nation, one district and one election at a time. If Michael Steele and the other "leaders" of the GOP don't get that message, they'll be left behind.


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Throughout the month of January, employees purchased raffle tickets for an opportunity to win from a collection of prizes donated by local vendors and business partners. A 50/50 raffle was also held to raise additional funds. The charity event was initiated by the human resources team and was executed by a team of employees. Prizes included home electronics, hotel stays, fuel cards and even hand-crafted items donated by employees themselves.
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A hidden water spout that dispensed gold ...
David Ways | Updated:
February 1st 2018
| Nepal travel guides
On the border between Thamel, Jyatha and just inside what used to be the old walled city lies Thahiti Chowk (Thahity). The square itself dates back to the 15th century according to documents describing the central stupa.
The stupa is accessible through a small garden park. Surrounding the garden park along its fence numerous vendors occupy the pavement. Among them is a local vegetable market.
On the northern side of the chowk opposite the stupa is the Nateshwar temple. (Natadreeswarar) dedicated to Nate an incarnation of Shiva.
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There are five intersection leading to Thahiti Chowk, one from Thamel and the rest leading to the old walled in city of Kathmandu.
There's not much else to see or do in Thahiti Chowk however it is the first part of the main Kathmandu heritage walk started by this website and is rarely visited by tourists. There are several streets leading off the chowk that start other heritage walks in my Kathmandu city and Kathmandu Valley guidebooks.
Thahiti Chowk dates back to the 15th century stupa which is located at its center. The "Thahiti Stupa" is said to have been built by a Tibetan trader who used to live there.
There was a hiti (natural water source with a tap built on it) that the trader discovered produced gold coins. Fearing someone would steal the water spout the trader built this stupa over it to hide the hiti.
The Nateshwar temple opposite the stupa was built much later in the 18th century, The ornate doors are usually close but when they are open you can see three very faded stone statues inside.
In the 15th century a Tibetan trader built this stupa to hide a hiti (water source and spout) underneath.
The man was not just trying to hide the hiti but hide the spout that dispensed gold to the virtuous. Upon learning of a plot to steal the hiti spout, he covered it up and built a stupa above to protect it.
Today the stupa is well preserved. Protected from the traffic and people by a fence that runs around a garden area surrounding the stupa. There's a small gate on the southern side of the fence which is sometimes open very early in the morning.
On the north-west corner is shrine to Ganesh mounted on the fence that's worth a loot as it's quite detailed. Surrounding the fence will be an early morning vegetable market that often stays on until the afternoon.
This 18th century temple has two roofs. It's dedicated to the god Nate who is an incarnation of Shiva. Interestingly it is one of the few temples in this area to have a patanka come down from the roof.
The doors into the temple are highly decorated and usually closed in the afternoons. Beside the gate are two stone lions and two taleju bells. Above the gate is an elaborate toran and on either side depictions of dancing skeletons.
Most people pass through Thahiti Chowk without giving it much time on the way to Basantapur. While the square itself only has two historic buildings there is a small vegetable market here during the day. In the evening the area is popular with tea sellers and street food vendors.
On this heritage walk Thahiti Chowk leads to:
- Thahiti Chowk
- Ason Chowk
- Jana Bahal / Seto Machchhendranath
- Indra Chowk
- Kathmandu Durbar Square
A full guide with all these plus many more details, maps and all these great heritage walks is available in my Kathmandu city and Kathmandu Valley guidebook.
There is no fee to enter Thahiti Chowk or any of the surrounding temples.
Do be aware of some "tour guides" in this area. Many are simply trying to earn some money be taking you to Kathmandu Durbar Square. There is no formal training on heritage walks in Nepal. Hire them at your own risk!
From Thamel's Narshing Chowk head directly south along Thamel Marg (road) until you reach Thahiti Chowk.
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The 25-20 victory improves the Saints record to 3-4. Drew Brees finished the contest 27 of 35 passing, for 265 yards, and a passing touchdown. Brees also scored on a 1-yard touchdown run.
A Mark Ingram turnover led to the Saints bad start against the Seahawks in the first quarter. Ingram was stripped in a crowd, and Earl Thomas ran the ball in for a 34-yard touchdown. It's the second week in a row Ingram lost a fumble. Last week at the Chiefs he fumbled in the Chiefs red zone.
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Long Beach Memorial and Miller Children's & Women's Hospital Employees Wear Red to Raise Awareness of Women's Heart Disease
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Long Beach Memorial and Miller Children's & Women's Hospital Long Beach employees
kicked-off American Heart Month by celebrating National Wear Red Day on Friday, Feb. 6. Dressed in their best red attire, hospital employees gathered outside to form a giant "human heart" to raise awareness of the No. 1 killer of American women and to support the millions of women affected by heart disease.
According to the American Heart Association, "heart disease and stroke kill 1 in 3 women each year," yet more women still believe that their number one threat is breast cancer. By supporting National Wear Red Day the Center for Women's Cardiac Heath & Research, sponsored by the MemorialCare Heart & Vascular Institute at Long Beach Memorial hopes to raise awareness of this disease which is 80 percent preventable with proper education and lifestyle changes.
"For a very long time heart disease has been thought of as a bigger threat for men than women," says Cindy Peters, RN, MSN, ACP, Manager, Center for Women's Cardiac Health & Research, Long Beach Memorial. "The fact is that women are equally, if not more, affected by heart disease than men. This lack of awareness makes heart disease more deadly in women because the symptoms are often ignored until they become very serious."
While men show traditional symptoms of heart disease such as chest pains or heart palpations, women show symptoms such as fatigue, soreness in arms or shoulders and back pain, which are easily dismissed if you do not know the warning signs of heart disease. By familiarizing women with the various types of heart disease and their symptoms the Center for Women's Cardiac Health & Research at Long Beach Memorial is helping with the American Heart Association's mission to prevent up to one fourth of annual heart disease deaths.
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Writing Style: Humorously genuine, Eloquent, Engaging
Pacing: Fast
Premise: A critical analysis…and personal reflection of ministry teaching during the civil war and post civil war era.
Personal Highlights: Reverend Riley's voice (and personality) in her autobiography reminded me so much of great-grandmother. Admittedly however, I had to get my own bearings together after reading the opening, expressing Reverend Riley's semi privileged upbringing, and how she had "nothing to shout for" when first introduced to church. Quickly I figured out what that was all about and from there was ready to read.
Favorite aspects of this tremendously engaging story was the writing style; long sentences, crossing my eyes like sheet music. Of course I realize the writing was ubiquitous of the speak in that time, but none-the-less delightful to read. Having actually heard it spoken before allowed me to appreciate the humor in Reverend Riley's mannerisms, covering a lot of territory...serious, resolute, a true believer and savior and educator of many souls...and not always feeling her best, aside from having to deal with folk...on some occasions... such as handling the 'bushwhacker'.
The mention of Abbeville got my attention too. This was where my great-grandmother was born… four years after Reverend Riley was appointed the Post Master of Lincolnville. And mention of the Red Shirts as well got my attention. My great-grandmother's father shared a number of stories with my father about the Red Shirts and Democrats in South Carolina. This was just an all around really engaging story; well researched and cited by editor Crystal Lucky who found Reverend Riley's autobiography. Highly recommended.
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This sounds very interesting! I've never heard of this book, but the topic is fascinating because this woman had two obstacles to contend with - racism and sexism. From your excellent review, it sure sounds like she was a great inspiration in her time, and can be for out times, as well! I'm adding this book to my Goodreads shelves! Thanks for sharing!ReplyDelete
Thanks as well for visiting my blog and commenting on my Book Blogger Hop post! Have a GREAT weekend!! :)Replies
Hi Maria! Glad this review inspired you; the story itself is a really short read but definitely has a lot of personality to the telling of the story...something like the feel I got from visiting your blog. I'm definitely going to try to make your next hop. ;-)Delete
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This month's entry in the ULT series brings an end to the first sequence of stories, and to commemorate this milestone, I've decided to go live on Google Hangouts to take your questions.
But I won't be alone. Joining me is my dear friend Mercedes Murdock Yardley, author of NAMELESS and the Hugo-nominated novella, APOCALYPTIC MONTESSA AND NUCLEAR LULU. She has volunteered to be a moderator for the Q&A, an act which is entirely selfless and also incredibly masochistic. Seriously, I don't think she knows what she's getting into.
How will this work?
First thing's first: You need to RSVP for this event. Once you've done that, post your question(s) on the event page's wall. You can ask as many as you like between now and the day of the event. I can't promise we'll get to all of them, but I can promise that I'll do my best to answer as many as I can.
The Q&A will go live this Friday evening, 9 PM EST / 6 PM PST. We'll post a link to the YouTube stream about ten minutes before show time.
But wait! THERE'S MORE!
As an incentive for you to actually show up and participate, I'm going to do something I haven't done in a while—a giveaway. One lucky participant will be chosen at random to receive Kindle copies of the entire ULT library. I might even throw in some extras. You'll just have to tune in and find out. 🙂
To recap: Friday, April 11th. 9 PM EST / 6 PM PST. RSVP and post your questions to the event wall. A link to the YouTube stream will be posted a few minutes before the broadcast.
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Every summer, I try to tackle one big book. This summer, for no particular reason I can recall, I chose Vanity Fair. I remember very little of the movie version (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JuRRjNRv-rM). And this book, a story Thackery (or at least his storyteller) refers to as a "comic history" is indeed just that. It is a carnival of greed and superficiality, and it is, as Thackery's subtitle previews, "a novel without a hero."
Becky Sharp is beautiful and manipulative. She has ambitions, achieves them, grows bored, and falls back down the ladder of society. Her schoolmate, Amelia Sedley, is naive – devoted to a husband who has little concern for her. Both become mothers, and their treatment of their children and the behavior of their children suggests that the ferris wheel of society will never end. There are some glimmers of home. They rest mainly on the shoulders of Dobbin, Amelia's long-time friend and admirer.
Otherwise, life is, to borrow a phrase, "nasty, brutish and short." People seek money and position, but such goals are, for Thackery, hollow. We are wasting our lives.
Thackery's writing suits the material well. It's recursive, funny, and satirical. The insights that are provided by the narrator come in the form of a kind of meta-narrative – pedantic at times, but always relevant. The tone may annoy you, but you can't deny the accuracy of the insights.
I have been asked periodically if I have a reading plan – a path I follow. Sometimes, I try to move between American fiction and fiction from elsewhere. Sometimes, I try to move from heavy to light. But I never seek to move from long to long. I have recently joined a book club, though, and the first assignment, Middlemarch, which clocks in at 794 pages, just about 30 shy of Vanity Fair. In other words, it may be some time before I write another review.


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Well, it's the end of week 1 of our Novels of the Change reread/ readalong (If you missed the original announcement this is what we will be doing: Introduction to Readalong. This is our first discussion post; we will be discussing chapters 1-15 of Island in the Sea of Time.
I love visiting historical places. I like the feel of a place that has been steeped in time. The opening pages of Island in the Sea of Time, when the island of Nantucket is described, gave me that same feeling. "The collapse of the whaling industry during the Civil War era had frozen Nantucket in time, down to the huge American elms along Main Street and the cobblestone alleys"..."a place where Longfellow and Whittier would have felt at home and Melville would have taken a few minutes to notice the differences" (9 & 10), the description really gave me a feel for the feeling of history that must permeate the island. I feel that this is probably the perfect setting for an island that is thrown back in time, way far back in time to 1250BC. because they have the museums, and antique shops, and the old, well-insulated houses.
It would be scary to be suddenly relocated to another time. I know that probably sounds like an understatement, but I rewrote that sentence several times and that's the only way it sounds right. Simply put, it would be scary. I would be scared! I empathize with the people in the novel who turn to the church to tell them what to do. I would be looking for someone to give me direction too. Part of what is so scary is the overwhelming sense of responsibility. They are more advanced than all the other people that they are coming in contact with. How far is too far? How much is too much? Should they share technology? Should they avoid contact with the natives and try not to disrupt how things develop? All the moral issues of time travel come into play the minute they step foot off of the island of Nantucket.
After Walker's group of dissenters steals their ships and leaves the island all of those decisions are taken away from the group left on Nantucket. Now they have to prepare to defend themselves against an inevitable attack from their own people. So far I have found the encounter with the Jaguar People to be the most brutal part of Island in the Sea of Time. I was on the edge of my seat and had to read it fast. There was cannibalism, murder, rape, bestiality... It made me feel a little sick it was all so brutal. At the end of chapter 15 we are left with the knowledge that a deadly disease has been introduced into the native population. What result that will have we aren't sure, but it won't be good.
One thing that has always impressed me with S.M. Stirling's novels are his strong female characters. The scientist who discovers that they have been thrown back in time during The Event is a woman, Doreen Rosenthal. Captain Marian Alston of the Coast Guard ship Eagle, which was thrown back in time with the island of Nantucket is an awesome strong character and I love the fact that she is a lesbian and her relationship with Swindapa of the Earth Folk, who is also a wonderful strong character. All of the later novels in The Novels of the Change are also full of strong, well represented female characters. Thank you Mr. Stirling, I truly appreciate the accurate representation of women in your novels.
Discussion Questions: (If you are reading along and want to join the discussion feel free to answer these questions, or pose your own questions in the comments)
Since this is our first discussion post if you are planning to read along with BookGirlR please introduce yourself in the comments and tell us if this is your first time reading The Novels of the Change or if you are rereading.
BookGirlR thinks the island of Nantucket is a pretty good place to be if you have to be thrown back in time. Do you agree? Disagree? Why? Can you think of another place that would be as good or better?
Would you be scared to be thrown back in time? What would your greatest struggle be?
*** I found that the reading progressed much faster than I had thought it would. I had assumed that I would be reading about half of a novel per week (because I am also still reading my other novels for review), but I actually read about two-thirds of Island in the Sea of Time this week. Maybe it's because I'm rereading the novels, having read them before I am able to read them a bit faster this time? Or maybe it's because I had some insomnia problems this week and spent some extra time reading in bed in the middle of the night. Whatever the reason, we will be discussing chapters 16-end next Sunday.***


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Dita Von Teese: 'Rouge' Perfume Launch!
Dita Von Teese attends the launch of her new perfume Rouge at Apothia by Ron Robinson at Fred Segal Melrose on Saturday (December 15) in Los Angeles.
The 40-year-old burlesque dancer was joined at the event by Erica Holland, a performer in her dance troupe.
"Slightly late to my perfume event at Fred Segal because this happened to my freshly pressed vintage Mugler suit," Dita wrote on Twitter along with a photo of her cat laying on the outfit.
FYI: Dita is wearing a vintage Thierry Mugler suit, Christian Louboutin shoes and clutch, and a Dior ring.
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ShakinDave fills his backpack with a Motion Tablet PC, EVDO card, video recording glasses, microphone, video capture board, and a GPS receiver and then heads out on the streets of New York and streams it to his web site so
readers viewers can follow along. The GPS lets you follow Dave on Google Maps along with the video so you get a sense of being there. Sort of. It's pretty cool stuff actually and real mobile tech in the field.
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Yep. I shoot burd buttz!
(This is one a my favorite Chestnut-sided Warbly things!)
So...I've worked with my brother Phil(aka Puffy) for 13 long and arduous years, arduous for him at least! Hard to believe he could tolerate me that long isn't it? This past January he decided he couldn't deal with me anymore and retired. Bum. I'm not bitter or jealous though...nope, not me...not even a little...stoopid sons a...anyway...He has spent those years teasing and taunting me about being a bird nerd. That's what older brothers do. Well pay back has finally reared its horrendous head! Mwahaha!
For a retirement gift I bought him a nice set of binoculars and a field guide(Sibley's.) The funniest thing happened. He started asking me about the birds he sees out of his kitchen window...and on his patio...and out in the pond...and in the nearby trees. My plan worked! HE IS NOW A BIRD NERD TOO! Mwahahahaha!!! AND on top of that, he actually asked to go out to Magee Marsh during the Biggest Week in American Birding with us! He's heard me rant and rave about the wonders of warblies every May at Magee...and the people we meet on the boardwalk...and talk to...and talk to more...and the occasional bird.
He thought I exaggerated. Well, maybe a little...
Let's see, that's me, my camera...and...oh yeah, my bro Phil!
Phil learned that American Redstarts may be plentiful...very plentiful...
He also learned that Baltimore Orioles sing...loudly...everywhere.
He also learned how to look at Bay-breasted Warblies from behind...and below.
How to identify a Black-throated Blue Warbly from behind in 5 easy hours.
Ask Phil, he can tell you...I think.
He got the Blue Jay right away!
Phil also learned that Cape May Warblies like it up high.
He also knows that birds have feathers and like to fly...as soon as you locate them.
"Did you know...
Male Chestnut-sided Warblies are packed with so much testosterone that they can do chin-ups to impress the ladies?"
Look it up, it's true.
I would never lie to my older brother...honest...
Phil now knows that birders are very friendly and will tell you exactly where to look to see a red phase Eastern Screech Owl.
Such nice folks.
By the way, Hairy Woodpeckers are noisy when hammering holes in trees.
Another lesson of the day...Magnolia Warblies won't come closer, even if you ask nicely.
A Nashville Warbly pretending to be a stick.
If it's waggin' his hinder, he's a Palm Warbly.
Phil also learned that I give terrible directions on where in that @#!@* tree the Philadelphia Vireo is.
Not all birds are in the tree tops.
Sometimes you have to look down to find warblies like this Prothonotary.
"Honey, smile, that man is taking our picture."
"Yes dear."
Phil is now aware that "warbler neck" can also be caused by staring at Scarlet Tanagers.
Honest, this is the butt of a female Summer Tanager.
I know my butts.
Phil knows I know too.
Oh those thrushes...why do they all look so much alike?
Buffy eye ring, must be Swainson's...maybe...yeah...uh...yeah.
Don't bother with a field guide during the Biggest Week.
Listen to everyone around us and they'll point out birds.
They don't pose like the pretty guide paintings.
They don't pose like the pretty guide paintings.
By the way, if you listen to this guys song, it sounds like a very high pitched, sped up Elvis.
"Tennessee Warbly, thank ya very much..."
"Look waaaay back. No, further. No further, in the tangles. You know that tangled up stuff. There's a Veery. What? No VEERY not VERY. Really. Never mind it's gone."
(Not necessarily a real conversation, just a dramatization of the day.)
I think Phil may now know the song of the Warbling Vireo. Hundreds of them were singing!
Phil also knows why the Yellow-rumped Warbly is called a "Yellow-rumped Warbly."
"Jeez...how many shots are you gonna take of that tree?"
"Oh, there's a bird in it."
A Blackburnian Warbly...always at the top and not cooperative.
Hard to believe that he was still smiling(grimacing maybe?) at the end of the day.
I was amazed because we kept seeing folks we know(the Ohio bird community is VERY friendly!)and stopping to talk with them...all of them...(sorry.)
61 species for the day and most of them lifers! AND he actually wanted to go out again another day.
Oh yeah, brain washed.
By the way, if you should ever bump into Phil out there, ask him if he's seen any
Orange-breasted Ground Thrushes lately!
Swainson's Booty.
I have to give many thanks to my great friends at Bird Watcher's Digest, Dawn and Kyle for using my warbly butts on their "BirdWire" email publication(learn those butts!) and Bill Thompson aka BT3 for mentioning me on his blog, "Bill of the Birds" (he's a nice man!) and for actually seeing fit to occasionally print my photos of birds from the front...and sides...
Okay kiddies, go to bed now. We'll have another story for you about those wacky Magee Migrants in a few days!
*No brothers were harmed in the making of this blog. Yet...


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Yeah, Jet is pretty cool...no question about it.
None of those bands you mentioned have a voice of a castrated man in front of them though....ruins every hack song on the cd....oh sure the bands you mention all do the operetic metal thing vocally on occasion...but not to
degree...I haven't heard vocals that bad since happening into early Sparks by mistake (if anyone reading has ever heard that sh*t, you know what I'm talking about....
Just do me and the world a favor Den....don't sound anything like The Darkness when coming out to right the Rock ship....you can do better than that I'm sure.
No prob about the whole sdounding like the Darkness thing, I'm more of the odd one of the group, the others are just diehard Metallica fans and we sound, well try to sound, something along the lines of them.
I wouldn't be surprised to see the Darkness as a one hit wonder with I believe in a thing called love, but I think it's a good one and if it's their only hit then so be it.
Also getting into Unloco, saw them in concert last March at the music as a weapon tour(Chevelle, Taproot, and Disturbed were the other performers) and been kind into their music since.
As the Rock 'N Roll historian and VP, what are your thoughts on Evanescence? I didn't like them much when they came out, but now I'm rather into them, plus lead singer Amy is really damn hot which is always a plus. Just curious what you have to say on them, their from Little Rock as well, not exactly the rock 'n roll hotbed of the world.
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5 Years ago I started an online scrapbook as an easy access "baby book" for my family.
It has evolved from baby to toddler & teen scrap book. I like to think of it as more of a blackmail site.
My kids are strange. I am the mother so I get to say that. They are freaking weird.
I take pictures of them and post funny stories so that some day when I'm old and gray I'll be able to say "Ahh.. Remember When.. " and click thru our history.
Hopefully I will remember to post and update frequently so we don't forget this time.
My People:
Husband: The Husband/Dan
Babies: Coley 16 Emily 7 and Aiden 5
Sisters: Casey and Danielle : Bro in Law Randy and Danielle's man Gatti.
Nephews : Casey's 4 Boys Christopher, Kurt, Garron, and Ty.


text: Looking for an frugal way to show your library love? For National Library Week we made up blank sheets labeled "Why Do You Love Your Library: Tell Us in Six Words or Less OR Draw a Picture" and handed them out to patrons and staff. Responses were pinned to a bulletin board placed near the front entrance of the library. I also scanned many of the responses and put the images on our Facebook page. This is a great way to engage patrons and get your staff involved too!


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The "Gesellschaft Deutscher Tierfotografen" (Society of German Animal Photographers) has a prestigious yearly photography contest. Recently the 2008 results have been published: the "Europäischer Naturfotograf des Jahres 2008" (European Nature Photographer of the Year 2008).
You will understand that I want to be mentioned there too one day. So I looked at the winning photos closely. One thing was interesting: many winning bird photos were long exposure photos, but taken in daylight. Moving birds, a blurred image. I am not sure if I can explain it well, it is the best you will just look at it. Check out this photo, and this and also this one, and you understand what I mean.
This is inspiring photography. This is something to try myself. I took my camera, set it on 'shutter priority' at 1/5 or 1/20 seconds and went to the nearest park in my city. There are no rare birds over there, just some gulls and pigeons, ducks and such. You can imagine. That does not matter, this is not about the species, this is about the revolution in bird photography. A revolution I did not start, but of which I certainly want to be part of.
And here are my results:
What do you think? Am I going to be the next winner of this contest?
(Additionally, I did some more of this and some results aren't that bad: see here)


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Five Things to do when you CAN'T SLEEP
It's way past your bed time and you find yourself tossing and turning on your bed. Your body is tired and is more than willing to welcome slumber land but your mind wouldn't allow it. What should you do? Count sheep? Surf the net? Watch random cute videos of pandas and kittens? Nah! Try these five tips instead.
1.Work on a chore.
It pays to be productive if you can't bring yourself to sleep. Wash the dishes, fold your clothes, shine your shoes, do the laundry. Trust me, you will not run out of chores to do. By the time you finish your work; it may seem forever but in reality it's just 15 minutes, nonetheless you will be super tired, even your mind would want to rest.
2. Write.
I find myself most creative during this time of the day. So I write whatever comes to mind. If you have a blog, write a blog post (ehem). If you're a budding author, work on another chapter of your book. If you're a secret poet, bring that Shakespeare out and write a sonnet or two.
3. Read.
If you are a bookworm, then this tip most probably will be on top of your list. Go and read that last chapter of your favorite novel. But if you are more into magazines then check all the latest trends that fancy your eyes and browse away.
4. Listen to calming music.
This is my personal favorite. I just double tap on my Spotify app and play Spirited Away soundtracks or Yiruma compositions and I'm ready to sail into slumber land. Find the genre that suits your taste and calms your mind. Even if that means listening to punk rock or heavy metal, if it helps sets your mood to sleep, then go for it.
5. Catch up with someone.
If you're energy is still up, then call a friend or loved one (so long as that person is most likely awake during this hour or else you might be destroying bonds instead of building it). Constant meaningful communication is key to strengthening relationships. However, if everyone else is already asleep, then send them messages that would bring their mood up once they awake. Your name will be the first thing they see on their phones the next day and you'll have that advantage of brightening their day up with your simple but sweet text.
I hope you find these suggestions helpful. Sweet dreams, everyone!
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06 May 2009
Wendy & Lucy
I have been waiting for ages, and Wendy & Lucy came out on DVD on Tuesday! If you haven't seen it, you need to. It is heartbreakingly beautiful, and Michelle Williams is incredible in it.
2 comments:
- Brigit said...
remember that time we went to see it and i had to use the restroom? so i went and when i came back the credits were rolling?
- May 7, 2009 at 10:45 AM
- Jacqueline Bos said...
<3 "that will never happen"
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Recent Events
Greetings Everyone,
I would this to address a few recent issues that have happened in game.
The first issue I would like to address are ethereal items such as cloaks, robes and staffs that are showing up at this time. Please do not buy these items! They will be reverted to a normal hue on sight.
The second Issue I want to address is the influx of glacial and void cloth in the game. Due to a tragic lapse in judgement where an Event Moderator felt like they needed to cheat to get ahead I have removed illegal cloth, dye tubs and many sets of armor from the game. As far as the ownership of glacial and/or void items, all glacial and void clothing items will be deleted. If you have cloth that you are selling for yourself or others remove it from the vendors immediately. The Event Moderator program has been going strong nearly 8 years now, and we have all worked hard to ensure its success. Please know that this situation has not been taken lightly, nor is this behavior tolerated. As we move past this situation we will work harder then ever to deliver exciting in game events via the Event Moderator program.
The third issue is all the rares removed from Clops' houses. They will not be displayed like a trophy. I am not going to encourage or put this type of behavior on a pedestal.
Finally I want to address the houses that are under investigation at this time. All items will be removed from said houses, you will not be able to place a house on these spots, however, we will put a raffle stone there so you may sign up for a random give away. You can only sign up once per account and trial accounts are not eligible. After a week of signups the house will be turned over to the winner. I expect the raffle to begin after Publish 98 goes World Wide later this summer.
See you in Britannia,
Bonnie "Mesanna" Armstrong
Developing Publish 98
As we mentioned last month, we are busy working on Publish 98 which includes a 20th Anniversary Arc, 20th Anniversary rewards, and our Halloween events!
The 20th anniversary rewards include new collectibles, a new gift that is sure to go out with a bang, and some old favorites!
The 20th Anniversary Arc is currently slated to start later this summer before concluding in September. We are actively developing the arc to mark this major milestone in Ultima Online's history and are excited to let loose the powers of evil on Britannia once again! Keep an eye on UO.com for new fiction to lead us into these exciting times!
Halloween is sure to be frightful this year as we tell the tumultuous tale of the Pumpkin King! In the meantime, we hope you continue to enjoy the new pets and animal training abilities. Look for a new Ultima Store item coming in June to help train those rare colored pets!
Question & Answer Corner
1. Are you aware of the issue with Baraccoon and Medusa changing the hue of pets?
We are aware of this potential issue but have yet to been able to reproduce internally, if this occurs please send a bug report with the following information
1) What shard, what champion spawn?
2) Did they log out at any time before they noted the hue changes?
3) Did they note the change during the encounter or after the encounter?
4) Did they actually finish the encounter? Were they present when Baraccoon died?
5) Did they note the change at the champion spawn or did they go somewhere else?
6) If they did go somewhere else, where did they go (specific locations would be helpful)?
7) Did they mount the Cu Sidhe while it was in rat-man form?
8 ) Did they have any other effects in place (gift of life, any taming masteries, etc.)?
9) Anything else that might have been unusual that occurred prior to the encounter or immediately following the encounter?
2. When will the issue with Auction Safes be fixed?
We are aware of the issue and this will be corrected in the near future.
3 . Can't you just add a comma to the trade window for currency value?
Sorry not at this time, number formatting is not a supported feature and we would need to add it on the backend. We'll add it to our backlog for a future publish.
4. Do you plan on nerfing the Phoenix?
We will be adjusting the old Phoenix to match the new Phoenix body as well as adjusting the base damage. We will also be looking at pet speed in a future publish.
5. Can Physical/Cold melee necro pets have corpse skin taken off their spell list?
We will gather more feedback and make a decision on that in the future.
6. Can the grizzled mare get animal trained?
Why yes, it can we will make the change in the future.
7. What factors into the calculation of pet slots? I have a pre taming patch rune beetle that was bumped from 3 slots to 4 slots without undergoing any training at all. It did have maxed out skills (all gm, poisoning at 125+, eval at 111+) though and I believe that skills are somehow part of the pet slot calculation. This would also explain why sometimes certain pets skip a training slot and go from 3 to 5 for example - could it be that during the training the pet gained so much skillpoints that it's slot requirement was bumped up?
Pet slot calculation is based on all pet attributes including stats, skill caps, and resists.


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Beverly Dillon to Run for Pettis County Auditor
On Friday morning (Feb. 14), Beverly Dillon announced her intentions to seek the office of Pettis County Auditor in the election this fall.
Dillion said she has 25 years experience in the accounting field and the experience for the position. Dillon says she will be running as a Republican.
Listen to our interview with Beverly Dillon below.


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Been up all night quilting. Working on the circle quilt.
I decided to go with raw edged applique. Circles are a task in themselves.
I actually have it all quilted, but I am waiting to upload it until I give it to my friend at her baby shower tomorrow. I do still need to put on the binding. I will be trying Charlotte's Fusible Web by Superior Threads since I will be machine binding this quilt. I will let you all know how it goes.