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Lincoln Park nightclub biased against blacks, says ex-manager
MARY MITCHELL firstname.lastname@example.org August 19, 2011 11:18PM
Camila Klinger’s lawsuit alleges that Anthony Anton, owner of the nightclub Fuze, formerly called Skybar, fired her because she refused to “start enforcing the racial quotas.” | John H. White~Sun-Times
Updated: November 16, 2011 1:26AM
It is not unusual for popular watering holes to bar African-American males because of a dress code.
If black guys are wearing baggy jeans and a $140 pair of Jordans, they can forget about getting in most clubs. On the other hand, white guys can get past security guards wearing frayed khakis and faded T-shirts.
But discrimination in the club scene has been hard to ferret out. That may soon change, thanks to a whistle-blower who claims to have witnessed the discrimination firsthand.
Camila Klinger, 27, was fired as general manager for a popular bar in Lincoln Park in 2010. Two weeks ago, she filed a lawsuit in federal court alleging that Anthony Anton, the owner of Fuze (formerly known as Skybar) at 2242 N. Lincoln, routinely used illegal tactics to limit the number of African Americans in the club.
Anton did not return several phone calls seeking comment about the lawsuit. His attorney, Michael Ficaro, also did not return my phone calls.
But this is not the first time that someone has accused Anton of discriminating against African Americans.
In 2007, a Caucasian male contacted me after he allegedly witnessed four black patrons being denied admittance to the Mark II lounge in Rogers Park, another bar that Anton owns.
The African Americans walked away after being told the bar was closed to the public for a private party. The white patron overheard the false claim and was so outraged, he chased the group down and advised them of the scheme.
At that time, Anton swore up and down that the man’s allegations were false.
But when an insider steps forward, it is a lot harder to dismiss the charges.
Among other things, Klinger’s suit alleges that Anton’s discriminatory practices included: Telling her that there were too many black people in the club; ordering her to tell the DJs to stop playing African-American music so black patrons would leave, and raising the club’s cover charge and cost for party packages for black customers so they would choose to go elsewhere.
“Anton made it clear to Klinger that certain racial minority groups, particularly African Americans, were not welcome in the club,’’ the suit states.
“Something inside of me felt that this was not acceptable in any form,” Klinger told me in an interview at her lawyer’s office. “I felt like I had to speak out. A lot of people see things, they witness things and they don’t have the means and resources to bring some kind of awareness. I feel like the only way for good to come out of this is if I expose this.”
Klinger attended the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and has managed nightclubs in the Chicago area in the past. She started working at clubs part time and moved up the ranks.
Within two weeks of being hired at Fuze, “Anton required plaintiff to cancel the regular hip-hop night and fire the event’s African-American promoters because it drew a primarily African-American crowd,’’ the suit says.
Klinger said in our interview that Anton told her the Thursday night events were “too dark.”
“He said there were problems, but there were never any problems,’’ she said. “These were college kids.”
One of the black promoters who worked with Klinger agreed to talk about the discriminatory treatment on the condition of anonymity.
“Essentially, I was being told I could not bring a certain amount of African Americans. The owner really wanted to have more Caucasians at the venue,” she told me in a phone interview. “This is something that goes on in a lot of spaces.”
Things came to a head on a Sunday night when Klinger said she was called on the carpet after an African American and a Latino got into a fight in the bar.
“This was the only time there was a fight,” she said.
The suit states that after the incident, Anton told her “that she needed to start enforcing the racial quotas and that if she would not do it he would find someone who would.”
Added Klinger: “When I said what he was asking me to do was morally wrong and illegal, he said I had to leave.”
Klinger’s lawsuit seeks an unspecified amount of punitive and compensatory damages. Jill Weinstein, Klinger’s attorney, said the only way these practices will change is if other people like Klinger speak up.
“Maybe people who hear about this case will make it clear that this is not right,” Weinstein said.


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Burger for the trophy cabinet
The limited edition Double consists of two pieces of Original Recipe chicken breast fillets instead of a bun, with two slices of cheese, bacon, and barbeque sauce inside. This year it has upped the ante by adding the Hash Brown Double – two Zinger breast fillets, two slices of cheese, bacon, Supercharged sauce, and hash brown.
The Immortalise Yourself Tour kicks off this week, offering the first 10 customers who buy the Hash Brown Double in selected stores the chance to be immortalised in a 3D trophy with the burger.
The customers will be scanned using 3D printing technology, and will receive a trophy of their likeness with the Hash Brown Double worth $385.
KFC Australia marketing director, Valerie Kubizniak, said The Immortalise Yourself Tour is about giving KFC fans a unique memento they’ll have for life.
“We know the Hash Brown Double is decadent and indulgent – so we wanted to give back to our fans in a way that’s a testament to the spirit of the product,” said Kubizniak.
“Instead of giving fans The Double for just a limited time, we’ll give them The Double for life, and we’re excited to be using the latest 3D printing technology to do just that in a new and fun way.”
The Immortalise Yourself Tour will take place this week at KFC stores at Hoxton Park, Sydney; Broadmedows, Melbourne; Morningside, Brisbane; Modbury, Adelaide; and Launceston.
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Spend an unforgettable day in one of the most charming place of Lake Maggiore, between secular trees, a splendid botanical garden and many animal species.
The park covers an area of about 18 hectares (approx. 44 acres), with alternating flowering avenues, meadows, large old trees and a charming summer garden.
The presence of large natural spaces for many species of mammals and exotic birds including fallow deer, kangaroos, zebras, flamingos, llama, parrots and peacocks, make Pallavicino Park unique and unforgettable place suitable for children and outings.
DISCOVER PLANTS OF PARK
Villa Pallavicino, closed to the public, expresses and sums up the charming and accomplished the ideal of the ancient residence on Lake Maggiore in the 800.
Founder and first scorer of this mansion was Ruggiero Bonghi, a friend of Manzoni and Rosmini, who had fallen in love with the pristine beauty of Lake Maggiore.
It was later acquired and expanded from Villombrosa Duke and in the year 1862 it was bought by the Marquis Pallavicino, who are still the owners today.

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by Rod Chester, the national technology writer
MOVE over geek boys, time-poor women are the embracing technology ahead of their male counterparts for everyday tasks from maintaining the family's social network to online banking.
Nicole Lander is a woman who loves the way technology lets her juggle her world.
As a small business owner and mother of two teenagers and, Mrs. Lander is a heavy user of Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and LinkedIn and has a smartphone, a tablet, a laptop, and a desktop.
“I wouldn’t go so far as to call myself a geek but I absolutely love new gadgets,” she said.
Mrs. Lander, who runs www.lasertag.com.au from her suburban Brisbane office, said she was not surprised by the survey that women are outpacing men in taking up technologies such as online banking and social media.
“Women are great communicators and be it the telephone, or Facebook or email or whatever, it’s just another way of telling stories,” she said.
“We love telling stories and hearing about what other people are doing in their lives, I think it’s a natural course of events that women take up Facebook and other social media.”
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Englewood – Go Green on Racine: An Englewood Rising Project
Built on the community vision and aligned with Englewood Quality-of-Life Plans, Go Green on Racine is a cutting-edge initiative to develop a thriving green node in the heart of Englewood with, by and for residents. Located around the 63rd & Racine intersection that connects Englewood and West Englewood zip codes 60621 and 60636, strategically close to the 63rd bus corridor and the closed Racine Green-Line Station, it will introduce three capital assets:
A Fresh Market Co-operative.
A mixed-use development of 12 residential units, E.G. Woode’s business incubator, and 24/7 coworking facility, and food retail.
A hyper-local recycling enterprise repurposing the vacant Woods Academy.
Led by Rami Nashashibi, Asiaha Butler, and Cecile Demelo, the project is intended to bolster community ownership, food access, holistic development, job creation, and local entrepreneurial activity, and transform the intersection into a green node of development along the East-West and North-South corridors. It will generate 55 permanent living-wage jobs; train and certify 120 returning citizens, young men and women navigating cycles of violence, and Englewood residents in the construction trades and green roofing technology; and support five local businesses annually.
In five years, it aims to create the momentum, density, and public/private investment that will lead to the re-opening of the Racine Green-Line Station.

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We were delighted when Michelle and Glenn asked us to be their wedding photographers after we photographed their friends’ wedding a few years ago. It was lovely to see familiar faces. They chose the beautiful Shustoke Farm Barns as their wedding venue.
But first a bit of pampering was in order for the girls who were getting ready at the couple’s home in Rugby. A familiar face in Tyne was doing the hair. We also had another familiar face appear with flowers which were from Rachel of Albetine Floral. Michelle’s stunning dress from Sammie Lou Bridal Couture suited her down to the ground. Once ready it was time to make their way to the venue with transport from our friends at The Old Camper Company. They also transported the guys who had got ready at the hotel where they were going to be staying the evening of the wedding. They were wearing suits from The Wedding Barn.
The venue looked stunning with more amazing flowers from Albetine Floral. The couple were very nervous in advance of the ceremony but once they were together at the end of the aisle the nerves eased a little. The weather was lovely so the guests were outside literally all day day apart from the wedding breakfast. It’s a great courtyard to spend a summer’s afternoon. We also had some lovely spots for photos both before and after the meal. Oh and some fun with the bridal party too.
The beautiful cakes were from Cakes Fabulous Cakes and once the cutting cake had been cut it was inside for the first dance with music from Benny Smyth.
A great day all round. Thanks to the team at Shustoke for looking after us too. If you want to see more photos then ask Michelle or Glenn for the password and the discount code for prints.
Supplier note: Feel free to share photos of your products but please ensure no changes are made to the images and the logo is visible.

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Welcome to the website of Bishop Auckland based Artist, JG Miller. In addition to his available prints, Gary has recently offered up his original art for sale.
Bishop Auckland Artist Gary Miller
Nostalgic Observational Artist from Coundon, Bishop Auckland.
As a little lad, Gary would sit on the step at the local post office in his hometown of Coundon. Always the artist, he’d while away the hours sketching characters and cars on the main street.
Many years later during a quiet Christmas, he’d recall his childhood in the first of his paintings. Subsequently “60s Marketplace”, featuring a bustling Bishop Auckland market, was born.
Convinced by his wife Annie that perhaps other people would like to see his work, Gary continued to paint. In almost 20 years, he has become a much loved and respected Bishop Auckland artist.
Drawing inspiration from places closest to his heart, Gary captures scenes and memories with genuine wit and vibrant colours.
Bishop Auckland Artist JGMiller Portfolio
Prints & Original Paintings
Past & Present
You can browse my work below and use the filters to refine your selection. Each card links to a detailed page with a high-resolution image and in the case of available original, a price.


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Direct to consumer is a trend that has grown hugely, offering multiple benefits for those brands and manufacturers that are looking to extend their customer reach beyond their traditional wholesale and retail outlets.
As well as potentially cutting costs, it allows these businesses to build a more direct relationship with their customers through an online presence which not only allows them to directly connect with customers but also lets them learn more about their individual buying habits and spend.
In this white paper, produced in association with our partner SnapFulfil, we look at what the move to direct to consumer (D2C) selling means for the distribution centre and logistics side of a business and why the change is happening.
Included in this whitepaper:
- Case studies from top retailers such as; Vax, Vision Direct and Radley on why selling direct to the consumer is crucial and their most powerful tool in brand awareness and control
- The move to direct selling and what the shift means for brands and manufacturers
- How intralogistics needs to be carefully managed in the D2C model
- Understanding the importance of materials handling at a more granular level
- How the growing importance of ASRS systems improve efficiencies


ZAGROS follows the creation of carpets across the Western mountains of Iran, the land of Bakhtiaris. Wool is the guiding thread that traverses nomadic and sedentary cultures, revealing the worlds of weavers, dyers and shepherds through their labour. Carpets weave the social fabric of their lives, giving it form as well as colour. The work is hard, and is gradually being devalued by the outside world - but their lives are redeemed through the love they feel for their traditions.
Mark Haslam Prize, Planet in Focus Film Festival (Toronto, Canada). National Competition.
Second jury prize (Zagros), IsReal – Festival di Cinema del Reale (Nuoro). International Competition.
Best Canadian short or medium-length film (Zagros), RIDM (Montreal). National Competition.


NASA’s Glenn Research Center has developed and patented the Compact Full-Field Ion Detector System (CFIDS), a radiation particle detection system that provides information on the kinetic energies, directions, and electric charges of subatomic particles. The integrated package consists of a spherical Cherenkov detector, a compact detector stack, and low-noise, large-area detectors based on silicon carbide. The detectors and configuration can be modified to suit specific applications. The technology is an improvement over more conventional gas ionization detectors because the higher density of the solid media provides higher sensitivity to radiation. Originally developed to measure the properties of cosmic rays in outer space, the technology could be adapted for use on Earth for radiation dosimetry aboard high-altitude aircraft and in proton radiation therapy for cancer treatment.
The CFIDS is designed to be an extremely compact instrument, capable of being flown on a wide variety of deep space platforms, to provide comprehensive (composition, velocity, and direction) in-situ measurements of heavy ions in space plasma environments. Currently, Galactic Cosmic Radiation (GCR) ions are suspected to have a role in processes as diverse as space weathering, cloud formation, and magnetospheric shaping on Earth as well as inner planets, outer planets, and small planetary bodies. The manner and extent of the impact of GCR ions on these processes are not systematically known.
The CubeSat is seen to be the ideal low-cost, low-risk platform for conducting this range of science observations, either solo or in multiple locations as a swarm. However, current detector technology limits the measurement capability by restrictions of size, power, and thermal stability of the CubeSat platform. The integration of these improved, low-power, and robust next-generation radiation detectors will allow CFIDS instruments to be adapted into CubeSat platforms for LEO or deep space, permitting in-situ studies of the impact of GCR ions on Earth and in space.
Detectors based on wide band gap (WBG) semiconductors are being developed for integration into the CFIDS instrument to meet the challenges of low-power, low-noise, multidirectional, and robust detection for a wide range of ion energies and mass. The CFIDS is comprised of a central spherical Cherenkov detector surrounded by detector stacks of arrays of Linear Energy Transfer (LET) detectors, as well as Trigger and Veto (rejection) detectors for signal processing.
Potential applications include space science missions, radiation dosimetry on high-altitude aircraft, monitoring of proton radiation therapy for cancer treatment, and general radiation exposure monitoring.
NASA is actively seeking licensees to commercialize this technology. Please contact the Technology Transfer Office at


Among the competitive manufacturers, Sun Basic Co., Ltd. is one of the most reputable leaders in the industry. Our vision is to provide first-class knitwear products with the most advanced technology and equipment at competitive prices to customers worldwide. We always view customers and labels with innovative designs as invaluable assets.
Our material library contains over 1,000 different yarns per season from Italy, Spain, U.K., Japan, Taiwan and China which make the production of our trendy knitwear products possible. With the novel ideas of our designers, we produce two knitwear collections a year (Spring / Summer & Fall / Winter) using the latest yarns exhibited at the Pitti Filati and Fancy material.


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I literally can not stop thinking about her. My heart goes crazy whenever I'm even vaguely near her flat as I know there is a chance of seeing her.
At the same time I would rather have sex with a man than a woman, I only see the appeal of kissing women. I consistently have fantasies about making out with this girl. Maybe its because I haven't had a boyfriend in years I don't know. Does this make me bi? What should I do? Admit my feelings or repress?

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Harajuku Street Style w/ Spider Lily Odango Covers, UNIF Dragon Print, Denim Skirt, Demonia Platforms & UNIF Crossbody Bag
Here’s Lee Jueun, a 20-year-old student whose twin blonde odango buns and striking streetwear outfit easily caught our eye on the Harajuku street.
Lee stepped out in a sheer tan long sleeve top with red contrast stitching and dragon prints from UNIF, which she wore over a black tank top. A dark denim skirt with contrast white stitches from Bershka, black knee fishnet socks, and platform lace-up shoes from Demonia completed her outfit. A black patent leather crossbody bag from UNIF and red-and-black Spider Lily odango hair bun covers and bold red lipstick are the finishing touches to her streetwear look.
Lee’s favorite fashion brand is UNIF, and she is active on Instagram.
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Last weekend, 17-18 June, 2017 a great tragedy happened in Portugal: because of the sudden and quickly spread forest fire in the middle of Portugal about 60 people died, 54 were injured and countless families had their homes destroyed in a fire. The search for victims has not been concluded yet, so there are probably more.
Diva Milano as having a customer service offce in Portugal can not stay aside of this tragedy. Together with a Portuguese babywearing community we offer this unique Diva Milano wrap for a lottery where you can participate and win it just for 5 Euro. All funds we got for this lottery will be transfered to the governmental bank account created for the help of the fire victims.
Terms of the Lottery:
The item offered for the lottery is a unique one: only 2 wraps were produced with a much higher density so that the wrap has the great supporting qualities and is perfect for toddlers. Its weight is about 320g/m². We have one wrap available in size 5.6m (XL), which can be hemmed if desired by the winner to a shorter size.
Diva Milano Veneziano Petrel is one of the models of the Flora Collection (spring/summer 2014), made from cotton/linen/silk blend (52% cotton, 30% linen, 18% natural silk). It has a petrol (green blue) Egyptian cotton warp and blended white linen/silk weft.
The innovative cotton/linen/silk blend has unique qualities: great support of linen is combined with silky shine and softness, which makes this sling ideal both for a newborn and for a toddler.
Veneziano pattern is lace placed all-over the wrap. It is soft straight from the box - gentle enough to cushion a newborn, but with a jacquard weave ensuring full support for toddlers.
Only Egyptian cottonis used in production of Diva Milano wraps. This is the finest and most expensive type of cotton with extra-long staples, usually produced by luxury brands' bed linen and clothes, often mixed with silk. This cotton plant produces long, thin fibers that won't pill. Threads are light but strong, silky and soft. With proper care, baby wraps from Egyptian cotton will last several decades, which justifies a higher price tag.


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BENNINGTON POTTERS | DAVID GIL | Mid-century design that has never gone out of style.
about our collection: our vintage collection spans the 1950's-1970's. these exquisite vintage mugs were sought-out for their excellent condition and beautiful glazes. since they are vintage, they will vary. there may be slight imperfections in the glaze or small bumps in the clay, but most are in excellent to unused condition.
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The Style Salad Toss up Your Own –Cobalt Blue Floral Slippers
Happiness blooms from within. Make your feet happy with these open-toe slippers. Handcrafted using cobalt blue floral print cotton canvas and cute frill and lace detail.
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More than two dozen people have been arrested and charged following a joint investigation into drug trafficking in Simcoe County and Muskoka, which saw the Barrie area serve as a central distribution point, according to police.
During a news conference Tuesday morning at Barrie police headquarters on Sperling Drive, city police and Ontario Provincial Police officials highlighted some of the specifics related to Project Shoreham, which is a collaborative investigation that led to the execution of 28 Criminal Code and Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) search warrants.
Project Shoreham resulted in the arrests of 29 people, including seven by Barrie police and 22 by the OPP. Combined, there were 279 Criminal Code and CDSA charges, including 100 by Barrie police and another 179 by provincial police.
Barrie Police Chief Kimberley Greenwood said the operation put "a massive dent" in local drug trafficking, not only in Barrie, but across the county and up into Muskoka.
Police did not release any names, although they did note the arrest of a 28-year-old Barrie resident who now faces 68 Criminal Code and CDSA charges.
All of the suspects are now before the courts and have either been remanded in custody or have future court dates.
When asked whether there could be more arrests related to Project Shoreham, Greenwood said police are still reviewing the evidence.
"We still need to be vigilant and continue with our investigations in the area and the effect that drug trafficking has on our communities," she said.
OPP Deputy Commissioner Chuck Cox said police agencies need to continue to work together and share information.
"Anytime we have an opportunity to conduct an investigation and dismantle or disrupt what a criminal organization is doing in terms of distributing, producing or importing illicit drugs, it obviously has an impact," said Cox, adding police are mindful of the potential for another criminal organization to fill the void left by the recent arrests.
The Project Shoreham investigation began in mid-July after officers with the Barrie police street crime and drug units determined that a group of people with connections to the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) had chosen Barrie and Angus as central locations for the street-level distribution of cocaine, fentanyl and methamphetamine throughout Simcoe County and the District of Muskoka.
The initial search warrant was executed on a storage locker in Innisfil in early September by Barrie police, who were assisted by the OPP, and yielded a number of firearms and drugs.
Later that week, four additional search warrants were executed, which led to the seizure of cocaine, cannabis, crystal methamphetamine and fentanyl-laced heroin.
"The investigation very quickly expanded and took on a much broader scope when it was learned that drugs attributed to this network were being trafficked in other communities in the OPP's Central Region," said Greenwood, who noted the investigative partnership with the OPP speaks to a "borderless approach to policing."
When it was discovered the drug trafficking had expanded into OPP jurisdictions such as Wasaga Beach, Gravenhurst, Bracebridge and Huntsville, OPP officers joined in to help Barrie police.
"Project Shoreham is an example of law-enforcement agencies working together for one common goal: to hold people responsible for distributing these drugs and to relentlessly endeavour to protect our citizens," said Cox.
The investigation recently concluded with the execution of additonal search warrants, leading to the seizure of illegal drugs that were destined for the streets and the arrest of dozens of suspects.
Police would not speak to any details about how the drug-trafficking ring operated, as that information is considered evidentiary, nor would they affix an estimated dollar value to the drug seizure at Tuesday's news conference.
When asked by reporters why the suspects would choose the Barrie area as a base of operation, Greenwood noted the region's transportation system, including Highway 400.
"I think that people are looking at expanding their drug empires and we're seeing a shift in distribution across the province," she said.
As the investigation expanded north from Simcoe County and into the District of Muskoka, more search warrants were executed, leading to the seizure of both opioids and methamphetamine, in addition to other controlled substances and firearms.
"We know that trafficking of illegal drugs has a serious impact on communities and leads to an increase in violent acts as well as property crimes," said Cox, who called fentanyl the "pre-eminent contributor to the opioid crisis we are experiencing.
"The Simcoe-Muskoka region has been particularly impacted by this crisis," he added.
Greenwood echoed those concerns.
"When we look at what's happening not just within our city, our county, our districts, our province and across the country, we are seeing a significant increase in drug use, trafficking, importation, distributing of all of the drugs: cocaine, fentanyl, methamphetmines," said the chief. "We've seen a prevalence of methamphetamines in our local communities."
Police also seized six high-end vehicles, including three Mercedes Benzs, an Audi, a BMW and a Toyota Tundra pickup, as well as approximately $20,000 in stolen property from a recent break and enter.By the Numbers:
- 648.5 grams of fentanyl
- 11,378 grams of methamphetamine
- 3,704 grams of cocaine
- Three handguns, two rifles and one shotgun
- Nearly $24,000 in Canadian currency
- 6,500 street-level doses of fentanyl (Fentanyl is lethal in quantities as small as two milligrams)


A temporary increase in the showery conditions over the South-western part of the island is most likely during the next two days (June 8, 9), the Metrology Department announced today.
They said that showers forecast in Western, Sabaragamuwa and North-western provinces and in Galle, Matara, Nuwara-Eliya and Kandy districts.
Also, they warned of heavy rains above 75 mm in some places while several spells of showers in Mannar district. Showers or thundershowers would couple be expected in some places in Uva and Eastern provinces during the evening or night.
Therefore, the general public are advised to take precautionary measures to protect themselves from dangers posed by gutsy winds and lightning during thundershowers, the Department added. (Chaturanga Samarawickrama)


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The immortal Seraphina is forced to face the darkness of her past—and risk losing the love of her life—in this second novel in the Incarnation series.
Seraphina has been living for centuries, thanks to a special method of alchemy, but only recently has she really felt alive. She’s finally broken free from her controlling boyfriend, Cyrus, and after years of swapping bodies to preserve her immortality, is happily settled into a life worth sticking with. Because in this life, she has Noah.
But Noah might not be as trustworthy as he seems. After he delivers an ominous message that could only come from Cyrus, Sera is worried that her new friends and family will find out her secret. And as her suspicions extend beyond Noah, Sera is forced to wonder about her new friends as well: Could her old coven be disguising themselves right under her nose?
Will Sera have to move to another body—and take another life—or can she find a way to keep what she’s got, forever?
The Alchemy of Forever ended on a cliffhanger. That meant that I really wanted to read this book! And yeah, this was full of spine chilling moments, and scary notes left all over town-and the fear that anyone that Sera met, could be Cyrus in disguise.
I loved how the plots were just there, right within reach, if I could just get closer to them, think more carefully about it, but that the need to know what was going to happen next was more overpowering then that, to the point where the pages were just flying!
I absolutely loved Sera and Noah's relationship, because hey, boy next door, and because he's not Cyrus, the controlling jerkface who Sera's been with for centuries, and this thing with Noah is nice and new, and not tarnished by the fact that taking a new body means that the old one dies.
I loved how things wrapped up, because they wrapped up in such a way that there are some loose threads, that we could be getting a 3rd book, which would be incredibly great, but that this can also be the end of the series, if it has to (which I hope not!)
Really enjoyed this book, it was just an amazing and entertaining book!
Author: Avery Williams
Series: Incarnation #2
Read: December 21st, 2013
Reason Why: Enjoyed the first book, and it's a Sequel Challenge 2013 Book and a Sophomore Challenge Book!
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers
Published: June 4th 2013

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THE PLAY GOES ON: A Memoir.
Edition: Uncorrected proof (trade paperback format. )
New York: Simon & Schuster, (1999). First edition - "In this 2nd volume of his memoirs, playwright Neil Simon begins immediately following the death of his wife, Joan. From that moment of unbearable sadness, Simon moved quickly to work on another play to keep himself busy and his mind off his loss. The work was therapeutic, and he met an actress who had a role in his play, Marsha Mason. Almost immediately a bond developed, which led to marriage. When Mason's career required that she be in Hollywood, Simon and his two daughters from his first marriage moved there as well. He immersed himself in his work & created: ''Brighton Beach Memoirs,'' ''Biloxi Blues,'' ''Broadway Bound,'' and ''Lost in Yonkers.'' 329 pp.
Condition: Fine in glossy blue and white wrappers.

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This article is one of a series of Resource and Topic articles for London UK. All London UK articles should include a Navigation box specific to London UK towards the end of the article.
Networks, sustainability initiatives and community involvement[edit | edit source]
- Open Institute London
- Collective Community Action, "an assembly of individuals with a shared goal – to discuss, communicate, provoke and propose the changes needed to ensure communities are at the heart of urban change for the better."
- Transition Town Kensal to Kilburn
- Sustainable development, information from City, University of London, city.ac.uk, added 16:04, 8 February 2022 (UTC)
- London Citizens
Localism[edit | edit source]
Supporting community business in London, powertochange.org.uk, added 10:36, 12 November 2021 (UTC)
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Urban rural connections[edit | edit source]
- London Green Belt Council, protecting London's Green Belt, added 12:01, 5 November 2021 (UTC)
- About London's Green Belt includes "Benefits of the Green Belt", which include "Eco-system benefits: Different types of open land provide multiple eco-system benefits which include urban cooling, improved air quality, flood protection and carbon absorption (especially woodland areas), as well as local food production." as well as Recreation, sport, health, Future proofing, and multiple economic benefits.
- Our Message includes "Government must now:"
See also: Bioregionalism
Campaigns[edit | edit source]
- Greater London National Park City
- HACAN Clearskies, representing residents under the Heathrow flight path
See also[edit | edit source]
- Topic overview: Networks, Community involvement, Localism
- UK context: Networks UK, Community involvement UK, Localism UK
local information can be found, or shared, via our many London location pages


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Dr. Danny A. Sherwinter is a surgeon and the Director of Bariatric/Weight-Loss Surgery at Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn, NY. Dr. Sherwinter completed his residency at Brookdale Hospital Medical Center, and his fellowship at North Shore University Hospital at Syosset.
Minimally Invasive Surgery
Dr. Sherwinter treats and cares for patients with morbid obesity.
Treatments and Procedures
Dr. Sherwinter offers a number of treatments and procedures such as:
- Minimally Invasive surgery
- Bariatric Surgery
- Lap-Band Procedure
- Intraabdominal procedures
Dr. Danny A. Sherwinter has published in his field, and has been interviewed by the New York Times for his expertise. Under his leadership, the Division of Bariatric/Weight-Loss Surgery at Maimonides received the Bariatric Center of Excellence honor from the American Society for Bariatric Surgery. Dr. Sherwinter is a member of the American College of Surgeons, and a member of the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons.

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With rates pretty much as good as being the flavor, you are able to find the money for to come here each night if only to sample the different sorts of curries that they've. Apart from Indian cuisine, In addition they provide Chinese, Western, Malay and Arabic dishes.
The site lay deserted for sixty a long time ahead of it was reopened by a private entrepreneur. Historic accuracy should not be the key drive for site visitors, With all the attraction remaining rather kitschy and generous with self-investigated "specifics".
Batu Ferringhi, which suggests 'foreigner's rock', is around the north with the island and is among the most touristic resort found in Penang. The village is not more than a Road filled with inns. A wander together the Beach front will not be a possibility in this article; the motels all have their personal beach locations.
At first, the snakes were explained to generally be rendered harmless through the scent of your burning incense, but today, for being Harmless, the resident vipers are devenomed. There's a snake museum beside the temple where you will find snakes galore and you'll see a team member from time to time managing an albino Burmese python. Museum admission RM5 for Grownups, cost-free admission for temple (9AM-6PM). Take Speedy Penang bus 401 or 401E from KOMTAR or 102 from Lebuh Chulia (two,70RM).
Hotels in Batu Ferringhi are extremely preferred with readers wanting to keep near to Penang’s beachside action, Particularly around the weekends when day-trippers check out. Stretching all the way from Teluk Bahang, operating the span along the coast of link Jalan Batu Ferringhi, many 4 and five star resorts entrance the seaside, leaving several seafront coves open and easily accessible to the general public.
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Chulia Road bookshops, various bookstores on Chulia Avenue promote secondhand textbooks at a higher value, but in superior condition
It usually runs from June to July and has captivated lots of awareness around the world as among the list of major arts festivals in the location. It's a singular combination of community and international cultural showcases.
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How We Grow
Conventional, traditional, organic, natural, sustainable, biodynamic, carbon sequestration. These words and more are used and misused by agriculture. Pleasant Pond Orchard believes the buzz should come from the pollinators, not the words.
Our house sits in the middle of the orchard. We live and play under the trees. The birds and the bees buzz about the orchard. Pleasant Pond Orchard strives to grow high quality fruits through cutting edge sustainable farming practices. We let the grasses and flowers grow wild under the trees and between the rows to promote diversity. We believe nature is a beautiful mess.
The Orchard is more than rows of trees. Clovers, insects, grasses, moss, fungi, bacteria and more live here. It’s a large and complex system. Our goal is to nudge the system toward favoring the fruits. Humans can’t grow apples, that’s impossible. But what we can do is provide the best environment for our trees to grow delicious fruit.
We do that by promoting soil health. Healthy soil is diverse soil. We want our rows full of different species. Clovers fix nitrogen. Brassicas root deep to break up the soil for better aeration and drainage. Comfreys also send roots far into the earth and bring micro nutrients to the surface where they’ll be available to tree roots. Cover crops sown midsummer die in the fall and become fertilizer.
Something as simple as mowing affects soil health. Mowing too often favors the grasses. They tend to suppress fungal growth and their roots suppress aeration. We do a spring mow to break up last fall’s leaves as soon as the snow melts. Then, we don’t mow again till Summer Solstice. We want the plants to flower, form seed heads and become carbon rich. Waiting to mow builds hummus, sequesters carbon and promotes diversity.
Our spray model also promotes tree health. Kaolin clay sprayed on trees creates a protective cover around the fruit so bugs go somewhere else to do their dirty work. Neem oil, fish emulsions and blackstrap molasses provide foliar food for the trees and the arboreal microorganisms we want to encourage. Each row has an unsprayed tree that is our sacrificial target. If we let the pests attack a few trees, hopefully they leave the rest of the trees alone.
We hang pheromone strips covered with sticky goo in trees to trap insects. Mating disruption is an expensive alternative to spraying pesticides but less poison is worth it. Plus, the trees look festive when we hang Christmas tree decorations in July.
Daffodils, garlic and chives planted around the trees keep some of the rodents away from the tender bark of our young trees. We leave the pruned branches on the orchard floor all winter so rabbits and deer can eat them rather than the bark and buds on the trees. In the spring, we put those branches through a chipper. The mulch encourages fungal growth.
Mycorrhizal fungi are our fungal friends who connect the roots of trees. Humans still have a lot to learn in this area but we do know that complicated networks of mycelium form symbiotic relationships with trees, trading sugars, carbons and nutrients. They help trees share resources amongst themselves and promote soil chemistry. We’re excited whenever we see the fungus among us on the orchard floor.
This isn’t the easiest way to grow fruits. We could make more money by spraying chemical fertilizers, pesticides and fungicides. A higher percentage of our harvest would be cosmetically perfect. But at what cost? We refuse to use the massive chemicals required. It isn’t good for the planet, the trees or the humans. We don’t have all the answers. We don’t even know all the questions. What we are certain of is that we feel good about eating foods grown this way. You can, too.


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Later this week, the Senate is likely to vote on a “deficit-neutral reserve fund” amendment regarding internet sales taxes, couched in terms of state sales and use tax laws. As is frequently the case with such resolutions, it will contain plain language that is sufficiently generic as to hide its true intention: to corner conservatives into a proxy vote on the “Marketplace Fairness Act,” a flawed bill opposed by most of the conservative movement . If a vaguely-worded resolution draws significant support, then sponsors like Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) will point to it as proof that his misguided legislation to dramatically expand state tax collection authority  should get an immediate vote on the Senate floor. Supporters of limited government should oppose the Marketplace Fairness Act and any “reserve fund” scheme to aid its passage because it is bad policy for conservatives and even worse politics.
First, a brief reminder of why this bill is misguided. It would allow states to tax businesses beyond their borders for sales made online, setting a terrible precedent for other areas of tax policy and subjecting businesses to huge compliance burdens. It also imposes an “unlevel” playing field by allowing brick-and-mortar sales to collect tax based on the business’ location while forcing online sales to collect tax based on their customer’s location (a much more burdensome and complicated standard). Third, it creates real interstate commerce burdens of the kind that Congress should be actively avoiding.
But let’s focus on the politics. This is, after all, the United States Senate we’re talking about. Simply stated, the next Republican Senator to get in electoral trouble for being insufficiently supportive of expanding tax collection on businesses across state borders for internet sales will be the first. It’s true that there’s a lot of noise about this bill; that much is undeniable. Big box retailers have poured tens of millions of dollars into a high-powered lobbying and PR blitz to support the Marketplace Fairness Act because it would advantage them against their competition. But I haven’t heard much from what you could call “regular” folks without a business or lobbying interest in the bill saying, “Yes, please. Let’s give state revenue collectors the authority to target businesses outside their borders and levy their complicated taxes on my internet purchases.” In fact, polling on the matter pretty consistently shows that the public opposes the concept behind the bill, including upwards of 75% of conservatives.
A “no” vote on a “reserve fund” scheme might annoy lobbyists in gleaming penthouse offices on K Street, but so what? Regardless of one’s feelings on the underlying issue, a “no” vote is easier to defend back home because a failed reserve fund amendment does nothing to materially impact the fate of the Marketplace Fairness Act (it can always be brought up later) while a successful resolution helps to manufacture pressure to pass the bill ASAP, before committees can fully vet it and before the eyes of the world are truly set upon it. Any Senator with questions about the bill or who has yet to make up his or her mind on it should vote “no” by default, since there is no deadline that must be met and the bill has not been subjected to enough analysis on the Hill.
Beyond the lobbying game, a Republican Party that sees itself as resurgent on thwarting government intrusion on technology policy (witness conservative engagement on cybersecurity, wireless spectrum, and copyright issues) would look awfully strange simultaneously supporting greater tax collection authority via the internet. Some conservatives have made real inroads into tech-focused communities by being consistent opponents of unwarranted government involvement, something quite at odds with the Marketplace Fairness Act.
A lot of Republican Senators have kept their powder dry on the Marketplace Fairness Act because it’s a complicated issue and there have been much more important battles being fought over the last year or so. This week’s vote seems poised to try to trick them into effectively supporting that bill by instead presenting them a generically-worded deficit-neutral reserve fund. Time will tell whether or not they make the right choice, but rest assured that conservatives will be watching very closely.
- “opposed by most of the conservative movement”: http://www.redesign.rstreet.org/policy-brief/an-open-letter-to-the-united-states-congress-oppose-the-marketplace-fairness-act/
- “dramatically expand state tax collection authority”: http://www.redesign.rstreet.org/2013/02/14/conservatives-should-run-not-walk-away-from-the-so-called-marketplace-fairness-act/

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“He has preserved our lives and kept our feet from slipping. For you, God, tested us; you refined us like silver.” | Psalm 66:9-10
For many, it feels as though the furnace has been turned up seven times hotter. Even so, the fire is refining you and burning off the dross! Through it all, you are being prepared for the “next level!” Beloved, be encouraged, and know that you will come forth stronger than ever; not one hair on your head will be burned (Daniel 3:27; Luke 21:18).
Remember how Joseph had to endure a severe and prolonged time of testing? Yet through it all, the Lord was with him; Joseph’s character was being refined so that he could steward well all that the Lord had in store for him.
“The Lord was with him; he showed him kindness and granted him favor in the eyes of the prison warden” (Genesis 39:21).
Beloved, take heart! Truly the Lord is with you! He sees you and knows all that you have endured. He will be faithful and His purpose will be fulfilled through it all. Just like Joseph, you will be able to testify, “[The enemy] intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done” (Genesis 50:20)!
Yes, it’s intense right now, but those many trials will come to an end. The fire is burning off the dross and you are being prepared for a promotion!
Do not get weary in doing well, because your season of reaping is much closer than you think! God has great and mighty things in store!
“For his anger lasts only a moment, but His favor lasts a lifetime; weeping may stay for the night, but rejoicing comes in the morning” (Psalm 30:5).
Know that the Lord’s hand is upon you and His Word is being perfected in your life. You are coming forth, refined like the gold!
“You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows” (Psalms 23:5).
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Thank you Angie for your continued encouraging and strengthening Word from the Lord – it surely does help to Live with Confidence that even though the Fire certainly feels 7 times hotter – the dross must be removed in preparation for the amazing things of God ahead for us – personally I am asking of the Lord “It’s no longer I that live but you who lives in me” so yes the refining continues – I thank the Lord for the gift that you are from Him to the Body of Christ – I and many who I have forwarded your Word to all over the globe have been comforted and greatly encouraged – Love and blessings
Lucy (Vassiliou) (United Arab Emirates – / Perth Western Australia)


UPPSC Recruitment 2023 Notification: The Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC) has recently released its much-anticipated recruitment notification for the year 2023, opening doors to a plethora of exciting job opportunities. Aspirants looking to build a career in the government sector should take note of this announcement, as the UPPSC is renowned for offering lucrative positions and attractive salaries.
Candidates who are interested and eligible can apply for the post through online and offline modes. The last date for the receipt of the application is 08.01.2024 (Online) &15.01.2024 (Offline).
UPPSC Recruitment 2023 Short Details
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UPPSC Recruitment 2023 Important Points
- Diverse Job Opportunities: The UPPSC Recruitment 2023 notification brings forth a variety of job opportunities across different domains. From administrative roles to technical positions, there is a broad spectrum of vacancies catering to various educational backgrounds and skill sets.
- Attractive Salaries: One of the major attractions of UPPSC Recruitment is the competitive and attractive salary packages offered. The commission understands the importance of financial stability for employees and ensures that the compensation is commensurate with the responsibilities of the roles.
- Eligibility Criteria: Aspiring candidates must carefully review the eligibility criteria outlined in the notification. Educational qualifications, age limits, and other relevant requirements are crucial aspects that applicants need to fulfill to be considered for these coveted positions.
- Application Process: The application process for UPPSC Recruitment 2023 is expected to be straightforward. Candidates are advised to visit the official UPPSC website to access the online application portal. It is essential to follow the guidelines provided in the notification to ensure a smooth and successful application submission.
- Selection Procedure: UPPSC follows a transparent and merit-based selection process. Aspirants can expect to undergo written examinations, interviews, and other assessments designed to evaluate their suitability for the respective positions. Being well-prepared for these stages is crucial for success.
- Career Growth and Development: Joining the UPPSC not only offers a stable job but also opens doors to continuous career growth and development. The commission invests in the training and skill enhancement of its employees, providing them with opportunities to climb the professional ladder.
- How to Stay Updated: To stay informed about the latest developments and updates related to UPPSC Recruitment 2023, candidates should regularly check the official website and subscribe to notifications. Additionally, keeping an eye on reputable employment news portals is advisable.
The UPPSC Recruitment 2023 notification presents a golden opportunity for individuals aspiring to build a rewarding career in the government sector. With diverse job opportunities, attractive salaries, and a transparent selection process, candidates are encouraged to prepare diligently and seize the chance to join the esteemed UPPSC community. Stay updated, meet the eligibility criteria, and embark on a promising career path with UPPSC.


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Roots & Branches presents
A refreshing fusion of soulful vocals and breathtaking fingerstyle guitar
The music that Steve and Lynn make as the duo ‘Hicks and Goulbourn’ is characterised by pure acoustic tones, reflective lyrics, well crafted arrangements and intricate, complex guitar work. Whilst the genres in their typical sets are wide ranging there is no compromise in quality and their live performances are interspersed with engaging anecdotes and humour.


Authorities relax abalone restrictions
Authorities have lifted restrictions on the movement of abalone on Tasmania's East Coast.
The ban was imposed after three fish at a southern processing plant in early September tested positive for the Ganglioneuritis virus.
The President of the Abalone Council, Greg Woodham, says while authorities have relaxed some of the conditions, the emergency response will remain until the end of this month after several other areas have been tested.
"The intention is, that if all the tests come back negative, and that there isn't any evidence of AVG being present in any of the specimens then the Emergency Response Permit will be rescinded," he said.


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These exciting live music events may be a few days away but that doesn’t mean you have to wait for the weekend to get your hands on NRA Country gear! The NRAstore has a full line of NRA Country merchandise available each day at the convention in room B401/402, so be sure to stop by and load up on gear beforehand.
If you aren’t able to make it to Atlanta, no problem. The full selection of NRA Country merchandise is available online at NRAstore.com.
Still need to grab your tickets for this weekends concerts? Click here for NRA Country Jam and click here for the Saturday Night Concert! Tickets are selling fast so be sure to get yours today!

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Underground legend from Memphis, Tennessee. He released several underground albums on his own label Alkatraz Dope Muzik before having some mainstream success starting with his deal with E-40's Sick Wid It Records, and later with his role on the soundtrack of "Hustle & Flow" movie. He collaborated with many artists including E-40, Mike Jones, Too Short, Pimp C, Pastor Troy, Three 6 Mafia, Eightball & MJG, Lil Jon, Land Of Da Lost, Mr. Sche, Taylor Boyz, DJ Squeeky, Tommy Wright III...
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Alkatraz Dope Muzik, Family Biz Entertainment, Sick Wid It Records


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Just a Sister AwayUnderstanding the Timeless Connection Between Women of Today and Women the Bible
By Renita J. Weems
Warner BooksCopyright © 2005 Renita J. Weems
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Chapter OneA MISTRESS, A MAID, AND NO MERCY
(HAGAR AND SARAH)
Read: Genesis 16:1-16 and 21:1-21
FOR BLACK WOMEN, the story of Hagar in the Old Testament book of Genesis is a haunting one. It is a story of exploitation and persecution suffered by an Egyptian slave woman at the hands of her Hebrew mistress. Even if it is not our individual story, it is a story we have read in our mothers' eyes those afternoons when we greeted them at the front door after hard days of work as domestics. And if not our mothers' story, then it is certainly most of our grandmothers' story.
For black women, Hagar's story is peculiarly familiar. It is as if we know it by heart.
The easiest thing in the world would be to make a case out of, and concentrate on, the ethnic differences that separate Hagar and Sarai-differences that today would manifest themselves between an African woman and a Hebrew woman, a woman of color and a white woman, a Third World woman and a First World woman. But it would not be totally fair to make the Old Testament story of Hagar and Sarai carry all the weight of the history of race relationship in the modernworld. Yet the similarities between the biblical story and the reality of the relationship across racial lines among women today are undeniable. Like our own situation, the story of the Egyptian Hagar and the Hebrew Sarai encompasses more than ethnic prejudice. Theirs is a story of ethnic prejudice exacerbated by economic and sexual exploitation. Theirs is a story of conflict, women betraying women, mothers conspiring against mothers. Theirs is a story of social rivalry.
Hence, the similarity of our stories, as black and white women in America, to the story of Hagar and Sarai warrants taking the enormous risk of opening up the deep festering wounds between us and beginning to explore our possibilities for divine healing.
The biblical story opens with the spotlight on Abram's barren wife, Sarai (16:1). The first thing we come to know about Sarai, other than her status as Abram's wife, is the stark fact of her barrenness. In ancient times a woman's self-worth and social status pivoted around her family-namely, the reputation of her husband and, more important, the number of children she bore, preferably males. Therefore, the first verse of the chapter is especially significant; in the one line Sarai's honor rises and falls: "Now, Sarai, Abram's wife, bore him no children" (16:1).
As the wife of Abram, who was a socially prominent and successful herdsman, Sarai was a wealthy woman in her community. As wife of the nation's patriarch, she was a woman of immense social and economic standing. But Sarai was barren. And in the culture in which Sarai lived, a woman's womb controlled her destiny.
In a world lacking the technological skills that we in the Western world take for granted; in a world where entire families, communities, and nations could be wiped out by famine, drought, plague, and pestilence without warning; in a world where the average life span of men was forty years and women, thirty years; in such a world, the ability to reproduce and replenish the population was held in high esteem. Thus, despite her marriage to Abram and all social and economic privileges that came with such a union, Sarai's barrenness made her a woman to be scorned.
As is the case with most wealthy women, Sarai possessed a handmaiden. Hagar, the Egyptian slave woman, attended to the personal and domestic needs of her Hebrew mistress. While her mistress was old and had no hope of ever conceiving a child, Hagar was young and fertile. But Hagar was poor. In fact, she was worse than poor: she was a slave. And because she was a slave, Hagar was powerless. The difference between the two women, therefore, went beyond their ethnic identities, beyond their reproductive capabilities. Their disparities were centered in their contrasting economic positions. And economic differences have, on more than one occasion, thwarted coalition and frustrated friendship among women.
With the scant information contained in the first verse alone, we have all the clues we need to know that this story will probably end in sadness.
Sarai, the barren but wealthy mistress, appealed to her husband, Abram, to go in and have intercourse with her fertile but poor handmaiden, Hagar. The child born to that union would become Sarai's.
Sarai had social standing, as Abram's wife, but she had no respect. She had material abundance, but she was not comforted. She was beautiful, but she was barren, childless, less than a woman in the eyes of her Hebrew community. That which Sarai craved most, her husband's money could not buy her. Only her slave's womb could give it to her. And according to custom, because Hagar was Sarai's property (through Abram, of course), any children Hagar bore would legally belong to Sarai, Sarai set out to obtain her slave.
Notice: The slave Hagar was never asked her opinion.
Without so much as a murmur of protest, Abram complied. Hagar conceived.
To our modern way of thinking, Sarai's act of giving Hagar to her husband, Abram, as a concubine is nothing less than reprehensible. We are offended not only because of our moral and legal customs concerning monogamy and fidelity, we are also offended because of the seeming presumptuousness of it all. The nerve of Sarai exploiting Hagar's body, manipulating Abram, speaking of God!
Yet we must lay aside our cultural biases long enough to consider that Sarai was not the only woman in scripture to convince her husband to get children with another woman. Rachel, too, persuaded her husband, Jacob, to enter into sexual relations with her maid, Bilhah (30:1-24). Not only was concubinage an acceptable custom in this part of the world, it wasn't unusual for a husband to go to a concubine with his wife's blessing. At least for barren women, concubinage functioned in a critical way to provide a (male) heir for the patriarch's land and property holdings. After a patriarch's death, his wives and unmarried daughters automatically became the responsibility of his son to care for.
Providing an heir for her husband's immense property, however, was not Sarai's sole concern. Sarai (as did Rachel, no doubt) had her own reasons for offering her slave to Abram. "Perhaps I will be esteemed through her," she says in 16:2. Through her slave's womb, Sarai sought esteem and honor for herself. However, the tables turned on Sarai: "But when Hagar saw that she had conceived, her mistress's honor was lowered in her eyes" (16:4).
Instead of esteem, Sarai met with contempt in Hagar's eyes. Instead of respect, Sarai was ridiculed. And by her maid, no less!
Whether Hagar's contempt for Sarai was real or imagined on Sarai's part, we can only guess. (After all, the story is told more from Sarai's point of view than Hagar's.) But one thing is certain: Hagar's elevation as Abram's pregnant concubine must have served only to point up Sarai's downfall as the wife who couldn't bear him any children.
As the woman carrying the child of the patriarch of Israel and a respected landowner, the status of the pregnant slave woman in the house of her mistress and master required renegotiation. Before, Hagar had been a defenseless slave. Now, as the pregnant concubine of the prosperous but old Abram, Hagar was protected. She ceased to be Sarai's slave and became Abram's wife.
Perhaps the pregnancy awakened something in the slave woman, something that previously lay dormant.
Perhaps it was Hagar's sense of self-worth.
Perhaps it was her sense of purpose and direction.
Or perhaps, it was the prospect of being loved unconditionally by her child. (Pregnancy has had that effect on more than one woman.)
Whatever the reason, Hagar could no longer see Sarai and her relationship to her mistress in the same way as before, for Hagar was able to give Abram something his wife, Sarai, could not. Consequently, Hagar transformed before her mistress's eyes. Her attitude about herself changed as well. The child growing inside her was proof that she was more than a slave: she was a woman.
Resentful and enraged, Sarai renounced her part in the whole humiliating affair (16:5). She blamed Abram. He, in turn, renounced his authority, role, and interest in the irksome situation and sent Hagar back into the hands of Sarai to be done with as she saw fit. Thus, as quickly as Hagar had been elevated to the position of wife in her mistress's house, she was reduced back to the position of the slave. She, who had been to Abram as a wife through a transfer of power, once again became property-again, without her permission.
Once Sarai's authority over the pregnant slave woman was restored, the barren wife set out to punish the slave woman for humiliating her; she retaliated against Hagar. We can only imagine the tensions that erupted between the two women: Sarai's sense of jealousy and humiliation and Hagar's feeling of betrayal and resentment. As the chief wife in the compound, however, Sarai was the woman with the power, the power to insult her Egyptian handmaiden and to inflict pain on her.
If as a North American black woman I appear, to some, to be reading too much of my own people's brutal history into the biblical story, let it be pointed out that whatever the nature of the punishment Sarai imposed, it was evidently harsh enough to convince the slave woman to run away. What would make an Egyptian slave woman, thousands of miles away from home, choose the harsh, unknown dangers of the wilderness over her pallet in her mistress's tent?
The story of the Egyptian slave and her Hebrew mistress is hauntingly reminiscent of the disturbing accounts of the black slave woman and the white mistress during slavery. Over and over again we have heard tales about the wanton and brutal rape of black women by their white slave masters, compounded by punitive beatings by resentful white wives who penalized the raped slave women for their husbands' lust and savagery.
There are also the pitiful stories of slave women who willingly conceded to their slave masters' sexual advances: first, as a way of protecting their husbands, children, and loved ones from being beaten; second, as a way to keep themselves and those close to them from being sold away; or, third, as the only way of elevating their social rank in order to protect themselves from vicious overseers and mistresses. The painful memory of black and white women under slavery and the web of cruelty that characterized their relations continue to stalk the relationship between black and white women in America. One hundred fifty years outside of slavery is not long enough to abolish the memories and attitudes that slavery has left on our psyches. Unless a miracle occurs, it is sad to say that it will probably take another 150 years to erase the pain and antagonism bred from 250 years of the cruelest brutality one race could inflict upon another-brutality and servitude imposed particularly in the name of God. For complex reasons of their own, memories of slave and slave mistress relations have proven especially hard for black and white women in America to erase from their cultural psyches.
Resentment and distrust linger. For black women in America, there remains the fear that white women, if given the slightest opportunity, will betray their trust and exploit their vulnerability as radically and sexually oppressed women. And with good cause. In many instances, modern history, too, has borne out these suspicions.
In the second half of the nineteenth century, suffragettes, who began their social activism as ardent opponents of slavery and racial prejudice, eventually used racism to secure their right to vote. They pandered to the racist attitudes of white southerners who ardently opposed black enfranchisement, and they extolled the supremacy of white women over black men (and black women).
More recently, white women within the feminist and Christian circles continue to speak as though theirs is the universal experience. In doing so, they betray their persistent belief in their superiority and sovereignty over women of other races.
An odious memory comes to mind, one that, I admit, continues to grieve me. I was invited by a group of white Christian women to join them in planning an upcoming national symposium. Because their stated objective was to see that that symposium, unlike previous ones, was multiethnic, they were eager to solicit the input of black women to their otherwise all-white board. At first when asked, I flatly declined. Admittedly, I am immediately suspicious of requests for my services primarily because I am black, and, when I can help it, I try to avoid being the only black in otherwise all-white settings. Both, as I see it, portend danger. However, after much persuasion and insistence that this group's intentions were sincere, I consented.
At the first meeting, everyone was very enthusiastic and solicitous of the other black woman and me. In fact, our suggestion for the theme of the conference was accepted unanimously. The next time the group convened, however, it was a closed session-without either of us having been invited. The group met and never bothered to tell either of its black Christian sisters. For days I walked around hurt and enraged. Again and again, I berated myself for betraying my instinct and allowing myself to be used once again by white women. Every time I saw the announcements for the upcoming symposium with the title I had suggested, I wanted to scream.
But, as I said before, the story of Hagar and Sarai is about more than ethnic prejudice. It is not fair to make the Genesis story carry all the weight of race relations between black women and white women in North America.
In the first place, owning slaves was not unique to ancient Hebrew culture. It was a common practice throughout the ancient world. Later, in the book of Exodus, we discover that the hands of power reversed: Hebrew women became slaves in the hands of Egyptian women. (It would become the responsibility of an Egyptian princess to come to the rescue of a Hebrew slave woman.) In other words, no race or culture has a monopoly on evil. At some point in its history, virtually every culture has, if not instituted slavery, profited from the bartering of human flesh.
In the second place, the story of Hagar and Sarai is about the economic stratification of women as much as it is about the ethnic discrimination of one woman against another. Translated into today's language, Hagar was a domestic; Sarai was her employer.
Certainly there is nothing inherently ignoble about being a maid, or anything inherently honorable about being an employer of a maid. Neither needs to apologize or boast. Circumstances and lifestyles have a lot to say about the choices we make. Women who have been in the position to do so have sought to help the other women in maintaining the physical upkeep of their households. Women who have had to do so have long hired themselves out for the one line of work many have known since childhood. The problem is with the attitudes that too often accompany the choices.
Within a capitalistic society such as our own, disparate economic relationships among women can distort perspectives of reality. Among the "haves" it breeds a false sense of superiority. Among the "have-nots" it breeds an irrepressible sense of inferiority. Wherever human worth and dignity are measured by purchasing power, there is always the problem of class prejudice.
In the instance of Hagar and Sarai, the owner took advantage of her economic leverage over the Egyptian slave woman. She exploited the slave woman's body for her own personal ambitions. But in trying to provide a son for her husband and secure respect herself, Sarai almost lost a slave. And that would never do.
When she saw that her scheme had backfired, Sarai tried to save face and regain her (false sense of) superiority over Hagar. She tried to humiliate the slave woman and thereby remind Hagar that it was she, Sarai, who had power-not Hagar. In doing so, Sarai grasped desperately for the little power her husband had restored to her hands, even if that power extended only to a slave.
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Mexico’s newest oil refinery project is set to exceed the planned budget—and in a big way—according to Moody’s cited by Reuters.
The massive undertaking—by Mexico itself, no less—will most likely cost as much as between $2 billion and $4 billion more than it had originally planned, Moody’s said, citing its “limited know-how,” ironically exactly the situation Mexico sought to avoid when Mexico’s President, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, shunned Big Oil last week, cutting them out of the project all together for submitting bids that were over on time and over on budget.
Mexico had originally sought out international help for the massive refinery that would bring Mexico closer to energy efficiency, garnering bids from Bechtel/Techint, Worley Parsons, and KBR. All three bids submitted pegged the costs somewhere between $10 billion and $12 billion, and the time to complete between four and six years.
Obrador thought the project should cost $8 billion and be completed in three years.
Displeased with what this international help had to offer, Mexico decided to go it alone on this project—a decision that likely led Moody’s to prophecy large cost overruns anyway.
“Given the government’s (and Pemex’s) lack of experience in building refineries, the project is likely to end up costing more and taking longer than the government anticipates, placing further strains on fiscal resources,” Moody’s said in a statement to Reuters.
Petroleos Mexicanos, or Pemex, is already the most indebted oil company in the world, and has been hemorrhaging cash for years—even in the days of $100 oil.
Earlier today, Mexico Daily News reported that three banks were extending an $8 billion loan to Pemex to add to its heavy debt burden, which is already more than $100 billion.
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Tuesday, April 27, 2010
I feel like I have been missing out on something really great. Everyone seems to be talking about the book series, House Of Night. I read the first chapter of the seventh book in the series, Burned, and to be honest, was a tad confused. But, that is to be expected, since I haven't read the first six books in the series. Yet.
Just that one chapter has me wanting more, so I am going to start at the beginning. This means a trip to the library one day this week, but that is okay. For those of you who are like me, and had no idea that this book series existed, let me share with you what I have learned by doing a little research.
The series, written by P.C. and Kristin Cash, follows 16-year-old Zoey Redbird as she becomes a vampire. She must leave her family behind, and enter the House Of Night, which is a boarding school for others like herself, who are becoming vampires. From reading the first chapter of Burned, I get the feeling that she becomes a special kind of vampire.
You can even download the Burned song free by following this link. There are also several different banners, My Space layouts, wallpapers, and a screen saver that you can use.
I really can not wait to read this series, and seriously, how have I not heard of these books before?


New Unpacked image showcases the power of five
We're just under two weeks away from seeing what Samsung's been cooking up for its Feb. 24 "Unpacked 5" event in Barcelona, Spain, and the manufacturer's dropping even more hints in a post published this morning on its official blog. The new image from the Samsung Tomorrow site shows nine new icons all raised to the power of five — Speed, Outdoor, Curiosity, Fun, Social, Style, Privacy, Fitness and Life. If you've been following the recent UI leaks from various new Samsung apps, you'll see a clear resemblance between Samsung's teaser and the expected UI style of the Galaxy S5 — flat, colorful icons with white outlines.
"Also we are sure that you have noticed that there is lots of 5s," Samsung slyly notes.
Whatever it all means, we'll be live in Barcelona to see Samsung's next big thing on Feb. 24.
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In the Groove
All over the world people enjoy listening to music. Every country has its own traditional music and of course, with our globalized lives today, we all listen to many different kinds of music from different parts of the world.
Do you have a favourite singer or band that you enjoy listening to? Why don't you share with us your favourite tunes by creating a mini-player with Grooveshark?
Grooveshark allows you to select and download many popular songs and more - you may create your very own personal playlist to share with others.
After you select your songs, follow the steps below as shown in the screenshots:
1. Click on Options and choose Share:
2. A new window will pop up and click on export:
3. You then have the option of either mirroring your changes of songs or just copying the songs of this particular playlist. When you scroll down, your playlist will appear on the left:
4. All that you now need to do is follow the instructions and you will have the code of your playlist widget to embed in your blog, webpage or social network. You may also add the link as I will next.
Lastly, if you share your playlist, perhaps you would also like to tell us where you enjoy listening to music (in the car? in your room? in the garden?).


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iLearning: How to Create an Innovative Learning Organization
April 2009, Pfeiffer
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Workplace learning and performance professionals simply don t have the resources to make systemic improvements for employees to collaboratively learn anytime, anywhere, and integrate it throughout the organization. iLearning offers these professionals a resource that describes how to facilitate collaborative work in an organization and explains how to facilitate integrated learning in an organization. The book also offers interventions for creating an integrated learning and collaborative work environment and shows how to apply the methodologies and technologies that support an integrated learning and collaborative work environment in an organization.


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The Triangle area is a virtual hotbed of karaoke establishments, with a number of local KJs and entertainment companies hosting shows throughout the area pretty much every night of the week. This is the third post in a series that will chronicle karaoke shows in and around Raleigh by day of the week.
Friday night: the official start of the weekend. Each week, bar staff love to see Friday and the boon in traffic that comes with it. Even though Friday night attracts quite a bit of traffic on its own, many local bars want to have that extra "oomph" to differentiate their bar from the sea of other spots you could hit up to start your weekend - and many use karaoke to reach that goal. Check out these local bars that fire up the mics on Friday night:
Jax Sports Grill, 2300 Gorman St.
For the past few months, Jax Sports Grill has been the home of a Friday night karaoke show hosted by KJ Hillary of Aries Entertainment. The small venue makes for a great loud, sing-a-long environment and the college-heavy crowd means you'll be surrounded by people ready to kick off the weekend with a bang. The show runs from 10pm - 2am.
The Brickhouse Sports Pub, 3801 Hillsborough St.
Hosting what might be the Triangle's highest-energy karaoke show, Dangerous Doug has been a mainstay at 3801 Hillsborough St. for many years - he's been hosting the Friday night show since the bar was called Playmakers. His mixture of humor, over-the-top performances of 80s favorites, and a great song list makes for a karaoke experience like no other. The show starts at 9pm and runs until about 1am, but you'll want to show up early. The list of singers can get very long very quickly at this karaoke hotspot.
Karaoke-friendly Champions weighs in with yet another show at another location to start off the weekend. On Friday nights, you can find David & Jennifer Price's Super Karaoke at the Champions off Chapel Hill Rd (Hwy 54) in Morrisville. If you don't frequent the area, you might not even know it exists - but this location drums up quite a following for its karaoke shows. Remember the karaoke mantra - "show up early" - and you'll get a great seat, some great service, and the chance to sing a great tune or two.
Stay tuned for more articles in the series - and to find out where to belt out a tune any night of the week!
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Toni Giugliano, SNP candidate in the 2014 EP elections///
This year, 2014, will be momentous for Scotland. It will be not only about Scotland’s future in the UK, but also about Scotland’s place in the world.
It’ll be a choice between a UK increasingly marginalised at the European fringes and an independent Scotland working constructively with her neighbours.
The rise of UKIP south of the border is testimony to the polarisation of sentiments on Europe between Scotland and the rest of the UK. But equally it highlights the contrast between our political landscapes and our social and political values. The evidence of this divergence is the 2009 European elections where UKIP won a mere 5.2% of the Scottish vote. Scotland would have needed 15 seats for one UKIP MEP to have been elected. It is likely that this trend will continue in May’s election.
But there’s more to UKIP than Europe: policies on social justice, immigration, equality, the environment, the NHS and taxation are at odds with Scotland’s priorities. Is it viable for Scotland to be governed by Tories – rejected by the people of Scotland – shifting to the right as they run scared of Farage banging on the door of No 10? A party that would favour the abolition of Members of the Scottish Parliament – the very parliament that continues to shield us from regressive Westminster policies?
Of course, it’s not just UKIP. Senior Tory figures such as Nigel Lawson and Government Ministers like Michael Gove coming out as supporters of EU withdrawal should be a warning to all pro-Europeans. Britain’s relationship with Europe has never been easy; but this time it’s serious.
The question is – where are the Westminster heavyweights defending EU membership? Who is sticking up for Europe in government and in the shadow Cabinet? Why do we have a Labour party questioning the 2004 enlargement and stating that they ‘got it wrong’ on free movement to Britain? The debate on Bulgarians and Romanians illustrates that the big three parties are dancing to a UKIP tune. Britain’s future in Europe is far from certain. Indeed the in-out Europe referendum is a serious threat to our EU membership.
If the overwhelming population of the UK chooses to leave the EU, Scotland will be dragged along with it. That is not a risk I’m willing to take.
One of the big choices in the independence referendum is between UK isolation and Scottish participation in Europe. Over the past 40 years the UK has been on the edges, never shaping the European debate, but simply reacting to it, and time and time again UK ministers have made the wrong decisions for Scotland.
We have a Prime Minister threatening to take us out of the social chapter – the only legislation our workforce have to guarantee rights in the workplace. Would our First Minister ever argue the same? We have a UK Chancellor taking Brussels to court for introducing a cap on bankers’ bonuses. Would John Swinney ever do the same? A Home Secretary considering withdrawal from the European Arrest warrant. Would Kenny MacAskill ever consider doing the same? A Rural Affairs Secretary calling for a reduction to the agriculture budget when Scotland already gets the worst farming deal in Europe. Would Richard Lochhead have argued the same? A work and pensions secretary accusing EU nationals of benefit tourism when EU nationals contribute more to the UK economy than they get back in welfare and health services. Which Scottish government, of whatever composition, would ever argue the same?
Last year the UK, the Irish Republic and Denmark celebrated 40 years of EU membership. Ireland marked it with a successful EU presidency: a US-EU trade deal and the reform of both the CFP and CAP. The UK marked it with a Prime Minister announcing a referendum on Europe.
Ireland and then Lithuania, two small nations, as presidents of the Council set the agenda for 500 million Europeans. Countries smaller than Scotland but with more MEPs, their own Commissioner, their own seat at the top tables of Brussels and the power to influence the EU’s policy direction. Scotland should be doing the same, advancing policy, leading in areas where we have expertise such as energy, climate-change legislation, world-leading research and fisheries. Instead, we’re forced to rely on Westminster to represent us – a Westminster system which throws its toys out the pram and fails to protect our distinct interests in Europe.
Independence will give Scotland a unique opportunity to join the family of nations, embark on a partnership of equals with the UK and help shape and mould the Europe of tomorrow. As two independent Member States, Scotland and the UK will be able to work together, and combined, will have a stronger voice and representation to pursue common goals.
With our own dynamic on European engagement we’ll be in a position to protect our distinct national interest while making a contribution to the direction of our continent. I’ll be voting Yes in September to guarantee Scotland’s long term future in Europe. This time let’s shape it – let’s be at the heart of it.
Toni Giugliano is an SNP candidate in the 2014 European Parliament elections and the Head of Interest Groups at Yes Scotland. He was President of the Young European Movement UK in 2005-06.
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I just finished my 1300th class yesterday. That is a lot of teaching and from each of those students I learn something that I can pass on to future and existing students. With all things about guns and self-defense I look for commonalities, things that are consistent usually mean they are working. In the case of teaching the commonalities I look for are failures. What is not working and why.
There are some consistencies in the inability to not hit the desired point of impact quickly that we can all learn from. I’m going to start from a different direction this time, rather than starting with our feet I’m going to start at the target and work back.
Why do we miss? Generally speaking, it starts with the trigger press. Notice I did not say trigger pull or squeeze. Words have meaning and when learning if we use words with the wrong connotation we end up learning something wrong. Press is a gentle action as compared to SQUEEZING or PULLING. This is not to say that you cannot press quickly but you can program your mind to press the trigger without jerking the gun all over. Check out the Wheel of Misfortune.
If your trigger breaks at precisely 6.5# if you program your mind to know what exactly 6.5#’s feels like when you need to press your mind can instantly apply those 6.5#’s, no more, no less. So here’s the question for you. How do you program your mind to know at what pressure your trigger breaks? I will give you a hint, it does not work if there is a round in the chamber. Too much pressure all at once, like shooting the gun and your rounds will go low and left if you are a right handed shooter. The absolute surest way to bullet proof your trigger press is to DRY press that trigger hundreds if not THOUSANDS of times. In this programming you MUST go as slow as you possibly can. You MUST have the front sight close to a wall so you can see the slightest downward movement of the front sight before the trigger breaks. If your sight dips before the trigger breaks you ARE applying too much pressure. Want to shoot more accurately? Program your mind to know your trigger PERFECTLY.
Challenge yourself, go shoot the Qual 1 target once or twice, record your score and then dry fire your gun for 10 minutes a day for thirty consecutive days. Go extremely slow, work hard to preclude any movement of the sights during the trigger press. In thirty days go back to the range and shoot the circles again. I guarantee there will be a marked improvement.
What I’ve learned in those 1300 days are people do not press the trigger correctly, they do not have a solid, strong grip AND they focus on the target rather than the front sight. Start small, work on the trigger until you can do it reliably accurately, fast . . . and excruciatingly slow dry fire is the only way you will program your mind correctly. Next time we will move on to your grip.
Failing to train IS training to fail.
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A couple girls in this dudes account. I’m of course jumping to conclusions, but I’ve never seen a girl nicknamed Raf before. Pics are low res, but a few are very nice. Esp the last 3… This could just be a collector, but I found it worth posting fo sho.
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get lost in the forest and suffer the CONSEQUENCES.
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love this. Great texture to it.
Oh yeah, this is goooood.
WOWOWOWOWOWOW!!! This is amazing. The texture adds so much to this. Hope this prints!
Great illo, love the design!!
you're gonna be a STAR!
instant print! you're stellar, justin! $5 for you, my friend.
dope texture, the feel of this is just perfect
that's a good lookin shirt
hands turned out beautifully, jubbles
I love it! $5
5 $ for sure !!!
amazing!! Love the presentation too, those deer are awesome.
$5 and I really really hope this gets printed! Good luck :)
Great style! $$
WoW!!!!!!! Love it!
love your character design, what a bunch of cuties
Jublin to the rescue.
This is super!
This is tremendous. Definately iconic! 5$
Hahah the deer are awesome! Great coloring on the sub too!
wow! : )
Ker-ching - $4 - Kinda like the dark side of Disney.
wonderful, really exquisite!
this is one of my new faves! perfect.
really really cool
My eyes were pleased to come across this.
Looks stunning on the shirt - one of your best, man.
this is pretty rad!
love everything about it! 5$
Well this is awesome!
this will print on monday, january 31, 2011. 5$
i just want to let you know that you're beautiful.
here's 5 bucks to buy some lipstick
love it 5$
One of your best Threadless submissions.
Whoa, right on, guy!
man this simply siperb simply simply superb
This is so great! Love the style! 5$
This looks amazing.
omg, what a lot of comments in one day
one of my single favorite designs ever posted to threadless
92 comments in less than a day. Woah
wow man, what a time to come through with this!
Yeah, this is definitely a contender! $5
Way to win the ultimate contest on like the second day of the danged thing! Amazing work dude, love the faint traces of deranged Snow White in this.
doesn't see a way to get to a 2nd slide
nonetheless, awesome work! 5$
100 comments on day one! WINNER!
I like the owl. The owl is the best. Hooters.
Better than perfect.
holy this is amazing PRINT
the owl and the bear look pleased to be where they are
I like this. A whole bunch.
Really want to wear this one!
Great style! And I especially like the flash presentation. Well done!
dude, 110 comments on the first day? Print for sure. $5
well done, sir! 5
Neato! And so clever, too.
SImply. Wow. Print. will print. a 100% $
I am just curious: Is the watercolor effect actual watercolor or is this accomplished digitally?
Man thats Gorgeous!!!! 5$!!!!
im always a fan of jublin $5..nice work sir!
Wow. That's awesome.
i love the presentation !hahahaha
This should print!
this is amazing! top notch and a big 5!
5$ 5$ 5$!
Come to mummy again!
There needs to be more threadless shirts like this! Love it! $5
fuggin' rad $5
holy whoa!!! so GOOD!!!
Commence the spanking!
thank you all for the awesome response! :)
love the texture!
so gewd mang!
Hotness -- cute animals gone wild! 5$
more like CUTE Forest! 5$
fantastic work jublin :D
This is amazing! good luck 5$
love your style $
haha. exactly what i was going for!
4 more days!
Awesome stuff! And that's a sure print, congrats, sir. :)
incredible work man… a next level for ya.
very very good
Well, this deserves print.....def buy! $$$$$! :)
Great idea and design. It even feels epic to me even though it's technically a small scene. Very nice work!
Oh my god, it´s really great.
I love the idea, the design, the colors, the style, the look.
$5 and PRINT! SO AMAZING!
really reminds me of that scene in snow white. Great job.
Just as amazing on repeat viewing.
so hip, so sexy. $5
Lets get this to 200!
awesome, love it!
stop scoring - print it!!!
wonderful score - congrats
great score! PRINT PRINT PRINT PRINT!!!!
woo! congratulations on the score!
Man, i thought this was gonna break a 4 fo' sure! Still awesome score man!
I hope this prints, it's a beautiful piece!
nice score, pilgrim!
Really amazing, sorry I missed voting $5.
I knew it, congratulations !
Yessss! tbh, the only one I really like in this weeks batch!
Yes, glad this printed, love it! Congrats!
nice work - well done
I knew it! Definately will be getting this, congrats! :D


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I learned feltmaking at OCAC in Portland, OR and have been using these methods to create everything from wall hangings to sculpture to home furnishings to apparel.
Natural tones are my favorites to use in my work, but I sometimes choose the rich jewel tones produced by Grafton Fibers, a small shop in NY.
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Mini tensioner element with single pin. The square body is made in aluminium; the pin and the cap are in galvanized steel. The bushing is in brass. The plaque is in galvanized steel.
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I am catching up on my 52 week project and am using Yosemite pictures since we were in California for almost 2 weeks.
The theme for Week 23 was Seasons. I chose this photo of my kids bundled up at Glacier Point in Yosemite National Park. Even though it is a warm summer, being at 7000 feet at sunset (and after sunset) was pretty darn chilly.
The theme for Week 24 was Textures and for Week 25 was Fatherhood.
We had an amazing trip and I took over 1000 pictures. Wow! I am sure I will be sharing some more when I finally get thru all of them.