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When it comes to hiking, happy feet mean a happy trip. Having been through the mill with my feet, I have become exceptionally fussy about foot care. I hiked on a broken foot bone, sprained ankle and credit card sized blisters for 71 kilometres of a 76 kilometre multi day hike one year and I learned the hard way. Here are the rules of good foot care:
1) Start with a good foundation. Buy a boot which fits perfectly and get a heat moulded insole or a prescription insole if you need it. Perfect fit means the toes don't touch the end or sides (even if you wind up and kick a wall), the heel does not slip and slide (walking uphill, downhill or on even terrain), it has good arch support (most factory insoles are not good enough) and the boot does not feel pinched anywhere. Trying boots on, at the end of a day of walking, in the sock layers you will wear, is crucial to boot fit. Your feet swell throughout the day and may be up to a half size larger by the end of the day than they are at the beginning.


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In keeping with my theme of responding to other people's arguments (instead of rambling on about my own), this post a response to the arguments put forth by Professor Barry Schwartz of Swarthmore University on the subject of choice, and why he believes that "less is more". You should watch his TED Talk on the subject below before proceeding:
(keep in mind that this post addresses solely his first argument about "paralysis." His other points about buyer's remorse and the escalation of expectations will be addressed independently in a subsequent post).
(keep in mind that this post addresses solely his first argument about "paralysis." His other points about buyer's remorse and the escalation of expectations will be addressed independently in a subsequent post).
Mr. Schwartz has made a series of astute observations that are probably backed by extensive research. From those observations he formed a well-organized argument that struck at the very core of what I believe in as a libertarian: the value of our right to choose. Naturally, that premise made me a little defensive while watching, but I don't want to insinuate that I found the majority of the lecture to be anything less than reasonable and thought provoking. You don't get invited to one of those TED Talks things unless you have something enlightening, innovative and intelligent to say, and Mr. Schwartz is no exception.
With that said, I found the policy implications the professor drew from his observations to be both unwise and unjust. While there do exist psychological downsides to having too many options, these are almost always exceeded by the benefits for society on net. Furthermore, those rare situations in which the downsides of having a choice outweigh the benefits are not universal for all people, but rather vary according to the tastes, preferences and priorities of unique individuals. Therefore, we as individuals are more effective at identifying those situations as we encounter them – and taking corrective action to avoid unwanted choices – than any centralized planning body could ever hope to be.
Schwartz argues that the more options we have to choose from, the longer it takes to choose between them, and the less time we have to actually enjoy the benefits of the things we've chosen. This is what economists call "opportunity cost," which is essentially the cost of time, and the cost of the opportunities we forfeited when we decided to do something else with that time. For example, if you take a job that requires you to work 40 hours a week, the benefits of that job (your salary) are partially offset by the downsides of losing time out of your week – time you could have spent enjoying leisure, or doing some other job that might have paid a different salary. When we decide whether to accept a certain job offer, we determine the wisest course of action by deducting our valuation of this "opportunity cost" from the salary offered. Similarly, when we face a decision, the time spent making that decision eats into the benefit of selecting a superior option.
This is true, but what Schwartz omits is that free individuals can also minimize the opportunity costs of more choice (without sacrificing their benefits) by focusing on the decisions that are important to them, and skipping over the ones that are not. We can do this in several ways:
- Avoiding unwanted choices entirely.
- Postponing choices to a more convenient time.
- Choosing hastily or based on convenience.
- Choosing at random.
- Designating the responsibility for choosing to someone else (particularly somebody who's more informed about the options than we are).
Of course, one must choose which of these abstract choice evasion tactics to implement, which Schwartz's defenders might argue is a chore in itself. But the truth is we've become so accustomed to this that we do it naturally every day, oftentimes without even realizing it. Here are some examples from my own life:
- I don't go shopping nearly as often as my sister, because clothing and apparel are not as important to me as they are to her. Without even trying to, I have therefore avoided some of the choices she faces in her life – particularly, choices which would have imposed greater opportunity costs on me than they do on her (relative to our perception of that choice's benefits).
- As a college student, I put the pro in procrastination. While that may not sound like a wise strategy, all it really means is that I prioritize decisions which have to be made now, and postpone those which do not. Deciding which plane ticket to buy would be much more stressful and irritating during finals period than it would be over winter break. So I don't do it over finals period. My inner clock of pressing priorities waits until a more opportune time to deal with that matter, and by doing so I minimize the opportunity cost that decision would have imposed on me when I had more pressing things to do.
- Sloth can be a virtue too. On lazy days when I don't need to go out anywhere, I often just pick whatever outfit is on the top of the pile in my dresser. In doing so I might clash horribly, but I do avoid the hassle of comparing t-shirts in the mirror.
- I've used eeny-meeny-miney-mo to select many an ice-cream flavor. My reasoning is that it's fucking ice cream: how unhappy can I possibly be with it?
- If I'm having trouble deciding what to order in a restaurant, I'll often ask the waiter or waitress for their favorite dish. Since they know more about those options than I do (having served and perhaps eaten them many times), their ability to choose may be more informed.
Of course not all of these will work for every decision, but remember we can also mix these options together by employing several strategies within the same decision. For example, some choices are too important to unscientifically randomize from the outset. However, we may be able to initiate the decision making process, only to truncate it by ultimately choosing randomly from among the narrowed field of options. For instance, instead of asking the waitress for their favorite dish overall, sometimes I'll ask for their opinions on the dishes I was previously considering.
In order to demonstrate how all of this maximizes efficiency, let's break down the first of those examples. My sister Emily and I have different interests. Emily spends much more time getting dressed in the morning than I do, because her appearance is more important to her than mine is to me. Her opportunity cost of time spent deciding what to wear is larger than mine, but she's willing to spend that time because she also experiences a larger pleasure payoff than I would for choosing in a certain way. Inversely, I spend more time deciding how to set my fantasy football lineup in our family's ESPN league than she does for her team, because she doesn't care enough about football to know the difference between the players on her roster. If she were to spend as much time as I do checking statistics, it would bore her to tears. Schwartz correctly observes that for her, the time wasted making an informed decision on such matters would exceed the benefit she got from choosing correctly. He is right that she would be happier if she didn't have to decide – which is why she doesn't. Her roster is full of injured players every week, because she chooses not to choose.
Where Schwartz goes wrong is in his assumption that unwanted choices can only be avoided by restricting the options available to us. Emily has hundreds of players to choose from, just as I have dozens of T-shirts to choose from, but we each avoid unwanted opportunity cost on those choices nonetheless. Guided by distinct personal interests, we subconsciously make decisions about which decisions are worth making. Each of us must technically decide something on both matters, but we streamline this decision making process by zeroing in on the choices that will carry the greatest effect on our personal happiness.
This is not to say opportunity cost doesn't exist. I acknowledge that sometimes, unwanted choices are unavoidable. I admit that sometimes, that's a real pain in the ass. Mr. Schwartz' story about the jeans – asking for "whatever kind used to be the only kind" – probably resonated with some viewers. Most of us have been in similar situations, made to choose between what we perceived as an obnoxious overabundance of options. But while we may prefer fewer options for some decisions, we also cherish having many options for others. And the problem with Schwartz' preference for less choice is that nobody could ever agree on which choices to simplify, because those preferences depend on our unique and varied individual priorities.
Judging by his attire in this video, it is probably safe to assume that, like myself, Mr. Schwartz is not overly preoccupied by fashion. As such it makes sense that when he goes to buy jeans, he is a little exasperated by the abundance of options available at his disposal. To him, how his jeans look or feel is less valuable than the time it would take to find the most stylish or comfortable pair. But there are also people in this world who are fascinated by style, and those people are elated by all this extra choice. Ought those people be made to settle for less than what is possible just to serve Mr. Schwartz' convenience? Might it not be more fair for him to absolve himself from that choice (perhaps by using eeny-meeny-miney-mo) while leaving the other options available for the fashion-minded?
The same concept applies to almost every decision we could possibly face in our lives: differences that seem trivial to us are of paramount importance to someone else, and vice-versa. The professor ridiculed the thousands of amplifier combinations available in the electronics store, but having those options to choose from is probably essential for a band going on tour. Those musicians must balance portability, volume, appearance, appropriateness for their instrument/sound, and whatever other technical specifications amplifiers have. Personally, I don't care what the thread count of my bed sheets is, so I simply buy the cheapest sheets the store offers. Others need a certain softness in order to sleep, and so they pay more attention to that stuff. I do care what workout supplements I buy, because I know the science behind them and weight lifting is a hobby of mine. Others would just say "bah, eat some chicken, that's plenty of protein."
This diversity is a beautiful thing, but it becomes a problem if we lack the freedom to make our own choices about whatever it is that's important to us. For any choice, there is always somebody for which the benefit of additional choices outweighs the downside of the time spent choosing. And for everyone else, those downsides can be greatly reduced if not eliminated by implementing the strategies I listed above.
The point is that time management is an extremely important skill in the modern world, and the fact that Mr. Schwartz is inconvenienced by the hassle of managing his own time does not give him the right to manage everyone else's. Granting each person exclusive dominion over their own schedules is the best way to minimize opportunity cost by maximizing the time we spend doing the things we like to do.

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Livorno striker Paulinho has revealed his desire to play in the Premier League next season, as reported by Sky Sports.
Southampton, Stoke City and Crystal Palace are all interested in the 28-year-old who could be available for a cut price fee.
The former Brazil under-20 international wants a new challenge and his agent Andrea Bagnoli has issued a come and get me plea to English sides.
Southampton are the front-runners to sign the striker, with a hefty transfer kitty now available after the sales of Rickie Lambert, Adam Lallana and Luke Shaw.
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Stoke have been long term admirers and Mark Hughes is in for at least one striker, similarly to Tony Pulis at Palace who are yet to make any strides in the transfer market this summer.
"Paulinho has expressed a desire to go to play in England and we are evaluating some opportunities," said Bagnoli.
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(Kawaks / Nebula) King of Fighters 2003 News IV
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Posted 14 February 2004 - 12:59 AM
Most strange. The only time an emulator has given me an "out of memory" was with Raine DOS, when I tried to load a game that needed more RAM that I had. Yeah, and DOS MAME does that too.
I think it's actually more than what you guys think it is. I've had the problem, and I'm runnin' on a gig of PC3500 and 2x120 gig hd's in raid0. I think it's a problem with the rom he has. I have 1 game that gives me that error every time I try to play it with kawaks, but all my other games work. And that game works with another emu. :-\
Posted 14 February 2004 - 01:21 AM
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Posted 14 February 2004 - 02:15 AM
is there anyway i can edit/change these roms so they work for the 1.48b/dev version?
even better, is there any sites that have these roms working for the 1.48b/dev to download?
i only use this version for kof2k3, and id just like to organize my roms a bit more. thanks guys.
Posted 14 February 2004 - 02:22 AM
Personally, I still prefer the hacked kawaks for this reason n i'm sure many ppl r in agreement. We're all waiting for a the loader info to play KoF2003 on the normal kawaks instead of 1.48/dev version, which is more or a less a temporary emulator until the loader info is sorted out.
Posted 14 February 2004 - 02:48 AM
Posted 14 February 2004 - 06:21 AM
It must be crappy controls like the developers did for Killer Instinct arcade to try to seperate the pros from the button mashers.
Posted 14 February 2004 - 07:00 AM
Posted 14 February 2004 - 11:54 AM
Amen brother.
I never quite understood how people have so many problems with emulators.
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Drop in Apartment Vacancy Rates Forecast for 2010
- Mar 19, 2010
March 19, 2010
By Barbra Murray, Contributing Editor
Plagued by the overwhelming number of job losses across the country, the apartment market has suffered from plummeting occupancy levels. However, per CBRE Econometric Advisors' recently updated forecast, 2010 will bring some relief.
The average U.S. apartment vacancy rate reached 7.5 percent in 2009. Rising unemployment played a major role, but a more detailed explanation for the numbers lies beyond the surface.
"When we analyze apartment markets, we tie it to jobs, but there are two drivers of demand–people being displaced by foreclosures and moving back into the rental market and the other is organic growth, people forming new households," Gleb Nechayev, an economist with CBRE-EA, told CPE. "Now, it's hard to quantify which contributes more; it's murky. With foreclosures, many households end up renting single-family homes or condominiums. But we do see some cushioning effect from foreclosures in some areas; if there hadn't been foreclosures, the impact of job losses on the apartment market would be even more serious."
As for the creation of new households, normally, the market could rely on recent college grads and even younger adults to, quite literally, take up space, but such is not the case in the current climate.
"New household formation is one of the lowest we've seen in many years due to the severity of job losses we've had," Nechayev said. "Younger people have one of the highest unemployment rates, so they often end up staying with their families instead. In the second half of 2010, we do expect to see more of a positive impact on apartments, but it will be very limited. It will take time for them to find jobs this year, so we don't see that group being an overriding factor that will benefit apartments."
While apartment owners and managers had many challenges to contend with last year, they managed to limit the damage to a certain extent, particularly as 2009 edged to a close. "With more competitive rents and concessions, the market's been successful in keeping occupancy up and we didn't see a decline at the end of 2009," Nechayev noted.
According to CBRE-EA's report, the nation's apartment vacancy rate will drop to 6.8 percent in 2010. "The overwhelming driver now for the apartment market will be any job growth," he said. "As the economy begins to recover and as job growth returns, we'll see concessions begin to dissipate and that will help the market in the second part of 2010; and there will be less decline in rents."
This year, the average rental rate is expected to decrease 2.3 percent from 2009, a notable improvement compared to 2009's 2.9 percent decline from 2008.


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Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Handwriting: A Lost Art?
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Great!!!!Simply great!!!I beg to differ with the P.S. though.Btw,your handwriting in 10th standard was better than this.So dude,start penning down things at frequent rate.It would help.ReplyDelete
;-)I am expecting to see upcoming blogs in this format.
U seem 2 have got inspired from similar write-up, i feel, may be i m wrong though good message.ReplyDelete
Good to see that finally you found non-banal topic to "pen down" :-) By the way, I also wanted to post a reply the same way you posted this blog, but fell short of some resources namely paper, pen and camera/scanner ;-)One more realization greatly disappointed me; my handwriting sucks :-( Finally good handwriting(calligraphy) definitely is an art but somehow it has always eluded me.ReplyDelete
"Khaki uniform-wala'h' "ReplyDelete
Now that seems to be Kapil's fascination with the alphabet 'h' :D
(ref : http://kapilbodkhe.blogspot.com/2010/03/south-indias-fascination-with-alphabet.html)
Hmm...can't agree more. True, true.ReplyDelete
Reminds me of an incidence. My cousin, back when we were in some 7th class, came up with a proposal that in summer, we should join a handwriting workshop (marathi language) that would make our handwriting beautiful. His was a randome patterned one. I denied. I never really liked that idea. So for whole of summer, poor fellow went to that workshop. They gave him a structure containing letters, like the one we bring for children which contains ABC, and he was supposed to write essays after essays using those structures. All the summer, he did nothing but that. Guess what, after that summer, his handwriting was way beuatiful than mine. Still is. As always, parents started comparing it and taunted me that rather than focussing on cricket, I should have gone to that class. I used to wonder, what had I lost?
But dear Kapil, your blog gives me answer to this question almost after 1.25 decades. His handwriting didn't become beautiful, it became structured.
And I lost nothing, the poor fellow lost his own creative expression!!!
@Prajakt: True! Even I feel that my handwriting has deteriorated a lot over the period of time. Wish we could write code by hand ;)ReplyDelete
@Akshay: Thanks :)
@Dheeraj: Where there's a will, there's a way! ;)
@Kalpesh: When in south India, do what south Indians do! ;)
@Zeus: He He He...nice anecdote...sad that we don't get to utilize our creative expression these days :(
Tears are rolling down my cheeks at this moment. Somehow though, I always hated ink pens, I never got along well with them. For me, Ball pen is the greatest invention of Mankind after the Wheel!ReplyDelete
Do we still write on paper and book? Some of European nations use e-media for writing exams as well.ReplyDelete
ok Mr. Khaphil Bhodke.... (i think thats how u will spell ur name as long as u r in south india) :PReplyDelete
@Prophet: Ink pens do take some time to get friendly, but they are amazing friends, believe me!ReplyDelete
@Santosh: I wish such a day never dawns in India!
@Kalpesh: There're a few exceptions like "Tamilnadu", "Telangana", "Kapil Bodkhe" :D
Absolutely fantastic!! I for one was an avid letter-writer and truly miss those days of penning things down (though mine wasn't as good a handwriting as was your's or Prajakt's, I always envied that).. I also remember there was this "pilot pen" which had become too popular once.. Must thank you for taking us on the tour of perfect past..ReplyDelete
Kapil...i completely agree on this...in today's e-world...when we have instant messaging and emails always handy...we have almost lost touch to writing down thoughts ... we hardly make any spelling mistake...not because we have improvised..but we have spell-checker to correct us..even these blogs have allude us from writing personal diaries...On the other hand, atleast academia even today requires exams, homeworks to be handwritten...which is somewhat soothing...!ReplyDelete
I just had another thought..while everyone is talking about keeping their handwriting as beautiful, neat as possible..one place where everyone tries to make their written stuff as unrecognizable as possible...i.e. when signing :)...but, we are losing that fun too with digital signatures coming up..!!
God bless this art!!
@Andy: Yeah, Pilot pens were an attempt to unify ink pens and ball point pens. Then there were these Chinese "Hero" ink pens which had capillary tubes containing ink. Those pens were real "suckers" for they used to suck the ink out of the ink bottle while refilling :PReplyDelete
@Shri: Very True! Thankfully, signature is still present as a way of exhibiting our creative expression. I really wish digital signatures do not snatch this freedom from us. Howz ur handwriting coming along, btw? Mine has deteriorated a lot as can be easily seen :(
Oh I completely agree to this...Reading it was so much fun...It reminded me of refilling my ink pens before every exam as I managed to write the neatest and the fastest with those...I still have collection of a few of those, HERO chinese ink pens...I love them!!!ReplyDelete
And yes, I still do write letters....
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[Derek Wall, Green Party Principal Speaker and author of Babylon and Beyond: The Economics of Anti-capitalist, Anti-globalist and Radical Green Movements, argues that capitalism is ecologically unsustainable and that Venezuela's green policies should be applauded. --Ed]
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April 08, 2007
"One car each? Our planet won't stand that - that model of capitalism, extreme individualism and consumerist egotism. The destructive so-called developmentalism destroying the planet is, quite frankly, a thing of stupidity - una cosa de tontos." -President Hugo Chavez
A couple of years ago I watched the documentary 'The Revolution Will Not Be Televised', which is about the 2002 coup against President Hugo Chavez. Since then I have taken a personal interest in the progress of Venezuela's Bolivarian Revolution. My party, the Green Party of England and Wales, is affiliated to the Venezuela Information Centre (VIC), which is a solidarity organisation that campaigns against foreign interference in Venezuela's internal affairs. I have a lot of links with friends in Caracas and a Green Party delegation, including our chair Richard Mallender, went to listen to Hugo Chavez when he spoke in London last year. Caroline Lucas, who represents our party in the European Parliament, is a patron of VIC, and I travelled to Caracas with my partner Sarah Farrow as part of a VIC delegation in 2006.
So I think it is fair to say that on the whole the Green Party is pretty supportive of solidarity with Venezuela.
To my mind, the Bolivarian process is important for several reasons. First, for decades Latin America has been the playground of right-wing death squads supported by the US. The number of invasions, coups, plots and 'interventions' is too long to list. Think, though, of how Michael Manley's attempts to build a more socially just Jamaica in the 1970s were countered by the IMF and US interests, and how in South America proper, the ITT company fomented a coup in Chile in 1973 that killed thousands. The 1954 coup against the democratic government of Guatemala, which incidentally accelerated the radicalisation of Che Guevara, is worth noting because of the close collaboration between the US transnational, the United Fruit Company, and the CIA.
Venezuela's central role in opposing human rights abuses and freeing Latin America from the corporations and US control, must be defended.
Second, there is growing awareness that capitalism is simply ecologically unsustainable. Companies have to maximise profit and cannot focus on other values. So the creation of a social economy based on workers control and grassroots participation in Venezuela, provides an almost unique experiment in the construction of an alternative economy which is focussed on more than the bottom line. In turn, while previous forms of 'socialism' have been top-down, the more anarchic (in the best sense) approach of putting power into the hands of ordinary people as a form of economic democracy, has to be applauded.
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The Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF) have confirmed that referee Fahad Al-Mirdasi, who had been selected to officiate at next month's FIFA World Cup in Russia, has been banned for life following a match-fixing attempt.
Al-Mirdasi had been due to referee the King's Cup final between Al-Ittihad and Al-Faisaly on Saturday (May 12) but he was stopped by the SAFF who had referred him to administrative investigators.
English referee Mark Clattenburg, the Head of Refereeing for the Saudi Arabian Football Federation, took charge of the match, which Al-Ittihad won 3-1, instead.
The SAFF have now said that Al-Mirdasi confessed to offering to fix the final on behalf of Al-Ittihad.
The 32-year-old reportedly made an approach to Al Ittihad chief Hamad Al-Senaie, who handed over WhatsApp messages to SAFF officials who then told the relevant authorities.
A statement from the SAFF Ethics Committee said that Al-Mirdasi was subsequently taken into police custody where he confessed to soliciting a corrupt payment.
The SAFF have also said that they have asked FIFA, who have listed Al-Mirdasi as a full international referee since 2011, to issue a lifetime global ban and remove him from the officials list for the World Cup, which begins on June 14.
Al-Mirdasi, who refereed at the Rio 2016 Olympics in Brazil, took charge of the third-place match between Mexico and Portugal in Moscow at last year's FIFA Confederations Cup.
He gave two penalties and sent off two players in extra time while he also dismissed Mexico coach Juan Carlos Osorio.
Portugal won the game 2-1.
If the Riyadh native had officiated in Russia this summer, it would have been his first time at the World Cup.
Referees at this year's tournament will have access to the controversial video assistant referees system for the first time at a World Cup.


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Human Sex Trafficking Task Force Reports Successes, Reaches Out To Public For Assistance
2014-09-29 · By Editor
Human sex trafficking is the second largest international crime industry (behind illegal drugs) and reportedly generates profits of nearly $32 billion dollars each year.
In January 2014, the Long Beach City Council recognized the need to bolster the Police Department's efforts towards combating this modern day slavery, and provided discretionary funding to help support this task force. In February of 2014, the Human Sex Trafficking Task Force was implemented and the Department partnered with multiple agencies with the goal of impacting human trafficking through:
- The identification and rescue of commercially sexually exploited children and adult victims
- Providing victims services through community based non-profit organizations
- The identification, arrest and conviction of the persons profiting from this horrendous crime and those who use the services of sexually exploited minors
The LBPD's Vice Investigations Detail developed a plan of action which included the following:
- Provided training and education to other specialized detectives throughout the department to create a force multiplier. This cadre of experienced investigators assisted in several multi-agency human trafficking operations.
- Conducted presentations to several community groups such as the PTA, churches and neighborhood associations, in an effort to increase public awareness.
- Created an informational brochure to help educate the community regarding human trafficking.
- Collaborated with multiple victim advocacy groups to assist with victim resources, which was a critical component in helping to provide victims with immediate and long-term assistance.
As of today, the task force operation culminated in a total of 91 arrests, which are broken down as follows:
- 20 human trafficking arrests
- 8 pimping arrests
- 24 assisting a prostitute arrests
- 29 "John" program arrests
- 10 arrests for internet crimes against children – *arrests made through our partnership with the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force (ICAC)
Other notable statistics include:
- 22 minors between the ages of 12 and 17 were rescued
- 54 women were referred to victim resources and support services
Additional facts regarding this operation:
- LBPD's Vice Investigations Section filed more human trafficking cases than any other agency in Los Angeles County, and are on track to achieve this distinction for a second year in a row
- Over 60% of the suspects arrested for human trafficking related offenses are documented gang members and many cases resulted in successful gang enhancements being filed
- Several commercially sexually exploited children were runaways from as far away as Arizona, Nevada, Michigan and New York, and LBPD was able to reunite many of them with their families
- Numerous victims were assisted with residence relocation and tattoo removal
- LBPD participated in the recent development of the "Law Enforcement First Responder Protocol for Commercially Sexually Exploited Children" which provides standardized guidelines for care of minor victims
- In our partnership with LAPD and their Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, the 10 arrests that were made were of men who had arranged to meet who they believed was a minor, for sex. In one of the cases, the suspect arranged to have sex with two children under 10 years of age. After he was arrested, detectives searched the trunk of his vehicle and found a large roll of carpeting, several rolls of duct tape, handcuffs, and a magazine loaded with bullets
Vice detectives are currently working a human trafficking investigation and are asking for the public's help. On September 15, 2014, detectives came into contact with a 16-year-old runaway and learned that she was involved in acts of prostitution. Through the investigation, it was learned that two male suspects were assisting her in these acts. One of the suspects, using a fictitious name, rented a motel room and purchased clothing from a retail store that the minor could use while performing acts of prostitution. Video footage of the victim, suspects, and suspect vehicle was captured on the store's surveillance cameras. The vehicle, which appears to be a newer white 4-door sedan, was used to transport the minor to the motel. The victim was placed in the care of the Department of Children and Family Services. Investigators are hopeful that someone will recognize the suspects and/or vehicle in the videos and come forward. Anyone with information should contact the Vice Investigations Section at (562) 570-7219. Anonymous tips may be submitted by calling 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), texting TIPLA plus your tip to CRIMES (274637), or visiting www.lacrimestoppers.org.
The Long Beach Police Department would like to thank the following agencies and community based non-profit organizations for their ongoing partnership and assistance in combating human sex trafficking:
- Immigration & Customs Enforcement's Homeland Security Investigations
- The Los Angeles Police Department's Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force
- The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's Compton Station
- The Los Angeles County Probation Department
- The Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office
- The Long Beach City Prosecutor's Office
- The Department of Children and Family Services
- The Coalition to Abolish Slavery and Trafficking (CAST LA)
- The Mary Magdalene Project
- Saving Innocence
- Long Beach Minister's Alliance
- Long Beach Branch of the NAACP
Definition of Charges:
Human trafficking – is when a suspect forces or coerces an adult into prostitution or any time a minor is the victim
Pimping – when a suspect profits from the actions of a prostitute. Force or coercion is not necessary. A minor is automatically considered a victim of human trafficking
Assisting a prostitute – when a suspect is arrested for assisting a prostitute when he or she monitors, protects, drives, or manages a prostitute
John arrests – when a suspect solicits a prostitute
Recent Conviction/Sentencing:
The new legislation relating to human trafficking has resulted in harsher sentencing. Although the cases that stemmed from the Human Trafficking Task Force Operation are still under investigation and we are unable to elaborate, an example of these stiffer penalties is a 2013 Long Beach Police investigation that resulted in both defendants being convicted. Last week, 23-year-old Lebrette Winn was sentenced to over 47 years in state prison for numerous human trafficking and sexual assault related charges. In this case, in addition to repeatedly sexually assaulting one of the victims, Winn had his pimp moniker and a dollar sign tattooed on her face as punishment for wanting to go home. The co-defendant in this case, 25-year-old Eric Avery is scheduled to be sentenced on October 17, 2014, in Long Beach Superior Court, Dept. S19.


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Analysing Moving Image Texts
Analysing Moving Image Texts: 'Film Language'
SIGNS, CODES and CONVENTIONS Denotation, denotes, denoting; connotation, connotes, connoting; iconic, iconicity; index, indexical, indexicality; symbol, symbolic, symbolism…
MISE-EN-SCENE (French for 'put in the scene')
Some important edits are called: continuity (or 'Hollywood') edits; MTV ('music television') edits; cross-cuts; follow-cuts; match-cuts; jumpcuts; eye-line matches; dissolves; fades; montages; bridging; flashbacks…
Establishing shot / long-shot / mid-shot / close-up / point-of view shot / soft-focus…
Semiotics is the name given to the study of the way by which meaning is created in the world, especialiy In the mass media. It Is based upon the Idea of 'signs' and 'codes', 'denotation' and 'connotation'. A sign is the basic unit of meaning in semiotics. A sign is any individual thing that signifies meaning; for example, your clothes are a group of 'fashion signs' which signify meaning (perhaps you are trying to look 'cool'?). There are two ways that signs create meaning: all signs have a literal meaning, which is called their denotation; but, depending on the context, many signs also suggest other 'layers' of meaning, which is called their connotation. For example, an image of a girl dressed all in white denotes just that, I.e. this is what you 'see'; but it may also connote innocence or purity (and all that this means in our society and culture), i.e. this is what you 'think'. Connotation, therefore, is always more than the denotation.
Signs rarely work alone. They are most often combined with other signs to form a code. A code is a group of signs that we recognise as going 'naturally together' to signify meaning (e.g. a rose is a sign; but being handed to a girl by a boy could create a 'romance code' and suggest love). Fiim and TV codes are often called technical codes because technical equipment is used to create them. There are three ways through which codes and signs can signify meaning:
Iconicity: an iconic sign or code looks just like the thing it seems to represent, e.g. an image of a cowboy seems to be just that; but it is called iconic because it suggests far more than it should: for example, our culture tends to associate extra meanings with the idea of 'cowboy', such as toughness, heroism, masculinity, etc. Iconic signs are never reality: they are a representation of reality. Indexicality (an indexical sign or code) in a sign directly suggests meaning because what it shows seems to be the result of something we associate with the thing it represents, e.g. smoke suggests fire, sweat suggests exercise, appearance can suggest wealth, etc. This can be a short-cut way for a film director to create meaning.
Symbolism (a symbolic sign or code) suggests meaning because we have learned this meaning in our culture; a symbol, in itself, has no association with what it means, e.g. a red heart shape suggests love; letters combine to make words, etc.
The meaning we gain from codes is said to be culturally determined which .means that our culture 'taught' us that particular way to interpret the meaning. For example, when we see our national flag, the Union Jack, we see more than what it simply denotes – a piece of coloured cloth: patriotism and pride, etc.
An important code is an enigma code. These codes put a fascinating question in the mind of the audience that only watching the movie will answer. They tempt the audience to watch and are often used in trailers.
A convention is simply a way of doing something that we are so used to we usually fail to notice it; conventions can seem 'perfectly natural' or 'realistic' yet are anything but. So: women in cowboys tend conventionally to be either 'very good' or 'very bad' – and this seems 'normal' within the genre of cowboy movies; the wheels of a car always screech; guns always kill outright; a punch always knocks a person out cold. Genre and narrative are important media conventions that are covered later, as are editing techniques and-the use of certain shot types (such as an establishing shot sequence or montage – see later).
Cinema and TV codes are created within an area bounded by the edges of a screen. By controlling what objects and action are in this frame, a film director creates what is called a mise-en-scene. Asking questions such as 'who, what and where' of the characters and objects and their relative positions, expressions, appearance, costume, make-up, scenery, props, lighting, sounds, ete. in a mise-en-scene will help you analyse it. Try to consider what effects are created in a mise-en-scene', what meaning they hav'e (their denotation and, most importantly, connotation), how they have been created and why they were created (which will be the director's purpose – perhaps to develop a character, a mood, the storyline or plot and sometimes to explore a deeper meaning or idea, i.e. a theme).
Editing is the placing of separate shots together. This allows a director to manipulate space and time hundreds of miles or weeks of time can be reduced to a few scenes that appear perfectly natural and believable to the audience. A montage is a most important editing technique. It is a series of shots that are edited together to create a kind of ' individual unit' of meaning.
Continuity edits – especially matched cuts – are called 'Hollywood editing'. This creates a sequence that seems to flow naturally on from the previous one, and in which the edits are 'invisible'. These have the effect of creating a realistic and seamless flow to a story or narrative (see below) where one event leads naturally onto the next. Jump-cuts are dramatic edits; MTV edits are rapid sequences of fast jump cuts used to create a conscious effect as used first in pop-videos; cross-cuts follow different actions such as two people talking; follow-cuts follow an action to its consequence, e.g. a character looking edits to what they look at eye-line matches are a kind of follow cut). A sound-bridge is a sound edit that allows sound from one shot to cross into the next to create continuity.
An establishing shot is usually the opening shot of a sequence; it 'sets the scene' and locates the action. It is often followed by a mid-shot followed by a close-up shot. A subjective point-of-view shot (POV) is at eye-level and appears as if you are viewing the scene from the character's perspective (as in 'Blair Witch'). An objective point-of-view shot acts as if you are an observer secretly looking into a scene.
CAMERA ANGLE Eye-line match / high / low
CAMERA MOVEMENT Zooming / tracking / panning / hand-held
High key, neutral, low key
REALISM 'Verisimilitude' 'Generic verisimilitude' 'Cultural verisimilitude'
Camera angles can signify meaning, e.g. a subjective POV high angle shot can crate a superior feel.
Different camera movements can create significant meaning – a zoom into a close-up of a face can create emotion, a pan across a war scene can suggest violence; POV tracking shots and POV hand-held camera shot can create tension and involvement by making you feel as if you are a part of the action.
Lighting can create atmosphere and mood as well as signify meaning, e.g. in a horror movie, light and shade are important codes of meaning. High-key lighting is harsh, soft-key lighting creates a romantic atmosphere, spotlighting picks out a character from a group, etc.
Diegesis means the 'world of the film': if something seems to be a part of the 'world of the film', it is called 'diegetic'. So, sound that is a part of the action is diegetic sound, e.g. wind noise, screeching cars, etc; but sound that is added' to create, most often, mood or atmosphere is called non-diegetic sound. Diegetic sounds may also be added in after filming, or may be exaggerated for effect (e.g. loud footsteps).
SFX (special effects') often use computer-generated graphics to create compelling realism and meaning.
The use of a narrative structure is a major convention of cinema and TV. We are all immersed in narratives and have been since childhood as we tell of or hear about the complex events of the world not in the form of long-winded complex details or bald information but as absorbing and interesting stories. Yet this way of explaining real as opposed to fictional events greatly oversimplifies reality whilst at the same time; paradoxically, appearing very realistic and believable. For instance, real events are rarely clearly 'connected' by such simple 'cause and effect' relationships as in stories (i.e. this leads to that because…). Yet in narrative they always are. And in the real world people are not either good (i.e. 'heroes') or evil (i.e. 'villains'); but in narrative they always are to some degree at least. And so on. For better or worse, we tell and hear of world events as narratives and media producers know this and use it to create media texts that rely on narrative structures and forms to be absorbing, compelling and convincingly realistic. Because of this, filmed narratives can easily trick us into thinking we are viewing a real 'window on the world'.
Genre means the kind of narrative being told, e.g. detective, sci-fi, horror, etc. Genre defines a text by its similarities to other texts. Importantly, when we watch a genre film we have many pre-existing expectations of the types of characters, setting and events we want to see (prediction is a major aspect of our enjoyment of a film, and genre helps this). Genre conventions are an important way a director can create believable 'versions of reality' because we fail to see that what is shown is not reality at, all, but a media convention that we have become accustomed to seeing in that kind of film. So… we don't mind the owner of a casino being horribly killed because we see him, in the gangster genre as naturally a 'villain'. Film companies use genre to sell and make films: a popular genre creates a greater chance of commercial success; and genre can be cost effective, making it cheaper to write new stories and reducing the need for entirely new sets.
Iconography is an important aspect of genre. We come to expect to see certain objects within the mise-en-scene of a particular genre, for example, in a Western, we expect to see dusty lonely roads, saloon bars, cowboy hats and horses, jails, sheriffs badges, etc.; in a modern horror film, we expect lonely girls, 'normal' objects, use of dark and light, etc. These 'genre indicators' are called the iconography of the genre.
Celebrities and film stars are an important part of the iconography of cinema and TV. Different stars can be important signifiers of meaning. They can create expectations of character and action, help identify genre, and create powerful iconic representation of such as masculinity and femininity.
Cinema and TV are able to offer high levels of 'realism': the bright screen, the clear and powerful Dolby sound, darkened room, etc. are highly compelling and persuasive. Such 'appearance of reality' is given the odd name of verisimilitude. This is yet another convention of course – there is nothing 'realistic' about an image on a flat screen. There are two kinds of verisimilitude: generic verisimilitude is the 'realism' that convinces us because of the genre we are watching (in the horror genres it seems highly realistic for a vampire to sink his teeth into a person's neck); cultural verisimilitude is the kind of reality that convinces us because it looks like the way things are or should be within our own society.


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Why Do We Call It A Dining Room Table?
Q: I've been looking for a new dining table for a while now, and there's something in the language that perplexes me. Why is it so often called a dining ROOM table? Isn't it just a dining table? If not, what's the difference? Thanks! -Sent by No Room At This Table
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Scandefa 2011, Scandinavian Dental Fair
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SCANDEFA (Scandinavian Dental Fair) is the annual scandinavian trade fair for tandlægeteamet and dentalbranchen. The fair connects new knowledge about products, research and clothing, and has more than 10,000 visitors from Scandinavia and other countries, as well as over 150 exhibitors.
In parallel with the fair SCANDEFA, arranged by Bella Center, is held year course, organized by the Tandlægeforeningen (www.tandlaegeforeningen.dk).
SCANDEFA 2011 is a trade fair for dentists, dental assistants, dental technicians, dental hygienists and professionals.
There is a approach to online registration 1 month before the opening of SCANDEFA 2011.
Opening HOURS
7.-9. april 2011
Thursday 7. april 10.00-18.00
Friday, 8. april 09.00-18.00
Saturday 9. april 09.00-15.00
See video from the fair
Christian Olrik, firstname.lastname@example.com
Bella Center, direct tel. 32 47 21 25
On Scandefa
SCANDEFA is held for the first time in 1968 at the Bella Center at Bellahøj in Copenhagen, denmark as a part of the Tandlægeforeningens Kursusnævns largest annual vocational training course for the members. In 1976 moved to the messe, and of course to the Bella Center at the same address on Amager.
Tandlægeforeningens Courses
Tandlægeforeningen started the course in 1934, on fol.a. Mercur Hotel in Copenhagen with a very small udstillingsdel, and the event is moved, as mentioned above, the Bella Center in 1968. And 1982 was the event always the beginning of January and was Januarkursus – from 1983, moved the event to march under the name of year course.
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Some Thoughts On Organizing Your Cookbook Collection
OK. So we've made our peace with our cookbook addiction. Now, how are we going organize all those precious volumes in a way that is attractive, useful, and practical? Read on for a few hints.
What all organizing boils down to is personal preference. People have very different organizational styles and priorities, so figuring out what works for you is your first task. Do you need to keep things neatly tucked away or are you an out-of-sight-out-of-mind kind of person? Are you a visually driven person? Do you think of your cookbooks by author or by subject?
First, a reminder that all of your cookbooks do not have to be in the kitchen. As a matter of fact, unless you have a surplus of storage in your kitchen (which nobody does, by the way), it's probably best to store the bulk of your cookbooks in another part of the house. It's nice to keep a handful of the most-used books in the kitchen, maybe six to 12 volumes, and occasionally rotate in a few from your larger collection to keep things fresh.
By subject or by author?
Figure out how you think about a cookbook. Do you remember the author first, or by the subject, or maybe even the color and size? That's your first clue for how to organize things. For some, keeping all of Martha Stewart's books together might be the best way to go, while for others, they will need to be split up and divided into categories such as baking, grilling, entertaining, etc.
By size or color?
If your collection isn't too big, you might be able to go by physical appearance, if that is important to you. Some people don't like the look of different sized books all shelved together, or really enjoy arranging books by color. I suspect this works best for smaller collections but I see a fair amount of this around the internet, so it must be useful.
All a-jumble
This is my style. I have a fairly large amount of cookbooks but I don't keep them organized in any specific way. The truth is, I can usually lay my hands on the book I'm looking for in about 30 seconds, so I've never seen the need to do more organizing than occasionally swooping through my very small house and returning the various piles that have accumulated to their shelves. Instead of filing things into categories, my brain remembers where I left them last so what may look chaotic to some actually makes perfect sense to me.
Do you have any tips for keeping track of your cookbooks? What method works for you?
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Data Dust instead of Data Diamonds
James posted a topic in Encryption.chatFhoosh, founded in 2012 by Eric Tobias and Linda Eigner, has raised $2 million in venture funding from Volta Global to get its software to market. Fhoosh's new method of encryption doesn't degrade network performance. Jeff Evans, managing director of Volta Global, said "Fhoosh has developed a novel, proprietary solution to enable enhanced safety, security and speed all at once." Eric Tobias claims that if network defenses are breached, the attackers will uncover unusable data, finding "data dust instead of data diamonds."


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Manufacturers respond to claims that coolers Skylake chips can damage
After Scythe, Noctua and Alpenföhn also Thermaltake, Thermalright, Arctic Cooling and EK Water Blocks responded to the claims that the CPU coolers certain processors of the Skylake generation may damage in transportation.
The tenor of the statements of Thermaltake, Thermalright, Arctic Cooling and EK Water Blocks is that they do not expect problems with their coolers, most should be used with some old models or heavy to transport and care. They react to claims of PC Games Hardware, which last week reported on various reports of cpu coolers that had Skylake processor and parts of the motherboard damaged. It would go to several complete systems after transport showed the issue.
The cause of the problem could lie with the substrate: Intel would at Skylake generation have made thinner than previous processor generations. Result would be that coolers in certain circumstances the substrate bend so far in the socket, which damages arise. In previous generations had cooler manufacturers the flexibility with regard to the load on the processor, but as tolerance in Skylake chips is less, the odds would be greater that some coolers for damage, argues the German technology site.
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Scythe then acknowledged the problem and said the problem traced to have his Hyper Precision Mounting System. Coolers with these or similar mount, which coped with socket LGA 1155, 1156 and 1150, should also provide support for LGA1151 socket of Skylake, but could cause damage to major shocks. "In order to prevent this, the pressure of the confirmation reduced by adjusting the screws", writes Scythe. The manufacturer sends customers who want to charge a new set of screws. The problem may occur in practice with the Ashura, Fuma, Grand Kama Cross 3, 4 Mugen, including the PCGH-Edition, Mugen Ninja 4. Max and coolers with push pins could not contend with the issue.
Alpenföhn says to stick to the requirements of Intel with respect to the pressure and the company recommends it urgent to be secured to large or heavy coolers during transport. Noctua says no to observe problems with his SecuFirm2 mounting system. The Austro-Taiwanese business or advises coolers weighing more than 700 grams detach during transport.
EK Water Blocks warned to be careful with coolers that do not have a limitation in increasing of the pressure. This applies to all platforms, according to the company, but especially for Skylake. The water block from EK-Supremacy series, Precisemount mechanism would not give problems, but EK Water Blocks recommends the use of older water blocks as the Supreme LTX combined with the LGA1151 socket off.
Arctic Cooling guarantees that all of its coolers with support for LGA1151 hassle to use and also Thermaktake offers this guarantee for all its models that the socket support. Complete systems with heavy coolers must be transported lying according to Thermaltake. In turn Thermalright recommends disassembling only heavy coolers during transport; The coolers of the company would otherwise no problems.Viewing:-241
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Apparently I have been searching for 'the perfect' plate to plate my cooking results for a while now.
I genuinely am so HAPPY! Little things that brings excitements, I can be a simple person apparently.
Now that I have the plate, I wonder will my cooking results really look good on it, or... should I upstage my cooking skills to match the plate ... hmmm... I guess it'll show in the "Crafts n' Bites" tab later on. :)
In the meantime, hope you have a great day! What simple things bring you happiness? :)
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America's decrepit and unpopular system of taxpayer financing of presidential campaigns has suddenly taken center stage in this year's election - with Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama each caught between his long-expressed principles and his self-interest.
McCain and Obama have long boasted of their support for aggressive regulation of money in politics. But now each would love to avoid taking public money. In that irony lies a lesson about campaign-finance "reform."
The presidential public-funding system dates to 1974, after President Richard Nixon resigned. At the time, Democrats held large majorities in Congress, but their presidential candidates faced serious funding challenges.
[F]or all the talk of "reform" and corruption, regulations of campaign finance in fact are all about manipulating elections to boost specific interests.
Since 1960, GOP presidential candidates had opened up a growing fund-raising lead over Democrats. If that trend had continued, Republican presidential candidates would be raising many times the sums raised by Democratic ones in 1976 and beyond. Public financing put an end to that threat.
The law offers equal sums to both major-party candidates for the fall campaign - so long as they don't raise money from private contributors. That imposed an equality of funding, stopping the growing GOP edge.
In other words, for all the talk of "reform" and corruption, regulations of campaign finance in fact are all about manipulating elections to boost specific interests. (In '74, it was Democrats in the presidential arena. Other "reform" laws have greatly benefited incumbents of both parties, at the expense of challengers. Still others, like recent New York City laws, boost labor unions' political power at the expense of businesses'.)
Back to the '08 race. Sen. McCain started his White House bid with private financing but ran out of cash last June. To keep going, he sought to qualify for public funding for the primary phase of the campaign - and used the possibility of such money as collateral for a loan.
That move got him through. McCain now is the sure GOP nominee. But it puts him in a bind as he looks toward the general election. If he's trapped in the public-funding system, he can can spend only $4 million more between now and the Republican convention. That's far too little to keep his message before the public.
And it's a disaster for him. Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton have turned out to be extraordinary fund-raisers - and opted out of the public system for the primaries. If either captures the nomination soon, he or she can keep raising and spending private money all spring and summer long. McCain might well have lost the fall race before he receives more public money after the Republican convention.
Not surprising, McCain desperately wants out of the public system. (And since he hasn't actually received any public funds yet, he may be able to escape.)
Obama, meanwhile, is eager to escape the public system for the general election, the phase that begins after the conventions. He promised last year to take public financing if the GOP nominee did - but he's now learned that he could vastly outraise McCain in the private sector.
The American public plainly shares this cynical view of our supposely "clean" public-finance system. In recent years, only about 6 percent of federal tax filers have checked off the box that directs $3 from their payment to the presidential campaign fund.
That's a 94-6 vote of no confidence in the system.
The system of public funding - and heavy regulation of private giving - for political candidates has its sincere defenders, people who believe democracy demands it.
But the facts speak for themselves. The system was enacted for partisan gain, not for lofty public purposes. And now two of its strongest supporters are looking to game the system - to escape public funding and rely on private cash - because it's in their clear self-interest.
It's time to end the wretched pretense that this system serves democracy.


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Here are pictures I promised of the finished pieces. I still have a bracelet I am assembling and mom is assembling one more necklace and if we have time some earrings.
|Leaf Bowl
|Sugar Skull
Better pictures of the bowl, mask and sugar skull. All three pieces started off as as a flat sheet of 20 gauge copper, mom puts a design on the copper, I saw out the perimeter and then mom saws out the design. Once the piece is sawed out we file and sand and then I enamel.
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|Polymer clay beads from Tropical Blonde and our
lampwork glass beads with Czech beads as accents
|Our lampwork glass beads, Czech beads, Mookaite
All the bracelets have our lampwork glass beads. Two of the bracelets have polymer clay pillow beads from Tropical Blonde (love, love, love her polymer clay).
I am in love with this necklace and I am not sure if I will let mom sell it at the show :) The circles and clasp are copper we sawed out and enameled and we made the lampwork glass beads. Mom assembled the whole thing with jump rings. Mom done good!!!!
Mom calls the beads Butterfly Kisses because the beads remind her of butterfly wings. I made the beads and we used freshwater pearls and Sterling Silver spacers.
This is our Scottish Thistle necklace. The pendant is enameled copper and we have our lampwork glass beads, Czech beads and I think the red beads are either Mookaite or Jasper. I will have to ask mom.
I hope you enjoyed the eye candy :) I hope we can get the last few pieces done tonight and I can share pics later.
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Lol wow! Those look pretty good!
Half-Life 2: Short Stories is a team working on a group of modifications that take place in the same realm. A lot of the focus is on the story and gameplay, new innovative set pieces and puzzles. After the release of the first episode of Human Error, the team is planning to release more episodes and expand the characters and the world.
Lol wow! Those look pretty good!
Not bad.
still looks WAY too small, especially for the manta rays
Those things were BIG in HL1
But it does fit in game,
imagine thats kinda like, manta mini transporter ^^
Very cool screenshots
Very organic looking, I like!
i dig the natural spaces mine self, man... yes indeed, epic nice this :D cool
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Can you see a full moon on the newmoon day?
" Yes. You can see ." Firmly answered Subramanyan to the king of Tanjore , Sarfoji.
Subramnayan was a priest in Amirthakadeswarar temple , Thirukkadaiyur. Goddess Abhirami is the presiding goddess there. Subramanyan was an ardent devotee of the Goddess. And very often he would go into trance.
On new moon days, King Sarfoji of Thanjavur, had the habit of offering prayers in this temple.When he came there he happened to see Subramnayan lost in trance.
The king to test his devotion, went and asked Subramanyan," What day is it today, Subramanyan?"
"Today is Full Moon Day." answered Subramanyan in trance.
King Sarfoji asked the question again," Subramanya , Do you mean to say that you can see a full moon tonight? "
Subramanyan , who was in trance, answered the question with great disrespect," Yes. You can see. Now stop disturbing me."
The crowd gathered there were shocked to see Subramanyan treating the king with such disrespect.People knew that this should earn himself severe punishment
Some tried to save Subramanyan, from punishment . So they told, " He is a mad person, Your majesty. He thinks all women as Goddess Abhirami. And so whenever he crosses them he prostrates before them. So your Majesty can ignore his words and spare Subramanyan.."
But there were also some who wanted to put Subramanyan into trouble.
They confused the king by saying," Your Majesty. I think that is not true. He actually misbehaves with women and they are scared of him . On seeing him they run away."
King Sarfoji ,was red with rage on the disrespect he met. He ordered," Bring this person to the palace courtyard. There I shall construct a platform with hundred ropes above a huge fire. Either full moon should be seen on the sky tonight..Or else Subramanyan will see himself inside the fire and be burnt. But he will have time till all the hundred ropes are cut one by one.He has to show the full moon before all the ropes are cut.."
Saying this King Sarfoji left the place.
Slowly , Subramanyan came out of trance and opened his eyes. He saw a huge crowd gathered around him. They told him as to what had happened. By this time two guards came there and took him to the palace . A platform was made ready for him. Under it were piled firewoods ready to be burnt.
Dusk fell. The crowd gathered there watched the happenings with profound grief. They thought, the end of Subramanyan was fast approaching.
Now silence filled the place.
Subramanyan stood up the platform hung with hundred ropes from a huge structure . This was open to the night sky. A huge fire started burning under the platform. The helpless Subramnayan started praying Goddess Abirami with his songs.
He started singing 'தார் அமர் கொன்றையும் ....... "He went on to sing verse after verse . Every verse had four lines . And each verse started with the last word of the previous verse. As he finished singing one verse , one rope got cut. As each and every ropes get cut, the crowd shouted in grief.
He went on to sing the 79th verse starting with, "விழிக்கே அருளுண்டு ........" . Goddess Abirami unable to bear further torture rendered to Her devottee , decided to help him out of trouble. Immediately,She gave darshan not only to Subramanyan, but for all gathered there.Then She removed Her huge earrings(தாடகம்) and just threw into the sky like a frisbee .
Wow! It fell in right place and shone like moon. The crowd and the king were surprised to see the full moon. The king immediately, put down the fire and Subramanayan was safely brought down. King Sarfoji, prostrated before him and begged forgiveness. The crowd also seeked his blessings.
Subramanyan then went on to sing 108 verses and they are compiled under the head " Abirami Andadhi ".He was also affectionately called as Abirami Pattar.
You would like to visualise Abirami Pattar getting darshan of the goddess Abirami.
Here Iam presenting the scene from a Tamil film...
This incident happened when King Sarfoji was ruling Thanjavur. But long before that , the presiding God of the temple Amirthakadeswarar had showered His Grace on Markandeyar.
Markandeyar.......who is he? Let us see in the next post.
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This week saw the unveiling of the official portraits of President Obama (by the artist Kehinde Wiley) and former first lady Michelle Obama (by the artist Amy Sherald). It also saw the unexpected transformation of a large portion of Americans into super snooty fancy pants art critics with venti lattes and axes to grind and pebbles in their shoes. Wiley's bold depiction of Obama — seated and set against a vibrant backdrop of greenery and flowers — attracted equal parts awe and "awful!" from the mob of restless thumbs (it also inspired the first megameme of 2018). Meanwhile, Sherald's more oblique vision of the first lady drew "brutal mockery, some praise" according to Fox News, which I believe means everyone liked it but brutes.
The best part of the Winter Olympics (a.k.a. the Slippery Games) for the athletes in PyeongChang has been any indoor space and/or hot beverage. But for those of us staying warm and toasty on Twitter, it's been hard to pick just one highlight. Let's see, there's been skiing robots tearing up the slopes (and other ones cleaning the carpets). There are the now-viral "Bullet Men" statues — phallic from the neck up and super naked from the neck down — standing guard outside the media center. There's the ice-melting charisma (and ice-queen shade) of "America's sweetheart," Adam Rippon. And of course, there's the plus-size shuffleboard of curling. How do we keep forgetting about this sport? It's so awesome for like a week.
Sentient protein shake and YouTube celebrity Logan Paul managed to get his ads (and thus, revenue) pulled by the platform again (last time it was for filming a dead body in a Japanese "suicide forest" — because whoa, right?!), this time for offering to eat Tide Pods in exchange for retweets and (hold on not done yet) posting a clip of him tasering a rat — because . . . whoa. Right? (You can stop retweeting now; he's not really eating them. Sad face emoji.)
Oh, and speaking of emoji, the Unicode Consortium just revealed its latest update, adding 157 new symbols to the standard set. The new cast of characters graciously opens itself to include the those of red, white, curly, and no hair, as well as a range of superheroes, critters (kangaroo! llama! badger!), and random household essentials (how did emoji go this long with no toilet paper?). Bostonians will rejoice to finally be able to quickly and effectively communicate how cold they are, express how much they enjoy lobster, or enjoy a more convincing bagel than they're used to. (ZING. MAKE BETTER
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