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Former MLB Star Craig Counsell Opens Up About Baseball, Life and Much More
Craig Counsell Spent 15 years in the League on 5 different teams. Counsell was both the highest-rated 2nd baseman and the highest-rated 3rd baseman over the period from 2002 to 2008. He has the distinction of having been on base for the last two times that the World Series ended in a walk-off hit, and was the NLCS MVP in 2001. Besides all of that, a guy that spent his off seasons coaching middle school basketball. Enjoy this special, rare interview with Brian and Craig.
Geraghty: Were there any other sports that you played growing up that were a real passion for you? Or was baseball always the clear favorite over the other sports?
Counsell: Baseball was always definitely number one. My dad played baseball and worked in the Milwaukee Brewers front office, so I kind of grew up in a baseball family. So baseball was definitely number one for sure.
Geraghty: Along the same lines, in more of a developed sense, was it always a goal you had to play professionally? Or was there something else you wanted to do growing up?
Counsell: I was like a lot of little kids, growing up I always loved to play the game of baseball. I think I had a dream to play in the big leagues always. I just kept playing and nobody ever told me that I couldn't keep going with it, so I think that's kind of how it happened that I ended up playing in the MLB. I dreamed of doing it, but I don't know that I thought it was realistic. It was basically, that no one told me I couldn't play anymore, so I kind of just kept playing.
Geraghty: Was there a defining moment for you that helped you realize baseball would become more than a hobby for you?
Counsell: I think for every player, there's just steps along the way. Every time you move to a new level, your always faced with better competition and a new challenge. I was a high school kid from Wisconsin, which really wasn't a big baseball state, and then you go to college and realize that I could play at the college level. Then you start playing in some of the Summer Leagues, where you realize you can play with those guys, and from there you end up in the Majors being able to play at that elite level and you just kind of keep going and progressing further with it.
Geraghty: Looking back at one of the steps you had to take, I read that you attended the University of Notre Dame. With it being more well-known for its college football program, what made Notre Dame the prominent choice over other colleges for you?
Counsell: I was born in South Bend Indiana, which is where Notre Dame is and my dad went there and coached the baseball team there for a couple years too. Notre Dame was kind of a fit for me, because of all those reasons. It definitely is a football school, there's no question about it. Its baseball program there is good, but it's always going to be known for its football program there and always should be. It was a great place to go to school though, and any time you're around great athletes it's always a good atmosphere for you to grow in your own respective sport and get better at it.
Geraghty: Going to the next level of your baseball career, being drafted by the Colorado Rockies if you could describe the process you went through in preparing for the draft, and also how many teams did you work out for?
Counsell: Well I think in baseball it's a little different when you're a college player. Your just kind of playing your season and you know there's scouts in the stands. You kind of hear you might be drafted, and you really have no idea who you're going to go to, and one day you're at home and the phone rings the day after draft day and someone says from the Colorado Rockies says, "Hey! We drafted you in the 11th round." So you have no idea who you're going to be drafted by, or whether you're even going to be drafted at all. They just basically tell you to pack your bags and be in Denver in a week.
Geraghty: Paralleling that experience to another sport like basketball, many of the players usually have an inkling of what team that they're headed to at least.
Counsell: Yeah, some of the top picks in baseball have maybe a little bit of an idea. As for myself, I was drafted in the 11th round, so I wasn't really a high pick. As you get a little bit later in the draft, I don't know that you have a really good idea of who you're going to get drafted by.
Geraghty: Once you ended up getting into the Majors, what player or coach would you say helped you learn the ins and outs of the game, and helped you take your game to another level? Would you say that any of the managers you played for had a bigger influence on your career than the others? Or would you say they all contributed equally?
Counsell: There's always a lot of people that help you when you're coming up, there's a lot of coaches that always helped me. I think players wise, the Major League player that I watched as a young player was Walt Weiss, who at the time was the shortstop for the Colorado Rockies. I always thought our games were kind of similar, and our strengths were very similar, so he was the person that I always thought if I could play like him, then maybe I can have success in the Big Leagues.
There have been several coaches. Gene Glynn, was my first professional manager who's a scout now for the Tampa Bay Rays, Jim Leyland who was my first Big League manager, Dale Sveum who was the hitting coach for the Milwaukee Brewers, those are the kinds of guys that come to mind that really helped me a lot over my career.
I could definitely pick out things that they all helped me with, I think your first Big League manager is always going to have a big impact on you, and in my case it was Jim Leyland. He's obviously had a great managing career, and he's obviously had a big impact on me. I think you learn things from everybody though, you always try to take that approach to the game that you can learn from every manager you play for.
Geraghty: I know you played for several different teams and were in the league for a number of yours, but if you had to choose one or two. Who would you say was the toughest pitcher you ever faced?
Counsell: Toughest pitcher I ever faced was probably Billy Wagner, who pitched for the Mets, Braves and Astros. I was always walking back to the dugout when he was pitching for sure. That's the guy that comes to mind.
Geraghty: Focusing on more of an aesthetic thing as a player, baseball has that different flavor to it as far as the stadiums. Since no one stadium is like the other regarding the different dimensions. What was your favorite stadium to play in? Favorite city?
Counsell: I always liked going to San Francisco, I think it's a great town. I like the way they did the stadium there right on the water, it just has great atmosphere. It just has that old stadium feel to it, although it's really kind of new. The historical parks, like Fenway and Wrigley are always fun to visit, there's no question, because of the history that goes with them. Every time you walk in those buildings you definitely sense it. Those are the ones that I remember most.
Geraghty: Taking a step to the grand stage, playing in the World Series. Playing in your first with the Florida Marlins, and your second with the Arizona Diamondbacks, both teams were regarded as underdogs by the media in each of their respective match ups. What are some of the characteristics you think it took to reach the pinnacle status as a baseball team when others are doubting you?
Counsell: Well, that's a good question. I think the baseball playoffs are a little different than other sports. I think what happens in the playoffs, is you have a tournament that you go through during the month of October and I think it's both times what you remember is your team "gets hot." A lot of guys start playing really well on those types of teams. Ultimately, a lot of guys played well and stepped up when they needed to. The team that wins is usually the one that you can point to that had so many guys help the team win and play their role. It's really tough in baseball for one guy to do it, it's just having a lot of guys play well and that's what makes you win in the World Series.
Geraghty: Were there any players growing up that you wanted to be like when you went pro?
Counsell: Well you know, I grew up in Milwaukee and the Brewers had two Hall of Famers at that time with Robin Yount and Paul Molitor. Those were the guys who were the All-Stars and were a lot of fun to watch. There was a player named Jim Gantner, who was probably closer to the type of player that I was, but I always wanted to be Robin Yount. He was pretty much any kid's hero that grew up in Milwaukee.
Geraghty: Towards the end of your career, stepping into the front office role for the Milwaukee Brewers, was a general manager something you always aspired to be after your career was over? Were there any General Managers who you looked to model your work after now?
Counsell: I think I just really wanted to learn how the other side of a baseball team works. I saw how things worked on the field and from the dugout, and there's a whole other side to it that makes the engine run and that's the front office. It gave me the opportunity to do something different and learn something different. I don't know where it's going to lead, but I'm enjoying learning the different aspects of it. As far as general managers, I can't really say that I have a style, I'm just trying to learn more than anything.
Geraghty: With the power hitting Prince Fielder recently signing with the Detroit Tigers, are the Brewers looking at any free agent or trade options, in order to replace his presence of power in the clean up spot?
Counsell: Well the Brewers signed Aramis Ramirez in the off season, and nobody is going to replace Prince Fielder completely, he had six amazing years in Milwaukee. You try to get a bunch of guys to contribute and fill his shoes and I think Aramis is a very good player who's going to help a lot. There's also a young first baseman named Matt Gamble who's going to help. Everyone's really going to contribute and help out to make up for the loss of a player like Prince, but we still have some very talented players on the roster that will help make up for him signing with the Tigers.
Geraghty: Looking back on your storied career, was there a monumental memory that really stands out to you from when you played?
Counsell: Both World Series are going to stand out for me. Playing in a Game 7 of a World Series, at bats in the bottom of the 9th in both series, celebrating with your teammates when you win the World Series, it's all great memories for me.
Geraghty: Would you say between the two World Series, winning on with the Marlins and the other with the Diamondbacks, would you say the experience is different at all?
Counsell: Winning a World Series is great, their like your kids, there's not a favorite kid. Winning a World Series is great, you don't love one more than the other.
Geraghty: If you could offer one parting piece of advice to an up and coming athlete playing professionally in their respective sport, what would it be?
Counsell: You've got to love what you do and work hard at it. Passion and hard work can get you a long way.
On behalf of Sports Jabber and myself, we thank you Mr. Counsell for taking the time out of your busy schedule to look back on your storied career, as well as give us a hint of what your career holds for you in the front office with the Milwaukee Brewers. Best of luck to you and thanks again for being a gracious and cooperative participant in the interview.
Read more of Brian's work here.
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Could it be true? Are Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel giving their ridiculously good looking love a second try?
According to reports, the couple is "quietly seeing each other again" as "Jessica really wanted to get back together with him and Justin realized single life is not what it's cracked up to be." Apparently, Timberlake has pulled a 180, as sources indicated it was he who pulled the plug on his "miserable" relationship.
Timberlake and Biel were seen together Sunday (Aug. 28) in Toronto where Biel is shooting the "Total Recall" remake. The former couple took a leisurely bike ride around the city after having breakfast together at the Swan.
The four-year couple has been on a five-month break, during which Timberlake has been linked to Olivia Wilde and Mila Kunis while Biel was linked to Gerard Butler. If you include those flings with their extensive prior record (Britney Spears, Cameron Diaz for Justin and Chris Evans, Ryan Reynolds for Biel), Timber-Biel is quickly becoming the Kevin Bacon of Hollywood romances.

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And with names like Herb Pennock, Monte Pearson and Burleigh Grimes, it's safe to say that these men, and those lesser feats they performed, have long since faded into the mists of history.
Burleigh Porte appeared in 19 games last season, but battled injuries and illness in 2009-10 and played just twice.
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Enforcement action: county court proceedings: attachment of earnings orders (AEOs): varying an AEO
Reconsideration of attachment of earnings order
Once an AEO has been made it is open to both parties, within 14 days of the service of the order, to apply for the order to be reconsidered. If you have clear and substantial evidence that would justify a higher rate of deductions, or a lower protected earnings rate, you may apply to the court on form N244. The judgment debtor's employer is required to make deductions under the original order pending the outcome of any reconsideration hearing.
Reconsideration of an AEO made by a court officer
On receipt of your application to vary the order, the court will set the matter down for hearing before the district judge who will hear the evidence and make an appropriate order.
Reconsideration of an AEO made by the district judge
If the district judge makes an order without a hearing you only have five days from the date of the order to apply for the order to be reconsidered. You should follow the guidance above if you wish the district judge to reconsider the order.
Applying to vary an attachment of earnings order
If, at a later date, you believe that the judgment debtor's circumstances have improved materially, you should obtain up-to-date evidence of means and consider applying for the order to be varied.
To apply for a variation of the order, you should prepare three copies of form N244, applying for
- 'an order under the provisions of Section 9(1) of the Attachment of Earnings Act 1971 increasing the normal deduction rate specified in the attachment of earnings order made in this court on [date] on the grounds that such an order would be reasonable having regard to the judgment debtor's improved circumstances.'
The court will list the case for hearing and send one copy of the application to the judgment debtor and return one copy to you.
Varying consolidated attachment of earnings orders
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Guest Post: Michael Dirda and Book World, pt. 1
by Eric Banks | Aug-03-2010
The Times LIterary Supplement has been publishing an excellent series of columns this summer by Michael Dirda about his career at Washington Post Book World. Critical Mass thanks the TLS and Michael Dirda for the kind opportunity to republish them.
Thirty or so years ago, with my usual prescience, I could see that computers were going nowhere. At the time, I was a young technical writer for the grandly named Scientific Time-Sharing Corporation, where I worked mainly on manuals instructing banks in the use of sophisticated financial planning systems. Given a genetic inability to balance even a checkbook, coupled with overall bewilderment whenever I would then sit down at a keyboard and monitor, the subsequent Savings and Loan Crisis of the 1980s didn't precisely come as a surprise. I knew who to blame.
It struck me on that long-ago afternoon, as I sat in my windowless cubicle and brooded over the mysteries of debits and credits, that my true destiny lay in book reviewing. Edmund Wilson! Cyril Connolly! Mes semblables, mes frères! I should work for a major newspaper, a great metropolitan daily, join an ancient and nobly raffish fraternity. Already I could imagine myself shouting into payphones: "Get me rewrite, sweetheart!" or "Stop the presses!". Why a book reviewer would be doing this didn't cross my mind. Virtually everything I then knew about newspapers derived from a viewing of The Front Page when I was about ten.
The next day I composed a letter of Ciceronian eloquence directed to the editor of Book World, the literary section of the Washington Post. After establishing my overall lack of credentials, I boldly said I would phone to set up an appointment for an interview the following Monday. The appointed day came, I called, and Book World's formidable secretary, Ednamae Storti, patiently explained that I should just go away.
I glumly hung up, but then quickly rebounded like some indomitable hero out of Dumas: "The Post's loss will be the New Republic's gain!" At which point, the phone rang, it was Book World's editor and he would, in fact, like to talk to me. I'll never forget that first glimpse of my future home. Pillars of books leaning against walls. Ziggurats of uncorrected page proofs. In a so-called "book room", dozens of padded mailers had simply been dumped in the middle of the floor. I watched with horror, and secret pleasure, as the art editor trampled through this pile of authorial hopes and dreams, reached up to a shelf for a sumptuous art book, opened it, and with samurai-like elegance sliced out a glossy page. "For art", he explained, as he lowered his X-Acto knife and waded back to his desk. Meanwhile, telephones kept ringing all around the newsroom, Selectric typewriters clacked steadily, and in the distance I could hear what I later came to recognize as the anguished keening of reporters forced to participate in the heartless butchery of their deathless prose by crude and insensitive copy-editors.
Over coffee, the editor Bill McPherson chatted amiably about the myriad horrors of the literary life. Our conversation did seem to flag a little when I mentioned my grad school courses in medieval literature and European Romanticism. Perhaps there wouldn't be much demand for a reappraisal of Erich Auerbach's Mimesis or a fresh take on Novalis's Heinrich von Ofterdingen. But McPherson promised to send me a book - one of these days.
Months went by. Then one Friday the phone on my desk at STSC rang. Could I produce a brief notice - 250 words - about a young adult novel, really a kind of fable or fairy tale, called In the Suicide Mountains? It was by John Gardner, best known for the novel Grendel, which tells the story of Beowulf from the monsters' point of view. I had never read a word of Gardner, but did I pause to consider whether I was the right person for this book? Not for a second. With the aplomb that characterizes journalists the world over, I answered, "I could do that". The book - delivered by courier - was waiting when I got home. Through some inadvertence, no review slip had been included with the package, and I could only guess when my brief notice was needed. I couldn't even call to check, as the weekend had started. There seemed but one truly safe course of action. I read the book that night, spent all day Saturday crafting, as they say in writing schools, 250 words of sonnet-like perfection, then typed up the result on my Hermes portable with a fresh black ribbon. In those pre–Homeland Security days, the main DC post office near Union Station was open until midnight.
I drove down and posted my review that Saturday evening at around ten.
As I was eventually to learn all too well, every literary editor expects to receive a plaintive call from almost every reviewer, begging for a few extra days and sounding for all the world like one of the more piteous characters in Dickens. But In the Suicide Mountains had gone out on Friday and my brief notice was on Ednamae's desk the very next working day. The section's editors claimed to like the review (they always do, even when they don't), the art director Francis Tanabe eventually used my suggested illustration, and everyone kept talking about the turnaround time. In those days, Book World usually allowed a reviewer three or four weeks, sometimes more when dealing with academics. McPherson was particularly excited by my review. Well, not so much by my review, which was "fine, really quite fine", but with the paper it was typed on. The parchmentlike sheets were thick and cream-coloured, milled in Italy, and you could see laid lines and a watermark when you held a sheet up to the light. A prints and drawings conservator - to whom I was shrewdly married - had given it to me when I'd asked her for some really cool paper for my first Post assignment. Bill, I could see, coveted that paper.
Graham Greene wrote, at the beginning of The Third Man, that one never knows when the blow will fall. But neither does one know when good fortune will flow down upon one like unexpected grace. "Bill", I said, "this paper - I just might be able to get you a ream of it." I may have been a working-class kid from Ohio but I hadn't read all those Balzac novels for nothing. Soon afterwards I received another review assignment, for 750 words. Then another and still another. A screwball comedy by Paul Monette, who would later die of AIDS. A collection of essays by the poet Howard Nemerov. A generational saga about a West Virginia mining family by John Knowles.
When I had filed my eighth or ninth piece, I was casually invited to lunch at the Madison Hotel, where the conversation turned to a possible opening at Book World, an assistant editor's job. Might I be interested? Thirty years ago, newspaper pages were still laid out with a pica ruler and a sizing wheel. By 2009 the world had changed. Early that year the Post decided to close Book World as a discrete tabloid and disperse reviews to the Style and Outlook sections of the paper. Computers, it seemed, had gone somewhere after all.
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For Christian Harris, the founder and owner of Sea-Town Real Estate serving and making an impact in the West Seattle community is his goal... and he just happens to do this through the vehicle of real estate. Sea-Town Real Estate has even built this into their business model, by quarterly partnering with local non-profits and donating a portion of their sales proceeds to a local non-profit of their clients choice. Christian also created and hosts The Sea-Town Podcast, where he interviews local business owners, entrepreneurs and community leaders to help tell their stories and spread the word about these great businesses and non-profits.
The tech-enabled indie Real Estate Firm, Sea-Town Real Estate was started at the beginning of 2017 by Christian Harris. After years of frustration as a newer real estate agent, in an industry that largely seems resistant to change, new ideas, new ways of doing things, and slow to adopt technology... Christian got tired of trying to raise the bar and constantly getting push-back from the status quo and the ''this is how we've always done it'' crowd... So he set off on his own to provide a better experience for both his clients and his agents. Through utilizing technology, systems and his community connections to provide a consistently high-quality client experience. For his agents, he provides a technology stack that helps to keep agent costs low while adding substantial value in helping keep agents and their transactions organized, coupled with an un-paralleled training platform for new and veteran agents alike.
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From Admiral (Junction) and California Ave SW, travel South 1 block, just past Layfette School - office is on the right with a red awning.


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Death from the Skies by Philip Plait pokes fun of the impeding End of the World championed by the hordes of 2012ers yet at the same time offers hard science that backs up these macabre claims. A twisted book; one moment you'll be chuckling and the next you'll be headed outside for a breath of fresh air while you review the facts of doomsday. Have fun with this one. Peace!
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- Bad news folks, some of the guys pointed out this iPhone has bootloader 5.8. That is why this method worked 😦
- So to make sure you can UNLOCK the device, you need to download "f0recast" software from ih8sn0w.com.
- Run this software, it will tell if you are able to downgrade your baseband and unlock !
- If yes, run Cydia and search for "Fuzzyband Downgrader" install and run. And Then let it Sn0w !
Yes you read it right, folks ! I am able to install blackrain into my friend iPhone 3G firmware 3.1.3 baseband 05.12.01 sucessfully. And after having blackra1n appear in my friend home screen, the rest is just deadly simple: install Cydia and Unlock phone are 2 fingers away 🙂 The phone specs before the unlock is: Firmware 3.1.3 (Update through iTunes) baseband: 05.12.01 and after the unlock: Firmware 3.1.2 (7D11) baseband: 05.12.01
How can i do it ?
I guess it was my lucky day 🙂 You will need:
- iPhone 3G firmware 3.1.2
- Blackra1n from Geohotz website
- Patience and time cuz you will need to restore the device 3 or 4 times
Ok enough typing here they are:
- Connect your phone to iTunes and do normally downgrade to firmware 3.1.2 (Shift click restore)
- Ok and when you nearly finish, iTunes will display some stupid errors: 16xx or 2…. It is normal !
- Now your iPhone should stuck in Recovery mode like this picture:
- That is a good sign. Now next is very long process: What i basically do is run Blackra1n again and again until you can see GeoHotz picture appear in your screen. And then your iphone will have his wonderful application ! Remember that if the iPhone appears black screen for 10mins after you press Make It Ra1n, just reboot it by holding the 2 buttons and run blackra1n again !
- Based on my friend phone, it normally took me about 2 times to get GeoHotz screen.( I did the downgrade process 5,6 times to make sure and they were all sucess 🙂 It seems to me that Apple fix is not good enough to 100% block GeoHotz exploit
I did it. How about yours?
- I need someone to confirm that this method work on every iPhone accidentally upgrade to 3.1.3. So please if you are successful please post your result
- Also i want to confirm that the solder joint i did to my friend's phone has nothing to do with this downgrade. (My skill at solder is terrible so i am not willingly unsolder and solder the joint myself 😦


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The purpose of this assignment was to discuss Comment on Murray's four properties of the computer and give examples for each. Murray's four properties of the computer, encyclopedic, participatory, procedural, and spatial.
Murray's four properties of the computer
The assignment was to discuss the four properties of Murray's view of properties of the computer. Without headers listing the four properties, I found more than four, therefore I will engage all that I read and give examples of what I believe that the author speaks of.
In the beginning, the author speaks of confusion as to where digital medium is headed. She speaks of "enhanced video games and television." Then she compares this to the vast variety of formats that are now available, and without stating it directly, questions as to where this is going? The Internet is now used on an iPad to watch TV, on an Xbox to compete against other warriors in fictional characters across the world, but is also used as an agent to learn, seek information, both current and historical. When the automobile was first invented, it was done so to seek an alternative to horse pulled carriages, but soon developed into crude race cars. One idea came from another and they were developments spawning from the same invention, as is the Internet. I believe that no matter what the invention is, there will be offspring that was not thought of in its inception, but developments that will bring many hybrids of the same design.
Murray then discusses the fact that the traditional library with books is being greatly outpaced by the Internet. She discusses that the library very may in fact be an obscure or even extinct entity due to the technology that exists on the Internet. Both Borges and Bush do not think of the computer as a replacement to the library, but instead it must create a change in how our minds think in relevance to how we seek out information. That we are looking for short cuts to gain this information as fast as we can. I remember when I was younger; our town had an evening newspaper. The town was not small by averages of other towns in the U.S., but it was the only paper. Therefore, for this paper to go to print, it had to begin early in the A.M. As this paper was phased out and the entire countywide area gravitated to a paper owned by a large conglomerate, it became an A.M. paper available at most newsstands by 5 A.M. This meant that all of the information that was printed could have been reported up until late the evening before, giving an entire day's head start on the evening rival. Eventually the evening paper closed and we are now left with still one local paper. The Internet though has beaten the current paper hands down. With an RSS feed, a text message can be sent from a murder scene describing the details within 30 minutes of the reporter receiving notification. Did I need to know this information this quickly? When the evening paper came out I didn't, but now that I can receive an RSS feed on my SmartPhone, I can't live without it. I believe this is what Murray describes in the differences of Borges and Bush.
A very interesting point that is bought up is about how information is pooled by many people via the Internet, making us smarter people. Not just in current and potential future events, but in historical events such as WWI and WWII, seemingly putting us in the midst of the battle with its descriptions and pictures. All of this done with a mouse and keyboard instead of looking through an endless sea of books and references. Although I personally am not a gaming aficionado, I imagine that many of the games that are sold now that simulate war, both on foreign soil and domestic gang fights give the user the same type of experience without actually being there.
The article ends with how in the 1960's, the computer was used primarily for scientific and economic uses of extremely large databases. Murray likens the time when Douglas Englebart (who had devoted his lifetime work and career to developing the computer for everyday use), to that of Michelangelo, seeking what he deems as a "computer renaissance." Instead, early in the years of computers and without the time needed to develop what we have today, Murray likens Englebart to DaVinci with much work to do, but left incomplete due to lack of time. Murray also believes that it might be possible one day that we in fact will have outthought ourselves and our humanity with the further advancements that computers may take. (Murray)
Murray, J. H. (n.d.). Inventing the medium, http://www.ctudoctoral.net/file.php/615/EM820_Spring2011/Murray_Inventing_the_Medium.pdf. Retrieved 2011, from from CTU doctoral library.


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The Invisible Disease - Depression
Depression is a serious medical illness. In contrast to the normal emotional experiences of sadness, loss, or passing mood states, clinical depression is persistent and can interfere significantly with an individual's ability to function.
Symptoms of depression include sad mood, loss of interest or pleasure in activities that were once enjoyed, change in appetite or weight, difficulty sleeping or oversleeping, physical slowing or agitation, energy loss, feelings of worthlessness or inappropriate guilt, difficulty thinking or concentrating, and recurrent thoughts of death or suicide. A diagnosis of unipolar major depression (or major depressive disorder) is made if a person has five or more of these symptoms and impairment in usual functioning nearly every day during the same two-week period. Major depression often begins between ages 15-30 or even earlier. Episodes typically recur.
Some people have a chronic but less severe form of depression, called dysthymia (or dysthymic disorder), that is diagnosed when depressed mood persists for at least two years and is accompanied by at least two other symptoms of depression. Many people with dysthymia also have major depressive episodes. While unipolar major depression and dysthymia are the primary forms of depression, a variety of other subtypes exist.
Depression can be devastating to all areas of a person's everyday life, including family relationships, friendships, and the ability to work or go to school. Many people still believe that the emotional symptoms caused by depression are "not real," and that a person should be able to shake off the symptoms if only he or she were trying hard enough. Because of these inaccurate beliefs, people with depression either may not recognize that they have a treatable disorder or may be discouraged from seeking or staying on treatment because of feelings of shame and stigma. Too often, untreated or inadequately treated depression leads to suicide.
- Depression affects nearly 10 percent of adult Americans ages 18 and over in a given year, or more than 19 million people in 1998.
- Unipolar major depression is the leading cause of disability in the United States and worldwide.
- Nearly twice as many women (12 percent) as men (7 percent) are affected by a depressive illness each year.
- Evidence from studies of twins supports the existence of a genetic component to risk of depression. Across six studies, the average concordance rate in identical twins (40%) for unipolar depression is more than twice the concordance rate in fraternal twins (17%).
- Research has shown that stress in the form of loss, especially death of close family members or friends, may trigger major depression in vulnerable individuals.
Antidepressant medications are widely used, effective treatments for depression. Existing antidepressant drugs are known to influence the functioning of certain neurotransmitters (chemicals used by brain cells to communicate), primarily serotonin, norepinephrine, and dopamine, known as monoamines. Older medications - tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs) and monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs) - affect the activity of both of these neurotransmitters simultaneously. Their disadvantage is that they can be difficult to tolerate due to side effects or, in the case of MAOIs, dietary and medication restrictions. Newer medications, such as the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), have fewer side effects than the older drugs, making it easier for patients to adhere to treatment. Both generations of medications are effective in relieving depression, although some people will respond to one type of drug, but not another. Medications that take entirely different approaches to treating depression are now in development.
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), although not generally used as a first-line treatment, is one of the effective treatments for severe depression.
Psychotherapy is also effective for treating depression. Certain types of psychotherapy, cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) and interpersonal therapy (IPT), have been shown to be particularly useful. More than 80 percent of people with depression improve when they receive appropriate treatment with medication, psychotherapy, or the combination.
Recently there has been enormous interest in herbal remedies for various medical conditions including depression. One herbal supplement, hypericum or St. John's Wort, has been promoted as having antidepressant properties. However, no carefully designed studies have determined the antidepressant efficacy of the supplement. NIMH is currently enrolling patients in the first large-scale, multi-site, controlled study of St. John's wort as a potential treatment for depression.
Recent Research Findings
Modern brain imaging technologies are revealing that in depression, neural circuits responsible for moods, thinking, sleep, appetite, and behavior fail to function properly, and that the regulation of critical neurotransmitters is impaired. Genetics research indicates that vulnerability to depression results from the influence of multiple genes acting together with environmental factors. Studies of brain chemistry, mechanisms of action of antidepressant medications, and the cognitive distortions and disturbed interpersonal relationships commonly associated with depression, continue to inform the development of new and better treatments. The hormonal system that regulates the body's response to stress - the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis - is overactive in many patients with depression. The hypothalamus, the brain region responsible for managing hormone release from glands throughout the body, increases production of a substance called corticotropin releasing factor (CRF) when a threat to physical or psychological well-being is detected. Elevated levels and effects of CRF lead to increased hormone secretion by the pituitary and adrenal glands which prepares the body for defensive action. The body's responses include reduced appetite, decreased sex drive, and heightened alertness. Research suggests that persistent overactivation of this hormonal system may lay the groundwork for depression. The elevated CRF levels detectable in depressed patients are reduced by treatment with antidepressant drugs, and this reduction corresponds to improvement in depressive symptoms.
Source: National Institute of Mental Health, National Institutes of Health


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Join Chris Converse for an in-depth discussion in this video Rendering video from Photoshop, part of Design the Web: Video Graphics and Animation.
Now with our video editing complete. From within Photoshop we have two ways to access the Render Video panel.…The first option is this button here in the lower left hand corner of the Timeline panel.…Or we can go up to the File menu, choose Export, and then Render Video.…From this dialog box at the top, under Location, we'll just choose the Desktop.…Next we'll choose whether we want to use the Adobe Media Encoder or a Photoshop Image Sequence.…You might choose an Image Sequence if you want to have a series of frames that you want…to bring into another animation program, but we're going to use the Adobe Media Encoder.…
Under Format we're going to choose H.264. This is the most common video format on the…web, and this is also used in digital magazines, interactive PDFs, ePubs, iBooks, and even viewing on mobile devices.…DPX, this is the Digital Picture Exchange. This is most commonly used by digital effects…artists, and then QuickTime, which is very popular in other authoring environments.…
This course was created and produced by Chris Converse. We are honored to host this material in our library.
- Getting video into Photoshop
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NWSB Insider and Seattle Mariners' blogger Jeff Budke brings us the newest installment to the NWSB page, the hypothetical What If questions, Mariners Version. Of course Jeff touches on the what if Junior, Randy, and Alex Rodriguez could have stayed together, but he get's down to the real business at hand, like what if we never had to put up with the Bill Bavasi years. Or, what would Mariners life been like without the one and only Ichiro Suzuki?
Biggest 'What-If' questions in Seattle Mariners history
Why I still believe in the Mariners Justin Smoak
NWSB Insider and Seattle Mariners blogger Danny Ferguson reports on why its not right to give up on Mariners underachieving Justin Smoak. Danny points out there is no doubt that he working from a base of natural strength. The guy has a real girth to his legs to be able to drive the ball he says. Can Smoak see well enough to realize his days are numbered unless there is a change? Danny says he can. He believes in Justin Smoak.
Seattle Mariners news: M's in on Josh Hamilton
NWSB Insider and Seattle Mariners blogger Jonathan Irwin reports on the MLB rumors that the M's are a suitor for Josh Hamilton. Hamilton is arguably the best hitter on the free agent market. And while the move wouldn't make Seattle instant contenders, it gets them a lot closer. It's speculated that he's seeking a seven-year deal worth $175 million.
Memo to the powers that be: Mariners need to bring in Safeco Field fences
NWSB Insider Jonathan Irwin brings us his reasons why the Mariners should bring in the fences at Safeco Field. With the Mariners doing most of their scoring on the road, it seems the fences could be the reason for the Mariners poor numbers at home. Ken Griffey Jr left because of it and it might be the reason Justin Smoak and Dustin Ackley can't seem to get it going permanently.
State of the Mariners – weekly notebook | April 23rd
Mariners insider Danny Ferguson brings us the Weekly Seattle Mariners notebook. A not so fun bit of news this week. Seattle fans had to watch a perfect game pitched on them on Saturday afternoon. The crown jewel of frustration came on the day the Mariners were nationally televised losing a to Philip Humber in a perfect game. Brandon League no more blown saves on Felix Hernandez day ok?
Vinnie Catricala offers the 2012 Seattle Mariners a new vision
NWSB Insider and Seattle Mariners blogger Danny Ferguson points out the one bright point was the Mariners minor league player of the year in 2011, 23 year old, Vinnie Catricala. Vinnie played in two leagues last year, starting off for A High Dessert before being promoted to AA Jackson Generals. If there is one thing that the Mariners need, it is offense. By the end of 2011 his batting average leveled off to a mere .349.
State Of The Mariners – Offseason Player Updates | Media Day
Seattle Mariners blogger Danny Ferguson weighs in with his January 26th, 2012 State of the Mariners notebook. The M's off-season should help in making 2012 be an interesting year, although the offseason isn't over yet and Jack Z always has his eyes open. Reports given on Casper Wells, Justin Smoak, Adam Moore and Franklin Gutierrez. Plus updates on Jesus Montero, Ichiro Suzuki, Dustin Ackley, and Chone Figgins.
Prince Fielder Has Reportedly Been Offered A Contract By The Mariners
Q our Seattle Mariners blogger reports word has it a free agent contract is on the table of Prince Fielder to go to the Seattle Mariners via free agency. Essentially the Mariners are buying Prince's prime production years (ages 28 thru 32). Jack Zduriencik knows what he's doing and I trust him and the Mariners front office.
State Of The Mariners – The 3 Options for Seattle This Offseason
Seattle Mariners blogger Danny Ferguson weighs in with his December 16th 2011 State of the Mariners notebook. Who wants to come play with Seattle when they could be making big bucks on the east coast? Felix Hernandez, Miguel Olivo, Franklin Gutierez and Brendan Ryan are all set to take significant raises in 2011, can the M's and Jack Zduriencik afford Prince Fielder?
Pujols…hmph! Relax Mariners fans, good days are ahead…
Insider Steve says so what if the Anaheim Angels signed Albert Pujols. The Seattle Mariners need to tune out the gallery and keep with the current plan in place, and not over react to what other teams are doing. It's a matter of trusting Jack Zduriencik and his model of operation. The Mariners are the Texas Rangers, just three seasons behind.
How moving the fences at Safeco could ruin the Seattle Mariners
Great Seattle Mariners analysis on the configurations of the fences at Safeco Field in Seattle. Remember Alvin Davis, and Ken Griffey Jr.? It may be better to leave the fences where they are, invest the money into good pitching and solid defense to invest in Mike Carp or Dustin Ackley while in prime and before being courted by the Texas Rangers and the New York Yankees.
Offseason Chat: Seattle Mariners Jack Zduriencik Talks Strategy
Seattle Mariners blogger Danny Ferguson had a listen to the Mariners offseason conference call Tuesday, Jack Zduriencik shared some plans with the public as the MLB off season kicks into full gear. The Mariners are looking to complement their young staff with veteran player/coaches. Jamie Wright, Miguel Olivo, Wily Mo Pena and Brendan Ryan…


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Del Taco is setting its sights on Austin, Texas, as the next growth target in Texas as it continues its steady, fast-moving march through the state.
The popular Mexican quick-serve chain announced plans to open restaurants in Austin with the first one located at 1400 E. Whitestone Blvd., near the 183 Toll Road in Cedar Park, which is expected to open in November.
A second location in Round Rock will follow in early 2013.
The company is actively seeking Austin real estate options that meet its development requirements, including stand-alone buildings with room for a drive thru or in-line locations with multiple parking spots.
Del Taco has 15 locations throughout the Dallas/Ft. Worth Metroplex and Houston, where it operates both franchise and company-owned locations. The new Austin restaurants will be company-owned.
Each Del Taco restaurant employs between 25–40 people.
"The big appetite that Texans have for Del Taco is matched by the friendly business climate in Texas," says Paul Murphy, Del Taco CEO. "This is a winning combination for Del Taco, and also for our continually growing raving fan base. With these plans, we are excited to bring the taste of Del Taco to more communities in Texas."
Murphy says Austin and surrounding communities are prime for Del Taco's quality and variety of food, value, and convenience.
Del Taco prepares all menu items to order using fresh ingredients including Cheddar cheese grated from 40-pound blocks; hand-made pico de gallo salsa; slow-cooked, lard-free beans; and marinated chicken grilled in the restaurant throughout the day.
Del Taco's menu features popular Mexican items including tacos, burritos, quesadillas, and nachos, as well as American favorites such as cooked-to-order burgers, crinkle cut fries, and handmade shakes. Del Taco locations in Texas also feature a salsa bar.
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Measurements: 26D,26,34
Height: 5'6
Weight: 130
Eye Color: GREEN EYES
Hair Color: BLACK HAIR
Nationality: white, mexican, guamanian,
& native american
Birthday: 7.23.1987
Hometown: Bay Area, California
Twitter @missjpangelina
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Miss J Pangelina
Interview by New York
XA -Hey Jessica, how's everything Babygirl?
Jessica- im great!!! thanks :)
XA - Ok, how long have you been modeling?
Jessica- a little over 3 years now
XA - Tell us where we might of seen you before?
Jessica- 6 page feature Girls of Lowrider Magazine, Centerfold in Lowrider Magazine, and Covergirl of Streetlow Magazine. I've also been seen in a few music videos of Bay Area Artist such as Big Rich, Jacka, The Hoodstarz, Balance and Bueno.
XA - are you having fun and
enjoying modeling?
Jessica- of course i am!!!!!!
XA - You are very Beautiful, do you get compliments from both men and women?
Jessica- haha, yes i do!
XA - Are you very focus on your career that you're to busy for any love life, or is there someone special in your life?
Jessica- i am focused but i do make sometime for myself
XA - What's your (Mr. At This Moment)
type of guy?
Jessica- focused, determined, handsome
and caring
XA - Looks or Money mean anything or
is it about the guy and his heart ?
Jessica- i mean looks do mean something because there has to be a physical attraction but looks aren't everything, and i cant mess with someone broke, i work hard for what i have and i expect a man to do the same, be able to provide for him and spoil me a bit :) AND HIS HEART, is the most important!!!
XA - The simplest thing you can do to make me happy is?
Jessica- Lay there and listen, and Chocolate Mochi Ice cream from Trader Joes
XA - If you could have a sexy photo shoot with any celebrity, who would it be with?
Jessica- Chad Ochocinco
XA - What are your sexiest features that women compliment you on
and men say Damn!! Babygirl?(lol)
Jessica- My Eyes
XA - is your sex drive like a drive like a Great White Shark who needs to eat 24 hours a day or like Seals laying on the beach when it happens it happens?
Jessica- when im involved im for
sure a shark!! lol!
XA - lol
XA - Do you watch
or own any porn?
Jessica- not really into it
XA - besides being naked, what's the sexiest thing you like to wear to turn on a man?
Jessica- his tee shirt with nothing underneath ;)
XA - Hot!!!
XA - do most guys come up to you or do
they have a hard time trying to find
something to say to ask you out?
Jessica- the ones that do come up to me are pretty lame! lol, the pick up lines these guys come up with nowadays are hilarious!!!
XA - When was the last time you had a great conversation?
And was it with a guy or girl?
Jessica- i can always count on my bestfriends
for a good conversation!!!
XA - Are you attracted to woman? and tell us your Katie Perry moment with a girl?
Jessica- i find women attractive but i would never just date one.
XA - Do you have any secret weakness or guilty pleasures? Please leave out
nothing? (lol)
Jessica- lips are sealed!!! lol
XA - Is there anything that makes you mad, you have to say that sucks?
Jessica- i hate the rain and traffic!!!!!!!
XA - Why do I feel you have road rage!! lol
XA - What's new that you have coming up, we need to be on the look out for?
Jessica- im been working hard and building a plan with my management , i plan to move to la and get a lot more publications so be on the look out!!!
XA - Say something to all your fans that love and to the new ones who just found out about you? Jessica- thanks for all the love and support to my fans i appreciate u all, and to my haters which are just confused admirers i appreciate u all as well :)
XA - Wild child or laid back?
Jessica- ummm i been known to be a wild child but i have calmed down a lot, i rather lounge in the house with the girls and have some nice wine and good laughs then hit the club nowadays
XA - Wildest thing you've ever done, that someone would say stop lying girl?
Jessica- had sex on the bay bride
XA - You're #WINNING lol
XA - Last question Babygirl, what speed is your showerhead set at?(lol)
Jessica- lol my shower head is not removable
XA - lol
XA - I would like to Thank Jessica Pangelina for this interview.
Jessica- your welcome and thank you!
XA - If you want to see more of her Beauty, here are some links
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It's that Passover, Easter, Spring Break, baseball, crocus-daffodil-tulip, tree-budding, lunch outdoors, insect returning, time of the year again.
And speaking of insects returning, sap rising, hope springing, spring hoping, and rituals of the season--well, I was about to say "meaningless rituals..." intending specifically the religious holidays but that seems a bit redundant. Rituals are at their very essence meaningless, aren't they? Pledges of allegiance to the archaic, the obsolete. Decimation of the imagination by nostalgia; a tic; a triumph of decay. Ignorance, superstition, pathology. Preserve us from a future where we won't be doing next year exactly what we're doing this year. Let us affirm our solidarity with the market for things, relations that never were, but will always be. Ritual, rites... those are the traditions of all dead generations that weighs like a.... nightmare? an Alp?... on the brain of the living.
So speaking of bugs, it's that time of the season when the Left Forum starts hawking its latest hoe-down, jamboree, hootenanny, sing-along, barn-raising, quilting--bee, pottery class and all around expo called, amazingly enough, the Left Forum.
Last year, you will recall, or better yet, maybe you won't, the Left Forum rolled out its radish carpet (red on the outside, white on the in) for Alvaro Garcia Linera, once-upon-a-time r-r-r-evolutionary guer-r-r-r-r-illa and now vice-president in charge of leasing gunmen to that well-known international brigade of freedom fighters, MINUSTAH. What thunderous ovations were bestowed on Mr. Linera by the left forumers! All power to the coca planters ! Political power comes from the barrel of a gun, especially when that gun is leased to the bourgeoisie. We're all Maoists now, proclaims the Bolivian of the Bolivarian Revolution.
Tough act to follow, I guess. I mean how to top that? Mandela's dead. He can't speak. Comrade Delta from the British SWP was already engaged in exactly what I don't want to know. Qaddafi's dead. Morsi's under arrest. Assad-- well we know he's not leaving Syria anytime soon. Hamas can't get a visa. Hezbollah-- check with Assad. Kirchner can't travel, doctor's orders. Every time Bachelet tries to go anywhere, Chile either catches on fire, or gets ripped by an earthquake. Putin...maybe, but then he annexed Crimea just because it holds Russia's only warm water port, and he wound up not only on the no-fly list, but the no-land list. The Core Four's done, the BRICs have become the Fragile Five and Paul Krugman-- well ever since you know what his fees have gone through the roof.
Who, what, how to follow the triumph of Linera?
Well come on, we watch Mad Men. We know what the key to marketing is. Sure we do. The Left Forum is a shop, and every shopkeeper knows that business is all about location, location, location. So this year, with its theme "Imagining a World with Transformative Justice," the Left Forum chose as its locus for imagination......the John Jay College of Criminal Justice. Now that really is a triumph of the imagination, and location.
Not to put too fine a point on it, but one of the founding institutions of the the "discipline" that became the John Jay College of Criminal Justice was...the New York City Police Department. The school was founded originally as the College of Police Science. But that's just so much history, and as that other great revolutionary, what'shisname said, "history is bunk."
Recognizing that "College of Police Science" was somewhat limiting, might tend to impair the school's ability to market itself, and penetrate its markets, the school, in the greatest of great American traditions, rebranded itself as the John Jay College of Criminal Justice-- naming itself for the first chief justice of the US Supreme Court.
Let's not get the wrong idea here. I could care less that Mr. Jay resigned from the Continental Congress rather than sign the Declaration of Independence. I kind of like the fact that Mr. Jay ruled against the state of Georgia in Chisolm vs. Georgia-- not as much as I like the way Sherman ruled against the state of Georgia, but different strokes for different folks as Sly and the Family Stone would say. And I know that Mr. Jay was an opponent of slavery.
None of that is the point. The point is that the college, the curriculum, the field of "criminal justice" no matter how "enlightened" is about preserving, extending, deepening police "science," the science coming down to, as science always does, the proper application of effective force at the proper time against certain subjects, those subjects being those who need to overthrow the existing relations of social reproduction.
If you doubt me, and please, don't ever stop doing that, just check the 4 year academic program for its BS (!) in Criminal Justice available here
What gets me about this is... simply..........one of us is nuts. Either I'm crazy for thinking that being "radical" or being a "revolutionist" or a "Marxist" means opposing those who pimp armed forces to the bourgeoisie to suppress the struggle of the most mistreated people in history; either I'm crazy for thinking that "transformative" means radically opposing colleges of progressive police science or I'm not crazy, in which case the organizers, supporters, participants, book dealers, and attendees of and at the Left Forum are nothing other than the current incarnation of past defeats, determined to smother the prospects for future emancipation.
April 15, 2014


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Enter a new quilt.
Take a massive pile of FQs in the colours of the colour wheel...
and cut, cut, cut, cut, cut.
Wow, that's going to be amazing! Have fun with your stack of fabrics.
It will look utterly fabulous!
That's a great use for your stash. It's going to be interesting to see it come together.
Oh wow, what a difficult pattern, will look great in the fabrics you show, great project.
I was starting to think you had given up on sewing - I'm glad to see this post - can't wait to see the quilt :D
Yeah, that's insane. Wow! It's going to be pretty, though, with all those colors!
That looks like a great pile of fabric and a ridiculously hard pattern. Which will mean this is going to look stunning when done. Good luck x
This looks really interesting! I just love paper piecing so will be watching and waiting to see what you come up with! Great colours and fabrics.
Oh wow! That's going to be amazing
rather you than me, this looks so very complicated but know you will do it justice a lovely selection of fabric too, hope to see your other quilt completed soon too
goodness me! that's a lot of little pièces ^^
WOW!!! Look forward to seeing this one as you progress. So intricate, but it's going to be awesome.
I'd be stressing over how many incomplete FQs I would now have!
Very intriguing!
A mariners compass is on my wish list. I can`t wait to see this one come together.
I love the fabrics, but paper piecing is my least favourite method!!
Gosh, this does look complicated! Looking forward to seeing more! (Not sure if I am a no-reply blogger, will have to check later)
My word! 'massive and insanely intricate paper piecing pattern' is understating the case I think! Good luck with that! :)


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|Lorenzo by Girolamo Macchietti
MARIO'S HOTEL staff wants to take you into the history of Florence.
Lorenzo de' Medici (January 1, 1449 – April 9, 1492) was an Italian statesman and de facto ruler of the Florentine Republic during the Italian Renaissance. Known as Lorenzo the Magnificent (Lorenzo il Magnifico) by contemporary Florentines, he was a diplomat, politician and patron of scholars, artists and poets. His life coincided with the high point of the early Italian Renaissance; his death marked the end of the Golden Age of Florence. The fragile peace he helped maintain between the various Italian states collapsed with his death. Lorenzo de' Medici is buried in the Medici Chapel in Florence.
Lorenzo's court included artists such as Piero and Antonio del Pollaiuolo, Andrea del Verrocchio, Leonardo da Vinci, Sandro Botticelli, Domenico Ghirlandaio, and Michelangelo Buonarroti who were involved in XV century Renaissance. Although he did not commission many works himself, he helped them secure commissions from other patrons. Michelangelo lived with Lorenzo and his family for several years, dining at the family table and attending meetings of the Neo-Platonic Academy.
Lorenzo was an artist himself, writing poetry in his native Tuscan. In his poetry he celebrates life even while - particularly in his later works - acknowledging with melancholy the fragility and instability of the human condition. Love, feasts and light dominate his verse.
Cosimo had started the collection of books which became the Medici Library (also called the Laurentian Library) and Lorenzo expanded it. Lorenzo's agents retrieved from the East large numbers of classical works, and he employed a large workshop to copy his books and disseminate their content across Europe. He supported the development of humanism through his circle of scholarly friends who studied Greek philosophers, and attempted to merge the ideas of Plato with Christianity; among this group were the philosophers Marsilio Ficino, Poliziano and Giovanni Pico della Mirandola.


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I'm nearly 28 weeks and on my fourth pregnancy and my bump is starting to feel heavy and ache underneath. I work 8 hour days on my feet and have 7 more weeks of work left so need a good comfortable support. I am now starting to feel sleep deprived as i cant sleep or get comfortable.
Can anyone recommend or un-recommend a band?


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House of Boys (2009). This '80s-period gay drama was one of the discs from the screener pool that I recently reviewed for DVD Talk (the writeup was just posted today, in fact). While the film had its moments, mostly it was long and inconsistent. See for yourself at the site (linked below).
The Painted Hills (1951). By the time you read this, it'll be my 44th birthday (mercy me!). The celebration actually began a week ago when I shared a delicious Asian buffet with my family. We had a lot of nice talk and great sushi, but the main thing I wanted to bring up here is that (thanks to my brother and sister-in-law) I was gifted with the Nifty Fifties DVD box from my Amazon wish list. This is yet another Mill Creek packaging of a ton of public domain films. Now, I know these sets are notorious for their iffy quality, but I enjoy them for the opportunity to see a lot of lesser-known older films – b-mysteries, b-musicals, b-melodramas, they're all here. At the very least, they're interesting. Plus, even if you figure in their dodgy quality, they're still a great deal. MGM's Tecnicolor Lassie adventure The Painted Hills was the first film I caught off this one. This pretty but dull family adventure has our gender-confused collie hero transplanted to the mountainous regions of Gold Rush-era California (the dog, Pal, who played Lassie in the '50s, actually plays a dog named Shep here – got that straight?). It's got a nice turn by Paul Kelly and his immobile grey wig as a miner who owns Shep. When he dies at the hands of a chiseling fellow miner (Bruce Cowling), it's up to Shep and an intrepid little boy (Gary Gray) to prove that his death was no accident. Rather forgettable overall, but the photography and scenery were both pleasant. The DVD itself suffered from compression issues, however. Unlike earlier Mill Creek sets I own (like Comedy Kings and Mystery Classics), the twelve discs in this set are not double-sided. That means that many of the discs have several hours of video pressed on one side of a DVD, which makes the picture even more pixelated. Honestly, I don't know what possessed Mill Creek to do that (did their customers demand it?), but it will make me think twice about getting their stuff in the future. In the meantime, whenever I come across a Nifty Fifties film duplicated on another set, I will make sure to watch the slightly nicer editions pressed on the double-sided discs.
DVD Talk reviews:
Funkytown (2010) – Recommended
House of Boys (2009) – Rent It


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Chronological Development of the IIUM Library
The IIUM Library was established with the birth of the University at its Petaling Jaya Campus in 1983. With only one seconded librarian during its early growth period, the Library's Staff streangth now comprises of XX librarians and XXX staff including among others, technical staff, library assistants and administrative assistants.
Below is a brief chronological development of IIUM Library:
1983, May
|Establishment of IIUM Library in Petaling Jaya.
|1987, July
|Opening of the Matriculation Library in Subang Jaya
|1991, Dec
|Launching of the online OPAC (Online Public Access Catalog) using the DOBIS LIBIS integrated library system
|1992, Oct
|Launching of automated circulation system
|1993, Jun
|Installation of Electronic Book Security System
|1994, May
|E-mail and INTERNET facilities were introduced
|1997, Feb
|Official handing over of the new library building in Gombak, moved into the new building and the opening of the first phase to users
|1997, June
|Opening of the Kuantan branch library
|1998, Feb
|Installation of the Horizon library system
|2000, May
|Introduction of information services based on subjects of specialization.
|2000, May
|Launching of WEBPAC (OPAC via the web)
|2002, Apr
The Library won 2 Quality Award
=> 1st place : IIUM Quality Best Customer Services Award
=> 2nd Place : IIUM Quality Agency Award
|2002, Oct
|ISTAC (and Civilization) became the third branch of IIUM Library
|2003, Jun
|Opening of the second location of the Kuantan branch library at Indera Mahkota campus
|2003, Oct
|Library was awarded the ISO MS 9001 : 2000 certification
|2004, Apr
|Library was awarded the IIUM Quality Agency Award 2003
|2004, Jun
|Implementation of the Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) system
|2004, Jul
|Installation of the Media on Demand (MOD) hardware and software
|2005, Mar
|Library was awarded the IIUM Quality Agency Award 2004
|2005, May
|Installation of the pedestrian gate
|2005, Jul
|Installation and implementation of electronic lockers
|2005, Sep
|Upgrading of the Horizon Library System
|2006, Feb
|Benchmarking visit to Australian universities
|2006, Feb
Library won two Quality Awards
+ IIUM Best Quality Customer Service Award 2005
+ IIUM Quality Agency Award 2005 (1st Place)
|2006, Mar
|Al-Furqan Islamic Heritage Foundation,collborated with IIUM Library to organise the 5th International Course on the Handling Cataloguing of Islamic Manuscript which was held at the IIUM Research Centre
|2006, Oct
|Retained the ISO certification for the 2nd cycle after the 1st Re-assessment Audit
|2006, Dec
|The Matriculation Library is now known as the Center for Foundation Studies (CFS) Library.
|2007, Jun
|Library Balanced Scorecard was developed and established
|2007, Jul
|The Nilai branch library of the Center for Foundation Studies was established
|2007, Jul
|QUBIX System to manage frequently asked questions was introduced
|2007, Nov
|Merged as a support service of the University's teaching and learning process
|2007, Dec
|Community Service : Refurbishment of the Resource Centre of Rumah Amal Cahaya Tengku Ampuan Rahimah (RACTAR) at Subang Jaya
|2008, Jan
|Establishment of two groups of Innovative and Creative Circles (ICC)
|2008, Mar
|Library was awarded Quality Customer Service Award 2007
|2008, Mar
|Refurbishment of the Ahmad Ibrahim Collection and the Faculty Reading Room in collaboration with the Law Centre
|2008, Apr
|Establishment of the Post-graduate Lounge in collaboration with the university's Centre for Post-graduate Studies
|2008, Apr
|Introduction of the PC Reservation System to monitor usage of public PCs in the Library
|2008, May
|Refurbishment of the Light Reading Room and the Children's Waiting Area
|2008, Jun
|Community Service : Refurbishment of the Resource Centre of Sek. Ren. Agama Islam Sg. Cincin, Gombak
|2008, Jun
|IIUM Library together with KICT collaborated with Paradigm Systems Bhd in organizing the Conference on Innovation in Managing Knowledge for the Competitive Edge and Workshops on Knowledge Capture and Transfer at KLCC
|2008, Jul
|Relocation of ISTAC branch library to Taman Duta campus
|2008, Jul
|Additional 28 units of carrel and research rooms were built
|2008, Aug
|Organised the IIUM Library's Client Day in conjunction with the university's silver jubilee celebration
|2008, Oct
|Paradigm Systems Bhd collaborated with IIUM Library in organising the Communities of Practice (CoP) programme
|2008, Nov
|IIUM Library through SMART group, won 3rd place in the 1st National ICC Competition for Libraries 2008, Kuching, Sarawak
|2009, Mar
|Official launching of the International Institute of Islamic Banking & Finance
|2009, May
|IIUM Library received the Quality Agency Award (Non-academic) during the Quality Day
|2009, Jul
|The Colloquium on Information on Islam and the Cyberworld was organized by Persatuan Pustakawan Malaysia with the cooperation of IIUM Library
|2009- Sept
|i-SMART ICC Group received the gold category award in the 2nd National Library ICC competition, Sabah.
|2010, Mar
|IIUM Library was awarded the 1st prize of the Quality Agency Award on Quality day
|2010, May
|IIUM Library organized the Workshop on Cataloguing with Special Reference on Arabic Materials.
|2010, June
|Symphony Library System goes live.
|2010, Jul
|i-SMART ICC group received the Gold Category Award in the MPC''s ICC Convention, Central Region.
With strong support from the University Management and the campus community, InsyaAllah IIUM Library will develop steadly as a dynamic influence on the scholastic life of IIUM scholars and endeavour to meet the information needs of its customers taking advantage of the best ICT applications for effective outcomes.


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Cosmic microwave background radiation can be thought of as the echo of the Big Bang. It is the residual energy from the first few hundred-thousand years after the beginning of the universe. According to Universe Today, this radiation fills the entire universe.
The early universe was once much smaller and hotter than it is today, and the extreme heat caused the universe to glow with white-hot hydrogen plasma. As the universe expanded and cooled, that plasma cooled, and eventually the universe became transparent. The residual heat of the Big Bang has since experienced so much redshift that it is now found primarily in the microwave part of the light spectrum.


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Monday, February 22, 2010
Eating In!
The Green Phone Booth had a post about the Huffington Posts' "The Week of Eating In."
It starts today!
The Challenge?
See if your family can NOT eat out for an entire week.
Beyond that,
see if you can make your food from scratch (not a box!)
We are in!
We are in the minority I think because we don't eat out very often. I like to cook (sometimes) and like to know what is going into my family's tummies. Also, we are always disappointed when we eat out it seems.
on Mondays we ALWAYS eat out due to the fact that the kids have: school, dance, guitar, until 7pm, which makes us get home around 7:30PM. Makes for a long day for little ones. I'm going to attempt to throw some snacks in the van and then have pizza dough rising at home so we can make fast pizza when we walk in the door. Not sure if it will work but we'll try!
It seems that once you start planning meals, that the rest comes much easier. No stress as to "What's for Dinner?" No questioning on the kids' (and hubby's) parts.
It's so expensive dining out with a family of five, even if you are eating kids' meals! Eating out three times probably equals two weeks of groceries for us.
Some great sites for meal planning/recipes and such are:
Farmer's Daughter
Feeding Five for Fifty
Make it From Scratch
Meal Planning
*My recipe blog isn't great yet, but I have some recipes here.
Post a comment if you are in on the challenge! Also we'll have an update next Monday to see how it went (if I made it through today without caving...)
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Fitness Warm-UpsFitness
Here are some ideas on how to warm-up your class. Submitted for grades 3-5 by Julie Wolfe, Andover, Kansas.
Here are some ideas on how to warm-up your class. Submitted for grades 3-5 by Julie Wolfe, Andover, Kansas.
Here's a great large group activity for grades 4-6. Submitted by James Lavin, Cumbria, England, and Neil Williams, Willimantic, Connecticut.
Here is a good way integrate Valentine's Day and physical education for grades K-2. Submitted by Kate Davis, Newnan, Georgia.
Here are four neat problem-solving games for grades K-5 using playing cards, chips, and foam dice. Submitted by Cindy Wright and Joe Mushock, Auburn, New York.
An interesting fitness activity for grades 4-8. Submitted by Jan Finck, Maumee, Ohio.
A cardiovascular fitness activity for grades K-3. Submitted by Vicki Bauer and Lisa Asman, West Orange, New Jersey.
An exciting fitness idea for grades 3-12. Submitted by Angie Cyr, Stillwater, Oklahoma.
A teacher tip for a neat nutrition education (food pyramid) activity for grades K-5. Submitted by Judy Blum, Willowbrook, Illinois.
A neat health/science projects for grades K-5. Submitted by Julia Marsh, Topeka, Kansas.
Two neat academic games for K-3 students. One is for letter recognition and the other is for helping students to tell time. Submitted by Vernon Dye, Brooklyn, New York.


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Mesothelioma is a cancer, a disease of cells of mesothelial cells of organs of internal lines. Usually associated with exposure to asbestos, Mesothelioma is very rarely diagnosed at an early stage. As a result, most cases are not detected before they reach malignancy.
Regarding asbestos, people familiar with the heat and combustion resistant properties since ancient times. The people of the prehistoric civilization open to the use of asbestos. During this time, but the man was in the dark about the harmful effects of asbestos. America saw the maximum use of asbestos during the two world wars. Controlled use of asbestos in shipbuilding, construction and combat equipment manufacturer.
After the danger of asbestos exposure is recognized, is a law intended to eliminate the use of asbestos (not the removal of asbestos) were introduced. Today, U.S. law does not prohibit the use of asbestos but attributes deadly consequences for its use. Legal regulations and warnings, but not to prevent all employers and masked use of asbestos continues in certain areas.
This denial on the part of U.S. employers, to comply with asbestos regulations has resulted in hundreds of asbestos litigation claims data. Several prominent lawyers and law firms have come to protect the interests of mesothelioma. Each U.S. states now have their own Mesothelioma lawyers and law firms. This procedure is quite complicated, the people (who were diagnosed with mesothelioma, or those who have been exposed to asbestos) approach lawyers and firms to assist on their asbestos lawsuits.
These days, the Mesothelioma attorneys file class action against companies that still use asbestos in their products and their employees to potential health threats. (Class action lawsuit is a legal device that allows a person to sue or to act as a representative of a group of people, but also requires that all have a common interest). Class action, keeping obligations of employers and seeking compensation for damage to employees, have restored the peace of mind (even if only slightly) of mesothelioma victims and their environment and the people dear.
Mesothelioma agile firm competent lawyer with a record of achievement has been shown to attract a favorable monetary settlement in the form of payments to mesothelioma victims. Mesothelioma settlements, ranging from a few hundred thousand to millions of dollars, depending on the expertise of the attorneys in determining the cause of exposure to asbestos. Once these hurdles are crossed, the Mesothelioma lawyer to investigate into the streets of the brightest development agreement for the Mesothelioma litigation claim. In the case of disputes handled by the lawyers, producers ready to approve a favorable settlement proposal Mesothelioma victims and their families and society as a whole.


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Stylish and delicious deserts
Creative vegetarian and vegan catering
Decadent delights
Wonderful atmosphere for dining
Catering for outside events
Catering for all
Enjoying home cooked veggie and vegan food
Sgeirea (Skerray) Gaelic meaning: 'Between the Rocks and the Sea'….
Welcome to our home in Skerray, a remote crofting hamlet on the stunning north coast of Scotland. Whether you are looking for bed and breakfast accommodation, holiday let or delicious homemade cake, you have come to the right place.
We are delighted to offer private catering both at Between the Rocks and the Sea and also at outside events. All our catering is vegetarian and vegan food and we can cater for food allergies and intolerances, please contact to discuss. Andy is a very creative and experienced vegetarian chef and enjoys creating rustic food displays and bringing his knowledge about world food to his work. Lauren brings a skill in baking and in experimenting with gluten free baking and raw food. We also run an occasional veggie/vegan Pop Up cafe from Between the Rocks and the Sea and groups are welcome to pop in!
Perhaps you would like a private meal at Between the Rocks and the Sea (we can cater for up to 10 people). Enjoy your meal in our gorgeous rustic dining room and relax in the cosy lounge. We may be able to offer a lunch or evening meal for your and your guests (please contact for availability). Or perhaps you would like us to come and cater your event at a venue you provide. Or you may simply request us to bake a cake for you to collect. If we can do it, we will! We enjoy chatting with clients and creating a food programme that will work for them and their guests, so please do contact Andy by email or call 01641 521728, you can also fill in the enquiry form on our website. We look forward to hearing from you.
… and just so you know – the feedback from that Borgie event was so overwhelming I seem to have set myself a precedent – ie make it top notch veggie catering – and am planning a repeat gig in the autumn/winterSimon Lee
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Asian stock markets fell sharply Tuesday, as poor economic data from the U.S. worsened already sour sentiment.
Japan led the region lower, with the Nikkei falling 2.2%, after disappointing economic data from the U.S. slammed stocks on Wall Street on Monday. The index is coming off a 2.0% fall Monday that put it into a correction, defined as a fall of at least 10% from a recent closing high.
With the Nikkei now down 12.2% for the year, Japanese Economy Minister Akira Amari on Tuesday expressed concern about the recent market moves, saying at a news conference that "markets have been over-reacting."
Elsewhere, Australia's S&P/ASX 200 lost 1.4% and South Korea's Kospi dropped 1.6%, and Singapore's Straits Times Index fell 1.2%.
In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng Index reopened after the Lunar New Year holiday with a 2.2% fall.
"The risk-off investor sentiment looks really well-entrenched, and it is not only reflecting what is going on emerging markets, but what is going on in the advanced economies," said Matthew Sherwood, head of investment market research at Perpetual in Sydney.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average sank 2.1% Monday after a report from the Institute for Supply Management showed a marked deceleration in U.S. manufacturing activity, with its purchasing managers index falling to 51.3 in January. This is the slowest reading since May and much lower than a projected reading of 56. A score above 50 indicates an expansion in manufacturing activity, while a score below 50 points to a contraction.
"We have been bombarded with negative headlines and data points and it just adds to the gloom," said Paul Mackel, head of Asian currency research at HSBC in Hong Kong. "There is no obvious light at the end of the tunnel."
U.S. jobs data for January, due Friday, will now be even more keenly eyed for clues to what the U.S. Federal Reserve may do. The central bank last week decided to further cut its monetary stimulus, despite dismal December jobs data.
Signs that the U.S. economic recovery may be stalling could compel the Fed to halt the winding down of its bond-buying stimulus program, sapping the dollar's upward momentum.
"The poor jobs numbers in December were said to be due to bad weather, so the base scenario has been that it'll be OK this time. But there are worries that the figures may be bad this time as well," said Kosuke Hanao, HSBC's head of foreign exchange in Tokyo.
The worsening sentiment helped assets that tend to benefit from times of economic turmoil--such as the yen. The dollar lost 1.05% against the Japanese currency in the previous session, though it picked up early on Tuesday. It was last trading at ¥101.25, compared with ¥100.96 late Monday in New York.
The sharp declines in stocks extend a global selloff that started in January, with heavy selling in emerging markets such as Turkey and Argentina spreading into developed markets. In addition to concerns over emerging markets, weak factory numbers from China, as well the Federal Reserve's continued reduction of its bond-buying program, have also contributed to the negative sentiment.
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Fang is the most recent in the Maximum Ride series, about the bird kids who are supposed to save the world.
In this literary outing, Max, the leader of the bird kids, is falling in love with Fang, and he with her. Their relationship as a couple is growing but some of the other kids in the flock thinks it's hurting the safety of the group. The kids all vote that Max should leave the flock and let Angel take over.
Max does leave and Fang goes with her, but not before Angel has a premonition that Fang is going to be the first bid kid to die. A parallel plot is that someone is still trying to kill the kids and are stalking them. Suddenly a new bird kid shows up and joins the flock because he has nowhere else to go. BUT, he seems to be "perfect" for Max.
The saga of the bid kids continues. I like the extra stuff at the end: Fang's Q and A with readers as well as experts from "his" blog. Cool series that will keep young adults reading.
Saturday, November 27, 2010
Book 75- Fang
Fang is the most recent in the Maximum Ride series, about the bird kids who are supposed to save the world.
Posted by Maggie at 11:26 PM
Labels: Fang, fiction, James Patterson, young adult