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Chris Pikula vs. Maro: The soul of the MTG Hall of Fame

Earlier today Mark Rosewater tweeted this out:

There was immediate blowback:

That’s a lot to unpack, so let me break it down. Tom, Paulo, and Christian are taking issue with a representative from WotC taking a side, and bringing morality (the right thing) into it. They have a point. Mark has spoken about his thoughts on the Hall of Fame for years, which I’ll get to shortly.

Patrick Sullivan goes a bit deeper, and bringing up an issue back from when the Hall of Fame was new:’s-long-story-2005-06-27

That’s probably the screed Sullivan is talking about. I say “probably” because Rosewater had written something earlier about his support for Long, but that wasn’t nearly 3,500 words. Let me note what the qualifications were for the MTG Hall of Fame:

“Voting shall be based upon the player’s performances, playing ability, integrity, sportsmanship, and contributions to the game in general.”

That gives us five criteria to weigh. Mark admitted Mike lacked integrity and sportsmanship, but considered those among the least important categories. In other words, they were neither necessary, nor sufficient. Player performance was paramount, as was playing ability. Except, that’s not the true crux of his argument either. What it really came down to was this:

“But where Mike blows this category out of the water for me is in what I called charisma last week and today will call “star power”. You see, I spent almost ten years working on the Pro Tour. My primary job was star building. I’m the guy who came up with the idea for feature matches. I’m the one who chose who was featured. It was also my call who was put on camera during the final rounds on Sunday. And I had input into how the Pro Tours were covered in print and online.

In short, my job was to make the Pro Tour interesting and exciting. I had to make all of you care about it. And in the history of the Pro Tour three players blew everyone else out of the water. Interest in them dwarfs all the other players combined. Those players were Jon Finkel, Kai Budde and Mike Long. (Notice I voted for Jon as well and I vow right now to vote for Kai in two years.)”

As much as I want to ignore “Notice I voted for Jon”… I can’t. You don’t get any fucking credit for voting for Jon, any more than you get credit for voting for Kai. Not voting for Jon would have been an absurdity, and impossible for Mark to defend.

Was Mike Long famous? This was covered in The Three Amigo’s.

Mike Long was El Guapo. He was an infamous cheater and Mark loved him because Mike brought eyeballs. He was also absolutely terrible for the game of Magic. Let’s go back the 1998 US National Championship. Mike Long was found to have a Cadaverous Bloom in his lap. After much discussion Long was given a match loss (it may have been a game loss that ended the match, but I think it was an actual match loss penalty). There were a large contingent of players that wanted Long to be DQ’ed, Pikula chief among them. Rosewater did not feel Long should have been DQ’ed, and in the end head judge Donais agreed with Rosewater. Pikula went ballistic, with chants of “When will it be enough?!” Long ended up losing in the finals to Matt Linde, and was part of the eventual world champion Team USA.

Amazingly, Rosewater had the balls to write:

“I Do Not Condone Cheating” and “I think it is a blight on the game” in the same article as:

“When I was asked to pick the top ten best Pro Tour finals, Mike Long vs. Mark Justice in Paris topped my list. Mike had the ability to make any match he played in compelling. I was the “star building” guy for so long that it’s impossible for me not to recognize the value this added to the Pro Tour.”

That’s the crux of it. Mark valued what Long brought to the game (eyeballs). Pikula valued the integrity of the game. Those were the two incompatible worldviews some two decades ago. Mark fought for drama (think of wrestling with heels and heros). Pikula fought to clean the game up.

Let’s look at the Hall of Fame:

Yes, numerous cheaters got in during the early years, but it has gotten much better since then. Saito saw his invite revoked when he was suspended. The fact is, Mark might have won the battle, but Pikula won the war. The integrity of the game was more important then… charisma. I’ll come back to this in a second. Players revolted against lax enforcement of the rules. That led the pendulum to swing too far, where honest errors led to severe punishments, which led to angle shooting and rules lawyers. Eventually, they found the right balance, although a case can be made that the penalties once caught red-handed are still far too lenient. That’s an issue for another time. Now, let’s talk about charisma:

Some highlights:

“I felt like my job was to build up celebrities.”

“One of the things that saddens me, the fact that Mike isn’t in the Hall of Fame is the fact that we actively played him up as a bad guy because that made sense for the Pro Tour.”

Note: This isn’t true for the players who were there. Mike was a savage cheater, and an incredible asshole to boot. He was a pox upon the game and we collectively wanted him gone. Mark didn’t make Mike the bad guy. Mike made Mike the bad guy. Mark just tried to capitalize on that.

As for “The speech” that Mark refers to… “If this happens again, that would be bad.”

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Sorry. It’s just that in the case of Mike Long this meant “If this happens again, we’ll get more viewers, so please keep cheating/winning.”

“How did Mike fare at star building? He’s the best I ever had. If I put him in a feature match or on camera, people showed up. In large numbers. The best example I can give of this was the PT Los Angeles won by Trevor Blackwell. Mike got into the Top Eight after a controversy with Darwin Kastle in the last round of the Swiss. Now normally the quarterfinals are low turnout as the event starts at 9:00 am. But in Los Angeles, the room was packed. It was at the time the best attendance we’d ever had for a quarterfinal match. Mike wins and advances to the semi finals. Even more people turn up out of the woodwork to watch. In the semi finals, Mike loses. The finals was the lowest turnout we’d ever had. Everyone came to see Mike lose. Once he did, they left.”

To Mark, Mike Long was the hand that fed. To Chris Pikula, Mike Long was a scourge to be eradicated. Amazing side note: The year Rosewater wrote this article, Pikula fell one vote short of making it into the Hall of Fame. There’s no way anyone could have known that at the time, but Rosewater held the power to elect Pikula in his hands. He chose to use it instead to promote Mike Long. That makes today’s tweets truly surreal to me.

I don’t have the time to write about how much Pikula did to clean up the game. He started local, cleaning up his own gaming group, and then worked to change the culture in and around NY and the East Coast. He worked tirelessly to move the Overton Window on what was and was not acceptable behavior. In retrospect history seems immutable, but it’s possible that without him the game would have developed completely differently. At the Pro Tour Rosewater could promote a feature match between white hat Reid Duke and black hat Stephen Speck. Then again, Gresham’s Law might not have been so kind. It’s possible players like Duke would not want to play a game where cheating was tolerated, if not encouraged. We’ll never know.

What we do know is that Pikula’s vision won out. For that, I am profoundly grateful. I wish he had made the Hall of Fame year’s ago, and I hope he’s enshrined one day in the future.

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Enjoy breakfast like a Lumberjack with flap ”jacks." Decorate your meal with purple goodies, grab a Lumberjack coloring sheet, take photos with the SFA Lumberjack, Ladyjack, and spirit teams (8-9 a.m.), enjoy the Bloody Mary and mimosa bar, and listen to live music.

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Registration: 7 AM / Begins: 8 AM
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Cost: $25 students; $35 faculty/staff/alumni/community

Start your day with a run around the SFA campus and beautiful Nacogdoches! All participants will receive a free flap  "jack" breakfast at The Fredonia Hotel, and the first 100 participants are guaranteed a T-shirt! Prizes will be awarded to best overall male and female times and the top three male and females in each age group! Proceeds benefit the Dr. Raymond Lee Worsham Scholarship.
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Celebrate SFA and enjoy themed floats, music, and pageantry. The parade is FREE for all to attend.

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Join the SFA Alumni Association for delicious Cajun-themed tailgate food, the Suddenlink "Bundle U" viewing lounge, giveaways, photo booth, tailgate games, and live music. FREE Homecoming T-shirts for the first 100 guests.

Alumni Corner is FREE for Alumni Association members; $15 for non-members; $5 for children ages 6 - 10 (with adult); and FREE for children 5 and younger (with adult).

Alumni Fall Fest

Noon - Kickoff
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Enjoy the family-friendly fall fest with petting zoo, bounce houses, face painting, magic, Kona premium tropical shaved ice, balloon animals, Lumberjack and Mardi Gras crafts, games, and giveaways. The event is FREE and fun for children of all ages. The first 100 children receive a FREE "Future Alumni" t-shirt!

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Duck Dash
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Ag Pond

Watch rubber ducks race to win cool prizes and raise money for the Alumni Association. Tickets cost $5 each or 6 for $25. The top-selling organization will receive $500 to benefit the scholarship of its choice. First place: $1,000 cash, second place: $500 cash; third place: $250 cash.

Homecoming Football Game

3 PM
Homer Bryce Stadium, SFA Campus

Cheer on the Lumberjacks as they face Houston Baptist University! Visit to purchase game tickets or call 936-468-JACK (5225).

Fredonia Fest”
2 – 10 PM
Fredonia Brewery

Join Fredonia Brewery for
live entertainment, food trucks serving German food, and featuring D'oches Kölsch and Märzen Fredoniafest beer.

Second Story Tours
1 - 4 PM
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Enjoy a tour through some of the beautiful lofts and buildings while experiencing the breathtaking architecture and history downtown has to offer. Downtown stores will be open to shop for unique Nacogdoches finds.

We're looking forward to seeing you and your friends at the parade, tailgate, game and other events!

Be sure to wear purple all weekend long!

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I have my final farewell from Internado and Ixiamas folks last Thursday. Since most of the kids have left school and Internado at different times for the last 2 wks, I have been saying good bye for the last 2-3 weeks. Our dorm supervisor for the girls left about 3 weeks ago also.

Our oldest boy in the Internado, Miguel is having his high school graduation today in Ixiamas. I felt so bad to miss it, as I needed to be here in LaPaz to catch my flight on Monday.

We had our farewell dinner with all the kids,Â Internado staff and parents last Sunday.Some kids are left in the InternadoÂ this week for their make -up class and exams.

I will beÂ at SIFAT, Alabama from December 2nd to December 20th. It`s a long journey to get home to the Philippines. I hope to be in the Philippines just before Christmas Day.

I have had many, manyÂ  good -byes in the last 10 years ofÂ my life, still I am not good with it. I haveÂ improve though. It`sÂ still alwaysÂ emotional.Â

I hope to share some of my reflections with my time here in Bolivia and Internado in my nextÂ  posting.

Hasta la vista,

HereÂ´s a letter I posted to the SIFAT staff last weekend. I want to thank the Lord for those who have been praying for me andÂ with me for the Internado folks. Also I thank the Lord asÂ  once again has shown that He is a God of impossibilities.

About same time last year, when the opportunity to go to Bolivia came up, I had no imagination how in the world I could get to Bolivia from my far away country. While praying to go to Bolivia or not, I also did research on how to get a visa and exhaust all possibilities of flight routes. For about 4 – 5 months I tried to find a route from Philippines to Bolivia. I thought it was almost impossible. I did not know that time of any Filipinos going to Bolivia.

However, theÂ Lord made a way!Â To God be the Glory! HereÂ´sÂ my letter to SIFAT staff just to share with you. I wrote this last week, I only have a week now in Bolivia.Â (Courtney, thanks for your letter!Its an encouragment to know that there people reading my blog :))

Hola SIFAT staff,
Can you believe I only got 2 weeks in Bolivia, but only 1 week with the kids? School year ends by next weekend. And kids go back to their homes. It seems it was just yesterday, when I started researching for Bolivia. Around same time last year, when I was looking and researching on visa how to get to Bolivia, and praying same time how to get here. And now, my time is over.I canÂ´t explain all the mixed emotions going onÂ inside of me. I wish I could describe it better with words on how I am feeling right now. Of course, very sad to leave…I am excited though to see yall again, and anxious for what is next.
Just when I hit 5 weeks beforeÂ  IÂ Â  leave BoliviaI I almost checked out. IÂ started to think of things I will be doing next. I started thinking what I could be doing, and the things I hope I could do, or will do. Again, I forgot this main thing…here,Â now.Â
Here.Now. With due respect to the Learn and Serve folks, please excuse me Nate and Jamie for borrowing this title,”Here.Now”, just to share some reflection and thoughts as I leave Bolivia. “Here and Now” is a big lesson IÂ´m still learning (todavia) in my life.
Actually, few months prior to coming to SIFAT last year, I wrote in my journal an article on my reflection from my time in China, and the title is the same, “Here.Now”. So,Â  I was surprised when I came to SIFAT and saw the theme of the Learn and Serve as the same.
I realized that one of my regrets or mistakes,or aÂ main lesson I should have learned long time ago, is to be “Here and Now”,Â  Which means, to enjoy the moment.Â I had theÂ tendency to make myself busy with so many things, at the same time think and plan ahead or sometimes worry about the future,Â instead ofÂ enjoyingÂ the time being,Â for that particular time, for that particular place with theÂ very people I am with. I endedÂ up loosing theÂ  joy of capturing the opportunity,Â the moment.Then, afterwards, I ended up wasting my time regretting what IÂ have lost. I was also guilty of wasting the time by complaining and whining instead ofÂ being “thankful” for what God has given me for that time.
One week, 7 days, and two weeks, 14 days. IÂ could still watch the orange -yellow sun that Â risesÂ above the trees infrontÂ Â of myÂ room Â  when I wakeÂ up in the morning. I could still watch the colorful sky that turnsÂ yellow,Â withÂ pink,to purple asÂ the sunÂ  goes downÂ behindÂ the hills at the back of myÂ andÂ balcony.
I could still see theÂ birds thatÂ fly around andÂ above the building. I could still watch the zillion of bright stars that dusted the sky on every pitch dark night.Â Â I could still enjoy playing and washing in the river.Â Â Â I could still enjoy my walk to and fro the town as I watch the little and big pigs on the road, with the chickens, and wild horses and cowsÂ roaming around the town.Â I could still play with Snicker,(the little black dog) and sometimes with Scott and Stronger (the other dogs of Internado).
And most of all, I could still be with the Internado kids, for now, here at this moment.
Right here, right now.
The Lord has taught me a lot of things while being here in Bolivia. HE has blessed me in everyway. I hope to share more next time.
HastaÂ la vista!

Hola de Ixiamas!Â Believe it or not, IÂ  only have 3 weeks left here in Bolivia, and onlyÂ  couple of weeks with the kids! I am having all kinds of mixed emotions.

The kids at the Internado finishes their school year by the 3rd week ofÂ November.Â  I will be in the USA for 2-3 weeks in December to visit SIFAT, Â then back to the Philippines for Christmas time.Yeah, time flies! Â
Â It has been an interesting and challenging time being in a new continent and a different culture from Asia.Â Â As I mentioned earlier, Â Bolivia I would say is a unique nation and very diversed compared to other Latin American nations. Â I enjoyed the warm weather in the tropical jungle where I live with the Internado folks, and the same time, Â I also enjoy my visits to the cold- weather highlands in LaPaz.Â  Â I see more and more the beauty of God`s creation in this place.Â  Â As I get to know more the culture andÂ  the people I have come to appreciate more Â this nation. I observe that Bolivianos seemed to be the most polite and the sweetest people I have met.Â  They are very humble people too but, they also have an interestingÂ  way of expressing themselvesas their history have accounts of Â a series of revolution, civil wars, political unrest,Â violence.Anyway, God has been so gracious to meÂ allowingÂ to be part of the ministry of SIFAT Internado, even though it was only for a short period of time. It has been a challenge, fun, adventure and a great blessing too. I had fun with the jungle tours I had been, the hike to the Falls, knowingÂ all kinds of trees and shrubs, fishing piranhas with the alligators in a muddy river, and playing with the kids in the river. Washing my clothes in the river has been a normal way for me to have clean clothes.. For more than 6Â  months I survived without a phone! Â I wish I could share more my fun and adventures here in Bolivia. But just to update you with the Internado folks.

Life Goes On in the Internado…

It’ Spring -Summer here in the tropics of Ixiamas. The weather is great at night and early mornings. And of course very warm on daytime.Â  Only two more weeks left for the kids to be in school, and ItÂ´s more challenge for Rachel and the dorm parents with the kids as they become more restless, awaiting for their grand school vacation.Â The kids are also busy with their school tests and completing their school requirements.Â

Within the 6 month I have been, it seems to me that most of the kids have grown a inch taller, or maybe just my imagination. However, Snicker the used -to- be small pup has grown bigger for real. Scott the white-brown dog still chases the motorbikes, the pigs , chickens, and continues to pick up fight with the other dogs in town. He is now a mainstay on the road, and rarely visits Internado. Stronger the other dog, seem to support Scott more being on the road. The used to be three little pigs of Internado, are now two big fat pigs.

For about 2 weeks,Â  we had a new member in Internado, a brown squirrel that kids held in a small cage and became their pet. Rachel being merciful, let go of the poor little creature, and sentÂ  back to the mother nature. Construction of the new building has done a lot of progress. The rabbit house is all ready for the rabbits to come.

I continue to take kids in the Internet to learn this technology. The kids are enjoying learning to write emails to our past interns. I really appreciate the Auburn interns as they faithfully answer each email of the kids.

Anyway, would appreciate your prayers for all of us as we finish the year. I would like to have a meaningful time with the kids for these coming weeks.

God bless yall!

Ciao, VickyÂ

We have asked Practicum student Becky Forrest to let us publicly post the recaps e-mails to friends and family. Becky is an American and has just begun full-time missions after 29 years as an accountant. Through her posts, we hope you will understand a little more about what the Practicum is and what students are learning. Below is her most recent e-mail. Thanks for sharing with us, Becky!

Last week. Wow, I canâ€™t believe the last week of training is here. It is bittersweet. I look forward to returning home, but I will miss my new family I have made here so very much. All 16 of us have gotten so close, and we realize most of us will not meet again until we see the pearly gates. I have gotten very close to two of the Nigerians, and maybe one day I will get to visit with them. I plan to stay in touch with email. The internet is a great tool for keeping in touch. Friday night we have our graduation ceremony, and it will be very special for all of us.
Last week, we learned about solar cooking, HIV and AIDS prevention, Christian sexuality and family planning, and we ended the week with â€œWhere there is no Dentistâ€. We were shown a method taught to community health workers in developing countries of how to drill out tooth decay and fill it. A local dentist goes to countries and teaches this method. We had teeth set it plaster that we actually drilled with hand tools and filled glass ionomer cement. This last week we will be learning about â€œWhere there is no Doctorâ€. The information we have learned in these 10 weeks is incredible and can be useful in so many places.
When I get home I look forward to sharing with anyone that wants to listen to me.

One of the biggest lessons I have learned is we are all brothers and sisters in Christ and regardless of the color of our skin or the language we speak we are all Godâ€™s children.


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My summer vacation

July 28th, 2011 by Chris Strauber

I’ve been spending a lot of time the last few months working on projects related to Trunk, the new learning management system for Tufts’ Medford campus, which launches officially August 1st.

  • I’ve helped to write the training curriculum for our series of workshops introducing faculty, staff, and TAs to Trunk. I particularly recommend the advanced workshop on library resources and copyright I’ll be teaching with a colleague August 17th. If you haven’t registered for the basic workshop yet, please do–here’s the complete schedule of workshops.
  • I went out to LA for the Sakai annual conference in June. Sakai is the learning management system Trunk is built on, and it’s a very vibrant community. I got a chance to talk to colleagues at Indiana, Michigan, and Oxford on some exciting library-related features which I’m hoping Tufts can roll out soon. In the meantime I’ve updated the directions for how to link to library resources.
  • Last weekend I was at Wordcamp Boston, hosted at Boston University’s Sherman Union, a mini-conference on how to use WordPress, the software this blog runs on. There was a fun education track, with all sorts of suggestions from local colleagues on how to use WordPress to create online communities, mobile websites, and much, much else. I am *so* jealous of BU’s study abroad site.

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The skiller highscores is a highscore dedicated to skiller pure's on Runescape. Supporting level 3's and Prayer/Constitution skillers and also including virtual levels upto 126 for all skills, ranking customization and more!

Update issue fix

Fixed the issue that was causing certain players to not be updated.

Prayer and Constitution changes

Prayer and Constitution modifiers have been updated to now be in-line with the current combat formula and in preparation for skill resets. Each modifier now supports 3 states, the two old ones which function exactly as before plus an additional setting. This allows you to exclude anyone with Prayer and Constitution from the rankings for a purely lvl 3 highscores.

  • Disallowed(NEW): Players with this stat are excluded from the rankings.
  • Subtracted: Players with this stat are included in the rankings but those levels are subtracted from overall totals and experience.
  • Allowed: Players with this stat are included with no subtractions.
Subtracted and Allowed function as the previous Off and On settings did.

Skillers Hub, Launched

Skillers Hub has been created to act as a new home for the Skiller highscores which was previously hosted on Hopefull (a skiller clan forum that is no longer active). For now the highscores remains much the same as before, aside from a graphical overhaul to match the website. Additionally a few other minor improvements have been made, that includes names automatically being added to the highscores when you search them (assuming they meet the requirements). No more waiting for a username to be added and approved!

In future we are hoping to add some awesome new features and functionality to the highscores, depending on interest and activity going onwards. We already have a bunch of awesome ideas however if you have any suggestions feel free to contact us!

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Happy Fri-Yay!

“At Garden Elementary, we grow character.”
This morning I got to start my day at the Character Breakfast Celebration where my munchkin received an award for being a shining example of gratitude. Ugh. My heart could burst with how proud I am of her and how proud she was to be recognized by her classmates and teacher for this!

Let’s finish the week strong and make it a great weekend! Weather isn’t going to be that great in this neck of the woods but we desperately need the rain here in SWFL. We have a MASSIVE wildfire burning a few miles down I-75 from us that has been burning since last Saturday that has burned almost 4000 acres. Across the state right now there are I think close to 15 wildfires going. This time of year down here can be rough so I’m grateful for a rainy weekend and hope it puts an end to our fires for a bit.

Is it Thursday yet?!

I think knowing this is a short week is making it move even slower! Lots of excitement last night…not only was it gymnastics for my munchkin (which means rest day for momma) my munchkin lost her second tooth!

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Monday, 6 February 2017

True Beauty

Introducing another one of Beccy Muir's digital image sets. This set is called 'True Beauty' and comes with one this beautiful image and several lovely sentiments. As always the set contains the black and white image and coloured image as well. You can find this set and many others in Beccy's Shop and lots of inspiration on Beccy's Place blog.

Every year I make calendars for my family and friends. This year I used this wonderful image from Beccy Muir's 'True Beauty' digital set for one of the front covers. The image was printed onto white card and coloured with pencils and glitter pens. Looks much better in real life.
The background was made by embossing a aqua card with leaf embossing folder. The light brown card was embossed with the same folder and die cut. The feathers were die cut from a sheet of paper coloured with Brush crystal. The numbers and sentiment were cut with dies as well.
The colours do blend much better in real life.

Thank for visiting.

Petra Raams said...

Although you say the colours are not that beautiful on the photo, I can imagine they are in real !Wow, looks great, greetings Petra

carla said...

Wow your calender looks very beautiful.
I'm sure your family and friends like this very much.
xxx Carla

karin said...

Love the Calendar you've made Anesha! Great colours and additions on it!

Tamago said...

True beauty indeed! I love the colorful image on gorgeous background!
Glad Skipper is on the mend. I hope she will make a full recovery soon xoxo


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Why not? Care to wager your soul?

Maybe your sin is lust.

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27 Comments on Hotel Sin

  1. I’m deeply honored and humbled that you all put this on your site. Rummager, I love the illustration by the way!

    Thank you all so very kindly! It is an honor.

    Cheers! ^_^

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  2. I’ve visited Hotel Sin and spent 72 hours in lock down and being watched. Not sure if I’m ever going back. ~~dru~~

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  3. Sounds inviting and captivating. I wouldn’t mind to spend a weekend there, haha

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  4. I like the idea of Hotel Sin, and I know just what sin I’m going to indulge. I’m going to steal the towels.
    (There, Rummy. I said something about hotel towels. It’s a softball. Knock it out of the park.)
    Great poem, Sinister. I like the way your imagination works.

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  5. Thanks for submitting your poem, Sinister! Hotel Sin offers plenty of cheap rooms…I been there…a few times.

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  6. I need some rest..I’ll check into Hotel Sin as soon as I can find out the exact location. (maybe Google Map will be of help) 😀

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    Forget travelling anywhere simply using first class, every billionaire travels either in their own plane or charters a jet and its crew. For around $8,640 you can hire a Gulfstream 550, so a little weekend jaunt from New York to San Francisco would be a mere $107,000. If you feel a jet isn’t sufficiently impressive you could always do the same as Prince Alwaleed bin Talal and buy an Airbus A380. This fabulous aircraft had its 800 seats removed and replaced with a Turkish bath, cargo deck space for his Rolls Royce and a well-being room, where the floor and walls turn into a giant screen showing the ground below allowing guests to stand on a ‘magic carpet’ and watch the journey as a scented breeze blows into the room.

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A Note on June 1st Shahnameh Khani Session

by Alireza Borojerdi

Ba salaam,

We had our Eleventh Session of Shahnameh-Khani at Khaneh Iran on Sunday, June 1, 2014. The session started with Professor Faghih’s lecture on the Concept of “Jaan” in Shahnameh. The lecture was about 40 minutes and was followed by about an hour of discussions, questions, and answers.

I would like to thank Professor Faghih for giving us his valuable time. I know that he is very busy with his research and scientific/ cultural activities. He is active in international organizations and magazines and I really appreciate his lecture that was based on years of research and study.

Professor Faghih was originally going to talk about “Jaan, Kherad, va Hekmat-e Ferdowsi” in Shahnameh. The talk would be long, so I requested that Professor Faghih break his lecture into several 45-minute sessions. He agreed to talk about “Jaan”, “Kherad”, “Hekmat”, and “Ostooreh” in Shahnameh in different sessions so each session would be around 45 minutes, followed by 15 to 30 minutes of question and answer.

The drawback to this division is that some of the concepts are inter-related and we need to wait for the future sessions to fully grasp the concept at hand. This of course will require enthusiasm and patience.

In the future sessions when we have a speaker, I am contemplating to start the session a little earlier and have the talk/Q and A wrapped up before 6:00 pm. The folks who would rather skip the lecture could arrive at that time so they wouldn’t have to be present for the lecture part of the session. I think that would be more respectful to the speaker, and more convenient for the people who want to listen to the lecture or who only want to be present for the Shahnameh-Khani part.

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I’m off to do some shopping

I hope your weekend is going well, I’m off to do some shopping with my sister.

Over the past few days I haven’t had a lot of time to post much more than Daily Snippets as I’ve been pretty busy with my college work.

I have some snaps of what I’ve been up to lately which I haven’t gotten round to  posting yet (sorry).

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9 things to do on South Wharf this week

Monday August 14th, 2017

Mon 14 Mundo Lingo at Plus 5

Brush up on your language skills, make new friends & exchange some culture, while sipping on a bevvy. Plus 5 is offering exclusive Mundo Lingo specials, just what you need for some social lubricant!

$6 House White, Red & Sparkling to run all night.
$7 House Spirits all night to include Vodka, Gin, Rum & Whiskey plus Mixer
$7 Pints 6-8pm followed by $9 for the remainder of the event
$12 Espresso Martinis to run 6-9pm

Click here for the Mundo Lingo event page.

Raclette Thursday at The Boatbuilders Yard

The Boatbuilders Yard’s famously cheesy Raclette Thursdays is on from 4pm. Oozing delicious Raclette cheese melted over potato & pickles. For you meat lovers, Sevens Creek Wagyu’s thinly sliced Wagyu Pastrami, directly from Strathbogie VIC, paddock to plate! Their marble score 9+ Wagyu is delectable.

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Shopping at DFO

For you shopaholics, there is plenty on offer at DFO South Wharf, Men, Women & Children fashion and the latest homewares. There are offers running this week, Royal Doulton Bendon Lingerie & Outlet, Espirit & Plush.

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Tuesday Pad Thai $9.90 BangPop

Everyone loves that Thai cuisine classic, Pad Thai. Cheap Tuesday just got tastier with a visit to BangPop, enjoy a $9.90 delicious meal, that’s even more money for a beer or a maybe a cheeky Tuesday cocktail, with an Asian inspired twist.

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Mon – Fri Selected Beer Jugs $20 4pm – 7pm The General Assembly

Headed to South Wharf, The General Assembly has got you covered from Monday to Friday (4pm – 7pm). This beer house has plenty on offer with 15 different beers on tap & plenty of yummy eats.

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Tomahawk Thursday at Meat Market South Wharf

A 1.2kg Tomahawk Steak with Side & 500ml Carafe of St Hallett Butcher’s Cart Shiraz $95. What better way to enjoy beautiful South Wharf than sipping on a glass of red & eating the best cut of steak there is (trust me I know my steak). Gents, if she loves her meat & wine, this is a date night that’ll impress.

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Skate Slide – Chill Common Man Lawn

August is the last month you can get your skates on, fun for the family, adult fun in the chill zone or like Rocky a romantic date on the ice.

Sign up to the database below and receive 50% off the normal ticket price for Mondays. Discounted tickets are limited so get in quick to avoid disappointment! Discount codes are emailed out every Friday *50% off Monday’s vouchers do not apply to public holidays, are limited and subject to availability
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DATE NIGHT: Spoil your special someone on Thursdays with a $60 couples package which includes 2x skating passes and 2x cocktails on arrival.

DJ: Bust a move every Friday night when a DJ will be spinning all the biggest RnB hits from the 80s right through to today.
FUNDAYS: Round up your friends and family for a fun day by the Yarra. With every children’s ticket purchase, receive a free treat from the candy bar or piece of fruit. Face painting will also be available for a gold coin donation from 2-4pm. All proceeds from Funday Sundays face painting will go to the Feed Melbourne Appeal

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Monday Night Sharing Degustation at Akachochin

Welcome to Tokyo! Experience a South Wharf take on an Izakaya with modern japanese cuisine & the freshest sashimi. Akachochin is a welcome visit anytime I’m on South Wharf, however if you are looking for something special book a the $66, 6 course degustation, booking ahead of time is essential. Call 03 9245 9900 to book your degustation.

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Pepperstone Review

Pepperstone Overview

Founded 2010
Platform MetaTrader 4, MetaTrader 4 Mac, MetaTrader 5,
WebTrader, iPhone, Android, iPad/Tablet, cTader, cTrader WebTrader, cTrader cAlgo, cTrader Mobile
Minimum account size $200
Minimum lot size 0.01
Tradable assets 70+
Maximum margin 1:500
Spread on EUR/USD 0 pips
Payment methods Credit/Debit Cards, PayPal, POLi, China Union Pay, Banc Transfer (Domestic and International), BPay, Skrill (Moneybookers), Neteller, Qiwi, Fasapay, Broker to Broker
Demo account Yes
Accepts USA traders No
Regulated ASIC (Australia), FCA (UK)
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  • Ultra low spreads
  • Up to 1:500 leverage
  • 1 day withdrawal processing
  • Variety of supported payment methods
  • Regulated

  • Average minimum account size
  • USA traders not accepted

Pepperstone is an online sponsored programs and CFD brokerage that has been in the business since 2010. They have a range of online trading platforms and according to their website, their mission is “to provide institutional grade trading to the online sponsored programs trader, without complicated account structures and catches”.

As of this writing, there are a total of 11 platforms so can conveniently trade your way and whenever you want. The MetaTrader 4 has the standard MetaTrader 4 for Windows, MetaTrader 4 for Mac, MetaTrader 5, WebTrader and mobile applications for devices running on iPhone, Android and iPad or Tablet. These all come with Smart Trader Tools. There’s also the cTrader platform which is available in three different versions: cTrader WebTrader, cTrader cAlgo and cTrader Mobile. With such many options, this brokerage deserves a Platform score of 9/10.

They have made the layout of the platforms well-organized and very easy to navigate. You can easily track your positions, monitor the instrument prices and access all the tools that you need on the main trading screen. Overall, they have done a great job in optimizing the visual aspect of their platforms and this merits a Design score of 5/5.

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Minimum Deposit

The accepted minimum deposit to open an account and begin trading is $200. It’s not the lowest in the industry but not the highest either so basically this is on the average range so this notches a Minimum Deposit score of 3/5.

Minimum Lot Size

Similar to the industry standard, the minimum lot size that they allow is 0.01. For this reason, they earned a Minimum Trade Score of 4/5.

Tradable Assets

Currently they have more than 70 tradable assets which includes forex, gold, oil, CFDs and many more. These can all be accessed across all of their multiple platforms allowing you to explore different markets on almost any device. Based on our scoring table, Pepperstone got a Tradable assets score of 3/5.

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The spreads on the MetaTrader 4 platform varies but even during liquid times, it can still go for as low as 0 pips even on major currency pairs like the EURUSD. Such a rate warrants a Payouts score of 10/10.

Withdrawal Time

You need to fill-up a withdrawal form if you want to cash-out your funds and if you will be able to send it before 21:00 GMT (07:00 AEST), the request will be processed on the same day. Otherwise, it will be done on the next business day. Such speed deserves a Withdrawal Time score of 10/10.

Deposit and Withdrawal Methods

They accept a selection of banking methods so funding the account is certainly not an issue. Among the supported payment systems include credit and debit cards (Visa and MasterCard), PayPal, POLi, China Union Pay, Banc Transfer (Domestic and International), BPay, Skrill (Moneybookers), Neteller, Qiwi, Fasapay and even Broker to Broker. Such coverage warrants a Deposit and Withdrawal Methods score of 5/5.

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The customer service department can be reached via phone support, email and live chat as well. We had the chance to talk to one of their agents and all of our questions were easily answered. Their professionalism and politeness were commendable and for this they notched a Support score of 13/15.

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Quote Accuracy

Even if there is high liquidity, the quotes displayed by their platforms are in real time based on the several tests that were done. Trade executions were also fast regardless if there is volatility in the market or not. This warrants a Quote Accuracy Score of 10/10.

Based on our extensive profiling of this brokerage, their reputation remains strong in many countries. Aside from this, they have been recognised by many trusted award-giving bodies plus they have an active license from the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). This kind of credibility deserved a strong Reputation score of 15/20.

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Windows Media Center Gadgets For Windows SideShow have shipped

March 20, 2009

The Windows Media Center Gadgets for Windows SideShow are now available on the Live Gallery site. These are Vista-only, as the Media Center API’s have changed in Windows 7.

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Here’s a video of the gadgets in action:

Windows SideShow as a Screensaver

March 15, 2009

I’ve often thought that showing SideShow gadget data as part of a screensaver would be a great idea. Potentially, the screensaver could rotate through SideShow gadget glance data when the machine was idle and also support using the arrow keys to fully navigate the gadgets.

I’d like to hear if anyone else finds this intriguing or has feedback.

SideShow Bitmap Driver available on CodePlex

March 15, 2009

The Windows SideShow Bitmap Driver is now available on CodePlex. Complete source and documentation is available for download. This is more targeted at device manufacturers than gadget developers, but it does include a test application that can be used as a SideShow simulator. This is also useful as a source code example of a full SCF parser and renderer.

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This solution renders pages on a computer and sends bitmap images to the SideShow-compatible device, so the device can be lower cost. You can extend a button-based sample user interface that is included to support touch or other features. This solution allows SideShow functionality to be easily adapted to existing, in-market hardware, in many cases without any hardware modifications. This solution differs from other SideShow solutions. Typically, the SideShow device would parse and render the SCF content. In contrast, the Windows SideShow Bitmap Driver is doing the parsing and rendering. Because the computer renders the UI, the device does not have access to offline content when the computer is off.

WoW Armory gadget updated to version 1.1.0

March 7, 2009

I’ve updated the gadget again. It now uses a more robust library for getting data from the Armory site and WoWHead (for item details). I’ve tweaked the layout a bit also. I have additional features planned that I’m waiting to announce along with a new Windows SideShow device. I’ll have pics and more details as soon as everything is publicly announced.

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Windows Media Center Gadgets for Windows SideShow Beta!

July 8, 2008

That’s right, the long-awaited Windows Media Center gadgets are now available for public consumption.

You’ll need a Windows Live account to download them via the Microsoft Connect site.

More details are available over on the official Windows SideShow blog.

4 gadgets are included with this beta that allow you to:

  • Browse the TV Guide and schedule recordings. Browse Recorded TV by thumbnail.
  • Browse your music library and control music playback.
  • Browse Picture and Video libraries.
  • View “now playing” information and control Media Center with playback controls.

Screenshots coming soon!

Windows Live Messenger Gadget released

June 28, 2008

SideShow Jim has just released his new Windows Live Messenger gadget.

Check out the announcements on the MSDN SideShow forum and on SideShow Jim’s blog.

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How To: Get all the posts from this blog on your SideShow device

June 24, 2008

You can use the Feed Viewer gadget to get all the posts (including texts and pictures) from this blog and have it displayed on your SideShow device.  Here’s how:

  1. Subscribe to the RSS feed for this site in Internet Explorer
  2. Install the Feed Viewer gadget from the Live Gallery
  3. Open the SideShow Control Panel
  4. Click on the Feed Viewer gadget name
  5. There should be a checkbox labeled “Ed’s SideShow Gadget Blog”.  Check it.
  6. Close that gadget settings window.
  7. There should be a new gadget listed as “Ed’s SideShow Gadget Blog”.  Enable it.
  8. The content from the blog should now be on your device.

These steps work for all RSS feeds, but what content could be more compelling?


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William Lubker, a staffing professional with Medstaff Locums in St. Louis, pleaded guilty to defrauding the medical staffing company of more than $400,000 by placing phantom employees and keeping a portion of the payments made by the company to them. Lubker, who has been ordered to repay the money and forfeit items he purchased with it, was accused of mail fraud and aggravated identity theft, having misused an individual’s name and Social Security number as a phantom employee.


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But you gotta give it to Yahoo and AOL for taking advantage of those who "can't tell if items in their e-mail inboxes are authentic or the work of con artists."

Recently, the public was treated to the Beta 2 version of the upcoming Internet Explorer 7 and it was over five months ago that I had a preview of the Beta 1.

So what's the difference? The biggest would be the thumbnail views of the web pages you are currently browsing. While I would think it is agreat accessibility issue, I don't know how much the general public would appreciate it. To get an idea, here are some good screenshots from ActiveWin.


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Toploader  [developer] Nov 4, 2012 @ 4:04am
Frequently asked Questions (updated 04/11/2012)
Q: Will POSTAL 2 have cross play for Mac and Linux (buy once, get all versions)?
A: Yes! The Linux and Mac version will be released some while after the PC version as we need to ask for outside support to update these builds, but they will follow at some point for sure and added to your Mac /Linux accounts.

Q:Why does it cost more than GoG?
A: The reason it is priced higher than on other platforms is due to us wanting to include it in many 75% sales, which will make the game less than 5 bucks. You'll never be too far away from a sale! Also, the GoG version may never get the updates the Steam version is getting, or at least will always be behind. That, and you can expect many Steam only features.

In short, you'll be getting more value for your cash on Steam, even if you don't buy it in a sale.

Q: Will you include achievements?
A: It's being looked into right now

Q: Is the game uncut?

Q: If I own POSTAL 2 elsewhere, can I get a free Steam Key?
In some cases.
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Q: Is the Steam version of POSTAL 2 be updated in anyway?
A: It will include wide-screen support out the box, with other updates planned in the coming months.

Q: Does it include the Apocalypse Weekend and Share The Pain Multiplayer add-on packs?
A: Yes, POSTAL 2 COMPLETE means the full package!

Q: What about mods like Eternal Damnation, and A Week In Paradise that were included with the Fudge Pack?
A: If Valve allow us, we will set up the Steam Workshop with these mods. At the very least I'll make an installer that will install all the other mods onto the Steam version of P2, and allow you to download from our website.

Q:So, is there much of a MOD community around this game?
A: Sure is, and it's still going strong. There are tons of Single player and Mulitplayer mods for POSTAL 2, and because it's built on the Unreal 2.0 engine, it's easy to jump in and start modding yourself.

Q: Will POSTAL 2 support Steam Workshop for mods?
A: We are looking into getting this set up in the coming months.

Q: I hear the loading times are really bad, is that true?
A: When POSTAL 2 was first released the loading times were pretty bad, but it was patched after release. Now, on modern hardware the loading times are between 4-7 seconds per map. On an older pc that would be maybe 8-10. It's really not that bad.

Q:Can we expect Russian or Polish language support?
A: No, as we don't own the rights to the localization of POSTAL 2 for Russian or Polish, and they break compatibility with the English language Multiplayer.

Q:Any DLC Planned?
A: I'd love to work on more DLC, if the game sells well enough, who knows!

Q: Will there be cloud save support?
A: Should be added soon.

Q: Does POSTAL 2 work well with Windows 7 and 64 bit?
A: Yes, most people have no issues with both AMD and Nvidia cards.

Q:Does POSTAL 2 work good with 3D?
A: Yes, it has an excellent rating for Nvidia 3D Vision!

Q: POSTAL III sucked hard, was it made by RWS?
A: No, it was licensed to a Russian publisher and developer who were supposed produce the game to our design, with a much bigger team and budget than we had for POSTAL 2. Even taking those facts into account, it didn't work out very well. It was a mistake and one we will not repeat.

Q:Is this just a quick, cheap cash in for an old game you no longer support?
A: Not at all, we plan to give some support to POSTAL 2 as it's effectively being re-released, with patches to include things such as Widescreen support (on release) and also adding achievements (in time). Also, after the disaster that was PIII due to the mistake of outsourcing it, we have decided to make the next game 100% in house.
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TCEP was fun; I got a chance at a few games the regular group ussually doesn't have time for (notably RoboRally) along with some favorites (Kingsburg went over particularly well).

The one downside is that I apparently left my copy of Ticket to Ride Nordic Countries/Switzerland behind; someone at the dead dog mentioned that it was one of the ones that were left on a table after the con. (I would have sworn there was no way something that big could be missing from my bags, but apparently they just didn't pack as tightly on the return trip.) Identifying features to find out for sure and arrange a return if it's my set:

1. Nordic Countries/Switzerland in one box.
2. Extra Switzerland card set (replacement for first-printing cards).
3. Snack bags for pieces/cards.

EDIT: The folks who picked up the lost-and-found stuff at the con confirm that they have it; now it's just a matter of arranging a mutually convenient pickup.
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The flame still burns...psywildfire on September 8th, 2009 12:49 pm (UTC)
Yep, I was there when we found that. Brian currently has it and will be giving it to Craig at a later date.

I'd contact either one of them.

Steve Brinich: Jillian Writingstevemb on September 8th, 2009 01:29 pm (UTC)
I don't have their contact info; the closest contact point I had was grayhawkfh (I sent him a message with a request to forward.)

I suppose I should also post to tcep.
The flame still burns...psywildfire on September 8th, 2009 12:49 pm (UTC)
Incidentally, you didn't happen to leave a copy of Agricola, did you?

Steve Brinichstevemb on September 8th, 2009 01:24 pm (UTC)
Nope; I don't own Agricola. (The fact that the two were next to each other and apparently part of the same group is another reason I didn't make the connection.)
Steve Brinich: Angela Grinstevemb on September 8th, 2009 06:00 pm (UTC)
I got a reply on my tcep post -- the found copy matches my missing one; now I just need to find a convenient opportunity to pick it up.


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After her latest vet visit, we've been giving Heidi (in userpic) glucosamine supplements. She's in good shape for a 15ish-year-old cat, but definitely starting to show her age.

The cats mostly get dry food, but the powder works best with soft food so that it will stay on top instead of falling to the bottom. Whenever we give Heidi her special meal, the other cats come crowding around to demand their share. I put some of the soft food aside for the purpose and offered it to the other cats... who turned their noses up at it and continued trying to get at Heidi's.

It could be something about the smell of the glucosamine powder, but I suspect it's just annoyance that one of the cats seems to be getting special treatment.
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Monica: kittiescellio on February 27th, 2011 07:37 pm (UTC)
I see that kind of jealousy in my house too. Erik was the first to need meds that go best mixed into canned food, and thus canned food entered the house. I had to feed him on a counter that the others couldn't jump up on, but I'd let them lick the spoon or have a little bit on the side as compensation. Then Baldur joined the "needs canned food" club, and Embla got even more demanding -- but while she'd lick the spoon, she wouldn't actually eat food that I put in a dish for her. She would, however, try to horn in on Baldur's bowl... Cats are weird. :-) (I've found a type of treat that Embla likes a lot, so I give her that while Baldur is eating the medicine-laced food. Mornings are complicated in my house.)


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It’s Monday!

Hiya People’s!!

How was your weekend? Mine was pretty fine, went to a party (i’ll be back later w/ pics & stuff) and did some fabric shopping, washing, ironing, and cutting (pics later).

We are going home (New Orleans) the 2nd weekend in April for the French Quarter Festival, whoo hooo! Wanna come?! lol I’ve never seen Ian so excited abiut going home. All he keeps talking bout is going on the lake with crawfish, lol.

I need to get out this bed and get dressed for work, but let me leave you with this link.

check it out, tell me what you think…. It’s still a work in progress but it’s functional for all intents and purposes.
Ok that’s all for now, TTYL and hope your week get’s off to a great start!!!

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  1. Girl… i checked it out…and you cant be doing this mess to me… I go broke in Carol’s daughter because I am such a candle freak… i have to leave now!

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    Folk was just’a partying all day and all nite long!!!

    Hope you and the hubby enjoy yourselves. Good job on that website!!

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Some students do not find it easy to communicate their real inner perceptions, thoughts and feelings. Students may “shut down” and “clam up.” What you think might be a productive interaction turns into a challenging endeavor to obtain ANY information from the student.

Color-based counseling activities provide powerful methods for helping in these situations.  Color has been known to have positive psychological and therapeutic effects. It has been used to understand underlying emotional language and evoke specific mood or feelings since ancient Egypt. As early as the year 980, color has been used as a tool in alternative medicine to help treat disease. Today, an understanding of the psychological effects of color is widely used in business, hospitals and correction institutions. When counseling children, color-based methods can enhance the effectiveness of the interaction.  For example, using simple directive and non-directive coloring-based activities, students can feel less threatened and more able to communicate their unfiltered inner experiences, thoughts and feelings.

In this insightful and creative 90-minute webinar, Anthony Pearson (elementary school counselor, child therapist and author), will guide participants through different ways to use fun color-based activities designed to facilitate avenues of more meaningful dialogue with students. He will provide several key insights and recommendations for using these kinds of activities in different situations in one-on-one counseling, in groups and in the classroom.

      Types of Color-Based Activities Discussed Include:

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      • Color the Feeling Faces (& Places)
      • Show Where the Feeling Is
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      • Graph/Chart My Feelings

      Learning Objectives:

      • Benefits of using color-based activities in counseling children.
      • Do’s and don’ts of using visual arts as a therapeutic tool in various counseling situations.
      • Current best practices in using color in counseling.
      • Insights and tips for using six types of color-based counseling activity types with children.
      • Applications for implementing color-based activities in individual sessions.
      • Key strategies to harness the power of these activities in classroom and/or small group lessons.
      • How to use art activities to help prompt dialogue and personal discovery.

            Who Should Attend:

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            • Other Professionals Working with Children
            • Classroom Teachers
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            • After-School Program Coordinators
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              To augment the PowerPoint™ presentation and activities, each participant will receive a (PDF) resource packet of the presentation with ideas, reproducible forms, activities and other suggested resources.

              About the Presenter:

               Anthony Pearson, Ed.S. LPC, NCC is the author of Guidance with Good Measure, Baby Bear Eats the Night and co-author of the new book with CD, Counseling With Color: Creative Activities for Helping Children Explore Their Feelings and Perceptions. He has been an elementary school counselor in Cobb County, Georgia and also works with children and families in private practice for over 10 years.  Anthony’s focus is on finding creative and fun methods to help children reach their greatest potential. Anthony has been named a finalist for Counselor of the Year by the American School Counselor Association.


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Welcome to the Official Bendy and the Ink Machine Store!
Bendy Blind Bag Collector Clips

Bendy Blind Bag Collector Clips

Regular price $6.99 $6.99 Sale

  • 1 random mystery figure per pack in a blind foil bag.
  • Total of 9 characters per series including rare (1:24) gold bendy!
  • Size of figures range from 2-3" / 5-7.5cm depending on the character.
  • Made out of high-quality PVC vinyl with very good clip.
  • Clip onto your backpack, keychain, or other places.
  • Character list: Bendy, Sammy Lawrence, Winking Alice Angel, Mic Alice Angel, Dead Boris, Boris the Wolf, Ink Bendy, Umbrella Bendy, & Gold Bendy


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Celebrate Weddings

St. Paul offers a beautiful, traditional setting for weddings, for both member and non-member couples. Our Pastor and Wedding Coordinator work closely with each couple to plan a perfect day!

St. Paul offers the ambience of a “little country church,” through its architecture, classically styled wooden pews and altar area, and the use of the color red in the sanctuary décor. The altar area offers generous space for ceremonies with larger parties, while still maintaining a feeling of intimacy for smaller parties.

Other amenities available to suit the needs of your special day are a fully-ranked pipe organ, a grand piano, video screen, candles for the main aisle and altar candelabras. During the summer months, the Memorial Garden provides a beautiful back-drop for outdoor pictures.

Click the button below for an information brochure which explains the policies and procedures for holding your ceremony at St. Paul. Call the church office at 847-381-0460 for more information.


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young cleaver

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    20 feet tall in three days?? Somebody took some snacks with him! Oh well, I suppose we will find out the core mutation at the root of all these more powerful subclasses of mutation is something that allows cells to draw energy from some ever present field or another dimension or both.

    I doubt that is true but if it is please note that I haven’t read any farther than this issue or so and therefore am incapable of true spoilers. Just wild guesses for fun.


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A history of Halloween, or “All Hallows’ Eve”

From the Episcopal Church Center:

The term “Halloween” is shortened from “All-hallow-even,” as it is the evening before All Hallows’ Day.

Halloween originated with the Celtic tribes who lived in Ireland, Scotland, Wales and Brittany. For the Celts this Festival marked the end of summer and the coming of winter.

For Celts it is a time when the bridge that separates the world of the living and the world of the dead becomes firmer, allowing spirits and ghosts and ghouls to cross over. These spirits or departed souls are honored and asked to grant luck and prosperity.

The 21st century secular popularity of this holiday has caused the Festival of the Dead to be less about honoring the dead and more about the commercial sale of ghoulish masks and frightening frivolity.

The dressing up was to resemble the souls of the dead which the pagans believed walk the land that night, along with the evil spirits, which people wore masks and lit bonfires to scare them away.

However, over the centuries our Christian beliefs have given way to focusing on honoring the dead through worship, prayer remembrances, and community, not only on All Soul’s Day but also the evening before known as All Hallows’ Eve.

In 1979, the Book of Occasional Services was created as a result of a General Convention Resolution. The All Hallows’ Eve service can be found on page 108. The service of the light, found on page 109, may be used prior to the All Hallows’ Eve service.

The photo, from Wikimedia Commons, shows a cemetery outside a Lutheran church in Röke, Sweden on the feast of All Hallows. Flowers and lighted candles are placed by relatives on the graves of their deceased loved ones.