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salon | Nancy Pelosi is widely disliked, as rookie candidate Conor Lamb figured out. But Paul Ryan is even more unpopular.
Republican Rick Saccone came up short in Tuesday's special election for Pennsylvania's 18th congressional district, losing by a few hundred votes to 33-year-old Democrat Conor Lamb. But the biggest losers were arguably Speaker of the House Paul Ryan and his Democratic counterpart Rep. Nancy Pelosi.
Democrats who hear such messaging invariably roll their eyes without realizing that they are not its intended audience. Republicans made the same mistake in 2012 when Democrats seized on covertly recorded remarks from GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney which derided "47 percent" of Americans for supposedly being useless wards of the federal government.
While the message is one the GOP has used since 2010, it's effective. Pelosi elicits strongly negative views from Republicans and lukewarm support from Democrats, giving her a less than 29 percent approval rating and 50 percent unfavorable rating as of last September. Attacking her was likely the key to GOP victory last year in Georgia, where insurgent candidate Jon Ossoff failed in his special election bid for the state's 6th congressional district.
“Every morning I wake up and I take a moment to be thankful that the Republican Party still has Nancy Pelosi because Nancy Pelosi is absolutely toxic,” Corry Bliss, executive director of a PAC controlled by Ryan, told The Washington Times in reference to the Georgia race.
Instead of allowing the GOP to tie him to Pelosi, however, Lamb repeatedly declared that he did not support Pelosi and would not vote for her as the Democrats' House leader. He took the rhetoric an important step further, not just disowning a link to Pelosi but turning the question around to Paul Ryan. Repeatedly.
In a February debate, Lamb gave a much more adept response to the GOP tax cut than Pelosi, the legislative veteran, could come up with.
“I’ve always been for middle class tax cuts. What I’m not happy about is that I think people’s health insurance premiums are now going to go up and we’ve added $1.5 trillion to the national debt," Lamb said when asked what he thought of the new tax law. "We didn’t need to add a penny to our debt to have the tax cut for our working and middle class people. We now know that 85-90 percent of that $1.5 trillion went to the one percent, people who earn $700,000-$800,000 a year and to our largest corporations. I don’t think that was right,” Lamb said.
During the debate, he also managed to turn Saccone's religiosity against him by pointing out how the Republican's claims to be caring for the "helpless" by opposing abortion sound insincere when coupled with his desire to cut federal spending.
This was an incredibly savvy move, for at least three reasons. The first is that for all the liberal anger that President Donald Trump constantly provokes, Ryan is also exceptionally unpopular. In a December poll commissioned by Politico, 36 percent of respondents said that an endorsement from Ryan would make them less likely to support a candidate. Just 25 percent said it would make them more supportive. His numbers tracked respondents' views of Pelosi: Twenty-six percent said an endorsement from her would make them more supportive while 34 percent said it would make them less interested.
The second reason Lamb's attacks on Ryan were smart is that they enabled him to carry out a divide-and-conquer strategy on Pennsylvanians who had voted for Trump. As research has repeatedly shown, about 10 percent of Trump's voters nationally (and even more in Midwestern states) are not committed conservative voters. Instead, they're disaffected Democrats who feel abandoned by a party that under former President Barack Obama began referring to a new "coalition of the ascendant" based on educated whites and racial minorities.
Hillary Clinton carried the idea even further in 2016 by actively refusing to campaign in states like Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, while openly denigrating half of Trump's supporters as "a basket of deplorables."
Although she eventually apologized for the phrasing, Clinton made clear last weekend that she not only holds many of her fellow Americans in contempt, but blames them for their own economic difficulties.
"If you look at the map of the United States, there's all that red in the middle where Trump won," Clinton said. "But what the map doesn't show you is that I won the places that represent two-thirds of America's gross domestic product. So I won the places that are optimistic, diverse, dynamic, moving forward."
There is some truth to that analysis, but it's not the sort of thing that a savvy politician -- such as Clinton's husband, for instance -- would ever say. Not only because it's patronizing but also because it is morally no better than the type of "maker and taker" rhetoric that Republicans use to justify cuts to anti-poverty programs. Clinton's insult was eerily similar to conservative rhetoric about black Americans supposedly being kept on "plantations" because they generally don't vote Republican.
Michael Moore was correct in proclaiming proclaimed before the 2016 election that Trump would win because he spoke to a population of voters who felt shut out by both parties.
“Trump’s election is going to be the biggest ‘f**k you’ ever recorded in human history — and it will feel good,” Moore argued at an event promoting his film "Michael Moore in TrumpLand."
“Whether Trump means it or not is kind of irrelevant because he's saying the things to people who are hurting, and that's why every beaten-down, nameless, forgotten working stiff who used to be part of what was called the middle class loves Trump," Moore continued.
Instead of repeating Hillary Clinton's error, Lamb's focus on Ryan enabled him to peel off enough voters in a district Trump won by 20 percent by reminding them who really calls the policy shots in the GOP. For all the attention Trump's erratic behavior and controversial statements provoke, he is primarily just an old man who likes yelling at the TV. In-between shows, he wants to sign bills and be flattered. Since the GOP controls Congress, Trump is more than happy to do whatever Ryan, a true conservative believer, wants him to.
There's no doubt that some Trump voters were motivated by racism or sexism, but plenty of them were people who got tricked. In a post-election survey by the Washington Post, a full 20 percent of people who voted for Trump also said they approved of Obama's job performance. In another survey commissioned by Priorities USA, 30 percent of Obama-to-Trump voters said that they were primarily voting against Clinton. Just 21 percent of them said they expected Trump to create economic policies that would favor the wealthy.
Conor Lamb reminded those voters that they had been sold a bill of goods in a way that did not insult them.
The third reason why Lamb's attacks on Ryan were smart is that they highlighted the huge division on the role of government between between Republican voters and the conservative elites who rule the party.
Most Republican voters want stricter gun laws. They want a higher federal minimum wage. They want more spending on healthcare. The GOP base even wants to raise taxes on rich people.
Needless to say, these subjects are not ones that Republican politicians want to discuss much. Instead, they'd rather deliver cultural populist appeals to grassroots Republicans about how Democrats are motivated by "hatred" for Trump, America, and even God, as Saccone said at a Monday campaign rally.
Unlike Lamb, Saccone couldn't brush off attacks on his party leader. Not only because Republicans are much less tolerant of intra-party ideological dissent but also because Saccone's campaign was being kept afloat by huge sums of out-of-state money from anti-government Republican fat cats. To disavow Ryan, their golden boy, would have meant cutting himself off financially.
During the candidates' February debate, Saccone refused to name any policies where he would differ with Ryan. In his closing statement, Lamb made the connection between Saccone's sycophancy before the conservative donor class and the over $10 million they spent on his behalf.
"They don't tell the truth in their advertising. They want to buy this election that way. And they try to get legislation that they can buy, like the new budget that's coming out which makes cuts to programs that people rely on," he said.
Democrats looking for a lesson coming out of Pennsylvania now have one: To win, make the election about Paul Ryan, not Donald Trump. And get rid of Nancy Pelosi's limousine liberalism in favor of economic policies advocated by Democrats like Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., or Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minn. The best way to beat fake populism is with real populism. | 2019-04-25T01:06:47Z | https://www.salon.com/2018/03/16/the-trouble-with-nancy-middle-america-doesnt-want-pelosi-but-it-doesnt-want-paul-ryan-either/ | Porn | Health | 0.225146 |
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wordpress | An individual who enters a hospital to receive medical treatment is not in a Charter- free zone.
R. v. Taylor 2014 SCC 50 – this decision was reported earlier today. The accused was arrested for impaired driving causing bodily harm when he lost control of his vehicle, injuring three of his passengers. At the time of his arrest, he was informed of his Charter rights, including his right to counsel, and was asked whether he wanted to call a lawyer. The accused responded that he wanted to speak both to his father and to his lawyer. At no time was the accused given access to a phone while at the scene of the accident. As a precaution and in accordance with normal practice, the accused was taken by ambulance to the hospital for examination. At the hospital, a nurse took five vials of blood from the accused. The police later demanded and obtained a second set of samples of the accused’s blood for investigative purposes. At no point during the accused’s time in hospital did the police attempt to provide him with an opportunity to speak to his lawyer or determine whether such an opportunity was even logistically or medically feasible. The police successfully applied for a warrant to seize the first vials of blood the hospital took from the accused.
The trial judge agreed with the Crown that the second set of blood samples were taken in violation of the accused’s s. 10(b) rights, but found that there was no breach of the accused’s s. 10(b) rights prior to the first samples being taken. This was based on the trial judge’s assumption that where an accused is awaiting or receiving medical treatment, there is no reasonable opportunity to provide private access to the accused to a telephone to implement his right to instruct counsel. The first set of blood samples were admitted at trial. On the basis of this evidence, the accused was convicted of three counts of impaired driving causing bodily harm. A majority in the Court of Appeal in Alberta allowed the appeal, finding that the trial judge erred when he concluded that there was no reasonable opportunity to facilitate access to a lawyer prior to the taking of these blood samples. The evidence was excluded, the conviction set aside, and an acquittal entered.
This is a case about the police informing an individual about his right to counsel as soon as he was arrested, then promptly forgetting to implement it throughout his detention, including during his stay in a hospital. While he was at the hospital, blood samples were taken which were used as evidence at trial to convict him of impaired driving causing bodily harm.
Section 10(b) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms guarantees that detained or arrested individuals have the right to retain and instruct counsel without delay. In R. v. Manninen, 1 S.C.R. 1233, this Court recognized that this imposes a corresponding duty on the police to ensure that individuals are given a reasonable opportunity to exercise the right. This appeal is about the scope of that duty when a detained individual is receiving medical treatment. The question before us is whether the police’s failure to take any steps to implement or facilitate access to counsel is a breach of s. 10(b) in the circumstances. In my view, it is and the evidence should be excluded.
A majority in the Alberta Court of Appeal allowed the appeal, finding that the trial judge erred when he concluded that there was no reasonable opportunity to facilitate access to a lawyer prior to the taking of the first set of blood samples. In its view, Mr. Taylor’s s. 10(b) rights were violated, and this resulted in Mr. Taylor’s “inability to exercise a meaningful and informed choice as to whether he should or should not consent” to the taking of blood samples by the hospital. The evidence was excluded, the conviction set aside, and an acquittal entered. The SCC agreed with the majority of the Court of Appeal’s conclusion.
The purpose of the s. 10(b) right is “to allow the detainee not only to be informed of his rights and obligations under the law but, equally if not more important, to obtain advice as to how to exercise those rights”: Manninen, at pp. 1242-43. The right to retain and instruct counsel is also “meant to assist detainees regain their liberty, and guard against the risk of involuntary self-incrimination”: R. v. Suberu, 2 S.C.R. 460, at para. 40. Access to legal advice ensures that an individual who is under control of the state and in a situation of legal jeopardy “is able to make a choice to speak to the police investigators that is both free and informed”: R. v. Sinclair, 2 S.C.R. 310, at para. 25.
The duty to inform a detained person of his or her right to counsel arises “immediately” upon arrest or detention (Suberu, at paras. 41-42), and the duty to facilitate access to a lawyer, in turn, arises immediately upon the detainee’s request to speak to counsel. The arresting officer is therefore under a constitutional obligation to facilitate the requested access to a lawyer at the first reasonably available opportunity. The burden is on the Crown to show that a given delay was reasonable in the circumstances (R. v. Luong (2000), 271 A.R. 368, at para. 12 (C.A.)). Whether a delay in facilitating access to counsel is reasonable is a factual inquiry.
This means that to give effect to the right to counsel, the police must inform detainees of their s. 10(b) rights and facilitate access to those rights where requested, both without delay. This includes “allowing [the detainee] upon his request to use the telephone for that purpose if one is available” (Manninen, at p. 1242). And all this because the detainee is in the control of the police and cannot exercise his right to counsel unless the police give him a reasonable opportunity to do so (see Brownridge v. The Queen, S.C.R. 926, at pp. 952-53).
Until the requested access to counsel is provided, it is uncontroversial that there is an obligation on the police to refrain from taking further investigative steps to elicit evidence (R. v. Ross, 1 S.C.R. 3, at p. 12; R. v. Prosper, 3 S.C.R. 236, at p. 269).
The majority in the Court of Appeal was of the view that in light of Cst. MacGillivray’s acknowledgement that he could have provided his own cell phone, the “‘mistake’ in failing to provide it” gave rise to a breach of s. 10(b). The Crown takes issue with this finding, and I agree that in light of privacy and safety issues, the police are under no legal duty to provide their own cell phone to a detained individual.
But the police nonetheless have both a duty to provide phone access as soon as practicable to reduce the possibility of accidental self-incrimination and to refrain from eliciting evidence from the individual before access to counsel has been facilitated. While s. 10(b) does not create a “right” to use a specific phone, it does guarantee that the individual will have access to a phone to exercise his right to counsel at the first reasonable opportunity.
There may well be circumstances when it will not be possible to facilitate private access to a lawyer for a detained person receiving emergency medical treatment. As this Court noted in Bartle, a police officer’s implementational duties under s. 10(b) are necessarily limited in urgent or dangerous circumstances. But those attenuating circumstances are not engaged in this case. As the trial judge found, the paramedic “did not feel there was anything wrong with the Accused”, but took Mr. Taylor to the hospital only “out of an abundance of caution, and in accordance with normal practice”. And once at the hospital, it was 20 to 30 minutes before the hospital took any blood from Mr. Taylor, more than enough time for the police to make inquiries as to whether a phone was available or a phone call medically feasible.
The duty of the police is to provide access to counsel at the earliest practical opportunity. To suggest, as the trial judge did, that it is presumptively reasonable to delay the implementation of the right to counsel for the entire duration of an accused’s time waiting for and receiving medical treatment in a hospital emergency ward, without any evidence of the particular circumstances, undermines the constitutional requirement of access to counsel “without delay”.
Not everything that happens in an emergency ward is necessarily a medical emergency of such proportions that communication between a lawyer and an accused is not reasonably possible. Constitutional rights cannot be displaced by assumptions of impracticality. Barriers to access must be proven, not assumed, and proactive steps are required to turn the right to counsel into access to counsel.
An individual who enters a hospital to receive medical treatment is not in a Charter– free zone. Where the individual has requested access to counsel and is in custody at the hospital, the police have an obligation under s. 10(b) to take steps to ascertain whether private access to a phone is in fact available, given the circumstances. Since most hospitals have phones, it is not a question simply of whether the individual is in the emergency room, it is whether the Crown has demonstrated that the circumstances are such that a private phone conversation is not reasonably feasible.
With regards to the Charter-infringing state conduct, Justice Abella said that the record indicates that the s. 10(b) breach was not the result of a wilful disregard for Mr. Taylor’s rights. Nevertheless, Cst. MacGillivray’s failure to facilitate Mr. Taylor’s s. 10(b) rights constituted a significant departure from the standard of conduct expected of police officers and cannot be condoned. In short, at no point did the police do anything to facilitate Mr. Taylor’s access to counsel at the hospital, either before the initial hospital samples were taken or when they demanded a blood sample.
Can the police question drivers about other matters when they are stopped for the purpose of a road side check and where the police do not have reasonable grounds to do so?
Check stop programs result in the arbitrary detention of motorists. The programs are justified as a means aimed at reducing the terrible toll of death and injury so often occasioned by impaired drivers or by dangerous vehicles. The primary aim of the program is thus to check for sobriety, licences, ownership, insurance and the mechanical fitness of cars. The police use of check stops should not be extended beyond these aims. Random stop programs must not be turned into a means of conducting either an unfounded general inquisition or an unreasonable search.
Of course, all kinds of issues can come into play (such as informed consent as discussed in R. v. Wills, O.J. No. 294, 70 C.C.C. (3d) 529 (Ont. C.A.)), but that is not the reason for this post. So, you may ask why I’m citing the SCC case of Mellenthin from 1992 on my blog? Well, this same issue has come up again in a 2014 case named R. v. Koczab 2014 SCC 9.
In Koczab, the accused, while driving his vehicle from British Columbia to Ontario, was pulled over for speeding in Manitoba. The police officer requested his driver’s licence and registration. He noticed that the vehicle was registered to the accused in British Columbia and that his driver’s licence was issued in Ontario. The officer questioned the accused as to why he had different addresses on his licence and registration. The accused answered that he worked in the movie industry and lived at both places. The driver, the vehicle, and the explanation for the different addresses seemed very familiar to the police officer. He returned to his cruiser to conduct the routine police checks relating to the documentation. They revealed that the accused had been fingerprinted in the past for theft and drug charges. His record showed only one criminal conviction for theft. The officer testified that he did not feel that these entries were of any concern. He went back to the accused’s vehicle, returned his documents, gave him a verbal warning for his speeding and told him that he was free to go. Ten minutes had elapsed since the beginning of the traffic stop.
The police officer, believing he may have stopped the accused on a prior occasion, asked him if he would mind answering a few questions. The accused replied, “Yeah go ahead.” This led to a series of questions about the movie industry and the Ontario licence plate. The answers to these questions evoked memories which caused the officer to conclude that he had stopped this accused in the past and had been provided with the same story, which he felt was rehearsed. He then asked the accused whether he had been stopped before. The accused replied “No.” He asked him whether he had any convictions. The accused replied that he had been caught with a couple of grams of cocaine. This answer again evoked memories and the officer was now positive that he had stopped the accused previously.
The officer then asked the accused what he had in his back seat. The accused replied that he had a couple of suitcases. He asked whether he had any liquor, drugs, or large amounts of cash in the vehicle. The accused answered no to all three questions. The officer asked “So what’s in the suitcases?” The accused responded “Clothes, do you want to see?” The officer said “Sure.” Immediately before the accused opened the back door, the officer asked the accused again, “You sure you don’t have any drugs in the vehicle?” The accused replied “Yeah.” The officer asked “You are letting me look?” and the accused said “Yes.” The officer told the accused that, if he found drugs, he may be charged. The accused replied that he had learnt his lesson and would not be doing that again.
Without being prompted, the accused then proceeded to open the back door and, again unprompted, opened the suitcases. The officer did not search the suitcases, but observed clothes in them. At that point, the officer noticed that the carpet had been altered near the back seats. This fact caused the officer to think that there might be a hidden compartment located there. The officer had considerable experience in detecting and locating such compartments, as he had personally investigated and discovered hidden compartments in approximately 50 other cases. As the officer was now thinking that he might detain the accused for a further criminal investigation, he thought it prudent to call for back up for officer safety. He told the accused “I just have to go to my car for a minute.” He then went to his car and called for back-up.
3) Do the back seats fold down? Answer: Yeah, I’ll show you.
Again, without being asked, the accused proceeded to fold the back seats forward. Once folded, the officer noticed more damage to the carpet and smelt the strong odour of fresh silicone. As the officer knew that silicone is not used in factory installations in vehicles, he believed that the fresh smell of silicone could only be explained by a recent use to create a sealed hidden compartment that may contain drugs. The officer then arrested the accused for drug possession and advised him of his right to counsel. He declined to contact counsel. Back-up arrived at that point. The vehicle was searched incidental to arrest and 17 one-kilogram bricks of cocaine were found in a silicone-sealed hidden compartment underneath the backseat. Having discovered the cocaine, the officer returned to the accused to advise him that he was now under arrest for trafficking in cocaine. He was again given his right to counsel and again the accused declined to contact anyone.
At trial, the validity of the traffic stop and the questions related to the traffic matters were not challenged at trial. Moreover, the trial judge concluded that, as the officer had reasonable grounds to suspect the accused was a drug courier before he called for back-up, his detention was not arbitrary within the meaning of s. 9 of the Charter. However, the trial judge found that the accused was detained when the officer asked him the last three questions. He concluded that the accused’s rights under s. 10 of the Charter had been violated because he had neither been advised of the reason for his detention, nor of his right to counsel before answering the questions. Finally, the trial judge excluded the evidence following a s. 24(2) analysis.
The Crown appealed to the Manitoba Court of Appeal, which ruled that the trial judge applied an analysis that focussed on the officer’s non-communicated thoughts and intentions. As a result of this misapplication of the law, the trial judge overemphasized the officer’s intentions to call for backup and to arrest Koczab. This resulted in a finding there had been a detention that was unreasonable and not supported by the evidence. There was a nexus between this legal error and the verdict. Even if there had been a Charter breach, the evidence would not have been excluded pursuant to s. 24(2). A new trial was ordered by the Court.
The accused appealed to the SCC. The SCC, in reaching it’s decision, adopted the dissenting opinion of Justice M.M. Monnin J.A in the Manitoba Court of Appeal decision, thereby allowing the accused’s appeal and excluded the evidence, restoring the acquittals for trafficking and possession for the purpose of trafficking.
(a) The circumstances giving rise to the encounter as they would reasonably be perceived by the individual: whether the police were providing general assistance; maintaining general order; making general inquiries regarding a particular occurrence; or, singling out the individual for focused investigation.
After that point in time, I figured that [the accused] was a drug courier, from what I observed. I went and told [the accused] I’d be back. I walked back to my police car. I radioed for a second car to attend.
For backup. I believed that I was going to do a drug investigation.
Q — and do you recall that question?
Q Was that answer the truth?
Q Now, I’m then going to suggest to you that you, that prior, prior to [another officer] attending, that you also, in your mind, concluded that [the accused], in fact, was detained and not free to leave?
A Prior to [another officer] attending?
A I was getting real close, yeah.
THE COURT: You, you were what?
THE WITNESS: Getting real close to if he said no, I’m leaving, no I probably wouldn’t have let, let him leave, yeah.
Q So as far as you were concerned, he was detained?
A At that point in time, if he said I’m leaving, yes, I would have stopped him from leaving.
Q You decided he wasn’t free to go, but you never told him that; is that correct?
Q You had decided, in your mind, he was detained, but you never told him that; is that correct?
Q You, in your mind, after deciding in your mind that he was detained and not free to do, go, didn’t provide him with his legal rights; is that correct?
Q Right to counsel or right to silence?
Q And I’m sure you’re well aware, either on a detention or an arrest, that, that if a person is given their legal rights, you’re not to continue questioning until they’ve had an opportunity to exercise them; is that correct?
A If they wish to execute (sic) yes.
Q Correct. So you have to hold off questioning until they’ve been given at least an opportunity to see if they wish to contact counsel?
Q And you’re well aware of that principle; is that correct?
“In the totality of the circumstances, [the accused] was detained when [the officer] formulated the intention to detain, said he would be right back, returned to his car, telephoned for a back-up, and came back to the SUV to ask the first question. Before being asked the question, [the accused] had the right under subss. 10(a) and 10(b) to be advised that he was being detained, the reason for it, and of his right to counsel.” ….
In Justice Monnin’s view, a reasonable person, having been questioned aggressively on issues relating to drug convictions and whether he was currently involved in drug trafficking, having previously been told he was free to go, but then indirectly told to stay where he was, would likely conclude that he was not free to go and had to comply with that directive. “It would take a brave soul in the circumstances to defy the state actor and go merrily on his way. He would, no doubt, soon be involved in a police chase,” said the Justice.
Applying the criteria in Grant, the circumstances giving rise to the encounter had clearly moved to the singling out of the individual for focused investigation. The fact that the accused was in potential jeopardy was confirmed by the police officer’s own evidence that he was conducting a drug investigation. That the accused was in jeopardy is not determinative of the issue (see Grant at para. 41). However, as in this case, jeopardy can be a factor supporting a finding that a detention has occurred, especially in a situation where a person is the subject of a criminal investigation, a time when the availability of his s. 10 rights are important.
The line between general questioning and focussed interrogation amounting to detention may be difficult to draw in particular cases. It is the task of the trial judge on a Charter application to assess the circumstances and determine whether the line between general questioning and detention has been crossed. While the trial judge in this case did not have the benefit of the test refined in Grant, his findings on the facts, supported by the evidence, lead to the view that a reasonable person in the circumstances would have concluded that the initial encounter was preliminary investigative questioning falling short of detention.
The trial judge’s finding that the initial part of the encounter was of a preliminary or exploratory nature on its face does not support the contention that Mr. Suberu was under detention within the meaning of the Charter at this point. It suggests rather that Constable Roughley’s conduct indicated that he was engaged in a general inquiry and had not yet zeroed in on the individual as someone whose movements must be controlled. Looking at the matter through the lens of the detention analysis proposed in Grant, the trial judge’s conclusion that the circumstances did not trigger the right to counsel cannot be said to be in error. There was no right to counsel because there was no detention.
Two other officers approached, flashing their badges and taking tactical adversarial positions behind Cst. Gomes. The encounter developed into one where Mr. Grant was singled out as the object of particularized suspicion, as evidenced by the conduct of the officers. The nature of the questioning changed from ascertaining the appellant’s identity to determining whether he “had anything that he should not”. At this point the encounter took on the character of an interrogation, going from general neighbourhood policing to a situation where the police had effectively taken control over the appellant and were attempting to elicit incriminating information.
In the case at hand, Justice Monnin said the implied direction not to leave after questioning upon potential drug trafficking would have given a reasonable person cause to believe that he was not free to leave. The questioning upon return to the vehicle turned to whether modifications had been done to the vehicle. While stated by the officer as being for the purpose of allowing the accused to give an innocent explanation for the suspected modifications to the vehicle, it was, nevertheless, part of the officer’s criminal investigation and was for the purpose of eliciting information which could be incriminating. Further, said Justice Monnin, while there was no physical contact and the discussions were polite and cordial, the accused was never directly told that he had a choice not to answer. He was asked if he would mind answering a few questions, but at no time was he advised that he need not and that no consequences would follow. The conduct which was of concern to the trial judge and which he considered in the assessment of the s. 24(2) application was that the officer was aware that he would be detaining the accused based upon a hunch that he was an individual that he had stopped previously.
The trial judge concluded that the officer’s conduct was “neither inadvertent nor minor. It was wilful and egregious” (at para. 36). He then commented on the fact that, in his cross-examination, the officer was evasive and he found that the breach was not made in good faith.
Deciding when a detention triggers Charter rights requires a balancing between an individual’s rights and the collective interest in ensuring that the police are able to investigate and prevent crime (see Grant, and Suberu, 2009 SCC 33 at para. 24, 2 S.C.R. 460). | 2019-04-25T00:57:49Z | https://apanewslaw.wordpress.com/2014/07/ | Porn | Reference | 0.658079 |
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Mix the meat and bacon and spread out on a dinner plate. Put the plate, uncovered, in the freezer for about 20 minutes. You want the meat to be very firm, about half frozen through.
Meanwhile, mix the bread and milk in a medium-sized bowl and let it sit for 15 minutes. Put the eggs in a large bowl and beat until well-mixed. Using your hands, gently squeeze the excess milk from the bread. You don’t want to wring the bread out, just not have it dripping wet. Put the squeezed bread in the bowl with the eggs. Add the herbs, salt, and pepper.
Take half the meat mixture and put it in the bowl of a food processor. Pulse until the semi-frozen meat is chopped into very small pieces, no larger than 1/8-inch. Add the chopped meat to the bowl with the other ingredients, and repeat with the rest of the meat.
Stir everything together. Melt ¼ of the butter in a small non-stick skillet (about 5 inches at the bottom, 8 inches at the top) that you’ve heated over medium-low heat. Scoop out ¾ cup of well-mixed batter and pour into the skillet. Spread the mixture to make it even, and cook until the bottom is well-browned, about 5-6 minutes. Gently turn it over using a wide spatula, or slide it onto a small plate and invert back into the skillet. Cook until the bottom is browned. Then transfer the pancake to the greased baking sheet and put it in the oven to keep warm. Repeat with the remaining 3 pancakes. | 2019-04-24T08:22:40Z | https://firstvine.wordpress.com/recipes/rouzole/ | Porn | Science | 0.136151 |
wordpress | Have you ever imagined what wonders rotten tomatoes can do for you?
Have you ever thought of what rotten tomatoes can be used for? If not, then this is the news for you.
Those red looking tomatoes can actually light up your bulb. Yes, scientists have invented a technique which can aid in producing electricity from the rotten tomatoes. The team consists of an Indian scientist too.
A team comprising Namita Shrestha and assistant professor Venkataramana Gadhamshetty from South Dakota School of Mines & Technology and Alex Fogg (an undergraduate student of chemistry) from Princeton University carried out a pilot project and presented their findings at the 251st National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society (ACS).
While they were only able to generate 0.3 watts of electricity in their experiment, the team believes the concept could be scaled up – so much so that Florida’s annual tomato waste could be used to power Disney World for 90 days says Namita Shrestha.
Florida produces huge quantities of tomatoes each year, so much so that 396,000 tons ends up as waste. At present, there is no effective means of disposing of the discarded tomatoes. Often, it ends up in landfill, where it can produce methane (a greenhouse gas), or in water bodies, where it can cause water treatment problems.
Scientists Venkataramana Gadhamshetty and Alex Fogg sought to solve this problem after two years of research. They developed a microbial electrochemical cell that can turn tomato waste into an electric current.
“Microbial electrochemical cells use bacteria to break down and oxidise organic material in defective tomatoes,” said Namita Shrestha, who works on the project. The oxidisation process releases electrons captured in the food cell to become a source of electricity. Researchers found the pigment in tomatoes is very effective at encouraging the generation of electrical charges from the fruit.
However, they are not there yet: “Our research question at this time is to investigate the fundamental electron transfer mechanisms and the interaction between the solid tomato waste and microbes,” Gadhamshetty said.
Expert says global need for clean energy is first step to battling climate change. | 2019-04-23T18:52:39Z | https://discoverindians.wordpress.com/category/renewable-energy/ | Porn | Science | 0.833035 |
wordpress | If you’ve been following me on Twitter or Facebook (and if you’re not… why not?) you know that I recently finished my young adult novel and it is currently up for pre-order (ebook only) on Amazon! I got the proof copy, too, from CreateSpace last week (oh, it felt so good to hold the actual product in my hands! Sweet, sweet accomplishment!). I made a few minor changes to the paperback (mostly to the cover – which I designed myself!) The Kindle version AND paperback will be available December 16th. I hope you all check it out and leave me wonderful reviews. I would be blessed if you did.
I also worked with two other bloggers to do guest blogging last week. If you missed it, check them out here and here. In addition, I’ve connected with a few other authors through American Christian Fiction Writers and a Facebook group of authors online. It all adds up to increasing my tribe. Plus, I love meeting and chatting with like-minded folks. You never know who you might meet and it gives me new stuff to read as well!
I also became a Gold Member (no Austin Power jokes, please) on the Christian Pen Network – check that out here.
So that’s all the good news. Now, the bad…or not so good, I guess.
My husband is facing a lot of stress at work as well as trying to obtain his doctorate online. This means a lot of late nights studying and work meetings that go past his normal departure time. We haven’t seen a lot of each other and we’ve both been stressed. We do our best to find time for one another and to utilize every minute we do have to our best advantage, but it’s not always easy. I work from home and often don’t speak to a lot of people during the day (other than email) so I long to chat with my best friend when he gets home, but sometimes that doesn’t happen. It can be frustrating, but we’re relying on God to get us through this trying time. It’s not life or death, but it’s our marriage so it is important. Your prayers are appreciated.
I pray each and every one of you has accomplishments you can share with your friends this week, too and I pray for the things in your life that aren’t going so well, either. God bless and have a great week!
PS – This week is Thanksgiving so find something – even one thing – to be thankful for this week and enjoy your families!
Happy Monday everyone! I hope everyone survived Mardi Gras this past weekend. I didn’t do a single thing to celebrate so…back to the grind!
Check out my new story!
I’ve been published again in Chicken Soup for the Soul! This time its in their annual dog compilation with a funny story about my pup Max. The book comes out Feb. 9th and you can get it at all the usual spots including here on Amazon. I’m so thrilled to be part of the Chicken Soup family. This is my second story published with them and I just sent in another one for consideration. If you think you have a good story suitable for their publications, check out their page for all the details of how you can submit. They have a plethora of great titles as well as dog and people food that they now sell!
When I’m done with this series (I will weep and gnash my teeth I’m sure) it’ll be hard to move on to something else. I’m not even sure what I might read next. Not many on my Kindle will hold a candle to the E Series for sure. I may delve into some classics. What are you reading?
If you read my post last Monday you know I’m promoting the St. Davids Christian Writers Conference in Grove City, PA. I’m on the board there and it’s been such a blessing to me that I have to share it with all of you. If you live even remotely close and want to go to a conference, I HIGHLY suggest St. Davids. You will be blessed.
Last week my dad was informed that he would be a good candidate for open heart surgery. He had a small heart attack at the beginning of January and now they found two blockages in an artery intersection on the top of his heart. Because it’s in an intersection of arteries, they suggest a bypass instead of a stent or balloon procedure. He was given the option to have the surgery and he decided to do it. We’re hopeful about the surgery because Dad is in good health otherwise and the doctors feel that he’ll do well. Open heart surgery is still very serious though so I appreciate all prayers you would send our way. He’ll be in the hospital for about a week and will need a few months to completely recover. However, once the recovery is over he should feel better and may even be able to stop some medications he’s been on for his heart condition. If you pray – please do so. Thank you.
Hope each of you has a blessed and exciting week. Be sure to chime in below with what you’re reading and how your week is going. I love to stay in touch with you all and your comments give me life! God bless!
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wordpress | The New York Stock Exchange started off quickly today which was cool. It’s the energy that I need to have. Of course, as you’ve seen in my posting, that kind of trading just doesn’t happen in the market a lot if any. It’s to that degree where when I do see the market slithering like that, I know that I have to make the most of my day and my opportunities.
Unfortunately, while the opportunities where there, practical application just failed me. It was a case where up was down and down was right. I’m sure you know how it goes. I traded the cash open and felt like I could go size on the ES. Additionally, I scalped for small size with the Nasdaq. Then, for my final trade, I went fishing for money in Orange Juice. Pretty much everything felt like they had momentum but then things just faded afterwards. I thought I’d have a basketfull of really good gains but in the end, everything just kind of ended up fading away. I hate it when I’m really well-positioned only to end up having the trade go sour. It seems like that’s my life story these days.
However, unlike last Friday’s British Pound debacle, I was a heck of a lot more careful and deliberate in my trading and to end the week on a positive note means a lot to me. It means that I don’t have two days to think about how I screwed up and I can go home with the knowledge that I didn’t do stupid stuff to screw up my account. It also means that I can sleep real easy tonight and tomorrow night barring some unforeseen personal issue that arises. I’m a very lucky person. Although the market didn’t do what I wanted it to do, I still got something and because I’m not underwater on my PnL, I am really really thankful. Right now, the New York Stock Exchange is trading below 10. I figure this is as good of a time as it gets to just pack it in and enjoy the weekend that has been given to me by God’s generosity. | 2019-04-26T11:58:34Z | https://tradingandstuff.wordpress.com/2017/05/05/well-it-was-as-much-of-a-day-as-i-could-trade/ | Porn | Business | 0.250829 |
wordpress | Love my job, but I’m glad it’s Friday.
It looks as if it’s finally warming up, too.
I stumbled across this funny (and quirky) little article from an Indianapolis magician.
My two cats kissed this morning. Makes me so happy to see them get along.
There are so many things I’m grateful for.
but he inspires me to reach new heights (I’m a couple inches taller than 6′, btw).
I also am lucky enough to have the best father in the world. He’s wonderful in so many ways, and I should stop this sentence here before this becomes a book.
but it’s so much better than the house before it–in so many ways.
The historical area in the city, the higher ceilings (my boyfriend says his thoughts tend to go up only as high as the ceiling he’s under), and heating/air conditioning.
When cataloging all the many things I’m grateful for, there tends to be repetition. Because of the repetition, I sometimes find myself just going through the motions.
This ensures that your gratitude list is fresh.
It’s been a long time since I’ve written here, and of course a lot of life has happened.
That’s probably the reason picking up where I left off feels so daunting now.
There have been new places, and new faces.
I’ll get into that more in forthcoming entries.
I just felt like starting again. | 2019-04-20T04:41:44Z | https://pinkychaigoes2town.wordpress.com/2017/04/ | Porn | Reference | 0.267441 |
wordpress | I’ve been struck this week by the contrasting levels of success of the adoption of the ITIL framework in the workplace. I’ve often said that “you don’t need a degree in ITIL to follow processes”. By that I mean that if processes are crafted well enough, then most staff on the ground simply need to be trained in the specific processes relevant to their job.
Senior managers have attained ITIL qualifications (typically v2 Managers) and returned to their organisations with the mission of crafting processes for their organisation and adopting the best practice framework. Some have succeeded, some have not. And that has set me thinking about why this should be.
The most defining characteristic of those with a high success rate can be summed up in one word: “belief”.
Organisations achieve best practice when a culture change takes place and the team develops a common belief that processes are there to help; that better services are best provided when everyone can rely on everyone else to do their bit to the right quality.
I am reminded of the story of a visiting dignitary who visited Mission Control at NASA. A keen gardner himself, he approached a man tending the flower beds and asked what he was doing. The man mopped his forehead and replied simply: “I’m working to put a man on the moon”. That clarity of purpose was perhaps the most single factor in the success of the US space programme in the sixties and seventies.
Not all staff working in the IT service management areas need to be qualified ITIL experts but they do need to be experts in their organisations reason for being – seized of the organisation’s mission and objectives. They need to understand: why they are there; and to appreciate that their contribution is important to the overall success of the organisation.
They need to feel that they belong; that their ideas and opinions count. Good ITIL managers are first and foremost good managers. Without the inspiration and motivation, ITIL processes will gather dust on a shelf somewhere. It is the charisma, belief and vision of good managers that makes the difference. | 2019-04-18T10:47:42Z | https://sysopitsm.wordpress.com/2012/03/ | Porn | Business | 0.979689 |
wordpress | It’s June 8th, a very special day to me. 21 years ago, my first born daughter, Jan’a Mechele was born. She was 6 weeks premature, but thank goodness she was healthy. Now she is a beautiful young woman, who is carrying her first child. I decided to display pictures of my “baby girl” in honor of her today.
Jan’a – 3 months old I think – always loving the lace and frilly things!
Motherhood sure has its rewards! We have had so many good times together. I love my family! | 2019-04-24T14:58:24Z | https://glowe68.wordpress.com/category/birthday/ | Porn | Kids | 0.535701 |
wired | At least 10 people are dead after the latest U.S. killer drone strike on the border region of Pakistan.
militants, mainly foreigners, were killed in the strike."
On Monday, Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari warned the new U.S.
Official sources, however, admit privately that successful U.S. strikes benefit Pakistan's military efforts to eliminate foreign militants on its soil.
20 extremist leaders have been killed in recent months" by the killer drones. He declined to name who those leaders were. | 2019-04-22T22:37:50Z | https://www.wired.com/2008/11/us-drone-war-ov/ | Porn | News | 0.92542 |
wordpress | Carla Kovach – Author | A blog of all sorts!
Then she receives a chilling text message. Someone has Alissa. But Bree will have to give up something very precious in exchange.
Desperate to save Alissa, Bree looks at everyone close to their family. She’s sure that Alissa’s best friend is keeping something back about her little sister and a boy at school, and why has their estranged uncle, who they’ve not seen in years, been hanging around again?
This is a fast thrill of a novel!
As soon as younger sister Alissa is taken, the clock is ticking for older sister, Bree, to rescue her. From early on, it had me guessing as to who and why.
I loved how the author wove the family dynamics into the story. Children fearful of their father, an overworked mother and the creepy guy at the trailer park all added brilliantly to the tone of the book. As for story setting, fantastic – trailer park in America; family struggling to make ends meet. It all added to the tension.
If you’re looking for a young kickass lead, then Bree fulfils this brief. This is a pacy thriller that I’m sure most readers will fly through, as did I.
Carla Kovach – author of Amazon and iBooks bestseller, The Next Girl.
What an uplifting novel! Grace’s character was so relatable to me and I’m sure everyone reading Amazing Grace will find something of themselves in her. She really is the woman next door!
I loved the humour that came with the main character, and Kim Nash certainly dished up lashings of it. I found myself tittering on many occasions as I sped through the pages, racing to the end to find out what would happen.
I totally rooted for Grace, wanting her and her young son, Archie, to find happiness. This is a tale of finding one’s self after having all of one’s self eradicated by a bad relationship. It is a tale of coming to terms with grief, and goes on to show how wonderful it is to keep our loved ones in our heart, long after they’re gone. Most of all, it is a witty, entertaining tale, that gallops to the end.
Amazing Grace! Amazing debut! May there be more where that came from.
I’d thoroughly recommend this book if you love a feel-good romantic comedy that may cause you shed a few tears; and when I last checked, it was only 99p on Kindle.
Seven years after Samantha’s disappearance, on what would have been her thirty-fifth birthday, her best friend Diane is shocked to find a letter addressed to Samantha on her doorstep.
Opening the envelope, Diane pulls out a birthday card and a finger nail painted in dusky pink nail polish. The same shade Samantha always wore. The same shade she was wearing the night she went missing.
When police analyse the nail, they don’t get the result they expected. Instead of linking them to Samantha, the nail belongs to another woman, Jade Ashmore. And Jade was murdered the night before the envelope was delivered….
THE COMPLETELY ADDICTIVE NEW CRIME THRILLER FROM BEST SELLING AUTHOR CARLA KOVACH – if you love Lisa Gardner, Robert Bryndza or Clare Mackintosh, you’ll love The Liar’s House. Gripping from the first page – you won’t be able to put it down.
An absolutely incredible, page-turning psychological thriller with a twist you won’t see coming, for fans of Gone Girl, Behind Closed Doors and Ruth Ware.
I loved the structure of this suspenseful psychological thriller. It begins with wife, Mel’s, POV. This novel drew me in immediately with Mel arriving at the holiday cottage to find her family gone. I mean, this is after all a mother’s worst nightmare! It had me turning the pages, anticipating the many things that could have happened to husband, Luke, and the two children. Were they lost, dead, or had they been kidnapped?
We get a deep look into Luke’s character as we jump back to the past and see things through his POV. ‘There are two sides to every marriage’ – the tagline for this book is perfect. The author explores the characters and their inner-workings brilliantly.
Rona has sensitively tacked the central theme of domestic violence and as I was reading, it felt real and I event shuddered a couple of times. The story is full of twists and turns, there to surprise the reader right up to the very end. What a tense, exciting, read! Loved it.
A serial killer is burning people alive in the Lake District’s prehistoric stone circles. He leaves no clues and the police are helpless.
When his name is found carved into the charred remains of the third victim, disgraced detective Washington Poe is brought back from suspension and into an investigation he wants no part of.
Reluctantly partnered with the brilliant but socially awkward civilian analyst, Tilly Bradshaw, the mismatched pair uncover a trail that only he is meant to see. The elusive killer has a plan and for some reason Poe is part of it.
When a book opens the way this one did, you know it’s going to be a memorable read. It’s shocking, horrifying and the way the burning victim is described by Craven puts the reader right in the middle of the action. The questions have already formed. Why? Who could commit such an atrocity?
Investigator, suspended Detective Poe, is soon brought back from his peaceful life after finding himself at the heart of the case. I loved the Tilly/Poe partnership. The development of their friendship was brilliantly written. Tilly’s character is so distinctive too, making her totally memorable.
This novel is a rapid moving police procedural. The Lake District setting also made it a delight to read. I loved that it was set in this region. Having lived there in the past, I could imagine the landscape and the areas mentioned.
All in all, a fantastically plotted crime book, full of wow moments and tension! And the end, another big fat WOW!
The Gift by Louise Jensen – review.
Callie’s parents are grieving, yet Jenna knows they’re only telling her half the story. Where is Callie’s sister Sophie? She’s been ‘abroad’ since her sister’s death but something about her absence doesn’t add up. And when Jenna meets Callie’s boyfriend Nathan, she makes a shocking discovery.
Jenna knows that Callie didn’t die in an accident. But how did she die? Jenna is determined to discover the truth but it could cost her everything; her loved ones, her sanity, even her life.
A compelling, gripping psychological thriller with a killer twist from the author of the Number One bestseller The Sister.
Wow! Cellular memory is something I’d never heard of before reading The Gift. What an exciting theme to add to a psychological thriller. I can only imagine how much research the author had to do to bring this story to life in the way that she did.
I certainly felt for the main character, heart transplant patient Jenna, and tensely hoped that she’d get to the bottom of the mystery. What happened to Callie?
I loved the pacing of the novel as well as the Callie chapters, they had me flicking through the pages faster than a sprinter leaping over the finishing line. After previously reading The Surrogate, I knew I wouldn’t be disappointed as I enjoy Louise’s style of writing.
If you love a psychological thriller filled with twists and turns, then this is your book. It never stopped surprising me, right up to the end. Fab and fast read!
Dark House by Helen Phifer – review.
Detective Lucy Harwin, still reeling from a previous case that ended in the devastating murder of a mother and her child, finds herself on the trail of a killer ruthlessly fixated on avenging the asylum’s wrongs.
What disturbing secrets lie within the asylum’s walls? Together with her partner Detective Mattie Jackson, Lucy begins to unearth its terrible history, and the horrors endured by the vulnerable children.
As the attacks escalate and a woman is murdered on her own doorstep, Lucy is forced into a terrifying game of cat and mouse with a twisted individual. But can Lucy stop a murderer with nothing left to lose?
An absolutely terrifying and gripping thriller that will chill readers of MJ Arlidge, Angela Marsons and Rachel Abbott to the bone.
Dark House starts with a bang, opening with a chilling flash to the past! The chapters set in the seventies filled me with fear and intrigue as I turned the pages, needing to find out what happened at the asylum. Helen Phifer can certainly set a chilling scene, one that forced me to read on with haste.
The main character, DI Lucy Harwin, was fantastically developed. I loved how the novel was peppered with snippets of her past case, and that her relationships were complicated. Her daughter, colleague and potential love interest all served to show the reader more about Lucy, without being a distraction from the main case.
As for the antagonist, I loved the past to present mystery and the chase as the action ramped up. I was literally biting my nails at the end. What a ride! | 2019-04-22T19:07:41Z | https://griffbuck.wordpress.com/ | Porn | Arts | 0.075795 |
wired | HYDERABAD, India – Indian President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam expressed concern Saturday about a free mapping program from Google, warning it could help terrorists by providing satellite photos of potential targets.
Google Earth, launched in June this year, allows users to access overlapping satellite photos. Although not all areas are highly detailed, some images are very high resolution, and some show sensitive locations in various countries.
At a meeting of top police officials in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad, Kalam said he worried that "developing countries, which are already in danger of terrorist attacks, have been singularly chosen" for providing high resolution images of their sites.
The governments of South Korea and Thailand and lawmakers in the Netherlands have expressed similar concerns. South Korean newspapers said Google Earth provides images of the presidential Blue House and military bases in the country, which remains technically at war with communist North Korea. The North's main nuclear facility at Yongbyon is among sites in that country displayed on the service.
The Google site contains clear aerial photos of India's parliament building, the president's house and surrounding government offices in New Delhi. There are also some clear shots of Indian defense establishments.
Debbie Frost, spokewoman for Mountain View, California, Google, noted that the software uses information already available from public sources and the images displayed are about one to two years old, not shown in real time.
"Google takes governmental concerns about Google Earth and Google Maps very seriously. Google welcomes dialogue with governments, and we will be happy to talk to Indian authorities about any concerns they may have," Frost said in an e-mail statement Saturday.
Kalam, a scientist who guided India's missile program before becoming president, called for new laws to restrain dissemination of such material. He said existing laws in some countries regarding spatial observations of their territory and the United Nations' recommendations on the practice are inadequate. | 2019-04-26T00:36:27Z | https://www.wired.com/2005/10/india-google-maps-too-graphic/ | Porn | News | 0.50453 |
wordpress | Dry “hand”ling – is the twitch response with manual compression the same as #DryNeedling?
What?! You can elicit a Localized Twitch Response (LTR) without a needle? Sounds pretty Mr. Myagi hands-on healing to me – but it’s true. Makes me ponder if we have the same neurophysiologic effect from a LTR elicited manually as asserted by the NIH Shah studies; or if the Spontaneous Electrical Activity quieting at… Read More Dry “hand”ling – is the twitch response with manual compression the same as #DryNeedling? | 2019-04-23T01:55:48Z | https://idryneedle.wordpress.com/tag/idryneedle/ | Porn | Health | 0.537136 |
wordpress | Amy Derrick is, among many things, a mother and wife, a writer, a religious educator, a Unitarian Universalist (UU) and a genuinely likable person. Combine all of these elements and you come up with an ideal blogger… which is precisely what Amy has become.
Tapping on day-to-day life experience, Amy captures her journey of faith and family in a warm, witty and interactive series of blog entries. Reading her reflections is like being invited in for a cup of coffee and lively conversation. You enjoy every minute!
Better still, Amy has designed a month-by-month faith development program – UU@Home – that she unveils on a (what else?) month-by-month basis.
All of this warmth and fun and faith was previously parked on a rather sterile, utilitarian blog site. Amy wanted something more welcoming, so she called in DMT Artistry.
The Challenge: UU@Home needed an online home that would capture the personality of its author, the tone of its content and the attention of Unitarian Universalist families everywhere. Additionally, it needed to act as a portfolio of Amy’s writing skills, and a resource for budding UUs.
Please swing by UU@Home‘s new online home, and let us know what you think!
Okay, it happens to the best of us – being tedious and flippant on Facebook, or coy and pointless on Twitter. But who is actually seeing these random acts of silliness?
For safety (and reality’s) sake, assume that everyone has access to everything you post. Is the fact that you just toasted raisin muffins for breakfast, changed a particularly gruesome diaper or chugged 3 beers upside down to see what would happen really something you want current and potential client’s to associate you with?
Here’s the tricky part… not everyone “gets” the fact that their private posts aren’t necessarily all that private. Your friends may innocently draw you into embarrassing cyber-conversations or tag, shall we say, “unflattering” pictures of you. It’s up to you, the savvy business professional, to moderate, hide or steer way clear of this kind of detrimental marketing… because that’s what it is: marketing. Intentional or not, you are marketing YOU and, by extension, your business.
Strut that personality, while also keeping in mind: “Where is my income coming from? Who are my clients?” Then social network accordingly! | 2019-04-24T21:58:52Z | https://dmtartistry.wordpress.com/tag/blog/ | Porn | Business | 0.944475 |
wordpress | Brian Clough and Don Revie are arguably the benchmarks for managers in the modern game. Revie’s Leeds team benefited from his understanding of every element that created a great player and a great team. He was revolutionary in his consideration on diet and on the off field care for his players. From the late sixties to the early seventies Leeds dominance of the English game was testament to Revie. As Leeds success faded in the mid 70’s, Nottingham Forest’s began. Clough was an incredible motivator and manager of men; with his assistant Peter Taylor, they put together a team built around experience and up and coming talent which dominated Europe and English football for several seasons. Does the Premier League need teams with this sort of pedigree in it?
Both teams achieved top three finishes in the Premier League over the years but after a somewhat dramatic fall from grace found themselves languishing in the third tier of English football. Despite this, as big clubs, Forest and Leeds always achieved gates that even some Premier League clubs would be delighted with. This owes much to their large fan base and their history which is still the bedrock of their significant following.
Elland Road and the City Ground find themselves on the verge of welcoming the likes of Manchester United and Arsenal to the away dressing again. Leeds United versus Liverpool, Nottingham versus Tottenham Hotspur and Leeds United versus Nottingham Forest, all fixtures that don’t sound out of place amongst England’s elite.
So if the two sleeping giants were to return to the top flight what would that bring to the beautiful game? The regional passions will be reignited in the ‘Black Country’ and ‘Yorkshire’ prompting even more impressive ‘Super Sunday’s’ on Sky. Leeds United and Nottingham Forest still carry European Pedigree, especially Leeds who within the last decade reached a UEFA Cup and Champions League Semi Final. The lure of the Premier League is huge for players, but saying that, wth all due respect to the likes of Hull City, Burnley and Blackpool they would still not have the allure of Forest and United.
The return of Forest and Leeds would be a PR dream for the men in grey suits at their Wembley headquarters. It would add to the clubs that can dominate the headlines both front and back. which on the basis that ‘no publicity is bad publicity’ can only add to Premiership’s dominance of the football stage. | 2019-04-24T10:39:28Z | https://danieltregoningblazer.wordpress.com/2011/04/26/why-leeds-and-forest-return-to-the-top-flight-would-be-good/ | Porn | Sports | 0.966656 |
wordpress | Steve Jobs began working on the Apple Lisa in 1978 but in 1982 he was pushed from the Lisa team due to infighting, and took over Jef Raskin’s low-cost-computer project, the Macintosh. A turf war broke out between Lisa’s “corporate shirts” and Jobs’ “pirates” over which product would ship first and save Apple. Lisa won the race in 1983 and became the first personal computer sold to the public with a GUI, but was a commercial failure due to its high price tag and limited software titles.
n 1984, Apple next launched the Macintosh. Its debut was announced by the now famous $1.5 million television commercial “1984”. It was directed by Ridley Scott, aired during the third quarter of Super Bowl XVIII on January 22, 1984, and is now considered a watershed event for Apple’s success and a “masterpiece”.
The Macintosh initially sold well, but follow-up sales were not strong due to its high price and limited range of software titles. The machine’s fortunes changed with the introduction of the LaserWriter, the first PostScript laser printer to be offered at a reasonable price, and PageMaker, an early desktop publishing package. The Mac was particularly powerful in this market due to its advanced graphics capabilities, which had necessarily been built in to create the intuitive Macintosh GUI. It has been suggested that the combination of these three products was responsible for the creation of the desktop publishing market.
In 1985 a power struggle developed between Jobs and CEO John Sculley, who had been hired two years earlier. The Apple board of directors instructed Sculley to “contain” Jobs and limit his ability to launch expensive forays into untested products. Rather than submit to Sculley’s direction, Jobs attempted to oust him from his leadership role at Apple. Sculley found out that Jobs had been attempting to organize a putsch and called a board meeting at which Apple’s board of directors sided with Sculley and removed Jobs from his managerial duties. Jobs resigned from Apple and founded NeXT Inc. the same year. | 2019-04-25T14:02:28Z | https://information2share.wordpress.com/2011/12/09/apple-first-macintosh/ | Porn | Computers | 0.539598 |
google | This month we’re here to celebrate. What makes you happy to be part of the queer community? Do you have an amazing coming out story about that terrifying moment that ended up being so much better than you expected? Does the recent surge of representation in books, TV, music, etc. make you proud to represent one of the letters of the ever-growing acronym? Are you a part of a project that helps queer people or highlights queer voices and you want to talk about how awesome it is? Then come tell us all about it. We want to hear about what you’re celebrating this month and what make you proud to be part of the LGBTQ+ community!
What type of post do you want to submit?
Highlighting book, album, movie, etc.
You don't need to have the post quite finished yet, but what other details can you give me? | 2019-04-23T16:43:21Z | https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScGSrlXKYpyicBht3Kj5orb6DgrkM9Uqg7Ih7wHWd9kheSLDg/viewform?embedded=true | Porn | Arts | 0.871737 |
wordpress | Poseur — One who adopts an affected attitude or pose to influence others.
If she looks like exceptional wealth, if she talks like exceptional wealth, there’s something five coats of paint will never cover: she’s exceptionally wealthy. She’s part of the nation’s oligarchy of elite rulers, and she has nothing in common with the poor and immigrant minorities whose vote she’s trying to get.
In America the rich get richer and the poor get poorer – it’s called wealth inequality – and she’s part of that.
She makes $200,000 for a speech. She has nothing in common with factory or street. She has nothing in common with the 1 American in 6 who faces hunger.
After Bernie Sanders departed the race, Hillary has a wide stage to strut. But her lefty lines are never inspiring. Because she’s not inspiring. She’s fake. | 2019-04-18T14:37:55Z | https://leftsolutions.wordpress.com/2016/10/05/hillary-clinton-poseur/ | Porn | Reference | 0.680253 |
wordpress | Over the past year, our Newcomer Services – Welcoming Communities program introduced a few new initiatives, one of which involves Indigenous Arts inspired activities that introduce newcomer students to Canada’s Indigenous peoples. Métis visual artist and Newcomer Program Facilitator, Karen Cull, aims to engage newcomer students through an inclusive arts-based approach.
Participants are invited to weekly in-class sessions that provide students with a tangible experience to learn and co-create, in hopes of promoting future friendships and positive alliances. It is important to educate newcomers about our Indigenous peoples as an effort to better understand Canada’s history, as well as to avoid discrimination and future re-colonization.
Here are some of the achievements and creative works from Faywood Arts-Based Curriculum School, Milliken PS, Port Royal PS, and Donwood Park PS.
This Land Recognition mural from Faywood ABC is 4 x 4 ft. Quite often, students hear the land acknowledgements on the morning announcements and have no idea who the cultural groups are. This painting aims to clarify, honour the peoples, and educate the community of staff, students, and parents.
Water is life! Over several weeks, Mrs. Abernethy’s grade 6 class learned about water protectors, activism, and the sacredness of water. Block prints inspired by Michif artist, Christi Belcourt & 13-year-old Anishinaabe water advocate, Autumn Peltier.
Artwork inspired by Ojibwa quilter Rita Corbiere of Wikwemikong. Students learn through story and visual engagement about the importance and power of the Binesi – Thunderbird. Topics of discussion include: Mother Earth, taking only what you need, and giving back to the environment.
Inspired by the artworks of Christi Belcourt, students learn about traditional ways of healing and respect for the environment.
Students learn about historic relations between the Métis and First Nations peoples, and the European voyageurs.
Students learn about Haudenosaunee Creation story, and the importance of caring for Mother Earth.
Students at Milliken Public School learned about the Native Group of Seven and the circular relationship between the intake and output of the sun’s energy. Student artwork is inspired by Jackson Beardy‘s ‘Loon’ series of Island Lake, Manitoba.
TDSB Newcomer Services – Welcoming Communities is a structured mentorship program for new Canadian students in TDSB elementary schools, middle schools and secondary schools.
Working alongside our program staff, and a peer helper, newcomer students participate in a variety of group activities designed to help ease some of the transitional challenges faced when settling into Canadian culture.
Activities may include: homework clubs, English conversation circles, sports and recreational activities, table tennis lessons, a reading buddy program, steel pan drums lessons, field trips, and a culturally-based culinary program. | 2019-04-20T08:13:59Z | https://tdsbcommunityservices.wordpress.com/2018/05/29/introducing-our-newest-canadians-to-the-indigenous-peoples-of-canada/ | Porn | Arts | 0.595112 |
wordpress | As 2015 draws to a close, The Engineer takes a look back at some of the biggest engineering stories of the year, from Crossrail and Bloodhound, to Hinkley Point and Tim Peake’s space adventure.
Dow Chemical Company and DuPont have today announced plans to join forces.
The two companies, known collectively as DowDuPont, described the partnership as an “all-stock merger of equals”.
“This transaction is a game-changer for our industry and reflects the culmination of a vision we have had for more than a decade to bring together these two powerful innovation and material science leaders,” said Andrew N. Liveris, Dow’s chairman and chief executive officer.
While the world’s reliance on digital technologies is growing exponentially, so the need for heightened security around IT and data centre infrastructure has probably never been greater.
Recent cyber attacks have exposed the vulnerability of networks to groups or individuals with malicious intention.
But it isn’t just the networks which are at risk; there is an equal threat to the data centre itself from physical hazards, which also needs to be appreciated.
The Paper guides data centre planners and operators through the complexities of securing their sites.
It highlights the European Standards and Certification needed to demonstrate effectiveness under test conditions and compliance not just for individual components but also, very importantly, systems. By that, it means systems for climate control, power supply and distribution, network connectivity, access control, and the structural shell – either a conventionally built room or a modular “room-in-room”.
The Paper takes a considered look at various threats in turn and offers best practice advice. For example, it considers IP (International Protection) categories in relation to protection against dust, water and solid particles, as defined by EN 60529. Meanwhile a wall might need to have a specific fire resistance, for example, F90 or F120 according to DIN 4102 or EI 90 or EI 120 according to the EN 1363.
Physical threats also include deliberate human interference and clearly any space filled with expensive hardware and important data should be secure enough to prevent malevolent or vindictive individuals gaining access. The Resistance Class (RC) defined in DIN V ENV 1627ff states how well this can be done depending on the nature and level of force that is applied.
IT security rooms are another option which are also reviewed. These rooms, if planned and fitted out correctly, will help protect hardware and data from the negative impact of EM radiation, fires and water damage.
For example, Rittal’s high availability room offers the maximum physical security for data centres and IT system locations. The system is certified by the ECB according to the ECB S rules and fulfils the requirements of EN 1047-2 without restriction.
A more compact alternative to security rooms would be IT security safes, which are ideal for smaller data centres that only need to be connected to the appropriate supply lines on site.
Further information about Rittal can be found at www.rittal.co.uk and www.friedhelm-loh-group.com or on Twitter @rittal_ltd.
The DCD EMEA Awards are part of a unique global series recognizing the most outstanding projects, teams and professionals in the field. Previous winners have included some of the world’s leading brands and this year the winners were from across the region, including UAE, UK, Ireland, Turkey, the Netherlands, Greece, Spain, West Africa, Finland and Djibouti.
The winning entries were the result of rigorous selection by an independent judging panel of industry experts, seeking to identify success, leadership, innovation and best practice in data center projects, people and teams. This year saw four new categories to recognise achievement in particular markets: The Enterprise Data Center Award, Public Services Digital Delivery Award, Service Provider Data Center Award and Internet Data Center Award.
We’d like to extend our congratulations to all winners at the event including Prof Ian Bitterlin, Consulting Engineer & Visiting Professor, Leeds University, for winning the “Outstanding Contribution to the Data Centre Industry” as presented by Shane Hope of Rittal Ltd.
This video comes from Ukraine where new aerial footage shows the latest advances toward securing the stricken nuclear plant at Chernobyl. | 2019-04-23T01:52:47Z | https://rittallimited.wordpress.com/2015/12/ | Porn | Reference | 0.142466 |
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livejournal | I was just adding some CSS for the Navigation Strip to my print_stylesheet() function today. Now I noticed that when I attempt to post comments in my style (with ?style=mine or in my journal), the reply form won't come up. I did nothing nothing to ReplyPage today. WTF. My layout has $.form-print();, there's no funky logic -- everything looks fine, so what is going on?
For now, if you want to comment, please append the link with &style=mine.
Oh, that was a typo. Here's the source (I made it viewable).
Hm, weird, it's printing the surrounding divs but not the actual form. It makes me think that maybe something is untrusted, since I think the form has to print trusted? I don't know how or why that would happen, though.
Have you tried taking out the control strip CSS that you added, and seeing if it fixes the reply form?
Also, EntryPage is somewhat borked for me as well -- the multiform stuff -- the checkboxes, and the mass action options don't print.
And things were definitely working before you touched your layout today? Is it possible some other change broke it, but you didn't notice until now?
Hmm... you know, I'm not sure about today, but I definitely had no problems yesterday, and I haven't touched my layout in at least 3 months, until today.
OMG I feel so dumb. It was a problem in my theme layer. I forgot an ending </style> tag in Page::print_custom_head() , what with moving CSS here and there. So dumb.
I'm not sure if this is relevant, but when I go to the reply page in your journal, the form isn't showing up on the page, but it is in the source -- in the middle of CSS. (right after all the <link>ed stylesheets.) NFI why. It almost looks like it's being generated by the print_head function, which makes *no* sense. | 2019-04-23T12:37:30Z | https://camomiletea.livejournal.com/127278.html | Porn | Reference | 0.147811 |
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wired | Of all the provisions of the Affordable Care Act—“Obamacare,” if you’re on a first-name basis—the one that seemed the most uncontroversially humane was the guarantee that insurance companies could not use so-called preexisting conditions to deny coverage. If you had a chronic illness or had recovered from something and lost your insurance, or if you quit or got fired, you could still get onto a plan.
But the odds say that sick people stay sick or get sicker, and insurance companies don’t make a profit by paying out. By voting to repeal the ACA and replace it with … well, with something, not totally clear what, the Republican-led House of Representatives seems to have nuked the preexisting condition guarantee. The new bill, which passed in a close 217-213 vote, allows insurance companies to charge sick people more. According to one nonpartisan analysis, it allocates enough money to cover those higher rates for just 5 percent of people with preexisting conditions.
Think it can’t get worse? Hold, as the saying goes, my beer. The ACA specifically protected against discrimination for preexisting conditions that showed up through genetic tests. You might not be sick yet—in technical terms, the illness has not manifested—but if you, for example, test positive for one of the pathogenic variants (a less X-Manly term than “mutation”) in the BRCA gene that predisposes you to breast cancer, you could still get covered. If the House bill becomes law, that protection vanishes.
It’s not like nobody saw this debate coming. Even back when sequencing a human genome cost $100 million, policymakers and scientists were trying to figure out how to safely get data from people while simultaneously keeping insurers and employers from using it to screw them. After a decade of debate, the result was the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, a 2008 bill that aimed to protect people’s genetic privacy. GINA wasn’t perfect—it doesn’t extend to long-term care and life insurance, for example.
GINA also doesn’t quite define illness. It protects family history and tests of DNA, RNA, proteins, metabolites, and other indicators—a panopoly of -omics beyond just genomics. But it doesn’t protect you if you already have symptoms. So then the question is, what counts as a symptom? Is a person only sick when they first start feeling pain? When a doctor prescribes a drug? Or when something changes on a cellular level? “When you don’t have symptoms and you aren’t disabled or have some other significant clinical syndrome, does that mean that it’s preexisting? When it’s encoded in your DNA or other parts of your intrinsic self?” Topol asks.
Keep right on holding my beer, because thanks to the ACA becoming law just a couple years after GINA, nobody ever really had to find out what GINA will actually protect. “These definitions haven’t been fully tested because they haven’t shown up in court,” Prince says. Just an example: Fiscal 2013 saw 333 employment discrimination complaints based on GINA … and 90,000 based on everything else—mostly the Americans With Disabilities Act. Most people have never even heard of GINA. If Congress and the President replace Obamacare with something like what the House has cooked up, that’ll change, because GINA will be the only way to force insurance companies to cover people with preexisting conditions.
Unless, listen, you might as well just drink that beer at this point, because in early March a House committee passed HR 1313, which says that GINA doesn’t apply to workplace wellness programs. If the bill passes, or becomes part of a bigger bill, employers could ask for genetic information under the guise of creating healthier environments. But since employers are the ones who carry insurance, they could also just fire people who pop a bad test.
Despite how grim all this sounds, it might turn out OK. Genetics isn’t destiny. “Insurance companies don’t know how to deal with this, because there aren’t good metrics to put into their underwriting algorithms,” Green says. So maybe people don’t actually need to firewall their genetic information. Insurers won’t be able to do anything with it today, because nobody understands it well enough. And then, maybe in years or decades, genetic tests will actually lead to better health outcomes. That’d be a win for insurers and the insured.
Unless, of course, people don’t participate in the studies. Green has been working on the kind of research that might someday turn into those win-win outcomes—like, for example, his lab’s work sequencing the genomes of a bunch of newborn babies. When his team went to sign people up, they got a 10 percent recruitment rate—to get 300 families they had to ask 3,000. “There are a lot of reasons," says Green, "but about the third most common was concerns about privacy and discrimination.” If people feel afraid to be part of the data-gathering effort, it’ll inhibit those blue-sky results. The policy will have failed citizens and science alike. | 2019-04-21T00:35:50Z | https://www.wired.com/2017/05/house-health-plan-makes-genes-preexisting-condition/ | Porn | Health | 0.571302 |
salon | Joe Biden: Gay marriage "the issue of our day"
Biden delivered his remarks in Iowa, in what could be the "unofficial kickoff of his third presidential campaign"
Addressing an audience at an Iowa fundraiser on Sunday, Vice President Joe Biden called gay marriage "the issue of our day."
I am vice president of the United States of America. The president sets the policy. I am absolutely comfortable with the fact that men marrying men, women marrying women, and heterosexual men and women marrying another are entitled to the same exact rights, all the civil rights, all the civil liberties. And quite frankly, I don't see much of a distinction -- beyond that.
Biden is in Iowa right now for what the New York Times has speculated is the "unofficial kickoff of his third presidential campaign."
But while the audience at Sen. Tom Harkin's, D-Iowa, annual steak-fry fundraiser responded enthusiastically to Biden's keynote address and his presence in their state, as the Times notes, there remains a "dissonance between Democrats’ professed fondness for Mr. Biden and their unwillingness to support his presidential hopes" in Iowa.
If the party primary process is akin to a high school popularity contest — and it can be — Mr. Biden would be the guy the girls all found likable, outgoing and funny, but wanted only as a friend.
Ms. Higgins, clad in a Barack Obama shirt from the 2008 campaign, represents a sizable demographic of Iowa Democrats: caucusgoers who backed Mr. Obama against Hillary Rodham Clinton in their showdown here but who now want to make history again by supporting Mrs. Clinton.
So it goes for Mr. Biden. | 2019-04-18T18:27:33Z | https://www.salon.com/2013/09/16/joe_biden_gay_marriage_the_issue_of_our_day/ | Porn | News | 0.874268 |
wordpress | easilylead – miniatures, painting, gaming. It's mostly dwarves, mostly painted while drunk. Welcome.
You may remember before Christmas that Modiphius Entertainment released news that they were working on a new set of wargaming rules in conjunction with Airfix.
Well, the first introductory set is now available for pre-order. It’s priced at £24.99, and includes everything you need to start gaming, including unit counters, so you don’t even need models. If you pre-order, you will receive a PDF bonus campaign of Operation Cobra and the first, 24 card reinforcement deck.
So…man goes into a branch of Games Workshop and asks for a pot of paint.
Man buys pot of paint, costing in excess of four quid. But inflation isn’t the sign of age, oh no.
Man remarks that GW are selling paint in large pots, like, err, you know, back in the day.
Man is told that no, he’s mistaken, GW have never sold paint in these larger size pots.
Man exits shop, thinking ‘bless’.
There seems to be some hand wringing, brow furrowing and general loss of sleep over whether what some folks play can be considered Oldhammer or not. Really? If ‘oldhammer’ is defined by the spirit in which you play a game, what the hell does it matter?
If you’re playing with figures that you love, be they metal, plastic or bloody paper counters…what does it matter? If you care greatly for the world/milleau that your version of nostalgia is set in (and all our nostalgia’s are different, its just that they all interlap like a Venn diagram – some bits are real to you and you alone) then just strap that setting to your chosen rule set. To fret over the fact that the 2nd or 3rd edition ruleset that the 15 year old version of you knew inside-out but that the 40+ version of you can’t be arsed with gets in the way of your enjoyment… Jettison it.
If your old school figures (eg. The late 80s dwarf gyrocopters, a jabberwocky, a zombie dragon…) don’t exist in your chosen rulset (eg Kings of War)…well just agree some stats with your fellow gentleman (or lady) gamers and just bloody get on with.
Life is too frigging short to obsess over whether something is one thing or another. Just get a ruleset, agree what your chosen world/campaign setting is, agree some stats if you need to and then get some beloved lead and plastic on the table and have fun with friends.
Because the rest of it just doesn’t matter.
What? Kings Of War version 2 measures regiments, units and hordes by base size rather than number of figures. Realising that my dwarf artillery is neutered to a degree, my new tactic is to throw numbers at the problem. The five of you reading this may recall that I bought a hundred of the EM4 plastic remakes of old Grenadier dwarfs a while back and without trimming off the bases, 21 of the little fellas fit snugly on a base made for 80. Feels like cheating but it may be my best quick-paint way to stem the tide of cavalry coming at me.
With speed in mind I also decided to drop the usual painting standard and I’m actually pretty pleased with the result considering that it involved just a black undercoat, metal dry brush, brown spears and boots and a grey drybrush for the beards. The whole lot were blue tacked to a big piece of cardboard and bulk painted while the kids watched a couple of Disney films. Result!
Units painted in the last week? Squat, and I don’t mean in a stunty way. I managed to undercoat a horde of spear-dwarfs and take a couple of pictures…and that’s it.
Real world stuff accomplished? Tons. Paid off two credit cards? Check. Set up an ISA? Uh huh. Got around to getting glasses that I knew that I needed for the last decade? Yup. Lost my temper with the kids several times a day? Full marks. Given the car its bi-annual wash? Oh yeah.
So, with my theme in place ,here are the pics of the only painting that I managed in about three and a half months!
Remember the garishly coloured plastic things that I picked up from the Poundshop? I present my stone golems for Kings o’ War. Dark grey basecoat, dark wash, light grey drybrush and done!
And that, ladies and gents, is it. As for new year resolutions, I’m going with wearing glasses, drinking less and seeing what happens…wish me luck. | 2019-04-23T21:57:07Z | https://easilylead.wordpress.com/ | Porn | Games | 0.58734 |
wordpress | How dare you find me!
How dare you know that in the year 1666, by the hand of King Charles II, I enact 18 Charles II c.5, by which the Dutch East India Company can import gold and silver from the Americas and can order my government to melt the same gold and silver without charge into bullion for export to foreign countries.
How dare you know that under the power of 18 Charles II, c.5, private shareholders in the Dutch East India Company order the government to place the sovereign’s official seal on private bullion and order the government to make the same private bullion, in any amount, into coins and place Charles’ seal on resulting private coinage stocks throughout the world.
And how dare you know that the same private individuals, without fear of retribution, lend state-sealed coins into circulation, issued with compound interest, upon receipt of collateral throughout the world.
And how dare you know that by such acts, aristocracy in the person of Charles II surrender for all time the time-tested monarchical prerogative (spending currency into circulation without interest) to an amalgamation of usurers, London merchants and StrongRoom Keepers.
And how dare you know that I am transformed into contemporary worldwide legal code, the basis of the worldwide currency system and rule without reproach through central banks in partnership with banker-owned corporations disguised as governments, religions and media!
This entry was posted on Sunday, June 23rd, 2013 at 1:19 pm and posted in Yesterday's Visionaries in Today's World. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. | 2019-04-19T13:25:37Z | https://stephenjbergstrom.wordpress.com/2013/06/23/daily-micro-yesterdays-visionaries-in-todays-world-the-british-law-of-1666/ | Porn | Reference | 0.324619 |
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wordpress | Captain Rick: The U.S. Trade Deficit widened to $44.5 billion in June, significantly passing economist’s guess of $43.1 billion and 8.7 percent higher than a revised May deficit of $41 billion. This represents an annual rate of $534 billion. That means nearly a half trillion dollars earned by Americans each year are floating to places like China and Mexico to support their economy and GDP instead of America’s.
The U.S. trade deficit is caused by many reasons. One of the biggest reasons is because of poor trade deals like NAFTA, which send billions of dollars to Mexico each year to feed their economy, instead of adding to the U.S. economy. The last thing America needs is Obama’s TPP trade deal, which resembles NAFTA on steroids. Another big reason is because of U.S. labor unions, which push for higher wages and benefits for members, with the notorious outcome of forcing American companies to shut down manufacturing in the U.S. and move it to places like China and Mexico to reduce labor expense and increase profit.
Photo: U.S. President Obama and Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the Communist Party of China, President of the People’s Republic of China, and the Chairman of China’s Central Military Commission. Perhaps they are shaking hands on how well China is benefiting from current trade deals between the U.S. and China … at the expense of America. | 2019-04-22T12:09:24Z | https://atridim.wordpress.com/tag/nafta/ | Porn | Business | 0.873001 |
wordpress | Have you ever thumbed through a bridal magazine and felt like you needed an on-site translator to decode some of the floral wordage you see? Those of us that work in the floral industry tend to forget that not everyone speaks our language.
If you’re not certain if a “corsage” is meant for a man or a woman, or exactly how to refer to those cute balls you’ve seen hanging from shepherd’s hooks, don’t despair — there are a million other brides wondering the same thing!
There are a number of terms used to describe various aspects of wedding floral design that are helpful to know during the consultation process, and while you can find wedding glossaries all over the internet, many focus on out-of-date or rarely used design styles which can often lead to confusion and information-overload. In order to combat this, I thought I’d provide a quick overview of some frequently used terms that are specific to floral design and common in our Oklahoma wedding industry. My hope is that this list will help you in your efforts to plan for your event’s needs, and ultimately, better communicate with your floral vendor.
Walking flowers: The flowers worn by those associated with the wedding party (i.e., bouquets, boutonnieres and corsages) Also referred to as bridal party flowers, personal flowers, wedding party flowers.
Bridal party: The individuals that are an integral part of the wedding ceremony. Depending on the location, religion, and style of the wedding, this group may include the bride, groom, maids of honor, bridesmaids, best men, groomsmen, flower girls, ring bearers, and in Oklahoma, immediate family members. Also referred to as the wedding party.
Corsage: Flowers worn by the important women in a bridal party. Either pinned on the woman’s dress, or worn on her wrist (wristlet).
Boutonniere: Flower worn by men in a bridal party, pinned to the lapel.
Pomander: A compact ball of flowers, either hung by ribbon or positioned on top of an object. May be constructed in a variety of sizes. Often carried by flower girls or hung from hooks to enhance a wedding’s décor. Also referred to as a kissing ball.
Halo: Ring of flowers worn on the head.
Hand-tied bouquet: The process of arranging bouquet flowers by hand and securing the bouquet at the stems with ribbon, lace, twine, or a variety of other materials.
Cascade bouquet: The process of arranging blooms in a foam bouquet holder. This style typically has a variety of cascading greenery or flowers at the base of the bouquet.
Wrap: The material used to bind the stems of a hand-tied bouquet.
Clutch: Extra-small-sized, hand-tied bundle of flowers.
Focal piece: Large arrangement of flowers usually placed in a very prominent spot such as on a buffet table or at the front of a ceremony.
Pavé: A contemporary style of arranging flowers where the blooms of the flowers appear to be sitting atop the mouth of the vessel in a grid-fashion.
Monochromatic: Colors found in an arrangement are all (tints, tones and shades) of a single hue.
Monobotanical: An arrangement that contains only one variety of flowers.
Deconstructed: The practice of using the varieties of flowers found in the bridal bouquet to create a different monobotanical bouquet for each attendant.
Centerpiece: Floral arrangements placed on the eating tables to decorate a reception venue.
Toss bouquet: An alternate bouquet used during the tradition of “tossing the bouquet” to unmarried women. Allows the bride to preserve her wedding bouquet.
Chuppah: Also spelled, huppah. A canopy decorated with flowers that is part of the traditional Jewish ceremony.
Topiary: A miniature tree made from flowers and greenery.
Wreath: Usually hung on doors, a wreath may be a variety of shapes and may be decorated with flowers or greenery.
Event Breakdown or Strike: Time appointed for a vendor to return to the venue at the close of the event to clean up and retrieve rental items used during the wedding.
Draping: The term used to describe the use of materials/linens/decorative fabric to decorate or dress a table, arbor, or other structure.
…Are there any florists reading who would like to add to this list in the comments section?
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So now you’ve found some amazing florists, what do you do now? We are going to talk about what happens when you do find a few and how to have a successful consultation.
If you have chosen a shop to consult with make sure that your consulting with the employee or designer in the shop that will be working on your event. If you have chosen a designer its likely that you will be meeting with the designer working on your event already and in an office rather than a shop. Expect a thorough consult to take at least an hour maybe even two and for it to include a basic event interview, a question & answer period, review of portfolio if needs be, some flower and design selection, and a review of contract.
A lot of florists will tell you what they want you to bring when setting up the appointment but it always helps when the client comes extra prepared to give their designer a more accurate picture of what they want and what they are trying to create. Make sure to take pictures, magazine cut outs, anything image related of everything & anything wedding you have collected. Pictures of things seemingly not floral related really do help a designer determine your style. A picture of the brides dress & bridal party attire colors are helpful in coordinating things, it’s also important to have a preliminary count of your bridal party members. Swatches are crucial, there are dozens of shades of pink for example so its best to be exact in what you expect for color.
Pay attention to the florists level of attention to you, do they seem interested? Are they professional and friendly? Do you like their personality? Do you think you will be able to work well with them and create a vendor friendship during the planning process? It’s really important to actually like the people you are working with to create your dream. Make sure you make a list of your expectations and desires from your florist and review your list even if only in your head to see if the florist is well suited to your needs. Don’t be afraid to ask questions! A good designer will have a contract, and believe me you want this contract too! If there is no contract you should be worried! It protects you just as much as it does the vendor.
Some brides know right there in consult or even before consult who they want to address their floral needs, others need some time to think about it,and either way, make sure that if you have a weekend wedding or prime wedding season wedding that you are prompt in your decision so you don’t lose who really suits you best!
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wordpress | Before I start, can I just say, a food processor is a gift from the heavens. Dunno how I survived without it. Grates food in less than a minute!
Moving on, squeeze out some excess water from the sweet-pot and transfer into a microwavable bowl. Zap for about 3-4 minutes to partially cook.
PS. Forgive the picture quality. They tasted good though!
As the pasta is cooking, fry the garlic in a little bit of oil for about a minute in medium heat. Add the anchovies and mix until the fish disintegrates. Throw in the olives and maybe 2 tbsp of capers. (I added some sliced mushrooms last time I made it.) After a minute or 2, put the tuna in, pressing on the chunks to break them. Cook for about 3 minutes and sprinkle in the parsley and some cayenne pepper if you fancy. If you have oregano, add half a teaspoon of it.
Thereafter, stir in the passata and stock. For the latter, I just dissolved an Oxo chicken cube in about 100mL of water. You can buy some ready-made stock but this dish shouts convenience, hence the cube. 😉 Simmer for about 10 to 15 minutes. Taste and adjust seasoning if necessary.
Now, spoon about a quarter of the sauce into the pasta to just about lightly coat each strand with a red tinge. Divide on plates and pour more sauce on top. Serve. Best enjoyed with a glass of red and good company. | 2019-04-24T15:05:15Z | https://cheapeatsandoccasionaltreats.wordpress.com/tag/tuna/ | Porn | Reference | 0.244712 |
wordpress | Memoirs’ of a once envious mind….
I dreamed of Ayesha again….
Was it a compensation for breaking her heart? Was it easier to do because she was no longer around stealing my happiness as my illness of envy went through fits and bouts?
No, it was none of that. It was easy to do because it is what the Nabi of Allah has instructed us to do….
“Whoever believes in Allah and in the last day should speak good or be silent” and “every good word is a charity” -Hadith….
I’ve dedicated the rest of my life to the devotion of Allah, to seeking knowledge and to inspiring whom so ever Allah allows me the privilege of inspiring. My days are numbered, my hours are used for Allah and my life is a story which I wish to relay to all in the hope of causing just one person to reflect over their own heart…..
They say its not the beginning that’s important but the ending. It doesn’t matter where you start as long as you end up with Allah, SubhanAllah….
I am a torn soul, stitched together with regrets and good intentions. My wounds sometimes still seep and the only remedy that I have found is in the remembrance of Allah.
There hangs a giant frame, a plaque, in the entrance hall of our old school. A dedication from me to Ayesha. Its a letter to an old friend, a lost friend, a never forgotten friend. The school hangs it in memory of a young life lost, I hung it in an attempt to end the vicious circle of envy and jealousy that breeds amongst us all.
Have you wondered what will you do with it?
Will you use it to break a heart or lend a hand?
Will you use it to float with hope or to sink a friend?
Have you already used a moment to lend that hand today?
Or have you helped break the heart of a trusting friend?!
One day, today will be just a memory, use this moment to make it a good memory to warm you up on cold and rainy days to come….
In memory of the amazing soul who once walked these halls, who once stood on that exact spot that you stand on reading this….
Last night I dreamed of Ayesha again. But it was somehow different this time. She didn’t haunt me with her eyes or her smile, so her vision wasn’t as a result of my own over active mind. She enveloped me in a light and airy hug. I could smell the subtle aroma of flowers and coffee beans again. I felt nostalgia as the scent wafted in and filtered through my nose. She uttered not one word…. and she didn’t need to…. Everything that she needed to say was said in her embrace, Allahuakbar. My friend forgave me, she was happy for me, happy that I was finally at peace, happy that I was finally happy….
I woke up smiling, craving a cappuccino with cream and not froth….
I really enjoy your excellent writing, it’s so inspiring.
Looking forward to more of your outstanding work.
Memoirs of a once envious mind….
Through the mist I saw something…. | 2019-04-24T13:58:41Z | https://riyaadussaliheen.wordpress.com/2015/01/04/memoirs-of-a-once-envious-mind-6/ | Porn | Reference | 0.637251 |
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typepad | I wanna be a peep! Then I can come to your house for dessert. I never heard of grilled pound cake and it sounds luscious!
I'm a peep too...I want to come for dessert....LOL You had a busy weekend, I'm glad things are getting settled for you. Watch out for my package coming soon.
Im glad you had a good time the photos are nice I get hungry every time I read your Blok and I cant cook any of the things you make as I cant get the things yiu use in your cooking here in Australia So I just have to sit here and drool LOL.
I mean blog not blok woops.
sounds like you had a great time! lots happening in your family. Love the pictures.
It sounds like you had a fabulous family celebration! Nothing like a wedding to add spark to a summer.
Small world...I say Weeee doggies all the time! I pronounce doggies with a long o sound. Happy to hear I'm not the only one!
I am out of breath from reading what you've been up to.
We were in La Crosse once. We were staying around Wisconsin Dells and decided to drive up the river, so we drove over to the Great River Road and spent a wonderful afternoon checking out the big ol' river up north. We missed our turn to get on the highway and ended up in downtown La Crosse. WOW, what a treat. It was as if time stood still and we were back in the 50's. Great old buildings as I remember.
Have a great rest of the week, Karen!
Hey, can I be a peep too? Oh wait, I'm already a MOTBs member LOL. Holy Cow woman -- you've been busy! What handsome kids! Nothing like a fun wedding, huh? Fun times! Sounds like you need a LONG nap. Thanks for another great recipe -- that one looks FABULOUS -- as usual!
I can only imagine what that dessert looked like !
It sounds like you had a fabulous time. What a great way to spend the weekend.
Grilled pound cake? Sounds devine!
You and Mr. Farmhouse have been busy and so glad you are enjoying time with family. Your son and DIL are adorable!!!
Shucks, I missed the pillow. It is wonderful!!
You have been busy! Love the pics from alongside the river. The dessert for the peeps sounds really yummy - as usual! Lucky peeps!
What a handsome son you have there. Wouldn't you love those statues in your yard? I just love those figures. The trees are just beautiful there. I'm so sick of palm trees I can not tell you. | 2019-04-20T12:27:07Z | https://yellowfarmhouse.typepad.com/yellow_farmhouse/2008/06/weeeeeee-doggies.html | Porn | Kids | 0.147961 |
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yahoo | Anika Therapeutics, Inc. (ANIK), a global, integrated orthopedics and regenerative medicines company specializing in therapeutics based on its proprietary hyaluronic acid ("HA") technology, today announced plans to showcase its innovative commercial and pipeline portfolio at the upcoming American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS) Annual Meeting, March 12-16 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Anika will be exhibiting its injectable, HA-based, surgical bone repair therapy in addition to its viscosupplement (CINGAL) and cartilage repair (HYALOFAST) solutions.
The statements made in the second sentence of the second paragraph of this press release, which are not statements of historical fact, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These statements include, but are not limited to, those relating to the Company’s U.S. commercial efforts with respect to its bone repair therapy. These statements are based upon the current beliefs and expectations of the Company’s management and are subject to significant risks, uncertainties, and other factors. The Company’s actual results could differ materially from any anticipated future results, performance, or achievements described in the forward-looking statements as a result of a number of factors including, but not limited to, (i) the Company’s ability to successfully commence and/or complete clinical trials of its products on a timely basis or at all; (ii) the Company’s ability to obtain pre-clinical or clinical data to support domestic and international pre-market approval applications, 510(k) applications, or new drug applications, or to timely file and receive FDA or other regulatory approvals or clearances of its products; (iii) that such approvals will not be obtained in a timely manner or without the need for additional clinical trials, other testing or regulatory submissions, as applicable; (iv) the Company’s research and product development efforts and their relative success, including whether we have any meaningful sales of any new products resulting from such efforts; (v) the cost effectiveness and efficiency of the Company’s clinical studies, manufacturing operations, and production planning; (vi) the strength of the economies in which the Company operates or will be operating, as well as the political stability of any of those geographic areas; (vii) future determinations by the Company to allocate resources to products and in directions not presently contemplated; (viii) the Company’s ability to successfully commercialize its products, in the U.S. and abroad; (ix) quarterly sales volume variation experienced by the Company, which can make future results difficult to predict and period-to-period comparisons potentially less meaningful; (x) the Company’s ability to provide an adequate and timely supply of its products to its customers; and (xi) the Company’s ability to achieve its growth targets. Additional factors and risks are described in the Company’s periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and they are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Forward-looking statements are made based on information available to the Company on the date of this press release, and the Company assumes no obligation to update the information contained in this press release. | 2019-04-25T15:44:23Z | https://finance.yahoo.com/news/anika-showcase-commercial-pipeline-portfolio-200500403.html | Porn | Business | 0.881083 |
wordpress | User Experience Myth Or Truth: The Three-Click Or Tap Rule.
Just ran across this article again and thought it was worth a re-share. It’s a very good primer on why the three-click rule is mostly bunk.
What the article doesn’t go into is something that can’t be solved here either and that’s the amount of content that so many organizations insist on loading into their websites. It bogs down SEO, it slows down effective IA and it makes effective UX almost nonexistent.
Think about what pages of your website get the least attention. Yes, the LEAST attention. Now, ask why you have them. Is there a reason to keep an enormous section of your site up and running that no one has visited in the last six months?
There you go. Today’s ponderable. | 2019-04-23T16:44:38Z | https://markblackmon.wordpress.com/2016/06/17/user-experience-myth-or-truth-the-three-click-or-tap-rule/ | Porn | Reference | 0.197471 |
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word, and only used the word philosophical in one passing, story-telling reference.
As Borges once said, “…All realms of knowledge can be reduced to Psychology…” and this is certainly true with systems theory. In fact, some of the implied principles (that time is not linear, etc) are as relevant to my religious friends as they are to my professional colleagues.
To consider our information systems as extensions of our selves is very close, metaphorically, to the core principle “…in His own image…” I believe the reason why this metaphor resonates with so many people is that it echoes our core principles, from whatever perspective it is approached.
Can you say a little bit more about the mathematics aspect? There has been some recent work re: imagination, creativity and mathematics that I find very compelling (Bohr and Peat). | 2019-04-22T23:55:43Z | https://srobbins.wordpress.com/2006/08/13/hello-to-those-that-know-me-and-those-that-do-not/ | Porn | Reference | 0.364214 |
wordpress | At the beginning of the year I set myself a reading goal of 75 books for 2012 through the Goodreads Reading Challenge. Ambitious of me, you might think, and you could be right…75 books is quite a lot of reading for one year (approximately 1.44 books per week if you do the math). At first, I was ahead by two books…then, I fell behind. 😦 Currently, I’m 3 books behind, but should be able to add a book this week when I finish Game of Thrones.
I don’t know if I’ll be able to read all 75 books, but I’m having a blast. And I’ve decided that when I read a really good book that might not be getting the kind of attention as, say, the Hunger Games trilogy, I ought to blog about it.
The first thing I love about Ransom Rigg’s young adult book Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children is that it’s hard to pigeonhole. I’ll call it speculative fiction. If you wanted me to elaborate on that, I’d have to say that it’s a huge helping of fantasy, with some gothic horror/scare factor and a little science fiction/time travel sprinkled in for good measure. It also has some moments that are downright hilarious.
The second thing I love about it: the story begins in Florida. West coast Florida…my neck of the woods.
The third thing I love about this book is the way it incorporates the weird and creepy photographs (most of which are real photographs or are based on real photographs with not too many Photoshop enhancements) scattered between its pages. Riggs tells his story around the photographs. It gives the story a very unique flavor.
The story’s protagonist, Jacob, travels to a creepy island off the coast of Wales to discover the meaning of his grandfather’s life and mysterious death: what the authorities have officially deemed a mauling from a wild animal in the Florida scrub. But deep down Jacob knows better…because he saw the creature that murdered his grandfather.
While on the island, Jacob encounters the peculiar children of his grandfather’s stories. Jacob thought the stories his grandfather told him were just fairy tales. But he finds them on the island. The same children…and they haven’t aged a day from when his grandfather knew them.
The books is listed as young adult, but adults should also enjoy this quirky, gothic novel. I count it as one of the most fun reads I’ve had in awhile. And Tim Burton loves it so much he is reportedly going to make it his next film project.
To whet your appetite for more, I’ve included the link to the YouTube book trailer, which was done by the author himself.
Woke up to wonderful news on the Eighty-Nine group page on Facebook this morning. Devin Watson posted the completed live-action book trailer for eMergent Publishing’s anthology “Eighty Nine,” a collection of speculative fiction stories based on events in the year 1989. My story “Nowhere Land” is published in the book.
Eighty Nine can be purchased on Amazon and is available for Kindle, too! | 2019-04-24T22:24:49Z | https://mariakellyauthordotcom.wordpress.com/tag/book-trailers-2/ | Porn | Home | 0.352747 |
wordpress | Good thing about Amici Tomas Morato, Quezon City is that they have valet! Finding an empty parking space around Tomas Morato is bothersome so it’s really added points to restaurants that offers valet parking.
We went there on a Monday night so the tables were not full. The place was spacious and neat. It is also a good place for long conversations considering we were there for more than two hours. I don’t like the color of the place though, especially the chairs. For some reason, I think they chose a cheap shade of yellow and green for an Italian restaurant.
We loved the Bolognese and Carbonara. The ravioli was nothing spectacular, except the fact that it’s color green (just like the chairs). What is really worth mentioning though is the Peach Walnut Ice Cream cake. It’s really good! I can see myself dropping by Amici one of these days for a slice. I’m not a fan of strawberry so I really have nothing to tell about the Rouge Ice Cream Cake, though my friends who took a bite of it said that it was good. I guess we were really mesmerized by the ice cream cakes! The chocolate cake is also good. It’s like the Classic Chocolate Cake sold at Starbucks Coffee. The rest of the food was okay.
As for the service, we didn’t have any problems, except that they don’t have the cream based ravioli we ordered (Sorry, I forgot the name). That is why we opted for Ravioli di Pesce Mousseline as a second choice.
Despite the fact that most of their food was “okay”, I would probably go here again when I’m craving for pizza and pasta. A doze of an ice cream cake wouldn’t hurt also. | 2019-04-22T17:56:24Z | https://jancarolyn.wordpress.com/2012/03/14/amici-tomas-morato/ | Porn | News | 0.199783 |
wordpress | It’s hard to kill a city.
Unlike animals, cities do not slow down as they get bigger. They speed up with size! The bigger the city, the faster people walk and the faster they innovate.
A review of the Geoffrey West lecture at LongNow.
With his latest book Quantum City, architect Ayssar Arida explores the relationships between the history of science, urban design and the concept of the city, light-heartedly but with a very serious aim: to radically change the way the urban realm is both experienced and designed. Ayssar visits BiometricCity on July 21.
The Paris main flea market is not in Paris. It is its own universe run by its own laws, with its own cultures, treasures, wonders, risks and dangers.
Initial planning of our Biometric Paris explorations. The selected areas range from a single street to the whole of Paris.
The two main key notions are “designer as observer” and “urban coding”.
The wrapping of European monuments, when they are being renovated, has become a very interesting medium, often spectacularly conceived and sometimes poorly executed.
Here is the historic heart of the city (the former royal palace and Marie-Antoinette’s jail) now imprisoned by the Dior brand. Next to it is Le Pont Neuf, which was wrapped by conceptual artist Christo in 1985.
La Gaîté Lyrique is the new venue in Paris dedicated to digital arts and new musics. It was launched in the Spring 2011 with a true commitment to innovation in design.
Don’t ask what your city can do for you. Ask what you can do for your city. | 2019-04-24T03:52:00Z | https://biometriccity.wordpress.com/category/biometric-city/ | Porn | Arts | 0.895813 |
wordpress | Yes, very very good, thank you!
Do you have any articles written about a good work ethic or fighting against procrastination of one’s household duties? I would love to read something encouraging along those lines. | 2019-04-18T21:09:09Z | https://finerfem.wordpress.com/2016/07/04/think-of-others-keep-busy-3/ | Porn | News | 0.213016 |
livejournal | Let's see...I looked up the Bagua and it seems that the money (and passport) were buried in the Chi'en area, "Helpful people, travel, father, head, gray). Kind of eerie.
One of the first things that came to mind when I'd absorbed the fact that I suddenly had five hundred bucks more than I thought I did was, "I should book a ticket right now on British Airways." | 2019-04-21T21:06:12Z | https://emeraldsedai.livejournal.com/133526.html?thread=1170582 | Porn | Reference | 0.29885 |
wordpress | After naming You Were Never Really Here as my favourite film of 2018, I thought I’d start 2019 taking a look at another Lynne Ramsay film, her second feature film Morvern Callar, in particular, the music utilised in the course of its 93 minutes run time.
Already known for her use of professional and non-professional actors, this was the first time Ramsay had worked with someone with a marketable reputation, Samantha Morton having recently worked with Woody Allen on Sweet and Lowdown and with Steven Spielberg on Minority Report.
In Scotland at least, some critics did criticise the fact that Morton was English and spoke with an English accent – one of a number of changes from the novel by Alan Warner – although Morvern Callar had been brought up as a foster child (as had Morton).
And talking of the 1995 novel, a buzz had been building up about it before it had even been published. Warner had a number of connections with Irvine Welsh. Occasional drinking buddies, they’d shared the stage at many readings and the pages of the many of the same litzines. Both had been featured in the Rebel Inc. anthology Children of Albion Rovers and Sceptre’s Disco Biscuits in 1997. And both their debut novels were made into movies by up-and-coming filmmakers.
Some in the media even began touting Ramsay’s film along the lines of the next Trainspotting, or the female Trainspotting. I’m not sure if any of the folk responsible for this hype had ever read Warner’s novel.
They were very different books, and they would be very different kinds of film. Danny Boyle’s Trainspotting begins with a frenetic chase down Edinburgh’s Princes Street with Iggy Pop’s visceral Lust for Life accompanying the action together with Mark Renton’s Choose Life monologue. Morvern Callar starts with a near static female lying on a floor and caressing the back, bloodied wrist and hand of a man who we will soon discover is her dead boyfriend. Lights from a Christmas tree blink on and off, her face in darkness every few seconds. The only noise a whirring hum from the CPU fan of her computer, which displays a READ ME message on its screen.
This film is nowhere near as plot-heavy as Boyle’s film although, despite claims to the contrary, there is a storyline to Morvern Callar, albeit it is more of what Ramsay has called a ‘psychological journey’.
Morvern Callar is the story of a young Oban – although that town is never named in either the novel or film – supermarket worker who prints off a manuscript of her dead partner’s novel and sends it off to a publishing firm. But not before she deletes his name and adds her own.
She also empties his bank account and blows a chunk of the cash on visiting a tacky resort on the south coast of Spain with her best pal Lanna. But Morvern infuriates live for the moment Lanna with her distinct lack of any ‘mad for it’ hedonism once there. Indeed, it’s not too long before she decides that exploring the hinterlands of Almeria might be a more rewarding way to spend her time than with young lager-lager-lager Brits on tour.
Morton does a fantastic job portraying Morvern’s interior conflict throughout all this. The fact that she reveals so little only encourages viewers to concentrate harder in attempting to read her thoughts. Is she grief stricken and vulnerable? Or an amoral chancer? Or a bit of both?
I’ll go for the latter, but it’s hard to be sure. Ramsay has never been a director to offer everything up on a plate to audiences. Morvern Callar is a memorable character, but she’s far too inward, too elusive to ever dent the consciousness of a generation in the way Mark Renton, Begbie, Spud and Sick Boy managed to.
Music did play a big part in both films, though. Trainspotting featured a mainly indie and dance music soundtrack with a lot of big names like Blur, New Order and Underworld, while Morvern Callar, favours more generally left-field sounds, drawing heavily on the catalogue of the Warp label’s catalogue (Boards of Canada, Aphex Twin and Broadcast) along with German experimentalists Can and their bassist Holger Czukay – who Warner had dedicated his novel to – in a couple of solo outings. These are among the acts collected in the mix-tape cassette labelled ‘Music For You’ that her partner has left for her.
We’re also treated to the skewed pop sensibility of Stereolab, some Ween (the one track that fails to work for me) and even a dash of Gamelan drumming.
Some older acts, who the hipsters of the day would have approved of, are additionally thrown into the mix. The Velvet Underground’s perky oddity I’m Sticking With You is used to audacious effect (I won’t spoil it for you but just mention that the song’s title isn’t literally appropriate for the action). Reggae pioneer Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry makes an appearance as does my favourite ever duet, Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazlewood’s Some Velvet Morning, which masterfully soundtracks Morvern in slow-motion, as she makes her way to the fruit and veg counter where she’s about to start a shift.
The ending of the film, not surprisingly, is open ended with Morvern, seemingly alone in a noisy club.
Has she returned to Spain? Or is she still in Scotland? Could this even be a flashback? Again, Ramsay lets the viewer work this out for themselves.
In an echo of the opening scene, strobe lights flash across her face. Instead of any dance music, though, we hear the sun-drenched harmonies of The Mama and Papas’ Dedicated to the One I Love, which she listens to on her Walkman. Why? I have no idea but since it’s one of those songs that always make me feel happy I sense it likely suggests some kind of optimistic future for the character.
Quentin Tarantino has spoken recently of limiting himself to only ever directing ten movies. He’s currently working on his ninth.
Ramsay has made four full length features, her first Ratcatcher, in 1999. I would dearly love if she was more prolific but her oeuvre is so exceptionally consistent that I can’t complain. Quality over quantity and all that.
Hopefully, she’ll make more than ten films eventually although to do so she might require a similar kind of career longevity to Agnès Varda, who’s been making films since the mid-1950s and still going strong.
If you want to find out more about Alan Warner’s book Can’s Tago Mago, click here. | 2019-04-24T12:23:56Z | https://formalcontentsonly.wordpress.com/tag/nannou/ | Porn | Reference | 0.133569 |
wordpress | This is not a form of mental knowledge; not a construction of logic, thought, idea, philosophy, religious precept or creed. While these have their own value and may constitute steps on the way from the darkness of Nescience to the light of Knowledge, eventually we have to pass beyond this mental form of knowing.
What Sri Aurobindo proposes is nothing less than a complete transformation of our current basis of being, knowing and acting as human beings. Past attempts to instill higher values, to achieve greater knowledge, to purify, to uplift, and to transform society all have their value, their real benefit and should not be undervalued. At the same time, they all suffer from similar limitations inherent in their foundation in the Ignorance and their grounding in the mind-life-body complex developed out of the Ignorance. A true evolution beyond this foundation implies a transfer to a basis of knowledge and action that is founded, not in the Ignorance of the lower 3 planes of mind-life-body, but in the Knowledge of the highest 3 planes of Existence-Consciousness-Bliss (Sat-Chit-Ananda).
The present chapter is probably the longest single chapter in The Life Divine as it has taken up an enormous range of concerns to come to this conclusion. This completes our review of Book 2, Part 1 of the Life Divine and as of the next post we move to Book 2, Part 2, titled The Knowledge and the Spiritual Evolution.
It is important to grasp the significance of this change, as it is something so radically different from all of the past attempts of humanity to achieve harmony through ethical or moral mechanisms as taught in the various religious traditions of the world, that very few can actually appreciate that what is asked for here is not such a moral emotional or mental standpoint, but an actual experience in consciousness that lives and breathes in Oneness.
Scientists in the West have over the last few years been amazed to discover that Aspen groves actually are ONE tree connected with an underground root system. The biosphere of the earth is one complex interactive organism in fact, with the in breath of one being made up of the expelled breath of another. Oxygen, exhaled by plants, is inhaled by animals. Certain animals or insects are connected intimately to specific plants or other animals and they live and act symbiotically. At a certain point, we need to switch from seeing things in division to seeing things in Unity,–to live, breathe, see, respond from the true Oneness within which all the beings we currently see as separate and fragmented actually constitute one complete Existence or entity. | 2019-04-18T16:56:36Z | https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2011/02/ | Porn | Science | 0.589924 |
wordpress | Last night I was invited to photograph a party of celebrating 50th year wedding anniversary. It was a fun event with a lot of touching stories shared by family members.
This Sunday Morning, I decided to get lazy and Relax as a sleepy seagull I captured a few days ago along the Pacific shoreline. I couldn’t help laughing just by looking at its opening beaks yawning.
In addition this photo of sunset over Pacific Ocean taken using long exposure definitely helps me calm my mind.
Wish you all have a nice relaxing weekend!
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You woke a seagull?! I hope this doesn’t mean bad luck???
I love this picture of the seagull. It shows how I feel often in the morning. It’s really great!
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Nice photographs. Loved the first one. Nice capture.
Sunset always calms my mind. Nice shots, by the way.. | 2019-04-24T12:16:17Z | https://cxianliu.wordpress.com/2016/07/31/silent-sunday-with-laziness/ | Porn | Recreation | 0.873831 |
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wordpress | Keith Trnka | trnka + phd = ???
trnka + phd = ???
Subsequent posts will be on Medium… unless something goes horribly in sharing thoughts and results.
In the previous post I tested a range of shallow networks from 50 hidden units to 1000. On the smaller dataset (50k rows) additional network complexity hurts: It’s just overfitting. On the larger dataset (200k rows) the additional complexity helps because the amount of data prevents the network from overfitting.
But I learned from the Stanford CNN class that I made a mistake: It’s bad to view network complexity as regularization, instead it’s better to pick the most complex you can and tune dropout (and/or L2). I’d amend that to say that it’s bad if you have excess compute resources. If the pace of experimentation is limited by runtime then reducing the network size may be a good way to achieve both regularization and experimental efficiency.
Just as a reminder this is a part of my ongoing project to predict the winner of ranked matches in League of Legends based on information from champion select and the player histories.
Here’s the graph from last time, showing that added network complexity is harmful on a small dataset. I kept the default of 0.5 dropout.
The hidden layer config is shown on the x-axis as Python tuples; this graph is a series of experiments all with a single hidden layer of varying widths.
The hidden layer config is shown on the x-axis as Python tuples; this graph is a series of experiments with different numbers of hidden units in a single hidden layer. This was run with 10-fold cross-validation and the following dropout values were tested: [0.4, 0.5, 0.6, 0.7, 0.8].
Now we see a different trend: when tuning dropout in conjunction with the network size, the added capacity doesn’t lead to overfitting. If anything it improves accuracy slightly then plateaus.
It’s also interesting to see the trend more consistent but that could be the result of taking the max over 4 tests. I’m not sure how to assess that independently.
Also note that the best dropout value I tested for 200-600 is 0.8 (the max value I tested). Higher values may have been better but I didn’t have time to test more.
I replicated these tests with the he_uniform initialization (the default is glorot_uniform). Last time I saw benefits from he_uniform but didn’t test thoroughly.
The dashed lines show the results without tuning dropout – he_uniform is generally an improvement. It’s isn’t any more consistent than glorot_uniform though (previously I was thinking it might be).
When we tune dropout for each network size (solid lines) they’re almost identical. Looking into the best dropout values per size, the tuned values for he_uniform tend to be lower values of dropout. It still transitions to 0.8 for the larger networks but not until network size 300 in contrast to 200 for glorot_uniform. Another way of looking at it: The default 0.5 dropout is closer to optimal for he_uniform and therefore it fares better when dropout isn’t tuned.
I can only guess at the cause… probably the additional randomness in initialization with the He correction is starting the network off with additional diversity. Dropout itself is forcing diversity so maybe we don’t need to force it as much.
All that said, I’m happy to have learned more: Although He initialization is important for deep networks with ReLU, for shallow networks it’s a minor improvement. But depending on the test it may appear to be an improvement if dropout isn’t tuned because it changes the optimal value of dropout.
In the previous post I found gains by adding a second hidden layer. But I accidentally found even better results with wider networks of a single hidden layer. I’ve done more systematic experimentation and wanted to share. Just as a reminder this is a part of my ongoing project to predict the winner of ranked matches in League of Legends based on information from champion select and the player histories.
On the smaller dataset (50k rows) increasing the size of the network is harmful: it’s just overfitting. This is probably a part of the reason why I originally decided to stay with a small network but I’ll show that this conclusion doesn’t apply to the larger dataset.
I began to replicate this test on the larger dataset and unfortunately found that my training code doesn’t scale. It works relatively well for networks of under 500 hidden units but slows down more as it scales. Normally the 200k dataset takes 4x longer to train than the 50k dataset. In this situation however, I suspect it’s the full-batch training that’s scaling nonlinearly and I suspect that it’s because of the matrix of 200k x 500 weights.
But I learned this the hard way: It took perhaps 12 hours to train all sizes on the 50k dataset with 20-fold cross-validation so I expected around 48 hours for the 200k dataset. After letting it train for an entire week I gave up.
In the graph below I separated the two training methods but it doesn’t seem to matter much.
The trend is unsteady especially considering the standard deviations but it’s reasonably consistent. When I first tested wider networks I tried 250 and 500 units, which got 68.2-68.4% accuracy. Those results were probably just outliers. Even so, the wider networks fare quite well (considerably better than the deeper networks I tried last time).
If it’s one thing I’ve learned it’s that nothing quite goes the way you plan. After starting these experiments I’ve begun following along Stanford’s CS231n class on convolutional neural networks. One of the things Andrej said is directly applicable: rather than tuning the network size to the data, pick the biggest that you can and tune dropout.
It makes sense: Increasing dropout will sort of shift the excess capacity for learning over to ensembling. But I’m also not entirely happy with the added training time of the larger networks and that may slow down my overall experimentation. On the other hand, thinking about it this way is directly analogous to the way you tune regularization for logistic regression so it simplifies code a little. I tested 50 and 250 units on the 50k dataset in conjunction with tuning dropout and found the same accuracy for both network sizes once dropout was tuned for each one. Maybe this weekend I’ll try replicating the network size graph on the 50k dataset in conjunction with dropout tuning.
Another thing I learned from the class is that the Keras models suggest an incorrect weight initialization, or at least it’s incorrect in conjunction with ReLU. The default is glorot_uniform but it should be he_uniform or he_normal. Both kinds of initializations compensate for diminishing variance of the activations as you stack layers but the Glorot ones are only correct for sigmoid and tanh activations. In ReLU initially about half of the activations will be zero and the He versions compensate in initialization so that the variance of activations doesn’t vanish as you go down the network (which is a problem because the gradients will be very very small and the initial updates too small).
The truth is that I didn’t expect it to matter at all with shallow networks but it’s a reliable improvement. In some ways switching from glorot_uniform to he_uniform is more important than tuning the dropout param.
Since this test I’ve added the initialization test to many of the configuration experiments on the 200k dataset. Generally he_uniform has a more stable trend from one configuration to the next and is usually better than glorot. I haven’t tested enough configurations to know whether the degradations from Glorot are due to outliers or not.
One brief note: I think the class examples used glorot_normal and he_normal. Not really sure why uniform is better but I’d guess that it has better symmetry-breaking properties.
Replicate the network size scaling graph in conjunction with tuning the dropout. I’m hoping to see that it’s flat or slightly increasing.
Replicate scaling graphs with he_uniform to see if it really is more consistent from one configuration to the next.
Get this working on GPU – I spent a few hours but found that it’s challenging to get CUDA installed under Windows or at least, a version of CUDA that Theano can use. I looked into TensorFlow instead but that’s actually less supported than Theano.
I’ve been focusing too much on tuning the individual models I think…. it’d be great to get back to feature engineering.
I’ve been meaning to update the datasets for season 6, which started a few weeks ago. Lots has changed in the game: Champion select is done in a way where you’re more likely to get the role you want. There are tons of champion and item changes. And team queue for 5v5 is gone – now you can queue up as 2-5 people in the same queue as solo but it tries to match the teams or subteams in addition to the players.
I’ve been avoiding thinking about this because it’s enough of a change in data that my intuitions from this data may not transfer 100%. And I have to do more engineering work, in particular the player history stats need both season 5 and season 6 information.
Probably I’ll take a break so I can catch up on homework for the Stanford class.
Back from the holidays! I’ve finally made some progress with neural networks, particularly a deep network. This is a part of my ongoing project to predict the winner of ranked matches in League of Legends based on information from champion select and the player histories. Previously I’d been working on ensemble methods, but concluded that they’re more of a last-mile improvement.
First off, what is deep learning? It’s any neural network with 2 or more hidden layers.
Deep neural networks in conjunction with convolutional layers are the reason machine learning has made so much progress on face and object detection. They’re also responsible for large improvements in speech recognition over the past decade. More recently language modeling has seen large improvements due to recurrent neural networks. (2) That said there’s a ton of variation in deep learning so we use the underwhelming definition “any neural network with 2 or more hidden layers”.
What changed for my problem? I revisited an assumption I had: That subsequent layers are modeling higher levels of abstraction and therefore it makes sense to reduce the number of units in deeper hidden layers. I tried a network that was 56 inputs -> 75 hidden units -> 5 hidden units -> 1 output. This is consistently worse than 56 inputs -> 75 hidden -> 1 output. At the time I concluded that deep learning wasn’t applicable for my problem. After all, neural networks don’t dominate all kinds of machine learning problems.
Why revisit my assumption? I was reflecting on my future over the holidays and wanted more practice with deep networks; they’re taking over industry and I keep thinking “I wish I could do that!” Had I been busy with something else or not been reflecting I may have never tried this.
As usual I started development on the 50k dataset because it’s fast. I did a quick first test then expanded my search to include the following configurations. I’m only listing the configuration of the hidden units because the input and output layer sizes are determined by my feature matrix (55 inputs, 1 output).
The network with two hidden layers of 75 units each does surprisingly well, enough to make me question my previous judgment on a network of 75 and 5.
I ran some of these configurations on the 200k dataset and finally achieved gains over the 75 unit network!
That’s a great improvement over the previous best neural network on this dataset. Furthermore it’s competitive with gradient boosting which tends to get around 67.8%-67.9% accuracy.
I tried additional network configurations 100 -> 100, 100 -> 75, and 75 -> 75 -> 75. The results seem slightly improved on the 100 -> 100 and 100 -> 75 networks and much worse on 75 -> 75 -> 75.
I tuned the dropout parameter in the range 0.4-0.6 and then again 0.4-0.51 (default 0.5) on the 75->75 network. The trend isn’t a smooth curve so I’m hesitant to draw conclusions. The sheer amount of variation worries me. If nothing more, higher values seem to be worse.
Based on a tip from Yann LeCun I tried setting the error function to binary cross entropy rather than mean squared error (MSE). The results were wholly worse: There was no configuration in which it was better. I tested this in conjunction with dropout experiments and found that the models trained with MSE had accuracy in the range 67.4-68.1. Binary cross entropy training had accuracy 66.9-67.2.
I increased the number of training epochs, thinking that deeper networks need more time to converge. Previously I was running 100 epochs in batches of 1024 followed by 100 epochs of full batch training. I also tried 200/200 and 300/300. Generally the 200/200 runs were an improvement and the 300/300 runs were worse.
Batch spec ((100, 1024), (100, -1)) means 100 epochs in batches of 1024 followed by 100 epochs in matches of max size (full batch).
It seems that iterating more on a deep network is just overfitting. So I tried early stopping based on 10% held-out validation accuracy with patience 20 epochs. If accuracy doesn’t improve for 20 epochs it stops. In theory this should fix any issues with the 300/300 epoch training but it failed; early stopping was generally worse overall. I found this surprising cause I’ve heard Geoff Hinton say that early stopping is a sort of free lunch – you’re speeding up training and preventing overfitting at the same time.
During the experiments I came to realize that due to randomness in initialization and training (dropout) there will always be some outliers in a batch of results. If I run 20 tests of the same model there’s a good chance one or two will have top-notch accuracy and one or two will perform horribly. So I’ve become more skeptical of results and I’m recording not just accuracy but standard deviation of the cross validation more often. I’m also tending to look more at the distribution of results while tuning other hyperparameters (the graphs above are like this).
As I was writing this up I came to see that the shallow network with 100 hidden units was a little better than the 75 unit network. It’s funny because I used to use 100 units normally and reduced to 75 to speed up experimentation. I tried a shallow network with 250 hidden units and found that it got 68.42% (best ever) so now I’m going through much more thorough testing of wider shallow networks.
Before holidays I ran a few more tests with ensembles. First I tried encouraging diversity in the ensemble. My thinking was to tweak the settings so that the individual classifiers would each overfit. So I reduced the min-samples-split setting in gradient boosting and reduced dropout in the neural network. It didn’t help though.
I also tried adding logistic regression and random forests as components in the stacked ensemble. When testing on the 50k dataset, logistic regression improved the accuracy of the ensemble to get best results. Adding random forests to the ensemble hurt performance. Funny enough, when stacking with linear regression it assigns random forests a negative weight. I’m amazed that they’re that bad.
Before I’d gotten into deep networks I revisited the activation function. In Keras you can pick ReLU, sigmoid, or tanh. I picked ReLU after initially finding it vastly better than sigmoid. In retesting I found that ReLU was vastly superior to both sigmoid and tanh for the hidden units. The results were pretty close for the output unit.
Stepping away from the problem and coming back to it gave me a fresh perspective and helped make progress, especially by retesting assumptions.
Thorough evaluation of shallow networks. Tests of hidden layer size are in progress.
Tune the learning rate. I haven’t touched the default learning rate at all.
Due to dropout maybe I should think of each layer as about half the size?
I’m grossly simplifying. Probably none of the progress would’ve happened without GPU-accelerated linear algebra. Or without better learning techniques for deep networks (rprop/rmsprop, adam, tweaks on sgd). Or without the massive increase in training data (NNs not as useful for small data). It’s tough to choose but I’d also include dropout, maxout, LSTM, GRU and ReLU as part of the neural network renaissance.
I’ve been using ensembles of my best classifiers to slightly improve accuracy at predicting League of Legends winners. Previously I tried scikit-learn’s VotingClassifier and also experimented with probability calibration.
Since then I’ve followed up on two ideas: 1) tuning classifier weights with VotingClassifier and 2) making an ensemble that combines individual classifier probabilities using logistic regression (and other methods!).
The best ensemble combines gradient boosting trees and a neural network. VotingClassifier allows for weights on the individual classifiers: By default they’re evenly weighted but you can skew the voting towards one classifier. Gradient boosting is a stronger individual classifier so it should probably get more weight than the neural network.
I evaluated several weights with 10-fold cross validation. (1) Side note: This time I’m trying out Plotly because it can make charts with error bars. I’m just showing plus or minus one standard deviation on the error bars.
The default weights are 0.5 for each classifier.
Roughly there’s a hump around 0.8 weight on gradient boosting but it’s very rough. Almost all results are within a standard deviation of each other.
Generally I’ll stick with 0.8 weight for now. One note of caution: I’m reporting results on my overall evaluation so I’m cheating the evaluation a little in picking 0.8.
But linear regression is designed for this. I could use logistic regression to take the individual classifier probabilities as features and output the class label.
This approach is called stacking and has been used to achieve best results in several machine learning competitions. MLWave has a great section on stacking in their ensemble guide.
Fortunately I have scikit-learn’s CalibratedClassifierCV as a guide: It uses cross-validation on the training data to learn the calibration. I created StackedEnsembleClassifier (github link) which accepts a list of base classifiers and a combiner. Regression and classification are handled differently in scikit-learn so I have a separate class to use linear regression for combination. Both of them run 3-fold cross-validation behind the scenes just like CalibratedClassifierCV.
Adding another layer of cross-validation slows training so I’ve focused on the 50k dataset. To try and compensate for higher variation in the small dataset I’ve run these tests with 20-fold cross-validation rather than the usual 5 or 10.
Linear regression is surprisingly good as a combiner. The weights are around 0.35-0.45 on gradient boosting at this data size and the two model weights sum to about 1. For this dataset the manually-tuned weighting is fairly bad, barely improving over the individual classifiers.
Logistic regression and neural networks are also quite good. One thing with the neural network is that it’s much better with sigmoid than ReLU (probably because sigmoid is smoother).
Random forests don’t work well. It could be because they’re so poorly calibrated. I tried a second implementation in which I use the predict method of the combiner rather than predict_proba but that doesn’t do well with random forests either. I’ve seen other researchers use them successfully as combiner so I may just need to add hyperparameter tuning.
First off, gradient boosting has huge variation from one run to the next (even though it’s an average of 10 cross-validation runs and the cross-validation has a fixed random seed). My first run had learning rate 0.2167 but I’ve been using 0.221 for the ensemble. Usually I’ve seen it around 67.8% accurate.
The ensemble is somewhat helpful with 200k data points but not nearly as much as the 50k dataset. It’s plausible that I’ve tuned my hyperparameters for the individual classifiers too much on the 200k data and they need to overfit more for the ensemble to be effective. (2) It’s also plausible that I’m at the limit of predictability with this data.
Another interesting find is that linear regression picks weights around 0.5-0.6 on gradient boosting in contrast with the hand-tuned 0.8. Also I found that fit_intercept=False is slightly better.
I found that increasing the number of folds in the nested cross-validation for the ensemble is slightly helpful. But it increased runtime multiplicatively so 3 folds is enough.
The stacked ensembles tended to have lower standard deviation than the manually weighted ensemble. Particularly the logistic regression combiner tends to have lower standard deviation (i.e., it’s more dependable). That said, we should expect the stacked ensembles to have lower standard deviation because we have 2 base classifiers times 3 folds rather than simply 2 base classifiers. In other word, the cross-validation used to train the combiner smooths out some of the randomness in the individual models.
Although the runtime is higher, I feel much more comfortable with linear regression and logistic regression stacking than manual weighting of the ensemble. Partly it’s better science but they’re also more reliable.
It’d be great to merge the linear regression code in with the general stacked classifier.
Diversity among the ensemble members is important and I’d like to explore some automation to encourage diversity, possibly a grid search over the ensemble member hyperparams much like VotingClassifier. There might be en efficient way to do this if I have a larger ensemble (say 10 variations) and do a single training/testing pass to select a diverse subset to then use in the real ensemble. Or I could just tweak the parameters to overfit somewhat.
Still need a way to have ensemble members use different subsets of the features.
Training time is too slow. Maybe there’s a way to mimic LogisticRegressionCV for other classifiers by designing a sort of warm_start for each classifier.
Even with 10-fold cross-validation the randomness is just too much. Maybe 20-fold would’ve been smoother. Also note this graph is a composite of 3-4 searches over ensemble weights so that’s why the points aren’t uniformly spread out.
Saying they need to overfit is a bit counterintuitive. Really what I need is to increase the overall diversity of the ensemble. By making nice general individual models I may have forced them to output similar classifications.
I learned the hard way that held-out data is necessary. I was trying to save some effort and just train on probabilities on the training data. But it’s even worse than the worst classifier in the ensemble! In the one test I recorded, training a logistic regression ensemble this way got 65.0% accuracy vs 66.3-66.4% from the individual classifiers.
The only downside is that training the calibration-wrapped model is now going to run 3-fold cross-validation on the training data to learn the calibration. When predicting on new data it uses the calibrated probabilities from each of the three classifiers and averages them.
Here are the raw numbers over 4 tests with and without calibration. Each of those tests is a 5-fold cross-validation run so the standard deviations are showing the variation between the different folds.
My first run with calibration was amazing: 68.1% accuracy is the best I’ve ever seen on this data! But it was a fluke. Also the standard deviation is very high, which likely means that one of the folds was accidentally very easy to predict. Although the average accuracy is higher with calibration it’s almost entirely due to that one outlier.
Calibration about doubles the runtime as well. When I stop to think about it, it’s running 3 training runs over 2/3 of the data instead of 1 run so it should be around double.
One cautionary note about CalibratedClassifierCV: It checks the numpy datatype of the output value and uses stratified cross validation if it’s boolean or int. That’s what I want. Luckily Pandas automatically set my output type to int64. If you’re loading the data without Pandas be warned that numpy’s default datatype is a floating point type which would lead to non-stratified cross validation. Non-stratified cross-validation can sometimes lead to bad evaluations especially if the output classes are sparse.
Conclusion: Calibration helps a little but it’s not worth the additional runtime.
The default calibration is labeled as sigmoid but is really just feeding the output value of the base classifier into logistic regression. This is also called Platt scaling.
Isotonic calibration only uses the ranking of the probability value compared to other output probabilities. It’s a more capable learner but prone to overfitting on small data sets.
I’ve only done one test with isotonic calibration so far and the accuracy was about the same but the standard deviation of accuracy across the folds was halved.
Conclusion: Possible minor benefit from isotonic calibration. Need more tests.
I’ve been using soft voting which averages the probabilities of the individual classifiers. When you only have two good models it’s the only option. I briefly tried including logistic regression in the soft voting ensemble but found that it was harmful.
However, I didn’t try hard voting. Not all classifiers provide probabilities so hard voting is sometimes necessary. Another advantage is that I don’t have to consider calibration.
Hard and soft voting with three classifiers are well within a standard deviation of each other. But they’re well beyond a standard deviation lower than soft voting with the two best individual models.
I had a feeling hard voting wouldn’t do anything magical but was curious if maybe there’s some way I can use my less accurate models to improve the overall ensemble accuracy. It may be useful to use logistic regression in a soft-voting ensemble but I’d need to tune weights for each classifier.
Conclusion: Not much different from soft voting except that it doesn’t work with weighting.
Overall I get the feeling that ensembles can get me that last fraction of a percent on a problem. In a competitive environment like Kaggle that can be the difference between top 50 and top 5. Also when you’ve run out of ideas for feature engineering it’s another option for that last little bit of improvement.
Use the code for CalibratedClassifierCV as a guide to use logistic regression to combine models. I tried something like this before but didn’t correctly train it like how CalibratedClassifierCV is implemented.
Set up the ensemble so that different models can use different feature subsets. I’d like to have a model that uses the list of champions on each side but most models overfit that data (logistic regression is the exception). I think probably I need to migrate my code to scikit-learn pipelines to have an ensemble with different feature subsets.
Clarification just in case: The evaluation is using 5-fold cross validation but inside each of those 5 folds CalibratedClassifierCV is splitting the training set into 3 folds.
The full changelog is here. I’ve been testing the changes to see how they’ll impact my work in predicting match winners in League of Legends.
Like lbfgs and newton-cg, sag supports warm_start so it works well in conjunction with LogisiticRegressionCV to tune the regularization parameter.
First I tried on the 200k match dataset with 61 features. I repeated the tests for better accuracy.
sag is faster than newton-cg but still about 3x slower than lbfgs. It does eke out that last 0.01% accuracy though.
It’s over 6x slower and achieves the same accuracy. Maybe sag’s benefit really shines on datasets with a large number of features: sklearn team testing used 500 features and 47k features.
The patch notes briefly mentioned speed and memory improvements in random forests and gradient boosting.
The training time and accuracy fluctuations could just be differences due to randomization; random forests tend to fluctuate more than other methods from test to test. In the worst case, it doesn’t seem that much has changed. In the best case there are slight improvements.
Conclusion: Random forest is about the same, but I didn’t test memory usage.
Gradient boosting trains much more slowly than other methods so I started on the 50k x 61 dataset. I ran some tests multiple times to be certain of the results.
Gradient boosting is clearly slower in 0.17 and generally a tad more accurate. The default presort setting is good for runtime and accuracy. Feature scaling doesn’t really help. Adjusting the max_features setting seems to help a touch (should reduce variance and improve training time).
Again it’s slower but more accurate. I’ve opened a ticket and right now it’s under investigation. It sounds like a change in the error computation may be the culprit.
Conclusion: Gradient boosting 45% slower but a little more accurate, fix is being investigated.
In the previous post I described possible directions to get from 67.9% accuracy up to 70.0% and suggested that an ensemble of the best classifiers may be a fruitful direction but may take a bit of time to code.
Well, two things changed. First off, I found a great guide on making an ensemble in scikit-learn. I implemented a simple ensemble and improved my best results from 67.9% accuracy to 68.0% accuracy by a soft-voting ensemble of gradient boosting and neural networks. It’s not as much as I expected but it’s progress.
The second change is that scikit-learn 0.17 added VotingClassifier, implemented by Sebastian Raschka (who wrote the guide and implementation I found earlier). I ported my ensemble code to scikit-learn and it works great (though I had to change my neural network wrapper to return two columns rather than one for binary classification).
That said, I wish it had a flag to perform calibration of the probabilities of the individual classifiers. I’m currently looking into calibrating but not finding that it helps; gradient boosting has more skewed probabilities than neural networks which leads to more weight on gradient boosting. That’s an unintentionally good decision: putting more weight on the stronger classifier.
Conclusion: VotingClassifier is easy and works like a charm.
In general using the robust scaler seems like an easy solution to save time in preprocessing your data.
I tried it with logistic regression because it’s so sensitive to feature scaling. But after several tests I didn’t find any difference in either scaling+training time or accuracy.
I bolded the main point of each section so I won’t summarize. But I like the direction the scikit-learn is taking. | 2019-04-19T18:45:55Z | https://kwtrnka.wordpress.com/author/ktrnka/ | Porn | Science | 0.240189 |
wordpress | Fire fighters say they will join the largest one-day strike the government has faced since 2010, as public sector employees, including civil servants, teachers, passport staff, and health workers, protest against pay freezes.
The Fire Brigades Union became the latest to test the new militant mood when it announced yesterday it is joining strike action in a bid to end to pay freezes now that the recovery is under way.
Ministers introduced a public sector pay freeze in 2010, and in 2012 brought in a pay cap of 1%, which is still in place.
The FBU has been locked in a long-running row with the government over plans to change pensions and the retirement age of firefighters. The dispute has led to sporadic strikes, as well as union court action to defend the value of the firefighter’s pension. The 10 July walkout, lasting from 10am to 7pm, will be the 15th since the FBU campaign began.
The union is expected to announce further action later this week. Across the country, schools – particularly primaries in urban areas – will close, and some passport services and local government work will be restricted.
Other unions that have members joining the strikes include the PCS covering job centres and civil service offices, the National Union of Teachers, Unison, GMB and Unite. Unison has claimed pay freezes and below-inflation pay rises had reduced local government workers’ pay by 20% since the coalition came to power in 2010.
He claimed nearly three quarters will see no change in their pension age in 2015. Under the new scheme, a firefighter who earns £29,000 would be able to retire aged 60 and get a £19,000-a-year pension, rising to £26,000 with the state pension. The equivalent private pension pot would be worth over half a million pounds and require firefighters to contribute twice as much. | 2019-04-18T18:21:06Z | https://orderoftruth.wordpress.com/2014/07/03/slave-britain-fire-fighters-will-join-mass-public-sector-strike-on-10th-july-uk-welfare-bedroomtax-poverty/ | Porn | News | 0.377976 |
free | These rules let warriors to interact fluidly with the dungeon- whether the illustrated floorboards or more advanced, modelled masterpieces - through the Dungeon Features.
Dungeon Features are another option for using Event Cards or choosing between monsters in the Roleplay book and an event from the Roleplay book.
It is easy to create a Monster Table of your own, copying down the stat's from the Roleplay book into a 2D6 table, even customizing it for different races… but then there are no events.
While the event cards operate quite well in the novice game, by the time a party is at about Battle level 3 they are only a cumbersome way of working out events. Therefore, an alternative is needed.
The Dungeon Features are just that: objects, features, things that make up the dungeon! They can be represented by the cards included in the game, cards painted by yourself or even complete modelled versions. And at the same time, they eliminate one of the most time-consuming part: that of digging through the Roleplay to work out every event that occurs. Now monsters and events are separate but still integral to the dungeon.
The following rules are split into three sections: an Introduction and explanation of the rules; a Dungeon Features Table; and the Dungeon Features Rules for the table.
At first it is quite easy to use cards for a quick inclusion of the Dungeon Features in your games. This works fine with the existing floorplans, opening a huge variety of events and actions for each room.
When beginning the game it is simple to set up the Dungeon Features. Randomly line out the Features or work out a simple selection system for each room, such as a D66 roll like the one above.
This is modified from a D3 roll: 1 equals 0, 2-4 equals 1, and 5-6 equals 3 Dungeon Features. Though the players will know in advance which Dungeon Features are in which room, they will not know which square they are on, or which of the several effects might happen.
These rules describe how warriors interact with the Dungeon Feature. If there is no first paragraph the warrior's cannot interact with the feature during combat; they must wait until a warrior investigates. The square cannot be occupied. The human bones can disturb younger warriors- it causes Fear 3.
This table can either be D6 or D3, or sometimes with specialized Dungeon Features may not be there at all. This is the part of a Dungeon Feature that corresponds to an Event Card: the rules are based on the Event Table of the Roleplay Book and can be modified for the battle-level of the party. When a warrior rolls on this table, whether by stepping adjacent to the feature or by purposely investigating it, then he is subject to its rules: and often anyone else in the room is affected as well.
When the pile is disturbed, a disembodied voice cries, 'Beware the Flaming Skulls.' Four skulls, glowing with a fierce purple witchlight, then emerge and fly at the warriors, cackling horribly.
Roll for each warrior. On a 1-4 he's hit and suffers 2D6 unmodified wounds. Over 8 wounds causes the warrior to suffer Terror for 1D3 turn as the magical fire sears into his very soul.
With a flash a magical bolt leaps from the rune-etched bones and strikes the investigating warrior, causing 2D6 modified wounds.
After resolving the damage roll another D6. On a 1-3, the bolt arcs across to the next nearest warrior and causes 2D6 -2 wounds. This process continues until all the warriors have been hit or the dice roll is a 4-6, and the bolt earths to the ground.
With an unnatural bellow, the bones rise up and assemble into the grim figure of a Wight Lord. With an ominous voice, he swears to protect his grave-goods, instantly setting upon the investigating warrior.
After the combat that warrior gets an extra roll on the Treasure Table as he 'borrows' what the undead creature guarded.
The warrior who investigates gets Gold that is hidden within the bone pile.
There is now a new action that warriors can perform: Investigate. This can only be done out of combat and if there is a Dungeon Feature in the room. Once you have declared your warrior is Investigating, he goes and stands adjacent to the Dungeon Feature, seeing if it has any uses or items. Place your warrior adjacent to the Dungeon Feature.
Note some Dungeon Features cannot be investigated, or can be used In Combat, or both. The Dungeon Feature's first paragraph denotes this. As can be seen, there are 2 sections to each Dungeon Feature: its First Paragraph, which describes how it can be interacted with in combat, and its Investigating Table, which is the events that transpire when the feature is explored.
The individual rules for each Dungeon Feature are relatively simple and clear, and if each one is recognized then the game will move smoothly and faultlessly, with different events for each room and a characterised dungeon filled with danger, death and mystery.
Special Features are simply unusual objects specifically written into your scenario, objects needing to be carried or found by the warriors.
They are one-off items with their own rules, and can include an Iron Casket containing warpstone, a sword made by a Wizard Collage of Altdorf, the Dragon's Talon jewel of Karak-Kadrin and just about anything you can imagine.
It seems unusual to have the dungeon rooms with more attention paid to them than the Objective rooms, so Objective Room Features should be impressive with important rules such as in the Adventure book to match them.
Objective Room Features can be modelled to match features illustrated on objective floorboards, so over the illustrated tomb is a modelled Tomb of the Ancient Liche, and so forth. As well as this new Objective Features can be made which are the same size so that the Objective Features fit with the Objective rooms. This way the warrior's objective is memorable and worth travelling to!.
. DUNGEON FEATURE RULES .
The following rules are for a full D66 List of Dungeon Features. Note that unless specified, squares with Dungeon Features cannot be occupied by either warriors or monsters.
The first half are made up of Features represented by the cards included in the game, but the second half are made up of Features that can be easily modeled or painted.
Anyone familiar with the Event Rules in the Warhammer Quest Roleplay Book will recognize the rules I have adapted into the rules below. Feel free to invent your own Dungeon Features for your own dungeon.
Note these rules are aimed at a mid-range warrior party, on Battle Level 4 or 5. Modify them up or down according to your own party's Battle Level.
The ghastly sight of a veteran warrior, dead and unburied, may cause the warriors to lose heart- it causes Fear 4. Any dwarf warrior must subtract 2 from his fear roll.
If your warrior fails the test he may not move forward, but only defend and attack adjacent monsters until the combat is over. On a natural To Hit roll of 6, though, the warrior fights with vengeance in his heart and gains +1 Attack.
If any model, warrior and monster alike, rolls 1 To Hit in an adjacent square, he's tripped over the rocks! The model loses all remaining Attacks and can be hit automatically.
The warrior is immediately webbed.
1D3 random squares and its occupants are hit on a 4, 5 or 6 and take a strength 5 hit, modified. Treat those squares with above rules.
After combat, any investigating warrior must pass an Initiative Test, -2 to any warrior but a dwarf, to discover a hidden cave in the rock pile. A Strength Test is then needed to move the rocks aside. In the hollowed out cave he finds treasure.
The rack stands amidst a cunning web and the warrior is immediately webbed. The gigantic spider dropping from the roof also gains 2 Ambush Attacks!
After combat, take a warrior counter to determine who investigates; as he touches the rusted weapons a huge stone block slides from the roof upon him! Unless he passes a Reaction Test with a -1 modifier he takes 5D6 wounds, modified for armour only, and must be freed by pushing the block off. Roll 1D6 and add each adjacent warrior's Strength, the block is pushed off on a total of 14 or above.
These unusual weapons have been imbued by a magic to protect the room or corridor as if guarding their master's home. Any warrior in an adjacent square must defend himself from D3 magically animated weapons. Their Weapon Skill is 7, but they only have a Strength of 3. The weapons only attack warriors in adjacent squares, and cannot pin them.
The rack holds a mighty sword of powerful magic. Pick two Sigils from the Dungeon Room Treasure of up to 400 gold each and combine them.
When the pile is disturbed, four skulls, glowing with a fierce purple witchlight, emerge and fly at the warriors with a horrible laugh. Roll for each warrior- on 1-4: he's hit and suffers 2D6 Unmodified Wounds. Over 8 wounds causes the warrior to suffer Terror for 1D3 turn as the magical fire sears into his very soul.
A magical bolt leaps from rune-etched bones and strikes the investigating warrior, causing 2D6 Modified Wounds. After resolving the damage roll another D6. On 1-3, the bolt arcs across to the next nearest warrior and causes 2D6 -2 Wounds. This process continues until all the warriors are hit or the dice rolls4-6, when the bolt earths.
With an unnatural bellow, the bones rise up and assemble into the grim figure of a Wight Lord. With an ominous voice, he swears to protect his grave-goods, instantly setting upon the investigating warrior. After combat that warrior gets 1 extra roll on the Treasure Table as he 'borrows' what the undead creature guarded.
When entering this room roll 1D6- on a 1 the trapdoor is concealed, ready to plunge the unwary into a deep pit! Each time a warrior moves one square roll a D6- on 1-3 he falls through the trapdoor and suffers 2D6 modified wounds. If the original roll is 2-6, the trapdoor is placed randomly as normal. To open the locked door requires the investigating warrior to pass a Strength test with a -1 modifier to bash off its bolt. The warrior must also subtract 1 from the event rolled. Using lock picks bypasses the test and modifier.
Cleverly concealed on the trapdoor's surface is a net laid down by a cunning goblin boss, suspending the flailing warrior against the roof . He cannot do anything, is immune to any but missile attacks and spells. It takes 1D3 turns to free himself, when he tumbles down to suffer 1D6 wounds. The trapdoor holds naught but an ancient skeleton.
1 The snakes manage to bite your warrior, finding chinks in even the toughest armour. He suffers 1D6 unmodified wounds and cannot do anything for the rest of the turn. This damage is Poison.
2-5 The snakes manage to bite your warrior. He sufferers 1D6 unmodified wounds. This damage is Poison. He then manages to free himself from the writhing mass and slashes them to pieces.
6 Your warrior nimbly avoids the snakes, killing them at his feet. Trap has no effect. After this event is settled, the warrior that investigated finds Gold in a small depression.
The opened trapdoor reveals a deep pit, and the warrior hears a roiling bellow that steadily increases until a foaming wall of water appears! The warrior released pressure from an underground lake, causing water to boil up to the roof in a giant pillar that quickly fills the room. Any combat stops, and the rules for pinning are suspended. The warrior's have 2 turns, with a -1 penalty to Movement, to reach the exit and close the door by a Strength Test- minus 2 modifier- or they drown!
In a small recess dug hewn into the stone floor, the warrior finds a dusty and forgotten magical item- roll on 'Magic Items' table.
The warrior loses 1D6 Unmodified Wounds and 1 point of Strength for the rest of the adventure, as deadly poison gas billows around the hapless fool's peering face.
The beer is disgusting and cannot be consumed.
This beer, when consumed, causes -2 WS; -2 I; +1 S (+2 S to a dwarf); immunity to Fear and Terror rolls. Wizards can't cast for 4 turns. There is enough in the barrel for 1D3+6 swings, a warrior carrying it has his Movement reduced by 1.
The chest disappears. Roll twice on the monster table instead.
The warrior suffers 1D6+4 modified wounds as a dart is shot into his neck.
This chest can be pushed 2 squares a turn. Leaping up onto the chest gives +3 strength as the warrior can bring his weapon down and a -2 To Hit modifier because he must keep his balance. If the chest is moved follow the rules for the Hidden Jewel below, or else see the rules below when the chest is opened.
1 As the warrior's hand is past floor-level, iron jaw's slam either side to entrap him and the walls either side suddenly sprout long spikes and start advancing forward! The trapped warrior cannot move, and the others have a choice: abandon the warrior to his death and run for the exit or try a rescue before they all die! The walls take 4 turns to enclose and kill whoever is left in the room, but to release the warrior takes 1D3 turns. It could be close… It takes ALL warriors to open the iron jaws. After 1D3 turns the walls return to their normal state after closing but the recess with the gem is mysteriously gone.
2 The hole is a Petrify Trap: the reaching warrior's hand goes numb as eerie green lights flicker up his arm! The warrior must roll against his Willpower with a -1 (needing a 7 or more) or immediately suffers 3D6 unmodified wounds, his Movements permanently reduced by one. If the Movement reaches zero the warrior is turned to stone and is killed. After this punishment, the warrior reaches the gem, worth 500 gold. If he passes the Willpower test, then he pulls his hand out before he can suffer the effects of the spell and get the gem (he can reach in again if he wishes). It costs 1000 Gold to reverse the spell.
3 The jewel is worth 500 gold, hidden by a long-dead warrior.
The chest is filled to the brim with chittering, stinging scorpions. 12 leap out to instantly attack your warrior. Roll normal damage dice (1D6 + strength): this is the amount of scorpions your warrior kills. The rest inflict 1 unmodified wound each then run to the shadows. Each turn another 12 scorpions will scuttle out of the chest and attack the closest warrior until the chest or a door is closed.
Each warrior starts drooling at the chest full of Altdorf pure-gold coins. The party can gain (warrior's Battle-level) D6x800 gold EACH! However, Two warriors can carry the chest and each monster group gets Ambush +3, or Ambush Automatic if they have the ambush skill, as the warriors lug around the gold. Carrying the chest means 2 warriors move only 2 squares each turn. If the warriors leave the chest behind they are all subject to the Gold rules.
The chest is a Treasure Chest (see above but ignore a roll of 1).
All warriors suffer 1D6+4 unmodified wounds, which is poison damage.
Every warrior on the board is healed up to full wounds.
Inside the bag is a warpstone bomb attached to the dagger (the switch). Your warrior takes 2D6 wounds modified only for armour- and every warrior loses 1 Toughness as the lethal and mutating fragments explode around the room! It costs 400 gold when next in a settlement to remove the fragments from under a warrior's skin and return his profile to normal.
As the warrior collects the items a slab of the wall groans aside (choose Entry Wall) and huge, burning gouts of fire erupt from an unseen source! The warrior setting this trap off can only avoid being hit if an adjacent square is empty, and by passing an Reaction Test with a -1 modifier. Any model in a straight line from the wall suffers 3D6 wounds, modified for armour only. The items are useless.
4-5 The treasure is relatively harmless and the warrior finds Gold.
6 Roll 4 times on the Magic Items table to see what these magical items are.
31 & 32- STAKE PIT.
1-4 One of the warriors will set it off. Roll a D6 each time a warrior moves into a new square: on 1-4 he's stepped on the trap! Take a Reaction Test with a -2 modifier; if he succeeds, place the warrior in any adjacent square as he nimbly avoids the trap. If he fails (or there're no available squares) he takes 4D6 modified wounds. Once found, roll a D6. On a 1 there's another stake pit- repeat the above rules!
5-6 The pit is placed randomly. A warrior can attempt to push adjacent man-sized monsters in! Make a Strength test with a -1 modifier for point of difference in strengths. If passed, the monster must now roll under its Initiative. If the monster fails he suffers 4D6 modified wounds minus 3 points of armour. Models killed in this way count towards gold. Any Monster with Initiative over 5 can attempt to push warriors in!
Everyone takes 2D6 wounds as rusted scythes whip out from walls and floor. No gold received for killed monsters.
1 Model's toughness and strength are reduced by -1 for the next 2D6 turns or until dead.
2 Model's to hit rolls are reduced by -1 for the rest of the adventure or turns or until dead.
3 Model's toughness and strength are reduced by -1 for the next 2D6 turns.
4 Model's strength is reduced by -1 for the next 1D6 turns.
5 Model's toughness is reduced by -1 for the next 1D6 turns.
6 Model loses 1D6 unmodified wounds.
The warrior suffers 2D6 poison wounds as the warpstone burns the skin. In addition the warrior must pass a Willpower test or he suffers another D6 wounds.
There are 1D3 huddled in the cramped space. The warriors can send them back, perhaps to their deaths, or rescue them. The slaves move only 2 squares, and must be protected; but if the slaves are abandoned the warriors cannot take advantage of the temple or other deity bonuses AGAIN.
The warrior that opened the grate gets a piece of treasure, whether it is his turn or not, and finds another piece to give to another warrior.
1-2 The slime within this hole starts to rise when approached! It rises for 1D3 turns, covering adjacent squares in the first turn, then oozing a thin layer across the whole room on the second. If the slime rises for 3 turns the room holding the pit is impassable. Warriors suffer 1 wound per turn in a covered square.
The pit is the only visible part of a large acid pool directly under a seemingly solid floor! Any time a model with Strength 4 or above moves roll a D6. On a 1 or 2, the floor underground shatters. Every square adjacent to the pit crumbles, and a warrior must pass an Reaction Test with a -1 modifier to leap onto solid rock- or Levitate- otherwise he plummets into the deadly well and is instantly KILLED!
Each turn a warrior spends in an adjacent square they suffer 1D6+2 unmodified wounds. In addition, any skaven or chaos monster gets the Regenerate 2 ability, and the room has a Magic Dispel 6+ on all the wizards' spells. Any skaven or chaos spells gain a +2 modifier on its effects.
Each warrior may take one piece of Objective Room treasure but suffers 1D6 unmodified wounds as he reaches into acidic slime.
Emerging from the shaft hole are several foul tentacles that grasp at the warriors legs and try to pull him into oblivion! Each warrior within 2 squares of the hole must take a Reaction Test. If he fails a tentacle grasps him, and he is moved one square closer to the hole per turn. The warrior may do nothing but watch the approaching shaft with horrified fascination! If he remains in this situation for two turns in a row while adjacent to the shaft hole than the Chaos-tainted tentacle drags the unfortunate into its lair and HE IS NEVER SEEN AGAIN! However, each unpinned warrior can release a companion. In the warrior's phase he tries to hit the tentacle, which has a Weapon Skill of 3 and the creature lets go. Once 3 or more of the tentacles have been subdued, the rest retreat into the inky blackness and never return.
Without warning a column of pure Dark Magic pours from the shaft hole, fanning out across the room in mysterious mists and fumes. Each warrior takes 5 unmodified Wounds and the wizard loses all magic power for the next D3 turns as he struggles to avoid contamination from the foul column. In addition, on a D6 roll of 4-6 a group of monsters Ambush the warriors and dark magic-users rolls twice on his respective table, not once!
This shaft hole is a disguise for an ancient magic portal that can take the warriors to any room they have already been in, once any wizard passes an intellectual Initiative Test to recognize it.
Down the hole, reached by a rope is a hidden dungeon room- see the trapdoor rules.
This hole leads to a rich gold vein waiting to be mined! Any dwarf may enter the hole and mine 200 gold per turn for D6+2 turns; but he must take the lantern and so any warrior not standing adjacent to the shaft hole is lost in the dark. Monsters can attack, and every warrior loses 1 Attack and 1 point of WS as they try to hit hidden enemies.
This is a simple event- once all warriors pass through the entrance the portcullis closes and the monsters spring their trap! Roll twice on the monster table, regardless of what room it is. In addition, on a D6 roll of 6 the monsters gain the Ambush 6+ ability, or if they have the ambush ability they get Ambush Auto. To get through, the warriors must have a key, or they can try a special Strength Test. Two warriors must stand adjacent to the door, each rolling 1D6 and adding his strength. If the score reaches 16 then the party can pass through. If they are desperate the warriors can destroy the portcullis0 an unexpected event only has monsters and occurs on a 1 or 2. The portcullis has a toughness of 5 and 30 wounds.
1 Wraith of the Dungeons.
Once all the fighting is done, the ancient and evil Wraith of the Dungeons animates itself. The skull rises up on a cloud of billowing, etheral mist and coalases into a cloaked figure of insubstantial terror. The Wraith of the Dungeons wants the warrior's gold and treasure, and cannot be hit except with very magical weapons. To kill the Wraith, a direct hit on his skull is needed (5 or 6 To Hit), but the Wraith is so quick he can dodge blows on a 5+. In addition, the weapon hitting the Wraith must have 2 magical qualities, or else it does no damage at all (if no one can hurt the Wraith, its time to run!!). The Wraith extends long, thin tendril-like fingers to pull out the warrior's souls- he has the chill 10 ability, striking from 2 squares away. However, he cannot move from the spot he is in so the warriors, if they stay back, may not be hurt, and the etheric entity cannot pin the warrior's. Just to make it interesting, the Wraith of the Dungeons has Terror 10!!!!!
The skull is a scrying tool of the Lord of the Dungeon. When the whole party enters this room, their adversary sends his minions in ambush! Roll 1D3 times on the monster table, and give every monster the ambush auto ability. In addition, on a D6 roll of 1, the Lord has several skulls hidden through the dungeon and the warriors are ambushed each time they enter a dungeon room.
3-4 The Skull of Hearth.
The dark entity Hearth lives in the Outer Void. After any combat Hearth begins to speak to the warriors in a sibilant and hissing whisper. Roll 1D6- on a 1-3 Hearth tries to enchant the warriors into killing each other! Every warrior must take a Willpower Test, and if he fails makes 1 attack against an adjacent warrior per turn. On a 4-6 Hearth warns the warriors of future rooms- the next ambush monster looses his ability.
The skull is covered in runes and sigils of an obvious magical nature. Only a wizard can investigate the skull and realize what it is. Roll 1D6. On a 1-3 it is an aid for drawing Dark Magic and the wizard loses 1D6 power points for the adventure as the skull draws on his inner strength. On 4-6 the wizard may use the skull twice every dungeon to channel the Winds of Magic and thus re-roll the power dice (called the Runeskull).
6 The skull glows ominously throughout any fighting, and the warriors are strangely cowed while monsters are invigorated. Warriors suffer from fear 4 in the room while any monsters get an extra attack!
The model on the tripwire's square is suddenly enveloped by crackling, writhing lightning as the stone under his feet glow with power. The model is paralyzed for the next 1D6 turns, and cannot move, fight, be hit or do anything!
The model that touches this tripwire is suddenly infused with a horribly bright emerald light, infusing the model in an ever-brighter corona of energy until fading away as well as the model! He is now 5 rooms behind the current room. If a warrior, either he or the rest of the party is lost in the dark unless some relevant spell is handy. If a monster over 1000 gold, he'll follow the warriors.
As the tripwire is pulled, a huge slab of the wall buckles inwards and fire suddenly flares out in huge, burning gouts from an unseen source! The model setting this trap off has a chance to avoid being hit passing a Reaction Test with a -1. If he fails he and any model in a square in a line from the tripwire suffers 3D6 wounds, modified for armour only, as sheets of fire engulf them in red hot death!
1 Rolling the orc over, the warrior looks into the face of a victim of Nurgle's Rot and realizes he's in trouble! See the Character Table for the rules of this disease.
2 As soon as the warrior nudges the body, the orc writhes horribly- and then a half-seen, etheric figure wriggles from the dead orc to spear talons into the warrior's flesh to steal his very life-force. The warrior suffers 3D6 unmodified Wounds that is fatal damage before he fights the specter off (if he lives).
3-4 When the warrior goes near the orc, the Heart of Woe inside the body is set off from a delayed explosion. Every warrior in the room suffers 2D6 modified wounds from the blast, and the warrior who set off the bomb takes an extra 6 unmodified wounds. In addition, if any monster's appear in the next turn every warrior suffers -1WS as he is temporarily blinded.
5 The looting warrior finds 1D6x100 gold on the body.
6 Around the orc's neck is a gold chain suspending a gem, and upon studying it the warrior realizes from its sheer power that it has magical properties. The warrior must pass an intellectual Initiative Test to see that it is an Enchanted Jade Amulet (Objective room treasure, item 13) that had failed to save the orc.
This pentagram engraved onto the stone floor draws the Winds of Magic strongly into this dungeon room. The wizard may reduce the casting number of his spells by 1D3 while in this room, but any enemy wizards may cast the same amount of extra spells as what the warrior-wizard reduces his casting number by. In addition, if a warrior or monster stands on the pentagram, his magical items have its powers doubled!
There is a half-half chance that these items are corrupt and evil (whatever they look like: that is up to the players!). When a warrior investigates the items, roll 1D6.
These items are all that is left of the mortal body of a liche, who like Nagash imprinted a part of his soul into the items so that he could resurrect himself. The soul within the items tries to possess the warrior's spirit: take a Willpower test. If the warrior fails, then his soul is sucked from his fingertips and with a faint, disembodied howl his body slumps lifeless to the ground, still clutching the possessed item! If he passes he hurls the item away and never touches it again.
The warrior may roll 4 times on the magical items sub-table: it's up to him if he shares his findings!
1-2 As the warrior picks it up, the medallion and the warrior's hand burst into bright unnatural fire! The warrior suffers 2D6 wounds modified for toughness only as the medallion melts in his hand; and on a D6 roll of 1-3 he has burnt his hand so badly his Weapon Skill is reduced by the number he just rolled! However, if a wizard investigates this artifact, he detects the medallion's aura of magic and is immune.
3 The medallion lies on a switch-stone, and when its weight is removed the trapdoor the warrior kneels on opens to plunge him onto sharpened stakes! See the Stake Pit rules for the damage caused by this deadly trap. After damage is resolved, treat the medallion as roll 4.
4-5 The medallion is of gold, made by an ancient civilization- its device makes this a very valuable coin indeed. The medallion is worth 3000 gold, but only when sold in the land of Estalia.
6 Roll a D6 and take numbers 12, 13, 16, 53, 61 or 65 from the Magical Items table to see what the medallion is.
Put a 4x4 room next to the stairs, and roll a D6 to see what lives there: 1-2 Wyvern, 3-4 Manticore, 5 Hydra, 6 Minotaur Champion. Once that monster is dead, roll twice on the treasure table to see what the monster stole from its victims.
2 Throne of the Beastman Lord.
The only thing in this Passageway is a mouldered throne, and next to it the ragged form of a Beastman lord armed with a large axe. He has etched out a life here after his whole army was decimated by an Empire army. The Lord brays out a harsh challenge. Destroy the last of the chaos army that had killed hundreds of innocent farmers and townsfolk.
This room- the green 'circle of power' floorplan- is a focus for the Winds of Magic. Once the warriors enter this room the wizard may replace all his inner power tokens he's already used, and any magical item only used once per adventure and already used, may now be used again.
The pit marker is always placed covering the 2 squares before the exit doorway. If the warrior's wish to continue they'll have to get either sacrifice a rope to swing across, or try to find a plank or similar to lie across the pit and inch their way across. Such an item can only be found on a roll of 6 on a D6- and the party can only roll once!
Failing these options, the warriors can try to jump it. This requires an Agility Test. The warrior must roll 1D6, adding his Initiative. Then he must subtract his Strength. If the result is over 3 then the warrior successfully jumps, if it is under he fails. If the result is 3 then the warrior has made the jump but lost his footing- he needs to pass a Strength Test with a -1 modifier to pull himself up.
Chained to one wall of this room are three prisoners, some of who have grievous wounds from torture still weeping blood. Once fighting is done, the warriors free the poor souls and are presented with a choice: in their weakened state the prisoners can only move 1 square per turn, slowing the warriors down, but if the warriors abandon the prisoners they will almost certainly die.
If the warriors take the prisoners along with them, roll when the warrior's reach a settlement- on a D6 roll of 5 or 6 the prisoners have a high standing in society and give each warrior 2D6x100 gold for saving their lives. On a 1-4 their long absence means that all they can give the warriors are heart-warming thanks.
If the warriors send those prisoners on their way, the next time a warrior trains up a Battle-level roll 1D6. On a 1, a trainer or weapons-smith recognizes your warrior as the one who let his son languish in the dungeons. Your warrior has to abandon the training or pay half again the training cost.
1 The flames are magical, and suddenly flare out to burn the warrior. That warrior suffers 2D6 unmodified wounds unless he has over 4 points of armour, in which case one piece of random armour is melted and must be discarded. No warrior can stand in an adjacent square or use the enchanted brazier as a weapon or they'll suffer the same effects.
2-5 There is nothing special about the brazier- the rules of the first paragraph can be followed.
6 The warrior must pass an intellectual Initiative Test to see that these very unusual flames burn without fuel. If a warrior passes a Willpower Test he bathes his hands in the fire. His blood fills with heat and power, restoring him back to full wounds. The brazier cannot be thrown - unless you want the monster to suffer the same effects!
The small pool is contaminated by warpstone, which by the second expands out into the atmosphere as deadly gas. Each warrior on the board takes 2 wounds per turn until he leaves this room, and if reduced to 0 wounds in this room has his toughness reduced by 1.
Bubbling water suddenly wrenches the floorstones free and gushes to the roof in a giant pillar that quickly fills the room with water! All fighting stops immediately and the warriors are no longer pinned. Every turn the warrior's movement is reduced by 1. However, as soon as they reach movement 1, their movement changes again to (10 -2 for each point of armour) as they start swimming. At this point the warriors have 1 turn to reach the exit door and close it with a -3 modified Strength Test before they drown. Any monsters must take an Initiative Test and pass to follow the warriors out the exit.
The liquid visible on the surface is but a fraction of a vast lake a few inches beneath a seemingly solid floor- a floor that could collapse at any second! Roll 1D6 for each model with a strength over 4, and/or has up to 4 points of armour and/or is a Large or Daemonic creature. If any of these roll a 6 the stones with a loud crack crumble and plunge that model into the black lake. The model drowns unless it can fly. If this occurs roll 1D6; on a 1-2 the floor around this hole begins falling away! 1 line of squares per turn adjacent to the hole disappears, and the warriors must reach the exit before they're cut off!
This liquid originates from a river that passes through an underground chapel, and has been blessed with the ability to heal wounds when drunk. Any warrior who investigates must pass an Initiative Test to realize the power of the blessed water. Each warrior can have 2D6+Battle-Level wounds healed by this water, but can be healed once and once only.
This event can only be placed in a corridor; if it appears in a room, swap with the next event, and if the next event is in a room, swap again until a corridor is put down.
1 At that exact moment the lava decides to boil over harshly and the two squares on the far side suddenly disappear. The warrior must pass Reaction Test to jump/swing the extra distance. If he fails put him prone off the edge- he's got one turn to be rescued! On a 1, of course, he fails utterly and falls to his death.
2 If the warriors are using a rope, roll a D6- on a 1-3 it breaks. The warrior on it manages to twist and reach the other side, but now the warriors must sacrifice another rope or start jumping! If the warriors are already jumping this roll has no effect.
Monsters who wish to follow the warriors must roll under their Strength, with an added 1 for each point of armour, to jump. Flying creatures, of course, are not worried.
1 Under the war helm, a firebomb has been set to explode!
Each square adjacent to the war helm are affected: each model in those squares suffers 2D6 modified wounds from the blast. The war helm turns out to be a rusted piece of worthless junk.
1 As the warrior's hand is past floor-level, iron jaw's slam from either side and entrap him and the walls either side suddenly sprout long spikes and start advancing forward! The trapped warrior cannot move, and the other's have a choice: abandon the warrior to his death and run for the exits, or try a rescue before they all die! The walls take 4 turns to enclose and kill whoever is left in the room, but to release the warrior takes 1D3 turns. It could be close… It takes ALL warriors to open the iron jaws. After 1D3 turns the walls return to their normal state.
2 The hole is a Petrify Trap: the reaching warrior's hand goes numb as eerie green lights flicker up his arm! The warrior must roll against his Willpower with a -1 (needing a 7 or more) or immediately suffers 3D6 unmodified wounds, and his Movement permanently reduced by one. If the Movement reaches zero the warrior is turned to stone and killed. After this punishment, the warrior reaches the gem, worth 500 gold. If he passes the Willpower test, then he pulls his hand out before he can suffer the effects of the spell (he can reach in again if he wishes). It costs 1000 Gold to reverse the spell.
3 The jewel is an old piece, hidden by a long-dead warrior with his rusted helm. It is worth 500 gold.
5-6 This war helm must be identified by one of the warriors (+1 for elf) as a Dragonhelm.
There are 1D3 different air grates, built by the dwarves long ago; place them in random squares. They cannot be occupied. The air grates may no longer achieve what the dwarves intended- when a warrior steps in an adjacent square roll a D6 on the following table. These effects happen on all the air grates.
2 Model's to hit rolls are reduced by -1 for the rest of the adventure or until dead.
6 Model gains 1D6 unmodified wounds.
Each adjacent model must pass an Reaction Test; if he fails then he falls into a forced sleep for 1D6 turns. Sleeping models are placed prone and can be hit automatically- but sleeping warriors will not be attacked if there are any warriors still standing.
Each turn, 1D3 giant spiders emerge from a random air grate, moving and attacking that turn. Each turn, another 1D3 spiders will emerge unless the warrior's leave this room- if they come back, so do the giant spiders. If the warrior's are inventive, they can cover the grates with another item, discounting monster's bodies… another relevant Dungeon Feature would do nicely.
With a hideous screeching, a black column of bats suddenly erupt from each air grate. There are thousands clawing creatures for each warrior, making the air black. Roll 1D6 for each warrior and add his Strength. If the roll is over seven, then the warrior manages to fight off and avoid the swarm On 7 or under he suffers 1D6 wounds for each number below 7: on 5, for example, he suffers 3D6 wounds. If the warrior possess Darting Steel Daggers or other small weapons, then he gets +1 modifier.
These grates cover tunnels that allow all sounds to carry. For each turn a warrior listens, the next group of Ambushing monsters loses their ability.
This room was once an area of healing for the dwarves, and the warrior somehow has activated it. Every warrior is healed up to full wounds.
Any model forced to or chooses to stand on this square must roll 1D6: if the combined score of the dice and his strength is equal to or over 8, the model breaks through the pavement- roll on the D3 table below.
Earthquakes have split the ground save a very thin covering. The model falls to his death!
Ancient tremors in the ground have created a small drop to an escape tunnel that dwarf's dug eons ago. The warriors can use the newly opened tunnel to leave their quest. The model forced on the drop simply jumps back up looking for more combat!
The stone is situated over a hole leading to a volcano-fed lake. The hole allows mists to escape, eroding the floorstones. Unless the model rolls 4-6 on 1D6 he falls through to the lake and drowns. On a 1-3 the model manages to grab worn floor-stones and scramble to safety. The warm mists of the lake lathes broken skin and soothes wounds, allowing the warriors to restore 1 wound every turn they stay in the room.
The bloodied implements of torture that lie upon the table, combined with the smell of several skeletons and mangled corpses hanging from the walls, saps the party's morale and will. When they enter the room each warrior must take a Willpower Test- if he fails, then that warrior is at -1 on all To Hit Rolls.
Any warrior with a Strength 5 can pick this table up and swing it in a death-blow arc: all models suffers 3D6 wounds from the attack! Or, a warrior may climb on top of it to strike his opponents from on high, giving a +2 S bonus. If his enemies roll an unmodified 6 To Hit, then the warrior is swept off his feet from the blow and is placed prone for a whole turn: further attacks hit automatically.
This event is a test: the players must make up their own rules! Try to create a dungeon feature that fits with the level and past experiences of your party. After this, the next task is to create and make rules for your very own Dungeon Features! | 2019-04-20T00:42:37Z | http://wquest.free.fr/rules/R140_DungeonFeatures.htm | Porn | Reference | 0.131707 |
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wordpress | As a spate of random terrorists pledge their support with jihadist ‘pranks’, many are asking is it worth all this death and destruction just to hang out with the cool kids. Some suggest that ‘National Lampoon’s Caliphate’ may have made fundamentalism see more like a Frat house rather than the extremist Noel’s House Party.
Yet many of the fun elements remain, with Togas replaced by niqab parties and beer supplanted with kegs of halal wine. Although distinguished alumna are primarily a list of unidentified body parts smelling of semtex.
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wordpress | Those were the days. This two page ad from UK media in December 1972 is beautiful. “Made In Japan” became the Ultimate live recording not only for Deep Purple but for rock bands in general. In the 1970s nothing came close, certainly not Led Zeppelin.
I should have added this post in March but I missed it. After the split of Deep Purple in 1976, Jon Lord and Ian Paice went on to form PAL (also known as Paice Ashton Lord). They released the album “Malice In Wonderland” in March 1977 but it failed to take off and after a few concerts they broke the band up. Seen here is the line-up: Paul Martinez (bass), Tony Ashton (piano, vocals), Ian Paice (drums), Jon Lord (keyboards) and Bernie Marsden (guitar). David Coverdale soon nicked Bernie for Whitesnake and it did not take very long for Jon and Ian to follow suit. “Malice In Wonderland” is actually a brilliant album, but it is possible that Purple fans wanted a heavier album from the ex-Purple guys.
Good day today. The Limited Edition (September 2016) pressing of the first Babymetal CD popped up in the mail from Japan. Very nice cover. Bonus DVD with “Gimme Chocolate!” recorded and filmed at the Reading Festival on August 30 2015, with additional clips from all the shows they performed that year inserted. Looks great.
The collector in me is very happy right now! | 2019-04-23T12:18:59Z | https://trinkelbonker.wordpress.com/2017/05/page/2/ | Porn | Arts | 0.290831 |
wikipedia | Václav Havel (Czech pronunciation: [ˈvaːtslaf ˈɦavɛl] ( listen)), 5 October 1936–18 December 2011, was a Czech playwright, essayist, dissident and politician. He was the tenth and last President of Czechoslovakia (1989–92). He then became the first President of the Czech Republic (1993–2003). He wrote more than twenty plays and many non-fiction works. Many of them were translated into multiple languages.
Beginning in the 1960s, Havel mostly wrote about the politics of Czechoslovakia. After the Prague Spring, he became more and more active against the government. In 1977, he became famous internationally for his work on the human rights manifesto, Charter 77. He became known as a leader of the opposition in Czechoslovakia. He was also sent to prison for these activities. The 1989, Havel became president during the "Velvet Revolution". As president, he led Czechoslovakia and later the Czech Republic to an open democracy with several political parties. His country changed greatly during the thirteen years he was president. The Czech Republic separated from Slovakia, even though Havel was against separation. The Czech Republic also joined NATO and started negotiating membership in the European Union. The country became a member of the EU in 2004. He was one of the first people to sign the Prague Declaration on European Conscience and Communism.
Václav Havel was born in Prague, Czechoslovakia on 5 October 1936. He grew up in a well-known and wealthy entrepreneurial and intellectual family. His family was active in culture and politics in Czechoslovakia from the 1920s to the 1940s. His father owned part of the suburb of Barrandov. This is the highest part of Prague. Havel's mother came from a well-known family. Her father was an ambassador and journalist. Havel completed his required education in 1951. However, the Communist government did not allow him to continue to study formally because of his bourgeois family background.
In the early 1950s, the young Havel entered a four-year apprenticeship as a chemical laboratory assistant. He took evening classes at the same time and completed secondary education in 1954. None of the colleges or universities with humanities programs would accept Havel for political reasons. So, he chose to study at the Faculty of Economics of Czech Technical University in Prague. He dropped out after two years. In 1964, Havel married Olga Šplíchalová. His mother was against the marriage.
Havel was already leader of the Civic Forum, and on 29 December 1989, he became president. He left office after his second term as Czech president ended on 2 February 2003. Every member of the Federal Assembly voted to make him president. This was a surprising change because Havel had always said that he was not interested in politics. He and other dissidents had said that change should come from groups of people directly, not from the government.
Czechoslovakia had free elections in 1990. Havel won and continued to be president. Havel wanted to keep the federation of the Czechs and the Slovaks together during the breakup of Czechoslovakia. He supported keeping the country together even though this was difficult and there was a lot of pressure. On 3 July 1992 the federal parliament did not elect Havel — the only candidate — because Slovak MPs did not support him. Havel resigned as president on 20 July after the Slovaks issued their Declaration of Independence. He stood for election as president of the new Czech Republic in 1993. He won and became president of this new, separate country.
Havel said that the most important thing he did as president was breaking up the Warsaw Pact. Ending this group of countries was very complicated because the association was a deep part of how the countries worked. It took two years before the Soviet troops finally left Czechoslovakia completely.
Havel was very important to changing NATO. He helped change it from an anti-Warsaw Pact alliance to a group that includes former-Warsaw Pact members. Havel spoke very strongly for expanding of the military alliance into Eastern Europe, including the Czech Republic.
USA Presidential Medal of Freedom 07/2003 Washington D.C.
↑ "Prague Declaration - Declaration Text". 3 June 2008. Retrieved 28 January 2010.
↑ Vaclav Havel — Biography. The official website of Vaclav Havel. Retrieved 4 June 2008.
↑ David Remnick, "Exit Havel", The New Yorker 10 February 2003, accessed 29 April 2007., http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/vhavel.htm. Petri Liukkonen (author) & Ari Pesonen. Kuusankosken kaupunginkirjasto 2008. 4 December 2008.
↑ Žižek, Slavoj. "Attempts to Escape the Logic of Capitalism". Book review of Vaclav Havel: A Political Tragedy in Six Acts, by John Keane. the London Review of Books, 28 October 1999. Retrieved 21 December 2007.
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wordpress | 2 Newly Made Ornaments 23th May 2015!!
*Stitched on antique white 28ct. Belfast Linen. A beautiful hummingbird charm is also stitched in the center of the circle ornament.
*Stitched on antique white 28ct. Belfast Linen. A handmade /hand painted ladybug cray button is stitched on this design.
4 Newly Made Ornaments In Ebay 9th May!!
~Okay so let’s get started with the four newly made ornaments listed in ebay on 9th May.
Royal Butterfly I – this is a part I butterfly, there are a total of 3 butterflies in this Just Nan design. I may work on the other 2 butterflies in my later projects. But right now here is the Royal Butterfly I. Stitched on platinum 28ct. Belfast Linen. Stitched with gold metallic threads and some mill hill petite seed beads in the butterfly wings. A detailed design.
Here is another Just Nan design. Stitched on light platinum 28ct. Belfast Linen. Also stitched with mill hill seed beads and a light blue Lucite flower bead in center.
A pretty little roses design from Just Nan. Stitched on antique white 28ct. Cashel Linen. Also stitched with some mill hill seed beads.
It’s been sometime I have not stitched these Shepherd’s Bush “Be” series designs. So here is one I recently made. Stitched on light sand 28ct Jobelan. Also stitched with two handmade cray embellishment buttons, a bee button and a light pink tulip button. “Be Happy” always!
So here are the 4 ornaments. I hope everyone is enjoying May. Take Care & Thanks for visiting here. | 2019-04-21T23:09:48Z | https://seowstitchery.wordpress.com/tag/newly-made-ornaments/ | Porn | News | 0.625842 |
wordpress | For me I wanted the name behind my textiles collection to have meaning. And below I explain a little about this…..
Browns Road in Lerwick, is the road where my dad grew up. He was born there, and my Grandpa still lives in the same house today.
We used to stay there at the weekends with my cousins when we were younger, and we would go down to Hays Dock at the bottom of the road. We would spend hours walking around and playing with things we had found.
A picture from the Shetland Museum and Archives photo collection, shows what Browns Road used to look like.
My grandads house is located just out of this picture on the right.
Its quite strange to see the Dock so busy here with boats and machines. The way I remember it, is something like the picture below. Hays Dock was empty, no boats and the factories that surrounded it were closed down. It had an eerie feel to it, almost like everything had just stopped.
A view from the top of the road along Commercial Road, these pictures from the Shetland Museum Archives show how there used to be access from Commercial Road down Browns Road, but that was all changed in the late 1990’s and the road was blocked off from the top and access is still only available to residents from the bottom.
The new Shetland Museum and Mareel is located down at Hays Dock, where we used to play and today the road looks a like this…..
Browns Road may just be a road in Lerwick to some people…but to me, Browns Road is a special place, by the sea.
I used to work at Young’s Seafoods at the bottom of Browns Road in the early 1980s. If the second photo was looking down the road, rather than on an angle, it would show some of the huts used as accommodation and as a canteen. For us workers these huts made for very basic living conditions, but the small rooms were free as was the electricity and water. Very convenient for work, too, unless you worked out at the Crab Factory near the P&O ferry site, which I did for about eight months. These were the days of the infamous Grand (Hotel) Disco, the North Star Cinema and Friday lunchtime drinks in the Excel. I was surprised, visiting in 1999, to see the road had been all but sealed off at the top. By then, the factory and the huts had been bulldozed too. | 2019-04-19T21:05:30Z | https://brownsroad.wordpress.com/2013/05/20/browns-road-lerwick/ | Porn | Business | 0.589018 |
yahoo | Amazon (AMZN) today announced that it has selected New York City and Arlington, Virginia, as the locations for the company’s new headquarters. Amazon will invest $5 billion and create more than 50,000 jobs across the two new headquarters locations, with more than 25,000 employees each in New York City and Arlington. The new locations will join Seattle as the company’s three headquarters in North America. In addition, Amazon announced that it has selected Nashville for a new Center of Excellence for its Operations business, which is responsible for the company’s customer fulfillment, transportation, supply chain, and other similar activities. The Operations Center of Excellence in Nashville will create more than 5,000 jobs. | 2019-04-18T12:17:55Z | https://finance.yahoo.com/news/amazon-selects-york-city-northern-145000783.html | Porn | Business | 0.98175 |
wordpress | On those cold winter days where you just do not want to leave the house, this is a delicious soup will make you want to curl up on the couch with as not only will it warm your hands as you hold the bowl, it will warm and sooth your insides as well.
Place a soup pot over medium heat. When the bottom of the pot is warm, add the oil followed by the onion. Add a pinch of salt and stir so the onion is coated with oil. Let sauté for a few minutes. If using dried herbs, add generous amounts of oregano, rosemary and sage and stir into the sautéed onion. Layer the potato followed by the carrot. Fill the pot with water such that it just covers the potato (feel free to adjust the amount of water – less will make a thicker soup). Bring to a boil and then turn down the heat. If using fresh herbs, add the sprigs now to the water. Simmer for 30-45 minutes.
If using fresh herbs, remove the sprigs from the pot. Using a hand blender, blend the soup mixture. Add salt to taste. Let simmer 2 more minutes. Serve.
optional addition: To make extra rich, serve with deep fried croutons or roasted diced potatoes, which will give the soup a really nice texture. | 2019-04-22T21:57:24Z | https://eithrive.wordpress.com/2017/12/28/creamy-sweet-potato-soup/ | Porn | Reference | 0.16111 |
wikipedia | The Rollback feature provides a button that will undo (revert), with a single click, the last edit to a given page and all consecutively previous edits by the same editor. It is used to undo problematic edits such as vandalism.
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wordpress | Teairra has came a long way !! Shes deserves to win , with her unique and beautiful voice . It was pleasure working with her and Rico they made my job real easy !
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wordpress | More nonsense from the Barrow-Downs.
H.P. Lovecraft incorporates Sauron into his mythos. Originally posted on What if the Ring was thrown in the ocean?
I think I can supply a scenario that plumbs new depths of terror.
Captain Devereaux fired his revolver above the heads of that unwholesome and demented revel; but no authority could quell their blasphemous obsequies. Before our own crew could overcome them they had cast into the waves the golden ring, that cryptic talisman of nighted Mordor.
Originally posted on If LotR had been written by someone else.
Then it was quiet again. My valet was stumbling blindly “What in Angband are you yelling about?” he muttered, staring up at the dark with his eyes closed and covered with what felt like hanging growths. “Never mind,” I said. “It’s your turn to lead.” I hit the brakes and steered myself to the edge of the passage. No point mentioning those eyes, I thought. The poor wight will see them soon enough.
It was almost noon, and we still had more than a hundred miles to go. They would be tough miles. Very soon, I knew, we would both be completely twisted. But there was no going back, and no time to rest. We would have to walk it out. Bearer registration for the destruction of the famous One Ring was already underway and we had to get there within twelve days to claim our ride from Gwaihir. A fashionable Elf-Lord in Imaldris had taken care of the reservations… and I was, after all, an amateur Ringbearer; so I had an obligation to destroy the Ring, for good or ill. | 2019-04-21T18:08:08Z | https://shadowoverexmouth.wordpress.com/creative-writing/middle-earth-by-other-people/ | Porn | Recreation | 0.234887 |
wordpress | As the sunlight filters through the dropping rain.
And you are father, the architect of things.
We still fail in our duties to you.
We will blossom and flourish.
While you are still here.
The confident laugh of a winner,surely.
I feel new today,totally reborn. Perhaps it is true that when one door closes soon a new one opens never like the old one often times completely different. Trust me though, a difference you will enjoy.
Okay, I know what you are thinking,what is this guy getting at ? Its very simple: if you are going through a storm right now then get ready for a big set up into favor because after every storm there is calmness, a peace unexplainable!
So if you are like me and things are tough right now,you should get ready for a time of peace, your everyday life is about to change! | 2019-04-20T20:46:01Z | https://eveverydaylife.wordpress.com/ | Porn | Reference | 0.276096 |
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livejournal | When you were young and I was sixteen our days were filled. We spent them lavishly and our love for one another could withstand any test. You worshiped me, hung on my words, demanded my presence, my opinion on all things, my participation in every little game you played. I was glad of it.
The difference in our ages gave me all the advantage. I was the "experienced" one. I used you. You wanted to please me. I abused you, you were a little afraid of me. You did what I wanted, when I wanted it. You wanted to.
You hung with me through High School, though I ditched you often enough. You thought I was ashamed to introduce you to my friends. I just thought it was uncool. Right up to my Senior year you thought I was the coolest guy that ever lived. Some distance was growing between us. You didn't really step back, but we both knew what was going to happen.
I went to college. I left you behind. We phoned a while, then let it slide. You followed me to college, but it was not the same. I had different friends, I had a new girl-friend and you didn't get introduced. When we met it was no longer glad smiles and a warm embrace, just a casual glance, a nod, a civil recognition of one another.
Out of school, living our lives, our paths cross. We speak briefly, strangers now. We don't call. We don't write. Contact is uncomfortable, not fun, not the joy it had been. The love faded, the camaraderie, the need for each other vanished.
We are just strangers now. Strangers who happen to share some history. You keep in touch with my parents as much as I do, but we seldom see them together. They tell me how you are and I guess they report on me to you. We have nothing in common any more.
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britslash | which mentions a 'red nose' somewhere in it. That's all. Simple <g>.
give a £1 each to Comic Relief."
dull ache from my brow.
"An interesting choice of attire, Captain."
when she defies me, questions my decisions and shouts at me.
need to have ringlets in my hair, but I do not know how to achieve this."
"Ringlets? Well, I'll have a go. Let your hair down."
despite my costume, I sit on the couch.
"Come here and sit on the floor in front of me."
against the couch, between my legs.
woman on my ship is sitting between my legs.
"Ok, well that's it done. Don't take the rags out until the last moment."
"Of course. But then I'll get to see your costume before the party."
"It will still be a surprise when I arrive here. That is acceptable."
About quarter of an hour later, the door chime sounds.
turns around in front of me.
"Do you like it Captain?"
one's crewmembers does not inspire confidence in a leader.
taking out the rags and fixing the ringlets.
now your hair matches your costume. Lovely."
Seven turns and stares at me.
could continue this conversation afterwards?"
Seven wants to kiss me. And I have to wait until after the party.
"Yes..." my voice sounds unusually weak and feeble.
her crook. I start to head for the door.
"Kathryn, do not forget your red nose."
Damn clown suit. I really do not want to go.
"We can be back here?" she smiles at me and we head for the ball.
her, pulling her down to her level and hugging her tightly.
"Hi Seven, you have the prettiest dress!" she exclaimed.
"Naomi Wildman, that is an unusual costume. You have wings."
"I'm a fairy, do you like my wand?" She waved the sparkly stick at Seven.
"No doubt you have cast a spell on me."
"Yes, I cast a spell that makes you want to let me play with that sheep."
She promptly claimed Seven's cuddly sheep and ran off to show Neelix.
replicator. "Can I get you a drink?"
"No thank you, I require no further liquid refreshment at this time."
"The starlight catches your hair."
a sip of my drink to give myself time to gather my composure.
through the material that separates her touch from me.
Suddenly I know this can't happen. Not now.
I haven't done my legs.
How can I have been so lazy? It only takes five minutes!
and desire. I take a deep breath.
"Do not speak Kathryn, do not stop this."
screaming at me to take her in my arms now.
"I, we, should take this more slowly."
"I do not see the necessity of that."
She looks at me. Nods. Turns to leave.
There is a tone of such finality in her voice.
"Good night Seven. I'll see you tomorrow."
asleep. I lie on my back and stare at the ceiling.
Even the bloody computer sounds smugly sated.
that. I calm down a little and make a decision.
She enters my cargo bay precisely 22.76 minutes after I left her quarters.
my alcove, waiting for her.
recognise my emotional responses, and she smiles back.
"How did you know I would come?"
"Seven, I'm sorry about earlier."
She is sorry, but not, I think, because she thinks she hurt my feelings.
"Then you came to apologise?"
"I accept your apology, Kathryn."
She looks at me. She is waiting for me to kiss her again. I am not going to.
the lightest touch of hers seems to affect me in the most extraordinary way.
reaction to her touch to show in my expression.
She did it. She growled at me. I am hers. I always have been.
my being. My love for her fills me with warmth and I will never let her go. | 2019-04-18T18:42:37Z | http://www.britslash.co.uk/fiction/romana/theball.html | Porn | Business | 0.072303 |
wordpress | “Perhaps the popularity of rightey-whitey heroes in today’s America, like President Trump, derives in part from the sad state many once-believed-in lefty heroes have gotten themselves into. Consider the Anonymous ‘hacker’ movement, once associated with anarchically liberating resources for the 99% (who now have less), but currently reduced to a zany masked movement of conspiracy theorists gibbering about the 13 Roman families of the Illuminati and the ominous horrors of jet trails.
This is a mess of a quote, as a lot is covered here…Just go read it.
I like the news you aggregate, thank you very much. I wish more news like those, that pretty much expose the pedohysteria, come up more often.
The pendulum has been swinging in the latter directions [culture and fun], as of late.
Also…I would have republished the whole article here…but I just got a heads up on it, a few days back…and given all the links and graphics involved…that is a ton of work…which I’m not up to doing…So, I just shared the link.
Thanks for linking this article, Steve. I’d been hoping to have time to work up this article for ages, and now that it’s done, I see it’s come at a good time – some others are also starting to twig to Assange’s role in promoting Pizzagate. Maybe there’ll be a groundswell against his cynical manipulations, exploiting pedo-hysteria.
…Just the fact that she’s part of the self appointed speech police.
I sometimes go out of my way to exaggerate my own usage of CL-Positive speech, in direct response to malignant bozos like her.
The irony of these idiots who think “we” are the problem, and that they are going to re-dominate us….is that it’s many decades and centuries of relentless abuses from their kind, which created people like us…who are rising up against these people and their system, who believe they can do anything they please…even to the point of crimes against humanity.
I am proud, to stand up against this treachery and wickedness. | 2019-04-22T18:11:00Z | https://ourlovefrontier.wordpress.com/2018/07/07/julian-assange-and-wikileaks-how-responsible-are-they-for-the-satanic-elite-pedophiles-theme/ | Porn | News | 0.974695 |
wikipedia | The Huskie had an unusual intermeshing contra-rotating twin-rotor arrangement with control effected by servo-flaps. The first prototype flew in 1947 and was adopted by the U.S. Navy with a piston engine. In 1954, in an experiment by Kaman and the U.S. Navy, one HTK-1 was modified and flew with its piston engine replaced by two turbine engines, becoming the world's first twin-turbine helicopter. The Air Force later adopted a version with one turboshaft engine: HH-43B and F versions.
This aircraft saw use in the Vietnam War with several detachments of the Pacific Air Rescue Center, the 33d, 36th, 37th, and 38th Air Rescue Squadrons, and the 40th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron, where the aircraft was known by its call sign moniker "Pedro". During the war, the two-pilot HH-43 Huskie flew more rescue missions than all other aircraft combined, because of its unique hovering capability. The HH-43 was eventually replaced by newer aircraft in the early 1970s.
In addition to those on static display and the airworthy example at the Olympic Flight Museum, many H-43s are still in use with private owners.
UB6166 – HH-43B is on display at the Defence Services Museum in Naypyidaw, Mandalay.
62-4547 – HH-43F on static display at the Hubschraubermuseum Bückeburg in Bückeburg, Lower Saxony.
62-4556 – HH-43P on static display at the Pakistan Air Force Museum in Karachi, Sindh.
H5-2/05 – Type 5 on static display at the Royal Thai Air Force Museum in Bangkok, Bangkok.
62-4535 – HH-43B under restoration at the Midland Air Museum in Baginton, Warwickshire. This airframe is one of only two examples on display in the United Kingdom.
Composite – HH-43F on static display at the New England Air Museum in Windsor Locks, Connecticut. This airframe is painted as 60-0289, but was built up from parts of various HH-43s.
129313 – HTK-1/TH-43E on static display at the Tillamook Air Museum in Tillamook, Oregon. This airframe is painted in Navy markings.
129801 – HOK-1/OH-43S in storage at the New England Air Museum in Windsor Locks, Connecticut.
138101 – HOK-1/OH-43D in storage at the United States Army Aviation Museum at Fort Rucker near Daleville, Alabama. BuNo 138101 was formerly displayed indoors at the National Naval Aviation Museum at NAS Pensacola, Florida (circa 1986-2001) in a dark blue finish with USMC markings. It was repainted from its original USMC markings to pre-Vietnam U.S. Army colors when it was loaned to the Army by the National Naval Aviation Museum.
139974 – OH-43D on static display at the Pima Air & Space Museum, adjacent to Davis-Monthan AFB in Tucson, Arizona. This airframe is painted in USMC markings.
139982 – HOK-1/OH-43D in storage at the Carolinas Aviation Museum in Charlotte, North Carolina. This airframe is painted in Marine Corps markings.
139990 – HOK-1/OH-43D in storage at the Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum at MCAS Miramar in San Diego, California. This airframe is painted in USMC markings. It was previously on display at MCAS Tustin in Tustin, California; but was moved to MCAS Miramar after MCAS Tustin was closed and NAS Miramar was transferred from control of the Navy to the Marine Corps.
58-1837 – HH-43A in storage at the New England Air Museum in Windsor Locks, Connecticut.
58-1841 – HH-43F on static display at the Military Firefighter Heritage Display at Goodfellow Air Force Base in San Angelo, Texas. It is incorrectly painted with Air Force Serial Number 58-1481. This Huskie was a ground trainer (circa 1962–1976) at Sheppard Air Force Base, so it retained the square-tail empennage that was removed from almost all other Huskies after repeated rotor strikes in heavy winds. After being sold by the military, but before arriving at its current location, it was on display at the Pate Museum of Transportation in Cresson, Texas.
58-1853 – HH-43F on static display at the Museum of Aviation at Robins Air Force Base in Warner Robins, Georgia.
59-1578 – HH-43F on static display at Kirtland Air Force Base in Albuquerque, New Mexico. This may be the same airframe listed on other sites[who?] as being located at the National Museum of Nuclear Science & History, which has since moved off-base, but adjacent to, Kirtland Air Force Base.
60-0263 – HH-43B on static display at the National Museum of the United States Air Force at Wright-Patterson AFB in Dayton, Ohio.
62-4513 – HH-43F on static display at the Castle Air Museum at the former Castle AFB in Atwater, California.
62-4531 – HH-43F on static display at the Pima Air & Space Museum adjacent to Davis-Monthan AFB in Tucson, Arizona.
62-4532 – HH-43B on static display at the Air Mobility Command Museum at Dover AFB in Dover, Delaware.
62-4561 – HH-43B on static display at the Hill Aerospace Museum at Hill AFB in Roy, Utah.
64-17558 – HH-43F airworthy at the Olympic Flight Museum in Olympia, Washington. This airframe is painted in USAF markings.
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wordpress | A card to share for the new challenge at Double D Challenges. The theme from Team Darlene for our two weekly challenge this time is “Gingham” – of any color or material (ribbon or paper). Please visit the Double D challenge blog and see the wonderful samples from Double “D”s talented designers and join in the fun!
Now onto the details of my card for the new challenge. I created my card in the shabby chic style using three topiary trees as a focal point. I used gingham paper and a piece of floral designer paper for my background layers. The trees were lifted from the fancy die cut panel with mirror tape for dimension. The trees were then decorated with small die cut leaves, paper roses and gemstones. I finished off with a die cut sentiment, small birds and glitter. Hope you like my take on the challenge.
Cut It Up Challenges #169 (ends 03/22) – Hello Spring!
Cream, kraft and green card-stock — Gingham designer paper — Marianne Design Craftables “Topiary Trees” (CR1303) — Wild Rose Studio die “Floral Frame” (SD004) — Creative Expressions sentiment die “Happy Birthday” (CEDME002) — Impression Obsession die “Leaves” (DIE066-C) — Impression Obsession die “Small birds” (DIE154-A) — Roses — Gemstones — Wax cord for bows — Tim Holtz distress inks “Vintage Photo” and “Bundled Sage” — Glitter.
I hope you enjoy today’s card. If you do, please share your thoughts in the comments. I love to read them! Enjoy a wonderful day and have fun creating beautiful things.
A new challenge starts today at the Double D Challenge blog. Team Diane is hosting this challenge with the theme “Let’s Make Some Music”. Please visit Double D Challenges and see more wonderful samples from our talented designers and join in the fun! We have a prize to give away to one lucky player which will be chosen by Random.org. and a Top Creative Winner and Top 3 will be chosen by the Design Team.
For my card I used a vintage printable as background. This lovely printable was layered on black cardstock to match the black die cut music notes. I then added a die cut lady, some flowers, leaves and wax cord bows. I finished off with a stamped sentiment on a die cut tag and glitter on the roses. A few pearls were the final touches. Hope you like my take on the challenge.
A clean and simple card to share today. My card features a clear stamp set from Brutus Monroe “Tea Time” . I coloured the cups with watercolor pencils in earthy colors to match the kraft base card . I added dimension to the card by lifting the panel off the card base with mirror tape. I finished off with red heart gemstones, a wax cord bow and a stamped sentiment.
A new challenge starts today at the Double D Challenge blog. Team Darlene is hosting this challenge with the theme “Pink and White”. Please visit Double D Challenges and see more wonderful samples from our talented designers and join in the fun! We have a prize to give away to one lucky player which will be chosen by Random.org. and a Top Creative Winner and Top 3 will be chosen by the Design Team.
For my shabby card I created my background with Cosmic Shimmer Pixie powder – I love the shimmering effect. This panel was then lifted from the card base with mirror tape for dimension. I then added the ballerinas and embellished each of them with a little pink rose and glitter. I finished off with a stamped sentiment, pink gemstones and satin ribbon.
A Inky Mess Challenge #27 (ends 02/28) – Theme Anything Mixed Media Goes.
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wordpress | However this is created for Windows Forms, and I was using this class with a web project. In the comments, there is some code given by the author in order to be able to save the file. Perfect! Unfortunately not if you’re using it in a web project, as this code will only work in Windows forms.
I used the PieChart3D object, intended for printing, as this gave me the opportunity to create a Bitmap object and use it’s graphics properties to pass to the PieChart3D.Draw method. This in turn means that when you call the Draw method passing the Bitmap’s graphics properties, it will draw to the Bitmap object. The Bitmap object has a Save method that can be used to save the file either temporarily or permanently.
So the second part of the code is what we’re concentrating on here. Firstly you create a bounding rectangle using the X & Y position and width and height of the pie chart. Using this rectangle, you can create a Bitmap that will be the correct size for your pie chart. You can then create Graphics from the Bitmap using the static Graphics method FromImage, passing in the Bitmap you have created. You then set the CompositingQuality and InterpolationMode (I don’t think this is absolutely necessary, however it is done in the original example, and I think it’s worth doing to get a high quality pie chart in your Bitmap). Using the Graphics you have just created from the Bitmap, you can now call the Draw method for the PieChart3D object, passing in these graphics (I also call place texts so it will show the percentages on each pie slice). For my use, I only needed a temporary file save (as I was then putting the file into a PDF and saving that). You could build a permanent file name if required instead of using GetTempFileName. Then you can call your Bitmap objects Save method and there you have it. Your pie chart, saved into a Bitmap from a Web Form project.
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wordpress | When our oven of six years gave up the ghost we had to forego roasting, baking, and grilling but we benefited by me relearning the all-but-lost art of braising.
There is plenty of tasty food that can be cooked on a cooker’s top! And a happy coincidence was that I knew we had a leftover half a celeriac, half a Swedish turnip, and some good-sized carrots occupying our fridge with some useful bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs, a load of onions, a couple of leeks and a pack of smoked bacon.
It had started turning cold as November was here and the clocks had gone back, so I decided to do some braising.
Braising is one of those styles of cooking that is too often overlooked in the modern kitchen. But there are few other techniques that ask so little yet give so much.
If you have patience and can remember just four simple steps your home will be filled with the most tempting of scents as a result of the braising process.
The essentials are a Dutch oven or a covered container for cooking casseroles made out of either earthenware or cast-iron (I use a Le Creuset pot!), and a wooden spoon to scrape the bottom without scratching.
Armed with your tools, it’s what you do prior to the braise that counts.
Season the meat you are using on all sides. Pour the oil into your heavy lidded pot which should be set over a medium-high heat, then add your meat without crowding the pot. Take your time getting a deep color all over the meat. The meat should really be taken out and kept warm, but if you are in a hurry move onto the next step.
Chop your onions, leeks, carrots, etc., in the drippings from the meat’s searing, stirring frequently over a medium-high heat. You should aim for caramel brown colour but don’t scorching the ingredients.
Add your braising liquid (wine, stock, water) stirring and scraping any of the browned bits that may have formed on the bottom of the pot with your wooden spoon. These are the flavour bombs, which when dissolved in the cooking liquid enrich the dish.
Return the meat to the pot along with any juices that have accumulated and the broth. As you’re braising the meat should not be submerged. You’re not boiling shanks! Bring the pot’s contents to a simmer and cover.
This is what our dinner became.
Cut the bacon into pieces. Brown the bacon in the casserole dish over medium heat for 10–12 minutes or until crisp.
Season the chicken with salt and pepper. Brown the chicken, skin-side down, for 5–7 minutes or until golden brown.
Meanwhile, cut the potatoes and onions into wedges and thinly slice the garlic. Clean and cut the leeks into 1” pieces (and half the mushrooms if you are using them). Peel and dice the root vegetables.
Add all the vegetables to the pot; stir in the stock and wine. Bring to a boil, uncovered, over medium-high heat.
Cook covered on a lower heat, for a further 40–45 minutes.
In a small bowl, mix the cornflour with a small amount of water.
Stir in the flour mixture and bring the casserole to a boil over high heat. Simmer for 5–6 minutes or until thickened. Garnish with a sprinkling of parsley and serve.
Don’t be fooled. People make out that it’s only on special occasions when luscious, creamy scalloped potatoes turn up at the table. It’s a fib. This is extremely easy and quick to make.
With layers of cream, onions, and potatoes all baked until lovely, rich and bubbly, people think this is a complex and indulgent dish. It is and it isn’t, but it’s possible to cook the prepared layers in the microwave in just 10 minutes!
I agree there are few other dishes which pair comfort and luxuriant elegance quite so perfectly.
Is there a difference between Scalloped Potatoes and Potato Gratin? Both are constructed with thinly sliced potatoes and then cooked in full cream milk or cream, but the difference is cheese.
Scalloped potatoes only really need to be made with milk or cream and potatoes, while gratins add cheese, either between the layers or just over the top. But if you want to add cheese, it’s fine, just that bit richer.
To give the dish a bit more acidity, I like to add some thinly sliced good-old brown onions, though red or white is good too. The layers should be: potato at the bottom, then onions, then more potatoes, and more onions etc. until the last layer which should be potato again.
The key is to choose a starchy potato – and don’t bother to peel it.
It’s the starch that will help the dairy you choose, whether milk or cream, to thicken to a velvety smooth sauce while cooking. Russets have the most starch and you will find the sauce will be creamier than when you use a more watery spud. Russets, by the way, are the large ones, with dark brown skin and few eyes. The flesh is white, dry, and mealy, and it is suitable for baking, mashing, and chipping.
Work on the basis of one good-sized potato per person. Slice the potatoes so they are between 1/8” and ¼” thick. Using a mandoline makes this very easy and quick. What’s important is to make sure the slices are all about the same thickness so they all cook at the same speed.
If you were cooking this dish the long-winded way you may simmer the sliced potatoes in the milk or cream for a few minutes before arranging the layers. If you do it this way then remember you don’t want to thoroughly cook the potatoes at this stage. Once the milk and/or cream starts to simmer, it’s time to move on.
Place the layers in the baking dish you have to hand and pour over the seasoned cream and or milk sauce so that it seeps through all the layers. Cover this dish in cling film and put it all in the microwave. Cook on full power for ten to 12 minutes.
If you would like a slightly caramelised top then remove the cling film when you take the dish out of the microwave and finish it under a hot grill for a few minutes more.
Serving your scalloped potatoes, don’t worry if the dish is still loose and liquid, as long as the mixture is tender and bubbling everything will be delicious.
A slotted spoon or even a fish spatula will help you lift the layers and serve the potatoes in whatever shape or non-shape you like. Make sure you scoop out all that creamy sauce. Don’t leave it in the pan. Drizzle it over the top. | 2019-04-23T02:49:29Z | https://pleindesaveur.wordpress.com/category/recipes/ | Porn | Science | 0.162765 |
wordpress | Imagine happening upon an old book, one that, once you begin to turn the pages, sounds like a journal kept by a World War I soldier, one who was hurt and suffering and seemed on the verge of death. You notice that as you make your way through, you begin to feel weak, pained, as if you had been through a war yourself. The pain is unimaginable, and you have no idea from where it came.
That terrifying scenario is the basis behind “Hypnagogia,” the excellent new record from Jersey-based doom metal stalwarts Evoken, their first new platter in six long years. This one is a concept piece, one that finds a WWI soldier on the brink of death but who makes a deal with a demigod that anyone who finds and reads his journal are doomed to face the same fate as he. Yeah, it’s a fantastical scenario, but we’ve been digging pretty deep into horror movies the past few weeks around here (it being the season and all), and this story sounds like something in which we’d immerse ourselves with a dark, strong beer with the lights out. As for the music itself, the band hasn’t lost their knack for slow, torturous, elegant doom metal that demands your utmost attention and rewards you handsomely. The band—vocalist/guitarist John Paradiso, guitarist Chris Molinari, bassist David Wagner, keyboard player Don Zaros, and drummer Vince Verkay—spread their horrors over eight tracks and 60 minutes on a record that’ll keep your bones chilled well into the winter.
“The Fear After” starts the record, a 9:21-long masher that starts in a synth haze before opening gloriously, albeit darkly, with growls slithering and strings leaving a heavy glaze. Dark speaking spills the plot’s beginning, as keys drain, guitars chug, and great cries echo into the night. That turns toward anguish, with the growls paying off the pain, and the track paving the way toward “Valorous Consternation.” Here, the opening buzzes before guitars soar, and murky synth helps add a heavy cloud coverage. Growls crumble as the song tucks itself under cold waters, as speaking warbles, and then the track is shredded. The song begins to crush, while Paradiso howls, “To be the window into thy soul!” as riffs drizzle and then tangle before falling away. “Schadenfreude” is chilled and dark at the start, with Paradiso’s creaking speaking, gothy ambiance, and some damp chilliness. Synth drains as the song goes on a slow, tortured path, though sophisticated guitars glimmer for a while before they’re swallowed by infernal growls. Guitars bleed amid militaristic drumming before everything fades into mercy.
“Too Feign Ebullience” is the second-longest song by eight seconds, clocking in at 10:03, and an instant roar works its way toward rushing waters and a frosty synth scape. An echoing dialog feels like a message in a dream, as the track sprawls and keys boil to give off some steam. Strings then arrive and sweep, while growls erupt, and the track comes to a devastating end. The title cut is an instrumental piece that starts with keys stretching before everything comes to life, gushing with emotional, heart-wrenching melodies. “Ceremony of Bleeding” has clean guitars and haunting keys at its front end, with growls arriving, and Paradiso wailing, “My soul, only a memory.” Cleaning singing then takes over, adding even more drama to the track, before guitars stretch out and sting, a charge is ignited, and utter savagery slams the door closed. “Hypnopompic” is another instrumental cut that has guitars charring, synth burning off, and the track gently easing to its finish before mammoth finale, “The Weald of Perished Men,” stretching over 10:11. We start slowly, as mournful speaking strikes and a sorrowful burst of melody brings a jolt. The power builds as the song goes on, as the band drubs away at you, and the guitars gash. “Please let me die,” Paradiso calls, “Let me go,” as synth washes over the song in waves, a strong buzz builds, and the pain and agony of the main character and all of his victims bleed into mystery.
Evoken find new ways to spread their darkness on their sixth record “Hypnagogia” and weave that into this historical horror tale that would make for a spellbinding film. The band’s shadowy, funereal doom continues to get richer and more refined, as they’re one of the finest groups in all of doom and have been for a long time. This record lures you into the tale with their powerful pull and leaves you psychologically impacted. But lucky for you, it’s only a morbid tale. As far as you know. | 2019-04-18T14:29:39Z | https://meatmeadmetal.wordpress.com/2018/11/02/ | Porn | Recreation | 0.097956 |
wordpress | Autumn has started to creep in with our first decent rain in 51 days and a huge cool change by 15°.
I’m thankful I finished my beanie as it’s super warm and soft.
It’s not my normal colours but every girl needs a change.
I’m thinking leg warmers next as I live in stocking during winter and it would be nice not to freeze as much as last year.
Think weekend I’m planing on knitting the free beanie pattern from Australian Country Spinners using the Superfine Merino I bought in Melbourne.
I thought I better make a super warm hat as I’m still sporting a pixie hair cut.
This weekend just gone I spent in Melbourne. Main reason was for a specialist doctor appointment the bonus was shopping!
Australian Country Spinners have released a beauty new range called Superfine Merino and only a few shops are stocking it. One of which is Clegs in Melbourne so I bought 3 balls to make a beanie with. Also I found a massive amount of books at the Book Grocer.
I also found this great café across from where my doctor’s appointment was. It’s called Cafeecco. The staff were amazing helpful and the coffee and food was divine. They have gluten free too.
I finished my owl jumper that is published by Kate Davies. I knitted in Bendigo Wool. It’s so warm! Just in time for my trip to Melbourne.
I’m packing a few warm things as we’ve had a cool change hit us and I’m no good with cold weather. I love it but I ache.
I’m also knitting socks again with a free pattern on raverly that I’m omitting the heart design in favour of a basic rib. Hopefully that will keep me occupied for the 7 hour train trip. | 2019-04-25T16:32:23Z | https://crochetpawsau.wordpress.com/category/knitting-2/ | Porn | Shopping | 0.618405 |
wordpress | I’m at a fun stage of Queens of Noise: Picking out the photos. But how do I narrow great shots from Donna Santisi, Brad Elterman, Jenny Lens, Bob Gruen, Richard Creamer, etc., down to 25? If anyone has fave shots, that have NOT been published a bunch already, let me know. | 2019-04-20T22:44:13Z | https://populismblog.wordpress.com/2013/01/ | Porn | Arts | 0.654135 |
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wordpress | Cook all ingredients together in a large stockpot, except cilantro.
When ready to serve add cilantro.
Saute rice with all ingredients except water.
When garlic starts to brown, add water & bring to a boil.
Then reduce heat cover and simmer until rice is cooked through.
There’s good news on the family meal front! Seventy-three percent of families reported eating at home daily in 2010, up from 52 percent in 2003. If you’re not already onboard, start now by making a commitment to eating at least one meal together each week. Sunday night dinner is a loved tradition by many families. Make it one in your home too by turning it into a family affair.
So how can you make the family meal fit into your family’s busy schedule? Start with a good plan and some organization, suggests Vandana Sheth, RD, CDE, spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. Plan your menu and shop for your groceries in advance, so cooking is the only thing left to do Sunday evening. Make sure each family member knows that everyone is to be home for dinner at a certain time. And get everyone involved to share the work and feel good about making a contribution. No matter the age, kids can help plan the meal, set the table, prepare the food and clean up, Sheth says.
Little kids can practice counting skills by getting the right number of forks and napkins for the table. Teens love the independence they have when shopping for groceries. Hand them some money and a grocery list and allow them to pick out an extra vegetable or some bread for dinner. Get all hands in the kitchen for food prep too. Making salad? Bring a stool to the sink for younger children to wash the vegetables. Older kids can chop them. When preparing mashed potatoes, you or an older child can cut and cook the potatoes. Little ones will love the mashing. Ask someone to pick out and prepare a fruit dessert too.
Add some fun and excitement with food themes, suggests Sheth. Cover the table with a checkered cloth for an Italian meal. Or cook up some Chinese food and eat with chopsticks. Throw a blanket out and sit on the floor for a family picnic. Let everyone choose a theme and you’ll see that your choices are endless. Now that you’re enjoying the meal, keep everyone involved in conversations by asking each person to share something that happened that day or week that was funny, weird, scary, good or bad.
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wordpress | I slept till about 9 this morning and it felt great! I was feeling refreshed, excited and ready to start our day 🙂 We were on the road by 10am.
Today’s destination was for Blanching, UT. We were just gonna drive straight there from Denver but then I came up with the idea to take a long way there and check out the Great Sand Dunes. It would add on another 3 hours but I heard it was worth it.
As long as our view stayed like this I didn’t mind how long we were driving today.
I used the navigation on my Android Razor phone to get us there. To make a long story short, my GPS put us on a route that would take us on a road that is closed during the winter and only meant for 4 wheel drive vehicles.
We turned on to a dirt road covered in a thin layer of snow. We both assumed that the main road would come back up soon. We were totally wrong and the snow started getting deeper the farther we drove up the mountain.
After driving on the road for about 3-4 miles we came upon a big patch of about a foot and half of snow. I do not know why we tried but we did and we got stuck right at the very end.
We were so close to getting thru it!
We tried pushing ourselves out but we were unsuccessful.
We started making phone calls at this point and found out nothing positive. The road side assistance for Andrew’s car would not help us because we were more than 10 feet away from a paved road….damn you! All they did for us was give us a towing company number that they could not get an answer too….thank for nothing.
An hour later the tow truck company called us back and said he did not want to drive up the mountain for us…he would if he had too but it would be VERY expensive…..UGHH.
So I called 911 at this point. Thank god we were on top of the mountain and still had service because I had nothing at the bottom earlier. 911 informed us that they were sending people from the county with a wench to get us out.
I was not sure what a wench was but they ended up showing up with what looked like a bulldozer….they don’t joke around in Colorado.
The men were very nice and helpful to us. It is nice to meet good people in the world like them. I actually gave one of them a hung as soon as I saw them because we had been stuck up there for about 2 ½ hours and the sun was about to start setting.
The bulldozer pulled us right out and then we started our journey back down the mountain to Blanding, UT. I had booked a hotel at a Super 8 in Blanding, UT about 2 weeks ago. Our GPS said that we were over 7 hours away from this point…..ughhhh! Andrew and I were both emotionally and mentally drained at this point.
Once the sun went down the temperature started dropping and dropping and dropping and then the heat in the car stopped working and we were driving through mountains with no service….yes I started freaking out all over again.
Long story short, we ended up finding a Best Western in a small town called Monte Vista. We still had another 45 min drive through mountains and neither of us felt safe doing this at night with no heat and the check engine light being on; we were both ready to crash into a nice comfy warm bed after the days adventure.
We started our day at 5am. We wanted to get an early start because we had a lot of time to make up; we have another 12 hour drive again. The car was making a really funny noise when we tried starting it…uh oh….but it started sounding normal again after a few minutes of warming up. The sun did not start rising till 7 though so we took our time getting ready and got some breakfast at a local diner. Andrew and I agreed to no chain food restaurants on our trip and we have stuck to it great! We packed a ton of food for the trip so if we had gotten stuck on that mountain yesterday, starvation would not have been what killed us, it would have been the -22 F.
Once we saw the sun coming over the mountains we began our journey through/over the San Juan Mountains and forrest. Our plan for today is to stop at the Grand Canyon for a little bit and then continue on to Las Vegas.
The heat started working again was the temperature up to 30 F again…THANK GOD. I started thinking Andrew and I were going to start losing limbs since we couldn’t feel our toes for about the first 3 hours of the trip :/.
Our drive to the Grand Canyon was very uneventful. I felt like we had made a wrong turn at some point and ended up on another planet.
The Grand Canyon was amazing! It just kept going and going and going….I drove up the mountain and Andrew was a little worried. There was snow all over the roads and we were driving along the edge of the Mountains with no railing . Usually I am the horrible passenger seat driver so it was nice to have him freaking out for a change.
After the Grand Canyon we started for LAS VEGAS BABY!! Coming over the mountain to see the Las Vegas Lights was a sight. I have never seen anything like it. I tried taking a picture but it does not do the view justice. You will just have to go and see it your self.
We had made previous reservations at The Flamingo! I did not know what to expect but it exceeded my expectations. It was super nice, great location, and great view from our room.
After yesterdays kaos we decided we deserved to treat ourselves/get drunk haha. We started the night off with dinner at one of the restaurants in the Hotel. Our waitress talked us into getting tequila…did not take a lot of effort haha.
Andrew ordered a 32 oz. beer while I got a 16 oz. He thought it would be a good idea to bet me that he could finish his beer before I finished mine….hahaha jokes.
But we brushed off the drama and were still determined to have a fantastic night…so we took a shot and continued with our penny slots.
After we had enough of the penny slots we headed to the streets. The Bellagio fountains did a cool show ever 15mins or something.
I have to stop there because what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas ;). | 2019-04-22T04:53:02Z | https://supersonicsunflower.wordpress.com/2013/01/17/road-trip-adventure-cont/ | Porn | Recreation | 0.235809 |
wordpress | Our back garden is a sort of fat, reversed ‘L’ shape. Imagine it as a square with one neighbour’s property sitting in one quarter of the square and the other quarter of that half shares a boundary with us and their neighbour on the other side, who is therefore our neighbour for the bottom part of his plot. Got it?
Anyway, many years ago this second property used to be an old telephone exchange but has for some considerable time been out of commission and the grounds have become considerably overgrown. Recently this property has been sold and the new owner intends to build an eco-house on the plot. We have been clearing our side of the boundary and erecting a new fence. This has been something of a long job over the winter due to illness, weather and other causes.
Preparatory to building his house the new owner, who is temporarily living in the house on the other side of his plot, which will subsequently be sold, has been clearing much of the overgrown vegetation and removing some dead and otherwise obstructive self-set trees and shrubs. There are also on his plot two very wide and tall evergreen trees which actually take a lot of the morning sun from our property and we had privately been hoping he would remove these but leave some of the other smaller trees. However, he wishes to keep them! It’s his plot, his decision. I suspect he is keen to keep the privacy they will give to his house from the main road that runs along the bottom of his plot (and alongside our garden). He had been burning much of this cut vegetation on a bonfire on a cleared area near the fir trees.
One evening about ten days ago I was at the our kitchen window whilst preparing dinner and happened to glance out. I noticed a pall of dark grey smoke rising from where his bonfire had been and assumed he had re-lit it. Suddenly a great gout of flame shot up the two fir trees. I called to my husband and son that our neighbour would need help and we ran out to assist. Fortunately we had not yet fitted the last new fence panel in the top corner so had access to the neighbour’s plot. I immediately started filling buckets with water. The neighbour was there but his hose wouldn’t reach from the next door property so he was also filling buckets. We have two hoses, so my husband and son connected these together, which fortunately reached across our garden, through the fence gap to the trees and with this and buckets of water we proceeded to attack the fire, which had begun to spread to other small trees and hedging.
Another neighbour. we were told, had phoned the fire brigade. Now, we have a local fire station a few minutes round the corner but no, they decided to send one from the main town, some nine miles away, through rush-hour traffic and road-works – presumably because our local station is a voluntary one and they would have to call the men out. Even so, I’m sure it would still have been quicker. By the time the fire brigade arrived we had pretty well extinguished the fire and all they needed to do was spend a few minutes making sure we had damped it down properly.
It turns out that our neighbour had not burned anything on the bonfire site for about three days and he had earlier that evening spread out the ashes. Obviously the fire had not completely died out or cooled down sufficiently during that time and by spreading the ashes he had allowed the breeze to rekindle the flames. The two fir trees have survived although they have lost a fair bit of greenery and smaller branches, but we can now at least see daylight through the previously dense growth!
The moral of this story is, as any Girl Guide or Boy Scout could have told him, that you should always keep a bucket of water close at hand and make sure your fire is well and truly out before you leave it. Thankfully there was no serious harm done but it could have been a lot worse – it doesn’t bear thinking about!
for the new garden fence.
to find a new perch!
form on the wrought-iron fence.
as you can no doubt see.
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livejournal | Periodically people ( debela, particularly) want to know what it takes for me to be satisfied/impressed/pleased with myself/my accomplishments.
My first book came out 4 years, 6 weeks ago. Including the comics as one unit, what you see there are 15 books with my name on ‘em.
Today, I am officially impressed with myself.
Current Mood: pretty damned squee, in fact!
We are officially impressed with you too..
It looks better and better with each book!
Yay for bound copies of the Walking Dead!
I'm only up to seven, myself, but I aspire!
Please to go back to working in bookstores?
Because you're Just That Cool.
Huh. I'll need to go back and look at my copy of Walking Dead. I think the color on the ARC's spine is different.
It is - *counts on fingers* - twenty-six years since my first book came out? And even including those which don't have my name on, I'm barely on two dozen.
Yes, yes I do believe that there is a visual representation of Success.
Always impressive watching that pile of books grow.
What does it look like adding in all the other varying formats?
That is so cool. I would be pleased with myself, too, if I were you.
It's a little limited run anthology from Subterranean Press which has a short story from the Old Races world in it! SubPress is sold out, but you might be able to get a copy on Amazon.
You are officially scary. Not Asimov scary, but well into the "putting other authors to shame" realm.
And well you should be!
Has it only been 4 years? I feel like I've been reading your stories for lots longer.
I'm impressed. Chris (my wife) is impressed, too, and she doesn't even know you. | 2019-04-25T02:48:10Z | https://mizkit.livejournal.com/488316.html | Porn | News | 0.236972 |
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wordpress | This paragraph explains how the famous Armenian saint replaced idol-worship in Caucasia with feast-days for the saints. See similarly Agat’angełos, §§ 48ff., and on Anahit and Aramazd, see Thomson’s remarks in the introduction to his edition and translation of Agat’angełos, pp. xxxviii-xlii. (For an earlier report on Anahit among the Armenians, see Strabo 11.14.16.) Anahit is in other places identified with the Greek Artemis, but here with Aphrodite.
Gregory the Illuminator, of course, was hardly the only idol-basher in the early centuries of Christianity. For Theodosius as one, for example, see Movsēs Xorenac’i, History of the Armenians, § 3.33 (Thomson, ET, p. 286). For a general reflection, see lines 867-884 of Grigor Magistros’ poem recently edited and translated by Abraham Terian: Magnalia Dei: Biblical History in Epic Verse by Grigor Magistros, Hebrew University Armenian Studies 14 (Leuven: Peeters, 2002; ET pp. 61-62, comm. pp. 98-99, Arm. 161-162).
Saint Gregory, the Illuminator and great Patriarch of all Armenia, overthrew all the statues of the idols and removed demon-worship from the land of the Armenians, Georgians, and Albanians, and as a substitute he founded churches in the name of the holy Mother of God, Mary, and the holy forerunner, John [the Baptist], and he changed the feasts of impurity to feasts of holiness. [The feast is today] because while the land was in idol-worship, on this day [Aug 25] they would celebrate Lady Anahit and they would call her the offspring of her husband Aramazd; she was Aphrodite among the Greeks.
Adishi რამეთუ იყოს დიდ წინაშე უფლისა და ღჳნოჲ და სათრობელი და იყი არა სუას და სულითა წმიდითა სავსე იყოს მიერვე მუცლით დედისა თჳსისაჲთ.
PA რამეთუ იყოს დიდ წინაშე უფლისა და ღჳნოჲ და თაფლუჭი არა სუას და სულითა წმიდითა აღივსოს მიერვე დედისმუცლით მისითგან.
At რამეთუ იყოს დიდ წინაშე უფლისა და ღჳნოჲ და თაფლუჭი არა სუას და სულითა წმიდითა აღივსოს მიერვე დედისმუცლით მისითგან.
რ(ამეთუ) იყოს დიდ წ(ინაშ)ე ო(ჳფლ)ისა და ღჳნოჲ და თაფლოჳჭი არა სუას და ს(უ)ლითა წ(მიდ)ითა აღივსოს მიერვე დედისმოჳცლით მისითგ(ა)ნ.
Since, alongside Greek, both Armenian and Syriac enter into discussions of the textual lineage of the Georgian Gospels, I’ll give them both here, too. For Syriac, the Old Syriac (Sinaiticus), the Peshitta, and the Ḥarqlean all have simply ḥamrā w-šakrā lā neštē. In Armenian, this part of the verse reads, գինի եւ աւղի մի́ արբցէ. So the witnesses for this verse in both of these languages give simply a bipartite prohibition, just like the two later Georgian versions, not a tripartite one like that of the Adishi text.
As pointed out above, the word that stands sometimes in the Georgian versions for σίκερα (traditionally “strong drink”, but probably better, “beer”) is თაფლუჭი “mead”, derived from the word თაფლი “honey”. As is well known, mead is a thing and a word with a long history in at least some Indo-European societies (see Pokorny; Buck, Synonyms, §§ 5.84, 5.91). The modern English “mead” goes back to medu in Old English, where there are many derivatives appearing in Beowulf and elsewhere (all of these in Bosworth-Toller), e.g.
(“Honey” itself in OE is unrelated: hunig; see PIE *kₑnəkó- “golden” in Pokorny.) Here are a few other words of the same origin as this word medu in other IE languages (PIE *médhu-). Sanskrit madhu- was used for sweet drinks, including soma, and in line with Avestan maδu- is the Middle and later Persian may “wine” (Mackenzie 55, Steingass 1357). Greek μέθυ (> μεθύω to be drunk > μεθύσκω to make drunk) is a poetic word for wine; it does not mean “mead”. (The latter is μελίτειον, as in Plut. Quaest. Conv. 672b: καὶ μέχρι νῦν τῶν τε βαρβάρων οἱ μὴ ποιοῦντες οἶνον μελίτειον πίνουσιν. Mod. Gr. has ὑδρόμελι like Latin hydromeli, with derivatives in the Romance languages). In Russian, “honey” is мёд (for the color, cf. медь “copper”). The Slavic words for “bear” derive partly from this root, e.g. Russian медведь (honey-eater; cf. Buck, § 3.73). (In Old Georgian, “bear” is დაფჳ [modern დაფვი], as in 1Sam 17:34 JerLect. The word does not sound dissimilar to თაფლი “honey”: should we posit a direct etymological link?) Note that Chubinov/ჩუბინაშვილი (Грузинско-Русско-Французскій Словаръ/Dictionnaire géorgien-russe-français [Saint Petersburg, 1840], 220) defines თაფლუჭი with “сикера” — σίκερα! — and “медовика”.
The first noun is, of course, “wine”, and the second is cognate with OE līþ, “strong drink” (cf. the first element in German Leithaus).
Եւ տեսեալ զբազումս ի սադուկեցւոցն եւ ի փարիսեցւոց եկեալս ի մկրտութիւնն նորա, ասէ ցնոսա· ծնունդք իժից, ո՞ ցոյց ձեզ փախչել ի բարկութենէն որ գալոցն է։.
[და] ვითარცა იხილნა ფა[რ]ისეველნი და ს[ად]უკეველნი, მომავალნი ნათლის-ღებად მისგან, ჰრქუა მათ: ნაშობნო იქედნეთანო, ვინ გიჩუენა თქუენ სივლტოლაჲ მერმისა მისგან მომავალისა რისხვისა?
და ვითარცა იხილნა მრავალნი ფარისეველნი და სადუკეველნი, მომავალნი ნათლის-ღებად მისგან, ჰრქუა მათ: ნაშობნო იქედნეთანო, ვინ გიჩუენა თქუენ სივლტოლაჲ მერმისა მისგან რისხვისა?
γεννήματα ἐχιδνῶν, πῶς δύνασθε ἀγαθὰ λαλεῖν πονηροὶ ὄντες; ἐκ γὰρ τοῦ περισσεύματος τῆς καρδίας τὸ στόμα λαλεῖ.
Ծնունդք իժից· զիա՞րդ կարիցէք բարիս խաւսել որ չարքդ էք· քանզի ի յաւելուածո́յ սրտի խաւսի բերան։.։.
ნაშობნო იქედნეთანო, ვითარ უძლოთ კეთილისა სიტყუად? რამეთუ თქუენ უკეთურნი ხართ, რამეთუ ნამეტავისაგან გულისა პირი იტყჳს.
ნაშობნო იქედნეთანო, ვითარ ჴელ-გეწიფების კეთილისა სიტყუად, რამეთუ თქუენ უკეთურნი ხართ? რამეთუ ნამეტავისაგან გულისა პირი იტყჳნ.
Աւձք, ծնունդք իժից զիա՞րդ փախնուցուք ի դատաստանէ գեհենին։.
გუელნო, ნაშობნო იქედნეთანო, ვითარმე განერნეთ სასჯელსა გეჰენიაჲსასა?
გუელნო და ნაშობნო იქედნეთანო, ვითარმე განერნეთ საშჯელსა მას გეჰენიისასა?
I have often enough here referred to colophons in Syriac and Arabic, but here is a simple example of one in Gǝʿǝz, from The Beheading of John the Baptist in EMML 2514 (written in the 1380s CE), f. 43r.
Finished is the Combat [gädl] of the holy and elect John. May his prayer and blessing protect us forever and ever, amen!
May Christ have mercy in the kingdom of heaven on the one who has copied it, the one who has commissioned its copying, the one who has read it, and the one who has heard its words, through the prayer of the holy virgin, Mary, John the Baptist, and all the saints and martyrs, forever and ever, amen.
And, as usual, there is a wish that this or that saint’s prayer (ṣälot) and blessing (bäräkät) protect (ʿaqäbä) the scribe, etc.
A typological study of colophons in eastern Christian manuscripts from all the languages has, as far as I know, yet to be written, but it would be a worthwhile topic of investigation. | 2019-04-23T04:25:32Z | https://hmmlorientalia.wordpress.com/tag/john-the-baptist/ | Porn | Reference | 0.912187 |
wordpress | Some time ago I subscribed to a Heart2Heart on Ministry Matters, a podcast from The Salvation Army but didn’t listen to any of them. I’ve been trying to catch up on podcasts as well as checking out some of the unknown music stored on my hard disk. iTunes lets you build all kinds of playlists – so I made one for Unplayed Items.
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Lenny, I can’t stop looking at this picture, just so much going on.
The sun light on the shed, the 39 coupe several houses away. The soft shadow under the tail. And of course, Lee doing a text book perfect “new trick” 23 or so years ago that is a staple of style today.
I wish I had spent less time being the “bus driver” of the Knucklehead Express and more time visiting the darkroom at P.C.
I want to be on the list for buying a print of this.
Scott P! . Its amazing, not knowing how your work will affect people then blam! – Those heartfelt thoughts from you. | 2019-04-21T05:07:07Z | https://lennygonzalez.wordpress.com/2010/12/02/i-was-a-teenage-photographer-7/ | Porn | Arts | 0.432883 |
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Richard D. Hall & Andrew Johnson once again meet to discuss the conspiracy’s around the Apollo moon missions, NASA, space based weapons, Orbital lazars & various black projects. Another interesting investigation into knowledge not found in the most known mainstream media. Enjoy!
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livejournal | ...because I'm on a roll (again)((kinda)).
The first entrance was well-used and it was clear many had been there before us. A little exploration led us to a second hole.
This second hole was much tighter and far less used. It was dry and hot.
The almost uncomfortably narrow entrance did not prevent us from thrusting in.
Once inside, it opened up and was a bit more comfortable; even wet, but not as tight.
Portions of the hole were wetter than others.
It did not prevent us from pushing deeper and deeper. I was happy.
Upon pulling out, wet and soiled on the other side, I discovered I had been injured in the vigorous activity.
Finished, for now, I enjoyed the taste of my sweet, salty nuts. | 2019-04-24T15:50:20Z | https://entropic-system.livejournal.com/43682.html?thread=213154 | Porn | Recreation | 0.762719 |
wordpress | The UW Genomics Salon provides an informal forum for discussing subjects of general intellectual interest related to genomics and, more broadly, modern biology. In the spirit of Enlightenment-era French salons, the Genomics Salon hosts discussions and social events every month on topics like citizen science, rhetoric of biotechnology, dual-use research of concern, and more. Students, faculty, and staff from all fields of study are welcome! We receive generous support as a Graduate Research Cluster through the Simpson Center for the Humanities and the UW Science Studies Network.
Find out more about upcoming events here, check out materials from previous discussions here, and get in touch with us here.
In Feb 2018, the Salon presented a poster at the Praxis Conference summarizing our salons so far. Our poster can be found here. | 2019-04-25T20:44:22Z | https://genomicssalon.wordpress.com/about/ | Porn | Science | 0.929225 |
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The forthcoming publication of Lady Ursula’s memoirs, The Girl With The Widow’s Peak, will appeal to admirers of Mitfordiana. Born in 1916 to the Marquess and Marchioness of Granby, Lady Ursula’s memoirs recall a gilded age at the centre of high society. Recalling her childhood spent at Belvoir Castle in Leicestershire, the rigid formalities of liveried servants, maids and the ‘pig man’ are reminiscent of Downton Abbey. Following her father’s ascent to the Dukedom of Rutland in 1925, Lady Ursula writes about the extensive restoration of another Manners’ family seat, the medieval Haddon Hall in Derbyshire. Fans of Debo and the restoration of Chatsworth are sure to enjoy this section of the book!
In 1934, Lady Ursula was presented at Court and three years later, she swapped her Prince of Wales feathers for a Norman Hartnell gown when she acted as one of the six maids of honour in the Coronation of King George VI. After the Coronation, Lady Ursula writes, she was recognised everywhere. With her striking black hair, pale skin and distinctive widow’s peak, it is not difficult to see how her beauty would have turned heads. In 1938, she accompanied the new King and Queen on their first state visit to Paris and Versailles.
A year later, and with the outbreak of war, Lady Ursula stepped away from her glamorous life and into the role of nurse in the Voluntary Aid Detachment. She then took charge of 2,000 women making bullets in a munitions factory in Springfield, Grantham. Those who enjoyed John Julius Norwich’s book Darling Monster will appreciate the letters included in this memoir, sent by Diana Cooper detailing Lady Ursula’s wartime work to her son.
As with any fascinating memoir, Lady Ursula touches on her extraordinary friendships, and such friends included the artist Rex Whistler, the Maharaja of Jaipur, Paul Getty and Baron Hans Heinrich von Thyssen. But unlike the fabrication of Downton Abbey, Lady Ursula’s account is entirely real.
After the war and a brief marriage to Anthony Marreco, Lady Ursula went to India. She married Edward d’Abo in 1951 and settled down to family life at West Wratting Park in Cambridgeshire, with two sons and a daughter. Lady Ursula is now 97 and lives in London.
Empty Mansions is a rich mystery of wealth and loss, connecting the Gilded Age opulence of nineteenth-century America with a twenty-first-century battle over a $300 million inheritance. At its heart is a reclusive heiress named Huguette Clark, a woman so secretive that, at the time of her death at age 104, no new photograph of her had been seen in decades. Though she owned palatial homes in California, New York, and Connecticut, why had she lived for twenty years in a simple hospital room, despite being in excellent health? Why were her valuables being sold off? Was she in control of her fortune, or controlled by those managing her money?
The beginning of Empty Mansions charts the ambitious story of W.A. Clark, a young man descended from Northern Irish immigrants, born in a log cabin in Pennsylvania. Clark and his many siblings worked on their parents’ farm, but out of them all, he became the most entrepreneurial. He transported goods by horse and cart, opened a store, sold his produce for a vast profit, closed his store and re-opened a new one. In winter the peaches he was transporting froze, so Clark re-thought his strategy and marketed them as frozen peaches. All of them sold. At the age of 17, Clark accompanied his father to Iowa to help till the land before chasing the gold rush to Montana. In the 1870s , Clark discovered copper veins in his Butte mines, which started producing eight million pounds of copper per month, just as demand was skyrocketing thanks to the recently invented telephone. As the money poured in, Clark invested it. He took risks, and instead of resting on his (rich) laurels, he sought business ventures further afield. He built a railway from Salt Lake City to Los Angeles, where he chose a Nevada outpost as a refueling stop, which was incorporated as Las Vegas. Success followed him wherever he went, because he got what he wanted at any cost, and he even bribed his way into a senate seat.
Clark was lucky in business but not in his personal life. Married to his childhood friend, Catherine Stauffer, they had seven children – two died in infancy and a son, Paul, died at the age of 16. His beloved wife then died suddenly at the age of 53. Clark was lonely, and he became the benefactor of a beautiful teenager in Butte, Anna La Chapelle. He sent her to Paris to pursue her musical studies (she was a talented harpist), and often crossed the ocean to visit her. Soon, they started a secret relationship. At 39 years his junior, Anna was younger than Clark’s eldest children. Following the birth of Andree in 1902, and Huguette in 1906, Clark issued a statement that he and Anna had married in France in 1901. Anna was 23 and Clark was 62. The marriage was believed to be a sham, and no wedding certificate manifested – the reason for this, he explained, was that the ceremony was religious. Many had their doubts and it was the beginning of a life touched by scandal.
As I have already mentioned in Part One, Meryl Gordon’s The Phantom of Fifth Avenue explores the relationship between Andree and Huguette in detail. That is not to say Empty Mansions does not undertake a similar analysis. All in all, Empty Mansions is a more in-depth read. The clue to the book’s content is its co-writer Paul Clark Newell, Jr. who was Huguette’s distant cousin, though as is the norm in large families, Huguette liked to be referred as ‘Tante’ Huguette. Tante, French for Aunt, was a relic of Huguette’s Parisian birth, and as though to pay homage to this, she spoke with a slight French accent all of her life. Newell also includes various transcripts of his conversations with Huguette which are randomly dotted around the text. She seemed a charming woman, interested in everybody else, reluctant to talk about herself unless asked to, and as Newell confides, often ended a conversation rather abruptly with a ‘Well I’ve kept you long enough….’ Part of her enigma was self-inflicted – she never gave out her phone number – and although it added an air of mystery and a strong desire for privacy, it would also throw obstacles in the pathway of those who tried to overthrow the hangers-on in her later years.
Part of Huguette’s reluctance to establish intimate relationships with her half-nieces and nephews was due to their parents and grandparents – Huguette’s half-siblings- who were not welcoming to her mother, Anna, and they treated their much younger stepmother and two half-siblings with an air of detachment. She became friendly with her two half-nieces, close in age to her, with whom she attended the progressive Spence School in Manhattan. Interestingly enough, Edith Bouvier-Beale was a pupil at the Spence School, though several years below Huguette. It could be said that Huguette was much closer to her Godchildren and their families, however, even those beloved Godchildren were kept at arm’s length in her later years. They knew she was in the dingy hospital room, that her Fifth Avenue apartment lay vacant, and that her caregivers were taking her money. But they felt at a loss to intervene, given that Huguette’s lawyers would step in and impose their authority over Huguette, and that the hospital ruled with a firm hand and could, at any moment, refuse them entry to visit Huguette. It was a distressing situation for those who cared about her.
Empty Mansions charts Huguette’s generous spending habit, which in her later years, was directed towards her caregivers – mainly to the hospital and Hadassah Peri. Granted Peri gave her life to Huguette, but the letters included in the book do not sit easy with me. Peri’s entire family seem to be bleeding Huguette dry for cash gifts from television sets, college education to cars, apartments and expensive holidays. Peri’s son, for instance, writes to Huguette and in a roundabout way brazenly hints that he would like a car. Huguette responded and a car was bought. This, to me, is a form of robbery. The hospital, too, were often fishing for generous donations, using scaremongering tactics (it was on its last legs etc) which prompted Huguette to reach for her cheque book. Memos included in the book show that doctors were pressing other members of staff to keep Huguette focused on the topic of donations. Ransom would be a more appropriate word. The authors, too, break down Huguette’s tax and how much those financial ‘gifts’ were costing her – and for non-Americans such as myself, the complex tax system was explained. Sadder still, her treasured paintings were stolen from the walls of her apartment, and Citibank, the New York bank in which she kept her mother’s valuable jewels, was cleared out. Somebody on the inside knew too much and as distressing as it was to Huguette, she never received an answer or experienced justice for those thefts.
As the title hints, empty mansions is the topic of the story. As Huguette existed in a run-down hospital room, palatial mansions lay empty, manned with an army of servants who remained on the payroll until Huguette’s death.
The mansion in Santa Barbara had not been visited by Huguette since 1953, but she kept a full staff and requested the house be kept in first-class condition should she wish to make a visit. Hundreds of bound leather books are still there, including works by Dante, Homer, Virgil, Maupassant, Dickens, Voltaire, Faust, Milton and Conrad. Click on the title to view photographs of the mansion. In her later years Huguette stopped visiting Bellosguardo because it brought back memories of her mother, which, she confessed, made her sad.
In 1951, Huguette purchased a mansion in New Canaan, Connecticut, as an escape from New York during the height of nuclear attack paranoia. She never visited and aside from its custom designed staircase, the spindles of which are carved into paintbrushes, she never bothered to furnish it. There was no bell or intercom, but if one wanted to visit the big house, one could rap on the air conditioning unit of the caretaker, Tony Ruggiero, a former boxer in his eight decade.
The forty-two room apartment spanning the entire 8th floor had not been resided in for over two decades. Its walls were still decorated with original artwork and the rooms furnished in the finest French furniture. Although Huguette remained absent, a housekeeper still arrived every morning to dust the rooms. The apartment held Huguette’s famous doll collection and the empty rooms held her papers, all sorted individually. Huguette also maintained her mother’s apartment in the same building on the 12th floor.
When she married Bill Gower, Huguette made a will and had bequeathed everything to her mother. Another will was not made until 2005, and within six weeks, she signed two very different versions. Death, to Huguette, was a painful subject and she avoided the term completely, often using euphemisms such as ‘the end’. A will would have forced Huguette to acknowledge her own mortality. In one will, Huguette left her fortune to be divided among her extended family. In the up-to-date will, she had disinherited her family and had left everything to the hospital and her caregivers amongst others. When she died in 2011, Huguette was interned at the family Mausoleum in Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx. Although at rest, Huguette’s estate became embroiled in a very public legal battle that would not be settled until September 2013. You can read more about the court’s ruling here.
Huguette’s relative, Clare Albert, one of the few who did not wish to profit from the estate, stated: ‘Altogether, I find the prospect of challenging my Aunt Huguette’s will to be disrespectful of what could be her true wishes, an impoite act not in accorance with my values.’ As a very private person, Huguette would have abhorred her estate being under the glare of the American media. But perhaps in death she has become an advocate for those who are abused by their caretakers. Poor, or wealthy, she is an example of a vulnerable person who was mishandled, manipulated and mistreated by the people she trusted most.
The book’s website is an insightful resource. Click here to visit.
Born in 1906, Huguette Clark grew up in her family’s 121 Beaux Arts mansion in New York and was one of the leading celebrities of her day. Her father William Andrews Clark, was a copper magnate, the second richest man in America, and not above bribing his way into the senate. Huguette attended the coronation of King George V. And at twenty-two with a personal fortune of $50 million to her name, she married a Princeton man and childhood friend William MacDonald Gower. Two years later the couple divorced. After a series of failed romances, Huguette began to withdraw from society — first living with her mother in a kind of Grey Gardens isolation and then as a modern-day Miss Havisham, spending her days in a vast apartment overlooking Central Park, eating crackers and watching The Flintstones with only servants for company. All her money and all her real estate could not protect her in her later life from being manipulated by shady hangers-on and hospitals that were only too happy to admit (and bill) a healthy woman. But what happened to Huguette that turned a vivacious, young socialite into a recluse? And what was her life like inside that gilded, copper cage?
To say Huguette Clark’s childhood was privileged would be an understatement. As the daughter of the second richest man in America, her family’s opulent lifestyle was funded by W.A. Clark’s copper mines in Butte. Huguette was born in Paris in 1904 and raised in Beaux Arts, the largest private residence in New York City – the family mansion boasted 4 art galleries and had its own underground railway for transporting coal. But all of the family’s millions could not divert tragedy, when in 1919, Huguette’s beloved older sister and constant companion, Andree, died of meningitis. By the age of eighteen, Huguette’s elderly father had died and estranged (for lack of a better word) from her half-sibling’s from her father’s first marriage, she and her mother, Anna, formed an almost co-dependent relationship.
The strength of this book lies in Meryl Gordon’s ability to explore Huguette’s ties to her family, for despite the servants, tutors and trips, her parents and sister were a tight-knit family. Following a marriage to Bill Gower in 1928, Huguette supposedly decided marriage was not for her, and after the couple spent a disastrous honeymoon, she returned home to her mother. Rather poignantly, the last public photograph of Huguette was taken on her honeymoon. To the public and press who followed her story, she simply disappeared. But that is not to say Huguette lived a sad existence. She was a talented painter, tutored by the renowned artist Tade Styka, and harbouring an infatuation for her tutor, she was heartbroken when he married Doris Ford. An early example of Huguette’s good nature shines through, when following the birth of their first child in 1943, she agreed to be godmother.
In the 1960s Huguette became dedicated to hiding. In 1963, when Anna died, she inherited her mother’s jewellery, paintings, furniture and real estate. At the age of 57, without her sole companion, Huguette retreated from society. In 1968, she was last seen by relatives at the funeral of her half-niece and childhood friend Katherine Morris Hass. It was those such relatives who became curious of their reclusive aunt, and who tried to piece together the puzzle of her disappearance, and who would ultimately fight for a share of her $300 million fortune.
For the next two decades, Huguette hid in her sprawling apartment overlooking Central Park. Her days were filled by watching the Flintstones and The Smurfs. But this was not to say Huguette was mentally challenged (as her caregivers lead outsiders to believe). This love of watching cartoons was the subject of a deep fascination with animation and she studied it as an art form, capturing stills directly from her television screen and putting them together to see how the images came to life. She also photographed life stills from her apartment window and every year Huguette would get dressed up and snap a self portrait using the self-timer. It was not only paintings and photography that Huguette loved, she also held a deep admiration for dolls, especially of the Japanese variety. The craftsmanship in forming the dolls and the painting of their faces and delicate detail of their costumes enchanted her and she felt content around her luxury collectables, all bought from auction catalogues for a king’s ransom. Every Christmas, Huguette purchased hundreds of French dolls from a store in New York and personally hand-wrapped each one for orphaned children. She hoped the beautiful dolls would bring joy to others, too.
This was a woman who enjoyed her own company amongst her collectibles and who clearly possessed a generous spirit. Having grown up with wealth and never having to work a day in her life, you could say Huguette did not know the value of money. And it was this unawareness that others preyed on….
In 1991, Huguette was admitted to Beth Israel North for an advanced case of skin cancer, which required multiple surgeries, including plastic surgery to repair the damage of years without treatment. She was never discharged, and for the next twenty years Huguette emerged only once, when the hospital closed in 2004 and she was moved downtown to Beth Israel. Without insurance, she paid for everything out of her own pocket and by 2007 her hospital living expenses were $5 million per year. It was during this time in which Huguette hired a private nurse, Hadassah Peri to work 12 hours per day, 7 days per week. Despite the extreme schedule of care giving, with a husband and three children at home, Peri was rewarded handsomely over the next twenty years, receiving a total of $31 million in houses, cars, jewellery and cash. Huguette also hired a night nurse for an 11 hour shift, leaving herself one hour alone between nurses each day.
But more of the above in part 2 of the blog post….
This book details the cruel exploitation Huguette received at the hands of the medical staff, lawyers and care givers, all of whom she trusted. Meryl Gordon delves into the psyche of Huguette when she highlights the one traumatic experience of her young life, when at the age of 15, she loses Andree. Gordon writes that, when suffering a bereavement, an individual may regress, and in this case Huguette’s development into adulthood was stunted. She was also obsessed with the kidnapping of the Lindbergh baby, and this was not an example of acute paranoia. As a young woman, the newspapers often printed that Huguette had a personal fortune of $50 million…it was during the height of the depression when Huguette came out as a debutante and although she lived a sheltered life, she was aware of the hardships and struggles of others.
Throughout her life, Huguette was a charitable woman and she scoured newspapers for stories of those down on their luck. Opening her ‘magic’ cheque book, she would write an anonymous, substantial cheque for hundreds of thousands of dollars. So, combined with a fear of kidnapping and armed with a great compassion for others, Huguette’s caregivers manipulated this for their own gain. They would often remind Huguette, who in extreme old age had become even more reclusive, that they could no longer care for her, that their family needed them or that they were running out of money. She’d write a cheque for $5 million (more on this in part 2) and plead with them to stay.
It is a sad state of affairs with a poor elderly person is thrown onto the street. It is also a sad state of affairs when a wealthy elderly woman cannot receive the type of care she was paying for. Despite the secrecy surrounding Huguette’s legacy and the unpleasantness of her final years, Meryl Gordon has succeeded in bringing the phantom to life.
Part Two will feature Empty Mansions:The Mysterious Life of Huguette Clark and the Spending of a Great American Fortune. I will write about the numerous abandoned mansions Huguette maintained until her death, the scandalous back story of her parents and the battle for her $300 million fortune.
I remember once lunching with my mother at Rutland Gate and being somewhat bewildered by the sheer numbers of Mitfords of all ages, all of whom seemed to speak at once! It was sad for me that I was not destined to ‘discover’ my matching-in-age cousins Decca and Debo until over forty years later. – Mary Soames, extracted from A Daughter’s Tale: The Memoir of Winston and Clementine Churchill’s Youngest Child. | 2019-04-22T00:46:41Z | https://themitfordsociety.wordpress.com/2014/06/ | Porn | Society | 0.411321 |
wordpress | to my accounts. I report donations and dispositions monthly.
LET’S NOT ALLOW THE EVIL TO WIN!
I am writing to you because, in the past, you have donated generously. If you follow the website, you know that it experienced a harsh attack on July 2012. In the last few days, I finished the transition of the website between two different providers. It has been a race against time since all its pages needed to be updated. For a while, I worked with both providers, even if to the visitors everything looked normal. This complex transition was the result of the former supplier’s refusal to change my FTP password after the attack begun. Wickedly, he did so for a fortnight. During this period, the website was attacked nine aditional times; thus, I begun the transition to roitov.com. Now, everything is functional again and better than it was. There are over 500 pages and files available and it keeps growing. The main domain is now http://www.roitov.com; roytov.com and sumaqhana.com function as secondary ones.
Unluckily, this demanded extraordinary efforts and resources. It was done while experiencing the daily harassment described in the Cross of Bethlehem II; it is difficult to explain in a short letter the implications of working in such conditions. As of now, I am defined as a political prisoner of the Evo Morales regime, for the joy of Israel; bribing Bolivia is cheap. International human rights NGO’s don’t get involved in cases related to Israel unless there is a loud enough international outcry. Thus, I am trapped in Bolivia with little chance of leaving the place alive.
This extraordinary situation depleted my resources; the regular activity of the website and the sale of books in Amazon won’t be able to keep me afloat. If the situation keeps on like this, next month I will be sleeping on the streets. I need to raise an additional $1,500 in order to function as usual until the end of the year.
I would like to thank you for considering this humble request. Any monetary help towards these expenses would be appreciated, however small the amount. It will go a long way. If you have any questions or need further information, please feel free to contact me. The donations page is at http://www.roitov.com/donations.htm.
I promise to write as much as I can, for as long as I can.
I’ve been declared a Political Prisoner in Bolivia. I’m held in Bolivia illegitimately, violently and against my will. I am violated daily; please make this public in any possible way. | 2019-04-26T04:57:39Z | https://piotrbein.wordpress.com/2012/11/02/roy-tov-knesset-urges-to-annex-the-west-bank-stern-gang-reborn-un-decides-on-palestine-attack-on-sudan/ | Porn | Computers | 0.070306 |
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and I must therefore humbly ask your forgiveness.
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wordpress | Dr. Mcleod, I am terribly sorry for the pain that your friend suffered. I understand depression and this state of mind and although this may have been part of his “contract” with his soul, it still makes us wonder and feel as if we could have done more.
This very sad event has served a purpose and has resulted in your very generous gift of offering to help others who may be in a similar situation. I believe your friend will be very happy with this.
people commit suicide must have some character traits in common – keep things to themselves and nobody to talk to, and have a self-centred Ego. In my family, my younger brother died in 2003, and my mom died in 2015 (age 85). | 2019-04-24T07:01:03Z | https://dreamhealer.wordpress.com/2016/09/19/suicide-prevention-and-awareness/ | Porn | Reference | 0.270527 |
wired | DC Comics' supernatural superhero Deadman takes a hell-ride with the devil in the next issue of DC Universe Presents.
It's something of a spiritual spiral, because Deadman spends the majority of his philosophical roller coaster ride listening as Son of the Morning – or Lucifer, to you etymologists – trashes the ghostly hero's savior and enslaver, Rama Kushna.
The unholy chatter takes place in DC Universe Presents No. 4, in stores Wednesday and exclusively previewed in the gallery above.
Deadman, known as aerialist Boston Brand before Rama Kushna (a character lifted from Hinduism's divine spirit Krishna) resurrected his ghost and tasked it with assisting DC Comics' hero roster, is looking to sell his soul anyway, so sorting out scripture seems beside the point.
DC Comics has spent years trying to resurrect – uh, I mean reboot – Deadman, whose costume and backstory have been ripe with possibilities since his clumsy but compelling introduction in 1967 and a later run by acclaimed writer Neal Adams.
Everyone from Alan Moore to Geoff Johns has brought him on board as a sometimes-stellar supporting player.
Any questions? They'll probably be answered when writer Paul Jenkins and artist Bernard Chang unleash Rama's vengeance on Deadman's devil's bargain in DC Universe Presents No. 5. That issue arrives in January, before the series takes on Jack Kirby's Challengers of the Unknown at the hands of co-writer and artist Jerry Ordway (Crisis on Infinite Earths) and DC Comics co-publisher Dan Didio. | 2019-04-19T23:01:41Z | https://www.wired.com/2011/12/deadman-dc-universe-presents/ | Porn | Arts | 0.593382 |
wordpress | Summer is coming, which means tops and shorts! Or skirts and dresses, whatever. Anyway, it means that it’s time to show our legs again, our in my case, my milk bottles. The easiest way to get a tan, is to use some tanning lotion or other tanning products. I mean, if you use it right, so you don’t look like an oompa loompa. Apparantly, there are also tanning pills now. You could go to a tanning center (is that how it’s called?), but it isn’t always cheap. Anyway, this post isn’t about tanning. To make sure that or legs will tan nicely, you have to make sure you scrub your legs first. When you remove dead skin cells, your legs will tan faster.
Scrubs enough in the world, but which are good en which make sure you don’t have a red or irritated skin? I’ve tested three different onces, a cheap one, one from a brand and one develloped or released by someone ‘known’.
I use this one for years now, so I didn’t made an effort to buy any other. The scrub has an amazing smell and consists of almonds (which I’m fan of), but the scent isn’t overwhelming. This almond body scrub has tiny grains, causing the dead skins to be removed gently. It has a sand-like texture, which I guess most scrubs have. Although it are fine grains, I feel them really good on my skin, which means they do their job. I don’t have sensitive skin, so I never have problems with redness or irritated skin anyway. I think this scrub would be good for people who have sensitve skin to. My legs feels soft and shines a bit. The smell isn’t really noticeable anymore. A big plus is that it doesn’t cost much at all!
This is a bit more expensive (but not that much) because it’s a brand. As soon as I remove the lit, I get a really strong scent in my face. The smell is not unpleasent, but it’s definitely not my favorite and it’s kinda special. The scrub seems a bit runny because on top, there is liquid, so watch out when you open it. Unfortunatly, most of it is already on my desk and I tell you, it will make stains. After using the scrub a few times, the liquid dissapears. After that, the scrub is really hard and it’s difficult to get it out of the jar. Again, this scrub also has fine grains, but they are very hard so I would say, take it easy on the scrubbing. Certainly not a good scrub for people with sensitive skin, I think. After I washed the scrub of my legs, they rather feel greasy instead of smooth. When I dried them of, they feel a bit more smooth, but less than the first scrub (almond body scrub).
For those who don’t know, Zoella is a well know vlogger in America, but she has a few followers here in Belgium, like myself. This scrub is from her first beauty line and in the mean time, she has a second beauty line out. It’s the first time I’ve ever bought a product of hers. It also cost a lot more, but that’s what you get when you buy things from ‘famous’ people. But what is very important, is that it’s not tested on animals! Good one, girl!
This scrub has an amazing smell, which I can’t describe. In the scrub, there are red dots, but I don’t know what they are. On the packaging you can find the ingredients, but I still don’t really know what’s in it. When I take a bit of the scrub in my hand, it feels very sticky and you don’t feel any grains. I kinda like this weird texture. It’s only when I started scrubbing, that I feel the grains. They scrub nicely, but not to hard, so again, good for people with sensitive skin, in my opinion. I don’t have an unpleasant feeling when I scrub and I don’t know wheter it’s the fact that this is a sugar scrub or because of the weird texture. After rinsing my legs, they don’t hurt or arn’t red at all. Besides that, I still can smell the scrub a bit, which is very nice.
I still like to use my old trusty scrub, the almond body scrub, because it just works for me. It smels nice and the price is amazing! Although, I really like the sugar scrub from Zoella as well! Everything is amazing about this product, it just cost a bit more, but I guess it’s kinda worth it.
I’m not to keen on the body scrub from Kneipp, because I just didn’t like the smell, but of course, this smells different for everyone. Also, the grains were very hard, which I don’t really mind, but I rather have a scrub with fine grains in it. This was the case with the other two scrubs and they still did their jobs. My legs did feel smoother than using the one from the brand Kneipp. I’m obviously not saying this scrub is bad, but it’s just I liked the other two better.
I would certainly recommend you to try the one from Zoella, but mabye one of the other two could be something for you. Start scrubbing, ladies! | 2019-04-26T16:17:39Z | https://aboutanythingaffordable.wordpress.com/portfolio/test-%E2%94%82scrubs/ | Porn | Reference | 0.10035 |
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