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It was February 2006 when Victoria Beckham took to the slopes of the Baqueria ski resort in Spain, sporting head to toe Chanel skiwear. Haters criticized the fashion queen for looking so shamelessly branded, while others clamored to get their own Chanel ski wardrobe, complete with a pair of Chanel ski poles and matching skis. [...]
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On January 28th 2013, Walk a Mile in my Prada's was released on DVD in the UK. I'm extremely proud to have played the part of Sarah, the leading lady, a role for which I was nominated for an award for Best Supporting Actress.
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Harvest time is my favorite time of year, so I was naturally drawn to this "Harvest" issue of Kindred. From the photographs to the stories and poems to the how-to pieces in this issue, Kindred not only brings the harvest season to life on the page, but also accomplishes its goals of bringing the sense of home and togetherness, fusing two themes of harvest and community.
The piece "Brought to You by Anonymous" by Noah Milligan brings this sense out in an unusual way. This short fiction takes a very subtle futuristic story line; if it wasn't for one law the world has, it could easily take place in 2013. The characters in this story are not allowed to mow their own lawns, and over the course of events, end up living in suburban jungles with run-down cities. The protagonist, an eleven-year-old, socially awkward girl, takes on an almost vigilante-type personae as she leads a group of other girls to illegally perform lawn services on the city by night. The only low point of this story is the out-of-tune parents. Anyone who has ever suffered teen angst of any kind will appreciate those moments.
Probably my favorite piece in this issue is "Four Bosc Pears" by Jenn Blair. The poem is rich in its language and descriptions of the four pears, creating a vibrant image that exceeds simply four pears sitting in a red bowl:
Four yellow bodies
in a cheery red bowl.
One has no stem.
Another wears a gash
like a sash. One's complexion
was marred by a relentless
storm and branch. The
last has an uneven edge
from swelling cells sewing
up its sides all wrong.
The theme of harvest runs throughout several, if not most of the poems in this issue; however, its meaning changes from poem to poem. In some, it takes on the meaning of new birth, of childhood and possibilities. In Molly Sutton Kiefer's "Post-Op," the theme is more one of second chances as the speaker celebrates her father-in-law's survival of liver cancer: "It's the last days of summer, before sun / slits its long winter eye. Out back, my husband / grills liver, a gift to his father for survival." My favorite lines in this poem, though, are not this unusual celebration of a son over his father's illness, but the speaker's own connection between the harvest of vegetables to the existence of human life: "I think of my son as a root vegetable: / how can I not, when all last winter / this was how his growth was measured?"
The photographs paired with particular pieces tie in nicely, as do the two how-to sections of the issue, "Utensil Wrap" and "Gather and Make, A Collective Art Project." This issue will make you miss the colors, smells, and tastes of harvest once more.

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References for Nebraska Invertebrates - Crinoids
|Hageman, S. A., and Kaesler, Roger L., 2002, Fusulinids: predation damage and repair of tests from the upper Pennsylvanian of Kansas: Journal of Paleontology, v. 76, no. 1, p. 181-184.
|Heckel, P. H., 1977. Origin of phosphatic black shale facies in Pennsylvanian cyclothems of mid-continent North America: American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin, v. 61, no. 7, p. 1045 – 1068.
|Heckel, P. H., 1980, Paleogeography of eustatic model for deposition of midcontinent Upper Pennsylvanian cyclothems, in Fouch, T. D., and Magachan, E. R., editors, Paleozoic Paleogeography of West-Central United States. Society of Economic Paleontologists and Mineralogists, Rocky Mountain Section, p. 197 – 215.
|Heckel, P. H., 1984, Changing concepts of Midcontinent Pennsylvanian cyclothems: Ninth International Carboniferous Congress 1979, Coptte Rendu, v. 3, p. 535 – 553.
|Heckel, P. H., 1986, Sea-level curve for Pennsylvanian eustatic marine transgressive-regressive depositional cycles along mid-continent outcrop belt, North America: Geology, v. 13, p. 330 – 334.
|Heckel, P. H., and Baesemann, J. F., 1975. Environmental interpretation of conodont distribution in Upper Pennsylvanian (Missourian) megacyclothems in eastern Kansas: American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin, v. 59, no. 3, p. 486 – 509.
|Heckel, P. H., and Pabian, R. K., 1981. Compatibility of crinoid faunas with eustatic model for deposition of Midcontinent Pennsylvanian cyclothems [abstract]: Geological Society of America, North-Central Section, 15th Annual Meeting, Abstracts with Programs, v. 13, no 6, 281 p.
|Holterhoff, P. F., 1988, Paleobiology and paleoecology of crinoids from the lower Stanton Formation (Late Pennsylvanian, Missourian) of the Mid-continent United States: University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Department of Geology, unpublished master's thesis, 137 p.


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Jennifer Vincent
she is the best teacher ever! she is funny, nice, and passionate about her job. i was in her hr this year, and our class had a lot of inside jokes. ms Vincent is always there for you if you need someone to talk to, and she is trustworthy and will help you out. ms Vincent is a great musician, and a great band teacher. i've learned so much from her band class, and she taught me how to play my instrument right from the beginning.favourite teacher❤
She's amazing! She is one of the best music teacher's I have ever had and is so nice! She has helped me learn to play my instrument and is super funny! Thanks Ms. Vincent!
OMG she is so funny and nice!!! My class had a bunch of inside jokes with her. She is always their to talk and loves all the kids in her class❤❤❤ Defenitly a favorite❤
Jen Vincent, (or Jen Hunt as I knew her), was one of the best music teachers I have ever had. She has a passion for teaching music, and she is unbelievably skilled at bringing students to their potential and pushing them past it. She pushes the entire band and challenges herself and her class everyday. She is also a joy to be around, a great character, sassy, herself and quite funny. Her stories are the best. Students should join every group because band leaders as good as Jen are rare.
she's funny, nice, smart, awesome, and the best teacher ever!!
your awesome ms. hunt i love stage band!! youre the best for sure!
I hated montcrest so much, im glad i left after grade 6 Ethan
Ms Hunt is the best teacher in the world!She is a great band and english teacher!
best band teacher ever soo glad i have you as a teacher!!!! woot!!!
you have taught me ebverything i know about the tuba
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Member Biography
John, in all probability, surveyed more mineral claims in northern Manitoba and Saskatchewan than any other surveyor. His first mineral claim was surveyed and signed by himself in 1950 with his last in 1968. In this relatively short period of time he evidently accumulated enough wealth to retire and enjoy life.
Other than a few pipeline surveys, the Trans-Canada in Manitoba, and some subdivision surveys his entire career was in the North on mineral claim and various other surveys. It was while I was involved on northern surveys that I came to know John. His field camps were well maintained with his staff primarily aboriginal from the north.
In Manitoba, survey plans had to be witnessed by a Notary Public or another Manitoba Land Surveyor. John and I would exchange signatures on each other's plans. An example of John's true northern exposure was on a trip with John to a "Canadian Institute of Surveying" convention at the Chateau Laurier hotel in Ottawa, Ontario. We both dressed in casual suits but John insisted on moccasins for footwear.
John was born in Abbey, Saskatchewan, on December 5, 1919, the son of Major and Mrs. Bellamy (an only child). Major Bellamy served in the Boar and First World Wars, and died in 1976 at the age of 100.
Prior to joining up in 1939, John spent two years at the University of Saskatchewan in Civil Engineering. He served overseas in World War II under George E.G.Webber, D.L.S; M.L.S; S.L.S; A.L.S. with the Royal Canadian Engineers for five years. In 1946 he articled to Mr. Webber in Manitoba, doing mineral claims in the north and with the Surveys Department, Province of Manitoba. Upon obtaining his commissions as a Manitoba and Saskatchewan Land Surveyor (#100) in 1950, he went into private practice, working out of his own apartment block on Avenue H in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
When John applied to the Saskatchewan Land Surveyors' Association to write his exams he requested, from the curriculum, a book covering the examination on "Highway, Drainage, Irrigation and Water Power Engineering". However, the Registrar at the University of Saskatchewan informed him that they did not have said book and that he should apply to our Association. They also were out of said book so they borrowed one from D. Handford, student, on the condition that John return it within one week. At the time John was up North so I can only surmise that he never received the book, passed the exam and eventually returned the book to Don (SLS).
In 1949, I had the same problem trying to obtain books from the University.
John's mineral claim work centred around Uranium City, Saskatchewan (Eldorado), Lynn Lake, Thompson and Snow Lake, Manitoba.
He was a life member of the Canadian Institute of Geomatics.
John was a hard worker who loved and lived life as he wished, preferably camp life to city life and admitted he was hard on himself. He and I along with our Manitoba cronies, Clare Brock (deceased) and Gordon Goldsworthy (deceased) would have the odd drink when we got together at annual general meetings His home in Saskatoon was merely a mailing address whether he was in the south or in the north.
John loved the Caribbean and when he retired, he sailed among the islands every winter, even though he was threatened by pirates the odd time and used his own guns to drive them off. In the summer he travelled in his van and camped right up to the end. In recent years, he also spent time in southern California. He maintained a section of farmland that I assume was near Abbey, Saskatchewan. He was a good friend to me and he enjoyed life to it's fullest. He may not have had social skills, by some people's standards, but he was a true and trustworthy person for the many years that I knew him.
John passed away in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan on July 18, 2002. A memorial tea to celebrate John's life was held in the Park Funeral Chapel in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan on Wednesday July 3 1st, 2002.
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"The General Assembly had three initiatives before it in the 2009-10 session that would advance equality for the LGBT community, including gay youth, but failed to pass any of them."
In the last two months, there has been a great deal of attention given to the experience of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth after the suicides of several teenagers who were gay or were perceived to be gay. Sadly, the issue hit home in early November when Brandon Bitner, a 14-year-old from Middleburg, took his own life.
According to his friends, he was the victim of anti-gay bullying. Bullying is not new, not only for LGBT youth but for straight kids, too. And schools, to their credit, have given childhood cruelty increased attention in recent years, implementing programs to help students deal with this problem......


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Pair of wall sconces in the Gothic style made of mica, steel and iron. Depicting a cast image that resembles the Royal lion of Norway. Excellent condition. Re-wired. Replaced mica and light sockets, including pull chains. Backplate measures: 4" W 10.25" H. Total height 19". Width 6.5".


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Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Happy Birthday, Lovey Dovey!
My youngest son turned FIVE today!
To me this is a huge milestone telling me that *sigh* he is not a baby anymore :(
I don't know what it is about FIVE that makes the crossover from baby to little boy, but, it is there. I began the morning like I do every time it is one of my boys birthdays with quietly reminiscing about their births before my feet even hit the floor.
The night I went into labor with Lovey Dovey it was a gorgeous star filled night in an extremely snowy February. There was so much snow that February that we were nervous that I would be able to get to the hospital to have a VBAC which was 40 minutes away. God was indeed with us that night as after days upon days of feet of snow, the roads were clear and safe travels commenced.
After my feet hit the floor this morning, I sat and watched Lovey Dovey sleeping quietly his last few minutes of four year old sleep. As with all celebrations in our home my other two sons were up by 6:00 a.m. to celebrate! I woke Lovey Dovey this morning a few minutes before 6:17 a.m. to give him his birth minute kiss. I know...I am a little sappy, but, these minutes only come once a year and to me they are extra special!
Speaking of extra special, I love that his birthday is on Ash Wednesday this year. Nice way to start off Lent! Handsome will turn TEN this year on Good Friday too!
We had a little family party today after lunch. Daddy, Grandma and Grandpa and a few friends came over too. Since Lovey Dovey is on a special gluten, nuts, egg and milk free diet I usually make dueling cakes...one for him and one for everyone else. This year I decided we are all going to have his cake and it was yummy! He was thrilled that we were all eating his cake too.
We are remodeling part of our home and the room we celebrated in is going to be our bedroom shortly. There is work still needed to be done on it, but, it's coming along. My husband and Handsome did a really nice job decorating it for the party.
Happy Birthday, Lovey Dovey! Just so you know, you will always be my baby!
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Happy big 5 birthday to your lil man ! lovely cake and decorations.ReplyDelete
Happy 5th birthday to your sweet little Lovey Dovey! How neat and special to have 2 Lenten birthdays this year. (My Mom's birthday is the 22nd too and dear hubs today:) Have a very blessed Lenten journey, dear friend. I could SO relate to your note on my Faceless post. Thank you for your support and encouragement...It's been such a gift getting to know you this past year!ReplyDelete
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Spinning magnets with virtually no friction and zero gravity in a vacume tube is a key to more efficient powering unit.
A powering satellite in orbit where the gravitational pull in contrast with the centrifugal force and the satellite liner velocity is used to spin rings of magnets which are governed by a stationered outer circle permanent magnets while in orbit. The rings can have variable size and together they can form a shape of a globe satellite.
The spinning magnets generate electricity in induced stationed coil located within the magnet rings. It would work similar as the ac/dc motor principle only there would be no friction forces slowing down the spinning and zero gravity.
There are similarities with hydropower generators which use water turbines to spin the magnets which are surounded by induced coils which generate the electricity through changes in the magnetic flux.
The reverse (90°) electromagnet force produced by the voltage span from the induced current which slows down the spinning will be compensated by the gravitational force and the permanent magnets which are placed on the outer circle of the spinning magnets . The permanent magnets (Permanent Magnet Generator) have similar effect as rotating turbine of hydro generator. Solar power would be used to control the permanent magnets (not that permanent) as speed regulator.
There are of course various problems and side effects to be dealt with such as the produced heat. The idea is to use the produced current and transform the infrared heat into a powering transmitter which transmits electromagnet waves or micro waves. The receiver could be placed on other satellites or stationed on earth.


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The Park Gallery
Art Centre of Plano will host an outdoor gallery of local art on both Friday and Saturday of Plano Artfest. The work of 20+ artists will be on display, while several artists show off their talents live. There will also be a few hands-on art pieces, so that festival attendees can join in the creating!
The following artists will have work located in The Park Gallery:
- Aditya Kelkar (Watercolor and Acrylic Paintings)
- Brandon Hansford (Video Game Development)
- Chloe Wujek (Acrylic Landscape/ Abstract)
- Christian Lee Cole (Water Sculpture)
- Dale De Souza (Charcoal Drawings)
- Denise Najera (Painting and Drawing)
- Emma Soreff (Graphite, Wildlife Realism)
- Fredrick Fields (Painting)
- Fred Smith (Oil and Watercolor Paintings)
- Gary McClure (Stacked Glass Sculptures)
- Gene Gonzalez (Acrylic Paintings)
- Isabel Duran (Painting)
- Ivana Le (Oil Portraits)
- JaBare Ousley (Acrylic Paintings)
- James Gilbreath (Acrylic / Abstract-Realism)
- Jonathan Roemer (Photography)
- Lyanne Alfarawati (Pencil/ Graphite, Glass Art and Water-Based Markers)
- Onaje Beal (Oil Paintings)
- Rebecca & Jim Archuleta (Recycled Cap Art)
- Ron Clark (Oil Paintings, Abstract)
- Stephanie Abramoske-James (Paintings)
- Steve Uriegas (Acrylic Paintings)
- VET (Global Weaving)


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Alright we are fresh off the #Grammy train and a new dawn is upon us so ughhh….I don't know about you but all of the black community that I know CANNOT wait to go see "Black Panther" opening night on February 16th! History is being made with this movie. Not only is this the 1st SOLO black superhero movie in Marvel Comic cinematic history (&the world…), there is a FIRE soundtrack produced by Kendrick Lamar coming our way February 9th. I may not have heard the soundtrack yet, but please believe if you've heard of Kendrick Lamar then you too know he's not coming whack with this, I'm not having it. The first single off of the #blackpanther soundtrack playing on your radio stations now is "All of the Stars" featuring the humble "weekend" lover SZA. It has that real intro type vibe to it, like something big is coming. I love it. Directed by Ryan Coogler, this all black cast includes some major players such as Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong'o, Danai Gurira, Martin Freeman, Daniel Kaluuya, Letitia Wright, Winston Duke, Angela Bassett, Forest Whitaker, and Andy Serkis.
We are in for a treat my people! Now that we are clear of the historic events taking place we need to be READY so we won't have to get ready. How do we get ready, you ask? WE GET DRESSED!!!!!!! We need to PULL ALL THE WAY UP AND COME ALL THE WAY THROUGH WHEN WE HIT THESE THEATERS!
We are dead in the middle of winter so I want to see ICE and FURs and let us NOT forget our black! See our culture was born with a style and a swagger unmatched with any other just as this movie and soundtrack shall be. So we have to REPRESENT that way every single Black Panther #hashtag on the Gram (Instagram) opening weekend will be full of life, culture and US enjoying our blackness.
I put together a look for myself that exudes a confidence, a wealth of spirit, and ultimately a "say it LOUD I'm black and I'm Proud" approach to this special time in Black American Cinematic history. "I LOVE US"! ❤
I will be wearing a similar look to the one below to include the exact hat a Faux Fur Coat. #Amazon and #FashionNova is where you too can cop! #Beinspired and Dress Up to go see US.
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SharePoint Developer
Job Offer - Ref : SHPTDEV
Our mission is to offer Enterprise Agility to large organizations such as BNPP-Fortis, ING, Belfius, Axa, Bank Degroof Petercam, Euroclear, Engie, Elia, Fluxys, VOO, NMBS, GSK… in combining Technology Vision, Motivating Culture and Continuous Business Improvement.
Cream is developing rapidly his network of consultants especially thanks to his growing portfolio of clients. For that reason, we are looking to recruit new consultants to strengthen our teams.
Our objective is to assemble the best talents so as to build multi-disciplinary teams supported by the expertise of our Practices.
What is the job all about?
Our team needs MOSS consultants to help with the definition of technical requirements, implementation and configuration of a new Microsoft SharePoint 2010 collaborative environment. As a SharePoint Developer or Architect, your role will be to:
• Develop SharePoint MOSS 2010 and Web Parts
• Lead and participate in the architectural design of long living workflow and customization
• Focus on planning, deploying and supporting enterprise SharePoint implementations
• Manage the platform configuration and the code review
• Understand change management processes (at code level)
• Evaluate, select and articulate design strategies within the SharePoint 2010 possibilities
What is Cream looking for?
• You have one year of experience in SharePoint 2007/2010 development at least
• You have a minimum of 3 years of experience in Microsoft .NET development (WF, WCF, WPF, Silverlight, C#, XML, SQL Server, ...)
• You have some notions of ASPX, ASMX, ASCX and Ajax
• You have functional knowledge in Finance, Insurance or Utilities field
• You are able to analyze business needs and to translate them in functional specifications
• Microsoft SharePoint certification such as MOSS and WSS is a plus
• You are fluent in Dutch or French with a working passive knowledge of the other national language. You have good writing skills in English
What does Cream offer you?
The appropriate environment where you can develop your Talent and widen your scope of activity.
Cream highly values personal development for all its consultants. Together with the consultant, Cream will define a plan to maximize the potential of the consultant through various trainings, certifications, workshops and transfer-knowledge sessions with other consultants.
The opportunity to increase your expertise and gain hands-on experience through our wide business network. An opportunity to progress in an international environment where a forceful and stimulating Culture prevails.
As an Employee, Cream provides you with an attractive salary in addition to various extra-legal advantages (Company car + petrol allowance, Mobile phone costs, Expenses, Insurance & Medical coverage, meal vouchers, extra-legal holidays…).
" We are convinced that the very Culture of a team provides an infinitely more powerful tool for attaining the highest degree of success than the total sum of each individual contribution."


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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
my friends.
What a busy time with friends and family.
It has been a lovely time.
Also finishing stitching at the last minute.
Plus finding that I became unwell,I still have a sore throat and taking meds.
That slowed me down as I wanted to bless more but hasn`t happened.
So to what I did do and some of my gifts the came my way.
I made these two for two of my friends Kath and Katrina.
This is what I gave katrina.
The lovely angel doll,a 12 days of Christmas Ornament with candy inside,
a block roll and Santa cork bottle stopper.
This is for Kath.
The lovely angel doll,a 12 days of Christmas Ornament with candy inside,
a block roll and snowman cork bottle stopper.
These are so cute.
A beautiful doll from kath with the latest DMCs
Kath has made her so lovely and will be out all year round.
Katrina gave me these lovely gifts.
`Piecemaker ` tapestry needles which I love to use,
`Count Your Blessings` a La-D-Da pattern,
(some stitching for me)
a cute little angel and tissues.
A closeup of the ornament hanging on my tree.
These ornaments make a lovely display on the tree.
My SSCS Christmas gift came from Shez.
This lovely wallhanging.
Thankyou Shez it is lovely and hung already.
This is what I sent to Fiona for my gift for SSCS.
Thankyou to Chookyblue and Googy Girl for organizing this swap.
Maria my partner for Celebration Swap for 2013
gave me my Christmas gift wrapped in this lovely fabric.
I will use in one of my Christmas project which is yet to be decided.
I made this cushion cover for her saying
`Celebrate love and giving`.
Fiona has put a cushion inner in and it looks lovely.
These two `Shepherd Bush` stockings I stitched for our grandchildren.
I finished them a few days before Christmas so they could hang them up.
I use the pattern `Peter` for the lamp,star/heart border
so used charms from my collection of charms as the main pattern is `Harry`.
We had to have the trains.
The other one was stitched from `Jillian`s stocking with its charm pack attached.
Well I best get on, till next time thankyou for the lovely comments
in friendship.
Happy Stitching,


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Krewe de Etoiles: The Authentic Mardi Gras Ball of Dallas
DALLAS — This time of the year signifies the start of many things like Spring, Women's History Month, and Lent, just to name a few.
But before Lent, you've got the party known as Mardi Gras. Some say the Big Easy is the only place to really get down on Fat Tuesday.
Well, that's all changing this year with thanks in no small part, to the woman who played a big part in organizing the Krewe de Etoiles, Annia Jenkins.
"I was looking for something to do for Mardi Gras and saw a lot of parties and things like that of course that usually go on here during the season but nothing like the authentic Mardi Gras balls that go on in New Orleans," says Jenkins.
The party is a NOLA style bash with Texas flair, taking place in the Big D. And while yes, the ball is about having a good time the real fun is in giving back. And this year, the charities are Love for Kids and The North Texas food bank.
But before we can get down at Gilley's on March 4th, it's all about the preparation.
Jenkins says, "Some of Dallas assumes it's about beads and beer. And it's so much more to the culture. Very elaborate society."
And to truly have an authentic Krewe ball, one must have a royal court.
Jenkins explains, "We love to bring in a king and queen not only has the capability of really feeling the spirit of Mardi Gras but we also like to choose a king and queen that are known in the area for their philanthropic nature."
And this year's king is non-other than former Dallas Cowboys wide receiver, the legendary, Drew Pearson.
"This Mardi Gras Ball, I get to be the king. I've been honorary chair, all-pro wide receiver, but I've never been a king," says Pearson.
Mr. Clutch is not only a football icon but also a leader in philanthropy.
Pearson says, "I make a consciousness effort to give back. I feel that I have the blessings to be able to use my name likeness and presence because I played with the Cowboys,"
And that's what we call partying with a purpose.


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Perrin Aybara is now hunted by means of specters from his previous: Whitecloaks, a slayer of wolves, and the duties of management. the entire whereas, an unseen foe is slowly pulling a noose tight round his neck. To be triumphant, he needs to search solutions in Tel'aran'rhiod and discover a way--at lengthy last--to grasp the wolf inside him or lose himself to it forever.
Meanwhile, Matrim Cauthon prepares for the main tough problem of his lifestyles. The creatures past the stone gateways--the Aelfinn and the Eelfinn--have harassed him, taunted him, and left him hanged, his reminiscence filled with bits and items of alternative men's lives. He had was hoping that his final disagreement with them often is the finish of it, however the Wheel weaves because the Wheel wills. The time is coming while he'll back need to dance with the Snakes and the Foxes, enjoying a video game that can't be received. The Tower of Ghenjei awaits, and its secrets and techniques will display the destiny of a chum lengthy lost.
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Malenarin requested. the warriors on watch shook their heads. Jargen tapped his foot, and Malenarin folded his hands to attend for a correction. not anything got here. Rena Tower stood in the Blight nowadays, because it used to be farther north than Heeth Tower. Its place in the Blight was once ordinarily no longer a topic. Even the main fearsome creatures of the Blight knew to not assault a Kandori tower. No correction got here. now not a glimmer. "Send a message to Rena," Malenarin stated. "Ask if their flash used to be a mistake. Then ask Farmay Tower in the event that they have spotted whatever unusual. " Jargen set the boys to paintings, yet gave Malenarin a flat look, as though to invite, "You imagine I haven't performed that already? " That intended messages have been despatched, yet there has been no note again. Wind blew around the tower best, creaking the metal of the reflect equipment as his males despatched one other sequence of flashes. That wind was once humid. a long way too sizzling. Malenarin glanced upward, towards the place that very same black typhoon boiled and rolled. It looked as if it would have settled down. That struck him as very discomforting. "Flash a message backward," Malenarin stated, "toward the inland towers. inform them what we observed; inform them to be prepared in case of hassle. " the lads started working. "Sergeant," Malenarin stated, "who is subsequent at the messenger roster? " The tower strength integrated a small team of boys who have been very good riders. light-weight, they can move on quickly horses should still a commander choose to pass the mirrors. replicate mild used to be quick, however it should be visible by way of one's enemies. in addition to, if the road of towers was once broken—or if the equipment used to be damaged—they would wish a method to get observe to the capital. "Next at the roster…" Jargen stated, checking an inventory nailed to the interior of the door onto the rooftop. "It will be Keemlin, my Lord. " Keemlin. His Keemlin. Malenarin glanced to the northwest, towards the silent tower that had flashed so ominously. "Bring me observe if there's a trace of reaction from the opposite towers," Malenarin stated to the warriors. "Jargen, include me. " the 2 of them moved quickly down the steps. "We have to ship a messenger southward," Malenarin acknowledged, then hesitated. "No. No, we have to ship a number of messengers. Double up. simply in case the towers fall. " He begun relocating back. the 2 of them left the stairwell and entered Malenarin's place of work. He grabbed his most sensible quill off the rack on his wall. That blasted shutter used to be blowing and damn back; the papers on his table rustled as he pulled out a clean sheet of paper. Rena and Farmay now not responding to flash messages. probably overrun or seriously hampered. Be prompt. Heeth will stand. He folded the paper, keeping it as much as Jargen. the fellow took it with a leathery hand, learn it over, then grunted. "Two copies, then? " "Three," Malenarin acknowledged. "Mobilize the archers and ship them to the roof. inform them risk may well come from above. " If he wasn't simply leaping at shadows—if the towers to each side of Heeth had fallen so quickly—then so might these to the south. And if he'd been the only making an attack, he'd have performed something he may perhaps to sneak round and take out one of many southern towers first.


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Our lives are like a Hieronymus Bosch or Pieter Bruegel painting
by Dr Gavin Putland
WORKERS (i) pay rent, (ii) help their employers to pay rent, and (iii) raise some of the next generation of rent-payers.
LAND SPECULATORS (i) receive economic rent for the gifts of nature, (ii) take the credit for providing them, and (iii) lobby governments for an ever-increasing supply of rent-payers.
BANKS (i) borrow money from overseas and lend it against the gifts of nature, driving their prices as high as possible, in order to siphon off the largest possible share of the economic rent under the guise of the interest margin, (ii) ensure that home ownership is financed by debt instead of equity, so that new owners become human shields against price falls, and (iii) take the credit for facilitating changes of ownership that might otherwise have taken place at much lower prices.
HOME OWNERS (i) work themselves to death in order to pay rent under the guise of interest on their inflated mortgages, and (ii) support any policy that would increase their "equity" in their homes by making life even harder for future buyers.
PROPERTY DEVELOPERS drip-feed land to the market, after hoarding it for as long as possible in order to maximize prices (see LAND SPECULATORS).
IMMIGRANTS supplement the ranks of working rent-payers because, mysteriously, people of that class can't afford to breed at a sufficient rate.
GOVERNMENTS (i) enforce debts, (ii) protect property rights over the gifts of nature, (iii) provide public works and services that raise the market values of the gifts of nature for the benefit of the owners, (iv) bring in rent-paying immigrants who raise the market values of the gifts of nature even without public works and services, (v) fund these activities by taxing rent-payers, and (vi) take the credit for rising asset values.
THE UNEMPLOYED (i) try to take jobs from other people, thereby putting downward pressure on the price of labour to compensate for the upward pressures caused by rents and taxes, and (ii) take the blame for all the free-riding in the system.
EMPLOYERS (i) pay rent, (ii) help their workers to pay rent, (iii)collect taxes payable by their workers, their customers, and sometimes even their suppliers, without being paid for this service, but under threat of penalties if they don't perform it, (iv) foot the bill for minimum wage increments that are mostly confiscated by the central government via welfare clawbacks and income tax, (v) hire immigrants in a self-defeating attempt to compensate for the above costs, and (vi) take the blame for all the exploitation in the system.
ASYLUM SEEKERS (i) divert attention from the far more numerous economic immigrants brought in by the central government, (ii) get branded as economic immigrants by the central government, and (iii) take the blame for the decline of national unity and national values.
LEFT-WING POLITICIANS pretend that employers can fix everything.
RIGHT-WING POLITICIANS pretend that the unemployed and precariously employed can fix everything.
ECONOMISTS provide plausible explanations why the system doesn't need fixing, but should be as it is, only more so.
VOTERS reward governments for policies that (i) maximize the rents and land prices that they have to pay, and (ii) make the unemployed try ever harder to take their jobs and their kids' jobs.
Did I leave anybody out?
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Chris O'Neill08-06-2017
IMMIGRANTS supplement the ranks of working rent-payers because,
and this "supplementation" helps to keep down every workers wages which everyone expects the conservative political parties to think is a great outcome but which, mysteriously, the Labor Party doesn't appear to have a problem with.
Chris O'Neill08-06-2017
LEFT-WING POLITICIANS pretend that employers can fix everything.
Indeed the ALP's prime rhetoric is about getting workers a better deal from employers.
Unfortunately, that rhetoric disappears when it comes to workers getting a better deal from the government and not giving such a good deal to rent-seeking landowners. I hope their excuse is just ignorance.
Karl Williams08-06-2017
Utterly brilliant characterisation of our system of land monopoly capitalism! To think that I wasted 3 years on a useless economics degree when I could have learnt far more spending 5 minutes reading Gavin's summary!


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Cycling Date: Monday 07-July-14
Mileage: 74 miles
Climbing: 5100'
Weather: Low 60s to start. Low 70s to end. Winds weren't much to talk about until the last 20 miles. Then strong and shifty winds of the head & front quartering variety combined with occasional but brief downpours.
Highlights of the day:
At our rate of travel we rarely get to more than one inspiring spot in a day. Today we saw three. It started with Wind Cave National Park. In less than an hour we rode by buffalo, deer, antelope, and prairie dogs, all free and unfenced. Some riders had to stop and wait while a very large buffalo sauntered across the road. From there we climbed into the Black Hills, and made a short stop at the Crazy Horse monument in progress.
Our next turn, onto State Highway 244, took us onto one of my favorite stretches of this tour. It starts in a forested area and gradually heads into bare rock spires. There is something about experiencing this area by bicycle, outside the steel and glass enclosure of an automobile. The region holds spiritual significance for Native Americans and from this vantage point it makes sense. Unfortunately, pictures do not do it justice – so you'll just have to join us sometime to experience it for yourself!
Mount Rushmore was our next feature. The mix of cyclists in lycra & "civilians" in touristy t-shirts was interesting. I'm not sure who thought who was stranger. Photos taken, we descended rapidly into Keystone, a mishmash of tourist attractions with amazing views of the surrounding hills.
A 3-mile climb was our exit out of Keystone and up to some serious rollers. This is where the weather got a bit challenging. Strong gusty winds pushed the riders around a bit on a busier road. Toss in a few brief downpours and we had a group of tired, hungry, wet cyclists. Hot showers, hot food, and many platefuls from the garden bar at Ruby Tuesday's refueled and recharged us all. Sleep now for tomorrow we head to Wall.


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Formulas and TablesElementary Geometry
Sides of a quadrilateral: \(a,\) \(b,\) \(c,\) \(d\)
Internal angles: \(\alpha\), \(\beta,\) \(\gamma,\) \(\delta\)
Diagonals of a quadrilateral: \({d_1},\) \({d_2}\)
Angle between the diagonals: \(\varphi\)
Area: \(S\)
Radius of the circumscribed circle: \(R\)
Radius of the inscribed circle: \(r\)
Perimeter: \(P\)
Semiperimeter: \(p\)
- A quadrilateral is a polygon with four sides and four vertices (angles).
- Types of quadrilaterals
A quadrilateral with two pairs of parallel sides is called a parallelogram.
A quadrilateral in which at least one pair of opposite sides is parallel is called a trapezoid.
A quadrilateral in which all four angles are right angles is called a rectangle.
A quadrilateral in which all four sides are equal is called a rhombus.
A quadrilateral in which all four sides are equal and all four angles are right angles is called a square.
- Sum of the angles in a quadrilateral is \(360^\circ:\)
\(\alpha + \beta + \gamma + \delta \) \(= 360^\circ\)
- Perimeter of a quadrilateral
\(P = a + b \) \(+\; c + d\)
- Area of a quadrilateral
\(S = {\large\frac{1}{2}\normalsize}{d_1}{d_1}\sin \varphi ,\)
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- If the sums of opposite angles in a convex quadrilateral are equal to \(180^\circ,\) then the quadrilateral is called a cyclic quadrilateral. All four vertices of a cyclic quadrilateral lie on a circumscribed circle.
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\(R =\) \({\large\frac{1}{4}\normalsize}\sqrt {\large\frac{{\left( {ac + bd} \right)\left( {ad + bc} \right)\left( {ab + cd} \right)}}{{\left( {p – a} \right)\left( {p – b} \right)\left( {p – c} \right)\left( {p – d} \right)}}\normalsize} ,\)
where \(p = {\large\frac{P}{2}\normalsize}\) is the semiperimeter of the quadrilateral.
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Scattered notes on life. Maintaining the connection with the long views: poetry, history, literature, friendship, love; distant echoes of Principia Ethica. Worries about the way we live now, connecting a private happiness with a public concern - can pomposity be avoided?
Monday, January 19, 2009
Keats reconsidered
I suppose the Romantics are the least congenial group of writers for me when it comes to English literature. O, that artificial diction and saccharine sentiment... Etc. Those exclamations, loose, undisciplined language. But now at least with Keats (and why not then with others) it seems that my very early judgment was wrong again. I think it was based on Endymion and Hyperion where he certainly is not my cup of syrup. Should have gone for the better stuff, I guess. His letters certainly give a marvellous image of a frighteningly perceptive and still amazingly humane and likeable great artist (seems to be a very rare combination). In fact the tone reminds me of Charles Sorley and does then give an idea of his potential; even more cruelly early end for his career - Keats at least had time to show his mature scope. It seems that the Romantics were exceptionally uneven in their output - they seem to have been really good when they were good, but much of the time they didn't perform near their peak, and when they were bad... On the whole, there is in me a certain preference for more classical, more controlled and distanced emotional approach in art. I tend to distrust overt artistic emotion especially when it seems to control the form and twist it unshapely, unpolished.
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Vascular Endothelial Dysfunction in Preeclampsia
Principal Investigator: Ian M Bird
Abstract: DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): While endothelial dysfunction is known to be a part of preeclampsia (PE), the molecular basis for endothelial dysfunction remains unclear. Current therapies for the associated hypertension are still largely targeted to relaxation of vascular smooth muscle and yet this is not sufficient to fully control the disorder. New strategies are needed based on novel approaches to therapeutic intervention. This will only be possible given a clearly identified new therapeutic target and a means to screen it at the level of endothelial function. Such large scale screening approaches require large numbers of high purity, well characterized cells from PE subjects. Second round testing in resistance level vessels can then be undertaken on a realistic scale before moving towards drug refinement and trials in human subjects. The problem remains that human uterine artery tissue from normal and PE pregnancy are not sufficiently available to undertake the initial screen, and smaller vessel biopsy samples are insufficient to yield cells of high enough purity or quantity for drug panel screening. Our preliminary data suggests that while vascular endothelial function is indeed maximized in the uterine artery in normal pregnancy, these same mechanisms are also observed and maximized in other vascular beds including fetoplacental vessels such as the umbilical vein. Further, these signaling events and associated NO production in the endothelium of normal cords also appear to have failed in PE subjects. Thus, in order to establish if it is possible to use HUVEC from PE subjects as suitable cells in such a drug screen we propose: SpAim 1: Hypothesis: The observed sustained [Ca2+]i bursts in responses to ATP in intact UV Endo from normal pregnancy are due to TRPC3 and CX43 activation, and losses of Ca2+ burst associated with strategies aimed at TRPC3 or CX43 inhibition replicate the lower/blunted Ca2+ and NO responses seen in PE subjects. SpAim 2 (Transitional to Aim 3): Hypothesis: PE associated dysfunction in PE derived UV Endo or PE derived HUVEC (passage 3) compared to that from normal subjects is not due to simple changes in the relative levels of expression of P2Y2 receptors, G proteins, PLC, IP3 receptors, TRPC channels, or connexins. SpAim 3: Hypothesis: In short term culture, the sustained [Ca2+]i burst responses to ATP in HUVEC from normal pregnancy due to CX43 potentiation of IP3 sensitive TRPC3 activation are retained, and are lacking in cells derived from PE subjects. Further, inhibition of either IP3 mediated TRPC3 activation or CX43 mediated cell-cell communication in HUVEC from normal subjects replicates the loss of function seen in HUVEC from PE subjects, but does not further inhibit the function of HUVEC from PE subjects. Given success, the ready availability of cords and large yields of UV Endo cells from PE subjects means that future large scale drug testing could be performed, even with additional focus on targeted/disadvantaged subpopulations of the public. This could allow more selective intervention with new drugs or new applications of existing drugs that impact on this signaling pathway, and so relieve the devastating effects of preeclampsia.
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If you want your site visitors to invest as much time as feasible on your website, make text very easy to check out. One of the most usual style mistakes is using graphic histories with patterns or dark shades; combine this with similarly dark message and you have a dish for catastrophe. Unless the message is clear and very easy to check out, your site will not be a success.
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The A-share market is set to step into a massive bubble phase if authorities continue to stay on the sidelines. This could trigger a real disaster economically and politically.
At this stage, a "vicious cycle" would emerge, as asset prices, the economic climate and company earnings push against each other upward, and stock and property prices are also on the rise.
This translates into a spiraling effect, which will push up asset prices, rents, property prices and wages. As we arrive at the end of the bubble, the so-called herd behavior will incentivize more people to apply more leverage to push asset prices to crazier levels.
Many Chinese stocks are fairly cheap, a fact that some investors have ignored. For example, the P/E ratio of Industrial and Commercial Bank of China has been below 6, while its dividend payout ratio reached 6 percent. The stock is clearly undervalued.
The P/E ratio of other banks is around 6 to 7, although their dividend payout may be less generous. Such an attractive valuation has resulted from market fears about shadow banking, which is unlikely to blow out in the next 12 months.
I have recommended to a relative to buy A shares of ICBC at 4.2 yuan per share, and China Merchants Bank at around 13 yuan.
Actually, it's not hard to find bargains in the A-share market with promising earnings outlook. The P/E ratio of Vanke is only 9. Investors should look for any hidden traps in terms of P/E, dividend payout ratio, and P/B ratio.
It's a mistake to compare the current level of 3,000 points with an overly undervalued level of around 2,000 in the past. If you start at such a low point, you would make a mistake in evaluating the current and future stock price.
Some investors are holding back as they think the current level is "too high", or they just want to take profit and get out.
This kind of mentality explains why the Shanghai Composite Index has been consolidating at the key level of 3,000 points. However, the comparable basis will be lifted if the index continues to march to 4,000 and even break past 5,000.
Also, the bull market may feed itself if the A shares continue their rally for a few months. This would change people's mindset and expectations. More people would jump into the stock market. And those who are already in the market would borrow more, use retirement savings or even company capital to increase their positions.
This kind of behavior would drive up stock prices, draw more investors into the market and trigger more leveraging, which in turn would further push up stock prices and inflate the bubble.
The A-share market is still in the early stage of bubble-making, which means the multi-month price rally would trigger a set of changing market behavior and expectations.
Translation by Julie Zhu
This article appeared in the Hong Kong Economic Journal on Wednesday.
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to the Captains Birthday Bash on Saturday March 10.
Angie Lanham-Love is the new 2018 Ladies Club Champion, after she prevailed over the rest of the field for the victory. She is seen below getting her trophy from Ladies Captain Yvonne Johnston.
Runner-up was
Mary-Ann Summerfield
, with
Tracey Petersen
taking top honours in the B Division and
Laura Goodman
claiming victory in the C Division.
Club Champ runner-up: Mary-Ann Summerfield
B Div winner: Tracey Petersen
C Div winner: Laura Goodman
In the Men's C Division,
Warren Green
was too good for Club Vice-Prez
Harvey Chait
as he wins his 1st Club major.
C Div winner: Warren Green
The annual club championship is a beast of a very different nature!
It's the biggest club tournament of the year, and conjures up feelings of proper Tour-style championship golf, and therefore brings with it a pressure never felt at any other time of the year. And strokeplay golf, where every single shot counts, is far more penal than the regular comps on every other weekend of the year, where you'll have a partner, or three, to help you out on those odd holes where your swing goes AWOL and you need a calculator to add up your strokes. Here you have no mulligans, and obstacles that have never before bothered you, all of a sudden loom large in your sights, and things always feel just a little bit different.
In the end, it's an internal battle with yourself, and the attempts to treat Club Champs weekend just like any other event of the year just never quite pan out that way.
There's a proper starter's tent on the 1st tee, there's fruit and water on the tee,
a different scorecard only for yourself and your marker, and
Rules officials driving around trying to make sure that you get the correct drops and take the appropriate relief.
And even the course is different: the greens are quicker, the rough is thicker, the tees are immaculately trimmed, and the pins seem to be tighter than normal.
So everything is different, which in turn adds to the pressure, and though some will embrace it, most will struggle with it, but hopefully accept that at least they tried, and recognize the lessons learned, and try and make corrections from there.
Next Saturday the 10th of March just happens to be the birthdays of both Club Captains, ie
Yvonne Johnston and myself!
We're doing 2 shotgun starts at 7h15 and 12h15, and the format for the (normal) day's golf will be
Betterball Medal
, but there are some really decent closest to the pin prizes on all 4 short holes.
1. There will be the Pogir Insurance-covered R10k hole-in-one cash prize on the 7th hole.
2. Separate Men's and Ladies Bitcoin 101 prizes on the 9th hole.
3. Separate Men's and Ladies luxury Emor perfumes on the 14th hole.
4. A night at the 4 Seasons Westcliff Hotel for 2 people, with breakfast on the 16th.
Then, between golf and the dinner, which will start at 7pm, we're having a
Singleton malt whisky
Tanqueray gin and 5 Skippas beer tasting
, during which we'll do the prize-giving for the day's golf, plus we'll do the R50k lucky draw at exactly 6:30pm.
The draw costs R200 per ticket, with only 250 tickets being sold, so there's decent chance to win large. The draw sheets are in the shop, and they'll be available right up until 6:30pm next Saturday evening.
And then the club is putting on a
Captains Birthday Bash
to celebrate this unique captaincy timing, and with Yvonne actually turning 60, we decided to have a 60's theme, with hippies, flower power, peace signs and a DJ pumping out some music from that era that we can dance to.
There'll be lots of chow at different food stations, and wine and whisky on the tables.
You're invited with partners and/or guests, and you can
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to book.
Houghton's league teams are on a roll at the moment!
Men's Betterball League
team had a great win on Sunday over Wanderers, with the Homies getting a 4 nil sweep over their opponents.
Then both Ladies teams had good wins as well, with the
Sunday girls
winning 5-1 last weekend against Randpark, and the
Thursday Silver leaguers
completely sweeping Bryanston 6 nil.
Well played guys and girls, and keep up the great work.
Last year's Player of the Year,
Justin Thomas
, continued his great form with a 1st hole playoff win against Luke List, who led the tourney most of the way, and JT now moves to World #3, with just a few decimal points separating him and Jon Rahm.
But no sooner had the event been put into the record books, then a mini-storm arose over Thomas' ejection of a fan who shouted at him for his ball to "get in the bunker"! Now Thomas has been a bit outspoken about the fans unruliness over the past few events, starting in Phoenix – where the crowds are very unruly – and continuing last week at Riviera – where Tiger had massive galleries walking with him, and things were getting testy at times.
And then no sooner had a backlash started with people learning of his getting the fan thrown off the course, and reminding him of where his support came from etc, then Thomas immediately backtracked and issued an apology, but there's no doubt that there's some amount of Tour Pros who are unhappy with the nature of the shouts, especially the timing of a lot of them, as some are coming mid-swing.
Keep your eyes peeled on this story!
This Thursday will see Titleist showcasing their new Bob Vokey SM7
wedges on our range. Their expert fitter will be at our short game area with demo wedges for you to try, and if you actually want to book an individual fitting, then let me know.
2. Then, we're having a sale of our
Galvin Green
clothing. It's
20% off
all their apparel in the shop! You just have to feel the texture of the shirts and tops to know the quality.
That's about all for this week.
Hope you have a good one.
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Have we inspired those of you shooting above 90, to target 89 or less on every occasion this year?
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Every golfer can become a wizard of the greens. There are skills that everyone can learn.
You'll be amazed at the impact it will have on your scorecard.
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Isn't it great when your kids do well? ... and all you needed to give them was a loving and supportive environment ...
The team from Agency Intrepid entered and won the 2012 BIC - Boston Innovation Challenge - hackathon with a very smart and cool project ...they recently released it as an iPhone App called Timbre - "The Band Discovery App That Lets Music Find You." Congratulations!!
Intrepid founder, Mark Kasdorf just added this comment, "Thanks a ton for being the reason Timbre exists." - Go BIC!!
We produced the Boston Innovation Challenge with the Boston Globe and Harvard i-Lab to convene the best mobile developers and related tech companies to help each other and many organizations like the Red Cross (who ended up with tied 2nd place teams designing amazing disaster preparedness Mobile projects).
An Idea... From a Real Need
Here is a quote from BIC Judge and Berklee student, Jake Pardee (above on the right talking with Intrepid's CTO, Matt Bridges): "As a member of the music scene in Boston I challenged the participants of the Boston Innovation Challenge to create a mobile application that could promote independent concerts. I was amazed to see my simple and vague presentation lead to the creation of a beautiful mobile app that uses one's location to see all of the shows happening tonight. By combining the data of Jambase and Spotify, music fans can preview music before deciding where to go. The designers and developers of all the Teams displayed exceptional professionalism and commitment to community problem solving. The power of collaboration was apparent at BIC and I was thrilled to be a part of this intensely creative event."
The pride lives on from all the "kids" at BIC...
Here is a quote from Kat Powers, Director of Communications, American Red Cross of Eastern Massachusetts: "I am so excited other folks get that "innovation" and "American Red Cross" go together like Charles and River or perhaps "Boston" and "Innovation." Our participation in the Boston Innovation Challenge has really stirred up some great collaborations we know will help serve our humanitarian mission."


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There is a nifty little article at RetroJunk about Toys R Us. I am one of those fellas that geeks out over how much things change over time, and I certainly wasn't thinking about taking photos of toy stores when I was eight, so I'm glad somebody did. There are some modern and 80's photos for comparison and – oh, dear lord! An original Megatron! Jetfire! Metroplex! All mint in box! I'll take three of each!
The article makes no mention of the attempts to make Toy R Us a one-stop-shop for parents about… uh… ten years ago. My local TRUs were remodeled to include: a barber shop, a photography studio, party supply/planning station, a candy/slushie station, and a jungle gym. Weekly events were held (arts & crafts, Pokemon tournaments), but it all fell apart and those rooms are used for storage now. Was this an experiment not implemented nationwide?
I used to work for TRU back when it was a toy cave and let me tell you, the stock area was equally cavernous. I can say with some authority there was some grab-ass going on back there. Ah, the good old days.


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After the last post, I thought this time I would write up stages 4 and 5, which take the story up to the end of 'Act 1'.
- Note: Vogler proposes that each myth is split into 3 acts – Act 1 and 3 are both 1/4 of the story. Act 2 takes the middle 1/2 of the story.
So, to finish Act 1, we have two more stages of the journey:
4. Meeting with the Mentor
Mentors are common in many films, books and other stories. They are typically older and/or more experienced than the hero. They have valuable experience which they give to the heroine and they can also act to push the hero into the 'other world'.
I hope it is obvious that Obi Wan Kenobi is Luke's mentor. In The Matrix, it is Morpheus, in Lord of the rings it is Gandalf and in Avatar it is Grace (Sigourney Weaver) – though the Colonel appears initially to be a mentor. In The Empire Strikes Back, it is Yoda.
The meeting with the mentor may also happen earlier, but it is important for the heroine to have a teacher, parental figure, god, doctor or whoever.
The mentor is there to help the hero prepare for the other world. The mentor may give advice or skills or physical items. In some cases the mentor will give the hero a kick to get them going.
This appears to be a very common theme. The Mentor can however, only go a short way with the heroine. This seems to me to be repeated in many films and stories. Harry Potter has several mentors at different times, Dumbledore is a constant, but also his uncle. Both of them are restricted from being with him and helping him past his various tests. In Star Wars, both Obi Wana and Yoda are prevented from journeying with him, so is Morpheus in the Matrix (though he survives).
Remember that Vogler is talking about myths, so not all stories need, or will have, a mentor.
From a writing point of view, I feel this is an opportunity to enrich the world, to show that there is history in it and make it a living, breathing place. There is also a good opportunity for some humour with the mentor, who will typically be able to 'defeat' the overconfident youngster with one arm (tentacle, fin, or leg) tied behind their back. The character of the hero can be shown by conflict with the mentor. The heroine can also learn much more about the current situation, educating the reader or viewer at the same time.
I've often found myself putting old, white haired, characters in my stories. Maybe this is a subconscious desire to add a mentor. But my characters pass the hero by quite quickly, so maybe I have been missing out on an opportunity for interaction and conflict. Of course, I have mostly been writing short stories, so length has been a limiting factor.
5. Crossing the first threshold
About a quarter of the way through the story, at the end of the first act, the hero accepts the journey into the other world and the story really starts. The heroine has decided to take action, to solve the problem, to right the wrong, to engage with the enemy.
This is Luke accepting his destiny and going with Obi Wan Kenobi after his uncle and aunt are dead (which is a kick in the pants to get him moving). Neo decides to take the blue pill. Frodo agrees to become the ring bearer.
This is the point where everything really gets going. Up to now, we have been setting the stage for the hero.
I have tended to find, as a writer, that I want to get things moving really quickly, but according to Vogler, the real 'action' starts about a quarter of the way through the story.
I see this as meaning that the story can still start in the middle of some action, something happening. But typically the action is not taking the heroine into the other world. If it was, then we would never know that it was another world in the first place. In a sense, the reader or viewer is waiting for the story to start and to be told that the important bit is coming up. Before this, we are scene setting, creating expectation, sowing seeds of mysteries and encouraging characterisation to be visible.
As I said last time, that's probably enough for now – please let me know if you enjoyed this and/or found it useful.
Next time I continue with stages 6 and 7, which take the story to the middle of Act 2 and the first major crisis.
Best wishes and happy writing


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Polyamorous individuals deal with this handicap in various ways, none of which make them particularly happy.A colleague I mentioned it casually to over the summer asked how long I thought the "phase" would last. And in so many communities throughout this country, individuals who love outside of the traditional paradigm by loving those of the same gender, or those outside of the gender binary, are ostracized in the same way.As a result, a large portion of the massive online polyamorous community, and almost every polyamorous person I know, keeps their sexuality a secret outside of their close friends. But with regard to these issues, controversial among users as they may be, Facebook has always been on the side of inclusivity.Like it or not, the Facebook relationship status is a cultural centerpiece."It's such a small, stupid thing, and it's easy to pretend that's all it is, but in reality, social recognition of relationships is a real and meaningful thing," said Missscarlettheharlot.