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An environmental watchdog group is predicting that if Gold Camp Road were opened to automobiles, Pike National Forest's worsening budget crunch would lead to possible closures of campgrounds and other cuts in service.
"There are all sorts of reasons not to reopen Gold Camp to vehicles -- the crowning one is the $1.4 million price tag," said Rocky Smith, forest watch program director for Colorado Wild, a nonprofit environmental group.
Earlier this year, the U.S. Forest Service issued a "preferred alternative" that would allow one-way automobile traffic on the scenic mountain road, which closed in 1988 after a tunnel collapsed.
The plan is opposed by a broad spectrum of hikers, horseback riders and environmentalists who say automobile traffic will bring crime and pollution to what has become a popular trail. But tourism boosters and local governments support the plan as a scenic drive that would connect Colorado Springs to Cripple Creek.
Forest Supervisor Bob Leaverton won't make a final decision until sometime in June.
Worsening the backlog
Meanwhile, foresters admit they don't have the estimated $1.4 million that is needed to fix Tunnel No. 3 and make necessary improvements to the road for car traffic.
"We have been up front since the beginning that we have not identified a funding source," said Pike planner Frank Landis.
He outlined hopes that historic grant money or local governments might fund some repairs. But even with help, foresters would see thousands of dollars a year in additional expenses associated with maintaining the road.
That would likely worsen the existing backlog in maintenance projects in Pike and San Isabel national forests and the Cimarron and Comanche national grasslands, said Ralph G. Stevenson, a forest program manager.
In all, the backlog is at least $15 million, he said. That amount includes $12 million in deferred road repairs -- of which $2 million is considered critical for safety, he said. Roughly $1.8 million in drinking water repairs have also been delayed. More than half of the water projects are considered possible safety hazards.
'Perfect storm' brewing
Compounding this crisis are looming budget cuts to the Forest Service, the result of congressional actions.
This year, key funds for repairs and upgrades were slashed in half in Colorado, Wyoming, South Dakota, Nebraska and Kansas. The states expect just $11 million for construction and maintenance, said Steve Sherwood, the Forest Service's regional director of recreation, heritage and wilderness resources.
"Pretty much everything is going to be affected to a certain extent," he said.
The cuts have forced foresters to prioritize how to funnel resources into the most used areas.
Less-visited campsites and trails could be closed. Some boat ramps might be swamped. In places, trash pickup could be eliminated, along with potable water availability.
Specific recommendations haven't yet been issued for any of the forests, but the process must be complete for all Rocky Mountain forests by 2007.
Sherwood called it a "perfect storm" creating less services at the same time forests are packed with visitors like never before.
Smith agreed, adding that given the dwindling resources he couldn't understand why the Forest Service would recommend that traffic should be returned to Gold Camp Road.
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Thanks to Kevin Borden for including me in his Premier Guitar article "Milestones In Vintage Bass Evolution":
Roger Sadowsky: When I was entrenched in NYC retail between 1977 and 1978, pre-CBS basses were hot. The '70s products from the major manufacturers were lousy out of the box and required a major setup, and possibly fret work. (Dave Edwards, who was one of the first luthiers to really understand bass setups, told meevery bass really needed a fret job to meet his standards.) Music Man basses were really taking off, as was the aftermarket replacement parts business. Roger Sadowsky was the first guy we all knew who was hotrodding basses. Onboard preamps, great fretwork, deadly setups—he had it covered. He'd swap hardware if that was needed or desired. Back then, pre-CBS Fender basses were just used basses that retailed for slightly over what a new, comparable model sold for, and Roger was the Jedi master at hot-rodding these things. Sadowsky was the pioneer. 'Nuff said.
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This blog will will contain my rather pedantic ramblings on my experiences within the miniature war gaming hobby. There will be informative how-to's, thrilling battle reports and thought provoking editorials. I fully expect that history will one day view the contents of this blog on par with Homer's Illiad or Newton's Principalia. Or it's a complete waste of time.
Sunday, September 20, 2015
London in September
I tend to take random pictures, like this one of Cavendish Square - it's outside the office of a new company of an interesting company who didn't use a power point deck and just wanted to discuss strategy options - both very refreshing and promising.
Royal Academy of Arts. I don't even want to know the cost of their real estate.
The week was filled with approximately 12 not very memorable meetings, 3 interesting ones and board meeting so it was productive. The evenings were filled with me gorging on Indian food but I did get to host a dinner at my favorite place to eat in London "Chez Patrick" in Kensington. It's a great neighborhood french place and the owner is a real character - especially is you ask to see his California Wine list or request "Freedom Fries" with your scallops. He and I have a standing joke/threat that if I pull up to the place in a big American Ford F-150 pickup truck, he'll add BBQ to the menu listing. From my experience few places in London combine a reasonable price level with superior food / and a relaxed atmosphere better than this one.
Hobby wise, I still have a unit of AWI Continental regulars to finish off and I'll be re-organzing my workshop over the next few weeks.
8 comments:
- DeanM said...
Lovely looking weather there in the UK. The Airbus is deceptively large - only when you realize there are two rows of windows can its size really be comprehended. Nice doogie birthday lawn party too!
- September 20, 2015 at 9:48 AM
- TamsinP said...
Glad you enjoyed the trip. But next time you're going to be in the Smoke, do let us know in advance - I'm sure there are several of us who'd like to meet up with you for food, drink and chit-chat.
- September 20, 2015 at 9:50 AM
- Martin Cooke said...
Glad you enjoyed London. Even though I live at the other end of the country I do love to visit. I recommend the national galley and Van Gogh's Wheatfield with Cypresses for you next visit. One of those paintings that makes you remember what all the fuss about art is about
- September 20, 2015 at 10:32 AM
- Paul O'G said...
Work travel can be exhausting and is rarely the fun it always appears to others.
Always good to make the most of it though
Looking forward to seeing your workshop reorganisation - its always inspiring to get ideas about how to optimise your own Man Cave!
- September 20, 2015 at 12:33 PM
- Paul O'G said...
PS I'm also excited that we will finally get to meet up at Fall-In in November!
- September 20, 2015 at 12:33 PM
- Ray Rousell said...
We gotta meet up, next time Miles!!! Glad you enjoyed your enjoyed your trip.
- September 20, 2015 at 2:28 PM
- Curt C said...
We've always loved our trips to The Smoke. Sounds like a hectic time though - next visit you'll have to meet up with some of the local bloggers, they're a great bunch!
- September 21, 2015 at 1:30 AM
- Michael Peterson said...
I think you should get a dog. :)
I heard an American business guru talk about his 10-20-30 rule for slide decks.
10 = no more than ten slides.
20 = no more than 20 minutes of talk.
30 = all slides must be in 30 point type.
Mind you, for pitches to VC folks, 20 minutes is probably far longer than necessary to show if you're a worthwhile investment or not.
- September 21, 2015 at 10:24 PM


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When looking at a Degas painting, I always think of those two words: delicacy and lightness. It is not in the way he paints, nor in the way he draws, not even in the choice of the colors. It is something else, something that we could almost call an atmosphere. Of course, the assemblage of all of his skills has something to do with this final feeling, however it does feel like - and I speak with the voice of the art historian now - trying to explain such beauty, to find how technically it is possible to have such a result, would break the magic that emanates from 'The Dance Lesson'.
Degas is for sure one of the greatest master of the early contemporary period. He did add something to art history that is at the same time an innovation and a deep love for tradition. He was one of a kind, and it is something that we can feel while staring at one of his piece. The pastel colors, the bodies and gowns of the ballerinas, the point of view Degas adopts, all of those elements achieve to present a pretty unique art piece. It is obviously interesting to study it as an art historian, but it feels like it is even more enjoyable to look at it by avoiding all of the technical and theoretical aspects surrounding it. Maybe Degas just reminds us that art, at first, is not produced to be studied, but only to be enjoyed.


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The Great Revolt
Paul predicted that Christianity would rule the earth. He also predicted that a day would come when that rule would erode and pass away. The processes of that erosion he called 'the Great Revolt' (2 Thes.2:3).
"It cannot happen until the Great Revolt has taken place and the Rebel, the Lost One, has appeared. This is the Enemy, the one who claims to be so much greater than all that men call 'god', so much greater than anything that is worshipped, that he enthrones himself in God's sanctuary and claims that he is God." (2 Thess.2:3-4).
The Revolt that precedes the coming of this Rebel will tear the people away from their faith in Christ. It is that apostasy which precipitates and guarantees the appearance of the beast who ends the world. Paul wrote,
"The reason why God is sending a power to delude them and make them believe what is untrue is to condemn all who refused to believe in the truth and chose wickedness instead." (2 Thes.11-12).
Paul explained that the seeds of that rebellion were already in existance in his own time but that they were then underneath the surface, stirring hidden eddys, and awaiting the moment when they should erupt to the surface.
In our day, that fateful scenario has begun.
The world's bold and open attack on Christianity is evident all around us. We are watching Satan's mortal wound heal.
To Read More on This Subject, See also:
'The Last Days of Babylon', Chapter 2, 'The Great Revolt'
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If [according to Georgescu-Roegen] the economic process is an entropic one, economic growth should be curbed or even reversed, in order to stop the "waste" of energy in "non-necessary" uses, so as to preserve it for the sake of future generations.I am unconvinced by Georgescu-Roegen assumptions but he looks more coherent than the ecological economists and their followers who believe that a sustainable, as well as equitable and happy, future is possible.
This conclusion raises at least two questions, to which Georgescu-Roegen provided answers which many found unconvincing. What is the rate of this entropic decay? And if we accept that it is necessary to economize on natural resources, to which level of economic activity should we be ready to scale down our current societies? The answer to the first question is unknowable, since the non-mechanical character of entropy makes an "entropymeter" inconceivable. This implies that it is impossible to predict whether it is our current generation or generations in the distant future who will be confronted with the direst consequences of the exhaustion of natural resources.
To the second question, Georgescu-Roegen provided a logical answer: "… not only growth, but also a zero-growth state, nay, even a declining state which does not converge toward annihilation, cannot exist forever in a finite environment." [Energy and economic myths, Southern Economic Journal 41 (3) (1975), pp. 347–381]
August 31, 2010
Georgescu-Roegen and ecological economics
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The statement questioning whether a happy future is possible reflects a point of view of a certain, pessimistic kind.ReplyDelete
Unfortunately, this kind of viewpoint is facilitated by the level of focus. However, we need to shift from astrophysics, or even theoretical physics, to something like historical sociology, therapeutic psychology, and biology.
As evolution has innovated numerous adaptations at one level, historical sociology with a focus on events like the co-operative business model, Jungian psychology, or green technological businesses, can provide us with alternatives.
Although the US dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Chernobyl blew up, and Wall Street swindled the world again in 2008, but organic certification has grown significantly, as has fair trade, among other initiatives. I suggest looking at the Global 300 list of the International Co-operative Alliance, the International Federation of Organic Agricultural Movements, and Cradle to Cradle Green Tech Certification to grasp better the meaning of new movements.
Whatever the ultimate fate of the universe, the establishment of effective cultural behaviors like the cultural basis for science have shown that genocidal annihilation is still only a horrible possibility, while efforts at positive social change are a certainty.
To read G-R's 1975 paper is to come upon several pessimistic comments which I think reflect the apparent ultimate entropic fate of a dissipating universe, which the original post reflects. This view ultimately reflects a failure to distinguish between theoretical physics, etc. and our current realities and concerns within the future short and longterm, but still less than 100 years.ReplyDelete
To know that the sun will collapse in 5 billion years is not currently relevant, while corporate executives use an incomplete and antiquated economic philsophy of profit maximization that deprives employees, communities, and ecosystems of ownership rights and service values, and ignores whole cost accounting of social and environmental costs and benefits.
Cobb et al wrote "GDP Up, ...America Down?" in 1995 in the Atlantic, available online last I knew. , while Ellerman has written on ownership writes, as discussed in various academic journals, and by M. A. Lutz in his 1999 Economics for the Common Good, and Greider in his 2003 The Soul of Capitalism.


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Multistage Adaptive Testing for a Large-Scale Classification Test: Design, Heuristic Assembly, and Comparison with Other Testing Modes. ACT Research Report Series, 2012 6
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Multistage adaptive tests (MSTs) have gained increasing popularity in recent years. MST is a balanced compromise between linear test forms (i.e., paper-and-pencil testing and computer-based testing) and traditional item-level computer-adaptive testing (CAT). It combines the advantages of both. On one hand, MST is adaptive (and therefore more efficient than linear tests). On the other hand, unlike CAT, it allows test developers to review test forms before administration, and it allows examinees to review and revise answers. Despite the advantages of MST, there is little literature on the details of heuristic automated assembly of MST and on the investigation of MST in the context of classification tests. In this study, we designed a MST for a large-scale classification test and performed the automated test assembly using a heuristic method. We then compared the performance of the MST with that of a linear test form and a CAT using computer simulation. The automated test assembly was successful. In comparing MST and CAT, we did observe a trade-off in measurement accuracy and item bank usage. For classification purposes, however, MST provided classification accuracy as good as that from CAT, with more efficient item bank usage. (Contains 5 tables, 5 figures and 2 footnotes.)
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Heuristics, Accuracy, Item Banks, Automation, Computer Assisted Testing, Measures (Individuals), Classification, Test Format, Computer Simulation, Item Response Theory
ACT, Inc. 500 ACT Drive, P.O. Box 168, Iowa City, IA 52243-0168. Tel: 319-337-1270; Web site: http://www.act.org
Autor: Zheng, Yi; Nozawa, Yuki; Gao, Xiaohong; Chang, Hua-Hua
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Artes Medical, Inc. (Nasdaq:ARTE), a medical technology company whose product ArteFill® is the first and only FDA-approved non-resorbable injectable dermal filler for the correction of nasolabial fold or "smile line" wrinkles, today announced its participation at the 66th annual meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) in San Antonio, Texas at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center. This international conference is the premier venue for dermatologists to learn about new products and dermatologic procedures from experts in their field.
Mark G. Rubin, MD, Assistant Clinical Professor of Dermatology, University of California, San Diego, Division of Dermatology, presented data from a 5-year safety and efficacy study of ArteFill in the "Soft Tissue Augmentation" session. The data presented was published in the December 2007 Filler Issue of Dermatologic Surgery, a peer-reviewed publication of the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery. Dr. Rubin also discussed his views and experience in using ArteFill in his clinical practice over the last year.
Additionally, a live ArteFill injection demonstration was performed by Rhoda S. Narins, M.D., Past President of the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery and Clinical Professor of Dermatology at New York University Medical School. Dr. Narins' demonstration using ArteFill in the nasolabial folds during the "The State of the Art of Aesthetic Dermatology" session illustrated the ease of use of ArteFill for the correction of smile lines.
"We are pleased to participate in this year's AAD meeting. ArteFill, is in a class of its own, as no other filler on the market to date has demonstrated a continued wrinkle correction five years following treatment," said Diane S. Goostree, President and Chief Executive Officer, Artes Medical. "Since the ArteFill market launch one year ago, physicians have treated thousands of patients. Both physicians and patients have reported that ArteFill provides a beautiful and natural look and feel in the patient's face as the product provides long-term wrinkle correction."
About ArteFill®
ArteFill is the first and only FDA-approved non-resorbable injectable dermal filler for the correction of wrinkles known as smile lines or nasolabial folds. The unique microspheres in ArteFill are not absorbed by the body and therefore provide the first-of-its-kind permanent support for long-lasting wrinkle correction in one to two treatments.
ArteFill was approved by the FDA in October 2006 based on data from the Company's 12 month controlled, randomized, double-masked, multi-center U.S. clinical trial, which compared outcomes for patients treated with ArteFill with those of patients treated with the leading bovine collagen-based filler. At the six month evaluation, which was the primary efficacy evaluation period for the clinical trial, the wrinkle correction in patients treated with ArteFill persisted and showed statistically significant improvement compared to the wrinkle correction in the patients treated with the collagen control, who returned to their pretreatment status. The ArteFill patients were also evaluated one year after treatment, demonstrating continued safety and wrinkle correction.
An ArteFill Skin Test is required before initial treatment. The most common adverse events associated with ArteFill treatment, similar to those observed with other dermal fillers, are lumpiness, persistent swelling or redness and increased sensitivity at the injection site.
ArteFill is a proprietary formulation comprised of polymethylmethacrylate, or PMMA, microspheres and bovine collagen, and is the only PMMA-based injectable product that has been approved by the FDA for the treatment of facial wrinkles. Artes Medical is the sole manufacturer of ArteFill, which is only available in the United States through Artes Medical, and Artes Medical has not entered into distribution or licensing arrangements with any third party for the distribution or sale of ArteFill, or any other PMMA-based dermal filler, outside the United States.
About Artes Medical, Inc.
Artes Medical is a medical technology company focused on developing, manufacturing and commercializing a new category of aesthetic injectable products for the dermatology and plastic surgery markets. The Company's initial product, ArteFill(R), is being marketed to men and women as a treatment option for the correction of nasolabial folds. Additional information about Artes Medical and ArteFill is available at http://www.artesmedical.com and http://www.artefill.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This news release may contain forward-looking statements that are based on the Company's current beliefs and assumptions and on information currently available to its management. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the Company's actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. As a result of these risks, uncertainties and other factors, which include the Company's history of net losses, its reliance on its sole FDA-approved product, ArteFill, its limited experience in commercializing ArteFill, its ability to receive FDA approval to claim that the aesthetic benefits of ArteFill extend beyond six months and delays in the market acceptance of ArteFill, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements included in this press release. A more extensive set of risks and uncertainties is set forth in the Company's SEC filings available at http://www.sec.gov. These forward-looking statements represent beliefs and assumptions only as of the date of this news release, and the Company assumes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements publicly, even if new information becomes available in the future.
Artes Medical, Inc.
Artes Medical's 5-Year Safety And Efficacy Data Presented At The American Academy Of Dermatology Conference
Artes Medical, Inc. (Nasdaq:ARTE), a medical technology company whose product ArteFill® is the first and only FDA-approved non-resorbable injectable dermal filler for the correction of nasolabial fold or "smile line" wrinkles, today announced its participation at the 66th annual meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) in San Antonio, Texas at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center. This international conference is the premier venue for dermatologists to learn about new products and dermatologic procedures from experts in their field.


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Zwarte Piet: Is 'Black Pete' a racist Dutch custom?
Amsterdam - city of red-lights, legal highs, stag-dos and many less salacious pastimes has a visitor from Spain each November.
Unlike most tourists, he arrives in the port on a steamboat and then transfers to a horse. Tall, skinny and white, the visitor dresses in a long formal coat and is accompanied by helpers in strange outfits with costume pantaloons.
The rowdy group passes through the busy streets of Amsterdam throwing small, round cakes and sweets to children. The man in white is the Dutch St Nicholas, Sinterklaas.
But tourists caught up in the festival, may do a double-take when they see Sinterklaas' mischievous helpers. For when Dutch people dress up as Father Christmas' helper 'Black Pete', they blacken their faces, paint their lips red and don afro wigs.
The character is always at the butt of the joke, misunderstanding Sinterklaas' requests and acting as a jester for the crowds. He wears gold hoop earrings - traditionally a slave token.
Zwarte Piet, the literal translation being Black Pete, appears all over the Netherlands at Christmas time. Traditionally the role of Black Pete was to frighten children - if they were bad they would be beaten and carried off in a sack.
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End Quote Jerry King Luther Afriyie Zwarte Piet is Racism
We have a race problem and we will have to deal with it one way or another"
But not everyone in the Netherlands wants to keep the tradition. The grassroots organisation, Zwarte Piet is Racism appeared in 2011 under the collective The Netherlands Will Get Better and is campaigning to evolve Black Pete into 'Pete'.
Jerry King Luther Afriyie, a Ghanaian-born Dutch citizen who is part of the collective, told the BBC: "For 150 years we have been confronted with this institutionalized racism and we are supposed to be living in the most tolerant and anti-racist country in the world. In the 21st Century there should be no room for racism, especially open racism."
The controversy of Black Pete reached a global stage in January, when a UN working group told the Dutch PM Mark Rutte they were looking into claims the Dutch custom was racist.
In a letter the group voiced its concerns saying: "The character and image of Black Pete perpetuates a stereotyped image of African people and people of African descent as second-class citizens, fostering an underlying sense of inferiority within Dutch society and stirring racial differences as well as racism."
However, in a letter defending the staging of a Sinterklaas festival in Amsterdam in 2013, the city's mayor EE Van der Laan said: "...the tradition is not in the least static. In the past 50 years, Zwarte Piet was no longer depicted as an ogre for educational ends. He evolved from being the stereotypical subservient 'black slave' into a cheerful 'clown'"'Colonialism and slavery'
The Sinterklaas festival dates back to the 1600s. There are a number of explanations as to why Sinterklaas suddenly appeared with Black Pete in the 1800s, but it did coincide with the Dutch Empire's involvement in the slave trade.
Mr Afriyie told the BBC: "Zwarte Piet is a figure based on the stereotypical depiction of black people in the 19th Century. His appearance is a direct reference to the Dutch past of colonialism and slavery."
Some believe Black Pete might have been introduced to the Netherlands by an Italian immigrant in 1828. Peter Bergsma, director of Amsterdam's Translator House told the BBC: "Dominico Arata organised a party where, as they say here, a child-loving bishop handed out sweets and he was followed by a servant and that was Black Pete and he had a big basket full of presents."
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I think a lot of people in favour of Zwarte Piet feel so upset because they don't like being called racist when it is not the case"
Twenty years later the character of Black Pete appeared in a children's book, and his place was cemented in Dutch culture.
The character's name has changed over time, 61-year-old Mr Bergsma recalls: "My grandparents... did not speak about Black Pete like I did when I was little, but they spoke about 'Peter man-servant'.
"You didn't even think about discrimination at that time, but of course society has changed."
While campaigns to ban Black Pete in the Netherlands have been relatively small, a petition set up by two publicists to save him received more than two million likes in a few days on Facebook. Quite an achievement considering the Netherlands has a population of 16 million.
Some of those signing the petition to save Black Pete feel like Vincent ter Beek, a Dutch journalist from Arnhem.
"I cannot help thinking that everybody who feels offended wants to feel offended - it's their choice. There is nobody at all who has any racist motive, not even latent racist motive, with the festival, it's a children's thing.
"I think a lot of people in favour of Zwarte Piet feel so upset because they don't like being called racist when it is not the case," the 36-year-old told the BBC.
Mayor of Amsterdam EE Van der Laan continued in his open letter written in defence of the city council's decision to stage the festival: "The nature of the question of revising a national tradition means it is a question that should be put to the nation, to society. In this light, the current large-scale discussion of the matter is exactly what should be happening."
Others are also in favour of an open debate. Dutch academic Dr Philomena Essed, professor of critical race, gender and leadership studies at Antioch University, told the BBC: "The discussion shouldn't be narrowed down to for or against Zwarte Piet.
"For Zwarte Piet is more, it symbolises the racism. People are very reluctant to talk about racism in the Netherlands, both the dominant group -they feel offended - and the dominated groups who feel intimidated more and more."
Slave trade in numbers
- In 1699 eight in every 10 people living in the Caribbean were African slaves
- Britain was the biggest slave trading country from 1690 to 1807
- By 1737 Bristol was the biggest slave port in England
- In 1807, the end of the slave trade, anyone found transporting slaves was fined £100
Dutch MP Martin Bosma of Geert Wilders' Freedom Party (PVV) feels differently. He told the BBC: "It is not about Zwarte Piet, it is about their hatred against the West.
"They want us to feel guilty for who we are. Muslims and other non-western immigrants, however, need to be worshipped.
"Leftists are waging a cultural war against our traditional values."A new tradition
But is this really a tradition from a colonial past?
Some Dutch claim Black Pete is black from the soot in the chimneys he climbs down to deliver presents to children; whereas campaigners for change claim it is not only the blackened face that causes offense.
Mr Afriyie thinks the distinction is simple.
"Zwarte Piet each year exposes the Dutch hypocrisy. We are not as tolerant as we tell the world we are. We have a race problem and we will have to deal with it one way or another," he says.
However, Mr Bergsma feels Dutch society has moved on and people are sophisticated enough to know the tradition is not meant to cause offence.
"Originally in the beginning I myself too would have said, lets not exaggerate this, its been a tradition for years. And maybe even if it started in a discriminatory way, its not like that anymore," he explains.
"But then when I see the nationalist feelings that black Pete has descended to now, I think that is scary too," he added.
Dr Essed thinks ignorance is partly to blame but a solution can be found.
"Many wouldn't be aware of colonial history, as it is not in the school books... it is not a significant part of teaching in the Netherlands. So you can't blame people, they have very little clue."
"The children are not born with the story, it is told to them at one point. And you can tell any story to children."


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1988 Hardtop Suzuki Samurai Isuzu 2.2 Diesel 4x4 Project
1988 Suzuki Samurai
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|This auction is for a 1988 Suzuki Samurai hardtop with sunroof to be fixed up. I have already done a lot of work to the Samurai which will save you a lot of money. The body is good & solid it does have a small dent on drivers side front fender were parking light is. I had always wanted a Samurai diesel,but did not like a Volk wagon diesel simply because they just don't last like a Isuzu diesel. The 2.2 diesel I got came out of a truck my cousin bought new & after he died I bought it & drove it for several years & got a mechanic to take the 2.2 diesel & 5 speed trans out of the Isuzu truck & install it into the Samurai,the motor has a 146,000 actual miles & has never been into, & motor & trans ran good.I had him install a new clutch pressure plate & throw-out bearing.These motors are known to run to over 500.000 miles & I personally know of 1 with over 1 million miles on it & never was torn into. The Isuzu diesel radiator was modified at the radiator shop to fit in the Samurai. I sprung over the leafs to add height & a 3 inch lift on body,4 new shocks, new spool in rear end, 4 brand new B.F.Goodrich 31 inch tall tires. A extra heavy duty winch bumper with a factory tow bar made to fit it. I have a brand new diesel muffler that I just put on the truck but had it took off to put it on the Samurai. There is a old transfer case I got with the Samurai but you will need to either have it built or buy another one & install it & recut & install the drive shafts back in . When the mechanic put the motor & trans in some how he broke the aluminum tail housing on the transmission & will need to have another tail house put on the trans, it will need a back bumper & front buckets recovered & redo interior & paint the Samurai inside & out or you could camouflage it. My health has gotten bad & not able to work on it anymore & even though I am loosing a lot of money I would rather see it fixed up than just set there. I have way over $3000.00 in it the way it sits. If you have any questions just ask & I will do the best I can,


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Happy Wednesday all! Are you ready for Halloween? I have some work to do between now and Friday on costumes. I'm looking forward to Saturday, where there isn't anything on the calendar!!
Today I have my HYCCT card for the FIRST challenge. I will admit that I almost gave up before even getting going on this one! The challenge was to use the Paper Tole technique and create a truly 3D image with paper piecing. You can watch the video or read through the tutorial, but basically you use multiple layers of the image or area of an image to create a 3D effect.
When I sat down and watched the video, I didn't think I'd get through it. I read through the tutorial and watched the video again. Then I stamped my image 5 times, colored what I wanted and pushed them aside. LOL! Finally, I tackled it this past weekend. My main ala mode image was cut out with an Oval STAX die. Then I cut out the balloons from the 4 additional stamped & colored (only the balloons) images. I colored the edge with a PaperMate Flair marker. Then each balloon was rolled over with an embossing tool. Since I don't have an embossing mat, I used my mouse pad, which worked great. I then glued 4 additional balloons onto each balloon.
You can kind of see the 3D effect in this side view. I kept the layout very simple since the image panel was large and I didn't want to take away from the Paper Tole. But, I had to add in that gorgeous striped ribbon, which compliments the striped designer paper so well!
Including today, I'm only 5 behind on the challenges for HYCCT! I will have a very busy blog for the next few weeks, keeping up with posting all of the projects! Actually, I think I have enough projects featuring snowflakes to do a full week of snow! LOL!
Challenge Submissions
Creative Card Crew – Bows
FanTastic Tuesday – #58 Anything Goes with a Monochrome twist
HYCCT1401A Big Birthday Wishes: MFT Stamps ala mode Big Birthday Wishes, Oval STAX, Sentiment Strips, Razzle Berry card, SU Basic Grey, Echo Park Be Mine, ribbon, rhinestone
Thanks so much for stopping by today!


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One Year Later.
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On December 9th, 2014, Archie was kicked in the leg. My little monster continues to be the asshole Alpha, so this was neither a learning experience nor a blow to his ego. Just, you know, a shitty situation.
Wound treatment required that I change the bandage every other day or so and I kept his hind legs wrapped for the duration. We bonded a lot in those twice-a-day visits. I mean, alcohol and I bonded a lot and the old man barely tolerated me. We had a couple bouts of shaving off proud flesh and a shit ton of texts to the vet. Archie was wrapped until the very end of February, when the skin itself started to rebel. This then turned into cellulitis, which we dealt with for another couple of weeks.
|Initial injury.
|Cellulitis, end of February
Because I love data, here's some data on number of rides per month:
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You survived one tough battle with sanity in check. Way to go! And yay riding! :)ReplyDelete
What a year you've had, may you have many more between the ears photos to share in the days, months and years to come!ReplyDelete
It was a long heal. I felt so bad for you! But things are looking up!ReplyDelete
That ended up healing really nicely!ReplyDelete
Well, we do dig a few scars. Glad it healed so well, and even more glad to see you getting to ride him.ReplyDelete
three cheers for making it through with both sanity AND horse intact!ReplyDelete
RIDING YEAHReplyDelete
This update brought to you by coffee.
War wounds.ReplyDelete
Yay for riding.
I'm so glad Archie has healed up and you're back in the saddle!ReplyDelete
Lets hope the worst is behind you, fingers crossed for a better 2016ReplyDelete
I forgot how bad it looked, great job managing it!!ReplyDelete
All healed up and looking like a tough guy!ReplyDelete


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A manufacturing exodus from Nordic economies could lead to the loss of more than 200,000 jobs in the next five to seven years as investment continues to shift from developed markets to emerging ones, according to the Boston Consulting Group.
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Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden have been experiencing an erosion of manufacturing over the last decade, and BCG warns of continued declines if the region, which hosts some of the world's highest labor wages, fails to enact new policies designed to keep labor costs in check and manufacturing competitive.
Nordic economies have already lost a combined 1 million production jobs -- a decline of 40% -- since 1980. BCG says another 200,000 could be at risk through 2020.
"Manufacturing has historically been a critical driver of economic growth, employment, and healthy trade balances in the Nordic economies," BCG partner Andreas Alsen said, adding that "urgent policy action" is needed to keep the region's sector intact.
Among the most affected are young workers seeking jobs in key Nordic industries, including electronics, machinery, wood, products and transportation equipment. BCG says service industries would also suffer due to their tie to manufacturing.
To blame are steep labor costs compared with other emerging markets like China – a trend that has pushed investing to emerging markets from developed ones over the last two decades. High wages were also among the catalysts that pushed U.S. manufacturers overseas late last century, eroding the "Made in America" brand that has only recently started to rebound.
In an earlier report out of Denmark and Sweden, average manufacturing labor costs were found to be 80% to 90% higher than in China and Eastern Europe, and that's despite rapid increases in emerging-market wages.
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Unfortunately we have no info on this, but yes, evidently the Colbert Report's The Word, MTV News and Kayak.com apps have been pulled from the Marketplace. And that's just what we know of (anyone else see any others?).
Usually this happens because the app is broken, violates something in the Marketplace or perhaps the companies aren't happy with the app and what them redesigned (e.g. what happened with the Engadget app). It's even more odd since Colbert has been updated twice since its release, though it still shows v1.00.
We'll keep an ear out both as to a reason and if they return, but for now if you have 'em, best not to uninstall them.
Edit: Add 'Cartoon TV' to the list of missing apps and which we reviewed here.
(Thanks, SEKKDS, for the heads up)


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DOCUMENT RELEASE I am releasing documents to the public of my HOA Abuse. I REFUSE to be censored. This nightmare happened in the Piney Creek neighborhood in Bellville Texas Disabled Grandmother Becomes Social Warrior In Epic HOA Awareness Campaign for Homeowner Awareness
It is my constitutional right to express my thoughts on this blog. This blog is made up of facts and opinion and my goal is to bring awareness to homeowners to beware of out of control HOA's that lurk in your neighborhood.
This case of harassment is one of thousands happening to homeowners all over AMERIKA at this time. Keep all documentation between you and your HOA for your records. Here are a few pages of documents that I am releasing. I have compiled a few legal documents to release to the public. (yes its legal for me to do this) See REAL documents from REAL people in a court of law. My motivations for writing these blogs are to warn potential home buyers to be careful when selecting a neighborhood. Know your HOA BEFORE you make a large purchase. Seek
- My Story from Piney Creek Bellville Texas regarding out of control Homeowner Associations
Before you choose to purchase a property in the Piney Creek area of Bellville Texas, think again! The HOA changed the laws and rules to single me and my family out. They can do
something then. Start taking steps NOW. I have just been informed that HOA's will soon be subject to crimes for their actions. Some states are now changing the laws to make stalking and abuse from HOA's a CRIME, sadly it did not come in time for our family or this group of unbalanced (in my opinion) people in the Piney Creek association for homeowners would have been indicted for their crimes! (again in my opinion) But its a FACT that states are now making laws tp protect homeowners from criminal HOA's! I personally believe that the
phrase "domestic terrorists" are a good way to describe these groups. They terrorize you in your own home!
Did you know that when you purchase homes with HOA's there is legal language within that can take away your home? You are giving away your RIGHTS to the property that you want to purchase to people that you will not know anything about. I know enough to know that I have been done wrong and that there should be rules, regulations and guidelines to become "watchman" over the antics of Homeowner Associations. Further there should be a Bill Of Rights that the HOA must sign and agree to not over step normal bounds.
The REAL professionals that know much more about HOA laws are HOA Reform Coalition Of Texas and On The Commons Radio Show where I was a guest speaker on HOA abuse. You may want to consider to review this information BEFORE making a purchase of a home in an HOA controlled area. Also, people that live in HOA's NOW in my opinion I would suggest that one or more homeowners form a committee and make a Facebook Community page for your neighborhood. Not only will it get neighbors talking with one another, you can keep you HOA in check and you can report on any harassing HOA activity ASAP in your neighborhood.
Everyone needs to know how many lawsuits against homeowners are going on now in their own neighborhood for petty things. wrong color flowers, grass is 1/4 inch too tall, grass on sidewalk too far onedge.) Oh, yes there are LAWSUITS going on in courts across AMERIKA right now for these petty things!
Why? Because homeowners give the HOA's the power to control them! STOP IT -
BRAVO! My personal HOA case as well as several other homeowners / HOA cases finally have reached the proper channels! An inquiry and investigation is UNDERWAY SOON! Thanks to the many organizations and Facebook groups for your support in getting my case to the proper
Please share this blog and this story. You very well may be helping your own future! Over the course of the last 8 years many of my neighbors and then friends turned away in silence not "wanting to get involved" with this HOA problem. Actually there were a few kind souls in the area that tried to encourage us along the way as things imploded. They too dissipated. What do I want? What am I trying to accomplish? I ask myself this each and every day. I'm rebuilding my life all over again when I should be planning my Golden Years, I am starting all over! at my age! I want to be heard. I want anyone and everyone to know that what happened to me and my family can happen to your family too in a second. When I realizes how out of control these people were I had to take a stand! Pretty much I am a strong person, and can handle intense problems as they arise against me personally, but when I feel that my family is threatened by these actions my "mother instinct" kicks in to make me stand and fight to protect my families interests.
Please share this blog and this story. You very well may be helping your own future! Over the course of the last 8 years many of my neighbors and then friends turned away in silence not "wanting to get involved" with this HOA problem. Actually there were a few kind souls in the area that tried to encourage us along the way as things imploded. They too dissipated. What do I want? What am I trying to accomplish? I ask myself this each and every day. I'm rebuilding my life all over again when I should be planning my Golden Years, I am starting all over! at my age! I want to be heard. I want anyone and everyone to know that what happened to me and my family can happen to your family too in a second. When I realizes how out of control these people were I had to take a stand! Pretty much I am a strong person, and can handle intense problems as they arise against me personally, but when I feel that my family is threatened by these actions my "mother instinct" kicks in to make me stand and fight to protect my families interests.
|Here is a mediated agreement that we agree to sell our house. In exchange to sell chickens for one more year. Basically, they were running us out of town. But sadly our business was shut down and we lost our home and farm before we could sell it
|Here is a doozy! the then president of the Piney Creek HOA Larry Ray Dawson- DEMANDS the shut down of my website and business. He and his wife and all other board members were running businesses out of their homes.
Are these people CRAZY?
These blogs ( and all of their copies, news documentaries, videos, photos, release of documents, audio and all) are my right to share these legal cases.
All of the information that I or my marketing companies publish are to warn people about abusive HOA's and to know your rights. All of this information will forever stay posted on the Internet, Blogs, Videos and Social Media. The information about abusive HOA's will be on their permanent record. THEIR PERMANENT RECORD! Maybe potential home buyers will think carefully before purchasing a home in a neighborhood with an out of control HOA
But I do not want this disaster to happen to anyone. This is the reason that I MUST speak out! This is why new laws MUST be made. We all know that this is not the same America that we grew up in 40 or 50 years ago. People are
speaking out everywhere against injustice. I cannot KEEP SILENT anymore. Neither should you!
speaking out everywhere against injustice. I cannot KEEP SILENT anymore. Neither should you!
So even though I am a quiet reclusive type yet I feel compelled to speak out against injustice. This is all WRONG. All I wanted was to be left alone to have chickens as a small business in my backyard.
My family was violated and hurt, we lost all that we had due to a few "board members" of a homeowners association in Bellville Texas (Piney Creek subdivision to be exact. They would not allow a zone variance in our chicken
|Here Is A Letter Published On The Bulletin
Board Stating The HOA Intent To Shut Down My Business
My crime? running a chicken business in my backyard acres away from my neighbors that sold cattle and horses. It did NOT escape a Federal Judge that one of the board members Kathy Hayward ( a secretary on the board at the time) actually made the complaint about my chicken coop, she lived a mile away and she has a website http://www.countrychickens.com/ (since shut down I wonder why?) where she bought and sold chickens and fertile eggs! and she was on the board and Kathy was running her business from her home and in fact had actually sold me eggs and chickens!.... but I was not allowed to have a business, Why?
Larry Ray Dawson and his wife Denise Dawson had a gift basket company where they sold gift baskets to the neighbors. Larry Ray Dawson was the then President of the Homeowners Association in Piney Creek Bellville Texas. But I was not allowed to have my business Why?
Larry Ray Dawson filed false charges against my company with the TCEQ after never having even set foot on our property. Why?
And on and on.... There is not the need to re-hash eight long years of these unjust events.
It nearly amuses me at this point, now that I have left the actual area of Bellville Texas if Judy Manning (President/Secretary/Treasure and all other titles that she gives herself) if she is devising a way to spend more than the $100,000 that she has already used from the accounts of the Piney Creek account? To date this "HOA" have used funds of over $100,000, hired 8 law firms, 13 attorneys and harassed me for 8 years of my LIFE to close my chicken coop. Really?
Will Judy Manning and her board of directors spend more money now in a civil suit to stop me from telling the truth? How will the homeowners in Piney Creek subdivision react? When they know how that this HUGE sum of money has been used unjustly and was this money spent approved by the homeowners? I think not. In my opinion, Judy Manning, Bill Manning, Jimmie Byrd, Barbara Byrd, Bob Johnson and all of the rest of them likely did not ask the homeowners to what limits should they spend this kind of money.
So the good news by a miracle my poultry business survived and yes it was me that pulled myself up by my bootstraps. There was no one there to help me No
|What IDIOT allows such documents to be
filed in a court of law? The HOA
members themselves and other residents were
running their own businesses down the street!
Yet they shut down my business?
one. Thinking that I was all alone it this world and now I find that there are thousands of homeowners just like me suffering just to avoid problems in a hellish neighbor against neighbor dispute. many homeowners have suffered even worse fates than mine. See links below.
Thus far in my wars against ALL HOA's I have been a guest on national radio shows, http://onthecommons.net/ hear other peoples stories
Become a featured article in the HOA Reform Coalition of Texas, https://hoareformcoalition.org/…/texas-my-life-ruined-by-h…/
Many more blogs and news stories being published daily!
Read this back story and help me to share this story. We are trying to get laws changed forever to protect homeowners from "domestic terrorism" In my opinion. This is what HOA's have become, LEGAL domestic terrorists that can destroy your life and those around you.
|Here The HOA is voting to
change the rules again to their favor
Note: In over 8 years I have learned a little about the law... I am able to NAME these people in my blog as I am quoting PUBLIC RECORD. (not this is not liable in quoting public record) I am naming these individual that have LIED against me as its proven in a court of law. In my opinion this is despicable behavior coming from adults that are running the Piney Creek community Homeowner Association board!
If I still lived In Piney Creek area I would DEMAND an accounting of all funds spent by Judy Manning, Bob Johnson, Barbara Byrd, Jimmie Byrd and the others. In my opinion they are using the Piney Creek Association funds like their own piggy bank! Where is the accountability?
NOTES FROM Case No 09-34958
Here are the exact excerpts of Judge Bohm Decree Case No. 09-34958 that was finalized September 24th 2013. We will gladly assist you in getting you a copy from Harris County Federal court if you need direction to review this case.
· The WHOLE truth of this situation should be ultimately examined by the courts and with someone with the authority to create some common sense rules and guidelines or regulations to govern the unrestricted Homeowners Associations.
· C-18 No board representatives or board member has ever personally visited the property for the purposes of the investigation of the business.
(that is right they began lawsuits against me and my family without ever visiting my property)
· C-20 A neighbor that lives down the street was in the video at the SENS center meeting and states that they did not know that there were chickens and that there was no smell
(the HOA filed false charges against my business with the State of Texas with the TCEQ for environmental damage to community. this was admitted to under oath in a court of law)
· C-21 On May 27th (the same day as the SENS center meeting) the TCEQ performed a surprise inspection of Blue Star Ranch and found that we passed inspection 100% no chicken droppings, no odor and they concluded that we are using best management practices.
(proof that there was not an odor issue at my place of business. It was a LIE)
· C-23 The association failed to present ANY evidence that the property values in Piney Creek are due to chicken activities.
(HOA sent out letters to community that my business was damaging to property values again more lies)
· D25 Mr. Dawson 2012 board member states that under oath he has no personal knowledge of chicken breeding or egg production on the property.
(that's right he saw a website of mine and decided to file charges against my business, more over.. he lied to my IP provider and shut down my website three times caused me loss of business)
· D24 Ms. Hayward, The secretary on the board of directors, lives at least a mile from the property and has no personal knowledge of any noxious odors or increased in traffic due to activities and she based her complaint solely acquired from reading our website.
(she stated this under oath) NOTE- THIS IS THE ONLY ACTUAL COMPLAINT AND SHE LIVES OVER ONE MILE AWAY FROM MY HOUSE.
· D26 Mr. Dawson has never detected any noxious odors coming from the property.
(see he lies to state officials stating these things, files false charges with the state if Texas to start investigation.. but actually never even saw my property. More lies!)
· E28 ether property owners in Piney Creek operate businesses from their homes with the intent to make a profit. The association is aware of multiple property owners in Piney Creek that sell chickens, eggs and livestock including cattle.
(both Larry Ray Dawson past president and Kathy Hayward Secretary both were running businesses from their homes, may businesses in this rural location had cattle add livestock, chicken businesses)
· The Association has a history of allowing residents to operate a business in Piney Creek The association did not extend such an arrangement to the Fordyce's
(other businesses were allowed to openly operate in Piney Creek Bellville Texas... only the businesses that the HOA allowed.)
· Other Piney Creek residents including Ms. Hayward, Also raise and sell chickens and maintain chicken coops.
(Yes! you heard it here! the very person accusing me of running a business also sold chickens and had several businesses running from her own home!)
· JUDGE BOHM STATES: In sum after reviewing the entire record and applying "totality of the circumstances" test this court finds that in the preponderance of the evidence shows that the association's exercise of its authority has been arbitrary, capricious and discriminatory toward the Fordyce's. The judge based his findings ruled that no attorney's fees were to be awarded to the association.
(end of Judge Bohm Decree Case No 09-34958)
Maybe you will not have problems from your HOA. Do you know someone as a friend or neighbor and you get special treatment? This is an actual court case and a FEDERAL judge ruled against this HOA in Piney Creek Bellville Texas.
This is my back story: http://www.bluestar-ranch.com/chickens---hoa.html
All I Wanted Was My Own Small Chicken Business And To Be Left Alone
By MY HOA To Have A Simple Life With My Family-
Ok Its Time To "Take Of The Gloves" I'm Sick To Death Of Lawyers, Aren't You?
I sense a swelling in many homeowners hearts that they just can't take the abuse any longer. Well, you do not have to. So all of you STAND UP AND TAKE THE GLOVES OFF - its time to use other ways and means to achieve your goal of a happy home life in your own houses and backyards with out the interference of your HOA legal letters and lawsuits. Lets take back our own homes. If HOA's have to deal with residents rising against the legal nonsense and protesting against them publicly believe me it will cause them to think before you get another lawsuit for the wrong color roses in your flower box.
Stand up! We are Americans! Remember who you are, Wake Up! Take off the gloves.


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Katie Couric, like many midlife women, recently revealed that she has trouble sleeping on her Yahoo show "Katie's Take."
There are countless reasons for Couric and other women's fitful nights, but insomnia and menopause go hand-in-hand for some middle-aged women. New York based OB/GYN Rebecca C. Brightman, M.D. explains that unstable estrogen levels can disrupt sleep, causing insomnia in menopausal women.
Dr. Brightman reveals tips for easing insomnia and menopause, including her take on sleep aids and birth control pills. Need some relief from your menopause symptoms? Check out the above video.


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NEW YORK ISSUE 132 Oct 2008
Gloss Postproduction New York photography
Photographer: burkhard schittny
new york magazine fashion issue
Client: nissan usa
Photographer: jürgen berderow
Agency: tbwachiatday los angeles
Client: esprit
Photographer: esther haase
Client: hyundai usa
Photographer: oliver paffrath
Agency: goodby, silverstein & partners san francisco
Client: walt disney
Photographer: joseph cultice
Client: milk your diet
Photographer: francois rousseau
Agency: lowe new york
Client: toyota usa
Photographer: thomas strogalski
Agency: saatchi & saatchi la
Client: victory motorcycles
Photographer: garry owens
Agency: interger denver
The CGI team in NYC worked closely with photographer Joseph Cultice and Walt Disney to create the cover for the Jonas Brothers' new album that hit stores this August. The 1950s Times Square background was created from scratch in CGI, based on old maps and photographs. The Gloss 2D team in NYC was also responsible for the final look and feel. Other recent news:
- Garry Owens shot the Victory Motorcycles brochure for the company's 10th anniversary and new 2009 product line.
- For Esprit spring/summer 2008, Gloss worked on location in Los Angeles with photographer Esther Haase on over 100 images for print ads, POS and cabs all over NYC and the USA.
- Oliver Paffrath shot the launch campaign for the Hyundai G36 for agency Goodby, Silverstein & Partners.
- VW Beetle brochure for Crispin, Porter + Bogusky Boulder, Miami, with photographer Oliver Paffrath.
- Microsoft campaign for Crispin, Porter + Bogusky Boulder with Olaf Hauschulz.
- Honda Civic brochure for RPA Los Angeles with Jeff Ludes.
- Lexus RX brochure for Team One Los Angeles with photographer Simon Puschmann.
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HuHot Mongolian Grill, a leading create-your-own stir-fry concept, is adding to their sauce line-up. One of the restaurant's rotating seasonal sauces will become a permanent addition to the sauce bar this fall, and HuHot is asking their guests to decide which one.
"Our guests are very passionate about their favorite sauces and favorite recipe combinations. We want to harness that passion on social media," says Monica Minford, HuHot's director of web development. At HuHot, guests have control over every aspect of their meals. Now with the Save My Sauce campaign, they even get to decide which sauces are available on the sauce bar.
This multi-pronged online contest allows guests to vote on HuHot's website, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Pinterest. "We wanted to make sure we were communicating with our guests on their preferred social platform," Minford says. Guests can vote via an online ballot on the HuHot website or the brand's Facebook page. Hashtags are also counted as votes, so fans are encouraged to use the #SaveMySauce tag plus their favorite sauce's hashtag on Twitter, Instagram, and Pinterest. A list of hashtags and pin-able images are available online.
The Sauce of the Season program showcases a new limited-time sauce every three months, and the most popular will be making the transition to full-time sauce in November. So far over 2,500 guests have voted to save their sauce. HuHot will announce the winner September 3 so get your vote in by the end of the month if you want your voice heard!
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Here are 60 true love quotes. Do you want to be a true lover? If yes, you need a lot of true quotes. There are some good advises about true love.
True love is one of the most discussed topics that has been debated for centuries. Due to this reason we've collected & filled up this page with most popular true love quotes. Cynics often swear it doesn't exist, while hopeless romantics think everyone should set out to find their one true love. With science now showing that true love is not only possible but can actually last a lifetime, we've decided to look at the psychological elements that allow true love to bloom or fade.
Every people desire true love from his partner, but how many get it. It is about to create a good relationship with the true lover (own life partner). Having talked to them with lovely or quotes about true love according to the moment. Giving sometimes with them in the park or romantic place. And make them understand that you are a dedicated to them & love them than your own life. Thus, passing some days then get a good result.
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This page contains a lot of true quotes & true love status. It helps you to make a good relationship with your partner & find out true love. So, don't forget to share these true love quotes with your friends. It may help them.
Below are True Love Quotes of All Time
1# True love is like ghosts, which everyone talks about and few have seen.
— Francois de La Rochefoucauld
2# True love is inexhaustible; the more you give, the more you have.
— Antoine De Saint-Exupery
3# True love is eternal, infinite, and always like itself. It is equal and pure, without violent demonstrations: it is seen with white hairs and is always young in the heart.
— Honoré de Balzac
4# True love doesn't happen right away; it's an ever-growing process. It develops after you've gone through many ups and downs, when you've suffered together, cried together, laughed together.
— Ricardo Montalban
5# One of the most beautiful qualities of true friendship is to understand and to be understood.
— Lucius Annaeus Seneca
6# The course of true love never did run smooth.
— William Shakespeare
7# True love stories never have endings.
— Richard Bach
This is an ageless true love quotes
8# Be loyal to what you love, be true to the earth, fight your enemies with passion and laughter.
— Edward Abbey
9# Love always brings difficulties, that is true, but the good side of it is that it gives energy.
— Vincent Van Gogh
10# The only true love is love at first sight; second sight dispels it.
— Israel Zangwill
11# Rare as is true love, true friendship is rarer.
— Jean de La Fontaine
12# True love is not a strong, fiery, impetuous passion. It is, on the contrary, an element calm and deep. It looks beyond mere externals, and is attracted by qualities alone. It is wise and discriminating, and its devotion is real and abiding.
— Ellen G. White
13# A true friend knows your weaknesses but shows you your strengths; feels your fears but fortifies your faith; sees your anxieties but frees your spirit; recognizes your disabilities but emphasizes your possibilities.
— William Arthur Ward
14# True hearts have eyes and ears, no tongues to speak; They hear and see, and sigh, and then they break.
— Edward Dyer
It is one of perdurable true quotes
15# I could not tell you if I loved you the first moment I saw you, or if it was the second or third or fourth. But I remember the first moment I looked at you walking toward me and realized that somehow the rest of the world seemed to vanish when I was with you.
― Cassandra Clare
16# In true love the smallest distance is too great and the greatest distance can be bridged.
— Hans Nouwens
17# True love is usually the most inconvenient kind.
― Kiera Cass
18# True love is not the number of kisses, or how often you get them, true love is the feeling that still lingers long after the kiss is over.
— Anonymous
19# You only need one man to love you. But him to love you free like a wildfire, crazy like the moon, always like tomorrow, sudden like an inhale and overcoming like the tides. Only one man and all of this.
― C. JoyBell C.
20# True love always makes a man better, no matter what woman inspires it.
— Alexandre Dumas
It's an excellent quotes about true love
21# My brothers and sisters, true love is a reflection of the Savior's love. In December of each year we call it the Christmas spirit. You can hear it. You can see it. You can feel it.
— Thomas S. Monson
22# True love cannot be found where it does not exist, nor can it be denied where it does.
— Torquato Tasso
23# True Love is when you value your lover's happiness more than yours, and make their happiness your first priority.
— Anonymous
24# Genuine and true love is so rare that when you encounter it in any form, it's a wonderful thing, to be utterly cherished in whatever form it takes.
— Gwendoline Christie
25# True love is the best thing in the world, except for cough drops.
― William Goldman
26# True love is felonious… You take someone's breath away… You rob them of the ability to utter a single word… You steal a heart.
― Jodi Picoult
27# True love doesn't come to you it has to be inside you.
— Julia Roberts
28# True love is selfless. It is prepared to sacrifice.
— Sadhu Vaswani
29# True love makes the thought of death frequent, easy, without terrors; it merely becomes the standard of comparison, the price one would pay for many things.
— Stendhal
30# True love is the comfort of being stupid together.
— Anonymous
31# True love is quiescent, except in the nascent moments of true humility.
— Bryant H. McGill
32# True love is when you put someone on a pedestal, and they fall but you are there to catch them.
— Anonymous
33# True love will triumph in the end—which may or may not be a lie, but if it is a lie, it's the most beautiful lie we have.
― John Green
34# There is no true love save in suffering, and in this world we have to choose either love, which is suffering, or happiness. Man is the more man – that is, the more divine – the greater his capacity for suffering, or rather, for anguish.
— Miguel de Unamuno
35# None of us feels the true love of God till we realize how wicked we are. But you can't teach people that – they have to learn by experience.
— Dorothy L. Sayers
36# A true friend will not fail you when you need a friend the most.
— Anonymous
37# If you love someone but rarely make yourself available to him or her, that is not true love.
― Thich Nhat Hanh
38# Only true love can fuel the hard work that awaits you.
— Tom Freston
39# People confuse ego, lust, insecurity with true love.
— Simon Cowell
40# Many people walk in and out of my life, but only a true friend can leave a footprint in my heart.
— Anonymous
41# People say true friends should always hold hands, but true friends don't need to hold hands because they know that the other hand will always be there.
— Anonymous
42# Everyone always wants to know how you can tell when it's true love, and the answer is this: when the pain doesn't fade and the scars don't heal, and it's too damned late.
― Jonathan Tropper
43# Two things you will never have to chase: True friends & true love.
― Mandy Hale
44# True friends are those who came into your life, saw the most negative part of you, but are not ready to leave you, no matter how contagious you are to them.
― Michael Bassey Johnson
45# It is so difficult in the world for people to find love, true love.
― LaToya Jackson
46# True love isn't expressed in passionately whispered words an intimate kiss or a embrace; before two people are married, love is expressed in self-control, patience, even words left unsaid.
― Joshua Harris
47# It may be an old cliche, but I think true love will last; it has no end. But finding the right person is a very difficult thing.
— Bruce Forsyth
48# True love is like a pair of socks you gotta have two and they've gotta match.
— Anonymous
49# Only a fool permits the letter of the law to override the spirit in the heart. Do not let a piece of paper stand in the way of true love and headlines.
— Rod Stewart
50# True love is knowing a person's faults, and loving them even more for them.
— Anonymous
51# True love is rare, and it's the only thing that gives life real meaning.
— Nicholas Sparks
52# An acquaintance merely enjoys your company, a fair-weather companion flatters when all is well, a true friend has your best interests at heart and the pluck to tell you what you need to hear.
― E.A. Bucchianeri
53# I believe in the immeasurable power of love; that true love can endure any circumstance and reach across any distance.
― Steve Maraboli
54# True love doesn't need proof. The eyes told what heart felt.
― Toba Beta
55# It is only with true love and compassion that we can begin to mend what is broken in the world. It is these two blessed things that can begin to heal all broken hearts.
― Steve Maraboli
56# Ever since time began, people have recognized their true love by the light in their eyes.
— Paulo Coelho
57# True love is taking the risk that it won't be a happily-ever-after. True love is joining hands with the man who loves you for who you are, and saying, "I'm not afraid to believe in you.
― Cara Lockwood
58# True love is supposed to make you into a better person-uplift you.
― Emily Giffin
59# Once you find true love, don't expect to find it again. So hold on to it, hug it, embrace it while you have it.
— Anonymous
60# True love is finding your soulmate in your best friend.
― Faye Hall
61# True love is not a hide and seek game: in true love, both lovers seek each other.
― Michael Bassey Johnson


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Like me, she blogs about life after Corporate America and (like me) she's fun, intelligent, and witty. (Okay, my son would call that last little bit a "self call" but again, I couldn't resist.) It's precisely for all of these reasons – and to demonstrate that there is life after Corporate America – that I thought you might enjoy meeting Joanne Tombrakos, and hearing about her first novel, The Secrets They Kept.
Joanne, when you left Corporate America you planned – among other things – to write. Is it everything you hoped it would be?
I was really impressed with The Secrets They Kept. As I was reading the story the dialogue drew me in. Even though you write about a Greek family like your own, in the language I could hear Jewish mothers, Italian mothers, and even French-Canadian mothers. Do you find it surprising how universal the language of motherhood is?
Joanne, you chose to tackle two very difficult topics in this story – secrets, and mental illness. Why those topics?
I love that the story centered on the women and their complex relationships – too few novels do. Why do you think that is?
You chose to be your own publisher for this novel. I suspect that your business background came in very handy as you learned to be a publisher as well as a writer. What was the biggest challenge you found doing it yourself?
I can totally relate to that drive for perfectionism! With one novel under your belt, what can we expect next from you?
Joanne Tombrakos is a writer, business coach and speaker who inspires and creates change. She blogs on living and working after corporate America at onewomanseye. Joanne was born to first generation Greek-Americans. She lives in New York City. The Secrets They Kept is her first novel.


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Russell Howard
Brit stand-up Russell Howard is like a puppy who's just been fed a few Pixy Stix: He bounds across the stage with exceedingly good cheer, flopping about in a naturally funny way. He's also quite clever. The combination, on view in his series Russell Howard's Good News, is irresistable.
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Personnel Profile
Dr. April Conkey, Assistant Professor
April Ann Torres Conkey grew up on a small family farm in Poteet, Texas and is a proud Javelina Alumni. She came to Texas A&I University as a student in 1989 and earned a B.Sci. degree in Biology in 1993 as a member of the first class to graduate under the Texas A&M University-Kingsville name. Undergraduate research led to her Master's project focused on the anti-hemorrhagic response of woodrats to rattlesnake venom (National Natural Toxins Research Center, TAMU-K). In 2009 she earned a Ph.D. in Wildlife & Fisheries Sciences at Texas A&M University in College Station, Tx where she evaluated freshwater wetland mitigation permitting and project persistence along the upper Texas coast. After graduation, she taught at Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar with research on the diet of the spiny-tailed lizard. With a wealth of teaching experience and a diverse research background, Dr. Conkey joined the faculty at TAMU-K in 2012 as an Assistant Professor of Range and Wildlife Management and Wildlife Education Specialist.
B.Sc. in Biology, Texas A&M University - Kingsville, 1993
M.Sc. in Biology, Texas A&M University - Kingsville, 1996
Ph.D. in Wildlife & Fisheries Sciences, Texas A&M University, 2009
Research Interests
Dr. Conkey's research experience includes rattlesnake venom resistance in woodrats, waterfowl use of rice wetlands, freshwater wetland mitigation policy and spatial analyses, and the diet of the spiny-tailed lizard in Qatar. Current research projects include behavioral ecology and reproductive physiology of the Ethiopian hedgehog in Qatar, bird-window collision surveys on the TAMUK campus (Ecological Research as Education Network), and a wild bird curriculum and citizen science project. Her education research focuses on incorporating and assessing research case studies into K-16 lessons to teach fundamental ecological and wildlife management concepts.
Teaching Appointments
- RWSC 2330 Principles of Wildlife Management – undergraduate level
- RWSC 3310 Wildlife Management Techniques – undergraduate level
- RWSC 4385 Human-Wildlife Conflict Resolution – undergraduate level
- RWSC 3390 Wildlife in Literature – undergraduate level
- WSCI 6390 Wildlife Teaching Methods – graduate level
Contact Information
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Kleberg Ag Bldg., Rm 132
MSC 228 Texas A&M University-Kingsville
Kingsville, Texas 78363-8202
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Puffy Oven-Baked Dutch Baby Pancakes
We take dinner to my folks every night. They are elderly and my mom is disabled. So, it's time for payback for all the years they took care of me.
Their favorite dinner is breakfast. Yep, it doesn't get any easier than that! And, their all-time-favorite breakfast food is Puffy Oven-Baked Dutch Baby Pancakes.
They puff up while cooking in the oven, but deflate quickly when you take them out. More dense than regular pancakes, they are buttery and delicious soaked in syrup.
Of course, our favorite syrup, by choice is Buttermilk Syrup.
- 4 TB. butter
- 6 eggs
- 1 c. all-purpose flour
- 1 c. milk
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1 TB. granulated sugar
- 1 cube butter or margarine
- 1 c. sugar
- 1/2 c. buttermilk (or 1/2 TB lemon juice or vinegar added to 1/2 c. milk)
- 1 TB. light corn syrup
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 1/2 tsp. baking soda
- Preheat oven to 400°. Place 4 TB. butter in a 13x9" baking pan and set in the preheating oven to melt.
- Use your blender to mix the eggs, flour, milk, salt, and sugar.
- Pour mixture into melted butter in the baking pan.
- Bake for 10 minutes or until puffy.
- Cut into squares and serve with syrup. Also good with jelly, fresh fruit, or powdered sugar and freshly squeezed lemon halves.
- NOTE: You will want to cook this in a big stock pot, because it will foam up twice the size when you add the baking soda.
- Add the cube of butter, sugar, buttermilk, and light corn syrup to the stockpot . Bring to a boil and stir and cook for 1 minute.
- Remove from heat.
- Add baking soda and vanilla. Stir continually until it quits foaming.
- **If doubling recipe, don't double amount of butter.


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GRANGEVILLE — What's there to do on a cold December evening? How about an old-fashioned country cowboy gathering?
Gary and Judy Porter with Rid'n For the Cross Ministries invite everyone to their annual Cowboy Christmas gathering featuring special guest musician Joni Harms.
This year's event is set for Saturday, Dec. 7, 6 p.m. There is no cost; however, a love offering will be taken for Harms.
"We are very excited and grateful she is coming to bless us with her talents," Judy said.
Harms is a past recipient of multiple Academy of Western Arts awards including top honor for entertainer of the year in 2002 and female vocalist of the year in 2003, as well as the Song of the Year Award from the Western Music Association.
"We look forward to seeing you all at the barn for fun and fellowship and we bring the spirit of Christmas with a rich blend of cowboy Christmas music as well as a few traditional Christmas songs," added Gary.
The barn is located south of Grangeville at 43 Whitetail Drive. To get there head south past the golf course; past the Johnston Road cut-off turn right on Whitetail Drive. The Porters are the last place on the right with blue tin roofs. Bring a friend and bring finger-food to share.
Call 983-0112.
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I know many of you have felt this way for weeks now and I understand that. As I said last week, getting those thunderstorms with 65 degree temps on a mid February night was a tell tale sign.As impressive as the stratospheric warming is projected to be this month, it is a little too late.
This winter will go down as the big one hit wonder. For New England, it is one of the worst on record in terms of low snowfall. Temps overall where also very warm. So yes guys, my winter forecast was a bust I know that. I hate to take it on the chin but it is what it is. At least we got one historical storm and we all had fun tracking it (you all know I did). I will break down and review my winter forecast later this month.
So this week we have mild conditions with temps in the 50's and rain on Tuesday night into Wednesday morning as a front comes through..
In the wake of this front cold air moves into the area for the weekend..
This is where we do still have to keep our eye on a storm threat. Yes, some of the better weather models are not impressed with this threat but it is still on some maps. The GFS and Canadian for example still try to spin something up..
This wouldn't be anything major but still would cause flakes to fly with minor accumulations. At this time I am leaning towards more of a non event. Stay tuned in case anything changes.
In the wake of this, all signs are now pointing to a surge of warm air for next week..
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Cool one! Thanks for the link! :D
You can't beat STALKER. I've tried pretty much every game out there but, I've found none that put me where this game does. I start playing and get lost in a world that can be both beautiful and terrifying. I remember my first visit to the Yantar lab in SHOC. It was in the early hours of the morning, I was using headphones while sneaking around the lab. The atmosphere had me on the edge of my seat. Ten seconds later something totally unexpected happened and put my heart in my mouth. I paused the game, shaking like a little child and from that moment on for me it has been the stick by which all games are measured. And sadly they just don't measure up. STALKER is a thousand games in one. Set in a constantly changing, evolving world. The only time any two playthroughs are the same is when you hit that ENTER THE ZONE button at the start of the game.
Cool one! Thanks for the link! :D
No problem, It was linked over on GSC and I know there's plenty of people who use it here.
Hey Its My SweetFx Preset
Only registered members can share their thoughts. So come on! Join the community today (totally free - or sign in with your social account on the right) and join in the conversation.
If you use this and like it then this site may interest you. It gives presets for many games including the Stalker series on page 6.


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DIY Tip: Fire Flicker Effect
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Ok it's not that spooky... but if you're gonna film some ghost stories, you need a campfire. Here's a quick DIY tip to get the look without actually setting anything ablaze. Seems basic, but even big Hollywood productions do it!
Lesson Plan
What You'll Need:
- Desk lamp or clamp light (We use these)
- A dimmable incandescent light bulb
- CTO gel or an orange, non-flammable material
- Cheap light dimmer (we used this)
Tried anything like this before? Tell us how you did it!
Alternately, Lite Panels have dimmers built in. We use the Astra 1x1 panels with CTO gel inserts, and have had good experiences.


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I think I'm falling asleep and all that it means is I'll always be dreaming of you
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Title says it all I'm falling hard in a vicious love triangle I have my ex who has accepted me again but wants me to give her time to think things over.
Then you have my staff member from work, whose never going to date me but acts like she's intrested in me so I'm sitting here like da fuq?
Why cant I just be happy for once?


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Just a quick post today for those of you who are interested in the whole capsule wardrobe thing! I have just switched a few things in and out of my wardrobe for the autumn/winter and have my capsule wardrobe of 33 items ready for the months ahead. To show how doable this whole thing is, I'm even accepting the 33in33 challenge - 33 outfits in 33 days - in the hopes that you might be encouraged and inspired to pursue some simplicity in you own life in this area or another too!
For me, accumulating clothing had become a bit of a habit, and I was done with having too much stuff, particularly in the wardrobe department. It's my aim to keep life simple as much as possible so that I'm free to focus on what's really important in life. It means I can put more time, energy, money,and care into the areas of true worth and value.
If you're interested to follow along with my challenge or even join me, you can see more by following me on Instagram @vickikarg or follow the hashtags #project333 or #33in33


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Gus Van Sant VS. Lars Van Trier
We are prone to making comparisions, blame it on a liberal arts education. We call Lebron James the black Margret Thatcher (freedom of labour markets under the guise of private corporate incentives, HOLLER). These are two directors with three names. One of them made a great TV show about a haunted hospital and a bunch of high art films waltzing around in meangingful dresses; the other one made a bunch a films that have been about the romance of junkies and some street guys who were good at math. We are preferential to one Gus. But first Lars.
What is the story? To make something to challenge us as the audience is fine, but there should be joy in overcoming that challenge, something we are better for. In the Element Of Crime or in Dogville there was none of that beyond the feeling that the director was making a statement. Statements are great. But in making them the audience should feel the joy of having pushed the rock up the hill, knowing that the misery of it was worth something. Dancer in the Dark was not about that, neither was nothing else we have seen of his.
Vague imagery, congested dialogues, heavy handed symbolism is really 11th grade stuff maaaaan. Look at Gus Van Sant. He is doing things: giving imagery and voice to the boys in Columbine, giving life to the last few days of Kurt Cobain in there retarded junkie realness.
So we, being the judge and jury in this particular face off – Gus Van Sant wins!