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Over the years I've written columns on Snow, Mud Season, Memorial Day, Maple Syrup, Labor Day and Guy Fawkes Day. I've described 'summer complaints,' winter complaints, summer traffic and March meetings, but I've never written about Maine's secret societies.
"Did you say 'secret societies?'" I hear someone ask.
Yes I did. I've always wanted to write about Maine's secret societies but I couldn't - they were cloaked in secrecy.
But now the secret's out and I can finally write about one of Maine's most secret organizations - "The Cherryfield Chowder and Marching Society."
It's said that in the old days when there was no television, few couches and fewer 'remotes' men really had to think long and hard to come up with an excuse to get out of the house at night so they could go down to the lodge. Making any organization's activities 'secret' was a real stroke of genius on someone's part because no matter what it was you were doing down there at the lodge - no matter how frivolous or intoxicating it was - you could always say you had sworn a blood oath to keep it all secret and therefore you couldn't talk about it.
Before the invention of the television remote men had nothing to direct their creative energies to in the home so a husband might say to his wife: "I'd like nothing more, my dear, than to stay home with you and the children and play a good rousing game of Parcheesi but I'm afraid we've got very important business to tend to down at the lodge and of course since it's all secret I can't - under pain of death - tell you any more about it."
The highly secretive Cherryfield Chowder and Marching Society was founded over 130 years ago in the Down East town of Cherryfield and soon became the center of male society in town.
Those who listen regularly to my weekend radio show on WGAN have heard me talk of the society but I've never gone into too much detail. Now, I feel, I can talk.
The society was founded in 1868 by Civil War veteran Eldridge T. Hupper, a burly man who looked like his body alone could hold most of the world's important secrets if it had to.
They say Hooper was a giant of a man who stood 6' 8" and weighed close to 400 pounds. He also had a long, drooping handlebar mustache that made eating chowder a tad difficult.
He was a man who loved nothing more than to sit his portly frame down to a good steaming bowl of thick tasty chowder. He never cared if it was fish, clam or corn - he loved them all. In fact the secret society's original name was simply The Cherryfield Secret Chowder Society - the marching business and band would come later.
The organization's early meetings were in the old Cherryfield Town Hall where Hooper and a small band of charter members would show up with their fixins and make themselves a huge cauldron of chowder and then serve it to members. After eating they'd clean up and go home. It was that simple. Some members began complaining that the whole experience was too simple. Couldn't there be more like the Masons or the K of C?
That's when they began adding things like their secret way of eating chowder and the society's secret flag - a white chowder tureen and two crossed soup spoons on a navy blue field. Eventually the society adopted a set of secret bylaws and, of course, a secret handshake.
By the early 1870s members decided there should be more to the organization than just secrets and chowder. After many heated arguments and a few ugly chowder-spoon incidents it was decided that after chowder would come marching they would all get up and march around their chowder table.
Since you can't march without marching music the society voted to form a marching band. Before long they became the now famous Cherryfield Chowder and Marching Society.
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I never believed in the stupid idea of evolution. I didn't even need any religious writing to know that evolution was and still is a real pant load. My theory is that the communist state needs the people to think that they are animals and that the state is their god. Here's a video that is quite remarkable for a lot of creationists. But I already knew that evolution was complete bullshit, but this video may help those who have bought the lie of evolution and still think it has some validity.
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I went to an exhibit yesterday for an upcoming article for a luxury business magazine. Although I'm not really the type to go to fancy, shmancy event such as the one last night, I decided to take the article because number one, I've never been to anything like that and number two, I wanna see paintings that I could hopefully get some inspiration with.
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So despite the pending heavy rainfall (that's according to google weather) I dressed as "smart casually" as I could and went to Philam Tower to attend the opening of Yellow Paintings exhibit at the Tower Club. The exhibit is a collection of paintings done by 15 renowned artists which highlights the colour yellow, signature shade of the late president, Cory Aquino. This is a part of an outgoing tribute to the former leader and her legacy of restoring democracy in the country.
It was my first brush with the society's who's who. Most of them left who? in my mind. I know a few of them went to us and introduced themselves (or somebody introduced them) but I'm not so good with names, only faces (which I know I should improve from now on!) The experience wasn't that bad. I especially felt I belong when I was ushered to the media group and met an editor and writers, amused with how young I was and my recent graduation. They even shared stories about how they started in the industry and gave me ideas, which are actually really helpful. Someone even said I looked kind of unaffected with what was happening, when in truth I was really overwhelmed. And the food was great- Kwek- Kwek, Smoked Bangus, shrimp, etc. I did not get to drink though. I was afraid that if I drank there, I won't be able to go down from 33rd floor or won't be able to go home. But I enjoyed my bottomless Coca- Cola.
I have few photos of the paintings in the exhibit. But so clumsy of me to lost the list of artists who made which paintings.
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It's just pretty, can't help but take a photo.
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It has been one of those weeks for me...I have hardly had time to make any cards and everything seems to be going wrong!
My card today was for the Sketch Saturday challenge...and I don't even know if I've posted this in time to enter the challenge...but I wanted to share it anyhow!
I cut out a fluted rose with my cricut and staggered 3 layers. Then put some gold paint in the center and covered with tiny beads. I punched out some hearts and made 2 "buttons" and then put a couple of gold paint dots next to the hearts.
It's a simple card, but I think it turned out so cute!!
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Pope Francis said on Sunday that the day will come when nations will live in peace. He said it will be a great day in which weapons will be dismantled and transformed into instruments of work: "What a great day it will be". And this – Pope Francis said – is possible. Let's put a bet on hope" – he continued – on hope for peace, and peace will be possible.
Speaking to crowds of pilgrims gathered in St. Peter's Square for the Sunday Angelus, the Pope recalled the passage from the prophet Isaiah who speaks of a time when swords will be broken into plows and nations will live in peace.
And reminding those present that this Sunday marks the first Sunday of Advent, the beginning of a new liturgical year, the Pope pointed out that this is a season that renews "the horizon of hope". He encouraged the faithful to rediscover the beauty of being on a journey towards the encounter with Jesus and called for the gift of peace.
And as the first Sunday of Advent this year also falls on World Aids Day, the Pope did not fail to make a strong appeal so that all patients may have access to the care they need.
"We express our solidarity with the people affected by HIV/Aids, especially children, and we express our closeness to the many missionaries and health operators who work in silence. We pray for everyone, even for physicians and researchers. May every sick person, without exception, have access to the care they need".
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I know this first post is perhaps a little late...it is Tuesday and I'm leaving for Korea on Friday. But I figure as long as a get started, I'm good!
Anyway, I'm typing this first post on my new computer which will accompany me to Korea and provide my best and surest link back to the States. The rest of the day's plan includes making a master list of things to pack and get started on actually packing...maybe. meh. If you know me, you know I'm not a very light packer. So this will really be my first big test! And as a procrastinator, I am putting off this very large task. It'll get done eventually.
As of right now, I'm quite excited. Not really nervous yet, just ready to actually get over there. It seems like all the other ETAs are going to be great companions and hopefully great new friends. And the university where we'll be staying for the first 6 weeks for orientation will be lovely (Jungwon University: http://eng.jwu.ac.kr/menu.do?key=1 )
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Starring Yuri Lownethal, Tara Platt, Travis Willingham, Bryan Enk, and Dee Bradley Baker as the voice of Samurai Snake, Season 4 will bring even more adventure. The show already looked very good for a web series, but the bigger budget for this season takes it to another level. Watching these characters get "off the shelf", seeing more locations, improved makeup and costuming, it's really exciting watching a property like this grow up.
The producers aren't pulling any punches, and it looks like our little misfit action figures will be in for an EPIC time. I hope you check it out. It's one of the best produced properties on the web, and I'm happy to see the groundswell of fan support.
Episode 1 of Season 4 is LIVE! Just, maybe don't watch it at work...
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gust, to which they caused the king to be invited, who sent earl Alberic de Vere, a man of great experience in many kinds of causes, to the council, to allege, with respect to the taking of the said bishops, which was the matter about which he was attacked, that he could do as he did by right, and to defend the conduct of the king. On the thirtieth of August, the council was dissolved. The same year, Roger, bishop of Salisbury, died. % King Stephen also persecuted Nigel, bishop of Ely.
• Alberto, earl de Vere, is put to death in the city of London.
A.D. 1140. On the fifteenth of May, Alberic de Vere was put to death in London. Aldwin, founder of the abbey of Malvern, died. Stephen, king of England, laid siege to the city of Lincoln, about the time of the Nativity, the strongholds of which had been entrusted to Ranulph, earl of Chester, a little before; and he prevented king Stephen from entering the city till the day of the Purification of the blessed Virgin Mary ; and a terrible battle was fought with the king before the city ; and, at last, it was taken by many stratagems, on the second of February. During Lent, on the twentieth of Mardi, a terrible eclipse took place throughout all England, so that it was said to be a sign. The week after, on the twentysixth of April, Radulph, the son of Hubert, a savage and barbarous man, and one fond of all the stratagems of war, took the castle of Devizes, by surprise, and did not fear to boast that, by means of that castle, he would make himself master of the whole district from Winchester to London ; and that he would send for soldiers from Flanders to be his own guard. But soon afterwards, he was taken prisoner by John, a man of exceeding cunning, who was dwelling in the castle of Marlborough, and was put in chains, because he refused to surrender the castle of Devizes to his mistress, the empress ; and he was hanged like a thief.
The same year, at Pentecost, a conference was brought about between the empress and the king, with the object of restoring peace. But when they came to the place appointed, which was near Bath, the plenipotentiaries who were*on the part of the empress, her brother, count Robert, and on the part of the king, the pope's legate, and the archbishop, they, after a long debate, effected nothing.
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Government has committed to continue the pursuit of an energy mix, according to President Jacob Zuma. Giving an update on February's State of the Nation Address (SONA), the President said that since the inception of the five-point plan in December 2014, substantial progress has been made in resolving the energy challenge.
"Operations and maintenance practices at Eskom continue to improve, to ensure that the power plants are appropriately maintained and provide electricity within their capacity," President Zuma said on Tuesday.
Eskom has signed Short-Term Power Purchase (STPP) Agreements that bring additional supply of electricity, to cater for the shortfall due to maintenance and to match demand during peak periods.
A further 800 megawatts will be added to the grid through co-generation, while 450 megawatts have been realized through the energy efficiency programmes.
Various projects of the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Programme (REIPPP) currently supply 1800 megawatts to the grid.
A total 92 projects of the renewable energy programme will bring a total of 6327 megawatts to the grid within the next two and a half years.
The exploration of various other options for electricity generation is underway, including cross-border projects within the SADC region that include hydro, gas and coal.
Recently South Africa has been grappling with energy constraints evidenced by load-shedding.
"Our estimate is that electricity shortages are currently costing the economy close to 1% in economic growth," the President said.
He added that the nuclear build programme is at an advanced stage of planning and the procurement process should be concluded within the current financial year.
Speaking at Tuesday's briefing, Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene said that National Treasury's role in the nuclear build is to support the Department of Energy in the process.
"Our role is to support the Department of Energy in arriving at the most cost effective and most appropriate procurement process. We are working with the Department of Energy in arriving at that. The department has gone through the signing of agreements with different countries, they've also been engaging with vendors in order to see who would actually provide the best solution," explained the Minister.
In March 2011, Cabinet approved and promulgated a 20 year Integrated Resource Plan (IRP 2010-30) which is the electricity plan of government with a mixed energy agenda that puts nuclear at 23% (9600 MW) of energy source by 2030. The first unit will be commissioned by 2023.
Meanwhile, the updated Gas Utilisation Master Plan will be published, which will stimulate development and investment in the gas industry.
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OLYMPIA – Washington State has created a new Web site for boaters that consolidates and simplifies access to a variety of information on boating services, rules and regulations, places to boat, fishing licenses, and boating news, the Washington State Recreation and Conservation Office announced today.
"The new Web site (www.boat.wa.gov) provides a portal to dozens of boating-related sources of information, and hopefully will make it easier for boaters to find what they need to recreate safely and enjoyably," said Kaleen Cottingham, director of the Recreation and Conservation Office, which put the site together.
The site links to information offered by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife; Department of Natural Resources; Department of Licensing; Department of Community, Trade and Economic Development; and the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission, as well as federal government, non-profit, and private organizations.
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It's actually June 10th, so there will probably be movement the week after next.
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Greece and its eurozone creditors appear to have made progress toward ending a debt standoff. Officials will provide details at a news conference in Brussels. We\'ll be following the action — and the market reaction — live here.
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Hopefully, details will be clear when officials finally take the podium. For now, the talk is that officials reached a deal on a four-month extension. Predictably, the spinmeisters are doing their thing:
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The battle has been largely between Berlin and Athens, with Germany insisting that Greece's new government agree to extend the terms of its existing bailout agreement. New Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras had campaigned on ending much of the austerity.
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Just to illustrate how this iteration of the eurozone debt crisis hasn't resulted in much financial contagion:
Italian and Spanish 30-year yields are now below the US… US: 2.7% Italy: 2.6% Spain: 2.5% pic.twitter.com/nf4Zc0BJuw
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BREAKING: European official says deal reached between Greece and eurozone creditors.
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Dutch Finance Minister Jeroen Dihsellbloem, who heads up meetings of the Eurogroup, says it was an intense meeting and that they've agreed to a four-month extension.
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Dijsselbloem says Greece has committed to "broader" and "deeper" structural reform.
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The euro is steady at $1.1397 as the Eurogroup's press conference begins in Brussels.
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The U.S. stock market has been rallying since the initial news of a Greek agreement.
Main indexes extended gains after the actual deal announcement.
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So Greece has until Monday to present a list of reform measures. This will be reviewed to see if it's "sufficiently comprehensive" to be a "valid starting point" for a successful conclusion of the review of Greece's program. The aim is to reach an agreement on that list by the end of April, according to the Eurogroup statement.
Meanwhile, funds will be available for recapitalizing Greek banks.
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The Q&A is under way. Why four months instead of six?
Dijsellbloem says it's a matter of "rebooting" the agreement while working on "future arrangements."
"We need to assess quite quickly what challenges" lie ahead, which makes four months the appropriate time frame, he says.
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There is "flexibility in the program," Dijsellbloem says. "But it has to be paid for, it has to be part of an approach keeping the recovery on track," he says.
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Greeks "commit to refrain from any rollback of measures…that would negatively impact fiscal targets" – statement #greece euro crises
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So when will Greece get some money? Not right away, apparently.
April is the "ultimate date" for when there must be an agreement, Dijsellbloem says. In the meantime, the Greek government can start "taking steps" that will allow for a positive conclusion.
"The money remains available and as soon as the institutions have assessed" the program and progress "money will be disbursed."
He doesn't address how long Greece will be able to fund itself without a disbursement.
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Lot of speculation on Twitter about how Greece's new government will fare after what appears to be a significant backing down from its initial demands:
How can Syriza survive this? Troika still approving reforms, still extending bailout, still calling the shots. Tsipras hit into a doubleplay
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Extending the current program aside, can Greece survive without a third bailout?
Dijsellbloem points to the statement, which says there will be a discussion of a potential "follow-up arrangement."
The plan is to let the current eurozone program expire when the 4-month extension is up and then proceed with whatever next step is needed. Lagarde chimes in to note that the IMF's Greek program doesn't expire until March 2016.
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Will eurozone ministers meet in person or by teleconference after Greece submits its reform measures?
The European Commission, ECB and IMF will give their first impression in a conference call with eurozone ministers on Monday, Dijsellbloem says. After that, the hope is to start the "additional procedures."
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The news conference is over. Just to recap:
Eurozone ministers agreed to a four-month extension of Greece's bailout.
That's less than the six months sought by Greece.
Athens has to submit a list of reform proposals by Monday, which willl then be reviewed by the European Commission, the ECB and the IMF by April.
Assuming no about-face, the deal should ensure that Greece won't run out of cash and default in the near term. Economists have fretted Greece could exhaust its reserves by early March.
Financial markets applauded the deal, with U.S. stocks heading toward a higher close and the euro maintaining gains.


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There was an article about a child in Assam taking the precious belongings of its family to safety using a bamboo-made raft and a bamboo stick. This snap was taken during the great Assam floods that ravaged the region. This had moved the minds of people across the country, forcing the Mollywood director Jayaraj to take cognizance of this event and make a film on it to highlight the plights of the flood-ravaged people in our country. Incidentally, the film Ottaal became a huge hit among the audience despite the fact that it had no element of a commercial movie. The Mollywood director dedicated the film to his mother and the child on whom it was based. Moreover, the actor was moved by the courage and dedication shown by the child in the face of the calamity, which is so much lacking in the present-day kids.
Malayalam Film Industry
The Malayalam film industry, often called as Mollywood, has seen the emergence of flicks of high value in the past. This is mainly due to the presence of movie directors who think differently. They look for events in the society that are closely watched. Whenever the filmmakers come across one such event, they embark on film making. Moreover, these flicks are made using the shoestring budget. Most often these flicks have either second-rung artists or fresh faces enacting different roles. Despite these constraints, they garner required support from among the audience in good numbers. This happens because the filmmakers are able to find out the true stories that affect the society most. In contrast, directors from other language film industries across the country go by what sells the most in the Box Office.
Malayalam Film Ottaal
This Malayalam flick is based on the life of an Assamese child Ashidul who dared the odds to safely move the most precious possessions of his family – three Goats – to safety using a locally assembled raft. This dare-devil oaring of the raft across the swollen Brahmaputra River was photographed by an Assamese photographer Ritu Raj Konwar working with the Hindu as a local correspondent. Based on this photograph, an article was written and published a few months ago this year (2015). The boy soon became the embodiment of suffering of the flood victims in the state of Assam. The movie director Jayaraj happened to read this article and see the photograph. He was so moved by the commitment and dare-devil attitude of the child that he decided to make a flick on the commendable deed of the child. The film went on to bag the Golden Peacock for the best environmental film and another award for the best adaptive screenplay in the recently concluded International Film Festival of Kerala in Thiruvananthapuram. Before this, this film was screened in other film festivals and received critical appreciations from both the movie lovers and critics alike.
Film Director's Gesture
The Assamese child's dedication to the family, resourcefulness and courage inspired the director Jayaraj to script a movie on him. Moreover, the ace director wanted to highlight the environmental impact the flooding brings through this flick. He also looks at the causes that led to the flooding of the river. The success he got by portraying the plight of the child forced him to think of some ways to reward the child for its exemplary courage and dedication. Hence, he contacted the photographer who took the snap of the child to find its roots. The child Ashidul is from a small village Kuchiani of Morigaon district of Assam. With the local help, the director took pains to travel to this small village to see the child in person and hand over a token amount and the picture frame of the child oaring through the swollen Brahmaputra River. Moreover, the filmmaker has offered to take care of the education of the child as long as he remains in the academic field. Through a Non-governmental Organization (NGO) based in Assam, he has also decided to support the whole village by mobilizing the corpus. The director has shown what the social responsibility is. After reading this story, please feel free to support the deserving people.


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Leftist Cyber Bully Charles Frye "CW Wade/Sandy Hook Facts" of Stockton California, former Softball Umpire for a girls softball league. Now spends everyday of his life, trying to trigger "Conservatives/Libertarians" online for his Honr Network he is apart of. CW Wade is apart of a DNC entrapment scheme. Where they are using a Sandy Hook Father "Leonard Pozner" as cover. Their scheme works like this, they troll numerous individuals online who's political ideology differs from them. They file numerous fake DMCA's when their victims reply back and document who is trolling them. The email who files these fake DMCA's goes back to "Leonard Pozner." They then take that and say the victims they are targeting are harassing a Sandy Hook Parent. Entrapping them and having their free speech silenced by labeling anyone they target a "Sandy Hook Truther."
A user submitted proof to us that, Charles Frye is on a crusade to Cyber Bully people to commit violent acts in real life. Here is the proof
Here is an example of Charles Frye's crusade of people who's opinions differ from his
I was notified, Charles Frye and his Network "Honr Network" which was created by Sandy Hook Father "Leonard Pozner." Are under investigation by The FBI
Charles Frye and Leonard Pozner I am told, own over 50 domains where they slander and trigger individuals. Proof Here
Charles and Lenny have filed numerous fake police reports of their victims.
Charles Frye is a menace and a true Leftist Extremist.


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Apple iPhone 8 Might Have Holes in It
For years, apple has always tried to put something new and initiative for its customers and well, that's the main reason, why iPhones are so famous worldwide.
The company has recently won a patent on a new technology that suggests that the upcoming iPhones may have holes in it.
It has been reported that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has given Apple a patent on "Electronic devices having displays with openings".
Now, the questions here arises that "is Apple planning to get this new technology (holes) in its next iPhone?"
Explaining about the possibility, AppleInsider writes "Apple can use this new technology in several ways, and at the end, it would increase the functionality of smartphones".
The site adds "the openings could be used as the secondary display as the user can look through it or to deliver better sound through speakers".
However, suggesting more, the site also writes "it isn't necessary that the holes would be visible to human eyes, it could be so tiny that normal eyes couldn't catch it".
Apple has a great history of coming up with something new all the time and recently with their iPhone 7, they have launched several new things such as better improved camera, more powerful processors.
Talking about the rumored specification of next iPhone, it has been said that iPhone 8 may come without a home button and bezel-less display.
Another rumor says that the iPhone 8 may have Wireless Charging capability and faster A11 processor.
As of now, the experts have said that Apple may announce about iPhone 8 in last months of 2017.
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One more quick post before bed tonight: I found it was helpful to have some coloring pages or copywork on hand to keep the kids busy while I transitioned from subject to subject (or when I needed a break!).
I made several pages of copywork of simple or common prayers that I thought the girls could begin to learn. My 6 year old actually gave me the idea today, when she said very matter of factly to herself, "Set a watch, O Lord, before my mouth. Keep the door of my lips." The youngest can't read, so she just practices tracing the letters. My older daughter can read these as she traces. At some point I'll make copywork with ruled lines below because she doesn't really need the tracing. But anyway, this is a start.
The dashed font I used is a free font: Print Clearly. I also use Penmanship for a free font with ruled lines. Download the pdf below.


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Five moves to a better butt, legs, and thighs
Holding the mayo may save you a hundred calories, but (pun definitely intended) if you are really looking to tone and trim your butt, legs, and thighs, you need a targeted lower-body routine.
These body parts tend to areas that many women would rather cover up than show off—even if they are some of the strongest muscles in the body. To make these areas ready to put on display, you need to strengthen the muscles and strip fat.
This BLT workout uses rapid muscle response, which consists of intense 30-second bouts of activity with just 30 seconds between each move. The idea is that the 30-second bursts cause you to push harder and recruit more muscle fibers to achieve results faster than longer bouts of moderate activity.
Perform one to three circuits of the moves below.
1. Snowboarders: Begin in a low squat position with your feet one and half shoulder widths apart. Place your hands on your hips. In one explosive movement, jump as high as possible and rotate your body 180 degrees to the left. Upon landing, return to a low squat, jumping immediately back into the air, this time rotating to your right. Repeat as many times as possible in 30 seconds.
Coach's tip: To ensure that you are keeping your back upright throughout the exercise, focus on keeping your chin parallel to the ground at all times.
RELATED: Really want to tone those thighs? You've got to try the top 10 NEW exercises for thinner thighs.
2. Winds of change: Much like the traditional burpee, the following exercise is sure to fire up your metabolism. Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart, hands at your sides. In one swift motion, squat down to the floor, place your palms on the ground, and jump both legs back into a traditional pushup position. Quickly jump your legs back under your hips into a squat position and jump off the ground as high as possible, reaching your arms toward the ceiling as you rotate your body 180 degrees to the left. Upon landing, lower back into a squatting position and repeat as many times as possible in 30 seconds, alternating jumps to the left and right.
Coach's tip: To ensure a flat back in the pushup position, be certain to keep your elbows fully extended but not locked while contracting both your abdominals and glutes when you kick back.
3. Double backs: Begin in a low squat position with legs one and a half shoulder widths apart. In one explosive motion, jump forward as far as possible. Upon landing, jump backward two times as quickly as you can. Your goal is to spend the least amount of time on the floor as possible for maximum calorie burn. Continue for 30 seconds.
Coach's tip: To protect your knees and heels, pretend that you are performing this protocol over hot coals and keep on the balls of your feet.
RELATED: If flat abs are a must for you too, try this triple-threat workout to tone your belly, butt, and thighs.
4. Buddy bi's: Perform this move on all fours with your hands directly under your shoulders and knees under your hips. Fully extend your right leg backward, lifting your foot and knee off the ground until the leg is parallel to the floor. Bend your right knee, bringing the heel of your right foot as close to your glute as possible. Extend your leg and repeat as many times as possible in 30 seconds. Repeat on the left leg for another 30 seconds.
Coach's tip: Keep your eyes focused toward the floor. This will ensure a flat back while decreasing neck strain and upper-back pressure caused by lifting the chin.
5. Wide outs: Stand with your hands resting firmly on your hips, feet together. In one explosive move, jump your legs outward, lowering your body into a deep squat position. Jump your legs back together and repeat as many times as possible in 30 seconds.
Coach's tip: To protect your knees, pretend that you are sitting upright in a chair when performing the squat portion. This will keep your knees from rolling too far forward, which puts unnecessary strain on this part of the body.


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Check out this title at youtube.... Please Move The Deer Crossing ....she can't be serious if she is well heres your sign lol. :001_07: ((its the one with the deer standing below the orange deer crossing sign))
TY I didn't know how to put the link in...
If only it was that easy! We could just put a few signs up to funnel to our stands
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Little Bugs Boutiques is actually this mother's second shop, her first being opened in 2004. She didn't open shop on Etsy until December 2007. It took her a week to get her first sale on Etsy.
Charlene has always been creating and artistic. She got her degree in Interior Design and started working in an Architectural firm. She loved her job but then some things in her life changed.
In 2001, after the birth of her first child, she was searching for something that would allow her to spend more time at home, but still allow her to get out some creative energy. She tried and disliked scrap booking. One day she woke up and it dawned on her that she should make and sell jewelry and has had a passion for it ever since. In 2005, she started to focus on the jewelry business full time. She still does some Architectural work now and then, but children & jewelry are her primary passions and keep her quite busy.
The hardest thing for Charlene about selling online is that you can't actually see and hold the item. She states, "You have to sell the picture." This means practicing and experimentation. Try every angle, light, and prop you have.
She also things the BEST way to get ones name out is by word of mouth. "Good quality and service are essential," emphasizes Charlene. Have your items shipped promptly and packaged well.
Visit her blog, website or her supply shop on Etsy.
Friday, April 11, 2008
Little Bug Boutique
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I agree, that's my biggest set back, I need a good camera to get some well presented photos, her stuff looks wonderful, beautiful
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Volume 20, Number 9—September 2014
CME ACTIVITY - Research
Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia in Patients with or without AIDS, France
Medscape, LLC is pleased to provide online continuing medical education (CME) for this journal article, allowing clinicians the opportunity to earn CME credit.
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint providership of Medscape, LLC and Emerging Infectious Diseases. Medscape, LLC is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
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All other clinicians completing this activity will be issued a certificate of participation. To participate in this journal CME activity: (1) review the learning objectives and author disclosures; (2) study the education content; (3) take the post-test with a 75% minimum passing score and complete the evaluation at http://www.medscape.org/journal/eid; (4) view/print certificate.
Release date: August 14, 2014; Expiration date: August 14, 2015
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Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:
• Describe presentations of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia, based on a prospective, multicenter observational study in France
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UPDATE (24TH FEBRUARY): I attended an IPA "update" seminar on this, on Wednesday 22nd February. It largely confirmed our understanding.
The ICO certainly do NOT expect to see websites using pop-ups or other forms of "opting in" as a general rule. They will be cracking down on websites that are "wilfully flouting the law" and whom have made "no attempt whatsoever towards compliance". Focus on providing as comprehensive a privacy policy you can – with a separate cookie policy if possible. Furthermore, make this much more prominent than just sitting it alongside other footer links on the site.
If you are actively using very intrusive cookies, then you will need to make more effort to allow people to gain consent. If you are using behavioural targeting as part of your online marketing, then you will need to make this absolutely clear in the cookie policy and you also need to ensure that your providers comply with the OBA framework (although this OBA framework has not been formally agreed as compliant yet - the ICO have stated that it is the right direction for the industry to be moving).
[NB. I am not a legal expert and the opinions in this post are mine alone. Each website owner will need to make their own decisions on what is required in order for them to be compliant….but hopefully this summary is valuable in helping you make that decision].
The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) published its "half term report" on enforcing the new e-privacy regulation back on the 13th December. It makes slightly better reading for online advertisers than previous releases and - provided you are taking action in a number of areas - means that it is becoming a little clearer on how to ensure you are compliant by the 26th May.
We've been working closely with Clients to provide guidance on the steps to take throughout this process; below we revisit some of these and go into a little more detail on what the latest ICO statement tells us.
[The ICO quotes included below are all taken from the ICO's updated "guidance for UK website owners" – a PDF of which can be downloaded here.]
Do you have to do anything?
If you are responsible for a website that uses cookies in any way, then you must make a genuine attempt to be compliant with this legislation.
"Where a person operates an online service and any use of cookies will be for their purposes, it is clear that that person will be responsible for complying with this Regulation."
The ICO has stated that it fully appreciates that this is a complicated area (both technically and legally) but failure to show any action has been taken at all will be looked at negatively by them if a complaint is brought against your company. If you are finding it difficult to fully comply by the 26th May, then you will need to be ready to explain why this is and how you plan to address it if a complaint is raised.
You don't however need to panic:
"…on 26 May next year, when our 12 month grace period ends, there will not be a wave of knee-jerk formal enforcement actions taken against those who are not yet compliant but are trying to get there."
Can we rely on cookie settings in web browsers?
"At present, most browser settings are not sophisticated enough for websites to assume that consent has been given to allow the site to set a cookie… Government is working with the major browser manufacturers to establish which browser level solutions will be available and when. In future many websites may well be able to rely on the user's browser settings as part, or all, of the mechanism for satisfying themselves of consent to set cookies. For now relying solely on browser settings will not be sufficient".
What are the things you can do now?
Although there is still room for interpretation and debate over some areas of the regulation, there are certain actions that you clearly have to take:
1. Cookie Audit: By now you should have conducted a cookie audit of your website. You should have collated information on each cookie that is dropped and what the cookie is used for. It would seem clear that failure to have conducted this housekeeping exercise will be viewed negatively by the ICO, should they receive a complaint about your site.
A previous blog post here explains more on how to conduct a cookie audit.
2. Remove unused cookies: If you can demonstrate that during your audit, you found and removed some cookies that were no longer useful, this will show progress being made.
3. Providing Cookie Information: It is absolutely essential to be transparent and open about your use of cookies. The ICO make reference to the current limited level of "consumer understanding of cookies" and it seems clear that if you make an effort to help educate the average user about cookies, then you are helping to work towards a better longer term solution.
"If websites are open and honest about how they work, if the mechanisms for exercising user choices are integrated into the presentation and user experience of the site, the users will be more confident about using the site and more comfortable with how websites collect and use information derived from their online behaviour".
The latest document also states that you should:
"….check that your privacy policy provides accurate and clear information about each cookie".
I also suggest linking to the mechanisms for opting out of Adserver technologies (such as Doubleclick tracking) and Web Analytics packages (such as Google Analytics).
4. Assess how intrusive your cookies are: The purpose of the regulation and the intention of the ICO is to protect users' privacy. Although not explicitly guaranteed, it would appear that the use of cookies for unobtrusive activity, which is neither "risky nor harmful", is far less likely to meet with full, formal sanctions than cookies used for more intrusive purposes or which wilfully flout the law.
"Although the Information Commissioner cannot completely exclude the possibility of formal action in any area, it is highly unlikely that priority for any formal action would be given to focusing on uses of cookies where there is a low level of intrusiveness and risk of harm to individuals, if an organisation can demonstrate they have done everything they can clearly to inform users about the cookies in question and to provide them clear details of how to make choices."
Therefore, if you can be confident that your use of cookies is towards the "unobtrusive" end of the spectrum, it is unlikely that the ICO would use its full enforcement powers against you if it did receive a complaint.
Make your cookie information incredibly visible.
Although previous ICO documentation has paid significant attention to updating policies and ensuring transparency, the latest guidelines go into great depth about making sure the link to the cookie information is visible. On pages 14 and 15 it even gives suggestions of ways to make the information stand out on the page. Although this will not make you compliant, a website that makes an effort to the draw attention to how it uses cookies will certainly be closer to achieving compliance.
(I recommend keeping a close eye on websites such as www.bbc.co.uk and www.guardian.co.uk to see what their privacy / cookie pages contain and how prominent they are).
Furthermore, as a website owner you will probably already have mechanisms in place where some website visitors are required to read and accept certain "T's and C's" before proceeding. It would seem wise to update these T's and C's to include reference to cookies, so that for any visitors passing this point, they are required to provide consent for the use of cookies. If at any stage the ICO were to ask for evidence of responding to the regulations and implementing changes to your site, this would certainly demonstrate this, even with only a specific percentage of website visitors who pass through this stage.
Are some cookies more acceptable than others?
As stated above, it would appear that there is a spectrum here, largely defined by "intrusiveness". The ICO has given some more specific direction on which cookies could be made an exception to the requirement for informed consent from users.
Clearly, from this table, Web Analytics and Advertising cookies aren't identified as exceptions to the consent requirement. However, for Web Analytics, the latest document also states:
"Provided clear information is given about their activities we are highly unlikely to prioritise first party cookies used only for analytical purposes in any consideration of regulatory action."
So it would appear that provided you take the steps above, you can fairly confidently continue to use a Web Analytics package such as Google Analytics without necessarily facing a penalty. However, what else do you need to do if you use 3rd party advertising cookies?
Do we need to gain prior consent?
This appears to be the most challenging area of the regulation. There are various ways in which this is being interpreted, plus the technical practicalities of implementing a solution are difficult. Let's take the interpretation first….
Consent? It is absolutely clear that the regulation requires that users consent.
Prior? The ICO guidance certainly states that this is the ICO's preference, but "prior" is not expressed in the regulations and the ICO also makes reference to the difficulty of achieving this. A key point is:
"…websites should be able to demonstrate that they are doing as much as possible to reduce the amount of time before the user receives information about cookies and is provided with options. A key point here is ensuring that the information you provide is not just clear and comprehensive but also readily available."
Implied consent? It seems likely that once again the spectrum of "intrusiveness" will become relevant here. If you can be confident that your use of cookies is unlikely to have a complaint made against it for "risk or harm" to a user and you also implement all other possible actions, then you may consider that you have made significant effort to educate and inform your website visitors. Therefore, you may deem that you can consider this "implied consent".
There is a very interesting blog post here from Eduardo Ustaran, a partner at Field Fisher Waterhouse (a "market leading Privacy and Information Law Group"). In it he states:
"At the very least, it has to be reasonable to assume that someone can easily find out and exercise effective control over the cookies being served on their terminal equipment. A prominent notice, a simple explanation and an opportunity to take a view on whether to accept or reject cookies will go a long way…."
The ICO document also mentions...
"…if websites make a real effort to ensure information about cookies is made clearly available to their users, for example, displaying a prominent link to 'More information about how our website works and cookies' at the top of the page rather than through a privacy policy in the small print."
Therefore, although the ICO explicitly state that you cannot rely on "implied consent" alone, by clearly demonstrating efforts in other areas, you will be making tangible progress towards compliance.
IAB Behavioural Self-Regulation Framework: I would suggest that the core "consent" area where the ICO will be focusing will be on the use of cookies for behavioural advertising. The Internet Advertising Bureau (IAB) are very aware of this and have for a long time now been engaging with stakeholders to deliver the Online Behavioural Advertising framework. This is where some of possibilities for technical implementation become relevant…..
One of the key parts of the OBA framework is that advertisers need to include an icon on all behaviourally targeted advertising which explains why the banner is displayed and how they can manage their targeting. The ICO has given positive feedback to this framework, but suggests that it does not achieve compliance on its own.
Furthermore, this is for banners, what about websites? Well, if we still assume that the focus of the ICO is on behavioural advertising, then there are already solutions available for delivering the management of behavioural cookies using an "opt out" mechanism. For example, see the Ad Choices link towards the bottom of the www.adobe.com. I think it is very likely that this sort of mechanism will become more commonplace and these technology providers will have a part to play in this area in the future. However, is it necessary now?
I am currently talking to several providers of this technology to evaluate the cost and resource requirements for implementation. If there is a cost effective solution, then the more appropriate and feasible it will be to consider implementation. Until then however, I suggest you focus on the other actions mentioned.
In summary therefore, I suggest you do the following (as a minimum):
- Conduct a comprehensive cookie audit
- Understand the use of all these cookies on your website
- Remove any cookies that are outdated or unnecessary
- Assess the intrusiveness of the remaining cookies
- Update your privacy policy – looking at other well-known websites it would seem to be a trend to include a prominent, separate "cookie" related page or section that is rich with information on cookies and also provides links to even more information
- Seek opportunities for including mechanisms for cookie consent – for example wherever you already have a "T's and C's" consent requirement, update the T's and C's to include reference to your website cookie use
I plan to update the Equi=Media website so that our privacy policy contain even more information on cookies. Furthermore, I plan to rename it so that the page name references "cookies" and we are also considering positioning it more prominently, rather than its current position within the website footer. We think this will demonstrate to the ICO - and more importantly to website visitors - that we take this issue seriously.
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I am excited to be back to sea and working on the Pacific half of my physiology experiments! Last year's work showed that the pteropods in the Atlantic Ocean have different metabolic rates depending on whether they are exposed to high CO2 and low O2. These effects are somewhat different for the different species (see previous post for an explanation of how I do my respiration experiments). I am looking forward to seeing whether pteropod communities in the Pacific behave similarly, and if closely related animals show the same response to environmental stress. I know, from my exploratory expedition aboard the R/V Wecoma last year off the coast of Oregon and by reading previous studies of where pteropods have been captured, that we will be seeing a number of similar species this year. Based on this preliminary information about which animals are abundant, I spent much of this past winter and spring doing some legwork with the most likely species to be found in both places: Clio pyramidata. And it looks like my guess was correct! We have already found some Clio pyramidata in our Reeve net tows (see pictures in previous posts)!
Amy Maas picking pteropods from a Reeve net out of a viewing tray. Photo by R. Levine.
We are scheduled to finish our first full station this evening and I am planning another late night Reeve net, perfect timing to catch a bunch of healthy happily swimming animals! Most pteropods hang out in the surface water when it gets dark, so a short Reeve net tow will let us capture enough for me to set up more experiments. My work has to work around their schedule, so I am up in the night. I am working in the science van on the 01-deck (up one level from the waterline) and to keep the lights from my workspace from distracting the crew who are navigation of the ship I have red lights at night. Check it out!
Amy Maas setting up experiments with Clio pyramidata. The red color of the photo is because the van has red lighting at night so it does not mess up the night vision of the crew. Photo by R. Levine.
The setup of the 01-van on the R/V New Horizon with Amy Maas doing respiration experiments with pteropods. Photo by R. Levine.


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DENVER (Billboard) - Paul DeGooyer is tired — for good reason. It's about two weeks before the September 9 release of MTV's "The Beatles: Rock Band," and DeGooyer, senior vice president of electronic games and music for MTV Networks Music Group, has been traveling to New York, Boston, Los Angeles and London since 2007 to work on the project.
He's conducted delicate negotiations with surviving Beatles Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, along with Yoko Ono Lennon and Olivia Harrison; hammered out essential licensing deals with executives at Sony/ATV and EMI Music, which treat the Beatles catalog with almost reverent care, and overseen the development of new technologies to meet the high expectations of all involved.
"It's been a bit of a blur," he says, the fatigue obvious in his voice as he speaks from his New York office.
To all involved — MTV, its game development subsidiary Harmonix, EMI, Sony/ATV, the remaining band members and the families of all — the result of all this time, effort and frustration is much more than just a videogame. It's the latest contribution to the hallowed canon of what many consider the world's greatest band.
"It's really about a new way to play with the Beatles' music than it is a new 'Rock Band' game," DeGooyer says with quiet humility. "If we did our jobs right, it is an authentic piece of the Beatles' catalog of work, and that sounds kind of crazy because it's a videogame."
This point became crystal clear to DeGooyer when, after first pitching the concept to the band and surviving family members two years ago, they insisted on including music from every stage of the Beatles' career — something that wasn't as easy as it sounds, given the primitive way the band recorded its early work.
On "Taxman," for example, the drums and guitar were recorded on the same track. But "Rock Band" needs to devote a separate audio track to each instrument, so MTV had to figure out how to split those tracks into separate files in order to include the earlier songs in the game. Failure would mean losing the band's blessing — and thus the project.
Thankfully, MTV and Harmonix were able to enlist the help of Giles Martin, son of Beatles producer George Martin, who had access to the Beatles' master recordings and had just cataloged them while working on the Grammy Award-winning "Love" project for Cirque du Soleil. He developed a filtering method that split the instruments into separate tracks.
With that hurdle passed, MTV could have just plowed forward with the simple act of licensing. Instead the team brought in Martin Bandier and Peter Brodsky, Sony/ATV's CEO and executive vice president of business and legal affairs, respectively; and Cynthia Sexton, executive VP of global brand partnerships at EMI, into the planning and development process along with the Apple Corps shareholders.
"While it was critical to work with Apple and the Beatles, we didn't want to take for granted the other rights holders would go along with them," DeGooyer says. "They all needed to understand exactly what we were doing and have input. When you have that many rights holders involved in a catalog, it's not obvious that their interests align at all points."
The results of this process are evident in the game. In addition to the 45 songs from the band's catalog — more from one act than any other music-based game yet released — the title brings a level of detail not yet seen in a music-based game. Each band member is animated in striking detail, down to the way their eyes and hair move while playing. Scenes of the Beatles' performances in Liverpool's Cavern Club and New York's Shea Stadium include the actual crowd noise from each venue. The game's re-creation of the Beatles recording in Abbey Road's famed Studio 2 includes never-before-heard banter among the band as it recorded its later work. Trivia about the act is included as bonus material, along with previously unreleased photos, audio and video.
Perhaps most remarkably, the Beatles will allow fans to buy at least a portion of their music in digital form as extra downloadable content for the game, starting with "Abbey Road" October 20 and followed by "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" and "Rubber Soul" in November and December, respectively.
"Everyone realized doing this game was really a significant event in bringing the Beatles into the 21st century," Sony/ATV's Bandier says. "This is an enormous opportunity, because for a moment in time, it will be the only legitimate place where you can get the music in a digital form."
Legacy aside, the Beatles hope the game will generate profits for them as well. The band will make money on the music included in the game, but also on their likenesses and for the downloadable music being made available later.
The many versions of the game include a $250 deluxe edition with plastic signed replicas of McCartney's Hofner bass guitar and Starr's Ludwig drums (George Harrison's Gretsch Duo Jet and John Lennon's Rickenbacker will be sold separately for $100 each). The $160 "value" package includes basic "Rock Band" instruments. There's also a $60 disc-only version for consumers who have existing "Rock Band" or "Guitar Hero" instruments.
Sales expectations are high. Wedbush Morgan Securities videogame analyst Michael Pachter estimates the game will sell 5 million copies by year's end, with the disc-only version moving 3.5 million and the deluxe and standard versions selling 1.5 million between them.
For the Beatles, the biggest upside comes from sales of the deluxe version. MTV won't make much money on that package, but the company enjoys healthy margins on the disc-only version, as well as downloadable content. There isn't a shortage of speculation about how much MTV paid for the rights to the Beatles catalog, but sources say the design and motion-capture work was just as expensive as the licensing costs in the eight-figure budget.
Without directly addressing the game's costs, MTV's DeGooyer says the deal is structured so both parties stand to profit.
"The deal was carefully constructed as a partnership with the Beatles and Apple Corps," he says, "and that's borne out in both the creative of the game as well as the business deal behind it."
MTV hopes the game will drive subsequent sales of downloadable Beatles content and convert Beatles buyers to the "Rock Band" franchise. Beatles content won't be available for existing versions of "Rock Band," nor will "Rock Band" music be playable on the Beatles game. But the plastic instruments that come with the Beatles game will work with other versions of "Rock Band."
Each downloadable Beatles album will cost $17, with individual songs going for $2. MTV typically keeps about 70 percent of the price of downloadable content purchased through "Rock Band." Although the Beatles are believed to have received a better deal, this is still a very profitable business.
The entire music-game category has suffered a 46 percent decline in year-over-year revenue through July of this year, according to market research company NPD Group, causing some to question whether music games are just a passing fad. But much of this decline is due to sales migrating from expensive first-time hardware purchases to software sales that consist of new music, either in the form of downloadable content or expansion discs. And NPD's figures don't include the revenue made from downloadable content.
The future of music games depends on attracting newcomers, which is why the Beatles game is so important to MTV.
"It has to be for older people," Wedbush Morgan's Pachter says. "They're sitting around waiting for something to come along that appeals to them. So they're 40-something people that have looked at 'Guitar Hero' but are not sure why they want to learn Aerosmith or Metallica songs. They see this and think, 'I can get into this.'"
The game's developers went to great lengths to appeal to this demographic by removing many of the "game" elements from the Beatles title. While "Rock Band" has players earning points for accuracy and being rewarded with virtual money to spend on such band essentials as a van or instruments, the Beatles game is fully experiential. There's no "goal" or "boss" or points. You just play.
The Beatles music should attract new gamers, and the way the band used the title to tell its story could inspire other artists to get creative in this new medium. From their formation in 1960 (after several years as the Quarrymen) to their 1970 breakup, the Beatles always experimented with whatever medium was driving rock music at the time. Their rise to fame was driven by concerts, their greatest success came from studio albums. And now, despite having skipped digital downloading, the Fab Four stand poised to master yet another format — interactive media.
"I look at the musical landscape and say, 'There's the Beatles and everybody else,'" Bandier says. "I don't think you can find another artist that you can use a chronology of their life and events in the same way."
Even so, the Beatles will almost certainly embolden other bands to take the plunge into the world of gaming. Pearl Jam plans to release its new album as downloadable "Rock Band" content the same day it arrives in stores. The new Rock Band Network allows any band to create and sell music as it likes through MTV's system.
"It would be great if people look at this a year from now and say, 'I want to play my favorite song in this format,'" DeGooyer says. "And chances are, a lot of people's favorite songs will be on the 'Rock Band' platform."
(Editing by SheriLinden at Reuters)
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Willie Nelson has never been one to do the safe or expected, and this Booker T. Jones-produced album of pop standards from the '30s and '40s certainly fits the profile. It's also one of the better albums of Nelson's career, allowing Willie to dip his fragile, quivering tenor all around the beat in songs like "All of Me" and "Unchained Melody." Jones's organ, piano, and string arrangements are low-key and swinging (except on the almost wooden "On the Sunny Side of the Street"), and Nelson's vocals on "Georgia on My Mind" and "Moonlight in Vermont" are filled with a dignified and slightly jazzy country soul. --David Cantwell
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"Willie Nelson's excellent album, Stardust, is terrific both for his fans as well as for anyone who loves classic pop and jazz vocals. Willie is in excellent form on this album and the songs are all very well done. I always thought Willie was a terrific country singer but he sure showed me that I didn't know the full extent of his talent when I listened to this album! The quality of the sound is excellent and the front artwork replicates the artwork from the vinyl record album released in 1978.
"Stardust" gets a most sensitive treatment from Willie Nelson who delivers this brilliantly. The percussion adds a nice touch and the rest of the musical arrangement perfectly complements Willie's faultless delivery of this classic ballad. "Georgia on My Mind" shines bright in Willie's capable hands; he performs this from the bottom of his heart and just one listen proves it! The guitar arrangement along with that percussion enhances the tune as well. In addition, "Blue Skies;" "All of Me" and "Unchained Melody" are absolutely perfect and a joy to hear over and over again. The keyboard playing works wonders especially in "All of Me" and "Unchained Melody."
"September Song" grew on me over time; Willie does it very well. This number is easy on the ear and extremely passionate. "On The Sunny Side of the Street" charms me with its natural beauty; Willie Nelson tackles this traditionally jazz tune and makes it bright as he swings gently to make this rendition his own.
"Moonlight in Vermont" gets a very sensitive interpretation from this masterful artist; he never lets go of a single superfluous note and the music as he sings is beautiful, too. "Don't Get around Much Anymore" is a standard that gets the royal treatment from Willie and the use of the guitar is both creative and very pleasing. It's tracks like "Don't Get Around Much Anymore" that demonstrate so very well just how facile Willie Nelson is when it comes to performing different genres of music.
"Someone to Watch over Me" is yet another charmer; and the album closes with two bonus ballads, "Scarlet Ribbons" and "I Can See Clearly Now." Some could say that "I Can See Clearly Now" doesn't truly fit in with the rest of the tracks; and they have a point. However, Nelson does this one up right and I can't fault him for that.
Willie Nelson yet again shares his talent with us and we are all so much better off for it. His remarkable talent and Booker T. Jones' arrangements yield some of the very best music I've heard yet. This is a fine CD."


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My kitchen is almost never clean. But I've discovered something amazing: even when the kitchen looks like a huge disaster, it only takes 30 minutes take it from scary to sparkling! Maybe a really calamitous disaster would take a little more time, but I've tried this twice and both times what I thought couldn't possibly take less than an hour turned out to be a thirty minute proposition. The key is to get an uninterrupted 30 minutes.Aye, there's the rub. Say that the stars align and I get an uninterrupted 30 minutes? Then I clean the kitchen in this order:▪ Throw away anything that can be thrown away. ▪ Put away anything that can be put away. (This can include unloading the dishwasher)▪Accumulate the remaining dishes to be washed next to the sink. ▪Wipe down all the other counters. ▪Wash the dishes. ▪Wipe off the last counter. Presto Change-O!


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The young girl lay in her bed, burying the tears. She let the blood slide down her chin, not bothering to wipe it. Bruises covered her ribs, legs, chest, face. They didn't usually get her face too. Those would show tomorrow at school. She looked at herself in the mirror, then picked up the Bible that lay on her dressing table. With a curse, she threw the book across the room. Anger was quickly filling her, replacing the self-pity she'd been feeling for years - since her father married and began obeying this creature. She'd once thought the woman pure evil - but after years of God turning his back on her and her family, not bothering to try to rid the world of this evil - she realized that perhaps she had it wrong. She heard one of her siblings cry, looked upward, and cursed God. And then she prayed - to Satan. She offered her soul for her siblings to escape this hell. For her to escape it....
So is it possible for one person to sell their soul to Satan? And if they do, is there any way to get out of that contract? Can they ever be forgiven and received back into God's arms?
I found one article with a list of 10 people whom have supposedly sold their souls to Satan. These individuals did so for more money and power and prestige. And, I'm sure there are many more like this. I am also certain there are many like the young girl in the story above.
I have researched this topic quite a bit - and have read a lot that says that yes, God will forgive someone for entering into this contract, so long as he/she repents. However...
"And whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the age to come." (Matthew 12:32)
One would think that selling their own soul to the devil is to speak out against the Holy Spirit. One is essentially denouncing the Holy Spirit, and it doesn't matter the reasons behind that denunciation. It is unforgivable.
Going by this reasoning, it would make sense why a young child, entering into a contract without thought or consideration, would spend the rest of her life being tormented and tortured - although, one would have assumed Satan would have lived up to his end of the contract. Can there ever be peace, or love, or a life free from pain and suffering for her? Is there any point in even trying?
Sunday, October 7, 2012
Sold Her Soul...?
Posted by Brandi Eissinger at 9:29 PM
Labels: devil, forgiveness, salvation, satan, soul
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Yeah, selling of the soul is a bit of a personal... issue?... of mine, since I tried to do it many years ago. It's one of those things where, when life just really sucks and bad things just keep on happening (i.e. 97.3% of my life), I wonder if maybe I didn't cause it. Maybe that by this action when I was a child is what has led to everything that has happened since.ReplyDelete
Thanks for your thoughts :) I appreciate them.
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I've been dying for days to tie Rock Lobster into a story. It hasn't worked to my advantage yet so I thought I'd make something up. An Avid Family Guy watcher and B52 fan it was a joyous day for me when I got to see Peter singing "Rock Lobster". The unfortunate thing of this is that now that I hear the song on my play list while I'm gaming, I hear Peter's voice.
What does this have to do with anything? Well, while I'm playing MMO games, rather than listen to the in game sound, I listen to my extensive playlist. With that said, I wanted to see if I could find out if there is a similiarity in music that gamers listen to. So! Send me your top 5 most listened to songs! We'll see if there is a number one most listened to song while we game. If I get enough entries I'll post the list here. If not, well, there is always "Rock Lobster"!
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