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<title><![CDATA[Opaque Wide Striped Thigh Highs by Leg avenue]]></title>
<link>http://womenscamisolesguide.wordpress.com/2009/12/07/opaque-wide-striped-thigh-highs-by-leg-avenue/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 00:35:06 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>bestnursingbra</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Opaque Wide Striped Thigh Highs by Leg avenue Review Check Price Now! Opaque Wide Striped Thigh High]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Missing Darkness]]></title>
<link>http://sandichiu.wordpress.com/2009/12/06/missing-darkness/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 06 Dec 2009 09:38:26 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>sandichiu</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Oh why do we all appreciate something after that something is gone&#8230; Imagine something you use ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Oh why do we all appreciate something after that something is gone&#8230;</p>
<p>Imagine something you use everything, like toilet paper. Everyday, I walk into the bathroom, do my bizz and walk out. It&#8217;s quite typical. But!! Little did I know how precious those several squares of paper were until there were no more during a big deposit. At that moment, time seem to pass very very slowly until this dilemma is resolved. It&#8217;s quite interesting (not my paper-less solution but how time is perceived). As if every critical moment, time would submit itself  into a slow-motion camera until our processing center cranks out a solution.  When I recall this experience, it makes me appreciate what&#8217;s around me. Sometimes I overlook on how much I appreciate and value somethings, some animal, someone and etc&#8230; Being consumed into my own work schedule and trying to figure out life, I feel like I am focusing too much on myself or am I?</p>
<p>I stumbled on a webpage where it described  how <a href="http://www.boingboing.net/2009/12/01/time-in-nature-makes.html">nature/traveling</a> makes a person more compassionate.  Given the opportunities to travel to other countries and witnessing many awe-inspiring scenes, I have developed compassion and even a greater appreciation of the things I have. Perhaps, this is why I am always content and rarely mad.  Along the same lines of broadening perspectives, I discovered a very eccentric restaurant called <a href="http://www.darkdining.com/index_main.php">Opaque</a> where people dine in complete darkness, served by blind servers. I read about it on <a href="http://www.boingboing.net/2009/11/30/dining-in-the-dark.html">Boing Boing</a> and the concept is quite inspiring. I presume that people who dine there will gain a new appreciation for not only food but light, communication, the disabled, and their own senses. Imagine that you can&#8217;t see what you&#8217;re eating. How insecure would that be? Are you eating fish or is it &#8220;fish&#8221; made out of insect guts. Nevertheless, an dining experience in the dark might be a intriguing endeavor. Perhaps, I&#8217;ll try it in the comfort of my own dining table?</p>
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<p>Don&#8217;t wait,  Love, Laugh, Dance and Live.. NOW!!</p>
<p>-S</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Closed 12/6/09]]></title>
<link>http://fromgrandmastree.wordpress.com/2009/12/04/listing-112909/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 22:05:57 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>rosesbuttons</dc:creator>
<guid>http://fromgrandmastree.wordpress.com/2009/12/04/listing-112909/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Fire King Egg Nog Mugs&#8230; SOLD]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Hijab - Poetry Behind the Veil  [ Urdu Poetry]]]></title>
<link>http://zeehnamespace.wordpress.com/2009/11/28/hijab/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 28 Nov 2009 06:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>zhahmed</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Hijab [Veil] Aey Zindagi! Tere Hijab se ashna hum kyoun na huay Tere Qalb mein utartay huay Khurshee]]></description>
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<p style="text-align:center;"><span style="color:#888888;font-size:12px;">Aey Zindagi! Tere Hijab se ashna hum kyoun na huay<br />
Tere Qalb mein utartay huay Khursheed say<br />
Ja baja Hum Kyoun na huay<br />
Humari nazroun pur purhay thay talay<br />
Humaray qafs pur qafal yeh, ayan kyoun na huay<br />
Yeh rishta hai deyr pa, darust ya ghalat<br />
Jo barhtay huay sayay thay, nihaah kyoun na huay<br />
Aey Zindagi! Teri luzzatoun mein Jo zindagi hum pa gayay<br />
Tere rothtay huay paykur, imtahaa kyoun na huay<br />
Teri  justajo, teri arzu, teri rung-o-bu<br />
Tere lehjay ki zurdioun say nalah , hum kyoun na huay<br />
Aey Zindagi! Teri subz ahoun say buni yeh surgoshiaan<br />
Rouh key mausam in ghazloun say khizaa kyoun na huay<br />
Aey Zindagi! Tere Hijab ki Aashiqi mein Fana , hum kyoun na huay<br />
Is nadaangi mein Deewanay hum, Naadaah kyoun na huay</span></p>
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<p style="text-align:center;"><span style="color:#99cc00;">by <strong>Zuellah Huma Ahmed</strong></span></p>
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<p style="font-family:Tahoma;font-size:18px;text-align:center;"><strong>حجاب</strong></p>
<p style="text-align:center;font-family:Tahoma;font-size:16px;line-height:20px;">ا ے زندگی! تیرے حجاب سے آشنا ، ھم کیوں نہ ھوۓ<br />
تیرے قلب میں اترتے ھوۓ خورشید سے<br />
جا بجا ھم کیوں نہ ھوۓ<br />
ھماری نظروں پر پڑھے تھے تالے<br />
ھمارے قفس پر ، قفل یہ عیاں کیوں نہ ھوۓ<br />
یہ رشتہ ھے دیر پا ، درست یا غلط<br />
جو بڑھتے ھوۓ ساۓ تھے ، نہاں کیوں نہ ھوۓ<br />
ا ے زندگی! تیری لذّتوں میں جو زندگی ھم پا گیے<br />
تیرے روٹھے ھوۓ پیکر ، امتحاں  کیوں نہ ھوۓ<br />
تیری جستجو ، تیری آرزو ، تیری رنگ و بو<br />
تیرے لہجے کی زردیوں سے نالاں ، ھم کیوں نہ ھوۓ<br />
ا ے زندگی! تیری سبز آہوں سے بُنی  سرگوشیاں<br />
روح کے موسم ا ِن غزلوں سے خزاں  کیوں نہ ھوۓ<br />
ا ے زندگی! تیرے حجاب کی عاشقی میں فنا ، ھم کیوں نہ ھوۓ<br />
اس نادانگی میں دیوانے ھم ، ناداں کیوں نہ ھوۓ</p>
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<title><![CDATA[At the Victorian summerhouse III]]></title>
<link>http://meanmagenta.wordpress.com/2009/11/23/at-the-victorian-summerhouse-iii/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:03:53 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>meanmagenta</dc:creator>
<guid>http://meanmagenta.wordpress.com/2009/11/23/at-the-victorian-summerhouse-iii/</guid>
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<title><![CDATA[The Expecting Creator of Matter]]></title>
<link>http://graphicartsource.wordpress.com/2009/11/23/the-expecting-creator-of-matter/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:43:51 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Mitchell Klein</dc:creator>
<guid>http://graphicartsource.wordpress.com/2009/11/23/the-expecting-creator-of-matter/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Watch the edges; yet another birth, another coming-to, another attempt at elucidation, lucid, try lu]]></description>
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<p><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_OOudLJJOwUk/SsdhdBIlGzI/AAAAAAAAApQ/QvjKrsTFEAk/s1600-h/hqpad04cecch1.jpg"></a>Watch the edges; yet another birth, another coming-to, another attempt at elucidation, lucid, try lucidity, for a change, just watch the edges, and also, try to aim at the opaque, but where&#8217;s the opaque in the translucid, and how, how does it</p>
<p><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_OOudLJJOwUk/Ssdhc72OzBI/AAAAAAAAApI/UxS6z_rmuIE/s1600-h/Cloudless_detail.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_OOudLJJOwUk/Ssdhc72OzBI/AAAAAAAAApI/UxS6z_rmuIE/s400/Cloudless_detail.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_OOudLJJOwUk/Ssdhc72OzBI/AAAAAAAAApI/UxS6z_rmuIE/s1600-h/Cloudless_detail.jpg"></a>Elucidation: an act of explaining that serves to clear up and cast light on. The splendid, harsh ambiguity of words, the clustering of them, the annoying coming-to, they do not leave us they do not, they do not leave us, an act of explaining, take that, an act, ex-plain, serves, clear, clear up, cast, cast, cast, light. On.</p>
<p><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_OOudLJJOwUk/SsdhcTYr-KI/AAAAAAAAApA/jfL4kZGUWlw/s1600-h/Loris_Cecchini_-_photo_by_Matthew_Septimus.jpg"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_OOudLJJOwUk/SsdhcTYr-KI/AAAAAAAAApA/jfL4kZGUWlw/s400/Loris_Cecchini_-_photo_by_Matthew_Septimus.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a></p>
<p>And as it is happening, you watch it take shape, this thing, this event, this work, this thing-in-work-in-process, which is you in the stupidest of senses, you have been feeding it and yes, you were the, the ur-text, but what with it, the bone, the rib, the biblical Eve, so clearly not you, going elsewhere, as you watch</p>
<p><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_OOudLJJOwUk/SsdjmBbZACI/AAAAAAAAApY/Hdq9B0VeFCY/s1600-h/cecchini.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_OOudLJJOwUk/SsdjmBbZACI/AAAAAAAAApY/Hdq9B0VeFCY/s400/cecchini.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Jimmy Choo &amp; leggings]]></title>
<link>http://sandymei.wordpress.com/2009/11/23/jimmy-choo-experience-leggings/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:29:44 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>sandymei</dc:creator>
<guid>http://sandymei.wordpress.com/2009/11/23/jimmy-choo-experience-leggings/</guid>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><em>Warning: THIS POST IS GOING TO BE MOTHER-EFFING LONG!</em> Just so I could forever remind myself how ridiculous that day was.</p>
<p>Sooooo I personally looooovee opaque leggings&#8230; but my bf on the other hand HATES them. He literally said to me that it makes him not want to be seen with me <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_sad.gif' alt=':(' class='wp-smiley' />  !!!!! Quite shocked from hearing that&#8230; but apparently he found a niche of guys who despise leggings on girls and think that they&#8217;re repulsive!! That makes me super sad!</p>
<p>I guess one reason that led to his &#8220;leggings haterism&#8221; is that I wore them to the Jimmy Choo for H&#38;M release in San Francisco and he felt that see-through leggings were inappropriate for cold weather.</p>
<p>Anyway, I know the <strong>Jimmy Choo for H&#38;M</strong> shebang was SO last week, but I didn&#8217;t get to write about it here soooo here goes.</p>
<p>I woke up at around 5 am to drive out to San Francisco. I go to school in Davis&#8230; hence the waking up extra early part. After getting ready, I got to the long ass friggin&#8217; line at about 7:30 am&#8230; AND I almost ran someone over in front of this long ass friggin&#8217; line LOL (ok not funny actually) Anyway, so I ended up waiting in front of the Ben Sherman store and within 10-15 minutes, the line extended all the way down to where the Apple Store is! (Sorry if these references are irrelevant to you.) SO was waiting there with the bf, until he realized Niketown had some shoe release shiz too&#8230; now I&#8217;m just waiting alone by myself <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_sad.gif' alt=':(' class='wp-smiley' />  luckily people around me were fun to talk to hahaha finally line starts moving at 9-ish. and OBVIOUSLY at this point you should know that I was not one of the first 160 people to receive bracelets, b/c those people apparently got there the day before and camped out! Love them for the commitment, but HATE THEM FOR TAKING EVERYTHING!!!!!!</p>
<p>So near 10 am the doors were open, people going crazy in the store grabbing everything in sight. I grabbed a sequin cardigan, but heard someone say the shoes were upstairs so I literally threw the cardigan down and ran towards the escalator. That was USELESS, b/c I just ended up in a big crowd of people who didn&#8217;t have bracelets to go into that section. Even people WITH bracelets didn&#8217;t go in yet! And the non-bracelet people wouldn&#8217;t be able to get in until 12-ish. I lost a hint of hope at this point, so the bf convinced me to have lunch. While having lunch my friend who was also there (to get shoes for his gf, how sweet) called me and told me non-bracelet people can enter now! This was around 11:30 am so I finished my meal and hurried my ass back over to H&#38;M.</p>
<p>Here comes the fun part&#8230; NOT! Here I am, stuck in the middle of people towering over me. I literally yelled out &#8220;this is height discrimination!&#8221; Because let me explain&#8230; so for us non-bracelet people to go into the Jimmy Choo accessories section, the security just counts up to 10 people per group to go in. And all these crazy bitches were waving their arms, trying to get the security to see them. And people were pushing! C&#8217;mon girls&#8230; be nice&#8230; It was to the point where this one chick&#8217;s boobs were all over me that I was at some awkward angle like doing a 45 degree with my ankles awkward! So I just turned around and said these exact words, &#8220;Sorry, could you please back up, b/c I&#8217;m at an extremely awkward angle. My knees are all weird.&#8221; LOL whatever I got my point across and she backed off of me haha</p>
<p>THEN THIS ONE GIRL I JUST WANTED TO MURDER! I was standing to the left of her friend and she was behind me on my left. This girl reached her arm out in front of my chest to drag her ass over to her friend, just shoving her body into mines. UH. RUDE. She looked like she was 13. Shouldn&#8217;t she be playing hopscotch or something? Anyway, I guess I&#8217;m too passive and I should assume obnoxious and aggressive people at these sort of things&#8230;</p>
<p>SO MY TURN FINALLY CAME! A lot of stuff was already gone, but I didn&#8217;t wake up at 5 am for nothing! Soooo I ended up grabbing some beautiful black gladiator studded heels (sz 8), 2 bracelets, and a wallet/clutch! Unfortunately I have munchkin feet (sz5-6) and I don&#8217;t fit a damn size 8! There were only size 9s left when I was in there&#8230; and there were still a whole lot of people trying to get in. Anyway, I just bought everything I grabbed and sold the shoes on Ebay! It deserved a home!</p>
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<div id="attachment_120" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 235px"><a href="http://sandymei.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/img_6193.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-120 " title="IMG_6193" src="http://sandymei.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/img_6193.jpg?w=225" alt="" width="225" height="300" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Jimmy Choo for H&#38;M stuff</p></div>
<p>I hope they decide to restock ONE MORE TIME! b/c I really wanted the sequin top and those gladiator heels! I know they restocked once in New York, but restock for SAN FRANCISCO PLEASE!</p>
<p>What would I do differently next time? Well for one, when I wake up at 5am&#8230; I better already be in SF! not driving another 1.5hrs to get to SF! I actually live in SF too lol stupid me</p>
<p>Anyway, told ya this was gonna be a long ass mother effing post!</p>
<p> <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' />  Sandy</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Opaque Nylon Thigh High Stockings]]></title>
<link>http://womenscamisolesguide.wordpress.com/2009/11/22/opaque-nylon-thigh-high-stockings/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>bestnursingbra</dc:creator>
<guid>http://womenscamisolesguide.wordpress.com/2009/11/22/opaque-nylon-thigh-high-stockings/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Opaque Nylon Thigh High Stockings Review Check Price Now! Opaque Nylon Thigh High Stockings Feature ]]></description>
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<link>http://johnmanders.wordpress.com/2009/11/18/what-do-i-paint-second/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:28:45 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>johnmanders</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Michael asks: Thanks so much for posting your technique, I am currently working on my first painting]]></description>
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<p><em>Thanks so much for posting your technique, I am currently working on my first painting and have been doing exactly what you&#8217;ve done here. i think i did do something wrong though, a friend of mine said to do a light wash over the entire piece ,but I think it just confused me. Anyhow , why do you not put more detail in the underpainting, are you modeling further with your glazes? </em></p>
<p>I&#8217;m not sure what the light wash is for, either.  I’m assuming you&#8217;re using acrylic paints, which dry to a hard finish and so allow you to paint a wash on top of them.  I use gouache, and a wash would scrub off whatever was painted underneath.  So, I start my paintings with washes and build up to opaque brushstrokes. A wash is paint made transparent by adding water.  A glaze is paint made transparent by adding a medium—for acrylic, <a href="http://www.dickblick.com/products/liquitex-acrylic-glazing-medium/">glazing medium</a>; for oil paint, linseed oil and varnish—or <a href="http://www.dickblick.com/products/winsor-and-newton-blending-and-glazing-medium/">glazing medium</a>.</p>
<p>I do an underpainting to block in and organize big areas of light and dark.  I long ago found out it&#8217;s too complicated for me to figure out light and dark and color all at the same time.  There&#8217;s no point in me putting lots of detail in the underpainting, because I&#8217;m only going to paint the same details on top with opaque paint.  In fact, to discourage myself from getting into details while underpainting, I use an oversized brush.</p>
<p>Here&#8217;s a step-by-step example of how I build up from an underpainting.  This is a continuation of a previous post, <a href="http://johnmanders.wordpress.com/2009/10/07/what-do-i-paint-first/"><em>What do I paint first?</em></a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[3pc opaque striped halter sexy lingerie intimate apparel with tie side thong and stocking]]></title>
<link>http://backlessstraplessbra.wordpress.com/2009/11/17/3pc-opaque-striped-halter-sexy-lingerie-intimate-apparel-with-tie-side-thong-and-stocking/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 07:24:08 +0000</pubDate>
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<link>http://npthompson.wordpress.com/2009/10/31/twilight-mist/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:07:38 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>npthompson</dc:creator>
<guid>http://npthompson.wordpress.com/2009/10/31/twilight-mist/</guid>
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<title><![CDATA[Illumination]]></title>
<link>http://renartleveille.wordpress.com/2009/10/19/illumination/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:35:07 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>renartleveille</dc:creator>
<guid>http://renartleveille.wordpress.com/2009/10/19/illumination/</guid>
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<link>http://dalbal.wordpress.com/2009/10/18/gemstones-clarity-scale/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2009 20:31:17 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>dalbal</dc:creator>
<guid>http://dalbal.wordpress.com/2009/10/18/gemstones-clarity-scale/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Our purchasing decisions and valuation of the colored gemstones depend on:  color, clarity, cut and ]]></description>
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<h2> color, clarity, cut and carat weight.</h2>
<h2>Because of the complexity of the &#8220;sliding scale&#8221; for clarity defined by</h2>
<h2> the GIA (Gemological Institute of America) standards,</h2>
<h2>we describe clarity for all gemstones in the table below .</h2>
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<h1><a title="see our jewery gemstones @ ebay store" href="http://stores.shop.ebay.com/fine-jewelry-gemstones-art-abigail__W0QQ_armrsZ1" target="_blank">see our jewery gemstones @ ebay store</a></h1>
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<title><![CDATA[Dear God, The Opaque Lie]]></title>
<link>http://waiting4thetrumpet.wordpress.com/2009/10/03/dear-god-the-opaque-lie/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2009 02:55:10 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Gina Ware</dc:creator>
<guid>http://waiting4thetrumpet.wordpress.com/2009/10/03/dear-god-the-opaque-lie/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Dear God, Is it just me &#8211;or is the world becoming so used to &#8220;stretching the truth]]></description>
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<p>Is it just me &#8211;or is the world becoming so used to &#8220;<strong>stretching the truth</strong>&#8221; that it honestly doesn&#8217;t see black or white or even shades of grey. But, to everyone it may appear as though conversations are heard in the obscure color of <strong>opaque</strong>? Could anything that is spoken, written or otherwise translated, be  left for interpretation, and therefore glazed with something that <strong>does not reflect light</strong>. Jesus, <strong>You are Light</strong>. Your word is never obscure or <strong>opaque</strong>. It should never be left for one&#8217;s own interpretation, but is identifiable and completely understandable. You are incapable of telling lies, therefore nothing in the bible is left so misrepresented, that we have to use our imagination to decide how to live our lives, or how to receive Your mercy and graceful forgiveness. You love without ceasing, and give life to each person who accepts that free gift.</p>
<p>  It seems to me, that it is so easy for us to <strong>&#8220;bend&#8221; versions of actuality</strong> into a new molded version of an incident. When asked about our opinions, we often tend to soften our answers, so as not to offend a friend or colleague. Our political views on the other hard, are often<em> less generalized</em>. Perhaps, in part, due to the fact that we already are aware that few politicians are able to answer or advise in their own moral capacity&#8211;due to fear of voter offense or (dare I say) that they perhaps don&#8217;t have a moral capacity gauge to begin with. It is quite clear, that our free government thinkers are less likely to <strong>take a stand for You, God</strong>. They are led by the majority of congressional leaders and public relation advisors who intend to make certain that their agenda be fulfilled during their term in office. If every Christian who has any voice in this nation, would <strong>choose to pray publically</strong>, voice <strong>opinions based on biblical truth</strong>, and <strong>stop tip-toeing around right and wrong</strong>, then perhaps we could tilt America towards the vicinity of it&#8217;s only hope for a future. <strong>You alone</strong>. For there truly is good <strong>Christian leadership</strong> among the masses. The problem is that they are often avoided, and ignored by those whom take a larger role in deciding the fate of our nation. We still have the ability to show the world that there is <strong>One True God</strong>. That <strong>Jesus Christ is the authority</strong> on honesty, and <strong>You</strong> are <strong>our</strong>choice&#8211; for a moral compass that dictates truth and honesty in its rawest form. </p>
<p>As children we so often learn from observation of others. When our parents show us <strong>what is acceptable</strong> and what is not, then we learn quickly <strong>that no&#8211;truly does mean no</strong>. If we see them tell unrecognizable versions of a story to someone, and call it the truth, then they learn that black and white realities are only for some people. That each day&#8217;s answers and conversations are relative only based on how we choose to relay them to others. Do we not see that by telling someone, that the grass is blue, and the sky is green is<strong> blatantly deceitful</strong>? Then why would we choose to intentionally deceive someone about our daily activities, and gossip about others when we know that we<strong> do not have all of the facts</strong>? Surly someone can see right through us if we insist on such nonsense. If only we would remember that there is always someone <strong>who hears every word</strong> that proceeds out of our mouth. Someone <strong>who knows our thoughts</strong> that race through our minds, even before we choose to speak them aloud. <strong>That someone is You</strong>. Even when we have the confidence that no one else truly knows the &#8220;whole story&#8221;, we are forgetting that <strong>we are never alone</strong>. We are never completely private. For if You did not love us, then You wouldn&#8217;t be the <strong>God who is all-knowing</strong> and loves us in spite of our indiscretions. For whether the sky is clear or layered in fog&#8230;..<strong>our almighty God is never clouded by an <em>opaque view.</em></strong></p>
<p>The ultimate moral dilema then exists in our reputation. Just as the story of the  boy who cried wolf, with consistency.  He repetedly missled the towns people until&#8230;.<strong>eventually the lie&#8211; did become fact.</strong> Are we so gullible that we will try this same act of treachery until we have become as the boy, and <strong>Satan is the wolf who will gobble us up for his own enjoyment</strong>?  I have to admit that I have become a sceptic when it comes to accepting the words of a handful of individuals, whom I know have to embellish in order to speak. It truly does become a game of truth or dare and &#8211;winner takes all.  All the extra insertions into every conversation, then becomes so trite, that we <strong>tend to listen with deaf ears</strong>. I fear that at some point in their lives, they will have something truly spectacular to announce to all, and no one will listen. <strong>If the truth becomes so opaque</strong>&#8230;.that no one is concerned with the outcome from the lack of honest diligence, then we are certainly going to delight our truest enemy.</p>
<p>I pray that every word that proceeds out of my mouth&#8230;..will be<strong><em> carefully thought</em></strong> and processed before articulated. I know that we all tend to embellish family stories for the laughter effect, but it will be my newest goal,<strong> to think before I speak</strong>. I never want to disappoint my Savior. I don&#8217;t want to mislead or misdirect my children into thinking that we live in shades of grey&#8230;<strong>.in an opaque lie&#8230;left up to interpretation</strong>. Give me strength and diligence to do my best and serve at the greatest capacity for the honor of my King.</p>
<p>Looking through the glass of honesty,</p>
<p>Gina</p>
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<link>http://leanne1966.wordpress.com/2009/09/23/more-colour-2/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 03:17:07 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>leanne1966</dc:creator>
<guid>http://leanne1966.wordpress.com/2009/09/23/more-colour-2/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[another layer of colour Whilst a dust storm raged outside i managed to get another couple of hours p]]></description>
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<p>Whilst a dust storm raged outside i managed to get another couple of hours painting done this morning. Everything in the house is covered in a nice film of dust. I&#8217;ve never seen this type of storm in Sydney before, i think half of the desert has been blown over the city!! The next day or so will be spent sweeping it up. <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_sad.gif' alt=':-(' class='wp-smiley' />   The painting is taking form now, i want to make the darks much more deep and dark and the lights nice and bright so there&#8217;s a bit of layering to happen yet. Happy days!!</p>
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<link>http://meanmagenta.wordpress.com/2009/09/14/278/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 17:23:16 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>meanmagenta</dc:creator>
<guid>http://meanmagenta.wordpress.com/2009/09/14/278/</guid>
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<title><![CDATA[Fall Nail Trends]]></title>
<link>http://youngwivestales.wordpress.com/2009/08/25/fall-nail-trends/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 18:37:11 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>tanyams</dc:creator>
<guid>http://youngwivestales.wordpress.com/2009/08/25/fall-nail-trends/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Hi Girlies! Is everyone getting excited for fall? I know I&#8217;m excited for fall colours and fash]]></description>
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<p><span style="color:#cc99ff;">Is everyone getting excited for fall? </span></p>
<p><span style="color:#cc99ff;">I know I&#8217;m excited for fall colours and fashions but I am not looking forward to the Vancouver rain <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_razz.gif' alt=':P' class='wp-smiley' /> </span></p>
<p><span style="color:#cc99ff;">So, there are a few things to get to prepare yourself for your fall wardrobe,  easiest and cheapest being new polishes!</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#cc99ff;">SKIN TONES</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#cc99ff;">Generally speaking we either have warm skin tones or cool. Warmer skin tones wear more gold jewelry, cold usually wear silver jewelry. (I look good in both so I have no idea what I would be lol) Nudes were great for spring, and you can carry them into fall as well. I predict the new &#8216;It&#8217; colour would be opaque nude beige grey colour. Confused? Well I was buying polish for my friend and came accross this gorgeous colour by NYX called Karnak. On the rack it looked very plain and didn&#8217;t really stand out from amoung the bright summer colours, but I knew I had to have it, and I am sooo glad I bought it! </span></p>
<p><span style="color:#cc99ff;">Since I still do not have a camera, I am borrowing a picture from </span><a title="shizzle" href="http://shizzle-nizzle.blogspot.com" target="_blank">shizzlenizzle</a></p>
<p><a rel="attachment wp-att-1005" href="http://youngwivestales.wordpress.com/2009/08/25/fall-nail-trends/karnak2/"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1005" title="KARNAK2" src="http://youngwivestales.wordpress.com/files/2009/08/karnak2.jpg" alt="KARNAK2" width="322" height="448" /></a></p>
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<p><a rel="attachment wp-att-1006" href="http://youngwivestales.wordpress.com/2009/08/25/fall-nail-trends/karnak/"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1006" title="KARNAK" src="http://youngwivestales.wordpress.com/files/2009/08/karnak.jpg" alt="KARNAK" width="400" height="317" /></a></p>
<p><span style="color:#cc99ff;">So gorgeous and it will actually make your fingers look longer if it is the right shade for your skintone <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </span></p>
<p><span style="color:#cc99ff;">Greys are still super big this fall, I will be using the same greys I had from last year, I prefer the lighter opaque greys to the sparkly charcols&#8230; but that&#8217;s just me.</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#cc99ff;">Sultry jewel tones are super hot for fall as well. Amethyst, Ruby, Sapphire, Onyx etc. And they compliment all skintones.</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#cc99ff;">I am loving the moon mani! I am gong to try to do it myself today and see how easy or hard that is&#8230;</span></p>
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<p><span style="color:#cc99ff;">I think it looks so fab!</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#cc99ff;">Speaking of fab, don&#8217;t forget to ENTER</span> <a title="ENTER" href="http://youngwivestales.wordpress.com/2009/08/20/another-great-giveaway/" target="_blank">my contest</a> <span style="color:#cc99ff;">for my Fab Fall jewelry from RCraven</span></p>
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<link>http://asifjmir.wordpress.com/2009/08/23/the-management-of-creativity/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2009 15:04:40 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Asif Mir</dc:creator>
<guid>http://asifjmir.wordpress.com/2009/08/23/the-management-of-creativity/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Creativity has been defined in dozens of ways, but essentially it means the process by which novel b]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Creativity has been defined in dozens of ways, but essentially it means the process by which novel but situationally appropriate outcomes are brought about. The field of creativity is in full bloom. Thousands of pieces of research have probed creativity. These researches have x-rayed such opaque matters as what kind of people are creative individuals; what motivates them; how creative people go about identifying, defining, and solving problems; what efforts are creative; what constitutes creative thinking, what techniques aid creative problem solving; what sorts of environments foster creativity; the assessment of creativity and the level of creativity of human efforts; etc.</p>
<p>The management of creativity in organizational settings is relatively far less researched, but is of great importance in a world of huge collective challenges and fierce competition. It fuses two fields—management and creativity. Management can be defined in many different ways, but broadly it is an organized effort at improving the functioning of organizations through such processes as the fixing of goals, the development and implementation of a strategy for achieving goals, the control of operations to ensure that goals are being met, the coordination of interdependent activities, the creation of structures and systems, the management of human resources as well as of other stakeholders and so forth.</p>
<p>As a field, the management of creativity has some distinctive aspects that differentiates it from general creativity. The management of creativity involves various collectives: dyads, teams, departments and divisions, organizations, associations of organizations, even governance systems of communities and societies. Even when one is discussing managerial creativity (the creativity of individual managers), the focus is on creativity displayed in a collectivity and relating to the various tasks that need to be performed in that collectivity. The work-related context channels creativity in important ways—towards achieving the goals of the collectivity and in discharging various management functions. The focus is not ‘pure’ art or science, or individual self-actualization, but on creative behavior in an organizational setting in which the organization’s goals, policies, structures, systems and so forth call the shots. Although individuals working in organizations certainly attempt to pursue their own interests, they do so keeping in mind organizational requirements, and this feature strongly influences the form that creativity takes in organizational settings.</p>
<p>My Consultancy–<a title="Asif J. Mir" href="http://www.asifjmir.com/" target="_blank">Asif J. Mir </a>- Management Consultant–transforms organizations where people have the freedom to be creative, a place that brings out the best in everybody–an open, fair place where people have a sense that what they do matters. For details please visit <a title="Asif J. Mir" href="http://www.asifjmir.com/" target="_blank">www.asifjmir.com</a>, <a title="Line of Sight" href="http://asifjmir.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Line of Sight</a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Les tendances "collant" pour l'hiver 2009-2010.(partie 1)]]></title>
<link>http://collant.wordpress.com/2009/08/15/les-tendances-collant-pour-lhiver-2009-2010-partie-1/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2009 07:26:37 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>collant</dc:creator>
<guid>http://collant.wordpress.com/2009/08/15/les-tendances-collant-pour-lhiver-2009-2010-partie-1/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Le moins que l&#8217;on puisse dire, c&#8217;est que cet hiver sera &#8220;collant&#8221;. Un arc-en]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><span style="font-size:medium;color:#993366;">Le moins que l&#8217;on puisse dire, c&#8217;est que cet hiver sera &#8220;collant&#8221;.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:medium;color:#993366;">Un arc-en-ciel de couleurs se prépare à habiller nos jambes, et la fantaisie est au rendez-vous.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:medium;color:#993366;">Les collants opaques colorés ont décidément la cote, fashion-attitude qui s&#8217;annonçait déjà l&#8217;hiver passé. Au sein de la tendance &#8220;colorama&#8221;, les collants colorés descendent dans la rue et ils se parent  de teintes primaires et saturées, pour ne pas dire &#8220;flashy&#8221;.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:medium;color:#993366;">Le Bourget lance sa nouvelle gamme &#8220;ALL COLOR&#8221; :</span></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><img src="http://blogsimages.skynet.be/images_v2/002/659/471/20090726/dyn003_original_567_700_pjpeg_2659471_64bd494cd49619dcdcbbaaec73ae1c91.jpg" border="0" alt="lebourget2-02allcolour" width="380" height="449" /></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:medium;color:#993366;">Ces collants présentent notamment la particularité d&#8217;être anti-statiques, évitant ainsi la désagréable sensation du tissu qui accroche aux vêtements.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:medium;color:#993366;">En 50 deniers, ils sont légèrements satinés, et sont édités dans une multitude de tons funs.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:medium;color:#993366;">Réjouissez-vous, ils seront disponibles dès à présent, dans notre boutique, ainsi que sur <a href="http://www.collant.be/">www.collant.be</a> </span></p>
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<title><![CDATA[High-Speed X-ray Imaging]]></title>
<link>http://blog.imaging-git.com/2009/08/05/making-opaque-objects-transparent/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 07:44:14 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>aszerdi</dc:creator>
<guid>http://blog.imaging-git.com/2009/08/05/making-opaque-objects-transparent/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Scientists from the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (France) the Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p style="text-align:justify;">Scientists from the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (France) the Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe, the Technische Universität Berlin and the Helmholtz Zentrum Berlin (all Germany) were able to make fast processes inside opaque objects visible, by using white synchrotron radiation to perform hard X-ray radioscopy with high spatio-temporal resolution. The required imaging detector was constructed out of a standard indirect detector in combination with a Photron SA1 CMOS-based camera. Thus, it was possible to investigate pore coalescence and individual cell wall collapse in an expanding liquid metal foam: the rupture of a film and the subsequent merger of two neighbouring bubbles could be recorded with a time sampling rate of 40000 frames per second (25 micorseconds exposure time). The results as published in the Journal of Synchrotron Radiation (<a href="http://journals.iucr.org/s/issues/2009/03/00/kv5057/" target="_blank">http://journals.iucr.org/s/issues/2009/03/00/kv5057/</a> &#8211; open access) allowed to determine that the pore stability in a liquid metal foam is driven by intertia and not the viscosity of the melt. This knowledge is crucial in order to adapt metal foaming process for industrial production.</p>
<p>View videos at:<br />
<a href="http://journals.iucr.org/s/issues/2009/03/00/kv5057/kv5057sup1.avi" target="_blank">http://journals.iucr.org/s/issues/2009/03/00/kv5057/kv5057sup1.avi</a><br />
<a href="http://www.alexanderrack.eu/ieee_movie.avi" target="_blank">http://www.alexanderrack.eu/ieee_movie.avi<br />
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<a href="http://www.esrf.eu" target="_blank">www.esrf.eu</a><br />
<a href="http://www.fzk.de" target="_blank">www.fzk.de</a><br />
<a href="http://www.tu-berlin.de" target="_blank">www.tu-berlin.de</a><br />
<a href="http://www.helmholtz-berlin.de" target="_blank">www.helmholtz-berlin.de</a></p>
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