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I've heard my share of recordings transcribed from the old cylinder recording process. They're usually pretty scratchy sounding like distant voices from the past.
Yet some of this material is fascinating to me. I'm surre I'll find time to check out some of the old sounds ready to hear at various websites, especially the University of California, Santa Barbara stuff. It looks like they have quite a bit.
You have to be a real "music nut" to get into this I think. Sometimes I'll hear a few things that sound just ok before I hear something funny, odd or surprising. Like much of exploring popular culture, it's like panning for gold.
Sometimes the patina of time-passed produces it's own charms.
I've heard of modern day performers recording stuff on cylinders, interesting.
a source for early recordings on CD:
The history of cylinder recording on Wikopedia:
wax cylinder recording fans:
Walt Whitman's voice?
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Welcome to my humble book review blog. My reading tastes are eclectic, spanning various genres including but not limited to: fantasy, romance of various sorts, young adult titles, erotic adult titles, and most anything with vampires that aren't just classic horror movie monsters. Some reviews may contain spoilers, but they will carry a warning if so.
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Sexy As Hell: A More Than Men Novella by Andrea Laurence
Strong, sexy and powerful... the kind of man every woman wants in her life and in her bed. But these men are more. Oh, so much more.
Seth gave up everything to circumvent death, including his freedom. Now he's an immortal warrior serving the Archangel Michael. But Seth has been compromised and he may finally earn his life back. He's just got to send one sexy, stubborn succubus back to hell.
Camille always thought her neighbor was mysterious and handsome, but she never imagined what kind of work really kept him up so late. The succubus Isra has targeted Seth and she has taken Camille as her host as a surefire way to get to him. Isra has twenty-four hours to seduce Seth and steal his immortal life-force.
The clock is ticking...
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A unique short story that manages to contain quite a bit of depth despite it's limited length. The characters come alive, and though we don't necessarily get to know all of them well as individuals, still the author manages to make you care about them and what happens to them. Even the Succubus becomes fairly human-seeming and someone that the reader can sympathize with and feel some pity for perhaps.
In a somewhat unusual twist, the man is the focus character of this story, and is the character we get to know the best. While his characterization doesn't give many insights into his personality, we do get to learn a fair bit about what his rather long life has been like, and the weariness that he feels is entirely palpable. What would it be like to have spent 1500+ years battling demons with hardly ever a break in the action? Exhausting is only the first of many words that comes to mind I think, and that exhaustion of mind and body that Seth is feeling comes through clearly despite his level of resolve in dealing with the succubus. It doesn't take long to start hoping he'll eventually earn the respite he's somewhat promised will come once this "assignment" is over.
Camille, Seth's human neighbor, object of his desires, and host for Isra, the succubus, is never really well defined for us as an individual. She's a sweet, proper, Southern woman who does her best to act like a lady and, in her own words, be the kind of woman a man would want to take home to momma and to marry. Does this sweet, relatively chaste demeanor survive being possessed by the succubus? Well, you'll have to read the story to find out the answer to that question. The most I'll say here is that she does learn a few things during her ordeal I think.
I had expected this story to be a lot steamier than it actually is. While it does open up with a fairly hot dream sequence, the rest of the story is relatively tame with very little action aside from the succubus' various attempts to seduce Seth. There is sexy/dirty talk and suggestive/seductive behavior aplenty, but very little actual contact between them. But then, the main point of the bulk of the story is that Seth has to avoid contact with Camille/Isra for the 24 hours that Isra will be in possession of Camille's body. While I think there could have been a lot more steam involved while staying within that premise, the tactics that the author has Seth adopt make a lot more sense really and end up being a lot more believable.
Overall this is a good little story, well written, and with a satisfying amount of depth to the characters and events given the limitations of the length. My main quibble here would be with the ending, which comes a bit abruptly. A little more resolution to the whole situation would have been nice, as a few issues are left unresolved at the end. Perhaps they are things that will be addressed in other books of the series, or perhaps we're simply meant to fill in the blanks on our own. Whatever the case, this story is worth a read. It probably won't change your worldview or anything terribly important or momentous like that, but it will entertain you for an hour or so I think.
Note: I received a free copy of this novella from the author in exchange for an honest review.
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text: environment Grant Will Help Huron River Watershed Council Take Classroom Learning Outdoors By Bob Eccles • Oct 2, 2014 Huron River Watershed Council The Huron River Watershed Council's effort to go into classrooms and teach kids about their environment has gotten a boost from the Toyota U.S.A. Foundation. A $250,000 grant will help fund an ongoing program that promotes hands-on learning of science, technology, engineering and math skills. Jason Frenzel is volunteer and stewardship coordinator for the Huron River Watershed Council. 'The Green Room' Return Of The Osprey: A Southern Michigan Success Story By Barbara Lucas • Sep 26, 2014 Jane Purslow DDT wiped out Osprey from Southern Michigan, but a reintroduction program has resulted in over fifty breeding pairs in the region. It is reason to celebrate, but several challenges remain. Listen for more in the September edition of WEMU's "The Green Room". Listen Listening... / 8:59 The Green Room: 09/26/2014 Issues of the Environment: Development Issues In Northeast Ann Arbor By David Fair • Sep 24, 2014 Ann Arbor Northeast Alliance / www.facebook.com/A2Alliance?ref=stream Pennsylvania-based Toll Brothers proposes a 109-acre, 491 unit housing development on Ann Arbor's Northeast side. The scope of the planned development has area residents concerned about traffic congestion and harm to area wetlands. In this week's "Issues of the Environment" we explore those concerns with Lisa Dusseau. Ms. Dusseau is spokesperson for the group, "Ann Arbor Northeast Alliance". Listen Listening... / Issues of the Environment: 09/24/2014 Issues Of The Environment: Lyme Disease Infections Rising In Washtenaw County By David Fair • Sep 10, 2014 Wikimedia Commons There is no record of anyone becoming infected with Lyme Disease while in Washtenaw County. Still, the number of county residents diagnosed with the ailment is on the rise. Washtenaw County Rain Garden Program To Be Shared Across Michigan By Andrew Cluley • Sep 9, 2014 Andrew Cluley / 89.1 WEMU Rain gardens are a valuable tool in Washtenaw County's efforts to keep pollution out of the Huron River. Over two million gallons of storm water will be filtered this year by the 160 rain gardens installed by individuals that have taken a class though the county. The program is expanding so communities across Michigan can benefit. Listen Listening... / 89.1 WEMU's Andrew Cluley reports on the expansion of Washtenaw County's master rain gardener program to benefit communities across Michigan. Rally Against Oil Drilling In Neighborhoods Tuesday In Lansing By Andrew Cluley • Sep 8, 2014 oilfreebackyards.org It's ball one in Scio Township. A Traverse City-based oil and gas company was looking for a strike as it dug its first exploratory well in search of fossil fuel deposits, but missed the plate. Some local lawmakers and drilling opponents now hope to get on base in Lansing. Listen Listening... / 89.1 WEMU's Andrew Cluley reports organizations opposing oil drilling in neighborhoods will rally Tuesday in Lansing. 1st Friday Focus On The Environment: Agri-business And Great Lakes Health By David Fair • Sep 5, 2014 Flickr.com Another summer of algae blooms in Lake Erie further points to the need for Conservationists and Agri-Business to work together. In this month's edition of WEMU's 1st Friday Focus on the Environment, you'll where that's happening in Michigan, and what more needs to be done. Listen Listening... / 8:51 Michigan League of Conservation Voters Executive Director Lisa Wozniak is host of WEMU's 1st Friday Focus on the Environment. She talks with Jim Byrum this month. Mr. Byrum is President of the Michigan Agri-business Association Issues Of The Environment: Battery Recycling And Its Impact On The Environment By David Fair • Sep 3, 2014 Wikimedia Commons Recycling batteries aren't always as easy as you might think. All too many end up in our landfills, and have the potential to cause serious environmental damage. In this week's installment of Issues of the Environment, you'll learn the environmental issues, the barriers to better recycling and what you can do about it. Listen Listening... / Jeremy Sova is Vice President of Business Development for Battery Solutions, LLC. He talks with WEMU's David Fair about recycling batteries for environmental protection. Environmentalists Protest Hazardous Waste Shipment By Bob Eccles & Taylor Pinson • Aug 21, 2014 letsbanfracking.org Environmentalists planned to gather in Belleville Thursday to protest a shipment of radioactive waste being brought into Michigan. The material was generated by a fracking operation in Pennsylvania. It's being processed and diluted in a Belleville facility and then disposed of at a hazardous waste landfill operated by Wayne Disposal. The protest is being organized by the Committee to Ban Fracking in Michigan. LuAnne Kozma is the Committee's Campaign Director. Issues of the Environment: Toxic Algae In Toledo's Water Supply By Patrik Holubik • Aug 13, 2014 WikiMedia Commons Last week, stores in Washtenaw County sold out of bottled water due to an influx of residents from the Toledo, Ohio area where local tap water was declared unfit to consume after toxic algae blooms infected Lake Erie. Ann Arbor Hoping For Grant To Catalog Climate Adaptive Capital Projects By Andrew Cluley • Aug 11, 2014 Andrew Cluley / 89.1 WEMU A growing number of Great Lakes communities are concerned about climate change. Ann Arbor is applying for a grant to identify what it can do to adapt to this new reality. 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State Senator Rebekah Warren and Representatives David Rutledge, Jeff Irwin and Adam Zemke all scored 100 percent, while Representative Gretchen Driskell received an 85 percent rating. Senator Warren was singled out for her support of legislation to update and increase fees for hunting and fishing licenses. Find the complete scorecard online: Detroit Treads Sandals Made From Illegally Dumped Tires Grow In Popularity Across City & Beyond By Patrik Holubik • Jul 9, 2014 A Detroit organization that helps people in need has found a positive way to make use of illegally dumped tires in the city. Cass Community Social Services (CCSS) is the manufacturer of Detroit Treads, sandals selling for $25 a pair that are made out of tire treads. 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When I return to Guernsey my family moved into a house which, in the words of the estate agent, "had lots of potential". In order to realise this potential a number of walls had to be moved and knocked through.
One morning while taking down a wall a large amount of rubble and dust piled up in the hall. As the dust cleared I had a flashback which stirred up some unpleasant memories, thoughts I had long since locked away.
Every now and again, as I walk through the hall, the sights, sounds and smells of the original event, strangely combine with those of my house renovations in my mind. It was one of these flashbacks that inspired this poem.
Ruins In My Mind
Blood trickled through the dust on a lifeless hand
sticky crimson turned black
as it dried in the grey stone dust.
And there; a shock of hair,
matted, covered in blasted stone.
here in the rubble of the wall I'd taken down
here in the hall of my own home
memories of a past
I thought I'd forgotten.
Ghosts of horrors past,
resurrected to haunt me,
resurrected to taunt me,
in the ruins of my mind.
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My wife, Tamie, and I lived together for 15 years and brought three precious babies into the world before we finally went to the county courthouse and got our marriage license in 2005. Since our local newspaper publishes the names and addresses of those granted licenses, we were a bit concerned about the scandal our late nuptials might create at church.
To anyone who asked, we shared our funny -- and true -- story.
That is, we exchanged our wedding vows in my wife's hometown church in 1990. A preacher pronounced us husband and wife. It's just that I graduated from college the day before our wedding, and we ran out of time to get blood tests and complete the official government paperwork before we said "I do." Then we left on our honeymoon. And, well, we just never needed a marriage license until 2005, when it became important for a reason that escapes me now.
Despite our lack of a license, my wife and I -- both raised in Churches of Christ -- saw our marriage as a sacred commitment, as did our families. Not for a second did we consider living together out of wedlock. To say that religion played a key role in our view of marriage would be a huge understatement.
Which leads me to the news making headlines today:
WASHINGTON -- Is marriage becoming obsolete?
As families gather for Thanksgiving this year, nearly one in three American children is living with a parent who is divorced, separated or never-married. More people are accepting the view that wedding bells aren't needed to have a family.
A study by the Pew Research Center, in association with Time magazine, highlights rapidly changing notions of the American family. And the Census Bureau, too, is planning to incorporate broader definitions of family when measuring poverty, a shift caused partly by recent jumps in unmarried couples living together.
This is an important story with a strong religion angle. Except that neither The Associated Press report linked above nor a more in-depth Time magazine piece contains any religion component except for one fly-by use of the term "spiritual" by Time. This, friends, is what we at GetReligion refer to as a religion ghost.
Certainly, religion isn't the only element of the marriage issue. As the Pew Research Center report itself makes clear, several major factors influence this trend: Education level. Income. Race. Generation. Political affiliation. But the role of religion in such matters should not be ignored, as we have said before. And before.
The Pew report notes:
Adults who attend religious services weekly or more often are much more resistant to the newer arrangements than are those who attend religious services less often or never. For example, among those who attend religious services at least once a week, 72% believe a child needs both a mother and a father to grow up happily. This compares with 62% of those who attend religious services monthly or a few times a year and 44% of those who seldom or never attend.
While a strong majority of the public favors a modern marriage where the husband and wife both have jobs and both take care of the household and children, many regular church attendees still favor a more traditional marriage. Among those who attend religious services once a week or more often, 42% say a marriage where the husband provides for the family and the wife takes care of the home and children is the more satisfying way of life. This compares with 25% of those who attend religious services occasionally and 20% who seldom or never attend.
It follows that those who attend religious services most often are among the most resistant to the growing variety of family arrangements. Nearly half (45%) of those who attend religious services weekly say the new family arrangements are a bad thing. Only one-in-five (19%) of those who attend religious services less frequently share that opinion.
Of course, much of the religious world has done a much better job talking marriage than actually facilitating healthy marriages. Just last summer, the Southern Baptist Convention passed a resolution concerning the "scandal of divorce" in its ranks. When I served as religion editor of The Oklahoman, I did a series focused on the Bible Belt state's effort to improve its No. 2-in-the-nation divorce ranking. Trust me, there are some juicy marriage/religion stories out there for reporters who go searching for them.
Dear Godbeat journalists, do you commit to explore the religion issues and ramifications of this significant Pew study?
Just two words, please.
"I do."


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The more these contrasting situations arise, the more I become aware and "know" that I just need to relax into the solution and let it in — get out of the way. All IS well!
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I tried to compile my program,
i clicked on 'create an executable' and i had to enter an bitmap for an LG-icon!
I did so, and i got the messages:
Wrong bitmap depth
Wrong number of bit planes
Wrong size
But I don't know these values?
What are Bit-Planes?
Witch size is correct?
Can i find ready icons anywhere?
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Here is what I whipped up with some remnant fabric that I've been stashing away. So much better!
Sunday, June 13, 2010
Keeping Recycling Cute
Here is what I whipped up with some remnant fabric that I've been stashing away. So much better!
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I use what you were using. It isn't pretty but it works.
- June 13, 2010 at 11:35 PM
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I save my plastic store bags for trash can liners and for carrying wet clothes from the neighborhood pool. Also, in the kitchen I use our old infant wash cloths to wipe off my toddler's and preschooler's faces after meals. It's softer than my other wash cloths and much greener than the paper towels we used to use.
- June 16, 2010 at 8:52 AM
- Preppy Pink Crocodile said...
I keep mine in a picnic basket that is far too pretty and impractical to actually use on a picnic. And I use them daily- several actually- as dog poop bags. It ain't purdy but it's important! Ha! I tie a few to the leash handle and away we go three times a day. Actually, I usually bring my fabric bags to the grocery store so I steal - yes I said steal! - a big bag of bags out of the bag recycle bins at Walmart. I read that most companies don't actually recycle bags from bins due to the high cost of recycling something so light. So I figure I am ultimately saving them from landfills. Or that's how I justify my criminal act anyway!
- June 30, 2010 at 7:12 PM
- CraftyMommy said...
i acutally used alot of my plastic bags stuffing things with them. for example i used them to stuff a duct tape body form i made a while back, and also made a doggie bed stuffed with plastic bags. it doesnt smell as bad as regular doggie beds kuz it doesnt have stuffing on the inside that holds moisture and stink...and other usual uses ( trash bags, dirty diaper bags, etc)
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Yeah, it's been a while since we've had one of these.
This comes from the fabulous flatmate, Gina (who I would refer to as a roommate, but that's kind of untrue, since we each have our own room, you know?). Gina was in a wedding last weekend, and had the following conversation with the groom, henceforth referred to as "F", the night before the wedding:
G: You know, it might not be a bad idea to get her a card or something tomorrow.
F: No! We agreed there would be no presents! No presents!
G: Yeah, but just a card! A card would be nice.
F: Fine. So, uh, do they make "I'm Going to Marry You Today" cards?!
G (muffling laughter): ... ... ... I think a regular "I Love You" one will do the trick.
F (relieved): Cool.
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Monday, October 20, 2008
Dire Warnings
I've been rather chuckly lately over the widely varying personal political views that I'm exposed to as a side effect of my life. The consistent theme that intrigues me the most is the need to impart the IMMEDIATE DANGER which I would face should _____ win the election. It comes from both sides in pretty equal amounts. So apparently it doesn't matter who I vote for, since the world's going to end either way.*
*Ha, kidding. I know it matters. But it's none of your business, that's for sure.
*Ha, kidding. I know it matters. But it's none of your business, that's for sure.
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Working for an Internet company is great in many aspects: it's not a high-risk activity (well, except for the odd virus) and as you're constantly online, you can read and learn about lots of interesting topics on digital newspapers, blogs and more. However, permanent access to the Internet can also be a great source of time-wasting activities: social networks, microblogs, personal email, online games and other similar stuff can drive you away from your tasks to such an extent that you may end up dedicating more time to procrastination than you should.
While taking pauses at work is a healthy habit and can even help you raise your productivity, spending too much time on non work-related activities will surely make you feel bad when you realize, by the end of the day, that you haven't finished all the work you were supposed to do. So if you want to avoid these situations without giving up on work breaks, use any of the following time tracking tools: they've all been specially developed to help you focus on work and devote just the right amount of time to procrastination.
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According to the ChinaAid advocacy group, Chinese communist authorities subjected blind activist Chen Guangcheng and his family to a brutal four-hour beating. Chen's wife, Yuan Weijing, provided details of the assault. There has been little news of Guangcheng otherwise for several months. A video gave some idea of the scale of the beating, which took place in July 2011.
The beating, which was witnessed by the couple's elementary school-age son, is but one episode in a pattern of horrific persecution against Chen - according to ChinaAid, because he had exposed the violent and deadly measures used by Chinese authorities to enforce the nation's one-child policy. The couple endured a similarly brutal beating in February 2011 after they had smuggled out a videotape documenting their house arrest following Chen's release from prison. (See :www.chinaaid.org/2011/06/detained-blind-activist-chen-guangcheng.html.)
ChinaAid reports that the July beating occurred after a storm knocked out equipment that authorities had installed in Chen's house to cut off all their telecommunications contact with the outside world. With the equipment disabled, Chen was able to make phone calls on July 25, but the calls were intercepted by authorities. On July 28, Shuanghou town mayor Zhang Jian led a group of people to Chen's home and beat and tortured the couple for four hours.
According to the advocacy group, the sequence of events was as follows:
•2 p.m. -- authorities clear out everyone from Chen's village
•3 p.m. -- authorities conduct an exhaustive search of Chen's home and find a phone card in a pile of ashes
•4 p.m. -- authorities start the beating. Chen's screams of pain were heard first, while his wife Yuan Weijing was heard shouting angrily and their son Kesi cried. After a while, Weijing's screams could also be heard. From then until 8 p.m., the only sounds were screams of pain.
Some time later, a village doctor was permitted to give Chen some cursory medical treatment.
During the four-hour beating, Chen's elderly mother, who lives with them, was prevented from entering their home. When she was finally allowed to go in, neighbors heard her burst into tears, and her anguished cries -- described as "gut-wrenching to hear" -- continued for a long time.
According to the source, Zhang tortured Chen to try to get him to tell how he got the phone card to make the calls on July 25 and to reveal where he had hidden it. When Chen and his wife refused to give any details, their house was ransacked until the phone card was found in a pile of ashes.
Then the mayor's men beat Chen and his wife in the presence of their son Kesi.
ChinaAid's founder and president Bob Fu said, "We condemn the Shandong authorities for their extreme brutality against innocent blind Chinese legal activist Guangcheng Chen and his wife." Fu added, "The Chinese government's brutality against brave individuals like Mr. Chen who promote the rule of law should certainly make the world seriously doubt the sincerity of the Chinese government's commitment to international human rights," Fu said.
Chen was imprisoned for four years and three months for exposing the violent measures used to enforce China's one-child policy, including forced abortions and involuntary sterilizations that in his county alone in 2005 numbered 130,000.
Since his release from prison in Sept. 2010, Chen has been kept under illegal house arrest, denied medical treatment for serious intestinal problems and deprived of all contact with the outside world. Reporters and activists who have tried to visit him have been roughed up and turned away. It had been rumoured that Chen had been killed by Chinese authorities.
On July 21, the House Foreign Affairs Committee unanimously passed an amendment to the State Department 2012 appropriation bill supporting Chen and his wife.
Info: www.chinaaid.org/2011/07/amendment-for-blind-activist-chen.html.)


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Monday, September 21, 2009
Hey guys!
Sooo... sorry I haven't updated in a while. I just forget sometimes! Soooo Lydia... I UPDATED! There you go. I'm sure you've all seen this and know this, but the New Moon trailer #3 came out and it is FREKIN" AMAZING! Kristen looks really good in it and so does Taylor Rob and everyone else!!!!! They show a lot of the Volturi which was amazing and my favorite part was at the end when Jane goes This may hurt just a little and Bella's like NO PLEASE PLEEEEEEEAAAAAAAASSSSEEEEE! Thats the best. Ok so if you have any ideas on what I can write about please leave a comment on it! TTYL! Bye!<3
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Many of you saw this quilt, and the subsequent craziness it has created...
As soon as I saw it though, I knew it was the quilt for me.
So I'm getting ready.
I'm just cutting and cutting. I think I'll end up with a couple extra kits I might sell when I'm done.
Since my most recent quilts have been made from one collection, I am thoroughly enjoying this mix. And hoping to get at least one block done tonight.
Jolene (the instigator of this craze) posted a tutorial on how she made her blocks. I'm going to mostly follow it, with a couple changes. Because I can't stand trimming blocks once I'm done, I plan to use setting triangles. This is the link I use for calculating mine...
But this cutting is taking me forever...
Saturday, February 11, 2012
getting ready for Granny
6 comments:
- Kelly said...
Pretty, pretty! So happy to see you sewing again!
- February 11, 2012 at 4:20 PM
- Jennifer said...
i loved this when i first saw it. it's really surprising how many people have already gotten their own granny squares projects far underway or finished. zealots!
- February 11, 2012 at 4:31 PM
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- February 11, 2012 at 5:35 PM
- Brenda said...
Love the happy colors and the Granny square quilt. Can't wait to see yours. So bright and cheery. I might have to think of doing one in those colors.
- February 11, 2012 at 5:36 PM
- Angela said...
I'm totally getting the granny bug myself. I adore the way she did the directions...just my style...and I have soooo many scraps that are begging for this. But I can't start another project until I get more UFOs finished! I will be strong!
- February 11, 2012 at 6:30 PM
- jabeybaby said...
I love this quilt also and have it pinned for a later day! Can't wait to see yours!
- February 12, 2012 at 9:57 AM
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The super PAC for a controversial Sacramento-based education reform group has spent more than $13,000 in the Burbank school board race, baffling the two candidates who are benefiting from the expenditures and raising the eyebrows of other local stakeholders.
StudentsFirst — led by former District of Columbia schools chancellor Michelle Rhee — spent $6,675 each on campaign mailers and other promotional materials for Burbank school board candidates David Dobson and Charlene Tabet, according to reports filed with the city clerk. The expenditures were made through the group's super PAC, Parents and Teachers for Putting StudentsFirst.
Rhee is a controversial figure in education-reform circles. Her group — while getting involved in campaigns across the nation — has focused primarily on state policy, and recently spent $250,000 on behalf of Los Angeles Unified school board candidates who are opposed by the powerful teachers union.


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Very jarring, Liz – in a poetically good way. I mentally stepped back when reading it. Love the "sea blue eyes."
When we lived in Georgia, we found an abandoned kitten that was white with "sea blue eyes". It was very sick and starving… We brought it home, took it to the vet, and hand-fed it until it was tame. Icicle now is a grown cat and lives with our former neighbors.
I cried reading your poem this morning. I'm glad that we found Icicle in time that she had a happier outcome.
Jarring and tears? Oh dear. I'll try to hear that as a poet and take it as a good thing. Happy to hear Icicle has a good home. It's a perfect name.
So sad, shocking, and beautiful all at the same time. I like the double meaning of "still" in the last line.
So sad, shocking, and beautiful all at the same time. I like the double meaning of "still" in the last line.
I could almost see a litter in the grass. As I backed up, a clear image of a ghost kitten emerged from the grass. Pretty neat. I'm sure you didn't put them, but staring at the grass almost like those 3D books, can reveal a few "kitten eyes". Is that how you came up with the poem? Picture first? Loved the feel to this poem, though a bit sad.
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The volunteers we welcome are those who are either trained in or studying any of the various health professions such as nursing, midwifery, medicine, biochemistry and so on.
Some volunteers stay for three months or more but we never accept those who plan to stay for less than two weeks. We also accept volunteers who can teach English as a foreign language to our staff and students; those who can help in our library and with cataloging books; those who can help with our computers and IT needs; those who know something about statistics and data collection who can help us with an on-going research on Female Genital MutilationRead a Study of FGM in Somaliland.
Volunteers are expected to pay for their own travel costs, pay for the cost of their Visa to enter Somaliland, and to cover their food and accommodation at the hospital guestrooms while here. We also require a CV and a letter of reference from a college, university, a parent, or recent employer. Our hospital is strictly tobacco, alcohol and drug free.
In return, we offer volunteers a unique experience in a small hospital in a country that is stable and where, unlike neighboring Somalia, the people in Somaliland are trying to make things work and slowly but steadily reducing maternal and infant mortality rates with the limited resources available in our country.
While here, volunteers live in guest-rooms, and eat at Edna Adan?s dining table. The comfort and safety of guests is a priority and volunteers will also have the opportunity to experience cultural and traditional events whenever the occasion presents itself. Volunteers also make friends with staff and students which gives them a chance to see different aspects of life in Somaliland.
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Promotion Events
Public events in three major cities, Athens-Thessaloniki-Trikala will serve as initial spark for promoting the Project and its education tool. Conducting public screenings of the Pilot in three cities is an integral part of the communication strategy with schoolteachers and professionals, youth organizations, other stakeholders from civil society, media, public figures etc. Audience will be introduced to the teaching tool 'IDEA' and shown the Pilot TV Game. Following the screening, a Q&A session with members of the Scholar Committee to delve deeper into the meaning and philosophy of the common roots we share through language and culture and to emphasize the need for travelling further the road of more EU integration.
The Network "Teachers4Europe", an initiative of the EU Representation in Greece will collaborate from the Project's start; local authorities, civil society and media in each of the cities will be asked for their cooperation.
Presentation at the Teachers4Europe Seminar
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How to Pick the Best Foosball Table
June 6th, 2017 at 12:55 am
Are you going through in a hard time to pick up the best foosball table brand? if you are, then nothing to worry. Here I am to let you know, how to choose the best foosball table.
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Generally, there are 4 types of foosball table brand that you can purchase them for your kids or yourself. If you have enough money and place in your home or playing room to settle a foosball table, having the standard foosball table will be the ultimate choice. If you are not so good at foosball table game and wish to learn the game, then having the tabletop one will be the best choice. And if there are a lot of kids in your house and they are interested in trying many alternative games like basketball but you don't have big space for all game equipment, then having the multi-game table will be a right choice. Lastly, if you are a pubs or arcades holder and you want to present with the chance to your customer, then having the coin-operated foosball table will be the right choice.
Quality matters a lot before purchasing the foosball table game. Because the well-known brand never wanted to lose their fame that has gained for a long time by providing you a poor-quality foosball table brand. Best quality foosball table brand will come up with durability and long lasting.
Make certain that the foosball table brand, you are going to have is practically and solidly made. The lion's share of foosball tables is available on the market is manufactured of rigid wood. Friendly say, if you are up to buying the best foosball table based on durability, then the tough and heavy foosball table might be the right decision.
Different types of foosball table are accessible on market differ with the price. Price has a good impact on foosball table game. if you determined to have it. comparing with other game, I must assure you that the foosball table game is high-priced than other. If you can't afford a brand-new table, then you could consider buying a pre-loved table. But before payout for any pre-loved foosball table, you must check the most important criteria: quality and durability.
Make sure that the foosball table you are going to get is present you a long-time warranty. Many companies offer a lifetime warranty with some foosball table brand. Having this type of foosball table is undoubted the best decision that you ever could determine.
Types of Foosball Table
The foosball table is an indoor game. But it will provide you outdoor game feeling.it is structured with small-scale foosball men related with rods in inside the table. Rod helps players to change the position of men and booted it to goal. Though peoples are confined with mobile after the invention of the video game, till today people play this game with the same joy and excitement as earlier.
Types of Foosball Tables:
Many kinds of foosball table are accessible in the market. some of them are named as:
- Standard Foosball Tables
- Tabletop Foosball Tables
- Multi-game Foosball Tables
- Coin-Operated Foosball Tables
1. Standard Foosball Table:
The standard foosball table is commonly known as stand-alone football. This kind of foosball table is very weighty because of it high-weight solid wood structure. It is also a traditional version which grounded on its own four legs. A stand-alone foosball table is made and structured to be in a specific region of residence or playing room due to its huge formation and heavy-duty.
2. Tabletop Foosball Tables:
The tabletop foosball table is a small version of foosball table.it is fit for them who has a small budget, but wish to play foosball table game.it also acceptable to those game lover, who has no space to locate a large version of foosball table in their residence or playing room.as it is small to place anywhere in the home and carry outside, it would be scratched or eroded on its surface. Hence, you should buy it with carrying non-slip pads. Moreover, comparing with all other foosball table types, Tabletop foosball has a very lessened price.
3. Multi-Game Foosball Tables:
The multi-game foosball table is the one, which you could transform into many alternative games like chess, checker, air hockey, tennis, shuffleboard, bowling and so on. Analyzed with all types of the foosball table, it is the really the expensive one. It is ideal for those parents, who has a troop of children in their home who love to experience with different types of game. But really aren't passionate with anyone of all. However, if you don't have quite a space in your gaming room to place different types of game equipment but you want to let your kids enjoy with various play, then buying a multi-game foosball table will be right decision to make.
4. Coin-Operated Foosball Table:
The coin-operated foosball table is manufactured only for pubs and arcades. If one eager to buy a foosball table for home, then it is applicable to him. It is designed to enjoy the game in any pubs and arcades by purchase. Differing with price, it will take place in the high-priced list. But decided to get a coin-operated foosball table, will be greatly favorable to all pubs owner.
If you remind these points that I am mentioned above before buying any foosball table band. Hopefully, you will get the best foosball table that will provide you the best entertainment and full fun.
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The glow of Concordia University's national championship in baseball a few months ago has not dimmed, but there is another team on campus that is looking to keep the spotlight on the Irvine school.
Concordia's women's soccer team was ranked No. 7 in the national NAIA poll earlier this week, the highest ranking in the program's history. But the team's goals are bigger than that.
The Eagles have national championship aspirations, and their fast start has reinforced their belief it can be done.
The Eagles are 7-1 in their first eight games, including a victory over No. 3 Concordia University-Oregon (Portland). They've outscored their opponents 27-5.


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US singer Chris Brown has been arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon after a woman told police he had threatened her with a gun.
Beauty queen Baylee Curran said that Mr Brown had pointed the gun at her face after she had been admiring his friend's jewellery.
Mr Brown came out of his home after a stand-off with police yesterday.
Mr Brown's lawyer tweeted that his client was later freed, adding that the accusations were "demonstrably false".
Report says Mr Brown was released on $250,000 bail.
The singer has several convictions for violence, including a 2009 assault on his then girlfriend, pop star Rihanna.
Chris Brown 'considered suicide' after Rihanna assault
Police went to Mr Brown's home following the emergency call early from Ms Curran, who by that time had left the property.
Ms Curran said that she and a friend had gone to Mr Brown's house with a business associate on Monday evening.
She said she had been admiring the diamond necklace of a man who had been showing off his jewellery when the man got angry and told her to back away.
That is when she says Mr Brown pulled out a gun, pointed it at her face and told her to get out.
Once at Mr Brown's sprawling mansion, police officers were allegedly denied entry and had to wait for a judge to approve a search warrant before going inside to search for a weapon.
It wasn't until Mr Brown's lawyer arrived that the singer eventually emerged.
Police said about half a dozen people had been escorted out of the residence and would be interviewed.
During the stand-off, Mr Brown posted videos online accusing the police of harassment.
"When you get the warrant for whatever you need to do, you're going to walk right up in here and you're going to see nothing, you idiots," he said in one Instagram video, posted to 30m followers.


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Physiology and Development of Inner Retinal Photoreception
Sexton, Timothy Jack
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Melanopsin is the photopigment in intrinsically photosensitive retina ganglion cells (ipRGCs). Melanopsin endows ipRGCs with a photo-response that can act independently or be summed directly with input from rods and cones, with ipRGCs acting as the conduit for all non-visual photic information. ipRGCs project primarily to the suprachiasmatic nuclei and the olivary pretectal nuclei, subserving circadian entrainment to lighting cycle and the pupillary light response respectively. Here I examined at 3 aspects of in situ melanopsin function in whole retina: 1) the melanopsin photocycle, 2) ipRGC recovery from light and 3) mechanisms of melanopsin adaptation. First, I found that melanopsin is resistant to bleaching by visible light. Conversely, ultraviolet light (UV) can substantially bleach melanopsin. Using UV bleaching and retinoid supplementation techniques, <italic>cis</italic>-retinal was determined to be the <italic>in vivo</italic> chromophore preference of apo- melanopsin. Neither all-<italic>trans-</italic>retinal nor the Müller glial photocycle product, <italic>cis</italic>-retinol, can restore ipRGC function after UV bleaching. Melanopsin is resistant to chemical bleaching with hydroxylamine both in light and in darkness, a characteristic of bistable pigments. In sum, these experiments are consistent with the hypothesis that melanopsin is a bistable pigment requiring 11-<italic>cis</italic>-retinal to bind the apo-form to constitute a functional photopigment. Secondly, I found the ability of ipRGCs to recover from short and long light exposures decreases over the course of development from postnatal (P) day 8 to P30. A concurrent decrease in photosensitivity is observed over the same period as measured by on-latency, maximal firing rate, off-latency and total spike count during light exposure in response to a 1-min duration, 480 nm light stimulus. The age dependent decrease in recovery cannot be reversed with exogenous 9-<italic>cis</italic>-retinal supplementation but can partially be overcome with a 10-fold increase in light intensity, i.e., ipRGCs did not bleach but adapted to light. This observation suggests that adaptation mechanisms but not photocycle mechanisms change in ipRGCs over time. The most dramatic difference is found in the ability of P8 Type 1 ipRGCs to recover nearly completely from a 1-hr 480 nm light exposure within 20-min of incubation in the dark. At all ages studied, all other ipRGC subtypes recover to more modest levels of 60% or less of the pre-exposure levels over the course of a 1-hour dark incubation period. Finally, I found that the G-protein related kinase 2 (GRK2) plays a small role in melanopsin inactivation. I thus investigated whether the age dependent changes in adaptation were regulated by GRK2 by knocking out GRK2 specifically in melanopsin expressing cells. Previous <italic>in vitro</italic>work indicated GRK2 was responsible for melanopsin inactivation. However, in the mutant only small increases in the response decay constant and in the off-latencies were found, indicating that GRK2 is either not the primary, or not the only kinase responsible for melanopsin phosphorylation.
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Sensors 2014, 14(6), 11225-11244; https://doi.org/10.3390/s140611225
Bacteria Inside Semiconductors as Potential Sensor Elements: Biochip Progress
Harvard-MIT Health Sciences and Technology Division, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
Industry/University Center for Biosurfaces, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14214, USA
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Received: 9 April 2014 / Revised: 10 June 2014 / Accepted: 19 June 2014 / Published: 24 June 2014
(This article belongs to the Special Issue On-Chip Sensors)
AbstractIt was discovered at the beginning of this Century that living bacteria—and specifically the extremophile Pseudomonas syzgii—could be captured inside growing crystals of pure water-corroding semiconductors—specifically germanium—and thereby initiated pursuit of truly functional "biochip-based" biosensors. This observation was first made at the inside ultraviolet-illuminated walls of ultrapure water-flowing semiconductor fabrication facilities (fabs) and has since been, not as perfectly, replicated in simpler flow cell systems for chip manufacture, described here. Recognizing the potential importance of these adducts as optical switches, for example, or probes of metabolic events, the influences of the fabs and their components on the crystal nucleation and growth phenomena now identified are reviewed and discussed with regard to further research needs. For example, optical beams of current photonic circuits can be more easily modulated by integral embedded cells into electrical signals on semiconductors. Such research responds to a recently published Grand Challenge in ceramic science, designing and synthesizing oxide electronics, surfaces, interfaces and nanoscale structures that can be tuned by biological stimuli, to reveal phenomena not otherwise possible with conventional semiconductor electronics. This short review addresses only the fabrication facilities' features at the time of first production of these potential biochips. View Full-Text
Keywords: biochips; germanium; crystals; nucleation; Pseudomonas syzgii; fabs; optics
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With The Tree of Life just a few days away from release opinion from reviewers outside the U.S. is mixed. Prestigious site Film4 gave the film a less than spectacular 2 and a half stars. Critic Catherine Bray ended the review saying:
"Malick's film has its moments and certainly creates an impression visually, but you could say the same thing about Transformers: Dark Of The Moon. Despite its problems, and our resevations, we'd recommend those who are serious about cinema should see, and discuss, this film."
Film4 aren't the only ones defying the metacritic averages though. Australian site TheFilmPie reports: "Based on other reviews I've read, it looks like The Tree Of Life will feature in many top 10 lists at year end. Not mine though. Perhaps I just didn't get it." Despite this the reviewer, Matthew Toomey, did give the film the above average score of a B-. Another Australian site FilmINK has stronger words for Terrence Mallick's latest piece, "While beautifully shot, with no real narrative to anchor Terrence Malick's experimental style, this ends up an incomprehensible and self-indulgent disappointment." There seems to be a general consensus that The Tree of Life is beautiful to look at but the quality of the content itself is a lot more debatable.
The Tree of Life is a story spanning millions of years, starting at the dawn of time. While also following the story of Jack (Sean Penn) from his life as a child in 1950′s Midwestern America to his adult life in the modern world. All the while trying to reconcile the complex relationship he shares with his father (Brad Pitt). It is worth noting that the film's cinematographer, Emmanuel Lubezki, has reportedly confirmed that Terrence Malick is currently working on a 6 hour director's cut of the film for release some time in the future.
The Tree of Life will be released in UK cinemas this Friday, July 8th.
Have you seen the film? What did you think of it? Leave your thoughts in the comments below.


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It's 1966, the greatest era for British Rock 'n' Roll.
But BBC Radio plays less than 45 minutes of pop music a day. Fortunately pirate radio stations anchored in the north sea and play Rock and Pop 24 hours a day. And 25 million people, half the population of Britain listen to the pirates every single day. And this doesn't only happen in Britain. There are pirate radio ships all over the european sea. In France, Sweden, Netherlands, Finland to name a few.
Pirate Radio Ship Caroline
By the summer of 1967 the golden age of British Pirate Radio was over. But their big dream never died. There are now 299 music stations across the United Kingdom. They play Rock and Pop all day and all of the night.
And as for Rock 'n' Roll, well it's had a pretty good 40 years!


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Still think female classes are broken Tactics Ogre
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My perspective has changed a bit since then, but I still agree with it for the most part.
First of all, the game allows you to increase every stat except for Agility. In my mind, that makes Agility the most important stat. If we assume that the game is being played with a code that only allows Luck cards to drop, and eliminates items like burger, that balances things significantly. So I'm going to attempt to look at the game from that perspective.
Basic Female Classes:
Amazon - Better than Soldier, but who cares? Neither Amazon nor Soldier is a class that you'll ever legitimately want to use for more than a level or two.
Cleric - Only slightly easier to qualify for than Exorcist, worse stats than Exorcist, legitimately a much better healer than any male character though.
Witch - Pretty much only good until Swordmaster or Lich is available.
Archer - Pretty much worse than a Ninja in every way except favored weapon and physical resistance.
Advanced Female Classes:
Priest - This isn't really better than Cleric, in spite of being harder to qualify for.
Valkyrie - If you're using her for melee, a knight has better stats. If you're using her for magic, a Wizard has better stats and better spells. Valkyrie basically is an Advanced class that struggles to keep up with male Basic classes. The only thing she does that no male class can is use spear as a favored weapon.
Siren - A single point better Intelligence than Wizard, and a single point more MP. Inferior stats in all other ways. Granted, that means she has the highest Int of all Generic classes, but not by much. Again, this is an Advanced class that struggles to keep up with a male Basic class.
Dragon Tamer - A joke.
Other Female Classes:
Angel Knight - Granted, better than any male class in several ways.
To sum up, Cleric and Archer are decent uses of generic females. Angel Knights are best recruited from Branta. You'll get far more women forced into your party than you can use -- even assuming that you dismiss all of Ronway's women.
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Priest can use 5 spells: Heal, Vitalize, HealAll, LightBow, Revivify.
Now a lot of classes can use Heal so there isn't really a need to specifically put it on a Priest. LightBow is for killing, and increasing kill count will make it impossible for a Priest to class change back into that class if she were to train in a different class. It's also requires the Priest to be within 7 panels from her target enemy, which puts her in danger if the enemy in question has a ranged attack.
That just leave 3 spells for her spell slots: Vitalize, HealAll, Revivify. Note that none of those three spells actually utilize the magic power of the Priest.
So when I want to make a Priest, she gets straight Amazon levels. Not one level, not two, but all of it. This gives her much better defense and evasion at the cost of sacrificing magic power that she has no use for.
Cleric uses Vitalize and Heal+. This alone guarantees her place in the attack team. Your Exorcist can't heal Sisteena from her poison status ailment, can he?
Witch & Archer should be two sides of the same coin. Level up as Archer and she will be very accurate with status spells. Your Sword Master need someone else to give him MP so that he can cast Petrify, but an Archer raised Witch? She can supply her own MP while still being accurate with the immobilizing spells.
The problem with Valkyrie or Dragon Tamer isn't stat based, but rather elemental. Wind and Fire Valkyries or Dragon Tamers are A LOT more useful than Water or Earth ones, because the latter two have to use the MP intensive AcidRain or Meteor and can't cast every turn because MP regeneration is not enough.
Thus only Sisteena and Selye make for good Valkyrie/Dragon Tamer. Trying to raise generics into those classes is a waste of time. Of course, neither of them join you in the Lawful route so just don't bother with those if that's indeed the case.
The point of using Siren instead of Wizard is that she can be Lawful. Ever wonder what exactly you should do about the many Priests (Orias, Apsala, Ovelia) the game give you, when they don't function as good as one raised from straight Amazon levels? Yup, turn them into Sirens. Heck they have better HP than straight Sirens.
With regards to Wizards. I almost never use one. The Ghosts you can persuade in Krizar and Fort Kadoriga are superior in practically every way (warp+float movement, undead revival, decoy ability)
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Coming on to the Zweet Sport team as their lead designer has been a dream come true. Not only do I get to be a part of an amazing team designing high end activewear, but a member of a company that is dedicated to manufacturing their products in the United States, and reducing their carbon footprint by following ecofriendly practices. I am a recent graduate of Radford University where I studied and received a Bachelor's Degree in Fashion Design. Growing up I was very athletic. I swam competitively for many years and assisted in coaching my communities swim team. I also was an equestrian and played field hockey throughout my high school years. Participating in a variety of sports exposed me to the many needs athletes have; the most important being impeccable fit and comfort. Part of my design philosophy is that people deserve to feel beautiful every day and should feel confident in what they wear. I do not settle for anything less than perfection and put my heart into every design. Whether you're a professional athlete or someone on the go I can design apparel that can take you from your hardest workout, a hectic day of errands or a night out on the town seamlessly. Fashion has the power to change lives, it's who I am and I am driven to make a positive impact on people's lives through my designs.


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Everything and more about gardening in Shady's SE Iowa (USA) location.
Shady Wow is all I can say.......
Beautiful! You must have a had a great time!
Gorgeous! I love going to other places and seeing the foliage there - It's always so different than what we have here!
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TEXTURED BLAZERSSaturday, November 29, 2014
TEXTURED BLAZERS by gigil4m featuring a vintage tweed jacket
Yves Saint Laurent white and black tuxedo
Balmain gray tweed jacket
Chanel vintage tweed jacket
Alice Olivia slim fit jacket
Rebecca Taylor blue tweed blazer
Zara khaki blazer
Fall/Winter is a perfect time to play with outerwear. My fav and always a classic go-to are the Chanel-esque textured blazers. Thanks to Ms. Coco Chanel, the tweed jacket is now def a must have for all fashionable individuals - guys and girls.
What I love about a good tweed blazer is you can wear it to any occasion and it will look appropriate. If you want a more formal / proper look, match it with a pair of black pants and pumps with some good accessories, immediately it gives you a very well put together look. But if on a casual day, matching it with a pair of jeans and a white tshirt, the jacket won't fail to impress either.
Of course, an original Chanel blazer is prob far out of budget for a lot of us. But lucky us, due to the annual high demand of this trend, affordable priced retailers - Zara, Topshop, H&M etc. usually makes good variations of this style every fall/winter season.
Above I listed 6 styles of the textured blazer which I find endearing. Top 3 are more pricey labels - for those who are willing to splurge more power to you ~ ;) The bottom 3 are more affordable versions - & I'm not ashamed to admit, I have just added the Zara number to my closet today. :P Can't wait to style / wear it ~!


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Sunday, July 21, 2013
Dr. Alan MacDonald on Lyme Disease
Here is the first half-hour of a three part interview with Dr. Alan MacDonald. I hope the other parts are available soon as what Dr. MacDonald has to say is very important. Many subjects surface in this interview and Dr. MacDonald strives mightily to bring clarity to the field of Lyme Disease.
I heard Dr. MacDonald speak at the ILADS conference in Boston and was totally amazed. I looked forward to hearing him again at Sue Vogan's Physicians Roundtable in Tampa in January 2013 but Dr. MacDonald was unable to make the conference at the last minute. Dr. MacDonald will be at the 2014 Physicians Roundtable next March, again in Tampa. In the meantime there is this very special video interview. There is also an audio interview with him on In Short Order, hosted by Sue Vogan - on Blog Talk Radio.
Dr. MacDonald works at Dr. Eva Sapi's lab at the University of New Haven.
The second part of this interview follows.
Labels: Advanced laboratories, Dr. Alan MacDonald, Dr.Eva Sapi, ILADS, Lyme Disease, Physicians Roundtable, Sue Vogan, University of New Haven
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The Kosovo crisis makes A&E's Investigative Reports: The Nazis' Secret Killing Squads (Monday, April 12, 9 p.m.) all too topical. The subject is Nazi Einsatzgruppen, "mobile killing squads" whose mission was to follow German troops into the Soviet Union and cleanse the land of Jews and other undesirables, clearing the way for German Lebensraum. While this documentary won't resolve roiling academic controversies about why ordinary Germans were willing to commit mass murder ("Violent racism was the product of Germany's leader, Adolf Hitler," proclaims the narrator rather simplistically), it does afford a provocative look into the development of the techniques of genocide. Highly successful at carrying out their mission (they murdered more than one million people), the Einsatzgruppen paved the way for the gas chambers, which were both more efficient and less offensive to the sensibilities of those duty-bound to carry out the killing. The chief prosecutor of the Einsatzgruppen at Nuremberg, Benjamin Ferencz, featured prominently in the program, is still active in the effort to set up an international court to prosecute crimes against humanity.
You'd think there are enough L.A. jokes floating through the media ether to warrant their own sitcom. A half-hour show might give them the context and depth that Jay Leno can't. Then again, depth is not the first thing one associates with L.A. (ta da dum!). That's precisely the premise of ABC's three-week-old It's Like, You Know. The show chronicles the non-lives of four thirtysomething trust-funders and show-bizzers and their guest from New York City, a magazine writer played by Chris Eigeman (Will he learn to love L.A.?). The dismal pilot was content with a simple catalogue of the obvious (Eigeman finds them all shocking and horrific): Everyone in L.A. drives cars. People in the Valley are dumb. The weather is good year-round. The second episode stretched out a bit with a tedious riff on L.A.'s favorite spectator sport: watching live car chases on TV. (Remember when Seinfeld and George pitched a "show about nothing" to a network? Here it is.) Things look up by the third episode. I counted two funny bits (out of three) and a Seinfeld-style wrap-up that almost makes it worth watching. Maybe the fourth episode, airing Wednesday night (April 14) at 8:30, really will be.
ABC's movie Swing Vote (Monday, April 19, 9 p.m.) plunges us immediately into a liberal's fever dream: Roe vs. Wade is ancient history, and a black Mississippi woman has been convicted of murdering her unborn baby. Her case is on its way to the U.S. Supreme Court. Joseph Kirkland (Andy Garcia), a lawyer who made his name defending a notorious pro-life activist, has just been appointed to the court. There he replaces the only white surefire pro-choicer, who has retired (two other hardliners remain, both black). After some legal wrangling, it becomes clear that Kirkland's will be the deciding vote in this landmark case. Interestingly, though, he does not have a firm position on abortion. He defended the activist because he saw him as "the Martin Luther King of the pro-life movement." It is this unlikely state of ideological ambiguity that makes Swing Vote a genuinely suspenseful movie.
Kirkland, sort of an Everyman Goes to Washington, seems to promise a fresh solution to a conflict grown rigid and tiresome. Consider his journey through the landscape of abortion debate: The court turns out to be rotten with political intrigue and horse-trading. His wife is horrified that he might be thinking anti-life thoughts. Right and left seem equally moribund: In a delightful bit of kitsch, one aging Irish liberal justice visits his bedridden Irish liberal ex-colleague, who sings "Danny Boy" to him in a final attempt to influence his vote. How does Kirkland chart a Third Way? Tune in for the rousing ending.


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By Jeff Case
Some NBA teams have entire sections of their stadium dedicated to loyal fans: the Area 55 crew at Bankers Life Fieldhouse for the Pacers, the Red Rowdies at Toyota Center for the Rockets, the Kia 6th Man section at Philips Arena for the Hawks and many others that we're probably missing.
Oracle Arena is best known for its raucous cast of Warriors supporters, but one fan in particular stands out at home games, a gentleman known as "Gold Suit Man". A college student by day, Oliver Wald has, in recent years, become one of the best known Warriors fans around.
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Interesting blog post on entrepreneurship from a highly recognized Venture Capitalist, Fred Wilson reflecting on his exchange with Raffi Amit, the Professor who runs the Wharton Entrepreneurial Programs stirred some thoughts for me...
Fred Wilson says to Raffi Amit:
"You can't teach people to be entrepreneurs, but you can teach entrepreneurs business."Amit replies:
"There are no unique and defining characteristics of entrepreneurs."Translation: Amit basically means one can be taught to be an entrepreneur.
This exchange caused me to reflect on several things I've read on the idea of whether Entrepreneurs are born, or made. Two articles I read and remember from late in 2009 are:
- Are Entrepreneurs Born or Made?
New York Times "You're the Boss" Blog Post by Scott Shane
published on Sept 21, 2009.
- Are Entrepreneurs Born or Made?
Fortune Small Business article by Ian Mount
published on December 9, 2009.
My thoughts on whether entrepreneurs are born or made: Some of the entrepreneurs I've met came from nothing; some from extreme hardships; some were the sons and daughters of "lifelong employees," those who never made an entrepreneurial move, and even discouraged their children's idea of risk-taking and starting businesses. While I've known others who were well educated, and the children of accomplished, well-networked, well-respected business people.
I'm opposed to labels because it's limiting. Making "entrepreneurship" about genes, heritage, privilege, lineage creates barriers, intended or not.
Was Henry Ford's parents entrepreneurs? Was Bill Gates' father an Entrepreneur? How about Will Keith Kellogg's parents?
My father began as a worker (whose parents were peasants, and later his father became a clerk). He stayed as a worker for years, later becoming an entrepreneur at the age of 40, due to dramatic changes in his field; and he did well as a business owner, which was not familiar territory.
That said, Fred Wilson makes some additional points in his blog post, that I think are on the money. Mr. Wilson says he believes that there are "unique and defining characteristics of entrepreneurs," such as the five he observes most freqently:
- A stubborn belief in one's self
- A confidence bordering on arrogance
- A desire to accept risk and ambiguity, and the ability to live with them
- An ability to construct a vision and sell it to many others
- A magnet for talent
Hence the question I'm left with, is whether the five qualities Mr. Wilson lists, (1. Stubborn belief in one's self, 2. Confidence bordering on arrogance, 3. Desire to accept risk and ambiguity, 4. The ability to live with risk and ambiguity, and 5. Ability to construct a vision and sell it to many others) can come after birth... Can these qualities be acquired through experience, circumstances, and desire?
Professor Raffi Amit or Fred Wilson's point of view?.. Does entrepreneurship come at birth, or can it be taught/learned?
Do you have an answer?
Fred Wilson's Website
Fred Wilson on Twitter: @FredWilson
Fred Wilson's Original Blog Entry
Professor Raffi Amit's Website


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At Borgo Lucignanello you can choose between five houses, sleeping between two and six guests, and a farmhouse just outside the village with space for seven guests and a private pool.
For guests staying in the village, there is an infinity pool on the hillside, overlooking the surrounding Tuscan countryside.
Whichever you choose, you'll feel at home. Each apartment is fully furnished and equipped with all you need for a comfortable and independent stay, taking advantage of the best Tuscany has to offer.
Casa Maria is the most romantic apartment in the Borgo. Set slightly apart from the rest of the accommodations, this apartment has a bedroom with double canopy bed, a bedroom with two single beds, a living room with a fireplace, a kitchen, and a bathroom. There is a small private garden for dining al fresco under the rose trellis.
Casa Severino is on the ground floor of Casa Maria, but with a separate entrance. This apartment is perfect for the summer months, as it is the shadiest in the Borgo. It has a master bedroom, a bedroom with two single beds, two bathrooms, a full kitchen, a living room with a fireplace, and a small garden.
Casa Clementina faces onto the small central square of the Borgo. This apartment has an entrance hall where there is a large and comfortable couch which can sleep one guest, if needed. Up a short flight of steps there is a master bedroom, a bedroom with two twin beds, two bathrooms, and a bright sitting room with fireplace which leads to the kitchen. The kitchen is built into the original village walls and is a blend of modern appliances and antique and period touches, such as the marble countertop in local travertine and the antique handpainted tiles.
Casale Sarageto is a historic farmhouse from the 18th century which has been recently restored just outside the village, with a garden and private pool. On the ground floor there is a large living room, an outdoor covered porch with a barbecue, and another with an oven. Upstairs, there is a large kitchen, the main living room with a fireplace and wi-fi, the master bedroom, two bedrooms with two twin beds each, a bedroom with a single bed, and four bathrooms.
The furnishings have been chosen with care to set off the bright and spacious rooms of the house.
The restoration of the accommodations was overseen by Paolo Alberto Rossi, professor of architectural restoration and specialized in the restoration of historic buildings.
With his help, we were able to add modern comforts without losing the historic integrity of the village.
The restored buildings harmonize the spaces and materials with the surrounding countryside, using light local travertine, red terra cotta, majolica tiles, and fabrics with traditional Tuscan motifs and jacquard weaves.
All of this speaks of historic authenticity combined with modern hospitality...
Inside the village of Borgo Lucignanello there is a small shop which stocks food and personal care products.
The shop also has a small wine bar, where you can sit at the outdoor tables and sample a glass of Brunello di Montalcino or Vino Nobile di Montepulciano paired with Tuscan charcuterie and cheeses, olives, and other light dishes.
Nearby, there are a number of restaurants which we recommend. Our guests are given a list of our favorites and our staff is always available to both recommend and reserve a restaurant suited to your taste and budget.
Casa Amedeo boasts a traditional Tuscan fireplace, which takes up an entire wall. On this same floor, there is a bedroom with two beds, the master bedroom, two bathrooms, and the living room. From the living room, a spiral staircase leads to the former stable, now a sitting room which can be transformed into a bedroom with two single beds upon request.
From the windows of Casa Remo, guests look over the sacresty of the local church and the surrounding hills to Montalcino. This apartment has a large living room with a traditional fireplace covering an entire wall, a dining room, and a kitchen. Three steps take guests down to the two bedrooms, a master bedroom and a bedroom with two twin beds, each with a bathroom and each decorated with frescoes.


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Raised Mormon, the mostly vanilla oriented Sebastian Keys thought he would try his hand at the "gay for pay" genre of porn to help pay the bills. He had the tiniest notion that he might be interested in the world of kink, so he did a few shoots for KinkMen.com and the rest in magical porno history. Sebastian is now a director at KinkMen and will soon be launching a brand new website that is one part Spartacus, one part Game of Thrones, and whole lot of hard core kinky gay porn. Siouxsie Q sat down with Sebastian over some caffeine free tea and talked religious fetishes, family values, and so much more. You do not want to miss this one.
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Cocktail parties9:44 AM
It started last week with an invitation to an event that somehow related to the new subway line.
Then yesterday a good smelling invitation with candy, big red lips and the name Jade Jagger.
I was asked to enter one of those glitzy new night clubs in town, to wear red, drink champagne and eat canapes. If ever there was a chance to see the bare shoulders of rally drivers' wives and footballers maybe, it would be here...and maybe the infamous Mr. Mouth will be in town himself for his daughter's exclusive Finnish party. I was also sent an invitation to an auction house this week. Do they think they can lure me into bidding on some paintings now that I am a recording artist?
Thank you for the invitations, but I will be working on those dates. I will be in the unglamorous green rooms of small clubs and if anything on me will be red, it'll be my warm woolly leggins from Marimekko.
22.10. Yo-talo, Tampere w/ Cats on Fire and Regina
30.10. Bar15, Seinäjoki
19.11. Suisto-klubi, Hämeenlinna
20.11. Dynamo, Turku
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NEW YORK — From river banks to rooftops, penthouses to parking lots, millions of spectators viewed a majestic procession of tall ships and a sky full of spectacular fireworks Friday saluting the Statue of Liberty's 100th birthday. ''What a glorious Fourth of July. One thing America knows how to do is throw a party,'' said Lee Iacocca, chairman of the Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation.
Iacocca should know. His own Chrysler Corp. had chartered the luxury ocean liner Queen Elizabeth II for $500,000 and sailed it from Europe loaded with top auto salesmen.


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There was a time early in his career when, I suspect, many a Packers fan wished that Eagles running back Brian Westbrook would not be so good...especially, it seemed, in every game against the Packers.
The Eagles released Westbrook, now 30 years of age, in February. To date, no team has picked him up. There was some immediate speculation that the ViQueens might add him to their roster with Chester Taylor having signed with Da Bearz. But, not yet.
Now there is word the Pack might be considering Westbrook. He was always a solid back, equally good at receiving as rushing, which might make him an intriguing possibility for the Packers as a reliable third-down back. The catch is that he missed half of last season with two concussions. He's also absorbed a lot of hits over the years, in addition to the concussions. But if he passes a physical, perhaps playing in a limited role might be good for him and a plus for the Packers. The Packers have never been able to find a solid third-down answer under head coach Mike McCarthy's tenure. Westbrook might be a viable option, especially on a one-year contract.
You can read more about the Westbrook scenario here. And if you look at the results of the online poll as to whether the Packers should sign Westbrook or not...well, a lot of people think so.
Draft possibilities at running back
Of course, with the draft a little more than a week away, the Packers are no doubt considering their options at running back there, as well. Several mock drafts have the Pack picking up a running back in the mid to late rounds. Names mentioned include: LeGarrette Blount, Oregon (he of sucker-punch fame, whose early round draft position likely has dropped because of character issues); Joe McKnight, USC; Jahvid Best, California; Anthony Dixon, Mississippi State; Dexter McCluster, Mississippi; Charles Scott, LSU; Andre Dixon, Connecticut; Chris Brown, Oklahoma; Deji Karim, Southern Illinois; Toby Gerhart, Stanford.
We wouldn't expect GM Ted Thompson to use more than one draft pick on a running back, relying instead on his current roster (Ryan Grant, Brandon Jackson, Ahman Green, DeShawn Wynn and Kregg Lumpkin), possibly the pick up of Westbrook, and post-draft street free agent signings to fill out the spring and summer camps. But the Packers could definitely use a solid second back to Grant, someone who could push him, as well as substitute for him especially on third downs. The Packers don't really have any pure speed/juke backs on board. A change of pace back for the opposing defense to have to scheme for would certainly help open up the Packers already potent offense.
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Packers interested in Westbrook?
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Tata Power Company said on Friday that it will be able to supply electricity to an additional 30,000 consumers in the city by March next year.
The private sector utility will begin power supplies in a month to 4,000 more consumers in Mumbai who have changed over from Reliance Infrastructure's distribution network.
"So far, we have interest from about 30,000 consumers. We believe, by March, we will be in a position to transfer all of them. We expect more consumption (additional load) by 30 MW by March 2010," Tata Power Company's executive director, finance, S Ramakrishnan, told reporters in Mumbai.
Tata Power has so far received and processed 3,000 to 4,000 applications for a change-over to TPC's distribution network from mainly residential consumers in Mumbai's suburbs.
"I think we have successfully processed applications of about 4,000 consumers. They will be given connections in a month's time," he said.
Tata Power's current load across Mumbai stands at 400 MW, which peaks at 477 MW in summers.
India's largest private electricity producer presently supplies power to about 28,000 consumers in the metropolis.
Between 40,000-50,000 consumers of Reliance Infrastructure have been waiting to switch-over to cheaper Tata Power for electricity connections over the past few months.
The change-over process was delayed as the two firms differed over replacement of old meters of Reliance with new ones by Tata Power, meter-reading and wheeling charges.
The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission, on October 15, provided an interim solution that said meters by Reliance would remain and that customers changing over to
Tata Power would be billed as per those readings.
Both Tata and R-Infra have been asked to provide change-over application forms at their respective consumer service centres and websites.
The change-over process has to be completed within 30 days from receipt of a completed application by the new distribution licensee.


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(It just goes on and on my friends).
You know I'm not one to give you a "trip log". I'm just not that kind of gal.
I am, however, the kind of gal who bombards with pictures. It's my nature. Forgive me.
There are a couple things I do wanna say, though.
For instance, that we were lucky enough to snag first class on the way over.
We used the hot towels to wash our pits.
That is what they're for, right?
I ate a lot of spam. It's a Hawaiian thing.
I gave up on my hair whilst over there. Kinda had a bad hair day ("a bad hair decade, really").
I believe I should be in pictures on a scale of rarely to never. I'm like Earl on "My Name Is Earl", except I don't close my eyes, I just somehow manage to flair my nostrils or go cross eyed or something.
"PLEASE never touch or ride Sea Turtles". Heh. Hehehe. Well, I was thinking about it until you told me not to.
A cavern like this one up here made us feel like we were in "Goonies". It was awesome.
The key to pronouncing Hawaiian street names is to pronounce them with confidence, no matter how bad you just slaughtered it. And then if you have no idea whatsoever, just say "On Moo-ka-haka-heekee street." And then end it with "Moo-ka-haka-heekee, come on you wanna lei me. Pass the poi, mahalo."
But that's only funny to people who enjoy Wayne's World.
And that's all I have to say about that. Probably. For now. Unless I change my mind and decide to talk your ear off later. I'll warn you first.
Thursday, June 28, 2012
This Is The Post That Never Ends.
Posted by Mandi@TidbitsfromtheTremaynes at 9:07 AM
5 comments:
- Lisa at Shine Your Light said...
It looks like an amazing trip!!!!! Did you love it?? Okay I need more deets!! What island for instance? We are going next Feb. for our maiden voyage and your black sand beach photos have me all in a tizzy. Can't wait to show my munchkins.
- June 28, 2012 at 9:30 AM
- Emily said...
Oh my gosh! That looks so amazing! What a fun vacation!
- June 28, 2012 at 7:44 PM
- Rebecca D said...
Wow, what amsome pictures.. It looks like you guys had a blast! You looked great in the ones you shared! I want your bad hair decade!
- June 29, 2012 at 4:20 PM
- Teri said...
I would like you to know that I literally snorted at "pass the poi, mohalo". Literally. Glad you had a blast!
- July 2, 2012 at 7:29 PM
- beccalouise said...
what island is that with the black sand?
- July 2, 2012 at 11:03 PM
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Thursday, May 21, 2009
Ilyasss ,cutie pie !:-D
Shiat !Darn !i think i have zero knowledge pasal football and politics .
I just finished playing football trivia and i couldn't pass ke european cup and i have to play like thousand times to get through the 1st cup .shialan .sakit otak aku jek .
Politics .i'd like to major in poli instead of mass comm .Mak was like 'politic kene byk bace taw win' .yeah i know my general knwledge is naadaa ,zero jua !i'm so not into reading subjects .hoho .better stdyhard and go get what i want kan .adoii .bile maw berjaye lah ?:-S
I sayang my laptop !
I cinta ia !
Now ia rusak
Can't play any sound .
I sedih and not in the mood n fye said i marah-2 this morning .:-(:-(
Madno !rescue me !eh ,my faizaltahir demam dah