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Podcast: “The Expanse” of Sci-Fi Colonization

The Expanse poster and stills ©2015 NBC Universal, all rights reserved.
The Expanse poster and stills ©2015 NBC Universal, all rights reserved.

Space exploration is enjoying its greatest popularity revival since the Cold War, both in entertainment and the realm of human imagination. Thanks in large part to blockbusters like Gravity, The Martian and Interstellar, not to mention privatized innovation from companies like SpaceX, and fascination with inter-galactic colonization has never been more trenchant. Despite the brimming enthusiasm, there hasn’t been a film or TV series that has tackled the subject matter in a nuanced way. Until now. The Expanse, ambitiously and faithfully adapted by SyFy Channel from the best-selling sci-fi book series, is the best space epic series since Battlestar Galactica. It embraces similar complex, grandiose and ethically woven storylines of human survival and morality amidst inevitable technological advancement. Below, a full ScriptPhD review and in-depth podcast with The Expanse showrunner Naren Shankar.
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Podcast: “Hollyweird Science” and the Quantum Quirks of Entertainment

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Hollyweird Science cover ©2015 Springer Books, all rights reserved.

Dr. Kevin Grazier has made a career of studying intergalactic planetary formation, and, over the last few years, helping Hollywood writers integrate physics smartly into storylines for popular TV shows like Battlestar Galactica, Eureka, Defiance and the blockbuster film Gravity. His latest book, Hollyweird Science: From Quantum Quirks to the Multiverse traverses delightfully through the science-entertainment duality as it first breaks down the portrayal of science in movies and television, grounding the audience in screenplay lexicon, then elucidates a panoply of physics and astronomy principles through the lens of storylines, superpowers and sci-fi magic. With the help of notable science journalist Stephen Cass, Hollyweird Science is accessible to the layperson sci-fi fan wishing to learn more about science, a professional scientist wanting to apply their knowledge to higher-order examples from TV and film or Hollywood writers and producers of future science-based materials. From case studies, to in-depth interviews to breaking down the Universe and its phenomena one superhero and far-away galaxy at a time, this first volume of an eventual trilogy is the essential foundation towards understanding how science is integrated into a story and ensuring that future TV shows and movies do so more accurately than ever before. Full ScriptPhD review and podcast with author and science advisor Dr. Grazier below.
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Editor’s Selection: “The Martian” is a Transcendent Sci-Fi Opus

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Movie poster and stills from “The Martian” ©2015 20th Century FOX. All rights reserved.

The Martian, is a film adaptation of the inventive, groundbreaking hard sci-fi adventure tale. Like Robinson Crusoe on Mars, it’s a triumph of engineering and basic science, a love letter to innovation and the greatest feats humans are capable of through collaboration. Directed by sci-fi legend Ridley Scott, and following in the footsteps of space epics Gravity and Interstellar, The Martian offers a stunning virtual imagination of Mars, glimpses of NASA’s new frontier – astronauts on Mars – and the stakes of a mission that will soon become a reality. Below, reviews The Martian (an Editor’s Selection) and, with the help of a planetary researcher at The California Science Center, we break down some basics about Mars missions and the planetary science depicted in the film (interactive video).
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Editor’s Selection: Robots Invade Summer Television

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Image ©MIT, all rights reserved.

From a sci-fi and entertainment perspective, 2015 may undoubtedly be nicknamed “The Year of The Robot.” Several cinematic releases have already explored various angles of futuristic artificial intelligence (from the forgettable Chappie to the mainstream blockbuster Marvel’s Avengers: Age of Ultron to the intelligent sleeper indie hit Ex Machina), with several more on the way later this year. Two television series premiering this summer, limited series Humans on AMC and Mr. Robot on USA add thoughtful, layered (and very entertaining) discussions on the ethics and socio-economic impact of the technology affecting the age we live in. While Humans revolves around hyper-evolved robot companions, and Mr. Robot a singular shadowy eponymous cyberhacking organization, both represent enthusiastic Editor’s Selection recommendations from ScriptPhD. Reviews and an exclusive interview with Humans creators/writers Jonathan Brackley and Sam Vincent below.
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Why Disney’s “Tomorrowland” Matters

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One of Walt Disney’s enduring lifetime legacies was his commitment to innovation, new ideas and imagination. An inventive visionary, Disney often previewed his inventions at the annual New York World’s Fair and contributed many technological and creative breakthroughs that we enjoy to this day. One of Disney’s biggest fascinations was with space exploration and futurism, often reflected thematically in Disney’s canon of material throughout the years. Just prior to his death in 1966, Disney undertook an ambitious plan to build a utopian “Community of Tomorrow,” complete with state-of-the-art technology. Indeed, every major Disney theme park around the world has some permutation of a themed section called “Tomorrowland,” first introduced at Disneyland in 1955, featuring inspiring Jules Verne glimpses into the future. This ambition is beautifully embodied in Disney Picttures’ latest release of the same name, a film that is at once a celebration of ideas, a call to arms for scientific achievement and good old fashioned idealistic dreaming. The critical relevance to our circumstances today and full ScriptPhD review below.
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EDITOR’S SELECTION: “Ex Machina” Reimagines Artificial Intelligence (Writer/Director Q&A)

Every so often, a seminal film comes out that ends up being the hallmark of its genre. 2001: A Space Odyssey redefined space and technology in science fiction. Star Wars proved sci-fi could provide blockbuster material, while Blade Runner remains the standard-bearer for post-apocalyptic dystopia. A slate of recent films have broached varying scenarios involving artificial intelligence – from talking robots to sentient computers to re-engineered human capacity. But Ex Machina, the latest film from Alex Garland (writer of the pandemic horror film 28 Days Later and the astro-thriller Sunshine) is the cream of the crop. A stylish, stripped-down, cerebral film, Ex Machina weaves through the psychological implications of an experimental AI robot named Ava possessing preternatural emotional intelligence and free will. It’s a Hitchcockian sci-fi thriller for the geek chic gadget-bearing age, a vulnerable expository inquiry into the isolated meaning of “sentience” (something we will surely contend with in our time) and an honest reproach of technology’s boundless capabilities that somehow manages to celebrate them at the same time.

Ex Machina film poster and stills ©2015 A24 films, all rights reserved.’s enthusiastic review of this visionary new sci-fi film includes an exclusive Q&A with writer and director Alex Garland from a recent Los Angeles screening.

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“The Panic Virus” and the Origins of the Anti-Vaccine Movement

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On February 28, 1998, the revered British medical journal The Lancet published a brief paper by then-high profile but controversial gastroenterologist Andrew Wakefield that claimed to have linked the MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) vaccine with regressive autism and inflammation of the colon in a small case number of children. A subsequent paper published four years later claimed to have isolated the strain of attenuated measles virus used in the MMR vaccine in the colons of autistic children through a polymerase chain reaction (PCR amplification). The effect on vaccination rates in the UK was immediate, with MMR vaccinations reaching a record low in 2003/2004, and parts of London losing herd immunity with vaccination rates of 62%. 15 American states currently have immunization rates below the recommended 90% threshold. Wakefield was eventually exposed as a scientific fraud and an opportunist trying to cash in on people’s fears with ‘alternative clinics’ and pre-planned a ‘safe’ vaccine of his own before the Lancet paper was ever published. Even the 12 children in his study turned out to have been selectively referred by parents convinced of a link between the MMR vaccine and their children’s autism. The original Lancet paper was retracted and Wakefield was stripped of his medical license. By that point, irreparable damage had been done that may take decades to reverse.

How could a single fraudulent scientific paper, unable to be replicated or validated by the medical community, cause such widespread panic? How could it influence legions of otherwise rational parents to not vaccinate their children against devastating, preventable diseases, at a cost of millions of dollars in treatment and worse yet, unnecessary child fatalities? And why, despite all evidence to the contrary, have people remained adamant in their beliefs that vaccines are responsible for harming otherwise healthy children, whether through autism or other insidious side effects? In his brilliant, timely, meticulously-researched book The Panic Virus, author Seth Mnookin disseminates the aggregate effect of media coverage, echo chamber information exchange, cognitive biases and the desperate anguish of autism parents as fuel for the recent anti-vaccine movement. In doing so, he retraces the triumphs and missteps in the history of vaccines, examines the social impact of rejecting the scientific method in a more broad perspective, and ways that this current utterly preventable public health crisis can be avoided in future scenarios. A review of The Panic Virus, an enthusiastic Editor’s Selection, follows below.
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REVIEW: SyFy Channel takes off with “Ascension”

As part of an ongoing recommitment to its sci-fi genre roots, SyFy Channel is unveiling the original scripted drama Ascension, for now a six hour mini-series, and possible launch for a future series. It follows a crew aboard the starship Ascension, as part of a 1960s mission that sent 600 men, women and children on a 100 year planned voyage to populate a new world. In the midst of political unrest onboard the vessel, the approach of a critical juncture in the mission and the first-ever murder onboard the craft, the audience soon learns, there is more to the mission than meets the eye. Which can also be said of this multi-layered, ambitious, sophisticated mini-series. Full ScriptPhD review below.

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REVIEW: “Helix”

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Helix poster and stills ©2014 NBC Universal, all rights reserved.

The biggest threat to mankind may not end up being an enormous weapon; in fact, it might be too small to visualize without a microscope. Between global interconnectedness and instant travel, the age of genomic manipulation, and ever-emerging infectious disease possibilities, our biggest fears should be rooted in global health and bioterrorism. We got a recent taste of this with Stephen Soderberg’s academic, sterile 2011 film Contagion. Helix, a brilliant new sci-fi thriller from Battlestar Galactica creator Ronald D. Moore, isn’t overly concerned with whether the audience knows the difference between antivirals and a retrovirus or heavy-handed attempts at replicating laboratory experiments and epidemiology lectures. What it does do is explore infectious disease outbreak and bioterrorism in the greater context of global health and medicine in a visceral, visually chilling way. In the world of Helix, it’s not a matter of if, just when… and what we do about it after the fact. reviews the first three episodes under the “continue reading” cut.
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Editor’s Selection: ‘Gravity’

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Space movies are almost always grandiose in their storytelling aspirations. The enormity of space, the raw power of the shuttle, the existential quandary of whether we are alone in a vast Universe, and (as is the case in Gravity) an almost-inevitable crisis that must be resolved to steer the astronauts onboard to safety. There is one critical detail, however, that most fail to convey visually—solitude. Dr. Katherine Coleman, who spent thousands of hours aboard the shuttles Columbia and the International Space Station, and who was a primary mentor to star Sandra Bullock, recounts isolation—spatial separation, physical movements, zero gravity and a distant Earth—as the biggest challenge and reward she faced as an astronaut. With a tense, highly focused storyline centered almost entirely on one brave scientist, Gravity is a virtual space flight for the audience, but also a gripping examination of emotional and physical sequestration. Through this vista, we are able to perceive how beautiful, terrifying and enormous space truly is. Full Gravity review under the “continue reading” cut.
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Thursday, October 20, 2005

Tax stats

I came across this post, and it seemed pertinent to this recent post and discussion. I haven't double-checked his source or analysis. (Bride-of-Scrutinator K loves to analyze data. Care to look this over?)

HT: The Malung

Wednesday, October 12, 2005

Katrina spawned plague of misinformation

USA Today's headline captures it pretty well. And Hugh Hewitt reported this two weeks ago.

This event occurred on U.S. soil. It involved U.S. citizens. Reporters had pretty much full access (better even than FEMA, it seemed). It occurred in these modern times--last month--not in dark ages past. The reports were first-hand accounts from people we had no reason to question.

The reporters were enlightened people, professional journalists holding the highest standards, reinforced by their editors' multiple layers of checks and balances. Not the Weekly World News you see in the check-out line, but reputable organizations like CNN, CBS, NBC, ABC, Fox News, national newspapers.

And we had no reason to doubt what we were seeing with our own eyes.

Now we're left with a confusing mix of truth and fiction.

MORE: Richard Roeper helps sort things out in the Chicago Sun-Times.

10/19 Update: Gateway Pundit fact-checks statements made since Katrina. HT: Instapundit

12/23 Update, Mona Charen calls it the worst coverage of the year: "the fabric of reporting on Katrina has unraveled utterly, and it's enough to encourage caution -- if not outright cynicism -- about all reporting, particularly during emergencies."

3/7/2006: Hats off to Popular Mechanics Magazine for their debunking Katrina myths. (I've praised their debunking work before.) They show us Katrina's "Big Truth": The disaster response to Hurricane Katrina was by far the largest, fastest rescue in American history.

Monday, October 10, 2005

Tax that yacht or not?

Scott left this comment on the previous post. This is worthy of its own discussion.

There's really no question that America is the wealthiest and most well-off country (financially and materially speaking) in the world, is there?

My boss' boss and I recently had a good political discussion on something very similar. He's a proponant of a static tax rate for all incomes - something that will never happen, admittedly. As people make more money in this model, they pay more tax, but it's the same percent of their income as someone making far less.

His argument is basically that because he worked hard to where he got, he shouldn't have to pay a higher percentage of tax than others. He is referring to the "behavioral poverty" people.

I think he makes a good point about people abusing the system and playing on people's sympathy rather than changing their own lifestyles, but I'm not sure I agree with his static tax model. In a way, people on the low end of the economic spectrum are really just using "loopholes", if you will in the same way as people on the upper end of the spectrum are using them to avoid paying taxes. There are abusers on both ends in today's model. I believe the loopholes need to be eliminated. There is no justification whatsoever for tax breaks for the wealthy. None. At a minimum, they should pay the same rate of tax (as a percentage) as I do.

In addition, I'll go so far as to say that the obscenely rich (our illustrious Veep, for example, or Bill Gates) should also pay a higher percentage than I do. I say this because we are living in a democratic society in which "the people" have determined this to be so. If I'm given the choice (which again, in our democracy we all, essentially, are given when we vote) between Bill Gates getting another 5 billion dollar yacht or funding the schools most in need of funding (insert your own political cause here), I'm going to go with the schools. Now, Bill may tell me it's not my right to take his yacht away from him, but I'll sleep better at night knowing that I've done so in order to improve some kids' education.

Of course, the obscenely rich being in a higher tax bracket doesn't do much when they use loopholes to get out of paying the taxes that they should. Which brings me back to my "close the loopholes" point.

Essentially, yes, there are people that abuse the system at the low end of the economic spectrum. They are not, however, the worst abusers. I'd rather see more effort put into getting the upper end of the spectrum to pay the taxes they should pay. That would solve many of this countries economic problems.

Dan Trabue adds: "To them to much has been given, much will be expected." (Luke 12:48)

I think I'm for the flat (same percentage) tax. I think it would close loop-holes for the high-end people. (Closing loop-holes on low end would be good too.) I like the thought of it rewarding hard work.

Regarding the will of the people: I respect the will of the people. I have a certain amount of faith in the basic goodness and decency of the American people. But I'm all for influencing them, too (for all our good). The will of the people has made the lotto and McDonald's what they are today.

What about taxing the "obscenely" rich at a higher rate? First, full discloure: we're not obscenely rich. (Are we, hon?) And I don't operate from sympathy for these folks. My concern is what effect it has on all of us.

So somebody like Bill Gates goes after his buku-million dollar yacht. In the process, he employs thousands of folks for several years at decent salaries. They each pay their tax, and spend their income at the grocery store, Home Depot, etc., each of which employs others, who pay their tax, etc. We raise Bill's taxes high enough, and he decides not to bother. Then all these cascading employments fall off accordingly. (A valid assumption?)

Once we add it all up, would everyone's tax have made a bigger contribution than the increase on Bill's alone? How do we measure all the benefits of these jobs and the wealth they generate (including yacht makers themselves)?

This is where I consider Dan's remark. Much has been given, and much has been given back.

Saturday, October 08, 2005

Understanding Poverty in America

My wife found this very interesting article on what it means to be poor in the U.S. today (2004). It's very long, but here's the summary.

Compassion for the poor is a very, very good thing. The best way to help the poor begins with the best understanding of who we're talking about.

Update, 10/12: USA today reports that 399 out of 400 Americans aren't homeless.

Thursday, October 06, 2005

Evanston Panhandlers

I saw this poster a few days ago on a shop door in Evanston (Illinois). Evanston is one of the most liberal communities in the nation, and this is their analysis of their panhandlers.

When we lump together the poor, the addicted, and the mentally ill, we fail all three.

Monday, October 03, 2005

My Blog's 1st Birthday

This week is my 1st anniversary of blogging. Officially yesterday, but I missed it. But my first real post was October 8th, 2004.

And best of all, Bride-Of-Scrutinator just laughed instead of threatening to kill me or something. Ain't that grand?!?!

Abu Ghraib ends quietly

The Abu Ghraib prison abuse scandal, after over thirty front-page New York Times headlines, now ends quietly with Pfc. Lynndie England's sentencing. Opinion Journal suggests why their dilligence (and interest) evaporated.

Sunday, October 02, 2005

China's Fifty-Sixth Anniversary

Mark in Mexico tallies China's 56 years of Communism.

I recently asked R. J. Rummel on the wide discrepancies in the numbers on China. Here's his response.

HT: RogerL

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2015 Legislation

2015 Legislation

Senator Hueso’s Legislative Package for 2015 reflects a strong emphasis in creating government efficiencies with measures that help stimulate economic development in the state by expediting border wait times and the sale of state surplus property.  His legislation strengthens protections in the areas of health and safety by ensuring lifesaving devices such as defibrillators are found in all large public and private buildings.  Another bill protects the public by requiring sex offenders to register their internet information with law enforcement to prevent them from having interactive communications with online users for the purpose of committing more crimes.  Another protective measure would prohibit accused sex abusers from cross examining their alleged victims to prevent them from inflicting further trauma while in the courtroom.

 Senator Hueso’s package also focuses on increased government transparency by prohibiting one-on-one meetings with parties before a case is heard and requiring commissioners at the Public Utilities Commission to disclose all other meetings to the public.  This ensures good governance at one of the most impotr5tant commissions at the state level.

Following is a complete list of the 2015 legislative package:

Senator Hueso’s Legislation

SB 189 – This bill would create The Clean energy and Low-Carbon Economic and Jobs Growth Blue Ribbon Committee in the California Environmental Protection Agency.  The bill would require the committee to advise state agencies on the most effective ways to expend clean energy and GHG-related funds and implement policies in order to maximize California’s economic and employment benefits, and to take specified actions in that regard.

SB 249 - This bill authorizes the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) to issue enhanced driver’s licenses (EDLs), which individuals can use at border crossings as proof of both identity and citizenship.

SB 273 - This bill authorizes the Department of General Services (DGS) to dispose of two parcels deemed surplus – a Department of Conservation field office in Coalinga (Fresno County) and a Department of Forestry conservation camp in Whiskeytown (Shasta County).

SB 287 - This bill requires certain buildings with capacities of 200 persons or greater, as specified, constructed on or after January 1, 2017, to have an automated external defibrillator (AED) on the premises.

SB 303 - This bill allows, in the case of growing or harvested marijuana, a law enforcement agency to destroy without a court order that amount in excess of 2 pounds, or the amount of marijuana a medical marijuana patient or designated caregiver is authorized to possess by ordinance in the city or county where the marijuana was seized, whichever is greater.

SB 328 - This bill requires a landlord or a landlord’s agent to provide a tenant, and any tenant of adjacent units, with advance written notice of the use of pesticides at a dwelling unit if the landlord or authorized agent applies any pesticide without a licensed structural pest control operator. This bill requires the posting of a similar notice at least 24 hours prior to applying a pesticide in a common area without a licensed structural pest control operator, unless the pest poses an immediate threat to health and safety, in which case the notice is required to be posted as soon as practicable, but not later than one hour after the pesticide is applied

SB 374 - This bill specifies that the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) is authorized to utilize design-build for transit capital projects and development projects adjacent or related to transit facilities.

SB 385 - This bill would authorize the State Water Resources Control Board (State Board) to grant a public water system a period of time to achieve compliance with drinking water standards for hexavalent chromium, not to extend beyond January 1, 2020. To qualify, a public water system would be required to prepare and submit a compliance plan to the State Board for approval.

SB 415 - This bill prohibits a local government, beginning January 1, 2018, from holding an election on any date other than a statewide election date if doing so in the past has resulted in turnout that is at least 25 percent below the average turnout in that jurisdiction in the last four statewide general elections, as specified.

SB 448 - This bill requires a sex offender, when registering with local law enforcement, to report his or her Internet identifiers used for interactive communications, as specified if Internet use was essential to commission of the offense for which registration is required.

SB 481 - This bill would prohibit the general counsel of the city, county, city and county, or district, or the employees of the general counsel from having direct oversight over the city, county, city and county, and district employees that conduct audits or that conduct audit activities of those respective agencies.

SB 509 - This bill would authorize the labeling of commercial agricultural mulch film, as defined, sold in the state as “soil biodegradable” if it meets a specified standard for biodegradability of plastics adopted by ASTM International and that standard is also adopted by the Director of Resources Recycling and Recovery. The bill also would make non-substantive changes relating to the definition of ASTM International.

SB 577 - This bill proposes to allow enterprises to conduct small public offerings through specified exemptions from permitting requirements.

SB 603 – This bill sets up a legal framework to prevent further trauma to specified victims when their accused attacker is acting in pro per.  This bill applies when a defendant is representing himself or herself in a criminal case involving a sex crime, stalking, elder abuse, child abuse, domestic violence, or a violent felony.

SB 631 – This bill would update the fee applied to applications for telecommunications certificate of public convenience and necessity certificates (CPCN) which are required for new or expanded utility service.

SB660 – This measure would apply existing ex parte rules that currently apply to Commissioners and Administrative Law Judges (ALJ) of the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) and extend the rules to include staff advisors of the Commissioners of the CPUC. The bill also requires that ex parte disclosure includes the specific medium of communications utilized.

SB 693 - This measure increases the maximum penalty, from $10,000 to $50,000, for violations of the Warren-Alquist Act’s conflict-of-interest and incompatible-activities provisions.

SB 726 - Ends disparaging business practices and prevent California businesses from being unfairly targeted by establishing legal safeguards.

SB 745 – Promotes the continuation of the California Advanced Services Fund to provide service to California’s underserved communities.

SR 46 - This resolution declares September 3, 2015, as Farmworker Appreciation Day to honor the men and women of agriculture and to promote an understanding of California’s agricultural industry.

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La Jolla Community Planning Association, March 7 Bylaw amendments approved, await city’s stamp of approval

The LJCPA’s proposed bylaw amendments were presented to and adopted by the association’s members at its annual membership meeting on March 7. The revisions must still undergo review and approval by the city before they are officially put into effect.

Some of the changes dealt with clarification of language, while others made slightly more substantial changes to the local planning group’s procedures.

At last year’s member meeting, the LJCPA adopted significant changes to the bylaws to translate what were formerly the group’s policies into more permanent bylaws.

“We made those changes, the membership agreed to them, we then filed them with the city of San Diego because, ultimately, they have to approve them in order to retain the indemnification and defense element,” said LJCPA vice president Joe LaCava. “The city had some heartburn about some of the language that we had. They didn’t think it was very clear, so we made some modest rewrites to make it more clear while preserving the intent of the membership last year.”

Not all members supported the recommended changes, however.

Member Bob Whitney voiced concern about the appeal procedures, which empowers the planning group’s president to file an appeal if the appeal period ends prior to the next regularly scheduled LJCPA meeting. According to the procedure, the appeal is then brought back to the trustees at the LJCPA’s next meeting for ratification.

“The Brown Act clearly requires a public vote and an item up on an agenda before action is taken,” said Whitney. “It’s not fair to the applicant [when] you appeal a project that you never reviewed or voted on. I’m adamant about this. This is wrong what they’re doing, and I would hope that you take time because this is important and it’s unfair that you guys continue to operate this way.”

An alternative option, he said, would be for the president to call a special meeting for LJCPA trustees to vote whether or not to appeal a decision by the city or have the president recommend an extension from the project manager before the appeal period ends.

Trustee David Little recommended an alternative option, which would require the president to poll trustees immediately following an adverse decision. Should a trustee exist that wishes to act on the appeal, the appeal is filed, he said.

LaCava countered that the bulk of the procedural changes were adopted last year, and this year’s changes were more for rewrites and clarifications suggested by the city.

“When the city made its comments, that was not one of the things they struck out. They wanted some clarifications, but they did not say that the appeal process we created was inappropriate or incorrect,” he said. “Again, those were primarily wordsmithing at the request of the city to clarify the process so that anybody looking at the language would understand.”

The approved bylaw changes will be filed to the city for final approval. Bylaw revisions are available at

Purpose of new bylaw changes:

• Clarifies language about the scope of the Planned District Ordinance committee in reviewing applications for discretionary permits, sign permits and façade changes within the La Jolla planned district. The new language also clarifies when written recommendations are directed to the LJCPA and when they are directed to the Development Permit Review for further consideration.

• Establishes a new officer position, the second vice president, whose responsibility is to perform all the duties and tasks of the vice president in his or her absence.

• Disambiguates language regarding appeal procedures that were adopted at last year’s member meeting, including clarification of the procedure should an appeal period end prior to the next regularly scheduled LJCPA meeting.

• Creates a new procedure for appeals of environmental determinations, including when that appeal period ends prior to the next regularly scheduled LJCPA meeting.

Hillel project’s draft EIR denied

The LJCPA voted to approve a motion drafted by an ad hoc committee tasked to review the Hillel project’s draft environmental impact report. The motion states that the report is deficient and contains major errors and omissions regarding the proposed project’s immediate and cumulative impacts on the surrounding neighborhood and the project’s substantial, precedent-setting non-compliance with the La Jolla Shores PDO, the San Diego Municipal Code and the La Jolla Community Plan.

The motion indicated seven points indicated where the deficiencies lie:

• Ignoring that a student center is not an allowed use in a residential neighborhood

• Ignoring the La Jolla and citywide precedent that would be set by allowing a student center in a residential neighborhood

• Failing to consider possible alternative sites close to UCSD where the zoning would permit a student center

• Failing to consider the impact of the soon-to-open Venter Institute in assessing the project’s traffic impact

• Failing to point out the lack of required on-site parking spaces for Hillel’s stated use for the project, as well as failing to substantively address the associated loss of on-street parking in a parking impact overlay zone

• Failing to provide findings to support the requested vacation of a public right-of-way

• Failure to adequately consider the visual and community character impacts of the project on the surrounding neighborhood, including setbacks, bulk and scale, intensity of use and noise

Other news

• Eight new trustees were elected to the LJCPA’s board of trustees on March 7. Trustees elected for full three-year terms include Patrick Ahern, Helen Boyden, Gail Forbes, Bob Steck, Ray Weiss and Frances O’Neill Zimmerman. New trustee Janie Emerson was elected for the two-year balance of a term, and Myrna Naegle was elected for the one–year balance of a term.

• The San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) will host a public input meeting on North Coast Corridor transit improvements, which includes the widening of Interstate 5 from La Jolla Village Drive to Oceanside, coastal railroad improvements and a coastal bike trail plan. The meeting will take place on April 5 at 6 p.m. at La Jolla Country Day School, located at 9490 Genesee Ave.

• The city’s ongoing construction for a storm-drain improvement project along Torrey Pines Road will be completed by Memorial Day. Street resurfacing, lane configurations and the addition of a bike path in collaboration with the Torrey Pines Road Corridor improvement project will begin after the summer moratorium.

• UCSD’s Chancellor Pradeep Khosla authorized the campus to proceed with the design and construction of an additional access route from Expedition Way to the Venter Institute, which is currently under construction, in an attempt to quell some community concerns about full access and traffic from Torrey Pines Road. Representatives for the project are seeking prompt approval from the Coastal Commission for an amendment to the project’s design to accommodate the change.

— Mariko Lamb

Bird Rock Community Council, March 5

• Board member Barbara Dunbar reported that defective lights in the median strip on La Jolla Boulevard were replaced, a metal bench in front of Lupi Restaurant would be temporarily removed but will be brought back after it’s fixed, and urged residents witnessing problems with defective sprinklers to report them online at

• Erin Demorest of District 1 City Councilwoman Sherri Lightner’s office discussed an upcoming traffic-calming and pedestrian-safety project on La Jolla Boulevard at Colima and Midway. The project will involve both day and nighttime work.

• Bird Rock Elementary School teacher Lorene LaCava brought school news, notably that spring break week is March 29 through April 5 and that the school’s fundraising gala is April 27 from 6 to 10 p.m. For more information, visit

• One resident reported several boulders of varying sizes are missing at Calumet Park.

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Monday, 14 July 2014

progress on crochet blanket - 70% complete

70% of the squares that is, I'll still need to crochet them all together, and do an outside border. Thankfully I'm darning in all the ends as I go as the thought of doing that a the end gives me the shudders - 720 of them is enough for me to avoid the task.

I still need the darkest colour to join them, and sadly Bendigo Woollen Mills don't have a darker purple. They do a plum, but not one that appeals to me for this blanket. I could get a darker green but until I see enough of the wool together I can't pick, and the swatch card sample is too small and an entire ball of 200g is too wasteful if it's not the right colour. I've already done that so am giving away that too-yellow-and-not-dark-enough green wool.

I might have to go to a brick & mortar store to find something suitable. The alternate is to wait until the first weekend in October when I can visit BWM as I'll be in Bendigo for an exhibition at the Art Gallery.

I don't want to lose my motivation though, so it looks like a visit to a larger spotlight or Morris & Sons is likely to happen in the next couple of weeks.

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Friday, March 04, 2016

XML and St Patrick

I am finding it a bit hard to believe that I wrote this *fourteen* years ago.

Patrick to be Named Patron Saint of Software Developers
In a dramatic development, scholars working in Newgrange, Ireland, have deciphered an Ogham stone thought to have been carved by St. Patrick himself. The text on the stone predicts, with incredible accuracy, the trials-and-tribulations of IT professionals in the early 21st century. Calls are mounting for St. Patrick to be named the patron saint of Markup Technologists.

The full transcription of the Ogham stone is presented here for the first time:

    Go placidly amid the noise and haste and remember what peace there may be in silence.

    As far as possible, without surrender, accommodate the bizarre tag names and strange attribute naming conventions of others.

    Speak your truth quietly and clearly, making liberal use of UML diagrams. Listen to others, even the dull and ignorant, they too have their story and won't shut up until you have heard it.

    Avoid loud style sheets and aggressive time scales, they are vexations to the spirit. If you compare your schemas with others, you will become vain and bitter for there will always be schemas greater and lesser than yours -- even if yours are auto-generated.

    Enjoy the systems you ship as well as your plans for new ones. Keep interested in your own career, however humble. It's a real possession in the changing fortunes of time and Cobol may yet make a comeback.

    Exercise caution in your use of namespaces for the world is full of namespace semantic trickery. Let this not blind you to what virtue there is in namespace-free markup. Many applications live quite happily without them.

    Be yourself. Especially do not feign a working knowledge of RDF where no such knowledge exists. Neither be cynical about Relax NG; for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment in the world of markup, James Clark is as perennial as the grass.

    Take kindly the counsel of the years, gracefully surrendering the things of youth such as control over the authoring subsystems and any notion that you can dictate a directory structure for use by others.

    Nurture strength of spirit to nourish you in sudden misfortune but do not distress yourself with dark imaginings of wholesale code re-writes.

    Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness. If you cannot make that XML document parse, go get a pizza and come back to it.

    Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself. Loosen your content models to help your code on its way, your boss will probably never notice.

    You are a child of the universe no less than the trees and all other acyclic graphs; you have a right to be here. And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.

    Therefore be at peace with your code, however knotted it may be. And whatever your labors and aspirations, in the noisy confusion of life, keep peace with your shelf of manuals. With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, software development is a pretty cool thing to do with your head. Be cheerful. Strive to be happy.

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Must a person go to heaven to have a truly happy future?

The Scriptures describe a peaceful, happy future for people living on the earth:

Ps. 37:11: "The meek ones themselves will possess the earth, and they will indeed find their exquisite delight in the abundance of peace."

Rev. 21:1-4: "I saw a new heaven and a new earth . . . I heard a loud voice from the throne say: `Look! The tent of God is with mankind, and he will reside with them, and they will be his peoples. And God himself will be with them. And he will wipe out every tear from their eyes, and death will be no more, neither will mourning nor outcry nor pain be anymore. The former things have passed away.'"

Mic. 4:3, 4: "They will not lift up sword, nation against nation, neither will they learn war anymore. And they will actually sit, each one under his vine and under his fig tree, and there will be no one making them tremble; for the very mouth of Jehovah of armies has spoken it."

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By Ann Steffora Mutschler If you stay current on data center trends, you are well-versed on the fact that Intel reported last June energy proportionality has effectively doubled server efficiency and workload scaling beyond what Moore’s Law predicted. What does this have to do with power management of SoCs? Cary Chin, director of marketing for low-power solutions at Synopsys, said tha... » read more

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Mint and Flowers

H&M cardigan and blouse, Gap boyfriend jeans, Jeffrey Campbell wedges.

I'm really glad I found these slouchy boyfriend jeans because they seem like the perfect compliment to all my bright feminine colors and prints that I love for spring. I really like good contrast in an outfit, so pairing these tomboyish jeans with more feminine details is a fun way to accomplish that. Not too feminine, not too boyish, but something right in the middle.

I'm also glad that I am able to wear such casual things to work. I work in a very laid-back office of mostly male engineers, so even throwing on a pair of heels with a casual outfit makes me feel pretty dressed up for the workplace. And for Portland, for that matter. That being said, wedges with casual jeans are a perfect fit. I feel put-together but not out of place that way.

Do you have any styling tips for boyfriend jeans? Next on my list is pairing them with stripes and/or some skinny stilettos...

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I was trying on a peplum top the other day and just happened to be wearing boyfriend jeans. I really liked the way they looked together - the perfect feminine/boyish balance.

I love your floral top! I just came across your blog and I love it!

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You look lovely! I really like this combo - and the boyfriend jeans keep it from being too "cute". (Like you said :)


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Wednesday, December 30, 2009

giveaway closed,and the winner is...... :)

so i got 213 entries,sorry i cudnt show u the printscreen of result,coz suddenly my mozilla crashed and all windows got wouldnt be fair if i pick new winner just because my mozilla
the winner is number 51,thats daituf ! :)

eeek disturbing picture !sunburn !had outdoor activity at my campus.i cudnt find my sunblock in the morning so i had to go without sunblock.eeek !thanks god i got Dr. G bb cream on my face,some of my friends also has sunburn on their face.:P
i know my arm looks not flattering at all,come on gimme sometime to work it

new year new yeah its Charles n Keith, cheap n comfy.i dont mind CP for u guys
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Tuesday, December 29, 2009

finally..+happy new year guys

LMAO i have had nothing to post anymore.
yesterday i went to the PO to pick up 3 boxes from amynaree and another box from etsy.
can u imagine how happy i was.LOL.after all this time browsing thru macys,nordstrom,f21,charlotte russe,they are all finally here.thanks amy !

these are just some MU related stuff,the rest are secret

wondering why i never have OOTD post?coz this is my typical outfit.everyone is so stylish here in singapore,well some is stylish,some has style,ummm not in a good way.loll.i used to love being stylish,but u know what it means?always going thru ur closet everytime u go out and try 6 different combination,get stressed out and messy i rite??lol
so here i am,tee and jeans standing on the full body mirror at my place

christmas in singapore,all decorations and so freaking crowded.staying home is the

OMG cant believe its 2010 soon !
wish everythings gonna be better in 2010 for all of us !
cant wait to start 2010 with trevi PM, friend is coming to town and i can use his pasport to claim tax refund
really cant wait !
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Thursday, December 24, 2009

wishlist update+merry christmas y'all

first off,merry christmas all my darling!hope u have a great one!me just too lazy to go out.its almost 9 here,i cud just join the crowd outside but im just

haha yeahh i wennt to duty free shop alone and get free gift wrap service for myself.LMAO.hey its my wishlist,sure i can wra it up as gift

was gonna get armani fragrance but didnt like it anymore, i SWEAR this smells soooo goood

D&G The One,i prefer this than Rose The One tho the ads is just soo gorgeous n tempting,its smells too girlie. :P

the second one is ne tiny netbook is just

so far my 09 wishlist

actually i wanted to get that LV trevi PM today but since i am now student here i cant get tax refund so i joined gym membership plus PT which cost me more than my dream bag.f$#@%$#@!!
well hope im gonna stick to the gym,all the PT schedule and have the result i hv always wanted

since its already christmas,have u fulfilled all ur christmas wishlist?tell me tell me

BTW thanks for doing the polling now im sure either im pretty sane or most blogger here also has 'something wrong' which im pretty sure not,so yeay for more laughter,look younger,be happier!LOL
lame,i know

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Wednesday, December 23, 2009

new traincase +poll help

okay 1st off i need u guys to do me a n my bf has a lot of tiny unimportant argues every single he was like,why dont u make a poll on ur blog and see who is correct? well there's actually lots of topics but as usual,i always think im correct and some is subjective.

so,when we were in the supermarket,he said that he was looking for biscuit named Chicken in A Biscuit.okay as for my defense,u all know how i LOL,HEHE,HAHA,LMAO,BAHAHAHAHHA a lot in my post,well its not just online,i laugh a lot in real life,WHY wud i stop myself from enjoying myself and laughing rite??
to be fair,i guess his defense is that my laughter sounds scary (which is not,ask Dina,does my laughter sounds scary at all??)
okay then we finally found this and i just laughed and his magic words just slide,THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH YOU...

come on,look at the box!how they purposely wrote BISKIT and hey look at the chicken's face!its funny!!
nothing's wrong with me rite?im just a lil girl who laugh a lot whose bf accuse her of having scary laughter which is completely untrue.:P

  simply do the poll on my left bar baby,please be fair,dont be on my side coz u love me bunch !:)

ps: hmmm i recall someone telling me not to post anything about him on my blog.

new traincase since i have no vanity,drawer etc

see,its huge?love it !

well it seems like i have nothing to blog about at the moment
sorry for being extremely random
stay silly !
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Friday, December 18, 2009

update+sasa is evil

finally,i can update pictures
dont u just love the view from the livin room??:P

well i

zoom in,u can see a swimming pool that i havent been to b4!!i know !its been 5 days i think i have gain MUCH kilos,yes MUCH so cant swim.haha

no vanity,no drawer,this is gonna be damn ugly if i go to sasa often

1st cooking was rather tasteless,but hey,not bad okay ??!

bon appetit !!:)

3rd day sasa haul,also have 1st day and 5th day haul but didnt take picture,and this is actually just my 5th day

and julie wanted to deposit her pay cheque to sasa if she lived across sasa and i was like,no way..but i have been visiting sasa everyday i go to the mall and never left empty handed.well its just temporary madness so i dont mind

well ciao !:)
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Wednesday, December 16, 2009

i am not dead,yet

LOL i havent been MIA also,i just havent update my blog coz i got my sony cam and the card reader but all sony memory card needs their own tiny card reader which i didnt bring along and if im not mistaken its not sold separately. >.<

anywhoo,i love my new place. :)
and moving in to new place gives excuses to shop a lot since i left so many things behind. :P
also got some Sasa haul since this mall across my place has Sasa. haha how lucky i am,always mall across my place.well back home it was seriously 2 minutes walk to get inside the mall and 30 seconds walk to get to the

btw im having blogsale/swap up sometime around januari,i guess?i have so many abandoned babies here.:)

well enough with my boring post,will figure out how to upload pict to my laptop

take care
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Sunday, December 13, 2009

im leaving tomorrow yeay ! yearbook picts

yeay im leaving tomoro,cant promise to update u on 1st day but im sure gonna miss u guys and try to update ASAP
Singapore here i come !:P
bye bye my lovely indonesia,we need to take a break from our love hate relationship

love <3
my super funny fun awesome adorable slutty friends
hawker :P
pirated DVD
money talks
super awesome mall just across my place

hate :(
greedy custom
traffic jam almost all the time
public transport
bad hygiene
terrible gossip chain

nay for my yearbook,it sucks big

can u guess which one i am?hehehe

lol me being evil friend keep teasing my innocent friend
and u can see my friend,Rita,it says muscle and hairy "lady Hulk"
i know u r reading my blog

im not showing u main pict coz thats was the point of my life i just eat like a horse and was really freaking fat.well its not that bad,i just dont fgeel like showing it.and now im a t the point of my life where i have so many breakouts
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Thursday, December 10, 2009

swap with denysia+new piercing+CS ramble

geezz after waiting all this time,i got my driver driving to the post office for 3 hours for THE SECOND TIME to get this package !and see what i got,i had to pay 21 bucks for tax!geezz!i will never do anymore swap when im in Indonesia,i have learnt my lesson
thanks a lot denysia !

ELF studio lot.:P
but now i doubt im gonna use those since im breaking out again.GEEEZZ HELP ME !
i dunno whats wrong with me,i dont wear makeup for days but still breaking out terribly.:(

got this clinique anti redness solution plus GWP from macys

pop beauty palette,i got from denysia's blogsale!geezz its so easy to apply and so pigmented !love this !

lashes,chapstick,my 1st lip smacker and pigments

i was so excited !the smashbox lip emulsion is missing tho!i just emailed denysia and asked her,was it the custom or she forgot to include it !hehe

showing off my tiny piercing!lol
i didnt plan to use it since i rarely wear earrings! but my friend got one and she asked me i shud get one,after wandering around we decided to get another one,so 2 new piercings for her and one for me!i was actually gonna run when she was gonna use that "gun" to pierce me but there were my juniors from high school so i stopped screaming,be a man (?) and deal with it !
on our way home,we walk and sang christmas song so damn loud ppl stare at us and i was like,are we drunk?maybe the alcohol that they use on our ears got us drunk,yeahhh !!LOL
btw it was 3 PM yeah and we were drunk?

Btw i got this mail from Pace University NYC,USA.LOL
yeah i signed up for their mailing list just for fun and they sent me this brochures all the way from NYC!
i didnt do anything serious,just subscribe to their mailing
i have had some bad experiences with  Indonesian's CS,well its not experience since they NEVER,i said NEVER reply to any enquiries.its not late replies but actually NO REPLY
 singaporean's CS usually reply within 24 hour.
another bad CS experience from,i ordered their stuff around 3 months ago,i waited for a month but still nothing then i contacted them and they ship my stuff BUT they miss my free gift from the free gift code,i emailed them and they say gonna send the gift.
1.not only i have to wait for more than one month,i also didnt get my free gift
until now,i didnt get any package and they never reply my email terrible is that huh?its not like their product is that good and they also have terrible CS.
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Wednesday, December 9, 2009

dear Santa (not),

i know i havent been a good girl this year,but i dont give a crap coz u will not visit me anyway even if had been a good girl all this year!!
yeahh cut the crap,we all know santa isnt real!so this is more like how hard im gonna try to get all this,i cant depend on santa!
btw this post was inspired by Dina
lol i have seen so many christmas wishlist but i think doing this on polyvore is easier

hehe this list isnt exactly all things i want,some just pretty close enough

maybe u notice i got aguafina chapstick and witch hazel on my wishlist,yeah!!
they are freaking cheap but i dont think they are available here!

that iDOLE armani smells so good btw but i can never finish my fragrance so i doubt i need this!lol

cudnt find any nude nail polish,so i pick this O.P.I

all over face brush!geezz i dunno which one i want!lol

geezz that LV Trevi PM is kinda to-die-for !why everything has to be overpriced here in asia???

hand cream

see?its Sarah Jessica Parker's hand,watch out ladies !dont forget ur hands!show them some love!hehe

whats on ur top wishlist?
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Sunday, December 6, 2009

a piece of me in December+ reminder,do it if u havent done so! hehe

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This month....
I like : christmas decoration and music everywhere.tho i dont celebrate christmas i just love it.:)

I don't like: ppl who just spread the unhappiness around and really just ruin my whole day even before it starts. unfortunately,they are around me so im just gonna have to wait coz im moving out soon!yeay !
btw the same answer as november's

I want you to know:  i just got my braces off! yeay!but i have to get used to the retainer and sometimes i sound weird when i talk plus i have to take it off when i want to eat, looks like something a grandma should do before going to bed! LOL

I've planned: to do swaps with tamara from cherrycolors and lindah from onlyxlindah. cant wait !hehehe

I want to say to someone special: Luke thanks a bunch,u know what to do around jakarta more than i do!LOL. absolutely cant wait for next week!are u reading my blog btw?:P
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Wednesday, December 2, 2009

blogger meetup with dina+ package from amy :P

 BTW,dont forget to follow my new blog,u dont wanna miss out !i will have giveaway on my new blog anytime soon !
click here ,after u follow my new blog,join my giveaway bu JUST leaving comment here

wanna introduce u to dina !!tho probably most of u have known her too !hehe
we met two days ago and we spent 8 hours together!LOL
u know us girls can spend 8 hours chit chatting and shopping and i think 8 hours wasnt enough

we didnt actually take any picture when we were having lunch!geez !we had steak and i remember to take the picture when we were already halfway and just now i accidentally deleted it.LOL

in this picture we were in zara fitting room,i got one top then we pick a top randomly just to get inside and take picture.:P

we spend eight hours together,just lunch,shopping,yoghurt,shopping, and sit somewhere else and gossiping about YOU GUYS,yeah,its you sizbelle,adin,lisa,julie,amy,summer,etc.LOL
dont worry,no bad mouth,we were talking about how wonderful u guys are!i swear!hehehhe
see the picture what we wear,tee,brown leather bag,jeans,flip flops,watch,BANGS and haircut !hehe

tutti frutti yoghurt,i didnt know we were supposed to fill the cup ourselves and weight tem at the cashire.DAMN the kiwis were so heavy !

love pack dina got for me.see that skull thingie,yeah its a sanitary pad !LOL.i doubt i will ever use it.see i got skull sanitary pad !hahahahha

when i got hime,a package from amy was waiting for me !
she has been such sweet heart,i got all my hauls,from macys,sephora,nordstrom,jc penney,hobo,forever21,charlotte russe,anything else that i dont remember has been sitting in her closet !lol
this december amy gonna send all those for me,new place,new stuff,i cudnt be happier !!LOL
these are just beauty related haul and look at the postcard !i love it !hehe and i love what she wrote!
im so glad to meet u too amy !one day we have to meet in person!
me also really wanna go to the states so bad!!maybe im gonna shop like crazy,i need a private jet for my hauls!LOL
well thats only if all expenses paid
*crossing finger*
stupid wish !lol

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Answered prayer Testimony for Matthew

I don’t know if it’s something I’m doing/not doing as far as my walk, but these things come in waves.  I get hit with marvelous testimonies from the Lord in groupings, and they appear to stop (as far as what I see/experience).

For a while now, I’ve been praying for Matthew.  I’ve been praying that the Lord reveals Himself to Matthew through either myself or someone else.  It one of my top prayers that someone comes across his path to help him. This is one that He answered my prayer for a revelation. A beautiful testimony.

Matt was home from college for the Thanksgiving weekend and I sat down and talked to him for about 10min.  Matt is very much into science, evolution, etc.  I started talking to him about God and how he cannot be figured out by man’s peanut of a brain.  That we try to understand God w/ our very limited knowledge and/or with science, and we cannot.  Then, I flowed into examples of these testimonies.. I explained how I use to look at these things as coincidence/chance, but when they happen as they do and as often as they do.. .There’s no doubt whatsoever.  I said that we cannot place a measurement on such things, it’s impossible.  I also went into discussing a bit about eternity vs death in the grave.  Lastly, I used 2cor4:18 on how the things we experience are temporary and God is eternal.  He ended the conversation and said “That’s a pretty good argument for God.”  I just asked him to at least open up a pathway of believing and ask God to reveal Himself, and He will.  I’m not sure if Matt did that night.. but this is what happened –

The next morning, which was Nov. 30..  My daily devotion for that day was almost word for word on the discussion Matt and I had.  This was a testimony for him… to show Himself..  I pray, pray and pray.. with all that is in me.. That this email spoke to Matt and that God continues to reveal Himself to Matt.  Here is the email I sent him the next morning:

As I was trying to explain yesterday on how God reveals Himself.  Recall the things I said to you last night in your room, and then read below.  I did not seek this out in order to show it to you. Through the normal course of a daily reading that I do, this is what it said for Monday,November 30.  This is almost word for word of what we spoke about yesterday.. This is God working –

Family and friends gather for a funeral service, the committal is held, and the estate is sold or distributed.  For some,this signifies the end.  Yet for those who trust in Jesus Christ, this is the beginning of eternity in the presence of our Lord.

Our finite minds cannot begin to grasp the reality of eternity. Life on earth is driven by time, but eternity is forever. Since the Bible is clear about the need for faith in Christ, the reality of heaven and hell, and the certainty of physical death, it is foolish for us to lose sight of a heavenly perspective on earthly things. Consider how important it is to put earthly things in the right perspective.

Do you live with a right perspective or are you currently placing far too much emphasis on earthly things?  Ask God for help in a heavenly perspective. The things of this world are temporal, but the glory of heaven is eternal.

That last sentence was 2Cor4:18. Thank you Lord for the answered prayer and the testimony to share with other. Blessed be the Lord God Almighty.


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Sunday, September 28, 2014

Mussel Shells and Vintage Buttons

Gift mussel shells from the Little Miami River...
...and old buttons made from the same type of shell.
The purple ones are rare! Beautiful, lustrous lavender plum,
ranging to opalescent dusty pink.

Freshwater mussel shells were used in the U.S. from the 1800's to produce millions and millions of buttons, as well as cutlery handles, inlay and other products. (Before that, I guess the shells were mostly used as tools by indigenous North Americans.) But by the 1930's, over-harvesting, decline in mussel habitat, and eventually, alternative technology and materials put an end to the river-based shell industries all along the Mississippi and other eastern waterways.

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LSI_SAS3 Service Defaults in Windows 8

LSI SAS Gen3 Driver (StorPort) by LSI Corporation.

Default Settings

Startup type:Manual
Display name:LSI_SAS3
Service name:LSI_SAS3
Service type:kernel
Error control:normal
Group:SCSI Miniport
Registry key:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\LSI_SAS3

Default Behavior

The LSI_SAS3 service is a kernel device driver. In Windows 8 it will not be started until the user starts it. If LSI_SAS3 fails to start, the error details are added to Windows 8 error log. When the operating system startup is complete, the user is being notified that the LSI_SAS3 service hasn't been started.

Restore Default Startup Configuration for LSI_SAS3

1. Select your Windows 8 edition and update pack, and then click Download.

2. Save the Win8_LSISAS3_Service_Startup.cmd file to a local storage device.

3. Run the saved file as an administrator.

4. Restart the computer.

The LSI_SAS3 service is using the lsi_sas3.sys file that is located in the %WinDir%\System32\drivers folder. If the file is corrupted or deleted, you can put it back in there.


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Sightings listed for the Southeastern Vermont Audubon Society

Saturday, October 01, 2011

{BIRD NOTES} ~ Oct. 2, 2011

Bird Notes

Re: Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Funny you should mention it . . . I just enjoyed a lovely little Hummingbird who perched on a rose bush this afternoon (9/30 Friday) in Wilmington.  My feeder is still up and I still have honeysuckle vines in bloom, which they love.

---Mary Ann McLeod, Wilmington, VT

Retreat Meadow (10/1)

For those of you that haven’t been there yet, there are still Great Egrets to be seen at the Retreat Meadows. The Turkey Vulture roost near the Veterans Memorial Bridge seems to be growing larger by the day. There was an enormous kettle circling over that area today in the rain.

Migration Continues (10/1)

Reports from Sullivan County in New York State indicate large flocks of wood warblers and thrushes moving south through the Bashakill Wildlife Management area today despite very wet conditions.

North American Raptors by the Numbers

Smallest: American Kestrel (9" long, 22" wingspan)
Broadest wingspan: Bald Eagle (80")
Heaviest: Golden Eagle (10 pounds)
Longest distance migrant: Peregrine Falcon from Arctic slope to Tierra del Fuego,
an archipelago off the southernmost tip of the South American mainland, across the Strait of Magellan.
Biggest comeback: Bald Eagle removed from the endangered species list in 2007.

---Courtesy of Audubon Magazine

Buying Binoculars?
Following birds in flight requires a good pair of binoculars. Picking among the sizes, optics, prices, and brands is crazy-making.  Luckily, Audubon Magazine has great recommendations. Find the best binocs for you.

Taking a Time Out

Barb and yours truly are taking a break and heading for our Catskill Mountain retreat for a few days. We have no access to computers there, so we’ll be in touch when we return.

Please share your birding news with us.

What have you got coming to your feeders?

Are there any birds nesting in your yard?

What have you seen while on a trip?

Drop us an e-mail

 Al Merritt

W. Brattleboro, VT

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Friday, January 20, 2012

{BIRD NOTES} January 20, 2012

Bald Eagle © Noreen Downs

Bird Notes

Excerpts from the New Hampshire Audubon Bald Eagle Survey

This was the 32nd consecutive year that New Hampshire Audubon has coordinated New Hampshire's part of the National Mid-winter Bald Eagle Survey (beginning with the Winter of 1980-81).  This year the survey took place on Saturday, January 7th, except in the Lakes Region where we held it on Thursday, January 5th.  Volunteer turn-out this year included a total of 85 people.  Saturday's weather was amazing, with very mild temperatures and only light breezes, and without much snow cover across the entire state.  Thursday's count in the Lakes Region took place in seasonal overcast conditions with precipitation mostly holding off until the end of the day. (See attachment for photo)

Survey Day statewide results:  This year we located a total of 56 bald eagles (42 adults, 14 immatures*) and 1 golden eagle in New Hampshire on survey day, down slightly from the 61 eagles seen in our 2009 and 2010 counts, and nearly the same as the 54 eagles we saw last year.  For a long-term sense of the trend, 11 years ago in 2001 we counted a total of 42 eagles, in 1991 we counted 19, in 1981 we counted only 8.

Connecticut River** - Total of 15 bald eagles seen, including 14 individuals (12 adults, 2 immatures) seen on Survey Day (11 observers), plus 1 additional eagle (1 immature) confirmed during the two-week count period.

---Chris Martin, Senior Biologist

Conservation Department, New Hampshire Audubon

Bald Eagle Over I-91

Vivian and I had a good 10 seconds view of an adult Bald Eagle last Friday.  We were on I-91 heading into the Holyoke Range from the north and the eagle was headed upstream.  We managed to stay on the road without a third hand on the wheel.

---Tom Prunier

Hildene Bird Walks

Attached are the dates for the monthly bird walks held at Hildene in Manchester, Vermont. We meet at the visitors’ center. All are welcome. Hope to see you there.

2012 Hildene Bird Walk Dates:
1/14/12 begins at 8 a.m.
4/28/12 - begins at 7a.m. until October
10/13/12 - begins at 8 a.m.

---Barbara Powers, Manchester Center, VT

Please share your birding news with us.

What have you got coming to your feeders?

Are there any birds nesting in your yard?

What have you seen while on a trip?

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 Al Merritt

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Sunday, June 20, 2010

My First Blog Award & My 12 nominations. You might just be one of them. Check to see. =)

Thanks to Family Literacy for

nominating me with the awesome

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*Crafty Pirate

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*Dotty Dot

*Mom’s the Glue

*Cicada Daydream

*Not so Fancy Nancy

*Randomness by Petchy

*Create & Delegate

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Thursday, 8 June 2017

Zipper Pouch Tutorial

Lined Zipper Pouch with Matching Tabs & Contrast Panel

Zipper pouches are my 'go to' project when stitching gifts.  They're so versatile and the recipient can always find a use for them: pencil case, make-up purse, travel bag, gadget case, clutch bag...etc....etc., the list is endless!

I stitched up this particular pouch for my husband's goddaughter.  The matching travel mirror, personalised with her initial, was made with my trusty badge machine one of my favourite playthings!

The dark green bottom panel is a 'waxy' type cotton which almost looks like leather.  It came from a pair of jeans that cost just 20p from a local car boot sale as I knew the fabric would be perfect for little sewing projects!  The eye-catching zigzag fabrics are from the 'Sophia' range by Makower and I originally used them to make these sprocket cushions, published in Sewing World Magazine.

Zipper pouches are the perfect sewing project for beginners as they (generally) only use straight lines.  They also introduce the slightly more challenging skill of inserting zips but their dinky size means should the worst comes to the worst not too much fabric is wasted!

On that note, it's important to remember that sewing does take practice and we all make many, many mistakes when learning.....and continue to do so!  My sewing has improved greatly over time simply because I've become more adventurous and now just get stuck in!  The main step in this direction was the growing prevalence of 'car boot sales' where I can buy old clothing, sheets, curtains, duvet covers...etc...etc., for next to nothing!  Previously purchasing supplies was an expensive business and as such I was extremely reticent to pick up my scissors and hack into fabric unless I was sure of the outcome. This obviously lead to a vicious circle whereby I didn't have many sewing skills but was too nervous to expand my stitching repertoire!

So grab some fabric, whether new or upcycled, and create your own gorgeous zipper pouch

Zipper Pouch Tutorial

Use a 1 cm seam allowance throughout.

The first step is to create the pouch exterior.  Cut two 21 x 11 cm rectangles from your chosen patterned fabric for the pouch top and two 21 x 7 cm rectangles from a contrast fabric for the lower section.  If the fabrics are a pale colour or light weight consider applying a fusible interfacing to the wrong side of your rectangles.

Sew together in pairs and then press seams towards the darker fabric.  Top stitch lower contrast panel for a lovely professional touch.

Next cut two 21 x 16 cm rectangles from your lining fabric.  I chose a darker colour as this makes for a much more forgiving and practical choice, disguising make-up smudges or marks from leaky pens!

Now stitch the zipper tabs using your contrast fabric and this tutorial from one of my previous posts. If you want to miss this step out just make sure that your zipper is at least the width of your prepared pouch pieces!

The next step is to create your zipper sandwich.  To do this simply place your lining piece down with right side up and centre your zip on top of it right side up, there will be some overhang but this is trimmed off later along with the seam allowances.  Then put one of your lining pieces on top, wrong side up. Pin or tack the zip sandwich securely and then sew in place using a zipper foot. Repeat for the second side.

Open out the pouch and press neatly.  Then top stitch through all layers of fabric on either side of the zip, using your zipper foot or an edge stitch foot.  As with the stitching on the lower panel, it gives a professional finish and also prevents the lining from getting caught in the zip when in use.

Match up the outer fabrics right sides together and the lining fabrics, again right sides together. Ensure that the zip is at least half way open so that you can turn the pouch right side out after stitching!

Pin the sides together pushing the zip tab bulk towards the lining.  Then sew all the way around the outside, leaving an opening in the lining for a turning gap.

Trim seam allowances to reduce bulk.  Turn the pouch through to the right side and gently push out rounded corners using a large wooden knitting needle or other blunt point.

Lightly press and then using a small ladder or slip stitch hand sew the opening closed.

You've now stitched a fabulous zipper pouch!


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Wednesday, May 6, 2009

Celebrating You - A Night For Pampering

Tonight at Superstition Springs Community Church, the women's bible study is hosting the ladies of SSCC and the women of House of Refuge East.  Starting at 6:00 will be a wonderful night of fellowship, dinner, raffles, testimony, praise and worship, and pampering.  Below is an apron I've made for the raffle.  Hope to see you there!

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Thursday, May 12, 2016

Sexy Satin High Heels, Kim Kardashian Wears Satin Women High Heel Shoes

Kim Kardashian wears sexy Satin High Heels

Sexy satin high heels are in a class of their own. Wear sexy satin high heels and show your fashion tastes as well as your sense of style!

Now is a good time to add a pair or pairs of sexy satin high heels to your shoe wardrobe.
Satin high heels will add that something special called the "X-Factor" to your look -- whether you are wearing a gorgeous dress, a flowing gown or a stylish outfit.

Close up of Kim Kardashian's Sexy Satin High Heels

Have you ever ran your hands down the length of satin cloth, and immersed yourself in the royal feel of the fabric? If you haven't, then give it a try. Since satin has the smooth, luxurious feel of silk, it is not surprising that silk is intertwined in satin, giving it that soft look and feel.

When you rub your fingers softly against the satin surface, you will notice there are no ridges, bumps or lumps in the grain of fabric. Instead, you will only feel the elegant smooth texture of satin.

There are lots of gorgeous satin high heel designs for you to choose from.  The most eye-catching pairs can include a sexy peep hole front, with ruffled satin.  The sides, back and yes -- even the heels -- are covered in gorgeous satin as well.

If you prefer not to wear all-satin high heels, there are styles made with satin as well as other material.  However,  you may want to wear all-satin styled high heels to get the feel and look of true elegance.
Sometimes it may not be evident from someone approaching you, that you are wearing satin high heels, especially if your high heels are black or some other dark color.
However, once they see your sexy satin high heels up close, there will be no doubt in their minds as to how luxurious your high heels look.  Your sexy satin high heels will add sophistication to your overall look and identify you as a fashion-setter.

The smooth, soft satin texture of your heels will make them comfortable to wear. The insides are usually pliable, and bend with the ball of your feet as you walk.

When you wear your satin high heels, you can be both sexy and comfortable at the same time.

Be sure to wear your sexy satin high heels and set the stage for high fashion and fun, wherever you go!

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