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The Truth about 911: Explosive Evidence – Experts Speak Out

Just saw the documentary “Explosive Evidence – Experts Speak Out”

which interviews many architects, engineers and scientists who prove that the official story of 911 is simply impossible. The three towers collapsed on themselves in freefall, explosions were heard, molten iron pouring out of the buildings (latest military technology of nano thermite explosives), concrete and metal pulverized mostly into dust (which was immediately removed and shipped to China for recycling, before any forensic investigation was permitted), metal beams and bones sent flying laterally/horizontally at 70km an hour to land on far off buildings. But what is perhaps most interesting is the psychological explanation of why a majority of people simply refuse to believe any of this. It is because it challenges their entire belief structure that our government cares for and takes care of us. This is precisely why the puppeteers chose these towers as a target, because they are powerful symbols of our freedom and the very structure of our society. While the official story was used as grounds to invade the Middle East, oil heartland of our planet. No weapons of mass destruction were found, the premise for attacking Iraq, yet the forces remain there some ten years later (now replaced by advisers and private mercenaries, and military bases surround Iran). This is the military industrial complex making a killing from wars and the subsequent, farcical yet highly lucrative reconstruction which always follows them (read “We Meant Well: How I Helped Lose the Battle for the Hearts and Minds of the Iraqi People (American Empire Project)” –

I urge you to download and watch the empirical and scientific evidence presented by some of the 1,700 architects and engineers ( who have signed the petition demanding a truly independent and empirically based investigation of WTC. The puppeteers will do this again to maintain their power base, but it can only get worse. All the laws passed since 911 designed to take away our freedoms (in the name of “protecting us” from terrorists) have been carefully planned and time is running out. Please do not continue to live in denial. Yes, the truth can be painful, but the repercussions of continued denial will be much more painful. German society frolicked in its veneer of stability and safety as Hitler rose to power and the same tools were used to implement tyrannical rule. Please educate yourself and spread the news.

Responses by some of my friends

Well, don’t like to talk about politics, being such a volatility-provoking subject; but, yeah, probably , maybe was organized beforehand, 9-11..but why, I don’t know. Could it have been the Mossad, the Israeli group? Did they do it to create more division between USA(Israel) and the Islamic world? I’ve been reading a lot about the Bolshevik Revolution, mostly watching videos actually. About 20-60 million Russians were slaughtered by the Cheka secret police / Bolsheviks. No synagogues were burned, but plenty of Christian churches were. The leadership of the Bolsheviks was almost entirely Jewish. This is a fact that is not mentioned in most western Euro/USA textbooks. While we Americans are bombarded daily with History Channel reminders of the WWII Holocaust perpetrated by the Nazis, we never seem to hear about the Bolshevik Holocaust, which killed millions of Russians. 20 million Ukranians were starved to death or worked to death or executed. Reading Solzenitzen’s Gulag Archipelago. Just my two cents. Patrick

Good two cents man. Read a few times that it was an inside job managed by the Israeli military, where the Jews contribute some 60% of party financing on both sides of the fence, but that it isn’t really a Jewish thing but a Rothschild thing, who started the state of Israel to plant a thorn in the middle east to eventually ignite WW3. The Rothschilds are apparently behind a lot of the shit that goes down and Albert Pike reveals the agenda of the Free Masons, whereby three world wars shall be formented as a means for total world domination and control. He wrote it in 1880 and its pretty well bang on. Makes the hair on my neck stand up every time I read it.

This is just information from Wikipedia, so I make no universal conclusions regarding 9-11 and Israel’s or USA’s involvement, nor do I take an immediate anti-semitic stance: “The Rothschild family known as the House of Rothschild,[1] or more simply as the Rothschilds, is a European banking dynasty, of German-Jewish origin, that established European banking and finance houses starting in the late 18th century. ” On an apocalyptic note, I think the 2012 Mayan Holocaust is a marketing scheme/money make, but NASA says there will be a ton of solar flares which may burn out power grids and satellites.

yah, been reading about those flares. Considering how the financial markets are about to implode, which could be grounds for mobilizing the people to ww3, I think it could very well be this year, or very soon at least. The world debt has been calculated at 1,500 trillion dollars, while the combined GDP is something like 65 trillion, so something has to happen. I think the 1% have been inflating the markets on purpose as part of their scheme of economic cycles which take money out of the people while they reposition themselves ahead of the way and capitalize on the inside information. The major players have been making MAJOR shifts into gold this year, so I think this implosion could very well happen this year. September has traditionally been the month of corrections/crashes.

Karel, Wow. Haven’t heard from you in just AGES. Thanks for this information , and I will read and digest it all carefully and watch the documentaries . Karel, I do believe. I get it. I can not figure out why so few trust our government. It gives me chills, scares me to death and sickens me all at the same time. Truth is a foreign word these days and everyone jumps on the bandwagon believing the false philosophical jargon and ideology and they believe in the false prophets that preach this heresy. It is tossed out like candy and people are enamored in gobbling it all up . UGH. Thanks and I look forward to studying this. Sure hope that you are well and happy. Its enough to make you want to leave and get out, but to where??? PEACE and BLESSINGS to you! Good to hear from ya!:) Ann Marie(Omaha NE)

Hey Anne, good to hear from you as well. Don’t usually send out such mass mailings but felt the documentary was concise enough and presented in a way that most could chew on it. I feel time is running out and the news needs to be spread. There is now so much evidence amassed and I fear they will pull another, even worse false flag as a distraction, and I am really afraid for the state of the world and the martial law they are setting up in the US. One of the few chances we have is to spread this knowledge and hopefully do something about it, by passive means.

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"1169 And Counting is a wealth of information on our Republican past and present , and demonstrates how the Irish political landscape , like that of any nation, will never be a black and white issue..."

(From the ‘e-Thursday’ section of the ‘Business Week’ supplement of the ‘Irish Independent’ , 21st August 2008.)

This blog was listed as one of the 'Finalists' in the '2016 current affairs/politics' category of the Littlewoods Ireland blog awards - but we didn't win the award. Ah well! Thanks to everyone involved for getting us to the final stage of the competition and sure we'll try again next year!

Wednesday, October 16, 2013

'THERE WILL BE ANOTHER DAY.....' By Peadar O'Donnell ; first published in January 1963.

I picked up a pencil and in the light of the townlands I wrote rapidly 'And since these payments are illegal and immoral, all decrees enforcing them shall be suspended pending national agreement on what contributions Irish farmers will make towards national housekeeping expenses.' I wrote across the top for our slogan of action - 'CALL OFF THE BAILIFFS'. Accept that addendum and we're a team , I said , and we settled down for a long discussion.

I was amused to find that Colonel Moore was as convinced as Paddy Hogan that I was acting for the IRA , and it sharpened my admiration for him that , with that in mind, he was willing to join me. I told him exactly how things were and that I would , if I could, involve the IRA in the agitation of the small-farmer countryside, even though many of the units might shed members initially if pushed along that road. I would not use the poor of the countryside to blast the Free State Government out of the way but the Republic, if restored through a struggle on this level , would be a Republic of the poor, achieved by the poor, for the poor. But to think thus was to dream - the agitation was as yet simply an affair of neighbours in a few townlands.

Colonel Moore told me he asked Labour Senator Tom Johnson to interest himself in the case against payment of land annuities to Britain and that Johnson did, in fact , make a speech to the Senate , but he hedged himself in behind so many reservations that his speech meant nothing. He saw William O'Brien too , but O'Brien told him quite frankly he did not understand the position. It is puzzling that the Dublin Labour movement has persisted in a strange aloofness from the small-farmer countryside : perhaps this is the ultimate proof of its backwardness. This is a recent development , this aloofness , for during the period of the conflict with landlordism town workers were close allies of the Irish countryside. (MORE LATER).

By Michael O'Higgins and John Waters. From 'Magill Magazine' , October 1988.

By Saturday night , then, pretty much everything was in place in preparation for 'Operation Flavius': at midnight the Commissioner held a final briefing at which various details of the operation were discussed. The briefing , attended by everyone involved in the operation, was addressed by the Commissioner and by the military and security officers in command of those respective elements of the operation.

By this time the Commissioner and his advisory group had identified four key indicators to assist them in coming to a decision about when they should move in on the IRA ASU. These were 1) If a car driven by one of the ASU crossed the frontier and parked in the assembly area in the square ; 2) If a car driven by a member of the ASU arrived in the assembly area without prior warning ; 3) The presence in Gibraltar of other members of the ASU and 4) If there were indications that the ASU , having parked the car , was about to leave Gibraltar. At the briefing the Commissioner also stressed the sequence which he wanted followed with regard to apprehending the three IRA member. This was 1) Arrest ; 2) Disarm and 3) Defuse the bomb.

The inquest heard several different versions of what happened to cause the surveillance operation at the border to miss Seán Savage driving into Gibraltar in the white Renault in the early afternoon of Sunday March 6 , 1988 : according to the Commissioner and several other early witnesses to the inquest, the surveillance operation at the Gibraltar side of the border was working in complete ignorance of what , if any, surveillance was being mounted in Spain. The procedure being followed at the border , the inquest was told , was that, because of the volume of traffic, only cars containing two males and a female were being checked - other cars and pedestrians were being waved through. On day eleven of the inquest , however , Detective Constable Charles Huart of the Gibraltar special branch told a different story..... (MORE LATER).

I have no intention of dwelling on this as I find it a disturbing subject , but it does need highlighting. For one of those involved in such a sensitive issue to behave in such a crassly ignorant manner is a mark of an insensitive person , to put it mildly, and/or a person who is so confident that they will not be properly punished by the 'establishment' they belong to that they have convinced themselves that different rules of conduct apply in their case.

That Gerry Adams is at fault in this instance is , in my opinion, as obvious as the fact that his brother , Liam , done wrong and, whilst we are not 'our brothers keeper' , we all of us owe it to society , and to ourselves , to ensure that 'our brother' is properly reprimanded and removed from all potential areas in which he could re-offend. Not only did this not happen in this case but Gerry Adams rubbed salt into the wounds by trying to ignore the deed and when it snowballed into an avalanche he attempted to make light of it via his 'Twitter' account by using that social media outlet in a failed attempt to present himself as a 'victim' in the whole squalid affair , by posting a poem about how he bravely took all criticism on the chin , like 'a man' :

"You may write me down in history With your bitter, twisted lies,

You may trod me in the very dirt But still, like dust, I'll rise.

Does my sassiness upset you? Why are you beset with gloom?

'Cause I walk like I've got oil wells Pumping in my living room.

Just like moons and like suns, With the certainty of tides,

Just like hopes springing high, Still I'll rise.

Did you want to see me broken? Bowed head and lowered eyes?

Shoulders falling down like teardrops, Weakened by my soulful cries?"

It's the "soulful cries" of your own family members you should have been concerned about , Gerry , not your own (imagined) 'soulful cries' in relation to how you considered yourself 'victimised' in this sickening business.

The eight prizes won on Sunday 13th October last - 'P' won elsewhere , 'C' won on the premises!

'PC' as in 'P' for Pats , 'C' for Cabhair : we were surprised to see , on the TV, that any Pats fans at all were actually at the game ,as the hotel was packed solid with them , save for a few poor lads from Sligo , who got an awful - but good-hearted - roasting from them , and that was even before the game started!

The atmosphere in the hotel was brilliant , as usual - noisy , colourful and very busy - just the way we like it , as it's much easier to sell the fifty tickets to a good-humoured crowd than it would be if they were down in the dumps. And sell them we did : it took us twenty minutes to shift them and (on my band-wagon again!) had we had another fifty we could have sold them, too!

Anyway , that's a discussion for another day and a different venue. The first prize , €200, was won by Mattie Langan , who bought his ticket (number 13) from our bus driver , Anto , neither of whom could believe their luck and , indeed, wouldn't believe it until the actual envelope was handed over : Mattie pulled out the second prize for us (ticket number 544), €100, which was won by a screaming Mags , from Dublin, who was in her Sligo colours and told us she was there with her husband , a solid Pats supporter! Some craic in that house that night!

Mags then pulled the third prize , €40 , which was won by one of the many locals present , Andy C , on ticket 189, who had bought his ticket from myself and Andy was asked to pick a stub from the drum for prize number four - that was claimed by Seán Byrne , (ticket 410) from Carlow , who enjoyed the experience of his walk to the top table to collect it , as did we (!) , wondering what he would have been like had he won first prize ;-) ! Seán done the business for us with prize number five ,€20, which he 'gave' to Linda Larkin (ticket 166 , sold by our Darren) and made a song and dance about it. Literally!

When she was released from Seán's grasp (!) , Linda pulled out ticket number 233 , sixth prize (€20) , which was sold by Tony and won by John and John pulled out our second-last prize , €20,(stub 580) which was won by Greg Mackers , from Inchicore in Dublin , and Greg then made Mick , from Dublin , a happy camper by helping him to win our last prize , €20, with stub number 520.

We had a ball with the lads and lassie supporters from both teams and want to thank them , on behalf of Cabhair, for their financial and verbal support. Really appreciated!

Martin McGuinness : a puppet controlled by the State he once pledged to oppose. A well-paid 'establishment' gille.

Nothing surprises anymore in relation to this man as , not only does he realise that he has no way back , but he doesn't even want one. He is content to be a court jester for his Masters , who afford him what they deem to be 'respectability' as long as he toes the line. Their line. And he is only too happy to oblige , even though he knows it means turning his back , politically, on all he professed to believe previous to his 'elevation' as an over-paid lickspittle.

Just how grateful the man is for his political position within his corner of 'the empire' can be seen in the fact that he will gladly poke fun at himself to remain integrated with those he now admires , to the point where he has no shame in playing the court jester , at his own expense : not a new development for him , or a departure from his previous form in this regard, but confirmation (if any was required) that he is indeed comfortable in believing himself to be 'in' with the 'in crowd'.

"For services to the hot-water bottle industry , Sir Martin - you are truly under ones foot..."

His latest 'trick' was delivered during his address to a business conference in Hillsborough Castle where he amused the business community by announcing that he had slept in the room reserved for a British 'queen' when she visits these shores and he then added the punch line - that he had actually slept in the same bed that she uses. The irony of painting such a mental picture is lost on him , as he will use any and all such 'amusing anecdotes' to prove how harmless and loyal he and his are to their benefactors. He likes fumbling in the greasy (and bloody) till and doesn't care who notices it. Shame on him.

(*Not now if, indeed, ever - although to be fair to the man he did verbally and physically profess that to be the case over a number of decades. But talk is cheap, and so, apparently, are some people. Morally, that is.)

Two of the most savage State budget cuts that were announced in yesterday's budget will both affect the elderly in particular : the 'Death Grant' and the telephone allowance. A funeral in Dublin now costs between €7,000 and €10,000 and as such the 'Death Grant' of €850 might not seem much of a help , but it did offer some comfort to a family who would be experiencing enough trauma , without adding extra financial worry onto already stressed shoulders. The OAP phone subsidy of €9.50 a month was , believe it or not, in some cases, the deciding factor for elderly people in whether to keep a landline or not - if or when an OAP now decides to discontinue with that telephone service they would then have one less avenue in which to call for help , an issue which does not , apparently, concern those who pulled the plug.

Reacting to those and other State cuts, RSF President Des Dalton had the following to say : "Once again the Leinster House political elite have targeted the most vulnerable members of society in order to protect the interests of the wealthy. The singling out of the elderly and the young unemployed exposes the harsh reality of the neo-liberal economics that drives the economic and social policy of the 26-County Administration. Cutting access to a full medical card to thousands of people over seventy as well as the renewed targeting of the young unemployed, leaving many with no other option but to emigrate, is reminiscent of the 'Poor Law' mentality of the 1840s when starvation or the coffin ship were the only options that were provided. The ability to care for the old and provide for the young define what is a civilised society. The barbarians have breached the gates.

The Leinster House political class are collaborating against the interests of their own people in order to prop up the economic agenda of the EU power elites. This budget is just the latest salvo in a war of economic imperialism being waged against ordinary people, workers, the unemployed, the rural and urban poor, the young and the old across Europe.

The budget as an exercise is largely a media event, as the major decisions are already made by the political and economic masters in Brussels and the European Central Bank. This is the new face of imperialism and people must awake to the reality that they are now locked in a struggle for the very survival of the norms of a civilised society not only in Ireland but across Europe and beyond."

The Administration in Leinster House are attempting to preserve their own privilleged positions by forcing those who would most likely oppose them in the not-to-distance future - the youth - to leave the State and have turned their backs on those they consider to be an 'extra burden' on State finances - the elderly. "Barbarians" indeed.

Thanks for reading , Sharon.


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Friday, November 11, 2011

Fall Pillow Box

One thing I am grateful for are the amazing friends I have.  I truly have surrounded myself with awesome people, all of whom I've known for many years and go as far back as junior high.  Each friendship began at different times in my life and while I've been at different stages in growing as a person.  Each friendship has held strong and I am so thankful for the support they give me in my times of need.  I made my latest SVG Attic design team project with this in mind and of course because of the time of year.

For this pillow box I used SVG Attic's Holiday Cheer Gift Boxes SVG collection which has some really really cute gift boxes.  In it you get the pillow box I used, Santa's sleigh, an ornament bag, and a gift card holder.  Perfect for the holidays.

I also used the Pumpkin Patch SVG collection from SVG Attic to make the cutout of the pumpkin and the pumpkin die cut.  The cutout is backed with gold vellum.  I used a white gel pen to add "stitching" to the pumpkin die cut.

The right side is adorned with some Orange Truffle twine from Trendy Twine.  You can also find them on Etsy HERE.  Please note that the shop is closed until November 28th (vacation).

The sentiment is from My Thoughts Exactly's Many Thanks stamp set.  MTE stamps are for sure my favorite sentiment stamps around.  The quality is better than other stamps I have tried and they don't get discolored!  Also, the sentiment stamps super sharp and clearly.

I added some orange buttons I bought for $2 at the Scrapbook Expo last weekend.  The store is called Scrapbuck.  They have some pretty good deals and free shipping right now with a $20 purchase.

The paper is from DCWV's Harvest Gathering Stack.  Did you hear they are opening a DCWV Deals website?  Look for that in the near future.  I am super excited to stock up on paper stacks that they don't sell around here anymore.

Enjoy your weekend and have a great Veteran's Day.  Remember to thank a veteran!

Bee Burg

Sweet!! :-)

Alyssa Leanne

This is adorable Kasi! Any friend would love to get a sweet little gift in this box!
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Self Supported Race Rules

The self-supported racing genre is predicated on personal responsibility and integrity with an overriding principle to do it all yourself and an equal opportunity for all.  This means that by taking the start you personally acknowledge responsibility for (but not limited to) your own safety, rescue in the event it is required, understanding and following local/regional laws, mechanicals, navigation & geographical orientation, food, water, shelter, and any other needs.  Prepare as though you will not see another human and have a backup/rescue plan in place.   You understand the rules and what it will take to follow them, but in the event you are unable to finish within them have the integrity to own it.

The Dixie 311, Dixie Lite, Trans Utah, and Paunsaugunt Enduro are all self-supported events much like the Colorado Trail Race, Arizona Trail and the Grand Loop. All that is provided is a route, suggested start time, and a challenge. You supply everything else.

You can ride it with the group on the race start, ride it as an individual time trial, or simply use the GPX routes as a basis for exploration in any way you see fit. For inclusion in the results you must follow the race rules. ITT and race results will be separately listed.

1. Complete the entire route under your own human power.

2. No pre-arranged support with one exception: teams of any number of riders are allowed. The rules apply to the team as a unit; the finishing time of the team is that of the last member to finish.

3. It is the responsibility of the rider to determine whether or not he/she has finished within the rules.

Points of clarification

On route compliance - these routes/events differ from the more established routes in that it is an assembled collection of trails rather than a single through route established and maintained by an organization. The routes are more than 1 or 2 people can realistically keep tabs on. So - if you find yourself in a situation where the GPX track seems wrong, or is leading you into private land marked keep out, or anything else that makes you question the validity of the route, short route deviations may be necessary. Something probably changed on the route since it was initially mapped, in any case there is some wiggle room here.

Teams - riders within a team can help each other in any way, including sharing of gear, planning prior to and during the event, drafting, push/pull/, etc. Self-supported rules still apply to the team as a unit, e.g. no pre-arranged support, water caches, p.o. drops.

Teams must declare their intent to ride as a team prior to the start.

There may be one or more sections where hitting checkpoints is the only requirement (you get to determine the route between them). They will be spelled out on an event by event basis.

If you leave the route for any reason you must re-enter the route exactly where you left it, or earlier (with the obvious exception of the previous 2 route clarification points).

On pre-arranged support - PO drops are not allowed.

Device use: none required, none banned. However, it is STRONGLY suggested you use a GPS. These routes are generally impossible to follow without one (see route clarification above). Racing with either a GPS or SPOT is now common for this genre. Use either a GPS, SPOT, or both if a route record is what you seek. Nothing speaks louder than data should your ride come into question.

On racer interactions - anything *spontaneous* is ok, ie no pre-planned sharing of anything is allowed. Incidental sharing of supplies, moral support, and drafting are all allowed (neither encouraged nor discouraged). We can be both conciencious self-supported racers and good neighbors all at once.

On relegations - this is STRICTLY up to the individual rider. These are self-supported and self-regulated events. If you are happy with your ride and way in which you completed it, I am happy to list your finish in the results.

That should cover it. Thanks to everyone that participated in the rules thread over the winter. It was a difficult process but really forced me to consider from several angles what consitutes a solid set of rules for self-supported events.


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Quality in Agile Methods

Foreword by the Chair

Panagiotis Sfetsos (Alexander Technological Educational Institution, Greece)

Agile methodologies have gained increasing popularity in industry due to their ability to cope with unstable requirements throughout the development life cycle, improving communication between developers and customers, and delivering products in shorter time frames, when compared to traditional development methods. These iterative, incremental and adaptive methods, relying on a set of best practices that are considered to increase quality, completely redefine quality assurance work, from formal roles to day-to-day activities. The developers, following a set of best practices, such as planning game or sprint planning, test driven development (TDD), refactoring, pair programming, continuous integrations, customer collaboration, etc., create value and assure quality through all the development phases, from requirements to the final release.

The emergence of agile methodologies seems to be the answer to the drastic degree of change in the modern business and IT environments. Many empirical studies support and evangelize the advantages of agile methods and their practices with respect to quality and some of them will be presented in this thematic track.

The first paper “Estrangement Between Classes: Test Coverage-based Assessment of Coupling Strength Between Pairs of Classes”, by George Kakarontzas et al., discusses a new metric, Estrangement Between Classes (EBC), that is derived by executing tests. This metric is based on the statement coverage of tests and provides assessment of the strength of associations among classes. The proposed metric can be used in the context of agile methods of software development during refactorings.

The second paper “A Reference Model for Agile Quality Assurance: Combining Agile Methodologies and Maturity Models”, by Fernando Selleri Silva et al., presents AgileQA-RM, an Agile Quality Assurance Reference Model to help organizations in QA implementation.

The third paper “A comparative study on the effectiveness of patterns in software libraries and standalone applications”, by Panagiotis Sfetsos et al., presents the results of a case study on software libraries and standalone applications concerning the impact of design patterns in the quality attributes at system level.

In summary, the papers in this track cover many different aspects and approaches on quality in agile methods. The findings of these studies are expected to help developers, managers and researchers, in the field of agile methods, to better understand how to approach quality issues when implementing the agile methods and their practices.

Dr. Panagiotis Sfetsos is currently an Associate Professor with the Information Management and Software Engineering (IMSE) Research Lab of the Department of Information Technology at the Alexander Technological Educational Institution of Thessaloniki, Greece. Additionally, he is a research partner of Software Engineering Group Plase laboratory, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece. He received his B.Sc. in Computer Science and Statistics from the University of Uppsala, Sweden (1981) and the Ph.D. degree in Computer Science from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (2007). He is co-editor of the book “Agile Software Development Quality Assurance”, IGI Global 2007, author of many scientific papers and a frequent speaker and tutor in the field of Agile Methods and Open Source Software.

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ChairPanagiotis SfetsosAlexander Technological Educational Institution, Thessaloniki, Greece

Local Co-Organizing ChairPedro Abreu Ribeiro, UMinho, Portugal

Program Committee

    • Atif Memon, University of Maryland, USA
    • Sasikumar Punnekkar, Malardalen University, Sweden
    • Apostolos Ampatzoglou, University of Groningen, The Netherlands
    • Alexandros Chatzigeorgiou, University of Macedonia, Greece
    • João M. Fernandes, University of Minho, Portugal
    • George Kakarontzas, Technological Educational Inst., Greece
    • Jouni Markkula, University of Oulu, Finland
    • Kerstin Siakas, ATEI of Thessaloniki, Greece
    • Ioannis Stamelos, Aristotle University, Greece

    Call for Papers

    Agile methods have gained popularity due to their ability to cope with unstable requirements throughout the development life cycle, improving communication between developers and customers, and delivering products in shorter time frames, with more constrained budgets, when compared to traditional development methods. However, the real impact of agility in quality is a controversial topic. Although agility has earned support from many researchers and practitioners, the evidence provided by those supporters to back up their claims has yet to convince agility skeptics. The ICT systems community would benefit from compelling evidence with respect to the contexts in which agility is a good option (and those where a more traditional approach is more advisable), and to the effects of agility in software quality. We seek contributions on the impact of agility in the quality of ICT systems.

    Suggested topics of interest include, but are not restricted to:
    • Evidence, and “reports from the trenches” concerning the Agile Manifesto and its impact on ICT systems quality
    • Agile versus Traditional Quality Management
    • Evaluation of the Quality Assurance Activities and Practices in the context of agile methods
    • Agility in the context of long-lived ICT systems (with developers turnover, …)
    • Empirical evaluation on evidence concerning the effect of agility in quality
    • Quality metrics for Agile Project Management
    • Agile Web Development
    • Gaps in Agile Software Quality Assurance activities
    • Agile Quality Trends and Agile Quality Improvements
    • Agile Web

    Paper submission

    Authors should submit to a PDF version of their paper. Papers must be in CPS format and not exceed 6 pages, including figures, references, and appendices. Submissions must be original and will be reviewed by the Track Program Committee. Accepted papers will be be submitted for archiving in Xplore and CSDLsubject to one of the authors registering for the conference. The authors of the 3 best papers of this thematic track will be invited to submit extended versions to the main track of the conference. More info on the QUATIC’2014 selection process and its tracks can be found at

    Important dates

    Abstract submission: April 21, 2014 (optional)
    Paper submission: April 28, 2014
    Authors’ notification: May 26, 2014
    Registration and Camera-ready: July 10, 2014 (extended to July 21, 2014)


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17 year old Jourdan Dunn. Personally, I much prefer her over Chanel Iman. Aside from the obvious, I think I adore her even more for the simple fact that she's wearing those breathtaking Rick Owens knee high zipper boots. Her personal style is not too shabby either.

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Saturday, November 17, 2012

How to Choose a 4G LTE USB Modem

More and more advertisements are introducing 4G to people, declaring a new era is coming. As a consumer, perhaps you may not concern what’s 4G or what is LTE, the top thing you want to know is what I can benefit from 4G. Great, that’s the key point. What can we benefit from 4G?
To explanation simply based on real life experience, you can download a HD movie of 2GB or more in few seconds, you can play complex online games without any interruption and you can transfer large file only a very short while. Yes, 4G can bring us fantastic speed! That’s why the providers are trying to promoting 4G, they finally want you guys to use their 4G devices. Of course, most of time, there would be contract with the devices and you are not free to use other SIM card.
But if you want to use unlocked broadband and SIM unlocked to any operators, how to choose the right model per the preference? Since the most popular 4G device from operator is 4G USB Modem with LTE technology, so we take 4G LTE USB Modem as example to explain, of course, unlocked. Then our question change to: How to choose a 4G LTE USB Modem?
Actually, to buy a 4G USB Modem, just like to buy a mobile phone. Most of the people would consider the brand, Apple, Samsung, HTC are well known and series of phones are optional for almost all the preference. And it’s not hard to determine. But for 4G USB Modem, it seems not that easy…It probably because most of the equipment suppliers are not as famous as the providers and the second reason is that the modems, routers, or other telecom equipments are printed the providers’ logos. Take Vodafone 4G LTE Surfstick K5005 as example, even though the users may use the surfstick for many years, they may don’t know it’s produced by HUAWEI and the HUAWEI factory model is HUAWEI E398.
So the first step to choose a 4G USB modem is to find which brand you prefer. If you don’t know, that would be better to make a decision. Follow me, I will guide you. Someone may ask, may I know how many brands there are all over the world? Ok, it’s time to share, most of us may know SAMSUNG Smartphone, but actually, SAMSUNG is also professional in network solution. So it also has 4G USB Modem available in the market. Some guys may feel good, ok, I like SAMSUNG, I choose it. Don’t be glad so early. After reading the full article, you may feel disappoint. Now I could tell you, SAMSUNG 4G LTE Surfstick is just for specific country and LTE frequency, so it may not be appropriate for you. And the top brands of the 4G USB Modems are HUAWEI and ZTE in China, Novatel Wireless and Sierra Wireless in USA, Option in USA, Alcatel-Lucent, Motorola,  LG in Korea also has 4G USB Modem, Pantech in USA is also well known.
At this time, you may feel tired, oh my god, so many options, hard to choose. Yes, there is easy way, follow your SIM card provider and find the unlocked model in the market. Take Telstra 4G LTE Aircard 320u (produced by SIERRA Wireless) as example, if you like it and don’t want to use with contract, you find online store selling unlocked one. Then you are fulfilled.
The premise is that you know this model number, but if you don’t know the model number, how to proceed?
So if you don’t know the brand and provider model, you can follow below steps to determine:
  1. First, confirm your local 4G LTE Frequency band, if you don’t know, please refer to below the two links:
A.)  List_of_LTE_networks: (check LTE Bands)
B.)  4G Map:  (check LTE network bands and status)
(Note: most of the information from the two links are right, but not all)
  1. After confirmation，you must make sure the local 4g LTE network is already launched to commerce. If not, there is no 4G network available there.
  2. Choose the right 4G USB modem which would work for this band. Here we have one option for you: 4G Mobile Broadband Shopping Mall ( )
To make it clear, here is another example to explain. Supposing you are living in Sweden, after check, we found the LTE frequency bands as below:
  1. Band 7 (2600 MHz) Deployed by Telenor/ Tele2 / Net4Mobility / TeliaSonera
  2. Band 20 (800 MHz) Deployed by TeliaSonera
  3. Band 8 (900 MHz) Deployed by Telenor/ Tele2 / Net4Mobility
So you can choose any 4G USB Modem that can work for LTE FDD 2600Mhz. And to use TeliaSonera, the modem must support 800Mhz if don’t support 2600Mhz. From this point, you can find that Samsung has two 4G LTE Surfstick named GT-B3730 and GT-B3740. GT-B3730 works on 4G FDD 2600Mhz and 3g 2100Mhz while GT-B3740 only works on 4G FDD 800Mhz, no 3G. So if you like Samsung, you may check whether the two 4G Modem works in your country.
You can check there are many models on 4G Mobile Broadband Shopping Mall that can work for this band, such as  ZTE MF820HUAWEI E392, E398, SIERRA Wireless 320U etc…
And please confirm the the band is LTE TDD or FDD, because there may be TDD 2600Mhz. It’s special band for TD-LTE network, FDD 2600Mhz modem can’t work on this.
It’s clear now. But if your 4G Network is WiMax, there is few options now. We suggest you follow your provider now, perhaps in near future, you can follow my method to choose what you like. Good luck.

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Sunday, March 29, 2009

PDR - Divining Myself

The PDR spread I am using today comes from The Tarot Bible by Sarah Bartlett. I don't love card by card meanings books, but I do enjoy the spreads and extra information in this one! I am using my Deviant Moon.

The spread looks like this : (2 crosses 1)

1. I am this now - Two of Cups. This card is deliciously creepy! I often associate this card with The Lovers. The couple toasts each other, although I feel she is somewhat reluctant in the gesture. Today, the card feels a bit menacing. He has her up against the wall, and it looks friendly, but she has her hand placed protectively in front of her womb. He surrounds her completely, and blood drips on the floor, though there are no obvious wounds on either of them.

I am being a bit reluctant about love right now, fearful of the hurt that can go along with it. That emotion is causing me to be difficult.

2. This is what bugs me - The Devil. This Devil is one of my favorite! He is so sneaky, so creepy! I can just imagine he is tippy-toeing through some unsuspecting's house! The ways I have bound myself to "less than the best", even outright harmful behaviors, bugs me. Worst of all, there really is no devil I can blame it on, because most of my problems I create for myself with bad habits, procrastination being chief among them, and bad attitudes.

3. What I like about myself - Six of Wands.
However, I always seem to land on my feet, victorious. I usually manage to accomplish whatever I set my mind to, and I feel very proud of that.

4. What I don't like about myself - Ten of Swords.
Sometimes, I get absolutely certain that doom is upon me, and I kind of just give up and give in, and don't do anything about the situation. When that happens, I wallow way longer in the misery of the situation than I probably should, letting it best me. I need to embrace less of the victim mentality that goes along with this card so often and more of the "completion" thought. The Anna K tarot displays it very well, with the image of the man walking away from his place of defeat. That single image was the reason I HAD to have that deck.

5. My talent - Queen of Swords.
I am a sharp, analytical thinker, with a way with words. Those things have served me well, in school, and as a writer. I am honest, and I cut straight to the point.

6. My temptation - Knight of Cups.
I am often tempted to lose myself in love, in romance. Sometimes I am more in love with the thought of being in love than I am willing to work on the tough issues that go along with a relationship. I am often tempted to use my words to manipulate the situation, any situation, to one that suits me better. I often think I am being sincere in a moment, but often, upon serious reflection, I realize that I was swept up in that moment.

7. My personal quest - Justice. This is no surprise to me. I have a keen sense of right and wrong, and I hate feeling like I am on the losing end of that stick. I feel very strongly that my childrens' father did wrong by all of us, and we are embroiled in court proceedings that are supposed to be righting that wrong, as much as it is possible. I also feel very strongly that the world is right when everything is in balance, and I spend so much time as a mother trying to teach my kids about personal responsibility and logical consequences of ones' actions, good and bad.

8. My current guardian angel - Ace of Swords
. My current guardian angel is in fact represented by an angel today! I see the Ace of Swords as cutting through illusions to the heart of a matter, so my current guardian angel must be clarity.

The shadow card, at the base of the deck, for this reading is the Lovers, mirroring my first position card, the Two of Cups. This couple seems to be equally into each other, more on common ground. They are so wrapped up in the moment of their embrace that they do not even notice that the man is being bit by a viper! I have been so wrapped up in my relationship, and the impending move, that I have not been paying close attention to much else. I have, in some ways, put my life on hold, waiting for the real one to start. But this is my real life, too, what is happening right here, right now.

I like keeping a blog so that I can have snapshots in time of where I was, back when. I keep good journals, but I like the pictures that go along with blogging, and I like the insights I have been giving by sharing pieces of my journey. So thank you all for that!

These images are from the Deviant Moon tarot by Patrick Valenza and the Anna K.

Friday, March 27, 2009

One Good Reason To Have Kids

Tonight, my seven year old Princess NicNoodle the Poodle Princess Pineapple Buttercup BabyDoll Peach wanted to give me a reading (her real name is Danica *grin*) using her Halloween Tarot. She has big brown eyes, crooked front teeth (*gasp* the orthodontist bills and I would know - 13 year old son is about to get his braces off), and a blond pixie haircut. She is also one of the sweetest, most empathetic people I have ever known. I call this pic "Self Portrait". There are few things she likes as well as taking pictures of herself, haha.

She is a fan of 78 card spreads, but here is a highlight of the reading -

"Oh, Mommy! It's The World! You got this card because you are my whole world! And my brothers, and you do lotsa stuff in our house and you are the one who makes it all come together so you are The World and you make our home complete!" When questioned about what exact 'stuff' I do to make it all come together she replied, "You make the dinners and pack our lunches and take us swimming and buy us jammies and you tell the boys to do their homework but not me 'cause I just do mine and you remind us to feed the guinea pigs so all their hair doesn't fall out and you clean the cages when we forget and you write stories about us and you read to us even though we can read to our selfs and you know how to make the BESTEST brownies and you let me sleep with you when I have a bad dream and you help me make my hair pretty and you buy me the pretty clothes." I guess that is what makes a mom for a seven year old!

Solemnly, she flipped another card - "Mommy," she whispered. "Which ones are Ghosts again? Oh Cups, that's right... oh! Oh! Oh! The WISH card, Mommy! You got the wish card! You got the wish card because before I was born I looked down at you and I LOVED you and I WISHED I could be your daughter, and then when I got borned, I WAS! That was my wish!" She flung herself into my arms then and squeezed me. "You're my BEST Mommy!" she declared, though I am not aware she has any other mommies. The kid has a lot of enthusiasm, though!

Then she drew the last card. "The Queen of Pumpkins. She is almost as pretty as you, Mommy, cuz she has long dark hair, too, but yours is better, and she is petting the cat like you pet Zoe (the dog). I'll bet she is a nice mommy, but you are the NICEST Mommy. Thank you cards," she whispered as she gathered them up and put them away in their little pouch.

One of the best things about having children is the pure unadulterated sweetness they can exude sometimes. Even the one that is as tall as me, and with a much worse attitude *grin*. All parents think their kids are gifted, but I think this little one has a real thing going with the cards. Or I bask in her adoration. Whichever.

This sweetie pie munchkin sweet baby is now trying on my (largely unworn) cocktail dresses and heels. And telling her dolls to sit still and get THEIR readings.

The card images are from the Halloween Tarot for US Games.

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Daily Draw - The Magician

Are you ever just haunted by a card? I mean, it seems to want to just show up EVERYWHERE? For me, for the past couple months, it has been the Magician. I have drawn in no less than once a week since the beginning of the year as a daily card, and if I do a reading for myself, it is almost a given he will show up. We are getting on good terms, him and I. Or today, her and I, rather. I am bringing you another beautiful image from the Templar Tarot today. This Magician is different than any I have ever seen. A splendid, multi armed dancer pirouettes on a deadly cobra, blithely juggling her implements. Is she not aware of the danger of the poisonous snake, or is she just that confident in her abilities? The crowd around her is completely enraptured, some postulate as they bow before her, some cheering her on. One of her audience reaches for her with only stumps for arms, having sacrificed hers to some disease, or maybe worse? She is dressed in white, suggesting a purity of grace, and either way she dances on, because she must. She is brave, beautiful, and completely captivating.

I am particularly drawn to the fact that literally, she is dancing on a snake. I have a completely irrational, but very real, phobia of snakes. I cannot even look at pictures of them, even drawings, without breaking out into a cold sweat and shaking. The reptile house at the zoo is a trial for me, and let's not even talk about the time my little ones put a garter snake in my bed. I literally thought I was having a heart attack! Shooting pains in my arm and everything.

Did I draw this card today to remind me to face my fears head on? There are two winged angels looking on, and they seem to be as enraptured as the rest of the crowd. Are they her guardians? Will they rush forward to save her if she is bitten? I guess this is where faith gets tricky for me - it's the easiest thing in the world to proclaim faith, but possibly the hardest to live in it utterly. I haven't taken some of the leaps Spirit has called me to, danced on some of those snakes, because I have been afraid that I will be be bitten, and I do not trust fully that I will be protected. Limiting God is something I know to be foolish, but knowing something in one's head does not always help it translate to heart.

When I consider the Magician, I think of someone who has all the tools they need to succeed, but is working on the mastering of them. I think of someone who is learning to bring their conscious living into line with the divine plan. I think of someone who has the ability, and the responsibility, to bring about change, through the use of their own power, for good. The Magician brings about his desires not just by happenstance, or seeming coincidence, but he sets out with a plan and takes conscious action to bring it to fruition. To pull this card today reminds me that I CAN have everything I want and need, as long as it is good for me, as long as it is part of the wonderful plan that animates the Universe, but that it is not enough to just long for it. I have to make the choices that need to be made, heed the call of Spirit, and take ACTION. I don't have to know what the outcome is going to be, but pure intentions and a loving soul go far.

And I can trust that I have angels waiting in the wings to help me if it all proves too much.

These cards are from the Templar Tarot by Allen Chester and the Radiant Rider Waite by US Games.

Monday, March 23, 2009

Daily Draw - The Hermit

I want to show you one of the most beautiful cards I have ever seen. This one comes from the Templar Tarot, which I have fallen completely, utterly in love with. Here we see the Hermit, as an angel, wings torn asunder. One of the striking things to me about this deck is that while angels abound, they are not the bright, perfect angels we often see in imagery. These angels have been tested, and they are sometimes worse for the wear. Even so, I find them hauntingly beautiful and I love them deeply.

There is no way to know the gender of this angel, but I imagine she is me, wrapping herself up tight against the world, deep in retreat with her thoughts and her God. I am not surprised to see a message about isolation and withdrawal, because I am well aware that this is a season for that, for me. What I am endlessly pleased to note, however, is that this is my favorite card from this deck, and I scanned a picture of it only because I wanted an excuse to write about it, at some point. Then my cards obliged me by providing it for the card of the day. Beautiful synchronicity at work!

The LWB from the deck describes the angel figure as John the Baptist. "A cloaked and hidden figure stands in a grim land without comfort, yet the location is high and close to God... The Hermit is the teacher who points out truth in the chaos of life through reflection and introspection." I have been led by faith through some pretty tight places, and I don't doubt that there are more to come. Nonetheless, it is a comfort to know that wherever we go, we can find that quiet place within ourselves, and fill it with light and love and just bask there to recharge.

I see the Hermit as a reminder that God speaks softly, most often, so we have to have the ears to hear. I often get the Hermit when I need to spend time alone, which is maybe more often than some people, because that is where I find the most rest in healing, in solitude, in deep reflection, in prayer and meditation, all of which is terribly simple to say, simple to do, but not as easy as it sounds, if you know what I mean *wink*

We all know I have the attention span of a gnat when it comes to decks, but this one is really speaking to me. I think it does a good job of appealing to my Christian sensibilities while not excluding the other mysteries that exist in our wonderful, perplexing world. I love God, but I don't think that means only in church, and I don't think it means to be closed minded.

Happy Monday to you all! I will be posting a review of the mass market Touchstone Tarot very soon!

These images are from Templar Tarot by Allen Chester and Radiant Rider Waite by US Games.

Friday, March 20, 2009

Friday Night Love Reading

Feel free not to read this post. It is going to be sappy and self congratulating, and probably overly personal, but that's what writers do; let little pieces of themselves hang out all over. I'm not sure where this spread came from. I did not make it up, but I did not leave any notes about where it came from in my journal, either, which is not like me at all. Because the Touchstone is so driven by the portraits, expressions, and feelings of the people on the cards, I felt it would make a good relationship reading.

Me ~ Him
1*****2 Our perceptions of each other.
3*****4 Our feelings for the other.
5*****6 Our attraction for each other.
7**9**8 Past bond, soul bond, present bond.

1. My perception of him - Strength.
I see him as gentle, compassionate, and kind with me. Sometimes I roar, and he lets me, while calming me down. I also see him as very brave, and capable. He inspires complete confidence from me, and I trust him absolutely.

2. How he perceives me - The Magician.
He sees me as talented and skillful, if not somewhat manipulative. "Manipulative" should not always have a negative connotation, though sometimes it should. I am very good at getting what I want out of him, and I am always consciously striving to reach both my own goals and our shared ones.

3. How I feel about him - The Lovers.
I am absolutely convinced beyond a shadow of a doubt that he is my other half, and that my completion as an individual rests in loving him and having him love me. I realize we are different in many ways, but I feel that those differences compliment each other.

4. How he feels about me - Four of Wands.
He feels that I am stable, and that we have a firm foundation to build on. I may be overstepping my bounds to say here, but I think that this card says I make him happy, joyful even. I think it may even be possible he would like to marry me *grin*

5. My attraction to him - The Moon. I can't necessarily explain the connection between us, but it is there, and it goes soul-deep. I don't need to have it explained, though, because I am drawn to him in a way I will never be able to explain. It seems almost magical to me.

6. His attraction to me - Five of Wands.
He feels like he has beat out some competition for my affection, and that it feels good to win. It's always nice to know that others appreciate what you have. A small degree of jealously does not have to be a bad thing, and can in fact be healthy. It's all about balance. It is also likely that he feels somewhat conflicted. I do not take offense to this, because I know wherein the conflicts lie, and it is not in how he feels about me.

7. Our past bond - The Fool.
We started off on a new and unknown path together. We took a leap of faith, both as individuals, and as a couple, that marked the start of a new and completely different phase of both our lives. Walking this path together has been part of what has kept us so bonded in the past.

. Our present bond - Knight of Cups. At this moment, we are bound together by intense romantic feelings, nearly gushing, and the fiery Knight mixed with the watery Cup makes for some steam. Hey, people stay together for less than that all the time!

9. Our soul bond - Six of Wands. We stay completely bonded, and likely will throughout our relationship, because together we triumph over adversity. Our strengths shore up each others' weaknesses, and despite the difficulties we go through, we emerge victorious, time after time.

We all know that one of the dangers of reading for oneself is seeing what we want to see more than what is actually there. Even so, I read this as spectacularly positive. The Majors I see in this reading, in their respective positions, make me feel as though this is a fairly permanent relationship, which is both completely exhilarating and utterly terrifying all at the same time. Three of the four minors that have arisen are Wands, which is not surprising to me as the very core of our relationship is passionate and fiery. It is also interesting to me to note the return of two of my three cards from my daily draw this morning - the Four of Wands and the Lovers.

"Touchstone Tarot, tell me true. This is what I ask of you." So opens the booklet that goes with this deck. Kat Black also refers to it as 78 friends you hold in your hand. Thus far, my readings with it have all been very friendly, and I suppose the day will come that the cards will have to tell me something I don't really want to hear, but I have the feeling that they will be so gentle with me I could take just about anything from them!

These images are from the Touchstone Tarot by Kat Black for Kunati.

Daily Draw - Four of Wands, The Chariot, & The Lovers

I just got such a case of the warm fuzzies when I pulled these three cards today. They seemed to be writing such a pretty little story. I was heartened because I just didn't want to go to work sooo much this morning. It fairly consistently gets tougher and tougher. But I fairly consistently keep on going even though I know I should be moving on, so I make my own bed and continue to lie in it.

However, I digress and look to my happy reading. I did not assign positions to the cards so that they could just tell me a story. Here I see the solid foundation, built on joy, of the Four of Wands, driving me with the cool confidence of The Chariot, towards the wholeness expressed in The Lovers. That's it for 4 am. That's the best I can do *sleepy grin*

This is of course, not the only way the cards could be read, but that is what I saw. I see that continuously cultivating an environment of joy and gratitude is furthering my journey to where I want to be - whole, complete, content.

Incidentally, even though I am simply adoring this deck on the whole, these might be my least favorite Lovers. The Chariot is my Life Path card, and this is one of the favorites of mine to depict it. I really like the feminine presence, and she is just so very sure of herself.

These images are from Touchstone Tarot by Kat Black for Kunati.

Thursday, March 19, 2009

Daily Draw - Eight of Pentacles, Knight of Swords, The Empress

This morning I used a simple three card spread from The Tarot Bible by Sarah Bartlett. This is a fabulous book for spreads and such, and it helps figure the meanings of cards in their positions, if you struggle with that, but as with all books that list meaning, I suggest beginners not look at them at all until they have a journal full of recordings of their own impressions. Book meanings are excellent to shore up one's personal definitions, but the cards should always reflect the reader because that is the way to truly read them, and not just recite some memorized words. It is a slower, but much more satisfying way to learn!

The spread is simply called Daily Practice, Card For The Day. The first card is Card For The Day (the important aspects of the day ahead) - Eight of Pentacles.

I am endlessly pleased to note that though this gentleman is hard at work on his project, paying infinite attention to the details of it, he has a book laid to the side, marked and ready to pick up when he has a spare moment to read. Reading IS work for writers, as is daydreaming, and staring off into space. There is a fine line between procrastinating and using those tools productively, and for sure I cross it from time to time, but this card is reminding me today to pay good and close attention to my writing projects, but also to take time to do the other things that are part of it. I could sit here at the keyboard forever but that will not necessarily net me more output.

This is also a reminder to keep on keeping on with the work I have been putting into making my home a writer's haven, and the personal work I am doing on myself to let myself flow creatively. I hate, hate, hate doing an exercise called Morning Pages, in which you are supposed to freehand write three pages of whatever comes into your mind, for however long it takes. I despise this activity, but I need to keep doing it. My hands hurt and I am writing inane things that I am never going to want to read again, but that is the point - to get it out so it is not cluttering up the ol' creativity pipes. I don't have to like it, though.

Attend To This (personal issues that will require attention) - Knight of Swords.

Be still, my heart. This single image might be the entire reason I chose this deck at all. His burning intensity is right up my alley, and I adore this image. I might have it blown up poster size and put it on my bedroom wall like he was a New Kid On The Block back in the day. (*sigh* Joey...) Just kidding! Maybe...

Anyway, the Knight of Swords is all about analytical thought and logic in action. He is handsome, to be sure, but is he feeling? I should be careful today of letting my head rule my heart and making impulsive decisions that seem logical on the surface but do not take into consideration my feelings and of course my intuition. He is also a truthful fellow, sometimes more than he needs to be, and this card reminds me to temper any hard truths I may have to break today with kindness and compassion.

I was thinking I would possibly let my boss know exactly what all I am thinking about how they have run a very good idea into the ground, but on second thought, maybe that is not such a good plan. He has to know that the situation is not right, and after all, it is his life savings on the line, not mine. I can walk away anytime I want and get the same, or better job, even in this economy.

What To Look Out For (feelings, desires, or reactions that could arise) - The Empress.

I particularly love this Empress. She is beautiful, and so very pregnant. There is no chance I could be pregnant (perish THAT thought) but there are probably some people in my life that could use some nurturing. It would also be good for me to attend to my projects and bring one or two of them to fruition.

I am smack in the middle of a major spurt of nesting, and that is not really surprising since I am deep in an Empress year myself. I am cooking, and cleaning, and rearranging furniture, and redecorating on my sparse budget. I have built myself a little altar and meditation space, and I have been so very careful to keep my work spaces clean and organized so that when I am writing or reading at least I am not distracted by thinking,"Oh, I should go put that away, or clean up this," or whatever else I use to procrastinate the things I really need to be doing.

In addition, with the Knight hanging around up there this card reinforces the idea that feelings matter a lot today, mine, and other people's, and to nurture them, and myself, and not feel one iota of guilt about that.

Shadow Card (the card at the bottom of the deck)- Five of Swords.

I don't know why I do this, but I always feel like the card at the bottom of the deck has something to say to me, so I peek. Like most people, I find many of the Swords difficult, this one no exception. This card, with the defeated slinking away and the main figure looking so smug and self assured, always makes me feel that he has won, but at what cost? When I see this card in my own readings, I try to look very hard at my own motivations and make sure that I am being scrupulously honest with myself and others.

As a Shadow to my reading for the day, I think that I need to be aware that sometimes people play dirty, and not everyone values honesty the same way I do. I am well aware that my bosses act pretty shady at times, and I should not be surprised if it should come back to me at times.

I am finding the Touchstone Tarot imminently readable, probable the most of all my latest batch of decks, and I am enjoying using it for my daily draws! After a few more days of working with it, I will probably post a review.

These images are from Touchstone Tarot by Kat Black for Kunati.

Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Artist's Path Spread

Today I decided to Explore the Artist's Path through tarot. I have done this spread about once a year for the past few years, and it actually never changes that much for me, which is disheartening because that means I am not growing or addressing the issues I need to be in order to make progress. This is a long spread over tender subject matter so I won't be offended if you choose not to read *smile*

1. THE SELF-PORTRAIT : What is your self-image of an Artist? What is your relationship with this identity?

The Devil - No surprise to me here. I think it is amazing and stupendous for other people to be artists. I am in awe of them and I am happy for them, even more so if they can make their living creating, doing something they love. As for me, however, I often view time I spend in my art as wasted. It is not making me any money and it is not adding to the children's lives in a concrete, measurable way. One of my favored ways to beat myself up is to call myself lazy and wasteful, and most of all selfish, when I spend time just reading, writing, or daydreaming, even though those are critical activities for a writer to be doing. I would never speak to a friend this way, but I hold no compunction about talking this way to myself. Sometimes I catch myself doing it and am able to change the internal dialogue, but sometimes I don't.

I am also concerned that given the opportunity, I would let myself simply fall into a pattern of wanton hedonism. Now, this is obviously not the case, because I somehow manage to keep my life in pretty good order now, and I could choose to do different things with my time and money now, but I don't, because the party lifestyle doesn't really appeal to me, but for some reason I think it might if I had the money? And possibly some small degree of fame or notoriety?

And if I get that money, or any material thing, from this art have I sold out? Is it still a sacred thing for me, or have I corrupted it for greed?

I KNOW the answers to these questions logically, but knowing something logically is not the same as feeling it in your heart.

2. THE NOW: Where are you now, while looking at your path with an Artist's eye?

Seven of Swords - Again, no surprise, especially not with the particular imagery of this card in the Deviant Moon. The performer, the artist, has the swords precariously balanced. So far, he is making it, but how long can he keep up that delicate balance? And when it falls apart as it inevitably has to, there is sure to be a disaster. He has not made a plan to deal with this possibility and I do not have a contingency plan, either. I can't not write, it destroys me, but I have not taken the steps I need to be able to write, full time. I keep trying to keep the one sword balanced on the balls of my feet while keeping the other from dropping right down my throat. The evidence of my other failures lays strewn around me. Ray Bradbury said "First you jump off the cliff and you build wings on the way down." Well, I don't know if he had kids to feed and a ravenous ex that wants to prove that he couldn't take care of them properly, but I do. I often tell myself that if it were just me I could take risks that I can't because I have three little ones that need me.

3. THE DRIVING FORCE: What is the driving force; what feeds the internal springs of your creativity?

The Chariot - Sometimes tarot has a real sense of humor. The Chariot as "driving force"...haha! The Chariot is my personality card and it does fit. I am always moving ahead, always striving for mastery and control of a situation. This is a blessing, and a curse, because that Tower Shadow card likes to remind us that we do not have control over every situation nor should we. I keep plugging away at anything I choose to do, because that is how I am. I write for a lot of the same reasons I use tarot - to give voice and reason to the internal conflicts I feel.

4. THE MUSE: What external factors or forces inspire you? What gets you going?

Two of Wands - The figure in this card is digging up, or planting, some roots. Either way, that relates to reasons I write. It is often an internal excavation of things that go on inside on the landscape of my mind. It is also planting the seeds for projects that I want to complete later. Often I write something in a day, and come back to it later, sometimes months later, and I am inspired to try again, and do more. This card shows single minded focus on his work, and that state is when I feel most myself. Feeling good in one's own skin is a powerful motivator!

5. THE BLOCK: What blocks your creativity?

Three of Cups - Well, again, this is not really a surprise. I know exactly what this card is saying to me. I like this card, it is a celebration. But, as artists, we have to be careful how much we let that take over our lives. Moderation in all things. I am hesitant to write this at all, because while I am not an alcoholic in any sense of the word, and I would hate to give that impression, I promised myself to be completely honest here, with myself, and my readers. There are times when I have had a glass of wine or two, and honestly, what I have written is just effing brilliant. However, there are just as many times when it is complete rubbish and I have lost an evening to the haze of the wine. I also realize how dangerous it is to be dependent on any single thing to produce. So, if I have to give up my dinner wine on nights I need to write well, that is a small price indeed.

6. THE BLOCK AT WORK: When you're blocked, what do you do instead of creating? How do you spend (or squander) your time?

Seven of Wands
- I like the imagery of this card, as I have mentioned in previous blogs. The little girl is frantic, rushing out of the forest she was lost in. The card alludes to confidence, faith in oneself to save oneself, and I think by this point in the reading it should be apparent that I don't have a lot of that, not in this area. There are lots of places where I am pretty sure I am all that, but my faith in myself as a writer is weak. I spend a lot of my time lost in a forest of self doubt, but if I would just be calm and look for the answers, or even just feel my way around in the dark, I would find my way out. Instead I get frantic and allow my anxiety to start whispering, then shouting, ugly things in my ear and I just run around in chaos, in my head at least.

7. THE MONEY: What are your views on the relationship between Creativity and Money?

Ace of Pentacles
- While this should be a very favorable card in this position, for me it's not. This Ace is a ferocious dragon, who never scared me before, but I have the distinct feeling of fear as I look at him now. Aces should be good omens, especially the Ace of Pentacles in a question about money. But so many of my fears revolve around not having enough of it, and that is not even for me, but more for my kiddos. I am worried that I cannot have both my creativity and money, that it has to be a choice. Again, I know logically, in my head, that this is not true, but we are not dealing with logic, people.

8. THE PRICE: What you need to give up in order to pursue your Artist's path?

Ten of Swords - This figure seems like they are in a completely hopeless situation, trapped in a box of sharp swords stabbing through the box they are in. I need to stop seeing myself that way. I am not trapped at all, except by the box I put myself into, and at any point I can get up and get out of there. Those aren't real swords at all. They are fake ones that my fear and anxiety has created, but my confidence and courage will make them dissipate.

I also tend to see this card as a person acting a bit overly dramatic, and I do have a tendency to do that. Just be calm, these cards seem to be murmuring to me in a soothing voice.

Further, I KNOW the situation at my work has to be over, but because I am so worried about the money, I have not been listening to the quiet prompts of Spirit. I could be building myself a Tower situation by not willingly taking the steps I need to now, instead waiting to be forced into change.

9. NEXT STEP: What you need to do next, to make sure you walk forth down the creative path you've chosen?

Nine of Swords - Here is the humor of tarot coming out again. I am currently in the process of making a large and deeply personal tarot journal for myself. I was ruminating on this card today, wondering how I could cast it in a positive light, or even as advice, when it is so clearly a card of negative connotations. I think the message for me here is that there is such a thing as productive worrying. Instead of taking matters into my own hands, I have kinda been haphazardly trying to let things unfold as they will. There is a time and a place for that method, but there is also a time and a place for careful planning and constructive consideration of a project. Also, I spend so much time worrying about things that are really just phantoms that my energy is consumed and I am not doing a good job of paying attention to what I need to in order to do well at this. So, in short, start worrying about the important things and let the rest fall away like chaff from the wheat.

10. THE ARTIST CARD: After dealing the nine cards of the Artist's Path spread but before reading it, place The Artist card as a Significator at the end of the spread (S). This card is You. Accept your creative powers and responsibilities, and your Artist's Path ahead will be clear.

The Star - I did not consciously choose this card, which acts as the Significator for the reading, but let the cards fall where they would. I do not own the deck this spread was created for, but I believe it has a special card that is supposed to signify the querent as Artist. I don't think I could have gotten a much more positive, encouraging card in this position, though! As much as I struggle, as much as I fall away from the path sometimes, hope springs eternal for me. I keep trying, striving, hoping, going for my dreams. Regardless of what happens for me, as a writer I gain insight and healing from the process of it, and at the end of the day, we all just want to be whole.

As I mentioned earlier, I have many of the same cards in similar positions in previous readings with this spread, but I am actually greatly heartened by this reading. The Major Arcana cards I see as positive ones, so that means I have control over changing the Minor Arcana that I am not best pleased with to what I see as a better path forward.

These images are from the Deviant Moon tarot by Patrick Valenza for US Games.


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Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Comfort Me, Transparent Oracle

Have you ever seen Emily Carding's innovative round oracle deck, the Transparent Oracle, published by Schiffer Books?  It is really fun, and a perfect foil to her Transparent Tarot.  They can totally be used together.

I'm a bit in a funk after returning from my trip, and a bit nervous about what comes next as I am not too much looking forward to the next trip, on Friday, so I asked these clear round cards for some comfort.  My cards are Mercury, Gateway: The Celestial Realm, and Element: Fire, which you can see combined here.

Mercury is the planet of communications, as many of us have felt recently while it was in retrograde, and the Gateway card to the Celestial Realm combined with the element of fire suggests I will get comfort from checking the astrological chart for the coming weekend.  It would also likely help me to have some clear communications about what I expect, what is expected of me, and how to bridge the two.  Two of the cards I have are from the direction of Above, and the book's entry from the 13th card of Element: Fire advises that Fire combined with Above cards speak of the power of prayer and divine will.  To me, this suggests two things- One, that I will feel better about the situation through spending time in prayer and meditation, which is always sage advice, but being particularly pointed to it now is telling.  Two, some things about the upcoming trip, and just my life in general this week, are as they should be, are in accordance with the divine will of God, and I don't have a lot of options so I can let go and just trust.  The meditation part will probably help me feel calmer and more readily accepting of whatever may come, and I have been repeatedly been getting messages that meditation is what I need to move to the next level in many areas.  This also relates back to my weekly Tea Leaf Fortune Reading as I need to pay close attention to my health, and be aware of the Angel that is watching over me.  I'm not convinced I need a whole angel just for little old me, but I'll take what I can get.

These cards are from the Transparent Oracle by Emily Carding for Schiffer Books.

  1. I have always been fascinated by the Transparent Tarot/Oracle - and at the same time, I confess I find them very complex to read! It's hard for me to understand the message of the image created in your reading, for instance. But suppose it gets easier as you use it!

    From your interpretation, I believe the cards are giving you a very 'Zen' answer: do not resist whatever is coming. Unconsciously you are resisting change, and that's what is making you feel unease. Use meditation as a way to explore this inner resistance, and slowly let go of it.

    I think it's a wise advice! :)

  2. Actually, I don't understand the message in my reading at all, except for the Mercury sign, which was a good starting point. Like most oracles, I had to refer to the book. This oracle happens to have a very good structure; just I have not learned it yet. The Transparent Tarot is brilliant though, and I find very readable!

    I would agree with you. We are going on a trip with The Man's friends and that is their domain, so I feel a bit uneasy, but you are right- I don't really have any choices so I may as well not resist. Thank you for your comments!


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Johnny Depp And Natalie Portman Star In Paul McCartney’s ‘My Valentine’ Video

If you expected to see Sir Paul McCartney starring in his new video for ‘My Valentine’ your disposition could be altered. Though mister Macca himself will not be gracing us with his presence in the video, a dynamic duo is in store.

Natalie Portman and Johnny Depp will assume the roles for McCartney’s latest single, resulting in a pleasant surprise, for those who fancy the two academy award-nominated actors.

While Paul is absent from the video, the two movie stars lent their faces and hands to the video for the first single off the former Beatle‘s new album Kisses on the Bottom.

Three videos for the song on Paul McCartney’s YouTube Page consist of an individual video for both Portman and Depp and one that is edited together of the two actors.

Natalie Portman & Johnny Depp Version

In the simple black and white videos, both Depp and Portman recite the entire song in sign language. Depp not only does all the sign language in the video, he also picks the strings of an old guitar during the breakdown of the song.

Johnny Depp Version:

According to the official Paul McCartney website, the idea for the videos came straight from his fashion designer daughter, Stella, and the videos premiered in her store in L.A. on Friday.

Natalie Portman Version:

Source: [Garret Heinrich, KLUV and Britt Bickell K-EARTH]

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