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WVU's Robert Bridges dedicates Clay Center exhibition to Upper Big Branch miners
"My Body Will Blacken: Coal, Industry and the Miner in American Art," an exhibition about American coal miners organized by West Virginia University Art Museum Curator Robert Bridges, will be on view at the Clay Center in Charleston May 1 through June 27.
The exhibition presents images of struggles endured by miners and their families, while illustrating their heroic nature. It also highlights the influence of mining professions on American industry and life during the first half of the 20th century.
The artwork, dating from 1917 to 1951, focuses on both the industrial landscape and workers who labored in that environment.
"This exhibition of 24 prints, drawings, photographs and paintings selected from the WVU art collection offers a broader perspective and reflects the excitement of that changing American landscape back in the early years of the industry," Bridges said.
"Mining life is presented with all its hardships and troubles, as well as the hope for and promise of better times to come."
This is an especially poignant and timely exhibit, presented in the wake of the recent mining disaster at the Upper Big Branch Mine in Raleigh County. It has been dedicated to the memory of the 29 miners who lost their lives.
"My Body Will Blacken" is sponsored by the International Coal Group, Inc., and premiered at the Ware Family Gallery at WVU's Blaney House in 2008.
Also on view at the Clay Center from May 1 to June 27 is the 67th Allied Artists of West Virginia Juried Exhibition.
This exhibition is juried by Bridges and Elizabeth Bennett Hupp, assistant curator of the Columbus Museum of Art. Selected from 395 entries submitted by 215 artists, the show includes a variety of work in all media by artists residing in West Virginia.
Clay Center gallery hours are Wednesday through Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and Sunday from noon to 5:00 p.m.
A special reception for both exhibitions will be held at the Clay Center on Friday, May 21 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
For more information, please contact the Clay Center at 304-561-3570, or go visit the website www.theclaycenter.org.
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Since my first discovery of Google quite a few years back, I've had a serious love affair with the search engine.
I have quite a few philosophical ideas about the company, but its late, I've had a long day and I don't really feel like being very philosophical. Therefore, just a few links to the tools I love best from Google.
- Google Search - the power of the search should never be underestimated ...
- Gmail - The amount of free storage available, the instant search, and the AJAX functionality revolutionised the way we think about email.
- AdSense - If you are a webmaster and aren't using AdSense, then should get out of that rock. With AdSense just pop in a few lines of HTML, and you are earning money. Its a win-win situation, you get money, and the company you love gets money, and keeps providing you with free kinky software ;)
- AdWords - Instead of paying an insane amount of money, you can control the amount you want to spend, target only your potential clients, choose the keywords you require, and generally have a much better ROI.
- SiteMaps - define the pages in your site, to be sure that all pages on your website are entered into search engine indexes.
- Analytics - Free Webstats ... and as with all Google tools, very useful tool, not just another crap piece of free webstats software ... just insert a tiny script into pages you want to monitor, and you're up and running :)
- Personalised HomePage - yes its true, the simple google interface, with no clutter was one of its charms. But if you want to have a homepage full of widgets, well google can do that too!
There are quite a few other tools I've used, but these are by far the ones which I use most often, and which I think have made a few aspects of my life fairly easier!

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Our organization began in 2005, thanks to the foresight of the American Architectural Foundation (AAF) and Chicago Architecture Foundation (CAF). At the time, AAF trustees were looking for opportunities to strengthen design education efforts in grades K-12. CAF staff had long been leaders in design education for youth and teen audiences, but they also sensed the need for a more productive arrangement to facilitate information sharing – frequent had been the calls to help counsel emerging architectural organizations. The two organizations worked together to establish regional workshops and meetings, most held in Chicago, that gave rise to the Architecture + Design Education Network. A year later, The American Institute of Architects joined as a third founding partner for the project.
In searching for programming inspiration, the conferences tapped veterans of architecture education and of design thinking, broadly conceived – Fred Dust (IDEO) and Margaret Davis (North Carolina State University) among the early featured speakers. With the discourse deepening, capable thinkers on issues of nonprofit management were brought into the fold, tailoring advice to the needs of architectural organizations. The newfound success of storefront operations such as the Center for Architecture in New York (opened in 2003) only heightening the need for such programming know-how.
To effectively meet the needs of our growing family of members, the time had come to establish the Association of Architecture Organizations (AAO); designed as an umbrella organization and governed by an independent Board of Directors to serve the interests of many parties and programming areas.
Soon after AAO's founding in November 2009, the organization's conferences began to be supplemented by ongoing conversation among informal knowledge communities with interests ranging from architectural tours to public programs to K-12 design education. A monthly newsletter began to serve our community with insightful features about AAO members, job postings and funding opportunities, as well as spotlights on technology and major news stories of relevance to our field. It is now the most widely read publication summarizing the programming efforts and impact of nonprofit architectural and design organizations (with over 3,500 subscribers).
By 2011, all activities had been folded under the aegis of the Association of Architecture Organizations, including a major conference held that year in Philadelphia and a national competition for K-12 architecture education, the winners invited on to a final round of judging overseen by the International Union of Architects.
Today, our annual conferences are supplemented by additional in-person learning opportunities throughout the year, such as the annual AAO Members Weekend, and always with an aim to bring participants to new cities and the chance to see first-hand the activities of our members.
An extraordinarily enterprising and powerful group for enhancing public dialogue about architecture and design, AAO members' programs last year (tours, exhibitions, lectures, festivals, youth outreach) served more than 4.5 million people – showing them tangible evidence about the power of design for solving community problems and enhancing quality of life and pride of place.


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Good morning, good morning! Welcome one and all to this month's Christmas Quiltalong! The QAL is like a pass the parcel game that Joanna and I are playing every month up to December where we have a weekend where we all set some time aside to work on our Christmas projects so we steal a march on those less organised - it's worth it for the smugness alone!
It's my turn this month, and so let me invite you all to join the party! If you've not joined in the last few months, DON'T WORRY, as you are very welcome to be here now!
Here's where you sign up to Mr Linky (or on the tab at the top of page), so come on in, and help yourself to a coffee - oops - are we out of biscuits? We'll have to put that right later on, won't we?
Feel free to work on your own Christmas projects or take up QuiltSue's FIENDISH CHALLENGE - can you make a Christmas item without using red or green fabric within the size guidelines set out here? Eek!
Here in the English Midlands, it is grey and dull, and I think we can all agree - it's a GREAT DAY FOR QUILTING!


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My mom and I did a short weekend tour of Northern Virginia wine country this past weekend as our belated Mother's Day get-away. I just want to make a few notes now so I don't forget everything from it. We stopped at a total of 8 wineries, 4 on the way out to Front Royal and 4 on the way back. We both ended up buying wine even though we hadn't planned on it. So the biggest "note to self" for future wine trips is to plan on buying. We were both surprised at how open we were to the sweeter wines since generally we turn our noses up at them. Virginia seems to be good Chardonney country and not so hot for reds in general. Also, let me make it clear that I am no wine afficianado by any stretch of even a colorful imagination. I'm not even a regular wine drinker, so I just sort of know what I like and what I don't. These are more notes for me than anything. Mayhaps Mom will chime in with her two cents as well.
The wineries (in order of visiting), wines bought and overall impressions:
CHRYSALIS - Middleburg, VA - Mom got Sarah's Patio White
Looong gravel road up to the winery. This made me nervous since this was my car's first trip out after the damaging cabin week that ended up costing a chunk of change for steering and suspension work. The road was in pretty good shape, I just drove like a sissy. Mom was patient and didn't get out and try walking faster than I was driving.
As for wines, from memory here, they had a very nice Viognier. Neither of us had encountered this before and we were both pleasantly surprised because neither of us is a white wine fan. We also liked Sarah's Patio White, which mom ended up buying. It is a sweeter white (but not a dessert wine) that made me think of cheesecake as the perfect companion. They are big proponents of the native Virginia Norton grape but we weren't quite sold. It had a sort of sharp, tart attack and not much in the way of finish. They also had a nice peppery, Spanish-style red called Rubiana that mom almost went back for.
PIEDMONT- The Plains, VA - none bought
Piedmont had lots of stuff for sale and a nice copper bar. They are known for their Chardonney and we tried the Reserve. It really was very good, but we balked at spending over $20 on a bottle so we both declined to take one home. Nothing else really grabbed us.
THREE FOXES - Delaplane, VA - none bought
Three Foxes is relatively new and so they didn't have quite as wide a selection and many were still quite young. This was the first one to have any reds we were interested in but they were still too young. Not quite willing to jump for something to lay down, we passed. I think their 2004 Sangiovese will be quite yummy in a year or two though. It was one of three reds from the whole trip we even considered buying and all of their reds showed more promise than most.
LINDEN - Linden, VA - I got a Claret, Mom got the Rose and Seyval
Well Linden is one of the most highly recommended wineries in the area for good reason. The view is great and the atmosphere is very professional yet relaxed. They also make great wines. We were surprised by the quite dry rose. Enough that mom had to buy it. Claret is a light red but they still had lots of flavor in it. This was one of the top three reds for us.
SHARP ROCK- Sperryville, VA - 2 Chardonney Reserve
This was the first winery of day two. Quite a drive out compared to the others, but a beautiful drive. The Chardonney Reserve really was great - and this from non-Chardonnay drinkers. The prices were also very reasonable comparitively and we both picked one up. The reds made an effort but not quite enough for us.
SMOKEHOUSE - Sperryville, VA - 2 Braggots
This is actually a meadery rather than a winery. Unfortunately they only had two samples to taste and only one for sale. We both bought some Braggot (an ale/mead cross) and would have liked to have bought the Cyser we tasted but they were sold out. The owner was planning to have his latest batches available for sale sometime early fall, so maybe another trip out would be warranted. It would also be more comfortable in the fall because the log cabin tasting room doesn't have AC. In 90+ F weather it makes for a short visit although we did stay to jaw a bit since I know a bit more about mead than wine and the owner is a brewer as well.
GRAY GHOST - Amissville, VA - Adieu
Let me just start off by saying that I do not generally like sweet wines and I especially do not like dessert wines. I was surprised to taste Gray Ghost's Adieu and find myself slain. It is the only dessert wine I have ever purchased. It really is just that delicious. It brought to mind a liqueur without any alchohol bite. Turns out that they are nationally renowned for this wine, so I guess I'm not the only taken under.
UNICORN - Amissville, VA - 2 Viognier
Our last stop on the way home and way-station during a fierce summer thunderstorm. They were another with a Viognier and we revisited how much we really like the grape. We finally broke down and bought it and I would say that it was the best Viognier we tasted next to the first one at Chrysalis. Their reds were sporting and gave us the best Merlot of the trip, but we ended up deciding Virginia is not a terribly strong red wine country.
Well, that about sums up our little adventure in brief. It was a good time and definitely something I would do again. Virginia actually has some decent wine coming out of it and it is so close to us that even a day trip is easily done, so I think I may see more Virginia wines in the future.
And some notes from MommaBerry (7/19/05):
Lessons learned:
* Eat before the first tasting. We discovered that it's important to not feeling even the small quantities of wine ordered. We never had a full glass, but on an empty stomach still felt more effects that when we started well fed. It might work if you started the tour with a winery that serves cheese or sandwiches of some kind. This will not be in the web summary, but may be in the details.
* Take bottled water with you. The tasting is apt to make you dehydrate. Although some water is available at wineries for rinsing glasses, the quantities may not slake your thirst and the water quality varies widely.
* Four wineries in a day is probably near the maximum, unless you have at least 1 hour between wineries.
* There's nothing to do in Front Royal! Good thing we had books, computer, and quilting to do in the evening.
TipsSubmitted by Spanish on 29 April 2008 - 5:32pm
Thanks for the tips, I'm going to a wine-tasting event this coming weekend and will certainly use them!
Virginia TripSubmitted by Arizona on 6 June 2008 - 10:35pm
Thank you for the information. We are going to be in Virgina at the end of the month and a wine trip sounds like a great idea.
Sounds like a fun wine tour.Submitted by Kelli on 10 July 2008 - 9:14pm
Sounds like a fun wine tour. Someday I am going to plan one and get out there as well.
I had no idea ...Submitted by Jacob Angel on 3 August 2008 - 2:30pm
I didn't know that there wer vineyards in the Virginia area (I'm more familiar with the West Coast). It sounds like a lovely trip, and I'll put it on the list for my next trip Eastwards.
VIrginia tipsSubmitted by sweety on 13 November 2009 - 1:28am
Fine tips on wine-yards of Virgina.. This things are unfamiliar to me.. Thanks for such an informative post.. I would also like to know some valuable information on Women Travel Safety..


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Living with someone suffering porn addiction is difficult. You may feel isolated, unloved, dismissed even as a mere sexual object. You may have noticed the severe lack of intimacy in your relationship. This can be a sign of a number of problems: unresolved tensions, a falling off of the affection your partner has for you, a general sexual incompatibility; however, it may be the result of the fact that your partner is addicted to porn. If this is the case, action must be taken, for both the sake of your relationship and the sake of his mental health.
The secrecy and dishonesty surrounding porn addiction is perhaps the hardest thing about tackling it. Attempting to raise the issue with your partner can be difficult to do, as most porn addicts shroud their addiction in lies. However, there are signs and signals which indicate that a person is suffering from this form of dependency. One of the most important things to understand is that porn addiction is about casual sex and emotionless physical pleasure. A person addicted to porn has essentially developed a relationship with sexual images rather than real persons, and this is one of the main reasons why they are unable to carry out a healthy, vibrant sex life.
Getting help for your partner is the best way to help him defeat his porn addiction. This help can come in form of therapy. However, the kind of psychologist you select can make a big difference in whether or not you actually succeed in getting him the help he needs. There are many different psychologists dealing with all kind of psychological problems and addiction, but only a professional who is trained to deal with the particulars of porn addiction can get results. That is why it is vital that you work with a psychologist who has adequate training and extensive experience in these kinds of cases. It is also important to remember that your partner is more than just a psychological case. He is a human being, and he is more likely to respond to therapy that is sensitive, insightful, and helpful rather than one that is caustic and judgmental. Choosing a psychologist who is able to speak to your partner and help him work through his problems is the best way to ensure you are able to re-build your relationship.
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A blog for Lee Post, creator of "YSL"
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
New items up on Etsy
I put some new items up on Etsy, finally, today, including both of the children's t-shirts for $15 and the mini-prints from APE. The package includes nine prints from the "Curious Portraiture" show at the Urban Greens in addition to the image from the Alternative Press Expo. That's ten 4x6" prints on matte photo paper in an attractive vellum envelope for $5.00.
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Friday, September 16, 2016
Please wish Congratulations and Mazel Tov v Siman Tov to Drs Meghan Shoemaker and JustinSalerian, who signed their Ketubah, this Friday afternoon, preErev Shabbat, at the The Westin Hilton Head Island Resort & Spa on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, under the watchful eye of Ashlee Fleming Doughty,Event Manager, with Judi Salerian and Dr Alen J Salerian, and Gloria Shoemaker and others A Zillion Blessings!and Love, RABBI DR Arthur Segal, Rabbi Arthur Segal's Jewish Spiritual Renewal....ps Shabbat eve dinner catered by Orchid Paulmeier of one hot mama's also of Hilton Head Island, South Carolina at the Port Royal Beach House at Port Royal Plantation And Resort, SERG Restaurant Group , with dear friend Steven Carb at the helm.— with Orchid Paulmeier, Janet Godfrey, Donna Fonseca, Ara H Salerian, Hasmig Salerian, David Leininger, Ashlee Fleming Doughty, Ferebee Ruffalo, Diamond Riegel,Chloe Salerian, Meghan Shoemaker, Selin Salerian,Alen J Salerian, Maxine L Uttal, Mary Polite, Judi Salerian, Gloria Shoemaker, Justin Salerian, Donna DeLia D'Amico, The Westin Hilton Head Island Resort & Spa, one hot mama's, RABBI DR Arthur Segal, SERG Restaurant Group, ibis, IBIS Weddingand Rabbi Arthur Segal's Jewish Spiritual Renewal.To Book your Dream Wedding for Hilton Head Island, Charleston, Palmetto Bluff, Bluffton, Okatie, Kiawah Island, Isle of Palms all in South Carolina, and Savannah, Sea Islands, Cloister, Jekyll Island all in Georgia, or Amelia Island and Jacksonville Beaches in Florida, or Cruise ship weddings, or foreign weddings, please email RABBI ARTHUR SEGAL AT firstname.lastname@example.com.(Traditional Jewish, Modern Jewish, Interfaith, Co-officiating, Destination, or Locals)
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Rabbi Arthur Segal helps develop a custom ceremony with the couple so that each word in the ceremony rings true to them. His ceremonies can range from the very traditional to what ever the couples desires. Rabbi opines that this is the couple's special day, and to treat each wedding as unique.
For those who are having an interfaith wedding, Rabbi takes special care to respect both traditions, again with total input from the couple. He will be pleased to co-officiate at weddings, using non-Trinitarian language.
Rabbi Arthur Segal also will do recommitment marriage ceremonies with the same care as he does weddings.
Rabbi will work closely with the wedding planer and/or caterer to make sure the wedding is seamless, and the bride and groom can totally enjoy themselves on their special day.
Rabbi Arthur Segal is available, and actually prefers, to be at the rehearsal, to ensure all is going smoothly, and to get to know the bridal party, and family, before the actual wedding day.
For those that wish to have a Ketubah, rabbi will work closely to make sure everyone's name has correct calligraphy on the document, in English and Hebrew, so the signing ceremony is flawless.
For a beautiful gallery of Ketubahs go to JudaicConnection.com (My couples receive a $15 shipping discount)
Rabbi Arthur Segal tries to limit his weddings to Hilton Head, SC, Bluffton, SC, Palmetto Bluff, SC, Savannah, GA, and Charleston, SC, but has been known to make himself available elsewhere, even out of the USA. He will also conduct weddings and recommitment ceremonies on cruise ships.
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i pinned this pin a veeeeeeeeeeeery long time ago, and when we bought our house i knew i wanted to use it - piles of magnificent creations were mounting all around us. this display system allows us to appreciate the master pieces which come home from school and preschool for a little while, before they are put away to keep or discreetly make their way to the recycling bin!
i just used the super inexpensive curtain wires from ikea - brilliant!


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Where have you hidden,
Beloved, and left me moaning?
You fled like the stag after wounding me;
I went out calling you, but you were gone.
In search of my Love
I will go over mountains and strands;
I will gather no flowers,
I will fear no wild beasts;
And pass by the mighty and the frontiers
Why, after wounding
This heart, hast Thou not healed it?
And why, after stealing it,
Hast Thou thus abandoned it,
And not carried away the stolen prey?
Excerpts From the Poem
by St. John of The Cross (154-1591)


text: Weather permitting (we have had afternoon thunderstorms all week) I will go to my very first live DCI show tonight in Westminster, Maryland. The corps performing: Boston Crusaders Carolina Crown Crossmen Jersey Surf Spirit from JSU The Cadets The Magic It should be a great show. I'm taking my son whose interest in playing trumpet has flagged somewhat recently due to his interest in classic rock and electric guitar. Maybe this will re-spark his interest in playing horn. I'll post an update as to what my impressions were and how the corps perform.


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I want to let you in on a little secret:
Oh yes, it truly does. But, don't feel singled out though, because mine does too. In fact, all of ours does from time to time… or maybe all the time, depending on how much of a judgmental and vocal S.O.B. you are.
What am I driving at here? Well, for one, I am driving at how carelessly people judge others without ever taken even a moments pause to examine themselves.
We all do it. We judge everyone… from those closest to us, to those we will likely never encounter in real life… We do it all the time, and most of the time don't even realize we are doing it.
We all know better. How many times have we been reminded not to do it? How many times have others called us out?
Chalk it up to "people in glass houses should not be throwing stones." Refer to it as the "pot calling the kettle black." Or go straight biblical with it and declare, "Let he without sin cast the first stone."
However you choose to look at it, my simple suggestion is as follows:
Never hold others to a higher standard than you hold yourself.
And, after that, if you still feel you are justified in your view of someone, make sure you give them positive criticism (in which you offer a suggestion for a solution on how they might improve to meet and exceed the standard you feel they have not met).
Pretty simple to understand, pretty hard (for a lot of us, apparently) to live by. Perhaps, taking a moment to reflect and looking inward before starting to wave the accusation finger around is a better tact than aggressively judging someone as "bad" or "wrong" and then simply dismissing them?
At the end of the day, people see right through the "big me, little you" bravado…
And nobody wears that style of hypocrisy well. Not you, not me, not anyone.


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10 Comical South Park TattoosBy Robert Davies
Crude TV shows inspire some brilliant tattoos! Enjoy!
South Park tattoos are entertaining and comical cartoon inspired tattoos!
Following the slightly bizarre lives of four young boys, Stan Marsh, Kyle Broflovski, Eric Cartmen and Kenny McCormick in a small Colorado town South Park has become one of the most successful animated series of all time. Featuring an ensemble recurring cast South Park is known for its adult humor and crude jokes, of course this is why we love it!
Now as with any popular cartoon there are those loyal fans who immortalize their favorite animated characters in ink. South Park tattoos are a comical and entertaining tattoo choice for any diehard South Park fan and will entertain any fan in general. Enjoy!!


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a meditative post on the colorful language that i love...many words cannot be translated into English satisfactorily but i will try my best. i also noticed that almost all of the words can be applied to non food contexts, such as to people who behave in ways that leave that flavor in your mind.
see i grew up with a lola(grandma) who used to say: tela, add some hot water now!
tela: how hot, lol?
lola: maligamgam
tela: huh? how hot is that lol?
lola: malahininga (as hot as the breath you take)....
it occurred to me that there are so many words to describe the tastes and textures of food that i had to write them down as i remember them. please feel free to correct me: i am out of practice, as my husband is not Filipino and i am always a phone call away from speaking in my beloved native tongue.
malasa=tasty, flavorful
malinamnam=luscious, delectable
nalalasap=appetizing, lipsmacking good
matabang=lacking flavor (also applies to non-food situations, as in describing a person who fails to display enthusiasm or provides a lackluster effort; beware if you detect this flavor in a lover, potential lover, work colleague)
matapang (matindi)=strong as in coffee, or to describe intensely flavored food (contrast to above)
nakakangilo=sweet to the point of toothache
maango=smelly old stale?
maanghang=peppery, spicey hot
mapakla=acrid, leaves an unpleasant coating in the tongue such as when one eats fruit that is not quite ripe or when one witnesses meanness in another
nakakasunok or nakakasuya or nakakasawa=inducing a feeling of fullness to the point of nausea, or tiredness from eating the same food over and over again (same feeling you get when you feel like you've blogged the same food over and over again in different guises)
malansa=fishy, gamey; also applies to Filipinos who do not acknowledge their roots, according to Jose Rizal
madulas=slimey, as in okra
hilaw=unripe, uncooked; also refers to a half-baked effort or half-cooked strategy
(i.e., the post is so hilaw, it makes you wonder if it's...)
hinog sa pilit=refers to fruit that is picked before its prime (did blogger participate in something unwillingly?)and forced to speed-ripen far from the tree; therefore not as sweet or juicy
lihi=a pregnant mother's craved-for food; thought to imbue the infant in amnio with the food's qualities. i.e, if it is a sour food, the infant will be of sour countenance. i only remember the craving i had for my 3rd child, which was the Vietnamese beef soup, pho...i don't know yet how that has influenced my #2 son.
napaglihihan describes the food for which the mother craved for.
makati=induces a scratchy feeling in the throat, such as when anaphylactic shock is about to set in and choke the living daylights out of you for eating a forbidden allergenic food
and then there are the words to describe how a person enjoys food;
matakaw, masiba=gluttonous (one of the seven cardinal sins,#4 )
mahilig=(extreme) fondness bordering on lust(#7 on the list)
maganid=avaricious, greedy (#6 and #3 in the list that i had to memorize for the missionary sisters of saint joseph)
matipid=skimpy on money, portions or ingredients
i will be adding on to this list as i remember my words better. and i will try to add the appropriate accent/emphasized syllable.
see. i think if you undertake to do something you can't do it half heartedly.
otherwise, don't do it at all. you don't do it for others, you do it for yourself.
otherwise don't do it.
at all.


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What is a Dental Implant?
A dental implant is a way to replace a missing tooth or teeth. A dental implant is an artificial tooth root which supports a crown, bridge or a fixed or removable denture. In the case of a single missing tooth, a porcelain crown, that looks just like a natural tooth, can be attached to the implant which saves the neighboring teeth from being altered like in a traditional bridge. Dental implants can also be used under dentures or to replace longer spans of missing teeth. Implants offer a drastic increase in stability so that you don't have to worry about anything moving around when eating, smiling or talking- no one would ever know you had a missing tooth!
How long does the process of dental implants take?
Each case is different, but following implant placement you should expect to have your final restoration anywhere from 3-6 months. If the tooth or teeth you are missing are in the front, there are a variety of options for temporary restoration so you can keep on smiling during the healing phase.
Why choose Blue Valley Cosmetic and Family dentistry for your Dental Implant?
Here not only can we place your dental implant but your final restoration can be done here as well. Dr. Rondeau received training in implant placement in one of the top residencies in the nation and was awarded a fellowship of the International Congress of Oral Implantology.
How much does it cost?
If you come in for an examination, we can give you a much better idea of the costs involved with your case. We also accept Care Credit and you may wish to apply for a Care Credit Card here. Contact Us… or call us at 913.383.3443


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I love all the pictures of the beach! I hope my next area is Swansea so that I can be on the beach! I hear it is beautiful. Not gonna lie Peter already looks like a beach bum with those cut off shorts and his rocking sun-glasses!
I can imagine all the kids loving Dads crazy voices and just goofiness! I remember when Mom used to read to me and Brigham when we were in the bunk bed. The chronicles of Narnia were by far my favourites! I think I miss reading more than Netflix so that's good, ha ha.
This week has been full of miracles for us. We have had a few investigators that have had some very spiritual experiences. Most prevalent was a girl named Chloe. We met Chloe on the street and for about ten minutes were trying to convince her to meet with us. Eventually she just said that she was going to pass this time, and we were super bummed. Turns out that the Lord really wanted us to meet with her because we met her in the morning and later that night we ended up running into her again. She of course took it as a sign from God that she needed to meet with us. Which of course it was! But we met with her the next day and had probably the most powerful first lesson that I have had on my mission. Everyone of us was feeling the Spirit hard core and she recognized the power of the Book of Mormon immediately. We gave her a chapter to read (3 Nephi 11) and set an appointment for a couple of days later. When we met with her she told us that the Book of Mormon had answered a question she had about her Grandmother who has recently passed away, and how it gave her a lot of comfort and how she knew that it was true. It was a powerful witness to me about just how amazing the Book of Mormon is. Here in England a lot of people say a lot of bad things about the church and different people in the church. But when someone puts everything aside and just reads the Book of Mormon with an open heart, they cannot deny the divinity of it. As Joseph Smith said it is the Most correct book on the earth. I know that to be true. I have seen it change lives, and I am beginning to see it really change my life.
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The other highlight of the week was that we had a Chinese Hot Pot. A lot of the recent Chinese converts cooked a traditional meal for us and it was sooo good! Hot pot is a pot of boiling water with loads of spices in it and you just drop your food in a bit at a time and it cooks it right there. So there was Squid rolls and Lobster balls and Beef rolls. Just different meats and vegetables that were in bowls and you just picked what you wanted and dropped it into the pot! It was, well, cool! Ha ha, it was really fun and cool to see and the new members getting to know each other.
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I'm getting really nervous about transfers and may actually end up staying in Coventry for another 6 weeks! Elder Costigan thinks I will, but I feel like I'm gonna go. But we will find out tonight!
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SAN FRANCISCO — By seventh grade we had been hearing that our bodies were going through a lot of fascinating changes. Hardly anyone I knew could tell, and everyone was thinking there was something wrong with them and this pretty much set the tone of the next six years.
--cartoonist Lynda Barry
Teen-age girls and their body-image traumas are standard fodder for lighthearted commentary. Seattle cartoonist Lynda Barry, for example, devoted an entire book to the theme of an adolescent's perception of the physical changes going on in her and her peers. "It seemed like nearly everyone was deformed without ever having a chance to be normal," she wrote.
In reality, this obsession with physical perfection is sometimes less than amusing--for instance, when young women starve themselves or alternately binge and purge in their lust to be thin. And now an associate researcher at the UC San Francisco School of Medicine has uncovered what she believes to be yet another grim outcome of young women's perennial dissatisfaction with their bodies.
In her book, "The Silent Wound: A Startling Report on Breast Cancer and Sexuality" (Addison-Wesley, $14.95), Peggy Boyd reports that women who harbor conflicts about their sexuality during adolescence are at least twice as likely as their untroubled counterparts to later develop breast cancer.


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Graduate Course Descriptions
READ 5010 (0-0-0) Master Reading Teacher Seminar
This required course is designed to help students prepare for the Texas Master Reading Teacher (MRT) examination. The course will focus on content and sample questions from state authorized preparation manuals distributed by the National Evaluation Systems, Inc. Information will also be gleaned from the Master Reading Teacher state publications and other appropriate sources. Students must score a minimum of 85% on the DBU MRT practice test in order to pass the course and be authorized by the College of Education to take the MRT examination.
- Offered: Periodically.
- Prerequisite: READ 6301, READ 6330, READ 6335. The candidate may be approved to take the seminar while taking the last course of the certificate program.


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Friday's P.M. Hot Clicks takes a look at some tailgating nuns and features Elle Evans as lovely lady.
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Tailgating Nuns
Meet Muggsy Bogues' Grandson
Muggsy Bogues has a grandson. His nickname is Fatman. He will graduate high school in 2023. You heard it here first.
Sign This Petition Now!
The Grateful Dead to play Super Bowl 50? I'm in.
P.M. Lovely Ladies of the Day
Italian Heritage 101
Miss Italy, Alice Sabatini, had a great response when asked her favorite Italian historical figure.
Chris Kreider: Big in South Korea
South Korean pop group DIA released a live video of a performance, and for some unexplained reason everyone in the band but the singer is wearing a Chris Kreider jersey. The singer is more of a Rick Nash girl.
Why Would Anyone Buy This?
This Windex-shaped iPhone case is $95 and already sold out. http://t.co/n0DYxFyXGF #MFW pic.twitter.com/YVpNcajPwr— Mashable (@mashable) September 25, 2015
Happy National Comic Book Day
In honor of National Comic Book Day, here are SI's best comic style covers: http://t.co/uSinsWILQg pic.twitter.com/39LcslUByJ— Andy Gray (@AndyGray35) September 25, 2015
Pirates Make Playoffs. Rockies Congratulate Them.
.@Pirates I would like to thank the Colorado Rockies and their visiting clubhouse for their great hospitality pic.twitter.com/SA0Xe41gHm— Scott (@bonnett_scott) September 24, 2015
One Way to Wind Up
Shimmy, shimmy, cocoa pop, @JohnnyCueto'll strike you out: http://t.co/6Yj4pzqxA9 pic.twitter.com/IpkhpjfR9D— Cut4 (@Cut4) September 25, 2015
Odds & Ends
Love Jeremy Lin's new hairstyle ... College football's all-injured team for 2015 ... This 5-year-old girl is a better fisher than I'll ever be ... A Texas Tech-area store mocked TCU with this beer display ... Robert Griffin III's father was sentenced to 10 days in jail for reckless driving ... If no-hitters were turned into books ... FIFA has confirmed that the 2022 World Cup will start on Nov. 21 ... How Wisconsin became "Bust U" for NFL running backs ... Congrats to the Jagr Bombers, winners of this year's Benders Cup Tournament ... The 15 hottest Latina weather girls ... I'd love to fly in a plane this nice ... America's best hotels for fall colors.
University of Washington Dance Party
University of Washington Football Locker Room Turnup Part 1 #YAHHHH! 🔥🔥🔥🏈 pic.twitter.com/RWuwW26fpt— Kevin King (@King_kevvoo) September 24, 2015
Volleyball Highlight of the Day
RT to help get our play on @SportsCenter !!! #SCtop10 pic.twitter.com/mdH9DP7pjk— LSHS Volleyball (@lscougarvb) September 25, 2015
Girls Dancing Awkwardly at Car Show
Thanks to Hot Clicks' No. 1 fan, Rod in Calgary, for the link.
Super Bowl 50 Halftime Act
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I love it when I find a gem that hasn't been released yet, like this one.
I'm so feeling this whole song right now, from the sweet and raspy vocals to the tired and honest message in the lyrics. I also really love the guitars and the beat and the major verse to the minors in the chorus… It's exactly describing my feelings about life these days.
Someone randomly said to me today, "Sometimes, you have to be the one to make the first move."
Maybe to be moved, you have to first move yourself.
I encounter this conundrum with creativity all the time. In every area.
The first step to freedom is always movement: saying what you want out loud.
Move the lips.
"I want a better schedule."
"I want to sing songs."
"I want to go on a trip."
Spoken aloud, it exists. It has a chance to survive and become something real.
OR, you hear how ridiculous it sounds, and you can put it away for good.
Either way. Honesty is the best policy. (HA! Didn't we learn that in…. school? See the first lyrics…)
Every step's been shown to you
Like all those years you were in school
What they said is what you say
What they saw is what you see
You like a clear drawn line
Partitioned and defined
So you can rest in knowing everything's as it should be
But I want you to move me….
Oh, we've got our back and forth
And always stay the course
Talking quickly doesn't leave much time for questioning
So much is repetition
We mimic all decisions
And walk the same line just because we know we're in the lead
But I want you to move me…
I always give you all I've got
But I fear you'll disapprove
Underlined and opened eyes
The heart will follow through
Take you up and bring you back
But you will not be moved
I want you to move me…


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You have 14 days, from receipt, to notify the seller if you wish to cancel your order or exchange an item.
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Should you buy a Limited-Edition Print or Sculpture?
If artists produced only original pieces of art, the overwhelming majority of people would not be able to enjoy art. The cost of the original would be so prohibitive that only the wealthy few would be able to pay the price an artist would have to demand to continue to ply his or her trade. And that would be a real shame because art has the ability to inspire, to decorate, to turn an ordinary space into a personal haven of relaxation and enjoyment.
A little known fact is that most artists generate far more sales and income from limited editions than by selling original pieces. Edvard Munch, for instance, is currently the world's most expensive artist sold at auction. Limited edition prints account for 91% of those transactions and 22% of the revenue. And, Pablo Picasso is not only one of the most expensive artists in the world, he was also one of the most prolific, especially in prints. In fact, in terms of transactions, the heart of his market consists of more than 60% of prints while his works on canvas represent only 2% of his total transactions.
The reality of the art world is that limited edition prints are enjoyed – and purchased – by very many people.
Limited editions can be made of flat art such as paintings and photographs as well as sculptures. Let's discuss flat art first.
History of Limited Editions
The earliest prints were made in China in the ninth century, around the time that paper was invented. Prints were produced by drawing or carving an image onto a hard surface such as a wood block, metal plate, or stone. This surface was then inked and the image was transferred to paper by the application of pressure, thus creating an impression, or print. Later, contact between Asia and Europe facilitated the spread of this form of reproduction, and by the fifteenth century printmaking had become popular all over Europe.
Until the beginning of the twentieth century art prints used to be published as open editions. As many copies were printed as could be sold. Printing and selling was often a process that lasted several decades, sometimes even more than one century if the prints were historical maps or prints of a famous artists' work. People bought prints because they were curious about the unknown, and they couldn't afford to decorate their homes with original paintings. Steel printing plates were real treasures and were often sold by one publisher to the next.
Artists began to sign and number each impression around the turn of the 20th century to assure that only the editions they intended to make would be in circulation. Until recently, limited edition prints were made by etching a metal cylinder, linocut or woodcut, or by lithographic or screen printing techniques. But reproduction techniques began to change with the introduction of inkjet printing technology in the early 1990s.
Today Giclée prints offer the highest quality reproduction standards and the ability to produce archival quality prints. The result is breathtaking. Buyers prefer Giclées among all forms of limited edition reproductions. Giclées are produced from high resolution digital scans of original art or photographs and then printed with archival quality inks onto archival quality papers. Another benefit of a Giclée is that they may be produced on a wide range of surfaces including vinyl, canvas, and last but not least, various weights and textures of paper or card. Each step in this process and format determines the value of the Giclée and how long it may last without change – sometimes hundreds of years.
Mass produced prints are produced in large quantities and used for posters and other short-term display and have little value. Limited edition fine art prints should always be numbered and hand signed by the artist, but they may not use the technology and materials of a Giclée. A Giclée will always be identified as a Giclée because its value is considerably more than a regular limited edition print.
What Makes a Limited Edition Special?
A limited edition is exactly what is indicated; the print run or edition is limited in number. This can be as few as four or five but usually not more than 100. An edition marked 25/99 indicates that it is the 25th print in an edition of 99 prints. Once the quantity of the limited edition is set it is never changed and every print sold should be documented. Given the choice between two identical works of art, one with documentation and one without, knowledgeable buyers will choose the one with documentation over the one without approximately 100% of the time.
Since a digital file prints out exactly the same way every time you print it, no matter when you print it, the quickest and simplest way to differentiate one image from the next is by the date it was printed. Even though a print may be one of a larger edition, a date individualizes it, and makes it a little bit unique. In fact, buyers generally like dated art, especially when their dates precede other buyers' dates.
So how is the value of limited edition print set?
- Most important is the reproduction process, with a Giclée print at the top of the value chain.
- Numbered and signed is best
- The smaller the edition, the better
- The number "one" (1/xx) of an edition is most in demand
- Numbered is better than an Artist Proof ( A.P.)
- An Artist Proof is better than unnumbered (open edition)
A signed and dated Certificate of Authenticity should be provided with each image with the print's title, paper type, printer type, ink type, date printed, edition size, and other particulars. As a buyer you will appreciate the documentation, as good documentation tends to increase the value of the art.
Now what about sculpture?
Most sculptures take months – sometimes years – to create. Every process is complicated, time consuming and very costly. One tiny mistake typically means the sculptor has to destroy the work and start over. You can easily understand why fine art sculpture is quite expensive.
Sculptors make limited editions too, although the quantities are generally much lower than for flat art. They will be signed and dated and you should get a Certificate of Authenticity with the purchase, just as for flat art. In reality, however, limited edition sculptures are very original. Unlike a Giclée, which has the capability of being a perfect reproduction, a limited edition sculpture process has more variables and there will always be some slight "original" difference between each piece in the edition. That difference may only be noticeable to the sculptor and it may take precision measurements or a microscope to find it, but it will be there.
Limited editions certainly do not hold the value of an original piece of art, but they do have considerable value. In fact, there are limited editions of works of art valued in the millions of dollars. More importantly, limited editions bring the beauty and appreciation of art to a larger audience, which is why many artists create their works in the first place. Things of beauty have the greatest value when they can be appreciated by more than a few. And if an artist is masterful, is it not best to help that artist display that talent, to earn a decent living so he or she can concentrate on creativity and artistry?


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The second are the exer-walkers – easily identifiable by their steady pace, these folks take pleasure in their surroundings and their companions while never forgetting their overarching goal of getting the legs moving and the blood pumping.
The final group are the power walkers – these are the funky ducks-on-speed-looking people who don't really care where they're at as long as they're keeping up their 5.5 mph.
If you transfer this to the book world, the first group is made up of those who are primarily out for a good story – a wild ride, a steamy romance, a well crafted who-dun-it. The third are the literary equivalent of Sergeant Friday's, "Just the facts, ma'am!"
The second group, however, is a blend of the two, and this is where you'll find most successful fiction written. In these books are great stories that have the added benefit of educating, challenging, and changing. The reader will experience new cultures and new situations. They will go to the front lines and behind the scenes.
Many people have asked Jason and me why we write our books. Unashamedly, we answer that our primary reason is to tell an exciting, frightening, and, often times, humorous story. But that's not where our vision ends. Along the way, we want our readers to confront truth – this is who the real Jesus is, this is what true sacrifice means, this is why we don't grieve like others grieve, this is why we have such hope. There is no hidden agenda – we'll come right out and tell you our motivation. We write fiction with purpose, and our hope is that our readers are changed as a result of reading our books.
So, to the strollers we say, "Pick up the pace a bit. Enjoy your environment, but stretch yourself while you're at it." To the power walkers we sing (along with Simon and Garfunkel), " 'Slow down, you move too fast.' There's nothing wrong with taking the time to laugh, gasp, or even shed a tear." And to all we say, "Grab a book, kick your feet up, take a ride, learn something, and, most of all, have fun along the way!"


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Gwyneth Paltrow Might Not Return for 'Avengers 2,' Says She's "Too Old"
Say it's isn't so, Gwyneth! Ms. Paltrow says she might not be returning to play Pepper Potts in the sequel to 'The Avengers,' which means 'Iron Man 3' might be our last chance to embrace and appreciate the love and fantastic chemistry between Paltrow and Robert Downey Jr. Bummer.
During an interview with E! Online for her upcoming sex addict comedy 'Thanks for Sharing,' Gwyneth Paltrow was asked about her role in 'Iron Man 3' and whether she'd be returning for 'The Avengers 2.' Paltrow demurred:
"I don't know. I'm getting old for this s--t, you know what I mean?"
No, Gwyneth, we don't know what you mean. You are 39 years old. That's not even old. No one is ever too old to play dress-up with 'The Avengers.' We think you should put your big girl pants on and join in on the fun because how often is someone asked to hang out with 'The Avengers' and get paid for it? And what about that GOOP diet you're always talking about? Doesn't that keep you young and limber? Frankly, we have no idea what Ms. Paltrow is on about with this nonsense -- she doesn't even have big action sequences in the movies! Clearly she's been hanging out with Loki and that magic mind-bending scepter a little too much. Paging Tony Stark -- your girl is off her rocker.


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I've shot with her many times, but only once or twice in a studio environment, and I've never really felt that I gotten any images of her that really do her justice. I did agree, however, to send her some images that I thought would work for her portfolio. So, I went back to my archives and found some images that I liked and thought she would like as well. Since I haven't done much else photographically this week, I thought I'd share them here.
The images here are from a couple of different photo sessions we've done over the last few years. I'd really like to get her in the studio again before I lose my place to shoot, so I'm hoping we can work something out with both her schedule and mine. If I am able to get her back in the studio, I'll be shooting specifically for a couple of ongoing projects for which I think she'll be a great subject.
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One of my all time favorite sunglass style is the cat eye and it will always be a chic classic shape. But this summer clear and tinted lens glasses have stolen my heart. One day in Walmart, I was told by a man that he wore clear aviator glasses decades before I was even born. You win that round old man but I'm sure I rocked them better. Don't you love how fashion never just goes away and every generation gets a chance to be a part of the same trends? Of course, your grandfather wore clear aviators because his eyesight was trash and I wear mine because they're fabulous.
If you haven't gotten into this trend there's still time because the best thing about personal style is that you can rock a trend whenever the hell you feel like it. Although clear lens and tinted lens are both perfect for summer you can definitely take them into to the fall season and still be cute. Reason being is these "sunglasses" have no way to protect you from the summer sun anyway and also rule were meant to be broken!
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To be honest many of the clear or tinted glasses sold in stores at very affordable prices can be found in beauty supply stores or flea markets like the Swap Shop (South Florida). A lot of people don't like shopping in these places but the truth is the difference between H&M & the flea market isn't always the product but the brand. My $4.99 shades (pictured above) arrived on the same boat as the more expensive ones. That doesn't mean that quality isn't always an issue but you'd be surprised to see my shades could have easily been sold in many of your favorite stores. Again, these don't feel like Dior but the also don't like the Dollar Tree ( even they sell sunglasses lol).
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Since satay grill so quickly, start brushing sauce on them right away. In a few minutes, the chicken will be fully cooked and beautifully glazed.
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Thai Chicken Satay with Grilled Pineapple
- For Thai sauce, in a small bowl combine sweet-and-sour sauce, snipped basil, brown sugar, butter, Thai seasoning, and garlic; cover and set aside.
- Cut ends off pineapple, exposing the flesh. Cut pineapple in half lengthwise; cut each half crosswise into four slices. Lightly coat pineapple slices with cooking spray or brush with oil. Set aside.
- Thread chicken onto 12 to 15 6-inch wood skewers.
- For a charcoal grill, grill skewers on the rack of an uncovered grill directly over medium coals for 10 to 12 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink, turning occasionally and brushing with sauce during the first half of grilling. Discard any remaining reserved sauce. Grill pineapple slices for 6 to 8 minutes or until warm and grill marks appear, turning once halfway through grilling. (For a gas grill, preheat grill. Reduce heat to medium. Place skewers, then pineapple on grill rack over heat. Cover and grill as directed.)
- Serve chicken and pineapple with hot cooked rice, if desired. If desired, garnish with basil shreds and sliced chile peppers.
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Bottled sweet-and-sour sauces vary in sweetness and thickness. If you use a less sweet sauce, add the brown sugar to the Thai sauce. If you use a thick sweet-and-sour sauce, adjust the consistency of the Thai sauce by adding a little water.
Nutrition Facts (Thai Chicken Satay with Grilled Pineapple)
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- 269 kcal ,
- 5 g fat
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- 0 g polyunsaturated fat ,
- 1 g monounsaturated fat ),
- 73 mg chol. ,
- 333 mg sodium ,
- 29 g carb. ,
- 1 g fiber ,
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BQMC, set up by Steve Burgess, is expanding and plans to take on new staff.
To cater for the expected growth, the company has moved into larger premises on the outskirts of Chester.
The new offices, just on the Flintshire side of the border, were officially opened by Alyn and Deeside MP Mark Tami.
Ex-engineer Mr Burgess, who lives in Wrexham, set up the business after leaving the RAF and specialises in helping firms comply with national and international standards.
Mr Tami said: "I was delighted to open the new office and show that business is expanding and growing.
"We are in difficult economic times but there are opportunities at a time like this.
"This is very good news for Alyn and Deeside. Steve is a dynamic, can do person and is always looking for new opportunities.
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Mr Burgess added: "We have a diverse range of clients in both private and public sectors among them the Welsh Government and the University of Plymouth.
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"We are also certificated by an accredited body to ensure standards are applied correctly in our own business as well as in others.
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It used to be easy enough to spot a bank robber. With their balaclavas and weapons of choice, the criminals would simply storm in demanding money and everyone knew exactly what was happening. While criminals still occasionally resort to traditional methods, it's rare to see the dramatic Bonnie and Clyde-style bank heists of the 20th century.
Instead there's a new form of bank robbery that has the potential to do damage on a much larger scale. Shifting the focus from physically taking funds from a bank, the prize for criminals these days is obtaining a bank's saleable data by hacking into its network. In fact, a recent report from KPMG suggested that the next major shock to the economy could come from a cyber attack.
Hackers are using a variety of techniques to gain access to data held by banks. One approach is to mask their attacks with a Distributed Denial of Service (or DDoS) event. This essentially floods a bank's network with requests, until the system becomes overloaded and is even brought to a standstill. Criminals use it as a means to divert attention from an actual attack which is often more focused on infiltrating the network and establishing a beachhead for later data theft..
According to Google's Digital Attack Map, which reveals information about DDoS attacks based on their country of origin, a significant attack was launched from Australia on August 20 of this year, which resulted in many gigabytes of data per second being sprayed around the world and potentially overloading systems. It was considered to be among one of the worst for 2013.
The key problem for banks is that it is extremely difficult to narrow in on the type of individual who would be responsible for such a crime. Unfortunately, unlike the masked men who used to walk into an unsuspecting branch, hackers are hard to trace, and once they are inside the network, they are often completely indistinguishable from a bank's employees. Inside the perimeter of the bank's network, they will impersonate an employee with so-called "privileged access" to critical systems, enabling them to further consolidate their hold on the bank's systems and making them very hard to track down. This can allow them to access all the data they want and ultimately wreak complete havoc.
In fact, in many cases, banks should already assume that their network perimeters have already been breached and someone on the outside is acting as an insider.
Without a doubt, this has shifted the focus for banks. Online fraud is still a significant concern but it's also understood that data theft needs to be prevented. Quite simply, if customers find that their private information has been stolen or accessed by a criminal, they are going to take their business elsewhere. If this is done en masse, it could significantly deplete the customer base as a whole.
Given that no solution is ever going to be 100 per cent fool-proof, banks need to not only take preventative measures, but also look at how they can limit the impact of such a breach, should hackers succeed in getting inside their networks. Essentially, the focus needs to be on protecting corporate information and preventing a full-scale shutdown of the bank's operations.
Savvy banks and businesses generally are realising that the key to protecting themselves from hackers is to better understand hacker's behaviour and the patterns of cyber activity that could point to their presence. This means taking notice of abnormal data flow and online traffic and monitoring the behaviour of privileged users. Any sort of unusual spike in activity could be a warning sign.
Of course the one true way to limit the risk of an attack is to set controls and limitations around what data can be accessed by employees and other business insiders. Employees should not have access to information that they don't need and the access they do have needs to be regularly reviewed. If possible, banks should reduce the number of privileged users altogether as the smaller the number of people with access to sensitive or valuable information, the easier it is to manage the risk of a breach. It also means that response procedures can be more easily deployed.
So while it is widely believed that the number of cyber attacks will continue to grow, careful prevention and response planning can work to offer some security to banks by minimising the risks. Quite simply, banks and their IT advisers have an obligation to reduce the chances of attackers successfully accessing data by posing as employees. By simply implementing the required tools for monitoring online activity, banks can spot an attack, or a potential attack, sooner.
Geoff Webb is director, solution strategy at NetIQ.
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In his ceaseless quest to increase the south east's airport capacity, London mayor Boris Johnson has hired a 'mighty team of experts' to push forward his plans.
As everyone knows by now, the mayor is opposed to the controversial third runway at Heathrow, despite a slapdown from prime minister David Cameron last year when he criticised an inquiry on airport expansion. Expansion of Stansted, the recurrent estuary 'Boris Island' plan or building a whole new runway beside the Thames are much better ideas apparently. We are only surprised that Southend wasn't in the hat too though plans for a floating airport were, erm, floated last year.
Setting out the case for his preferred options, Johnson said:
"Stansted is really replete with potential. If you look at the journey times, the costs and the potential productivity in the Lea Valley, you can see huge potential for Stansted. It's got a lot going for it."
And on the Thames option:
"My engineers think the journey time to the inner estuary from London would be quicker than to Stansted."
While we all know his feelings about Boris Island. When the mayor started on the subject of Stansted last year, the BAA said there was no demand for it and we can imagine expansion of the existing airport will be about as popular as, well, a high-speed rail link between Birmingham and London. In fact, anyone living near the three proposed sites are unlikely to be nearly as excited as the mayor about the prospect of an international airport on their doorstep.
The Department for Transport has apparently not yet to responded to the mayor's comments. We expect they're gently banging their heads against the nearest wall and perhaps crying quietly inside.
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As this posts this morning, my family is on our way home from our annual trek to Denver to visit my husband's dad. We are traveling across the great state of Kansas on our way home. If you've never traveled by car across the Kansas plains, let me fill you in on a little secret -- you're not missing much. The land is flat and dotted with farms pretty much from the time you leave Denver until you reach Salina. There's really not much to see.
Let me tell you another secret -- I hate riding in the car. I'm worse than the kids. I grew up in New England where you could cross six states in about three hours. It just didn't take that long to get anywhere, so I never learned to sit in the car for endless hours. My dad traveled a lot, so if we were going someplace outside New England, we flew on his frequent flier miles. My philosophy on taking a trip is "Why drive when you can fly?"
However, neither my husband nor I currently possess jobs that provide us with frequent flier miles or enough money to fly everywhere we want to go, so we drive. So far this summer, we've been through portions of seven states on our two vacations. We've spent about 50 hours traveling in the car. As you can guess from what I've just told you, I can't wait to get home.
When we were traveling out to Denver, God prodded me to realize that I'm not taking advantage of the time I have in the car with my family to point out the great variety in God's creation. A car trip is a great opportunity to not only share the beauty of God's creation with your family but is also a great time to connect with your kids. After all, you're all pretty much trapped together in the car. You might as well use the time wisely. So, the next time you're on a car trip, try some of these ideas to pass the time. You might learn something about your kids and you just might have a great time.
- Don't miss out on the scenery. Even in the plains of Kansas, there's something to point out about God's creation. Genesis 1:31 tells us "God saw all that he had made, and it was very good." That means that even the flat land of Kansas that I find so uninteresting is part of God's good plan. On the way home, I plan to point out to my kids that even though the land may not seem exciting, Kansas provides us all with wheat, which makes our bread. Cows and pigs are also part of the Kansas landscape that help to feed us. God knew that we would need large plots of flat land on which to grow our food, so He provided it. It's all part of how He cares for us.
- Play the alphabet game -- with a twist. In the alphabet game, everyone tries to find the letters of the alphabet in order on the highway signs you pass. As you find a letter, you call it out. In this game, you still try to find the letters of the alphabet, but each person is assigned another person in the car. As you call out the letters, you have to yell out the letter and an attribute that starts with that letter that applies to the person you've been assigned. For example, "A is for amazing at math." Set the rules so each attribute has to be a good one. Remind your kids that Ephesians 4:29 tells us that we want our words to build each other up, and this is one way to do that.
- Play 20 Questions. This is another familiar game but one that will let you focus on learning a little bit about your kids and what they think is important. Start with a topic, say favorite breakfast cereals, and have the person who is going to answer the questions think of their favorite breakfast cereal. Everyone else asks yes or no questions about the cereal to try to figure out the answer. Continue the round until everyone has gone. For the next round, choose a different topic that will delve into learning more about your kids. Question categories could include favorite school subjects, things they don't like to do, things that we struggle with or don't think we're good at. If your child is having a tough time with a certain issue but doesn't like to open up about it, work it into the game and see if a discussion doesn't develop. Take the time to query your kids about the things they chose as answers to the questions and offer some godly advice if the situation warrants.
- Have a "Great Things God Put in (whatever state you're traveling through)" scavenger hunt. Before you leave home, think about the things you think you will see on your trip. Create a basic scavenger hunt list (words or pictures) for each child. Give it to them at the beginning of the trip and see who can find the most things on the list while on your trip. Talk about the things on the list and what makes them special and why God might have put those things in that state.
- Read a great book together. Time in the car is a great time for a read-aloud. Choose a book that will foster some discussion within your family. Maybe you are working on a particular character quality or behavior this summer. Find a book that deals with that issue and read it in the car. Talk about the book. Before you leave home, find some scriptures that deal with the topic and work them into the conversation.
With a little planning and a better attitude than I usually take on my car trips, you can have a pleasant ride, good conversation and everyone might learn a little something about God and each other. Have a great trip.


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Last Tuesday, I passed along tips for "true crime" writing with prison settings. These came courtesy of a former Texas state prison guard, now a member of the Southwest Chapter of Mystery Writers of America. Because he has received threats against his family (and now never leaves home unarmed) I identify him only by the initials SB.
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Last week's post discussed differences between state and federal prison systems and prison housing, including those 50-bed dormitory-style accommodations for what are termed "general population" prisoners.
Now that you (or your character) are inside the walls, what will you/he/she need to know to survive the system?
"The three things you don't do as an offender," SB told his audience of mystery writers: "first, don't touch anything that's not yours; second, don't snitch; and third, you don't ever let it be known that you ever hurt a child, especially girls."
The sanctity of children to prisoners may appear puzzling, given that the rape and murder of adults are virtually taken for granted in prison, but, as SB explained, "everybody has family," and offered an anecdote to illustrate the point:
An inmate who had killed three little girls was "mistakenly classified" as a general population prisoner, instead of being sent to a unit reserved for sex offenders. Within three days, he was missing. Not in his bed, not in the dormitory, apparently vanished into thin air.
A year later, when the prison's sewer system was being excavated because of a plumbing problem, "his jawbone was found in the sewer. His body was cut up and flushed down the toilet piece by piece." Considering that the dismembering was accomplished largely with homemade weapons, it was an enormous job, and one that required massive cooperation between prisoners.
But was the child murderer's inclusion in a general population prison group truly a clerical error, or was there more active involvement by those charged with guarding the inmates from each other?
It goes back to the issue of corruption among prison guards, also mentioned last week. Although the guard who left a prison minister alone outside the cell of a death row inmate, described in last week's post, lost his job, and although SB believes prison guards are generally corrupt, "they (aren't) prosecuted because they don't want the public to know what scumbags they have (as guards)," he said.
And although he cited workers who allow prisoners relatively open access to contraband, or who extract sexual favors from inmates, both male and female, the term "guards" is misleading.
Unarmed except for batons and a heavy duty mace-type spray known as Cop Stop, which leaves a telltale orange residue, "(guards) don't manage inmates," SB said. "They (inmates) allow us to manage them."
With an approximate 70+ percent recidivism rate, prison "isn't about rehabilitation. It's about warehousing." In the event of a riot, cell blocks are generally locked down until the inmates are starved into submission.
How about prison gangs? Can a prisoner turn to them for protection against fellow inmates?
"The gangs are about commerce," SB said, the movement of cash, cell phones, drugs and other contraband within a prison. And yes, they're even more violent than you've heard. "You used to think the Aryan Brotherhood was the most violent," SB said. "Compared to the (Hispanic) Tango Blast and the Mexican Mafia, the Aryan Brotherhood are girl scouts."
But that's not something you want to say inside the walls.
(Want more true crime information for your story settings? At this site, see "Writings with prison settings, part I," September 27, 2016; "What happens at a crime scene," May 27, 2013, and "What happens at a crime scene, II, June 10, 2016; "Bringing crime fiction into the 21st century," August 4, 2014; and "The need to belong: drinking the Kool-Aid," April 7, 2015.)


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Luxurious food and drinks, in no way protect you from harm. Wealth beyond what is natural, is no more use than an overflowing container. Real value is not generated by theaters, and baths, perfumes or ointments, but by philosophy.
Don't fear god,Don't worry about death;What is good is easy to get, andWhat is terrible is easy to endure.
It is impossible to live a pleasant life without living wisely and honorably and justly, and it is impossible to live wisely and honorably and justly without living pleasantly. Whenever any one of these is lacking, when, for instance, the man is not able to live wisely, though he lives honorably and justly, it is impossible for him to live a pleasant life. (5)
No pleasure is in itself evil, but the things which produce certain pleasures entail annoyances many times greater than the pleasures themselves. (8)
The wealth required by nature is limited and is easy to procure; but the wealth required by vain ideals extends to infinity. (15)
Chance seldom interferes with the wise man; his greatest and highest interests have been, are, and will be, directed by reason throughout his whole life. (16).
I have written this letter to you on a happy day to me, which is also the last day of my life. For I have been attacked by a painful inability to urinate, and also dysentery, so violent that nothing can be added to the violence of my sufferings. But the cheerfulness of my mind, which comes from the recollection of all my philosophical contemplation, counterbalances all these afflictions. And I beg you to take care of the children of Metrodorus, in a manner worthy of the devotion shown by the young man to me, and to philosophy.
Stranger, here you will do well to tarry; here our highest good is pleasure.
It is not the man who denies the gods worshipped by the multitude, who is impious, but he who affirms of the gods what the multitude believes about them.
There are also some things for which it is not enough to state a single cause, but several, of which one, however, is the case. Just as if you were to see the lifeless corpse of a man lying far away, it would be fitting to list all the causes of death in order to make sure that the single cause of this death may be stated. For you would not be able to establish conclusively that he died by the sword or of cold or of illness or perhaps by poison, but we know that there is something of this kind that happened to him.
It is impossible to live a pleasant life without living wisely and well and justly (agreeing "neither to harm nor be harmed"), and it is impossible to live wisely and well and justly without living a pleasant life.


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Thanksgiving was made a national holiday by President Abraham Lincoln in 1863, even in the midst of dealing with a nation torn by civil war. On Oct. 3, 1863, he issued a proclamation calling for a time of "thanksgiving and praise" to be celebrated on the last Thursday of November.
Thanksgiving had been celebrated sporadically during the early history of the United States, with President Washington calling for a national day of thanksgiving in 1789. It did not, however, become an annual celebration until President Lincoln's proclamation. From 1863 until 1939, the last Thursday of November was set aside as Thanksgiving. President Franklin Roosevelt tweaked the date in 1939, changing it from the last to the fourth Thursday in November in an effort to give more shopping days between Thanksgiving and Christmas.