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This week Gene is joined by wrestling manager and promoter Leslie Jones better known to most fans as Mr. Sensational. On this episode, Gene and Leslie discussed how Leslie got into the wrestling business and the story of the IWF. A lot of interesting insight into the business end of things and a lot of things revealed that fans and wrestlers alike may not have known or realized back at the time it all took place. A long conversation but a LOT of ground is covered here ranging from 1997 to around 2003. Next week, Leslie returns for Part 2 to discuss the IWF revival from this past year that didn't quite pan out the way many had hoped. Be sure to stick around til the very end of the episode to hear what Leslie was doing between the time IWF shut down to the time it was brought back this past year.
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SAY A LITTLE PRAYER OR TWOOctober 28, 2011
LOOK, when times get tough , what can you do but pray. To the Op-Shop Gods, of course. It seems they took a good hard look at my week and d...
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Excellent finds, both!ReplyDelete
Both are good but I think the ring is really pretty- fantastic colour! Lucky you!ReplyDelete
Nice! It's usually just tupperwear and bad crockery in mine!ReplyDelete
I really do love that ring.ReplyDelete
I am totally green with envy over the camera, great find. I am giving my vin IRS another go over this week.ReplyDelete
Brilliant find x 2! I'm gobsmacked.ReplyDelete
What bargains! Well done.ReplyDelete
I have to say that the op shop gods have been smiling down on me since I moved to Melbourne, big time. 1.00 Zimmerman denim skirt, 1.00 country road jeans (x3), Diane Von Furstenberg dress, silk and only 17.00, 3.99 silk Zara dress, plus another 12 pairs of jeans, 5 jackets, shoes bla bla all at amazing prices. I LOVE Melbourne. xReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 04, 2011
there's nothing better than a charity shop bargain! (or 2!) great finds!ReplyDelete
Hi Katie - thanks for leaving a comment on my (poor neglected blog). It led me to yours ... which is lovely! I suspect I'll be visiting pretty regularly from now on.ReplyDelete
Here here to those Op Shop Gods! They come at the best times. That camera is a great score! xReplyDelete
I have the same polaroid and it is one prized possy.ReplyDelete
hooray! nice price too!! oxReplyDelete
That ring is stunning! I have had my eye out for a while looking for one similar so its nice to know they are out there!ReplyDelete

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Jason Hook started his music career at the early age of 6 in Toronto, Ontario, with private guitar lessons. Jason's early experience in formal music training also included drums, piano and violin. Jason spent many years in Canada honing his craft and he eventually got signed with his band Monkeyhead. Later, Jason relocated to Los Angeles as a session musician as well as a stint in the hard rock band BulletBoys. Hook became a highly coveted session player in the LA circuit, and he went on to tour and recording with acts like the Vince Neil Band and Alice Cooper. In 2007, Hook released his debut instrumental solo album Safety Dunce. It garnered industry praise and an L.A. music award for "Best Instrumental Record" of 2007. Later in 2007, Hook recorded his second solo release American Justice, which featured guest appearances from Alice Cooper, members of Five Finger Death Punch and Phil Demmel from Machine Head.
In early 2009, it was announced that Hook was joining heavy metal band Five Finger Death Punch, replacing guitarist Darrell Roberts. On September 22, 2009, Hook and his new bandmates released the band's second album, which was certified gold, selling over 500,000 copies in the United States and landed them a number 7 debut on the Billboard Top 200 album chart.
During March 2010, Jason and Five Finger Death Punch took time out of the busy tour schedule to travel to Iraq and play 10 shows to support the United States troops.
The band began to record their third studio album entitled American Capitalist in November 2010 at The Hideout studios in Las Vegas, Nevada. The album was released October, 2011 and was produced by Kevin Churko, who also produced the band's previous album. The album has since been a great success with songs included on video game soundtracks for Madden NFL 12 and Namco Bandai Games' remake of Splatterhouse.
Following the release of the album, they have been touring extensively with impressive line-ups containing bands such as Godsmack, All That Remains, Hatebreed, Soulfly, Windowpane and Persist.
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Babies babble, burble, burp and coo, then syllables gradually start to form ... the moment of which every parent dreams. However, when Mark Stanton's mum was hovering patiently around his cot to hear her cherished toddler's first utterances, she suddenly stood back in surprise.
"My mum swears my first word was 'car'," says Stanton, now aged 56, with a rueful look. "I don't know if it's true, of course, but it's something she's told us many times over the years.
"I was certainly always into mechanical things, taking them apart, messing about with them and loved drawing cars too. I was short and chubby, but then after a growth spurt in my teens, I really got into sport: squash, badminton and especially rugby.
"I drove before I was 17, as my sister had horses and there was lots of land around the stables. I used to take my mum's Mini up and down the farm tracks and occasionally across the fields."
Stanton intended to study art and technical drawing, but teachers pointed him firmly toward more academic subjects and, given his love of cars, a degree in engineering beckoned. "I told my careers teacher I wanted to be a nuclear physicist to stop being pestered, but Loughborough looked perfect. It offered engineering and was the place for sport."
Indeed it was. Clive Woodward was then in Loughborough's first XV, and Seb Coe was demonstrating what commitment to sporting success required, with punishing training sessions on the university's running tracks. Stanton's dreams of combining his two favourite interests soon ebbed though, when he realised he hadn't the strength or speed for top-flight rugby. However, he'd wisely chosen a course with industrial placements, and his favourite tutor arranged two life-changing spells with Ford.
"Dr Lucas was fantastic as I'd left things until the last minute. He was doing work for Ford and got me in. I enjoyed it, they must have seen something they liked, and they sponsored me. I then did two final-year projects, on hydrogen engines and four-wheel drive. This was back in the early 1980s, so both subjects were very advanced and I stayed on an extra year to gain a BTech and a BEng."
Boosting his engineering qualifications certainly enhanced Stanton's career prospects, as did meeting Richard Parry-Jones, then rising swiftly within Ford's sprawling empire and ultimately to climax 38 years of service as its vice-president, chief technical officer and head of global product development. If a new recruit wished to be taken under someone's corporate wing, it was most assuredly his, especially if they shared his passion for innovation and engineering.
"He guided me and helped me a lot – particularly in my early years," says Stanton. "We first crossed paths on one of my placements, and later I came to know him very well."
The influence of Parry-Jones was most noted when Stanton became frustrated by his work and his sluggish career trajectory. "Initially, I was in chassis research. It wasn't at the forefront of Ford thinking, and I felt stuck away at the back of things. Work was going nowhere. I was going nowhere. Ford said I should be in a managerial role in five years, but I wasn't. Eventually, I decided to resign.
"I'd always had an interest in writing code. I remember doing one of the very early computer languages, Fortran. You'd put hundreds of lines onto blue punch cards, put them in a shoe box and hand them to the computer team. A couple of days later, you'd get the program back.
"I'd been working with a company in Germany through Ford. They knew I was fed-up and offered me a job. I went in to tell Richard, and he was stunned. He said he'd been working on a new project for me, and asked me to wait a while. Two weeks later, he offered me a job in North America, and I accepted."
This role was something very different; working on the group's most advanced (fully-active) suspension systems, for Ford's F1 team, Benetton, alongside the notable presence of triple world champion Jackie Stewart.
Stanton's destination in 1987 was also Dearborn, still a town of fewer than 100,000 souls, but the historic home of Henry Ford and HQ of the Ford Motor Co empire. "I was there almost three years, and really enjoyed myself. Their car had lots of problems, including the suspension, and regularly went off the track. The main challenge was to get the computer systems talking to the car and to the electronics."
There were two notable newcomers to his life in Michigan: his first company car, and Angela, who later became his wife, and mother to their two beloved teenage daughters. Stanton recalls: "Ford allowed me to choose any car from their leasing business, so I picked a GT Mustang which had a five-litre engine. I must admit, I am a petrol-head and for me, the most important aspect to any car I drive is its performance."
With a whopping 225 horse-power under the bonnet, the Mustang engine was described back in 1987 as "a tower of power" by a besotted US reviewer – but now there's a far more potent machine on the Stanton driveway,
The Jaguar F-Type SVR extracts a remarkable 657 bhp from its supercharged V8, with four-wheel drive and an eight-speed automatic gearbox to help drivers tame this beast of the road.
"I am lucky to drive the SVR. It really is an everyday super-car," says Stanton … and you sense he really wants to nip out and thrash the F-Type along the leafy lanes around his office in Gaydon, Warwickshire. "I accept that we'll gradually see systems which introduce elements of autonomous technology, but they're not important to me. I still believe it's all about the driving experience, not about the car driving itself."
Stanton certainly has ample scope to enjoy his SVR, commuting between Essex and Warwickshire several times a week. "When I moved here, ten years ago, I thought it would be like my projects at Ford, two or three years somewhere, then on to something different, so we decided to keep the family home where it was. Now I live up here in the week, go back on Friday, back up Monday morning, then probably back once in midweek."
Stanton's neighbours are equally aware of his demanding schedule, because there's no hiding place when the SVR growls into action. "I live in a five-house close, and the driveway has walls around it, but I still haven't worked out which way to point the car to stop the noise echoing when I turn the ignition," he admits.
Stanton's time in Dearborn had been the start of a lengthy period of commuting on an international scale, as he was then appointed to different Ford Motor Co projects in Belgium, then Kansas City, back to Detroit, then in the UK and another return to Motor City. Finally though, the globe-trotting had to stop – as love for his growing family overtook Stanton's love of cars.
"I met Angela in 1985," he recalls. "She had not long since graduated as a physiotherapist and wanted to travel. She fancied Australia, but agreed to go to Detroit with me. Finally though, we'd been moving home for years, had two young daughters, and needed to settle down. I told Ford, and after a couple of months of discussions, they mentioned a potential job with Jaguar in the UK, as group chief engineer for vehicle engineering. At the time, Jaguar and Land Rover had huge ambitions, and some very talented people, but were being stifled by Ford and running up huge losses."
The timing was just right, and once back in the UK, Stanton's influence could soon be seen in the launch of the Jaguar XF in 2007, the mid-size luxury saloon which replaced its famed S-type, and took on the BMW 5 Series in the brutal race to capture executive hearts, minds and wallets.
By then, Stanton had been given a 'cradle to grave' brief for Jaguar, and might have been there today had not the now fiercely ambitious – and well-funded – Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) launched its Special Vehicle Operations (SVO) division. "There had always been a unit for special parts and accessories, in different names and guises, and I'd been closely associated with it at Jaguar," he says. "The current SVO incarnation happened almost three years ago, and toward the end of 2015, I was offered the chance to become a director.
"I thought about the job carefully over that Christmas, discussed it with Angela and the girls, and decided to take it. In my old job, I had oversight of all JLR products, which was fantastic because I love engineering and development.
"However, although I had a wide remit, I didn't have responsibility for every aspect of all products. Now I have a much broader role, including purchasing, finance and manufacturing, so there are nice new challenges and more autonomy.
"Essentially, SVO takes the core JLR cars and 'dials them up' in three areas: performance, luxury and capability. We're definitely seeing new customers attracted to our performance products. The luxury ones are slightly different, in that they're bought by rich people who want something personal which is unique to them."
The fast-growing and brand-conscious middle strata of Chinese society is a core future target, but in the short-term, there's a rather more pressing strategic challenge. "We're struggling to hire the right talent because we've grown so quickly," admits Stanton. "There are plenty of new engineering graduates, but we need people with experience. We have a massively diverse workforce here, but everyone is competing for the same pool."
As he prepares to leave though, another thought is uppermost which brings together
all his favourite things: family, technology and rugby. "Our oldest daughter went to Edinburgh University this year, and sent a WhatsApp pic from Murrayfield," he recalls, searching his phone for the treasured image. "Their women's team beat St Andrew's by 97-0."
And then he's off to the car-park, where the sun is glinting on his SVR's mesmerising, ultra-blue paint job, the sky is a rich autumnal blue and it's just too much for a devoted petrol-head to resist.
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- Prior to my appointment at the University of Ottawa, I worked for 13 years in cryptography and security engineering in the high-tech industry in Ottawa, Canada. I was Senior Cryptographer at Nortel Secure Networks, the business unit within Nortel that spun out to form Entrust, Inc. At Entrust, I held the positions of Senior Cryptographer, Senior Manager - Standards Program, and Principal Architect - Advanced Security.
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"Inception" has invaded America's consciousness like a virus … or is it an idea?
The high-concept sci fi thriller by Christopher Nolan easily nabs the top spot on opening day (July 16), raking in an estimated $21.3 million, reports Variety.
This also includes an impressive $3 million take from the Thursday crowds staying up to take in the midnight shows. Besides the ubiquitous ads, "Inception" is getting quite a bit of word of mouth buzz, not only for its dreamy sequences and top-notch performances, but also for its much-discussed ending.
Alas, the week's other opener "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" didn't have much magic, its $5.4 million coming in third after last week's top family film "Despicable Me," which earned a respectable $10 million.
The remaining Top 10 films:
"The Twilight Saga: Eclipse" – $4.5 million
"Toy Story 3" – $3.45 million
"Grown Ups" – $3.2 million
"The Last Airbender" – $2.2 million
"Predators" – $2.1 million
"Knight and Day" – $1 million
"The Karate Kid" – $650,000
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Chace Crawford Interview — Send in Your Questions!
Chace Crawford is going to be at the grand opening of the Stoli Hotel in New York City later today.
Inspired by the Hotel Moskva, the iconic hotel on the Stoli bottle's label, the 25,000 square-foot Stoli Hotel boasts a cutting-edge design to rival the world's most fashionable hotels.
The Stoli Hotel was launched in Los Angeles and has traveled to Chicago and Miami. New York is the final stop on the Hotel's multi-city tour.
I'm going to try and chase Chace down to ask him a few questions. If you've got any, leave them in the comments section and I'll try to get them answered!


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Sunday, March 20, 2011
Cristiano Ronaldo went with muscle soreness
The Portuguese coach decided to bring Cristiano Ronaldo to play the derby and the player went to the same ailment that dragged muscle. The Portuguese striker will be sidelined two to three weeks, so will miss the two friendly games that would play to defend the jersey of Portugal and the league match against Sporting. And get very right-leg quarter-final of the Champions League against Tottenham.
A clearly avoidable injury and will suffer mainly its selection, which will be without their participation in planned friendlies against Chile, on 26, and Finland, on 29, while Cristiano Ronaldo will have to travel to their country to be explored by the head of medical services of the Portuguese federation, Dr. Henry Jones.
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Seoul to pressurise Pyongyang to give up n-programme
Seoul, Jan 22 (IANS) South Korea on Friday vowed to respond to North Korea's nuclear programme sternly in 2016 after Pyongyang's nuclear test earlier this month.
President Park Geun-hye was briefed by foreign, defence and unification ministers about their respective policy directions in 2016, which focused on resolving Pyongyang's nuclear issue through stronger sanctions and pressure rather than dialogue and consultations, Xinhua reported.
It was a sharp turn from last year's policy reports to Park, which were centred on ending the era of the divided Korean peninsula and preparing for a new era of a reunified Korea.
The turn into a tougher stance came as Pyongyang claimed on January 6 that it had tested its first hydrogen bomb.
It marked the fourth nuclear test in North Korea and the second since the country's top leader Kim Jong Un took power in 2011.
The South Korean foreign ministry submitted its plan to Park that will place its top priority on resolving North Korea's nuclear issue by diplomatically pressuring Pyongyang to give up its nuclear weapons programme.
Seoul will pursue the strongest ever resolution at the UN Security Council, while increasing the trilateral dialogue channels with Washington, Beijing and Tokyo.
The country will also call on China and Russia to play constructive roles in resolving the nuclear issue on the Korean peninsula.


text: "Musical Freedom Personified" is what a 1971 press kit called The 13th Amendment of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Billed as an entertainment attraction and as a vote-baiting rehabilitation project, the 13th Amendment's dashiki-clad stage show, with semi-improvised comedy skits between break-neck medleys, quickly attracted a following. A handful of originals took form, culminating in a December 1970 recording session at Baton Rouge's Deep South Studios. "Hard To Be In Love" b/w "The Stretch" was issued early in 1971 on the band's own Slave label. Later that year, the 13th Amendment signed with Queen Booking Corporation, which listed them alongside no less than Aretha Franklin and Sammy Davis Jr. Another manager joined up, and the pie finally split into pieces the band couldn't feed themselves on. To mitigate the ravages of the 16th Amendment, the 13th Amendment dissolved in mid-1972.


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In my last post, I was certain the Conservatives were in for a fall in the election, and would lose some of their seats. Huh. I was wrong. I expected a slightly different outcome than what we received. Too bad, I was hopeful. Next time.
It is being said that Stephane Dion will be stepping down as the Liberal Party leader today. What a shame. I'm not his "biggest fan" as a politician, but I think as a human being he seems fairly decent. But it's a shame the Liberal party selected him in the first place and generally wasted his time. There were other candidates who I personally felt could have fared much better. I didn't understand why they chose him at all, but hey I'm not a Liberal, so what do I care. lol Back to the drawing board for the Libs. Bonne chance, M. Dion! Thanks for your attempt to have a "fun Canada!". (One of the best lines from the leader's debate, ever!). And good luck to the Liberals in finding a replacement. Choose wisely, grasshoppers...
I hope we do not see reform in the NDP party. I think I am one of the few I know who actually likes Jack Layton. Sure he's a little shmultzy and over the top with that big smile of his at times, but he's got charisma and character, and a good head on his shoulders. I see victory for Mr. Layton in the future, if the party allows him to continue on. And if the people of Ontario get their heads out of the sand and quit saying, "I can't do it again! Not after what Bob Rae did to Ontario!", perhaps this country could see some reform for once.
It's funny - Bob Rae has jumped ship to the Federal Liberals, and now that he wears a different colour, he's okay? He was elected in his riding the other night. So who was the problem in Ontario? Bob Rae or the NDP? (It was Bob! A new red coat doesn't make him any less of who he was when he led the Ontario NDP, folks!).
*shaking my head*
Elizabeth May - time will tell her fate. She is getting all the glory for bringing the party up to where it currently stands with nearly 7% of the popular vote, but it must be noted that the momentum was started back in 2004 with Harris as the leader, who led the party to an almost 4% jump in popularity. May and the Greens have continued that momentum, and for that she should be proud, but she did not create it.
What an interesting county we live in. So divided, so torn. What choice we have though! For that I am very grateful. We all should be. Regardless of majority, minority, seats or none, we have choice!
So I was wrong...
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I liked Jack Layton too. I really hope the Liberal Party regroups these next few years...maybe even take a page from the successful Obama campaign!
- November 21, 2008 at 1:12 a.m.
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- A new study for breast cancer treatment tests whether bumping up radiation can cut treatment time in half. That could have a big impact since it will mean treatment will cost less and be completed more quickly. Some of my US friends have asked whether radiation dosages are higher in Canada. Many of them have done around 7 weeks of treatment but I only did 5 1/2. And mine was considered a high risk case, so it's not likely I received less radiation than the average bear. USA Today.
- Promising new study examined combining two drugs (everolimus plus exemestane) to better treat ER-positive breast cancer. Examiner.
- And...targeted chemo used to better fight metastatic breast cancer. Medscape.
- Study into new prostate cancer drug is so successful they end the study early. Daily Mail.
- Eating blueberries may slow the growth of breast cancer cells. Promising news for triple-negative cancer. Sacramento Bee.
- Phytoestrogens, like those found in vegetables, bran, sesame seeds, barley and flaxseeds, linked to lowered risk of breast cancer and breast cancer death. But what the heck does that mean for us estrogen-positive chicks? To take us into account, the study leader expressed a desire to sample a much larger group of women. Until then, I will continue to eat lots of veggies, seeds and bran, but I will be limiting my intake of flax. Emax Health.
- Add legumes to your diet and support a Saskatchewan farmer! You non-Canadians who may not be so moved should also know that they are an excellent source of folate, the B vitamin touted as a weapon against colon cancer. Globe and Mail.
Monday, September 26, 2011
Monday's health links
Welcome to Autumn, friends! The beautiful rain, the crisp fall breeze, children back at school...that can only mean one thing...flu season. Go wash your hands!
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Love me my blueberries and beans (not together, of course). And yes, I too steer clear of flax. Gotta add sesame seeds to that list now. Thank you for another great compile, Cynthia! ;-)ReplyDelete
Try chia, Renn! That's what I switched to. You don't have to grind it, it doesn't go rancid at room temperature, and its packed with omega 3s.ReplyDelete
Thank you! I'll check it out! ;-)ReplyDelete
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I make no secret that I absolutely love animals and my favourite people love animals too. I am lucky enough to have four little dogs at my place, two are mine and two are long term visitors. I love them with all my heart, but I will admit dogs can be quite naughty...and that's where Dog Shaming comes in.
It provides a place to share all the naughty things that our four legged friends get up to. I check it every day and it usually brings a great big smile to my face.
Even my own dear little Matilda appeared back on December 31st, 2012
And there is Cat Shaming HERE, another great, funny and cute place to visit
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I love this Rainy Day Bean Bag Game, such a cute and clever idea.
Just pop over HERE at wonderful Wild Olive for the pattern, instructions and a great tutorial. Enormous thanks to super talented, super generous Molly.
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Lon Chaney and Leatrice Joy are members of a secret society that likes to blow people to tiny little pieces. It's all well and good until she gets married to another member and discovers that she'd rather give peace a chance. Yes, Lon's heart gets broken. Yes, again.
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I am trying to do a custom template to use with the cms functionality in siteSculptor. I did the template together with a menu that I've customized for my own need. Creating the template seems to go fine, but when I want to use it, it turns out wrong.
On the content page there are no menu's present. Even though I have set them in when creating the template. Also I find it frustrating that I have to add one menu for the home page and another one for the content page. I only want to use a universal menu for all pages. I have tried to solve this by assigning the same menu for both home and content.
One more thing that gets lost when creating a template in Sitesculptor is that the image resize code that I've but in the template seem to be lost.
I've exported the template out as a zipfile. Here you have the link viktualia.zip. I couldn't attach it since size is larger than maximum size allowed.


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Paul Sperry Sings An American Sampler
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"You may not love Paul Sperry's voice, but you gotta love his wide-ranging interests and his obvious joy in performing American music. Singers exploring the contemporary American art song will note numerous composers' dedications to this quirky tenor, and listening to his recordings, you quickly understand why. His interpretations go right to the heart of the matter, and proceed right over the top only when it's rigorously demanded in the music. Singers looking for new repertoire will also appreciate the extensive liner notes, in which Mr. Sperry explains where he found the songs.The range of composers, beyond Billings and Bolcom to Weill and Weisgall, is maddening, giving a tantalizing taste of the diverse flavors of American song in the 20th century. The songs run the gamut of emotions, too, from Ben Weber's powerful 'Mourn, Mourn' to Cowell's sarcastic 'Who Wrote This Fiendish Rite of Spring?' to the loving memory of 'George.'I highly recommend this accessible and communicative Sampler, and would also suggest that listeners try Mr. Sperry's more tightly focussed collection, Romantic American Songs."


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"They be called the Dead Seas for a reason laddie," the grizzled dwarf known only as Sarge scoffs. "If you don't know why, then you ain't worth the cheap ale you're swigging." The keeper of the Rusted Ogre Tavern drops heavily onto the empty stool at your table. After helping himself to a mug of your ale, he begins his tale…
"It starts with the elves, doesn't it always start with the damned elves?" He chuckles to nobody in particular. "An eon ago, this world was not so covered with water, like it is now. There were continents of land, expansive mountain ranges, and endless plains. Dwarf, men, and even the perfidious elves, worked together to create a world where war, strife and suffering were no more. Magic and reason ruled, together. Nobody wanted for a thing. Nobody that is, except for the Conclave."
The bearded innkeep takes another swig of your ale and continues, "Velaloris and his group of damned elf wizards got mad with power and ruined it all. They blew the damn world up…"
Sarge continues to tell you the story of how Velaloris and his conclave of wizards reached too far in their quest for knowledge over the magical tides that flowed through the world. He recounts the ages old tales of how their hubris shattered that world, toppling cities in mere minutes, crumbling mountains and causing the seas to rise. The breaking of the magical fabric left the world in chaos. He slowly and methodically recounts how men, dwarves and elves slowly rebuilt their worlds, and how these new nations were drastically changed.
Sarge finishes his story, and your ale with a statement, that is perhaps a warning, "Rest well tonight laddie, tomorrow you join your crew. Welcome to the Dead Seas…"
Dark Masts is a 2 player deck building card game of high fantasy, in which players take control of powerful captains and mighty war ships in order to rule the seas. The game uses a unique three deck system where players compete for the scarce resources they will need to build their ship and destroy their foes.
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Players declare an action during the action phase that can include boarding the enemy ships, attacking with the ships crew and cannons, or batton down the hatches to give a temporary defense boost. Shaman and mages can be used to cast spells giving boosts to your crew, damaging enemy ships, or repairing your own ship. Dark Masts: A Dead Seas Card Game is a fast moving (20-30 minutes per game) hard hitting game that is fun for all ages.
Each game comes with:
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14 card Orc Deck
14 card Elf Deck
14 card Dwarf deck
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Honda is not yet ready to concede victory in the eco-friendly automobile wars to the battery electric car. Instead, Honda will continue developing its hydrogen fuel cell technology. Says Takashi Moriya, head of Honda's fuel cell operations, "Fuel-cell cars will become necessary. We're positioning it as the ultimate zero-emission car."
While Honda is the only automaker in the States that's actually put hydrogen-powered vehicles in the hands of paying consumers (GM's Project Driveway loaned citizens a fuel cell vehicle for free for a short while), it's clear that the Japanese automaker isn't making any money on the FCX Clarity now and likely won't any time soon. Fuel cells are expensive pieces of technology, partly due to their high concentration of precious metals like platinum.
Despite the shortcomings of current hydrogen technology – which, in addition to the aforementioned high price of the vehicle itself, include difficulties in capturing the gas in an environmentally-friendly manner, storing and transporting the gas and an inadequate infrastructure – Honda believes its investment will one day pay off. In fact, Honda says it plans to have hydrogen-powered cars on the market by 2020 at costs comparable to cars running on gasoline. Toyota has said it's hydrogen car, due in 2015, will be priced "shockingly low."
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Well boy this about you…! I don't know what made me recall all this today just putting it down the way I feel and recall.
It all started with a get together of the 10th class where we met after almost 4 years. I don't remember talking a single word to you in the two years of
School that we were in the same class. On the day of the get together it was just a sentence that we talked to exchange the contact numbers. You were busy doing all that you could do, right from decorating the hall to tasting the food and oh yes the important one teasing every single fellow around. I fall for this kid inside you and would like to see and experience it for the life time no matter even if we will have kids doing kiddish things in the time to come. Kid inside you is un-parallel 😉 :p
Then I met a boy (a grown up one with the kid keeping there where it was..!) when I came down to this city. You are one of those who made me stand here and face the world around. You are one of those two fellows (other one is cousin sis) who helped me learn to be open and to speak out. I remember the way you used to count the number of sentences you talked and number of words I talked as a reply to your sentences and then it was always turn of a naughty smile in your eyes as a result of seeing me giggle. I wonder what made you feel that all. I have asked this very question to you a zillion times and what I get as answer is "I don't know..!" My dear if you are one who has felt it who else on the earth would know why it was the way it was??? So if you happen to read this post by any chance, do think of the answer as least now.
This boy was always there when ever I would need. Give a shout and you were there irrespective of the reason for what the shout was for. I remember me calling for the silliest thing as " where should I collect my luggage?" when I was traveling Chennai Pune one stop Bangalore flight to very serious questions as if the job should be switched or not and what would be right organization to work with. My every single question was answered with utter sincerity and attention.
I didn't realize until we talked about getting married that you keep in all the age groups at a single point of time. A kid and a boy and The Man. You sound so promising when this Man side of you is at front. Lucky I am to experience this all in a single fellow. Once decided it is engraved is the tag line that would suit your man side…!
I have seen and I am still witnessing you transforming from one to the other role. And I must say experience is marvellous, to pen down,to feel and to rejoice in the memory of.
Love till the eternal heights..!
Its me,
Yours truly..!


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Steph Bolt
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Steph Bolt is an Australian artist based near Melbourne. She has a Master of fine Art from RMIT University,Melbourne.
Photography,travel and colour are my obsessions and are essential elements of my art practice. I photo document daily life to produce work that incorporates both print and sculptural media. I am intersted in the common person in their local enviroment with a focus of people's everyday experiences.
This series of prints and wood blocks have been created from photos taken on the beautiful island of Skopelos. Through the use of photography, contemporary and tradition printmaking methods,paper,paint,ink,wood adhesives and various other materials I produce bodies of work that investigate universal human gesture. By researching scale,space and colour I aim to heighten the viewers engagement with the work.
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Friday 05 October
|Encephalartos (1)
Described as a new species in 1996, Encephalartos hirsutus is a Critically Endangered cycad from South Africa (1) (2). The stems usually lie along the ground and terminate in a dense crown of rigid, glaucous leaves that become greyish with age. The emergent leaves are covered in dense hairs, which weather away at a much slower rate than in other cycads, hence the specific epithet hirsutus, which means "hairy" (2) (4). Although woody in appearance, like all cycads, the stems are mostly comprised of soft, pithy storage tissue protected by a solid layer of old leaf bases (4) (5). The reproductive organs of cycads take the form of cones, similar in appearance to those of a conifer (6), with the male and female cones being borne on separate plants (4). Male plants of E. hirsutus are known to produce up to five cones per stem, while female plants have been observed with just one to three cones on each stem (2). The cones are waxy bluish-green in colour, but while the female cones are distinctly egg-shaped, the male cones are relatively narrow (2) (5).
Cycads are long-lived, slow growing plants that always occur as individual male or female plants (4) (5). There is no way of determining the sex of a cycad until it begins to produce its first cone (4). For a long time cycads were thought, like cone-producing conifers, to be entirely wind pollinated (7). However, studies now suggest that the vast majority, if not all cycads, are actually pollinated by insects or more specifically weevils (4) (5) (7). To attract pollinators, male and female cones produce powerful odours, usually in the early morning or evening (4). Travelling between the sexes, the weevils pollinate the plants by inadvertently transferring pollen from the male cones to the receptive ovules of the female cones (4) (8).
The seeds produced by cycads are large and have a fleshy outer coat, but are relatively short-lived and vulnerable to desiccation. The fleshy outer layer is desirable to a range of animals such as birds, rodents and bats, depending on the species of cycad and region it occupies. However, with any luck the unpalatable seed is discarded some distance away from the parent plant in a hospitable environment in which to germinate (5).
This recently described species is presently only known from three widely scattered localities in the Northern Province of South Africa (2).
Encephalartos hirsutus grows on southeast facing quartzite slopes amongst semi-deciduous mixed scrub (2).
Over the past few decades, many South African cycads have become increasingly scarce in the wild, with many species now facing the very real threat of extinction. Various factors account for their decline, but the main threats include illegal harvesting for horticulture, food and medicine, habitat loss, and the spread of alien vegetation (9). Although the threats to E. hirsutus are not well understood, with a population of less than 300 individuals, restricted to an extremely small range, this species is in significant danger of becoming extinct in the near future (1) (9).
There are not known to be any specific conservation measures in place for this Critically Endangered species, but like all South African cycads, E. hirsutus is partially protected by its listing on Appendix I of CITES, which permits trade only under exceptional circumstances (3).
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Rio Tinto vows to fight for Simandou iron ore rights
August 7, 2008
August 7th (Steel Guru) – Rio Tinto said that it would fight for its right to continue developing a world class iron ore project in Guinea, after the country's president appeared to rescind the concession.
Mr Sam Walsh head of Rio's iron ore division said that "This is a matter that is under very heavy discussion between us and our joint venture partners, the World Bank. We are in the midst of discussions. We will fight for our rights."
Mr Walsh denied reports the Guinean government had accused Rio of developing a monopoly on all iron ore resources of the Simandou region, saying this was simply not true. He said Rio's project comprised only 18% of the deposits of the Simandou range.
Rio has already spent USD 300 million developing the Simandou iron ore project, which is without doubt, the top undeveloped tier one iron ore asset in the world. Rio had planned to start mining at Simandou by 2013, but in June 2008 received a letter from the president's office questioning the validity of its Simandou concession. Rio remains on site and said it was confident that its arrangements are in all respects in conformity with Guinean laws and that it has complied with its obligations.
Simandou is a prominent component of the list of growth projects Rio is using in its defense against a hostile USD 170 billion takeover bid from BHP Billiton. Building the mine and the railway needed to transport the iron ore to Guinea's coast is expected to cost USD 6 billion. The project could eventually produce up to 170 million tonnes of iron ore a year.
May 29 (Mineweb) – China Metallurgical Group Corporation ("MCC") has received confirmation of no objection from the Foreign Investment Review Board ("FIRB") in respect of its proposed acquisition of the Cape Lambert Iron Ore Project.
The Company, Officers from MCC and their representative legal advisors are currently negotiating the terms of the Sale Agreement.
Transportation of iron ore thwarted
May 30, 2008
May 29 (The Hindu) – An attempt to illegally transport seized iron ore in Gadiganur police station limits of Bellary district has come to light. Timely action by officials, including those from the Revenue, and Mines and Geology departments, prevented the illegal transportation of iron ore. Inquiries have revealed that Lokayukta had passed on information that around 25,000 metric tonnes of ore illegally stocked in a plot had been seized and there were attempts to bring down the quantum of seized material to 10,000 metric tonnes and lift the remaining material.
Based on information, the Deputy Commissioner, Arvind Srivastav, directed the Hospet Tahsildar, Pragna Ammembal, and Deputy Director of Mines and Geology to look into the matter. Officials found around 31 lorries engaged in transportation of the material. A case has been registered. Lokayukta N. Santosh Hegde told reporters that there appeared a collusion of some police officials in the incident.
May 27 (Daily Observer) – The 800,000 metric tons of iron ore case involving the Finance Investment & Development Corporation (FIDC) and the Liberia Mining Corporation (LIMINCO), as well as the Ministries of Lands, Mines and Energy, Finance and Justice, has resumed at the Civil Law Court at the Temple of Justice in Monrovia with the buyer, FIDC, claiming US$15,900,000 as damages.


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Word has come down that United States Men's National Team (USMNT) forward Jozy Altidore will not be available for the Group G match against Portugal in the FIFA World Cup. Altidore suffered a strained hamstring in the first half of the win over Ghana. US head coach Jurgen Klinsmann would prefer to have the forward available for the next match, however with Portugal suffering injuries and a suspension of Pepe for the game against the USMNT, a win could allow Altidore recover. The forward may be available to the team as early as the final group game against Germany.
Portugal finally received a decision on the red card suspension of defender Pepe for the head but of Germany's Thomas Müller. Portugal feared a potential three match penalty for Pepe due to the nature of the foul. FIFA responded with a single match suspension taking the defender out of the line-up for the game only, which is against the USMNT on Sunday. The news is positive for the Portuguese squad. If the team can come together and earn a win or draw against the USA, the chances to continue past group play into the knockout stage remains a possibility. The real question for Portugal is still the status of Cristiano Ronaldo.
After Altidore was ruled out for the match against Portugal in the next Group G fixture for the USMNT, fear arose among the faithful American fans that Ronaldo could run all over the US squad. However, ongoing struggles with a left leg injury have forced Ronaldo to continually leave training sessions early. The reoccurring knee issues to the top player in the world offers a bit of daylight to the American team. Combined with the other injuries that have hit the team and the suspension of Pepe could be the advantage over Portugal to continue in the FIFA World Cup.
German fans hoping to see Miroslav Klose pass Brazil's legend Ronaldo in total goals scored in the FIFA World Cup may be out of luck. German head coach Joachim Loew may not go out of his way to give veteran striker opportunity to tie or pass Ronaldo. Klose, who has 14 goals over his World Cup career, trails the Brazilian by one goal. Leading up to the first game against Portugal, the expectation was that Klose would start. The 36-year old is Germany's only true striker on the 23-man squad. Instead, Klose stayed on the bench the entire game. Loew does not see the record as an important part of the tournament. The German coach is focused on eating the first title since 1990 for the nation and not on individual records. This may be the last tournament for the striker and besides the possibility of not seeing a chance to pass Ronaldo, Klose has competition for the title on the team with him. With the hat trick against Portugal, Thomas Müller is positioning himself for a possible run past Klose and Ronaldo for the record. Müller found the net five times in South Africa in 2010 and added has three more goals after the first game of the 2014 tournament and should close in on his teammates total goals as the games continue.
Germany's opponent for Saturday was able to escape severe injuries like the rest of the Group G teams. However, Ghana has suffered a drop in popularity. Leading up to the game, sales of Black Stars paraphernalia were increasing all through Ghana. Following the loss to the USMNT on Monday sales have dropped well below expectations. Sellers had stocked shelves and roadside markets with a number of flags and jersey's for the national team with the expectations that the team would defeat the US for a third straight time, driving sales through the roof. Instead, customers seem to be ignoring the team products. While a win against Germany seems unlikely, Ghanaian retailers are anticipating the Black Stars to bounce back from the loss to the USA and sales to rebound substantially.
Group G earned the early moniker as the group of death, specifically for the United States. With the USMNT surviving the game against Ghana with Altidore the only major casualty, the team struggles Portugal is suffering have opened up the door for the USA. If the US wins on Sunday, Portugal would be knocked out of the tournament. A Germany win on Saturday would end the Black Stars campaign. The only hope for either Portugal or Ghana to keep their FIFA World Cup hopes alive is to tie or win the next games.
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Metal barriers in a sensitive spot for Baltimore: The Mondawmin transit hub
Heightened security at the site of the student-police clash that sparked the 2015 riots stirs debate
Above: The Mondawmin transit hub last fall, part of the Baltimore Metro rail system that officials have just closed in its entirety for repairs. (Fern Shen)
When metal barricades were installed last week outside MTA's Mondawmin transit hub, the local community took notice, snapping photos and flocking to social media to discuss their purpose.
Many assumed that the barriers were part of a crackdown on students who use the busy West Baltimore transit hub – a reaction to high-profile incidents of juvenile crime in more affluent parts of the city, including the Inner Harbor, Federal Hill and Homeland.
Complicating the conversation in one Facebook thread were commenters noting that some students had been fighting at the Metro station and bus stop, located at the intersection of Liberty Heights Avenue and Reisterstown Road.
Many at the transit hub are irritated that the barriers are forcing users to walk a long way to get to and from different bus routes.
"Sad this is what it comes to because of kids. Soon the harbor will probably look the same," one woman complained.
Others weren't ready to place all of the blame on young people.
"Yes, the kids did hang up there and yes they were off the chain," a man wrote. "Now everybody suffers because I guess this was [the] easiest way to deal with the problem."
Meanwhile, hovering over the whole discussion was the special significance that this location acquired on April 27, 2015.
A confrontation between students and police at Mondawmin flared into full-blown rioting that spread to other parts of Baltimore on the day of Freddie Gray's funeral.
Girl Tased by Police
Visiting the spot late last week, a reporter had no trouble getting the basic explanation for the barriers from a Maryland Transit Authority police officer working there.
The barricade, which is not bolted to the ground, was placed between bus lanes for crowd control after multiple fights had taken place between students from area schools, he said.
Much of the tension stemmed from the rivalry between Frederick Douglass High School and Carver Vocational Technical High School, where students have had a particularly bad history with each other.
He said fights broke out numerous times this fall, with the latest incident occurring on November 3.
Several of the students The Brew interviewed said they feel safer with the barricade in place.
"I think they put up the gates for a good reason," said Devonte, a student who who asked that his last name not be published. "I'm tired of the fighting."
"Not all of them are engaged in criminal behavior. Sometimes it's just they are just waiting for a bus to come." – City Schools CEO Sonja Santelises
Still, Devonte said the barricade also feels like a message that young people are no longer welcome at Mondawmin. He said police have been over-reacting in ways that exacerbate conflict.
"Police Tased a girl," he said. "She was fighting, but they could have handled the situation better."
It was not clear whether the alleged Tasering was carried out by city police, city schools police or MTA police.
Another student offered her description of the police-student confrontation.
"The girl lifted up her clothes, about to fight another girl. The police tried to de-escalate the situation, telling them to go home," said Sandy Wyndham, 18, a student at Frederick Douglas. "That's when the girl who started the fight pushed the police."
Police at Other Student Hubs
City schools and the Maryland Transit Administration have not yet returned The Brew's requests for comment.
But, notably, Mondawmin and other transit hubs were one of the first things that City Schools CEO Sonja Santelises brought up last Thursday at a press conference meant to show that city government is doing something about the current crime spike.
"We have increased the presence of school police in major student transition hubs throughout the city," Santelises said, noting that officers are also being deployed at trouble spots such as Federal Hill where residents have complained about Digital Harbor High School students.
"We are trying to pinpoint where and when crimes are taking place," Santelises told reporters, as Mayor Catherine Pugh listened.
"We're targeting those eight transportation hubs because we know, for example, at Mondawmin, 7,000 young people come through Mondawmin every day," Santelises said.
Targeting transit hubs is not only intended to stop students who make trouble, but to protect students who don't.
"Not all of them are engaged in criminal behavior," Santelises said. "Sometimes it's just they are just waiting for a bus to come."
Barriers Called Ineffective
Will the barriers serve their apparent purpose of making the area safer? And does the benefit of having them outweigh the inconvenience of having to walk around them?
The answers to those question were "no" and "no," according to several commuters who were interviewed.
"These gates were put up Monday, and by Monday afternoon, the kids were jumping over them," said an adult commuter, James Wilson, who had arrived by Metro and was waiting for the #91 bus to Sinai Hospital.
For less agile adults, the barricade makes it harder to catch their bus, Wilson and others said. Several said they've missed their transfer because they had to walk around to get to their next bus, instead of cutting through.
Online, meanwhile, commenters said there must be a better fix for the problem than metal barriers.
Some faulted parents for raising undisciplined children. Others cited peer pressure. And still others blamed the city for not providing yellow schoolbuses to get children to and from their schools.
"What they need to do, they need to bus the children out of the neighborhood [and directly to their schools] like they do in the county," one woman said.
"That would eliminate a lot of problems of all of the children gathering together at Mondawmin Mall."


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Continuing our starting QB power rankings lets move onto numbers 16 to 9.
16) Alex Smith
Bang average at number 16 seems about right for the Kansas City Chiefs QB Alex Smith. With a few offensive weapons to speak of and a car crash of an offensive line in front of him there is even an argument to make that Smith is even better than this but I'm not making it.
15) Carson Palmer
Like Alex Smith it is hard to get too excited about Carson Palmer. He's got a strong team around him however and Bruce Arians willingness to allow Palmer to throw deep balls gets the best out of his veteran signal caller.
14) Tom Brady
Brady went into the match against the Chiefs without throwing a single interception. He's the only starting QB that could say that. However, even before his and the Patriots disastrous performance on Monday night it would have been hard to claim that Brady's season had been successful. Brady is still a good NFL QB but his career is very
much on the downward slope.
13) Nick Foles
It's hard to know what to think about Nick Foles and the Eagles more generally. Foles looks great some times but then at other times you can't help but think that there was something fluky about his performance last season.
12) Jay Cutler
When he's good he's very good but when he's bad he'd very bad. Even more disturbingly when things get tough Cutler tends to get petulant and crumple under the pressure. Cutler has the pressure to be a great NFL QB but his attitude is holding him back.
11) Drew Brees
He can't get it done on the road and he didn't look that great against the Vikings at home. Brees could certainly make this ranking look supremely foolish over the next few weeks but for now you've got to call it how it is. Brees and the Saints are struggling.
10) Andy Dalton
Great quarterbacks make the players around them better. Andy Dalton does not do this. His team is 3-0 though and are favourites to win the AFC North and make the playoffs.
Dalton has got to be given some credit for this.
9) Tony Romo
Tony Romo is not quite an elite quarterback but he is the best of the rest. In Dallas' victory over New Orleans last weekend Romo looked like he was getting over his back surgery as extended plays by making defenders miss. He finished the game with 262 yards and three passing touchdowns. If Romo can keep this up and his support case stays fit the Cowboys could challenge in the NFC East.
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Dr. Pagcaliwagan is a language specialist and teacher trainer in French, Spanish, and English as a Second/Foreign Language. Her research interests include discourse analysis, sociolinguistics, second language acquisition, and intercultural competence. Her scholarly work has been presented at TESOL, UKFLC, SCOLT, ACTFL, LASSO as well as international conferences in Korea, Japan, Germany and Australia. In 1995, Dr. Pagcaliwagan was selected by USIA and USIS in conjunction with the George Soros Open Society Foundation to train language teachers in Skopje, Macedonia. She has also trained teachers for the Japan Ministry of Education as well as M.Ed./MA TESOL students and International Teaching Assistants at the University of Alabama. In 2011, Dr. Pagcaliwagan joined Gardner-Webb University after a 13-year-tenure teaching English as a Foreign Language at Chiba University near Tokyo, Japan. She is currently developing an ESL program to allow students from abroad to study English on the Gardner-Webb Campus. Dr. Pagcaliwagan has a great affection for her students and hopes that her experiences as a language learner and living abroad will encourage them as they pursue their language studies.


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Fame, Glory, or Enjoyment? (Part 2)
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- AnonymousSaturday, June 30, 2012 4:49:00 AM
Wonderful post! I agree with your points. :)ReplyDelete
I did realize you were making a point with the metaphoric language, but I'm sorry, I just honestly couldn't be bothered by reading the whole post.ReplyDelete
Also, on the parts I did read, it seems like you were upset about your previous posts. Don't let your emotions get in the way of you're writing cause that makes it kindaaaa bad you know. Sorry, no offense or anything.
One more thing, I didnt like your layout. The middle column thing is kind of annoying with one word hanging at the bottom of almost every other paragraph. It makes the post a lot harder on the eye for the reader.ReplyDelete
I am really surprised at the ignorance of some readers. If you didn't read it, it's a bit funny if you start to critique it.ReplyDelete
Layout is also another thing. Her layout was fine, but it was the placement of the words that fell out of the place. We cannot do anything to fix that issue unless we add more words...and some people don't exactly enjoy long posts, right?
Sorry if I come out as touchy, but I enjoyed this post of Sara's and it's just sad that majority of the flaws are being highlighted.
All in all, a great post! These are points that I usually see brought out on stardoll, and this post summed it up nicely.
Nice post! The pictures seriously made me EL OH EL haha omg the one facedown- hilarious! I know that wasn't the point of your post but it was so funny, I wish I could find some of that for my post! I need some of your je ne sais quoi.. Did I say that right?ReplyDelete
Lol Maggie, I don't think you could possibly make yourself sound any more stupid than you did.ReplyDelete
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I loved this post. Don't be down because of the harsh comments. They are just measly stepping stones into the life of writers. I find that they can improve your writing. I enjoyed your post(s) so much that I have written a post about them.ReplyDelete
Good luck dear,
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I think this is great post and I seriously enjoy while I was reading it. :)ReplyDelete
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One of the concepts mentioned during the 21-Day Meditation Challenge I'm on is the idea of "multiple me's".
I was asked to consider the idea that mankind is of the same consciousness and that people around me are multiple versions of, me. Theoretically, having this thought in mind is supposed to add depth to my everyday interactions with people.
I gave it a shot.
The cashier ringing up my cereal at Ralph's? Me. The women I asked to dance last night? All me. The kids walking home from school, talking to each other. Just me talking to me.
I have to admit. It brought a smile to my face, standing there after Tango class as I approached myself to speak to me and then other versions of me joined the conversation and I, we, me stood there smiling and laughing with myself. Looking into my own eyes. It makes sense. Underneath my outer appearance the multiple versions of me experience the same emotions, long for the same attention, have a need to be appreciated and respected, desire to live lives of meaning. My multiple me's want to connect with me and each other in profound ways. We're just born in different environments. Had different experiences.
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