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Tuesday, December 25, 2012
Christmas Day
29 comments:
- Debby said...
Oh no not another loss. I am so sorry. So sad. At first I thought you were talking about your cousin/best friend. I have told you about mine that I lost. Her sister was/is terrible as well. Such a pain in my sweet cousin's life. Then when she passed my cousin talks about how they were so close. Today (it has almost been two years since she passed) she is posting on FB with my cousin's picture as hers.
You know I don't like Walmart any time of the year. I can't believe how depressing that had to be for you. Then to see the woman buying the gifts at the last minute without any thought. There are so many donations for children that she could have gone to.
So sorry about your experience at your job. Except for the jelly, hah. Love what you said to that man. Made me laugh out loud. You do have many close relationships and all of us on here. Try to make the best out of today. Hoping and praying all goes well for your mom. So so sorry about your friend. You know she is dancing with Jesus......but it doesn't help when your heart hurts. (((((HUGS))))
- December 25, 2012 at 1:12 PM
Merry Christmas, Dear Lady. You have so many more friends than you know. We love your blog because you put so much of yourself into it. We're here for you, though you don't know us. All my best during this tough, tough time.
- December 25, 2012 at 1:53 PM
- Jennifer @ Town and Country Living said...
Nita, I remember when you wrote about working at Target last year. I've been reading your blog ever since. I am so sorry for the loss of your friend. True friends can be hard to come by and even harder to lose. I love that you always manage to rebound and see the positive things in otherwise bleak situations. You have a lot of inner strength. I wish I lived closer to you ... I think I would enjoy getting to know you better. :) Have a blessed Christmas.
- December 25, 2012 at 1:55 PM
- TiKiMOOSE said...
Merry Christmas Nita!
Your blog always seems to make me tear up. They really need to make a movie from this blog, I'm sure it would be a hit. Glad to hear you are going to other Shannon's for dinner...are you going to take pictures? She always decorates so nice!
Your pal,
- December 25, 2012 at 2:25 PM
- The Comfort of a Safe Place said...
I'm so glad that you decided to return to blogging early! That's good. Good for us and good for you!
I love the snow globe cake - how cute that would be.
"The only thing I have that I can absolutely count on is making pretty things. Trying to make my life a pretty one. That can't be taken away from me. So I will keep doing that and sharing."
I'm so glad to hear you say those words, Nita! That's called purpose! And it's a wonderful purpose, too!
Take care...of yourself, your friend's husband, your mom and I'll continue to pray for all of you.
- December 25, 2012 at 2:53 PM
- janzi said...
~So many kind thoughts from us in blogland, will be with you as you manage these days in your loss.. I do hope that christmas was not too hard for you in your grief.. I hope your visit to your family and friends cheer you up tomorrow- thinking of you at this time, and hugs a million coming your way.. Janzi
- December 25, 2012 at 2:54 PM
- Lottie said...
Nita, just wanted to let you know others are thinking of you today! We miss loved ones especially during the holiday season. Tears our heart into sometimes. I worked retail many years during Christmas and the last minute shoppers were never nice. Hope your day is going well now.
- December 25, 2012 at 2:55 PM
- Denise said...
My God Nita! I can't believe that I am once again this year telling you to "hang in there." I am so sorry for your loss. I had'nt told you, but I was already so impressed that you were having such a good Christmas after last year. I have to tell you something....my Mother died in 2009, and I haven't had a decent Christmas since. I hate it now. Not the meaning of it, just all the jolly celebrating. Like you, we have had a lot of accumulating grief in our family even beyond loosing my mother. I know how difficult it makes it to remain positive. You have always been an inspiration to me. How you are able to seemingly rise above the pain I know that you are feeling.
All I can say...is I know that this makes us better people. It makes us realize how important it is to be kind to others and appreciate each day. Your friends sister will be sorry some day, either in this life or after this life, for the way she treated her sister. What a miserable life she must lead.
Your mother is going to be just fine! I'll be thinking about you and praying for her on the 27th. Please let us know how her surgery goes.
Best of my love. Hugs to you!
- December 25, 2012 at 4:05 PM
- Cozy Little House said...
Nita, you are such a beautiful and caring soul. I too am glad I don't have a husband. For nothing is more lonely than being in the house with someone you no longer love and have come to fear. Your post was an account of what our world has become. Yet, it was profoundly beautiful to read. I am here. Maybe we need to start the "50 something society of women alone at Christmas." Keep the faith, stay out of Hell Mart, and know that though I've never met you, you are my friend and I love you.
- December 25, 2012 at 4:37 PM
- Connie said...
Nita, you are special to all of us that read your blog and you've been a favorite since I discovered you long ago. You have talent and vision. A new year is beginning and good things await you.
Hoping your Mom's surgery goes well and I'll say a prayer for you.
- December 25, 2012 at 5:48 PM
- Dewena Callis said...
Nita, I have thought of you throughout the day and am so encouraged to read your post today because Jan who commented earlier is so right about your desire to make things pretty is called purpose. I loved that and hope you can remember that. You bring so much beauty to all of us so I can just imagine how you must also do it to your family members and friends, just as you did to Shannon's life, even helping her have her rooms pretty for Christmas.
And next Christmas you will have more opportunity to beautify and enjoy, but also Valentine's Day and our Sundays when we look forward to your house tours, and so many others.
And you make life beautiful everyday for those weenies!
- December 25, 2012 at 5:58 PM
- Amy @MaisonDecor said...
Nita, funny I left a comment and it told me an error had occurred...so I am going ahead with my thoughts again: Nita, you see beauty in the smallest of things, and we can see these things through your eyes...thats a gift. Merry Christmas.
- December 25, 2012 at 6:00 PM
I'm so sorry to hear the sad news about your friend Shannon. What a horrible shock to loose someone so suddenly. I love Christmas but I think there is always an element of sadness during the holidays. I have never lost someone at this time of year but I'm always acutely aware of the absence of people that have passed. It's a bittersweet feeling because I treasure their memories yet ach to have them back. To get out of this funk, I get in the car and sing at the top of my lungs (window closed much to the relief of passing motorists and half the county) along with Darlene Love as she wails out "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)". Singing loudly may not be your cup of tea but I think you will find a way to cope. You have been a good friend and the spirits of your loved ones would want you to be happy as you have made them happy. So don't give up. It's obvious to anyone reading you blog that your home gives you great joy. Your Christmas decorations are absolutely gorgeous. You inspire all of us more than you'll ever know not just you décor but your heartfelt writing and sense of humor.
I loved what you said to the man buying the measuring spoons. My advice to his girlfriend would be to run as fast as you can and don't look back. I believe that the truest indication of a person's character is how they treat people that serve them. Like mandatory military service, everyone should be required to work on the other side of the counter. I've done my share and learned a lot but I suppose some of these boneheads wouldn't get it.
Nita, in spite of everything; have yourself a Merry Little Christmas.
- December 25, 2012 at 6:34 PM
- Katie @ Wildwood Creek said...
The only thing certain in life is that there will be ups and downs, and by the grace of God we'll get through the hard times. You have such a gift for creating beauty. Please continue to share your gifts with us.
- December 25, 2012 at 8:25 PM
Merry Christmas to you Nita! We will completely understand if you take some time for yourself. You need it. But don't leave us hanging too long or we will worry about you - immensely. We too had another death in the family this Christmas season but like your strong attitude we know they are no longer in pain and having a lovely time celebrating from above. Love your blog and I hope your mother's surgery is successful. Keep your chin up.
- December 25, 2012 at 8:29 PM
- Cynthia Myers said...
Nita, I am so glad to read this post and see your spunk as returned. I love you letting that guy know how awful he was in such a funny way. Truly, you inspire and make so many people happy. I'm glad that you will continue making things pretty and entertaining us with your "real" stories. You shoot straight from the hip and tell it like it is and we make us laugh and/or cry while doing it.
I thought about you many times today, wondering how you were but the tone of this post makes me remember how strong you are and once again you've gotten up after being knocked down. You are amazing! xoxo - Cindi
- December 25, 2012 at 8:41 PM
- vintage girl at heart said...
Prayers for Shannon and her Husband Family and friends she leaves behind. Prayers for YOU. Prayers for your Mom and her surgery to go smoothly. You have been through so much and I pray that you have strength and the spirit to endure all of it. Finding JOY in the pretty things as you fluff your nest is priceless. It is hard not to let this cruel world and cruel people change us. You have a light that shines never forget that even during hard times. Snuggle your fur babies and keep them close..they are what is good in this world.
- December 25, 2012 at 10:04 PM
- S said...
Again, I am so sorry for the loss of your friend. It's hard to believe her sister got her 'jollies' trying to make her sister miserable. Her heart must be full of misery herself, day and night, to let hate seep out like that. Thank God your friend had you to cheer her up and make her feel good about herself again. You write beautifully. I wish I could say things as well as you do, it's truly a gift. I can imagine the things you say when you write. I hope and pray that you and your friends husband will both feel God's love getting you through this pain and loss...hugs, Sally
- December 25, 2012 at 11:08 PM
- Cyndia said...
I'm so sorry you have lost your friend. She knew how much you cared for her though, and there is nothing better than love.
I read what you said about the measuring spoons, and laughed out loud. I remember working at Lane Bryant on Christmas Eve and helping the men as they came in at the last to buy gifts for their women. One guy wanted clothes for his wife and when I asked her size, he said "about your size". I was an 18/20. The day after Christmas a very angry petite woman came in to return those clothes. She was a size 2 and her husband was clueless as to the size of his own wife. I hope she divorced his butt. Like you, I'm glad not to have a man like that in my life.
- December 25, 2012 at 11:21 PM
- 24 Corners said...
Merry Christmas Nita...Ginger and I send our love and good wishes for your mom's perfect recovery and also for your heart's recovery, so sorry for the loss of your friend...it's always difficult to lose someone but it's even more so this time of year. You and yourblog bring so much joy to so many, and I hope that it will bring joy to you as well as you share your loves and favorites with all of us.
Hugs to you and the pups...
xo J~
- December 26, 2012 at 1:05 AM
- Patti Willey said...
Yay! She's back! Whoa what a day you had. Tears welled in my eyes when your colleague shared the cream cheese spread you so enjoy! But boy the rest your day went South! Thank you anyway for jotting down what you feel, we'll read every word, and most of all enjoy your touch of "pretty" you give to the world. That snow globe cake is precious! If you truly know how to make one I would be amazed at your talent. Keep living your dream. Hugs. Oh, so nice of you to keep checking on Jeff, sounds like he appreciates you. Good job Nita
- December 26, 2012 at 5:48 AM
- Jennifer Grenko said...
Dear Nita, I read and related to your entire post. I like the way you write, honestly, your true feelings. Your home and decorations are beautiful and I admire that you put your best foot forward even when you feel pain. Things will get better. I lost my grandmother and mom and miss them so much at Christmas. If I were your friend and nearby, I would shop with you and craft with you! I am the only one in my family who really gets into the Christmas spirit with all my heart and I feel unappreciated for trying to make it nice for everyone else. It's a lonely feeling but I keep thinking they would miss it if I stopped. Shannon is with you in spirit and always will be. I love what you said to the man in Pier One! I bet you see his GF bring those back! Merry Christmas from a new friend! Jennifer
- December 26, 2012 at 6:41 AM
- lynn said...
You always make me think about new things. I love your blog and your dogs and your love for others--you are a special person. God may be using your kindness in a way that is painful (when you lose someone) but is such a blessing to those in your life. He will give you the strength you need to continue and you will be blessed by each person you love. Consider this a huge hug to you, your mom and all 7 dogs!
- December 26, 2012 at 8:04 AM
- Jan said...
Nita you were blessed to have had Shannon as long as you did and she to have you. God, will take good care of her and reward you for such kindness. I'm sorry for the Wal Mart situation I feel your pain. I pray your new year will be wonderful and we will be there every step of the way!
- December 26, 2012 at 8:54 AM
- Mary MG said...
You do make everything pretty, and I love that you do! Creating things that give pleasure to others and yourself is good therapy for you. Your blog is also pretty, gives others pleasure, and is therapy for you. I think you have a beautiful soul (or whatever you want to call it) that looks for beauty in things, animals, and people, and in turn you give 100% to those things, animals,and people. That is why it hurts so much to loose any of them. You become so invested. Creativity and loss go hand in hand, as any artist knows. I hope you continue to create, cherish, and remember all that is beautiful in your love.
- December 26, 2012 at 1:57 PM
- Jann said...
Dear Nita,
Christmas is always a time that runs well and smoothly or deperate and bumpy. I grew up in the bumpy. I am so sorry for the loss of your dear friend. No one can say anything that lessens your heart for her...and especially at Christmas. I am away from my friends and daughter this Christmas and it is very hard. And I am deperately sorry for the anquish and hatefulness that her sister laid upon her, for what I believe to be a long, long time. It has as well hurt and stung you. My Mother is the EXACT same way. It has hurt me from long, long ago and yet she does not understand why she hasn't a friend, her daughter and son do not want to be near her ever. And truly there is nothing we can do about that but pray for her soul.....and change our lives from when we were raised. I am sending you warmth, hugs and appreciation for your sorrow and pain, your heartfelt loss. We all go through and experiencing loss and being alone and yet pull together and survive, with the love of other friends and furred children. Sometimes I hear people joke and question about women on blogs and how they spend time writing to people they do not know. How foolish those people are, not to have the knowledge of souls helping souls....regardless of time nor distance. Be well of heart and mind my dear as your darling friend would want that for you so deeply. Carry her always with you and let the positive things of her life, grant you peace and warmth.
Huggers from idaho dear one....
- December 26, 2012 at 2:52 PM
- sheri said...
Nita, I couldn't even find the words to reply to your last post. I am so very sorry for your loss. But you are right -- Shannon is with her Dad. It's just that she will be sorely missed by those left behind. And you are also right in that you have many people to share your life with and we are so glad to have you in our lives. You bring lots of joy to those of us who follow your blog. I always feel like I stopped in at a friend's house for a cup of coffee and a little chat about how the day went! Sending hugs across the miles,
- December 26, 2012 at 9:55 PM
- Pam @ Frippery said...
Take care and be good to yourself. Time heals.
- December 27, 2012 at 6:37 PM
- Mike said...
The one puppy pulling the other puppy's tuck is the cutest thing ever.
- December 28, 2012 at 3:15 PM


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Aren't we all, so busy?!?! You never hear anyone say, "I have nothing to do." Unless, they're a teenager and just bored or a lazy person. But, all of my friends in this family raising, middle age approaching, part of life are just busy!!!
There are days I sit down at the end of the day and think (very quickly think that is, before I involuntarily fall asleep/pass out) I've gotten everything done on my list today. And, if I'm still awake at that point, I think, have I enjoyed it? There are days that I absolutely rush, rush, rush to squeeze in every last thing. But, at the end of the day, I was so busy I can't remember actually living in the moment for most of it. And most days, I don't get any exercise in for myself.
My favorite part of my life is being a wife and mother. Followed very closely by my roles as granddaughter, daughter, sister, friend and aunt. There are a lot of people in my big wonderful extended family including my close friends that I just want more quality time with. So much of what we do each day just doesn't really matter to most people. Face it, it doesn't. So, why not take time to savor the moments with the most special people.
So, what's the plan of action? Find ways to spend time with my favorite people and enjoy doing what needs to be done. Examples:
1. Try to make family car rides lighthearted and fun. We are in the car a lot. No one wants to be stuck in the car with a pouty kid. Pick the battles and the times. Don't use it as a everyone's captivated let's hash it out moment.
2. Invite a friend or relative to family dinner sometime throughout the week.
3. Plan a weekend trip with my husband!!! We always spend time together. But, it's hard to find quality relationship growth time with life staring you in the face.
4. 15 Minute Pickups. Set the timer for 15 minutes. Have the whole family do a quick pick up of the house before bedtime so we all can relax together for 30 minutes or so.
5. Send cards!! Just take a second let someone know I'm thinking of them. Don't take them for granted. I have already stocked cards in my desk drawer and stamps in my wallet.
6. Declare Sundays as family time. Get everything accomplished the rest of the week. Plan Sunday dinner and a volleyball game or hike for example. Invite my brothers' families or friends to join us.
7. Get the family involved in exercising with me. We can do Zumba on the Wii or a Dance Game. Achieve fitness and quality time laughing at and with each other. ;-)
8. Have the family help with dinner prep. Creates conversations with all of us working as a team to get supper finished, the table set, etc. Plus, helps mom have more free time because I'm not doing it all by myself.
Some of these just take a second or two. But, I feel like they are going to let the important people in my life know I value them. What are your thoughts and ideas? I'd love to hear them!!
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All of this has reminded me of something I saw Tommy Lasorda say once to Johnny Carson on the Tonight Show. I'm "saying" this from memory. So, I'm sorry Tommy if I don't get it exactly right. 90% of the people could care less what you do. That leaves 10%. Of the 10%, 9 just want to talk about you. Find that 1% that really care about you and enjoy them!


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Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park opened the 2013 Call for Submissions for the Chilkoot Trail Artist Residency program today. A call for submission is posted at www.nps.gov/klgo/artist-in-residence.htm and will be open for artists to apply until February 1, 2013. Three artists, one Canadian applicant and one American applicant, and one regional applicant will be selected to spend two weeks on the Chilkoot trail working with visitors and creating memorable art that will enrich the park resources. This is a local and international effort to bring artists to the communities of Skagway, AK and Whitehorse, YT as well as along the Chilkoot Trail. The park is partnering with the Skagway Arts Council to host the artists, and programs will be presented in Skagway before their departure on the Chilkoot Trail next summer. In addition to facilitating programs while on the trail, the artist will also present a post- hike program in Whitehorse, YT. For more information or to apply, please visit www.nps.gov/klgo or contact Cynthia Von Halle. Art work from the 2012 Chikoot Artist can been viewed at www.klondikeletters.com.


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Crystal over at Am I a Runner…or Just Crazy (click on the blog name to go check out her wonderful blog) tagged me! Thanks, Crystal! So now I have some questions to answer.
1. What are you most fond of accomplishing in 2010?
I am most proud that I have run this entire year! I've taken off a week here and there (mainly to rest potential injuries and what not), but I have stuck to this running thing. And I admit, my attitude about running has completely changed. I'm glad I started (thanks, Beth for the push… or just the encouragement), and really think I'm going to stick with it. I'm committing to another year, and we'll go from there!
2. What was your favorite race in 2010?
Well, I've only participated in one, Jingle Bells for Jimmi, so I'm going with that. It was a fun 5k fund raiser for a local family, so it was a relatively small race. It was fun though, and gave me an idea about what it would be like to run with other people.
3. What are your running goals in 2011?
The first and foremost goal is January 30th… the Miracle Match Half Marathon! This is the race that started all this crazy running in the first place. Beyond that, I'm not sure. I know I'd like to run at least one 6k and another Half (because I still have to run with Beth!). I think having a couple of "races" (I call them races, although I'm not really racing) to aim for will help keep me focused.
4. What is your favorite holiday guilty pleasure?
My favorite holiday guilty pleasure… hmmmm. Let me think about that one. I'd have to say it's probably being pretty lazy around the holidays.
5. What is your most embarrassing running moment?
I'm not sure I've had any truly embarrassing running moments. I usually run alone, so if I do something stupid, there is no one around to see it. I might have a story after my Half, but I hope not! Okay, there is one, but I'm not sharing it on THIS blog!!
I'm not sure there is anyone left who hasn't been tagged! So here are my three, and if you've already been tagged don't worry about it:
Lindsay over at Chasing the Kenyans
Steve over at Run, Forest, Run
and Courtney over at I Can Do This!
If I don't get back on until after Christmas, I hope all of you have a Very Merry Christmas!!


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The call in Jeremiah to "seek the peace and prosperity of the city" finds its echo in Jesus's command of us to "love our neighbors as ourselves." Service to the community is an expression of "loving our neighbors" and it should be central to the ethos of a Christian school. Thoughtful and helpful service would help students see the relevance and real impact of the Gospel in the world. Moreover, integrating what students learn in school with engagement in meaningful service to address significant problems in our society can fuel students' spiritual journey and faith development.
We believe that young people can change the world and live an inspiring life, not only in the future, but also now.
Locally, our students learn to serve in CityServe, Shepherd's Gate, Valley Care, Livermore Soup Kitchen, Kids Against Hunger, Operation Christmas Child, Club 412, and Joni & Friends Camp.
Internationally, our students travel to Mexico for building projects, Russia to teach English, and Ghana to working on water projects.


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Planned Gifts
You can support The Brain Aneurysm Foundation in a variety of ways, including through your estate. Including The Brain Aneurysm Foundation in your estate plan will not only assist you in reaching and achieving your own philanthropic and charitable giving goals, but it will also allow the BAF to continue its mission of providing critical awareness, education, and research funding to reduce the incidence of brain aneurysm ruptures.
There are many charitable planned giving options available to you. For example, you can make a planned gift to The Brain Aneurysm Foundation by naming The Brain Aneurysm Foundation as a beneficiary of your last will and testament, life insurance policy or retirement plan.
You can also name The Brain Aneurysm Foundation as a beneficiary of a charitable trust. Your attorney or financial advisor can advise you of the various types of charitable trusts and assist you in establishing a trust that is tailored to your personal needs.


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….tells the story of Fox Talbot's photographic establishment. This it does in a lively but not patronising way, giving us some of the feel for the way things worked in those early days of the calotype process. I've always enjoyed reading contemporary books that show the minutiae of life in other times, rather than modern interpretations. Does this one evoke the right atmosphere and feeling for the subject? Yes, up to a point it does. It can't go into the same detail as we would expect if reading the various papers of the day first hand, but this summary does tell us the essentials. It also avoids us becoming bogged down in too much detail, which not everybody wants.
This will interest photographers looking at the early history and processes, and especially those interested in the town of Reading. The photographs included are not of the highest printing quality, but adequate, and they support the text well.
Order your copy of Fox Talbot and the Reading Establishment here.


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I can't recall ever before reading a mystery written from the point of view of an artist who does facial reconstructions for law enforcement. That was such a unique and cool angle to look at cases from, in and of itself, but add in an Appalachian setting, and you know I was hooked. Though the rest of the series doesn't take place in Appalachia, I'm hoping my library has the previous books, because I also quite liked the protagonist, forensic artist Gwen Marcey.
I also appreciated that, although some of the cases Marcey investigated were rapes, there was no gratuitous or graphic description of the crimes. For a modern-day thriller/mystery in the vein of Kathy Reichs, it was not squeamishness-inducing, which I very much liked.
Basically, Gwen Marcey gets called in by the sheriff of a small Kentucky town to help draw identifying sketches of a rapist from descriptions provided by his victims. She winds up investigating a snake-handling church and unraveling a decades-old murder.
My one real quibble with this book is that Marcey has a teen daughter who is fairly stereotypical, especially at first, and mostly seems just there to be put in danger so the protagonist has someone to feel protective of and something more than her own life to lose. Not enough to make me stop enjoying the book, though! I fully intend to read more of this series.
If This was a Movie, I Would Rate It: PG-13 for discussion of rapes and murders, characters in grave danger, and violence. Also, snakes and spiders.
Note: I received a copy of this book from the publisher for me to read while judging the INSPY awards. In no way did I agree to review this book in exchange. These are my honest opinions.
Tuesday, July 11, 2017
"When Death Draws Near" by Carrie Stuart Parks
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text: Harmless Like You is shortlisted for The Desmond Elliot Prize 2017 and see my paperback cover design in the banner. I have said this numerous times but I'll say it again anyway, this book is AMAZING!! (Not just saying it because I designed the cover.) Click on the image to go to the website and read more about this here.


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Following the theme I went for a polish that had Lavender in the title. I saw this mani in Nail Pro magazine ad. I thought Hey ! I can try that!. I love the mani, just not a fan of the way my glitter turned out, maybe if I made tinnier diagonals with my striping tape. I am still having a issue minimizing the art I want to do.
Here is the ad image:
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Bournemouth Proms in the park
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra perform 'Trembling' and 'hoping', two pieces commissioned from Alexander, the Composer-in-Residence of BSO Resound. Proms in the park. Meyrick Park, Bournemouth
Ora Singers commission
Ora Singers conducted by Suzi Digby commissioned Ave Regina Caelorum, and gave the world premiere in LSO St Luke's. Ora Singers have recorded this piece for future release on the Harmonia Mundi label. Concert review in The Times:
'Exploiting the beauties of the human voice...Alexander Campkin's haunting Ave Regina Caelorum followed smoother paths to ecstasy'
BSO Resound announces Composer-in-Residence
Alexander Campkin has been appointed as the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra Resound Composer-in-Residence. Conductor James Rose said: "I feel that Alexander's style, passion and foresight will be crucial in engaging our audiences and I am delighted to bring him on board to write for the ensemble." Find out more.
Young New Yorkers' Chorus
The Young New Yorkers' Chorus have commissioned Unwatch'd, a piece for choir which sets part of In Memoriam by Alfred Lord Tennyson. It will be premiered in New York City on 29 Apr 2017.
London Sinfonietta recording
The London Sinfonietta conducted by Gregory Rose have recorded Counting my Numberless Fingers. The CD has been released on NMC Recordings. The launch event in Kings Place was part of the CoMA National Festival of Contemporary Music.
Snape Proms
National Youth Choir of Great Britain perform Alexander's 'Unwatch'd' in the Snape Proms in Snape Maltings, Suffolk, 27 August 2018
Tallis Scholars commission and broadcast
The Tallis Scholars commissioned a new setting of Miserere mei. Following numerous performances in Europe and the US, the Tallis Scholars conducted by Peter Phillips broadcast the piece on France Musique.
Commission: Orgelbüchlein Project
Alexander has been commissioned to write a piece as part of the Orgelbüchlein Project. This is a 'major international composition project to complete J S Bach's Orgelbuechlein. Find out more
Concertgebouw performance
Alexander's composition Spring bells commissioned by Diversity Choir was performed in the Royal Concertgebouw concert hall in Amsterdam, conducted by Jan Rautio. This piece for choir and orchestra sets a text by Keith Douglas.


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CANNABIS CULTURE – Amsterdam police are in the process of raiding the High Times Cannabis Cup for the first time in its 24-year history.
Cannabis Culture received several messages from Cup-goers this morning, warning that police have swarmed the location and are searching people before letting them leave and confiscating marijuana.
A video sent to CC by an attendee of The Cup show a police officer looking at a table while an announcement over the loud speaker talks about the police entering the building and says in English: "You need to leave the building through the exits. When leaving the property, you will be subjected to a search by police [inaudible]of the opium act."
Early reports of the raid are already hitting Twitter and the rest of the Internet.
Former CC Editor Dana Larsen (who wrote an article about the Cup for the Vancouver Sun this year) is giving updates as it happens on his Twitter account.
"Huge crowd of #cannabiscup attendees waiting to get searched on their way out of the cup." he wrote. "Police officer told me they investigated yesterday, saw some booths giving out weed & breaking other rules. So now the event is shut down."
Another of his posts says, "Everyone will have their buds confiscated but no-one will be charged or fined. This is the first time this has happened in 24 years."
Watch CC for more information.
Visit the High Times Cannabis Cup website.
Read more in a report on the raid from Dana Larsen from Cannabis Culture.


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Facebook's App Centre, its version of Apple's iTunes App Store and Google Play, is now live in Germany.
The social network started rolling out its app store in the US in June, followed by other English-speaking countries, but it's taken a while to get translated app detail pages together. As of today, though, the Facebook App Centre is also available in Germany, Russia, France, Spain, Brazil, Taiwan and Turkey.
Users can browse, preview and download apps across platforms (not just Facebook apps) from the app centre, which is able to provide personalised recommendations and let you browse apps that friends have used. It's also country-specific. In Germany, for example, you'll be more likely to see EyeEM.
It's not just Facebook apps – a key point of difference from Apple's App Store, for example, is that all types of smartphones and tablets as well as desktop apps are covered. If the App Centre needs to direct you elsewhere to download the app, it will. If you download a paid app from within the Facebook store, it will take a 30 per cent cut.
Facebook will be interested in promoting apps that use its Open Graph API (all those posts about your friends listening to Spotify, for example) and apps built specifically for use within Facebook. But the App Centre seems to be more about catching a bigger share of app discovery traffic in general.
For developers, it seems to be a bit more hassle (yet another app detail page to put together and send) in exchange for more potential traffic.
Most interesting is where Facebook will head with app recommendations and analytics (see below for a taster – app ratings by age and gender). Apple's App Store and Google Play may not be too worried yet – but bringing together the world's largest social network and app discovery promises to be an interesting mix.
Facebook likes Berlin startups – the city's coolest brands get on the Open Graph brandwagon


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Ultimate Dinosaurs: Giants from Gondwana Opens at ROM
This weekend, the Royal Ontario Museum opened the world-premier exhibition Ultimate Dinosaurs: Giants from Gondwana. This is the first major exhibition that I have curated. About four years ago, the ROM leadership asked me to come up with an idea for a blockbuster dinosaur exhibition- and I didn't want to show your usual dinosaurs. In the last few decades, some of the most exciting dinosaur discoveries have been made in the Southern hemisphere- and these have revealed an amazing diversity of strange and giant dinosaurs that are very different for their northern counterparts. This exhibit brings together many of the most significant finds, and it tells the story of dinosaurs from a southern perspective. It seeks to answer the question " Why are the dinosaurs from the south so different from those in the north?". The answer lies in the intimate relationship between the evolution of our planet and the evolution of life. In the middle of dinosaurs reign, geological forces within the Earth tore the supercontinent of Pangaea into northern and southern halves, and the dinosaurs on the newly formed southern supercontinent of Gondwana went in their own unique evolutionary direction, evolving in isolation from the northern dinosaur faunas.
The exhibition features the three best fossil sites in Gondwana- Saharan Africa, Madagascar, and Patagonia, South America to illustrate the great menagerie of southern dinosaurs. There are 21 full-sized skeleton casts, and many original fossils. The show includes many icons-such as the sailed-backed Ouranosaurus, the bull-horned Carnotaurus, and the mega-theropod Giganotosaurus. The largest of them all is the world's first mounted skeleton of Futalognkosaurus– a huge titanosaur that is one of the largest dinosaurs currently known. The vast majority of the dinosaurs in the show are brought to Canada for the very first time.
In many ways, Ultimate Dinosaurs is a classic dinosaur show, where you are going to see a ton of dinosaur skeletons, and marvel in the diversity and strangeness of dinosaurs, but we tell their stories using cutting edge technology, like Augmented Reality and Kinect-powered reactive murals. The Mesozoic environments are recreated using 5 life-sized murals by paleo-artist Julius Csotonyi, which were commissioned specially for this exhibition. The skeleton casts were built by Research Casting International.
Dr. Matthew Vavrek was the assistant curator of the exhibition. We extend a huge thanks both to our palaeontological colleagues, for your help with the show, and the outstanding team of ROM designers, educators, techs, and new media specialists who brought the show to life.
For more information and tickets, visit the Ultimate Dinosaurs microsite at: http://www.rom.on.ca/dinos/


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For several weeks, Arnold Schwarzenegger's post-gubernatorial Hollywood career took a backseat to the collapse of his marriage.
But now he's gradually getting back into it -- he just booked the lead in a Western called "Last Stand."
The question that will haunt the film's production company, Lionsgate, from now until its release date: do moviegoers still want to watch Schwarzenegger onscreen?
For reference, they can take a look back at the post-scandal first attempts of these Hollywood stars.


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Faculty & Staff Resources
Faculty and staff play a crucial role in helping or hindering undocumented student success at San Francisco State University. One of the best ways staff and faculty can help undocumented students is to become knowledgeable about current legislation, on campus resources, community resources, and available support. The articles and tools on this page are are great resources to familiarize yourself with the issue, strengthen your skill sets, and become more aware of the language you should use.
Replicated from: Educators for Fair Consideration's Educator Guides
10 Ways to Support Undocumented Students:
This resource is meant to be used by educators, school administrators and allies who work closely with and are interested in better supporting undocumented students. Whether you're a long-time champion of undocumented students or a new educator just learning how best to support this population, there will be something useful in this resource for you.
The Case for Undocumented Students in Higher Education:
This publication encourages scholarship providers and educators to consider the merits of these hardworking, high-achieving students who are powerful role models in our communities and a college degree will allow them to more fully contribute to U.S. society.
In the Shadow of the Ivory Tower:
UndocuCollege Guide and Equity Tool:
United We Dream National Toolkit:
Check out These United We Dream Annual Events:
National Institutions Coming Out Day (NICOD):
- Takes place every year in April. On NICOD, schools/organizations are elevated who are working with and for undocumented students to increase awareness of the measures institutions can take to support undocumented student access and success.
National Educators Coming Out Day:
- Takes place every year in November. By participating in National Educators Coming Out Day, educators across the nation participate to increase the visibility of educators who work alongside undocumented students
Things I'll Never Say:
This is a platform for undocumented young people across the country to create our own immigration narratives by boldly sharing our personal experiences through various forms of creative expression
US Department of Education Resource Guide for Undocumented Students:
Informed by research and promising practices, the U.S. Department of Education has compiled this Resource Guide to assist and enhance State and local efforts to support undocumented youth at the secondary and postsecondary school levels. The Department hopes that educators, schools, and campuses will, as they see fit, draw upon the tips and examples in this Guide to better support undocumented youth and, ultimately, move us closer to the promise of college and career readiness for all.


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Intuitive PR for Local - National - Global Brands and People Who Elevate Life As We Know It
Celebrating 18 Years
Legendary chef and founding father of Southwestern cuisine, Chef Stephan Pyles is known throughout the DFW area for his creative and sophisticated Southern dishes. Chef Pyles has garnered numerous awards including the AAA Five Diamond Award and being the first person in the Southwest to win a James Beard Award for 'Best Chef', among many others. Pyles also received the Humanitarian of the Year Award for Share Our Strength and was named one of the 20 most influential Texans by Texas Monthly. In May of 2017, he will be inducted into the Nation's Restaurant News Menumasters Hall of Fame.
Pyles currently has several concepts in the Dallas area including Stampede 66, and Sky Canyon, which is located at Dallas Love Field and at DFW International Airport Terminal D, now also joined by Stampede 66 Express. Pyles opened Flora Street Café at KPMG Plaza at HALL Arts in the Dallas Arts District in Summer 2016. This new endeavor offers Elevated Texas Cuisine in an intimate environment showcasing food as theater and the concept supports the Dallas Arts District. It has recently been named as "Restaurant of the Year" by D Magazine, The Dallas Morning News and Dallas Voice as well as #1 Best New Restaurant in Texas by Texas Monthly. Congratulations to Chef Stephan Pyles!
As spring and summer weather arrives in DFW, Mi Dia From Scratch, a concept by celebrated Chef Gabriel DeLeon that blends traditional Mexico City recipes with modern Tex-Mex and Santa Fe flavors, is a go-to patio destination in one of Plano's latest developments, West Plano Village, on the east side of the Dallas North Tollway and Parker Road. The 6,000-square-foot contemporary restaurant features a modern southwestern bar with an impressive "Tequila Tower," consisting of more than 120 tequilas, and a spacious covered patio with comfortable lounge furniture, several mounted TVs, multiple heaters, three giant fans and the relaxing sounds of the trickling fountains nearby.
The concept, spearheaded by Chef-Managing Partner DeLeon, is the second Mi Dia From Scratch location in the DFW Metroplex, following the Grapevine location which opened in October, 2011. DeLeon takes much of his inspiration from his passion for travel throughout the world to bring authenticity to his dishes. Mi Dia From Scratch is named for DeLeon's use of authentic ingredients in creating unique dishes by hand inspired by his training with renowned Mexican Chef Patricia Quintana in Mexico City.
"Our food is vibrant, soulful and complex." said DeLeon. "Our menu is aimed at serving Mexican, Tex Mex and Santa Fe in a way that has not been successful before."
Equinox operates 73 upscale, full-service clubs in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Miami, Boston, Dallas and Washington, DC, as well as international locations in London and Toronto. The company offers an integrated selection of Equinox-branded programs, services and products, including strength and cardio training, studio classes, personal training, spa services and products, apparel and food/juice bars. Since its inception in 1991, Equinox has developed a lifestyle brand that represents service, value, quality, expertise, innovation, attention to detail, market leadership and results.
We were pleased to work on the Grand Opening of their latest location in the River Oaks District which debuted in December 2015.
IT'S NOT FITNESS. IT'S LIFE. @Equinox
Cirque du Soleil is a Quebec based company recognized all over the world for high-quality, artistic entertainment. Since its dawn in 1984, Cirque du Soleil has constantly sought to evoke the imagination, invoke the senses and provoke the emotions of people around the world.
Cirque du Soleil and EPR have worked together to publicize Arena and Big Top Shows in Texas since January of 2010. These touring productions include, but are not limited to, the following: DRALION (Frisco), ALEGRIA (San Antonio, Frisco), SALTIMBANCO (Austin), Michael Jackson: THE IMMORTAL WORLD TOUR (Dallas, Austin, Cedar Park), KOOZA (Dallas, Austin), VAREKAI (Frisco, San Antonio, Austin), QUIDAM (Austin, Frisco, San Antonio) and more.
The Circo restaurant concept was originally founded in New York by Sirio Maccioni in 1996. Following the legendary footsteps of Sirio, Circo Texas brings a modern touch to the classic concept while keeping the traditions and standards set over 20 years ago. Circo embodies one of a kind historical and luxurious experience while maintaining a welcoming inclusive family atmosphere.
Circo's 25,000 sq ft venue is located in the heart of Uptown Dallas and offers an upscale Italian coastal cuisine, member day club with two pools, spa services, and a social/work lounge. Circo's legacy is recognized worldwide by national and international patrons. Circo's experiences range from intimate, casual or elegant and accommodate parties of all sizes.
Nancy delivers the right recipe for healthy bodies and minds through a personal journey of discovery of what nourishes every cell, tissue, organ, and thought. Audiences are invigorated by her charismatic approach to eating healthy as they gain a real understanding that what we eat is, truly, who we are.
Hear Nancy Addison's iHeart Radio Show Mondays at 6:00 p.m. CST.
Raising Healthy Children is available for purchase.
To book Nancy to speak at your next event and conference visit: www.OrganicHealthyLifestyle.com
Congratulations to Del Frisco's Double Eagle Steakhouse – Uptown Dallas Named by Zagat as one of the Sexiest Restaurants in 15 U.S. Cities!
Del Frisco's Grille – This is the place where casual drinks turn into unforgettable evenings. The Grille is where it happens in Uptown/Dallas, Southlake, Fort Worth, and Plano: Reservations
Del Frisco's Double Eagle Steakhouses – is now open on the ground floor of the curvaceous McKinney & Olive tower designed by Cesar Pelli. The 14,000 square foot, two-story flagship restaurant opened to the public on Saturday, September 10, 2016, and began lunch service on September 12, 2016. This opening marks the 12th Del Frisco's Double Eagle and the 52nd restaurant overall for Del Frisco's Restaurant Group, which also owns and operates 21 Del Frisco's Grille locations and 18 Sullivan's Steakhouse locations.
View the menus: Del Frisco's Double Eagle Steakhouse Dallas & Del Frisco's Double Eagle Steakhouse Ft. Worth & Del Frisco's Double Eagle Steak House Plano at Legacy West
Del Frisco's Double Eagle Steak House Plano Legacy West is NOW OPEN for Lunch and Dinner.
As Houstonians return from summer holiday and start their fall routine, Café Azur will be a pleasant reminder of seaside vacations. Located near an already outstanding cast of restaurants near Montrose and Richmond, the restaurant captures the feeling of resort life with its bright colors, comfortable setting and luxurious cuisine.
While each of the successful concepts have garnered numerous local and national awards and accolades over the years, Lasco Enterprises as a whole has been recognized as one of Houston's top businesses. The Houston Business Journal recognized Lasco Enterprises as the 13th fastest growing private company in Houston in 2009 and awarded the company the prestigious "Enterprise Champion" award in both 2009 and 2012, given to five fast-growing companies. These Enterprise Champions are set apart from the "Fast 100" not only in growth and industry leadership, but in contributions to employees, the community and to their respective industries. Lasco Enterprises also made the "Fast 100" list in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014 and has been recognized numerous times as "One of the Best Places to Work" in Texas.
MAX's Wine Dive is a restaurant and wine bar that's fun, funky, eclectic and a complete juxtaposition that captures the qualities of a casual, industrial feel with a top-notch food and wine program. The menu consists of two pages- the first of which contains Wine Dive Classics that are common to all Wine Dive locations from Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, Austin, San Antonio and Denver. On the other half of the menu, you will find seasonal changes, unique to each location, comprised of the Chef's creativity and local ingredients. MAX's Wine Dive appeals to diners who are hungry for all the rich flavors of fine dining with the comforts of a laid back atmosphere.
For almost 10 years, MAX's Wine Dive has garnered numerous accolades and awards including, Wine Enthusiast Magazine's "The Nation's 10 Best Brunches" in 2013, Travel + Leisure's "Best Wine Bars" in 2012, OpenTable Diners' Choice for "Top 100 Brunch Restaurants in the U.S.," "5 Best American Fried Chicken Joints" according to FOX News in 2014, "12 Restaurants on the Rise" in 2014 for Food Business News and Southern Living Magazine's "The South's Best Fried Chicken."
Dinner is served nightly with lunch served at select locations. Brunch is served every weekend, and Happy Hour is available Monday through Friday.
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The Tasting Room is a comfortable place to get serious about wine. Founded in 2003, The Tasting Room is a casual yet sophisticated wine bar and restaurant where you can find hundreds of wines in all price ranges from around the world, classic cocktail creations, local and popular beer selections, gourmet foods prepared by an executive chef, live music, private and corporate event spaces, and the best patios and social scenes in the city. Two locations serve the Houston area and each one offers a unique wine and food experience.
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Today is Small Business Saturday, an opportunity for you to take your shopping to local, indie businesses that benefit directly from every purchase. I am a BIG believer in shopping small and shopping local whenever possible because I know that when I do, my purchases help keep the economy of my place and help support creative, personal, unique, and human-driven businesses alive and thriving.
I also believe in shopping small because I own two small businesses myself – Andilit and God's Whisper Farm. I know, as the owner, creator, and bookkeeper, that every single purchase matters in our businesses.
It's easy to forget, though, that authors are small business owners, too. But we are. When you buy our books, you are directly helping us earn a living, so please know that the books you buy are helping to put food on the table for a family.
Great Books by Good People
With authors as businesses in mind, I have 7 nonfiction book recommendations from my friends who are writers.
(Note, these are affiliate links, so if you make a purchase of any of these books, I get a small commission at no extra cost to you, and you'll be helping my small business in the process.)
- Chicken Scratch: Stories of Love, Risk, and Poultry by Kelly Chripczuk. This delightful collection of chicken-inspired essays is full of wisdom about the cyclical nature of life, about the way that slowing down gives us new eyes to see, and about chicken herding 101. Kelly is a dear friend, and this book speaks her heart so beautifully. A great gift for the farmer or would-be chicken-raiser in your life or for anyone who loves Wendell Berry or the essay form.
- Gather at the Table: The Healing Journey of a Daughter of Slavery and a Son of the Slave Trade by Sharon Morgan and Thomas Norman DeWolf. Sharon and Tom are two of the most honest, kindest, strongest people I know, and this book reflects all of those qualities. In these pages, they share their journey – both physical and emotional – to delve into their family histories and explore how the practice of slavery has affected all aspects of who they are. A great gift for historians, for genealogists, and for anyone looking to explore the history and legacy of slavery in these hard days.
- How to Use a Runaway Truck Ramp: And Other Tales from our 10,000-Mile Adventure by Shawn and Maile Smucker. This travel memoir tells the story of the Smucker family – 2 adults and 4 children – on a cross-country roadtrip in Willie Nelson's old tour bus. The book reflects on journeying and togetherness, on risk and the sometimes unclear rewards of going big. Shawn and Maile's insights here are rich and profound, and the stories speak from their deep and rich hearts. A great book for the travel junky or the unsettled friend who needs to consider an adventure, perhaps.
- Come, Lord Jesus: The Weight of Waiting by Kris Camealy. In this Advent devotional, Kris delves gently but richly into the challenges of waiting for good things, waiting in the midst of challenges, waiting in a world that pushes us to always do more. The words here are profound in their subtle strength. A great book for the Christian in your life who is struggling with hard times or who feels like the promises will never be fulfilled.
- Indie Confidence: Finding the Gumption to Get Your Story Out of Your Bones and Into the World by Elora Ramirez. In this lyric book of practical wisdom and vulnerable story-telling, Elora helps writers move from a place of inaction to a place of profound openness and strength. These pages combine advice about how to publish with Elora's personal journey of publication in an inspiring and powerful work. A great book for that writer you know how just keeps holding back.
- The Contemplative Writer: Loving God through Christian Spirituality, Meditation, Daily Prayer, and Writing by Ed Cyzewski. One of the things my friend Ed has taught me is that there is great value to being deliberate in our practices of faith and writing. This book blends those habits beautifully, using a combination of practical advice and gentle meditation. A great book for the Christian writer who needs help in establishing a healthy routine for their work and prayer life.
- Bruja by Wendy C. Ortiz. A "dream-oir" is how this book is described, and I haven't got language to do it better. Here, Wendy takes the language of dreams to share – wide-open – the stories of her life. This book is powerful and complex and above all lush and gorgeous. A great book for the reader who loves exciting new forms of creative nonfiction, who is writing her own memoir, or who will appreciate the craftsmanship of a memoir told fresh.
I hope you'll check out these great titles and consider picking them up for yourself or for someone on your holiday shopping list. Each time you do, you help make it possible for these writers to keep creating great work to enrich us all.
Next week, I'll be sharing fiction titles by writers I love. Stay tuned.
What books do you recommend that I check out this holiday season? Leave your recommendations in the comments, and I'll take a look.
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Filed under: Democrats, McCain, Obama, Republicans | Tags: Democrats, McCain, Obama, Republicans
Good news for John McCain and those of us who are supporting him. The latest Gallup tracking poll from the 7th of September shows McCain has a 3 point lead over Obama (Click here) 48%-45% among "registered voters." — Also, in the Zogby Poll (Click here), McCain now has a 4 point lead, 49.7% – 45.9 with "likely voters."
A newer USA Today/Gallup Poll (not to be confused with the Daily tracking Gallup Poll) that came out a few moments ago says that McCain now leads among "registered voters" by 50 – 46. — However, among "likely voters" McCain's lead expands to a double digit lead, 54% – 44%. (Read by clicking here).
The only poll that seems to show them as in a single point is Rasmussen, but that to may change.
Filed under: Democrats, McCain, Obama, Republicans | Tags: Democrats, McCain, Obama, Republicans
In recent days, evidence has come to light that Barack Obama may not be a a U.S. citizen and therefore should be disqualified to be President of the United States. — Here is the story that many have not covered and have ignored:
Birth Certificate Found in Kenya. Citizen of Kenya and Indonesia. Hawaiian Certificate Forged.
On Aug. 21st attorney Philip J. Berg requested an injunction in Federal Court against the nomination of Barack Obama, citing evidence that candidate Barack Obama is not a US citizen, and "the obvious problems that will occur when the Republican Party raises these issues after Obama is nominated."
Berg argues that Barack Obama was born in Kenya in 1961 to an American woman, Stanley Ann Dunham, and a Kenyan man, Barack Hussein Obama Senior, as reportedly shown by a birth certificate from Mombasa Maternity Hospital. According to the law at that time, a parent could pass US citizenship on to a child born abroad if the parent was at least 19 years old. Obama's mother was only 18.
No hospital birth certificate has been produced to show Obama was born in Hawaii, only a certificate of birth registry after the fact, which forensics experts have denounced as a forgery.
Moreover, when Obama was six years old his mother remarried and moved with her husband to his country, Indonesia. Records indicate Obama was naturalized as an Indonesian citizen. Indonesia does not allow dual nationality, so even had he been born in Hawaii, he would have lost his citizenship then.
To read the original post, click here to see it.
UPDATE September 8, 2008: I did more research and found more collaborating evidence to back this assertion up which can be read by clicking on this link here.
Filed under: Democrats, Obama, Republicans | Tags: Democrats, McCain, Obama
I was surprised to read this, but Obama seems to have come around on repealing the Bush tax cuts:
Democrat Barack Obama says he would delay rescinding President Bush's tax cuts on wealthy Americans if he becomes the next president and the economy is in a recession, suggesting such an increase would further hurt the economy.
Nevertheless, Obama has no plans to extend the Bush tax cuts beyond their expiration date, as Republican John McCain advocates. (Yahoo! News)
He admits that rescinding the tax cuts would further hurt the economy, but refuses to extend them. — In other words, Obama is recognizes the harm repealing them would do, but is willing to let them expire and allow the same dammage to be done, just on a delayed basis. — What a joke!!
Filed under: Democrats, McCain, Obama, Republicans, Sarah Palin | Tags: Democrats, Lies, McCain, Obama, Republicans, Sarah Palin
The rumors against Sarah Palin are really going too far and are really out of control. Considering the obvious anti-Palin bias in the leftist tabloid (i.e, so-called "news") media, this show has crossed the line from "politics as usual" to a pathetic "dig up dirt on the sexy Alaskan gov, be it true or false." — At Wal-Mart, today when I went, this bias is all so noticeable. There was a magazine with a flattering picture of Obama, and very close to it, there was a National Enquirerwith a picture of Sarah Palin with a caption that insinuated she was dirty. — So far, I have not seen one positive thing from the socialist media about her, while at the same time they drool over their messiah, the Savior Obama.
To be frank, the more I see the Media attack her, the more I lean towards John McCain, even though I have said on this blog I would vote for Bob Barr instead. — Hell, I'll endorse McCain here and now! I have decided to vote for him, against Obama and the Obama cult that has infected the news media, turning it into a tabloid frenzy full of left wing hacks.
These attacks are obviously not working because according to a Rasmussen poll (click here for stats), 51% of voters think (dare I say "know?") that the media is out to get her. — As a matter of fact, she is now more popular than Obama "the messiah." (click here). And I say, good. This shows the American people recognize the media bias in this case.
The latest lie on the internet is that Palin called Obama a "Sambo," a racist term. (Read this text linked page) Like the other rumors, there is no evidence to back this up.
Warner Todd Hudson, a blogger from News Busters, today has just published a blog post which refutes many alegations and bullshit claims made to discredit Sarah Palin. He says,
Apparently the media wants to get even for the Swift-Boaters successful torpedoing of John Kerry in 2004 because they are by the dozens every day promulgating lies about the career and life of Governor Sarah Palin. I recently posted a piece on the lies, exaggerations and misbegotten assumptions of a Baltimore Sun columnist and it got me to thinking to try and gather one thread rebutting the media's ever evolving negative memes against this strong woman. From unproven claims of infidelity, to claims she is a book banner and a negligent Mother, the media have been smearing this woman daily since she stepped out onto the national stage. One recent Politico attackon Palin was made up solely of the claim that she was once mean to someone… yes, Politico actually was trying to say that their report was serious.
He then goes on to list many myths about her and he refutes them. — Click here to read his refutations of the rumors. He text-links to his sources, so you can fact check on what he says.
Filed under: Democrats, McCain, Obama, Republicans, Sarah Palin | Tags: Democrats, McCain, Obama, Republicans, Sara Palin
Howard Gutman, a left wing hack that works for Obama just did something that any principled feminist should be upset about. He accused Sarah Palin of basically abandoning her family responsibility to run for vice president with John McCain. — This is without regard for the fact that this was Palin's decision to make, and her making this decision is a credit to feminism. TRUE FEMINISM, that is, which is about choice.
FoxNews reported today:
An original member of Barack Obama's finance committee said Friday that Sarah Palinis putting her career above her family by accepting the nomination as John McCain's running mate.
Howard Gutman made the argument on "The Laura Ingraham Show," telling the radio host that the Alaska governor should focus her energy on her unwed, pregnant teenage daughter.
"If my daughter had just come home at 17 years old and said, 'Mom, Dad, I'm pregnant, we have a family problem,' I wouldn't say, 'You know what we're going to do? We're going to take this private family problem … I'm going to go on the international stage and broadcast it to the world'," he said.
Gutman later added: "If you take a daughter who's got this emotional strife and subject her to the most intense scrutiny of the world at this time in her life, I think you'veput your career above your family."
The Obama campaign rejected Gutman's comments.
"Obviously these comments do not reflect our frequently stated, crystal-clear view that families of the candidates should be off limits, and we hope that supporters on both sides will act accordingly," Obama spokesman Bill Burton said in an e-mail, pointing out that Gutman has apologized in a statement to ABC News.
Earlier in the week, Obama said anyone spreading rumors about Palin's daughter's pregnancy would be fired.
"I think people's families are off limits, and people's children are especially off limits," Obama said. "This shouldn't be part of our politics."
It isn't clear what role Gutman still has in the campaign.
Gutman called the teenage pregnancy a "pressure cooker" for the Palins, and also suggested her son's Down syndrome should factor in to her decision.
"The proper attack is not that a woman shouldn't run for vice president with five kids, it's that a parent, when they have a family in need, a Down's baby who needs them — a father or mother," he said.
He said his argument had nothing to do with Palin being a woman.
"This wasn't a working mother issue, this was a parent issue," he said.
As for his claim that his criticism was not motivated by Palin being a a women, I call "BULLSHIT!" — I guarantee that if this were a man and not a woman then such a thing would not have been said. On top of that, I say her family and business life is none of his business. — If Sarah Palin were on the Democratic ticket then such a statement against her would be seen as sexism by the far left feminazis.
Filed under: Democrats, McCain, Obama, Republicans | Tags: Democrats, McCain, Obama, Palin, Republicans
Even though I have abused John McCain several times on this blog, I have to admitt that last night, he showed real character in his acceptence speech. — It is true I have disagreed with the renagade Republican many times however this has come to his advantage.
This is to say that McCain took on his own party saying that even though Republicans wanted to change Washington, they let Washington change them and as a result they lost (in 2006). — He said the party has lost his way.
The delegates were silent — but not a single person can deny that the Maverick is right and he said what he knew to be true. His willingness to take on his party shows character. . .
Filed under: Democrats, McCain, Obama, Republicans | Tags: Democrats, McCain, Obama, Repubicans
A real irony, huh? While Bush's approval has plummeted to an all time low at 33%, the approval of the Democrat Congressionalapproval has fallen even furtherto only 9%. — But of course American voters will use their common sense in November, by re-electing what they approve less of.
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The PostgreSQL Global Development Group has delivered PostgreSQL 9.2, the latest release of the open-source database.
PostgreSQL 9.2 features advancements in vertical scalability and performance, so Postgres can handle increasingly large workloads. The new release also has high availability improvements that give database administrators (DBAs) more options for high availability (HA) configurations.
PostgreSQL is an open-source database system with a global community of thousands of users and contributors and dozens of companies and organizations using it. The PostgreSQL Project builds on more than 25 years of engineering, starting at the University of California, Berkeley. As an enterprise-class database, PostgreSQL offers features such as Multi-Version Concurrency Control (MVCC), point-in-time recovery, tablespaces, asynchronous replication, nested transactions (savepoints), online/hot backups, a query planner/optimizer, and write-ahead logging for fault tolerance. Organizations such as NASA, the State Department, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and Instagram use PostgreSQL for mission-critical applications.
"PostgreSQL 9.2 will ship with native JSON [JavaScript Object Notation] support, covering indexes, replication and performance improvements, and many more features," said Ines Sombra, lead data engineer at Engine Yard, in a statement. "We have been eagerly awaiting this release and will make it available in Early Access with this release by the PostgreSQL community."
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Meanwhile, with the addition of linear scalability to 64 cores, index-only scans and reductions in CPU power consumption, PostgreSQL 9.2 gains improved scalability and developer flexibility for demanding workloads. Organizations like the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration and Heroku.com run applications on PostgreSQL, and HP has adopted it for its remote support software and to power its HP-UX/Itanium solutions.
Moreover, improvements in vertical scalability increase PostgreSQL's ability to more efficiently use hardware resources on larger servers. Advances in lock management, write efficiency, index-only access and other low-level operations allow the database engine to handle even larger-volume workloads, project officials said. The new release delivers up to 350,000 read queries per second, which is more than four times faster than the previous version. It also supports index-only scans for data warehousing queries up to two to 20 times faster. And it can handle up to 14,000 data writes per second, which is five times faster. Also, the addition of cascading replication enables users to run even larger stacks of horizontally scaled servers under PostgreSQL 9.2.
"NewsBlur, a social news reader, relies on Postgre for storing millions of sites and subscriptions. It has been solid and reliable for years," said Samuel Clay, founder of Newsblur.com, in a statement. "We're consistently on the bleeding edge-9.1 now, moving to 9.2 soon for the cascading replication alone-and it's been a pleasure since 8.4."
Version 9.2 also supports Range Types. Range Types enable developers to create better calendaring, scientific and financial applications. According to the PostgreSQL community, no other major SQL database supports this feature, which enables intelligent handling of blocks of time and numbers.
"PostgreSQL has always performed well on small to medium-sized servers and now it will scale to much bigger, enterprise-class hardware and deliver the kind of performance bigger companies require," Tom Kincaid, vice president of Global Services at EnterpriseDB, told eWEEK. "The enhancements in 9.2 also mean that PostgreSQL can be run on a whole new class of deployments, enabling global corporations to run significantly more demanding applications while saving money on their database licensing costs."
EnterpriseDB is a provider of enterprise-class products and services based on PostgreSQL. The company's Postgres Plus Advanced Server provides popular enterprise-class features found in the leading proprietary products but at a lower total cost of ownership across transaction-intensive as well as read-intensive applications, Kincaid said. EnterpriseDB also employs a number of industry thought leaders and PostgreSQL open-source community experts, including core team members Bruce Momjian and Dave Page.
With PostgreSQL 9.2, query results can be returned as JSON data types. Combined with the new PL/V8 JavaScript and PL/Coffee database programming extensions, and the optional HStore key-value store, users can now utilize PostgreSQL like a "NoSQL" document database, while retaining PostgreSQL's reliability, flexibility and performance, project members said.
"Native JSON support in PostgreSQL provides an efficient mechanism for creating and storing documents for Web APIs," said Taras Mitran, senior architect at IVC, a software development shop known for building call center management solutions and e-commerce Websites. "We use front-end libraries like jQuery to request tabular and tree-structured data; and the new features make it convenient and provide performance advantages in retrieving that data as JSON."


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People always hit her with negative comments about her fashion sense and her music style, but Yeng Constantino is not one to gets affected easily.
In her six years in show business, the former Pinoy Dream Academy grand star dreamer has learned to accept criticism and to be inspired with compliments.
"Parang mas secure ako ngayon," she told PEP.ph (Philippine Entertainment Portal) and other media in an interview during the opening of Academy of Rock at Power Plant Mall, Rockwell Drive, Makati City recently.
"Siguro nag-mature ako as a person when it comes to criticisms.
"Nakikinig ako pero hindi ko naman lahat tine-take personally, especially 'yong mga bad criticisms.
"Kailangan kong kunin 'yong magaganda then, itapon 'yong hindi maganda, mas nagma-mature ako through that."
She further said, "At the same time, hindi ko iniisip, honestly, alam mo 'yon, na parang produkto ka lang.
"I'm really just expressing myself.
"At the same time, kumo-compromise ka kasi hindi lang naman ikaw 'yong tao sa island. Natuto na ako."
TRYING OUT NEW STYLE. In her earlier years in showbiz, Yeng was usually tagged as "baduy" because of the way she dresses. However, it seemed out of character for her to follow the latest fashion trends.
Trying different styles is part of her growth.
"Plus, ayaw ko ring ma-bore sa mga ginagawa ko," she added. Gusto ko po talaga na parang ano, 'Gusto kong tikman 'to. Ano kaya ang lasa niyan?'
"Kapag sobrang astig, 'Wow! Okay pala 'yon.' Kapag pangit, 'Ay!'
"So, parang try and try lang until you find your style.
"'Yong season ng buhay ko parang nahanap ko na 'yong pinakagusto ko. Masasabi ko na mas confident na ako ngayon."
Source: Credits to PEP - http://www.pep.ph/spotlight/in-focus/27569/Yeng-Constantino-ready-to-show-her-


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Note to Bob Iger: Chillax, Man: 3.38
I recently met an assistant in the upper echelons of the management structure at the megacorporation known as ABC-Disney. This assistant gave me some insight into how things operate at the Mouse House, both pre- and post-Eisner. This young man, who was introduced to me via Famke, had some gossip about how new CEO Bob Iger and dearly-departed [though still alive] CEO Michael Eisner function, or did function, at Disney. Now keep in mind that all this stuff is supposed to be hush-hush and such-- this info was essentially* tricked out of my unwitting source.
*I found out what this kid did and then I got him hammered so he'd talk. How you like my journalistic integrity now, biyatches?
Look how cartoonish* Michael Eisner looks!
*Hmm, which cartoon. . . Towlie from South Park? Old Popsicle Dude from Family Guy?
I'll get right to the good stuff:
The most surprising thing I heard was that both men weren't monsters. I'd kind of expected Bob Iger to be a decent human being, but I must admit that I'd hoped for more from Michael Eisner. Where's the coldly cruel temper? The bursts of inhuman rage? Alas, there were no lashings with extreme prejudice or Trump-style grillings of any kind that he'd noticed.
Generally, my man on the inside has faith in new Disney topper Bob Iger. [say the last part of that sentence out loud-- it's fun!] His background may be more workhorse than showman, but the drunken Diz Assizter thought Iger had the makings of a good Chief E.O. Of course, I sensed a 'but' in there, and pressed on with a shot of fine blue agave tequila paired with a salty lick and a slice of lime.
After picking pieces of lime from his teeth, my unwitting source revealed that he was a bit concerned about Iger. See, running a global media conglomerate requires a certain je ne sais quoi. Frankly, the assistant couldn't exactly put his finger on the 'quoi', but he was able to specify that it meant hugging cartoon animals. When needed, Eisner could throw himself into the job with the enthusiasm of a sugared-up six-year-old, dispensing carefully-orchestrated hugs to legions of Mickeys. The insider was worried about Iger's ability to loosen up and display a similarly fuzzy veneer. After all, entertainment companies have, what, at least 10-20% of their wealth at any one time pegged to the ability of their leader to put on a carefully-calibrated dog-and-pony show. Right now, Iger's handlers are glowing at having him just masterminded simple conversations with Mickey, let alone heavy petting.
And speaking of hugging animals. . .
The new Hong Kong Disneyland isn't as successful as Disney hoped it would be. So far, guest attendance seems to be running around 30-35K per day. They'll need almost 50K to turn the tidy profit they were projecting. That said, it's a beautiful, stunning location, prettier than any of the other parks by a longshot, prompting lengthy drunken elocution by my guy on the inside. One thing of special note that he seemed pissed about was the "undeserved" [his words] flack Disney got for euthanizing a bunch of stray dogs. Of course, The Doris Day Animal League seems to see it a bit differently. (that's the third item down: "Yowls to the Walt Disney Company")
You tell 'em, Doris.
But here's the assistant's view on what should change, and maybe is changing, at the top of Disney. Now he was pretty wasted at this point*, so you'll excuse me if I don't quote him exactly.
*Disney people like their liquor.
To wit, Iger needs to chillax. By chillaxing, he just needs to learn to be himself being the CEO of the friggin' DizneyHizzey. He's got the top job and he's got huge, clown-sized shoes to fill. But Eisner could do it, so Iger's gonna have to. Wake up to the realities of the job, Bob, you're a high-visibility figure now and unless you act like it, the shareholders are gonna toss your highly-pedigreed a$$ to the curb.
Oh, and don't kill puppies. . . unless you're gonna go all the way and strew their shredded corpses all over the grave of Bambi's mother. And Iger just doesn't seem to be the corpse-strewing type. Not that there's anything wrong with that. After all, Disney's first leader, despite his creativity and cultural impact, could be fairly called a bigoted, paranoid quasi-psychopath. Even Eisner was usually a step above that. So relax, Bob, and settle in. You're going to be running Disney Global Empire for a little while. Settle into your big chair, steeple your fingers, cackle at the night, and have a ball man. F8ck 'em.
You should see him without the tie.


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Life changing events, which happened to me yesterday:
1. I bought a Brazilian bikini. The reasons are P2C2E, but suffice to say I am now going to kill myself. Which is strange, because...
2. I spent most of the day trying not to die. Partial list of items not working on the vehicle I have rented:
* Seatbelts
* Speedometer
* Brakes
I could go on to describe the hole in the floorboard through which I could see the earth, or discuss the absence of power steering, rendering what should be simple 3-point turns into expletive-laden, panicked 33-point turns, but what for, really?
3. I picked up hitchhikers, twice. The first guy begged to get out and walk after I drove ~30 meters. The second guy had a gold grill.