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- Pretend to be a cripple at WalMart in a wheel chair then randomly jump up and run out.
- Go to Mcdonalds and order a happy meal with extra happy.
- Order a ice cream cone at Mcdonalds grab the ice cream only and floor it.
- Dress up as Slenderman and stalk people at Walmart.
- Put neon post it notes on your boss's car but insist it wasn't you.
- Repeat number 5 every other day.
- Walk up to girls with non see through sunglasses on look at thier chest and say "They will never know!" then run away.


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Religious Education (for the Youth of the parish)
This ministry offers religion classes for parish children from Age 3-Grade 8 who attend our local public and private schools or are home-schooled. It is conducted weekly from mid-September through early May. Students in grades 1-8 have a choice of Sunday morning or Tuesday afternoon classes. Volunteer catechists provide students with a thorough presentation of Catholic teaching, beliefs, and practices. Registration begins in April. Please contact the Director of Religious Education at 561-8369 or email@example.com for more information.
Membership: Open to any parishioner

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Whether you are a fan of Keeping Up With the Kardashians or not its pretty difficult not to keep up with the famous "K" clan in some regard or another. This morning TMZ confirmed the name of Kim Kardashian and self-proclaimed God, Kanye West's newborn baby. Their baby is not a fruit (Apple), nor a colorful hedera (Blue Ivy), rather the ordinal direction, North West.
Behold Twitters funniest tweets that comment on the latest in unique celebrity baby names:
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77 avenue Kléber, Paris (16th Arr)
This was my First Taste of Paris:
I think I did well.
We stopped by this bakery on our way to our hotel...and they line-up was huge! Am not surprised at all. We wanted to go back again, but got distracted by some sort of tower in the area. ;)


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For many associations, creating online communities for their members is a new endeavor. On the surface, it might appear that your community members have a singular interest in your industry, organization, or issues. While that is what makes your association a community, is not enough to keep members engaged? In reality, within your member base are countless more specific interests, goals, and motivations for joining. How do you design ONE online community that makes everyone happy?
In a world where you can create your own custom radio station with a few taps of the thumbs down icon, there is no room for generic content. You may have heard the adage: content is king. However, it is relevancy and context that breed ongoing engagement.
Your members have individual characteristics that inform their perspectives and preferred online community experience. Luckily, thanks to the flexibility of modern online community platforms, you don't have to deliver a singular experience.
Today's online community platforms have the ability to segment members into sub-communities where the content, people, and discussions are hyper-relevant to their specific interests.
In addition to having access to general membership information, members also have access to private groups for specific interests, as well as committees, chapters, or other leadership responsibilities they have within the greater association. This out-of-the-box functionality allows associations to build an online community that provides a custom online experience for everyone.
Along with this great power comes great panic and indecision. Many association executives struggle to create a structure for their community that makes sense for their unique membership. There is no one model fits all solution. However, to help you chart your path, we've gathered the most common online community structures to fuel your team's brainstorming sessions.
You can build your private online member community around one of these models or mix and match depending on your engagement strategy and organization priorities.
This is the most basic type of segmentation, separating your member area from a non-member or "not yet a member" area. Often, this type of segmentation is used in conjunction with another type of delineation, such as chapters. Your community may choose to segment your community in more than one way!
This model is a great way to position your organization at the center of your industry. Open up certain blogs, discussions, and resource libraries to the public, while keeping a majority of the value in the members-only area of the community. Members will have access to all of the engagement opportunities, while non-members will be able to participate in the public discussions.
Along with giving non-members a peek into the additional value they'll get if they join or upgrade their membership, this method also gives you access to data that is helpful in converting non-members into paying members since non-members will need to register to join the community.
Depending on your association and the diversity of your membership, you may want to segment based on country, state, or even smaller regions. There are certain interests and issues that are important to specific geographic areas.
Creating sub-communities or groups around a geographic region enables members to engage around local topics. This can add value to your online community by allowing your members to connect with people in their same general location, which can create more offline connections as well.
For example, let's say a local election is taking place and there is legislation up for debate that could impact members of your association in that locale. People in the affected area would appreciate a private forum to discuss ramifications and ways to mobilize.
Components (often called sections or chapters) within an association are a common segmentation structure. They usually have a defined sub-membership model to them.
This method of segmenting your online community is beneficial when the organizational structure supports it. It provides individual chapters or members of semi-autonomous groups to connect directly in their own private area under the umbrella of the overall online community platform.
You can also create sub-groups and private forums based around the organization of your association. These might be work groups, councils, committees, or boards based on how your organization is set up.
With your online community segmented by organizational structure, private sub-groups can be used to get things done, such as collaborating on planning a conference, new programming ideas, or discussing related issues. Regardless of where people are located or how often members can take time to meet in person, your association's various committees and boards can connect and move projects forward on a more regular basis thanks to the available engagement tool and structure of your online member community.
Creating special interest sub-groups gives your members a place to delve deeper into the topics that engage them most.
For instance, if you are an association of lawyers, you might have a special interest group specifically for lawyers who practice real estate law, litigation, or intellectual property law. Segmenting by interests can lead to higher participation and keep them coming back to your community because the information, conversation, and peers in the community are highly relevant to their interests.
A good draw for event registration is the promise of access to a specific peer group after the event. This not only helps boost event participation in the real world, but also keeps the momentum going after the event. Group participants will be able to share notes, discuss event sessions, and build excitement for the next year's event.
Many associations are stewards of their industry's certifications or accreditation tests. You can segment your online community into small study groups for each semester or period of testing. Group members can then ask questions of each other and get peer support throughout their preparation, which can make the process of achieving advanced certificates or accreditations less overwhelming.
In our experience at Socious, many of the connections formed in these small study groups grow into long-lasting professional relationships.
Often your members will get more value from connecting with peers who are at a similar stage in their careers. Sub-groups of students, executives, and other professionals can help connect individuals who can relate to one another on a more personal level based on where they are in their careers.
Additionally, this also sets up your community as a destination for members seeking industry mentors. This set-up can also increase opportunity for membership by establishing an upgrade path as member advance through the careers – from students and millennial to executives and retired members.
Your members are busy people, they'll be more likely to take the time to engage and participate in your online community when it is built to address their specific interests. While you don't want to over-structure your association's online community, some degree of structure can increase the value you're offering your members by making their experience more relevant to their particular needs and career goals. But don't worry, you don't need to reinvent the wheel when figuring out how to segment your online community. Instead, start with these eight models when you assess your association's individual qualities and engagement strategy.


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Hi to all ! It's time to announce our Challenge # 11 at Scrapbookaholic by Abby theme is BACK TO SCHOOL ! I invite to everyone to play with us in this fun challenge ! Hope you like it !
Meeting my Teacher Card
Hi to all ! It's time to announce our Challenge # 11 at Scrapbookaholic by Abby theme is BACK TO SCHOOL ! I invite to everyone to play with us in this fun challenge ! Hope you like it !
This is my recipe
Papers: DCDW
Stamp: wood stamp and Scrappy Mom
Markers: Copic Markers
Others: Ribbon, Memento, blue gel pen.
Hola a Todos! Es momento para invitarlos a q participen en el Reto # 11 con Scrapbookaholic by Abby, el tema es Regreso a Clases ! Aqui en USA comienzan las clases esta semana. Estan todas invitadas a participar y espero les guste!
Esta es mi Receta
Papeles: DCDW
Sellos: De modera y Scrappy Mom
Marcadores: Copic Markers
Otros: Cinta, tinta memento y boligrafo azul de gel
Posted by Maria Elena
Labels: Back to School
11 comments:
- Adrian said...
she is adorable!
- August 8, 2011 at 10:46 PM
- Tere said...
que nena tan cute!!!
Oye mary... se parece a ti, se me hace que asi te veias de chiquita!
- August 9, 2011 at 6:02 AM
- Ytzia A. Gómez said...
Que linda tarjeta estoy viendo amiga, me encanta esa monita y como la dibujaste y decoraste.
- August 9, 2011 at 2:11 PM
- Dina said...
Love her! Just adorable! Hugs! Dina
- August 9, 2011 at 8:04 PM
- scrappin sista said...
Too cute!!
- August 9, 2011 at 8:22 PM
- Ingrid said...
Hola amiga!
Qué belleza de tarjeta!
Un abrazo!!!
- August 10, 2011 at 10:03 AM
- GabyCreates.com said...
This is so cute Maria Elena! love how you colored it and the design and paper of your card!! Great job!!
- August 10, 2011 at 6:15 PM
- Scrappy Pink Corner said...
wow, what a cute card. Love what you have done with the copics.
- August 11, 2011 at 10:42 AM
Your card is just adorable, thank you for sharing it.
- August 13, 2011 at 11:51 AM
- scraphappyvic said...
Great teacher's card.
- August 14, 2011 at 2:57 PM
- talha said...
Meeting my teacher card is great idea, i appreciate this card idea.
plastic cards
plastic card printing
scratch cards printing
- April 10, 2012 at 3:26 AM
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It's an Easel card -
This is my first card using cuttlebug, Penny black stamp and distress ink. I wanted to add some more punched flower emblishments, but as I sending the card with post, I was not sure if it would reach properly. Please let me know if you know any tips for posting such cards.
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The law of prayer is the law of belief. What we pray at the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass is just as important as how we pray it.
Sunday, May 20, 2012
The Matter of Marriage
I wasn't necessarily floored by President Barack Obama's announcement of his "support" for "same-sex marriage" as I was mightily disappointed with Vice President Joe Biden for his endorsement of the issue.
While I do not expect the POTUS to be guided by the principles of the Catholic Church, Biden presents us with an altogether different matter. That Biden, a Catholic, would knowingly and willingly take on a position that runs squarely against the teachings of the Catholic Church is certainly grave cause for concern.
It is ironic that the POTUS cites Christ as an example for why support for "same-sex marriage" is warranted. However, Obama's application of the Golden Rule does not exactly fit the equation. If there was ever an issue were the Lord took such a strong stand, it was the matter of marriage. In fact, the Lord made his most direct statements on the subject by both deed and word.
St. John records Jesus' first miracle at the wedding at Cana, wherein Christ turns water into wine at His Mother's request. Christ's presence at the wedding sanctified it. Later on, in St. Matthew's Gospel account, when the Pharisees try to trap Jesus on the matter of divorce, he gives them this direct and strong response:
[3] And there came to him the Pharisees tempting him, and saying: Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause? [4] Who answering, said to them: Have ye not read, that he who made man from the beginning, Made them male and female? And he said: [5] For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife, and they two shall be in one flesh.
[6] Therefore now they are not two, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let no man put asunder.
When Jesus makes His pronouncement, He goes back as far as Genesis, confirming not only the earthly permanence of marriage, but, the fact that this Sacrament is covenant between a man and a woman. Thus, this is not some mere invention of the Church, but something that comes directly from the mouth of no less than God, Himself.
Furthermore, throughout the Gospels, Christ refers to Himself as the Bridgegroom. St. Paul, in his Epistles, refers to the Church as Christ's Bride. He urges husbands to love their wives as Christ loves His Bride, the Church. It is interesting that the Bible begins and ends with a marriage. In Genesis, we read the account of the creation of Adam and Eve and how Eve is given to Adam as his wife. In Revelation, one of the final acts of the book is the marriage between the Lamb and the New Jerusalem, Christ and His Church, the Bridegroom and the Bride.
In the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, we prepare for that wedding banquet of the Lamb and His Bride, the New Jerusalem. When the Sacrament of Marriage is celebrated within the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, the bridegroom and the bride are reminded of this important sacramental and sacrificial aspect of their marriage. They are called to be closely united to each other in love, just as Christ is closely united in love with the Church.
The Church cannot change that which Christ, Himself, has declared unchangeable. She cannot go against that which her Divine Spouse has already made clear. Marriage between one man and one woman is non-negotiable.
As a Catholic, Biden is bound by Church teaching, as the are those of us who profess to be members of the Church. Being in public office, I believe, does not excuse anyone from acting with a properly formed conscience. As much as I admire the late President John F. Kennedy, his infamous 1960 speech really did not help matters any when it came to Faith and the Public Square. A Roman Catholic should not have to check his or her Faith at the door when running for public office.
In the final analysis, we are not going to be judged as to whether or not we followed the tenents of a particular political party. Rather, we will be judged on whether or not we remained faithful to Christ and to His Church.
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Monday, October 17, 2005
Take Back the Right
Gold quotes Ortega y Gasset in his book the "Revolt of the Masses" who writes "If you want to make use of the advantage of civilization, but are not prepared to concern yourself with the upholding of civilization-you are done. For me nobility is synonymous with a life of effort, ever set on excelling oneself, in passing beyond what is to what one sets up as a duty and an obligation."
Gold says author Bruno Snell noted what happened when the ancients began to question their ways. He wrote "men had very decided notions of what was expected of them. But when human behavior became an object of detailed investigation, many practices which had earlier been regarded as highly estimable did not withstand the pressure of the new criticism.... As more of sections of society became aware of their own merit, they are less willing to conform to the ideal of the once-dominant class. It is discovered that the ways of men are diverse."
Gold quotes Barry Goldwater "Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice. Moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue." Goldwater spoke of how "America had lost the brisk pace of diversity and the genius of individual creativity."
Gold tells the story of a young psychoanalyst, new to his trade and ardent about it's possibilities, who sought the master for advice. According to the tale, Dr. Freud listened politely, then answered: "Don't try to save people. They don't want to be saved." Wise counsel. Then and now.
Gold quotes Alexander Haig, upon being asked by somebody why he talked the way he did, is alleged to have replied "Sometimes it's better to be not understood than to be misunderstood." He may have been on to something.
Gold quotes Liberal Sharon Krause as saying "Four features of honor as a quality of character are elaborated: its high ambition, the balance of reverence and reflexibility, partiality, and the mix of recognition and resistance. The substantive codes of honor may vary.
To the extent that we obscure our own aristocratic capacities and liberal democracy's aristocratic elements, we deny ourselves potentially powerful sources of individual agency and withhold crucial support for individual's liberties. Those with honor above all else refuse to believe they are victims of circumstances."
Gold continues "Neocons are, I believe a transient political and intellectual phenomenon. They have no power of their own. A few hold high-level positions but none hold a genuinely inner – circle position, and none of the present crop has ever won, or could win, a serious election."
When JFK's geniuses where being extolled to then House Speaker Sam Rayburn, the old pol listened politely and said "you may be right and they may be every bit as intelligent as you say. But I'd feel a whole lot better about them if just one of them had run for sheriff once."
Gold continues Neocons don't run for sheriff, or anything else. They are Idea Men. They think Geostrategic Big Thoughts. And they are ever more hated within the conservative movement. Some find their arrogance unendurable. Other wonder if their commitment to Israel might not be a bit too ardent, especially since so many of them are Jewish. Most of the Neocons have the same arrogance that led to Vietnam. Whatever we do is good because we do it. And we can do whatever we please."
Gold continues "The first generation of Neocons brought to conservatism-or could have brought-exactly the kind of humane aristocratic sensibility and demand for responsible excellence that conservatism needed."
Gold quotes writer Robert Kaplan from his book "The Coming Anarchy"---a condition demanding the sternest of Pagan virtues and no delusions concerning the redemption of others. There will be resources to fight over, especially oil and water. Religion will also be a global casus belli, especially between Islamic minorities and Christian and other majorities and Islamic majorities from Egypt to Indonesia. In truth, all these struggles, and more, interlock. And since 9/11, and certainly since the United States undertook to redeem Iraq, America has groped for a new way of understanding the world encompassing these struggles, and our role in it."
Gold concludes "we must take back the right to be citizens, effective participants in the public world. This is how we must learn to live, once again. And this is what; above all else, a new conservatism must strive for."
Anyway, the book is worth reading. Most of the above reflects my own feeling.
However, there are numerous statements by Mr. Gold that I would doubt.
I'll close with quotes from Cal Thomas in today's JS: "Many people are drawn to power less to advance certain policies than for ego satisfaction and future job prospects. Bush needs contrarians on his staff and he should meet with "average" people as often as possible."
What goes on in our highest ranks of government reflect what goes on in our cities and local communities. Does anybody out there believe that the Civic Federation, The Chamber of Commerce Executive Council, the Peoria Park Board, the Zoological Society, the Museum Board, the Peoria Public Library Board, the Civic Center Board to name some of the most prominent, I'll exclude political parties and some unions, would have average people or ESPECIALLY people with contrarians views on their boards?
Isn't the way societies are run is by all agreeing with the ones who have the power and the gold or for those who have other peoples gold with charismatic or "gang type" leadership qualities who can lead people into act of violence; those people who ordinarily wouldn't smash police cars, burn buildings and loot? For these "leaders" once an idea is conceived, there is no turning back no matter how wrong or untimely the conception.
As you read this, millions of people are planning to rob you, kill you, or harm you in endless ways and turn this planet into utter chaos while a too large part of our citizenry sit slumped at their desks, bored by their teachers and their lives, watch endless hours of mindless Sitcoms and endless baseball, football and baseball seasons. Other millions are working hard preparing themselves to succeed for the benefit of mankind, especially in the United States; people both in this country and all across the world. Many of them do have your best interests at heart; many don't. Those of you involved or not involved, had better hope we have more students and adults' preparing themselves to be good citizens and leaders in the United States. Much information suggests we are "losing ground" to many other countries.
My advice; get involved in the politics of this community and this country, hopefully as a conservative and a liberal; of course, in the OLD meaning of the two terms. If you have no interest in your community or your countries politics and promote the status quo, don't complain about the decisions made by our Neocons, our aristocratic, our selfish and our poor or bad leadership. Try not to make public opinions in criticism of the country you profess to love; these opinions when appearing in diverse medias, give our enemies the backbone they lack. Our enemies use our own words and actions to kill those we wish to save. Many of them do plan ways to kill us; Neocons, liberals, conservatives, far left and far right "leaners" and poor or disadvantaged people. Our enemies will make no distinctions. Sorry.
But we hope we can always keep the right to disagree. But we are obligated to do more than just complain. In many countries such as in the Middle East, you do not have that right even to complain; or many other rights.
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Just in time for Saint Paddy's Day we have :
Whisky In A Can
That's right, Dude, Joey's having a kegger over at his place, you bring a six-pack of whisky.
Scottish Spirits, a Panamanian based company (yes, you read that right) has come up with this brilliant idea. Sold in 12 oz. cans, individually and in six-pack form, each can equals approximately three drinks and is meant to be shared. But, really, who'd want to do that? I really don't need Joey's backwash in my whisky.
From their brochure :
"Is there any better sound than the crack of a beer can being opened after a long day of work? What if the can was filled with something a little stronger than beer, say Vodka, Tequila, Bourbon or any of your favorite spirits?"
Neither Scottish or Irish, Whisky in a Can is made in the USA for Scottish Spirits with the intent on selling to the Central and South American markets. But, who knows where else it could wind up. With FourLoko essentially now banned in the US, what else is a good frat boy to do? This would be the ticket.
Now, for those of you not interested in Whisky, Scottish Spirits has you covered. Apparently they have a complete line of liquor in a can for you to choose from, such as, Bourbon, Gin, Tequila, Vodka, Rum, etc.
So, methinks we need to petition the ATF to allow this to come to your local all night bulletproof liquor store.


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Apple has spent some $100m on its patent disputes with handset manufacturer HTC so far, according to a rumour.
Dan Lyons, the man who once masqueraded as the Fake Steve Jobs, writes on his blog that someone 'close to the situation' has heard a rumour that Apple spent $100m just on its first set of claims against HTC.
Though the information is decidedly third- (or perhaps even fourth-) hand, as Lyons points out: "Apple certainly can afford the legal fees, and shows no sign of letting up."
Apple's dispute with HTC dates back to February 2010 when it asked the International Trade Commission to block HTC from importing products into the US.
Initially, Apple made 84 claims based on 10 different patents, though as Lyons points out only four patents were ever put before a judge for examination. One patent was ruled inadmissable and HTC was found to be infringing only one of the other three patents in question.
"That got reported as a victory for Apple. But in reality the infringement involved a relatively tiny software feature, one that lets you press on a phone number in an email or webpage and bring up a menu from which you can choose to call the number, send a text message, and so on," writes Lyons.
"So Apple started out with 10 patents — presumably its best ones — and ended up with a tiny victory on just one. Was that worth $100m?"
Apple has other complaints against HTC still in front of the International Trade Commission, while HTC has two counter-claims against Apple pending.
Steve Jobs reportedly wanted to go "thermonuclear" on Android, referring to it as a "grand theft" of Apple's iPhone. However, despite the company's aggressive tactics, which have involved several patent disputes with other Android handset makers such as Samsung, Lyons thinks that Apple will have to reach an agreement with the other parties eventually.
"Eventually everyone is going to settle. The question is what kind of terms will everyone get in these settlements. The court fights are really just a way of jockeying for position and trying to gain leverage for the great settlement that is yet to come. In that sense, whatever Apple is spending on legal fees is probably money well spent."


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Katherine Heigl – One For The Money Paris Premiere
What a great way to start off the day ! It seems that the lovely Katherine Heigl, is the latest Hollywood celebrity to fall in love with the Maria Lucia Hohan designs, and who could honestly blame her ? Following a, what we could already call, hit trend, the former Grey's Anatomy star, attended the One For The Money Paris Premiere, in a darling MHL custom gown.
The easy to recognize MLH design, consisting of a draped train gown, this time colored in beige, assured a charmingly romantic appearance as always. Katherine styled the dress using Rene Caovilla shoes and a beautiful pair of Sutra earrings.
A sophisticated up-do and pink glossy lips finished the perfect for Paris look.
Now I can add another big name to my favorite MLH Red Carpet Moments, as the list keeps getting bigger. The bigger, the better right ? I wonder, who's going to be next ?


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The DJ collective that I am apart of (Next Music) is having a DJ competition at the Eagle LA and I've been asked to participate. I love a good challenge so I'm up on 11/7 to rock the turntables and get as many votes as possible. If you are in the LA area in Novemeber then please stop by and vote. I will also record my set.
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Following previous fines for religiously-themed activities, last Friday, the marching band of Brandon High was benched during the first football game of the season. The half time show was set to feature the hymn "How Great Thou Art".
Captain Ken Chapman and his salvation army played their rendition Monday in front of the school. Chapman spoke against the school board's decision.
"Even though the band director got this approved in the spring, at the last minute, the school administrators withdrew their support. The school board is under a federal order, and I understand what they're trying to do. They've gone too far. You cannot regulate music, and you cannot regulate art," Chapman says.
Jennifer Cashion has a 9th grader in the band. She says it's unfortunate that the children have nothing to show for their hard work.
Professor Matt Steffey of Mississippi College School of Law says depending on the usage of the hymn, it may have been unconstitutional.
"These laws do as much protecting conscience as they do anything else. It may be that the school board just decided to rule on the side of extreme caution. But, this certainly doesn't have to be that the band never plays another hymn, no matter the context. That's just not what the law requires," Steffey says.
The federal court order has the Rankin County School District under close watch. School leaders say the district could be fined up to ten thousand dollars per violation.
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I may just be a drop of water,but the countless drops are what make the ocean.
And i dream of quenching the thirsts of happiness and well-being!
I may just be a star in the sky, but millions of them are what light the sky in the darkest of nights.
And i dream of spreading the lights of undying hope!
I may just be a learner,but the keen learners were who became the best of them all.
And i dream of sharing to the world all the knowledge i earn!
I may be just another human trying to make a difference,but those were just ordinary people who changed the world.
And i dream of spreading the love , the warmth and the positivity all along!!!!!!
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Spaghetti Squash is a very smart, very nutritious alternative to traditional pasta. It's low-carb, gluten-free, and absolutely delicious!
Now don't get me wrong, I'm not delusional. I realize that it is not exactly like pasta but if you're eager to do a way with processed white flours and open to trying new things, than Spaghetti Squash is definitely for you.
I'm not a calorie counter but these stats are worth a peek…
The nutrient value of 3/4-cup traditional pasta looks like this: Calories: 148; Total Fat: 0.7g; Saturated Fat: 0.1g; Cholesterol: 0mg; Carbohydrate: 29.8g; Dietary Fiber: 1.8g; Sugars: 0.7g; Protein: 3g
The nutrient value of 3/4-cp spaghetti squash looks like this: Calories: 30; Total Fat: 0g; Saturated Fat: 0g; Cholesterol: 0mg; Carbohydrate: 6g; Dietary Fiber: 1g; Sugars: 3g; Protein: 1g
And just to take this conversation one step beyond numbers and calories, traditional pasta is a highly processed food and spaghetti squash is a natural, whole, unprocessed ingredient. This simple bit of information alone lets you know what the better choice is.
To learn a little more about Spaghetti Squash be sure to check out my 101 video. I also show how to quick cook it in the microwave at the end of that video so if you're short on time you may want to check that out.
But whenever I have the time, roasting is my favorite way to make this veggie and I share everything I know to make the job quick and painless in this video!
Do you like spaghetti squash? Do you have a favorite way of making it? I would love to hear any tips or tricks you have;).
Simply Roasted Spaghetti Squash
Yield: 4-6 servings
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 40 minutes
Total Time: 50 minutes
- 1 spaghetti squash
- 1 tsp olive oil
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- Salt and pepper to taste
Pre-heat oven to 375.
Slice both ends off of the squash. Stand your squash up and use the body of your knife to slice through the squash. I find rocking the knife back and forth is the best way to get the job done (see video for a demo).
Remove seeds and stringy membranes from each squash half and season with a drizzle of olive oil, salt, pepper, and garlic powder.
Place halves, skin side up, on a rimmed baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Roast for 35-40 minutes or until tender.
Allow squash to cool down and then use a fork to scrape the 'spaghetti' strands from the skin. Enjoy!
Nutrients per 3/4-cup:
Calories: 30; Total Fat: 0g; Saturated Fat: 0g; Cholesterol: 0mg; Carbohydrate: 6g; Dietary Fiber: 1g; Sugars: 3g; Protein: 1g


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Libraries in Yorkshire and the Humber are chronically under-funded with some councils spending more than 40 per cent less than the national average on services, it can be revealed today.
Now campaigners are fighting back as councils try to slash costs further by off-loading services to volunteers, with the Mayor of Doncaster this morning facing legal action over his decision to overrule councillors who voted to save the town's libraries.
All but three of the region's local authorities spent less than the national average of £17,106 per 1,000 people in 2010/11, figures gathered by the Yorkshire Post through a Freedom of Information request reveal. The average amount spent in the region was just £15,266.13.
East Riding's libraries were the most under-funded at only £10,082 and Hull's were close behind at £10,364.54.
Only Kirklees, North East Lincolnshire and Doncaster services received more funding than the national average – but even these may now face heavy losses.
In Doncaster, two libraries have closed and another 12 are set to become community-run after elected Mayor Peter Davies overruled a majority vote for a budget amendment to save them.
An application by Save Doncaster Libraries for a judicial review challenging his power to do so will be heard at Leeds Combined Court Centre today.
The campaign group fears community-run services are not sustainable and that handing libraries over to volunteers will lead to more closures in the long-term.
Spokeswoman Lauren Smith said: "This is a way of trying to stop the damage before it happens. Once they are closed it is very hard to claim them back."
The court case – the first of its kind in Yorkshire follows a successful legal challenge against library closures in Gloucestershire and Somerset, although another in the London borough of Brent previously failed.
Doncaster Council finance director Simon Wiles, said: "We are confident the Mayor has acted properly and in accordance with the clear legal advice he has received, and that the decisions taken will be successfully defended."
Volunteers have already replaced professional librarians at some libraries in Leeds and Bradford and 12 libraries were revealed to be under threat in Wakefield last week unless communities step in to take them over. Kirklees is also exploring the option at seven of its smallest sites.
Campaigners argue the move will result in "patchy" provision and claim investing more in services could lead to long-term savings by helping to address illiteracy and unemployment.
Questions have also been raised about issues of training, payments to authors and data protection at community-run libraries.
Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals president Phil Bradley said proper staffing was essential to supporting the growth of knowledge.
"Where changes are implemented on a disproportionate scale and without a plan for continued support, those communities will suffer. It's not about book stamping, it's about literacy, learning and prosperous communities."
Darren Stevens, head of culture and information at the East Riding of Yorkshire Council, defended the authority's spending being the region's lowest and said it was proud to deliver a "value-for-money" service through technology such as self-service machines and multi-purpose facilities such as Pocklington's Pocela Centre.
"We are committed to continuing to provide superb libraries whilst spending every pound in the most efficient way possible," he said.


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Hazaribagh: Defending the
induction of Babu Singh Kushwaha in the party, BJP leader
Yashwant Sinha on Friday called him a "whistleblower" who had
exposed the irregularities in the Mayawati government.
"Kushwahaji has come to the party as a whistleblower," he
told reporters, apparently expecting more disclosures by
Kushwaha against the BSP government in Uttar Pradesh.
Sinha said this when his reaction was sought on the
induction of Kushwaha in BJP after he was dropped by Uttar
Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati from her cabinet recently.


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A tool used to run or import obfuscated python scritps
Project description
Pyarmor is a command line tool used to import or run obfuscated Python scripts.
It protects Python scripts by the following ways:
- Obfuscate source file to protect constants and literal strings.
- Obfuscate byte code of each code object.
- Clear f_locals of frame as soon as code object completed execution.
- Expired obfuscated scripts, or bind to fixed machine.
Look at what happened after foo.py is obfuscated by Pyarmor. Here are the files list in the output path dist:
foo.py pytransform.py _pytransform.so, or _pytransform.dll in Windows, _pytransform.dylib in MacOS pyshield.key pyshield.lic product.key license.lic
dist/foo.py is obfuscated script, the content is:
from pytransfrom import pyarmor_runtime pyarmor_runtime() __pyarmor__(__name__, __file__, b'\x06\x0f...')
All the other extra files called Runtime Files, which are required to run or import obfuscated scripts. So long as runtime files are in any Python path, obfuscated script dist/foo.py can be used as normal Python script.
Pyarmor protects Python scrpts in 2 phases:
- Build obfuscated script
- Run or import obfuscated script
Build Obfuscated Script
First compile Python script to code object:
char *filename = "foo.py"; char *source = read_file( filename ); PyCodeObject *co = Py_CompileString( source, "<frozen foo>", Py_file_input );
Next change this code object as the following ways
Wrap byte code co_code within a try...finally block:
wrap header: LOAD_GLOBALS N (__armor_enter__) N = length of co_consts CALL_FUNCTION 0 POP_TOP SETUP_FINALLY X (jump to wrap footer) X = size of original byte code changed original byte code: Increase oparg of each absolute jump instruction by the size of wrap header Obfuscate original byte code ... wrap footer: LOAD_GLOBALS N + 1 (__armor_exit__) CALL_FUNCTION 0 POP_TOP END_FINALLY
Append function names __armor_enter, __armor_exit__ to co_consts
Increase co_stacksize by 2
Set CO_OBFUSCAED (0x80000000) flag in co_flags
Change all code objects in the co_consts recursively
Then serialize this reformed code object, obfuscate it to protect constants and literal strings:
char *string_code = marshal.dumps( co ); char *obfuscated_code = obfuscate_algorithm( string_code );
Finally generate obfuscated script:
sprintf( buf, "__pyarmor__(__name__, __file__, b'%s')", obfuscated_code ); save_file( "dist/foo.py", buf );
The obfuscated script is a normal Python script, it looks like this:
__pyarmor__(__name__, __file__, b'\x01\x0a...')
Run Obfuscated Script
In order to run obfuscted script dist/foo.py by common Python Interpreter, there are 3 functions need to be added to module builtins:
- __pyarmor__
- __armor_enter__
- __armor_exit__
The following 2 lines, which called Bootstrap Code, will fulfil this work:
from pytransfrom import pyarmor_runtime pyarmor_runtime()
After that:
__pyarmor__ is called, it will import original module from obfuscated code:
static PyObject * __pyarmor__(char *name, char *pathname, unsigned char *obfuscated_code) { char *string_code = restore_obfuscated_code( obfuscated_code ); PyCodeObject *co = marshal.loads( string_code ); return PyImport_ExecCodeModuleEx( name, co, pathname ); }
__armor_enter__ is called as soon as code object is executed:
static PyObject * __armor_enter__(PyObject *self, PyObject *args) { // Got code object PyFrameObject *frame = PyEval_GetFrame(); PyCodeObject *f_code = frame->f_code; // Increase refcalls of this code object // Borrow co_names->ob_refcnt as call counter // Generally it will not increased by Python Interpreter PyObject *refcalls = f_code->co_names; refcalls->ob_refcnt ++; // Restore byte code if it's obfuscated if (IS_OBFUSCATED(f_code->co_flags)) { restore_byte_code(f_code->co_code); clear_obfuscated_flag(f_code); } Py_RETURN_NONE; }
__armor_exit__ is called so long as code object completed execution:
static PyObject * __armor_exit__(PyObject *self, PyObject *args) { // Got code object PyFrameObject *frame = PyEval_GetFrame(); PyCodeObject *f_code = frame->f_code; // Decrease refcalls of this code object PyObject *refcalls = f_code->co_names; refcalls->ob_refcnt --; // Obfuscate byte code only if this code object isn't used by any function // In multi-threads or recursive call, one code object may be referened // by many functions at the same time if (refcalls->ob_refcnt == 1) { obfuscate_byte_code(f_code->co_code); set_obfuscated_flag(f_code); } // Clear f_locals in this frame clear_frame_locals(frame); Py_RETURN_NONE; }
Expired Obfuscated Script
By default the obfuscated scripts can run in any machine and never expired. This behaviour can be changed by replacing runtime file dist/license.lic
First generate an expired license:
python pyarmor.py licenses --expired 2018-12-31 Customer-Jondy
This command will make a new license.lic, replace dist/license.lic with this one. The obfuscated script will not work after 2018.
Now generate another license bind to fixed machine:
python pyarmor.py licenses --bind-hard "100304PBN2081SF3NJ5T" --bind-mac "70:f1:a1:23:f0:94" --bind-ipv4 "126.96.36.199" Customer-Jondy
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I don't know why but I'd not imagined there was anyone of the name Polignac still around. It's certainly an historic name and while I knew Yolande Martine Gabrielle de Polastron, Duchesse de Polignac had escaped revolutionary France I didn't really consider it further as she had died not long after Marie-Antoinette (reportedly of grief).
But then a chance reference to one of the Grimaldis turned up the information that their names are in fact Grimaldi-Polignac. She is in fact the great great great great grandmother of Princess Caroline, Prince Albert and Princess Stephanie of Monaco. So they are all Counts and Countesses of Polignac. Whodathunkit?
That term always intrigued me when I saw it in auction listings. Who was the original owner? And if it's 18th century I'm hooked. 18th century, baroque, rococco, sacque dresses, powdered wigs, patches, gambling at the casinos, snuff boxes, the shoes, the manners, tricorn hats, just fascinate me. More and more I also wander off into other periods right up to and including the 1960s. I'm kind of vintage obsessed really! Please feel free to leave your comments, I'd love to hear from you!
Monday, August 1, 2011
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This miscellany of essays and reviews is a pendant to the 2001 Nobel laureate's recent Between Father and Son: Family Letters (2000) and The Writer and the World (2002).
The contents, introduced and edited by novelist Pankaj Mishra, appear in microcosm in the 1998 prologue, "Reading and Writing," which briefly surveys Naipaul's upbringing in his native Trinidad, accession to understanding of his family's Indian heritage, and early literary enthusiasms and efforts. Further information (and, unfortunately, numbing repetition) appears in three personal essays capped by a lengthy, fascinating "Fragment of an Autobiography" (1982), which is very informative about the use Naipaul made of neighbors and acquaintances as models for characters in his first book, Miguel Street, and the powerful influence of his father Seepersad, a hardworking journalist and modestly gifted writer of short stories whose inability to realize his literary goals condemned him to increasing and debilitating "hysteria . . . [and] fear of extinction." There follow forewords to his father's single published book and to a later edition of Naipual's 1961 masterpiece A House for Mr. Biswas. Next, thoughtful reviews of "Indian Autobiographies" (including Mohandas Ghandi's) and of a new biography of Rudyard Kipling (whom Naipaul greatly admired), followed by "Conrad's Darkness and Mine," a penetrating analysis of the blending of romance and realism in the work of the writer to whom Naipaul is perhaps most indebted and akin. Finally, a postscript consisting of Naipaul's Nobel acceptance speech ("Two Worlds"), which repeats biographical details already present in preceding pages, but does re-emphasize the outsider's "caste sense" that made him feel alienated from the "worlds" of literary culture and a career-long reliance on "intuition" as opposed to agendas or ideologies ("I have no guiding political idea"). The writing is, as expected, consistently eloquent and astute—but even sympathetic readers will grow weary of hammer-blow repetitions of the same central points.
Naipaul is still Naipaul. But he isn't especially well served by a very uneven volume that really seems to have been hastily assembled rather than carefully edited.


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Shobhaa De - Columnist and Indian Author of Bestselling Books
Shobaa De - the Jackie Collins of India
Shobhaa De does not require an introduction. She is the Author of Bestselling Novels, Socialite, former beauty queen and model, popular columnist, designer, pen behind popular TV serials like Kitty Party and Swabhimaan and more. Shobaa De is often referred to as the Jackie Collins of India. She is the role model and icon several woman like me dream to be. Shobaa De has innumerable fans not only in India but also abroad.
Shobhaa De who has already seen 60 birthdays was featured on the 2010 list of 'India's 50 Most Beautiful' in Hi Blitz. She was born on January 07, 1947, in a Saraswat Brahmin family as Shobha Rajadhyaksha. After graduating from the reputed St Xaviers College in Mumbai, she made a name for herself as a model appearing in the ads of Ponds and Bombay Dyeing to name a few. She started her Career in Journalism in 1970 and has founded and edited reputed magazines like Stardust, Society and Celebrity. She also was the Consulting Editor to Sunday and Mega City. Her columns in Bombay Times, The Sunday Times and the Week are extremely popular. She now contributes as a Freelance Writer to reputed magazines and newspapers including the Times of India, Statesman and Sunday Observer. She has also anchored a prestigious weekly show called 'Power Trip' which featured India's Billionaires apart from TV Serials Script Writing.
Shobhaa De was first married into the Wealthy Kilachand Family and she had two children (Aditya and Avantika) with her first husband. She met her second husband, shipping tycoon and business magnate Dilip De who was a widower with two children (Radhika and Ranvir) in 1981. The Couple got married in 1984 after she got an amicable Divorce from her first husband. Shobhaa and Dileep De have two children together (Arundhati and Anandita). She lives with her family in Cuffe Parade, one of the Posh Areas in Mumbai.
Shobhaa De - Life and Controversies
Shobhaa De is known for speaking her own mind. Her Outspoken and forthright comments have put her into a lot of controversy. Though her stint with the magazines and papers got her into the limelight, it was her controversial novels which made her an overnight celebrity. The erotic content in her novels attracted much controversy and she was accused of being a 'soft porn writer'. However, her bold and highly individualistic style of writing made Shobhaa De into one of India's top bestselling authors. Shobaa De's novels are featured in the post-graduate popular culture curriculum of the University of London. She has over a dozen Novels to her Credit (all starting with 'S' except one). She is also credited to have given birth to Hinglish (a mix of Hindi and English) way of writing. Her Novels are Shobhaa at Sixty: Secrets of Getting it right at any age, Sandhya's Secret, Superstar India , Strange Obsession, Socialite Evenings, Snapshots, Starry Nights, Spouse : The truth about marriage, Speed post, Surviving Men, Selective Memory: Stories from my Life, Second Thoughts, Small betrayals, Shooting from the hip, Sultry Days, Uncertain Liaisons and Sisters. This Author was on the list of '50 Most Powerful Women in India' published by the DNA Newspaper in March 2010.
Shobhaa De's reviews of Bollywood Films also have got her into a lot of controversy. Her negative review for the Film Dabangg made the Producer of the film Arbaaz Khan make remarks of her as 'frustrated sleaze writer' who can give competition to Elizabeth Taylor. Bollywood Actress Sonam Kapoor gave the Writer the title 'Wicked Witch of Bollywood' after wrote a bad review of Sonam Kapoor's movie I Hate Luv Storys and named it as I Hate Dumb Stories. Sonam kapoor attacked the Shobhaa De on the micro blogging site Twitter by calling her a 'fossil'. However, the Actress later apologized to Mrs De for it. Recently Shobhaa De was all praises for Ekta Kapoor's Dirty picture and Actress Vidya Balan who played the role of Silk. She even predicted that Vidya Balan would win an Award for her performance.The latest News is that Shobhaa De is going to write a Book about the Bollywood Heroine Kareena Kapoor. Well, I am sure that some controversy would sell that Book too!
Spouse - The truth about marriage
If there is a relationship Guide available then it is Shobaa De's Book Spouse - The truth about marriage. In this Books Shobaa writes about how and why marriages work or don't. This is one of my favorites.
You can buy this Book and other Shobhaa De books from Amazon at discounted rates.
Shobha De Interview
Shoba and husband Dilip De in conversation with Rituparno
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The Albert Drive Colour Chart is a record of favourite/significant colours selected by 72 people who live, work on, or visit Albert Drive. Collected over a period of 6 months, each contributor to the project was invited to tell me something about their favourite colour, which was added to the artwork along with a name they attributed to it. Each person directed me onwards to the next in the chain of connections – being passed between neighbours, friends, colleagues, acquaintances and family, not knowing with whom I would meet next.
The finished artwork is made up of three different elements. The first, a temporary wall painting (6mts x 4.5mts) in gallery T5, Tramway, brought together the complete collection of selected colours. (This existed for the duration of the exhibition only). The second part is a limited edition, digital fine art print on paper. This edition of 72 prints, the same number as there are contributors to the work, were individually signed, numbered and gifted to everyone involved in the project. These prints are now dispersed in and around the Albert Drive area in homes, offices, allotments, shops, community halls and places of worship. Contributors to the work included church leaders, students, shopkeepers, primary school teachers, community activists, local residents, gardeners, chefs and the Deputy First Minister of Scotland. The third part of the artwork is a hand drawn map of connections, which describes the links between everyone involved in the project - a drawing that maps our relatedness and connectivity to one another, charting a mutual topography.
Like Travelling the Distance (2005), commissioned by the Scottish Parliament & Blue Spine Collection (2010) commissioned by Glasgow Women's Library, The Albert Drive Colour Chart continues my ongoing interest in the collective and in finding innovative, visual ways of representing methods of inclusion and engagement with a diversity of individuals and groups. The Albert Drive Colour Chart explores the dialogue surrounding Grant Kester's thoughts on the kind of knowledge that aesthetic experience is capable of producing and the role of a socially engaged practice in the field of contemporary Fine Art. (Conversation Pieces, Community and Communication in Modern Art)
Personal narratives as well as socio-political context are invoked in The Albert Drive Colour Chart as each selected colour is thickened with layers of reference. Ann Temkin talks about the perception of colour depending entirely on adjacencies – "that in fact, colour is the most relative medium in art". (Colour Shift, essay in Colour Chart, reinventing colour 1950 – To Today). At its core this artwork builds from this premise and explores how the most 'relative medium in art' can inform a relational approach to developing ideas.
Central to The Albert Drive Colour Chart is the idea of the 'Gift' and its role in decentralising the position/location of the artwork. Lewis Hyde in his book 'The Gift', says that when gifts circulate, their commerce leaves a series of "interconnected relationships in its wake and a kind of decentralized cohesiveness emerges". I was interested in exploring this and wondered if The Albert Drive Colour Chart might become a subtle agent of social cohesion?
Map of Connections
The Albert Drive Colour Chart Process Images
The Albert Drive Colour Chart Exhibition Images
To create The Albert Drive Colour Chart, Shauna collaborated with: Jean Gavin / Frank Norton / Pauline Slaven / Lynne McKever / George Burke / Paula Murdoch / David Martin / Joan Walsh / Donna Borokinni / Fiona Sutherland / Maggie Martin / David Black / Ella Cooper / Alison Blake / Stephen Pacitti / Clare Harker / Jennifer Bowers / Brian O'Neill / Paul Romano / Shanaz Ali / Ghazala Hanif / Karen Boyle / Calum Campbell / John Gannon / Carolyn McConville / Nicola Sturgeon / Kevin Meek / Vivian Davey / Fatima Uygun / Shaista Aslam / Katie Rowlands / Najma Anwar / Dorothy Cameron / Margaret Morran / Martin Morran / Marie MacDonald / Niamh Fitzpatrick / Ruth MacDonald / Jennifer McGeoch / Johan Persson / Nicola Persson / Maja Persson / Sheena McMenamin / Divine Kasonga / Bill McLaughlin / Bill Cahir / Viviane Hullin / Bashir Ismail / Mohammed Shafiq / Amrit Bedi / Amir Afzal / Israa Afzal / Jennifer Whyte / Joanna Fozard / Rachel Anderson / Doug Aubrey / Kiri Goss / Niamh Goss / Gemma Thurston / Danny Aubrey / Alison Leon / Rene Hetherington / Isabel Irons / Nasreen Ghafur / Charandeep Singh / Bryony Randall / Farah Khan / Paula Grant / Fozia Ali / Evelyn Lennie / Muna Sultan
Process images by Shauna McMullan and Alan Dimmick
Exhibition images by Alan Dimmick
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Last Saturday night, I became the first to shoot a party at the Black Cat in like, ages. Thanks to the extreme occasion of Will Eastman's 8th anniversary of his party at the Black Cat, they let me in, and for the most part, everything seemed to remain in balance, no angry bouncers came to stomp me out, I had a good time, etc, etc. Kudos to Mr. Eastman for celebrating such a momentous occasion, what a credit to his organization that a party would last this long in DC!
Get the full BYT post here.
Friday, August 29, 2008
8 Years of Bliss @ The Black Cat (8.23.08)
Last Saturday night, I became the first to shoot a party at the Black Cat in like, ages. Thanks to the extreme occasion of Will Eastman's 8th anniversary of his party at the Black Cat, they let me in, and for the most part, everything seemed to remain in balance, no angry bouncers came to stomp me out, I had a good time, etc, etc. Kudos to Mr. Eastman for celebrating such a momentous occasion, what a credit to his organization that a party would last this long in DC!
Trace Crutchfield @ Bourbon (8.19.08)
OK, this dooood Trace Crutchfield has a show on Current TV (Al Gore's channel) called (Un)conventionally Yours. Apparently, he goes and makes fun of the Democratic and Republican conventions. Great fodder I suppose. I took pictures of his party when he can to DC. Hes' the one on the bottom of the queer embrace pictured above...
Get the full BYT post here.
Civilian Art Projects/Faint Afterparty (8.16.08)
I don't have much to say about this party... except that I spent the night partying with The Faint!!!! (& Co.... i.e. Jaguar Love and all the rest of the BYT lovelies).
Artspace party at Civilian Art Projects, I love it when people who slut themselves out to the sponsors and show up at BYT parties try to tell me that this is their party.
Get the full BYT post here...
Demolition Derby @ Montgomery County Fair (8.16.08)
Originally, my impetus for traveling to the Montgomery County Fairgrounds had been to photograph illustrious BYT personality Jeffrey Jetton compete in the Demo Derby, but barring a hoopty (sp?) meltdown just hours before gametime, Jeff's car was unable to make the journey, and thusly, was unable to compete.
Nevertheless, I was undeterred. I had planned on going to the fair, and go to the fair I would. The demolition derby proved to be one of the greatest spectacles of Americana glutinous and conspicuous consumption I have ever witnessed. Needless to say, it was incredible. I certainly recommend going next opportunity you get, seriously.
Shorts IIIIII... ahem, Six/Seis/Sechs (8.14.08)
Let's see, highlights from this weeks episode... Jesse Bishop's middle-aged father, definitely a first. Jesse's band, EXACTLY, played. Also, a first. Both in the sense that there had never been a band to play Shorts, but also in the sense that it was their first show. Needless to say, they sucked balls. So bad in fact, the crowd began jeering them, and calling for them to get off the stage. Nevermind that though, they appeared shirtless in capes, I mean, it doesn't get much more awesome than that. I should mention, there are other notable members of the band, namely Cole Durklroy, co-founder of the Shorts party, hence their ability to play the party. Aaron Baird of Fever, and Adrian, whose last name I don't recall, but who DJ's from time to time and apparently works now at American Apparel (I should know, I bumped into him there, while he was working in his underwear, I might add).
Anyways. This party, as always, defines debauchery. Please notice the bathroom shots, yes, that is a Durkl sticker floating in piss. Hardcore.
Get the full BYT post here.
Ice Cube @ Avenue DC (8.09.08)
Capping off what was a ridiculously busy night, I finished off the night (welllllll, not really, there was a house party afterwards) at a club on New York Ave called Avenue DC. The club that night was featuring a record release party for the one and only Ice Cube...
Initially, the promoter, he wrote me this email stating that I should get to the club before 10pm because, presumably, this show was gonna be craaaazy. Yeah, right, the only crazy thing going on outside the club at 10:30 (when I initially showed up) was the ludicrously understated bouncer named Ed working the door who was like, insulted that someone from the so-called press showed up with a camera and his name on the list. It is so much more fun being a dickhead when you can make people wait unnecessarily in (non-existent) lines.
But nevermind the guy at the door. I left the club and didn't come back until about 1am, right as Ice Cube was stepping onstage. As the crowd erupted, Cube broke into the classics, by the time he played "Today Was A Good Day" I was definitely feeling it. I have to say, Cube's performance was solid. I was a super fan back in the day, and I guess I still am. He came out clad in Washington gear, with an all-black DC cap and also curly W button up. Despite my California heritage (ahem, northern Cali) or perhaps because of it, I was relieved to see Cube donning the DC cap as opposed to that customary LA trash.
What was really amazing though, reeeeally amazing, was the fact that I landed, like a cat, on my feet after the surliest of surly thugged out bouncers decided to blast me off stage. I use "blast" here liberally, seeing as thankfully he didn't pull out his TEC-9, but seriously, this dude blind-sided me off the stage and just about threw me into the bar. What was also amazing was that this dude then proceeded to get up in my face trying to provoke me to fight him. Like yeah, here I am the diminutive photographer (who has clearly just made a near fatal error) what I really want to do now is fight your fat, stinky ass. I've never gotten into a physical altercation in my life, I think starting when I've got my camera equipment strapped to my body, nevermind the fact I'm staring into the eyes of a dude who looks about ready to bend spoons with his mind, would be a dumb decision. For the life of me, I really don't understand why people ever try to fight bouncers, EVAR. But that's just me. Please, regale me now with epic tales of you and your friends fighting bouncers, I mean, don't get me wrong, I love watching people fight bouncers, I just don't want any part of it myself.
So yeah, the staff at Avenue DC collectively suck my balls. Total fuckwits, but of course, I didn't meet anyone but the security, so what do I know? Ice Cube, however, consumate performer. Still has got it after all this years, no joke, for sure, awesome. Go see him, next chance you get. Loved it. Hostile bouncers notwithstanding. Peace.
Rattler @ RNR (8.09.08)
BYT's one and only DJ Cale graced the Rock n Roll Hotel on the occasion of their 2 year anniversary. The festivities were pretty effin' lively apparently, though I never went downstairs. According to the hotel it was their busiest night ever? Who knew? Rattler played downstairs, DJ's spun upstairs, I never saw Rattler, but apparently they were good and drew quite the crowd.
Also, ok, so... tell me how you feel about this... but these DJs, they have these sponsors they have to please right, because they fund these parties. So one of our sponsors this time apparently was promoting that new retarded film aptly titled "College," like, really? You sat around a studio conference room for like seven months planning this piece of shit movie collecting ridiculous Hollywood paychecks and all you could come up for a title was "College?" Puh-leaze, but I digress...
No but really, I do DJs favors all the time. Cale's like, I need you to get me a bunch of shots with people holding these t-shirts, etc, etc... and do I see any of this money? No. Does Cale even buy me a drink? No.
Apparently, I have contributed to cultivating an expectation amongst these promoters that I should just show up and help them get paid, but get nothing myself in return. Awesome.
Another Episode @ the Warehouse (8.09.08)
This time Ryan Wakeman brought through PWFL Power to the Gold Leaf space. I was unfortunately unable to stick around very long to enjoy what was surely some great music, but nevertheless, I thought it was post worthy if only because the space is so fucking awesome.
Check out this night's full BYT post hurrrr...
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Farber Nolan Moody-LaLonde, born, 8:08pm on Wednesday, July 23, 2008 – 4 lbs, 1 ounce, 18.1"
My good friend Ryan, former COLAGE board chair, and Washington DC resident, recently adopted a beautiful baby boy. I had the special privilege of photographic the young noodle, just a couple weeks into his nascent life.


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Glasgow curry house Green Chilli Café explores pot-style home cooking
- Jay Thundercliffe
- 19 January 2011
Succinct menu is dominated by Indian tapas or small plates
For all their claim to traditional roots and authenticity, curry houses are as susceptible to trends as any restaurants. Jay Thundercliffe tried out the latest so-called innovation: home cooking
Glasgow does love a curry. Recently crowned Curry Capital of Britain for a record fourth time, the city's passion for the spice has yielded a long and illustrious history of curry houses. What began with Green Gates and Taj Mahal in the 1950s, exploded in the 70s with Gibson Street's Shish Mahal and Koh-i-Nor, and the Ashoka chain started by Balbir Singh Sumal. The last decade has seen new levels of sophistication, as well as back-to-basics cooking, from the likes of the Mother India group and Balbir's latest ventures.
The Ashoka name is, of course, these days most closely associated with Sanjay Majhu's Harlequin Group. For his newest opening, the Green Chilli Café, Sanjay has found a different way to go retro, recalling the time when he lived at home and his mum did the cooking. The restaurant offers the pot-style cooking one might expect to enjoy at an Indian home thanks to Sanjay's mum overseeing the menu, which features dishes her family has prepared for generations.
Previously Harlequin's Tapas International, the venue has a downstairs bar area and three distinct dining areas upstairs, all decorated in warm tones and modern furnishings. Adorning the walls are various traditional items, many behind frames, such as children's shoes, wedding headgear and Indian instruments.
The succinct menu is dominated by Indian tapas or small plates. These include familiar appetizers such as samosas and pakora, while more substantial dishes include prawn vindaloo, chicken korma, and lamb bhoona, which transcends the average with lean, tender meat in a deeply flavoured sauce. There are rare treats too, such as machi aur chana – white fish, subtly spiced and fried till crisp, with curried chickpeas, and chicken sharabi tapas with coconut and chianti.
The ten mains are a varied mix featuring chicken saag, tandoori halibut and Goan curry, and while there are no heavy naans, the light and airy ptoora is an uncommon deep-fried delight. For those taking the tapas concept further, there is a tasting menu offering six courses.
Pro: Rare and enticing dishes thanks to Mrs Majhu
Con: Interior more museum-style than home-style
Green Chilli Café
1293 Argyle Street, Glasgow, 0141 337 6378
Food served Tue–Sun 5–10.30pm. Closed Mon.
Ave. price two-course meal £17


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Sparkling, sweeping debut novel that takes in a large swath of recent American history and pop culture and turns them on their sides.
The reader will be forgiven for a certain sinking feeling on knowing that the protagonist of Hill's long yarn is—yes—a writer, and worse, a writer teaching at a college, though far happier playing online role-playing games involving elves and orcs and such than doling out wisdom on the classics of Western literature. Samuel Andresen-Anderson—there's a reason for that doubled-up last name—owes his publisher a manuscript, and now the publisher is backing out with the excuse, "Primarily, you're not famous anymore," and suing to get back the advance in the bargain. What's a fellow to do? Well, it just happens that Samuel's mother, who has been absent for decades, having apparently run off in the hippie days to follow her bliss, is back on the scene, having become famous herself for chucking a rock at a rising right-wing demagogue, the virulent Gov. Sheldon Packer. Hill opens by running through the permutations of journalism that promote her from back to front page, with a run of ever more breathless headlines until a "clever copywriter" arrives at the sobriquet "Packer Attacker," "which is promptly adopted by all the networks and incorporated into the special logos they make for the coverage." Where did mom run off to? Why? What has she been up to? Andresen-Anderson is too busy asking questions to feel too sorry for what his editor calls "your total failure to become a famous writer." There are hints of Michael Chabon's Wonder Boys as Hill, by way of his narrative lead, wrestles alternately converging and fugitive stories onto the page, stories that range from the fjords of Norway to the streets of "Czechago" in the heady summer of 1968. There are also hints of Pynchon, though, as Hill gently lampoons advertising culture, publishing, academia, politics, and everything in between.
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Title: He Will Be My Ruin
Author: K.A. Tucker
Publisher: Atria Books
Release Date: February 2, 2016
Source: ARC from Publisher
Buy the Book: Amazon / Book Depository / Indigo
On the surface, Celine Gonzalez had everything a twenty-eight-year-old woman could want: a one-bedroom apartment on Manhattan's Lower East Side, a job that (mostly) paid the bills, and an acceptance letter to the prestigious Hollingsworth Institute of Art, where she would finally live out her dream of becoming na antiques appraiser for a major auction house. All she had worked so hard to achieve was fairly within her reach. So why would she kill herself?A man who was supposed to be her salvation…Maggie Sparkes arrives in New York City to pack up what's left of her best friend's belongings after a suicide that has left everyone stunned. The police have deemed the evidence conclusive: Celine got into bed, downed a lethal cocktail of pills and vodka, and never woke up. But when Maggie discovers a scandalous photograph in a lock box hidden in Celine's apartment, she begins asking questions. Questions about the man Celine fell in love with. The man she never told anyone about, not even Maggie. The man Celine would change her life.Until he became her ruin.On the hunt for evidence that will force the police to reopen the case, Maggie uncovers more than she bargained for about Celine's private life—and inadvertently puts herself on the radar of a killer. A killer who will stop at nothing to keep his crimes undiscovered.
Over the last three years, K.A. Tucker has become one of my absolute auto-buy authors. I don't need to know what the book is about, I will buy it and I will read it. And I can guarantee I will love it every time. Her latest romantic suspense, He Will Be My Ruin, was no different.
If you asked anyone, they would have told you that Celine Gonzalez had everything she wanted. But appearances can be deceiving. Everyone, the police included, believes that Celine killed herself. Everyone except for Maggie Sparkes, her best friend since childhood. Maggie believes there was something more going on with Celine. The friend she knew just wouldn't kill herself. As she packs up Celine's apartment, Maggie discovers a lock box containing more questions than answers. In it, she finds a picture of a man Celine was in love with, a man she knew nothing about. Maggie knows something's not quite right about everything that happened. And the more she digs for answers about her friend's death, the more she's putting herself at risk.
I have read and loved all the books in both the Ten Tiny Breaths and the Burying Water series. You might even go so far as to say that K.A. Tucker is one of my all-time favourite authors (spoiler alert: she totally is). So I was definitely excited about He Will Be My Ruin. I pretty much read it the moment I got my hands on it. And I will say this: it's definitely different from K.A. Tucker's previous books, but it didn't stop me from loving it just as much as the ones that came before. Here's the thing, reading all of K.A. Tucker's other books, I've gotten used to romance and lots of it, so I kept expecting that with He Will Be My Ruin even though it was romantic suspense. Though romance was definitely present in the story (hello sexy rooftop garden with a hammock scene!), it wasn't the main focus of the story. The focus of the story would have been that whole mystery, thriller part of things. Yeah, that. And to say that He Will Be My Ruin kept me guessing would be a major understatement. I typically pride myself on being able to figure out mysteries before everything is laid out in front of me. I credit that ability to excessive watching of crime shows and police procedurals. But this time, I didn't see it coming. Like at all. I kept thinking I had what happened to Celine figured out, but then I would be given another piece of information and things just didn't fit anymore. I literally needed everything laid out in front of me before I finally understood it all. And that's because there were so many layers to the mystery and it just made the story that much more engaging. So yeah, He Will Be My Ruin may not have had as much romance as I'm used to with K.A. Tucker, but it had one hell of a suspense story.
I loved reading the bulk of this story from Maggie's perspective because it meant I was finding things out at the same time as she did. Not only that, but her connection to everything made everything that much more intense. She was desperate for answers about what happened to her best friend, and her determination to get answers really spoke to how much she cared about Celine. She just didn't want to accept that her friend committed suicide and she was ready to do just about anything to prove it, even putting herself in danger. And put herself in danger, she definitely did. Though she didn't realize it. And that's because, like me, Maggie was a little confused about who she could trust. And I can't really blame her because every time I thought I could trust either Grady or Jace, something would happen to make me doubt their trustworthiness. And then I would start trusting them again. And so it went for pretty much the whole book. I've said it already, but I honestly couldn't figure out who the bad guy was supposed to be or if either one of them was even a bad guy to begin with. It drove me absolutely crazy, but in the best way possible.
K.A. Tucker completely blew me away with He Will Be My Ruin. This story had so many layers and kept me guessing until the very end. And even then, I wasn't sure I had everything right. If you love a good romantic suspense, then you need to get your hands on this books ASAP.


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Facebook was launched on February 4, 2004, and since then has been the largest social media platform in the world. As of July 27, 2016, Facebook has more than 1.71 billion monthly active users and 1.13 billion daily users. (Source: Facebook).
What does the above statistics mean to you as a business owner or marketing/advert strategist?
It means that Facebook provides you with a vast number of active and consistent audience to engage on a daily basis. This is a prime reason to utilize the platform. However, there are still more reasons why you should consider using Facebook for business.
Below are five reasons to add Facebook to your marketing strategy:
1. Zero or Low Cost
Getting your company on the platform and engaging users is absolutely free; $0!
All you have to do is create a page with a unique name, probably the name of your brand or company and start inviting people to like the page. People who agree to like the page by clicking on the 'Like' icon on the page get automatic updates of your 'page posts' on their timeline.
There is also an option for paid reach which allows you to pay Facebook to promote your page, and therefore, your business by reaching a larger number of people. This is referred to as inorganic reach as opposed to organic reach which you don't pay for.
You can propagate your page or posts on your page. For just $5, you can reach between 7k- 18.6k people. Compared to other forms of adverts, this is very cheap. It cheap simply because it is the internet. It helps you spend less.
3. Targeted Audience
Facebook allows you to choose specifically which category of users you want to engage. Categories are based on factors such as location, age, gender and interests (as signified in users' activities).
Facebook allows you to control who sees your posts by choosing your target audience, This also helps you to know which groups of people are seeing your posts.
This is something you cannot achieve with the conventional strategies of TV, radio, newspaper, ads, e.t.c. In those, you cannot estimate which who was reached.
But Facebook gives you feedback on your post reach progress anytime you wish to know. You control how it works and you know if it is really working. You are in charge!
3. Increased Website Traffic
You can use your Facebook page to propagate and drive traffic to your website. You can post a link from your website to your Facebook page and the clicks directly go to your website.
Another good thing is that the posted link does not just appear as 'texts' but as a large thumbnail image (if your website setting utilizes it), which makes the link post more conspicuous and attractive.
Immediately users click on the image, they are directed to your website to read the full story of which the image is just an illustration.
4. Easy and Swift Customer Support and Feedback
Facebook enables customers who have liked your page to send you instant messages through a 'send message' button which you can reply immediately.
However, it should be noted that this button will only continue to be visible and available to your subscribers as long as you respond to messages 'swiftly'. So you can address customers complaints and respond to inquiries via this channel.
Also, they can reach you by commenting on your posts, which you can respond to. You can also get instant feedbacks from customers on the go. Some can also send testimonials in form of pictures and videos. All these can be done easily and swiftly.
Conclusion on Why Your Business Needs Facebook
The above listed are the major reasons why you should include Facebook in your marketing strategy, there are much more. The world is now a global village and more people are getting connected to the internet via social media every day.
The largest social media platform in the world is Facebook, so it is only rational to explore and exploit it to the fullest. Get a Facebook page for your business or brand today and you will start getting immediate results if you use the right strategies.


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The global silicone elastomers market is successfully penetrating the end-user industries. The end products are tailor-made as per the requirements of the end-user industries. The Asia-Pacific region is the fastest-growing segment of the global silicone elastomers market. This growth is mainly attributed by heavy investment across industries, such as automotive, electrical & electronics, healthcare, and consumer goods. The Asia-Pacific and RoW markets are estimated to grow in the next five years while the allied industries are projected to stabilize the overall business need in the respective regions.
R&D is a key part of this market. The manufacturing companies, associations, and end-product manufacturers infuse high investments for future advancements and technology modifications of silicone elastomers applications to replace natural rubber and other rubbers substitute and match the new demands coming from various types of applications.
Asia-Pacific is the largest market, both in terms of volume and value, followed by Europe. China, India, South Korea, Brazil, and Middle-East are projected to continue being successful Silicone elastomers markets. The key players in this market are Dow Corning Corporation (U.S.), Wacker Chemie A.G. (Germany), Momentive Performance Materials Inc. (U.S.), Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd (Japan), China National Bluestar Group (China), Wynca Group (China), Mesgo S.p.A. (Italy), and Speciality Silicone Products Inc.(U.S.).
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