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<title><![CDATA[Spring Ball]]></title>
<link>http://cbpmbrandblogger.wordpress.com/2009/09/13/spring-ball/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2009 22:28:30 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Wednesday, April 16, 2008   Spring Ball Saturday gave first and second years a chance to get all dre]]></description>
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<p><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight:bold;color:#990000;">Spring Ball</span></span><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_OmfMeYIW9ss/SAaD9MsQgLI/AAAAAAAAAkY/Dy7JQaq2OEU/s1600-h/IMG_1714-1.JPG"><img style="float:right;cursor:pointer;margin:0 0 10px 10px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_OmfMeYIW9ss/SAaD9MsQgLI/AAAAAAAAAkY/Dy7JQaq2OEU/s200/IMG_1714-1.JPG" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />
Saturday gave first and second years a chance to get all dressed up for a night of good times at the Overture Center, where this year&#8217;s Spring Ball was held. The turnout was great, and with the end to the semester in sight and Spring certain to arrive any day (we hope) it was a great chance to relax and have some fun. Awards were awarded, dances were danced, and drinks were drank &#8211; and while Sunday may have gotten off to a slow start for some, I think everyone would agree Saturday night was a great time. </div>
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<title><![CDATA[Oh, The Places We'll Go...]]></title>
<link>http://cbpmbrandblogger.wordpress.com/2009/09/13/oh-the-places-well-go/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2009 22:25:37 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Monday, April 07, 2008   Oh, The Places We&#8217;ll Go&#8230; With spring in the air (or at least no]]></description>
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<p><span style="font-weight:bold;color:#009900;">Oh, The Places We&#8217;ll Go&#8230;</span><br />
With spring in the air (or at least not bitter-cold winter) it&#8217;s time to start thinking about summer. For every 1st year student in the Brand Center pursuing an internship, those plans are starting to take shape as all of us have secured a position for the summer.<br />
In a little over a month when the semester ends, we&#8217;ll be heading in all directions to take internships with Nestle, Nike, Target, SC Johnson, Kraft, Roth Kase USA, Procter &#38; Gamble, Kimberly-Clark, General Mills, Sears, WW Grainger and Johnson &#38; Johnson.<br />
We&#8217;re excited to get out there, start applying what we&#8217;ve learned, and show the world what kind of MBAs UW-Madison produces.<br />
Of course, before we pack our bags we <em>do</em> need to finish the semester&#8230; </div>
<p><em>posted by Dave Oehler @ <a title="permanent link" href="http://brandbadger.blogspot.com/2008/04/oh-places-well-go.html">4:28 PM</a></em></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Russian and French art embrace in London]]></title>
<link>http://jsorribesportfolio.wordpress.com/2009/08/26/russianfrenchartlondon/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 10:57:54 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[For the first time, Londoners have the opportunity to see paintings from four of Russia’s most relev]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>For the first time, Londoners have the opportunity to see paintings from four of Russia’s most relevant museums in an exhibition that explores the marriage between French and Russian art from 1870 until 1925.</p>
<p>“From Russia”, curated by Norman Rosenthal and Ann Dumas and hosted by the Royal Academy of Arts, includes an overwhelming collection of more than 140 works.</p>
<p>Paintings by renowned artists like Renoir, Cézanne, Van Gogh, Gaugin, Picasso, Kandinsky or Matisse are present in this exhibition, which gathers for the first time funds from the State Puskin Museum of Fine Arts and the State Tretyakon Gallery in Moscow, the State Hermitage Museum and the State Russian Museum in St. Petersburg.</p>
<p>The exhibit illustrates the way Russian painters discovered the art movements that flourished in France from the end of the 19<sup>th</sup> century and adapted them according to their own cultural heritage.</p>
<p>“From Russia” illustrates how the interaction between the different techniques and concepts of art led to the blossoming of the Russian versions of realism, impressionism and cubism and also paved the way to new ways of expression.</p>
<p>An example of the latter is Russian Cubo-Futurism, born as a combination of the object fragmentation that defined French cubism and the dynamism inherent to Italian futurism. Pavel Filanov´s “The German War” (1914), included in the exhibition, belongs to that artistic current. <strong></strong></p>
<p>Kazmir Malevich´s “Black Square”, which can be seen in the eight gallery of the exhibition, is the epitome of suprematism. This movement went beyond the abstraction used by Wassily Kandinsky to describe his feelings in the famous painting “Composition VII”.</p>
<p>The ninth and last gallery hosts a large model of Vladimir Tatlin´s “Monument to the Third International”, a project that condenses the ideals of the constructivists. The group, born in the 1920s, produced art with “the forms of everyday life” and created pieces with an industrial air.</p>
<p>The difference between the artistic styles can be clearly seen in the many portraits included in the exhibition. Pierre August Renoir uses impressionistic techniques to depict actress Jeanne Samary and manages to capture her innocence and expression of wonder.</p>
<p>Contrarily, Ilya Pepin´s portrait of Leo Tolstoy exudes realism and lets the thoughtful attitude of the writer trespass the boundaries of the canvas.</p>
<p>Pepin is also the author of one of the best-known paintings that can be seen in the exhibit, “17 October 1905”. This large work, which depicts a crowd celebrating the uprising against the Russian Romanov regime and the Orthodox Church, is situated in the first gallery above the rest of the paintings, dominating the space.</p>
<p>While Ilya Pepin´s painting reflects a historical moment, works like “Blessing of young couple before marriage” by Pascal Dagnon-Bouveret, extremely realistic and detailed, constitute an accurate account of the social structure and conventions of the time. <strong></strong></p>
<p>Beyond the strictly artistic dimension, “From Russia” stresses the importance of the arts collectors´ role. Sergei Shchukin and Ivan Morozov, both from wealthy Russian textile families, managed to put together what is considered two of the largest collections of French art.</p>
<p>The “Dance II” and “Red Room” by Matisse and Cézanne´s “Girl at the piano” hung on the walls of the Royal  Academy constitute just a small portion of their acquisitions.</p>
<p>Shchukin also acknowledged the artistic quality of Spanish painter Pablo Picasso´s works. The paintings included in the exhibition are only an example of the around fifty canvases by this representative of cubism that he owned.</p>
<p>The exhibit pays tribute in one of its galleries to impresario Sergei Diaghilev, founder of the Ballets Russes and leader of the group World of Art, which introduced Western art to Russia through several exhibitions. The group “Jack of Diamonds”, which combined admiration for Cézanne and Russian folk, is present in the exhibit through the self-portrait of Mashkov, one of its members.</p>
<p>“From Russia” is not an exhibition for the impatient. Two hours are not enough to observe the myriad of paintings and understand their significance. Even if the visitor has the impression of contemplating a fast-forwarded version of decades, the exhibition certainly sparks curiosity and prompts more than one thoughtful hum. “From Russia” will be open until the 18<sup>th</sup> of April.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Speculators accounted for 71% of oil contracts of the NYMEX]]></title>
<link>http://leestace.wordpress.com/2009/07/16/71-nymex/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 02:10:36 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Lee Stace</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Reuters have obtained statistics from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) which shows th]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><strong><em>Reuters </em>have obtained statistics from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) which shows that speculators accounted for 71% of the benchmark oil contracts on the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX), the world&#8217;s largest for energy trading, as of April 2008. </strong></p>
<p>The story also looks at what impact the proposed regulation by CFTC chairman Gary Gensler could have on big players like Goldman Sachs, which has made a killing from speculating on oil trading:</p>
<blockquote><p>Fewer than one out of every 10 barrels of oil traded on U.S. futures exchanges gets delivered to consumers, an equation that may change under sweeping new restrictions being weighed by the government&#8217;s top commodities regulator.</p>
<p>With plans to curb speculation in energy trading, U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission chairman Gary Gensler could push banks and funds, which now buy and sell the lion&#8217;s share of oil and gas contracts, to seek opportunities elsewhere, industry watchers say. <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/reutersComService_3_MOLT/idUSTRE56D77720090714?sp=true" target="_blank">READ HERE</a></p></blockquote>
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<title><![CDATA[The Food Newsgazine (Apr’08)]]></title>
<link>http://kenportfolio.wordpress.com/2009/06/07/the-food-newsgazine-apr%e2%80%9908/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2009 10:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[( Please click the image for a full view) Indulge With A Cause &#8211; The Food Newsgazine &#8211; A]]></description>
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<dd class="wp-caption-dd">Indulge With A Cause &#8211; The Food Newsgazine &#8211; Apr&#8217;08</dd>
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<p>Section:  New Dining<br />
Magazine:  The Food Newsgazine<br />
Article&#8217;s  Name:  Indulge With A Cause</p>
<p>About:  Restaurant review on The Indulge Restaurant, Singapore</p>
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<title><![CDATA[The Food Newsgazine (Apr'08) ]]></title>
<link>http://kenportfolio.wordpress.com/2009/06/07/the-food-newsgazine-apr08/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2009 09:42:14 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>greenbearwithit</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Section:  New Dining Magazine:  The Food Newsgazine Article:  Hung Sang Korean Restaurant ( Please c]]></description>
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<div class="mceTemp">Article:  Hung Sang Korean Restaurant</div>
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<title><![CDATA[Spring Time Gathering]]></title>
<link>http://schoenbachler.wordpress.com/2009/04/29/spring-time-gathering/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2009 20:52:34 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Grandma Debbie and Grandpa Rick had a Spring Time getering on Sunday.  We had lots of good Mexican f]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Grandma Debbie and Grandpa Rick had a Spring Time getering on Sunday.  We had lots of good Mexican food and it was nice to get cought up with everyone we havn&#8217;t seen in while.</p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-740" title="dsc02566" src="http://schoenbachler.wordpress.com/files/2009/04/dsc02566.jpg" alt="dsc02566" width="420" height="824" /> <img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-741" title="dsc02567" src="http://schoenbachler.wordpress.com/files/2009/04/dsc02567.jpg" alt="dsc02567" width="420" height="632" /> <img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-742" title="dsc02568" src="http://schoenbachler.wordpress.com/files/2009/04/dsc02568.jpg" alt="dsc02568" width="420" height="438" /> <img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-743" title="dsc02569" src="http://schoenbachler.wordpress.com/files/2009/04/dsc02569.jpg" alt="dsc02569" width="420" height="451" /> <img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-744" title="dsc02570" src="http://schoenbachler.wordpress.com/files/2009/04/dsc02570.jpg" alt="dsc02570" width="420" height="460" /> <img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-745" title="dsc02571" src="http://schoenbachler.wordpress.com/files/2009/04/dsc02571.jpg" alt="dsc02571" width="420" height="214" /></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Exponential Development]]></title>
<link>http://wigglypiglet.com/2009/04/28/exponential-development/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 08:17:59 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Mckayla&#8217;s vocabulary has grown exponetionally since we arrived. She&#8217;s picking up more wo]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Mckayla&#8217;s vocabulary has grown exponetionally since we arrived. She&#8217;s picking up more words on daily basis. Her new vaculary of the day is &#8220;More&#8221;. At the same time, her behavior has also changed. She&#8217;s the center of attention at every moment, constantly surrounded by different familiy members wanting to hold her and play with her. She threw a trantrum this morning. She wouldn&#8217;t let anyone touch her snack container except for me. Even when her Grandpa tried to open it for her and she got really upset. I had to put her in the corner for a 10 second time out and asked everyone to ignore her. She finally calmed down afterwards. </p>
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<title><![CDATA[Please Touch Museum]]></title>
<link>http://katiemott.wordpress.com/2009/04/27/please-touch-museum/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2009 23:59:56 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[A few weeks ago (dare I say SEVERAL weeks ago &#8211; gotta catch this blog up!) our dear friends Su]]></description>
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<div class="mceTemp">A few weeks ago (dare I say SEVERAL weeks ago &#8211; gotta catch this blog up!) our dear friends Susie Clune and Oliver invited us down to the big city for a trip to the &#8220;Please Touch&#8221; Children&#8217;s Museum.  I literally still can&#8217;t stop talking about it.  It is like a dream-world for both kids and parents. The kids can LITERALLY (as the name would suggest) touch everything their hearts desire, and parents can let their children pretty much run free without the worries of touching something that would get broken!  We cannot WAIT to go back soon!  We always have the BEST time with our buddy Oliver and Susie!! They are such special friends!!</div>
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<div id="attachment_970" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 510px"><img class="size-full wp-image-970" title="img_6052" src="http://katiemott.wordpress.com/files/2009/04/img_6052.jpg" alt="Oliver! Wait for me!" width="500" height="666" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Oliver! Wait for me!</p></div>
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<title><![CDATA[The Pope Brought the Springtime]]></title>
<link>http://frmarkdwhite.wordpress.com/2009/04/16/the-pope-brought-the-springtime/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2009 18:49:43 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[I have come to proclaim anew, as Peter proclaimed on the day of Pentecost, that Jesus Christ is Lord]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><em>I have come to proclaim anew, as Peter proclaimed on the day of Pentecost, that Jesus Christ is Lord and Messiah, risen from the dead, seated in glory at the right hand of the Father, and established as judge of the living and the dead.</em>  &#8211;Pope Benedict XVI, Nationals&#8217; Park, April 17, 2008</p>
<p><a href="http://frmarkdwhite.wordpress.com/files/2009/04/slapshot.jpg"><img src="http://frmarkdwhite.wordpress.com/files/2009/04/slapshot.jpg?w=225" alt="slapshot" title="slapshot" width="225" height="300" class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-4000" /></a>&#8230;I saw Slapshot, the Caps&#8217; mascot, yesterday evening&#8211;just moments before the beginning of the first playoff game against the Rangers.</p>
<p>Slapshot was fired up.</p>
<p>The mascot was ready to fight and take no prisoners.</p>
<p>But the actual hockey players were not.  <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/recap?gameId=290415023">And</a>&#8230;</p>
<p>&#8230;Today our Holy Father turns 82.</p>
<p>One year ago, they sang Happy Birthday to him at the White House.</p>
<p><a href="http://frmarkdwhite.wordpress.com/files/2009/04/large_popebush.jpg"><img src="http://frmarkdwhite.wordpress.com/files/2009/04/large_popebush.jpg?w=300" alt="Bush Pope US" title="Bush Pope US" width="300" height="284" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-3996" /></a>The Pope brought the springtime last April.  And it has arrived on cue again, on his birthday.</p>
<p>Please allow me to point out that&#8211;when the Successor of St. Peter visited the United States&#8211;he landed at Andrews Air Force Base, in Prince George&#8217;s County.</p>
<p>The Vicar of Christ set foot in P.G.</p>
<p>He also, of course, visited the District.</p>
<p>Not that I want to stir up <a href="http://frmarkdwhite.wordpress.com/2008/10/07/a-tale-of-four-parts-of-the-metropolis/">rivalry among the local jurisdictions</a>.  But the Pope never went to Montgomery County or Northern Virginia.</p>
<p><a href="http://frmarkdwhite.wordpress.com/files/2009/04/maries.jpg"><img src="http://frmarkdwhite.wordpress.com/files/2009/04/maries.jpg?w=251" alt="maries" title="maries" width="251" height="300" class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-4005" /></a>&#8230;Helen Alvare makes an excellent point in her <a href="http://www.zenit.org/article-25616?l=english">essay</a> about Notre Dame&#8217;s invitation to President Obama.</p>
<p>Her point is:  Notre Dame&#8217;s explanations make no sense, and the Catholic Church is supposed to make sense.</p>
<p>&#8230;If you want to see some beautiful manuscript illuminations, click <a href="http://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/2009/heaven/slideshow/index.shtm">here</a>.</p>
<p>To see them in person, go to the <a href="http://www.nga.gov/home.htm">National Gallery of Art</a> on the Mall before the end of July.  You can also see <a href="http://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/cityscapesinfo.shtm">beautiful paintings of Dutch cities in happier days</a>, like this:</p>
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<title><![CDATA[The Stone was rolled away]]></title>
<link>http://finepoetry.wordpress.com/2009/04/12/the-stone-was-rolled-away/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2009 11:00:58 +0000</pubDate>
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<guid>http://finepoetry.wordpress.com/2009/04/12/the-stone-was-rolled-away/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The stone was rolled away and the tomb is empty because He rose from the grave. And because of His v]]></description>
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<p>The stone was rolled away and the tomb is empty because He rose from the grave. And because of His victory over death, we can have life!<br />
Dave</p>
<p>Easter 2009</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Puzzle #4]]></title>
<link>http://schoenbachler.wordpress.com/2009/04/06/puzzle-4/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2009 22:10:41 +0000</pubDate>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Okay if I am being honest this puzzle gave me some fits but eventually I got it done and the girls helped in the end.  Turned out to be a really cool picture.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Dating I]]></title>
<link>http://medicatedlady.wordpress.com/2009/04/03/dating/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2009 20:54:15 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>medicatedlady</dc:creator>
<guid>http://medicatedlady.wordpress.com/2009/04/03/dating/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[April 8. I’ll have been in Arkansas 19 years. I still remember intervals of aching when it had been ]]></description>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"><span style="font-size:small;font-family:Times New Roman;">April 3. Nearly 7 months and I finally think I’m ready to let go of the counting. Maybe acknowledge the year anniversary of our split when it comes (August 28). When we were together, I felt the clock winding down. Apart, I’ve counted up, endlessly up, there’s-no-ceiling up. I look down and happen to notice the date and I think, is this day significant in any way? The answer is the same. I made notations of when I saw him in last year’s calendar, and I had lunch with him on this day, April 2008. It was our 11<sup>th</sup> date. We only had 42 dates left.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"><span style="font-size:small;font-family:Times New Roman;">I think it’s time to start counting up or winding down, whichever, with someone else.</span></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Trip down memory lane...]]></title>
<link>http://animalluver.wordpress.com/2009/02/24/something-super-old/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2009 03:34:39 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>princessmel539</dc:creator>
<guid>http://animalluver.wordpress.com/2009/02/24/something-super-old/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Update from Animalluver: zOMGOODNESS I FORGOT COMPLEEEEEETELY ABOUT THAT!  THANKS MELODY FOR REMINDI]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><strong>Update from Animalluver: zOMGOODNESS I FORGOT COMPLEEEEEETELY ABOUT THAT!  THANKS MELODY FOR REMINDING &#8230;US??? :-&#124;  ANYWAYS THANKS THANKS THANKS!! <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif' alt=':D' class='wp-smiley' /> </strong></p>
<p>Ok, so animalluver has put archives now. I know what you&#8217;re thinking (well maybe) &#8220;That&#8217;s not super old!&#8221; NO I didn&#8217;t get there yet now will you just WAIT till I mention what I&#8217;m about to mention?</p>
<p>Ok so I was looking through the April 2008 archives and I saw something that was just left behind and never came back for. The FORUMS! OMG It&#8217;s been like FOREVUR since anybody posted or talked about it. Well now it&#8217;s alive, ALIVE MWAHAHAHAHA! Now that there are more viewers, more people can post on there. Well here it is!</p>
<p><a title="Why aren't you clicking yet?" href="http://animalluver.pixforum.net/forum.htm">Click here to Join!<br />
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<title><![CDATA[Happy Birthday to me (April 2008)]]></title>
<link>http://workhope.wordpress.com/2009/02/19/happy-birthday-to-me-april-2008/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2009 22:35:07 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>workhope</dc:creator>
<guid>http://workhope.wordpress.com/2009/02/19/happy-birthday-to-me-april-2008/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Six months after leaving work, we as a family, found reason to celebrate, my Birthday. How I celebra]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[I Was Told There'd be Cake]]></title>
<link>http://nycmagnet.wordpress.com/2009/01/15/i-was-told-thered-be-cake/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2009 12:22:15 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>nycmagnet</dc:creator>
<guid>http://nycmagnet.wordpress.com/2009/01/15/i-was-told-thered-be-cake/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Essays from a local New Yorker who has the quirkiest and strangest life experiences to have ever hit]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-2167" title="i-was-told-thered-be-cake" src="http://nycmagnet.wordpress.com/files/2009/01/crosleycake.jpg?w=196" alt="i-was-told-thered-be-cake" width="126" height="192" />Essays from a local New Yorker who has the quirkiest and strangest life experiences to have ever hit a page find themselves collected and bound in <a href="http://sloanecrosley.com/" target="_blank"><em>I Was Told There&#8217;d be Cake</em></a>.  Sloane Crosley has written essays for <em>New York Times, Village Voice,<span style="font-style:normal;"> and </span>Salon.  </em>Released last April 2008,<em> </em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Was-Told-Thered-Be-Cake/dp/159448306X" target="_blank"><em>I Was Told There&#8217;d be Cake</em></a> is a lovable compilation of stories ranging from Sloane&#8217;s odd collection of  plastic pony&#8217;s to baking a cake in the shape of her boss&#8217; face.  Her voice in the book is said to feel a little like David Sedaris, Carrie Bradshaw, and Dorothy Parker, but the best part about this little piece of literary brilliance is its Sloane Crosley&#8217;s.  Keep your eye out for this woman, with a debut book this good I can hardly wait for what the future brings.  Grab <em>I was Told there&#8217;d be Cake</em> at your nearest bookshop because your collection won&#8217;t be complete without it.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Club Penguin Buzz's New Logo!]]></title>
<link>http://jonathanrox.wordpress.com/2009/01/03/club-penguin-buzzs-new-logo/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2009 05:34:33 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Nicro1</dc:creator>
<guid>http://jonathanrox.wordpress.com/2009/01/03/club-penguin-buzzs-new-logo/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Club Penguin Buzz now has a new fresh and cleaner logo! We would like to thank Ribler from Ribler Ce]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Club Penguin Buzz now has a new fresh and cleaner logo! We would like to thank Ribler from Ribler Central for helping us make the new slogan! </p>
<p>And the new logo is (click the link below to see!):<br />
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<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1899" title="conceptfinalposted" src="http://jonathanrox.wordpress.com/files/2009/01/conceptfinalposted.png" alt="conceptfinalposted" width="510" height="85" /></p>
<p>Wow! It&#8217;s bright! Again, we thank Ribler from Ribler Central for making up the slogan. </p>
<p>Now lets go back to the old logos:<br />
1. The First Logo: March 2008 &#8211; April 2008.<br />
<img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1900" title="logoold" src="http://jonathanrox.wordpress.com/files/2009/01/logoold.png" alt="logoold" width="452" height="141" /></p>
<p>2. The Second Logo: April 2008 &#8211;  July 2008. <br />
 <img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1901" title="logonew" src="http://jonathanrox.wordpress.com/files/2009/01/logonew.png" alt="logonew" width="510" height="181" /></p>
<p>3. Our Previous Logo: August 2008 &#8211; December 2008<br />
<img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1902" title="clubpenguinbuzzhq" src="http://jonathanrox.wordpress.com/files/2009/01/clubpenguinbuzzhq.png" alt="clubpenguinbuzzhq" width="510" height="174" /></p>
<p>4. Current Logo! January 2009 &#8211; Present<br />
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<p>Which logo do you think is the best? Which logo do you think is the worst?</p>
<p>- Jonathan Rox, Club Penguin Buzz® President and CEO</p>
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<title><![CDATA[1. Tag Anreise nach Burgos im April 2008]]></title>
<link>http://peregrina29.wordpress.com/2008/12/05/1-tag-anreise-nach-burgos-im-april-2008/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2008 11:52:03 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>peregrina29</dc:creator>
<guid>http://peregrina29.wordpress.com/2008/12/05/1-tag-anreise-nach-burgos-im-april-2008/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Die Idee zu meinem dritten Camino kommt ganz spontan wie eine Eingebung. In meinem normalen Leben fü]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Die Idee zu meinem dritten Camino kommt ganz spontan wie eine Eingebung. In meinem normalen Leben fühle ich mich in allen Belangen ein klein wenig entwurzelt.<br />
Statt wie sonst mit monatelanger Vorfreude, Überlegen, Planen, am Gepäck Feilen vergehen diesmal nur 2 Wochen zwischen der Idee, dem Buchen des Flugs und meiner Ankunft in Spanien. Ich habe 3 Wochen vor mir, es sollte so grob reichen, um bis nach Santiago zu kommen. In meinem Rucksack fehlt bestimmt die Hälfte, aber ich war diesmal einfach zu müde, mich mit dem üblichen akribischen Eifer mit diversen vergleichenden Checklisten, einer Küchenwaage und Unmengen von eventuell mitzunehmendem Krempel hinzusetzen.</p>
<p>Ich lande in Bilbao, wo ich mich fast schon ein wenig zu Hause fühle. Immerhin weiß ich, wie der Flughafen aussieht, wo der Bus zum Busbahnhof abfährt und wie man sich dann dort zurechtfindet. Optimistisch möchte ich mein Busticket kaufen, aber der Herr am Schalter redet mir viel zu schnell, undeutlich und vor allem ungeduldig. Etwas anderes als Spanisch will er nicht sprechen, und ich komme leider auch nicht weiter. Zum Glück nähert sich eine Spanierin aus der Warteschlange, die mir dann hilfsbereit das schnelle Spanisch des Herren in langsames Spanisch für Anfänger übersetzt, und so komme ich doch noch zu meinem Ticket. Eigentlich fahren die Busse nach Burgos alle 2 Stunden, aber ich habe ein dummes Mittagsloch erwischt und habe 3 Stunden Wartezeit vor mir, auf einem Busbahnhof, der mir Angst macht und mit einem Spanisch, das offensichtlich doch nicht so gut ist, wie ich dachte.</p>
<p>Ich mache mich auf zu meinem generell stimmungshebenden Lebensmitteleinkauf, aber ich finde erst gar keinen Laden, frage mich von einer Richtung in die andere durch und ende dann mit einem Einkauf von Lidl, in deutscher Sprache beschriftet und moderat spanische Pilgerlebensart ausstrahlend. Ich setze mich auf eine Art Parkbank mitten an der Straße, wo mit mir eher dubiose Gestalten sitzen. Als vermeintlich sichersten Nachbarn habe ich mir einen alten Mann ausgesucht, der es zwar nicht auf meinen Rucksack abgesehen zu haben scheint, dafür aber hustet wie frisch dem Lungensanatorium entsprungen.</p>
<p>Alles in allem fühle ich mich verlassener und hoffnungsloser als noch in Deutschland, zumal mein Kopf hämmert wir verrückt. Eine Woche vorher habe ich mir den Kopf angestoßen, seitdem drückt es ein bisschen, aber dieser momentane Schmerz lässt mich in meiner motivierten Stimmung an eine Hirnblutung denken, und ich sehe mich schon fernab des vertrauten Jakobswegs in einem Krankenhaus von Bilbao oder noch schlimmer hier auf dieser Parkbank enden.</p>
<p>Glücklicherweise siegt die Automatie, ich greife mechanisch nach einer simplen Kopfschmerztablette in meinem Gepäck und bin nach einer Viertelstunde schon wieder deutlich eher auf der Seite der Lebenden und noch höchstens migränegeplagt.</p>
<p>Ich trödle wieder zurück zum Busbahnhof, wo ich mich trotz der dubiosen Gestalten für ein Schläfchen entscheide &#8211; quer über meinen Rucksack gelegt und in allen Schlingen, Gurten und Trägern verhakt.</p>
<p>Als ich wundergeheilt ohne Kopfschmerzen wieder aufwache, sitzt neben mir auf der Bank eine interessante Erscheinung. Wie aus einer Bibliothek eingeblendet, kerzengerade, mit Lesebrille und hochgezogenen Augenbrauen, schmökert dieser Lockenkopf mittleren Alters nicht etwa in gehobener Literatur- sondern in dem roten Reiseführer, den auch ich (wieder nur in gewichtssparende Stücke zerteilt) im Gepäck habe. Auch sie will nach Burgos zum Pilgern, und ich fühle mich wieder wie auf dem Camino.</p>
<p>Nach einer Weile schiebt sich ein junges Kerlchen ins Blickfeld, sehr deutlich auch als Pilger zu erkennen. Er ist erst 17, aus Österreich und eine ganz wunderbare Mischung aus Lebensfreude, Spontaneität &#8211; und Verplantheit. Spanisch kann er absolut überhaupt nicht, sodass ich ihm erstmal seinen Busplan erkläre. Er hat sich nämlich den &#8220;domingo&#8221; herausgesucht, dabei ist es mitten unter der Woche. Wenn ich schon spontan gebucht habe, dann er noch spontaner. Er hat nämlich auch keine Ahnung, was auf ihn zukommt. Hinsetzen will er sich nicht, er hibbelt lieber vor uns auf und ab vor lauter Vorfreude auf &#8220;sind da alle so in meinem Alter?&#8221; (was ihm einen vernichtenden Blick von unter der Lesebrille einbringt) und &#8220;ich lauf dann wohl mal so 40 km am Tag?&#8221;. Plötzlich kommt ihm eine Eingebung und er durchforstet seinen Rucksack nach einem Cowboyhut. Damit sieht er aus wie Indiana Jones, aber er ist deutlich erleichtert und ruhiger, schließlich denkt er, dass er &#8220;damit dann aussieht wie ein richtiger Pilger&#8221;. Er fährt nach Pamplona (&#8220;das hat er sich als Start jetzt irgendwie mal so gedacht, oder ist das nicht gut?&#8221;), und als ich ihm einfach nur mitgeben will, dass er sich nicht so einen Kopf machen braucht, sondern einfach mal abwarten und drauf loslaufen soll, wird er ganz nachdenklich, was seine Kondition angeht. Schließlich (und da zieht es mir schier die Schuhe aus) hat er einen Herzfehler und in den letzten Jahren schon zwei Herzinfarkte oder Schlaganfälle gehabt. Und vielleicht ist da zu viel Belastung ja gar nicht gut. Aber schon rückt er sich seinen Hut wieder zurecht und damit die Welt wieder in Ordnung, grinst unsicher hibbelig erwartungsfroh und beschließt, es einfach mal auszuprobieren. Dann geht auch schon sein Bus (den er vor lauter Eifer schier verpasst hätte), und ich bin ganz durcheinander von dieser Begegnung. Beeindruckt von seiner positiven Lebenseinstellung, angesteckt von seiner Freude und Energie, wehmütig, dass sich unsere Wege schon wieder so schnell getrennt haben &#8211; und auch ich bin ordentlich zurechtgerückt, was meine selbstmitleidige Grundeinstellung angeht.</p>
<p>Gegen 16.00 kommt dann endlich auch der Bus für mich und die eher kritische Lesebrillenpilgerin. Sie hat eine eher konträre Art zu Indiana Jones. Vielleicht nicht weniger nett, aber ich habe so meine Probleme mit der nordisch-ruppigeren Art, durchweg sarkastischen Kommentaren und Lachanfällen, bei denen ich nicht so recht weiß, ob sie mit oder über mich lacht. Sie missbilligt meine geplanten Etappenlängen und meine für heute geplante Herberge, sodass ich nicht unglücklich bin, dass es sie wo anders hinzieht und wir nicht den Abend zusammen verbringen werden.</p>
<p>Die Einfahrt nach Burgos fühlt sich wunderschön an; die Abendsonne strahlt, der Himmel ist wolkenlos blau, und ich sehe die Türme der majestätisch weißen Kathedrale. Für&#8217;s erste verabschieden wir uns, und jeder geht erwartungsfroh seinen Herbergsplänen entgegen.</p>
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<p>Um keinen unnötigen Stress zu bekommen, habe ich mich entschieden, zu so später Stunde gleich die Großherberge etwas außerhalb in einem Park anzusteuern, anstatt die sicher bereits seit Mittag ausgebuchten Kleinherbergen in strategisch besserer Lage abzuklappern. Nachdem ich aber keine Ahnung habe, wo diese genau liegt, führt mein Weg die wenigen Meter in die bekannte Herberge, bei der vor 2 Jahren mein erster Camino geendet hat. Irgendwie möchte ich diesen Kreis schließen, dort anknüpfen, wo ich aufgehört habe.</p>
<p>Die Herberge liegt im dritten Stock über einer kleinen Kirche, und voller Erwartung laufe ich die bekannte Wendeltreppe hoch. Aber statt einem Saal voller geschäftiger Pilger und voller Rucksäcke und Stiefel ist der Raum ausgestorben und wohl im Umbau befindlich. Irritiert laufe ich die Treppe wieder hinunter, ob ich eventuell ein Hinweisschild übersehen habe. Aber dort steht ernsthaft, die Herberge sei geöffnet. Ich zweifle ein wenig an meinem Verstand, als ich nochmal die Treppen hochlaufe und in den dunklen Raum spähe &#8211; und Tatsache, was ich für Malerwerkzeuge und zusammengerollte Teppiche gehalten habe, sind in Wirklichkeit einige schlafende Pilger. Ich bin reichlich durcheinander, warum alles so leer ist, aber andererseits auch erleichtert. Offensichtlich muss ich hier nicht jemanden suchen, um nach dem Weg zur Großherberge zu fragen, sondern kann direkt hier bleiben.</p>
<p>Irgendwann kommt ein älterer Hospitalero vorbei und stellt mich den langsam wieder erwachenden anwesenden Pilgern vor. Ich bin etwas angestrengt mit der spanischen Sprache, aber es geht doch deutlich besser als mit dem Herr am Busbahnhof. Ein Spanier schält sich gerade wieder in seine Hose und lacht über meine Wortbruchstücke und Sorgen deswegen. Die beiden amüsieren sich auf Spanisch, und ich wechsle ein paar Worte mit zwei Amerikanern in den Nachbarbetten. Beide sind voller Pilgerstimmung, ruhig, freundlich zuhörend, gelassen&#8230; es ist eine Wohltat, und nach den ganzen Irrungen und Wirrungen im Vorfeld fühle ich mich zwar sehr erschöpft, aber irgendwie auch endlich daheim.</p>
<p>Eine Stunde später erscheint im Dunkel der Treppe ein weiterer Neuankömmling &#8211; es ist der Lockenkopf, der seine Traumherberge verschlossen vorgefunden hat. Wir freuen uns beide irgendwie über etwas Bekanntes.</p>
<p>Offensichtlich ist der Camino um diese Jahreszeit deutlich weniger begangen. Nachdem ich sonst im September unterwegs war und es nicht anders kenne, habe ich unbewusst angenommen, dass es immer recht überlaufen wäre, man zeitig in den Herbergen sein müsste, um einen Platz zu bekommen&#8230; die Amerikaner kennen umgekehrt nicht meine Erfahrungen und sind etwas verwundert über meine Überraschung.</p>
<p>So sind wir gegen Abend 7 einsame Pilger in der Herberge von so einer großen Stadt, und während die Gruppe solidarisch ein Restaurant aufsucht, ist es mir zu viel Trubel für heute, ich will heute nur noch meinen Gottesdienst unten in der Kirche und dann schlafen.</p>
<p>Die Kirche ist spärlich besucht, aber glücklicherweise kenne ich im Gegensatz zu vor 2 Jahren schon ein wenig die Abläufe, kann das Vater Unser auf Spanisch, verstehe den Moment des &#8220;Friede-sei-mit-euch&#8221;-Händeschüttelns und fühle mich nicht mehr so hilflos auf dem Präsentierteller.</p>
<p>Als ich die Kirche verlasse, fällt mir in der hinteren Reihe ein bekanntes Gesicht auf. Es ist der (wie ich jetzt merke) erstaunlich gutaussehende Spanier, dem ich in der Herberge vorgestellt wurde. Er sieht jung aus, und ich bin überrascht, ihn hier im Gottesdienst anzutreffen, anstatt mit den anderen beim fröhlichen Abendessen.</p>
<p>Es ist noch nicht einmal 21 Uhr, da liege ich schon im Bett. Und obwohl ich noch keinen Meter gepilgert bin und heute morgen noch recht verlassen in Deutschland war, fühle ich mich schon wieder genauso, wie ich es als Peregrina kenne. Der Dank für das gemütliche Bett, die Geborgenheit der Herberge, das Wissen um die netten, freundlichen Pilger drumherum, die Nähe Gottes, das Gefühl, nicht viel mehr machen zu können und zu müssen, als früh schlafen zu gehen, um Kräfte für morgen zu tanken&#8230;</p>
<p>Die Aussicht, das 3 Wochen lang zu haben, ist wunderschön!</p>
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<link>http://argyllnewsarchive.wordpress.com/2008/04/23/argyll-introduces-new-gps-product-to-range/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:16:48 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA['Radio Library' Winner of the February Community Contest]]></title>
<link>http://biblionetnews.wordpress.com/2008/04/15/radio-library-winner-of-the-february-community-contest/</link>
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