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A Miami Dade College employee made a grisly discovery this morning, stumbling upon a dead body in a bathroom at the university's Kendall campus.
The employee found the unidentified man's corpse between 6 and 7 a.m. A message was quickly sent out to university faculty, staff, and students, but police say they believe the person died of natural causes.
"Somebody doing exercise at campus went into the bathroom and collapsed," said MDC spokesperson Juan Mendieta, who was at the scene this morning. He added that the dead person --
who was wearing athletic clothes -- does not appear to have been either a student or university employee.
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The body was found in the bathroom of Building M, which is near several student parking lots as well as the university's track and athletic fields.
Mendieta added that the university is a popular workout spot for people unaffiliated with the school.
"It's kind of a meeting place for people who exercise seriously," he said.
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British journalist Carter limns the complex life and fascinating times of the eminent art historian best known for being exposed in 1979 as a former Soviet spy.
Entering Cambridge in 1926, Blunt (1907–83) gravitated to the rebellious, esthetic Bloomsbury group that dominated university intellectual life between the wars. Art, not politics, preoccupied him, and his work won plaudits. During the 1930s, the rise of poverty and fascism converted many in Blunt's circle to communism. While a major literary influence, their numbers were small, and their impact on history would have been modest if they hadn't become spies. Never an activist, Blunt's conversion first showed itself in a temporary switch to Marxist art criticism. (The author devotes fully half her text to his art career.) During the war he worked in MI5, passing thousands of documents to his Soviet handler. Carter has assimilated the massive and often unreliable literature on espionage to produce an authoritative and often hilarious account of this period. Eager British spies deluged Moscow with secret documents; Soviet officials assumed it was too good to be true, but eventually they realized they had a gold mine. The workaholic Blunt continued his art studies during the war and wrote several important books. Afterward, he drifted away from espionage, but a faint cloud of suspicion dogged him, especially after Burgess and Maclean defected in 1951. When his secret was revealed nearly three decades later, he became a pariah. Besides passing information, he was accused of being a predatory homosexual and a pedophile, plagiarizing from students, authenticating forgeries for profit, cheating friends out of priceless paintings. He consulted his lawyer about suing for libel and was told his actions had defamed his name so badly that no further defamation was possible.
Many books recount Blunt's espionage; this one is a complete biography that does him justice. (16 illustrations)

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Rediscovering the Exodus 3
As mentioned previously, one of the most common questions asked is how can such a major event, a defining event for the monotheism of today's world, be overlooked so completely from the historical records. This has led many to falsely accuse the Old Testament, the Torah, of being a fable, a fabrication of nomadic tribes that sat around the campfire and concocted their own history. It is what the atheists, Anti-Semites, archeologists, etc. have used as their weapon to challenge the veracity of the Bible. And they have done an admirable job of overlooking the obvious, discounting the clues, and ridiculing the researchers that have even attempted to connect the dots on what is a poorly established historical truths that we are taught in school. For example, we are taught the Sphinx was constructed around 3500 BCE but those geologists that have examined it found the traceable waterlines of a much earlier flood engraved on into its stone; a flood that occurred four thousand years earlier. In Germany they have discovered stone implements and designs, quite intricate stone carvings by the way, that have been dated to 25,000 years ago, long before current historians and scientists claim we had the tools and skills to create such devices. So why are we so reliant on our current historical knowledge, provided by research that obviously is inaccurate, confused, and concealing, that we will let those that wish to repudiate, mock and ridicule the accuracy of the Torah to do so publicly within our schooling system?
In Rediscovering the Exodus, I am not asking you to take every word I have to say as undeniable truths. They are alternatives, suggestions, issues to be discussed honestly and openly, as we use the knowledge that we do have in an effort to understand events long ago for which we no longer have confirmation of eye witness accounts. We must let go of our 21st century thinking and try to perceive events through the eyes of what were primitive and tribal thinkers; men who saw miracles in every bolt of lightning and covenants in every rainbow. When you can open your minds at that level, then you will make the connection with your ancestors and see the world and the truths as they perceived them. That is the Karaite way.
The Book of Yasher
Firstly, it must be recognized that there were other holy books in existence besides the Tanach that were passed down through the centuries. One of these is referenced twice in the Tanach and that is the Book of Yasher. It is not seen as a companion text but as a resource text from which both the Books of Joshua and Samuel have drawn their material. Therefore it is a very ancient text which preceded most of the books in the Tanach. The dilemma is that there are in existence several books with that title. Some are easy to identify as later Greek period frauds. Some are Latin period frauds and one is even an 18th century English fraud but then there are a select few that appear to be segments from a single text, ending well before the establishment of David's Kingdom and therefore concerned only with the early events of Children of Israel. These are the texts from which the next few articles will be drawn because they paint a very intriguing and interesting picture of the Exodus that does correlate to historical events recorded in Egypt and Canaan. They also say much regarding our early priesthood, a priesthood that many claim only began with Aaron but which may have predated him by centuries if not millennia and from which Aaron was just one of many on a line of descendancy from earlier times. As one of the Kohanim, this in no way depreciates or deprecates my family's historical background but what it does implicate, is that those now caught in the genetic tracing of our roots and claiming historical accuracy regarding the J1 controversy, most likely have it all wrong but that I will save for another article on another day. Using the Book of Yasher, known as the Book of the Upright, I will make an attempt to connect the dots but for those that are adamant that every word in the bible is to be taken literally, without interpretation ,then I'm afraid that what I have to discuss is only going to offend your religious values and you may wish to desist reading now. Because if you truly believe that the Hebrew slaves were constructing the cities of Pithom and Ramses as is recorded, not recognizing that when the stories of the Torah were finally written down, 700 years later, there were only these names in existence for the places where the slaves toiled and the earlier names had been forgotten and erased from memory, then you are failing to do as Anan ben David instructed; to seek with an open mind and find the answers that are good to you. But if you choose to recognize that that the recorders were merely using names familiar at the time to provide location, reference markers and scale of construction, then what I have to say I believe you will find enlightening. Remember, as Kohan, I have inherited a primary purpose and that is to teach and I have always dedicated my life to doing so.
The Levite Priesthood
The book of Yasher has been divided into chapters even though its original format would have been one continuous dissertation that scrolled on paragraph after paragraph. The current format makes it easy to reference certain sentences and therefore is a convenient tool for this discussion. Those that obtain a copy of the particular Book of Yasher that I'm reading from will find these sentences easily.
The Torah already indicates to us that Aaron is a recognized leader of the people. He has authority, prestige and the people listen to him He also serves as interpreter and spokesperson for Moses, indicating that either Moses did not speak the same language as the Hebrews, or else he could not immediately command the same respect that Aaron already had. Either way, it provides us with a clue that Aaron, and the entire Levite Tribe have an inherited status far exceeding that of the other Children of Israel. Part of this has already been discussed in my article A Karaite Reading of Exodus at http://hubpages.com/hub/Of-Karaite-Things but I will look to the Book of Yasher to provide a more in depth perspective than what can be gleaned only for the Torah. In Yasher, specifically Chapter 65 verse 32 we find the following written. "But the children of Levi were not employed in the work with their brethren of Israel, from the beginning unto the day of their going forth from Egypt." What we can interpret from this sentence was that the Tribe of Levi were not part of the slave force. That from the beginning, ie. beginning of recorded Egyptian history, or from the time of their arrival in Egypt, hundreds of years earlier, or even from being of a specific and recognized caste, they were elite and therefore not subject to manual labour, or treated as inferior to the native Egyptian population. This is further emphasised in the next sentence 33 in which it is written, "For all the children of Levi knew that the Egyptians had spoken all these words with deceit to the Israelites, therefore the children of Levi refrained from approaching to the work with their brethren." What we can infer from this, is not only are they not subject to being treated as an inferior stock, but they have access to all the written laws and beliefs, ordinances and palace documents, so that they are well aware of what was happening to the Hebrew slaves but they ensured that they neither became embroiled in the issues nor attempted to intercede in any manner to stop the persecution. The book then makes its most startling of comments in the next verse 34 which reads "And the Egyptians did not direct their attention to make the children of Levi work afterward, since they had not been with their brethren at the beginning, therefore the Egyptians left them alone." What this sentence clearly implies is that the Tribe of Levi was not identical to the Hebrew slaves. It had different origins, different roots and in the eyes of the Egyptians, were not considered Apiru, Shazu or similar which made up the Hebrew stock. And later in verse 37 where it is written, "And the children of Israel called Melol the king of Egypt "Meror, king of Egypt," because in his days the Egyptians had embittered their lives with all manner of work," it is clear that servitude is what the Children of Israel were subjugated with but it was not in the time period of Ramses or his father Seti, but during the reign of the Pharaoh bearing a title that sounded like 'Melol'. A first clue as to placing the time of the Exodus and proving the veracity of the Biblical story. Later on in Chapter 69 verse 9, the author of Yasher reaffirms his earlier statement thusly, "But the tribe of Levi did not at that time work with the Israelites their brethren, from the beginning, for the children of Levi knew the cunning of the Egyptians which they exercised at first toward the Israelites." This is a most surprising statement because if you read it correctly, not only are the Levites distinct and separate from the Hebrews but in fact, they persecuted the Hebrews no differently than did the other Egyptians. From this we can surmise that that the Levites were actually an Egyptian caste that for reasons unknown threw their lot in with the Hebrew slaves at the time of the Exodus. Conjecture would say that in some way, the Levites did something that offended Pharaoh and therefore lost any status that they once held in Egypt. So they went from first being persecutors of the Hebrews to allies and leaders of this outcast group through some strange quirk of fate. Exactly what this may have been, I will leave for the next article. For now I believe I have left you with enough to contemplate and discuss as we rediscover the Exodus.


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Where has November gone?
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Eeek it's been a bit since I've posted. Sorry about that peeps! It was just the middle of November and now we're beginning the last week of the month already. Where has the time gone?
So, what have I been up to you might ask? Well, there were two lunch dates with Jodi at Polito's, the best pizza by the slice place in town.
A Saturday of errands with my mom and aunt Pam where I picked up a new book which I read in two days. It's the first in a series so I can't wait to get my hands on the rest of the books.
I also got a hair cut.
|Can you guess what store I'm in the parking lot of?
A job interview for a full time position following graduation that I am super excited about thanks to the casual dress code and some of the benefits offered.
|My outfit
A Thanksgiving lunch with my mom's side of the family where there was way too much good food. Sorry, no photos from Thanksgiving.
On Friday a little shopping with my aunt Maureen before going to see Breaking Dawn – Part 2 and then eating dinner at the wonderful Khamchanh's for some Chinese food.
And an Angelo's pizza lunch yesterday to celebrate my brother's 20th birthday.
And a lot of relaxation sprinkled throughout these last 1+ weeks.
Now today while I'm sure there will be a lot of relaxation I need to bring that down a notch so I can get some homework done for my last three classes of my undergraduate degree (!!!) and some much needed cleaning of my room.
The Packers play the Giants tonight on Sunday Night Football so I will for sure be watching that tonight. Go Pack Go!
Who is your favorite football team?
What's your favorite memory from November? Any fun plans upcoming in this last week of November?
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woohoo!! nice update! Love love love the new haircut! Steelers all the way baby!
Thank you for the compliment on my hair. I'm liking it too! Now I just need to learn how to style my hair in more than one way!Of course you're a Steelers fan! They're having a close game against the Browns today. Hope they squeak out a win for you this afternoon.


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The Opera Fireplace is definitely a masterpiece. Part art installation and part functional fireplace, it was inspired by the idea that fireplaces have a strong resemblance to theatrical stages.
Conceived and created by Sebastian Errazuriz, the Opera Fireplace was hand carved out of 600 pounds of Italian marble complete with its curtains, stage, floorboards and stairs made of wood. A limited-edition creation, the Opera Fireplace can be fitted into any home. Each one comes with a set of wooden 'actors' hand-carved out of logs of maple as well as a wood backstage structure.
Although devastating to think about, the actors are supposed to go up in flames in the Opera Fireplace. Thankfully, replacement actors can be ordered.
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I'm still here!! I've been so busy the past few days I can't really get to upload and write much, so I'm just updating that there will be more to come, and here are the list of what's coming up:
- my first MAC 1 on 1 session
- another eye makeup experiment
- happy moments
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So yeah, stay tuned, don't go away... till next time!
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As a local taxpayer and mature professional, I am dismayed at the various groups churning their self-serving issues for long decades ("Residents voice 710 plan concerns," Feb. 27). Politicians are pandering to the local interests and various "experts" are milking the taxpayers.
The logical response to all this is: The most efficient travel from any point to a destination is via the shortest unobstructed route. This saves time, fuel, wear and tear and reduces pollution.
Ever since the motor vehicle pushed the horse-driven cart off the road, there have been efforts to respond to the new demands. I was taught about this subject while studying engineering and architecture at university. The famous French architect, Le Corbusier, contemporaneously published "Le Cite Radieuse" (or "The Radial City") promoting his idea of roads built as rings around the center of the city, connected by radial roads extending at 45-degree intervals from the center. This plan allows one to travel by the shortest routes without clogging the city center.


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Philippine Basic Education Curriculum
What is Basic Education Curriculum?
Basic Education Curriculum (BEC), this is a form of tool which will stand as one point of learning areas as adequate for the development of competencies starting from Basic education up to the second level of which is renounced as High School. This will focus more on developing knowledge, skills, habits and attitudes through the guidance of educationalist assigned. As for 2015, wide grounding has been made for the Philippine Education For All which is known as EFA. Why Do We Need a Curriculum?
A curriculum guides the instructional lessons that teachers use. A curriculum defines what the learner will learn and can possibly guide when the learner learns the information from the lesson. Why do we have a National Curriculum?
In the Philippines, we have a national curriculum implemented nationwide in all public elementary and secondary schools. It is called the Basic Education Curriculum (BEC).The private schools have the option to enrich or modify the BEC as circumstances in their schools dictate. Why is it important that our country follow a national curriculum? Some of our students are very mobile. Sometimes in the course of the school year ,they change residence and transfer to another school. Furthermore, the DepEd uses the national curriculum as the standard for assessing your performance and the performance of your pupils. There must be only one standard for all. History of Restructured Curriculum
As we all may know, there were other education acts before the 1980's that influenced earlier national curricula. The National Elementary School Curriculum (NESC) implemented from 1984 to 2002 and the New Secondary Education Curriculum (NSEC) implemented from 1991 to 2002. This serves as background information for the superior understanding of the present Basic Education Curriculum (BEC). Department of Education Culture and Sports (DECS) had conducted surveys and experimental programs which helped them revealed the deficiencies of the previous curricula implemented by the Department. In 1970's, The Presidential Commission Study Philippine Education (PCSPE), Survey of the Outcomes of Elementary Education (SOUTELE), and the Experimental Elementary Education program (EEEP) discovered that our elementary students performed poorly especially in the 3R's. Their studies went deeper and revealed the deficiencies in the curricula themselves. One of the findings revealed that the elementary school curriculum was overloaded starting from Grade One. The National Elementary School Curriculum (NESC)
The 1983 National Elementary School Curriculum was deemed the answer to the problems revealed by the previously mentioned surveys. First, a comprehensive plan known as the Program for Comprehensive Elementary Education (PROCEED) was prepared. From this big program was derived the sector program known as the Program for Decentralized Educational Development (PRODED). With assistance from the World Bank, PRODED encompassed several reform measures to improve elementary education. In the implementation of the NESC, mastery learning was emphasized. The students were expected to acquire the required competencies with at least 75% mastery. In other words, a child must be able to answer at least seven (7) out of ten questions in a formative test.
The New Secondary Education Curriculum (NSEC)
When the first batch of students who went through the NESC graduated, the Bureau of Secondary Education (BSE) implemented the NSEC in the schools. Of course, like the NESC, it had to undergo field try-outs and on the basis of the results, was revised and finalized. The NSEC included the following learning areas to be taught for 400 minutes daily from First Year to Fourth Year:
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Katrina Kaif, Kangana Ranaut's Celebrity Tantrums!: Bollywood stars are known to be travelling long hours due to their busy schedules and this makes them as exhausted as ever and if not that then their different tantrums are something which the air staff have to bear with utmost courtesy.
Two such stars on the list of the most frequent travelers are Katrina Kaif and Kangana Ranaut.
According to reports in a popular tabloid, Katrina Kaif recently had shown her tantrums on a flight when she was travelling for the promotion of her film Tees Maar Khan.
The actress had reportedly fallen asleep as soon as she had boarded the flight.
So, when the hostess announced twice over the system for Katrina to please fasten her seat belt, the actress did not do so as she was fast asleep, the hostess had to come forward and tap on the actress shoulder to wake her up. Katrina woke up and yelled at the stewardess for touching her so. There was quite a commotion in the flight, which only cooled off after the hostess apologized to the star. Katrina fell asleep immediately after that.
Kangana Raut too has her share of celebrity tantrums. As Kangana travels with her assistant who travels economy class, the hostess is made to ask him what Kangana's food preferences would be and then come back to the executive class to serve the actress, it becomes extremely tiresome for the air staff to keep up to the tantrums of Kangana Ranaut.
Well,both these reports have been denied by the actresses spokes persons and it is being said that this is all just rumors going around. Well, stars and their starry tantrums! Or is it the traveler's itch that brings out this behaviour?


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AlphaBooks is the eponymous hero of Russell Hoban's Riddley Walker.
This is a highly original book, not so much for its post-apocalyptic plot, but for its language, a unique dialect (& spelling) of English that takes a while to get used to, but once you do, it works its way into your brain & never quite lets go! Many many years after my first reading of Riddley, there are phrases from the book that still pop into my head at unexpected moments. (Arga warga!)
That first reading was a magical thing, by the way: I read the entire book by candlelight during a power outage caused by a hurricane. I'm sure the serendipitous setting contributed to the power Riddley holds over me, but even if you read it on a Kindle in a fluorescent-lit room, I think you'll still find the mysterious, smoky, quasi-medieval world Hoban creates to be an absorbing place to spend your time.
Monday, September 17, 2012
R is for Riddley Walker
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Labels: Acrylic, AlphaBooks, Arga Warga, Leah Palmer Preiss, Riddley Walker, Russell Hoban
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Sounds like my kind of book, but I've never even heard of it. Will look for it at once! Beautiful warm colors in the illo, as usual. I soooooo look forward to your posts.ReplyDelete
I've read this book numerous times, finding something new each time. Hoban is a master wordsmith and the word play in this book is incredible. So much fun to read aloud. With a Cockneyesque accent, even more fun. This book should come with a warning, however; you will be driving your friends mad until they agree to read it too. Just ask my friends.ReplyDelete
Another title to add to my 'must read' list! I have enjoyed this series, not only for the gorgeous illustrations, but the introductions to books I've never heard of! Love how you've created a glow with this one!ReplyDelete
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Előd Tósáó was held in a Bolivian jail for more than five years on fabricated terrorism charges. He met his late wife in jail when she visited her father.
Tósáó and his co-defendant Mario Tadic were spirited out of Bolivia in April by the Baptist Aid Service.
Maria Elena Fortun was the daughter of former Bolivian opposition leader Guillermo Fortun.
Tósáó married Maria Elena Fortun in 2012 in La Paz jail.
She planned to reunite with her husband in August in Hungary.
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Last Monday, Johnston County Sheriff's deputies charged two Benson, NC teenagers with with one count each of cyberbullying, after allegedly setting up a Facebook page devoted exclusively to bullying a fellow student.
According to arrest warrants, the two set up a Facebook page and posted comments to intimidate and torment a 15-year-old classmate at South Johnston High School, allegedly going so far as to threaten to bring a gun to school to hunt down the teen, and to run him over with a car. Investigators went on to say that the Facebook page, which was discovered and reported by the victim's father, was allegedly created back in September of 2010. Johnston County school officials declined to comment on the case Wednesday, but school system policy prohibits all types of bullying and harassment, including online, and warns of student discipline that could include expulsion. If proven true, these cases would be only the most recent instance of an ongoing saga that continues to play out in schools around the country, and server as a stark reminder of the reality of cyberbullying, and the impact it has even here in NC.
According to the National Crime Prevention Council, cyberbullying affects nearly half of all teens in the United States. And indeed, here in NC, North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper says that cyberbullying is a growing problem in our communities that needs to be taken seriously, "It can lead to violence," he said. "It can lead to depression in the victim, and it can also even lead to suicide."
The biggest challenge in discovering instances with cyberbullying specifically is that unlike traditional forms of bullying and harassment, instances of cyberbullying can often go undetected, undiscovered, and unchecked for years, if not longer, unless victims feel comfortable and confident enough to speak out and ask for help.
In this instance, the online abuse was discovered by the victim's father, who subsequently reported the incident to police and school authorities. However, unless victims feel like they will be heard and believed, this is not often the case. Typically, the abuse goes on, unabated, until the victim cannot abide by it anymore, or until the abuse goes a step too far. In the best case scenario, this means that victims reach out to their support structure, or parents and administrators discover the abuse and take action accordingly.
The announcement of the charges out of Benson come in the wake of several recent tragedies elsewhere in the US, brought on in large part by instances of cyberbullying and online harassment. The issue was last brought to the forefront after a NY college student committed suicide, after his roommate allegedly posted an online video outing him as being gay.
In the hopes of averting another tragedy down the road, Attorney General Cooper issued a call to action: "…we need to encourage parents to pay attention to what's happening with their children and then encourage the parents and kids – that vast majority in the middle who are neither bullies or victims – to stand up and say they're not going to tolerate this kind of thing."
For this reason, FVPC sends community educators into area schools as part of Start Strong, primary prevention programming to discuss issues related to cyberbullying with teens, to help kids not only understand the reality and consequences of their behavior online, but also to help teach possible victims of online abuse to reach out if they need help. The goal of these community education programs is to help kids learn responsible online behavior, in addition to teaching them to report or help stop abuse whenever they encounter it–be they victims, bystanders, or perpetrators.
To learn more about cyberbullying, and how you can become involved to help stop digital and online abuse, visit our website at www.fvpcoc.org.


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On April 22, 2011 Jamie Kelso talks about the viral video of yet another violent crime against Whites by non-Whites in what has been a war against Whites of massive proportions, covered up by the controlled media for decades, but now finally reaching the eyes of Whites through the alternative media of websites like VoR.
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YAY!!! We made it to another Friday! And the cherry on top is that we have a new challenge for you at Docerela Creations!!! I love the challenges and this week's challenge is one of my favorite type...a sketch!!! Yep, you know you need to get started on your Holiday cards, so come on an play along with us!!!
Here's the awesome sketch Dulce created for us:
I used the newest Docerela Stamps release, Snow Fun, for my project and the awesome Carta Bella- Snow Fun papers to make my card. If you haven't already grabbed this stamp set and paper pad...go over to the shop right now and get them so you can start pumping out some super cute Holiday cards!!! But of course, if sending cards out is not your thing, no worries because these are prefect for scrapbooking and even altered art projects....Hmmm...I can see cute ornaments being made with this papers and stamps!!! Here's what I was inspired to make based upon the sketch:
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Chris Brown suffered a seizure early Friday following a whirlwind week for the Grammy-winning R&B singer that brought on "intense fatigue" and "extreme emotional stress," his rep said.
"While in the studio working early this morning, Chris suffered a non-epileptic seizure (NES)," Brown's rep told E! News and the Associated Press.
The L.A. city Fire Department reportedly rushed to the Hollywood recording studio the Record Plant at 1:09 a.m. Friday morning after receiving a 911 call about Brown, TMZ reported. Brown is said to have refused treatment and refused to be transported to a hospital. The site said that he also suffered from seizures as a child.
"He was not hospitalized. His doctor tended to him this afternoon and attributes the NES to intense fatigue and extreme emotional stress, both due to the continued onslaught of unfounded legal matters and the nonstop negativity.'"
Those legal matters come courtesy of a May hit-and-run incident that occurred while the "Look At Me Now" singer was still serving five-years' felony probation for assaulting his then-girlfriend Rihanna in 2009. The fender-bender case saw Brown briefly behind bars Monday despite pleading not guilty to the charges. Brown was released after about 45 minutes on his own recognizance until the Aug. 15 trial set for the case.
The "nonstop negativity" is just another way of saying Breezy is fed up with the infamy surrounding the assault and all the run-ins with the law he's had while on probation.
The 24-year-old announced this week that he would be retiring from music following the August release of his next album, "X," because he's tired of being famous for something besides his musical talent. The tweets by which he made the announcement have since been removed.
"Don't worry mainstream America. After this X album, it'll probably be my last album," Brown tweeted Tuesday. "Being famous is amazing when it's for ur music and talent. I'm tired of being famous for a mistake I made when i was 18. I'm cool & over it!"
But clearly he isn't over it, if that "mistake" is still resulting in decisions that affect his career.
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text: Biography List of Works Sample Poems Inspired Poems Original Poems Bibliography Created By Matt Schanilec Biography List of Works Sample Poems Inspired Poems Original Poems Bibliography J.R.R. Tolkien: The Father of Fantasy "The wise speak only of what they know (Thinkexist.com)." This quote by J.R.R. Tolkien gives an example of his main theological mindset. The Father of Modern Fantasy, John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, was born on January 3, 1892, in Bloemfontein, South Africa to an English father and mother. When he was a young boy, he moved to England with his mother and siblings. His father was to return to England shortly after they did, but ended up dying before he could make the trip. This surely had an enormous effect on how Tolkien went about his later writing. Being an English writer most certainly would have had an effect on Tolkien, especially considering the time period he lived in. Tolkien lived through two world wars, in which Britain was in the middle of both. These events would come out in many of his later works, most prevalently, The Lord of the Rings. Growing up in Birmingham, England was a very peaceful and adventurous time for Tolkien and his brother. Their mother taught them from their home originally, and it was clear that Tolkien had a knack for words. He began reading at the age of four, and began writing quite skillfully, soon after (Doughan 2). J.R.R Tolkien had the seed of writing implanted in him at a young age by his mother, who encouraged him when she noticed his obvious interest and skill in it. Sadly, when Tolkien was 12, she passed away due to her diabetes. Tolkien attended a mixture of King Edward's School and Birmingham Oratory as a child and became learned in the Catholic faith, at which time he met a new family friend, Father Francis Xavier Morgan. Later on, with financial support from Father Francis Biography List of Works Sample Poems Inspired Poems Original Poems Bibliography and a scholarship, J.R.R. Tolkien was accepted into Oxford University. Tolkien won very few awards during his life, as they were not as prevalent when he lived. One of the awards was for his book The Hobbit in 1938, by the New York Herald Tribune as the best juvenile book. C.S. Lewis was one of Tolkien's closest friends and greatest influences. If it wasn't for Lewis, neither man would have written their most famous works; The Lord of the Rings, and The Chronicles of Narnia. The reason for this being that both men saw a lack of adventurous literature in the world, especially for adults. Despite the lack of awards, Tolkien developed a huge following, and is considered one of the great fantasy writers in history ("Biography of J.R.R. Tolkien"). J.R.R. Tolkien has a distinct feel about his poetry. It almost always tells a story and contains some sort of underlying event that relates to his life. His poetry has a certain rhythm to it, that, when combined with his use of rhyming, creates a very upbeat style of poetry. His main themes seem to revolve around a moral that is to be learned to improve the world. Tolkien is most well-known for his novels in the land of Middle-earth. His most well-known works are The Hobbit, The Silmarillion, and The Lord of the Rings trilogy. While being most famous for his work in fiction, Tolkien was a great poet, with many of his poems appearing in his fiction. He is known as the father of modern fantasy, and therefore has influenced a great many writers and surely just as many poets. J.R.R Tolkien was born into a difficult situation, with a family that had financial problems. He lost both of his parents at a young age, but persisted to seek his dreams as a writer. He worked hard to get accepted into Oxford University where he studied many things, but most prevalently languages. Tolkien is considered the father of modern fantasy, and will go down in history as just that. John Ronald Reuel Tolkien died on September 2, 1973. He inspired many with his words, and will continue to influence the imaginations of all people who will immerse themselves in his work. Collected Works Biography List of Works All That is Gold Does Not Glitter" "All Woods Must Fail" "All Ye Joyful" "Athelas" "Bath-Song" "Bilbo's Last Song (At the Grey Havens)" "Bregalad's Lament" "Cat" "Durin" "Earendil" "Elbereth" "Finrod's Song" "Gandalf's Song of Lorien" "Gil-galad" "I Sit and Think" "Journey's End" "Lament for Boromir" "Lament for Eorl the Young" " Sample Poems Inspired Poems Original Poems Bibliography "Lebennin" "Namárië" "Nimrodel" "O! Where Are You Going?" "One Ring" "One White Tree" "Over the Misty Mountains Cold" "Roads Go Ever On" "Seasons" "Sing All Ye People!" "The King" "The Little House of Lost Play (Mar Vanwa Tyalieva)" "The Man in the Moon Came Down Too Soon" "The Sea" "Theoden" "Theoden's Fall" "Tinuviel" "To the Bottle I Go" "Troll Sat Alone on His Seat of Stone" Biography List of Works Sample Poems Inspired Poems Original Poems Bibliography "I Sit and Think" By J.R.R. Tolkien I sit beside the fire and think of all that I have seen, of meadow-flowers and butterflies in summers that have been; Of yellow leaves and gossamer in autumns that there were, with morning mist and silver sun and wind upon my hair. I sit beside the fire and think of how the world will be when winter comes without a spring that I shall never see. For still there are so many things that I have never seen: in every wood in every spring there is a different green. I sit beside the fire and think of people long ago, and people who will see a world that I shall never know. But all the while I sit and think of times there were before, I listen for returning feet and voices at the door. " I Sit and Think" Analysis Biography List of Works Sample Poems Inspired Poems Original Poems Bibliography The poem "I Sit and Think", by J.R.R. Tolkien, explains the sensation of reflecting upon one's life, while also realizing that there will be a time in the future when they are not here anymore, by using vivid imagery. One core theme of the poem is about keeping things known and loved close to heart, because those things will always be there. The other core theme is thinking of the future, and what it holds for those for the ones who will be living in it. "Of yellow leaves and gossamer/ in autumns that there were,/ with morning mist and silver sun and wind upon my hair." With this passage, Tolkien creates a specific sensual atmosphere around the season of autumn. It is easy to conjure up a scene in which a man is sitting outside at daybreak, with nature all around him. There is a peaceful breeze, and the mist settles into dew upon the dying grass. Without these elements of imagery in the poem, it really does not create a picture that is relatable. J.R.R. Tolkien teaches the world a lesson with this poem; that memories are an integral part of life. Biography List of Works Sample Poems Inspired Poems Original Poems Bibliography The poem "All That is Gold Does Not Glitter", by J.R.R. Tolkien, shows that not everything is always as it seems. One of the main themes of the poem is that a new hope will arise to lead the world onward. The reason I chose this poem is because, even in the darkest of hours, there is always a light. "All That is Gold Does Not Glitter" By J.R.R. Tolkien All that is gold does not glitter, Not all those who wander are lost; The old that is strong does not wither, Deep roots are not reached by the frost. From the ashes a fire shall be woken, A light from the shadows shall spring; Renewed shall be blade that was broken, The crownless again shall be king. Biography List of Works The Poem "One Ring", by J.R.R. Tolkien, is a sort of preface to the story of The Lord of the Rings. Each race was given rings of power, but there was one ring controlled by an evil possessor, which sought out to destroy the world. I picked this poem because of my interest in Tolkien's novels, as well as the clever use of rhyme used throughout. Sample Poems "One Ring" Ash nazg durbatulûk, ash nazg gimbatul, Ash nazg thrakutulûk agh burzum-ishi krimpatul. Inspired Poems Three Rings for the Elven-kings under the sky, Seven for the dwarf-lords in their halls of stone, Nine for Mortal Men doomed to die, One for the Dark Lord on his dark throne, In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie. One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie. Original Poems Bibliography Biography List of Works Sample Poems Inspired Poems Original Poems Bibliography "Bilbo's Last Song (At the Grey Havens)" By J.R.R. Tolkien Day is ended, dim my eyes, But journey long before me lies. Farewell, friends! I hear the call. The ship's beside the stony wall. Foam is white and waves are grey; beyond the sunset leads my way. Foam is salt, the wind is free; I hear the rising of the sea. Farewell, friends! The sails are set, the wind is east, the moorings fret. Shadows long before me lie, beneath the ever-bending sky, but islands lie behind the Sun that i shall raise ere all is done; lands there are to west of West, where night is quiet and sleep is rest. Guided by the Lonely Star, beyond the utmost harbour-bar, I'll find the heavens fair and free, and beaches of the Starlit Sea. Ship my ship! I seek the West, and fields and mountains ever blest. Farewell to Middle-earth at last. I see the star above my mast! Biography List of Works Sample Poems Inspired Poems Original Poems Bibliography "Courage" By Matt Schanilec Day is ended, dim my eyes, I look up toward the darkened skies. The sun is gone but for a while, As I sit here, to reconcile, With that which has eluded me, The courage that will set me free. Ever-long I've stumbled on, The days have come, the days have gone. Like a ship upon the sea, The waves do try to swallow me. I still hold on to faintest hope, Which holds my hand onto the rope, Tethered to the ship above, I climb for you, my greatest love. Day is started, bright my eyes, I look up toward the lightened skies. The sun is here but for a while, As I stand up, I've reconciled, With that which no longer eludes me, The courage which now has set me free. Biography List of Works Sample Poems Inspired Poems Original Poems Bibliography "All Woods Must Fail" By J.R.R. Tolkien O! Wanderers in the shadowed land Despair not! For though dark they stand, All woods there be must end at last, And see the open sun go past: The setting sun, the rising sun, The day's end, or the day begun. For east or west all woods must fail. "Shores" By Matt Schanilec Overwhelmed in terror full, Strewn about the sea contrite. Over again these thoughts you mull, The ones who deliver a bead of light. And however dark and however vast, The sea must reach the shore and fast. For however hungry it may be, It does remember that it is the sea. And wherever the sea does touch the sand, Is where the land does take its stand. Biography List of Works Sample Poems Inspired Poems Original Poems Bibliography "Along This Cobbled Path I Tread" By Matt Schanilec Along this cobbled path I tread, Returning from a land of dread. I roll my eyes across the view, In hope of finding a familiar face. But then I realize in lieu, I've wandered into a stranger place. The senses dull, as I tread on, Upon my ears does rest a song, With voice so soft, it calls me in, To harmonize I do begin. On the ground I am at last, To the darkness my eyes are cast. Biography List of Works Sample Poems Inspired Poems Original Poems Bibliography "The Villain" By Matt Schanilec Interrupted were our plans, By a hidden villain in our lands. Attacked us from afar with haste, Upon which time we soon gave chase. Through the hills, mountains, and snow, Across a great bridge we travelled ho! And precisely then he was up and away, Led us he did, to a village that day. And in that village we met our greatest friends, The villain, a villain? We may soon see again. Bibliography Biography List of Works Images Sample Poems Inspired Poems Original Poems Bibliography "One Ring" http://images.elfwood.com/art/s/i/silverteen/one_ring.jpg "All Woods Must Fail" http://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/2008/fontainebleau/images/fullscreen/239-043.jpg "Bilbo's Last Song (At the Grey Havens)" http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dT_UPEfwsHA/SwPzN5X1kwI/AAAAAAAAAnU/cL_uqYRY7OU/s1600/caroli na-ship-painting.jpg "I Sit and Think"http://i.d.com.com/i/dl/media/dlimage/13/91/54/139154_large.jpeg "All That Is Gold Does Not Glitter"http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3450/3695643921_d22d644582.jpg "Shores" http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QvrskImGWQY/SuV7WY7qceI/AAAAAAAAAMM/J_qN9cT1LC4/s400/ReintWithaar-Stormy-Sea-149501.jpg "Along This Cobbled Path I Tread" http://www.scenicreflections.com/files/Cobblestone%20Path%20Wallpaper__yvt2.jpg "Courage" http://www.chesapeake-bay.org/images/sunrise-sunset/boat-wake-sunrise.jpg Picture of Poet http://www.topnews.in/files/JRR-Tolkien102.jpg "The Villain" http://mi9.com/uploads/landscape/4154/green-mountain-and-snowy-mountain-anddam_1920x1200_71918.jpg Biography Sources http://www.arwen-undomiel.com/tolkien/bio.html http://www.indepthinfo.com/tolkien/biography.shtml http://www.tolkiensociety.org/tolkien/biography.html Poem Sources http://famouspoetsandpoems.com/poets/j__r__r__tolkien


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Medical questions & health advice by board certified doctors
"Is it safe to share a washer and dryer with someone who has warts?"
My mom has some warts on her legs, but I?ve never had any. Is it okay to share our laundry? Will the warts spread to me and my clothing?
In order to understand how warts can be transmitted from one person to another, you must first understand exactly what warts are, and how they are caused. "wart" is a generic term that typically refers to coarse raised overgrowth of skin in an area (typically on hands or feet but as in the case of your mother they can show up other places as well... like the legs). There are many different types of warts: common warts (Verruca vulgaris), plantar warts (Verruca pedis, typically found on the feet), filiform warts (flat warts found on the eyelids), and genital warts (Condyloma accuminatum) just to name a few. The one thing that all warts have in common are that they are caused by viruses. The virus usually enters through a violation (break, tear, cut) in your bodies first defense mechanism...your skin. Once the virus gets into the body it incorporates itself into the host and manipulates the hosts cell replication cycle to replicate itself. So warty growths are actually an overgrowth of your own tissue that is caused by a viral infection. The most common virus to cause such infections is the human papilloma virus (HPV). There are many different strains of this virus, and some have been found to cause cervical cancer (16, 18), and be implicated in oropharyngeal cancers (16). The 2 most common strains that cause benign (non-cancerous growths) are HPV type 2 and 4. Because the virus has to get in through a break in the skin, and the virus is likely washed away/damaged by the washing machine (especially is there is a "hot" cycle), it is very unlikely that you could develop warts from using the same washing machine. It wouldn't change where I did my wash. But I would recommend talking to your doctor about how to minimize your risk of getting warts from casual contact with your mother.
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Scotland. Awake to the hauntingly captivating tones of a bagpiper heralding the morn from atop the misty rolling heather carpeted hills. Bonnie Scotland beckons your senses with all the colors of tartan intertwined with the sights, sounds and rich heritage that occupy one third of Great Britain.
Having three major cities, Edinburgh boasts being Scotland's capital, and Glasgow and Aberdeen are bursting with historical and cultural significance! Don't miss Edinburgh Castle, St. Andrew's Church and world famous golf links, Hadrian's Wall, John O'Groats – Scotland's most northerly point, the Falkirk Wheel, Glasgow University and a teeming host of beguiling islands to visit by ferry. Some of the most visited islands are The Hebrides, The Orkney Isles, The Isle Of Skye and The Mull Of Kintyre
So bravely don your kilt and sporran, tuck into a haggis, raise your glass of Scotland's finest malt whisky, and have your camera ready as you stand on the shoreline of Loch Ness – you could be the first to snap a shot of 'Nessie', the famed Loch Ness Monster!


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Doctoral Researcher, Faculty of Social Sciences
Ibtisam is currently pursuing his PhD in the School of Politics and International Relations. He is associated with the Nottingham Centre for Normative Political Theory (CONCEPT), the Centre for the Study of Social and Global Justice (CSSGJ), and the Institute of Asia and Pacific Studies (IAPS) at the School. He is also affiliated with the Centre for Research in Race and Rights (C3R), a multidisciplinary research centre based at the university. His PhD thesis looks at whether and how the British Empire can be studied as an attempt at political Utopia, with both eutopian and dystopian implications, and a focus on the former British Raj.
Prior to starting his PhD at the School of Politics and International Relations, Ibtisam completed his MA in Public Policy (with Distinction) at the University of Warwick, securing the Politics and International Studies Prize for Highest Overall Average in MA Public Policy. He also holds a BA (Joint Honours) in History and Politics from the University of Nottingham.
He is a regular political columnist and former obituarist for the leading Bangladeshi daily newspaper, the Dhaka Tribune. He is also a member of University Radio Nottingham, the university's student radio station, where is producer and presenter of the international podcast Window to the World, host of the LGBTQ+ discussion show The Identity Talk, host of the popular culture discussion show The Popular Table, and contributor to the feminism podcast The Nineteen Percent.
Research Question: Can the British Empire be Studied as an Attempt at Political Utopia?
The historical legacy of imperialism has had a lasting impact on political thought in the decades since its collapse. Yet, few studies focus on the motivations and theoretical basis of imperialism, choosing to look at its consequences in isolation. Ibtisam's thesis follows the framework used by Maria Varsam (in her study of US slavery), Stelio Cro (in his study of Spanish imperialism) and Lyman Tower Sargent (in his study of imperial legacy) to examine the British Empire as a deliberate attempt at political utopia. Using the British Raj as its central case study. Its focus is based on how the imperial project was a civilising mission that wanted to create a utopian good life for the locals, including through policing of morality, gender, sexuality, language, arts, and culture. The goal is to consider how these various areas created eutopian conditions as well as dystopian, or possibly anti-utopian, off-shoots for both Britain and the Indian subcontinent. It is hoped that the examination of these eutopian and dystopian interplays can viably suggest a utopian study for imperialism and, ideally, open the door for similar considerations for other systems in the future.
Ibtisam's research has always focused on the field of political utopianism and imperialism. His BA dissertation examined religious extremism in the former British Raj through a dystopian framework focusing on fear, forced identities, oppression and rebellion. An edited version of this dissertation manuscript is currently undergoing peer review for publication. His MA dissertation examined the imperial legacy of the British penal code on LGBTQ+ rights and identities in India.
He has written about the utopian implications of popular culture, including an essay on how the dilemmas represented in Spider-Man comics can be used to study morality in utopian attempts. His work has also touched on approaches to feminist and queer theory, political history, cultural studies, and South Asian democratisation.
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Business - Written by Naumi Haque on Thursday, January 21, 2010 22:25 - 3 Comments
What you need, when you need it: How context-aware machines will change how we access information
Getting the right information, to the right people, at the right time, requires a better understanding of the context in which information is shared. Sounds obvious, right? But, if you think about how enterprises manage data and people, I would argue that it hasn't been all that obvious at all. Although much time and effort goes into identifying requirements, classifying and organizing information, and managing access rights, little thought is given to how user requirements change, evolve, and are affected by circumstance.
Unlike information taxonomies that catalogue data or data security protocols that either allow access or deny it, context is dynamic; it changes. Advertisers have been thinking about this for many years. An ad for Bud Light Lime might not be all that relevant in the commuter newspaper, but it makes perfect sense behind a urinal in the men's room of the pub, or on a billboard in cottage country. But that's still a very 1.0 view of context. What's missing is the granularity that takes this type of generic contextualizing (e.g. if you're at the bathroom in a pub, you've probably been drinking beer; maybe you'll like our beer) to a personalized one (e.g. we know you only drink at the pub after work, not during lunch, so at lunch we'll offer an ad for coffee; after work, we know you're favourite drink is gin and tonic, not beer, so we'll suggest a new premium brand of gin).
While advertisers are leading the way, for most enterprises, this type of granular 'what you need, when you need it' approach to information is still far from reality. The good news is that the tools to sense and record context—rich user profiles, presence awareness, geolocation data, status updates, and lifestreaming information—are exploding all around us. You might think of much of this as information exhaust—the incidental, or ambient data that is created as a by-product of simply carrying on with our daily lives.
The anthropological view (circa 2007) of 'exhaust data' is that it has little information content, but lots of emotional and social content that contributes to identity, intimacy between individuals, and a deeper cultural understanding. However, as tireless machines work 24/7/365 to mine this exhaust data, the information content becomes apparent as well. The data will reveal important trends about individuals and their preferences, thus enabling context-aware machines to sense our needs and respond. What this means for enterprises is greater employee productivity as users spend less time looking for and filtering information, and better customer experiences as contextual information leads to greater customer intimacy and personalization. As Edo Segal notes on TechCrunch:
"These are streams of information bubbling up in realtime, which seek us out, surround us, and inform us. They are like a fireplace bathing us in ambient infoheat. I believe that users will not go to a page and type in a search in a search box. Rather the information will appear to them in an ambient way on a range of devices and through different experiences. [...] Humanity is constructing its own synthetic sixth sense. An ambient sense that perceives the context of your activity and augments your reality with related information and experiences. Increasingly, we will be sensing the world with this sixth sense and that will change the way we collectively experience the world."
Indeed, Gartner believes context-aware computing will provide significant competitive advantage. I agree. The firm predicts that "By 2012, the typical Global 2000 company will be managing between two and 10 business relationships with context providers." Technologists, enterprises, and academics are beginning to understand the importance of context and we're starting to see products and services that reflect this. Consider the following examples:
- MIThril at MIT Media Lab is working on wearable computers that gather contextual information and provide feedback; projects include the Real-Time Context Engine and the Context Aware Cell Phone Project.
- Also from MIT, SixthSense by Pranav Mistry provides the "synthetic sixth sense" alluded to by Segal. This is some of the coolest technology I've seen in a while. For a demo, check out the TED Talk video below:
- Cisco Context-Aware Software is a mobile solution that integrates contextual information (including location, temperature, and availability of an asset) with business process applications.
- Marcopolo for MAC OS is an open-source, early example of context aware computing that triggers actions based on changes in location or activity.
- Research In Motion (RIM) appears to be pursuing context-aware security for the Blackberry. The company was granted a patent in August of 2009 for a mobile device that can change security settings based on its environment.
- Earthmine uses 3-D mapping to tag the physical world. Imagine having Terminator vision, but displayed on your iPhone. Tags, such as the ones shown in the picture below, could be customized to reflect any context.
Feel free to share any other context-aware examples you know of.
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I think that solving information tech will only allow people who are already married to their electronic devices, to become overcome with them.
Okay, so when I created the slogan "What you need, when you need it" I only did this for one web site with the registrar "Go-Daddy." Now I see many sites using my LITERARY work prior to my alloted period of usage fore such a creative work. I have received no compensation, direct or indirect from this obvious coup de summum. I am appaled with Google who has systematically raped people of their rights by presuming that their using work under the fair usage clause posted by wiki, a slick endeavour if there was ever any to supplant creative process from the minds of many for the profit of one. Now the same company , really Postini is Google is Yahoo kinda like "C" represents citigroup on the populous market of finance along with the symbol "CIT." Using deception is not a healthy way to remain viable. The vampiric qualities of our grossly negligent big brother would have us contribute unkowingly to their vast trove of larceny while we thirst for just one cup of water. Whomever or whatever is behind this will most assuredly be the sole responible party to the decline of that which is good, competetive and transparent. Now adays even finances are fixed with a running script making multiple calculations not considering reality. For instance, if the wall street program, aka bo colorado, wanted to let free markets exist they would not allow one company to list itself twice, unless a computer handles this task, at which point all common sense is subject to the programmer and their inputs. Unfortunately we live now in a time when the complete lack of transparent regulations over such things will and surely has caused confidence lost.
Very intersting blog I love it
Business - Oct 5, 2010 12:00 - 0 Comments
DRM and us
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Want to see the future? Look to the games
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The Empire strikes a light
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You, Sweet Peas,
seduce me with your glorious smell
each morning
drawing me out of the house
onto the deck
to drink your syrupy scent
with deep inhalations
Thanks for getting me outside
into the crisp morning air.
In the middle of a Canadian October
you defy the season
still joyously climbing
and making me feel
that summer has yet to depart!
Thank you.


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A.R.E.S. Extinction Agenda EX
Timing can be everything, and with Mighty No. 9 getting funded far beyond Keiji Inafune's wildest dreams, it shows that there's still a strong market for Mega Man-style gameplay. ARES gave PC fans a taste of that style a couple of years ago, but gave it a twin stick shooter mechanic that allowed for more accurate aiming. Sadly, the game was so graphically-intensive that none of my setups have ever been able to really run it well. Now, thanks to this XBLA release, I'm able to play the game with a solid framerate and see just what I've been missing out on for so long.
Extend Studio's Mega Man-style game with a bit of a Metroid-esque setting has received rave reviews for two years and definitely deserves them. Set on the Midos space station, it's up to either Ares or Tarus to save the galaxy from evil or something. There's definitely a thin excuse for a plot, but it's not quite as in-depth or convoluted as the Mega Man X series plot – it's kind of in-between the original series "beat evil guy" and X's bigger campaign for good, but without any shades of grey.
Anyone who grew up playing Mega Man and Metroid on the NES will love how this game combines the former's gameplay style with the latter's connected world setting. This isn't quite a Metroidvania, as you can't explore the whole space station, but the chapters you complete in the story are all smaller parts of a much larger area. Like Mega Man, Ares can slide around and blast foes, but unlike that classic series, both characters can shoot their arm cannons in a variety of directions.
The 360 controller works wonderfully, with the right stick allowing you to aim your shots in eight different directions while running – or you can stand still and just aim with the left stick. Sadly, that prospect isn't as appealing since it's too easy to move accidentally while trying to shoot with that method. If you want to go with a more traditional setup, you can just shoot forward with X. A jumps and RT allows you to slide around a bit. Additions that help this game stand out include an LB special move that does a ton of damage as a last resort, and an RB ability that regenerates health. Like Metroid, you can explore the world and find power-ups that will give you health boosts or enhance your existing powers. There doesn't appear to be much in the way of sequence breaking, although you are able to return to prior areas with new powers to get even more upgrades and abilities, so it does bear a resemblance to Symphony of the Night in that regard – only you can't turn into a bat.
Ares' powers are impressive, and his play style is perfect for those used to Mega Man X. His cohort Tarus plays more like a super-powered version of either of those characters. He's slower when running, but rolls faster than Ares and is able to slide. Instead of a single blast, he can turn into a giant super nova-style energy ball that does continuous damage until your enemy of choice is dead. Both characters are able to heal whenever they want to as long as they've collected 100 pieces of scrap from enemies. Tarus is the ideal character for people who want to go through with brute strength, or simply find that Ares's defenses aren't enough in boss battles. Tarus is a bit more tank-like with his offensive and defensive skills, and has a shorter range for damage.
Each character can swap between four kinds of primary firepower at any time (once you've obtained them) using the d-pad. This means that the left stick is the only way to control the characters themselves. This feels a bit odd for a 2D side-scrolling game, but you get used to it fairly quickly. What takes a long time to adjust to is the d-pad not working at all for menus. They don't require diagonal movement and aren't radial menus, so there's no good reason why you can't just move up and down with ease using the d-pad. Other than that, and the left stick/X shooting combo being a bit iffy, the controls work really well and will be easy to pick up for Mega Man veterans.
Visually, ARES looks like a rock-solid 2.5D-looking Mega Man game. The character models are a bit generic, but visually appealing. Some may be a bit disturbed by the overly orange-ish/brown look for the playable characters, but I like them even though they could stand to have some alternate skins to liven them up a bit. The environments are thankfully more colorful than the characters, and feature an impressive array of lighting effects that shine off of the robots nicely. Animation is mostly good outside of trying to spin the cannons around completely with the right stick, which results in a jarring animation where you just switch sides abruptly. It definitely makes the game look a bit sloppy, and reminds you that you aren't playing something with the polish of a Mega Man game even if the gameplay itself evokes it.
The soundtrack is awesome and manages to strike a few retro chords without going with a total chiptunes vibe. Instead, you've got music that sounds about as complex as you'd expect in a 32-bit Mega Man X game. There's a lot going on it, but it's kind of hard to put a genre to it. The sound effects for each weapon are solid and fit their actions well enough, but aren't likely to stick with you after a play session. There's no voice acting, which may disappoint some, but after playing Mega Man 8 recently, I can safely say that sometimes the lack of it is a case of addition by subtraction, and ARES never feels like it's missing anything without it being there.
ARES has some rough edges with its controls, but does otherwise deliver an excellent Mega Man-style game. Fans of that iconic franchise who recently backed Mighty No. 9 should definitely check out the expanded version on the 360 for $15 or get the PC version. The latter tends to be on sale constantly, but for folks who bought it on sale and found that it didn't quite run well given their specs, give the 360 version a shot – it runs smoothly all the time and gives you a satisfying Mega Man-style gameplay experience with a bit of a Metroidvania twist. If you're on the fence about it, try the free trial – you'll get to play through the first stage, including a boss battle, and get a perfect idea for how the game feels.
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Publisher: Aksys Games
Rating: 85%
This review is based on a digital copy of A.R.E.S. Extinction Agenda EX for Xbox Live Arcade provided by Aksys Games.


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March, 2007 to Current: 67-year old Suspect and knitting designer's/Victim's FIL, acts really, really excited about a new book of patterns from the DIL, yet keeps asking when the sweaters will be available in stores. Charges are pending and will remain on file at least until 2010, 2022 or beyond. (Husband, his son, will be reminded of the infraction on a daily basis for a not-yet-determined period, or until FIL "gets it.")
September 21st, 2007: Two Suspects were caught rubbing another patron's set-aside Crystal Palace yarn on their cheeks when Victim was continuing shopping in the store. Caught red handed, one female, 46 years old and another, approximately five years older than that, when caught, pretended to smell it instead. No formal charges were filed. (Said Victim took the high road and bought the sullied yarn, yet plans on laundering it before knitting with it. Charges could not be brought; one Suspect was the shop owner.)
September 25th, 2007: Victim designer receives ugly email. The Suspect/writer, age and gender unknown, says that they don't understand the Free pattern that's available on the Victim's blog and they have many questions because so many things just "aren't right" or aren't written correctly. Victim reads the email, but there are no questions in it. Said Victim is still waiting patiently for questions to answer.
September 26th, 2007: Female Suspect, aged 50 and smelling of cigarette smoke and patchouli approaches Victim, female 44, in the yoga joint and says "Hey, I hear that knitting is the new 'yoga.'" The Victim throws up a little in her mouth, and then swallows quietly.
September 27th, 2007: One female Suspect, 52 years old and a mother of several, was overheard speaking in the general direction of a said "new" designer/Victim with a book coming out: "Jeez! Everyone and their mother has a book coming out!" And when asked directly if the Suspect/Perpetrator has a book coming out of her own, she replied with: "Nope."
If you want to submit your own Knitter's Line--Do NOT Cross "Knitter's Blotter" infraction or two, please do! Just send it to the email address you see on your upper right hand corner. I plan on compiling the best ones regularly (or semi-regularly) for all to see. If you want to, add your blog address or email address, so I can list it.
I'm doing this because, well, I'm not a complainer, but I do like to complain, just a little, and it's a good thing if you guys can act as my beard.
BTW: Lot's of stuff going on. I have two patterns coming out with Yarn Forward, a UK publication (the Winter and the Spring), and there's a Spring thing going on at KnitScene. I also finished Chuck's rag quilt. He loves it. This thing went really quickly, much quicker than the last one. I think the leather gloves kept things running smoothly while I clipped it. No blisters!


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I have a 1989 Cougar XR7 5sp project car that I have realized that I do not have the time to complete properly.
This is a white Cougar 3.8 SC with just under 123k miles. The vehicle was running the day I put it in the garage. There is currently no battery in it. The exhaust manifolds need replaced and brakes are very questionable, at this time. I removed the air box and MAF (i have these in a box).
Interior is blue leather and showing its age...dash is kind of rough.. This car has some good bones. I believe it to have been in a barn/garage for most of its recent life.
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Winners: Young Star's Award- Gabby Douglas
Gabby Douglas took home one of the first awards for the tonight, the Young Star's Award. Gabby has had a tremendous year following last summer's Olympics and she is being recognized as one of the world's best gymnasts. Douglas beat out Jaden Smith, KeKe Palmer, Jacob Latimore, and Quvenzhané Wallis. Congrats to Ms. Douglas on her award.
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Thanks for the in-depth post, I'm going to have to find a way to utilize this feature.
This post is the result of what I've learned playing around with the new hardware-accelerated Heat Disk object introduced in NewDark. It's not quite equivalent to the old software heat disk--it can't do that cool lensing effect, for example--but it does allow for some neat effects in its own right.
As in Dark Classic, this effect is available under SFX/Heat Disks. it accepts the following parameters:
start offset x
start offset y
start offset z
start radius
end offset x
end offset y
end offset z
end radius
bottom jitter
top jitter
number of blobs
max disks/blob
height of effects
Yikes. Okay, let's work through these...
First, the core component of a heat disk system is the blob. Blobs are collections of disks. A blob with no disks is nothing. At a bare minimum you must have one blob, with one disk, of non-zero radius, to see this effect do anything.
What are disks? An individual disk in NewDark seems to be a static distortion bitmap. Viewed against a solid-colored background it appears as a uniform disk that fades outward, much like a corona. Viewed against a detailed background, it visually distorts what's behind it, like looking through a warped piece of glass. Note that it's a static distortion bitmap. It doesn't undulate, pulsate, rotate, or anything. This would make for a pretty unconvincing distortion effect by itself, which is where jitter comes in.
Jitter controls how much each disk can be randomly offset from the centerpoint of its blob every few milliseconds. There are two jitter parameters-- bottom jitter and top jitter. These both appear to have the same effect, so I recommend just using one or the other. Sane values are from 0 to about 0.1. Values in excess of that look ridiculous.
With one blob, one disk, and some jitter, you'll see a single disk dancing around. Bump up the number of disks for a more realistic, complex-looking effect. Disks are drawn on top of each other additively, so the more disks per blob, the more visible the distortion effect will appear.
So if we can directly specify as many disks as we want on a single blob, what's the point of having more than one blob? That's where the start and end parameters enter. Start and end offset x/y/z work pretty much exactly like the bounding box parameters for particle systems, but with one big difference-- these coordinates don't specify corners of a cube, they specify start and end points of a line. The engine will take the number of blobs you've specified and evenly distribute them along that line, like pearls on a string. Likewise, the start and end radius parameters set the size of the disks in the first and last blobs, with intermediate blobs being interpolated between the two values.
The two remaining parameters are--
height of effects: definitely does something to the sizes and positions of blobs, but not in any useful way. Leave it at 0.
Z-compare: Always set this. When not set the heat disk effect is visible through terrain.
So in summary...
start offset x/y/z/radius: line start coordinates and initial disk size
end offset x/y/z/radius: line end coordinates and final disk size
bottom jitter: disk jitter (0 - 0.1)
top jitter: 0
number of blobs: blobs distributed between start/end points
max disks/blob: disk effects per blob
height of effects: 0
Z-compare: true
Misc Notes
You shouldn't allow players to walk through or even get too close to a heat disk effect. The individual disks have a maximum onscreen size, so within a certain distance this will cause them to appear as if they're shrinking and sliding away as the player approaches.
Blobs are more expensive than disks. That is, 1000 blobs with 1 disk each will render much more slowly then 1 blob with 1000 disks.
Since you can only define a line, not a region, you have to use multiple heat disk objects side-by-side to cover a rectangular region.
All distance and size parameters appear to be in standard DromEd units.
Other properties that affect heat disks include:
- Renderer/Transparency (alpha)
- Renderer/Bitmap Color
- Renderer/Z-Bias
- Shape/Scale (sort of works, but weirdly; recommend not using)
Here's a video I recorded of using this effect to distort objects behind a heat source. YouTube mostly mangled any subtlety in the effect, but hopefully some of it comes across:
In addition to heat effects, I've also had some success using this to add distortion to running water particle effects. It can even be used to simulate a blurry view through a window, by using a high disk density with no jitter.
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Thanks for the in-depth post, I'm going to have to find a way to utilize this feature.
A sequel to DCE called DHE?
Because it only works in the software renderer, which only existed for Thief 1.
That's interesting - both the software heat disks and the New Dark ones.
For a moment I thought that you could fill up a water volume with these to get some murky underwater effects, but that would be overkill, I'm guessing.
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Why not? If you have nothing to say until 2 years later, why not reply then? It may be too late for the original poster, but not for someone else.


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Pricing: Solos: $250-1000.00; Duos: $500-1500.00; 3-6pc groups: $750-3500.00+
Just more info to take into consideration before booking any acts (Feel free to message or e-mail responses for your inquiry either here: firstname.lastname@example.com
What date is the event? (You really need to know the date, because entertainers book up months and years ahead).
What time is your event? (A group may have another event before or after).
How long do you want music? (musicians usually charge by the hour)
What kind of event is it? (Wedding, company party, promotion, etc.)
What type of music are you looking for? (R&B, Hip Hop, Rap, Rock, Jazz, Variety, Caribbean, etc.)
Do you need background music, or a show?
How many people will be attending?
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Is it outside or inside? (Outside events can be problematic for rain, wind, sun, etc., Musician's with P.A. systems prefer not to be electrocuted!)
What kind of location? (residence, banquet hall, hotel, club, etc.)
Is there electricity? (Very important for any amplified sound. Acoustic, no amplified music can be difficult to hear, especially outside).
Do you have a P.A.? Small groups carry their own. If you are also planning to have speakers, you might want to supply your own, as well. A band may or may not use your equipment. That's O.K. Trust the artist to take care of their own needs. Note: Large national touring acts will have extensive contract "riders" that will require you ("Purchaser") to supply full P.A., "back-line" (instruments, etc.) and, course, no blue M&Ms! It is not recommended to book any national touring act without professional booking agents, and contracts. Travel, accommodations, etc., are all necessary to complete a booking.
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What is your budget? (Wide range depending on size of group-solo-large ensemble), length of event, etc. Be realistic!)
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A little FYI just in case you may be new at booking acts:
Contact the entertainer or appropriate booking agent, i.e., T.T. Hanco Records. If you can't locate the entertainer, that's a great reason to get an agent. They usually have extensive networks of contacts with other agents. (Commissions can be split between agents).
Get information and pricing sent, emailed, or faxed.
Contract the entertainer (they supply, usually). Contracts may need to be signed by client, performer and booking agent.
Pay deposit. (Usually 10-20% if to an agent, i.e,, T.T. Hanco Records. Some groups, especially touring groups will require 50% deposit).
Get entertainer all information including map (e-mail is easy)! location/address, contact phone (cell phone is a must!), loading, parking, etc.
Make sure entertainer is met by one of your personnel at the event! (1hr or more before the event starts). Consider early set-up, loading, parking issues. If the venue is hard to find, have someone on the lookout for the entertainment vehicle. (Is the parking garage big enough for a van?) Too often, entertainers are left to figure out where to set up, etc. If an entertainer has to re-set up, they will not be happy. Unhappy performers are not good performers!
Pay the entertainer! Most entertainers prefer to be paid at the start of the event. You can usually pay them at the end, but entertainers can be tired, and not want to track you down. They may need to pay their band, also. They will play better, knowing that they've been paid. Credit cards may be accepted by booking agents and entertainers. Find out ahead. Cash or checks are usually welcome. If you want to tip afterwards, 10% is typical. Tips are not expected, but they are appreciated.
Have an area available for the entertainer to relax, and put their stuff, if possible. This will also control the clutter around the entertainer. Have bottled water available. If there is food (banquet style), consider offering the entertainer. Some entertainers will not eat before an event, but some may, especially if it is long drive to the event, a long event, and over a meal time.
At the event, offer the entertainer water or drinks (not liquor!), etc. Most entertainers will perform for 45 minutes and take a 15 minute break. Do you have break music available during breaks? Many bands will bring a P.A. and play music. Be sure to ask.
Post event. Make sure entertainers have help to break down and load out, if possible. If you really like the entertainment, they will be very appreciative of getting help! You will get a better deal the next time. Believe me!
Tell the band or agent what you thought of the performance. Most artists like to know how they've done. Unless, there was a problem at the event, or the entertainer was the wrong style, events go well, entertainment-wise. If you really liked the entertainer, let them know. They will appreciate the reference. Around tax time, make sure appropriate 1099-Misc forms are mailed to the entertainer or booking agent.
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The official retailer of Pokemon merchandise in Japan is the Pokemon Center and it recently released a line of product merchandise inspired by the derrières of its most popular characters including Pikachu and Piplup. The line features items such as boxer briefs, coin purses and keychains all featuring cute little behinds of the anime monsters.
Often times merchandise ranges focus on the faces of popular characters, however this collection took the opposite approach by focusing on the backsides of the anime characters. The line features items such as butt pillows, bags and wearables with designs of the bottoms of Pikachu, Piplup, Growlithe and more either in 3D plushie print or as graphics.
The line will launch on October 10th and be available for Pokemon fans to collect and enjoy.
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Anime-Inspired Hats
Anime Nesting Doll Art
Remixed Anime Cartoons
Punny Pokemon Apparel
Anime-Inspired Monster Lamps
The Japanese Pokemon Center is Selling Products With Pokemon Behinds
- By: Misel SabanSep 29, 2015
References: pokemon.co.jp & polygon
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- n. A book used to learn a foreign language containing common phrases in 2 or more languages
Sorry, no etymologies found.
In other words, the scenario imagined in the phrasebook is someone experienced seducing a reluctant virgin.
A dictionary or phrasebook is only minimally useful when listening to conversation because it goes by so fast.
I suppose Western travellers are still a fairly small proportion of the thousands who go along the trans-Siberian every day, Sign language and my phrasebook were my helping hands.
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But the sentences in the Italian phrasebook seemed to taunt her: Ho bisogno di un portabagagli per le miei valigie.
The first few days were a little rough, then I got a little phrasebook and I was pretty much as quick as I was on my old win machine.
Johnson seems almost illiterate scientifically (he described research as "creating life through destroying it," which makes absolutely no sense) but has memorized the Republican phrasebook on stem cell research, and says he only supports adult stem cells and cord blood -- not embryonic.
Don C. Reed: The Politics of Cruelty: Wisconsin Republican Would Block Research for Cure
The quickest way to find that essential traveler's phrase is through a digital phrasebook like My Chinese Library.
An Xiao Mina: Ting Bu Dong: Free iPhone Apps Getting Me Through China
It also equips us for changes in the language and the world around us (would love to look at a 1950s travel phrasebook and try to use it today … could be interesting)
"If a time traveller wanted to go back in time to a specific date, we could probably draw up a little phrasebook of the modern words that are likely to have sounded similar back then," he toldThe Times.
"If a time traveller wanted to go back in time to a specific date, we could probably draw up a little phrasebook of the modern words that are likely to have sounded similar back then," [Mark Pagel] told The Times.


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Reactivation of dormant infections is increasingly recognised with immunosuppression for rheumatic diseases. Septic arthritis from dimorphic fungi is exceedingly rare in non-endemic settings. We describe the first Australian case of Histoplasma capsulatum septic arthritis in a man of Laotian descent who was receiving treatment for seropositive rheumatoid arthritis.
A 78-year-old man of Laotian descent but resident in Australia for many years was referred in October 2010 with bilateral wrist extensor tenosynovitis, and a diagnosis of seropositive rheumatoid arthritis was made (cyclic citrullinated peptide antibody level, > 200 U/mL [reference interval, < 5 U/mL]; rheumatoid-factor negative). Although oral methotrexate initially improved disease control, he later had progressive disease involving his knees and ankles. Prednisone (5–15 mg daily) and leflunomide (10 mg daily) were added without much improvement, and he was considered for further immune modulation therapy. The patient's background included tuberculous cervical lymphadenitis in 2009 (positive result of culture for Mycobacterium tuberculosis), treated with 12 months of standard quadruple therapy.


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Monitronics okays cellular systems
DALLAS - Third-party monitoring firm Monitronics has endorsed the installation and service of cellular alarm systems by the company's authorized dealers.
As a result, Monitronics' authorized dealers are now eligible to receive funding for the accounts that use wireless technology as the primary or back-up means of communication between the alarm system and the central station.
The company said it decided to open cellular-based systems to financing as a result of the popularity of alternative communication technologies. Homeowners have welcomed the cost savings associated with using mobile phones and voice over the Internet protocol compared with traditional landline telephone services.
Alarm company negligent, jury decides
MUNCIE, Ind. - Sonitrol Security Systems of Muncie was found partly responsible for the death of a store clerk by a jury in Delaware, reported The Star Press.
Sonitrol had entered into a contract with a local liquor store. One of the services the company was to provide was a nightly check-up call in the event the alarm system was not engaged by midnight.
The store was robbed, a clerk was accosted and the alarm was never set. He later died as a result. The alarm company did not notify the store's manager until after 3am.
As a result of the decision, the clerk's child was found entitled to $1 million in damages.
UCC pushes for national presence
SAN ANTONIO - Strengthening its resolve to be a national third-party monitoring station, United Central Control has created the position of director of national accounts and filled it with Jim Burkey.
"The main priority of bringing him on is to increase our presence on a national level,†said Mark Matlock, vice president of sales and marketing for UCC.
Burkey most recently served as director of marketing at Dice Corp. UCC converted to Dice's central station software in April, and Burkey worked with the company during the transition.


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Thanks Barack… 3 West Virginia Coal Plants to Close
Before the election in 2008 Barack Obama told the San Francisco Chronicle that he would cripple the coal industry and bankrupt coal plants.
Hear Obama talk about bankrupting the Coal Industry and raise the cost of Energy in America if elected. Still think the 0ne is going to cut your taxes? He plans to put over 100K+ people out of work and raise the cost of living for all of us.
Three West Virginia coal plants just announced they will close this year.
Metro News reported:
Ohio based FirstEnergy Corporation announces it will close three coal fired power plants in West Virginia by this fall. The closings come directly from the impact of new federal EPA regulations.
The plants to close are Albright Power Station, Willow Island Power Station, and the Rivesville Power Station. The company says 105 employees will be directly impacted.
The three plants produce 660 megawatts and about 3-percent of FirstEnergy's total generation. In recent years, the plants served as "peaking facilities" and generated power during times of peak demand for power.
The plants operated under subsidiary Monongahela Power. Mon Power recently finished a study of unscrubbed coal fired plants in the system to determine the potential impact of the most recent environmental regulations from EPA. Company officials determined the EPA's Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) made it unfeasible to retrofit or continue operating the three plants.
"The high cost to implement MATS and other environmental rules is the reason these Mon Power plants are being retired," said James R. Haney, regional president of Mon Power and president of West Virginia Operations for FirstEnergy.
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- Hey there!! I have a card to share with you today that I had a ton of fun making! I recently received my latest Reverse Confetti order- which was my fave release of all time from RC!! Loved every single thing! One of those times when you wished you were a rich gal and could buy the works….sadly a few things had to be left behind for another time ;) But I did get quite a good haul!
I've used Marley Moose and coloured him up with copics and fussy cut him out, popping up on foam squares. I pieced the scarf from the same DP that the snowflake is cut from. The snowflake die, btw, is also one of my new RC purchases- it's called Let it Snow confetti cuts. I used the middle sized snowflake.
We'd love to have you play along with Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge this week! Here is your sketch: