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Upcoming – High & Outside: A Baseball Noir + Too Late
June 27, 2012 February 26, 2017 Ilya
Many people know David Yow, drunken poet extraordinaire behind Scratch Acid and Jesus Lizard, but how many people know David Yow the actor? According to his IMDB entry, Yow's career includes a number of roles in independent movies - from 1994 Walls In The City (which featured a soundtrack by Denison-Kimball Trio) to shorts like…
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My Bloody Valentine In The News – June 2012 – Remasters, Singles Collection and more!
June 25, 2012 December 8, 2018 Ilya
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Label News – Hydra Head (June 2012) – Old Man Gloom, Souvenirs From Botch, Tour Dates
June 21, 2012 April 16, 2016 Ilya
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New And Upcoming – A Place To Bury Strangers, Tera Melos, Swans
June 1, 2012 Ilya
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Unsane Special – Part 5 – Unsane/Melvins 2012 Tour Diary
May 26, 2012 Ilya
Setlists See setlist.fm Live Videos April 12 - Scrape (The Great American Music Hall, San Francisco) Featuring Dale Crover (Melvins) April 12 - Alleged (The Great American Music Hall, San Francisco) Featuring Dale Crover and Cody Willis (Melvins) April 23 - Stuck (The Social, Orlando, Florida) April 28 - The Note, West Chester…
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On Tour – Summer of 2012 – Melvins Lite, Unsane, ASIWYFA and more!
May 25, 2012 February 26, 2017 Ilya
Who: Melvins / Retox Where: US and Canada (including stops in Vancouver, Portland, San Francisco and New York) When: July 1 to July 20 Melvins Lite ("the fifth side of the four-sided Melvins triangle", according to Buzz Osbourne) are hitting the road this summer in support of their debut Freak Puke. Melvins labelmates Retox will join…
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Adress: Calle Hospital, Torrelobatón, Valladolid, Spain.
Torrelobaton Castle
Torrelobaton Castle lies, in a village by the same name, in the province of Valladolid in Spain.
Torrelobaton Castle is located in the northern part of the village on a small hill. It has a square plant with 3 circular towers and the great keep in its corners. The square keep is equipped with 8 turrets, its lower part is fitted with arrow slits and its upper part with gun slits.
It's not known if the castle originally had two enclosures although the castle is at present partly surrounded by retaining walls that give the false impression of a second enclosure. The entrance gate next to the keep, equipped with a portcullis, gave access to a courtyard where there would have been quarters for the troops and other service buildings.
The keep has an access door at ground floorlevel and remains of another one at a higher floor level with signs of a drawbridge. Its interior consists of three vaulted floors. There is a postern in the northern wall; a small tunnel accessed from the courtyard leads to the moat. The castle also possesses a secret underground passage.
The castle was probably preceded by an earlier, 14th century, military construction. The present castle however dates back to the 15th century when the castle and the village were owned by the Enriquez family, Admirals of Castile. They placed their coat of arms on the keep.
The most notable event in the castle's history took place in 1521. Then is was besieged and conquered by the troops of the Comuneras, commanded by Padilla because its inhabitants defended the cause of King Carlos V.
Nowadays its interior, like Encinas Castle, is turned into a cereal silo. Therefore the castle is not accessible. In my opinion however it is still worth visiting because of its unique smooth appearance.

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My cd/dvd stoped reading/spinning up.
Today I went to burn a disc using toast, it inserted the cd paused for a few seconds then spit out the disk.
(as if it wasn't a readable disk) Not the case. I never heard it spin up at all.
I also tried a retail cd, as well as another burnt cd..no luck.
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https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/tools/install-kubectl/

```sh
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y apt-transport-https
curl -s https://packages.cloud.google.com/apt/doc/apt-key.gpg | sudo apt-key add -
sudo touch /etc/apt/sources.list.d/kubernetes.list
echo "deb http://apt.kubernetes.io/ kubernetes-xenial main" | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list.d/kubernetes.list
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y kubectl
```

Config `~/.kube/config`

```bash
# autocomplexion
kubectl completion -h
```

## Mac

* [Install Macos](https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/tools/install-kubectl-macos/).

```sh
# with brew
brew install kubectl
```

## Check install
```bash
# display info
kubectl cluster-info
# see nodes
kubectl get nodes
# version
kubectl version
```

## Credit
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Tag: DPG
Roll Call: Bench thin for Georgia Democrats
It's quite possible that Steve Oppenheimer, who raised $238k and took 43% of the vote against incumbent Republican Public Service Commissioner Chuck Eaton, would be one of the strongest candidates for a Democratic nomination in 2014.
From Roll Call:
There's no doubt national Democrats will have Georgia on their mind by the time the 2016 presidential race rolls around.
The state is more African-American, more Hispanic and more Democratic than it was at the beginning of the last decade. Eventually, insiders of both parties agree, it will be a swing state.
But looking ahead to 2014 — when Republican Sen. Saxby Chambliss and Gov. Nathan Deal are up for re-election — Democrats don't appear to have much of a bench lining up to run statewide.
Chambliss could face a tough primary challenge and potential Democratic candidates are keenly watching how that race develops over the next year. Beating Chambliss would be very hard; beating another Republican might be a less daunting endeavor.
In a conversation with Roll Call via Skype from a post-Election Day vacation, top Georgia Democratic strategist Tharon Johnson said that the path to a Senate victory for a Georgia Democratic senator in 2014 would be steep, though not impossible.
"Saxby is in a good position," he said.
Johnson, who served as the national southern regional director for President Barack Obama's 2012 campaign, said victory would require that Democrats get behind one candidate to avoid a bloody primary. He added that the candidate needs to appeal to a broad swath of Georgians.
"In order for us to even be competitive with Sen. Chambliss — who has gained a lot of national recognition, who will be well-financed and who knows how to campaign — we will have to recruit a candidate with a message that targets moderate conservatives," Johnson said.
Among the names he floated: Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed and Rep. John Barrow.
Reed, a business-friendly African-American Democrat, would probably be the strongest contender, but he appears very unlikely to run.
"Mayor Reed is running for re-election as Mayor of Atlanta in 2013 and if the people give him another four years, he plans to serve his term," Reed spokeswoman Sonji Jacobs Dade said in a statement.
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Georgia Senate Democrats elect leadership
Posted by Todd Rehm / Georgia Political News, Georgia Politics, Georgia Senate
Not a single member of leadership from outside Metro Atlanta.
From Dave Williams at the Atlanta Business Chronicle:
Sen. Steve Henson of Tucker was re-elected Senate minority leader, and Sen. Vincent Fort of Atlanta won another term as minority whip.
The rest of the new leadership team will be all female, including Sen. Horacena Tate of Atlanta, who will become the first woman to head the Senate Democratic Caucus as chairman.
The rest of the team will include Sen. Valencia Seay of Riverdale as caucus vice chairman, Sen. Gloria Butler of Stone Mountain as vice chairman in charge of campaigns and fund-raising, and Sen. Nan Orrock of Atlanta as caucus secretary.
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Mayne, Mary Emelia (1858–1940)
by Betty Crouchley
This is a shared entry with James O'Neil Mayne
Emilia Mayne, n.d.
State Library of Queensland, 131643
James O'Neil Mayne (1861-1939) and Mary Emelia Mayne (1858-1940), philanthropists, were born on 21 January 1861 and 31 December 1858 in Brisbane, youngest of five children of Irish parents Patrick Mayne, butcher and grazier, and his wife Mary, née McIntosh. Inherited real estate gave them independent means: neither they nor their siblings married. Mary was a pupil of All Hallows' Convent School until 1877 and thereafter hostessed many functions at Moorlands, the family home at Auchenflower. James attended Brisbane Grammar School, graduated B.A. (Syd.) in 1884, and studied medicine at University College, London (L.R.C.P., Lond, M.R.C.S., Eng, 1890).
Resident medical officer at Brisbane General Hospital in 1891-98, then medical superintendent, Mayne worked with 'unremitting personal effort and self-denial', paid for the hospital's first X-ray plant, and donated his salary to the building and grounds committee. He resigned in 1904 after his brother Isaac was committed to an asylum where he later suicided.
After this tragedy, and worried by his own health, Mayne lived very quietly at Moorlands. He relinquished vice-presidencies of the National Cricket Union and Brisbane Bicycle Club; however he later accepted office in the Amateur Fisherman's Association and Toowong Rowing Club. He eschewed telephone and motor car, but travelled widely abroad with his sister. In memory of their brothers they commissioned, from Harry Clarke of Dublin, a stained-glass triptych for St Stephen's Cathedral, where they were regular worshippers. Exceedingly patriotic, they helped to alleviate sectarian bitterness by making Moorlands available to Red Cross working parties during World War I, and gave liberally to the Anglican St Martin's War Memorial Hospital.
Courteous, gentle and shy, Mayne shunned publicity but became renowned for philanthropy. The principal benefactors of the University of Queensland, he and Miss Mayne gave it 693 acres (280 ha) of Moggill land for agricultural education in 1923, and after negotiations beginning in 1926 paid £63,000 to resume over 200 acres (81 ha) at St Lucia. Mayne was attracted to this extensive river site by memories of Sydney University's small ground space and lack of water frontage.
Mayne died at Moorlands on 31 January 1939. Miss Mayne, softly spoken, gracious, slender and taller than her brother, died in the Mater Misericordiae Private Hospital on 12 August 1940. They were buried in Toowong cemetery in the family tomb which the university was requested to maintain. Mayne's estate was valued for probate at £113,334, Miss Mayne's at £83,375. Chief assets were the Brisbane Arcade, Regent building and Moorlands. Identical wills provided that the estates be applied in perpetuity for the university's medical school.
They are commemorated by the Mayne chairs of medicine and surgery, the Mayne String Trio and Mayne Hall (now James and Mary Emelia Mayne Centre) where there is a bronze plaque of them by Kathleen Shillam. A portrait of Mayne by Melville Haysom hangs in the University Art Museum. Moorlands, listed by the National Trust, now houses the Blue Nursing Service State Council and in its grounds is the Wesley Hospital.
Courier Mail (Brisbane), 1, 2 Feb 1939
Brisbane Grammar School Magazine, June 1939, p 123
University of Queensland Gazette, Dec 1954, p 4
Alumni News, 8 (1976), no 1, p 15
Queenslander, 30 Oct 1926
HOS 1/D14 (Queensland State Archives)
Mayne material (University of Queensland Archives).
she and brother have donated 50,000 pds towards a site for the University of Queensland; profile, Queenslander, 30 October 1926, p 6
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Mayne, Mary (mother)
Mayne, Patrick (father)
Mayne, James O'Neil (brother)
Betty Crouchley, 'Mayne, Mary Emelia (1858–1940)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/mayne-mary-emelia-7781/text13153, published first in hardcopy 1986, accessed online 17 July 2019.
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Motown - Part 2 - Hitsville USA
A Blast from the Past – Elton John, Seatrain, Wishbone Ash
(Pictured: Elton John, circa 1970)
So I went to see this concert a number of years ago at the Fillmore East. Elton John was the headliner and this was his third trip and second headlining tour in the US. He was the guy we primarily went to see. But I knew a little bit about the other bands. And so it occurred to me one fine day recently, why not "recreate" that experience in a blog post? Of course,I don't have any really strong memory of it. But I do have some. So here we go.
Wishbone Ash formed in 1969 in Torquay, Devon, UK. And they are, apparently, still very much around. But their heyday was clearly in the Seventies. Here in the States I wouldn't say they were anywhere near massively popular. But my friends and I dug them and they had some level of following.
Like the Allman Brothers, they had a twin guitar sound, in this case, Andy Powell and Ted Turner. But that's pretty much where the similarities ended. Where the ABB were blues and jazz-based, Wishbone Ash leaned more towards prog-rock. (I barely knew who the Allmans even were at the time, frankly.)
This tune, called "Sometime World," is from their mega-popular Argus album. It just takes off at one point and despite the great, fierce guitar playing, I found myself getting off on Martin Turner's bass. Try to sit still when this one gets going:
Spotify link
Seatrain was a band that formed in California in 1969 and lasted till about 1973. (I sometimes think that that's about as long as a band should last, before all the fighting and finger-pointing get out of hand.) What was distinctive about Seatrain is that for most of the band's life, they had a violin player. And not just any fiddler, but a guy named Richard Greene who has become a well-regarded Grammy-winning musician.
Their 1970 album Seatrain was the first album produced by George Martin after working with The Beatles. That alone probably got them more notice than anything else. An unlikely offshoot of the groups Blues Project and the Jim Kweskin Jug Band (with Geoff and Maria Muldaur), it's hard to exactly peg these guys. Wikipedia calls them "American roots fusion," a mix of bluegrass, fusion, country, and rock:
This tune is called "Song of Job."* A biblical parable set to a jaunty beat and even including a bit of yodeling. You won't soon get the "I still have faith in you" melody out of your head:
I lost my cattle, I lost my land
You took my children, too
I'm losin' my mind and the love of my wife
But I keep my faith in You
I still have faith in You
(Unfortunately, no Spotify version available. Incredibly, I found a live "Song of Job" online from one of the Fillmore nights. I didn't think the performance was as tight as the studio version so I went with that one instead. But since no Spotify, if the above one doesn't work, maybe this Fillmore one will.)
I know from reading other blogs that there are a fair number of people who view Elton John as some ancient Las Vegas-style performer who entertains old ladies that have a houseful of cats or something. And who also befriends random celebrities and sings at funerals. Well, ok. He has gotten older and to a large extent, created and owns that image.
But I'm here to tell you that whatever the perception of him might now be, Elton (born Reg Dwight) began his musical life as a rocker. Like his peers, he started out playing blues and rock in grotty clubs around London. (I will save details about old Reg's life for a later series.) Elton's second album, Elton John, was a big worldwide hit, largely due to the tune "Your Song." But the whole album was excellent as was much of his Seventies output.
Right around this time, then twenty-four-year-old Elton and his band did a live show at New York radio station WPLJ.**(I was living in NYC and heard it broadcast live.) They later released it as 11-17-70. This is much what the band sounded like that night at the Fillmore. (Minus, for whatever reason, long-time guitarist Caleb Quaye.) In his prime, Elton was every bit a piano player and performer from the Little Richard/Jerry Lee Lewis school. Hot stuff!
Since Elton's the headliner, how about an encore? Gimme, gimme, gimme the honky tonk blues:
How much did it cost to see a show like this? 7 or 8 bucks. I know. Fucked up isn't it, that that era is gone?
**It was radio station WABC at the time. A DJ found a song called "WPLJ" on a Mothers of Invention album and liked it so they rebranded the station that. Turns out Frank Zappa was covering a song by a West Coast band named The Four Deuces who had a hit with it in the Fifties. (It would fit in nicely with the Indispensable 150.) WPLJ stands for white port (wine) and lemon juice, apparently a tasty combination.
2017-06-09 2017-06-09 · Posted in Rock · Tagged Classic rock, Elton John, Music, rock and roll, rock n roll, Seatrain, Wishbone Ash ·
10 thoughts on "A Blast from the Past – Elton John, Seatrain, Wishbone Ash"
greenpete58 says:
You're only the 2nd person who knows about Seatrain (the first was a schoolmate who enlightened me to them back in the '70s). I have the very album you mentioned, and it's extremely good. WYDD in Pittsburgh, where I went to boarding school, played the hell (heaven?) out of "Song of Job," though I've never heard it anywhere else. One of the deejays there must've been a fan… or a big Christian. You're probably already aware that, along with Richard Greene, folk-Americana legend Peter Rowan was a member, also ex-Blues Projecter Andy Kulberg. I used to own the 3rd album, "Marblehead Messenger" (also Martin-produced) but sold it years ago. It's almost as good as the 2nd.
I still need to grab "Argus" by Wishbone Ash. I don't know much about them, but another old friend used to rave about them. Great post.
Third person maybe. My buddy Steve and I quote, "Did you see the moon last night" from 13 Questions all the time. I was perplexed that the Seatrain and Marblehead albums weren't on Spotify. What does that mean, I wonder? I have the Seatrain album on vinyl. Still available on CD on Amazon. Maybe I should buy before it gets deleted. I didn't know about the Blues Project connection at the time, just after I researched it. If you haven't listened to it, give Wishbone Ash "Sometime World" a spin on my post. Great tune, IMHO.
I remember that Elton. Completely missed Seatrain (and I'm a so called Rowan fan). Will check more of them out on Pete's and your nudge. I went to a Pogues concert. They were drunker than CB was. Hows that for a "concert review"?
So many people think of Elton as that 'Candle in the Wind' guy. I hope this surprised some people. The best Seatrain stuff is on YouTube, so Seatrain and Marblehead Messenger albums. BTW, best concert review I'd heard in quite a while. 😀
There is an semi-unreleased song from Seatrain Caroline, Caroline which was recorded from a lineup of the band between their first two albums which not many people have heard. It was only ever released on a promotion record. Pretty cool song:
How about that? Never heard it. Sounds kinda Blood, Sweat and Tears-y. If I heard it on the radio I wouldn't recognize them at all. Thanks
stoneyfish says:
Very much enjoyed the Wishbone Ash. I nearly saw them once in their heyday, but that's another story. As you say, they are still around and will be coming to a venue near me in November. I'm tempted to go but haven't bought tickets yet.
You are the first person to comment on the Wishbone Ash song. I love it. Haven't, though, really listened to those guys in years. As to the show, far be it from me to tell you how to spend your money. But if the choice is that versus a night in front of the telly ,,, 😂
I saw this Fillmore Concert in NY. Promptly went out and bought Seatrain's album and Wishbone Ash's album. Already owned Elton's music. Amazing concert at a great place to listen to music.
Hey, a fellow traveler. Great show, eh? I've been hearing Wishbone Ash on satellite radio lately. Great band. Remember when Elton was a rocker?
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Q: Java simple Client Server communication on Sockets I'am trying to write an app for Android to connect to my Java Server and remotely Controll it (just run Media Player or sth like that).
As I have never write any Socket Connection i thought that i should start with something really simple - just send short messages. And my problem is that first message which i send is ok. And when i try to send another message it doesnt came to server.
Here is me code
Client.java
public class Client implements Runnable
{
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    private InputStream is;
    public Boolean done;
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package tcp;

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private ServerSocket serverSocket;
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private ServerManager serverManager;
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public class ServerManager implements Runnable
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public class SlimpleTextClientActivity extends Activity {

private Socket client;
private PrintWriter printwriter;
private EditText textField;
private Button button;
private String messsage;

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    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
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    textField = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.editText1); // reference to the text field
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        public void onClick(View v) {
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    protected Void doInBackground(Void... params) {
        try {
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            printwriter.write(messsage); // write the message to output stream

            printwriter.flush();
            printwriter.close();

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A: You're closing the connection after sending a single message. You therefore need to open a new connection to send a new message. Or else adjust your protocol at both ends so as to keep the connection open.

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Q: Convert the format yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ss to datetime in javascript which is acceptable by getTime() function I have a date in the format yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ss and I want to convert it to datetime format in such a way that if the result is evaluated via getTime() method, it will return number of milliseconds. For now, the method I have tried is throwing the error : Uncaught TypeError: dt.getTime is not a function where dt is the resultant date. Please state a way to achieve this using javascript.
Thanks in advance.

A: If your date is string, you should initialize new Date object with your time string as parameter. getTime() is method of Date object. Note that it may not work in all browsers.
var date = new Date('2016-11-09T18:00:01');
alert(date.getTime())

https://jsfiddle.net/rxo5zz71/


An application essay is written by potential students as a requirement for college or university admission. It is used by college and university admission officers to learn more about applicants.A good application essay calls for any writer to provoke the curiosity of the admission officers. Writers should know that admission officers receive many admission requests, hence it is the duty of any applicant to make sure that theirs is unique. It should contain a question the reader will want to find an answer for, therefore reading deep into the content to find it. The opening paragraph acts as the framework of the content the applicant is presenting.
It should contain a list of achievements of the applicant, the applicant should state clearly their potentials, past performances and the goals they have. An application essay should state clearly the personality of the applicant, hence, applicants should ensure that they don't state their academic qualifications only; it ensures that an applicant stands out from the rest who have also passed through the same educational levels. The applicant must be careful not to inflate their achievements, they must be honest.
The applicant should state clearly why they can make an excellent positive impact in the field they apply for, for instance, their desire to become a lawyer, a doctor etc should be logical, the applicant should never state ridiculous targets which can't be supported by their grades and goals they have stated in the body of the application essay. The applicant should however not state achievements which are outdated, and they should avoid controversial issues like religious beliefs or political views.
It is important for any applicant to remain specific in the writing of their paper, information found somewhere else must not be included; what appears in the resume shouldn't be restated. They should also develop information supported with quotations and credible evidence. Points stated should be elaborated, the applicant must ensure that they don't leave points for the reader to brainstorm, they don't have the time.
Research is essential in writing an application; in-case the admission requires the applicant to state why they chose the institution. The applicant must find some background information about the institution in-order to know what to write about. The writer should be careful not to write what is too obvious, for instance, the great things they have been hearing about the college, they should instead present something new.
An application essay should be simple; complex terms work against applicants in that they might be vague to the admission officers who don't have the time to work on clarifications. Applicants should use single words compared to phrases, it saves time. Points should flow logically and they should have a good transition from one point to the other. Sentences used should be of the right length, passing out the idea early enough. The paragraphs should be of the right length, discussing an idea per paragraph.
It should comprise of good written grammar, an excellent command of it gives admission officers an easy task to read through the content and understand the idea perfectly. Typos and grammar errors are termed as careless mistakes and they might cost dearly any applicants. Computers shouldn't be relied on for spelling checks, they don't identify the right words for the right occasions provided their spellings are correct.


INTJ Diaries: The Monster or the Man?
I have done something very stupid. Very, very stupid.
It's a well-known fact that INTJs don't make mistakes very well. It's not that we don't make mistakes, even though that's what we'd like you to believe, it's that we don't make them well. When we screw up, we tend to screw up big. No half-assing things for us. And then, we try to fix it. And if we can't fix it, we ignore it and hope it goes away.
We're not proud of this.
Victor Frankenstein is, without a doubt, an INTJ.
An insatiable curiosity paired with vehement passions toward learning and a love of solitude. "It was my temper," he says, "to avoid a crowd, and to attach myself fervently to a few." (26) A one-track mind and penchant for seeking vengeance. A desire not just for knowledge, but for things unknown by mortal man. "It was the secrets of heaven and earth that I desired to learn," he says. (27) INTJ.
He spends his childhood reading ancient philosophers and scientists, disregarding the warnings of anyone else that the men he is studying have no basis in fact because the naysayers don't understand the books the way he does. He goes to university and behaves much the same way, dedicating himself to science and to the service of professors he finds thinking along the same wavelengths that he is, accomplishing great things in a short amount of time.
The last group, however, is usually the one that spurs us onto things. We learn most of what we know while trying to prove people wrong, and as a result, we know a lot. And we're good at proving people wrong. But sometimes it's random happenstance that will spur us on the most. An overheard snippet of conversation, a perfectly placed scene. When Victor stumbles into a lecture, his life is changed forever, pulling together all the pieces he's spent his entire life cultivating.
INTJs don't think small. I don't think we're capable of it. We tend to have "all or nothing" approaches to everything we do. "Go big or go home" is our life's motto, though we don't actually believe in the going home part. And once we're set on a track, almost nothing will remove us from it.
And so starts the downhill spiral of Victor Frankenstein's mental state.
He vows to himself to unfold the deepest mysteries of creation, and so he does it. INTJs don't believe in the word "impossible," and when we set out to do something, we'll do it. One way or another. Often this results in the deterioration of our social lives, our tempers, and even our health.
It's not that we don't recognize what's happening: we do. We just don't care. We become so absorbed in our work that nothing else really matters. Bodies heal. People come and go. But this, whatever we're working on, this is the end all be all of our existence. If we don't succeed, we fail. If we quit, we fail. If we don't finish, we fail. The only way out is complete success. Or death.
And so, of course, Victor succeeds in creating an animate being.
But, when he has finally succeed at his life's work, he looks upon it in horror and disgust. He played God, and it was not good.
INTJs, while absorbed in their work, tend to get major tunnel vision. I've already mentioned how nothing but the work matters, but we also don't see anything but the immediate work and it's original long-term goal. Consequences don't matter; we'll deal with them once we're done. If we're truly engrossed, we don't stop to consider the morality of what we're doing or the effect it will have on society or the future... we see only fame and the avoidance of failure.
His success is short-lived. He runs from the creature, hides from it. He cannot bring himself to destroy the thing he has spent so long working on, but he hates it. And thus he loses his only chance to fix his problem, to kill the creature, and it becomes stronger than he, living its own story with its own morality.
And Victor is left with the weight of what he's done. The guilt that plagues him after the creature commits murder, the horrific thoughts of what the creature might do next, the paranoia that accompanies knowing everything that could happen. But, more than all this, he's left with the notion that even though he was successful, he is a failure. All his work has amounted to nothing but horror for him and everyone near him.
In this state the creature finds him and begs a favor. A mate. For Victor to make another like him. He at first vehemently rejects the notion. This one creature was enough. He had succeeded in his experiments and the result had been abhorrent. But the creature makes an argument, and one thing an INTJ can't ignore is a good argument.
And so Victor listened to the creature's story. He saw validity in its arguments, he saw the completion—the intelligent completion—of his life's work. And his pride latched onto the only thing it had left: the duty of the creator.
Pride is the INTJ's number one downfall. It motivates most of what we do. Often it's pride in ourselves—we think we're pretty cool, after all, and the smartest in any given room—but more often it's pride in our work. We have nothing if we don't have the fullness of success, of recognition, of being better than literally everyone else.
But we're also logical, able to see every side of an argument when we're not engrossed in something. That's one of the reasons we become so good at proving people wrong: we're able to anticipate arguments and have already formed a counter argument before the initial argument is out of your mouth.
And so with this logic, Victor comes to his senses about making another creature and redirects his pride to himself. "You may render me the most miserable of men," he says, "but you shall never make me base in my own eyes." (127) This statement made me laugh out loud, I have to admit. Victor regrets everything he's done up to this point. He thinks he's the most evil and base of all men. But there's a little part of him that clings to his pride.
His first creation was in the name of discovery. He can deal with the consequences because he doesn't believe himself to have done anything wrong. He doesn't regret playing God, he regrets what came of it.
So he tells the creature that no, he won't make a mate for it, because to do so against his better judgment, to repeat a mistake, to repeat a ghastly, horrific lapse in planning, would be to become base in his own eyes.
INTJs make mistakes, but we don't make them twice.
The creature of course, is unhappy with this, and Victor is moved when the creature grovels and appeals to his pride. "Oh! my creator," it says, "make me happy; let me feel gratitude towards you for one benefit!" (128) Moved by sympathy and pride again in his creation, Victor relents.
But it's not an easy task.
You know how I said INTJs are good at proving people wrong? Well, we can use that power on ourselves, to an extent. Victor doesn't want to go, doesn't want to start on this abhorrent new task set before him. It wasn't something he chose; it isn't something he wants to do. And so he begins to talk himself out of it. The longer he delays, the less necessary it seems.
Since INTJs are so able to compartmentalize our minds, if we don't attend to something right away, it loses potency due to other concerns taking its place. Victor puts off starting this task, and nothing happens. Nothing continues to happen. And so life slowly creeps back in and he starts to think that maybe this task that seemed so necessary when it took up the entirety of his mind, might not be that necessary after all.
But eventually he begins, and its just as horrible as he thinks it will be. Before he can bring the second creation to life, he has a change of heart. The creature is furious and murders Victor's best friend.
Victor moves back home and is brought slightly back to happiness by his impending marriage to Elizabeth. But, since INTJs are forever stuck in our own minds, residing half there and half in the real world, this happiness doesn't last long.
INTJs aren't good with feelings. Victor spends the majority of the book overcome with some feeling or another, and we see how well he handles it. Now, of course, is no different, and he goes from rage to despondency with little differentiation. At his lowest of lows, he sits motionless, overwhelmed and confused by all the negative emotions he's experiencing. On top of the failure he felt upon the creation of the first creature, he now has the failures of agreeing to make a second, then going back on his word to make a second, causing more miseries in his life and the lives of those he loves. His life is a wreck—everyone's lives are a wreck—and he knows its his fault. That's not something anyone can handle, let alone someone who starts out life feeling as though he has the weight of the world and all its secrets on his shoulders.
The creature kills Elizabeth, as Victor knew it would, and he finally tips into madness and is thrown into an insane asylum. As for any INTJ, madness is not an escape for long, and Victor eventually comes back to his senses and is released.
He makes a vow to himself, much like he made a vow all those years ago to uncover the secrets of the universe. He knows this one will kill him, and he doesn't care. He vows to kill the creature, to return the world to the state it was before his pride brought ruin to it.
He tells a criminal judge of his plan—ever practical—and is not met with the response he hoped for. INTJs, when they're passionate about something, expect others to be passionate as well. We didn't spend our lives honing our arguing skills for people to meet us with lukewarm sentiments, or worse, patronizing words.
So when Victor is met by the judge with soothing words, he cries what might be one of the most INTJ things he says throughout the entire book: "Man, how ignorant art thou in thy pride of wisdom!" (180) Oh, the irony of it. Every single one of Victor's problems came about because of his pride of wisdom. He thought he knew more, thought he could uncover more, thought he could discern the secrets of the universe. And so when this man doesn't believe his tale, doesn't share his passion, he knows what he's seeing and calls it for what it is.
One thing INTJs love—and truly, they hate it, but they will do it until the day they die—is lecturing people to not make the same mistakes they did. They won't use those words, though, because to admit a mistake is to admit weakness. And we don't do that. But if we made a mistake, we know all the reasons why someone else shouldn't do it, and we'll make every argument to convince them not to. "Been there, done that" is the most we'll say on that front, and Victor doesn't even go that far. He deems the man unworthy of his time and decides to hunt the creature on his own.
He has nothing left for him, and so he will devote everything he has to this one last project.
While most INTJs don't create life and end up inadvertently murdering multiple people because of it, we all react roughly the same way. We dedicate ourselves to projects, we run from our mistakes until we've had time to figure out what to do about them, we live in clouds of guilt and misery until everything is taken care of, and sometimes even after.
We're not proud of this, but we'd never admit that.
If your INTJ makes a mistake, the surest way to become dead to them is to point it out, and especially to point it out to other people. Offer practical ways to help them fix it or distract their mind until they've taken care of the problem. If they won't take care of it, tell them straight up that they're being an idiot and avoiding their problems. They'll be mad, but they'll appreciate the honesty. But the best thing you can do for your INTJ is to take care of them in the throes of a project. I guarantee they'll forget to take care of themselves, so feed them and remind them to sleep and take a shower. But don't nag them. And while you're feeding them, if you see their project taking a turn for the dangerous, tell them. They'll love you for it, even if it takes a while.
All quotes taken from Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, Collins Classics Edition, 2016.


The Koch machine surprised some observers over the weekend when its political advocacy arm, Americans for Prosperity, announced that it will back Democrats in the 2018 elections who promote the Koch agenda. The move reflects a growing split between the Koch's political operation and the Trump Administration over trade and fiscal policies, and a willingness to punish Republicans who don't toe the Koch line.
Charles Koch confirmed that stance on Sunday, saying, "I don't care what initials are in front or after somebody's name."
But the fact is that the Kochs have already funded a handful of Democrats who support them on key issues. KochPAC, the political action committee of Koch Industries, has contributed to four Democrats in the 2018 election cycle to date, and gave the same four money in the 2016 elections.
The four Democratic Koch candidates are: Collin Peterson (MN, $13,000), Henry Cuellar (TX, $2,500), Jim Costa (CA, $1,000), and Kurt Schrader (OR, $2,500). Each received Koch cash in 2016 as well.
The KochPAC support for these Democrats comes despite their opposition to the Kochs' favorite legislation last year, the Jobs and Tax Act of 2017. The Kochs stand to gain as much as $1.4 billion from the tax cut, so why do they fund a handful of Democrats in the U.S. House who opposed the bill, when they also fund 170 GOP members who all voted for the tax cut?
These are special Democrats for the Kochs.
Peterson's unusual position may have something to do with the fact that his state, Minnesota, is home to one of Koch's largest refineries and a crude oil pipeline network.
Jim Costa, while not an outright denialist like Peterson, nevertheless voted against allowing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to regulate greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act.
Henry Cuellar was one of the few Democrats to support a bill that was a direct attack on climate science (H.R. 1430). The bill, which passed the House in 2017, would prevent the EPA from using the best current science unless the underlying raw data is made public. The problem with that, critics say, is that it would require disclosure of confidential health information of people who participate in studies.
Similarly, Kurt Schrader voted for H.R. 1431, which would have undermined the ability of the Science Advisory Board to provide independent, objective, and credible scientific advice to the EPA. Outgoing EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt later kicked most of the scientists off this board and replaced them primarily with people with ties to industries regulated by the agency.
All four House members had poor environmental records in 2017, according to the League of Conservation Voters (LCV).
Peterson had a 14 percent score averaged from dozens of votes, one of the lowest among Democrats. Costa had a 31percent record, lowest among California Democrats. Cuellar's LCV rating was 35 percent. Schrader scored 73 percent, while his Oregon Democratic House colleagues all scored 100 percent.
Nationally, the average House Democrat scored 95 percent on LCV's report card.
Koch Industries consistently ranks near the top of the combined Toxic 100 air, water, and greenhouse polluters (compiled by the University of Massachusetts Amherst's Political Economy Research Institute) and has a vested interest in weak environmental laws and a lack of action to address climate change.
At its retreat for mega-donors in Colorado Springs last weekend, the Koch's political lieutenants signaled that they would cut off funding for Republicans that fail to adequately embrace the Kochs agenda, most notably North Dakota senatorial candidate Kevin Cramer.
"If you are a Republican who sits on the committee that wrote the worst spending bill in our country's history and you voted for it, you're darn right we will hold you accountable," said Emily Seidel, CEO of Americans for Prosperity (AFP).
And Seidel made it clear to donors that it will bankroll Democrats who buck the pro-consumer reform positions. "If you are a Democrat and stand up to [Senator] Elizabeth Warren," Seidel said, "you're darn right we will work with you."
While spending by KochPAC is significant--it has distributed over $1 million so far for the 2018 elections--it pales in comparison with AFP's political spending and the $400 million the Koch donor network has committed to dole out this election cycle. KochPAC spending often signals future Koch network spending.


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Q: Twitter API screen_name and name not working only text I'm using the twitter API to get the tweet information of a tag. I'm able to get the tweet using the [text] from the array but when I use [screen_name] to get the username and the [name] to get their name they don't work. Also I can't seem to get this to work with mentions which i'm sure it's meant to any idea here guys?
Thanks again.
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function buildBaseString($baseURI, $method, $params) {
    $r = array();
    ksort($params);
    foreach($params as $key=>$value){
        $r[] = "$key=" . rawurlencode($value);
    }
    return $method."&" . rawurlencode($baseURI) . '&' . rawurlencode(implode('&', $r));
}

function buildAuthorizationHeader($oauth) {
    $r = 'Authorization: OAuth ';
    $values = array();
    foreach($oauth as $key=>$value)
        $values[] = "$key=\"" . rawurlencode($value) . "\"";
    $r .= implode(', ', $values);
    return $r;
}

function returnTweet(){
    $oauth_access_token         = "1140776708-Z03sg5mVXqc4il9ff1EfBcbE5aycwlfslDni2Lt";
    $oauth_access_token_secret  = "gr6RbsvIq9kUoREjVkwlOgHSwJJU7do91NpCz87PKNMOz";
    $consumer_key               = "Ub3R51niGzjJIFQtCDrb7tvjJ";
    $consumer_secret            = "T74d8SJYDET9n8T4PDI7aobNwo9M6fkmQI0hHhWd9ntzY9y5hL";

    $twitter_timeline           = "user_timeline";  //  mentions_timeline / user_timeline / home_timeline / retweets_of_me

        $request = array(
            'screen_name'       => 'matthutchings95',
            'count'             => '10'
        );

    $oauth = array(
        'oauth_consumer_key'        => $consumer_key,
        'oauth_nonce'               => time(),
        'oauth_signature_method'    => 'HMAC-SHA1',
        'oauth_token'               => $oauth_access_token,
        'oauth_timestamp'           => time(),
        'oauth_version'             => '1.0'
    );

        $oauth = array_merge($oauth, $request);

        $base_info              = buildBaseString("https://api.twitter.com/1.1/statuses/$twitter_timeline.json", 'GET', $oauth);
        $composite_key          = rawurlencode($consumer_secret) . '&' . rawurlencode($oauth_access_token_secret);
        $oauth_signature            = base64_encode(hash_hmac('sha1', $base_info, $composite_key, true));
        $oauth['oauth_signature']   = $oauth_signature;

        $header = array(buildAuthorizationHeader($oauth), 'Expect:');
        $options = array( CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => $header,
                          CURLOPT_HEADER => false,
                          CURLOPT_URL => "https://api.twitter.com/1.1/statuses/$twitter_timeline.json?". http_build_query($request),
                          CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
                          CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYPEER => false);

        $feed = curl_init();
        curl_setopt_array($feed, $options);
        $json = curl_exec($feed);
        curl_close($feed);

    return json_decode($json, true);
}
    $tweet = returnTweet();

    #echo "Tweet No.1: " .$tweet[0]["text"];
    #echo '

';
    #echo "Tweet No.2: " .$tweet[1]["text"];
    #echo '

';
    #echo "Tweet No.3: " .$tweet[2]["text"];

    echo "Name: " .$tweet[0]["name"];
    echo '

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    echo "Screen Name: " .$tweet[0]["screen_name"];
    echo '

';
    echo "Text: " .$tweet[0]["text"];
    echo '

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    echo "Name: " .$tweet[1]["name"];
    echo '

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    echo "Screen Name: " .$tweet[1]["screen_name"];
    echo '

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    echo "Text: " .$tweet[1]["text"];
    echo '

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    echo "Name: " .$tweet[2]["name"];
    echo '

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    echo "Screen Name: " .$tweet[2]["screen_name"];
    echo '

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    echo "Text: " .$tweet[2]["text"];
    echo '

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    echo '

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    echo '

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    echo '

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    print_r(returnTweet());

?>

A: Try this:
echo "Screen Name: " .$tweet[0]["user"]["screen_name"];
echo "Screen Name: " .$tweet[0]["user"]["name"];

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After planting, prune the tree back to 26 to 30 inches, cutting off any side branches. This will ensure you have a better crop. If you have more fruit than you imagined show up after blossoming, This will ensure you have a better crop.... Dwarf Peach Trees. Prunus persica Rose Family ( Rosaceae ), Dwarf Peach. We wish to thank Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia for some of the information on this page.
peach Fruit on a peach tree (Prunus persica). Tobias Maschler; The peach probably originated in China and then spread westward through Asia to the Mediterranean countries and later to other parts of Europe.
Botanical name. Prunus persica 'Nucipersica' Other names. Patio nectarine, Prunus persica 'Nuciperica' Genus. Prunus Prunus. Variety or Cultivar 'Nucipersica' _ 'Nucipersica' is a dwarf fruiting tree producing red-skinned nectarine fruit following single pink flowers in spring.
Peach Trees In the olden days, the goodness of a peach fruit was such that it traveled far and wide from China to other parts of the world. Here's a look at some interesting facts about the peach tree and how its fruit is still loved all over.


Zach Haas is a Youth Pastor in Lake Luzerne, New York with a passion for seeing teens taking their faith as their own. As a graduate of Indiana Wesleyan University and Wesley Seminary, he gives a strong perspective on living the life of a Christian in the modern world. Zach currently lives in Queensbury, New York with his beautiful wife, Melissa.
It's no secret that New York State (and others at this point) has passed a bill allowing late term abortions. Many Christians find this to be an appalling move. Others are okay with the medical necessities that might be involved. But what would Jesus say about the new law? Let's take a look at what I think.
Credit Cards – Three things I learned from them.


You absolutely have the right to love both of your parents no matter what happened in their relationship with one another.
Sometimes the fact that you love one parent might make things uncomfortable for the other parent, and other times you might feel like the fact that you love your Dad makes your Mom mad or vice-versa. Unfortunately, you might be right. Especially when parents have gotten a divorce, one or both parents may harbor resentment and anger towards the other parent. They might even try to influence you to feel the same way they do about your other parent. What they are doing isn't fair to you, but it is likely the result of the frustration and stress that they are feeling. Unfortunately, parents are human beings too, and even parents make mistakes.


Claude and I wore each other's clothes.
Why don't you call Gil and remind him about the party on Friday?
Skef speaks slower than Bill.
Christofer would never kill himself.
Daren flew to Boston yesterday.
Penny said he didn't want to live in Boston anymore.
Ken is feeling a little better today.
Loukas is using Raman's computer.
Margot finally called me yesterday.
Hans knows exactly what Doyle means.
Allan wanted to get away from Pam.
Martha often talks to himself.
Barbara agreed to give us an interview.
Murray is a humble man.
How many girlfriends does Amy have?
Les looked around at his apartment.
Jochen isn't going to see me.
I'm sure it would be a mistake to tell Hotta.
Pia is wearing a tie-dyed top.
I think Rik is skinny.
Claudia sat down on a rock.
Norman got here a little before 2:30.
Ricky is a terrible farmer.
It looks like Jennifer isn't interested in going with us.
Hank was stretched out on the floor.
Lori didn't have to go back to Boston.


The Forbidden City was the Chinese Imperial palace from the mid-Ming Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty. It is located in the middle of Beijing, China. It now houses the Palace Museum.
The complex consists of 800 buildings with 8,886 rooms. It covers 720,000 square meters. The Forbidden City was declared a World Heritage Site in 1987 as the "Imperial Palace of the Ming and Qing Dynasties", and is listed by UNESCO as the largest collection of preserved ancient wooden structures in the world. It is been one of five greatest temples in the world by the fame.


Elizabeth A. Johnson is widely regarded as among the most influential and creative Catholic theologians in the world—particularly for her contributions in bringing a feminist perspective to the central themes of Christian faith. Addressed to the wider "people of God," this anthology of Johnson's essays and lectures—many available for the first time—provides an overview of her essential work, while also oering a brilliantly fresh exploration of the Christian faith.
From the question of belief itself, to the mysteries of God, Jesus Christ, and the work of the Holy Spirit, a central theme for Johnson is the overflowing compassion of the living God, engaged with the struggles and suffering of the world. Throughout this collection Johnson's feminist insights, her concerns for an imperiled planet and for those on the margins, add urgency and passion to her reflections.
Elizabeth A. Johnson, a member of the Sisters of Saint Joseph, is Distinguished Professor of Theology, Fordham University. A former president of the Catholic TheologicalSociety of America, she is the recipient of the John Courtney Murray Award for distinguished achievement in theology. Her book She Who Is received the Grawemeyer Award in Religion. Her other books include Consider Jesus, Quest for the Living God and Ask the Beasts: Darwin and the God of Love.


According to az-Zaman, the 40-person provincial council of the province of Salahuddin has elected a new governor, Falah Hasan Mustafa al-Naqib.
This story is of course a minor one, but I am paraphrasing it here because I think it sheds great light on provincial Iraqi affairs about which those of us here in the West hear only rarely.
The previous governor resigned just before going on pilgrimage to Mecca. Eleven of the 40 council members were also on pilgrimage, so al-Naqib was elected with only 29 present. One of al-Naqib's rivals in the election, Abdullah Ijbarah, got 8 votes,and Thamar Sultan received 5. Al-Naqib won with 16 votes.
Al-Naqib's father had been a major general in the Iraqi army in the 1970s and then the Baath government's ambassador to Sweden at the end of the 1970s. He broke with the Saddam regime and became a political refugee in Syria. Al-Naqib himself has an engineering B.Sc. He is the 10th governor of Salahuddin in modern Iraq, and the article calls him the first to be elected. He is the first to hail from Samarra'.
The province (or "governorate") of Salahuddin includes the city of Samarra and falls in the north-central Sunni heartland of Iraq.
The story raises many questions for me. Why was the vote held while over a quarter of the provincial council members are on pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia? Wouldn't it have been better to wait until their return? Why did the previous governor resign? Did he and the 11 others go on pilgrimage as a way of extricating themselves from an unpleasant political situation? Was this house-keeping in preparation for the national elections at the end of May? What was the size and shape of the electorate that selected the 40 provincial council members to begin with? How representative are they of Salahuddin, really?
One can only imagine what a Shiite leader like Sistani would think of this entire arrangement. Americans gathered "notables" [who might not have been representative] and had them select a 40-person council, and then part of that council elected al-Naqib, whose father was a major general in the Baathist army until he fell out with Saddam.
If the Bremer plan for Iraqi elections holds, it is this same council in Salahuddin that will choose 10 delegates to the electoral college that will in turn elect a transitional parliament.


I asked one of my Spanish teachers, how do you say "no pain, no gain" as a joke for lifting weights everyday and being made fun of for it, and then I realized that that applies to more than just physical pain, which wasn't too deep, but a good thing to keep in mind. I have also further ingrained that every day in life, not just in here, is exactly what you make of it. To the point that you could get hit by a school bus, whether or not that day was a good or a bad day comes down to your attitude. It is a good thing to keep in mind while not achieving perfection, but being asked for it.
Also I have further ingrained my belief that God wants to answer our prayers quickly and perfectly because He is such a loving being. I would invite you all to start every morning and every evening this week with a prayer on your knees and just dump your heart out to God each time. I promise you you will find blessings and answers if you do this.
I have been getting buff like crazy. I lift for one hour every day and by the time one muscle group is finally not sore any more, I am already using it again. The fatigue helps me to burn off steam and keep my stress down. I am losing weight, looking good and feeling very mentally healthy. I am going to come back with a 6 pack and not be a toothpick.
I dreamed about Rigil the Goat the other night… Protecting him from like 9 wolves in our front yard, so yeah now that goat has scarred me twice ha ha. I have been having weird dreams here but I can rarely remember what they are about so I figured I should write that one down.
I have had my hard moments with leadership and companions, but I am doing well and in good health. Figuring things out and becoming more of an adult every day. I have also increased my testimony by milestones every single day in this MTC. The Lord truly does have a magnificent work out here that He is doing.
I love you all very much and I do miss you, but I am glad to have a strong home base filled with people I know will always love and support me no matter what.


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Julie is a specialist in interdisciplinary practice and teaching, exploring the intersections between film, installation, performance, interactivity and site-specificity. She is a 0.6 Senior Lecturer in Intermedia practice and 0.4 researcher for CREAM: The Centre for Research and Education in Arts and Media. Julie has also taught at art colleges internationally including Goldsmiths, London; London College of Communication, London; The Arts University Bournemouth, UK; FAMU, Prague; Aalto University; Finland.
Through the exploration of real and representational space Julie investigates how technical machines can perform site, creating critical experiences for audiences that open debate and question social spaces. In developing her practice, she has coined the term site-integrity to describe the process of using the same camera motorised rig to film the location and to play back the recorded image onto the same surfaces of the site. The motorised rig is used as both a creature of autonomy and a source of possibility through which site materiality might be found and shared. It provides this research with an objective viewpoint and a technological ability to go inside somewhere physically restricted, distant or forbidden. Site-integrity is essentially a performance art practice where technology, artist and audience are engaged in the completion of the artwork.
Recent projects include: Brick Lane Jamme Masjid in London, commissioned by The East London Communities Organisation (TELCO) and Tower Hamlets Interfaith Forum; Lokomotywownia, commissioned by The Starmach Gallery, Poland and Pestera Monastery, commissioned by Atelier Contemporary Art Space, Romania.
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I love moisturizers that doesn't feel sticky on the skin. I love it even more when it is easily absorbed into the skin. When I saw that the GlamSkin Papaya and Grapefruit Essence Water Cream claims to turn into a water-like texture upon application, I just knew I had to try it! I mean, who doesn't love trying out korean skincare products?
A lot of makeup lovers has raved about the L'oreal Infallible Pro-Matte 24HR Foundation since its release. Some said it's their holy grail foundation and that it works wonders on oily skin! You all know I have really oily skin so I knew I have to get my hands on this foundation.
The Rucy's Vanity Mascara was sent to me about two weeks ago for me to try out along with other Rucy's Vanity products. I will make a detailed review of those soon. For now, let's talk about this mascara. Shall we?
I am not sure if the Hayan Collagen Anti Aging Wrinkle Skin Toner is still available locally but I loved it so much I feel like I should really write about it.
If you're someone who doesn't like spending too much on cheek products, then the Colour Collection Colour Intense Blush-On Duo might be worth checking out. This blush claims to have a longer staying power than other blush and it's pretty cheap too. It's price point is below 500php or less than $10, I believe.


I cry a lot. Is it weird that I find it therapeutic to cry? If emotions get too intense because of high expectations, I cry.
When I cry, most of the time it is over a woman. I am very lame, but I understand how the mechanics of the situation work.
Whatever you perceive as lacking in your life, it takes on an enormous scale of importance. Whatever you pay attention to the most, it takes on a life of its own.
In every way what I am doing is compulsive. I keep projecting my expectations and needs on someone else. I keep making these fake love scenarios that overpower my mind and emotions.
I mean I am in that love infatuation state again. When I am in this state, I don't see things clearly. I can't even maintain the feeling of ease within me. There's just so much desire. So much want.
This entry was posted in Love, Personal Stories on April 17, 2019 by luigisheng@gmail.com.
"Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. The cross-country team is currently looking for new members to join the team. If some of you are interested, please join the team after school on the track and field!" The morning announcement team, consisting of high school students, declared as they continued with their morning ritual.
I sat slumping forward on my rectangular desk, and for some spontaneous and superfluous reasons, a random thought popped up in my mind.
"Hmmm… I am not good at any sports requiring hand eye coordination like basketball, tennis, soccer, or any sports requiring a ball. Why don't I give cross-country a try?" I muttered quietly under my lips.
This entry was posted in Health, Personal Stories, Positive Growth on April 7, 2019 by luigisheng@gmail.com.
I know I talked about death many times before. Perhaps, I am rehashing many things that I wrote about. But whatever the case is, it is something that is always on my mind. You can say that having death on your mind constantly is a very bad idea. It would always make you anxious and scared.
This is not true. In fact, being aware of death constantly brings clarity to my life. It is only death that has added any value to my life. It is only death that has added any value to your life. Because I know that I will die one day, I am consciously aware of the finite amount of time that I have. Because of this, I don't dwell in so much nonsense. I try my best to always, always be joyful and happy regardless of what is happening around me.
This entry was posted in Abundance, Consciousness, Personal Stories, Positive Growth on March 13, 2019 by luigisheng@gmail.com.
"What are your dreams and goals?" Many people would ask me this question on a frequent basis. Apparently, it is a great way to gauge a person's future capabilities based upon his dreams and goals. Generally, it tells others what a person is about and sometimes it is an interesting conversation starter.
I know this may sound stupid, but I never liked this question because I don't know what my dreams and goals are. To others it may be obvious what their dreams and goals should be, but I don't have any specific dreams or goals.
I don't have any vision of what my life should be. I have no foresight of what kind of girl I will marry nor how many kids I will have. There are no goals about the kind of house I will live in or the different types of sports cars that I will buy. There is no dream career, nor how much money I want to make in life.
This entry was posted in Abundance, Personal Stories, Positive Growth on February 21, 2019 by luigisheng@gmail.com.
For the longest period of time I have always wanted to be a monk. It's just that in my experience of life, I feel that many things that we do are superficial. When the survival process is taken care of by just going to the supermarket, there is an abundance of time and energy for people to do anything they want.
But what do people do? They spend most of their lives making a living. I don't understand this because every creature on the planet is making a living. We are the smartest creature on the planet and we have made it so simple to live. Yet, people make survival the biggest priority in their lives, even though we no longer have to struggle for it.
This entry was posted in Consciousness, Personal Stories, Positive Growth on December 20, 2018 by luigisheng@gmail.com.
One of the best things in life that I realized is that we tend to get good at anything we do repeatedly. We've all heard the expression, "practice makes perfect". But how many of us are aware that anything we do repeatedly is practice?
If you wake up at 7 am in the morning every day, you are practicing waking up early. If you run daily, then you are practicing and using your body. Naturally you become good at running, so you become faster and your endurance improve. Life is just like this. Anything you do can be a form of practice, of conditioning yourself to be a certain way.
This entry was posted in Consciousness, Personal Stories, Productivity on November 24, 2018 by luigisheng@gmail.com.
Nostalgia is a very funny feeling to me. The main reason is that when I am nostalgic about the past, I always remember the glory days. It's just that in my experience of time, the past is always wonderful. The future is always inviting. And the present moment is not the one that I want to be in right now.
The past and the future are wonderful moments to me because I am not in it. If I think about my childhood, it is wonderful. If I think about my college days, and similar events, they are all wonderful. If I think about what the future holds, I get excited. But when I think about the current moment, I just wish it would be different from what it is.
This entry was posted in Consciousness, Personal Stories, Positive Growth on November 12, 2018 by luigisheng@gmail.com.
Meditation has always been an elusive, far-fetched practice for me. How does one simply sit there and meditate? How does one calm his mind? Don't the thoughts still come? How do I achieve the state of no thought? Is such a state possible?
This entry was posted in Consciousness, Health, Personal Stories on August 22, 2018 by luigisheng@gmail.com.
"Stop wasting time" is one of the most common phrases repeated around me. My mom would tell me to stop wasting time with video games because it is a hobby that doesn't get you anywhere in life. Nor does it make you any money.
She believed that time is best spent doing something of value. These values can be making a living, or anything productive. I understand her logic, but I don't understand how does one waste time.
This entry was posted in Consciousness, Personal Stories, Philosophy on August 20, 2018 by luigisheng@gmail.com.


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EU Foreign Ministers debate Hamas participation in peace negotiations
EU Ministers of Foreign Affairs debated how to deal with the Hamas movement with regard to the peace negotiations between the Palestinians and the Israelis. Hamas has been accused of obstructing the peace process in the past.
After a meeting in Brussels on Monday, Ursula Blasnek, Austrian Minster of Foreign Affairs was quoted as saying that 'I could see the necessity now for all sides of taking responsibility and participation.'
She showed indirect support for negotiation with Hamas over the opening of the Rafah crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, on the condition that Hamas agree to work closely with the Fatah movement, which she described as ' moderate'.
Frank Walter Shteinmar, German Minster of Foreign Affairs expressed his skepticism about this proposed policy toward Hamas, saying that 'Surely, the situation is not becoming easy for President Mahmoud Abbas. On the contrary the space that is available for him for reaching agreements with Israel is more difficult.'
He added, 'of course we support the Egyptian efforts in curbing violence. But I think that the idea of Hamas' participation in the peace process that was resumed in Annapolis is a bad one.'
A proposal was presented at the EU Ministers' meeting on the necessity of having direct negotiations with the Palestinian groups, but they could not agree on a joint vision towards this issue. The EU considers the Hamas movement a 'terrorist group'.
Other EU Ministers of Foreign affairs support the Egyptian strategy of mediating between the Israeli and Palestinian sides as a compromise solution between Hamas' participation in and exclusion from any peace negotiations. Jan Aselborn, Luxembourg's Minister of Foreign affairs, said that 'we have to support Egypt's efforts to give a small chance for reviving the peace process.'
David Meleband, British Minister of Foreign affairs said that despite the need for the participation of all those involved in the Middle East peace process, priority should be given to the direct negotiations between Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert.
Four kidnapped in a Pre-dawn invasion into Nablus
Gaza: una anciana muere debido a las heridas provocadas por un ataque aéreo israelí


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Intersectional Cre driver lines generated using split-intein mediated split-Cre reconstitution.
Tissue and cell type highly specific Cre drivers are very rare due to the fact that most genes or promoters used to direct Cre expressions are generally expressed in more than one tissues and/or in multiple cell types. We developed a split-intein based split-Cre system for highly efficient Cre-reconstitution through protein splicing. This split-intein-split-Cre system can be used to intersect the expression patterns of two genes or promoters to restrict full-length Cre reconstitution in their overlapping domains. To test this system in vivo, we selected several conserved human enhancers to drive the expression of either Cre-N-intein-N, or intein-C-Cre-C transgene in different brain regions. In all paired CreN/CreC transgenic mice, Cre-dependent reporter was efficiently induced specifically in the intersectional expression domains of two enhancers. This split-intein based method is simpler to implement compared with other strategies for generating highly-restricted intersectional Cre drivers to study complex tissues such as the nervous system.


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GDP Lifts Dow Jones Industrial Average Futures
Was Apple's Earnings Reaction a Bad Omen?
Josh Selway
HSY
DJIA futures are trading above fair value this morning, as stocks react to this morning's GDP release
Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) futures are trading above fair value this morning, with stocks reacting to this morning's advance reading on third-quarter gross domestic product (GDP). For the period, the U.S. economy grew by 2.9%, topping analysts' expectations of 2.5% growth. Meanwhile, earnings season continues to roll on, headlined today by mixed results from Dow stocks Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) and Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM), as well as tech titans Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL) and Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN).
Continue reading for more on today's market, including:
Was Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ:AAPL) earnings reaction a bad omen?
3 travel stocks heading south.
Why options traders flooded Bristol-Myers Squibb Co (NYSE:BMY) and this fellow drugmaker.
Plus... Amazon and Alphabet diverge post-earnings, Hershey gains, and the drugmaker slashing guidance.
Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) are 19 points above fair value.
5 Things You Need to Know Today
The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) saw 1,024,239 call contracts traded on Thursday, compared to 563,813 put contracts. The resultant single-session equity put/call ratio fell to 0.55, while the 21-day moving average remained at 0.64.
Tech heavyweights Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) and Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL) are in focus this morning after releasing their quarterly results last night. Ahead of the open, AMZN is down 4.4%, after posting lower-than-expected profit for the period. Meanwhile, GOOGL is edging higher, after topping Wall Street's profit estimates.
Chocolate master Hershey Co (NYSE:HSY) is also gaining in pre-market action, up 2%, thanks to strong quarterly results and an upbeat outlook. The shares already boast a 7% year-to-date lead, but obviously stand far below their M&A-induced highs from June.
A major loser ahead of the open is drugmaker Novo Nordisk A/S (ADR) (NYSE:NVO). Down 13%, the shares are on pace to open at a two-year low, after the company halved its long-term growth forecast -- echoing concerns voiced in August.
The Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan consumer sentiment index is also set for release today, as are earnings from Anheuser-Busch InBev (BUD) and Xerox (XRX). Meanwhile, next week's schedule features Facebook Inc (FB) earnings and the Federal Open Market Committee's (FOMC) November meeting.
Overseas Trading
Asian markets finished the day mixed, as crude oil traded slightly lower despite Thursday's upbeat comments regarding the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) potential production-cut deal. Stocks in the region continued to feel pressure from China's disappointing industrial profits data, with the Shanghai Composite and South Korea's Kospi giving back 0.2% apiece, and Hong Kong's Hang Seng dropping 0.8%. Japan's Nikkei bucked the downbeat trend -- adding 0.6% for the day -- as bank stocks surged on solid earnings for investment issue Nomura Holdings and a cooling yen boosted exporters. This helped overshadow the release of relatively weak inflation data, which showed consumer prices fell for a seventh straight month in September.
Thursday's gross domestic product (GDP) figures out of the U.K. are still in focus in Europe, where a sell-off in government bonds has led to higher bond yields globally. Additionally, fresh economic data showed economic confidence in the eurozone hit a 10-month high in October, fueled by strong gains in France and Spain. Among specific stocks in the spotlight today are French drugmaker Sanofi, up 7% after raising its forecast for the year, and beer giant Anheuser-Busch InBev, which dropped as much as 5% after cutting its growth guidance. At last check, London's FTSE 100 is up 0.1%, France's CAC 40 has added 0.3%, and Germany's DAX has given back 0.2%.
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The most fun PS game Past 1
Through a large amount of data screening, U4N has compiled the most popular PS4 games since 2018. Each game has its own different style, but no doubt, they are the best.
Assassin's Creed Odyssey places more emphasis on role-playing elements than previous games in the series. The game contains dialogue options, branching quests, and multiple endings. The player is able to choose the gender of the main character, adopting the role of Alexios or Kassandra. The player can also develop romantic relationships with non-playable characters of both genders, regardless of which one they choose. The game features a notoriety system in which mercenaries chase after the player if they commit crimes like killing or stealing.
+Massive open world to explore with a lot of sights and surprises to uncover
-Slow pacing that can make playing the already overwhelming campaign a drag
Bloodborne is an action role-playing game played from a third-person perspective and features elements similar to those found in the Souls series of games, particularly Demon's Souls and Dark Souls. The player makes their way through different locations within the decrepit Gothic world of Yharnam while battling varied enemies, including bosses, collecting different types of useful items that have many uses, interacting with the strange non-player characters, opening up shortcuts, and continuing through the main story.
+Great variety of new weapons
+Creepy atmosphere
-Disappointing AI companions
-Few new ideas
The player controls Ethan Winters from a first-person perspective as he searches the Baker house for his missing wife. Although Ethan is a civilian with few combat skills, he is able to arm himself with a variety of different weapons including handguns, shotguns, flamethrowers, explosives, and chainsaws against the Baker family and a humanoid form of fungus known as the "Molded". He can also block attacks to reduce damage. Various sections of the game are spent being pursued by members of the Baker family, who is engaged in combat, can only be temporarily incapacitated. However, these encounters are avoidable by means of stealth or running away
+Beautifully detailed, uber-creepy haunted house
+Superb voice acting across the board
+Stellar visuals
+Excellent variety thanks to the different family members and playable flashbacks
+Terrifying survival horror game that nails all the things that have made the series so highly regarded
-Slow movement speed
-Some boss battles prove more annoying than intense
-Some plot points aren't as impactful as they should be
-Those who are easily frightened might be turned off by the number of jump scares
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain is an action-adventure, stealth game in which players take the role of Punished "Venom" Snake from a third-person perspective in an open world environment. The gameplay elements were largely unchanged from Ground Zeroes, meaning that players will have to sneak from several points in the game world, avoiding enemy guards, and remaining undetected. Included in Snake's repertoire are binoculars, maps, a variety of weapons, explosives, and stealth-based items such as cardboard boxes and decoys.
+Tells a complex, unusual story that holds your attention from start to finish
+The world and characters are captivating in their presentation
+Exceptional sandbox gameplay
+Incredible graphics
-Pacing issues towards the end of the game momentarily halt your momentum
-Infrequent checkpoint that punishes your stupidity and impatience
-Sparse story
Persona 5 is a role-playing game where the player takes on the role of a high school student, codenamed Joker, who lives out a single year while attending school in modern-day Tokyo. The game is governed by a day-night cycle and weather systems that determine general behavior similar to a social simulation game. The year is punctuated by both scripted and random events as Joker attends school, can perform part-time jobs, and pursue leisure activities or create items for use in battle. These various activities raise character attributes, which in turn grant passive buffing effects during battle. When in the real world, the main protagonist can develop character relationships known as Confidants; an evolution of the Social Link system from Persona 3 and Persona 4. With this system, the main protagonist can converse with and improve his relationship with other characters he meets, with some leading to possible romances.
+Memorable story
+The most stylish RPG you'll play all year
+Evolving relationships with party members and social links
+Streamlined turn based combat that encompasses the best aspects of previous Persona games
-Time management is essential
-Boss fights can be unfair towards the end
-Combat is sidelined for a compelling narrative
Horizon Zero Dawn is an action role-playing game played from a third-person view. Players take control of Aloy, a hunter who ventures through a post-apocalyptic land ruled by robotic creatures. Aloy can kill enemies in a variety of ways: setting traps like tripwires using the Tripcaster, shooting them with arrows, using explosives, and a spear. Machine components, including electricity and the metal they are composed of, are vital to Aloy's survival; she can loot their remains for crafting resources
+The most gorgeous console game ever made
+So much stuff to do
+An engaging story
-Waypointing can be a little iffy
Grand Theft Auto V is an action-adventure game played from either a third-person or first-person perspective.[b] Players complete missions—linear scenarios with set objectives—to progress through the story. Outside of the missions, players may freely roam the open world. Composed of the San Andreas open countryside area, including the fictional Blaine County, and the fictional city of Los Santos, the world is much larger in area than earlier entries in the series.[c] It may be fully explored after the game's beginning without restriction, although story progress unlocks more gameplay content.
+Gorgeous, intricately-detailed world
+Heist missions are a blast to plan and execute
+Three character dynamic works a treat
+Massive, varied and detailed world
+Brilliantly varied missions stick in the mind
-Irritating characters and grating dialogue
-Slow, unintuitive interface
-Immaturity creeps in a number of times
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The most fun game classification
Based on Google's score screening, U4N collects and organizes some of the different types of games, including stand-alone games, online games, RPG games, competitive games, and more. They are divided into different categories according to different types, and their respective game backgrounds, as well as their advantages and disadvantages, are listed for your convenience. Due to the many games, limited time and effort, only some of the information can be listed here, and the content will be continuously updated in the future.
News Dec 27 2018
14 Days of Fortnite Day 8 Reward Will Delayed to Next Year
What surprised Fortnite fans was that just hours after the Day eight challenge went reside, Epic Games announced that the 'Take the Elf' emote had been delayed until 2019. Initially, the Fortnite Take the Elf was supposed to be a reward as part of the 14 Days of Fortnite event. In particular, the newest day eight challenge rewards players using the new emote.
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