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|Temple of Dendur
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Apollo Circle for young patrons held its tenth anniversary gala benefit from nine to twelve in the Temple of Dendur wing at the Museum. The theme this year was "Between the Seams" and is inspired by the exhibition "Interwoven Globe: The Worldwide Textile Trade 1500-1800 " on view at the Met through January 5, 2014. The Apollo Circle, founded in 1997, is a membership group created for young donors to the Museum and this is the biggest and most visible event of the year.
|Princess Khaliya Aga Khan & Indira Cesarine
The evening was sponsored by Maiyet, the luxury fashion brand which seeks to promote prosperity and artisanal skills in areas that need it most. Maiyet, a luxury label founded in 2011, makes ready-to-wear clothing, jewelry, handbags and shoes with an emphasis on masterful workmanship in their products. The event which featured cocktails and DJ Brendan Fallis contained a crowd of over one thousand people ranging in ages from nineteen to fifty and including a number of princesses some Rockefellers and Hearsts, and more than a couple of debutantes, models and socialites. Amanda Hearst, Ingrid Rockefeller, Zosia Mamet, and Princess Khaliya Aga Khan were just a small segment of the luminaries at this happening: this was the "it" crowd of New York, Greenwich and Europe dressed in their best attire and ready to party. The level of fashion was astounding with many of the guests wearing couture from top designers such as Zac Posen, Wes Gordon, Naeem Khan and Maiyet.
|Wes Gordon in Tom Ford tuxedo
This event is a must on most of the influential twenty somethings social calendar including Wes Gordon, the famed 27 year old designer, who showed up in a Tom Ford tuxedo. He said this was an event he loves because of the "fun group of people, the fun crowd and all of the beauty." He was also pleased that there were at least two women in the crowd who were wearing his designs. He has dressed Gwyneth Paltrow and Kerry Washington and would like to dress Cate Blanchett because of her grace and talent.
|Abigail Lorick & Bethanne Caples in Maiyet
Bethanne Caples, wearing Maiyet, and one of the head designers at the company said, "we are a brand started on textiles so we are huge supporters of sustaining craftsmanship around the world, and that is why this event was a perfect marriage for us to support this incredibly important exhibition."
|Caroline Calloway & Princess Maria Antonia of Sicily
She said alot of dresses, bags, shoes and jewelry were on loan to girls attending the event and that Maiyet was worn all over the world with their two biggest accounts in the United States being Barney's and Net-a-Porter. Georgia Newman, assistant designer at Rag and Bone, commented on the fashion of the night as mostly being "very interesting but some of it too classic prom and too mechanical by taking a fancy dress and putting ruching on or silver and gold instead of making an exquisite classic dress with beautiful fabric and adding a thrill to it. While our customer is older Rag and Bone remains a versatile and edgy brand of exquisite quality." Rag and Bone's upcoming collection is going to have a very nineties feel with dresses which are plain in the front with fullness in the back in varied colors such as burgundy and other unusual palettes.
|Samantha Moray in Delpozo Catherine Smith in Zac Posen
& Rachel Seville in vintage
As the evening came to a close the guards had to usher the crowd out amidst all the dancing and revelry. There was so much visual stimulation in the room ranging from the beautifully dressed guests to the majestic Temple of Dendur edifices it was hard to believe some tickets could be purchased for a mere three hundred dollars. This evening is all about young up-and-comers gathering in a cultural landmark to celebrate life in New York City. As I gathered my camera and headed out the door Princess Maria Antonia of Sicily was posing in her red dress with a group of red garlands around her head; a fitting end to a visually and culturally important event in a Museum whose walls are adorned by royalty.
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The ORIGINAL versions of famous songs and songs covered by famous people.
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(That) Lonesome Valley (1925) / Little Bunch Of Roses (1928) / Who's Gonna Kiss Your Lips, Dear Darling (1929) / Can't You Hear That Night Bird Crying (1936) / Rough And Rocky (1945) / Reverend Mr. Black (1963)
Lonesome Valley, a spiritual from both white and black sources, was recorded by the Carter Family in 1930. A.P. Carter probably learned the song from Leslie Riddle , but popular versions by both Vernon Dalhart and Andy Jenkins had been circulating. The earliest recording of "That Lonesome Valley" was done in 1925 by the Jenkins Family (although there seems to be an unreleased 1924 recording by David Miller --> see further on in this page).
The song has been recorded by many predominently country artists with varying lyrics and under numerous titles, including "Lonesome Valley","I've Got To Walk The Lonesome Valley", "That Lonesome Valley", "Walk That Lonesome Valley", "Jesus Walked The Lonesome Valley", "You Got To Walk That Lonesome Valey", "Everybody Got To Walk This Lonesome Valley" and "John The Baptist".
The song was contained in John Wesley Work's "Folk Song Of The American Negro" (1907)
(o) Jenkins Family 1925 (as "That Lonesome Valley")
Andrew Jenkins [vcl/gt], Irene Spain [vcl/organ/piano], Mary Lee Spain [vcl]
Recorded April 1925 in Atlanta, GA
Released on Okeh 40377
The Jenkins Family* - There Shall Be Showers Of Blessing / That Lonesome Valley (Shellac) at Discogs
Listen to a sample here: THAT LONESOME VALLEY
(c) Al Craver (=Vernon Dalhart) (1926) (as "John The Baptist")
Vernon Dalhart, v; acc. poss. John Cali, lute.
Recorded June 25, 1926 in New York
Released on Columbia 15086-D
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(c) Pace Jubilee Singers (1926) (as "Everybody Got To Walk This Lonesome Valley")
Recorded September 13, 1926 in the Webster Hotel in Chicago, IL.
78 RPM - Pace Jubilee Singers - Everybody Got To Walk This Lonesome Valley / You Gonna Reap Just What You Sow - Victor - USA - 20310
Released on Victor 20310
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(c) Lester McFarland and Robert A. Gardner, "The Lonesome Valley"
Vocal duet with harmonica, mandolin and guitar.
Recorded on October 16, 1926
Released on Vocalion 5127
Lester McFarland (2) and Robert A. Gardner - Down By The Riverside / The Lonesome Valley (Shellac) at Discogs
(c) Elzie Floyd and Leo Boswell
Recorded March 26, 1927
Released on Columbia 15167-D
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(c) David Miller 1927
David Miller, v; acc. own g.
Recorded May 1927 in Richmond, IN.
Released on Gennett 6175, Champion 15317, Challenge 327, Herwin 75557
Challenge 327 as by Dan Kutter and Herwin 75557 as by Oran Campbell.
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(c) Rev F.W. McGee 1927
Recorded June 7, 1927
Released on Victor 20858
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(c) Carter Family (1930) (as "Lonesome Valley")
Sara Carter [vcl/autoharp], A.P. Carter [vcl], Maybelle Carter [vcl/gt]
Recorded November 24, 1930 Memphis, TN –
Released on Victor 23541, Bluebird B-6117 and Montgomery Ward M-4735
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(c) Slim Duckett And Pig Norwood (1930) (as "You Gotta Stand Judgment For Yourself")
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(c) Bill Elliott (1932) (as "Lonesome Valley")
Bill Elliott, v; acc. Bob Mitchell, o.
Recorded in Camden, NJ on February 5, 1932
Released on Victor 23658
and Montgomery Ward M-4337 ( as by Jim Baird)
(c) Carolina Ramblers String Band (1932) (as "That Lonesome Valley")
Steve Ledford, f/v; poss. Taft Ledford, f or g; unknown, h; Daniel Nicholson, bj/v; Audie Rodgers, g/v; George Ledford, v.
Recorded in New York, NY on February 17, 1932
Released on Banner 32474, Melotone M12428, Oriole 8148, Perfect 12818 and Romeo 5148
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(c) Monroe Brothers (1936) (as "You've Got To Walk That Lonesome Valley")
Bill Monroe, Charlie Monroe, v duet; acc. Bill Monroe, md; Charlie Monroe, g.
Recorded in Charlotte, NC on February 17, 1936
Released on Bluebird B-6477 and Montgomery Ward M-5026
78 RPM - Monroe Brothers (Charles and Bill) - You've Got To Walk That Lonesome Valley / God Holds The Future In His Hands - Bluebird - USA - B-6477
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(c) Mainer's Mountaineers (1936) (as "Walk That Lonesome Valley")
J.E. Mainer, f/v; Junior Misenheimer, bj; Harold Christy, g; Beacham Blackweller, g; Wade Mainer, v; Zeke Morris, v.
Recorded in Charlotte, NC on June 15, 1936
Released on Bluebird B-6596 and Montgomery Ward M-7007
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(c) Dixie Reelers (1936) ("Lonesome Valley – Part 2")
Ollie Bunn, v; Daddy John Love, v/g; Clarence Todd, v/g.
Recorded in Charlotte, NC on June 20, 1936
Released on Bluebird B-6713 and Montgomery Ward M-7099
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(c) Heavenly Gospel Singers (1937) (as "Walk This Lonesome Valley")
Roosevelt Fenoy (vocals); Fred Whitmore (tenor); Henson Massey (baritone); Jimmy Bryant Singers, Jimmy Bryant (bass voice)
Recorded on February 16, 1937
Released on Bluebird B-6984
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Heavenly Gospel Singers – Walk This Lonesome Valley
(c) Roy Acuff & His Crazy Tennesseeans (1937) (as "Lonesome Valley")
Roy Acuff, f/v/bj ; Clell Summey, sg/v; Jess Easterday, g; Red Jones, sb/v.
Recorded in Birmingham, AL on March 22, 1937
Released on Vocalion/Okeh 04730 and Conqueror 9256
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(c) Woody Guthrie 1940
Library Of Congress, Washington, DC sessions with Alan Lomax
Recorded March 21, 1940
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(c) Elvis Presley & the Million Dollar Quartet (1956) (as "Jesus Walked That Lonesome Valley")
Elvis Presley [gt/piano], Jerry Lee Lewis [vcl/piano], Carl Perkins [vcl/gt], Jay Perkins [gt], Charlie Underwood [gt], Clayton Perkins [bass], W.S. Holland [drums] (Producer: Sam Phillips)
Recorded December 4, 1956 [informal session] Sun Studio, 706 Union Ave., Memphis, TN –
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(c) Kitty Wells (1959)
Kitty Wells - Dust On The Bible (Vinyl, LP, Album) at Discogs
(c) Little Richard (1959) (as "Jesus Walked This Lonesome Valley")
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Billy Ed Wheeler, (with Jed Peters (=Mike Stoller and Jerry Leiber) used "Lonesome Valley" as the core of a song he called "Reverend Mr Black," which was released by the Kingston Trio in 1963 becoming a top ten hit on the Billboard that year. "Reverend Mr. Black" was also recorded by Bobby Darin (1963), Faron Young (1963), and Johnny Cash (1981). Others who have recorded this song are Tex Ritter, Lonnie Donegan, John Stewart, Tim Grimm, and Sherwin & Pam Linton.
(c) Billy Ed Wheeler 1963 (as "Reverend Mr. Black")
Billy Edd Wheeler (Producer: Paul Cohen)
Recorded October 8, 1963 Nashville, TN -
Released on Kapp KS-3351
Billy Edd Wheeler's author's version was recorded and released after the hit-version by the Kingston Trio (who had used Billy Edd Wheeler's DEMO as a guide)
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(c) Kingston Trio 1963 (as "Reverend Mr. Black")
John Stewart [vcl/gt/banjo], Nick Reynolds [vcl/gt], Bob Shane [vcl/gt] + Glen Campbell [banjo], Dean Reilly [bass]. Producer: Voyle Gilmore)
Recorded January 23, 1963 [no. 11009, 12:00-15:00] Capitol Recording Studio, 1750 North Vine St., Hollywood, CA –
Released on Capitol 4951
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(c) Johnny Cash & The Carter Family (1963) (as "Lonesome Valley")
Carter Family & Johnny Cash (Maybelle Carter [vcl], Helen Carter [vcl], Anita Carter [vcl], June Carter [vcl], Junior Huskey [bass], Bob Johnson. Producer: Don Law & Frank Jones) [overub session on September 4, 1963, Nashville, TN: Johnny Cash [vcl])
Recorded July 8, 1963 Columbia Recording Studio, Nashville, TN –
Released in 1964 on the album "Keep on the Sunny Side".
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(c) Mississippi John Hurt (1965)
"Mississippi" John Hurt singing, "Lonesome Valley" on Pete Seeger's TV program, "Rainbow Quest".
(c) Vince Martin and Fred Neil (1964) (as "Lonesome Valley")
on the album "Tear Down The Walls"
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(c) Kevin Coyne (1973) (as "Lonesome Valley")
on the abum "Marjorie Razorblade".
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(c) Pete Seeger and Arlo Guthrie (1975) (as "Lonesome Valley")
Recorded live in the Music Hall, in Boston
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(c) Bruce Springsteen 24-06-1993 East Rutherford, New Jersey
26-06-1993 New York City
Also on Satan's Jewel Crown album
(c) Eric Bibb (1994) (as "Lonesome Valley")
On the album "Spirits & The Blues".
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(c) Fairfield Four (2000) (as "Lonesome Valley")
in movie "O Brother Where Art Thou?"
Baritone Vocals – James Hill (2) Bass Vocals [First Lead And Bass] – Isaac Freeman Lead Vocals [Second Lead] – Nathan Best Lead Vocals [Utility Lead] – Joseph Rice, Robert Hamlett
Tenor Vocals – Wilson Waters
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The Originals © by Arnold Rypens - LONESOME VALLEY
The melody was also used a.o.
for "Little Bunch of Roses" (1928)
and "Who's Gonna Kiss Your Lips, Dear Darling" (1929)
and "Last Gold Dollar" (1929)
and "Can't You Hear That Night Bird Crying" (1936)
and "(Don't This Road Look) Rough And Rocky" (1945)
The Originals © by Arnold Rypens - ROUGH AND ROCKY
(c) Clarence Greene (1928) (as "Little Bunch Of Roses")
Clarence Greene - Good-Night Darling / Little Bunch Of Roses (Shellac) at Discogs
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(c) Carolina Tar Heels (1929) (as "Who's Gonna Kiss Your Lips, Dear Darling")
Recorded April 3, 1929 in Camden New Jersey.
Seems to be the first recorded version to contain the "(Don't This Road Look) Rough and Rocky"
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(c) Ephraim Woodie And The Henpecked Husbands (1929) (as "Last Gold Dollar")
Recorded October 24, 1929 in Johnson City, Tennessee
Columbia matrix W149260. Last gold dollar / Henpecked Husbands ; Ephraim Woodie - Discography of American Historical Recordings
(c) Blue Sky Boys (1936) (as "Can't You Hear That Night Bird Crying")
The "Who's Gonna Kiss Your Lips, Dear Darling" verse was copied from the Carolina Tar Heels version (SEE ABOVE)
(c) T. Texas Tyler (1945) (as "Rough And Rocky")
"Rough And Rocky" has the exact same melody and two similar stanzas as the above mentioned "Can't You Hear That Night Bird Crying" and the lyrics are also contained in "Who's Gonna Kiss Your Lips, Dear Darling" by the Carolina Tar Heels (SEE ABOVE)
78 RPM - T. Texas Tyler And His Oklahoma Melody Boys - Beautiful Morning Glory / Rough And Rocky - 4 Star - USA - 1022
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(c) Flatt & Scruggs (1954) (as "Don't This Road Look Rough And Rocky")
Listen here:
(c) Gene Clark (1972) (as "Rough And Rocky")
(c) Emmylou Harris (1979) (as "Rough And Rocky")
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Pete Seeger mixed up the lyrics of "Lonesome Valley" and "Rough And Rocky" for his 1975 version. (SEE YOUTUBE ABOVE)
He already sang that mixed-up version with Joan Baez around 1962:
This version was released on the album "Very Early Joan"
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But already in 1944 Woody Guthrie had recorded a version of "Lonesome Valley" which included the "Rough And Rocky" verse. (So that's even before T. Texas Tyler recorded "Rough And Rocky" in 1945 !!!
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But as we saw earlier on in this post Carolina Tar Heels were the first to use the "ROUGH AND ROCKY" verse in 1929 in "Who's Gonna Kiss Your Lips, Dear Darling")
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- Prepare for the spin
Grasp the discus from the top with your throwing hand, spreading your fingers evenly and arranging the first segment of each finger along the edge of the discus. Brace the discus from beneath with your other hand. Stand with your back to your target, at the rear of the ring. Bend your waist slightly, and stand with your feet just wider than your shoulders.
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Raise the discus up in front of your non-throwing shoulder, swinging it back to the throwing shoulder. Repeat this once or twice to build a rhythm. Turn your torso clockwise, and bring the discus as far around as you can while just holding it with your throwing hand. Point your other arm in the opposite direction. Keep your weight on your back foot, with your other heel up off the ground.
- Start the spin
Begin turning your shoulders toward the throw as you move your weight to your front foot. Pick up your rear foot, and bring it around the front foot, pivoting on your front foot as you spin into the middle of the ring. Push off with your pivot foot onto your rear foot, twisting up to the front of the ring. Switch pivot feet, bringing your front foot to land to the outside of the rear foot. Plant your front foot and your non-throwing side firmly. Stretch your throwing arm out, and send the discus through in an upward motion, moving from your hip to release at eye-level. Push with your middle finger, ring finger and pinky to spin it. Avoid the temptation to throw it with your wrist; let the power come from your spin and your hand.


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Merchants of Cool: Teens, Culture, and MTV
In January of 2004, David Kupelian, vice president and managing editor of WorldNetDaily.com and Whistleblower Magazine, published a shocking, but excellent, exposé of modern youth culture (Link: Part 1 - Part 2), based in part upon a 2001 PBS Frontline documentary (Link: The Merchants of Cool).CAUTION: Due to the nature of the topic, Mr. Kupelian's article and the Frontline documentary (linked to above in order to give proper credit) contain graphic language, as well as disturbing themes, images, and descriptions. This post includes choice excerpts, in hopes that you won't have to dig through any grime to find them yourself.
Both article and documentary were targeted at an adult audience, however, much of the information is of arguably greater importance to young people themselves. In this post I will be letting Mr. Kupelian and others speak for themselves, with brief additional commentary. Please consider carefully what they have to say:
"They want to be cool. They are impressionable, and they have the cash. They are corporate America's $150 billion dream."Both Mr. Kupelian's commentary and the Frontline documentary confirm many of the messages we've written about here on The Rebelution. They do so by going in depth and undercover into modern, media-defined youth culture:
That's the opening statement in PBS's stunning 2001 Frontline documentary, "Merchants of Cool," narrated by Douglas Rushkoff. What emerges in the following 60 minutes is a scandalous portrait of how major corporations – Viacom, Disney, AOL/Time Warner and others – study America's children like laboratory rats, in order to sell them billions of dollars in merchandise by tempting, degrading and corrupting them.
Think that's a bit of an overstatement?
It's an understatement.
"Today," [Frontline correspondent Douglas Rushkoff] discloses, "five enormous companies are responsible for selling nearly all of youth culture. These are the true merchants of cool: Rupert Murdoch's Newscorp, Disney, Viacom, Universal Vivendi, and AOL/Time Warner."Professor McChesney echoes the theme of The Rebelution's post My iPod Is My Best Friend, explaining how the entertainment companies use all forms of media to shape and mold the character, and consequently, the desires of young people:
"The entertainment companies, which are a handful of massive conglomerates that own four of the five music companies that sell 90 percent of the music in the United States – those same companies also own all the film studios, all the major TV networks, all the TV stations pretty much in the 10 largest markets," University of Illinois Communications Professor Robert McChesney reveals in the documentary. "They own all or part of every single commercial cable channel."
"They look at the teen market as part of this massive empire that they're colonizing... [A]nd their weaponry are films, music, books, CDs, Internet access, clothing, amusement parks, sports teams. That's all this weaponry they have to make money off of this market."And as The Rebelution wrote in The Myth of Adolescence:
[M]edia-saturated youth culture, not only follows trends and fads, but it creates them. Classrooms, TV shows, magazines, and websites, are not only addressing us at the level of social expectations, but they are in fact dictating those expectations.Mr. Kupelian agrees, describing the same concept with even greater candidness:
[C]ompanies are creating new and lower and more shocking... marketing campaigns, disguised as genuine, authentic expressions of youthful searching for identity and belonging, for the sole purpose of profiting financially from America's children...According to Rushkoff, it's a vicious cycle:
This would be bad enough – if corporate America were just following and marketing the basest instincts of confused, unsupervised teenagers. But they are not following, they are leading – downward.
"It's one enclosed feedback loop," Rushkoff says. "Kids' culture and media culture are now one and the same, and it becomes impossible to tell which came first--the anger or the marketing of the anger."And as Frontline reports:
[O]bservers say [that] as everyone from record promoters to TV executives to movie producers besieges today's teens with pseudo-authentic marketing pitches, teenagers increasingly look to the media to provide them with a ready-made identity predicated on today's version of what's cool.Both Mr. Kupelian and the documentary spend a considerable time addressing two such "cool" creations of corporate youth-marketing: the "mook" and the "midriff."
The mook, Mr. Kupelian states, is a caricature of the wild, uninhibited, outrageous and amoral male. Take for instance, professional wrestling, the most-watched shows among teen males today.
The midriff, on the other hand, is a mini Britney Spears, obsessed with appearances — a sexual object, but proud of it. While the mook is arrested in adolescence, the midriff is prematurely adult. As was written in The Myth of Adolescence:
In what could be considered the most maddening aspect of this crisis, not all areas of maturity are being stunted... It is heartbreaking that so many young girls, while constantly pressed to become more and more sexually alluring, are not expected to attain any notable level of character beneath the surface.And of course, the media is very careful to undermine the young person's ability to receive and benefit from the wisdom and experience of their parents and other God-established figures of authority:
[S]ays Miller, "it's part of the official rock video world view, it's part of the official advertising world view, that your parents are creeps, teachers are nerds and idiots, authority figures are laughable, nobody can really understand kids except the corporate sponsor."The purpose of Mr. Kupelian's article (and the purpose of this post) is not to create a feeling of hopelessness, but to call us to action — to wake up and recognize the lies of our culture for exactly what they are: lies. As Mr. Kupelian concludes, our only hope in combating the culture is to "create (or plug into) another culture entirely - a subculture."
Mr. Kupelian, sir, thank you for stating the truth with such boldness. Allow me to introduce you to The Rebelution.
For those of you who have been around since the beginning, you may remember the post "Rebelize" Your Youth Group, where the following was written:
The only way to truly combat cultural expectations is to create a [counter] culture that results in an entire community of mature and responsible young people.Brett and I believe that it was for that very purpose that this blog, and now the conferences, came into existence. Our sidebar of links to fellow rebelutionary's blogs and websites (like Regenerate Our Culture) is just the beginning of an online counter-culture that is quickly becoming a very real Christian youth movement — a movement of young adults rebelling against the rebellion and corruption that is being constantly thrown at them.
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Yanashinga, West Face. One could consider Yanashinga (5,250m) the most technical and dizzying mountain of the Tíclio group. It is located 135km east of Lima and has only two routes and not a single repeat. The central highway reaches 4,818m, and through here runs the highest railroad in the world. The West Face (350m, MD 5.10a) had been attempted before but without success. I had tried it, too, once arriving just 50m from the summit. Guillermo Mejía and I began the route once together, and together we wanted to complete it.
We camped at the foot of the glacier that comes off Nevado Santa Rosa. We began the climb early on December 19, via an ice ramp to the first belay station. The first three pitches involved rock, with moves up to 5.9. On the fourth pitch Guillermo found himself stopped on vertical rock, struggling to place protection. He had climbed an easy dihedral, but the exit was more difficult, and he hadn't placed a piece since the belay. Desperately he began cleaning in order to place something. The rock was bad, with big flakes one on top of another, and one of these flakes launched and fell close to me, breaking on the backpack and causing almost everything inside to fall out. The last two pitches were on horrible rock, without many options for protection, and loose rock fragments covered in snow and ice. On the summit, Guillermo could not properly anchor, so he belayed from inside a depression. We arrived on top around 6 p.m. We descended the east face, which left us a roundabout detour around the mountain to arrive back at camp.
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Close to thirty tons of cannabis has been seized in Morocco between January and April 2016, the National Office for the fight against drug addiction says.
The office further explained that the quantity of cannabis seized during the first three months of 2016 has recorded a decline of about 21 percent.
Investigations indicate that since 2010 about 10 thousand people have been arrested so far in relation to drug trafficking in Morocco which affects Algeria.
Morocco Arrests Drug Trafficking Ring https://t.co/vUB8cItMwq #morocco #news— Latest From Morocco (@_Morocco) May 21, 2016
Among those arrested are 49 foreigners while 280 others are on the run.
Moroccan security officials have also announced the arrest of 58 traffickers specialised in cocaine trafficking.
A report from the International Narcotics Control Board which monitors the application of international agreements related to the control of drugs, classifies Morocco as a top cannabis producing country.
The report says huge quantities of cannabis are transported from Morocco to foreign countries.
The Agency has called on Morocco to pursue its commitment in the fight against the illicit cultivation of cannabis.


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Smart and funny, Harland Miller's best known work actually has no image other than the title and a familiar penguin, pelican, or puffin from the old Allen Lane paperback Penguin series.
I could picture any of his pieces looking fabulous in any style decor from old world vintage to ultra modern.
His literature references have me LMFAO!! It's official, I'm OBSESSED!!!
Do you love vibrant spaces that combine vintage pieces with modern elements?
If you share the same mix-and-match philosophy as Kishani Perera, we would love to see how you've blended styles together to create your own unique space!
In honor of Kishani Perera's book release, we are giving away two signed copies of Vintage Remix to the top two eclectic designs
Submit photos of a space you've designed to email@example.com by April 5th for a chance to win!!
I'm loving the look of this wall paper which mimics salvaged and weathered wood by furniture designer and winner of the Editors Award at the 2011 International Contemporary Furniture Fair, Piet Hein Eek.
I can't wait to use this Scrapwood Wallpaper in an upcoming project!
Thanks Rue Magazine for some great inspiration – I totally adore these pendant lights for the kitchen!
Spice up your kitchen today with mercury glass pendant lighting available at Rummage!
Mercury glass pendant lighting available at Rummage
I stumbled upon this blog by Poetic Home the other day called Climbing Upcycled Ladders and really enjoyed all the creative and fun uses for ladders around the home. From shelving to storage, see how they instantly add character to any room or space!
Go green and spice up any space by adding the charm of an old vintage ladder
So many great ideas and different uses for the classic mason jar, I just had to share!
Pick up your mason jars at Rummage and get your DIY project started!!
I've been enjoying all the fun hanging furniture that I've seen around lately and wanted to share some of my favorites
The Nestrest is a great new invention by Dedon that some-what resembles an over-sized bird's nest.
Made up of super strong Dedon fiber guaranteeing a sturdy and solid weave this hanging pod is not only open and airy but could also be private and secluded.
I think this is my new favorite place for relaxation, meditation, and open-air conversation!
I also enjoyed this article decorating with ropes where I fell in love with these hanging beds.
The Le Beanock has got the right idea. Described on their website as "womb-like" I can't wait to jump into one of these.
It reminds me of the 60's design classic, the beanbag in swing form.
Talk about ultimate relaxation!
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An interesting thing happened.
I found out that the remote for my house's gate also opens the gate for a house down the street from me.
This is a pretty worrying thing, considering that our electric fence & new gate would be completely useless if someone just had the right remote control for our gate.
I know that remotes work on codes, and its possible for two to have the same code, but its really odd that it opens the gate for a house so close to me. These identical codes should be really rare, but I'll find that out soon.
I'm going to see how many gates my remote can open.
Saturday, September 16, 2006
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Baby Hilarious Teether Review
Hello! Here to share a short review of this super cute teether we've recently received :)
Cookie Clipper in Black from BabyHilarious!
Isn't this sooo cute? I love the material - so smooth and easy to wash!
Am also digging the fact that this is BPA free ~
I've actually been clipping this onto the side of my baby carrier when I'm baby wearing Tiffany! She's been drooling A LOT and always wants to "gum" something so this teether is very apt for us now heh
There are a ton of other cute designs on their site as well - will probably get these as gifts for friends who have babies next time hehe ; really like the elephant one too!
I also did my first ever short video review haha - sorry if it's very amateurish - video below!
Thank you Baby Hilarious for this cute teether,
Tiffany and I both love it!


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I'm not I'm not myself
Feel like I'm someone else
Rotten and faceless
So hollow hollow inside
A part of me is dead
Need you to live again
Can you replace this
I'm hollow hollow and faceless
I've said it before. But I know WHY they repeat it endlessly. I'm finding myself, FINALLY. Not the me of the past 5 years. The kid before that. The one that's waking up again. The one that says let's kick some ass in this spiritual war. The one that says BRING IT ON. The one that stood up for himself.
Satan and his minions don't want that Jordan. They want the pathetic one, the idiot one that rationalized EVERYTHING that got him into the mess he was in. That ain't me anymore. Repentance is getting a whole new block of wood, I think this block of wood came with an upgraded package called 'backbone and brains'.
I get inspiration, I get knowledge, I get GOING when I get ANGRY. Because then my mind forces itself to 'autocorrect' and it snaps back where it should be - the straight and narrow. I get angry, and I get smart.
Satan's intent right now is simply to bring me down. That's all the mood battles do.
Well, at Sons of Helaman, we have a little session where we basically ask, "What did you do to piss Satan off this week?"
That's where I am right now. I'm sick of being trodden on, made fun of, mocked, cursed, and scorn inside of MY OWN HEAD by him.
The line's been drawn. Turn it up a notch, I dare you.
Friday, April 1, 2011
They scream 'Faceless' at me
I'm not I'm not myself
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Last year Melbourne's iconic Southern Star Observation Wheel found a sad turn when it had to be shut down due to cracks and buckling caused by the intense summer heat. The $100 million wheel has since been decommissioned, but that hasn't stopped designers from thinking about what to do next with the landmark. So why reinvent the wheel you ask? Because it could be transformed into an energy-generating windmill outfitted with solar sails!
Buro North, together with photographer Peter Bennetts and Fooch from Squint Opera, came up with a mind-bending way to re-adapt the wheel. They've transformed the simple observation deck into a futuristic windmill powered by solar-sail energy, complete with numerous, well-landscaped hubs for a new fleet of flying steam-powered trams. The base also features quite the garden, bringing nature back to the people with free roaming super flamingoes convening near street performers.
While this fantastical endeavor probably won't be feasible anytime soon – we imagine flying trams are still some years away – the concept itself brings up key issues such as how to efficiently adapt, and re-function outdated infrastructure.


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Jim Wiesemeyer, senior vice president, Informa Economics speaking at the 2011 USA Rice Outlook Conference, said the United States will experience modest economic growth in the coming year as it continues to deal with the ramifications of the housing market meltdown and high unemployment, while countries like Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa will see substantial economic growth.
"There's uncertainty in spades and markets don't like uncertainty," Wiesemeyer told attendees. "Expect little to be done in Washington between now and the November election, but I think the odds are in favor of a farm bill in 2012."
Wiesemeyer said Congress must address the debt situation, but that won't be done until after the election and that it's unlikely that mandatory across-the-board federal spending cuts looming in 2013 will actually take effect.


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- Wedding: May 2015
Okay so, if anyone saw one of my previous threads you will know that my Fiance and I have had a really hard time getting my wedding band finished by my ring designer. It's really disappointing because I wanted a band with engraving that matched mine exactly. That said, if I can't get this ring I'll have to think about other options and I have decided I do not want an engraved band that doesn't match exactly, which basically eliminates them all. I'm still holding on hope that my ring designer will pull through, but it's all up in the air at this point. 🙁
All that said I found a couple of pave bands I think are pretty, and the pave is done with Moissanite which I have never seen in person before but my center stone is Moissanite and I imagine it is lovely! The problem is I really don't know what to look for as far as a quality pave is concerned, and what types of settings are best to ensure the stones don't fall out. So I figured I would show you guys my top few picks and you could take a look and educate me on the subject.
this one is my top pick, I'd get it in yellow gold though-
again, I'd order in yellow gold
Other suggestions would also be welcome! I really am at a loss right now as far as what to choose for a wedding band since I'd already had my heart set on what we ordered! So if you think these pave bands would look dumb, please tell me! I also ordered a gold filled "twist" 1.3mm spacer I found on sale for $19 today to try with my ring and see how I felt about that. Here's a pic of my ring for reference- (I appologize because I'm sure everyone is sick of seeing my ring at this point)


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Salus Provides $30MM Revolver to dELiA*s
Retailer dELiA*s announced that it entered into a new, four-year $30 million revolving credit facility with Salus Capital Partners. The new facility replaces the company's prior $25 million revolving credit facility with GE Capital, Corporate Retail Finance.
The company also announced it entered into a $15 million dollar letter of credit facility with GE Capital, Corporate Retail Finance. This letter of credit facility includes a cash collateral requirement to support outstanding letters of credit issued from time to time under the facility.
Tracy Gardner, chief executive officer, commented, "We are pleased to have entered into this new agreement with Salus Capital and to continue our relationship with GE Capital. These new facilities, combined with the sale of Alloy, will improve our financial flexibility as we continue to transition our business."
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No, I am not getting rid of this blog. This is still my personal blog, although I might make it more as an online diary. I, however, am so excited to introduce you to my new baby! It's still a secret atm so if we're friends in IRL or on Facey, please shush. Here is my new site: http://ihateaverage.com. Yup, gone .com. SUPER EXCITED ERMAHGEHHHHRD. More on this soon ;) xo
Thursday, 7 February 2013
Why be average?
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Chicago-based Invenergy Wind, a developer and operator of utility-scale wind energy, has announced the successful closing of construction and term debt financing for its 99 MW Forward Energy wind farm in Dodge and Fond du Lac counties, Wis.
The Forward Energy project was the first wind project to be permitted through the State Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity permit process. The project is currently under construction and is expected to be completed in 2008.
Power will be sold under long-term contracts with Wisconsin Public Service, Wisconsin Power & Light, Madison Gas & Electric and Wisconsin Public Power.
Major equipment includes 66 GE 1.5 MW SLE wind turbines. White Construction will build foundations and erect the turbines, and Michels Corp. will manage the construction of the project. The wind farm will be operated by Invenergy.


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In Super Smash Bros Brawl, a new collectible was introduced alongside the trophies. These were stickers which showed off Nintendo's artwork in comparison to the 3D models found in trophies. They also had a practical use, being used to create funny pictures, just like the trophies, but also to power up the characters used in the Subspace Emissary. Unfortunately, stickers were cut in Super Smash Bros 4 and I view this as a bad thing. Stickers had their problems in Brawl but I think their inclusion benefited the series and today I am going to explain why they came about and argue for their return.
The original Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 64 was the first character fighter Nintendo had made. It drew in a bunch of their different IPs and pitted them against each other however, Sakurai and his team could not assume every single player would know every single fighter in the game. Characters like Ness who originated in a niche franchise like Earthbound, a series never even released in Europe, meant that Nintendo ran the risk of not having players get attached to the characters. People would naturally gravitate towards Mario and Donkey Kong, with Ness and Captain Falcon being ignored. To alleviate this, Sakurai included character bios for each of the fighters. This way, anyone who was unfamiliar with a character could read up on him within game, remember that this was time before internet was very mainstream. Fast forward to Super Smash Bros. Melee and the character bios had been upgraded. Now, they appeared as trophies and they covered more than just the playable fighters. The trophies not only acted as a collectible for the game, something small to have the players unlock and strive to get, but they allowed Sakurai to show off all of Nintendo's history, even the characters and series' that would otherwise be unable to have fighters included.
Trophies were naturally very popular, after all who did not dream of having collectible figures of Nintendo's characters ('cough'amiibo'cough'). The trophies were 3D models and during the time of Super Smash Bros Melee there had only been the N64 and early GameCube where 3D Nintendo models could be taken from. This meant that in Melee, the majority of the trophies were all brand new 3D models made for the game. With the trophy collection growing ever larger, Nintendo would have to put more effort into making 3D models and, despite personally loving the trophy feature, this was not the place to spending lots of resources. Instead, the team decided to make the trophies using the more logical method – taking already existing models of characters and re purposing them for the new game. This is why all the fighters in Brawl have all their trophies using their in-game models rather than a new one like in Melee. However, this came with a drawback. Not all of Nintendo's IP had 3D models and so Brawl so a pulling away from the classic retro Nintendo representation in characters like Donbe & Hikari, and Ayumi Tachibana in favour of newer characters from games in 3D like Chibi-Robo and Ashley Mizuki Robbins. This is not to say Nintendo did not make any new models because they did, but the amount of new models greatly decreased between the two games.
This new and more cost effective direction to take the Trophies allowed more of them to be included but prevented fan favorites from ever getting to reappear again. This is where stickers come in. Thanks to stickers being 2D in nature, a 3D model was not required. The stickers instead used official Nintendo Artwork and sprites that covered a variety of games. We can see this in the inclusion of some stickers that would never have been able to be trophies with this new development model. This is beneficial as it means more of Nintendo's history gets the chance to be represented within the Super Smash Bros franchise and the time to add them is minor as they did not include full on bios like the trophies. The latter reason also allowed for multiple stickers of the same character to appear, which really represented the characters appearance and evolution throughout the series history in a way that trophies cannot.
Unfortunately stickers had their own problems and did not return for Super Smash Bros for Wii U & 3DS. The actual function of the stickers as stat boosts was replaced by the generic Equipment found when making custom fighters so from a gameplay standpoint, stickers were unneeded. In Super Smash Bros Brawl, stickers were numerous and far more obnoxious to get than the trophies were. The sticker pick-up was generic and you couldn't tell if you got a sticker you needed until after you beat a campaign level, as only the campaign could stickers be unlocked. All of this unnecessary tediousness made the stickers unpopular when compared to the trophies, and with the ever increasing amount of trophies, adding more collectibles might make it too cumbersome for some. This seems to be why stickers were removed but in all honesty, they weren't removed at all, just made worse.
As previously stated, the actual functions of the stickers got absorbed by the equipment for customs but along with this, all of the issues that the stickers had went along with it. You don't know what equipment you are going to get until after you do a mission and you a very liable for repeats. Add to the fact that the equipment is just as numerous and you can see that the only difference between the two apart from name is that the equipment has had all of that Nintendo love stripped out of it. This makes the player care a lot less for the equipment than they would for the sticker. If they are going to essentially keep stickers in through the equipment then they may as well have kept them as stickers. The only reason I can think of for having the Nintendo aspect removed is time. There was not enough time to implement all the individual artwork and so it was replaced with a generic picture that nobody cared for.
My reason for writing this article was to say why I think stickers should return, not for a functional reason but for a Nintendo reason. Sticker's allowed Nintendo to show off more of their history and more if their IP. They really helped to add to the idea that the Super Smash Bros franchise is a celebration of Nintendo and gaming in general. It did not require a lot of resources and was a good way to please fans. In the future, if Nintendo can make stickers easier to get then I think all of their problems would be sorted. They can just replace equipment, just like equipment replaced them.
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Contact: Lynn Stewart or Amy Boltinghouse, Centenary News Service
318-869-5120 or 869-5709
SHREVEPORT, LA -- Dr. Julio Ramirez, founding president of Faculty for Undergraduate Neuroscience, will speak on "Is a Broken Brain Doomed to Dysfunction?" April 10 at a convocation at Centenary College. The program, free and open to the public, will be held at 11:10 a.m. in Mickle Hall Room 114.
Ramirez does research on recovery of function after central nervous system damage, especially to the hippocampus, the development and aging of the central nervous system, learning and memory.
He graduated from Fairfield University in Connecticut with a B.S. in biopsychology, and received his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from Clark University, Worcester, Mass. He conducted postdoctoral study at MIT in neuroscience and has been a Visiting Scientist to the Institute of Medical Psychology in Magdeburg, Germany; Department of Neurobiology at Yale University; Institut Fur Medizinische Psychologie, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitat Munchen in Munich, West Germany; Department of Psychology at MIT; Department of Neurological Surgery at University of Virginia Medical School in Charlottesville, Va., and Laboratoire de Neurophysiologie, Institut de Neurochimie, Centre Nationale de Recherche Scientifique, Strasbourg, France.
Ramirez was North Carolina Professor of the Year in 1989, founded the Faculty for Undergraduate Neuroscience (1991-1994) and is a full professor, teaching at Davidson College since 1986.
For further information about the Centenary program, contact Dr. Joyce Johnson of the Centenary Psychology Department at 869-5011.
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Code Snippets for Windows Store Apps
In partnership with the Visual Studio team, we are launching Code Snippets for Windows Store apps, a collection of around 60 IntelliSense Code Snippets for common Windows Store app programming tasks. The snippets are available for Visual Basic, C#, C++, and JavaScript developers.
For example, if you don't know how to copy a file in JavaScript or C++, just right-click, select Insert Snippet, select the code snippet, and it will automatically add the code to your Windows app as shown in the screenshots below.
Download It
Please see the following pages to learn how to install the snippets and how to use them.
After installing, right-click and select Insert Snippet...and select the snippet from the list. Then press Tab to jump between fields.
Give them a try and let us know what you think!


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Monday, July 28, 2008
More Wallingford Closings
Friday, July 25, 2008
We're number 133!
WalkScore.com, whom we mentioned in an earlier post, has released a list of 138 "walkers' paradises" representing the most walkable neighborhoods across the US. Our own neighborhood of Wallingford just squeaked on to the bottom of the list in spot #133. Yay us!
List of walkers' paradises: http://walkscore.com/rankings/walkers-paradises.php
This week at the Guild
Thursday, July 24, 2008
"Best of Seattle" voting closes tomorrow
Seattle Weekly's annual "Best of Seattle" survey closes tomorrow, so there's still time to put in your two cents about any neighborhood businesses who deserve some bragging rights. Of course, we're not so bold as to suggest that we're ready to be considered for "Best Neighborhood Blog" just yet, but "Best Cupcake?" "Best Taco Truck?" Oh yes, we might have some ideas about that...
Link: http://polls.seattleweekly.com/polls/bestof08
Saturday, July 19, 2008
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Thursday, July 17, 2008
Starbucks sayonara
The flurry of speculation has come to an end as Starbucks released the official list of the 600 locations closing in the US. One of the 19 Washington and 7 Seattle locations to go? The recent addition to Wallingford at 45th and Stone Way. Of course we can still get coffee without leaving 45th St at the Starbucks location less than half a mile east, or at the Tully's on 45th and Meridian, at Fuel on 45th and Densmore, at Diva Espresso on Stone and 46th, in QFC...
What could Wallingford use in the soon-to-be-empty commercial space? Discuss in the comments. My vote is for a Than Brothers Pho restaurant I can easily walk to on freezing raining days, but that may be wishful thinking.
Sunday, July 13, 2008
Antonio Chicketti
A new door has gone up at 1911 N 45th, the location of the upcoming Not a Number expansion. Or, to be more precise, an old door.
According to the note attached to the door, the hand-lettered sign was for a 1940s-era shoe repair business that operated in this space. (The note is taped over the street number "1911", in the same hand-lettered font.)
Interestingly, one "Antonio, Chicketti" is the listed inventor of US patent number 2562771, filed in 1951, for a "sewing machine presser-foot automatic control attachment". Could it be the same person?
Does anybody know anything more about this man or his business?
Saturday, July 12, 2008
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Friday, July 11, 2008
This weekend: Wallingford Kiddies Parade and Street Fair
Snapshot from 2006 Wallingford Kiddies Parade, originally uploaded by jwalsh.
This is it, folks—tomorrow brings what could well be the signature public event of our little 'hood. At 11am, the Wallingford Kiddies Parade begins, bringing assorted drill teams, packs of local schoolchildren, and sundry parade floats to N 45th Street. There will also be a street fair running from 10am to 5pm on Wallingford Avenue N along the west side of Wallingford Center.
As the only kid-focused event of the Seafair summer cycle, it's a nicely low-key event in comparison to speedboats and fighter jets. Plus, there'll be high-stepping drill teams galore and lots of candy-flinging marchers. Join the fun tomorrow at 11!
For more info: Wallingford Kiddies Parade and Street Fair
Sunday, July 6, 2008
A recession-proof business?
Not a Number Expansion, originally uploaded by jlrose70.
Fuel prices and related hard costs have put the squeeze on many a retailer, but Not a Number, Wallingford's emporium of lefty tchotchkes (political left, not items for the left-handed), is actually expanding their empire. Whether they've stumbled upon the ultimate blue-state business model or are simply riding high on an anti-Bush bubble remains to be seen. For now, at least, Wallingford's freak flag flies high.
Thursday, July 3, 2008
Dessert tidbits
Two bits of dessert-related news:
- Trophy Cupcakes has a new Wednesday flavor, no doubt inspired by the weekly farmer's market: Farmer's Market Blueberry, described as "Sidhu Farm organic blueberry cake with blueberry-infused buttercream."
- According to our spies, Molly Moon's was closed Tuesday night for a special all-hands meeting to discuss the attack plan for how to handle the hordes of people who will be descending upon Wallingford this Friday for the 4th of July fireworks. This writer shudders to think what the lines might be like for ice cream this Friday when they already stream out the door on normal weekends...
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Swash Press
You've probably noticed by now that the old Apex dry cleaners' building looks a bit different. The space has been split in two and things are changing. One new business appears to be in the building out process, but on the left half Swash Press has settled in and really spruced up the place. With a fresh coat of sunny yellow paint and a sweet window display, plus that beautiful antique letterpress in the front of the studio, owner and designer Julie Cook is making her mark on the neighborhood. I recently got in touch with Julie to find out the scoop about this new
Swash Press specializes in letterpress wedding invitations and announcements for all occasions. Julie prints on one of four antique letterpresses including two table-top presses, a
Julie also gives classes where students learn the basics of letterpress printing and complete their own project, such as a greeting card or small print. The session consists of 3 three-hour classes plus a separate printing day and costs $200.00.
If you peek in the windows at Swash, you'll notice a few shelves of wrapping paper and other goods; this is the start of what will become a larger retail section. Based on what's in stock now, I hope it expands soon. If you're unable to stop by the studio to see for yourself, you can find out more by visiting www.swashpress.com.
Finally, because we Wallingford bloggers do love to eat, I had to ask if Julie has a favorite neighborhood restaurant. Her picks? Bizzarro, Tutta Bella, and the recently departed Chinoise. You heard it here first.
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The art of commercial photography is understanding the clients' product or service, the aim of their communication message – what makes them unique – and then delivering it on time and on budget.
As an Accredited Commercial and Media Photographer I specialise in photography aimed at business and advertising.
I have experience in working to a brief from an agency or designer and understand that adding value by bringing options to any project is vital.
Working to a budget and meeting timelines is a given. I have a broad range of experience not only in styles of photography and range of product but also working with clients beforehand to identify how to get the best result. More importantly for you as an accredited photographer I'm required to tell any client if I don't have the expertise to undertake a project and refer you to someone who does have that expertise.
I have worked with Ross on a wide range of commercial projects for over 20 years and have always been impressed with his adherence to the communication objectives as well as his ability to cut quickly through problems in an easy-going manner. There is very little left to chance when Ross is involved because he has a great ethic of preparing as much as possible before a shoot. The combination of these qualities along with his artistic and technical prowess means that the end result is always of a high quality and always meets the objectives of the brief.
Ross's understanding of the objectives of the final photograph means he can be given a brief and left without direction for most commercial shoots. Ross is photographer and art director all in one package – which is rare because creative people tend to get caught up in the artistic expression at the expense of the communication. If he needs to make a decision one way or another he will decide based on the objectives rather than just on artistic merit. This means that on many jobs agency art direction does not need to be an added cost. I have no hesitation at all in recommending Ross.
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With experience in public relations and event photography including conferences I understand the need to capture images that tell a story and also have a strong visual grab- they need to get the viewers attention.
Product Photography including a speciality in Jewelry, glassware and Silver.
My starting point with any commercial project is, if possible, meeting with clients to get to know their product or service and refine the best way to create imaging that sells their business.
These meetings are without obligation to use my service, to quote accurately I have to understand your business and client.
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Well, actually. Let's not be TOO modest. Probably more along the lines of this, am I right?
All demure modesty aside (lets be real, I had a lot of unused .gifs lying around that needed an audience), a lot of people were in fact actually wondering how I got that bright pop of blue on my waterline in my Driftwood look:
I had a lot of questions about what eyeliner it was and where they could buy it. Well, the secret is officially out. It's not actually eyeliner. I used a combination of eyeshadow products to create the illusion of baby blue eyeliner and now you can too! In fact, you can make your waterline any color you want - this video will show you my nifty trick, complete with suggestions on how to best compliment your eye color.
I apologize for the crappy lighting. Parts of the video are really over exposed so the colors are washed out a lot but there's not much I can do about it now without compromising the quality of the video. Nevertheless, I hope you find the video helpful and/or useful. I hope to be doing a few new looks soon, and I'll be posting a tutorial on dying your hair temporarily with chalk so be sure to subscribe to my YouTube channel and check back often for updates! Have an awesome weekend!


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Keep your WordPress plugin installations to the minimum you need. Of course plugins are cool and fun, but each one that is added increases the time it takes your website to load. You may decrease your search engine rankings and popularity because your site takes too long to load. Websites that load slowly do not fare as well in the ranks as those that are optimized efficiently.
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When using WordPress EXPORT function, be sure to backup your files and images. You can perform the backup by accessing your site via the control panel or FTP and then duplicating all the files and folders that you see.


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Accountability Statement #1
Posted by Ryan Neal
Accountability Statement #1
Publication: RidiculouslyExtraordinary. Posted by Ryan Neal
This is a meta post (a first!) about the direction of Ridiculously Extraordinary and changes I'm making.
As I was getting ready to post a new article today (in keeping with my new Tuesday/Thursday posting schedule) I decided against it and I'm posting this instead.
I'm going back to posting once/week. Not because twice/week is too much. It's not. Although even the short post this past Tuesday (Enjoy The Process) took 3-4 hours to write/edit (did I mention I'm a very slow editor?) this blog doesn't take an exceptional amount of time every week.
Note about editing: Enjoy The Process was a very lengthy, 1,000+ word article at one point. I edited and edited until it got down to less than 500 words. That takes a while.
The reason I'm going back to a once/week posting schedule is I'm actually writing more than ever before. But all that extra writing which I had planned for this blog is now going to go out as guest posts on other blogs.
If I want to get anywhere with this blog (I do) I need more readers. Writing guest posts for other blogs will expose this blog to more readers. Simple enough, right?
As of now I get most of my traffic from search engines and 2nd most from RSS subscribers. My goal is to make it so my #1 source of traffic is other people/Web sites.
Don't get me wrong, having just 1 regular reader is awesome and I'm grateful I have quite a bit more than that. But if my goal is to change 100 lives (it is) I need at least 10,000 regular readers.
Why so many?
Coming from a direct marketing background I know that, unfortunately, most people don't take action. 100 is 1% of 10,000 and a 1% response rate is regarded as a generally good response rate. In this case, we'll call it an "action rate."
Lots of you have asked how exactly I'm going to help those 100 action-oriented people achieve Ridiculously Extraordinary Freedom.
Besides the free content on this blog (which I hope will help a lot of people) I'm eventually going to sell specific products about achieving Ridiculously Extraordinary Freedom. As of right now I have no products in the pipeline, but I do have plans for products, books, and workshops.
The last time I sold an informational course (EasyProfitMethod.com) was over 5 years ago. It sold out 30 spots (10 at $997 and 20 at $497) in an hour.
Quite a few of the people who joined that program ended up making an extra $50-$100k.
It's proven that I can produce results.I just don't have the big audience I once had. I had almost 50,000 double opt-in e-mail newsletter subscribers at one point until I essentially deleted them all (some of you are still following me, hello and thanks!) and quit the information marketing business.
This is all a long way of saying, if you're going to be a Ridiculously Extraordinary Reader you should know that eventually there will be something for sale here.
There will never be any paid advertising, of course, and all of the blog content is free for you to steal and do with as you see fit. That will never change.
I will let you know (probably via Twitter.com/KarolGajda) when my first guest posts start hitting the blogosphere. I don't have any confirmed yet, but they're coming.
And if you've got a blog about freedom, health, business, or personal development and need a guest post (maybe you're busy, going out of town, or broke your fingers in a freak typing accident) let me know: KarolGajda AT Gmail.com. I've got your back. :)
Oh, and just to be clear: my goal is to have those 10,000 regular readers by October 23, 2010 (1 year from today).
Thoughts? Share 'em in the comments or e-mail me.
If not, see you on Tuesday with a new article!


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Traffic backed up during the morning commute on Interstate 80 in Davis due to an overturned truck.
The small delivery truck fell onto its side, blocking two lanes of westbound Interstate 80 just west of Richards Boulevard at 6:30 a.m. Monday. Traffic was able to crawl by the truck in a still open lane but vehicles backed up for more than a mile.
Traffic lanes were eventually cleared around 7:45 a.m. when a tow truck was able to arrive and clear the overturned truck from the lanes.
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According to coach Jim Kinter, the Northampton girls' softball team believes in one another. And as the 1985 scholastic softball season progresses, the Konkrete Kids are making believers out of the rest of the East Penn Conference.
Last night at Patriots Park, Northampton rode a three-hit shutout by sophomore sensation Christie Susko to a convincing 6-0 win over Allen in a battle of EPC Division leaders.


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Did Jim Thorpe Really Catch His Own Fifty-Yard Punt in Mid-Air and Run it in for a Touchdown?
The Myth
On October 21, 1911, Jim Thorpe and the Carlisle Indians football team defeated the University of Pittsburg 17-0, ending Pitt's streak of eleven straight shutout wins. But as remarkable as the eleven-game shutout streak was, and the fact that Carlisle ended the streak with a shutout of their own, the game is remembered today for one of the most incredible, super-human, mythical feats ever performed on a football field. Jim Thorpe, legend has it, punted the ball fifty yards, ran down the field, caught his own punt in mid-air and scored a touchdown.
Jim Thorpe
[Note: These last comments may be over-stated. The decathlon scoring tables have apparently been changed since 1912 (see comments section). But I still like to imagine Jim Thorpe mixing it up with Bruce Jenner in '76 or Dan and Dave in '92.]
The Carlisle-Pitt Game of 1911:
|University of Pittsburgh - 1910
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According to Chinese zodiac 2014 is the year of the Horse. So I guess the blouse I'm wearing here is a very appropriate thing to have in one's wardrobe this year. Anyway, I bought it not as a talisman to bring me luck but simply because I liked the print.
I wore the blouse with the wide-leg pants and with the skirt you've already seen here with two different tops.
I can wear such outfits here in Nepal for a short time only, when it is not cold anymore but not yet hot. Now it is pleasantly warm outside, but in a couple of weeks long sleeves and non-cottons will be unbearable.
The ring and earrings are with amber. Design is the simplest because this honey-coloured stone is a beauty on its own. It is believed that wearing amber attracts warm, loyal and generous people in your life.


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So far it's unconfirmed, but the FAA is taking seriously a report that a Piper twin was involved in a midair collision with a UAV over northern Illinois on August 27, under Chicago's Class B airspace about 20 nm southwest of O'Hare International. Photos of the damaged airplane posted online by sUASNews.com show a dented wing leading edge and a six inch slice in the de-ice boot that looks like it was caused by something manmade and not of avian origin.
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Miami Isopycnic Model (MICOM)
Design philosophy
Isopycnal surfaces may seem the most natural vertical coordinate system for ocean modeling; after all, water mass transports in the ocean occur approximately along isopycnal surfaces. Isopycnic models are designed to facilitate the representation of such transports because, unlike the prior two model classes, there occurs no spurious diapycnal mixing due to the numerical representation of advection. In addition, diapycnal mixing can be added in a controlled form. A recent overview on the philosophy of isopycnal modeling is given by Bleck (1998).
The utilization of an isopycnic coordinate leads naturally to an adaptive vertical grid, which conveniently resolves regions of vertical density gradients (thermocline, surface fronts). This differs from other ocean models in that the vertical grid is time-dependent and can in principle adjust to the dynamic situation of the ocean.
The model description can be found in Bleck et al. (1992) and Bleck and Chassignet (1994); a user's manual and the latest references can be obtained from the MICOM web page.
System of equations
In an isopycnic coordinate system with potential density as the vertical coordinate, , and the hydrostatic equation becomes
Inserted into the pressure gradient terms,
and since is independent of the horizontal coordinate, we have
where the Montgomery potential
is introduced. The transformed hydrodynamic equations then become
Note that the formulation of the momentum advection has different numerical properties than the form used in other models due to a modified averaging procedure.
Strictly speaking, the pressure gradient terms require the use of the in-situ density . In that case, density is no longer constant along coordinate lines, and the pressure gradient terms become
This leads to a sum of two terms, reminiscent of those obtained in terrain-following s-coordinates. The consequences of using in-situ density have been examined recently (Sun et al., 1999).
Currently, a simplified equation of state, (Friedrich and Levitus, 1972),
is used because it must be efficiently invertible to obtain potential temperature as a function of specific volume.
Inevitably, the isopycnal concept has some inherent limitations. The most obvious is the fact that the use of a single potential density both for layer definition and for baroclinic pressure gradient is dynamically inconsistent. This is a fundamental problem which cannot be cured by an increase in resolution. Since potential density is the vertical coordinate, which must be constant within layers, the inclusion of cabbeling effects is computationally expensive. Therefore, only one of the thermodynamic variables or S is usually computed. This, however, leads to a systematic deviation from the thermal wind relation. It appears that the problem might be reduced to some extent through choice of a different reference pressure (2000 dbar instead of the surface) although such choice may create other problems in the upper ocean. Also, isopycnal coordinate models require special advective treatments in the limit of vanishing layer thickness, and repeated evaluation of the nonlinear equation of state. This may represent a significant computational overhead depending on which algorithmic approaches are used. Thermobaricity is now included in MICOM (Sun et al., 1999).
Depth-integrated flow
The model is only available with a split explicit free sea surface scheme. The solution of the barotropic component is shifted in time. It is treated by a forward-backward scheme using the latest update of the continuity equation and the last pressure field.
Spatial discretization, grids and topography
The figure below shows two examples of a discretization near the continental margin. Since the layer thickness can change with time, different patterns will evolve. The important features of this discretization are: good representation of the thermocline, poor vertical resolution in areas of small vertical density gradients (well-mixed shelf areas, the mixed layer, the deep ocean) and the need for zero-mass layers where isopycnals outcrop or hit the topography. An unfortunate choice of layer densities may lead to under-resolved regions, especially in long model runs where the stratification drifts away from its initial state. While figure 4a is an example for extremely good resolution in strongly stratified shelf areas and gives a reliable representation of velocity profiles, 4b is more adequate for thermocline and frontal zones.
Horizontally, MICOM is discretized on the Arakawa "C" grid, with curvilinear coordinates like SPEM/SCRUM. Arbitrary topography can be included.
Semi-discrete equations
We define the averaging operators as
and the derivative operators as
We also introduce the notation for a vertical sum. The semi-discrete equations for MICOM are then
The continuity is computed as
Finally, for the barotropic mode, we have
Temporal discretization
MICOM makes use of the time splitting concept; i.e., each individual term of the tendency equations is used to produce an update of the prognostic variable before the next term is evaluated. The computational mode introduced by the leap-frog time-stepping scheme is reduced by an Asselin time filter (see Bleck and Smith, 1990).
Additional features
The coupling of a bulk mixed layer model is a straightforward extension to the layer concept (Bleck et al., 1989). Consequently, MICOM comes with a mixed layer model based on the Kraus and Turner (1967) formulation. Alternatively, a turbulent closure scheme according to Gaspar (1988) can be utilized. The main advantage of the layered model concept is that the depth of the mixed layer can assume any value and is not confined to a fixed grid of limited resolution in the vertical. An inherent drawback, however, is the inability to permit vertical shear in the mixed layer, which may be problematic if it is very deep. Also, special measures in the mixed-layer detrainment algorithm are needed to adequately handle the re-stratification due to both sensible heat and freshwater input.
Following the concept of zero mass layers (Bleck and Smith, 1990), each isopycnic layer can disappear or re-appear at each point of the domain. Static instability is treated by convective adjustment. Unlike fixed coordinate models, the adaptive formalism has to include mixing of momentum to ensure conservation.
An auxiliary program for plotting the prognostic model variables is based on NCAR graphics (Clare and Kennison, 1989). The model is written in f77 and uses cgs units. A model version for parallel computers exists. The code can be obtained via ftp from
Concluding remarks
Advantages and disadvantages of this model concept are closely related. High resolution in areas of sharp density gradients (both vertically and horizontally) is a highly desirable feature; however, by necessity, vertical shear in homogeneous or near-homogeneous fluid is resolved poorly. This might be important in areas where velocity shear exists in weakly stratified fluid (like in the upper mixed layer).
Also, the diapycnal transports induced by nonlinearities in the equation of state (cabbeling and thermobaricity) are new additions to the code and have not been tested extensively. In the past, attempts have been made to alleviate this by using a different reference level for the density coordinate. The thermodynamic problems mentioned above have been reduced significantly (Sun et al., 1999).
Future developments include a hybrid version of MICOM, which will provide, in contrast to the purely isopycnic version, vertical resolution in the mixed layer and on the shelf. The capability of assigning several coordinate surfaces to the oceanic mixed layer will not only allow for vertical shear near the surface but also make it possible to replace the presently used Kraus-Turner slab mixed layer model with a more sophisticated turbulent closure scheme.
Another isopycnic ocean model is OPYC (Oberhuber, 1993a and 1993b). Differences from MICOM include the use of the "B" grid, and, more importantly, the variation of potential densities in all layers.
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