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Why needed a new presentation on topic of “New features of SharePoint 2013”?
There are many presentations on new features of SP 2013- they are really good and authentic, but mostly there are not cross referenced. Means they are developed as just only bulleted keyword related to new features. We need related MSDN reference plus references from authentic blogs. So that we have strong foundation of theory.
That why I needed new presentation which is CROSS REFERENCED.
This presentations is underdevelopment, So community contribution is most welcomed.
You are currently browsing the SoftArchitect blog archives for June, 2014.
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← Best vacation time has a ‘do nothing’ time as well.
This entry was posted in my travel experience, travel, travel tips, Traveling in Europe, Uncategorized and tagged European destinations, Rome, sightseeing, sightseeing in Rome, tourist attractions in Rome, travel, travel Europe, traveling in Italy, vacation. Bookmark the permalink.
Rome is known for its old heritage and for its traditions. It is not wrong to say that every traveler has been to Rome. I meet many tourists in a day and they all praise the city in their own way.
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Neil Leach, ‘Matter Matters: A Philosophical Preface’ in Skylar Tibbits (ed.), Active Matter, Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2017.
Neil Leach Roland Snooks, ‘Introduction’ in Leach, Snooks (eds.), Swarm Intelligence: Architectures of Multi-Agent Systems, Shanghai: Tongji UP, 2017.
Neil Leach ‘Swarm Urbanism’ in Leach, Snooks (eds.), Swarm Intelligence: Architectures of Multi-Agent Systems, Shanghai: Tongji UP, 2017.
Neil Leach ‘Rhizomatic Urbanism’ in Leach, Snooks (eds.), Swarm Intelligence: Architectures of Multi-Agent Systems, Shanghai: Tongji UP, 2017.
for Computer Aided Design in Architecture, ISBN 978-0-692-77095-2, 2016, pp. 344-351.
Neil Leach, ‘The Culture of the Copy’ in Wendy Fok, Antoine Picon (eds.), Digital Property, AD, Sept/Oct 2016, Vol 86, Issue 5, pp. 126-133.
Neil Leach, ‘Design and New Materialism’ in Elizabeth Grierson, Harriet Edquist, Helene Frichot (eds.), De-Signing Design: Cartographies of Theory and Practice, New York: Lexington Books, 2016, pp. 205-216.
Neil Leach, ‘Introduction’ in Neil Leach (ed.), ‘Space Architecture: The New Frontier for Design Research, AD, Profile No 232, Nov/Dec 2014, pp. 8-14.
Neil Leach, ‘Buzz Aldrin: Mission to Mars’ in Neil Leach (ed.), ‘Space Architecture: The New Frontier for Design Research, AD, Profile No 232, Nov/Dec 2014, pp. 40-45.
Neil Leach, ‘Terrestrial Space Architecture’ in Neil Leach (ed.), ‘Space Architecture: The New Frontier for Design Research, AD, Profile No 232, Nov/Dec 2014, pp. 54-63.
Neil Leach, ‘Projecting into Space: International Student Projects’ in Neil Leach (ed.), ‘Space Architecture: The New Frontier for Design Research, AD, Profile No 232, Nov/Dec 2014, pp. 96-107.
Neil Leach, ‘3D Printing in Space’ in Neil Leach (ed.), ‘Space Architecture: The New Frontier for Design Research, AD, Profile No 232, Nov/Dec 2014, pp. 108-114.
Neil Leach, ‘Terrestrial Feedback: Reflections on the Space Industry’ in Neil Leach (ed.), ‘Space Architecture: The New Frontier for Design Research, AD, Profile No 232, Nov/Dec 2014, pp. 122-127.
Neil Leach, ‘There is No Such Thing as Digital Design’, in David Gerber, Mariana Ibanez (eds.), Paradigms in Computing: Making, Machines, and Models for Design Agency in Architecture, Los Angeles: eVolo Press, 2014, pp. 148-158.
Neil Leach, ‘Emergent Interactivities: From the Primitive Hut to the Cerebral Hut’, in David Gerber, Alvin Huang, Jose Sanchez (eds.), ACADIA 2014: Design Agency, Proceedings of the 34th Annual Conference of the Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture, Toronto: Riverside Architectural Press, 2014, pp. 145-152.
Neil Leach, ‘Temporal Agency: An Introduction’, in David Gerber, Alvin Huang, Jose Sanchez (eds.), ACADIA 2014: Design Agency, Proceedings of the 34th Annual Conference of the Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture, Toronto: Riverside Architectural Press, 2014, pp. 387-388.
Neil Leach, ‘Shopping Around’ in Leach, Yuan (eds.), Digital Workshop in China, Shanghai: Tongji University Press, 2013.
Neil Leach, ‘Parametrics Explained’, in Leach, Yuan (eds.), Scripting the Future, Shanghai: Tongji University Press, 2012.
Neil Leach, ‘Computational Urbanism’, in Leach, Yuan (eds.), Scripting the Future, Shanghai: Tongji University Press, 2012.
Neil Leach, Behrokh Khoshnevis, ‘Contour Crafting: A Revolution in Concrete Construction’ in Leach, Yuan (eds.), Fabricating the Future, Shanghai: Tongji University Press, 2012.
Neil Leach Roland Snooks, ‘Introduction’ in Leach, Snooks (eds.), Swarm Intelligence: Architectures of Multi-Agent Systems, Beijing: CABP (forthcoming).
Neil Leach ‘Swarm Urbanism’ in Leach, Snooks (eds.), Swarm Intelligence: Architectures of Multi-Agent Systems, Beijing: CABP (forthcoming).
Neil Leach ‘Rhizomatic Urbanism’ in Leach, Snooks (eds.), Swarm Intelligence: Architectures of Multi-Agent Systems, Beijing: CABP (forthcoming).
Neil Leach, ‘Machinic Processes’ in Leach, Weiguo (eds.), Machinic Processes, Vol. 2: Students, Beijing, China Architecture and Building Press, 2010.
Neil Leach, Xu Weiguo, ‘Preface’ in Leach, Weiguo (eds.), Machinic Processes, Vol. 2: Students, Beijing, China Architecture and Building Press, 2010.
Neil Leach, ‘Parametrics Explained’ in Leach, Weiguo (eds.), Machinic Processes, Vol. 1: Architects, Beijing, China Architecture and Building Press, 2010.
Neil Leach, ‘Interview’, in Marija Mao Veleska, Slobodan Velevski (eds.), Conversations, Skopje: USCMFA, pp. 168-191, 2011.
Neil Leach, ‘Machinic Processes’ in Leach, Xu Weiguo (eds.) Machinic Processes, Vol. 2: Students, Beijing, China Architecture and Building Press, 2010, ISBN 978-7-112-12518-0, pp. 8-13.
Neil Leach, ‘Parametrics Explained’ in Leach, Xu Weiguo (eds.) Machinic Processes, Vol. 1: Architects, Beijing, China Architecture and Building Press, 2010, ISBN 978-7-112-12622-4, pp. 8-15.
Neil Leach, ‘Introduction’ in Neil Leach (ed.), Digital Cities, London: Wiley, 2009, pp. 6-13.
Neil Leach, ‘Chlorofilia, the Los Angeles Jungle’ (featuring Hernan Diaz Alonso) in Neil Leach (ed.), Digital Cities, London: Wiley, 2009, pp. 34-39.
Neil Leach, ‘The Limits of Urban Simulation’ (interview with Manuel DeLanda) in Neil Leach (ed.), Digital Cities, London: Wiley, 2009, pp. 50-55.
Neil Leach, ‘Swarm Urbanism’, in Neil Leach (ed.), Digital Cities, London: Wiley, 2009, pp. 56-63.
Neil Leach, ‘Digital Towers’ in Neil Leach (ed.), Digital Cities, London: Wiley, 2009, pp. 68-79.
Neil Leach, ‘Hyperhabitat: Reprogramming the World’ (featuring Vicente Guallart) in Neil Leach (ed.), Digital Cities, London: Wiley, 2009, pp. 86-89.
Neil Leach, interview with Homa Fajardi in Fajardi Architects, Sense Formations, Barcelona: Actar, 2009, pp. 87-99.
Neil Leach, ‘Digital Morphogenesis’ in Luigi Prestinenza Puglisi (ed.), ‘Theoretical Meltdown’, AD, Vol. 79, no. 1, Jan/Feb 2009.
Neil Leach, ‘Preface’ in Neil Leach, Xu Wei-Guo (eds.), (Im)material Processes: New Digital Techniques for Architecture – Architects, Beijing, China Architecture and Building Press, 2008, pp. 4-5.
Neil Leach, ‘Immaterial Processes’ in Neil Leach, Xu Wei-Guo (eds.), (Im)material Processes: New Digital Techniques for Architecture – Architects, Beijing, China Architecture and Building Press, 2008, pp. 6-13.
Neil Leach, ‘Preface’ in Neil Leach, Xu Wei-Guo (eds.), (Im)material Processes: New Digital Techniques for Architecture – Students, Beijing, China Architecture and Building Press, 2008, pp. 4-5.
Neil Leach, ‘New Materialism’ in Neil Leach, Xu Wei-Guo (eds.), (Im)material Processes: New Digital Techniques for Architecture – Students, Beijing, China Architecture and Building Press, 2008, pp. 6-15.
Neil Leach et al., ‘Interjections 1’ in Fabio Gramazio and Matthias Kohler (eds.), Digital Materiality in Architecture, Baden: Lars Mueller Publishers, 2008, pp. 32-33.
Neil Leach, ‘Play Stations’ in Friedrich von Borries, Steffen Walz, Matthias Bottger (eds.), Space, Time, Play: Computer Games, Architecture and Urbanism: The Next Level, Basel, Boston, Berlin: Birkhauser, 2007, pp. 328-331.
Neil Leach, ‘Esquecamos Heidegger’ in Rui Braz Afonso, Goncalo Furtado (eds.), Arquitectura – Maquina e Corpo, Porto: FAUP, 2006, pp. 65-82.
Neil Leach, ‘Preface’ in Neil Leach and Xu Wei-Guo (eds.), Emerging Talents, Emerging Technologies: Students Work, Beijing: China Architecture and Planning Press, 2006, pp. 4-5.
Neil Leach, ‘Digital Laboratories’ in Neil Leach and Xu Wei-Guo (eds.), Emerging Talents, Emerging Technologies: Students Work, Beijing: China Architecture and Planning Press, 2006, pp. 6-11.
Neil Leach, ‘Swarm Intelligence’ in Neil Leach and Xu Wei-Guo (eds.), Emerging Talents, Emerging Technologies: Architects Work, Beijing: China Architecture and Planning Press, 2006, pp. 6-11.
Neil Leach, ‘Notas hacia una Definicion de Teoria’ in Goncalo Furtado, Detras del Lapis o la Construccion del Proyecto Critico, Bogota: FAD, 2006, pp. 4-5.
Neil Leach, ‘9/11’, in Mark Crinson (ed.), Urban Memory: History and Amnesia in the Modern City, London: Routledge, 2005, pp. 169-191.
Neil Leach, ‘Escapist’, in Joan Ockman and Salomon Frausto (eds.), Architectourism: Authentic, Escapist, Exotic, Spectacular, Munich, Berlin, London, New York: Prestel, 2005, pp. 116-117.
Neil Leach, ‘Less Aesthetics, More Ethics’ in Nicholas Ray (ed.), Architecture and its Ethical Dilemnas, Abingdon: Routledge, 2005, pp. 135-142.
Neil Leach, ‘Virtual Dreamworlds’ in Christine Calderon, Omar Calderon, Peter Dorsey (eds.), Beyond Form, New York: Lusitania, 2005, pp. 130-141.
Neil Leach, ‘Drag Space’ in Laura Ruggeri (ed.), HKLab2, Hong Kong: Map Office, 2005, pp. 172-183.
Neil Leach (in discussion with Mark Goulthorpe, Farshid Moussavi, Alejandro Zaeara-Polo and Servo), ‘Space Condition – Part 3’, in Roger Riewe (ed.), Space Condition, Vienna and New York, Springer, 2005, pp. 133-158.
Neil Leach, ‘Ecstasy’. In Elie Haddad (ed.), Contemporary Discourses in Architecture, Beirut: American University, 2004, pp. 231-244.
Neil Leach, ‘The Aesthetic Cocoon’ in One in a Million: Economies of the Self in Everyday Urban Life, New York: Austrian Cultural Institute, 2004, pp. 33-44.
Neil Leach, ‘Introduction’ in Neil Leach and Xu Wei-Guo (eds.), Fast Forward>>, Hot Spot, Brain Cells, Hong Kong: Map Books, 2004, pp. 6-7.
Neil Leach, ‘Caution: Instructions Before Use’, in Neil Leach and Xu Wei-Guo (eds.), Fast Forward>>, Hot Spot, Brain Cells, Hong Kong: Map Books, 2004, pp. 8-15.
Neil Leach, ‘Diesel Culture’ in Espectaculares: Recent Works from Great Britain, Museo Tamayo Arte Contemporaneo, Mexico City, 2004.
Neil Leach, ‘Orchid Architectures’ in SITAC, Arte Ciudad, Mexico: SITAC, 2004, pp 284-291.
Neil Leach, ‘Introduction; in Neil Leach, David Turnbull, Chris Williams (eds.), Digital Tectonics, London: Wiley, 2004, pp. 4-12.
Neil Leach, ‘C<AMO>UFLAGE’, in Veronique Patteeuw (ed.), What is OMA? Considering Rem Koolhaas and the Office for Metropolitan Architecture, Rotterdam: Nai, 2003, pp 89-100.
Neil Leach et al., ‘A Discussion’ in Regina Sonnabend (ed.), Serve City: Interactive Urbanism, Berlin: Jovis, Bauhaus Editions, 2003, pp. 10-30.
Neil Leach, ‘Forget Heidegger’ (with Romanian summary) in Augustin Ioan (ed.), Lost in Space, Bucharest: New Europe College, 2003, pp. 122-143.
Neil Leach, ‘Swarm Tectonics’ in Zaha Hadid and Patrik Schumacher (eds.), Latent Utopias, Vienna, New York: Springer, 2002, pp. 48-53.
Neil Leach, ‘Urban Camouflage’ in Ben van Berkel and Caroline Bos, UN Studio Fold, Rotterdam: NAI, 2002, pp 58-59.
Neil Leach, ‘The Aesthetic Cocoon’ in Kester Rattenbury (ed.), This is Not Architecture, London: Routledge, 2002.
Neil Leach, ‘Vitruvius Crucifixus: Architecture, Mimesis and the Death Instinct,’ in Robert Tavernor and George Dodds (eds.), Body and Building, Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2002, pp. 210-225.
Neil Leach, ‘Introduction” in Designing for a Digital World, London: Wiley, 2002, pp 6-14.
Neil Leach, ‘Forget Heidegger’ in Designing for a Digital World, London: Wiley, 2002, pp. 21-30.
Neil Leach, ‘Introduction’ in Neil Leach (ed.) The Hieroglyphics of Space, London: Routledge, 2002, pp. 1-11.
Neil Leach, ‘Erasing the Traces: The “Denazification” of Post-Revolutionary Berlin and Bucharest’ in Neil Leach (ed.) The Hieroglyphics of Space, London: Routledge, 2002, pp. 80-91.
Neil Leach, ‘Erasing the Traces: The “Denazification” of Post-Apartheid Johannesburg and Pretoria’ in The Hieroglyphics of Space, London: Routledge, 2002, pp. 92-100.
Neil Leach, ‘Towards a Theory of Identification’ in Jean Hillier (ed.), Habitus: A Sense of Place, London: Batsford, 2001.
Neil Leach, ‘Through the Looking Glass’ in Katherina Bosse, Surface Tension, Ulm: Kruse Publications, 2001, pp. 88-99.
Neil Leach, ‘The Dark Side of the Domus’ in Andrew Ballantyne (ed.), What is Architecture?, London: Routledge, 2001.
Neil Leach, ‘No Logo Logo’ in Kate Fowle and Deborah Smith (eds.), Shelf Life, London: Gasworks, 2001, pp. 42-45.
Neil Leach, ‘Walter Benjamin, Mimesis and the Dreamworld of Photography, in Iain Borden and Jane Rendell (eds.), Intersections, London: Routledge, 2000, pp. 27-38.
Neil Leach, ‘The Aesthetic Cocoon’ in Neil Leach, Oliver Froome-Lewis, Katja Hock, Nicola Worton, Mars Pants, London: The Architecture Foundation, 2000.
Neil Leach, ‘Walter Benjamin, Mimesis and the Dreamworld of Photography’, in Michael Mack (ed.), Reconstructing Space: Architecture in Recent German Photography, London: AA Publications, 1999, pp. 12-17.
Neil Leach, ‘Introduction’, in Neil Leach (ed.), Architecture and Revolution, London: Routledge, 1999, pp. 1-10.
Neil Leach, ‘The Dark Side of the Domus: the Redomestication of Central and Eastern Europe’, in Neil Leach (ed.), Architecture and Revolution, London: Routledge, 1999, pp. 150-162.
Neil Leach, ‘Architecture or Revolution?’, in Neil Leach (ed.), Architecture and Revolution, London: Routledge, 1999, pp. 112-123.
Neil Leach, ‘Berlin (1961-1989): The Walled-up Bride’, in Neil Leach (ed.), Architecture and Revolution, London: Routledge, 1999, pp. 209-218.
Neil Leach, ‘Ecstasy’, in Charles Jencks (ed.), Ecstatic Architecture, London: Academy Editions, 1999, pp. 66-77.
Neil Leach, ‘Virilio and Architecture’, in John Armitage and Mike Featherstone (eds.), Paul Virilio, London: Sage, 1999.
Neil Leach, ‘Architectural Models’, in Desiring Practices, Katrina Ruedi, Sarah Wigglesworth and Duncan McCorquodale, (eds.), London: Black Dog Publishing, 1996.
Neil Leach, ‘Architecture or Revolution?’, in Beyond the Revolution, Maggie Toy (ed.), London: Academy Editions, 1996.
Neil Leach, ‘Ex Ponto. . . In Pontum: Learning from the East’, in Standards and Diversity in Architectural Education, E Scoffham and D Smigelschi (eds.), Bucharest, Romania: UNESCO European Centre for Higher Education (CEPES), 1996.
Neil Leach, ‘Fractures and Breaks’, in Educating Architects, Martin Pearce and Maggie Toy (eds.), London: Academy Editions, 1995.
Neil Leach, ‘San Lorenzo — Old Sacristy’, International Dictionary of Architects and Architecture, Detroit: Gale Research Inc.,1993, pp 560-563.
Neil Leach, ‘San Lorenzo — New Sacristy’, International Dictionary of Architects and Architecture, Detroit: Gale Research Inc.,1993, pp 563-564.
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Greg Kot (born March 3, 1957) is an American writer, author and journalist. Since 1990, Kot has been the music critic at the Chicago Tribune, where he has covered popular music and reported on music-related social, political and business issues. Kot cohosts Sound Opinions which claims in its intro to be "the world's only rock 'n' roll talk show," nationally syndicated through its home base at Chicago Public Radio, WBEZ-FM 91.5.
Kot's books include Wilco: Learning How to Die, Ripped: How the Wired Generation Revolutionized Music, and I'll Take You There: Mavis Staples, the Staple Singers and the March up Freedom's Highway. He also co-authored The Beatles vs. The Rolling Stones: Sound Opinions on the Great Rock 'n' Roll Rivalry (Voyageur Press) with his Sound Opinions co-host Jim DeRogatis. His music criticism and journalism also has appeared in Encyclopædia Britannica, Cash: By the Editors of Rolling Stone, Harrison: A Rolling Stone tribute to George Harrison, The Trouser Press Guide to '90s Rock, The Rolling Stone Album Guide and MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. A longtime contributor to Rolling Stone, Kot has written for a dozen national publications, including Details, Blender, Entertainment Weekly, Men's Journal, Guitar World, Vibe and Request.
^ "Greg Kot Biography". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on 27 August 2011. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
^ "The Sound Opinions Station List". WBEZ. Archived from the original on 25 August 2011. Retrieved 30 August 2011.
^ a b c "Greg Kot - Host of Sound Opinions". Biography. WBEZ. Archived from the original on August 7, 2007. Retrieved August 29, 2011.
^ Reid, Graham. "The Beatles vs. The Rolling Stones by Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot". Review. Elsewhere. Retrieved August 29, 2011.
^ Gary Graff & Daniel Durchholz (eds), MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide, Visible Ink Press (Farmington Hills, MI, 1999; ISBN 1-57859-061-2), p. xix.
^ "Greg Kot". Host, Sound Opinions. Chicago Public Media. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
^ "I'll Take You There: Mavis Staples, the Staple Singers, and the March up Freedom's Highway". Amazon.com. Retrieved December 27, 2013.
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Seabrook is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Mashpee in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 455 at the 2010 census.
Seabrook is located in the southern part of the town of Mashpee along its western border at 41°34′55″N 70°29′55″W / 41.58194°N 70.49861°W / 41.58194; -70.49861 (41.582070, -70.498618). It is bounded by the town of Falmouth to the west, by Old Ockway Road to the northeast, by a short segment of Red Brook Road and by the Monomoscoy Island CDP to the southeast, and by Hamblin Pond to the south.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 0.35 square miles (0.9 km2), all land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 477 people, 187 households, and 154 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 497.8/km² (1,300.6/mi²). There were 229 housing units at an average density of 239.0/km² (624.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 99.58% White, 0.21% African American, 0.21% from other races.
There were 187 households out of which 25.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.3% were married couples living together, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.6% were non-families. 14.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 2.76.
In the CDP, the population was spread out with 20.5% under the age of 18, 4.0% from 18 to 24, 22.6% from 25 to 44, 26.8% from 45 to 64, and 26.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.6 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $70,536, and the median income for a family was $78,540. Males had a median income of $50,208 versus $43,646 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $29,097. None of the families and 1.5% of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and none of those over 64.
^ a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Seabrook CDP, Massachusetts". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved December 11, 2013.
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La Flèche Wallonne is one of the highlights of the cycling season. The race is part of the Ardennes classics with the Amstel Gold Race and Liège-Bastogne-Liège. The 24th of April 2018, La Flèche starts from Seraing and arrives on the famous Mur de Huy after 198,5 kilometers of riding.
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This entry was written by WordRider and posted on December 11, 2006 at 11:00 pm and filed under Results. Bookmark the permalink. Follow any comments here with the RSS feed for this post. Both comments and trackbacks are currently closed.
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You are currently browsing the tag archive for the ‘Recruiting’ tag.
Recruiting is not my bailiwick. I follow it mind you, at least from a distance. There is no doubt that it is the life blood of a program and I believe that we are seeing the fruits of Saban’s prowess in this area equating into wins, but I’d rather not check a plethora of sites on a daily basis to gleam what seventeen and eighteen year old kids are feeling about their college choices.
I did find interesting however, this. It’s a model put together by Mercer University to predict where recruits will sign and it has a better than 70% rate of success.
If the model is to believed, Alabama will close with Dre Kirkpatrick, Tana Patrick, Eddie Lacy, Darren Myles, and Kendall Kelly. It will miss on Rueben Randle and Patrick Patterson. I will qualify that by saying that is the way I interpeted the numbers. I could be wrong.
Interestingly enough, the model predicts Trent Richardson as a Florida commit although he is presently committed to Alabama. I suppose that if he switches we shouldn’t be surprised.
There are a dew others of note on there too.
It doesn’t take long to look around the internets this morning and realize that there are a lot of people that are trying to diminish the “victory” Alabama won yesterday. The sad thing is that it wasn’t a victory at all. Yes, I know that there are some that will equate it to that, and they are probably the one who wanted Saban fired after the Georgia loss this past year, but there is some correlation to recruiting success and being a highly ranked team. It’s not a guarantee but it is it does improve the odds.
Now you’re hearing things like, Alabama is cheating, Saban is leaving so it doesn’t matter, six-in-a-row, Tuberville does more with less talent, recruiting doesn’t mean anything. I can’t say that any of those things are wrong. Only time will tell on all those things. But as I mentioned yesterday, it certainly begins to put Alabama into position to achieve the things that coaches, administrators, and fans want and expect to happen around here.
On the realistic side, Alabama did get the signatures of a lot of talented kids. Many of them are from this state. Even if all don’t qualify, or make it on the field more prospective talent will be on campus this fall than has been in many years. That has got to help.
So, go ahead, say what you want. Diminish this all you can. From where I’m sitting it sounds like sour grapes. Ask yourself this Mr. or Ms. Hater, given your choice would you rather have your class or Alabama’s class. Unless your Georgia or Florida, and you’re honest, I think you know the answer, and that’s what it is all about.
Just to be on the safe side though, I’m gonna go ahead and book hotel rooms in Atlanta, Miami, Pasadena, Glendale, and New Orleans for the next four years.
Fans, followers, and observers of College Football have been anxiously awaiting today. It’s the day that high school athletes sign their letters of intent to the universtiy they have chosen to play for. There is probably no fan base that is more excited about today than those that follow the Alabama Crimson Tide. The main reasons for this excitement is that this is Coach Saban’s first full class of recruits and the class itself is projected to hold more talent than has been on campus in a single class in a long, long time.
There are several places that will provide free, in-depth coverage of the events of today and especially the much anticipated decisions by the few remaining un-pledged recruits. You can look here and here.
As my contribution for today I thought I would give you a few “does” and “doesn’ts”.
Does – give fans a chance to brag about an accomplishment, which is a big thing to a lot of Alabama fans for the relative lack of bright spots the last several years.
Doesn’t – automatically equate to success on the field. It certainly improves the chances of success but games, seasons, and championships are decided on the field, Saturdays in the fall. Not on Wednesdays in February. I’d trade ten 4-stars for a victory over Auburn or Tennessee.
Doesn’t – Complete a pass on 4th and Goal from the 20 to win a come-from-behind-win. Again, I’d trade the former for the latter.
Does – Make you feel good about the future of your program.
Doesn’t – Mean that you’ll actually get to see these kids play on Saturday. Odds are that a few if not several will never actually take meaningful snaps.
Does – Give you an excuse for drinking celebritory shots.
Doesn’t – Mean you’ll wake up without a hangover.
Does – Give the potential that weaknesess on the team will be shored up.
Doesn’t – Mean that weakness will be shored up August 30, 2008, or November 29, 2008, or late November, 2009. This is a process. It will take time.
So enjoy today for what it is; a mid-winter, off season diversion that gives you decent evidence that the program is heading in a direction you want it to (or not so much if your a UT fan this year) and nothing more.
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Sir Joshua Reynolds PRA FRS FRSA (16 Julie 1723 – 23 Februar 1792) wis an influential aichteent-century Inglis painter, specialisin in portraits an promotin the "Grand Style" in paintin which dependit on idealization o the imperfect. He wis ane o the foonders an first preses o the Ryal Academy, an wis knightit bi George III in 1769.
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The Cost of Living Calculator provides cost comparisons for consumer goods and services between participating Indiana metros and other areas nationwide. It leverages the ACCRA Cost of Living Index, produced by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER), which is a useful and reasonably accurate measure of living cost differences among urban areas.
The calculator uses the most current quarters available.
*Areas included are those where chambers of commerce or similar organizations have volunteered to participate. The number of respondents varies from quarter to quarter, and C2ER makes a continuing effort to expand coverage of metropolitan areas. Any metropolitan area not represented is absent because local organizations have opted not to collect data. For example, the Indianapolis area was not available during 2011 because no organization was collecting the data.
The average for all participating places, both metropolitan and nonmetropolitan, equals 100, and each participant’s index is read as a percentage of the average for all places.
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– a familiar shape passed over the house, the first swallow of the summer.
But as “one swallow doesn’t make a summer”, we had to wait till a little later to be sure that summer is here; but there it was as we set off – a pair of swallows passed over the road. And then a little later, one perched on the wire at Surtainville. So there we have it – Summer is here.
So summer, or is it spring, is finally here. And with it all those early-summer chores in the garden – cutting the grass, trimming the hedges, weeding the borders, and on and on. But time also to look forward to those lazy days of summer holidays.
Enjoy the weather, and the onset of summer.
This entry was posted in environment, holidays, local area, ornithology and tagged birds, holidays, local area, things to see. Bookmark the permalink.
The French say “une hirondelle ne fait pas le printemps” which means “one swallow does not make the Spring”. It means that one should be careful about drawing hasty conclusions about one possibly isolated event. In 1936, the French elected a Jew, Leon Blum, for prime minister. And 5 years later, French Jews were being massively deported to concentration camps. This is one tragic illustration of the proverb. People have a natural tendency to project one good event into the future to crystalize their desires. The same is happening right now in the US with the election of Obama. It’s a giant progressive leap forward, but it shouldn’t be understood as the end of racial tensions in America… We should always be careful… Une hirondelle ne fait pas le printemps !
PS: There is one phrase in French which says “une hirondelle a fait le printemps”, meaning “one swallow did make the Spring”. It is used when one event actually did turn out to be followed by similar ones (it’s an echo to the more common “une hirondelle ne fait pas le printemps”). But there is no French proverb saying “one swallow makes the Spring”. Trust me on this, French is my native language.
Thank you for explaining the proverb. I am working on my memoir and just finished writing about my mother. She used to repeat the phrase often: “One swallow doesn’t make a spring.” She didn’t know any French; it’s a bit of a mystery where she picked it up, but it was a favorite of hers 40 years ago.
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Book Announcement: Japan Since 1945 From Postwar to Post-Bubble | What can I do with a B.A. in Japanese Studies?
Does Japan really matter anymore? The challenges of recent Japanese history have led some pundits and scholars to publicly wonder whether Japan’s significance is starting to wane. The multidisciplinary essays that comprise Japan Since 1945 demonstrate its ongoing importance and relevance. Examining the historical context to the social, cultural, and political underpinnings of Japan’s postwar development, the contributors re-engage earlier discourses and introduce new veins of research.
Japan Since 1945 provides a much needed update to existing scholarly work on the history of contemporary Japan. It moves beyond the ‘lost decade’ and ‘terrible devastation’ frameworks that have thus far defined too much of the discussion, offering a more nuanced picture of the nation’s postwar development.
This entry was posted in announcements, culture and tagged book announcement, books, bubble economy, history, Japan, modern Japan, postwar, postwar Japan. Bookmark the permalink.
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8 Student Revolutionaries from the Kids Education Revolution and 12 Educators were introduced to the 5-Step Design process.
48 Students from two Budget Private Schools, Adam High School & MA Ideal School in Hyderabad brainstormed new ideas like placing a warning color in a pen-refill to indicate that it is about to finish.
They also had a quick maker workshop wherein they made a mini-water dispenser using an air-pump. This was done in association with Loop Education.
12 Student-Educator pairs were introduced to our 5-Step Inquilab Design process and experienced an Innovation Cycle themed around Upcycling.
Some of the participants will be recreating this experience within their classrooms between Sept-Nov 2018.
Collaborative tasks around problem-solving and creation was a new learning experience for these children.
They shared their ideas through sign language, intricate illustrations and showed a strong inclination towards making.
We aim to ensure our future programs remain inclusive for them. This was done in association with Youth 4 Jobs.
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Now, it’s not totally over. Hence, cured-ish. I have a blood test on Monday that should show any trace amounts of bad stuff that didn’t light up the scan. But I’m expecting that to be a formality (knock knock), especially since all my bloodwork has been fine so far.
Now, let’s go back to some things that I skipped over in the past couple weeks.
As for the diet, it was only 10 days instead of 18. But it was worse than the last time in some ways, because now I’m working and we didn’t have time to plan as many good low-iodine meals. So basically I had my egg-white omelet and fruit every day for breakfast (just like last time) and at either lunch or dinner I had a PBJ and fruit, nuts, carrots, etc. (Actually we used almond butter because we couldn’t find unsalted peanut butter.) That got prettttttty old, let me tell ya.
For the other meals I had a few turkey burgers, which were good. I’d throw some avocado on there. Tasty. I also had a few salads. Some chicken breast. My wife made the veggie chili from the LID cookbook. It’s very good. Throw some matzo in there for crackers.
Overall, the diet was kinda rough, but I managed.
Oh, I also lost 7 pounds, probably because I had just gained about 5 pounds from pigging out in the two weeks prior. I didn’t lose any weight the first time, which I think is because I had no hormones then. This time I was able to stay on my Synthroid.
I had a cookie moments after I got back to my office from from the hospital. (Why am I not taking today off? Good question.) And this afternoon my wife and kids are meeting me at our favorite burger restaurant for lunch.
I’ve actually been feeling a little nauseous for the past two days. They said the thyrogen shot could be a cause. It may also be from the tracer pill. Or could just be nerves. Or a combination. Anyway, it’s not so bad that I had to throw up or couldn’t eat. And I’m hoping to feel much better soon.
Hi my name is Michelle from NJ.I just beginning my thyca journey,had a partial thyroidectomy and now going for the total next week.I have follicular and papillary cancers.
I wanted to thank you for sharing your story.Hearing the positive stories really helps.
My first surgery went so well,I have never felt better.Its so hard to believe I have cancer????Go figure.Im married and have ^ kids and my hubby works over two hours from home and only comes home on weekends.
My biggest issues are who will care for my kids during my hypo and RAI periods??? I am having surgery on MON and am trying to postpone my RAI until winter when my husbands business is almost non existent.
I am not afraid of the surgery or treatment,thanks to people like you,who share positive stories.Thanks so much and keep on staying positive!!!
I’m not sure where I am with the thyroid thing — I went to the doctor and had been diagnosed with hypothyroidism two years ago; I tried to improve that with diet, not levo. But I’ve been tired, have had some hair loss and gained about 15 lbs in two years. Am wondering if your experience is drastically diff than a woman’s? So I had the THS, T3 and T4 done and the THS (brain thingy) is making more, but the T3 and 4 are normal…..so I’ve been referred to an endocrinoogist. My sister was diagnosed with a nodule after an ultrasound, and they never did a biopsy…they just told her to have the ultrasound every two years. Huh? not sure what next steps are, but glad for your blog, I tried message boards (just read through) and don’t feel comfortable looking at mine, through theirs. But found a lot of med sites saying some thyroids they don’t treat at all???? why or how come?
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While I was researching today’s column reviewing 2010 and previewing 2011 in Hawaii sports, I came across a column I wrote about Red Rocha after his death at 86 in February.
Rocha definitely should have been mentioned in Tuesday’s column about the unusually high number of Hawaii sports figures who died in 2010.
He is the only locally born-and-raised Hawaii basketball player to play in the NBA All-Star game. And, as more remember, he coached the most storied team in the history of University of Hawaii basketball.
Hawaii slot receiver Kealoha Pilares signed today with agent Wynn Silberman of the California-based Morgan Advisory Group.
Silberman also represents former UH players Jake Ingram and Blaze Soares.
Silberman said scouts have told him Pilares might be selected in the NFL Draft.
Pilares plans to rehab his knee with noted isle sports physical therapist Pat Ariki and then train at the Triple Threat facility in Arizona which includes Olympic decathlete Dan O’Brien on its staff, Silberman said.
Your article today had some truth that I think should be expanded. Specifically, the quote, “They jumped all our routes” clearly shows a huge gap in preparation between the two teams, as does the obvious similarity between the first two picks. In other words, the Bows were clearly out-coached because game plans are based on research done by the coaching staff, as are the preparatory practices. Very little can usually be blamed on the players except things like fumbles and wounded duck passes.
The coach at my school has famously said, “Take care of the little things and the big things will take care of themselves” and therein lies the main problem with UH football.
I’m headed out the door to the stadium. Hopefully I’ll have time to make a stop for the last two Christmas gifts.
If you’re at the game today, check out the booth for Davone Bess’ All-Star Luau, a benefit for the American Cancer Society. It will be January 27, 2011 at the Queen Kapiolani Hotel.
Here at the Stan Sheriff Center for the Diamond Head Classic first round. At least 9,000 here for Hawaii and Florida State. Seminoles just tied it at 8. See comments for updates.
Klay Thompson scored 28 to lead Washington State past Mississippi State 83-57 in the morning game. Baylor is destroying San Diego 54-25 early in the second half; this one was over before it started.
Will update time-to-time here and on Facebook and Twitter. And more when Hawaii plays Florida State tonight.
The date, time and place are set for the Davone Bess All-Star Luau, a benefit for the American Cancer Society.
It will be Jan. 27, 2011 … 5:30 to 9 p.m. at the Queen Kapiolani Hotel. Tickets start at $75.
This promises to be a great event, similar to the benefit hosted by Colt Brennan two years ago.
For more information, call 432-9163 and keep an eye on www.DaBessCure4Cancer.com for more details.
You are currently browsing the Quick Reads weblog archives for December, 2010.
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I speak to a lot of people who seem amazed at my creative output, but to me what I do is normal, it’s a huge part of my everyday life, in fact I’d go as far as saying it involves almost every minute of my day from getting up to going to bed, and even then there are sometimes lightbulb moments in the middle of the night, when my brain is processing the day’s input.
Recently I’ve been thinking about my creative process, reading up and trying to understand what makes me tick. I had an epiphany when I read there are two types of imagination, synthetic and creative. Synthetic imagination deals with taking learned ideas, rearranging them and developing them. Creativity comes directly from ourselves, from our unconscious mind, this is how truly creative original work is formed.
Because creativity comes from the unconscious, I feel it’s hard to grasp the benefits of creative training, you can’t see the result immediately, the task in hand is not the end result, you have to wait and over time you will see an increased yield in your creative productivity.
I’m no creative guru, merely a creative junkie, I can tell you what works for me but it may not be right for you.
Time to play– As an artist I’ve seen a few raised eyebrows when I’ve suggested getting out the glue, lentils, scraps of fabric and sweet papers as a way of boosting creativity. Many artists automatically think if you are doing something remotely artistic a finished artwork should be the outcome. So is a bit of child’s play unnecessary then? Think about a professional footballer, on the pitch he hopes to score goals when interacting with the ball, but off the pitch there are many times he will interact with a ball in various ways, to hone his skills in order to become better at goal scoring, he calls it training. It’s the same for us creative types we need to hone our creative skills, you probably won’t even be conscious of the benefits you gain from this as you are training the unconscious mind.
Empty the mind- personally I need Zen moments each day, time to chill out and let the subconscious mind process information. Sometimes it might be sandals and sunflower seeds approach with silence, stillness, and reflection. Or it could be head banging rock music and a bottle of wine, both have the same ultimate effect of diverting the conscious mind allowing the unconscious mind time to process information. I don’t know if this is actually true but it does work for me and seems logical enough.
Learn new techniques– not only is it good practice to constantly learn new techniques to develop your work, it also stimulates new ideas. I work in many different media, I move back and forth from one to another as I feel the need. This helps me keep things fresh and prevents monotony which is a creative passion killer.
Yin and yang- many creatives feel that you have to remain positive all the time, but in reality no one is, so all you do by seeing things through rose tinted glasses is denying yourself. Darker moody times produce dramatic work. There are many famous artists whose work wouldn’t be what it is without their dark side. We need a balance of yin and yang; if we only ate chocolate it wouldn’t taste nearly as good!
Do something new – Whenever you can do something new, go somewhere you have never been, take a different route home, visit a gallery or museum. Don’t get stuck with a set routine. New experiences feed creative thinking.
Think off the wall thoughts- spend some time thinking totally off the wall thoughts, the more ridiculous the better, think about ideas beyond credibility. Do this when you are washing the dishes or sitting in a traffic jam. Think laterally, how do you send an elephant through the post?
Go with the flow- like I already mentioned I flit between things during my working day, when I feel like going out for a walk I drop everything and go. If say I’d planned to work with glass today but have a mad idea for something else, I just change my plan and do it. Afterwards I come back and get that day’s work completed. This attitude never gets in the way of me finishing orders on time but it does make every moment of the day a pleasure.
Take a walk – nothing serves me better than a daily walkfor boosting creativity, take time out to smell the roses and see the detail. It’s also meditative and reflective time, as well as time for the subconscious to process information. My work is very nature inspired so maybe that’s why it works so well for me.
Hang out, or not – I find nothing better for feeding the creative juices than hanging out with other creatives, especially when bouncing ideas around. Sometimes I like to drop out too, other people’s creative influences can be too much at times, if I’m spending too much time thinking about someone else’s work or maybe someone is trying to influence me I take time out and get back into my own zone.
Write it down- a lot of artists swear by writing the “morning pages” to boost creativity, I found it made me dwell on negative points for the rest of the day rather than letting go of them. However I do write here on my blog, if I hadn’t written this article I wouldn’t understand my creative process so well. Brainstorming words and ideas is a good way of boosting creativity. I’m a visual person so I don’t write that much, but I am going to try and keep a notebook for writing down ideas, I’ve said that before but didn’t keep it up. I do write lists quite a lot as a way of getting the important stuff done, we do have to be organised to a certain extent.
Collect- By putting together collections of other people’s work that I like in the form of Etsy treasuries I discovered I had formed a visual reference of my taste, I saw the same colours cropping up, as well as styles, textures etc. Then it occurred to me Etsy treasuries are actually mood or inspiration boards. I use my camera a lot and putting together images in a gallery on my website does the same thing, I quantify what I like and what inspires me. Of course I could collect cuttings from magazines and samples of things that inspire me and make actual inspiration boards, or put them in a scrap book.
These steps work for me , but my creative processes are evolving all the time, I love the fact that next week I might decide to do something I’ve never done before, it’s a fun journey.
I’d love to hear what you do to get your creative juices flowing.
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Judge a book by its cover! And, get ready!
In a world of ‘False-Promises’, ‘Delivering-Short’ is synonymous with a more diplomatic and accepted-analogy, ‘Marketing-Gimmick!’ It is that important, your ATTENTION! Yes! Guess you were not just aware of it, at-least till now! It’s actually funny to think of how, it all started with an alarming catch-phrase coined by ‘The-Elders!’ came into being very many years ago. It went something like, ‘Never. Judge. Book. Cover!’ We grew into adulthood, being vary of anything that was impressively or appealingly covered! And for some reason, it goes by default that, ‘The Elders’ are always right, just about anyone and anything!
That’s exactly why, at SapnaInk, your book-cover would not just be fancily-dressed, but actually designed carefully by a team of experts after understanding the uniqueness of each project and manage to deliver that impressive-design, as promised! The attention given to the detailing only triggers the curiosity of the reader at the very first sight of it. And by giving a ‘Sneak-Peek’, it allows for the V.I.P. treatment the ‘prospective-reader’ or better yet, A ‘soon-to-be-fan’, might expect.
Just give it a thought. Be a Self-Publisher!
It’s interesting to understand that every book that is available for purchase in the market was nothing more than an Idea!. An Idea in the author’s mind, and ever since the author decided to give it a form and shape for publishing it, the challenges at every stage could be very demanding.
On the contrary, it could all look like a well-choreographed rhythmic process, if each of the respective departments involved in the process could work harmoniously and in-sync. So, one can just imagine the plight of a ‘Self-Publisher’ then. Who’d most probably be the “everything” behind that book! From choosing the right platform, and giving the book, a clear visibility amongst all other ideas, to only kick-off the Season of ‘Search’ for the Self-Publisher. Of-Corse, this is after the interesting & appealing Cover-Design. It is important to accept & be aware of the Age we live in. The ‘Age of Attention-Deficiency’ and one of the most powerful tools in creating a curiosity among readers, is with a good Promotion. And that is possible with healthy brand-support.
Just visit http://www.sapnaink.com and get answers to all your queries in a jiffy!
Self Publishing means Sapna INK!
Stop just dreaming, and realize your dream of writing & publishing your own Novel or Classic or even an Epic! The doors of ‘Possibility’ have never been more welcoming. Sapna INK believes in fuelling the right rocket, so it would take flight and light up the sky in its Colorful-Course. Having a team edit your work, Design that cover promising that would definitely draw attention; you’ve just reached the, ‘One-Stop-Shop’ to bring your long pending ‘Best-Seller’ to life.
We at Sapna INK assure that no segment of the market is left out, your creation would be made visible across various platforms and up for grabs. It would not just be on the racks of a store near you, like any typical work or words!
Give your readers that ‘Personal-Touch’, with exclusive Bookmarks, Book stubs, Posters, Flyers, and more with our Promotional Kit. Our millions of customers who actively browse the shelves for fresh content, your work is sure to Go-Places. And to give you a head start, you could always interact with our Publishing Consultant.
It only makes more sense that you choose to go with this global- industry’s pioneer like us to make your dream come true! Visit www.sapnaink.com to know more.
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A clue about the sacred treasures was seized, but Nobunaga appeared unconcerned about that with the Toyotomi Army’s threatening movements.
Hearing a suspicious sound from the courtyard– I became anxious and went to see how things were, but Nobunaga-san found me.
This entry was posted in Collaboration, Otome Games, Sengoku Night Blood and tagged Kadokawa, Kobayashi Yuusuke, Marvelous!, Mobile, Morikawa Toshiyuki, Otomate.
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Any original craft suitable for 3-12 year olds that can be made with basic craft or household items. Just avoid specialty craft supplies or hard-to-find items. Please make sure it is your own design. Do not use a design from a book or from another person’s web page.
It’s best to place the finished craft on a solid colored background and get as close as possible but make sure your picture is in focus.
Third, write down the instructions.
Make sure to include a supply list and any helpful information such as type of glue or paint used and drying time.
Send the photo file in jpg format and the instructions in a word or txt document. Or you can just paste everything right into your email.
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Robots find a way to make the world a better place in the face of corruption. About 10 thousand words or a 50 minute read.
I give it 5 stars, for captivating writing and robot-friendly perspective.
Only issue I had was overly idealized perspective of robots. In reality robots aren’t perfect, and are liable to experience hacking, software bugs and hardware faults.
Robot Chronicles available for under $5 as ebook on Amazon.
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Tax question: 1099 mileage deduction capable in MN?
I just had my car wrapped for an advertising campaign (not my company) where I get paid to drive up to 25 miles per day in visible areas. Are these miles I drive deductible on my taxes? I have another job, unrelated, that I drive to each weekday the fulfills the qualifications of the 1099 job. Looking to see what... show more I just had my car wrapped for an advertising campaign (not my company) where I get paid to drive up to 25 miles per day in visible areas. Are these miles I drive deductible on my taxes? I have another job, unrelated, that I drive to each weekday the fulfills the qualifications of the 1099 job. Looking to see what deductions are possible. Thanks in advance for your help!
Best Answer: Your commute to your job is not deductible.
ETA: I understood you perfectly and the answer is the same. Commuting is NOT deductible.
Mileage isn't deductible. Your only deduction is the advertising material you had applied to your car.
Commuting mileage is not deductible. Simply trying to reclassify it as business mileage won't work.
IF you drive SPECIFICALLY for the add, you may be able to offset the mileage against what they pay you to have the ad on your car. Any driving you would do without the ad is not deductible.
Most companies that handle this type of ad require you to certify that you already drive at least the minimum distance. Unless you get paid extra for additional miles, I doubt you could convince the IRS any of your mileage was a legitimate business expense.
No deduction for mileage if you would have driven the miles as your daily commute anyway.
I just had my car wrapped for an advertising campaign (not my company) where I get paid to drive up to 25 miles per day in visible areas. Are these miles I drive deductible on my taxes? I have another job, unrelated, that I drive to each weekday the fulfills the qualifications of the 1099 job. Looking to see what deductions are possible. Thanks in advance for your help!
If i use a low income free attorney service like pro pono do I need to file it when I do irs?
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The papers (or papyrus) that Sharon and I made from vegetables and fruit have a delicious, translucent quality and vary in strength according to the nature of the plant and how thickly we sliced them. The dried zucchini paper (above) is so fine that the seeds and fibre structure of the plant can be identified. The woven pattern is created by the cotton squares we used as ‘felts’ when drying the sheets.
the apple paper is also delicate and detailed and its golden colour has deepened.
the aubergine paper we made (more like papyrus) is strong and fibrous, even though it’s as thin as tissue paper.
the paper Sharon made from sweet potato has kept its magnificent colour and feels like leather.
and here is Sharon’s rhubarb paper – rich and fibrous and mysterious.
and the carrot has a woody quality – strong but brittle with golden fibres in the centre of the slices.
Now we are investigating a method of hanging them so the light can shine through.
Oh WOW – these are just beautiful – what a great idea.
Oh Marama! These are amazing! I bet there was some intensive fun to be had with Sharon and yourself in the making of these papers- the rhubarb one echoes a giant underwater kelp forest for me .
These are so beautiful,Marama! I like the idea of letting the light shine through them. Is there a way you could incorporate them into lampshades? Really amazing!
They are absolutely amazing. They show the very essence of each. Yes, light behind them. Truly poetic!
I stumbled upon your site while looking for zucchinni paper.
I had a bad zucchini year and so I decided to grow a few large ones. I harvested two a week apart between them so when making soup out of them the first one harvested was already way to hardened to use. So I decided to skin some of it. And then I dried it up and now two small sheets are under a large pile of books becoming very flat.
Seeing this is a post from last year maybe you could tell me how well it holds up? Have you tried to paint or print on it? Does it get moldy quick or do you need to treat it with anti mold first, or maybe seal it alltogether?
Hello Michael, With regard to your questions about zucchini paper, the sheets I made last year remain intact all this time later – no signs of mold but a few small holes where something has been munching. I haven’t sealed or treated it in any way. The circular slices are much stronger than the long slices (which I cut with a mandolin slicer) as they were thicker to begin with. It’s very brittle and not as strong as some of the other papers such as apple, sweet potato or rhubarb but I could print carefully on the circular sliced paper. It’s like a thin fruit leather. Surprisingly, I haven’t had any signs of mold at all. Perhaps it depends on the climate, time of year etc.
Good luck with your investigation.
I just saw fruit and vegetable papers like this in a paper shop in Paris. One translucent one was framed with a frame from the Japanese store Muji –basically two sheets of plexiglass with screws at the corners.
This entry was posted on May 4, 2014 by creativemarama2 in Art, Bookmaking, Journals, My Portfolio, My Workshops, Poetry, Print making and tagged fruit paper, vegetable paper.
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Mountains evoke a wide variety of responses: wonder, terror, euphoria, but rarely indifference. This blog is inspired by the inherent power of mountain landscapes, but its curiousity is sustained by the amazing cultural and environmental diversity that one finds in the Earth’s high places. While any and all mountain regions may be discussed, the Coast Mountains of British Columbia, Canada, which I call home, will inevitably draw the most coverage.
Refuge Albert 1er, Chamonix-Mont Blanc, France.
Although Jeff Slack grew up in the humble lowlands of southwestern Quebec, Canada, he was introduced to the glorious heights of the nearby Gatineau Hills at a young age. Following his older brother, he dropped his skis for a snowboard at age 9 and soon began cursing his parents for not raising him in the real mountains “out west.” Virtually his entire adult life has been split between ski towns, studying history in universities, and trying to reconcile these two worlds. .
Great stuff which overlaps some of my mixed interest between geography. history and skiing… although my degrees in geography didn’t touch at any skiing, expect maybe for a term paper. I’m exploring how through my own blog, the field that I didn’t over 20 years ago.
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I was given the opportunity to review the FourSevens Mini MKII, and over the past month it has been the flashlight I’ve used the most. Point of clarification: Typically when I’m working with flashlights, I’m looking at them from a personal defense capacity, not just lumen output or as a firearm attachment – I’m talking about actually using the light as a distraction or disorientation and the device itself as a striking implement. But with the Mini MKII, I couldn’t do that. The lumen output can still be used as a distraction or disorientation device, but the size just doesn’t work as a striking implement. The good news is that it wasn’t designed for that type of personal defense. However, on a much more basic level, this little powerhouse of a light could be just what someone needs to remain safe.
Levels Of Output – While there are several levels of output (maximum 1020 lumens if using FourSevens custom lithium rechargeable battery or 550 lumens when using a standard CR123A battery), I tend to keep the lumens at the highest level for my purposes. You might find that a mid to mid-high level may be an optimal choice if looking for a longer duration of output. And if I’m ever in a situation where less output would do, a simple twist of the flashlight head gives me that option as well. Overall, there are six different settings you could configure, but I found that two or three were good enough to perform the tasks I needed.
Keychain Or Clip – The flashlight comes with both a metal clip and a metal attachment fitted for a keychain. I tried them both, and for my needs, I found the keychain was more fitting to my lifestyle for two reasons: 1) I’m frequently getting in and out of my car during the dark hours of the day, whether extremely early or extremely late. Having the flashlight attached to my keys makes it very convenient to have the light I need to see what is in the path between me and my car. I can also have my key ready while holding the light in the same hand. For concealed carriers, I hold my light and key fob in my non-dominant hand, leaving my dominant hand available to grab my gun if necessary. 2) Let’s face it; if you carry a purse, things can get lost at the bottom (affectionately called the black hole). If my flashlight is attached to my keys, there’s less likelihood of it getting lost in my purse. I’m not the type of person who will clip the light to my clothing or a hat, and I rarely wear pants with pockets. So the key chain attachment is great for me. And if the Mini MKII is attached to something I use multiple times during the day, then I’ll always have a flashlight at the ready.
Scanning for Safety – One of the best features of this extremely compact light is the amount of light it throws and the span it has. Almost every evening while walking out of the studio I turn on the light and am scanning my rather dark parking lot before walking to my car. My building is pretty secluded, sitting at the far end of a business office complex. Having the ability to see from the door to well over 75 feet out and at least 30 feet across at the far end is rather comforting to me, and makes my walk to the car a safer one.
Reliability – FourSevens flashlights has earned a reputation of being among the top lights in the industry when it comes to reliability. Also notable is their ability to offer such a quality product while keeping the sticker shock at bay. They are more than affordable for almost any budget. And their customer service isn’t lacking either. Whether you are a do-it-yourselfer and want to find your answers on their FAQ section of their website, or care to hear someone on the other end of the phone, FourSevens will answer any questions you may have.
The Mini MKII is a handy light with incredible output. The features listed above make it a no-brainer purchase for yourself, a friend or a loved one. And while it may not have been developed as a personal defense flashlight, I will continue to use it in a safety capacity when I need to “il – LUMEN – ate” a dark path.
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If liberals are going to ban straws what's to stop them from banning milkshakes, soft drinks and everything else they are used for?
An easy one to explain.
If they were intent on banning milkshakes, soft drinks or anything else that a straw is used, then why bother going after the straw, just eliminate the products used by straws to consume and then straws would become useless and so just naturally disappear.
The fact the straws were targeted proves the rest are safe.
Only the voters can stop them.
Today straws, tomorrow ALL SOFT DRINKS !!!
You have little to know idea of what you're talking about, have you?
PLASTIC straws were banned. Not paper straws. And if some misguided person bans paper straws I'm sure they'll sell metal straws.
Don't worry about it. We haven't banned silverware just because people like you need someone to cut the food on their plate for them.
twizzlers make great straws, and when you're done, you eat the straw.
Kiss your triple mocha Frappuccino bye bye.
They are now working to ban balloons .
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Leo's folate acid level in his blood is normal but close to the lowest range in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). This is the reason why he has cerebral folate deficiency (CFD) and was taking Leucovorin, which supplements the folate acid in CSF. But no signs of improvement so far, so we stopped the medication a week ago. Honestly no change since then.
Thus, in order to make sure if he has CFD, he got his blood taken today.
Is is for Folate Receptor (FR) antibody assay.
Usually folate acid goes through blood-brain barrier without any problem. But CFD patients have antibody that prevents it.
And this is the test to determine if he has FR antiboby.
If yes, he has CFD.
Otherwise, he is not CFD.
A kind viewer of this blog, who works at a hospital lab in New York, told me about the test. Thank you very much for the information. His blood was not sent to SUNY but to a lab in Atlanta that has partnership with the hospital Leo goes to.
I will update the results here.
I hardly manage to see you doing that.
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The Dirty Truth | Comics I Don't Understand - This site is now being updated daily at http://www.comicsidontunderstand.com. Please change your bookmark if necessary, and notify any web site with a link to the old address.
I’m not sure what’s CIDU about this. Would you like to wear the same stinky clothing day after day when on stage and sweating like a pig for two hours straight? They’d be intolerable after two wearings, let alone dozens.
April believes that successful performers wear the SAME clothing night after night without cleaning them?
No, I think it’s that ANYTHING that’s not washable is considered by some people to be too much of a pain to deal with at best, or a crime against nature at worst. These people tirelessly shop for clothes, find things they like, look at the tag, and scowl as they put it back on the rack and say “Nope, dry clean only.” I, evidently, tirelessly watch while this happens.
The thing is, I read this in the paper, and found it amusing, but I can’t now explain why.
That Patterson clan is loathsome.
Notice that in panel one, the car appears to be flying (at least to me). The tires aren’t meeting the shadow underneath.
Regarding loathsome Pattersons (5), I’m with you all the way. I think Lynn Johnston and Tom Batiuk should trade strips, since sh*& turns to gold anytime a Patterson touches it, but in Funky Winkerbean, everyone lives a life of constant pain and misery, with good news merely being the setup for extra-special torment.
My wife has been promising me for years that LJ will retire the strip. Everyday, to annoy my wife, I compose a letter to LJ in my Strongbad voice, urging her to quit sooner. I think that April should drown in the creek saving Edgar, bringing it all full circle.
No, I think it’s that ANYTHING that’s not washable is considered by some people to be too much of a pain to deal with at best, or a crime against nature at worst.
You do realize that washing something in the machine costs a few pennies, while dry-cleaning it can cost (depending on where you live) $10 or more per item? You’d have to be either extremely profligate, rich, or dumb to not care.
The point is she doesn’t have time to get them cleaned in between shows (since One Hour Martinizing doesn’t really exist here), so they smell horrible and she has to wear smelly clothes every night.
How blindingly obvious is that?
The point is, she’s still thinking in the non-rich & famous mode. Of course at home she still has to wash her clothes because she’s not getting a new outfit every night. But it hasn’t kicked in that she wouldn’t have to wash if she was rich & famous.
David Skaar–bad news–apparently FBOFW is continuing as a “hybrid” . . .
Bad news for you, I mean . . . I personally *like* the strip, and the Pattersons, so I don’t mind.
Everyone seems to be catching on to the fact that April wouldn’t want to have unwashable clothes, but seems to be missing what (I think) is funny about the comic. She is talking with her dad about how she wouldn’t like to trade families with her friend. Her dad expects some heartfelt answer, or at least one involving how much better she has life than her friend. Instead he gets an answer about how she wouldn’t want to wear disgusting clothes like her friend has to. It might not be that funny, but it’s a simple bait and switch joke here.
In response to #8 & #9, it seems to me a successful stage performer can afford more than one copy of a costume, and can wear one while others are being cleaned. I understand that dry cleaning is expensive, but that’s still got to be near the bottom of the priority list for a performer. HOWEVER, I understand we’re getting off topic here, so I’ll move on to….
Comment #6: it is common in comics to indicate a car is moving by showing it above the road. Otherwise, it’s hard to draw tires that look like they’re moving.
You know, this is probably my favorite FBoFW strip in recent memory. It manages to accomplish four or five things in a subtle manner (as compared to the downright un-subtle machinations of the, say, eighteen previous strips in the same storyline), manages to undercut it’s own moralizing, and even manages to be half-way funny.
I thought after that she could sink no lower.
The strip in the CIDU is pretty good, I thought. A joke about April’s expectations and her down-to-earth upbringing. A joke about Dad’s high expectations of his daughter. Simple-minded moralizing? At a minimum.
You know what really kills me? If Johnston wrote this all a lot more gracefully, she could get away with it. She always used to have the morality plays within her stories, and they worked. They were convincing.
When you have to talk them out like this, they stop working. Just a little subtlety, please?
I don’t know how she managed it, but today’s is even worse.
Gosh, I could just start a whole blog about FBoFW… too bad it wouldn’t be the first.
Does anybody remember the storyline where Gordo found romance? I remember it so well. Back in the days when Lynn took my least favorite character and created a romance that was believable, sweet, true to the characters, and downright hilarious?
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Classes across the entire medical center were cancelled on April 2 and replaced with workshops designed to foster teamwork and respect among all health care professionals.
Seventy-six medical students presented research on a variety of topics. Top projects won awards in four categories.
On Match Day, 171 VP&S students found out where they will continue their medical training after graduation.
The Academy of Clinical Excellence at the Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons inducted its second class of clinical faculty members recognized for outstanding patient care.
VP&S announced today that it will launch a sweeping scholarship program in the coming academic year – several years ahead of schedule – that will make it the first medical school in the nation to replace student loans with scholarships for all students who qualify for financial aid.
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A couple of months ago, I was asked to write a review of Nobel Prize winner Saul Bellow’s book ‘Herzog’ for a Jewish website. The book is ridiculously funny and sad and deep. I absolutely recommend it if you haven’t read it. However, I will warn you that it’s a bit of a slog simply because it’s heavy with philosophy.
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So I really miss Ici, and I have been craving yummy ice cream. Then I found this on one of my favorite sites.
Try it! It really works!
I like it with walnuts, but the peanut butter & honey idea sounds wonderful too.
My ice cream maker arrived, and I am really excited. I am so thankful for weekends.
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Welcome in this new year AND month with a new desktop for your computer.
BREATHE IN (w/black background) • ©2015 Marie Scott • Enjoy this free computer desktop calendar during the month of January.
Now that I think about it — it’s the ONLY Sunflower I have ever painted without a home this holiday season. That is rather sad for this one lonely, yet friendly and well-behaved original oil painting.
To see the entire gallery of my paintings, check out my online gallery at www.mariescottstudios.com OR stop in and visit my real life gallery located inside my Sunflower shop. To see a few photos of this painting in progress, click here.
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Yesterday, social bookmarkng site Delicious (nee del.icio.us) launched a brand new design and a much easier to remember URL. The redesign is quite similar to the preview posted last September, Nothing like waiting until your share holders stage a revolt to get your properties updated, eh Yahoo?
The new design is fluid and clean, with a much nicer display system. It’s much easier to switch between your own bookmarks and the “popular” and “most recent” listings. Sorting and searching through tags is also much more efficient and intuitive.
In addition to the new design, of which I’m a fan, the site is also significantly faster, both in terms of search and overall navigation. Although the Firefox 3 plugin is fantastic, the old site design and loading time made it a chore if accessed in Safari or any other browser without a specific plugin or tool.
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Absolute Write Water Cooler > Discussion > AW Roundtable > Do you read biographies?
View Full Version : Do you read biographies?
I do, and I love them for some reason. But that's only if I have a strong interest in the person.
Just wanted to ask writers if they read biographies, and if so what have been some of the best written.
Only interested in unauthorized biographies. Thanks.
David McCullough has written some interesting biographies; written in what I would call a popular style (as opposed to those that are written in a more academic style).
Ken, have you read Team of Rivals? Just picked it up, rather I hefted it up. Can you give me an idea (know it's a big question) of what approaches have worked best, iyo. I'm sure it must have to do with the character, the era in question. I don't think one would approach a bio on Lincoln in the same way as a bio on Billie Holiday- maybe it's the market that your writing for that should inform approach or style?
... most would scorn my reasons why.
I honestly like bios that tend to create myths out of historical figures by representing them very respectfully and possibly even exaggerating their deeds. Well, maybe not that far.
The bios I have enjoyed the most have done this. I love being awed by historical figures. Lincoln of course didn't need any artistic flourishes. Neither did Fredrick Douglass or Harriet Tubman. All that was needed was honest representation and respect for their greatness and contribution to the betterment of humanity by the writer.
Oddly, that isn't always a given and some writers seem to go out of their way to find fault with their subjects by digging up all the dirt they can. Big turn off for me. Too much of that and I fling the book away quickly.
I read one on Billy, btw. Pretty awesome herself!
Right, sensational sells. When I think of how I'd approach a bio on Billie, I'm already in a smoky dark room. I've already got my beat poet shades on. If I was going to attempt one on a historical political figure (I'd never have the audacity) I think I'd rent a cabin in the woods and write by candlelight.
Very interested in the creative approach to bios, writing in the proper language for the setting, etc, the way we do in fiction writing.
Whenever possible, I prefer autobiographies, but, yes, I read both. A lot of both.
Whether writer, politician, scientist, or you name it, the path a person takes to get where they want to go is often more telling than the final accomplishment. Autobiographies and biographies usually show the path clearly.
I read biographies and autobiographies more from interest in an era or event and less from interest in a particular person.
Thus, they don't have to be about someone famous or important, if the writer can give me a sense of the time and place.
I went through a spell where I really devoured them, but not so much any more. The last one I read I think was a Bob Marley biography called Catch A Fire by Timothy White. It was a bit of a biography/history, as the first third of the book or so is spent talking about the history of rastifarianism, Jamaica, and reggae music. Anyways,it was a really good read, definitely recommended.
I've read two in my entire life and one was gifted to me.
I enjoy reading both biographies and autobiographies; unauthorized aren't usually my style since they often seem to be aimed at a certain audience that I don't really fit into, or full of gossip.
I'm just about to start reading "White Line Fever" the autobio of Lemmy.
I read them if the person is interesting (as in, I'm already interested in them before I see the book). I also will not read any unauthorized bios. Unauthorized might as well be gossip. I'd have to fact-check everything I read and I don't have the time nor inclination to do that.
I can see the virtue of both authorized and unauthorized biographies. I guess I've always likened authorized bios to autobios, in the sense that though you would have access to more information, it would also seem that information is filtered to a greater extent. I'm not interested in reading gossip either, but as Isurvived said, I don't want to read anything where the subject is made out to be a godshead. Something as close to the truth as possible, regardless of whether the author had the cooperation of the subject or not is what I think best.
What I'm mostly interested in is approach. For example, I've just written a fictionalized account of a boxer's young life in the 1940's. I wanted to write in a language true to that time and place, not just in dialogue which would be a given, but also in the 3rd person prose and in the 1st person inserts I used in the ring and in other introspective parts of the story. To write it in a language that was more formal would have seemed condescending. The other truth is, to write in an overly simplistic language I think would have turned out to be patronizing. So I tried to walk the line between the two.
I'm interested if writers here have read bios, authorized or not, that also took into consideration the subject's time and place, character, lifestyle, etc, in the style used, the way that fiction does. Usually when I've read a biography, I can hear the author's voice foremost in the language. It is his/her take, and that is clear. What I'm interested in is a cross between biographies and fiction in approach and style. There would still be a distance, a discernible difference between subject and storyteller, in perspective, but not coming from such a foreign place.
I have loved reading them since I was a kid. I still remember the first one, in third grade--it had an orange cover and it was about Sacajawea. Over the years I read many more about historical figures--dozens about Louis and Clark not only because Sacajawea was mentioned but because by fifth grade I had developed a craving for explorers and explorations.
I've always gravitated towards them, too. The first book I ever read was The Frank Gifford Story- mainly because it was the first one to jump out at me from the meager stacks of my grade school library. It's funny how I can still see scenes in that book in my mind's eye.
More interesting to me than story lines have always been people, but as many here have mentioned, I have to have a real interest in the person before I pick up the book. Maybe a shame, because I've also found that once I've gotten the details on a person, I've become interested. Truth is, I think that everyone's story is interesting if you know it.
Thank you, yes. Heroes have their blemishes and villains, if we look closely enough have their reasons, whether they're conscious of them or not. I see it, as I think most writers would, in gradations of accepted attributes and faults. No one, imo, sets out to be wrong. This is what fiction does so well, it lives in the gray area, and what I think a good bio should do. What's the expression? There are three sides to every story- yours, mine, and the truth. Watched "Absence of Malice" last night- better each time I've seen it. Deals with this issue. In one scene the Paul Newman character tells the Sally Field character, a Miami newspaper reporter whose lose reporting has gotten him into a world of trouble and brought about the suicide of his best friend, more or less- "You don't write about truth. You write what people say. You eavesdrop. You don't come across truth so easy."
As a giddy young person, I for some reason fell in love with an autobiography of Lillian Gish, the silent movie star. Since then, I mostly read biographies for research.
I recently read Salem Witch Judge (Samuel Sewall) by Eva Laplante. Enjoyed muchly. Next will be Roger Williams and the Creation of the American Soul.
I read biography articles for research. But an entire book? I can't think of anyone I'm that interested in. And I wouldnt bother with an unauthorized bio, those always seem to be written by someone with an ax to grind.
You aren't interested in famous writers, and, in particular, how they came to be famous writers?
From my experience, the best writing how-to books out there are autobiographies and good biographies of famous writers you like.
I also think such books are the best possible how-to method for learning any business.
For me, it isn't so much about being interested in the person, though that's part of it, but of wanting to know how the heck he accomplished what he did, and how I can do the same.
I think we can learn a lot about life by reading true stories. This can help us understand life from different perspectives, it can teach us empathy, the stuff that good fiction is made of.
So, SF, would you consider a biography of Edgar Allan Poe to be an unauthorized biography, then? He's not around to sign off on it, after all.
What about an authorized biography of the Beatles in which no one will allow a frank discussion of drugs or their marital relationships? (Think neither of those are relevant to their work? Think again.) Be very careful about selecting biographies based solely on the words authorized or unauthorized.
James is right; part of the fun of biographies is learning how and why people do what they do. Issacson's Steve Jobs bio was brilliant at this (and my god, the guy cried all the time!) and Caro's ongoing bio of Lyndon Johnson is as good as it gets. One was authorized, the other was not. Both are meticulously researched, and neither has an axe to grind nor is trying to make their subject look like a saint. Great biography is great biography.
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In cold weather climates, winter kills collecting. Look at this: a freaking shirt is a highlight. Granted, it’s a Smithsonian shirt, but still. It never hurts to check the shirts for video game related ones. At a Goodwill, I once found a Killer Instinct shirt, a promo for the SNES version. You never know!
The other picks ups are unremarkable. $11 for all from local thrift and game stores.
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Research Analyst – India’s #1 Digital Media Agency @ Andheri.
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Democrat, Republican, Independent or other: Please don’t procrastinate; PARTICIPATE! Novemeber 4th is almost here and if you haven’t already, please exercise your right to vote and register today!
Visit the Vote for Change website and register online.
Visit the Rock the Vote website and register online.
Visit your local Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) or Secretary of State office and register (or click the link and look up your state).
Visit your local courthouse for registration.
Your local part-headquarters should also supply forms to get you registered.
Visit Go Vote Absentee, a non-partisan organization dedicated to absentee registration.
If you are interested in getting other people registered to vote, visit any of the above locations and request additional ballots. And Thank-you!
If you live in NC and are not yet registered to vote (like my husband!), you may register and vote at any polling location by May 3rd, 2008. Please get out and vote!
Voting in a free election should be a simple, easy-to-follow process; fair and unbiased. On Tuesday, some Michigan voters might feel the need to revisit junior high government class in order to understand the ballots. If you are voting for a democratic candidate and you’re not voting for Hillary Clinton, you’ll need to check the “unregistered delegate” box located on the ballot. Assuming there are enough unregistered delegates, this may impact the number of delegates Clinton receives for Michigan.
Why the confusion? Sen. Carl Levin (my favorite democratic senator), pushed Michigan’s primary date up to compete with Iowa and New Hampsire. Iowa threatened to drop democratic candidates and their ballots and so we lost all but Clinton, who refused to be bullied.
Since when does Iowa have that kind of control over a vote I want to make for my candidate in my state? And how is this a fair representation of votes in Michigan? Yeah, that’s rhetorical.
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This entry was posted on July 14, 2008 at 8:47 pm and is filed under WinXP. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.
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This video is a must-see. The church desperately needs men of courage who will stand for their convictions and weather the lengthy battles to stand for biblical theology. Mohler is an modern day Athanasius.
Hunter Baker’s new book The End of Secularism is being hailed as a the sequel to Richard John Neuhaus’s classic, The Naked Public Square. Hunter Baker is interviewed on Moody’s Prime Time America.
Justin Taylor has more information on this book on his blog Between Two Worlds.
Al Mohler recently gave an address to the Southern Baptist Convention. The purpose of the message was to call the SBC to take action in how it must restructure itself for the future, or find itself obsolete. And the guidance for that restructuring must be to return to Biblical principles.
Mohler begins by narrating a lengthy history of the formation of the SBC, it’s initial purposes, and how it developed over the years to become the institution it is today. Being an life long SBC guy myself, Mohler’s reflection of his own young years in the SBC was somewhat like a trip down memory lane. And now that I’m older, in hindsight I see the motivation behind some of the madness I observed (remember the RA’s and Training Union?).
Mohler explains how the business model of General Motors influenced the structure of the SBC. He also compares the SBC to the philosophy of the mall in America, and how the decline of the mall and decline of GM both signal the imminent decline of the SBC if it does not rise to the challenge and make the necessary changes.
Fascinating address and urgent call to arms.
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routing switch first transmits a data message to the receiving device at the last known location of the receiving device. If a negative acknowledgement is received, the message is routed to all other networks to which the receiving device is registered, either serially or in parallel, depending upon the configuration of the transmitting network. Routing devices and/or gateways are preferably provided for each network to provide any required protocol and/or message format conversions.
Field of the invention The present invention relates generally to a system and method of enabling a first wireless subscriber unit (SU) (e.g., a wireless communication SU) communicating with or registered to at least a first network to transmit/receive data to/from a second SU communicating with or registered to at least a second network. The present invention also generally relates to the exchange of data between wireless communication systems and/or complementary networks, and the exchange of data between SUs communicable with such wireless communication systems. More particularly, the present invention relates to a system and method of enabling such transmission in a manner that is transparent to the SUs.
Background Description Figures 1-3 show a prior art radio frequency (RF) transmission system 100, as disclosed in U. S. Patent No.
2 at least one destination processor; a RF information transmission network 130 for transmitting stored information received from one of the at least one gateway switch 150 by RF transmission to at least one destination processor; and at least one interface switch 162 that connects a gateway switch 150 to the RF transmission network 100 and transmits stored information received from one of the at least one gateway switch 150 to the RF information transmission network 100.
The information is transmitted to a receiving interface switch by the electronic mail system in response to an address of the receiving interface switch which has been added to the information originated by the originating processor by either the originating processor or gateway switch 14. The information is transmitted from the receiving interface switch to the RF information transmission network 130 with an address of the destination processor to receive the information which has been added by either the originating processor, a gateway switch or the receiving interface switch.
plurality of interface switches 162 connect information transmitted from at least one electronic mail system as _Lllustrated in FIG. 1.
Optionally, a plurality of electronic mail systems 1-N are connected to a data input port of the RF information transmission system which is preferably hub switch 116. The dotted line communication paths 163 illustrate optional information transmissions in which information from a plurality of different electronic mail systems is concentrated at a single interface switch 304. The dotted line communication paths 161 illustrate connections to additional gateway switches with mailboxes 150 within electronic mail systems 1-N.
3 has been added by either an originating processor A-N or a gateway switch with mailboxes 150 with permissible identification numbers or the interface switch performing the addition of the identification number.
information transmission network 130 during transmission of the information originated at the originating processor to a RF receiver 119 in the RF information transmission network 130 which receives the information and transfers it to the destination processor A-N.
Additionally, the interface switch 162 encodes data, which is required to format the display of the cathode ray tube (CRT) of the destination processor for the electronic mail. system to which the destination processor is connected, in the form of a character or characters which are decoded by either the RF' receiver 119 or the destination processor A-N. This information is added in decoded form back to the information which is processed by the destination processor with a format of the electronic mail system to which the destination processor A-N is connected.
The interface switches 162 also function to store information which has been stored by at least one gateway switch 150 that is received from a plurality of originating processors, and assemble the information from a plurality of originating processors into a packet having a predetermined format and transmit the packet to the hub switch 116 within the RF information transmission network 160. The hub switch is the preferable node in the RF information transmission network to which communications from the gateway switches 150 should be transmitted as a consequence of it having jurisdiction over both local access and transport area (LATA) switches 150 and the local switches 112 in the RF information transmission network, which results in lesser network overhead.
broadcast to the RF receiver 119 for transfer to the destination processor A-N.
The information is transmitted to a receiving in.terface switch 162 from one or more gateway switches 150 by one or more electronic mail systems 1-N in response to an address of` the receiving interface switch which has been added to the information originated by the originating processor by either the originating processor or gateway switch. The information is transmitted from the receiving interface switch 162 to the RF information transmission network with an address of the destination processor, such as a name of a user of the destination processor A-N, to receive the information which has been added by either the originating processor A-N, a gateway switch 150 or the receiving interface switch 304.
Preferably, the address of the receiving interface switch is a code word, such as "TF-MOBOX", which is recognized throughout the electronic mail system when appended to information as directing the information to be transmitted to the interface switch 304. The address of the destination processor is preferably the identification number of the RF receiver 119 within the RF information transmission network 160. The address of the receiving interface switch may be added to the information originated by the originating processor, by a gateway switch 150 or by the originating pr_ocessor A-N. The address of the receiving interface switch 162 may be added to the information by matching an identification of the destination processor A-N which may be the name of the individual utilizing the processor or some other information to add an address of an interface switch such as the aforementioned "TF-MOBOX" stored with the matched identification of the destination processor to the information as the address of the receiving interface switch.
5 Alternatively, the originating processor may be used to add the address of the receiving interface switch 150 by inputting the address of the receiving interface switch (TF-MOBOX) along with an identification of the destination processor A.-N (name of recipient using the processor). The originating processor A-N may also add the address of the receiving interface switch 162 by matching an identification of the destination processor (name of the user of the processor) with a stored identification of a destination processor and adding an address of the interface switch. (TF-MOBOX) stored with the matched identification of the destination processor to the information as the address of the receiving interface switch.
information transmission network 130 during transmission of the information to the RF receiver 119 receiving the information in the same manner as described above with respect to the interface switch 304.
transmission to a destination processor.
The difference between originating information by one of the additional processors 312 outside of any electronic mail system and originating information by one of the processors within one of the electronic mail systems is that the direct connection of the additional processor to the interface switch 162 eliminates the requirement for the adding of an address of the interface switch 162 which is required by the electronic mail systems to forward the information to the interface switch where necessary formatting of the information to be compatible with the RF information transmission system is performed. The interface switch 162 packetizes information originating from the additional processors 312 in the same manner as described above with respect to information originating from within an electronic mail system.
7 identification of the destination processor with stored destination processors within the additional processor 312, or the interface switch 162 with an identification number of the receiver 119 stored with an identification of a destination processor A-N used as an identification of the destination processor upon a match having been made.
registered to or communicating with a first network to transmit/receive data to/from a second SU registered to or communicating with a second network.
registered to or communicating with a second network. Such differences in standards are especially true with respect to maintaining the location and registration status of a particular SU.
The manner in which such data is maintained is referred to as "mobility management" and is needed for enabling a SU to freely travel or roam within a particular network.
network 10. The MIM mobile station 490 is associated with a home agent (HA) 320. Such a HA can be located within the MIM network 400 or within an external data network.
8 introduced into the PMM network 410 to effectuate an IP tunnel between the HA 440 and the PMM network 10.
40, in turn, performs an authentication procedure by transmitting a Subscriber Authentication Information Retrieval Request 411 to an associated gateway location register (GLR, also known as a visitor location register VLR) 620. The GLR 620, in turn, transmits an Inter-networking Authentication Information Retrieval Request signal 415 to a home location register (HLR) 455 associated with the registering mobile station 20. The associated HLR 455 authenticates the subscriber and informs the GLR 430 with necessary authentication data via Inter-working Authentication Information Retrieval Response signal 660. Such data include the authentication keys associated with the mobile station 20.
The GLR 620, in turn, informs the results 413 back to the requesting VMSC 40. The VMSC 442 then transmits an Authentication Request signal to confirm the authentication data with the mobile station 20. In response, the mobile station 490 provides the requested authentication data via an authentication response signal 690. After verifying the received data and confirming the mobile station 20, a location registration acknowledgment signal is transmitted to the mobile station 490 by way of air-interface 402.
The mobile station 490 is now registered to access the serving mobile telecommunications network for normal mobile services (i.e., voice call connection).
9 (not shown). In return, the VPMSC 480 may also transmit a packet authentication request signal 720 to the mobile station 20. The mobile station 490 may then respond with a packet authentication response signal 730. After verifying that the mobile station 490 is authenticated to utilize packet communication, a packet communication registration response signal 740 is provided back to the mobile station 20. The mobile station 490 then enters packet mode.
network 10. The GPMSC 70, in turn, interfaces with the FA 310. As described above, since the mobile station 490 is associated with the MIM network 300, a HA 440 associated with mobile station 490 receives all incoming packet data addressed towards the mobile station 490 currently roaming within the PMM network. Sirice the HA 440 requires a FA to establish an IP tunnel and to communicate received packet data therebetween, the new FA 420 as described above is introduced within the PMM network 410 in accordance with the teachings of the present invention.
network 410 responds with a mobile IP agent advertisement message.
310. The FA 420 then identifies the HA 440 associated with the roaming mobile station 490 and forwards the rnessage to the identified HA 320. The HA sends a mobile IP registration reply message 810 back to the FA/GPMSC 310/70 and further establishes a second IP tunnel 408 with the serving FA 310. The FA/GPMSC 310/70 then forwards such a message 820 to the DTE 20A.
A data delivery between the HA 440 and the DTE 490A is effectuated thereafter. For example, for incoming data packets 406 addressed towards the DTE 20A, the packets are initially received by the HA 440 and routed to the DTE 490A via the second IP tunnel 408 and the first IP tunnel 750. For outgoing data packets 404 originated from the DTE 20A, the packets are first routed by the first IP tunnel 455 towards the FA 420 and then, for example, to an appropriate external network 900.
The GPMSC 450 associated with the PMM network 410 further includes an interface module 460 for interfacing and communicating 5 with the newly introduced FA 310. Furthermore, in order to facilitate the DTE's PPP establishment request, the GPMSC 450 is further equipped with a PPP server 610.
However, unlike the present invention which is directed to data communication between two or more disparate rietworks, U.S. Patent No.
10 6,137,791 is directed to voice communication between a first data packet network using a MIM and a second data packet network utilizing a Personal Digital Cellular Mobility Method (PMM). There is currently no known general mechanism for enabling SUs to transmit and/or receiver electronic messages while communicating with or utilizing a disparate, different, and/or incompatible second packet network.
Accordingly, there is a need for a system and method to enable, for example, a SU that transmits data to efficiently and/or seamlessly (e.g., transparent to the SUs) conununicate from a first mobile telecommunications network to, a destination at a second mobile telecommunications network.
It is a feature and advantage of the present invention to enable two or more SUs to efficiently and/or seamlessly transmit data between two or more different, disparate and/or communicably different networks.
It is another feature and advantage of the present invention to enable SUs to communicate between two or more different, disparate and/or communicable different networks without requiring the SUs to be modified and/or communicate in a specialized manner.
It is still another feature and advantage of the present invention to enable data to be transmitted from a SU in a first network to a SU in a second network by physically and/or logically modifying only the first network and/or the second network.
11 hardware and optionally the software of the SU in the first network and/or the SU in the second network.
In one embodiment, the present inventiori provides a system and method for enabling SUs to seamlessly transmit data to any number of complementary networks. That is, both the sending and receiving SUs are unaware of the fact that they are sending data to, receiving data from, a SU in a different network. The primary network is preferably a terrestrial network, whereas the secondary network(s) can be either a satellite network (e.g., NORCOM) and/or a terrestrial network (e.g., Bell Mobility Canada). Other networks may alternatively be used. Thus, with the present invention, SUs can communicate with and optionally be registered with, for example, at least two different networks, and transmit data therebetween, where the networks may optionally be using different data communication protocols.
One embodiment of the present invention enables the primary network to look like a host to one or more complementary networks when sending a message thereto. In this embodiment, the SUs communicate and/or register either with each of the primary and/or one or more secondary networks. For example, if the primary network is a U.S. based network, and a SU normally residing in the U.S.
travels to, for example, Canada, the SU can send an e-mail using the secondary network, which transmits the e-mail message to the designated SU in the primary and/or secondary network.
The present invention provides, for example, an interface or input to the one or more complementary networks by, for example, establishing a TCP/IP connection, and appropriately formatting the transmission headers. The primary network interfaces to each of the one or more secondary networks, preferably as if it were a standard customer host to the secondary network. This host connection can be facilitated by a server or computer system that creates appropriate message transmission headers in accordance with the protocol used by the secondary network. This enables the secondary network to interpret the headers, and subsequently route the message to the designated SU. A queue manager within at least the primary network can be provided that keeps track of where the SUs are located (e.g., in the primary network or a complementary network), and thus where messages need to be sent to reach each respective SU in either the primary or secondary network.
12 In the case of an e-mail message sent from a SU in the primary network to a SU in a complementary network, the host computer may be, for example, a server associated with the e-mail or communication service of the primary network. If a SU in the primary network sends an e-mail message or data message to a SU in the secondary network, the secondary network will recognize that the receiving SU is registered thereto, and attempt to route the message to the designated SU.
In another embodiment, SUs in the complementary network can also send data messages to the primary network. The complementary network may have, for example, a gateway (or similar hardware and/or software) that enables the complementary network to send messages to the primary network. In this embodiment, physical and/or logical changes may be required to the secondary network. However, advantageously no such changes are required to be made to the secondary network when the secondary network only receives messages (i.e., does not transmit messages to another network).
was located. If a connection cannot be established with the SU in that network, the data will then be sent to the other (or one of the other) network(s) to which the SU is registered. In the case of multiple complementary networks or in alternative embodiments of the invention, the data can be sent serially, to one complementary network at a time, or in parallel (i.e., substantially simultaneously to all networks to which the SU is registered).
13 various ways. Also, it is to be understood that the phraseology and terminology employed herein are for the purpose of description and should not be regarded as limiting.
These together with other objects of the invention, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the invention, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure. For a better understanding of the invention, its operating advantages and the specific objects attained by its uses, reference should be had to the accompar.Lying drawings and descriptive matter in which there is illustrated preferred embodiments of the invention.
FIG. 6 shows a data flow of a message sent inbound from a host computer to a SU.
FIG. 15b shows an example of a second data format that may be transmitted from the primary network to the secondary network; and FIGs. 16a and 16b, taken together, is a flowchart of the process for transmitting data to a SU that can travel between two or more networks in accordance with the present inverition.
Reference now will be made in detail to the presently preferred embodiments of the invention. Such embodiments are provided by way of explanation of the invention, which is not intended to be limited 5 thereto. In fact, those of ordinary skill in the art may appreciate upon reading the present specification and viewing the present drawings that various modifications and variations can be made.
For example, features illustrated or described as part of one embodiment can be used on other embodiments to yield a still further 10 embodiment. Additionally, certain features may be interchanged with similar devices or features not mentioned yet which perform the same or similar functions. It is therefore intended that such modifications and variations are included within the totality of the present invention.
15 In accordance with the present invention, it is preferred that for terrestrial transmission a network such as the MotientsM network (previously known as the ARDISsM network) shown in FIG. 5 be utilized.
Terrestrial networks of this nature provide secure, portable, two-way communication between, for example, wireless data terminals and/or mobile data terminals.
The MotientSM network 500 is a terrestrial wireless two-way data network that is based on Motorola's RD-LAP technology. It was originally developed and jointly owned by Motorola and IBM. In 1995 Motorola acquired 100 percent ownership of what was then called the ARDIS (Advanced Radio Data Information Services) network. In 1998, ARDIS was acquired by American Mobile Satellite Corporation (now Motient Corporation).
The MotientSM network 500 covers at least ninety percent of the urban business population and more than 400 nietropolitan area in the United States, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Two standard air-interface protocols have been developed for the network 500. The standard MDC-4800 protocol provides a 4800 bit/sec service, and the standard RD-LAP protocol provides a 19.2 kbit/sec service.
The network 500 allows SUs such as an intelligent terminal or computing device 502, handheld device 504, arid/or other communications device 506 to transmit and/or receive data messages.
16 MDC-4800 and/or RD-LAP protocols to enable to SUs to gain access to the MotientSM network 500. In the event the a network other than the MotientsM network 500 is utilized, other air-interface communication protocols may be used. For example, if a MOBITEX network is used, the air-interface protocol would be Gaussian minimum shift keying (GMSK).
transmitter and receiver operating in the 800 MHz frequency band.
There are separate frequencies for the transmit path and the receive path; together these two frequencies represent a full duplex channel that normally transmits data at 4800 bps in both directions. Other standard transmission methods may alternatively be used in other standard communication systems.
512. The network 500 employs an automated roaming capability that allows the free movement of SUs 502, 504, 506 between cities and between multiple channels within a given city. This capability allows the SUs 502, 504, 506 to freely move (roam) across the country and take advantage of all the network services that are available in every locale.
The RF/NCPs 512 are high-speed computers that interconnect multiple base stations 510 with the standard ARDISOConnect Engine(s) (ACEs) 514. A number of RF/NCPs 512 are located together serving a particular geographical area, each being connected by high speed digital phone service to one of the ACEs 514, which route messages to a destination such as a customer host computer 508 that is directly connected to the network 500 by, for example, a leased telephone line or a value added network.
17 device transmission at each base station for each detected inbound data packet. Alternatively, the wireless device or the system may evaluate signal strength and report back to the RF/NCP 512. The RF/NCP then selects the best base station 510 to communicate with that particular wireless device and will send the next outbound message through that base station.
The RF/NCPs 512 also help manage the roaming capability of the network 500. SUs 502, 504, 506 can automatically move (roam) between any of the network 500 frequencies on either of the two protocols (MDC-4800 and RD-LAP 19.2), or between any of the configured network 500 layers that have been configured for in-building or on-street usage. Through periodic transmission of "channel market messages,"
each SU 502, 504 506 is provided with the most efficient service available in that area. Each RF/NCP 512 also passes information, via a high speed digital line, relating to source, destination and length of each message to an ACE 514 that enables the network 100 to do network analysis of traffic density at each base station 510.
An ACE 514, in turn, passes information back to a RF/NCP 512 concerning whether the SU 502, 504, 506 is properly registered to the network 500 and, if so, what level of service is provided to the respective subscriber 502, 504, 506. The ACEs 514 are general purpose computers that act as the heart of the network 500. The ACEs 514 route messages to the proper destination, store subscriber registration information including entitlement, and perform accounting and billing functions. The ACEs 514 also serve as a point of connectivity to, for example, host 508, perform protocol conversion, and perform network 500 troubleshooting and test functions. A plurality of ACEs 514 are interconnected through dedicated lines, with alternate paths available from each switch as a contingency measure against line interruptioris. The linking between host 508 and an ACE 514 is generally accomplished using asynchronous, bisynchronous, Systems Network Architecture (SNA), or X.25 dedicated circuits.
18 both RF/NCP 512 and host 508 connectivity. Accordingly, the various functionality performed by ACE 514 and the other one or more RF/NCPS 512, and base stations 510 may optionally be distributed in various parts/manners to those network components in accordance with alternative embodiments of the invention.
Inside every cell, the SUs 502,504,506 access the network 500 using, for example, a random access method called data sense multiple access (DSMA). Before every transmission, a SU 502,504,506 listens to a base station 510 to determine if the base station is busy. The SUs are allowed to transmit only when a base station 510 is not busy and/or have capacity to provide service.
Referring now to FIGs. 6-9, typical data flows are shown for the network 500, and are described in detail in ARDIS DataTAC 4000 Software Developers Reference Guide, Revision 2.0, January 1997. In these figures, a number in parenthesis (e. g., (1), (5), etc.) refers to that portion of the flow of a message in accordance with the present invention. FIG. 6 shows a message sent inbound from a host computer 508 to a SU 502,504,506. The host computer 508 performs compression and/or encryption on data, and is connected to the ACE 514, preferably by an application program interface (API) or standard gateway connection. As will be discussed in further detail herein, the host computer 508 sends an "IB" message header to the ACE 514, which indicates to the ACE 514 that there is an incoming message.
message to ACE 514 to indicate, for example, a successful transmission. Similarly, the RF/RNC 512 may also transmit a negative acknowledgement (NAK) message that indicates that the SU 502,504,506 may be out of range or out of service.
The base station 516 then transmits message packets from the RF/RNC 512 and optionally waits for an ACK message.
19 506 using the MDC-4800 protocol. With regard to FIG. 7a, a message is sent from the customer host 508 to the ACE 514 (601). The message can be optionally and preferably segmented into packets (e.g., "A," "B,"
"C", etc.) (602). The first packet is delivered to the RF/RNC 512 where the destination modem was registered when it was last active.
The RF/RNC 512 delivers the first packet (e.g., packet A) to base station 516z (optimal base station for delivery) (603). The base station 516z transmits the packet to a wireless modem (604), which responsively transmits an ACK packet to the base station 516z and then back to the RF/RNC 512 and ACE 514 (605, 606, 607).
Referring now to FIG. 7b, the rest of the packets (e.g., packets B, C, etc.) comprising the message are sent in sequence to the wireless modem and are acknowledged respectively (608, 609). The modem assembles the logical message and delivers it to the application (610). A message acknowledgement is delivered from the ACE 514 to the customer's server 508 (if requested by the server) (611).
FIGs. 8a and 8b, taken together, show a representative message flow from a SU 502, 504, 506 to customer host 508. A message is sent from the SU 502, 504, 506 application to a wireless modem (801). The message is segmented into packets (e.g., "A," "B," "C,", etc.) (802).
(806). Referring now to FIG. 8b, the process is repeated for the additional packets comprising the logical message (807, 808). The message is assembled, for example, at the ACE 514 (809), and subsequently sent to the application (810). The ACE 512 returns an acknowledgment to the wireless modem (811).
FIG. 9 shows a representative message flow from customer host 508 to a SU 502, 504, 506 when the SU is not available. A message is sent form the customer host 508 to the ACE 514 (901). The data message can be copied into a packet and delivered to the RF/RNC 516 where the destination modem was registered or located when it was last active (902). The RF/RNC 516 delivers the data message, for example, in packet format to base station 512z (where the last activity occurred) (903). The base station 51.2z transmits the data message to the wireless modem but does not receive an acknowledgment 5 back, and consequently tries sending the message a second time (904).
The base station that serviced the client next to last time is optionally tried initially (e.g., 512y) (905). The ACE 514 transmits a NAK packet to the customer host 508 to indicate that the message could not be delivered (if requested by the server) (906).
20 delivered, ACE 514 discards the message (1005). An error message is sent back to the wireless modem indicating that the customer host 508 is down (1006).
network 500, the secondary network 1102 can be, for example, the Bell Mobility network, and the satellite network :1106 can be, for example, the NORCOM satellite network. Other networks may alternatively, or in addition, be used. The secondary network(s) preferably has at least one host computer 508 that is connected to a gateway 1110. The host may also be optionally connected to the modem 1116 and/or routing switch 1112. Switch 1112 preferably has a functionality substantially similar to the ACE 514, which will be described herein. Modems 1114, 1116 can be utilized to connect the primary network 500 and secondary network 1102 via, for example, landline 1118.
21 Referring now to FIG. 12, a more detailed architecture of the system 1100 (and environments thereof) as cor.Ltemplated by the present invention is shown. Details of the architecture of the present invention, the manner in which messages are processed, and how SUs 502, 504, 506 transmit and receive messages between the primary network and one or more secondary networks 1102 are explained herein.
A SU 502, 504, 506 that roams between the primary network 500, the secondary network 1102, and/or a satellit:e network 1106 will preferably be registered using standard procedures and/or real-time via standard identification procedures with each respective network.
It should be further understood that the conriection of the ACE 514 to switch 1112 is perceived by the secondary network 1102 as it would any other supported connection (e.g., X.25). That is, in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, it is preferred that the ACE 514 appear as a host to a switch 1112 (or equivalent thereof) of a complementary network (e.g., 1102 and or 1106).
502, 504, 506 sends messages to and/or receives messages from a host computer 508 connected to the network 500. Host based routing is generally used for applications which require a central repository of information or on-line service. This type of routing assumes that the host computer 508 server is in a fixed location and that the host computer 508 application(s) compliments the client application --usually by providing more complex processing. It is preferred that the host computer 508 is connected to the ACE 514 through one of a variety of supported protocols (for example SNA LU6.2 or X.25). The physical connection to the ACE 514 can be, for example, a leased line.
22 control and delivery acknowledgment, and can be used with the SNA LU 6.2 and X. 25 protocols. Other standard application headers may alternatively be used that performs or provides the functionality and/or data described herein.
protocol and the MotientSM network can be found in the following documents: ARDIS Network Connectivity Guide, June 1994; DataTAC Wireless Data Networks: Application Development Guide (Doc. No. 6804111L20-A), First Edition, November 1997; DataTAC Open Protocol Specifications Standard Context Routing Release 1.0 (Doc. No. 68P04025C20-A), November 1995); ARDIS DataTAC 4000 Software Developers Reference Guide, Revision 2.0, January 1997. Other standard message headers may alternatively be used providing the functionality and/or data described herein.
502,504,506 profile, and the primary and secondary network (e. g., network (s) 500 and/or 1102 and/or 1106) information is then added to the internal ACE 514 header.
514, via line handler 1212, transmits the message to, for example, a RF/NCP 512.
If, after a predetermined number of attempts the message cannot be delivered, the network 500 returns, for example, a NAK 1214 message to the X.25 line handler 1212. The line handler 1212 then routes (indicated by arrow 1216) the NAK 1214 back to the RNC server 1210, where the RF Header is removed.
The RNC Server 1210 then routes the message back to the SU queue manager 1208, where the original message was queued. The SU queue manager 1208 then routes the message 1220 to the available secondary destination. This secondary destination could be, for example, complementary network 1102. In this case, the message is routed to the reverse SCR server 1222, which adds appropriate headers to the message so that the network 500 looks like a customer host to the complementary network 1102 and/or 1106.
Specifically, the reverse SCR server 1222 adds the appropriate IB SCR message header and forwards the messacje to the configured X.25 Line Handler 1224, which can send the message to, for example, switch 1112, which preferably views the connection as it would a standard host connection. Switch 1112 can then route the message to the network 1102 as it would any other message to the designated SU 502, 504, 506. As discussed with regard to FIG. 14, the response server 1220 is operatively communicable with the reverse SCR server 1206.
The response server 1220 manages any ACK and NAK messages between the network 500 and any complementary network(s) 1102.
24 registered SUs or customers, the secondary network may be required to have a functionality similar to the ACE 514 to enable SU 502, 504, 506 to transmit a message between the designated secondary network (e.g., 1102) and one or more other networks (e.g., 500 and/or 1106).
While the above description has focused one specific network configuration, other network configurations are possible and may be used with the present invention to implement the functionality and features described herein. For example, instead of using a host-based routing scheme as described above, the ACE 512 may also route from a first SU 502, 504, 506 to a receiving SU 502, 504, 506 in the complementary network 1102 and/or 1106, without using a host computer 1108, by using a conventional e-mail protocol such as the Post Office Protocol (e.g., POP3, POP 4, etc.) or Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP). In this case, the Reverse SCR server 1222 can utilize, for example, the POP3 and/or POP 4 and/or SMTP protocol, rather than the SCR.
In addition, a wireless transmission may be utilized between the primary network 500 and the secondary network 1102. In this case, the Reverse SCR Server 1222 can utilize, for example, the wireless Message Generator (MG) application user header, as described in the above-referenced ARDIS DataTAC 4000 Software Developers Reference Guide, Revision 2.0, January 1997. Similarly, the Reverse SCR Server 1222 can convert from a first RF protocol used by the primary network to a second RF protocol used by the secondary network 1102 and/or 1106, and/or utilize the second RF protocol when transmitting to the secondary network 1102 and/or 1106.
FIG. 13 shows a more detailed view of F'IG. 12. Customer host computer 508 may be, for example, a mainframe computer, mini computer, micro computer, and the like. It should be understood that a message can also enter the ACE 514 from the network 500 via normal message transmission as discussed with regard to FIG. 5. The normal flow from host computer 508 to SU 502, 504, 506 occurs when a X.25 line handler 1202, for example, detects an incoming message (1).
Other line handlers can also be provided (e.g., TCP/IP line handlers, LU 6.2 line handlers, and the like). Line handler information is preferably loaded as needed from database 1305. Similarly, network information is also preferably loaded at startup 1304. The line handler 1202 generally determines which protocol(s) the customer host 508 uses to communicate with the ACE 514. For example, as previously II' discussed, the customer host 508 can talk to the ACE 514 through either character SCR or binary SCR, which are protocols that allows the host to, for example, specify the receiving/destination SU.
Character SCR server 1302 reads the incoming message (2) and 5 associated SCR headers to determine what SU 502, 504, 506 the message is to be delivered to. Request server 1206 receives the message (3) and ensures that the desired SU 502, 504, 506 exists (4). In one embodiment, such information can be stored, for example, in one or more databases. For example, the SU information database 1308 can 10 store all valid SU identification numbers (II)s). The customer information database 1310 can store the type and level of service provided to each customer and/or SU, and/or data pertaining to usage fees and/or billing (6). The request server 1206 also ensures that the host computer 508 can communicate with the intended SU 502, 504, 15 506.
25 are provided (e.g., line handlers 1212 and 1212'), they receive/transmit messages on a round-robin basis, so that there is substantially equal message traffic passing over line handler 1212, 1212'. As shown, the line handlers 1212, 121:2' are operatively connected to and communicable with the RNC subnet manager 1210.
In the event the intended SU 502, 504, 506 is not available, the RF/RNC 512 will send a NAK (9) to the primary X.25 line handler 1212 and subsequently to the RNC server 1210. In the event that the primary line handler is down, the message can be sent via a secondary line handler 1212' (10). In the event the intended SU 502, 504, 506 is not available, the RF/RNC 512 can send a NAK (11) to the secondary X.25 line handler 1212' and subsequently to the SU queue manager (12).
26 available alternatives to send the message. Once another network 1102 is identified from, for example, database 1304 (13), the SU queue manager 1208 sends the message to the reverse SCR server 1222 (14) which places the message into the protocol that is utilized by the complementary network 1102. The message is then transmitted (15) by, for example, an X.25 line handler 1224 (16) to, for example, a switch 1112 associated with the complementary network(s) (shown in FIG. 11).
It is preferred that the complementary network 1102 send an acknowledgement (ACK) message (17, 18) back to the primary network 500 that indicates that the message has been successfully delivered to the desired complementary network 1102. Iri the event that the message is not successfully delivered, the SU queue manager 1208 can repeat the process with the same or another complementary network that the SU 502, 504, 506 is registered to.
502, 504, 506 in the primary network substantially covering, for example, the United States, sends an e-mail rnessage to a SU 502, 504, 506 in the secondary network substantially covering, for example, Canada, the secondary network switch 1112 (or equivalent) will recognize that the receiving SU 502, 504, 506 is registered in Canada. The secondary network switch 1112 can then transmit the message to the intended SU 502, 504, 506 via the normal secondary network transmission process.
SUs 502, 504, 506 can also use the complementary network 1102 to transmit message traffic to the primary network 500. In this case, the host 508' receives, for example, an e-mail message from a SU 502, 504, 506 in the secondary network 1102. The host 508' may also optionally be connected to another network such as the internet. Once the host 508' receives the e-mail, the host 508', preferably having substantially the same functionality as the ACE 514 as described herein, routes the message to the intended SU 502, 504, 506 in the primary network 500 via the host computer 108 and ACE as previously discussed.
27 network 500 and secondary network 1102 to the bridge have the same address.
FIG. 14 shows an overview of the inputs to, and outputs from, the reverse SCR server 1222 according to the present invention. As shown, line handler 1224 provides as input a message to the reverse SCR server 1222. The characterSCR indicates the character SCR protocol is being used. However, any other suitable communication protocol(s) can be used and practiced with the principles according to the present invention. The operational control server 1402 allows a system operator administrator to, for example, issue an auditsu command which obtains the status of the network and messages being transmitted thereon (e.g., how many messages are currently flowing over the network, types of messages, NAKs, ACKS, etc). The queue manager 1208 can provide an apm message to recipient message, which indicates a device-to-device (e.g., SU to SU) type message. The messagefromhost indicates that any type messacre has been received from a customer host 508. The hoststatus can be used to indicate, for example, the status of the modem of a host computer 508.
The response server 1226 handles all of the ACK and NAK messages between the network 500 and any complementary network(s) 1102 and/or 1106, as indicated by the outbound message response and outbound status response. The queue manager receives an indication from the reverse SCR server 1222 when messages have been transmitted (messageout) and when a message has been successfully delivered (delivered msg). Finally, the operational control server 1402 receives a message (auditsu completion) from the reverse SCR server 1402 when the audit process referred to above has been completed.
Advantageously, in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, the reverse SCR server 1222 can optionally convert the received data from a variety of data transmission protocols, and can optionally convert or obtain the correct data from a variety of data formats. For example, as illustrated in FIGs. 15a and 15b, while the same data is transmitted, a different data ordering can be used.
Thus, the reverse SCR server 1222 is equipped with different data format/communication protocols to accept the data in an appropriate manner. Alternatively, or in addition thereto, the reverse SCR server 1222 includes the capability of receiving, converting and/or transmitting different data protocols.
field 1510. Finally, the protocol may have one or more data fields 1512, which are followed by an end of packet field 1514. In FIG. 15b, the second protocol may comprise 1516 a header field 1518, followed by a routing field 1520, a sending unit ID field 1522, a receiving unit ID field, one or more data fields, and an end of packet field.
The reverse SCR server 1222 may use one or more protocol conversions to interpret and transmit the message using the different data format in FIGs. 15a and 15b from one network to another (e.g., network 500 to network 1102 and/or 1106). Reverse SCR server 1222 may optionally utilize the message header as the means or the method in determining the different data protocols to be utilized.
FIGs. 16a and 16b, taken together, is a flowchart of the process for transmitting data to a device that can communicate between two or more networks in accordance with the present invention. In step 1602, SUs are registered with the networks (e.g., primary network 500 and/or secondary network 1102 and/or satellite network 1106) in which they may communicate. The registration or cornmunication is preferably done in accordance standard registration processes for each respective network. Such registration information may be stored in the SU information database 1308, as previously discussed.
A message is then received in the primary network 1604 (e.g., network 500), after which time internal transmission and/or routing headers for the primary network are added to the message 1606, and the intended SU 502, 504, 506 that is to receive the message is registered to at least the primary network 500 and any secondary network(s) (e.g., secondary network 1102) 1608.
29 which the receiving SU 502, 504, 506 is registered 1620. Any transmission and/or routing headers for the primary network are removed, and appropriate headers for transmission to a secondary network are added 1622. The message is then delivered to a designated secondary network 1624, preferably in accordance with the information provided in a database such as SUINFO database 1308. Steps 1620, 1622 and 1624 can be repeated for each secondary rietwork to which the intended receiving SU is registered. In addition, steps 1620, 1622 and 1624 can be repeated in sequence for each network, or in parallel for each network.
message can be sent to the sending SU 502, 504, 506 that the message was not delivered.
The many features and advantages of the invention are apparent from the detailed specification, and thus, it is intended by the appended claims to cover all such features and advantages of the invention which fall within the true spirit and scope of the invention. Further, since numerous modifications and variations will readily occur to those skilled in the art, i't is not desired to limit the invention to the exact construction and operation illustrated and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the invention. While the foregoing invention has been described in detail by way of illustration and example of prefer:red embodiments, numerous modifications, substitutions, and alterations are possible without departing from the scope of the invention defined in the following claims.
adds a message transmission header in accordance with the protocol used by the secondary network; and transmits the message to the secondary network; and a switch operatively communicable with the secondary network for receiving the message transmitted by said routing switch and transmitting the message to at least one of said at least one wireless device via the secondary network.
2. The system according to claim 1, wherein said routing switch queues each message prior to transmitting to said at least one second wireless network.
3. The system according to claim 1 wherein said switch receives a negative acknowledgement message from the secondary network.
4. The system according to claim 1 wherein the first device is a wireless device registered with at least said first wireless network.
5. The system according to claim 1 wherein the first device is a non-wireless device registered with at least said first wireless network.
6. A system enabling a first device operatively communicable with at least a first wireless network to transmit a data message to at least one wireless device operatively communicable with said first wireless.
7. The system according to claim 6, wherein said routing switch queues each message prior to transmitting to said at least one second wireless network.
8. The system according to claim 6 wherein said switch receives a negative acknowledgement message from the secondary network.
9. The system according to claim 6 wherein the first device is a wireless device registered with at least said first wireless network.
10. The system according to claim 6 wherein the first device is a non-wireless device registered with at least said first wireless network.
a complementary network server for receiving the message from said routing server and adding a message transmission header in accordance with the protocol used by the secondary network; and a switch operatively communicable with the secondary network for receiving the message transmitted by said complementary network server and transmitting the message to said at least one wireless device via the secondary network.
12. The system according to claim 11, wherein said routing switch further comprises a message queue operatively communicable with at least one of said request server, said routing server, and said complementary network server that manages the flow of each message from said at least one first wireless network to said at least one second wireless network.
a second routing server for adding a radio frequency header to the message and transmitting the message to the secondary network and, after a predetermined number of transmission attempts, optionally receiving a negative acknowledgement message from the secondary network.
14. The system according to claim 11 wherein the first device is a wireless device registered with at least said first wireless network.
15. The system according to claim 11 wherein the first device is a non-wireless device registered with at least said first wireless network.
17. The system according to claim 16, wherein said routing switch further comprises a message queue operatively communicable with at least one of said request server, said routing server, and said complementary network server that manages the flow of each message from said at least one first wireless network to said at least one second wireless network.
19. The system according to claim 16 wherein the first device is a wireless device registered with at least said first wireless network.
20. The system according to claim 16 wherein the first device is a non-wireless device registered with at least said first wireless network.
a complementary network server for receiving the message from said routing server and adding a message transmission header in accordance with the protocol used by the secondary network; and at least a third line handler for receiving the message from said complementary network server and transmitting the message to the secondary network; and a switch operatively communicable with the secondary network for receiving the message transmitted by said third line handler and transmitting the message to at least one of said at least one wireless device via the secondary network.
22. The system according to claim 21, wherein said routing switch further comprises a message queue operatively communicable with at least one of said request server, said routing server, and said complementary network server that manages the flow of each message from said at least one first wireless network to said at least one second wireless network.
a second routing server for adding a radio frequency header to the message; and at least a fourth line handler for receiving the message from said second routing server and transmitting the message to the secondary network and, after a predetermined number of transmission attempts, optionally receiving a negative acknowledgement message from the secondary network.
24. The system according to claim 21 wherein the first device is a wireless device registered with at least said first wireless network.
25. The system according to claim 21 wherein the first device is a non-wireless device registered with at least said first wireless network.
27. The system according to claim 26, wherein said routing switch further comprises a message queue operatively communicable with at least one of said request server, said routing server, and said complementary network server that manages the flow of each message from said at least one first wireless network to said at least one second wireless network.
29. The system according to claim 26 wherein the first device is a wireless device registered with at least said first wireless network.
30. The system according to claim 26 wherein the first device is a non-wireless device registered with at least said first wireless network.
f) adds a message transmission header in accordance with the protocol used by at least one of the primary and secondary network to which the message has not yet been transmitted; and g) transmits the message to the at least one wireless device in network as determined in f); and a switch operatively communicable with the secondary network for receiving the message transmitted by said routing switch at at least one of e) and g).
transmitting the message to the secondary network; and receiving the message at the secondary network and further transmitting the message to at least one of said at least one wireless device via the secondary network.
33. The method according to claim 32, further comprising the step of queuing each message prior to transmitting to the at least one second wireless network.
34. The method according to claim 32 wherein the secondary network generates a negative acknowledgement message subsequent to determining that the message cannot be delivered.
35. The method according to claim 32 wherein the first device is a wireless device registered with at least the first wireless network.
36. The method according to claim 32 wherein the first device is a non-wireless device registered with at least the first wireless network.
f) adding a message transmission header in accordance with the protocol used by at least one of the primary and secondary network to which the message has not yet been transmitted; and g) transmitting the message to the at least one wireless device in network as determined in said step f).
adding a message transmission header in accordance with the protocol used by the secondary network; and transmitting the message to the at least one wireless device via the secondary network.
39. The method according to claim 38, further comprising the step of queuing messages prior to transmitting from the at least one first wireless network to the at least one second wireless network.
40. The method according to claim 38 further comprising the step of adding a radio frequency header to the message the secondary network and, after a predetermined number of transmission attempts, optionally receiving a negative acknowledgement message from the secondary network.
41. The method according to claim 38 wherein the first device is a wireless device registered with at least the first wireless network.
42. The method according to claim 38 wherein the first device is a non-wireless device registered with at least the first wireless network.
transmitting the message to the secondary network; and transmitting the message to at least one of said at least one wireless device via the secondary network.
44. The method according to claim 43, further comprising the step of queuing the message prior to transmission from the at least one first wireless network to the at least one second wireless network.
adding at the secondary network a radio frequency header to the message; and transmitting the message to the secondary network and, after a predetermined number of transmission attempts, optionally receiving a negative acknowledgement message from the secondary network.
46. The method according to claim 43 wherein the first device is a wireless device registered with at least the first wireless network.
47. The method according to claim 43 wherein the first device is a non-wireless device registered with at least the first wireless network.
a second wireless network operatively connected to, and directly communicating with, said second communication device and said first wireless network, said second wireless network receiving the data message from the first wireless network as the network destination when the data message is not to be transmitted within said first wireless network, optionally via second wireless communication and routing the data message to said second communication device as the device destination responsive to said second communication format formatted by said first wireless network.
49. The system according to claim 48 wherein the first communication device is a wireless device registered with at least said first wireless network.
50. The system according to claim 48 wherein the first communication device is a non-wireless device registered with at least said first wireless network.
a second wireless network operatively connected to, and directly communicating with, said second communication device and said first wireless network, said second wireless network receiving the data message from the first wireless network as the network destination when the data message is not to be transmitted within said first wireless network, optionally via second wireless communication and transmitting the data message to said second communication device as the device destination responsive to said second communication format formatted by said first wireless network.
52. The system according to claim 51 wherein the first communication device is a wireless device registered with at least said first wireless network.
53. The system according to claim 51 wherein the first communication device is a non-wireless device registered with at least said first wireless network.
a complimentary wireless network operatively connected to, and directly communicating with, said second communication device and said primary wireless network, said complimentary wireless network receiving the data message from the primary wireless network and routing the data message to said second communication device responsive to said second communication format formatted by said primary wireless network.
55. The system according to claim 54 wherein the first communication device is a wireless device registered with at least said first wireless network.
56. The system according to claim 54 wherein the first communication device is a non-wireless device registered with at least said first wireless network.
a complimentary wireless network operatively connected to, and directly communicating with, said second communication device and said primary wireless network, said complimentary wireless network receiving the data message from the primary wireless network and transmitting the data message to said second communication device responsive to said second communication format formatted by said primary wireless network.
58. The system according to claim 57 wherein the first communication device is a wireless device registered with at least said first wireless network.
59. The system according to claim 57 wherein the first communication device is a non-wireless device registered with at least said first wireless network.
adds a message transmission header in accordance with the protocol used by the secondary network; and transmits the message to the secondary network; and a switch operatively communicable with the secondary network for receiving the message transmitted by said switching means and transmitting the message to at least one of said at least one wireless device via the secondary network.
a complementary network server for receiving the message from said routing server and adding a message transmission header in accordance with the protocol used by the secondary network; and means for switching, operatively communicable with the secondary network, that receives the message transmitted by said complementary network server and transmits the message to said at least one wireless device via the secondary network.
a complementary wireless network operatively connected to, and directly communicating with, said second communication device and said primary wireless network, said complimentary wireless network receiving the data message from the primary wireless network and transmitting the data message to said second communication device responsive to said second communication format formatted by said primary wireless network.
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2019-04-26T12:25:58Z
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Our world today is so distressed with environmental pollution and political chaos... Sometimes I just need a place to spill my feelings..
In a villiage faraway lies a dying child.
A whale lying on a shore, dies lost and wild.
Two of many victims, in a world mad and lost.
The guilty go on living, while the innocent pay the cost.
Where is the justice for our cause, where is the mighty speaker?
The guilty keep on getting stronger, while we keep getting weaker.
Come on lets take a stand, we must fight for our heart.
We must stand for justice, we must do our part.
Dying for oil and for greed, if we get in their way.
The pollution is killing the ozone layer, now we have to pay.
We have no rights and no money, our children have lack of food.
We must sit back while the big boys play, and dig the earth for crude.
They're cutting down all the trees, the jungles are going bare.
They're poisoning the water, and pollution fills the air.
Starting wars to and fro, no future seems so great.
Let's take a stand for peace and love, before it is too late!
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2019-04-25T05:58:26Z
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http://beccas-corner.tripod.com/id21.html
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Not that long ago, I sang the praises of Ian McDonald’s Cyberabad Days over at Strange Horizons, contrasting its exuberance with the at times stilted interiority of the stories of Vandana Singh. That collection was a companion piece to McDonald’s superlative River of Gods, which also revelled in happening and high concept, barrelling along at a pace both cerebral and breathless. In an SFX review of McDonald’s latest, The Dervish House, Ian Berriman notes that McDonald has retained this “shiny precision of the airport tech-thriller”; but what most interests me about this latest novel are not the similarities it shares with River of Gods, but the two books’ many differences – and one of those is a sort of focus on interiority, on what makes us an individual, but also what makes an individual a member of a community.
I am often guilty of judging a work in light of the one preceding it in the artist’s oeuvre. This can be a poor substitute for reviewing, which should always attempt an open and honest approach to the subject. By the same token, context is essential to understanding. McDonald has long been interested in what the West may call the ‘developing’ world, but it was in River of Gods that he found a literary voice perfectly suited to his cause. Its follow-up, Brasyl, which despite my qualms also won the BSFA Award for best novel, felt to me less perfectly turned: distracted, diffuse. In some ways, The Dervish House reads like a return to the formula of River of Gods: a multiplicity of viewpoint characters, a single city, a tight time frame. Where Brasyl was expansive and elusive, shuttling backwards and forwards in relatively deep time, The Dervish House is focused, like River of Gods, on an imagined near future linked explicitly to our own moment.
Nevertheless, where the plots of McDonald’s India were straight-forward, and its characters very clearly drawn, The Dervish House tests its readers with some boldness. The first half of the novel largely refuses to connect its subplots and characters beyond walk-ons and namedrops, the second half is drawn together only lightly, at times thematically. This is the sort of effort one rarely finds in the airport techno-thriller or, for that matter, your average science fiction novel.
Adnan’s wife, Ayşe, is an art dealer (that is, a broker in the transaction between qualitative art and quantitative commerce), and is tasked by a client with unearthing the last surviving Mellified Man. In so doing, she uncovers the “sacred geometry” [pg. 259] encoded into the very heart of Istanbul by the architect Sinan, in which she finds “the great composed of the small” [pg. 265]. In other words, robust systems in The Dervish House, a novel named after the structure in which its many characters live, do not dominate, but are of, the individual – such is the source of their peculiar strength. The nanotechnology start-up of Yasar Ceylan provides a science fictional amplification of this concept: Ceylan’s technologies promise – or threaten – to revolutionise the world not through changes on the macro level, but by altering individuals at the micro. The robot toys of the nine-year-old Can can assemble and re-assemble themselves and their parts into innumerable shapes and swarms. Finally, Giorigios contends that, “The jihad is on the streets. I know, I’ve seen it. Tarikats, kadis, shaykhs;the solve problems, make the peace, keep social order, judge in a dispute.” [pg. 253] He is suggesting that the closer a system keeps to its members, the more effective it remains.
A rare example of a better US cover.
Thus the market, in which bad deals and bad companies are those which become so complex and – ha – Byzantine, that they cease to have any relation to reality: “We’re over-extended in every division to six times our capitalization,” is how one major corporation is described to Adnan. “We’re an accounting fiction.” [pg. 247] Likewise, the further the legends of the Mellified Man are removed from the original history, the more impossible they become: “Stories are all there are,” Ayşe is warned at one point. [pg. 213] She is also, however, exhorted “never [to] let your theory be exposed to vulgar empiricism” [pg. 166] – there is nobility and value in fiction and faith – but in a novel, and a world, in which moments of crisis are precipitated by an accretion of untenable untruths, it is difficult entirely to hold both possibilities in balance.
The novel begins with a quite beautiful piece of writing, in which we come into land at Istanbul in the company of a flock of birds, and arrive in the middle of a terrorist attack. If we were to search for a fault, however, McDonald at times stretches to accomodate all of his novel’s ambitions, and some characters, such as Necdet, the radicalised former drug addict, or Can, whose heart condition demands he is never exposed to sudden noise, somehow never quite find their voice or place in the novel (as distinct from the plot). Perhaps, though, this was simply my readerly enthusiasm for certain other storylines, and a concomitant impatience to know what happened next – a trick McDonald played on me with the aplomb of the, er, airport techno-thriller.
These niggles firmly aside, The Dervish House is a bold and ambitious statement which, perhaps deliberately, never quite comes together in the way River of Gods managed. Nor, perhaps, does it quite capture Turkey in the way that its predecessor captured India. This, though, is unfair to McDonald’s unrivalled facility for writing about cultures other than the Anglo-American, which despite some challenge in recent years continues to dominate science fiction written in English: when nobody does it better, it’s senseless to poke holes.
The best stab anyone in the novel has at squaring the circle of story and number is that of a Professor Budak, in conversation with Ayşe: “value as a shared asset and as something that binds together and gives identity to a community.” [pg. 181] Identity and community (and, as Adam Roberts points out in his jejune review, the interaction between the two) are the key concepts in The Dervish House, a novel which, though at times it strains against itself, never once bursts its banks. No one but Ian McDonald could have written a novel quite like this one. He’s done it again.
Seems to me that McDonald isn’t interested so much in – what many people think he’s interested in — ‘representing the developing world (Africa, India, Brazil, Turkey) through an sfnal lens’, so much as he is interested in a specific future-premised tipping point, when the as-we-call-them-today ‘developing nations’ swing their balances over to a more thorough-going ‘Westernised’ logic. Future-tech is only one of a number aspects of this. It’s why I’d be very surprised if he were ever to write a China novel; because that moment has kind-of already happened in China. So he wouldn’t be writing it as sf. Although, maybe he’d be interested in writing that.
he is interested in a specific future-premised tipping point, when the as-we-call-them-today ‘developing nations’ swing their balances over to a more thorough-going ‘Westernised’ logic.
To an extent. I think, though, that McDonald also retains an awful lot of what makes his chosen subject’s identifiably themselves, allowing them, in facing the challenges of his sfnal futures, to adopt and assimiliate Western modes of thought. I think he depicts moments of balance attained, rather than tipping points when ‘Westernisation’ emerges victorious, no?
And as for the jejune quip … I was being cute. I just can’t help it. You are indeed exceedingly june, I cannot deny it.
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2019-04-26T04:43:40Z
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https://thestoryandthetruth.wordpress.com/2010/09/17/fractal-geometry-ian-mcdonalds-the-dervish-house/
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It takes only a few steps in the iconic greeting card shop to be confronted by spooky displays although the Floppy Count Snoopula actually looks more cuddly than frightening. Still, the mysterious “Fortune-Telling Magic Mirror” and the grimacing “Scary Pumpkin Talker” are bound to stop you in your tracks.
I don’t know if it was because I had just read the recent Forbes article, “Business Schools Social Media Ranking 2013- Do You Like, Follow and Subscribe?” but I started thinking of how business schools can grab prospects’ attention and strengthen engagement in their social media campaigns.
Like Hallmark, how can business schools stop customers (MBA prospects) in their tracks when they pull up their Facebook pages or Twitter feeds?
The Forbes article argues that business schools like Harvard and Stanford are leading the way on social media. It’s not all that surprising. After all, they are brand powerhouses.
But what about all the other MBA programs out there – including smaller business schools with limited resources? How can business schools attract an active following and engage prospects online?
The real scary part of social media marketing is that there is so much information in news feeds these days that it’s difficult to stand out – especially when you have a few seconds to grab someone’s attention.
Infographics are a great way to convey a lot of data in an easy-to-read and entertaining format. Check out this example below which stands out in a news feed.
Also, note the use of hashtags to expand reach. Check out this article for more tips on how to optimize Facebook hashtags.
Increase engagement with fun contests like the one below. For added ROI, be sure to “tag” students in the photo for expanded reach.
Research shows that photos on Facebook generate 53% more likes and 104% more comments than the average post.
Note that this post follows another golden rule – keep copy succinct. In fact, posts of 80 characters or less get 23% more social interaction (comments, likes, shares) than the average according to this article in Social Media Today.
Here is another example of “thinking visually” to get noticed.
Let’s face it. Academics may be the primary reason to apply to graduate school – but it’s not the only one. Enduring friendships are formed along with an extensive network. As this article points out, emotional engagement is the key to content marketing success. So, tap into the reader’s emotions through storytelling like this great example below.
You could write a brief paragraph about all the services provided by your career office, but this list sums it up and makes a powerful statement. Notice the link back to the website for lead generation.
It’s all about connecting through common language. This does the trick nicely.
Capture attention in a busy news feed with bold colors and crisp messaging. Notice how the quote below stands out.
In our era of “humanized marketing” it’s all about showing the personality of the brand. Business school is serious business, but we can still present the knowledge and expertise of faculty in a fun and entertaining way. Doesn’t this make you want to sign up for his class?
Provide proof points in a clever and enjoyable way. This photo of an intern at Diane Sawyer’s desk speaks directly to the benefits through one compelling image. Notice how the question at the end invites engagement, as well.
Not every business school can be located in the financial capital of the world or in Silicon Valley. But that doesn’t mean that you can’t have fun with your location and promote the benefits. This captured my attention in my news feed. Who knew there were giant rubber duckies in Pittsburgh? Looks like a fun place to live and study. Note the question at the end of the post to draw readers into a conversation, too.
Great tips and examples. Looking forward to exploring which ones I can adapt to our executive MBA program!
Fantastic suggestions Barbara. Great article!
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2019-04-26T06:33:36Z
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https://mbaenrollmentstrategies.wordpress.com/2013/10/03/a-spook-tacular-mba-social-media-campaign/
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The world will be in peace. Each of us is happy within oneself. Towards that I’ll move my energy.
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2019-04-25T13:50:46Z
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https://feikaandonso.wordpress.com/about/
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The competitions were finished 3 days ago, and now I’m back in our dormitory.
As a competitor, the results were satisfying, but that was not because of our goodness! Much more powerfull competitors are expected in RoboCup2009 competitions in Austria, so we should work hard on our @Home robot.
But we had a great time in 3D simulation league. The competitions were held smoothly, and this year we used Fedora 10 in this league. 🙂 (That’s not so surprising when you can find me among the organizers of this league 😛 ).
Currently, Fedora is one of the best platforms for a RoboCupper, specially as some of the official packages are in Fedora repositories. While our Fedora Robotics SIG is inactive for awhile, and there is no Fedora Robotics Spin yet; but packages such as rcssserver (2D simulation server), rcssserver3d & simspark (3D simulation server) and player are already in Fedora. I hope we can make more progress soon.
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2019-04-21T01:11:34Z
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Editable after ingest in "System Other Identifier Label" field of Resource Description form.
Identifies the type of external record identifier supplied in the System Other Identifier column. Valid types include "issue number", "matrix number", "music publisher", and "video recording identifier".
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2019-04-20T13:06:11Z
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https://wiki.dlib.indiana.edu/pages/diffpagesbyversion.action?pageId=520424520&selectedPageVersions=138&selectedPageVersions=139
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March | 2014 | Niblick's Signs of Intelligent Life–or Not!
In late 2012, after losing my job in digital marketing, I decided to pull my avocation out front and make it my vocation. Hence the start of First Impressions Video. If you are a follower of this blog, you might tune in over there and if you’d like to see samples, let me know and I’ll direct you to my Vimeo site.
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new to dogwood & poppy: storage with a side of snark. for those of us have been accused of having too much crap and/or leaving it all over the place.
i created this one-of-a-kind upcycled tray from a thrift store find (the silver plate tray) with some paper, stickers, and ink. i decoupaged the paper onto the tray, added the stickers and then stamped it so that it reads: “yes, but it’s MY crap”. then i sealed it, so you can wipe it down with a damp cloth when needed.
the tray measures 9.5wide x 5.75high and is about half an inch deep. that’s a lot of room for crap! it’s available at my etsy store for $22 USD plus shipping & handling.
sorry, the tray does not come with my crap; you have to supply your own. the necklace doesn’t come with the tray either, but you can buy it through my etsy store if you want.
Entry filed under: storage. Tags: crap, dogwood and poppy, edgy, environmentally friendly, green, handmade, new jalopy, one-of-a-kind, snarky, storage, unique, upcycled.
i got my stamp! my business cards came!
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2019-04-21T14:26:11Z
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“In the space which thought creates around itself, there is no love. This space divides man from man, and in it is all the becoming, the battle of life, the agony and fear. Meditation is the ending of this space, the ending of the me. Then relationship has quite a different meaning, for in that space which is not made by thought, the other does not exist, for you do not exist.
Meditation then is not the pursuit of some vision, however sanctified by tradition. Rather it is the endless space where thought cannot enter. To us, the little space made by thought around itself, which is the me, is extremely important, for this is all the mind knows, identifying itself with everything that is in that space. And the fear of not being is born in that space. But in meditation, when this is understood, the mind can enter into a dimension of space where action is inaction. We do not know what love is, for in the space made by thought around itself as the me, love is the conflict of the me and the not-me. This conflict, this torture, is not love.
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2019-04-25T10:05:54Z
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https://fiercelove.wordpress.com/tag/meditation/
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the heartbeat of a word.
Let me hold you; let me carry this with you.
as He speaks life into and over us.
Am I speaking hatred and anger?
Am I speaking frustration and disappointment?
Am I building up or tearing down?
our words have life, too.
I am taking a comp exam tomorrow morning, and I need to review for that…that’s what’s up.
a colleague of mine introduced me to a new song, a new group, just the other day.
Lennon and Maisy sing a song titled, “That’s What’s Up”.
I look forward with hope.
I will trust, I will trust, I will trust in You!
I was watching my friends’ little peanut the other day.
closed the lid, pushed it to the back of the table, and declared that that was “enough for today”.
Ok, perhaps the sentence wasn’t complete, but I knew what she was saying.
My little poofy-haired friend has great wisdom.
I am wondering how many times I need to tell myself (or listen to God whispering), “that’s enough for today”?
“…I always have more than enough. He offers a resting place for me in his luxurious love.
His tracks take me to an oasis of peace, the quiet brook of bliss.
That’s where he restores and revives my life.
Lord, even when your path takes me through the valley of deepest darkness, fear will never conquer me, for you already have!
So why would I fear the future?
God is enough for today.
grace is enough for today.
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2019-04-21T19:15:08Z
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When trying to understand how a product becomes the focus of IRS scrutiny it helps to know its history. In the case of plans that fall under Internal Revenue Code Section 79, that history is complex. Insurance companies, agents, financial planners, and others have pushed abusive 419 and 412i plans for years. They claimed business owners could obtain large tax deductions. Insurance companies, agents and others earned very large life insurance commissions in the process.
Eventually, the IRS cracked down on the unsuspecting business owners. Not only did they lose the tax deductions, but they were also fined, in addition to being charged penalties and interest. A skilled CPA with extensive IRS experience could usually eliminate the penalties and reduce the fines. Most accountants, tax attorneys and others, however, have been unsuccessful in accomplishing this.
After the business owner was assessed the fines and lost his tax deduction, he had another huge, unforeseen problem. The IRS then came back and fined him a huge amount of money for not telling on himself under IRC 6707A. If you participate in a listed or reportable transaction, you must alert the IRS or face a large fine.
In essence, you must alert the IRS if you were in a transaction that has the possibility of tax avoidance or evasion. Not only must you file Form 8886 telling on yourself, but the form needs to be filed properly, and done every year that you are in the plan in any way at all, even if you are no longer making contributions.
The IRS directions about preparing the form are vague, especially if the form is filed late. They presume a timely filing. In addition, many states also require forms to be filed.
“For example, if you work in New York State and manage to properly fill out the Federal form, but do not file the State form, you may still get fined,” says Wallach, adding that he only knows of two people that know how to properly prepare and file the forms, especially forms being filed late. As an expert witness in such cases, Lance Wallach’s side has never lost.
The result of the all of the above was many lawsuits against insurance companies, including Hartford, Pacific Life, Indianapolis Life, AIG, and Penn Mutual, to name just a few. Agents, accountants, and attorneys were also successfully sued.
Lately, insurance companies, agents, accountants, and others have been selling captive insurance and Section 79 scams. The motivations are exactly the same. They push large tax deductions for business owners. There are also huge commissions for salespeople, though this is usually mentioned only in passing, if at all.
Anyone participating in a listed or reportable transaction must properly file Form 8886 or face large IRS fines. A listed transaction is any transaction specifically identified as such by published IRS guidance, or one substantially similar to that transaction. A reportable transaction is any transaction that has the potential for tax avoidance or evasion.
“In my experience, the desire to avoid taxes is usually the principal and sometimes the only reason why people participate in Section 79, captive insurance, or 419 plans. That is why I generally take the position that virtually everyone participating in one of these arrangements should properly file Form 8886, if only protectively as a precaution,” says Wallach.
If you do not properly file Form 8886, there is no Statute of Limitations. That means the IRS can come back and fine you many years later. Anyone that wants to risk an IRS audit by utilizing a captive insurance or Section 79 scam should, at the very least, engage a competent professional to file 8886 forms. By filing protectively and properly, the Statute of Limitations starts running and you avoid the very large IRS penalties under 6707A.
Never utilize directions from a plan promoter or salesman as to how to fill out 8886 forms. They would only be attempting to protect themselves, and doing so could result in you being fined. Lance Wallach stated that he knows of many examples of this happening, including a plan promoter who assisted almost 200 business owners in preparing and filing 8886 forms. All of them got fined for improper preparation of the forms.
The two people that have been successful in filing 8886 forms for business owners have had numerous conversations with IRS personnel. They get the impression that it is almost impossible for an accountant, tax attorney, or anyone else to properly prepare and file the forms. One of them, who spent 35 plus years with the IRS, has also been successful in fighting the IRS on penalties and fines assessed against business owners who participate in these plans, though the IRS publicly claims that you cannot appeal the fine under 6707A.
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2019-04-22T22:59:35Z
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https://section79.wordpress.com/2015/08/18/internal-revenue-code-section-79-plans-and-captive-insurance-history/
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When a photographer is out in the field, she must think on how best to shoot. My number one influence is light. Then I consider what I plan on shooting. Combining those two situations, I then proceed on how best to shoot.
I recently viewed a short video by Scott Kelby, a well known and very well respected photographer, explaining how best to take landscape shots. His advice was to shoot at an aperture of 22 and on a tripod. For a sunset yes I would consider this advice but for most other occasions, I adjust my shooting methods according to light and what I am capturing.
If I had the means to hire someone to carry my tripod and other lenses too, that would be great. Or if I was as strong as “The Rock” I would be able to carry everything upon my person. Since neither situation applies to me, I have to consider me and my needs when I plan on hiking around in a forest for hours.
I use common sense. I deploy what works best for me. I also am presently shooting with stacked filters on my lens, which in of itself steps down the shutter speed. Shooting at an aperture of 22 (very small opening which means less light coming into the lens) is out of the question. It will decrease the EV (exposure value) dramatically, therefore directly decreasing shutter speed. That would give me an impossible shutter speed to shoot while hand holding my camera.
I normally shoot landscape using a low aperture (large opening meaning more light) and attempt to get a slow shutter speed which to me is anything under 1/80th of a second. I can get as low as 1/6th of a second while hand holding my camera and lens, but that takes a lot of concentration. My intention is creating a soft look to my images. I will not, however, be lugging around my heavy tripod when I am traipsing around in a forest. My camera with lens and perhaps one spare lens is more then enough to carry. I also carry a bottle of water on my person. Even in cold weather, yes I do get thirsty out there.
Listening to professional photographers’ advice is all and good, yet to develop one’s own unique style is more important then copying someone else’s style. For this reason I shy away from “how to” books for the most part, because I am of the mind I like to discover my own way when I shoot. Oh yes I do refer to photography books when I want to brush up on how to do something that I’ve honestly forgotten how to or learning something new. I aim for the relevant information, and then fly by my own steam.
For those of you who find yourself behind a camera, I highly encourage you to develop your own style. Yes I do give hints how I shoot yet nonetheless, don’t copy me. Apply what I say if it speaks to you but do one better then that. Throw in something of your very own to make how you shoot uniquely yours. Does that make sense to you? Does to me.
All pictures seen here were taken in Reinstein Woods Nature Preserve Park. That day I actually started driving towards the park without my camera, with the intention only to go for a walk. Yet, I turned my car around to head back home because I just knew I would SO regret leaving my camera behind. And I was right. If I had not turned around to get my camera, these images would not exist. I don’t know about you, but I am extremely happy I decided to get my camera.
The photos and the intention behind it.
You had me at “light”.
However you’re doing it, you’re doing it right. Beautiful as always, Amy.
That soft look of images is amazing. You are amazing with your lens.
Truly gorgeous impressions, Amy. ❤ And what a beautiful new name for your blog! ❤ I was not aware of the change of name of your blog until I read your comment, sorry for being so ignorant.
Incredibly photography skills, observation, and knowledge… you have! 1/6 sec hand held, unbelievable.
When I travel I don’t normally have time or a chance to think⋯ but do quick clicks, though I’ve tried to learn about camera settings, like F, SS, ISO etc.
Yes, Amy, I really can handhold at 1/6th of a second. I don’t do it a lot because as I stated, it takes a LOT of concentration. When I do landscape shots I have the leisure to THINK. Wildlife no …. you better hope you are set up right to click fast. I’m not traveling right now so there too I suppose you’d better hope you’ve planned right to shoot fast when needed. I too have learned about camera settings by shooting on manual mode mostly. It’s fun to know I am in control of the camera and not the other way around.
I agree with you about finding your own style rather than taking photographs which are very much like other people’s. Personally I think your macro close-up work is head and shoulders better than landscapes, just because everybody does landscapes and there’s only so many ways of approaching the task. But when you photograph a piece of ice or a tiny leaf, the final result will be 100% yours, because nobody else has ever bothered with it. You were the only person to see anything of value in it.
Each and every photo is amazing. The details are absolutely stunning, Amy!!
I love your soft landscapes. You have a definite subject in a nicely visible setting. It’s the perfect balance.
I like this post (and these photos) very much, Amy. You have to find what works for you and what leads to your idea of a good image. You always impress us with your effort.
Stunning work which really shows your beautiful & powerful soul.
Takami, wow, thank YOU! I am always astounded when another really good photographer recognizes my talent. I’m humbled to say the least.
Although there are many issues/challenges that come with social media, when used properly, it allows us to cross paths with wonderful folks 🙂 ❤ I'm so glad our paths could cross like this via wordpress. All best wishes always!
Takami, I could not agree with you more about maintaining humility. I am in awe of what Mother is allowing, and yes I am saying allowing, me to photograph. And I am in awe of myself for what I am doing with my camera. I seem to have found a magical door to the Other Kingdom which I do not ever take that privilege lightly. I love the way you describe humility. It’s exactly how I feel too!
Also …. I am learning ALL the time. For example what you can do with birds gives me SO much stress cuz it is downright difficult for me at this time. I need practice and to have my camera settings set in such a way I am ready to shoot on a dime’s notice. This is why I would love to have 2 camera bodies on the field. When I am shooting landscape I am using filters not suitable for birds and I am using settings not suitable for fast moving objects. In the time it takes for me to stop to change settings, change filters, the shot is gone. You know what I mean. You gotta be ready with birds!
What a lovely conversation! I enjoy immensely getting to know the person behind the pictures. Some photographers, myself included, tend to “hide” behind the camera. It’s just lately I’ve found the confidence to show myself more. And it looks like you are doing the very same thing. Good for you!!
Light is the most important thing in photography.
Like you, I could walk for hours in the forest so much I love it.
I don’t like photographing in front of other people or with people around, Yoshimi. So I head to places that hopefully will not be crowded. This past summer I did manage to get over my crowd shyness to shoot, even to the point of attracting a crowd of people around me watching what I was doing. I still didn’t get nervous because I was so wrapped up in what I was shooting.
I say good for you for developing your own unique technique. I actually saw a young woman this past summer with a laptop, tripod, camera and lens and a huge backpack to which I had to ask myself, “How in the world does she even enjoy herself?” Talk about a beast of burden! No way! Not me!
It is not after walking around with very big equipment or the most expensive material that you are the best photographer, it is safe.
I always say that I prefer a photograph that is not perfect and even with a few minor flaws that a “flat” photograph and for which we feel absolutely nothing.
this lens, the 18-250 mm is very bright. I no longer work with a flash (which I have just sold).
Then, I do not have the financial means for several objectives, so this one is really perfect for me.
Fantastic pictures and each one is better than the other, Amy. Too good and the light too is perfect.
Yes absolutely Amy. Welcome and blessings to you too dear.
Beautiful landscapes and beautiful details/close ups of nature.
Beautiful! I love the close up on the open seed pod. That’s my favorite in this collection. Something about it makes my heart sing.
I look forward to cruising through all I have missed.
Oh my goodness, Mark! I had just been thinking about you not 2 to 3 days ago, missing you and hoping you were all right. And here you are! I had no plans on answering any more comments today … But! When I saw you I just had to talk to you. LONG story short, I’ve been through a lot while you were away and my gas tank is about on empty come late afternoon. The good news is, by honoring my body, I’m regaining my stamina and strength!
A very Merry Christmas to you and yours as well. May the coming year bring your dreams to you and above all else, Love. My camera is blessed and I am so humbled and so grateful that Mother is working so closely with me that when I open that Magic Door to Her Kingdom, we seem to merge into ONE Being.
I feel tbe same way Amy. Im happy to learn technical tips and practical use information is helpful, but when it comes to creating, I like to find my own way. To me that is what makes it art.
I’ve discovered when word gets out you can be trusted,(and believe me I’ve actually witnessed this), the animals and yes some birds will pose. Right now the star of one of the parks I go to is a Red Tail Hawk who is quite the ham. He allows photographers to get extremely close, something I have never seen before. What an honor! And what a feeling to have this majestic bird of prey allow you to come close. Way cool!
The birds spread the word. In Florida I was the lizard queen. If. Isent outside they showed up. It was awrsome.
Oh wow!! I’m just getting acquainted with the birds now. This is SO exciting!!
Hawks are amazing. And so familial.
Ok. I can’t wait to see it!
Absolutely love the detail in those close up shots. Great work!!
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2019-04-21T16:35:16Z
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(CNN) — It's 5:55 p.m. on a warm summer evening on Hanami-Koji Street in Kyoto's historic Gion district. A dozen or so camera-clutching tourists line both sides of the cobblestone road, waiting for that magical moment.
A single apprentice geisha emerges from a nearby taxi. The crowd descends, timidly at first, like a pack of wildlife photographers on safari not wanting to frighten their prey, all angling for a perfect picture. Her bright red lips turn up into a small smile as tourists tap shutters and smart phones, but she doesn't stop, instead gracefully making her way into a nearby tea house.
The crowd is pleased. They've ticked off an item on their Kyoto "must see" list.
Such scenes are a nightly occurrence in Gion, with its traditional wooden machiya houses. Though geisha can be found throughout Japan, the former Imperial capital Kyoto (794-1869) is considered the birthplace of geisha culture.
Contrary to unsavory myths, geisha -- or "geiko" as they're called in Kyoto dialect -- are actually professional entertainers hired to perform and interact with guests during dinners and other occasions.
Self-described geisha fanatic Avi Lugasi is the founder and managing director of Windows to Japan, a high-end travel company based in Kyoto.
Fluent in Japanese and a Kyoto resident for nearly 20 years, he often assists clients who want to photograph geisha on the city streets or experience an evening with them.
"Generally speaking, paparazzi is the name of the game," says Lugasi, adding that tourists should keep in mind that the geisha they see are usually on their way to work and not being paid by the tourism board as some local mascot. "Geisha are aware that they are a special and unique aspect of the Japanese culture and subject to interest so it is a part of their lives, but people need to respect them too."
This means you shouldn't block their way by standing in front of them when they're walking.
"Take photos from the side or back, but leave their path open," says Lugasi.
Kiku, which means "chrysanthemum" in Japanese, has been a geisha for 10 years. She tells CNN that she understands tourists' interest in geisha, just as she'd be interested in traditional or cultural elements typical to any country she visits.
"However all the attention can be bothersome at times, as geisha are only human and not objects," she says. "So we would appreciate our privacy being respected by not having our photo taken when we are walking with a guest or aren't on the way to work."
She adds that it would be nice if people asked if they can take a photo and not just go crazy, shooting photos as they run after them, as has happened to her many times.
CNNGo gains incredible insight into the country's Geisha culture on the island of Hokkaido.
Most geiko who live in Kyoto's hanamachi (geisha neighborhoods) head out at about 5:45 p.m. to their evening engagements, which makes this the best time to see them.
"For good photo results, one should look at the background behind the geisha," says Lugasi, himself an avid geisha photographer.
"People tend to concentrate on the geisha and forget about the background, which can affect any shot."
Gion, with its many traditional machiya buildings, is probably the most popular place for photographing geisha in Japan.
"It also has beautiful preserved architecture, which gives the feeling of how Kyoto used to look in the past, so it's very photogenic," adds Lugasi.
All geisha attend a special school throughout their careers, where they go through rigorous training in traditional Japanese arts, such as tea ceremony, flower arrangement and various musical instruments.
But a maiko apprentice needs to study for at least five years before she's considered skilled and mature enough to become a full-fledged geiko.
"There are two easy ways to distinguish between maiko and geisha," says Lugasi. "Maiko will have decorations like flowers in her hair, which geiko will not. From behind, the maiko's obi (kimono belt) is long and stretches down almost to the floor while the geiko's obi is folded into a square shape on her back."
Also, Lugasi says maiko will sometimes wear high platform wooden okobo (slippers) while geiko will always wear flat ones, called zori.
After seeing the beautiful, graceful geisha in action, many tourists want to get in on the action. And plenty do.
On a visit to Kyoto prefecture's Sagano bamboo forest, several women could be spotted walking around in kimonos, some in full makeup. Given the city's history and status as one of Japan's top centers of traditional culture, some Japanese women we spoke with said it's fun to come to Kyoto to get dressed up in the traditional Japanese style.
A few studios in Kyoto will even give tourists full geisha and maiko makeovers, also setting them up with a photographer to follow them through the streets of Gion to snap a few glamor shots.
For example, Aya Studio in Gion offers a variety of packages ranging in price starting at 12,340 yen ($112), depending on how many photographs you want taken.
The full experience at Maiko Henshin costs 40,000 yen ($362) and includes photos in a garden, studio, tea room and rickshaw. This one lasts about four hours.
Multiple Kyoto tour guides and hotel staff share stories of tourists being delighted to meet a friendly geisha in the street, only to learn she was actually a costumed tourist from Hong Kong, Tokyo or Taiwan.
Lugasi says if the geisha or maiko is overly friendly and posing on the road, chances are she's not the real deal.
"First, consider the area where you see her," he says. "If it is in the Kiyomizu area and the streets around it, then she's probably a 'studio' geisha. Also, the 'geisha for a day' will usually walk around, take lots of photos and agree to stop for you to take her picture.
"Real geisha do not usually do that. Real geisha, when dressed up, are on the way to work or on the way back so do not have time in spare."
He says the quality of the white makeup is another good indicator of authenticity -- a real geisha's face will be refined and smooth.
But will your legions of Instagram followers know the difference? Probably not.
As Gion was the scene of much of the drama in "Memoirs of a Geisha" -- the popular novel and film that reignited global interest in geisha culture -- it's not surprising that many tourists want to visit the area. But Kyoto geisha Kiku says the real lives of geisha are nothing like the ones depicted on screen.
"It's complete fiction and Hollywood entertainment that does not at all represent the world of geisha," she says.
"In that sense the film made our lives more difficult as people come with many misconceptions so we need to explain how our world is not what people saw in the movie."
The old school way to meet a geisha is to simply book yourself an evening at an ochaya (tea house). Not cheap, but certainly the most authentic geiko experience.
Traditionally, access to high-end geisha experiences in tea houses (also referred to as banquet halls) is gained through connections only. But those willing to cough up the cash -- usually starting from 100,000 yen (about $906) -- will find it's possible to buy their way through the doors.
Historic Ichiriki Ochaya has been around for more than 300 years. Famous for bringing in the top geisha in Kyoto, it's among the most challenging to get into.
Concierges in Kyoto's five-star hotels and luxury ryokan (inns) are usually able to set up evenings for those who want to experience geisha entertainment at a Kyoto restaurant. Lugasi says he offers different geisha experiences for clients who book a complete tour with Windows on Asia.
"The most common experience is a private meeting and dinner where the guests will spend 90 minutes to two hours with a geisha, see her dance and ask her directly (usually with translation) about her life, her choices and her art, while also taking photos with her and playing typical geisha games," he says.
For a budget experience, there's always Gion Corner, a contrived one-stop shop for geisha entertainment open nightly from 6 p.m. that panders to tourists with tea ceremonies, puppets, flower arrangement, music and dancing. The price of this one is ¥3,150 (about $28) per adult. On the upside, you won't have to hang out in the streets like a celeb-stalking paparazzi.
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http://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/geisha-hunting-kyoto/index.html
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This is a product review for vinyl mustache decals. These things are so cool, I haven’t decided quite what to do with them yet, but I have a million ideas! I am thinking the closet door in my bathroom would be a great place. Just for the sake of review, I placed one on the bottom bowl part of my pedestal sink, just to see how it would wear. Well, it didn’t peel or crack or move at all! Then when I removed it, it came right off. That is so awesome! The website http://www.vinyldisorder.com/ are the ones that made them, and they can custom make any wall decal that you want! So awesome! You really should check them out for yourself. I am thinking getting some made with the families names on them to put on the walls in the living room, or the doors to our rooms.
These don’t have to just be limited to going on walls though. Think bicycles, the front or back of your car, really just about any surface!
Go to the website http://www.vinyldisorder.com/ and dream up yours today!
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2019-04-20T08:27:42Z
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https://lindasue1979.wordpress.com/category/vinyl-disorder/
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Dancers and artists have always used clothing and lighting creatively to accentuate their movements and enhance their performance, and now Orphe — a smart shoe system from No New Folk — will enable them to do both at the same time.
Orphe is a creative, smart wearable for artists and performers that uses 9-axis motion sensors and nearly 100 serially-controlled LED lights, putting an entire light show at the wearer’s feet. The shoes use a wireless module to connect the performer’s movements to the light and sound elements in their show via a tablet: the LED lights can either react to music and movement or, inversely, the movement can control musical elements.
Users interact with the technology via an online platform, designing custom illuminations which they can upload wirelessly to the technology embedded in the soles of the shoes. They can then share the designs they create with a community of other wearers. In this way, the company hope that innovative users will help them develop and expand the technology’s creative possibilities.
Orphe are currently crowdfunding on Indiegogo. Pledgers can pre-order a pair of shoes in black or white along with the software for USD 299. No New Folk have already fulfilled their USD 30,000 goal and expect to complete the first orders in February 2016. Is there other wearable tech which could be adapted and integrated into the creative arts?
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2019-04-23T02:33:04Z
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https://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/advisor/post/116317290917/img-width-310-height-185
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Shan, This is a fantastic analogy (publishing = space flight) and message. Enjoying the process will make the journey more rewarding is something to keep in mind.
Another excellent piece. I hope more people discover your writing. I’m enjoying your blog.
And I just watched the video you shared. Very interesting.
A small detail that jumped out at me was the way the narrator pronounced “competent”, at the 3:25 point. “Com-PED-ent”. That’s different from how we say it in Canada, that being “COM-peh-tent”.
I hope that you noticed that the photo atop The Flavour of Flavia shows the old cemetery in Halifax.
I wondered where it was! I haven’t been to Halifax – my dad’s family ended up in BC, so I’ve mostly spent my time on the west coast – but it’s on my list to visit. It looks like a beautiful place.
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https://getoutoftherecliner.wordpress.com/2018/05/24/the-astronaut-attitude/
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Nineteen weeks to go . . . I’m drawn to the bag side, ha ha ha haaaaaaa!
Oh well, I’m thirty minutes late! I didn’t get my project in on time. It was due on the twenty-seventh; however, I made my first Sweetpea Pod. I used Craftsy’s video tutorial The One-Zip Way, with Jane Hawley. I love her zipper technique. I’ve decided to make another one.
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2019-04-19T18:48:38Z
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← Dementia and Palliative Care – A Good Fit?
Julie Ling, CEO European Association for Palliative Care, and Sheila Payne, Emeritus Professor, International Observatory on End of Life Care, Lancaster University, UK, invite you to a Special EAPC Seminar organised jointly with the PACE project – Palliative Care for Older People in Care and Nursing Homes in Europe.
On Friday 25 May 2018, within the 10th EAPC World Research Congress in Bern (24 to 26 May 2018), the EAPC and the European Union (EU)-funded PACE project are organising an evening seminar (from 6pm-9pm) where we will explore state-of-the-art palliative care for older people in a range of settings and from a global perspective.
The seminar brings together outstanding international experts and researchers to discuss international evidence on palliative care for older people. The speakers include: Sean Morrison (USA), Deborah Parker (Australia), Richard Harding (UK focusing on Africa), and Lieve Van den Block (Belgium). The seminar will be chaired by Sheila Payne (UK) who will guide the discussions and debates about quality of care in nursing and care homes throughout Europe and globally. Finally, a panel of experts will also share their views on how to improve palliative care for older people and provide an opportunity for debate.
We anticipate a lively session with plenty of ways in which attendees can participate. The session represents an exciting opportunity to hear from leading investigators who will systematically assess the evidence on strategies to improve quality of care and to promote greater impact in nursing homes on quality of care, dying and bereavement support for older residents and their families.
PACE is a European-funded project (FP7, 2014-2019) comparing the effectiveness of palliative care for older people in care or nursing homes in Europe and aims to advise policy-makers on optimal palliative care practices. PACE compares the effectiveness of healthcare systems with and without formal palliative care structures in care or nursing homes in six EU countries (Belgium, Finland, Italy, The Netherlands, Poland and the UK). It also used a cluster randomised controlled trial to investigate the impact of an educational and development intervention called ‘PACE Steps to Success’ aimed at integrating palliative care in care or nursing homes’ structures, on patient, family and staff outcomes and on cost-effectiveness.
If you are interested in palliative care for older people, this seminar is the place to learn about the current research and practice, in different settings as well as different parts of the world, and to meet some of the current leaders in this field.
The seminar is open to both people attending the Congress and also to those living locally who can register for this session alone. We look forward to seeing you there. If you require further information, please contact EAPC head office or to register follow the links below.
PACE Project website (includes resources and a video overview of the project by Prof Dr Lieve Van den Block).
Read earlier posts from PACE on the EAPC Blog.
10th EAPC World Research Congress website.
Register for the EAPC World Research Congress here.
Register for the PACE seminar only (without attending the EAPC World Research Congress), click here. Or email Geertje Van Duijnhoven.
Location of the seminar: Kursaal Bern (Kursaal Arena), Kornhausstrasse 3, 3000 Bern 22.
For latest updates on the 10th EAPC World Research Congress, read an earlier post on the EAPC Blog.
This entry was posted in EAPC World Research Congresses, PACE and tagged 10th EAPC World Research Congress, PACE, palliative care for older people. Bookmark the permalink.
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2019-04-22T14:52:30Z
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https://eapcnet.wordpress.com/2018/03/28/global-views-on-palliative-care-for-older-people-priorities-in-research-and-clinical-practice/
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Further testing of Silverplate B-29 aircraft and Thin Man and Fat Man bomb shapes was carried out at Muroc Army Air Field in March and June 1944. Testing shifted to Wendover Army Air Field, Utah, in October. Project Y controlled the scheduling and contents of the tests, which were carried out by the Flight Test Section of the 216th Army Air Forces Base Unit as Project W-47. The tests were supervised by Ramsey until November, when Commander Frederick Ashworth became Parson's head of operations, and assumed responsibility for the test program. The test bombs were assembled by the 216th Army Air Forces Base Unit's Special Ordnance Detachment. Tests continued until the end of the war in August 1945. At first only the Ordnance Division's fuse and delivery groups were involved, but as the tests became more detailed, and live explosives were incorporated into the test bombs, other groups were drawn into the test program.
In all, Project Alberta consisted of 51 Army, Navy and civilian personnel. Army personnel were two officers, Nolan and First Lieutenant John D. Hopper, and 17 enlisted men from the Manhattan Project's Special Engineer Detachment. Navy personnel were Parsons, Ashworth, Lieutenant Commander Edward C. Stephenson, Lieutenant (junior grade) Victor A. Miller, and eight ensigns. The remaining 17 were civilians. The 1st Technical Service Detachment, to which the personnel of Project Alberta were administratively assigned, was commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Peer de Silva, and provided security and housing services on Tinian.
Manhattan Project and United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) officials agreed in December 1944 that operations would be based in the Mariana Islands, and the following month Parsons and Ashworth held a conference with USAAF officers to discuss the logistics of establishing such a base. In February 1945, Ashworth traveled to Guam bearing a letter for Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz informing him of the Manhattan Project.Up to this point it had been expected that the 509th Composite Group would be based on Guam, but Ashworth was struck by the congestion in the harbor and the shortage of construction units there. USAAF suggested that he take a look at Tinian, which had two good airfields, and was 125 miles (201 km) further north, an important consideration for potentially overloaded aircraft. Ashworth toured Tinian with the island commander, Brigadier General Frederick V. H. Kimble, who recommended North Field. Ashworth agreed, and had Kimble hold them for future use.
Although Project Alberta had no attack orders, it proceeded with the plan to have the Little Boy ready by 1 August 1945 and the first Fat Man ready for use as soon as possible after that. In the meantime, a series of twelve combat missions were flown between 20 and 29 July against targets in Japan using high-explosive Pumpkin bombs. Project Alberta's Sheldon Dike and Milo Bolstead flew on some of these missions, as did the British observer Group Captain Leonard Cheshire. One serious incident occurred when a Pumpkin bomb was released in the bomb bay of the B-29 Strange Cargo while it was taxiing. The bomb fell through the closed bomb bay doors onto the taxiway. The aircraft and bomb came to a halt in a shower of sparks, but fire fighters doused the plane and the bomb in foam, and the bomb did not explode. The aircraft had to be jacked up to remove the bomb.
Project Alberta's scientific and technical personnel departed Tinian for the United States on 7 September. Kirkpatrick and Ashworth remained behind to supervise the disposal of Manhattan Project property. Project Alberta was then discontinued. Most of its personnel were transferred to the new Z Division, which began moving to Sandia Base.
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2019-04-21T16:24:34Z
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Alberta
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On the weekend, I went to Sea World here on the Gold Coast.
For the first time in seven years, and the first time since we moved back here three years ago.
And I still had to be dragged away from the polar bear exhibit kicking and screaming (well, almost!) because, damn it, I just freakin' love polar bears!
Yes, that is me giggling and laughing on the vid. Having a totally random conversation about polar bears and tumble turns with a little kid beside me, because we were both one with the squee.
Because OMGWTF . . . Polar Bear!!!!
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2019-04-20T23:00:36Z
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https://nephthys-abode.livejournal.com/54978.html
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The Corps of Engineers wore a castle in a wreath on the front of either the Jeff Davis (Hardee) hat or forage cap (kepi). Unlike other wreaths, the engineer's insignia was formed from two types of leaves. On the left side of the insignia is palm and the right laurel. The silver castle could be embroidered or of metal. The design of a castle in a wreath was first used in 1840 and continued in use through the Civil War until 1895 when separate branch insignia were replaced by a national emblem, the seal of the United States, on officers' hats.
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http://howardlanham.tripod.com/link7.htm
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And here I am again with a more specifically Higher Dark video. Talking about Joy, what is it really and how is Dark Joy, or just joy, experienced by Dark people a little different from what usually comes to mind? I also offer later in the video suggestions on things you might be experiencing in your life that are keeping you from having joy or just having more enjoyment of life than you already do. If anyone has kept up with this blog or has read through the archives recently, you’ll find some of the beginning is rehash, but I think I kept it fresh for the most part.
If you feel inspired by this, please visit my YouTube channel, like and subscribe, if you would, to help promote the channel and leave a comment about what you got from the video. Every little bit helps. Thanks in advance!
Would love your comments as always: What makes you feel joyful, excited, enthusiastic, or just optimistic that’s a little off the beaten mainstream path?
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2019-04-21T22:40:04Z
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https://rachelhwhite.wordpress.com/2017/07/24/dark-joy-video-blog/
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You may have never heard of the Zadko Telescope at the University of Western Australia before now but chances are, you won’t soon forget it. This month, the Zadko captured the unimaginable, an event that occurred before our earth and sun were even in existence. 12 billion light years away (and to put that into perspective, just one light year is equal to 5,865,696,000,000 – that’s 5.8 trillion – miles!), a massive black hole was born from the remnants of a dying star.
The resulting explosion, one so distant that it took 12 billion years for its light to reach our telescopes, was one so unfathomably powerful that the light was equivalent to roughly a billion of our suns huddled together for just a blink in time. Over the course of several minutes, UWA Professor David Coward says he and his team observed a quickly brightening star where nothing but blackness was seen prior to that moment. Then, as soon as it appeared, it was gone.
The moment the anomaly occurred, the Zadko Telescope was alerted by a NASA orbital satellite and researchers were lucky enough to see the event as it occurred so long ago. The telescope provided a highly detailed recording of the event, now named GRB170205, and proceeded to monitor the area for 24 hours. The images captured are a vital new piece of evidence in helping researchers to understand more about the physics that occur with the explosion of a massive star.
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2019-04-21T01:11:48Z
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https://lifeinpawprints.wordpress.com/2017/02/28/western-australian-telescope-captures-12-billion-year-old-explosion/
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Apparently there are some M. Ward fans reading LP, so I thought I'd apologize for my previous questioning of Ward's staying power by offering up a link to this free M. Ward/My Morning Jacket MP3.
Aquarium Drunkard posted a vinyl-release-only duet with M. Ward and MMJ's Jim James. Vinyl-only because...?
PS If you ever want a challenge, try to find a photograph of M. Ward smiling.
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2019-04-25T02:29:42Z
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https://www.wired.com/2007/01/free-m-ward-mp3/
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Setting up a Minecraft server is fairly straightforward – most of the time you just download the jar file into a folder and run it. But you might end up wondering how to add some of the clever stuff you see on other servers such as games or preventing griefing – such as people starting fires.
There are plenty of add ons out there but they require something more than basic Minecraft. A common version of Minecraft for these addons is Spigot. Installation is much easier than it used to be but I though some instructions would be helpful.
For ease of use I’d suggest using BuildToolsGui. It avoids having to type out the java commands and finds the lastest version of the server file for you.
You can find it on GitHub here. There’s no need to build the program yourself, click the link to download the most recent build and save it to a folder.
Double-click the the icon and then click the ‘Run BuildTools’ button at the top right.
The empty window will then fill with text from the progress of the script. If all goes well, it should tell you that it was successful with a message a little like this.
Return to the Folder and navigate to the Build Tools folder to find the spigot-v.v.v.jar file, spigot-1.11.2.jar in my case. I’d copy this file into a new folder. I created one in the SpigotTest folder called server.
Now we’re on to the instructions posted on the Spigot website to create a batch file that will start the server. There’s nothing fancy to it; it’s the command to start the server and will look familiar if you’ve ever started a server from the Linux terminal.
You could write this in Notepad but I recommend Notepad++ as it’s such a powerful text editor or the newest rising star Visual Studio Code.
The first command hides our commands in the Command Prompt window that appears. The second line starts the server with some options for the maximum and minimum amount of memory that should be given to the server. You might want to increase the XmX value to give it more memory if you have plenty on your computer. You might also need to change the version number to match the filename in the BuildToolsGUI window.
Save the file in the same folder as the spigot-1.11.2.jar file with name startserver.bat.
Open the folder containing the files in Windows Explorer. Double click the startserver.bat file in Windows Explorer to start the server.
Press the space bar to close the window. Right-click eula.txt and click Edit with Notepad++. Delete “false” and type “true” in its place. Save and close the file.
Double-click starserver.bat again and the server should start properly this time. When the > appears the server is ready.
To connect to the game in Minecraft on the same computer, start Minecraft and click Multiplayer.
Click Add Server. Enter “Local Server” in the server Name box and “localhost” in the Server Address box. Click Done.
If all is working you should now see your local server in the list. Double-click it and start the game!
This entry was posted in Minecraft on January 15, 2017 by aardwolfweb.
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2019-04-22T18:05:30Z
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https://aardwolfweb.wordpress.com/2017/01/15/running-a-spigot-server-on-windows/
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Experience Anacortes – Your Island Getaway!
An interactive travel guide for North Idaho.
An interactive travel app for the Selkirk International Loop.
An interactive travel guide for exploring the New Mexico town of Socorro.
An interactive travel guide app for visiting Thermopolis, WY.
An interactive guide to hiking & snowmobile trails in the Priest Lake, ID area.
An interactive travel guide to explore the Reedsport/Winchester Bay, OR area.
An interactive app to help you explore and learn about Alamogordo, NM.
An interactive app to help you discover the InterMountain Region of NorCal.
An interactive guide to explore & learn about Winslow, AZ.
An interactive guide to beer-wine-shine stops in Johnston County, NC.
An interactive guide to 31 points of interest in Logan Canyon.
An interactive guide to Grant County, OR - including the 2017 Solar Eclipse.
An interactive app that explores the beauty of Lake City and Hinsdale County.
A guide to the best bed & breakfasts & vacation ideas in Northern Idaho.
Interactive Travel Guide demo featuring the town of Corvallis, MT.
Interactive guide for exploring Cache Valley and the Logan, UT area.
An interactive travel guide app for Sisters Country in central Oregon.
An interactive travel guide for Clarksville, AR.
An interactive travel guide for the Silver Valley in Northern Idaho.
Interactive travel guide app for Fallon, NV the "Oasis of Nevada"
An interactive adventure and travel guide for Orofino, ID.
An interactive visitor's guide for Dillon, MT & Beaverhead County (Montana).
An interactive visitor's guide for Wickenburg, AZ.
The official 2016 travel guide for the fictional town of La Plata City, CO.
Interactive travel guide for Prescott, AZ. True west. Real adventure.
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2019-04-24T12:18:53Z
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/collection/cluster?clp=igNCChkKEzU2MDU1MDc0MDA0NTA5MjU4MTIQCBgDEiMKHWNvbS50cG9pbnRkZXNpZ25zLnNvdXRoZm9ya2NvEAEYAxgB:S:ANO1ljJENCE&gsr=CkWKA0IKGQoTNTYwNTUwNzQwMDQ1MDkyNTgxMhAIGAMSIwodY29tLnRwb2ludGRlc2lnbnMuc291dGhmb3JrY28QARgDGAE%3D:S:ANO1ljKO8bI
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Dave, this is profound and speaks into my life right now. Thank you for taking the time and putting in the effort to put “pen-to-paper”. God bless!
Thank you Lynda for the encouraging word–to God be the glory! God bless you too sister!
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2019-04-26T02:12:32Z
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https://compassiondave.wordpress.com/2010/09/15/believing-is-seeing/?shared=email&msg=fail
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I hate militarism. I loathe nationalism. But I honour those who serve.
How do we speak on a day like this? At this very time one hundred years ago, the Anzac forces—and, let’s face it, the Turkish soldiers too—were going through hell.
We know of course that these scars are not just obvious ones such as lost limbs. They are post-traumatic stress disorders, they are alcohol and drug problems, they are chronic depression, broken marriages and chronic unemployment.
You may have heard that Australia became a nation on 25 April 1915. Of course, that’s not literally true. We became a nation on 1 January, 1901.
What actually happened on that day at Anzac Cove was that we suffered our first great disaster as a nation. Over 620 men died on that one day. All together, Gallipoli cost the Allies 141000 casualties, of whom more than 44000 died. Of the dead, 8709 were Australians and 2701 were New Zealanders. More than 85000 Turks died.
As a nation, we had to make some sense of it for ourselves. So—apart from that last part, apart from the casualties the Turks suffered—Gallipoli has become our founding myth. Like so many myths, parts of it are true. But only parts.
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2019-04-19T16:39:19Z
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https://terce.wordpress.com/tag/sacrifice/
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Group counselling is where a small group of individuals meet regularly in order to talk, interact and discuss problems with each other. The group environment allows you to experiment with new behaviours, improve your communication skills, increase your self-awareness and sense of others, with an opportunity to receive feedback from multiple perspectives.
What’s my role as the therapist?
As with all other forms of counselling, my role is about providing a safe environment, where you feel comfortable to share your problems and concerns with others. As the facilitator of the group I would empower individual members to learn for themselves and seek out solutions.
Why might a group be preferable over individual work?
Groups can be particularly useful if you want to explore how you relate to others, to see yourself through their eyes and to benefit from their experiences and support whilst offering your own. People often have a lot to offer each other.
When do you run group sessions?
I run groups when I have enough people to do so on a regular basis (minimum of six weekly meetings). So, if you’re interested in joining the next group that runs then contact me to let me know.
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2019-04-26T04:40:47Z
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http://seahaventherapy.moonfruit.com/groups/4582810466
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[Give] it to someone you love, just for the joy of it.
Exploration and discovery is my [wish] for this New Year.
The world is so much [more] than what we see.
Sharing a photo, or two, each day here for the next month, will start me on my journey towards [re]discovery this year. No themes, no restrictions..... just something beautiful to me.
Thank you to all of you who continue to visit me here... I look forward to following, and being inspired by your own journeys, discoveries and creativity this year.
Thanks for stopping by. I'm Michelle, and I live on the glorious north west coast of Tasmania, Australia. I am a photographer, designer, maker, knitter, and mama to six amazingly beautiful and talented children. Welcome to my space, a place where I share the things I am passionate about - my photographs, my crafts, my thoughts, my inspirations and my family.
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2019-04-19T10:59:01Z
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https://twoandsix.typepad.com/twoandsix/ecorecycling/
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The new set of photos exhibited in the Photospace at the National Gallery of Australia explores the photography of a group of people dealing with the intersection between ideal landscapes and the intrusion of the human constructed landscape. The space has been shortened because of overflow accommodation for the Turrell exhibition but the set of black and white shots are each a classic.
The photographers include Frank Gohlke, Mark Ruwedel, Mark Klett and Linda Connor. I have included some web sourced pics because my phone does not do much with high reflection issues with photos behind glass. I wish I could have got Ruwedel’s pictures of the landscapes around US nuclear bomb test sites. They are a site for sore eyes.
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2019-04-20T02:13:31Z
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https://stephenrrandall.wordpress.com/tag/linda-connor/
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webring
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COPYRIGHT 1930 by the BOBBS-MERRILL COMPANY.
"...Ultimately the New Testament became the Bible of the Christians as the Old Testament previously had been and is the Bible of the Jews. The church authorities held on to both Scriptures, apparently without being much disturbed by the moral scruples which perplexed the soul of Marcion. For a thousand years Christianity was much more sympathetic with the Old Testament standards than those of the Sermon on the Mount. The leaders of the Crusades liked to read of the heroic deeds of Joshua and David and to emulate their example. Even Cromwell and his Ironsides chanted Psalms and used the Old Covenant almost exclusively for purposes of worship. They yielded a nominal homage to the new covenant, but the idea of turning the other cheek and of practising the law of love was too much for them. They preferred the sword of the Lord and of Gideon, and they had no scruples about hewing Amalek to pieces. Marcion's Bible would not have suited them at all. It is doubtful whether any considerable number of them would have been able to accept Christianity if it had not been for the comforting enormities of the Old Testament..."
"...With all his faults Marcion stood for a certain ethical idealism which was superior to the more subtle philosophy of his opponents. He wanted to establish the goodness of God, no matter at what cost, and his ethical instincts at this point were sound. If his teaching had prevailed there would have been no autos da fe, no Inquisition, and no burning of heretics by either Catholics or Protestants. It was the triumph of the imperialistic God of Tertullian and Augustine which led to most of the later horrors in the history of the church. The idea that the Deity could do anything which he himself regarded as unjust or cruel seemed unthinkable to Marcion, but this was not the case with his opponents. There are passages in Tertullian in which the grim old Roman orator challenges his enemies to do their worst with rack or fagot or sword, being well assured that his persecutors will suffer infinitely more in the eternal flames of hell. The satisfaction which this reflection apparently gives him makes the thought of his own torments trivial and insignificant. It was the common belief of the period, at least in orthodox circles, that the joys of Paradise would be enhanced by the possibility of witnessing the torments of the damned. Augustine has a great deal to say about this somewhat gruesome topic later on, but neither Augustine nor Tertullian represented anything unusual from the orthodox point of view. As Marcion saw all too clearly, no human being will ever rise to a higher moral level than the ethical plane of the Deity he worships. A God who could condemn little children to the unending flames of perdition simply because some of their remote ancestors disobeyed his commands represents an ethical ideal which was later to write history in the torture chambers of Torquemada, the flames which consumed the bodies of Huss and Servetus, and which broke Jean Calas on the wheel only two centuries ago. Marcion's theology at the worst would never have permitted such things as these. He was close enough to the original message of Jesus to recognize its incongruity with the idea of a Cruel Omnipotence. His theological gropings were grotesque and absurd enough, but his moral sense was sound, and the world might have been better off if his heresy had prevailed."
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2019-04-25T20:26:50Z
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http://webspace.webring.com/people/ou/um_6968/excerpt.html
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I first saw this painting on a poster I bought my first year of teaching. I loved the painting, and I especially loved the Bible verse printed on the poster. I always hung it in my classroom no matter where we moved. The verse is from Proverbs 4:23.
So the picture is of the heart as a source of life that bubbles-up with a forceful or continual supply. Is this verse talking about our physical hearts, whose beats send blood around our bodies and the physical life we have because of that?
No, it’s talking about our spiritual heart—the center of our being—our innermost thoughts and desires. And life is not the life that will end in death, but eternal life.
The Lord is most concerned about that heart, because it is the heart that the Holy Spirit must change for us to believe in Jesus and receive eternal life. He changes it from a heart of stone to one of flesh so our inner most thoughts and desires change course and spring up with love for God.
But, wait, there’s more. Notice that the verse in Proverbs is a command, “Guard your heart….” We don’t just guard something important once and then forget it. Did Smaug in The Hobbit stop guarding his treasure? No, he slept right on top of it, and it was just gold and jewels!
How much more should we keep on guarding the priceless treasure of a heart that has been bought with the precious blood of Christ and now belongs to God?
In the Sermon on the Mount, where He tells us how to live as children of God, Jesus says, “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth…. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven…. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” Matt.:19-21.
We all make many choices each day as to what we “put into our hearts.” And today there are more ways than ever to do that— a wide variety of electronic devices to keep up with numerous social media sites, to play games, to read books, and to watch movies and TV.
How do you decide what goes into your heart? How do you guard your heart so that it is a heart that can continually bubble up in a life that honors and serves God and overflows with love for Him and others?
We also need to make wise choices about all the other things we read and view each day. In the Parable of the Sower (Matt. 13) Jesus warns against letting the cares and wealth of the world choke out our faith, as weeds can choke up an untended spring or well, so it is no longer a wellspring of life.
In the comment section tell us how you and your family decide what books, websites, movies, and other media to spend time on.
I hope you’ll let me know in the comments whether this new format is helpful, and tell others how this blog can help adults and children enjoy and appreciate great art from a Christian perspective—as well as make some of their own!
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This entry was posted in Uncategorized and tagged art, Bible, Colossians, heart, Jean Honore Fragonard, Jesus Christ, Parable of the Sower, Psalms, Sermon on the Mount, Smaug, The Hobbit, wellspring on March 14, 2018 by Kathy The Picture Lady.
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Here the relation atween genoteep an phenoteep is illustratit, uisin a Punnett square, for the chairacter o petal colour in a pease plant. The letters B an b represent genes for colour an the picturs shaw the resultant flouers.
The genoteep – a term made bi Dens botanist, plant pheesiologist an geneticist Wilhelm Johannsen in 1903 – is the pairt (DNA sequence) o the genetic makeup o a cell, an tharefore o an organism or individual, that determines a specific chairactereestic (phenoteep) ofthat cell/organism/individual.
↑ Johannsen, W. (1903). 'Om arvelighed i samfund og i rene linier', Oversigt over det Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes Selskabs Forhandlinger, vol. 3, 247-70. German ed. Erblichkeit in Populationen und in reinen Linien. Jena: Gustav Fischer, 1903; Scanned full text. Also see his monograph Arvelighedslærens elementer ("The Elements of Heredity". Copenhagen, 1905), which was rewritten, enlarged and translated into German as Elemente der exakten Erblichkeitslehre (Jena: Gustav Fischer, 1905; Scanned full text.
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Startups, corporates, and other offices across India have one thing in common: the chai break. Come 4 pm, and employees make a beeline for the neighbourhood tea stall or the office vending machine. Or else, they wait for the “chaiwala” who delivers their evening cuppa.
It is to standardise the local chai offering that Raghav Arora and Lalit Aggarwal, both IIM-Lucknow graduates, registered Kaivalya Foods and Beverages in Delhi last year and launched F5, which aims to serve fresh beverages and refreshments to offices every day.
“We are into hyperlocal production and supplies of daily refreshments for the working population with the long-term objective of building a consumer and service brand, and funnelling more products into the supply chain,” says Raghav, who earlier worked for Avendus Capital.
Raghav says most of India’s working population - close to 90 percent – work in the unorganised segment, and still rely on unhygienic and substandard options for their daily refreshments.
“They procure from local vendors who operate in unhygienic conditions, deliver them in unhealthy ways, and lack variety and professionalism. The semi-organised and organised segments generally have vending machines or their own pantry. Vending machines do not offer the taste that people want,” Raghav says.
While Chai Point and Chaayos are cracking the chai time segment, with tie-ups and vending machines, Raghav points out that these are expensive for everyday needs. He adds that F5 aims to change status quo by providing beverages and snacks, made according to local tastes and preferences, to suit the working population’s everyday needs.
“We chose refreshments as a thread to bring our customers on one platform and create a supply chain that interacts with the consumer very frequently, is profitable, and has a large consumer base. It is similar to Dailyninja, Doodhwala or Milkbasket; they have chosen milk as a connecting thread. However, in our case, the underlying product has sufficient margins to be sustainable even without any upselling/cross-selling,” Raghav says.
One of the major challenges was breaking the customer’s inertia of procuring refreshments from local vendors (with whom they had established relationships), pantry systems, or vending machines.
To overcome this, Raghav says they worked to be competitive with their pricing, offerings, and services, and backed it all up with a well-articulated marketing campaign.
“We have our own marketing/sales team that directly pitches to our customers and brings in new clients. Mostly our current practices involve push marketing where our marketing executives make a cold visit to new customers and bring them to our platform. We also get new customers by references from our already subscribed customers,” says Raghav.
The team is currently working on their app and website.
For subscription-based demand, the delivery partners deliver refreshments at a scheduled time as specified by a customer. The team currently charges on per litre basis . Currently it is Rs 120 per litre, which is equivalent to Rs 8 per cup of Tea/Coffee. There is no additional cost for subscription.
The team intends to soon cater for variable demand. For this, F5 plans to get on-demand refreshments delivered to the customer within 10-15 minutes from the time the order is placed. Raghav says these will be delivered by their delivery staff, who are present in the market with refreshments or can procure them from kiosks the team intends to set up.
F5 has partnered with online food delivery platforms at present. “We have 14 delivery partners who are handling product deliveries in Lucknow and in Delhi,” adds Raghav.
The team follows a hub-and-spoke model where F5 sets up cloud kitchens that serve a 7-8 km radius. A single kitchen is able to serve 500 litres per day, ensuring exposure to 800-1000 shops each day.
All overhead costs and delivery costs are structured so that the per-cup cost to the customer is lower than current offerings on the market. This ensures that business is profitable with an immense potential to upsell and cross-sell.
“Our current gross margin stands at 62 percent and net profit margin is about 40 percent at the model level. Our delivery costs are about 10 percent of our total costs, and employee costs are 12 percent,” Raghav says.
F5 is currently operating in Delhi and Lucknow.
“Kiosks will cater to demand where customers prefer to go out of their workplace to take a quick bite. The variable demand has another aspect: corporate meetings. For this, orders are taken in advance. We will soon be integrating the entire system through technology, and our app is in the development stage. It will make the entire process seamless as a customer will be able to subscribe and order from the app itself,” he adds.
For the subscribed customers the average basket size would be around Rs 3,000 per month. Bootstrapped at present, the team initially invested a total of Rs 30 lakh of the founders’ personal savings. Setting up the cloud kitchen cost between Rs 10 and Rs 15 lakh.
The team has divided the market into three segments - unorganised, semi-organised, and organised segment. The unorganised segment includes the likes of Karol Bagh, Delhi, and Aminabad in Lucknow.
The semi-organised segment includes offices or showrooms in Connaught Place, Delhi, and in Hazratganj, Lucknow. “In the organised sector, some of our clients are Tata AIA, Master Capital, and BSES to name a few,” Raghav says.
The market for readymade tea is believed to be Rs 33,000 crore, and has been growing at a pace of 15 percent annually. As Raghav mentions, F5 sees competition from the likes of Chai Point, and Chaayos.
In 2015, Chaayos had raised $5 million from Tiger Global. In the same year, Chai Point secured $10 million in a round led by Fidelity’s proprietary investment arm and Eight Roads Ventures (formerly Fidelity Growth Partners India), with participation from Saama Capital and DSG Consumer Partners.
However, F5 is hoping to stand apart by focusing on the mass market. “We started with one kitchen in Lucknow and have now expanded to Delhi because of greater market size and better scope for visibility. We have sold more than one million cups of refreshments till date with around five lakh cups being sold in the last quarter. We have crossed Rs 1 crore in annual revenue, and are selling around 5,000+ cups daily with 95 percent retention rate,” Raghav says.
The team claims to have an annual recurring revenue (ARR) of Rs 1 crore and have already broken even in Lucknow.
The team currently is looking to raise funds. Raghav adds that their goal for the next one year is to establish a presence in every sphere of the refreshment ecosystem in Delhi.
“We are planning to launch an app to make the entire experience effortless and bring in efficiency. We are planning to set up 15 more kitchens in Delhi in next one year along with drawing up a strategy for national expansion,” Raghav says.
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MISSION STATEMENT Forgotten Angels Animal Foundation/Rescue (A 501(c)3 nonprofit organization) believes that animals, as living creatures, are entitled to a quality life, with respect and compassion. Since humans are responsible for having domesticated animals, we have a moral and ethical obligation to care for the animals, especially those we have domesticated who are abandoned, unwanted, or otherwise in need. We want to instill in our community an awareness of all the animals whose lives we share, to promote and encourage responsible pet ownership and to stress the importance of spaying/neutering of all companion animals. ABOUT US We are a 501(c)3 non-profit service organization set up in an attempt to change the method of “euthanasia” from carbon monoxide poisoning to lethal injection and assist the city of Gatesville with improving conditions at the local animal pound. The current method of “euthanasia” is to deliver “filtered and cooled” car exhaust to a cement block gas chamber via an old fire hose attached to the tailpipe of an out of service police car. Gatesville is located in Coryell County, TX, which is quite literally in the heart of central TX, app 40 miles west of Waco in a triangle with Temple, Killeen and Waco. We are a rural county with approximately 74,978 residents, (according to the 2000 Census). Based on that population figure, the carbon monoxide method is considered by the state of Texas to be legal. Although this method of “euthanasia” is legal based on the population of the county, we do not agree that it is a humane method of euthanasia. To this end, we now have 3 people in the organization who have been trained and are certified to administer lethal injection as a more humane method of euthanasia. 20 hours of training were completed under the direction of Dr. Butch Johnson, Staff Veterinarian at Town Lake Animal Center in Austin , TX . during the last week of May, 2002. Our most important long-term goal remains the opening of a “no-kill” shelter for adoptable companion animals, where they will be safe from either type of euthanasia. To date, we have rescued and adopted out over 170 cats and dogs, both from the pound and through community rescue or owner-relinquish. We are currently operating Forgotten Angels out of our home, with some 14-20 cats and 5-10 dogs at any one time. As you can probably surmise, we are in dire need of our own facility. Our immediate concerns are to provide comfort and care to the animals we are currently “re-homing” in order that they will be more adoptable. We are always in need of supplies such as food for both cats and dogs; disinfectant solutions with which to clean the kennels and cat crates; cat crates and playpens; dog kennels and dog runs; igloo-type dog houses to provide shelter; scoopable cat litter, covered litter boxes, medical supplies...the list goes on and on with a constant stream of needy animals on a daily basis. (For more detailed information regarding items needed, please see our “Wish List/Items Needed” page.) We are now in need of funds to purchase necessary equipment and supplies in order to implement the administration of lethal injection. We need an examining table, squeeze gate, snares and restraint cages, special heavy leather gloves to handle fractious animals, leashes, double-locking medicine cabinet in which to store the Fatal Plus, funds to purchase the Fatal Plus and sedatives needed for some of the more fractious animals. We need to purchase capture nets, animal control poles, pole syringes, etc. Again, the list goes on and on while the funds dwindle due to the day-to-day care of the animals and necessary veterinarian expenses to ensure the health of our animals. We still have a fund set up at a local bank for monetary donations and can also accept monetary donations via credit card online through PayPal. If you would care to make a donation so that we will be able to begin lethal injection euthanasia when the city calls on us, or if you would care to make a donation to keep our foundation operating in order to continue rescuing and adopting out companion animals, please send to: Forgotten Angels Animal Foundation Guaranty Bank and Trust/Extraco Banks PO Box 719 Gatesville , TX 76528 We are affiliated with J-B Wholesale, PetsMart, Cattoys.com and Dogtoys.com, wherein if a purchase is made through the link on our site, we will receive a small commission on each purchase. A "Rainbow Bridge" memorial page has been created on our site to honor those who have crossed that bridge and are no longer with us. For a minimum donation of $25, your beloved deceased friend can be memorialized on this page. Please take a look at my very own 2 friends who are there for all to see and for all to remember. Thank you and bless you all for your kindness and generosity. We are forever indebted to the citizens of this community, this nation and this planet. You are awesome!!!
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I have talked about it. I have written about it. I have told you about it, but I haven’t shared it with you.
Ingredients pictured above. I am reading and learning about how to write better recipes. It is not a talent of mine. I am one of those few that have a natural instinct for taste and timing. So please bear with me. I truly wish I could give you measurements for this recipe. I can share with you what I did.
I boiled water in a large pot for cooking the Pasta. I took a small heavy bottomed saucepan. If you have a Double-Boiler by all means use it and melted a 1/3 stick of Butter added 2 cloves of Garlic (finely minced) and let them talk for a few minutes. I then stirred in 1-2 tablespoons of TJ’ Grated Cheese Blend and added 1/4 c or so of Sour Cream. Stirred well and lowered the temperature to low. You want the Cheese to be incorporated and the consistency to be a little thinner than the consistency of Sour Cream.
By now the water was boiling so I added the pasta. I chose Linguine because it was in the pantry.
Served with a simple green salad with Newman’s Family Recipe Italian Dressing. I finish my Fettuccine Alfredo with Fresh Cracked Pepper…..Oh My what a YUM.
2-4 lbs. good quality meat. I used a lean Beef roast. Venison, Lamb……use what you and yours like.
1 med. Rutabaga – make sure to peel it well. They dip them in wax for shipping and storage.
Cut all Vegetables to approximately the same size.
I have made this with different combinations of Vegetables. This is what I had and it worked out wonderful. My Guy didn’t think he liked a couple of the ingredients. He didn’t pick anything out, he just ate with gusto.
I cooked the Beef in Beer for a about 3 hours on High. I added a generous amount of Worcestershire and let it cook for a couple more hours while I went to run a couple errands. When I got back I went to check on it and it was falling apart, YEAH. This wasn’t my plan but I just rolled with it. I removed the meat from the Crock pot and added the Vegetables that would take the longest to cook. Kohlrabi, Turnips, Rutabaga, half the Carrots and the Onions. I added the Potatoes, Brussel Sprouts and the rest of the Carrots a little later.
I have enough leftovers to have a couple Dinners this week. Not sure yet what they might be. One night will be this wonderful comfort just reheated. That will be even better the second time. Maybe depending on how much meat there is after that I might make Enchiladas or at least Taquitos….we’ll see.
Please remember that the Dirty 14 should be purchased ORGANIC or not at all.
I found this list and a wonderful article written by Dani Spies at Cleananddelicious.com. Please check out her site.
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Hampton Receives NSF Grant to Increase Minorities in Science, Engineering | PULSE!
August (2018) — Hampton University received a $3.6-million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to support an institutional project that will recruit and support women and African-American students pursuing research careers in the fields of materials science and engineering.
NSF’s grant will fund the Hampton-Brandeis Partnership for Research and Education in Materials (PREM) project over six years, beginning this September.
Through the project, students who have undergraduate research experience and who are enrolled in Hampton’s School of Engineering and Technology or the School of Science will develop optical materialsfor applications in integrated photonics and biomedical devices. They also will have access to scholarship opportunities and summer research experiences at Brandeis University in Massachusetts.
Dr. Demetrius L. Geddis, assistant dean of Hampton’s School of Engineering and Technology, said Hampton-Brandeis PREM will contribute to the university’s goals of strengthening and diversifying academic programs and curricula. A new Material Science and Engineering minor will consist of courses in chemistry, engineering and physics, Geddis said.
Implementing the PREM Path-to-Professorship (PtP) Post-Doctoral Fellowship Program to prepare a new cohort of early career faculty for HBCUs.
Developing a sustainable outreach program in materials science and engineering for middle and high school students in the Hampton Roads region.
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A three-year legal battle came to an end on April 28th, when HB483, estoppel reform legislation, cleared its final legislative hurdle. An estoppel certificate or letter is required on each real estate closing involving a homeowner’s or condominium association and is intended to provide a full breakdown of expected and delinquent dues or assessments, special assessments, late fees, and violations.
As of yesterday, June 14, 2017, when Governor Rick Scott signed this into law, property owners with homeowners or condominium associations now can rest easy with mandatory caps on estoppel costs. In the past, associations were charging hundreds of dollars for estoppels which hiked up loan amounts, closing costs, and frustrations with everyone involved in the closing. In addition, title companies, realtors, brokers, closing agents, and mortgage brokers can now provide more accurate quotes to their customers.
The law goes into effect on July 1st and requires estoppel certificates to be provided within 10 days of the initial request and be valid for a minimum of 30 days. For owners who are current on their dues, the estoppel fee cap is $250. For owners who are delinquent on their dues, an additional fee of $150 can be charged. For rush estoppels, the fee cap is $100 for rush deliveries within 3 days.
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In the West, revolution is something we are not very familiar with although it’s something the Left talk about an awful lot, other peoples’ revolutions that is.
Now ‘real’ lefties are probably going to call me a wuss, you know the kind of thing, ‘defend the revolution no matter what’, or label me a counter-revolutionary, but hey, it’s not for me to tell Venezuela how to do things whilst I’m sitting semi-comfortably here in London.
“Comrade Juan Contreras, an activist in the popular movement in the January 23 neighborhood and elected alternate deputy candidate by Circuit 1, was the next speaker. Contreras said that candidates of the apparatus had a tremendous advantage against the candidates of the popular movement and the fact that there were so many candidates had been a source of strength for the bureaucracy.
A major blight of the ‘Left’, at least in my experience, is that it spends more time in-fighting than out. Why this should be so I’ll leave up to the psychoanalysts (or perhaps anthropologists?) to explain but it is surely a legacy we could well do without. My feeling is that is has a lot to with the ‘messianic’ nature of the Left, which has more in common with religion than with political economy.
And of course it’s a trait that’s well exploited by capital and its mouthpieces, witness for example the furoré the MSM has had with el presidente Chavez and his attempts (and no doubt others around him) to alter the Venezuelan constitution, giving the president some pretty awesome powers (for a democratic socialist) including sweeping emergency powers and extending his term of office (indefinitely?).
Perhaps the greatest triumph of modern capitalism has been its ability to sell itself and to do it by fair means and foul with the emphasis on the foul.
Historically, it has been the CIA which up until the 1990s did the dirty work for US imperialism as the record clearly shows. However, the CIA’s record in overthrowing foreign governments is far from being a success story. A new strategy was needed, and one which was untainted with the ‘dirty tricks’ label of the Nixon years and which could be sold to the public under the umbrella of ‘spreading democracy’, Western-style of course.
I really like this book; firstly its straightforward language makes it accessible unlike the verbal diarrhoea that usually afflicts academic writing, especially on the ‘left’ with all its talk of paradigmatic this and the dialectics of that.
Never even in Latin American history has the media been so directly involved in a political coup. Venezuela’s ‘hate media’ controls 95% of the airwaves and has a near-monopoly over newsprint, and it played a major part in the failed attempt to overthrow the president, Hugo Chávez, in April . Although tensions in the country could easily spill into civil war, the media is still directly encouraging dissident elements to overthrow the democratically elected president – if necessary by force.
This coming Sunday 15 August, the infamous Recall Referendum takes place in Venezuela. For those of you not familiar with the situation in Venezuela – fifth largest producer of oil on the planet and 10% of it going to that insatiable guzzler of the stuff, El Norté, the US – in 1998, the country voted into power a president, Hugo Chávez Frias who incurred the wrath of the imperium by daring to promote the interests of the poor and the dispossessed of the country who constitute some 80% of the population.
Okay, so what’s the deal? Why won’t the corporate media tell us what’s going on? Why do I have scrabble around the Internet looking for answers? Why won’t my local print, tv and radio tell me why, yet again, the US is orchestrating a coup d’etat against Venezuela?
Dumb questions I know, but over the past week, the number of stories on Venezuela available locally – of any kind – is zero. And over the past few weeks, it’s not much more, a handful to be exact. And no doubt, just as with the appalling press coverage of the US-backed coup d’etat in Haiti, we won’t read anything until it’s all but over (barring the killing), then of course, the vampires are all over the place.
No matter that the corporate media have done their best to cover up the outrage that has been committed against the people of Haiti, things have a way of working their way out into the light of day.
The telephone conversation between Randall Robinson of the TransAfrica Forum and Jean Bertrand Aristide has blown the lid of the gangsters game plan. And it might well be that the phone call saved Aristide’s life, as more information about how the abduction took place comes to light.
The National Endowment for Democracy that ‘celebrated’ its 20th anniversary this year has a long and less than illustrious past. It’s dead hand has descended on a number of countries over the past two decades including Nicaragua, El Salvador, Venezuela (currently also on-going) and of course Haiti.
Andre Vltchek Excellent journalism from a world-traveling Polish writer.
Black Agenda Report Excellent, US-based weekly socialist news and analysis in magazine format style. Clear, concise and excellent analysis. Highly recommended.
Coldtype A well-designed, regular (mostly monthly) and free, progressive news and analysis by respected authors, delivered in PDF format.
Housmans Books One of the few progressive bookshops still remaining. Based at KIngs X, London. Well worth visiting.
Moon of Alabama Very much a discussion site run by ‘b’. Some interesting threads on current events.
RootdownFM If it’s syncopated, Rootdown plays it. My favourite music site.
Tlaxcala Fabulous multi-lingual, progressive news site and pretty much unique.
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So again, it has been a longer than I would like time since I’ve written to update. 😦 Sometimes, time seems to get away from me. I will start by saying there is alot going on so I’ll try to catch everyone up. Right now, is exactly my 2 week mark till I’ll be arriving back in the USA. Seems kind of crazy 6 months have already passed since I saw family and friends. Time certainly is a funny thing. That being said I have a LOT to accomplish in the next 2 weeks before I head home.
A few weeks ago my mom surprised me, by explaining she had felt the Lord leading to get a little extra money together to provide me with the opportunity to purchase some of the items the horse farm really is in desperate need of. More donations came in than either of us had thought would. I have spent a large portion of my free time the last couple of weeks looking around, asking for prices, going to many stores and different parts of town trying to track down the list of items I put together as essentials that were missing or in really bad shape at the farm. The problem has been finding alot of these items is difficult and some are extremely expensive. The Lord knew what I would need and it has been a blessing that more money has come in than we would have thought because often to get the items I need I’m having to pay 2, 3 or more times what I would pay in the USA. I have 3 more essential items I plan to purchase Thursday or Friday this week and believe I have enough to purchase them, possibly with a little bit of money left over. I am trying to use the extra money to purchase items needed for a homemade fly spray for the horses because although I was able to buy a chemical product at one store, it was so expensive I know once it is gone, they will not buy more. My solution for that was to try to find cheaper ingredients that could be mixed by future volunteers from a recipe and be an option for more regular use on the horses. The flies are very bad and the horses are not normally getting any relief, most of them having bleeding fly bites on their ankles daily. This is not only annoying for them, but can be dangerous and lead to other things that can cause lameness in the horses. So, as you can tell the leg work is alot to try to find items, get prices, buy them, and then figure out how to transport them to the farm. I am thankful the Lord has given me the strength and patience when I need them, to keep going, because many times it feels an impossibly overwhelming task as I am limited to the time of walking and the expense of public transportation in a city where things that are needed often seem to be in various different parts of town. I am also going to try to create a couple of videos during my last 2 days for future volunteers to hopefully be able to continue working to improve the lives of the horses. I will hopefully be spending some time this week organizing what I have been able to buy and assigning places for the products so that they continue to stay in decent condition and are around for future volunteers, too. These are big tasks to complete in a short time period, but I believe the Lord will guide me and make a way for things to be completed!
In other news, last Sunday (a week ago) I was able to be in La Falda with my first family to celebrate Easter! That was a very unique and fun experience with them. I was able to go to church with them in the morning, enjoy a special lunch where they gave me a chocolate egg just like their own children, go on an evening walk in the mountains which was absolutely beautiful since it is the beginning of fall here, attend my church after the walk, meet up with my Spanish teacher and mom for coffee after church, and end the night spending time with my friends from my La Falda church! It was certainly a busy day, but I enjoyed it and really enjoyed celebrating with people I care about who also believe in Jesus! Saturday night I was also able to dye eggs with my mom and “little brother” Giovanni! They had never heard of doing anything like that and since they use a decent amount of hard boiled eggs in the cooking here, I thought it would be a fun activity that wouldn’t go to waste! They had a blast decorating & designing different things and trying different colors, etc. 🙂 There are pictures I posted on Facebook of the egg dyeing, church of my family, and mountain hike if you haven’t seen them yet and want to take a look. Overall, it was a great weekend that I was able to spend with my family! I will not get to see my “mom” & “dad” when I visit next weekend as they will be away on vacation, but I will see my “brothers & sisters”. 🙂 It is also the birthday for one of my friends from church next Sunday, so I will get to celebrate with him before I leave!
Well, I hope you have enjoyed my quick update of what has been going on. I hope that my next update will be soon and I’ll be able to tell you I was able to purchase all the supplies needed as well as get everything organized at the farm! I do want to thank each of you who helped by sending what the Lord laid on your heart to send for donations, I was surprised! So far I have been able to buy proper brushes, hoof picks, shampoo & supplies to properly wash the horses when I am able, fly spray, some of the items to make our own repellent, and part of a muck fork for cleaning the stalls (still need to find the right size handle). I am hoping to also buy a wheelbarrow, shovel or two, the rest of the supplies needed for the repellent, and possibly some other small things. If I have money left over I plan to set up a request with the organization I’m volunteering through to purchase additional bedding for the stalls for a period of time. The Lord knows what is needed and I’m certain He will make it clear to me, the wisest way to use the money over the next couple of weeks!
I hope each of you enjoyed your Easter and were able to remember that Jesus is the most important thing! He loves each of us immensely and was willing to give up everything so that we can continue to stay united with Him and live with Him forever! I am ever thankful for His never ending presence and guidance in my life even when I have a rough day, I am never alone! 🙂 Thanks again for each and every one of my prayer warriors! I couldn’t be here without the encouragement and prayers of others! I will be writing again soon! Have a great week!
You’re the energizer Easter bunny!
I was unable to contribute but the impact you’re making is awesome!
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They take your language and your messaging to support something that’s maybe 10 percent of what you asked for (sometimes it's not at all what you asked for). They roll out this half-step with a lot of fanfare. They co-opt you because you’ve won a critical part of the campaign—setting the public frame around an issue.
Increasingly, companies use a variety of tactics to block access to repair. Companies either don’t sell replacement parts, or they sell them at big markups. They don’t make repair information, such as manuals or schematics, publicly available or open-source. They manipulate the software so that if you get unauthorized repairs done, the device locks until the manufacturer unlocks it. This forces the customer to take any problem to the original manufacturers, who can charge whatever they want. This also means the manufacturing companies have all the cards to decide if, when, and how much it costs to fix something.
Last year, the farm equipment manufacturers made an “agreement” with their own dealers on a compromise to Right to Repair. This is another way of saying they agreed amongst themselves. Their “R2R Solutions” use our messaging and our stories to make the case for a voluntary agreement to allow customers limited access to some of what we need to repair their equipment. But because the manufacturers still retain control of what we fix, they still decide the terms.
Each step forward toward more repair and more options counts. Apple, Samsung, and John Deere offering more repair options is not without value—it does matter. It is also proof that our work to defend repair is working.
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I found this programme to create your own videos, presentatios, etc. You can also use it as a project or unit with your children. They can make their own about a topic.
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These are profiles of some of the members of the Dirt Girls.
Joined Dirt Girls in 2002.
Favorite Ride: I have two. Sidewinder in early summer when it seems every flower is blooming and, Crazy Canyon to the top of Sentinel then all the way down Hidden Treasure (ending at Dairy Queen).
Best Dirt Girl Memory: The entire 2004 season. I had knee surgery in Feb. that year to repair my torn ACL. The genuine support and light hearted attitude kept me going back each week even when it hurt. This year I feel as good even better?) than new!
Regular Life: Along with Dirt Girl excursions, I enjoy mountain biking, hiking, skiing, and snowshoeing with my husband Randy and our two dogs. When I'm not playing outside, I work as a book designer (and am lucky to love what I do for a living).
Why I'm a Dirt Girl: Dirt Girls = Good exercise, good scenery, and best of all good company. The group is ever changing as new women join and old members move on. The Dirt Girl ride is ALWAYS one of the highlights of my week.
Joined Dirt Girls in 2001. Founding member.
Favorite ride: The ones that are half up and half down, particularly in that order.
Regular life: I like a variety of sports: mountain biking, windsurfing, tennis, hockey, downhill skiing. I work as a project manager for information systems to pay for them all.
Why I'm a Dirt Girl: Great way to meet new people, share some tips on riding, and get a good workout while enjoying Mother Nature's finest.
Favorite Ride:I'm torn - my favorite ride is either Woods Gulch or Sawmill Gulch coming down through the Curry Cabin way (have I got that right??). Ah heck, they are all great.
Regular Life:Life other than than the Dirt Girls includes running, backpacking, hiking, cross-country skiing, road biking, quilting, my day job as an attorney, and my family and friends.
Why I'm a Dirt Girl: What I like best about Dirt Girls is all of the great riding and the fun, intelligent and classy women you get to hang out with (and of course, the occasional treats at DQ, Arriba, etc).
What I do when I'm not recreating: I work at Adventure Cycling Association as the Membership & Development Director. Post items to this web site.
Why am I a Dirt Girls: It gives me a good reason to get out each Tuesday night and the other women are so much fun!
If you are willing to be profiled, send us an email.
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Black Coal is a beautiful photographic essay by Zack Spiger and Madison Rowley, the official music video for Stone Jack Jones’ Black Coal. Jones hails from a coal mining family in West Virginia, and his music here presents the listener with a serene requiem for coal miners, a wonderfully shimmering transcendental exploration of the places where folk, blues and rock meet. Black Coal is a quietly intimate and melancholy piece, holding you gently with its mysteriously haunting and personal grasp.
Night of the Living Dead (Full Version, 1968) is a raw, frightening and unremittingly bleak cult classic independent black-and-white horror film directed by George Romero. The film has been lauded as a seminal work of the modern horror genre and a powerful critical commentary on 1960s American society. Film historians have viewed the flesh-eating scenes of Night of the Living Dead as a late-1960s critique of American capitalism, with the zombies representing capitalists, and their cannibalism representing the ultimate in possessiveness, therefore the logical end of human relations under capitalism. It has been argued that the zombies’ victims symbolized the repression of “the Other” in bourgeois American society, namely the oppression of civil rights activists, feminists, gay persons and counter-culturalists in general.
In the movie, a band of unlucky people attempt to fight off an unrelenting assault of murderous zombies from a farmhouse in rural Pennsylvania. Opening with a situation that has already disintegrated to a point of little hope, the film moves progressively toward absolute despair and ultimate tragedy. Romero employs film-noir style lighting to emphasize the nightmare of humanity’s alienation from itself. In 1999, Night of the Living Dead was inducted into the National Film Registry in the United States’ Library of Congress to honor its cultural significance in the history of American cinema.
The Walking Dead is new television series that begins on AMC Sunday night, and it promises to be one of the most vivid examples of the revival of gruesome zombie movies. The series is based on Robert Kirkman’s popular graphic novels, and the television adaptation is surprisingly frightening and remarkably good. It visually echoes the stylized comic-book aesthetic of the original and combines elegant suspense with gratifyingly crude and slasher-film gore. The Walking Dead is teeming with carnage and oozing close-ups of cannibalism, so it’s obviously not for everyone. But it’s very well made, a hard-core zombie story that even vampire lovers can watch.
Stoop Sitting is a nostalgic stop-motion short film created by Will Hoffman and Daniel Mercadante, for the production company Everynone. The film captures the magic of the age-old tradition of hanging out on your front porch. Shot in New Orleans, Stoop Sitting reveals that sitting out on the stoop is deceptive to the casual observer, but much is happening while people are appearing to do nothing.
Common Practice is an inspiring short film by Marcos Efron, which was selected for the 2006 Sundance Film Festival. The film tells the story of a young Mexican-American boy in East Los Angeles, whose unique musical gift for playing the violin brings his working class Latino neighborhood together in ways that he never thought possible. Common Practice was created as a tribute to the power of music to cross cultural boundaries and touch the hearts of everyone.
The United Monster Talent Agency is a spooky short film by Greg Nicotero, a comic ode to the monster flicks of the bygone studio-era. The film features Dracula, Frankenstein, King Kong, the Creature from the Black Lagoon and the Wolfman as actual, legitimate actors, represented by a particularly specialized faux-talent agency. If you’re a genuine fan of the history of monsters, the film provides a fun game of “spot the monster” sure to inspire nostalgia, and even if you aren’t a fan, the film has some definite chuckles.
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The Tramway d'Avranches was a small tramway system serving the coastal town of Avranches, France.
Inaugurated in April 1907, the network consisted in a 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) line stretching across the town centre. Traction was electric. The tram closed on 2 August 1914.
This French railway-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
This page was last edited on 7 July 2018, at 16:39 (UTC).
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Nevertheless, The Australian, which has a daily circulation of only 150,000 (and 300,000 for the Weekend edition) employs a vast staff of journalists, who produce a very broad variety of quality news and views in all the usual national and international fields. Because the journalists are further indulged by the scope they are given to pursue approved topics, often over long periods of time, The Australian exerts a strong influence on Australian public opinion. In some cases, the newspaper puts both points of view on a controversial topic, although, as in the case of the Climate Change Debate, the balance of its opinion is always on the side of the discussion favoured by the Editor. As an example of the firepower and tenacity of this media organ, in 2007, the Australian government’s (and the Federal Police’s) outrageously unfair treatment of the young Indian doctor, Mohamed Haneef, was vigorously researched and thoroughly reported on by the newspaper, with ultimate success.
In the case of Indian coverage by The Australian, I have cuttings going back to 2004. Between that year and about 2007, there were occasional short articles on India but the major pieces were written by the newspaper’s Foreign Editor, Greg Sheridan. Mr Sheridan is probably the most experienced foreign and geopolitical correspondent in Australia, with several books to his name and a BlackBerry full of important overseas contacts and colleagues, notably in USA and Asia. He is a firm supporter of US geopolitical doctrines and, with India’s rapid evolution, he has strongly advocated its special importance to Australia, as the following articles from The Australian indicate. These are in addition to his other frequent articles and essays on geopolitical matters.
A 2,500 word essay based on a visit at pre-election time and interviews with prominent Indians. Sheridan’s essay is an enthusiastic recommendation (and plea) for more official Australian action to increase trade and contacts with India at this important phase of its steady development, which he compares to that of China fifteen years previously. He fills in the background history of Indian development, mentions the Indian diaspora of 20 million (with a claimed 150,000 in Australia) and lists important existing contacts in education.
His list of Indian contacts is impressive. (Interestingly, with hindsight, Sheridan informs readers that the favourite to win the 2004 election was Atal Bihari Vajpayee (“a figure of moderation”) and the BJP Coalition, but that general expectation was not fulfilled. Sheridan offers as India’s two main problems Pakistan and Hindu-Muslim hostility.
(On 25 May 2005 The Australian’s Emeritus ‘Editor-at large’, Paul Kelly published an article on ‘[G.W.] Bush’s Indian gambit’, referring to important new US initiatives which were nearing fruition, with India being wooed despite the reservations of some Indians. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh met G.W. Bush in Moscow, Condoleezza Rice visited India in March, bringing a draft of a wider strategic relationship “to help India become a major world power in the 21st century.” Manmohan Singh was due to visit Washington in July. In other words, the US was ready to help India achieve its global ambitions, with the subtext of strengthening US strategic power.
This essay by Sheridan highlighted the significance of the meetings between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and George W. Bush, which Sheridan likens to “one of those moments when you can feel the tectonic plates of geo-strategic power shifting”. In his final sentence Sheridan hopes Australia will be able “to take advantage of the new US-India entente”.
11 March: ‘In our interest to support India’s rise’.
A short piece describing Sheridan’s interview with Dr Manmohan Singh just before Prime Minister Howard’s visit to India. It refers again to the important geopolitical changes indicated by India’s negotiations on nuclear matters. The author highlights India’s strong need for Australian uranium and Howard’s refusal to reconsider the current ban on exporting it to India.
The reference is to the forthcoming meeting of CHOGM in Perth.
This busy but disastrous year for India is reflected in coverage by The Australian. The year destined to be so globally triumphant with the hosting of the Commonwealth Games (CWG) in September attracted a small army of Commonwealth reporters to India from January onward. These journalists, left to roam freely around India (where language is not a barrier to them), tracked down a succession of negative pieces of news, beginning early in the year, with reports on the unreadiness of the CWG installations and a skyrocketing budget for the Games. From there the stories moved on to possible graft and corruption among the authorities. The very worst story from an Australian point of view was that of several Australian entrepreneurs who were not paid for their work, That controversy is, unfortunately, ongoing.
Other reports by Hodge deal with the spate of CWG shortcomings and crises. On 21 September she reported on the use of Gandhi-like public fasting by popular gurus Swami Ramdev and Anna Hazare and by the ascetic Chief Minister of Gujarat State, Narendra Modi, as a form of political protest and pressure.
To the chagrin of the Indian Government and people, foreign journalists were digging deeper into the chaotic final preparations for the Games and the growing hints of graft and corruption. In October come the first reports of action by a highly embarrassed Indian Government. Amanda Hodge filed: ‘Ex-minister charged with graft’ (18 October).
‘Heat rises beyond the smog’ and ‘India’s nuclear ambitions face people power’.
By the end of 2011, Greg Sheridan returned to the scene with a short warning and then a short series of major articles. While maintaining his basically optimistic outlook, he signalled the existence of important problems and obstacles.
22 October, ‘India’s absence a serious failure’.
The reference is to India’s non-appearance at the Perth CHOGM Meeting, which was taken to be a sign of displeasure that Australia had still not agreed to supply uranium to India.
Sheridan gives an account of his latest visit to India, to attend a conference in Kolkata on the Asian Century, sponsored by the University of Melbourne’s Australia India Institute. In a blunt 1500 word article with a blunt title, Sheridan proceeds to relay many known but still worrisome revelations by four prominent spokesmen on Indian strategic affairs.
To highlight the shallow agreement signed by so many countries at the recent Durban conference on Climate Change action, Sheridan describes the lifestyle of the burgeoning Indian middle class(es) and the inevitability of a large increase in Indian emissions to maintain the momentum of development and Indian aspirations.
Since the current State elections in a few Indian States are expected to give an idea of the possible outcome of crucial national elections in 2014, further reports from both Foreign Editor Sheridan and on-the-spot Hodge and others at The Australian (or in its stable), should keep us well informed on India as it endeavours to cope with its problems and maintain and consolidate its progress since 1991.
India (and Indian-Australian relations and commerce) has been well served by The Australian in recent years. It is to be hoped that, when she finally leaves her post as South Asian Correspondent, Amanda Hodge will follow the excellent and enlightening example of other expatriate English-speaking reporters and observers, like Edward Luce, Christopher Kremmer and Patrick French – or the legendary Mark Tully, who has spent most of his life in India – by writing a book about her experiences and interviews.
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So there ya have it! It’s been crazy! Also in the midst of that I sent my resume to the hospital in Greenville and within 5 minutes received a phone call from the nurse recruiter. He said he would call or e-mail and let me know asap when he heard back from the managers of the floors that I sent my resumes to! If I don’t hear from him by Monday afternoon I plan to e-mail or call him. I have to have a job in place before the bank will give us a loan for another house–so the pressure is now on!
So we are at Mom and Dad’s in NC now–going to meet with our realtor at 12:30. We are returning to a home that we really liked last Saturday for a second look and whatever else she comes up with. So we’ll see what happens!
Next week will be equally as crazy as I have to start gathering all our medical and dental records from our various doctor’s offices and I need to talk with my human resources department about health insurance coverage after I quit my job (we will probably have go go with Cobra for a few months until Aaron’s insurance starts with his new job).
Thanks for checking in and thanks for all the prayers! God is good…..all the time!
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She was going to e-mail son and tell him: Sorry I could never get through.
She bought him a book from a place called Transreal Fiction, 46 Candlemaker Row. She asked the bookseller to show her a book by “the best Scottish writer of fantasy or science fiction” today. The book he showed her was gi-nor-mous. Self stayed there about an hour. Edinburgh is the coolest city.
The British Airways plane has finally arrived (Flight’s already been delayed by half an hour).
Self will leave dear blog readers with a last memento of her fabulous month of June 2012 spent in Scotland. She took this picture while gallivanting yesterday afternoon with Elizabeth M, a “retired schoolteacher” whose acquaintance she made at the screening of “MNL 143” at the Edinburgh International Film Festival.
Ah, Parting Is Such Sweet Sorrow!
At times like these, what better way to salve one ‘s spirits than a glass of good, dark, Guinness Draft Beer!
Self will sorely miss the scintillating conversations she had with these two, Marylee and Joan.
What self will NOT miss: How much weight she’s gained here in Scotland. Scottish breakfasts are positively huge, dear blog readers. And lunch follows only three hours later. Then, because one’s tummy has been stoked (already) by the rich food, one simply cannot hold one’s horses until the 7 p.m. dinner. And that’s when the butterscotch tablets come out. And the scones and tea. Aaaargh, aaaaargh, aaaaargh.
Grayfriars Bobby, the Faithful Skye Terrier who guarded the grave of his master for 14 years!
On another bulletin board were many pictures of a (very young) J. K. Rowling.
If you would like to bang (or make love to) Hermione, put a check mark here.
There were 10 check marks.
Funny, self thought there would be more.
If you are sane (or cool enough) to realize that Hermione would have nothing to do with you, put a check mark here.
Beneath this message were eight check marks.
Meat pie with mashed potatoes and gravy: Self’s lunch today at The Elephant House. Self noticed that most of the patrons who ordered this accompanied their meal with a large glass of milk!
Self is still in shock.
She really has no words.
She found out from an e-mail from Virginia Cerenio.
Jeff represented everything that was gracious in our community.
Shirley, self’s heart goes out to you.
The festival ends Sunday, July 1.
Isn’t this the most adorable cat pillow?
Self loves the way Edinburgh interiors are so domintated by the color red.
Entering: Self’s first thought was heart’s ease.
The park-like surroundings. Self found out today that she cannot re-apply until after five years have passed.
When self first arrived, none of the roses had bloomed . . .
In the deepest, darkest portion of the Pictish Caves! We are so terrorized that we huddle together for comfort and protection!
Self requested Marylee to give the “V” for Victory, to commemorate our having successfully reached the other end of the Pictish, Cave-Like, Demonic, Totally Thrilling Tunnels beneath the Castle.
You never saw such green, such loveliness.
Everything ends. But, always, too soon.
Dinner conversation this evening: crap, and other such niceties.
Because of the upcoming London Olympics, there is a veritable extravaganza of art and cultural events happening all over the United Kingdom this summer.
Because this is Britain, a lot of the activities revolve around literary themes. Such as the collection, World Poems on the Underground, free copies of which are everywhere: libraries, bookstores, what-have-you.
you’ve arrived where you see far.
Self loves the city, even in the rain.
Her one disappointment is that, in all her peregrinations around Edinburgh, she has never managed to bump into Alexander McCall Smith.
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Each neighborhood in New Orleans has its own flavor, but it can be difficult to keep all the neighborhoods straight.
This Google map does a good job of locating the neighborhoods.
This website does a good job of describing the neighborhoods and their unique attractions.
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But someone, somewhere is not as happy as u.
Coz her new born baby didn’t open her eyes.
Say to urself that u’re happier than many.
And someone, somewhere is not as happy as u……..
Yesterday was my husband’s birthday and I gifted him a loofah worth Rs. 250, and laughed all the way back home at the ridiculous idea of the gift. However, I knew he would absolutely love it! And, that’s what happened. He was happy like a child! Heheheh.
“A job?!” I mused aloud. He was just a KID. Who would give him a job! “Nobody would give you a job, boy, or they will be convicted of child-labour,” I informed.
“WHAT?!” I immediately placed a call to my uncle who is a doctor on Govt. payroll.
“Do one thing,” my uncle had an idea. “Go to Kamla Nehru Hospital, tell them my reference, and then let the doctor decide whether to admit the patient or not. In this hospital, the Saline would cost only Rs. 5 or Rs. 10.” Uncle had worked in this hospital for many years – he was a resident doctor there.
So, thanking my uncle, I turned the vehicle around. “There’s no use going to the airport – they won’t offer a job as it is. We’ll go to the Bank ATM and I’ll withdraw some money,” I offered, but was immediately met with a revolt.
“No, didi, you’ve already helped a lot by giving a lift. I don’t want money, I want a job.” With this statement he claimed instant respect. But I also knew that Saline wasn’t a permanent solution; it’s just like a Bandaid – temporary revival. So, I assured him that I won’t help monetarily, but I’ll help him in getting his mother proper medical attention at no, or very low cost.
I then placed a call to my father who is a retired Air Force personnel. I enquired about the procedure to procure a ‘civilian medical card’ for the poor. Then I told the boy that we’ll first go to my house, grab some identification papers of me, then we’ll go to his house, grab some necessary documents from there, then go to these government hospitals for a possibility of free treatment for his mother. Once all the arrangements are made, and the hospital is ready for her, then we’ll take her there. But the child became more-n-more uneasy.
“Didi, the people in our locality will make us a laughing stock – they’ll taunt that we sought help from an outsider, that we couldn’t provide for ourselves. And my mother will beat me up if she knew that I begged for help.
Unfortunately, he wasn’t convinced. When we reached my housing society, I asked him to follow me up to my apartment on the 2nd floor, and his pace slowed down with each step. And then, when I was busy unlocking the door, he stole out of there in a jiffy! I searched up and down, the parking lot, even the road outside, but couldn’t find him. There was a guy from our society who was cleaning his car near the main entrance, and he didn’t see anyone go out either. God only knows how he managed this great escape! A chance was thus lost to help someone who seemed as if he really could use some at the time.
I usually don’t help beggars with any money, because I know many of them are imposters. They beg the whole day long, and then have a grand dinner in a 5 star hotel to close their day; some even have multiple properties in the most expensive cities in India! But I’m also aware that there are a few, unfortunate souls who don’t get help when they really need it, and who also don’t beg.
This entry was posted in Crime, Discrimination, Help, Hope, Inspiration, Poverty, Society and tagged Child labour, Government, India, Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act. Bookmark the permalink.
hi!,I love your writing very so much! share we keep in touch extra about your article on AOL? I need an expert on this space to solve my problem. May be that is you! Taking a look ahead to peer you.
Glad you liked my writing. Could you please explain what article you’ve read on AOL? Unfortunately, I’m not an expert in this area. But feel free to find me on facebook: Rupali Rotti. Or send me a personal email on mau5779rupali@hotmail.com.
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I have always loved watching actor James Caan and mainly because he continues to surprise me. This week is no exception when director Kasra Farahani and Vertical Entertainment tell the story of THE GOOD NEIGHBOR.
It is clear that Ethan (Logan Miller) and Sean (Keir Gilchrist) are two young boys who have too much time on their hands. Deciding to create a social experiment of sorts, their ‘creepy’ neighbor Harold Grainey (James Caan) is the target.
I must admit to actually talking to myself through the film so you know I was seriously invested. Yes, there were a lot of colorful nouns and verbs thrown together especially joining in to ‘get out of there!’ more than once. That’s what makes THE GOOD NEIGHBOR so fascinating really.
In the end – you never know who is watching!
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Home » Uncategorized » Wow. Zen-tastic, baby!
year that was. So when I saw this zen-tastic full body massage package at MetroDeal, I didn’t even hesitate at all.
Reflexology. The package also includes sauna, steam, and shower.
This entry was posted in Uncategorized and tagged metrodeal, metrodeal complaints, metrodeal review, metrodeal reviews, White Palace Spa. Bookmark the permalink.
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OH IT’S WEDNESDAY! HOORAY! I *thought* it was Wednesday, but then I got it in my head it was Thursday! I have a whole extra day! Wow, that makes me feel better!
Oh, God, wow, I’m all light and frothy and happy now that it’s only Wednesday. I don’t feel nearly so far behind or, oddly, nearly so panicked about getting some half-beyond-my-control work done.
because you've reached the hump of the week.
This is OT but....I was at the local library yesterday to pick up a book I had reserved and saw Heart of Stone on the new books shelf. When I was reading the Walker Paper novels the county library didn't have any books by you. I am thrilled to see that they have corrected that mistake.
That's the best kind of OT! Hooray!
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To see things as they are is to know yourself. Knowing yourself is more than looking into a mirror and seeing your reflection. It is more than simply identifying characteristics or traits that are linked to your daily routine or habits. Those things may be part of who you are, but they are not all of who and what you are.
To know yourself means that you know, and understand, the nature of yourself and the things around you. Only one who knows herself can truly, genuinely be herself.
To know yourself means that you understand your nature and its relationship with all that is around you. When you meditate, you begin to see that you are not quite as separate from the things that surround you as you might think. You realize that you are very much a part of your surroundings – as much as you realize that your surroundings are very much a part of you.
It is not always easy to be yourself. It requires taking a moment to breathe in, and breathe out; to take in your surroundings; and to feel your skin and the beating of your heart. You recognize that all of these things are with you, part of you, just as they always have been. It is easy to lose sight of this awareness — to get lost in perceptions that are not in keeping with the true nature of things. I have often struggled with my perception of my relationship with those around me. I have felt anxiety and a pressure within me to entertain others and hold their attention in some unique way. I believe that this anxiety and pressure stems from a feeling or perception that people are separate from me. They are unique individuals, that is true, but they are also a part of me and I am a part of them. We are all a part of everything!
Our ego causes us to see things differently than they really are. Ego causes us to see ourselves as separate from our surroundings. We may feel that we are better than others in some way. We may snub them or ignore them and act as though the world revolves around us. Or we may feel that others are better than us, causing us to be racked with anxiety at the thought of disappointing them or embarrassing ourselves. Both perceptions are misconceptions that stem from our ego of being separate, or the only one in the universe. Both perceptions cause us to be separated, in our minds, from others. As a result, we also lose sight of ourselves.
Looking only at ego, rather than our true nature, we miss out on the true experience of life. It is as though we are ignoring reality and, instead, opting to decipher it by looking at it through a rusty, warped carnival mirror. We see what we think is reality, but it is only a misshapen representation of the real thing. The result of our attention to ego is that we get further and further away from ourselves… until we might even get to the point where we completely lose sight of who we truly are. Our true self is lost in the din of the ego — unable to find its expression in our hearts, minds, words, and actions.
These misconceptions melt away when we come back to ourselves. When we step back, take in the air, and sit quietly in meditation, listening to the hum of the universe in and around us, we come back to ourselves. We open the door to the true expression of ourselves, giving it room to surface again. We clear away the clutter of our thoughts and perceptions and find peace in the miracle that is life. People around us are no longer separate. They are no longer beneath us, nor are they intimidatingly larger than life.
There is no need to be nervous or anxious about who and what you are. Seeing things as they are, you see the nature of all things. You are free, at last, to be yourself — genuinely and joyfully. It is through meditation (sitting, walking, standing, singing, reading, skipping, working, exercising, eating… however you may mindfully go about your life) that you will be able to discover who you are. When you know who you are, only then can you truly be yourself.
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The classic French legal historiography makes a wonderful neat and crisp distinction between two kinds of law prevailing in a large part of France. Either the droit écrit, written law in the particular sense of learned medieval law, or the droit coutumier, customary law, dominated one or more regions. Within the pays de droit coutumier the customary law of a particular region could influence other regions as well, and this is the case also for commentaries on and collections of the coutumes of a region. Perhaps the best known example are the Coutumes de Beauvaisis by Phillippe de Beaumanoir, edited by Amédée Salmon (2 vol., Paris 1899-1900; reprint Paris 1970). I noticed an announcement for a conference celebrating the eleventh centenary of the law in Normandy at Cerisy-La-Salle from May 25 to 29, 2011, and the bibliographical information provided there stimulated me to look further into Norman and Anglo-Norman law in medieval and modern times.
In Custodia Legis, the blog of the law librarians of the Library of Congress, published on January 18, 2011 a post by Meredith Shedd-Driskel on ‘Coutumes of France in the Law Library of Congress‘. This post has as its central point a beautifully illuminated manuscript of the Grand Coutumier de Normandie. The seven large historiated initials shown in this post make you longing for more. Seeing only one other page and the book’s cover does not make up for the fact that I had expected more, beginning with a complete digital version of this manuscript. Last year for example the Library of Congress published a substantial digital collection of their old books on piracy and documents about piracy trials, which induced me to write a post about pirates. The Library of Congress kindly informed me that they have not planned to digitize this manuscript. On French coutumes this library has published a book by Jean Caswell and Ivan Sipkov, The coutumes of France in the Library of Congress: an annotated bibliography (Washington, D.C., 1977; reprint Clark, N.J., 2006). Used together with André Gouron and Odile Terrin, Bibliographie des coutumes de France. Éditions antérieures à la Révolution (Geneva 1975) one can start further research.
In this post I will try to put the fifteenth century manuscript at Washington, D.C., in the context of other manuscripts and editions of the Grand Coutumier de Normandie as far as they can be consulted online. At least one manuscript has been digitized completely. The manuscript at Harvard University (Harvard Law School, Ms. 91) is written about 1300 and is less lavishly illustrated than the manuscript in Washington. The Huntington Library in San Marino, California, has two manuscripts of the Grand Coutumier de Normandie, HM 1343 in Latin from the first half of the fourteenth century with some illuminated pages, and HM 25862 with the French text from the second half of the fourteenth century. Ernest-Joseph Tardif discussed in his work Coutumiers de Normandie: textes critiques (2 vol. in 3 parts, Rouen-Paris 1881-1903; reprint Geneva 1977) the various versions of the text and edited them. His book is available online at Gallica.
Several manuscripts with the Coutumes de Normandie are illuminated. Most manuscripts are held by libraries, but some are kept at archives, such as the manuscript Rouen, Archives Départementales de Seine-Maritime, ms. 10. The Enluminures website brings you to three illuminated manuscripts held in French municipal libraries (Cherbourg, BM, 13 and 17, and Rouen, BM, 877). How to find more manuscripts in a quick way? Do portals bring you as much as you would like them to do? The Europeana portal brought me to just one manuscript, Paris, Musée du Petit Palais, Duteil 95, of which one can admire four illuminated pages at their website. CERL, the Consortium of European Research Libraries, has created a portal for searching manuscripts and early printed books until 1830; the search for printed books is mainly in a number of national bibliographies. It brings me through Calames to the manuscripts Paris, Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève, 1743 and 2995. Checking on the Liberfloridus website for the illuminated manuscripts of both this library and the Bibliothèque Mazarine yielded no results. The Danish Royal Library in Copenhagen has two manuscripts, NKS 688 oktav and Thott 1012 kvart. Searching in the REX database of this library eventually ends with a third manuscript, Thott 303 oktav, with the Latin version.
More manuscripts in French libraries can be found using a more usual website, the Catalogue collectif de France. I will not list all these manuscripts, but only stress the need to use multiple search terms. When you look for coutumier and Normandie you will find here twelve manuscripts, searching with coutume and Normandie gives you fifty results, including later commentaries and collections of ârrets, the verdicts of the Parlement de Rouen. If you are not aware of the Latin version you would miss it completely. Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF), Arsenal 804, called Summa de legibus Normannie (sic), and Rouen, BM, 818, Jura et statuta Normannie, are among the few manuscripts with the Latin version.
I could scarcely have made more clear the importance of not only using online catalogues, but also checking the printed versions and the often very detailed indices of manuscript catalogues. In the field of medieval canon and Roman law Gero Dolezalek has put on the website of the Leipzig law faculty alongside his information on medieval legal manuscripts also an extremely rich, fully commented and updated collection of links to online information about medieval manuscripts. The fine list on online resources by Bob Peckham (University of Tennessee at Martin), the impressive list of manuscript links compiled at the Kungliga biblioteket in Stockholm, and the marvellous gateway to manuscript studies of the Senate House Library, University College London, however useful for its purpose, lack such comments. The very least you should do for the manuscripts in Paris is to check also the online manuscript catalogue of the BnF. It is not wise nor really feasible to present in a simple blog post a complete list of medieval – and later – manuscripts with the different versions of the Coutumier de Normandie, including the rhymed versions and collections of maximes. In the bibliography at the University of Heidelberg created for the online version of the Dictionnaire Étymologique de l’Ancien Français you can find in a nutshell a bibliography of the Coutumier de Normandie and other French coutumes, including manuscripts and main editions of the most important versions.
Creating such an overview is not just a question of careful using manuscript catalogues, but of research in the existing literature about this text. Let’s turn to digitized books with the Coutume de Normandie or comments on it. The Jacob Burns Law Library of the George Washington University, Washington, D.C., recently acquired a copy of the first edition, an incunable from 1483. In the Spring 2010 issue of their news bulletin A Legal Miscellanea you can find a short, clear and substantial introduction to this and other early editions, besides a good sketch of the importance and role of Norman customary law. Finding this first edition in the online version of the Gesamtkatalog der Wiegendrucke (GW) was not easy, because somehow searching for coutumier or coutumes did not work. With the other main search website for incunabula in Germany, the INKA catalogue of the University of Tübingen, it becomes clear this edition is present in the GW with number M43587, where luckily a link is given to a digitized version at Troyes. In the online version of the Gesamtkatalog all editions of municipal and regional statutes, statutes of religious orders and synodal statutes, are filed under the headings Statuta civitatum, Statuta ordinum, Statuta synodalia and Statuta regnorum. Seven incunable editions exist for the Coutumes de Normandie. Legal historians should consult with profit the many digitized versions of incunable editions of medieval statutes indicated in the GW.
Visiting a relatively small number of digital libraries brings you to digitized editions of the Grand Coutumier de Normandie. The Bayerische Staatsbibliothek in Munich has several editions, to be found using the OPACplus database. Among important editions it is good to remember the first edition of Le grand coutumier de France (Paris 1539) with the gloss of Guillaume Le Rouillé. At the moment of writing the OPACplus is not working completely as it did. In Paris Gallica has for instance digitized Le grand coustumier du pays et duché de Normandie (Rouen 1515), and not only Tardif’s modern edition, but also another edition of the Latin version, Summa de legibus Normanniae in curia laicali ou Coutumier latin de Normandie (Rennes 1896).
The Fontes Historiae Iuris portal at Lille brings together two editions of the Norman customary law, Pierre de Merville’s La coutume de Normandie reduit en maximes (..) (Paris 1707) and L’ancienne coutume de Normandie (Jersey 1881) by William Laurence de Gruchy, recently reprinted and expanded with an English translation by Judith Ann Everard (Saint Helier 2009). At Lille you find also easily the links to commentaries by Berault (1612), Routier (1748), Le Royer de Tournerie (1778), and also the remarkable Dictionnaire analytique, historique, etymologique, critique et interpretatif de la coutume de Normandie by Daniel Houard (4 vol., Rouen 1780-1782). The Tarlton Law Library of the University of Texas at Austin has a small but remarkable online exhibition on the history of legal dictionaries, featuring also Houard. At the Hathi Trust digital library you can find his Traités sur les coutumes anglo-normandes (4 vol., Rouen 1776). In this digital library you find also the edition by A.J. Marnier of the ârrets present in a number of manuscripts, Établissements et coutumes, assises et arrêts de l’échiquier de Normandie, au treiziéme siècle (1207 à 1245) (Paris 1839). Let’s not forget to put the law of Normandy in the perspective of the droit coutumier at large. The Centre Lorrain d’Histoire du Droit has put the four volumes of Charles Bourdot de Richebourg’s Nouveau Coutumier General (…) de France (Paris 1724) online. The center at Nancy, too, maintains the Bibliographie d’histoire du droit en langue française, no laurels needed.
The medieval customary law of Normandy is still living law on the Channel Islands, especially on Jersey. Willem Zwalve wrote about the use of the old Norman customary law in a case at Jersey from 2001, ‘Snell vs. Beadle. The Privy Council on Roman law, Norman customary law and the ius commune‘, in: “Viva vox iuris romani”: Essays in honour of Johannes Emil Spruit, L. de Ligt (ed.) (Amsterdam 2002) 379-386, available online at the digital repository of the University of Leiden. For Jersey the study by Charles Sydney Le Gros, Traité du droit coutumier de l’île de Jersey (Jersey 1943; reprint Saint Helier 2007) has a position somewhat akin to that of works stemming from the Romano-Dutch tradition in South-Africa. At Guernsey lawyers do look for time to time to the Coutumes des bailliage, duché et prévôté d’Orléans et ressort d’iceux by Robert Joseph Pothier (Paris 1740 and later editions). The edition Paris 1780 has been digitized at Gallica. His Traité des obligations (1761) and other treatises were destined to influence the creation of the Code civil, and it is remarkable that this earlier work, too, still has its area of influence.
Large parts of the digitized French cultural heritage can be found using the Patrimoine numérique website. I looked at institutions in Normandy. Normannia is Normandy’s digital library. The Patrimoine site mentions it, but the URL of the website is lacking. As for now I could find for the field of legal history just a few things. Using the rather limited search functionality – just lists ordered by date, author and title – I did only find a small book from 1786 called Recherches historiques sur les droits de la province de Normandie and some Caen guild statutes from 1679, both OCR scanned. The Bibliothèque municipale of Caen has digitized books, but these can only be consulted on spot, and I could not reach the website. A list at Bibliopedia offers you a handy selection of French digital libraries. The municipal library of Rouen has a database with selected images, also from manuscripts. For searching literature on Normandy the Catalogue Collectif Normand can help you, as does the earlier Bibliographie Normande in the journal Annales de Normandie. Les Normands, peuples d’Europe is a portal at Caen. Dipouest is a database at the Université Rennes-2 for searching articles on the history of Ouest-France in scientific journals.
Of course I am aware that much more can be said. Just one example: the libraries of Yale and Harvard, too, have rich holdings for the history of French customary law. It has been a tour d’horizon of Normandy. If you really want to look further into French legal history you might as well have a look at the recent guide to histoire du droit en ligne created for the Jurisguide website of the Université Paris-I by Isabelle Fructus of the Bibliothèque Cujas. At the website of this library you can still visit the online exhibit on the bicentenary of the Code civil (1804-2004) which has a generous section on earlier French law, including the various coutumes.
In November 2011 Harvard Law School announced the acquisition and digitalization of a newly found medieval manuscript of the Summa de legibus Normannie. Charles Donahue Jr. comments on the manuscript with the sigle HLS MS 220.
Only belatedly I noticed the short guide to the official redaction and reform in the sixteenth century of French coutumes provided in 2009 by Isabelle Brancourt, a scholar blogging about her research on the Parlement de Paris in the eigtheenth century. She notes the bibliography by Martine Grinbert on this process of redaction, Ecrire les coutumes. Les droits seigneuriaux en France (Paris 2006).
Even though this is another late addition, mentioning the website of the journal Tabularia edited at the Université de Caen is useful. You will find not only digitized issues of this journal, but also a yearly bibliographical chronicle and more relevant links for the history of Normandy. The Université de Rouen has started the project Bibliothèque David Hoüard: bibliothèque numérique de droit normand with digitized works from the sixteenth century onwards on customary law in Normandy. At the website of the Université de Caen linguists have created under the title Français légal ancien de Normandie digital versions of a number of old legal texts from Normandy.
This entry was posted in Centers, Digital editions, Manuscripts and tagged Customary law, Digital libraries, France, Legal history, Normandy on February 12, 2011 by rechtsgeschiedenis.
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