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The Heart Is A Drum Machine, a documentary movie about music, featuring many musicians, directed by Christopher Pomerenke; was premiered at the Phoenix Art Museum on Friday, 06th February. A bunch of wonderful people have sent in their reviews and even recorded and transcribed some of the things John's saying in the movie.
The above's a trailer from its official website (go there to download it in full quality!) and below it would be some of John's lines from the movie itself.
I think any music of any worth has been done by people who were very interested in the eternal process of their soul and their mind that's taking place while they're writing music...and emotions. Uh, there've always been people who've been concerned with the process of what they do and haven't been very concerned with what the outer result of what they're going to do is-is when it leaves their sphere. Um, and I believe the more....even a great musician becomes concerned with-with what it is when it leads their immediate sphere, the more...the less contact you have with what's going on inside you, because you start to equate the music with the reaction that it's supposed to...what it naturally is, which is a something that takes place inside you, that you have been given a gift of being able to realise and to bring it a manifestation.
A child has this relationship to a creative force, you know? Yeah, your parents gradually, you know, they gradually shove your face in the concrete, and so do your teachers and school system and...everything's working against you, but...but...but the force of creativity nature is not working against you - it's right there for you, at any time! You just...you know, you just have to be ready not to judge yourself and to be open to whatever's gonna come through you and to-to be ready to not...to not...eeeh to not judge what comes through, but be alright with it, whatever it is, cause it's just the universe of expressing yourself.
Trailer stills
These are some stills taken from the HQ version of the trailer from the above mentioned website. Click on them to see them in their original dimensions.
Floored them?
As far as the directors' words go, here's an extended version of what was said earlier, from Phoenix New Times:
The experience of defining music confirmed all three men's original impulse of what music is without contradicting any of them. But two people put their appreciation on a whole new level. One was G.E. Stinson, a white blues musician who was suggested by Fjellestad and the other was John Frusciante of Red Hot Chili Peppers.
"He really floored us. We'd already gotten so many rich interviews, but he was . . . If music is here," says Pomerenke, holding his extended palm over his head, "then he was underneath it from the get-go," he adds, dropping his hand to his chest. "We talked to him for an hour and a half. We only got two questions in, but it doesn't matter, because he gave us the best interview of anybody. He talked about his cats. He went to some analyst primarily because he was concerned about how his cats appreciated his music."
"What his analyst told him," says Page, "was that his cats probably get some warm, loving feeling from his music but [that] music is time-based and cats don't have that understanding that it's starting here and ending here."
"Hans said we could probably make a movie just out of what he said," nods Pomerenke.
Don't hold your breath waiting for My Dinner with Frusciante anytime soon. The team's follow-up to The Heart Is a Drum Machine has already been green-lit, a documentary on Maynard James Keenan's winery. "We're gonna be shooting there for a whole year straight. The whole harvest, from dormant to in the bottle," says Pomerenke. "It's called The Grapes of Wrath."
I assume everyone here thinks that this would be a cool concept, though? Either way, you can read the whole article on the newspaper's website.
Some I-M.net readers' reviews:
John wasn't there. Maynard James Keenan, Fairuza Balk, and Matt Sorum were. Of John related news, Emily Kokal makes a statement in the beginning of the film. Charlie Clouser, who did some programming on Shadows Collide is in the film. Before the Beginning appears at least 2 times in the soundtrack. For as much as the directors loved talking to John, he spoke for about 2 minutes out of the 73 on the film. So I would imagine they have more footage of him. He is one of the few that was filmed on location, not at a film studio. HOPEFULLY, when there is a DVD release, they will have complete interviews as an extra. he film overall, was truly incredible, funny heartwarming and thought provoking. Definitely of value to any music fan regardless of John's contribution.
--- Anonymous
So I did get a chance to go to the premiere, and man was it an emotional experience.. aside the chit chatter that occasionally went on from viewers. I'm not going into detail how great the show was because I can't explain it in words... you'd have to watch it yourself and remember not to blink or steer away from it at all. Start to finish... no question about it...I got teary, and choked up throughout the movie. John killed the question asked (what is music?), but that is a given right... and out of the few people that received applause after their part, JF was one... pretty moving words I must say.
-- Robert Carillo
A review written by a Phoenix New Times Blogger also describes how the audience loved what John had to say in the movie.
Thanks ^_^
Many thanks to Anonymous who contributed the most of this. There are a lot of anonymous people, but this one deserves to have their name capitalised.
Thanks to Monica and Robert for first-hand news as well.
Last, but not the least, many thanks to Gizem and Anitka for some helpful links.


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When I saw my neurologist a couple of weeks ago, I was rather surprised that she had essentially zero interest in hearing what had gone on in the five months since I'd seen her last (though it could be summed up by the words, "no change"); all she was concerned about was the two weeks that had transpired since I'd hit my head. Nearly five weeks post-concussion, though, I better understand her focus. She's right: everything has changed.
The last two years of my life now comprises three eras: my life before the chronic migraines started (we shall refer to is was the B.M. era), the twenty-one months of daily migraines prior to the head injury (D.M.), and then these five weeks after the concussion (P.C.).
I'd found that things that I could accomplish in hours B.M. took days in the D.M. era, things that took days B.M. took weeks D.M., and things that took weeks B.M. took months D.M. If I thought everything took longer with migraines, it doesn't even compare to how much exponentially longer things take now. I've spent a week, for example, trying to write this post, but generally have to lie down after writing a few sentences and am too exhausted to write at all on most days. My previous entry, although mostly photos, nevertheless took several days to put together.
It's the fatigue that has surprised me the most. I've experienced the worst light sensitivity and the worst nausea in my nine years as a migraineur during these last few weeks, but those things, fortunately, have gradually abated. I've found, though, that getting worn out makes me extraordinarily vulnerable to seeing these symptoms reoccur. The stress and stimuli involved in seeing my neurologist, for example, left me too nauseated to even drink water and so light sensitive that the little bit of light filtering through my eyelids as I lay in a room with the lights off, doors closed, and the blinds shut was intolerable. It was more than a week before I even began to recover and I was nearly sent back to square one when I started having trouble sleeping because I was overheating in the night.
But beyond coping with stressors, the day-to-day exhaustion is considerable. During the D.M. phase, I might spend 18 hours in bed on a really bad day, but 12-14 was the more common range. P.C., on a GOOD day I'm only in bed for 18 hours. On a bad day (and there have been a lot of them), I may spend 21 to 22 hours in bed. I generally haven't been sleeping more than twelve hours, but I haven't wanted to be up during the other twelve hours when I'm awake. Trying to produce anything (like writing) has been nearly impossible, and I've gone as far as temporarily shuttering my Etsy store. I could have left it up and just ignored it, but the idea that someone might BUY something was exhausting. Watching a bit of TV on the internet has been a stretch most days (I've confined myself by and large to nature documentaries) and I haven't had the slightest interest in attempting something as long as a movie. I'm not always up for reading, but if I finally have reached my limit for lying in the dark while my mind wanders (I've done a considerable amount of "writing" in my head over these last few weeks), it's generally preferable to the light, movement, and sound to be found on the screen or, for that matter, in the real world. We've finally had a bit of nicer weather in this part of the country, but I'm better off when the sun isn't shining. There are just too many leaves out there, too much light and shadow. I've only left the house once for a reason other than a medical appointment and it was a mistake. I thought riding along on a twilight errand might be a welcome change of pace, but it was far too much light and movement.
Another P.C. change is that the one acute migraine drug that I'd found helpful D.M. no longer works. Time will tell, but my neurologist is not optimistic. The blow to the head may have caused a long term change to how my migraines work. Right now, my greatest relief comes from an anti-inflammatory from the ibuprofen family (which, fortunately, has not interacted negatively with my lithium as often as I feared it would, though it just so happens that today is one of the days when it has caused my lithium level to spike, which means I can't take more until my lithium level comes back down) and Vitamin B12 injections. My naturopath taught my parents how to give me them at home, so I've been able to have one twice a week. The most effective treatment, though, is lying in bed in the dark doing nothing. Having worn myself out completely in my effort to get all this down into writing, that is what is on my agenda for the rest of the day.
It's a strange life, and made stranger still because it resembles, in many ways, the months of migraines that preceded it. But this is undoubtably a new era, and a harder one. I hope that it won't be too many more months before it starts to get easier.

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Have a look and tell me if you enjoy my version of a simple the South Indian vegetarian meals platter I prepared for us.
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White Rice (I cooked using my rice cooker, which I got as Valentine's day gift from my hubby dear), mullangi sambar or Radish sambar, broccoli usili, cabbage poriyal, tomato / thakkali koottu, homemade curd, beetroot halwa, Appalam, vadagam vathal that we brought from our home town Tirunelveli (Palayamkottai market).


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Probably most people under the age of 70 would think this dog tapestry purse was a little corny, but it's my new favorite purse. I'll have to get a better photo of the design, it's amazing all the breeds on one little bag! It cost 30 cents, I love the strange junk you can find at the Goodwill outlet.
I guess I didn't mean to be looking down in every photo, but I am teaching my friend kathleen the ins and outs of the camera so all I have are photos of me looking down or really ridiculous laughing photos.
Jeans: Levis
Shirt: Thrifted
Necklace: Thrifted
Shoes: Amazon. I traded an old text book for these bad boys.
Purse: Goodwill outlet
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Its nearly christmas! Over the past few weeks me and my family have been buying lots of decorations and even a new tree. So I thought I would show you a few of my favourite things. In the past we had a silver, purple and white theme but it wasn't the typical festive so this time we thought we would go traditional with red, white, silver and a smidge of gold.
The first place I went to was Next I knew they had a lot of christmas decorations and as soon as I saw these I fell in love and at 50 items for £20 was amazing value this set consists of pine cones, baubles, felt hearts, bells and a star tree topper.
To match that set I bought 20 baubles to add other shades of red to the tree and as Next is very good quality I think these will last a long time.
I then went to B&Q (top pic) and Hobby craft(bottom pic) and fell in love with these decoration. they match the traditional, homemade, nordic christmas look we were going for and at £1 or £2 each I think that is so cheap especially as a lot came with three or four for £1. I think these will look super cute on the tree and make me so excited to decorate.
I then went back to Next and bought some bunting which is so nice. The first one spells christmas and I was thinking of putting it spread across the fireplace whilst the second one are really cute wooden stars and hearts with tiny LEDs in which are battery powered, I think these will look so nice when watching a christmas film with no lights on except the fairy lights on each christmas decoration will be pretty.
This has to be one of my favourite house decorations, it is a little tree which I am going to put in the middle of the table again it is battery operated to light up little LEDs and it is sooo pretty its unreal and is so christmassy.
so they are a few of my favourite things I bought, show me pictures of your christmas decorations using the hashtag #katielousfestivefridays and I will be sure to check them out. Can you tell I am overly excited :D


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My friend sent me this message: So wanted to thank you again for your example of battling through tough times and feeling comfortable in your own skin without makeup etc
I appreciate the sentiment but the fact is for the past few days every single night I've been thinking of slitting my wrists and overdosing. I have never been so suicidal and felt so awful in my life.
It's hard and it feels like to be honest that I will give up at some point in the next 7 years by the time I'm thirty just like Sylvia Plath . I know that's not what you want to hear but it's the truth.
I have been through so much pain in my life including a lot of abuse and rape that it is only natural that along with my borderline personality disorder and my bipolar disorder that I want to die.
I don't fucking feel strong at all right now and I can't say that to my friend. I learnt a fucking prayer tonight to try and stop me from killing myself.


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Posted by: Gianna | Sep 21, 2006 2:41:32 PM
Great Tee!
We also have some other EDUN shirts, and they're on sale.
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January 26, 2011
B is for Bench
37 comments:
- Cezar and Léia said...
Dear Francisca,
Wonderful idea, I know someone that will love this post!
I also like the choice b&w , and the set of beautiful benches is perfect!
My favorite? Hmmm difficult to choose, I think that one among huge columns!
Amazing and brilliant post!
- January 26, 2011 at 2:15 AM
- Pat Tillett said...
Nic pics! I like next to last photo. It looks like the bench is half sitting on it's leg and half sitting on a block or brick.
- January 26, 2011 at 2:31 AM
- Nanka said...
LOL!! those antique benches in the small photos may have been beautiful and reduced to this state over the years!! Wouldn't want to sit on them now for sure :D
- January 26, 2011 at 2:33 AM
- Sylvia K said...
Terrific post and photos for the B Day! Love the benches! You're very creative, Francisca! And the B&W are perfect! I hope your week is going well! Enjoy!
ABC Team
- January 26, 2011 at 2:42 AM
- Hooked on Memes said...
Wonderful array of benches!
- January 26, 2011 at 2:47 AM
- Sara Katt said...
Nice collection of benches. I must admire the inventiveness of the two-leggeds! And the variety of form that one item can have.
We cats try to keep life simple. All we need is our tongue and we can keep ourselves well-groomed.
Thanks for sharing. (Yes, I agree, monotone is good for certain images.)
Sara Cat
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- January 26, 2011 at 3:10 AM
- Roger Owen Green said...
A nice variety, well photographed.
ROG, ABC Wednesday team
- January 26, 2011 at 3:30 AM
- VP said...
I think that nothing show off better in B&W than in color, but this is my humble and obviously debatable opinion. I would have loved these benches...
- January 26, 2011 at 3:32 AM
- Francisca said...
VP, I can send them to you in color, if you want. Yes, color versus black & white is debatable, of course. In this case, the weather was rather gray already and I felt that any spots of color just detracted from the main subject.
- January 26, 2011 at 3:39 AM
- Dina said...
Some good improvisations to keep some of the benches standing.
A fun collection you made.
- January 26, 2011 at 3:46 AM
- cieldequimper said...
Fabulous! Creativity! And I love the last one.
- January 26, 2011 at 3:52 AM
- photowannabe said...
Oh, I love the benches and the treatment of them. You certainly have a wonderful eye.
Thanks for your comment on my post. I think the tree is called the Sweet Gum tree. Those balls are sharp and very messy when they fall on our grass. Pretty tree but such a pain!
- January 26, 2011 at 4:15 AM
- Rinkly Rimes said...
How about starting a 'bench' meme. Your collection would get you off to a good start!
- January 26, 2011 at 5:09 AM
- Wanda said...
Benches ~ What a variety...what a clever idea for B.
- January 26, 2011 at 5:27 AM
- tapirgal said...
Enlarging the small ones really does tell stories or at least make us wonder. I also love the well-used and reconstructed benches here. The shapes are very cool. I think they look great in b&w, although normally I'm liking color more these days.
- January 26, 2011 at 6:39 AM
- Tumblewords: said...
Wonderful B post. Love the calmness represented by the beautiful benches.
- January 26, 2011 at 7:25 AM
- Kay L. Davies said...
I enlarged the smaller pictures and am so glad I did! This is wonderful, Francisca!
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- January 26, 2011 at 8:33 AM
- Carolyn Ford said...
Some time ago there was a meme for benches. Your collection shows quite a range of styles too. Fun post,Francisca!
- January 26, 2011 at 12:16 PM
- TheAL said...
An empty bench can be a sad sight, but these are beautifully nostalgic shots! :-)
- January 26, 2011 at 12:45 PM
- chubskulit said...
B for Broken Plate, come and see.
- January 26, 2011 at 1:18 PM
- Sara Katt said...
I forgive you Francisca! In fact, you are First Commenter and get an extra link back to this blog!
Sara Cat
- January 26, 2011 at 2:11 PM
- Ann said...
In Singapore, the govt put bumps on the benched so you can't sleep on it. I am glad they don't do it in China.
Where are you on Lunar New year?
- January 26, 2011 at 4:33 PM
- mona said...
that is what i need at this moment i want to rest on a bench :) btw, MY ENTRY IS HERE have a peek :)
- January 26, 2011 at 5:03 PM
- Andy said...
Benches remind me of the police... there's never one around when you need one:)
- January 26, 2011 at 5:17 PM
- Jacob said...
Nice post, Francisca. I like benches, too, but I always think they are nicer when people are sitting on them, so I'd vote for that last photo!
- January 26, 2011 at 9:39 PM
- EG Wow said...
This is a very nice series of benches! I see they are a popular form of seating worldwide.
- January 26, 2011 at 9:39 PM
- jabblog said...
What a great variety of benches - all very inviting! I like your final photograph best, I think, with the man on the left looking at you and smiling.
- January 26, 2011 at 10:17 PM
- Jacob said...
Hi Francisca...
Now you're just being silly! It doesn't say "Drink Snow Drift," it says "Drink Coca Cola."
But I think you knew that and were just teasing me. :-)
Very nice to hear from you!
- January 26, 2011 at 10:40 PM
- Kim, USA said...
Such an awesome choice of today's meme and I like the black and white color too. Happy Wednesday!
Outdoor Wednesday
- January 26, 2011 at 11:25 PM
- fredamans said...
Beautiful benches! Great idea!
- January 27, 2011 at 12:13 AM
- helenmac said...
Francisca, beautiful photos; I too like the B&W. I am worried about anyone trying to sit on the third bench!
Helen Mac, ABC team
- January 27, 2011 at 3:43 AM
- Leslie: said...
Fabulous idea to do them in black & white! Gives a whole new dimension to the images. Hope you're having a great week. :D
ABCW Team
- January 27, 2011 at 4:08 AM
- Sallie (FullTime-Life) said...
What a good idea for this meme Francesca! Those are all very lovely -- and very inviting (I am at the age where benches are more tempting than they used to be ;>)
- January 27, 2011 at 4:49 AM
- Oakland Daily Photo said...
Interesting post. Each photo is like a portrait. The black and white really works.
- January 27, 2011 at 12:33 PM
- Grace and Bradley said...
Love this post, such beautiful lay out and photos.
- January 27, 2011 at 9:16 PM
- Kaori said...
Oh you are so right, Fransisca! Each bench looks like they have a wonderful story to tell :-D
Love how you took it in black&white!
- January 29, 2011 at 1:15 AM
- JM said...
The minute I saw this photos, VP came to my mind, I wonder why?... :-))) Great post, Francisca.
- January 30, 2011 at 1:03 AM


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Phil's Vienna blog
While Suzannah had to go into work during the week, I took a chance to sneak down to Vienna for a few days of sight seeing by myself. After taking public transport to the main train station, I found that I really didn't need to leave 90 minutes early, as they don't announce your platform until about 10 minutes before the train arrives. It is a 4.5 hour train ride through rolling countryside down to Vienna which was really relaxing and quiet. Upon arrival I decided to walk the 10 km or so from the train station to my hotel. Great idea, but true to form I started walking in the wrong direction and my phone didn't have data in Austria. Finally get my bearings and started off in the right direction. I then proceeded to walk exactly 1 street over from huge palaces and monuments so I didn't even see them. I made it to the hotel, changed into my running gear and head out for a run.
My run was in a park that was once a Royal garden with large trees and paths crisscrossing through it. Contrasted from this beauty are two massive concrete structures left over from WW2 that house anti aircraft guns and radio facilities. On my way back I walked past a restaurant that had a very "local" feel to it and so after my shower I walked back to have dinner. It was a pleasant evening, and I found the owner/waiter and asked for a seat. He spoke no English so he sent his daughter out to take my order. An authentic veal schnitzel and some great beer capped off day 1.
Day 2 started off with a ride on the metro system out to Schonnenborg Palace. This is the crown jewel of palaces in Vienna and is still in use by the Prime Minister for their offices. Its pale yellow exterior, amazing flower gardens, and fountains are a sight to be seen, but there is some amazing history in the interior. The palace tour is self guided and comes with its own audio guide. It got a bit cramped with larger tour groups, but was nice to be able to wander through at my own pace. Behind the palace is the large palacial gardens. Huge fountains, amazing views at the top of the hill, and a gorgeous summer day made this something I will never forget. From there I took a wander around the museum district to get a plan for the following day. Everywhere I went, I was treated to amazing architecture and scenery.
As soon as Suzannah suggested Vienna, I start looking to see if there were opera tickets available. Since I was by myself, I found a ticket close to the stage/orchestra to see Rigoletto. I booked a table at a really nice restaurant for 5pm thinking it would give me plenty of time to walk to the opera house. The restaurant had a 4 course "tour of Austria" with wine pairings, so I said what hell. The food was fantastic, however I was running out of time to make it to the opera house. I quickly paid the bill and almost had to run to get there, in fact I was the last person allowed in through the doors. Just in time! The opera was extremely beautiful (and tragic). After the show I took a long walk back, even finding an "Aussie" bar in the city center where I stopped in and watched neon kangaroos hop across the wall, while they played Midnight Oil, AC/DC and Powderfinger songs on the stereo. Day 2 was packed full of awesome.
Day 3 was spent in the museum quarter and the library. A quick train into the heart of the city and I soon found the library. This section of the building has been used since the 1700s and is lined with old leather bound books and artifacts. The history is palpable. Although the space isn't very large, it is very impressive. From there I walked over to the Kartensplatz museum. This museum has a massive collection of Baroque paintings. This style of artwork focused on the spread of Christianity throughout Europe and the paintings were commissioned for churches, royalty, and also taught to students by some of the great masters. I saw a lot of Jesus on day 3. Baby Jesus, teenage Jesus, Jesus hanging with J.T.B., angry Jesus, crucified Jesus, Jesus 2.0, etc. I spent hours wandering through the gallery with only a handful of other people. From there I found my way to Belvedere Palace that I had walked right past (1 street over) on day 1. More amazing gardens, paintings, plus a microbrewery. That night I booked into another nice restaurant that was hidden away down a narrow alley. There is something really relaxing about having a fine meal by yourself. This meal lasted over 2 hours and as I was leaving the waiter warned me that the next day was a holiday so some things may be closed for Corpus Christi.
My final day was meant to be spent at the main cathedral in the center of Vienna. After a quick walk, I arrived to find a large crowd gathered all around the cathedral. Flash back to last night's dinner where I was informed there was a religious holiday happening and then it made a bit more sense. I was able to go into the cathedral but as there was a special mass being held, I couldn't go all the way in. They had security at the gate turning people away who weren't there for mass. I could hear the priest speaking in Latin and then it became very still and quiet. The organ started to play and then the choir started. It was the Vienna Boys choir and it sounded like nothing I have ever heard before. I was standing there taking in the moment, when the security guard motioned me over and allowed me through to sit on one of the seats off to the side. As I was walking past he looked me straight in the eye and said "no pictures". So for the next 45 minutes I was able to sit in an old gothic cathedral, attending mass that I hadn't planned on (I've been to mass 4 times in my life, and 2 of those have been unplanned and at massive cathedrals). Afterwards there was a procession through town and the whole church went.
I know I only had 3 days in Vienna, but it felt like much longer. Honestly, I can't wait to, and hope I get the opportunity to, go back again.


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Thursday, October 14, 2010
Be Aware - FTU Tutorial
Supplies needed:
Scrapkit of Choice
Tube of Choice
Mask(s) of Choice
Font(s) of Choice
Filters: MuRas Miester & Eye Candy 4000
I'll be using the freebie kit by Clarey's Designz which you can find on her blog here.
Thanks Clarey for such gorgeous freebie!
Please make sure you leave her some love if you download!
The tube I'm using is a free tube by Ismael Rac and its in honor of BCA.
Please visit his site here for the tube (You still need a license to use his art)
Let's get started!!
Create a new 700x700 image and floodfill with white for now.
Open up Clareys round frame and resize it by approximately 20%.
You can resize it a little more if you find its too big.
Add a dropshadow of 1, 1, 30, 3, color back and hit ok.
Next, open up paper #7 from her kit and resize it by approximately 20%.
Resize the same paper again by another %75.
Copy and paste as a new layer below the frame layer.
Take your magic wand and click inside the circle of the frame layer.
Go to Selections, expand and expand it by 5.
Then go back to Selections, invert (make sure you on the paper layer) and hit delete.
Open up the buttefly scatter element and resize it by approximately 10%.
Copy and paste as a new layer below the paper layer of your tag.
Now go to Effects and find MuRas Meister - effect: copies.
Apply the following settings and hit ok.
Now while on that same layer, go to Layers, Load/Save Mask, Load Mask from Disk.
Im using Mask # 133 from Weescottlass and you can find her masks here.
Apply the following settings:
Once done, in your layer palette right click on the mask layer and merge group.
Open up your tube of choice.
If you're using the tube I'm using then follow these instructions.
Choose the tube layer hide out the rest and copy merged and paste as a new layer.
Resize the tube layer by approximately 85%.
Now we're going to put some of the image inside the framed layer by following these settings:
Take your selection tool and while holding down the ctrl key, select the parts you want outside the frame.
Refer to the following image for reference.
Once you've done that go to right click on the tube layer in your palette.
And promote section to layer and go to Selections and select none.
Bring the main tube below the frame layer and leave the cut parts above it.
Now it should look like the layer is hanging out of the frame.
Add a dropshadow of choice to your main tube layer.
Next open up paper1 and resize it by approximately 20% and paste as a new layer.
Make sure its at the bottom of your layers (just above the white background)
Go to Layers, Load/Save Mask, Load Mask from Disk.
This time we'll be using Mask #404 from Insatiable Dreams which you can find here.
Its in the Mask set #9.
Apply the same settings as before.
Refer to the image for the first mask that you applied.
For the text "Be Aware" I used the font impact, size 125.
I opened 2 papers of choice and resized them by 20% each.
Type out your text of choice and right click on your materials layer.
Choose other and then select the tab pattern.
Look for your first paper and then hit ok and do the same but alternate your papers.
Once done, go to Effects and choose Eye Gradient 4000 and apply the following settings:
For the breast cancer ribbon I chose the darker one.
Resize it by approximately 10% and then by another 85% or so.
Add a dropshadow of choice to the layer and right click in your layer palette and hit duplicate.
Position them over your letter A's or to your liking.
Open up the pink branch and resize it by approximately 10%.
Paste as a new layer below the framed layers and position it to the top right of the frame.
Add the same gradient glow as above and a dropshadow of choice.
Duplicate that layer then go to image, mirror, then back to image but this time flip it.
Now open up the bra element and resize it to your liking.
I placed mine as if it were hanging over the finger.
Add a dropshadow of choice.
For my name I used the font carpenter script size 150.
Go to Adjust, Add/Remove Noise, Add Noise and add the following settings and hit ok.
Now add the same gradient glow settings as above and a dropshadow of choice.
Don't forget to add any necessary copyright info and tag your work!
Hope this tutorial was easy to follow (its been awhile)
If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to leave a comment.
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We have less than 2 weeks to go until our 11th Annual Denim and Diamonds Gala! We absolutely cannot wait :)
Here is some info for the night of:
The NYC-themed event – appropriately titled "A Night in the Big Apple" – will feature plenty of tributes to the concrete jungle where dreams are made – including some very special surprise entertainment. The Saturday, October 25th bash begins at 6 p.m. at the Marriott Harbor Beach Resort and Spa in Ft. Lauderdale. With guests dressed in the comfort of their best denim paired with formal attire, the event boasts lots of new surprises. As always, the gala features the typical favorites: an elegant cocktail reception courtesy of BACARDI U.S.A., delicious dining paired with wines from World of Wine Guide Imports, plenty of dancing and a beer tasting station by The Mack House & Holy Mackerel Beer. The lavish silent auction will include items such as a seven-day Norwegian Caribbean Cruise, Les Paul Gibson guitar, introductory flight lessons, website design package, gourmet meal delivery package plus exciting trip packages and dining experiences. There is always a raffle at the gala - and to celebrate this year's theme - the raffle is titled "A Little Apple in the Big Apple" featuring a chance for guests to win a coveted iPhone 6 Plus.
Sponsors for this year's Denim & Diamonds Gala include Bluegreen Vacations, Aetna, 22 Squared and Citrix Systems, Inc.
Gala tickets are $250 per person and $450 per couple. Sponsorships start at $3,500. For more information, contact Christie Galeano at 954-564-3512 or visit www.DeliverTheDream.org.


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Friday, February 15, 2013
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It's true: there's no place like home. Especially if it's full of people and treasures you love (** Have a very blessed weekend.ReplyDelete
Dottie, I am a homebody. I totally agree with Jane Austen. So glad you had a lovely weekend. Have a beautiful weekend. BonnieReplyDelete
Lovely photos and I know what you mean. I's so nice to stay home. Have a great weekend.ReplyDelete
Your sky photos are fabulous and look at that loaf of bread! I may bake one this weekend. I am so in the mood for fresh bread! Maybe I'll have a stay home weekend and relax! Sweet hugs, DianeReplyDelete
We will spend next week at the Mayo Clinic....but the week after that, I hope will be a home week with plants, sunsets, books and fresh bread just like yours!!!ReplyDelete
I totally agree. You already have Cleome blooming...how wonderful is that!ReplyDelete
Beautiful pics Dottie...............and I LOVE the Snoopy heart mug!ReplyDelete
I haven't been home much this past year and a half, travel has been taking me to magical places!
Now I've a couple of months to return to 'homebody' status and I'm thrilled at the thought - so much to catch up on.
Happy weekend - Mary
I'm also a homebody. Love your photos, everything is lovely, homey and comforting.ReplyDelete
Wonderful photos Dottie and sometimes it is nice just to stay at home.ReplyDelete
Have a good weekend.
OH look at the delicious bread! :)ReplyDelete
Visiting from favorite things and you just hit upon many of mine!ReplyDelete
I'd love to stay at home for a week. Love you pictures! Have a nice weekend. RegulaReplyDelete
it looks like you had a wonderful week.ReplyDelete
Beautiful "home" images Dottie!ReplyDelete
I love being at home too - I can almost smell that wonderful "just out of the oven" loaf from here!
Magical sunset and that starry sky.
Shane ♥
Looks like it was a lovely week filled with those simple moments that are the very best of all. We never see such a starry sky but your sunset looks just like ours did Thursday night. Wishing you a wonderful weekend. TammyReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 16, 2013 at 12:36 PM
Hey, thanks for stopping by to see me at Redo 101 - re: Kroger senior citizens card discount, be sure it's attached to your Kroger card, then the 5% will automatically come off each Tuesday that you shop. You may need to go to customer service to get this in place. Happy shopping!ReplyDelete
Hugs ~ Mary
You must have baked bread -- that loaf looks so good! And the sky shots are beauties!ReplyDelete
As always, gorgeous photos. Now I'm hungry for a nice warm piece of crusty bread!ReplyDelete
Thanks so much for joining in this week!
Perfect photographs for this Homey post! Beautiful!ReplyDelete
I found you over at Deborah's & thought I'd visit. I loved your photos! Especially that sunset. BEAUTIFUL!!!! Sometimes staying home is the BEST! Aren't we lucky to have our beautiful homes. Have a great week.
Isn't home and puttering and getting comfy the best?!ReplyDelete
Oh! I adore Snoopy, love your mug! My daddy and I used to read Peanuts together in the L.A. Times each morning when I was a child. :) Is that a a calla lily inside? I love them, so very elegant.
Gorgeous photos Dottie, wish I could see those skies in person.
Happy week to you!
I love the photos.ReplyDelete
Rick ~ Your latest follower.
Such pretty photos! I loved looking at the baked bread and wish I could have smelled it! JeanReplyDelete
Looks like it was a pretty fun week. I love your blue and white dishes.ReplyDelete
Jane says it so well!ReplyDelete
Your photos are lovely.
I really need to learn how to bake bread!
My thoughts exactly!!!! I could stay home day after day and be perfectly content!ReplyDelete
A virtual page of beauty in serenity!ReplyDelete


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Hard water does more than dull your hair and shorten the life of your white clothes and turn them gray. It brings into the average home the equivalent of 90 pounds of dissolved rock which deposit calcium and magnesium in pipes and, particularly, on the heating surfaces of industrial boilers, home water heaters, washing machines and dishwashers. As a result, water softening systems that remove calcium and magnesium have become popular; some consider them a necessity for industrial boilers, institutions and private homes. If you have hard water, you need a salt-regenerated water softener.
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Sunday, January 13, 2008
Maternity session with Sarah & Josh
On New Year's Day, Sarah and Josh came over to do a maternity session maybe only 12 hours after leaving from the New Year's Eve party the night before. We all may have been a little sleepy still, but I don't think you can tell. This shoot was a great deal of fun and they were willing to do just about anything! I couldn't have asked for better subjects. Just look at how pretty and colourful they are! Looking through all the photos, and just seeing how sweet they are together, I know they will be fabulous parents to this lucky little boy! Here's just a couple pictures to tempt you toward the slideshow at fun tattooed maternity photo session
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(LINTON) - Two men were arrested after they allegedly entered a home in Linton Saturday morning and beat a man, putting him in the hospital.
The man suffered several abrasions, contusions, swelling and a broken nose and a concussion.
Police arrested 30-year-old Jared Rush of Lyons and 28-year-old Ryan Wilson of Sullivan on felony charges of battery resulting in serious bodily injury and residential entry. Both will appear in Greene County Circuit Court this morning for an initial hearing.
Police are also looking for Rush's ex-girlfriend, who had spent the night in the victim's home.
According to Linton police the two men allegedly entered the man's home without permission and hit and punched him repeatedly. Officers were called to the Greene County Hospital and alerted to the beating.
The victim told police that he woke-up around 9 a.m. Saturday to the sound of someone knocking on his door. When he answered he found Rush and Wilson standing on his porch. The men was looking for a woman and wouldn't leave until they spoke to her. The victim told the men the woman was not there, but then agreed to go get her. The victim attempted to close the door and that is when one of the men prevented him from shutting it and both entered the home.
When Rush did not find the woman he hit the victim in the face knocking him down onto a couch. Then both of the men began repeatedly punching him in the face and body.
After the beating the victim screamed at the men to leave, the woman entered the room and threatened to call police. The men fled. The victim then asked the woman to leave and the victim called a family member to take him to the hospital.
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Students as Co-inquirers: A Requisite Threshold Concept in Educational Development?The Journal of Faculty Development (2012)
For over a decade, Western Washington University has sponsored the Teaching-Learning Academy, bringing students, faculty, staff, and community members together as co-inquirers into overarching questions about teaching and learning. In this safe space, participants frame one research question of interest each year; sharing their perspectives and lived experiences to create understandings about education that frequently rise to the level of threshold concepts. In this article we explore some of the results of the co-inquiry process, illustrating the important contributions students make to answering the shared questions and to translating the TLA findings into an enhanced institutional learning environment for everyone.
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Publication DateSeptember, 2012
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Citation InformationCarmen Werder. "Students as Co-inquirers: A Requisite Threshold Concept in Educational Development?" The Journal of Faculty Development Vol. 26 Iss. 3 (2012) p. 34 - 38
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2:42 groups at CIL are how we connect, grow, share, and serve together. The name is taken from Acts 2:42 and refers to how the community of believers in the early church lived their lives. The groups are always open to new folks.
The group meet in semesters with most groups occurring every other Sunday night in homes or on the CIL campus. One group meets for brunch after the 9:00am service. There is a Wednesday group that meets at 6:30pm on the Wednesday after the Sunday groups meet.
Fall Session: Oct. 21, Nov. 4, Nov. 18
Leaders: Mike and Daphne Briley
*Brunch group after the 9am Service
Contact: 615-218-6450
Primarily singles and couples in their 40s, 50s, and 60s.
Leaders: Ben and Jennifer Cordray
Co-Leaders: Jacob and Tara Sprouse
Contact: 615-663-6714
Primarily singles and couples in their 20s and 30s and 40s
Leaders: David and Robin Broyles
Contact: 503.939.6546 or 503.761.4455
Open to married couples and single adults of all ages
Leaders: Danny and Kim Goin
Co-Leaders: Jonathan and Danielle Kidd
Contact: 615.717.5538 or 615.955.0563
Primarily singles and couples in their 20s and 30s
Leaders: Ched and Danielle Heiss
Co-Leaders: Nick and Normandy Barry
Contact: 561.239.0527
Primarily couples in their 20s and 30s
Leaders: Tommy and Amy Hollinden
Co-Leaders: Syd and Gina Shaw
Contact 615.554.2287
Primarily couples in their 30s, 40s and 50s
Leaders: Tate and Laura Rivera
Co-Leaders: Daniel and Rachel Robertson
Contact: Tate 615-948-1556
Primarily marrieds 20s, 30s
Leaders: Chris and Kelli Muti
Contact: Chris 615-479-9849
Singles, College-age, 18-25, meets in CIL Living Room
Leaders: Roger and Tracy Shea
Co-Leaders: Tony and Mel DeLaRosa
Contact: 615.943.3393
This group, primarily couples in their 30s, 40s, and 50s meets in the CIL lobby.
FrontLine Student Ministries – Students in grades 6 through 12 meet on the CIL campus.


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Emoh Ruo (Our Home spelled backwards) is a fresh, quirky new comedy about a young couple who buy their first "dream" house in a distant Australian suburb. The frustrations of beach-bum caravan living finally catch up with Des and Terri. They decide, against his better judgment, to buy a house through a suspiciously cooperative finance agency. Predictably, everything goes wrong—the house is cheaply built; Des must get up at 4:00 am to get to work; their son, Jack, has no one to play with; and their only neighbors are noisy bigots. When Des loses his driver's license after being booked for drunk driving, things go hilariously downhill even further.
Emoh Ruo is played with broad humor and deft comic timing. Beyond hearty chuckles for all audiences, it will certainly be remembered for introducing several fresh new actors to the screen—Joy Smithers as Terri; Martin Sacks as Des; Jack Ellis, a natural child actor, as their son; and, in particular, Philip quest is Des's go-getting brother, a tire-salesman ("Rubber Talks!") always on the make.
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Canada - 16.8.2011
Hi Milan and Milena,
Just a quick email to let you know that MS Kart is the Canadian Rotax DD2 Masters Champion !
A complete press release will be prepared and sent to you by Wednesday of this week.
The kart was excellent to drive and has of course raised a lot of questions as to the origines of the kart. Great job on the assembly of the kart and I will speak to soon...
Best regards,
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(Torrance, CA, September 6, 2017) Four-time California Lightning Sprint Car Series Champion Bobby Michnowicz notched his third CLS/USAC Lightning Sprint main event win in a row last Saturday night at Jim Naylor's Ventura Raceway. The victory was the Lomita based driver's sixth win of the year and allowed him to pull into a second-place tie with Aiden Lange in the championship standings with four races to go in 2017.
As per usual, Michnowicz, in the Tshirts By Timeless/Pflum Wagner Racing/Fuel Safe Racing Cells/Cold Fire West/Fabozzi Metal Works/Outlaw Wings/Kaiser Wheels/Circle Track Performance/Super Shox/DLX 2011 Kawasaki ZX10, was starting in the middle of the pack. This week he was starting on the inside of the fifth row in ninth and he had some fast competitors in front of him. The first two rows featured a bevy of the youngest and fastest driver in the CLS with Gardena's Dominic Del Monte and Eric Greco of Palmdale on the front row. The second row had Cody Nigh of Camarillo and second place in the point standings, Lange of Lakewood. The next two rows had some equally fast drivers, but all have more than a few flecks of gray in their manes. They included a pair of past champions, Brent Sexton of Lakeside and Jarrett Kramer of Spring Valley in row three and Chris Dickey of Murrieta in row four along with Kingsburg's Doug Nunes.
Del Monte, who has been coming on like gangbusters of late, got the jump over Greco at the start of the 25-lap main. Nigh, who blew engines in his own car the previous two races, was making his first ever appearance in the Zach Zauss owned #29 and he quickly relegated Greco back to third before the end of the first circuit.
Del Monte's lead was short lived as he slid down into the infield heading into the third turn on lap two. That saw him drop from first all the way back to fifth. Nigh inherited the top spot at that point and had a comfortable lead over Greco, Lange and Sexton.
Michnowicz started getting the fans attention on lap six when he drove around the outside of Lange to take the fourth spot. One lap later, he raced around the outside of Sexton coming off turn two to move into third.
Michnowicz had obviously found his sweet spot on the racetrack and was advancing towards the front in a hurry. He closed in on second place Greco and relieved him of the runner spot at the end of the ninth lap. All that was left for him was to hack away at the comfortable lead his nephew had built and worry about the upcoming lapped traffic.
The lead duo had no problems with the lapped traffic, but it was obvious to see that Nigh was soon going to have a problem with his uncle. Michnowicz had reeled in last season's "Rookie of the Year" and was about to make his move for the lead on lap 14 when the Kris Kornder yellow flag slowed the field for the only time in the race due to Dickey slowing on the front straight. That yellow may have thwarted Michnowicz' attempt, but the handwriting was on the wall.
Once the green came back out Michnowicz dove to the inside and going down the back chute, he slipped by Nigh for the lead. He quickly waltzed away from the pack and built up a huge cushion between himself and his closest pursuer. Rather than play it safe, he waded into massive lapped traffic as he tore his way around the track. By the time the checkered flew on lap 25, he had lapped his way all the way past the tenth-place car.
Lange got by Nigh late in the race to finish second. Nigh took third with Nunes fourth and Kramer fifth. In addition to be the main event winner, Michnowicz was also the "Hard Charger" picking up eight spots in the race.
"I thought this was the ocean, but it is hot," the happy winner said after exiting his car. He then responded to announcer Jim Naylor asking about him winning by half a track. "We don't have mirrors in these cars so I kept on going. I killed my right rear. It was hot, the track got dry and slick and there were two grooves. Maybe even three if you could run your car through the black. We were fortunate to hit the set up perfect and could put the car anywhere on the track."
Earlier in the night, Ventura local Bruce Douglass out qualified the field with a lap of 12.204 around the seaside oval. Michnowicz timed in second quick when he got around the track in 12.420 and Nunes was third fast with a time of 12.481. Douglass put in a bid to sweep the show when he won the first heat of three heat races. Nigh and Del Monte won the other two.
Michnowicz' win pulled him into a second-place tie with Lange in the championship standings. They are 104 behind season long leader Kramer with only four-races to go. Nigh is currently fourth in the standings with Greco fifth.
The CLS gets a couple of weekends off before returning to the Bakersfield Speedway for the fourth time this year on September 23rd.
The California Lightning Sprint Car Series would like to thank the following sponsors for helping make the 2017 season possible: Christian Stover Foundation, Circle Track Performance, Cold Fire West, DK Fabrication, Extreme Muffler, Fast Undercar, Hoosier Tire, Keizer Wheels, Outlaw Wings, Racing Optics, Rod End Supply, Saldana Race Products, Sander Engineering, Speedmart, Speed Partz, Super Shocks, T Shirts by Timeless, Woodland Auto Display.
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Ventura Raceway Main Event (with finishing positions)
1. Bobby Michnowicz – Lomita – 9th
2. Aiden Lange – Lakewood – 4th
3. Cody Nigh – Camarillo – 3rd
4. Doug Nunes – Kingsburg – 8th
5. Jarrett Kramer – Spring Valley – 6th
6. Brent Sexton – Lakeside – 5th
7. Kevin Michnowicz - Lomita – 13th
8. Eric Greco – Palmdale – 2nd
9. Dan Hillberg - Placentia – 15th
10. Pat Kelley – Chino – 17th
11. Ken Coulston – Bermuda Dunes – 12th
12. Dominic Del Monte - Gardena – 1st
13. James Turnbull - Indio – 14th
14. Dale Gamer - Anaheim – 11th
15. James Heling - San Bernardino – 18h
16. James Squire III – Lakeside – 19th
17. Jon Squire – El Cajon – 16th
18. Bruce Douglass – Ventura – 10th
19. Chris Dickey – Murrieta 7th
California Lightning Sprints Championship Point Standings
1. Jarrett Kramer – Spring Valley – 1646
2. Aiden Lange - Lakewood – 1542
2. Bobby Michnowicz – Lomita – 1542
4. Cody Nigh – Camarillo – 1389
5. Eric Greco - Palmdale - 1292
6. Chris Dickey - Murrieta – 1247
7. Brent Sexton - Lakewood - 1158
8. Dominic Del Monte - Gardena - 1095
9. Wyatt Downing Lakewood – 1003
10. Dan Hillberg - Placentia – 984
2017 California Lightning Sprint Car Series Schedule
March 11: Imperial Valley Raceway – California Midwinter Fair – Jarrett Kramer
March 12: Imperial Valley Raceway – California Midwinter Fair – Bobby Michnowicz
March 25: Bakersfield Speedway – Civil War with BCRA – Jarrett Kramer
April 8: Ventura Raceway – USAC National – Rained Out
April 22: Bakersfield Speedway – USAC National – Bobby Michnowicz
May 5: Silver Dollar Speedway – Civil War w/BCRA – Chris Dickey
May 6: Placerville Speedway – Civil War w/BCRA – Zach Keefe
May 27: Perris Auto Speedway – Salute to Indy - USAC National – Bobby Michnowicz
June 3: Ventura Raceway – USAC National – A.J. Bender
June 17: Bakersfield Speedway – USAC National – Charlie Caraccilo
June 24: Santa Maria Raceway – USAC National - Chris Dickey
July 8: Ventura Raceway – USAC National – Charlie Caraccilo
August 2: Ventura Raceway – Fair Race - USAC National – Bobby Michnowicz
August 26: Perris Auto Speedway– USAC National – Bobby Michnowicz
September 2: Ventura Raceway – USAC National – Bobby Michnowicz
September 23: Bakersfield Speedway – USAC National
October 7: Ventura Raceway – Civil War w/BCRA
October 28: Ventura Raceway – USAC National
November 18: Bakersfield Speedway – Western States Lightning Championship USAC National
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You learn about Bitcoin, it seems very futuristic, the idea of just currency with a fixed rate of inflation… what is it, roughly 50 bitcoins are born every 10 minutes. What concerns me is this Mining process.
As many people as want to run these Mining servers, they form the backbone of the system, and it is my understanding that they act as a sort of distributed clearing house and generator of new bitcoins in the system.
How Bitcoins are Generated
To generate new Bitcoins, all of these servers are constantly attempting to solve a cryptographic problem (of a known difficulty). Say there are 10 mining servers out there, the system automatically adjusts the difficulty of the problem such that one of these ten servers is going to generate a Bitcoin block (50 bitcoins) once every 10 minutes. If there are a million people running mining servers, the system bumps up the complexity in order to make sure that only one of these servers finds a solution.
In other words, there are thousands (maybe one day millions?) of servers out there being asked to churn on busywork for Bitcoin. This isn't just any busywork, people are throwing massive GPU power at this stuff to generate Bitcoin. The people who run them are, literally, banking on the idea that if they run more Bitcoin servers they are more likely to land a new Bitcoin block. This is like creating money out of thin air…. or is it?
Bitcoin's Carbon Footprint
Think of this difficulty adjustment as bumping up the carbon footprint of Bitcoin. The more people that run mining servers in this system, the higher the difficulty of the solution, the larger the footprint in terms of energy used. So much energy is being used that the community has started to compare efficiency ratings of various rigs and Bitcoin miners have been raided because the energy profile resembles that of an indoor grow operation.
On the one hand, I understand that Bitcoin mining is the incentive that the network uses to encourage people to setup the infrastructure that makes Bitcoin possible. On the other hand, doesn't anyone see how, if and when Bitcoin becomes useful, it starts to consume more and more energy.
Since most of electricity is from coal, someone should relate the current difficulty factor for Bitcoin mining to "number of metric tons of coal produced". As of March 2011, people were talking about the power of Bitcoin's network as being in the ~5 PetaFLOPs range. If we look at the cost of a FLOP from Wikipedia it lists 1 GFLOP at around 1.29 watts.
You see those power plants over there, they generate 50 bitcoins every ten minutes…
If Bitcoin is running ~5 PetaFLOPS and the energy of a GFLOP is 1 watt, this means that we're throwing Bitcoin at least 5 MW just so that one mining server somewhere in the world can generate one Bitcoin block every 10 minutes. If the amount of mining hardware increases by a factor of 10x, this could go up to 50MW – still for 50 bitcoins every 10 minutes for one lucky server in the network.
Doesn't this just seem like an awful waste of both computing power and energy? The network is still small, but multiply that by a factor of 10x and we're devoting a power plant to Bitcoin.
I would appreciate someone pointing out some flaws in this logic because I do find Bitcoin interesting. I'm not anti-Bitcoin, it is just that the energy consumption question was bugging me during Don Park's Open Source Bridge Conference presentation. The conference was held in a Green building in Portland, we're looking out the window at a building with wind turbines on it. The conference is trying to recycle, everyone's aware of the imperative to "do the right thing". When Don mentioned efficiency as a goal, everyone nods "great", but isn't the question: "Why base Bitcoin creation on energy at all?"


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Apparently it is just because he is a Muslim, although the Met say two of his children attend a mosque connected to extremism. Call me old-fashioned, but I say that there is nothing wrong with attending a place of worship where the clerics advocate terrorism. Just because you know a lot of the congregation and some of the preachers support all that death stuff doesn't mean you do too. The Met are just being prissy: they should think outside the box and take a few risks when it comes to National Security.
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someone from ATS should do a interview with him before the big UFO Landing event next week.
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it amazes me... the Brazilian Air Force finally discloses that it has chased otherworldy UFO's for over 40years(including the possesion of 2 aliens), and no one cares...
Originally posted by they see ALL
if gazork (the king of aliens and UFOs here at ATS) doesn't believe, i will not...
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Where did he get this knowledge to summon ufo's?
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Has anyone noticed that when it moves very fast in the shot, the lightpole is still in view? It moves at that speed while the camera moves slightly in the that split second as you can see by the ligth tower moving slightly verticle. It seems as if the camera's following it though, but relative to the lightpole it moved faster than the camera view. So the camera movement might not explain that sudden "teleportation". Either frames have been cut out, or this is definately not a balloon.
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I am posting a few more videos so that I can hear what others have to say.
Listen to the way he starts to explain the second video and how he says looks like two balloons structured for the illusion.
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it amazes me... the Brazilian Air Force finally discloses that it has chased otherworldy UFO's for over 40years(including the possesion of 2 aliens), and no one cares..
Originally posted by Musclor...the reporter choose his own place for the event. So how could the prophet have done it ? Do he have some accomplice whose he told his location ?
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It took just two games between the Chicago Bliss and the Atlanta Steam for one of the best rivalries in the Legends Football League to begin. With Chicago winning both contests by a touchdown or less, game one earlier this season and the other in the 2014 Legends Cup Championship, the Steam look to change the outcome in the third match-up between these two franchises.
Atlanta comes into the game this Saturday, riding high just one week off their win at home against the Omaha Heart last week. Atlanta had a great offseason with veteran acquisitions from the Jacksonville Breeze that have already made a huge impact on their team, and now with the addition of the Australian LFL star, Jayne Caldwell, the depth and talent of the Steam has improved immensely. With Caldwell's size and agility running the ball, she just might be the needed offensive dimension to put Atlanta over the top against the strong Chicago Bliss defense. Atlanta has speed in their backfield with Nas Johnson and Jessie Locklear, but the pounding running game was something they lacked. With the receiving weapons around Dakota Hughes and the running-back's speed and now size, Atlanta looks to become the most dangerous and best balanced attack offense in the LFL this season.
After the week one loss to the Bliss and two big wins against the weak Omaha Heart, the Steam sit 2-1 behind the 2-0 Chicago Bliss. This game is a must-win for the Atlanta Steam if they look to repeat as the Eastern Conference regular-season Champions. Look for the Defense to play a smart game and have a spy on Bliss running-back ChrisDell Harris. Atlanta knows that stopping the ground game and getting pressure on Heather Furr is crucial for success at shutting down the Chicago offense.
The Steam defense will need to stop the Chicago Bliss running game. With ChrisDell 'Ferrari' Harris leading the Chicago ground-game with depth from Nneka Nwani, big plays from Deena Fagiano, and quarterback Heather 'Rockstar' Furr's ability to run the ball, the Bliss offense is not easy to defend. Adrian Purnell, Dina Wojowski, and Leanne Hardin will need to make big plays and have a good game against the Bliss running game. If Atlanta can in fact defend the run successfully, forcing Furr to pass the ball, Atlanta will have a great chance of winning as Furr lacks on throwing accuracy and the ability to always find the open receiver. Offensively the Steam need to protect Dakota Hughes and allow her to make big pass plays down the field. If Atlanta can make Chicago respect their running game, Hughes should have open receivers on Saturday.
Chicago enters the game Saturday completely healthy from a week off, after beating the Heart two weeks ago in Toyota Park. Chicago is confident in their ability to come out strong against the Steam and crush any hopes they might have at a victory on Mother's day. There is no love between the two teams and one could say that each team despises the other. It is clear that even the coaches hate each other's guts, let alone the players on the field. This rivalry is what makes the LFL so entertaining for fans, as the intensity is paramount during these games and trash-talking and hard-hits take place nearly every snap.
The Chicago roster is filled with the most experience and talent in the league, as Coach Hac has been able to mold his key players and retain them from year to year. There isn't much to criticize on the Bliss this season, despite some sloppy play from center Jamie Barwick week one, but the weakness that analysts point out is Heather Furr's passing ability against stout defenses. Heather Furr has worked on improving her throwing this offseason but it still needs to be seen against a strong team like Atlanta. She was able to pick apart the Heart defense as she was 8 for 9 passing with 129 yards and two touchdowns (no interceptions). However, the defensive coverage that she saw against Omaha is nothing like the strong coverage she will see from Atlanta this Saturday.
In the first game this season it was clear that Chicago wore down the Atlanta defense by the fourth quarter. Chicago needs to have success running the ball Saturday which will make it difficult for Atlanta to keep the Chicago's offense off the field, not allowing their defense to get a rest. It will be key for Chicago to also pass the ball Saturday, as it is expected that Atlanta will try and shut down the running game. On defense, Chicago needs to get pressure on Dakota Hughes and Heather Furr and Alli Alberts need to defend the pass well, keeping Lauran Ziegler and Jodie Nettles from getting behind them down-field for the big play.
– Text by Colton Cull, originally posted on LFL360.com
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