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Power, Privilege, and Racial Diversity in Oregon
Willamette University professor Emily Drew will lead participants in a conversation about the challenges to creating racially diverse, inclusive communities despite the accomplishments since the civil rights era.
Our Most-read Stories of 2018
Our readers' favorite articles and videos from the past year explore stories of identity, place, and belonging.
Think & Drink with Omar El Akkad
The 2018–19 Think & Drink series on Journalism and Justice continues with a conversation with reporter and novelist Omar El Akkad, author of American War.
"Poetry Builds Community"
Kim Stafford is Oregon's ninth Poet Laureate.
Black History Month Film Series: "I Am Not Your Negro"
Self Enhancement, Inc. presents Raoul Peck's film I Am Not Your Negro, followed by a panel discussion with Aisha Karefa-Smart, a niece of James Baldwin, and Darrais Carter, assistant professor of Black studies at Portland State university. This program is made possible in part by a Responsive Program Grant from Oregon Humanities.
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Sarah Shulman: Reading <i>Conflict Is Not Abuse</i>
This free, facilitated reading group is part of PICA's World AIDS Day Program.
On Bearing Bad News
Robert Leo Heilman writes about trying and failing to save library services in Douglas County.
Think & Drink with Walidah Imarisha
A conversation on criminalization, poverty, prisons, harm, and systems of accountability within the US criminal justice system with writer and educator Walidah Imarisha.
Remembering Peter Sears
We were saddened to learn of the death of former Oregon Poet Laureate Peter Sears, who passed away July 20.
All Our Voices
Mary Thompson, a 2016 graduate of Humanity in Perspective—a college humanities course for adults facing barriers to their education—shares what the program has meant to her and what she hopes for the future in her address to the 2017 graduating class.
Unbuttoned into the Blow
Conversation Project leader, poet, and essayist Wendy Willis defends human fragility.
So to Speak
Novelist Laila Lalami on moving between languages to find her voice
The Long Boat
Talking about Dying facilitator Jenny Sasser reads Stanley Kunitz's poem "The Long Boat" in this animated video produced by Dan Sadowsky for Oregon Humanities.
The Rim of the Wound
Writer Wendy Willis's open letter to the students of Columbia University Multicultural Affairs Advisory Board, with a special note to her daughters.
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Another Life
I think often of the taste of my grandfather's grapes and of the meat from my father's knife. An essay by Hanna Neuschwander
What's the Use?
Why bother with history? Why bother at all? An essay by Robert Leo Heilman
To Begin Is to Start
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In Defense of Navel-Gazing
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The Thing with Feathers
Joanna Rose on a writer's road trip gone wrong
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What It Means to Say Portland
Mitchell S. Jackson on the experience of growing up Black in North and Northeast Portland.
A Region by Any Name
From Ecotopia to Cascadia Megaregion, visions of the Pacific Northwest have been secessionist in nature. An essay by Carl Abbott
One Giant Step
Coming of age during the hopeful days of American space exploration. An essay by Dmae Roberts
Burning Bushes
When it comes to attention-getting spectacles, God is no longer the only game in town. An essay by Dan DeWeese
An Anecdotal Glossary of Spectacle
M. Allen Cunningham sorts through our landscape of scandal, show, and distraction
After the Fall
Somewhere beyond fate and reason, the real work of being human begins. An essay by John Holloran
Résumé of Failures
The stories of struggle, insecurity, and loss behind a successful writer's accomplishments. By Kim Stafford
Laughing Into the Abyss
The existential howl of Jewish American humor. By Scott Nadelson
The Artist as Worker
Rilke would never have understood the current desire to merge commerce and creativity. An essay by M. Allen Cunningham
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In praise of forbidden looking. An essay by Scott Nadelson
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April 2012 was Easter themed for Cake'n'Bake Club, and I wanted to have a bash at something savoury. I've always been a bit rubbish at pastry, so thought I'd take the opportunity to get in some practise with a yummy pie. The recipe is based on The Hairy Bikers' Gloucester Squab Pie
For the filling:
450g diced lamb
2tbsp plain flour
1-2 tbsp vegetable oil
1 medium onion
650ml hot lamb stock
1/2 tsp mixed spice
salt and pepper to taste
2 sprigs of fresh mint
2 bramley apples
For the pastry:
300g plain flour (plus extra for dusting)
pinch of salt
75g vegetable shortening, cut into cubes
75g butter, cut into cubes
1 medium sized egg
1 tbsp cold water
Prep Time: 45-60 minutes
Cook time: 120-150 minutes
Makes 8-10 slices
- The filling is cooked for at least an hour and a half before the pastry lid is added, so best to start with that. Preheat the oven to gas mark 5.
- Coat the diced lamb with the plain flour. Heat a little oil in a frying pan and stir fry the lamb until just golden, then place the lamb to one side in a casserole dish.
- Peel and chop the onion, then return the pan to the heat and fry the onions until they start to turn translucent. Add the onions, lamb stock, mixed spice, salt and pepper to the lamb in the casserole dish, then roughly tear the mint leaves and add these. Stir well, cover, then place in the oven for 1.5-2 hours, stirring occasionally, until the meat has cooked and the sauce has thickened. (Don't add the apples at this stage - we will come back to them!)
- Whilst the casserole is cooking, prepare your pastry. Tip the flour and salt into a large bowl, then rub in the shortening and butter with your fingertips until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs. Make a well in the centre.
- Lightly whisk the egg and water, then pour most of this into the well made in the flour and fat mixture - you'll want to reserve a little bit of this to use as a glaze. Stir the mixture until it comes together to form a dough, then knead the dough for a few minutes on a lightly floured surface. Shape the dough into a round, wrap in clingfilm and place in the fridge until ready to use (make sure this is at least 30 minutes so the pastry is nicely chilled!)
- Once the casserole is cooked, remove from the oven and leave to cool whilst you peel, core and slice the apples. Carefully pour half of the casserole into a large pie dish, then layer the slice apples on top of this. Pour the remaining casserole on top of the apple layer and set to one side whilst you roll out you pastry. Increase the heat of the oven to gas mark 6.
- Unwrap the pastry and roll out to around 3 inches large than the dish you are using. Cut a 1 inch circle from the edge of this, and place the around the rim of your pie dish to use as a support. Cover this in egg wash, then place the pastry over the whole dish. Trim and flute the edges, then glaze the top of the pie with the remaining egg mixture. Cut a small cross in the middle of the pastry to allow the steam to escape, then bake in the centre of the oven for 25 - 30 minutes until golden brown all over.
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KISS To Honor Hometown Military Heroes During 2016 Freedom to Rock Tour
Tour Will Kick Off With An Explosive Bang on July 4 at Casino Del Sol in Tucson, AZ
America s # 1 Gold Record Award Winning Group of all time in all categories KISS have partnered with Hiring Our Heroes (HOH) and Veteran Tickets Foundation (Vet Tix) to salute members of the National Guard and military Reserve forces in over 30 U.S. cities during their 2016 KISS: Freedom to Rock tour.
KISS will hire a currently serving member of the National Guard or Reserve force to be a Roadie for the Day for each of the 32 U.S. concerts. In addition, KISS will donate a limited number of tickets to veterans in each community and distribute those tickets through VetTix.org. Veterans and their family members will also have the chance to purchase discounted tickets through Vet Tix. Military discounts will also be available at venue box offices with proof of a valid military ID in select markets around the country. Please note this offer is not available in all cities.
The U.S KISS: Freedom to Rock tour stops are all home to a large number of Army and Air National Guard or Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps Reserve members. Since September 2001, hundreds of thousands of Guards and Reserve members have been recalled to active duty, and many have deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan. Nearly 900 of these brave men and women made the ultimate sacrifice.
KISS founder Paul Stanley said KISS is celebrating our Freedom To Rock tour this summer; the same freedom that s been upheld by our veterans and active duty service members
KISS other mastermind Gene Simmons stated, We are proud to partner with HOH and Vet Tix to highlight the incredible commitment and sacrifices of hometown heroes serving in the National Guard and Reserve forces. Many of these heroes have given a lot and some have given all and we will honor them in every town we tour.
From the President of Hiring Our Heroes and a Vice President at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Our members of the National Guard and Reserve are called upon at a moment s notice and they drop everything to respond. It is fitting that we honor these often invisible heroes in their communities and hometowns as part of the Freedom to Rock tour, said Eric Eversole.
Getting the opportunity to partner with Hall of Fame rockers is an amazing opportunity, said Mike Focareto, CEO of Vet Tix. KISS fans get much more than live music and a pyrotechnics show; they get a chance to create unforgettable memories with their family and friends. We re excited to make this experience possible to our Vet Tix family.


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Meanwhile, South Korean President Moon Jae-in and his United States counterpart, Donald Trump, agreed to apply maximum pressure and sanctions on North Korea in a telephone call on Monday, while China expressed hope that North and South Korea could resume contact soon.
South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha met with US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono in Manila on the sidelines of meetings hosted by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. Along with stopping the missile launches, North Korea would have to quit its nuclear weapons testing, he said recently.
The new Security Council resolution, UNSCR 2371, tightens existing sanctions by imposing a full ban North Korea's export of coal, iron, seafood and other items to other countries; expands the list of individuals and entities subject to an asset freeze; and prohibits countries from increasing the number of North Korean laborers they employ - laborers whose earnings, the US says, boost revenues for the regime's illicit activities.
The UNSC has repeatedly adopted resolutions condemning North Korea's nuclear and missile tests. They include a complete ban on its exports of coal, a main source of hard currency suspected to be channeled for its weapons development programs. The South Korean envoy held a rare but brief meeting in Manila with North Korea's top diplomat, who also spoke by phone with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, who had discussed the sanctions with Tillerson a day before.
The administration says the resolution could cost the regime $1 billion a year, although sanctions experts say that depends largely on how well they are implemented - especially by China, whose track record on enforcing punitive measures on North Korea is poor.
Despite that, Pyongyang has continued developing its nuclear and weapons program. It also prohibits countries from increasing the numbers of North Korean laborers now working overseas, bans new joint ventures with North Korea and any new investment in current joint ventures.
Tillerson reportedly said that through dialogue, North Korea would ultimately "feel secure and prosper economically".
North Korea reacted angrily, vowing to bolster its arsenal and mount revenge against the United States.More news: Stocks in Europe and Asia Slip as North Korea Tensions Rise
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Since Saturday's U.N. Security Council vote, Washington has put Beijing in particular on notice that it's watching closely to ensure China doesn't repeat its pattern of carrying out sanctions for a while, then returning to business as usual with the pariah nation on its border.
"We will know it when we see it", the secretary of state said, according to CBS News.
North Korea "will make the USA pay dearly for all the heinous crimes it commits against the state and people of this country", the statement said.
"There is now a much greater effort.to cut Pyongyang's diplomatic ties in the developing world and raise awareness of various United Nations resolutions", said Karl Dewey, an analyst focused on chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear assessments at defense researcher IHS Jane's. In return for a missile moratorium, Beijing and Moscow say the US should undertake to end "large-scale" military exercises with South Korea.
Wang also urged the US and South Korea "to stop increasing tensions" and said that all sides should return to negotiations.
Niki Haley, the US ambassador to the United Nations, stated that the Security Council had lived up to its role by backing the sanctions.
"They're nearly going from sanctions to embargo and really trying to slam the North Korean economy", Delury said.
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A stunning morning shoot for Kate and Chris's engagement session. The glamour of their first looks perfectly complimented the gorgeous lines of the bridge and the pre-dawn sky, while their second "causal" looks were a fun fit for a sunnier and playful stroll in Brooklyn Bridge Park. This two hour engagement session left them with lots of photos to select from!


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Ideally located in the prime touristic area of Samarinda City Center, Amaris Hotel Samarinda promises a relaxing and wonderful visit. Both business travelers and tourists can enjoy the hotel's facilities and services. Take advantage of the hotel's free Wi-Fi in all rooms, 24-hour front desk, express check-in/check-out, luggage storage, Wi-Fi in public areas. All rooms are designed and decorated to make guests feel right at home, and some rooms come with non smoking rooms, air conditioning, desk, telephone, television. Enjoy the hotel's recreational facilities, including garden, before retiring to your room for a well-deserved rest. A welcoming atmosphere and excellent service are what you can expect during your stay at Amaris Hotel Samarinda.


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There have been a few reviews of Khurasan's T-55 tanks going around so I'll keep mine brief and let the pictures do most of the talking.
I recently picked up three of Khurasan Miniatures T-55's to compare with my 10 Battlefront T-55's. Below are some pictures of the models and a comparison of the two.
|Khurasan T-55 all bagged up.
The detail is good on both, with Battlefronts being a little more pronounced and therefore visible at 15mm.
|Khurasan in the foreground, with BF T-55 in back.
|Khurasan on left, BF on right.
|The BF tank is a little taller than the Khurasan.
|I like the HMG on the Khurasan tank more than BF, but neither is very sturdy.
|I left off one of the fuel tanks on the Khurasan T-55.
|The BF T-55 is wider.
|The Khurasan T-55 has the option of no fuel drums, empty brackets or full drums on.
|The hull on the BF tank is longer, but the tracks are almost the same.
So in review, both are great kits. I would probably recommend buying all of one or the other and not mixing them as there is some size difference. Also there is a weight difference as the Khurasan tanks weigh far less than the BF ones. As for price, both are similar in cost, but Khurasan sells individual tanks and group packages whereas Battlefront only has boxes of 5 or 3 for now. I will be checking out the BF Egyptian T-55's next, since mine are all the Vietnam versions. Although all of the photos I've seen of T-55's in 1967 don't have the fuel tanks in combat.


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Burnfoot mum Leighann Rowley has enlisted the help of local community leaders in her bid to have a children's play park built in Henderson Road.
And this week, Councillor Stuart Marshall told the Hawick News he's keen to investigate the plans further.
He said: "This is not the first time that such an idea has been mooted but I do think that this time there is a real willingness to pursue the possibility.
"Whilst I am conscious that there will be many hurdles to overcome in order for us to succeed with this project, all of us, however, are determined to at least see if it is at all possible."
Fellow SBC councillor Watson McAteer is also behind Ms Rowley's plans, as is Michael Grieve who heads Burnfoot Communti Council.
Talking this week, Mr Grieve said: "I'm encouraged to see ideas coming from the community.
"Lieghann is very enthusiastic and has put a lot of work into this already.
"While there is still a lot of work to be done, I'm sure that all the parties involved will see the advantages of a play park on this site."
Mr Marshall went on: "Some of the issues that we will be faced with are landownership, finance, who will be responsible for its upkeep and, of course, it is important that we consult with those who live near to the proposed area."
Mr Marshall added that Scottish Borders Housing Association has taken an active interest in the project and have agreed to a site meeting in order to move things forward.
Mr Marshall continued: "Last week I received confirmation from the landowners, SBHA, that they are happy to meet with us on site very soon and this meeting will, I am sure, be a deciding factor in how we progress with this project.
"I was very impressed with the enthusiasm that has been shown by Leighann and everyone else, so why not at least explore the idea and see what we can do."
Ms Rowley said: "It is a lovely space and very much underutilised and would be great for the kids on the estate."


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These are the boots worn by Iron Virgin's Glam Rock guitarist Gordon Nicol. He's on the far left in the group shot crossing Edinburgh's Princes Street.
The boots are still in decent shape after being retired to closet use for 30 years. At one time they had obviously been cleaned with a polish that left a whitish residue, something that can probably be cleaned up quite easily by a knowledgeable shoe repair person. They have 4 1/2 inch heels, 2 inch soles and from sole to the top is 19 3/4 inches. From the toe to the heel (inside the boot) is 9 3/4." Made of very supple leather by a store called Bumble which was in Edinburgh.
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How To: Properly Plan And Pick Parts For An Air-Cooled PC, Part 1
Page 1:Back To Basics On Cooling
Page 2:Cooling Theory Made Easy
Page 3:Our Test System
Page 4:Power Supply: Mounting Location And Chassis Selection
Page 5:Airflow: Install Tower Coolers Right-Side-Up
Page 6:Airflow: Horizontally-Mounted Tower Cooler
Page 7:Airflow: Common Installation Errors
Page 8:Airflow: Unique To Downward-Facing Blowers
Page 9:Airflow: Hard Drive Cooling
Page 10:Airflow: Measurements And Comparisons
Page 11:Airflow: Ventilate Graphics Cards Well
Page 12:In Anticipation Of Part Two
What better way to wrap up a scorching summer than with a last word on cooling? We explain the most important rules for creating ideal airflow, address the potential effectiveness of side fans, and discuss the finer points of graphics card cooling.
At least in Europe, the summer wasn't really all that warm (Ed.: Yeah, try living in Bakersfield, CA). But for a PC owner or do-it-yourself builder, the issues of waste heat, cooling, and ambient temperature are always worth thinking about. That's why we're going to start at the very beginning in this, our introduction to cooling. Every year we have new readers, and every year we see some of the same questions posed in our forums. The very last thing we want is for an expensive project to fail as a result of a mistake made in the most basic tenets of keeping hardware running at acceptable temperatures.
Because the topic is extensive, and because we want to offer a comprehensive tutorial, we'll present the whole story in two parts (the second of which will appear next week).
So, first we'll talk about the best sort of chassis, including the mounting location of the power supply. Then, we'll take a look at the potential drawbacks of other solutions. Optimized airflow is the most important consideration in an air-cooled system, so we plan to go into a lot of detail on that. Then, we'll take a look at classic case fans, and show why even a beginner doesn't need to be afraid of applying thermal paste. If you also bear in mind the importance of having space between your multi-GPU configuration and understand why the often-maligned side-panel fan can be useful, your PC will be better-equipped to survive next summer's heat.
- Back To Basics On Cooling
- Cooling Theory Made Easy
- Our Test System
- Power Supply: Mounting Location And Chassis Selection
- Airflow: Install Tower Coolers Right-Side-Up
- Airflow: Horizontally-Mounted Tower Cooler
- Airflow: Common Installation Errors
- Airflow: Unique To Downward-Facing Blowers
- Airflow: Hard Drive Cooling
- Airflow: Measurements And Comparisons
- Airflow: Ventilate Graphics Cards Well
- In Anticipation Of Part Two
comptonAfter reading the charts of PSU placement and the GPU cooling diagrams, I'm even more convinced that my Lian Li PCA05-NB is a great solution. The motherboard is upside down, so that GPUs (In my case an axial fan gpu) faces towards the top. The CPU is now at the bottom back of the case and with the rear fan acting as an intake and not exhaust, you get great CPU cooling. The PSU mounts in the bottome front as well. The great part of this design is all the heat ends up in the top. As an option, you can vent the top to release the heat rising from the GPUs, but I like the case because it has very little venting. Through unusual case design and careful component selection I have an almost silent system - but with overclocked CPU and GPUs. The front fan is the exhaust, but has a bezel over it. With a few bucks worth of acoustic dampening material I can even hear myself think sometimes. I regard low temps and low noise output to be two sides of the same coin, but I know that many seem to not mind loud systems and mainly just care about temps. It's never been easier to build a near-silent system, even with high performance gear.
If you plan ahead of time, you can make a super quiet and cool running system. It's easier to build a cool and quiet system from the start than retroactively go back and try to make a noisy (and/or hot) system quiet with great temps.
I'll be waiting for article 2.
beetlejuicegrheh i am just showing you a pic from my pc that the airflow is totally different because there is a watercooling system on the cpu, i hope that the picture is self explanatory for all.
PSU's don't pull that much air, normally. So unless your Unit kicks it's fan speed way up there then don't royy abotu it and do as suggested. If it doesn't work then you can always just flip it back to where it was.
AnonymousBased on this the tower format is a heat failure as the best orientation would be for the motherboard to be laid on the floor of the case. One other aspect that wasn't mentioned and I don't know how much of an affect it would have, is Bernoulli principle that dictates moving air to have reduced pressure and temperature over surrounding static air. Tunnel structures for airflow to assist air speed inside the case?
jemmGreat work! As someone pointed out, dust intake is a problem when you have lots of fans pulling the air inside the case. While not all places are dusty, my place sits behind a school and there are dust everywhere. So my solution come from Organza, a thin, plain weave, sheer fabric traditionally made from silk. I fixed the fabric outside the case, and it works to filter the air.
ojasgreat article, was going to revamp my cooling system in december anyway, this article helped a lot, and confirmed a lot of my suspicions (like the side fan).
only prob with the side fan is that most manufacturers don't include dust filters on the side went, even if the front and psu intakes have it. you can always make/buy one though...
i was going to make a similar comment regarding Indian summers . I only see my hard drive below 30*C during winter!
AnonymousYou did not address or test air pressure. I spent many days testing multiple formats such as the tests above at my previous position and when I included air pressure, the whole story changed.
Positive air pressure in a case, that has optimal channels for air movement, will cool components better than neutral, or negative pressure.
All else equal, the positive air pressure creates more small eddies that pull more heat from the surface of components, which would otherwise be missed.
You can test this, grab a good tower case, with a bottom mounted PSU, well groomed cabling, and make sure the case has no perforated walls (which defeats the purpose of air pressure testing). If you have 6 fans, 3 point in and 3 point out, in any configuration, it will cool less effectively than arranging the same 6 fans in a 4 in 2 out configuration.
Try it and see if you get the same results...also any thermodynamic engineers care to join in? I am no engineer, just interested.
ramicioA 60 watt light bulb emits approximately 90% of its energy through heat, so about 54 watts of heat. A computer drawing 60 watts at idle isn't going to be a particularly warm one. The power supply alone is 80%+ efficient. You just can't compare a light bulb's heat output to a computer's. Plus, a computer's heat is spread out over a higher area.
As for the case you're working with in this article...I would not recommend it to anyone. These cases with the hard drives mounted sideways may be slightly handy, but there is basically no airflow over them. I don't see why a person with a simple tower would need quick removal. If you want server-type features, man up and buy real server hardware. Hard drives don't need much airflow to stay cool. There is no need to add anything to a hard drive to cool them, they should be properly cooled in the first place.


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Release Date: 28th September, 2012
Certification: 15
Director: Paul W. S. Anderson
Starring: Milla Jovovich, Sienna Guillory, Michelle Rodriguez, Johann Urb
Even as I am writing this review I am finding it hard to wrap my head around the fact that this is the fifth live-action Resident Evil film in 10 years. As any fan of the original video game series will tell you, this action-driven, sensationalist, bombastic adaptation by Paul W. S. Anderson has no real connection to the zombie-horror source material save for some character names, creature designs and locations. Retribution is less a film with a story and more of a series of MacGuffins in order to revive dead characters, recycle villains and justify an army of RPG-toting, Jeep-driving, Soviet soldier zombies. Oh, and did I mention they were on fire?
Any pretence that the narrative of this series should be taken seriously is thrown out the window within the first five minutes as Alice (Jovovich) summarises the impenetrable, obtuse events of the previous four films in an alarmingly brisk manner. She awakes to find herself in an experimental facility ran by evil mega-corporation Umbrella, who manufactured the T-Virus weapon which brought about the zombie apocalypse in the first place. This facility, comprised of a number of test areas modelled on cities and locations around the world (New York, suburban America, Tokyo, Moscow, Berlin), serves to test the effectiveness of the biochemical deterrent. Alice must fight her way through each testing area to escape the complex and all that stands in her way are Umbrella's agents, a zombie army, and enough slow motion sequences to make Garth Marenghi blush.
Alice is not alone in her struggle. The supporting cast is chock-full of fan service and callbacks to both the video games and previous films in the series. Leon S. Kennedy and Barry Burton lead a small team of cannon fodder sent to rescue Alice, while erstwhile villains Jill Valentine, Albert Wesker and the Red Queen return, and Ada Wong also joins the cast because she's a thing. Even the creatures get their due, with significant cameo appearances made by Chainsaw Guy, Big Axe Guy (they don't really have names, do they?) and the Lickers. The wall-to-wall fan-pandering is charming for those familiar with the franchise, but it's hard to see past the awful, stilted dialogue and interactions which punctuate the action sequences. That action is consistently slick and surprisingly well-choreographed, although the CGI-laden, green screen-dependent and slow-motion nature of it all begins to wear-thin by the second act.
If there's one thing to genuinely commend the film for, it's that it treats the audience with a certain level of respect which is rarely seen in traditional Hollywood action fare – Retribution foregrounds strong female protagonists and antagonists without pandering to an adolescent urge to ensure they remain scantily clad throughout (I'm looking at you, Sucker Punch). Here, the prevalence of the male gaze inherent in mainstream cinema is challenged and, while it does not necessarily rescue the film from being a decidedly banal affair, the understated use of progressive female characters throughout the film is very much welcome.
Retribution marks the series' most camp outing yet. There may have been a period in time where the early films entertained the idea that they should be taken seriously, but this has long since passed. Instead, we have 90 minutes of B-list actors cosplaying as fan favourites, stylishly murdering hoards of the undead again, and again, and again… and if the final scene is anything to go by, this isn't the last we'll be seeing of it either.
PS: Avoid the 3D if you can. Nothing interesting to note there.


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1st Sgt. Milton Anthony Warden.
"From here to Eternity"
Paul Valery
The Wisdom of the Ages
Mikhail Kalashnikov
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
This guy speaks for me...
I have both the long and short form within arms reach. In fact I just scanned one so I can properly report at my initial interview with Social Security tomorrow.
I'm out to become one of those "moochers" like... I don't know... Paul Ryan... Ayn Rand.
But, because Hot Springs Montana is just a stone's throw from Kenya (You can see it from there!), I'm aware that many may think my pissy, malcontent, Scots-Irish schtick is merely a front to conceal my true Islamic heritage.
So I'm prepared to offer proof.
I mean... anyone would wonder, right?... Lou Brock?... Huh?
Just ask, folks. I'll cough it up.
So, apologies to Kevin (It's just a ploy for more fudge - some with almonds this time. Your birthday's coming up by the way, Teletubby. I'm not in the stone age. I'm on FaceBook.) and my new friend, Josh who is a rational, decent man who I have no wish to offend.
But... the hairdo that walked like a (grossly obese) man has gotten his wish.
He's made the country look like idiots - even more so than before - the world over.
The "self-made man" (It's easy when you inherit part of 400 million) has splashed his stupidity over the whole nation.
Thanks, media.
And mostly, thanks, Donald.
You've been very helpful.
Link to the vid on YouTube:
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I must say, I'm amazed you let this thing ruffle your feathers, but I guess since I don't do TV I haven't been bludgeoned with it as much as most. Donald Trump is just the male side of the raunch Wal Mart culture that Paris Hilton an Lindsay Lohan lead around by the sweatpants...
- Dan brock said...
I don't do TV either so don't mistake amused amazement for ruffled feathers.
I'm not remotely as invested emotionally as this guy being that I'm white and all.
It's just comical to watch the Republicans slowly screwing themselves into the ground.
I'm not heart-broken over Trump's actions as the loudest birther, but I am offended and pissed. I agree with the gentleman on the vid and would like to thank you for the post.
My computer doesn't seem to be able to access a link Youtube - could you post a direct link to the vid? I'd like to thank him also.


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You are Worth it
Today I want to speak to you personally and I will start by saying to you, " You are worth it". You deserve to live your best life of freedom, influence, success, honour, happiness and love. Decide to live that wonderful life whereby you know beyond any shadow of doubt that "You are worthy". Say to yourself, "I am worthy".
There is nothing more beautiful than to wake up each day feeling great about yourself, in spite of the circumstances around you. You must wake up each day practicing "loving yourself" because you are worth it.
Living life from that standpoint of valuing yourself first before getting any outside influences is great. To enjoy this life of freedom, you need to live above the smiles or frowns of other people towards you. Personally, I became free and secure when I started doing that. Today, I am no longer going around looking at other people to determine how I feel, looking at their approval to determine what I can do or can't do, and seeking any other cheap endorsements. I know who I am and I am comfortable in my own personality, in my own skin and humanity. This is freedom.
Approve, Celebrate and Endorse Yourself
In life, you must learn to approve and endorse yourself. Celebrate you; your uniqueness, your gifts/talents, your ideas and inventions. Once you begin to endorse yourself, it's like you are sowing a seed and when you do that, others will begin to notice and you will reap a harvest. That is when you begin to hear other people coming to you saying, "we have always known that you had it, you are gifted". It's almost impossible for people to end up celebrating you and your gift and your work when you yourself are not celebrating but are busy dishonouring and devaluing yourself. If you are not confident in who you are, in yourself and in your abilities, why should we be? This is the secret of selling big in any business. You can see that the value of a product is increased by the personality of the owner and in most cases, confidence is a key factor. Look at Donald Trump, hate him or like him, the guy has got influence and he was bold and confident even before he was President. Use personal confidence as the trump card of your life.
Learn from Little Kids
Children are very good at celebrating and accepting of themselves. As adults, we really need to learn of this trait from our little kids. Within their innocence, little children do not have hearts which are haddened by malice, self hate, strife, conflict, envy and wrong judgements. They are devoid of negative self-perceptions and this is why you see even children being quick to forgive. A child will straight away come to cuddle you even after you told them off. It is within their innocence that we can all learn the beauty of valuing ourselves. Little kids do not walk around with any form of self judgement or lacking in confidence. They know very well how to celebrate themselves and how to walk around with no care at all. That is confidence and freedom.
Your Networks determine Your Net Worth
Learn to find people around you who who are of similar thoughts, interests, vision and ideas. Eagles fly higher together. Therefore, in your life you need to find out who are those people who genuinely love you unconditionally, celebrate you, challenge you and who want to see you manifest the best in your life. Your networks affect your net worth.
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I've had this idea for a while, but it took a while to come to fruition since I'm not allowed to drill any holes in walls at our house. Since we created a playroom for the kids in our would-be dining room, the walls seemed exceedingly bare. But once we got Bryce's 1 year portrait taken, I hung both kid's 1 year portraits on one wall, but the opposite wall was still blank.
In the meantime, I've always hated that there was never enough places to display Caroline's artwork and didn't like cluttering up the fridge anymore than it already is. (And having an avalanche of drawings everytime someone walked briskly by.)
And so my "invention" was born. Why not create a big place on the wall to display the creations of my future world famous artist? And here it is:
We hung a clothesline between two clothespins that Jason drilled into the wall and then hung Caroline's paintings and drawings of the week there. It fills up the wall with something and is a great place to display her talents. Now we just need to find the time to actually paint the walls in there, but hey, it's a start!


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Learn about networking at Trine workshop
FORT WAYNE - (06/07/2017) Trine University's Fort Wayne Education Center will host a free training workshop on "Maximizing Your Network" from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, June 21.
The workshop will be offered in a Lunch and Learn format with free lunch and interactive materials. It is limited to the first 30 RSVPs.
Nancy Steigmeyer, senior program director of Trine's Graduate School, and Jackie Delagrange, director of Trine's Master of Science in criminal justice program, will share a variety of exciting ways to build your brand and reputation, and discuss how to build effective relationships and connections. Attendees will learn the basics of networks and positive community relationships in this energetic workshop.
There also will be business card drawings for door prizes.
Trine University's Fort Wayne Education Center is located at 9910 Dupont Circle Dr. E, Suite 130. For any questions or special food accommodations, call 260-702-8007 or e-mail email@example.com. RSVP by June 17.
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Review Highlights Spirit Tale Eight: Teacher of Power
Meet The Sephardic Storytelling Family! Main Characters Table of Contents Others About Spirit Tales
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rated by international readers platform Readers' Favorite!
Editorial review: Reviewed by Jack Magnus for Readers' Favorite.
Spirit Tale Eight: Teacher of Power is the final story (of the Seven Teachers sequence) in Rabbi Sipporah Joseph's inspirational Spirit Tales Series…
…suitable for readers of all ages and religious denominations.
Two hundred and thirty-four students are attending the School (…) Of the 234, only 6 students are admitted to study under the Teacher of Power.
It's a magnificent tale and a worthy conclusion to Rabbi Joseph's Seven Teachers sequence in the) Spirit Tales (bookseries)
…a grand adventure
…you will probably find yourself as enriched as, indeed, I was.
…I await further stories from Rabbi Sipporah Joseph.


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I've sat down a few times over the past week thinking "what should I blog about today..." and ended up doing nothing. It probably doesn't help that I have no readers at the moment. In order to combat this I have decided to start a series titled 'What makes a great terrarium?'
The aim is to break down each aspect of the terrarium and learn a bit more about it myself, hopefully providing someone with insight along the way and making Geodesium's terrarium kits ever better.
To start with, let's define the word terrarium. A quick google search yields the definition:
"A vivarium for smaller land animals, especially reptiles, amphibians, or terrestrial invertebrates, typically in the form of a glass-fronted case."
"A sealed transparent globe or similar container in which plants are grown"
With the etymology combining the Latin word terra, meaning earth, with the English word aquarium.
The Wikipedia article tells us the terrarium was invented by Nathaniel Bagshaw Ward in 1842. A botanist who observed insect behaviour and left a jar unattended, he observed a fern growing inside and watched it grow for 4 years, adding no water.
The conclusion we can gather is that a terrarium is about capturing parts of the Earth into a glass vessel for observation. I think terrariums serve 2 main purposes:
- The modern fascination with terrariums clearly derives from people thinking they look cool. They can fit in to both rustic and modern décor styles and provide a clean, cool way to bring a plant inside.
- Most people have plants in their homes, a terrarium reduces the mess associated with this, as well as reducing frequency of watering due to the humidity. This humidity is also useful, it allows the creation of a microclimate, providing an opportunity to grow plants in a country or area they do not belong.
So a 'great terrarium' has to fulfill these criteria. Each aspect has to look good, but also provide a practical use. There is no point in creating a beautiful terrarium for it to die a week later. There is also no point in splashing out on a fancy shape but having the inside look terrible.
So what are the main parts of a terrarium? (these will most likely form the headings for the rest of this series).
- The container: The container provides the basis for the rest of the terrarium aspects. For a terrarium to look great the style, shape and colour of the container must be in harmony with the colours and shape of the plants, gravel and decorations. For the plants to survive, the container must provide the right levels of ventilation, drainage and humidity.
- Plants: The choice of plants are ultimately up to the user and in the cases or orchids or bonsai trees may dictate the container shape. With the most common plants being cacti, succulents and airplants there is an incredible range of choice.
- Soil: Dictated by the plant – it is essential to have a group of plants with similar watering, feeding and soil requirements for the longevity of the terrarium. This is probably a factor with limited visual considerations.
- Stones: These provide colour and can control the feel of the terrarium. You may want to try and match these to the décor of the area in which the terrarium will be placed. Stones also provide drainage for the base of the terrarium, to prevent flooding of the plants.
- Activated Charcoal and other soil add-ins: Activated Charcoal is a terrarium staple, with a variety of claims being made about its ability to reduce odour and fungus, as well as increase plant growth.
- Decorations: Decorations are very subjective. These could be used to create a themed terrarium, or just randomly to provide another dimension.
- Mosses: Mosses can be both practical and visual. There are a variety of easily available mosses, as well as some more difficult to find varieties.
So this concludes the introduction. I hope you managed to get through it! I'll start the next blog post with a write up about containers.
As always, you can look at Geodesium's range on the website; www.geodesium.co.uk


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The scenic White Mountains of New Hampshire are where the Merrimack River finds its source, flowing down into Massachusetts and bisecting the town of Tyngsborough, which bills itself as "The Gateway to the White Mountains."
To cross that river in either state, you have to take the iconic green, single-arched bridge in Tyngsborough, which has become the town's emblem and one of the structures it is most known for to area residents. As a bedroom community for workers in Lowell, Boston and Nashua, N.H., Tyngsborough works hard to preserve its scenic assets, including the Lowell-Dracut-Tyngsborough State Forest that covers a portion of the burg.
If you are moving to this picturesque community, you will want the best Tyngsborough movers to do the job. After a "movers Tyngsborough MA" Web search, the best way to compare Tyngsborough local movers is to look at customer reviews and professional ratings. As you do that, you will figure out that the #1 Tyngsborough moving company is DN Van Lines, a rapidly growing local company that knows the state well.
If you click on to www.dnvanlines.com, you will find out what makes DN Van Lines the pick of the Tyngsborough movers as customers write and speak about the great service they received and the professionalism of everyone on staff. You will also see the A+ rating from the Better Business Bureau and the designation as a ProMover by the American Moving and Storage Association.
Customers also appreciate that DN Van Lines can take care of their Tyngsborough storage needs, too, due to its huge and safe facility near Boston. That means they don't have to spend any extra time doing a "storage Tyngsborough MA" Web search; DN Van Lines handles everything from packing to moving to storing any extras that won't fit.
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I went last summer to Lincoln Center over the course of several evenings to take photos of the annual Midsummer Night Swing festival. Since cameras aren't allowed on the dance floor itself, I stayed on the adjacent plaza where a variety of New Yorkers tried to beat the heat while trying out their abilities as ballroom dancers. Some came with partners in tow and others teamed up with strangers. It was an enjoyable laid back scene and a good opportunity for me to practice my street photography skills while listening to swing and big band music in the background.
Tuesday, January 31, 2017
Monday, January 30, 2017
Photo Book Review: Edward Steichen: In High Fashion
Edward Steichen: In High Fashion by William A. Ewing and Todd Brandow is a thorough documentation of the photographic work that Steichen created over a fifteen year period for both Vogue and Vanity Fair. While it might be assumed that the photographer left behind him the art photography he had practiced so assiduously in Europe upon joining Condé Nast, this is not the case. Although Steichen's portraits had even in his days with the Photo Secession shown a tendency towards unadorned naturalism (witness his famous 1903 photo of J.P. Morgan), he maintained the use of pictorialist techniques in his fashion photography for quite some time. Indeed, it was only when Mehemed Fehmy Agha was hired as art director of Vogue that Steichen fully embraced straight photography in depicting fashion. No matter what his style, however, Steichen's mastery of technique and lighting never wavered. One has only to look at White (plate 221) from 1935 to begin to comprehend the extent of his ability. The photo is a study of three models all dressed in white standing with a white horse against a white tiled wall. To anyone who has ever attempted a photo in which each element is pure white without losing any detail and all the while preserving a full range of tonal values, this deceptively simple image is a tour de force.
Looking at the photos themselves, one has the sense of having stumbled across a lost world. Here are the most newsworthy actors, writers and society figures of the 1920's and 1930's, the celebrities whose extensive fame was the primary cause of their appearance in such magazines as Vogue and Vanity Fair in the first place. And yet so thoroughly forgotten have the majority of these once renowned personages become that it has been necessary for the authors to add a "Who's Who" as an appendix to the book. In a way this is fitting, for Steichen himself has suffered a somewhat similar fate. Though at one time he was, along with Stieglitz, America's preeminent photographer, his reputation has been so eclipsed in recent decades that he is little remembered today. This is a great injustice and one that this book will hopefully help correct.
The book itself is an extremely handsome and well designed volume. The photographic reproductions are all uniformly excellent and are generally shown in full page format. There are three essays by William A. Ewing, Carol Squiers and Tobia Bezzola that are intelligently written and not only provide a great deal of information and insight regarding Steichen's tenure at Condé Nast but also display a deep respect and sympathy for Steichen's work and the creative processes he brought to bear upon it.
Thursday, January 12, 2017
Kodak Ektachrome Film Redux
Perhaps the most surprising announcement at this year's otherwise humdrum CES came from Kodak, the former giant of the photography industry. In a move that has to cheer analog photographers dismayed to see one favorite film after another discontinued, the company stated that it will return Ektachrome color reversal film to production after a five year absence with the first batch set to hit stores in this year's fourth quarter. According to the press release, a Super 8 motion picture film version will be produced in Rochester and will be sold by Kodak directly while a 135/36 version will be made available to still photographers by Kodak Alaris, a spinoff company headquartered in the UK.
And the reason behind this radical change of direction? According to Steven Overman, Kodak's chief marketing officer and president of the Consumer and Film Division:
"We are seeing a broad resurgence of excitement about capturing images on film. Kodak is committed to continuing to manufacture film as an irreplaceable medium for image creators to capture their artistic vision. We are proud to help bring back this classic."
As if this weren't enough good news for film enthusiasts, Overman went on, in a podcast recorded at CES, to further state: "I will say, we are investigating Kodachrome, looking at what it would take to bring that back." That's hardly a promise, of course, but the very fact that such a move is under consideration is heartening to analog photographers who know from experience that Kodachrome was the best color film ever made.
Meanwhile, for those of us who still shoot black & white film, Ikigai Camera, a Japanese film store headquartered in Australia, announced on its blog a "new" film designed to replace one long since discontinued by Fuji. Described as the "brain-child of Bellamy Hunt of Japan Camera Hunter fame," the film supposedly recreates many of the most desirable features of Neopan 400. According to the blog post:
"StreetPan 400, while not a new emulsion, is a modernized version of an out of production AGFA surveillance film that has been brought back to life (and back into production)"
I'm not quite sure how an Agfa surveillance film would come to have the same properties as a discontinued print film, but I have to admit that the sample photographs shown on the blog certainly look good. Though I've always shot Tri-X myself, I'd love a chance to experiment with this film and see what prints I could get from its negatives in the darkroom.
Wednesday, January 11, 2017
Central Park Musician
He was gracious and smiled when on New Years Day I asked if I could take his photo. I shot the portrait above and then took another of him performing on his traditional string instrument, the erhu (sometimes referred to as the "Chinese violin"). I wasn't that happy with the second shot - it definitely wasn't one of my better photographs - but it did provide a good indication how the instrument was held and played.
Friday, January 6, 2017
Panasonic Officially Announces the Lumix GH5
The big announcement at this year's CES show was Panasonic's official release of the Lumix GH5. It didn't exactly come as a surprise. Not only had I already seen the camera locked away in a plastic case at October's NYC Photo Expo, but the specs as given in the CES press release were exactly what I had been told by the Panasonic rep at the Javits Center. The only unknown then had been the cost, and even the huge 33% increase in list price wasn't entirely unexpected. At least not by me.
Panasonic already knew it had a winner on its hands with the GH series. All along, these cameras have offered filmmakers the best option by far for video in a mass market camera. The only way to get anything better has been to spend tens of thousands of dollars on specialized high end equipment. And now Panasonic has improved on its lead by dramatically improving the camera's video capabilities. As the press release states, the GH5 offers:
"...4K 60p/50p ultra high-definition, smooth, video recording for the first time in a DSLM camera. It is also capable of internal 4:2:2 / 10-bit video recording, which is the color subsampling commonly used for film production, for even more faithful color reproductions."
There are also significant improvements for still photographers, such as a larger sensor, a newly developed Venus Engine processor that Panasonic claims cuts noise by two stops even with the larger sensor, and the omission of the optical low pass filter. Most significant is the improvement to the auto focus system. The number of focus areas has been increased from 49 to 225. Beyond that:
"If focus is not exactly as the user intended when the shutter is pressed, the LUMIX GH5's Post Focus function8 enables users to select the specific focus point even after shooting – particularly helpful in situations like macro shooting where severe focusing is required. In addition, the camera also features a Focus Stacking function."
Is the GH5 worth the increased price? For serious filmmakers, the answer has to be an unequivocal "yes" (always assuming, of course, that the camera performs as well in field tests as it looks on paper). For still photographers, it really depends on the use intended. When I picked up the GH2 back in 2011, I wanted a lightweight mirrorless camera for travel and street shooting, and the GH2 looked like my best bet. I already had then, and still have now, a full Nikon DSLR system that would invariably be my first choice when going for the "money shot." So, although it would obviously be wonderful to have the GH5 with all its many enhancements, I was perfectly happy to pick up a GH4 last month from B&H for only $1,200 (with a complimentary $150 gift card thrown in) since in my case the camera is really more for non-professional use. But for other photographers - especially those, such as wedding photographers, who shoot extensive video - the improvements in design are so extensive that it's now become possible to forget about DSLR's altogether and to work solely with a mirrorless system. I may go that way myself in the future. Critical considerations will be the quality of available lenses (using Nikon or other third party lenses with adapters is not a viable option) as well as the camera's ability to withstand the rugged daily use given it by professionals. In this regard, it's worth noting that my old GH2 began developing significant problems after only a couple of years of moderate use.
Monday, January 2, 2017
Nana from Serbia
Nana didn't have any problem when I asked to take her photo last week as she sat on the sidewalk on Amsterdam Avenue. In spite of her predicament, she seemed resolutely upbeat and cheerful, although she assumed a more serious expression for the photos. Nana even wanted to know the name of my blog so that she could check out the photos after they'd been posted. When I asked her if she had any better place to stay than the sidewalk when the weather turned really cold, she answered vaguely that she had friends in Chicago. I gave her what change I had in my pocket, which wasn't really that much, and wished her a happy holiday.
Sunday, January 1, 2017
New Blog Name, New Focus
Those who've been following this blog have probably noticed by now that I've given it a new name. Behind the change is my renewed interest in street photography. I've been doing a lot more of it in the past few months and am really excited how well so many of the pictures have turned out. Now I need a forum on which to display them, and this blog is the obvious choice. I'm planning on posting much more often in 2017 than in the past and would ideally like to be able to show one example of my street photography each day.
For the most part, the photographs I'll be posting here will be in black & white. Years ago, I shot all around New York City with b&w film, usually Tri-X, and found that I could express my sense of the city's character much more clearly in monochrome. To my own eyes, New York - no matter how gentrified - has always been the gritty milieu depicted in The Naked City and other classic noir films of the 1940's. Now I'm finally giving in to the new technology and will be shooting digital on my Panasonic Lumix GH4 and making conversions to b&w in Photoshop using Nik's Silver Efex Pro2. The exceptions will be the photos taken of street art since that really has to be seen in its original colors to be fully appreciated. Besides, the occasional use of color will keep things from becoming too monotonous.
For the photographers among you, I'll be posting select industry news, my thoughts on camera equipment and software, and even reviews of photography books I've come across.
For the photographers among you, I'll be posting select industry news, my thoughts on camera equipment and software, and even reviews of photography books I've come across.
My greatest interest is in taking street portraits of my fellow New Yorkers. I want to create a visual record of the vastly different people who make up this huge city in the twenty-first century. The aim, as in any form of portraiture, will be to capture their characters in a single photograph. You can decide for yourself when viewing the photos how successful I've been. I hope you'll enjoy seeing my work.
I do hope everyone reading this has a wonderful year in 2017. May you enjoy happiness and good health and may all your dreams come true.
I do hope everyone reading this has a wonderful year in 2017. May you enjoy happiness and good health and may all your dreams come true.
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According to my Funk and Wagnells dictionary, an alley is a narrow street. It comes from the Middle English word "aley" which means "walk". It's true that most of the alleys I've been down are narrow. Some are wide enough for for a single car. Some, like the alleys that exist between two buildings are only wide enough for a single person to travel through. But an alleyway implies more than just a narrow steet. Alleys usually take me around to the backside of things. When I travel down the alleys in my neighborhood, I find myself traversing between backyards, seeing not the front porch face people put on things, but their more private selves: where people play and don't always pick up their toys; where stuff piles up if there are stuff-piles; where outdoor dogs live when they haven't jumped the fence and are roaming the neighborhood chasing people who unwisely wander down alleyways.
If I make the word into a metaphor, I come closer to a meaningful definition of it. If I talk about getting lost in the alleyways of life or love, then I'm saying something about being pulled off track, drawn into the hidden side of things, diverted away from the mapped and known experience and into the unknown. It seems important that I have both options. I like both ways of seeing the world, staying on the well-lit, familiar path, and then sometimes slipping down the weedy alleyways.


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|Captain Fritz Kragh,
with a 350 pound North Pacific Halibut.
5 September 1930
Original photo from the archives of the S.P.H.S.©
Twenty-five halibut, netted the fishing crew $7,000 at wholesale prices. That is the record of the smack TONGAS, that delivered its North Pacific catch (above) at Seattle for shipment to New York.
|Crew of Schooner VENTURE
A giant halibut weighing 425 pounds, caught
on Portlock Banks in the Gulf of Alaska.
The 8' 6" long x 4' 3" wide halibut
was landed at Seattle, WA.
April 1934.
Original photo from the archives of the S.P.H.S.©
|Capt. F.J. Tuttle
of Lummi Island, WA.
Largest halibut at 148 lbs caught in
Puget Sound on sport tackle.
11 November 1947.
Original photo from the archives of S.P.H.S.©
2014: Jack McGuire of Anaheim, CA caught a 482 pound halibut in SE Alaska. The fish didn't get in the sport fishing record book because he needed help getting the fish on board.


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Root Canal Endodontics is a branch of dentistry that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of infections pulp and periapical tissue (around the root). Cariile netratate la timp evolueaza spre interiorul dintelui si bacteriile din gura ajung la nervul dintelui (pulpa dentara) producandu-se inflamatia lui si aparitia durerii. Durerea poate fi intensa, lancinanta sau pulsatila, poate sa impiedice pacientul sa doarma sau sa manance. Durerea cedeaza la administrarea de antialgice (Algocalmin, Nurofen) si nu e nevoie de antibiotic. Pacientul trebuie sa se prezinte la dentist pentru crearea si aplicarea unui plan de tratament adecvat. Read More
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P.P.S: the photo isn't of me!! It's from Shopbop haha
nice outfit.. wonderful!
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don't worry, the tour will take you everywhere there is to go, and you'll be so tired at the end of the day that you'll just want to rest!
make sure you layer it up, and wear good thermals or you will seriously freeze to death.
and make sure you check out the green tea mousse pocky from the local convenience store if you get the chance (:
We'd love to see your outfit on Shupalook.com ;)ReplyDelete
Wow China! I've been there once many many years ago! I think all the historic sites like great walls and forbidden city are definitely a must go! Have a great trip!
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I sure have a lot of plans for my garden this year, sure hope they all come together! Do you have any garden plans for the year?
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Movie Outreach
Our family has been involved with Film Evangelism and Gospel Magic for many years. We believe these are effective tools to introduce people to Christ and His love for them. We want to invite you and your Church to partner with us in sharing this good news with the world.
UPDATE! We are currently using the LED Trailer pictured above for showing movies in broad day light and for advertising special outreach events. Give us a call to see what we can do for you and your Church.


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So the first action is to label terrorism for lunacy under poverty and global injustice.
Conclusion: the efforts against terrorism must be stopped NOW because we have achieved systematic control everywhere on the planet and that plain human nature wants peace and well-being. The surveillance possibilities are also now many, supporting heavy weapons teams of police rather than a clampdown on populations altogether.
Supporting facts.
USA is indeed not that superior:
USA work of Stanley Milgram's Learning Experiment is not needed in the World. People don't, commonly, accept torture as means for learning (and not to themselves either). (Stanley Milgram can be accused of corruption "for the door, the phone to police and on campus people and companion with the actor.)
USA work of Stanford Prison Experiment is not needed. Corrupt investigation can be a plausible objection to it and punishment is either way common-sense!
USA perception of Slipknot Laws is not needed. It's about the Payment Slip (laws) in being able to conduct work under legal protection, the working society.
USA isn't always intelligence (services) and can at times be easily objected too!
2. Premises of modern society and information society alike put "terrorism" into the lunacy category and not the intention of putting an entire people under terror!
2nd: Nations/states which are suffering under "unrest", i.e., the civil unrest, are subject to UN peace keeping forces and not something else. Terrorism however can enter in parallel.
Note2: USA is known for "War on Terror", but with massive idiocy such as Echelon/Prism and much destruction and human suffering all over the World!
Note3: for use of drones to terror-fighting countries, advanced surveillance options, minimal use of "military capacities".
Note4: There are many nations involved in UN Peacekeeping Operations and just to mention two groups of people from other places than the "Western", Gurkha and Egyptian forces.


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FILE PHOTO: Gov. Tom Wolf speaks with members of the media during a news conference at the Capitol. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
(Harrisburg) -- Pennsylvania's ugly budget process has left a Frankenstein-like assortment sitting on Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf's desk.
It includes an aggressive gambling expansion bill, a $140 million tax package and $1.5 billion borrowing measure to bail out the state's finances.
Despite their distaste for it, lawmakers say it puts the state on sound financial footing for the foreseeable future after fighting persistent post-recession deficits.
It props up a $32 billion bipartisan spending package, and could ease whatever fiscal challenges emerge ahead of next year's election.
Wolf hasn't said whether he'll sign the bills.
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Pangaya Online Boutique to Close
After four years in the eco-friendly apparel business, Pangaya will be shutting its virtual doors as soon as its current inventory sells out. The business hasn't failed, owner Sean Bartlett tells TreeHugger via e-mail. "It's more of an effort vs. reward scenario." He does note, however, that eco-chic retailing remains an area he is passionate about, as well as one that he would like to get back to when "the opportunity is right."
One of the pioneers in the online eco-fashion business, Pangaya will be sorely missed—and we wish Sean the very best in his coming endeavors.
As operations wind down, the price of every item of clothing in the store will be significantly reduced—up to 80 percent. ::Pangaya and ::Laurenceleste


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Boring Portfolio Report
Friday, January 17, 1997
by Greg Markus (MF Boring)
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (Jan. 17) -- The 6,800 milestone faded in the Dow's rearview mirror as it raced ahead 68 points on Friday to close at 6833. The S&P 500 gained 6 (+0.83%), and the Nasdaq, 9 (+0.64%). New records all 'round, natch.
The Boring Portfolio had a good day, as well, rising 0.80% as five holdings advanced and four declined. For the week, the Borefolio gained 1.13%, not counting accumulated interest on the $6,000 remaining in the kitty. That's a fine weekly gain, but it hardly compares with that registered by the roaring S&P 500 (up 2.20%) or the more volatile Nasdaq (up 1.28%).
Contributors to the discussion inside the Boring Investing folder in The Motley Fool on AOL are helping me determine a way to invest that last $6K. If you're an AOL subscriber (and if you're able to sign on these days), I invite you to join the conversation.
One place to find good candidates for equity investments is to use a "stock screen" that employs certain criteria for filtering out issues that don't meet your preferred combination of specifications. It's possible -- and perfectly acceptable -- to screen the old-fashioned way, with an S&P "gimme" stock guide, and a pad and pencil. Various commercial software products can do the job more efficiently and thoroughly, though. You can also find various screens at the Websites of some brokerages and other financial institutions.
I won't mention any specific sites here, because I don't want to appear to be plugging any particular brokers. Suffice it to say, however, that a few minutes with a Web search-engine will probably get you where you want to go.
John Mizgalski e-mailed me to mention that a number of Boring holdings appear on some of the standard screens that investors often employ. For example, Prime Medical Services (Nasdaq: PMSI) and Tidewater (NYSE: TDW) both appear on a short list of stocks screened for "steadily rising profit margins" over the past five years coupled with projected EPS growth of at least 12% going forward.
Green Tree Financial (NYSE: GNT) and Solectron Corp. (NYSE: SLR) appear on a Standard & Poor's list of "Stocks with exceptional earnings growth potential," based upon a comparison of their five-year projected annual percentage EPS growth as compared with their p/e calculated upon estimated 1997 earnings (i.e., basically what we Fools call a "YPEG").
Speaking of Green Tree, the stock shot up $ 1 1/8 today to take back third place in the Borefolio standing from Carlisle Companies (NYSE: CSL), which occupied that slot for the first time yesterday. CSL gave back a fraction of yesterday's $1 3/8 gain. For those of you who may have missed it, CSL began trading on Thursday at its 2-for-1 split-adjusted price.
Trading volume on GNT topped one million shares on Friday -- nearly double the stock's typical volume. An analyst at Bear Stearns reiterated a "buy" rating on Green Tree, which may account for the unusual activity. Also, after the closing bell, Green Tree issued a press release to announce that its Retail Services division reached an agreement with Leath Furniture to provide a private label credit card for use in 39 Leath and Modernage furniture stores.
According to the release, the new program "will combine innovative marketing strategies with several financing options to boost Leath's sales and market presence." Leath Furniture has 30 stores selling medium-priced traditional furniture in the Midwest. Nine Modernage stores sell "upper medium-priced contemporary furniture" in Florida.
An outstanding earnings report from networking equipment maker Ascend Communications (Nasdaq: ASND) helped propel a number of related stocks sharply higher, including our own Cisco Systems (Nasdaq: CSCO). Cisco gained $2 3/8 to close at a bid of $72 5/8 -- a new high. Earlier this week, Cisco and Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HWP) announced that they would work together to integrate each other's products to offer "comprehensive end-to-end" solutions for networked computing.
The stocks of Cisco's neighbor's in Silicon Valley, Oracle Corp. (Nasdaq: ORCL) and Solectron had good days, as well. Oracle gained two-bits, while Solectron rose a dollar.
That's about it for this week, folks. Have a great week-end -- and maybe try out some of those stock screens?
Today's Numbers
Stock Change Bid -------------------- BGP + 3/8 36.50 CSL - 3/8 31.63 CSCO +2 3/8 72.63 GNT +1 1/8 36.88 ORCL + 1/4 41.38 OXHP - 1/8 54.50 PMSI - 1/8 11.63 SLR +1 59.00 TDW - 1/2 50.88
Day Month Year History BORING +0.80% 3.39% 3.39% 18.97% S&P 500 +0.83% 4.78% 4.78% 24.86% NASDAQ: +0.64% 4.49% 4.49% 29.60% Rec'd # Security In At Now Change 2/28/96 200 Borders Gr 22.51 36.50 62.13% 6/26/96 100 Cisco Syst 53.90 72.63 34.74% 2/2/96 200 Green Tree 30.39 36.88 21.35% 8/13/96 200 Carlisle C 26.32 31.63 20.13% 3/8/96 400 Prime Medi 10.07 11.63 15.46% 5/24/96 100 Oxford Hea 48.02 54.50 13.48% 12/23/96 100 Tidewater 46.52 50.88 9.35% 10/15/96 100 Solectron 54.52 59.00 8.21% 11/21/96 100 Oracle Cor 48.65 41.38 -14.95% Rec'd # Security In At Value Change 2/28/96 200 Borders Gr 4502.49 7300.00 $2797.51 6/26/96 100 Cisco Syst 5389.99 7262.50 $1872.51 2/2/96 200 Green Tree 6077.49 7375.00 $1297.51 8/13/96 200 Carlisle C 5264.99 6325.00 $1060.01 5/24/96 100 Oxford Hea 4802.49 5450.00 $647.51 3/8/96 400 Prime Medi 4027.49 4650.00 $622.51 10/15/96 100 Solectron 5452.49 5900.00 $447.51 12/23/96 100 Tidewater 4652.49 5087.50 $435.01 11/21/96 100 Oracle Cor 4864.99 4137.50 -$727.49 CASH $5999.08 TOTAL $59486.58 Transmitted: 1/17/97