A self educated farmer, Bentley attracted world attention with his pioneering work in the area of photomicrography, most notably his extensive work with snow crystals (commonly known as snowflakes). By adapting a microscope to a bellows camera, and years of trial and error, he became the first person to photograph a single snow crystal in 1885.
He would go on to capture more than 5000 snowflakes during his lifetime, not finding any two alike. His snow crystal photomicrographs were acquired by colleges and universities throughout the world and he published many articles for magazines and journals including, Scientific American and National Geographic.
In 1931 his book "Snow Crystals", containing more than 2400 snow crystal images, was published by McGraw-Hill but has long been out of print. A soft cover copy, identical in all respects, can be obtained today from Dover Publications, Inc.. On December 23, 1931, Bentley died at the family farmhouse in Jericho. Because of his wonderful work with snow crystals, he became affectionately known as "Snowflake" Bentley.
Wilson Bentley did not copyright his photographs and thus they are in the public domain and free to use for any purpose. The Public Domain status does not give you the right to resell material unless you have access to the original source and permission from the owner to reproduce the material. Any published works of Public Domain material is only "Royalty free" if explicitly stated. http://www.jerichohistoricalsociety.org/ http://vermontsnowflakes.com/ornaments.htmOur official " Snowflake" Bentley Collection Pewter ornaments are designed from original Wilson A. Bentley snow crystal photomicrographs (from the archives of the Jericho Historical Society.)Thank you for placing your order with Vermont Snowflakes. We will contact you if further information is required. For future reference, our email address is snowbliz@aol.com . Please reference order number 2112-2477-9712.
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1: I have lived in Brookings since 1983, and there is lots to do around here. Just this last weekend we had our Azalea Festival, with everything from book and plant sales to beer garden to classic car show, and helicopter rides. Pistol River concerts are great, with acts that are passing through stop by and the audience sits on old couches and you clap so hard your hands hurt. Summer concerts in the park, next to KidTown, and you sit on blankets to hear great music. Azalea Park is the place to get into the Christmas spirit, too, with their annual light show. The kite festival brings people from all over. We have a monthly ArtWalk, with local galleries offering free music and food and oftentimes lectures by the artists. At Christmas time, the bazaar brings out all the crafty people offering food and homemade gifts. We have an extinct volcano to hike into, and trees and plants found only in this location. Ocean and river fishing. Mushroom picking--chantrelles and shaggy mains--clamming and crabbing for Dungenous crabs. The weather here is nice all the time, although we get months of rain (better have some indoor activities planned), but we don't get any rain between June and October, generally. No mosquitoes, except for up the river, where most locals go swimming. You can drive to great hiking in a few minutes. The wilderness areas are pristine, and you can follow the trails for days without seeing anyone. Great library. Closest mall is 2 1/2 hours away, but no one expects you to wear expensive clothes. Jeans and tee-shirts are fine for most events. We are mostly a retirement community, with many really remarkable retirees. Movie stars like to hide here, but don't tell anyone because they like their privacy, and so do we.
2: The Fred Meyer store isn't all that bad for rank and file clothes. I have a hard time finding shirts I like - even near Portland - and I found 3 of them there.
The garden club gang was pretty nice to meet. Did a small amount of pruning of the pine trees at that garden by the Chetco bridge for them a couple years back.
We moved from Applegate Valley up to Beaverton, but I get throught there. Going to the redwoods at the end of June. But my campsite will be at Harris Beach State Park where I'll spend afternoons and nights. I get around the town too. If you see the truck and trailer below - that's a clue that I've arrived.
The New York writer Michael Greenberg operates at the intelligent, naked edge of confessional non-fiction, where what others confess is as much fair game as what you bring to the table yourself. http://www.enotes.com/perfect-day/q-and-a/does-seymours-name-symbolize-that-we-should-see-68161
Maybe it means that we should try to "see more" and then "say more" about what we might discover regarding the intricate and often conflicting and contradictory ways we learn to show and recognize the fundamental love between us. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jehovah%27s_Witnesses Watch Tower supporters gathered as autonomous congregations to study the Bible and Russell's writings. Russell firmly rejected as "wholly unnecessary" the concept of a formal organization for his followers, and declared that his group had no record of its members' names, no creeds, and no sectarian name.[43] In 1910 he announced that the group would identify itself as the International Bible Students Association. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Watchtower
The publication was started by Charles Taze Russell on July 1, 1879 under the title Zion's Watch Tower and Herald of Christ's Presence. The first issue stated as its prospectus:[3]
This is the first number of the first volume of "ZION’S WATCH TOWER" and it may not be amiss to state the object of its publication. That we are living "in the last days" "the day of the Lord" — "the end" of the Gospel age, and consequently, in the dawn of the "new" age, are facts not only discernible by the close student of the Word, led by the spirit, but the outward signs recognizable by the world bear the same testimony, and we are desirous that the “household of faith” be fully awake to the fact, that —
We are living, we are dwelling
In a grand and awful time;
In an age on ages telling
To be living is sublime. "...the Bible, our only guide on the subject, declares that, "In the last times perilous times shall come, for men shall be lovers of pleasure more than lovers of God." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pleasure http://www.chuckconnelly.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohandas_Karamchand_Gandhi
Gandhi stated that the most important battle to fight was overcoming his own demons, fears, and insecurities. Gandhi summarized his beliefs first when he said "God is Truth". He would later change this statement to "Truth is God". http://www.shedo.org/?v=page&pkey=selfharm
I allmänhet skadar man inte sig själv för att man har en önskan att dö, utan tvärtom som ett sätt att kontrollera en mycket stark själslig smärta. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recursion
One rule invoking another rule. Recursion, in mathematics and computer science, is a method of defining functions in which the function being defined is applied within its own definition; specifically it is defining an infinite statement using finite components. The term is also used more generally to describe a process of repeating objects in a self-similar way. For instance, when the surfaces of two mirrors are exactly parallel with each other the nested images that occur are a form of infinite recursion.
A recursive procedure must complete every one of its steps. Even if a new running is called in one of its steps, each running must run through the remaining steps.
Newcomers to recursion are often bewildered by its apparent circularity, until they learn to appreciate that a termination condition is key.
A variation is:
Recursion
If you still don't get it, see: "Recursion".
which actually does terminate, as soon as the reader "gets it." An infinity of sentences. Infinite use of finite media (music, DNA, sentences...) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pidgin
English pigeon, a bird sometimes used for carrying brief written messages, especially in times prior to modern telecommunications.[5]
A pidgin language is a simplified language that develops as a means of communication between two or more groups that do not have a language in common. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Language
Mirror neurons are located in the human inferior frontal cortex and superior parietal lobe, and are unique in that they fire when one completes an action and also when one witnesses an actor performing the same action. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_auxiliary_language
The term "auxiliary" implies that it is intended to be an additional language for the people of the world, rather than to replace their native languages... it can also refer to the concept of such a language being determined by international consensus, including even a standardized natural language, and has also been connected to the project of constructing a universal language... Laissez-faire. This approach is taken in the belief that one language will eventually and inevitably "win out" as a world auxiliary language (e.g., International English) without any need for specific action. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_English International English is the concept of the English language as a global means of communication in numerous dialects, and also the movement towards an international standard for the language. It is also referred to as Global English, World English, Common English, Continental English or General English. Sometimes these terms refer simply to the array of varieties of English spoken throughout the world.
FEL UTE: lakan, frotté, rumsfärger... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_source http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Olympic_Games http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobsleigh
20 February 2010
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Kyrie Eleison The biblical roots of this prayer first appear in 1 Chronicles 16:34 ...give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever...
This is key to fully understanding the Greek Kýrie, eléison. In this respect, the prayer is simultaneously a petition and a prayer of thanksgiving; an acknowledgment of what God has done, what God is doing, and what God will continue to do. Thousands of starlings wheel over Rome at dusk, creating patterns in the skyhttp://eternallycool.net/2008/01/997/ http://www.lib-art.com/artgallery/16637-founding-of-santa-maria-maggiore-sassetta.html
Author : SASSETTA
Date : 1430-32
Location : Galleria Palatina (Palazzo Pitti), Florence
Herren välsigne dig och bevare dig.
Herren låte sitt ansikte lysa över dig och vare dig nådig.
Herren vände sitt ansikte till dig och give dig frid.
Fjärde Mosebok 6:24-26 enligt Bibel 1917 http://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aronitiska_v%C3%A4lsignelsen
Översättningen från hebreiska till svenska är problematisk med avseende på tempus. Verben ('välsigna', 'bevara', 'vända sitt ansikte') i den hebreiska texten rymmer i denna framställning dåtid, nutid och framtid i samma ord ('har välsignat/bevarat/vänt', 'välsignar nu', 'kommer att välsigna'), vilket med svenskans verb enbart går att uttrycka i ett av dessa tempus. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Priestly_Blessing
The source of the text is Numbers 6:23–27, where Aaron and his sons bless the Israelites with this blessing.
This is the oldest known Biblical text that has been found; amulets with these verses written on them have been found in graves in dating from the First Temple Period, and are now in the Israel Museum, Jerusalem.
Various interpretations of these verses connect them to the three Patriarchs; Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, or to three attributes of God: Mercy, Courage, and Glory.
In the consensual world of emergent meaning, truth is a strange attractor 2010, January 13 - 12:27 — PatParslow
I blame @DaveOWhite and @FrancesBell for this line of thought, although it had occurred to me some time ago (during the CCK08 course, if not before).
In a world of consensual reality, we negotiate meaning through social interaction. Indeed, we negotiate the reality itself, but that is a slightly different matter. Each one of us maintains a model in our heads of what different words (or concepts) mean. In order to be able to successfully communicate with others, we need to be able to establish a level of agreement about those meanings. As we interact with different people,from different backgrounds and with different life experiences, our meanings of things get tugged in different directions. As @FrancesBell has just commented “temporary convergences of truth are useful posts to cling on to as we try to cross the river of emergent meanings;)” – they provide anchorage and grounding. I really like that because it also emphasises that we cannot, necessarily, rely on the convergence remaining fixed.
The Mandelbrot set is a complex attractor – and this is a part of it. The colours represent how quickly a point will escape from the set itself, under repetition of a simple mathematical formula. The dynamics of convergence of meaning are likely to be much more complicated, and complex, than this.
There is similarity between the views, as is in the nature of fractals, but they are also quite different. As we negotiate meaning, do we find the same types of change happen as we look at the fine-grained detail of a concept? Is our internal, personal, interpretation of a thing, word or concept the actual meaning, or does the meaning belong to the collection of individuals – existing in the emergent connections between us, quite possibly never fully graspable by any one individual?
One of the things I am trying to do is to analyse the trajectory of concepts in meaning-space. I doubt that sentence provides much clarity, but it may serve as an attractor to some...
Plough in the dynamical plane, and harvest in parameter space.
Regardless of the extent to which one zooms in on the boundary of a Mandelbrot set, there is always additional detail to see.
When computed and graphed on the complex plane the Mandelbrot Set is seen to have an elaborate boundary which does not simplify at any given magnification. This qualifies the boundary as a fractal. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recursive_definition
Most recursive definition have three foundations: a base case (basis), an inductive clause, and an extremal clause.
The difference between a circular definition and a recursive definition is that a recursive definition must always have base cases, cases that satisfy the definition without being defined in terms of the definition itself, and all other cases comprising the definition must be "smaller" (closer to those base cases that terminate the recursion) in some sense. In contrast, a circular definition may have no base case, and define the value of a function in terms of that value itself, rather than on other values of the function. Such a situation would lead to an infinite regress.
Pope Liberius commissioned circa 360 the construction of
the Liberian Basilica on the summit of the Esquiline Hill[5].
According to the founding legend, which cannot be traced farther back
than the thirteenth century,[6]
he wanted a shrine built at the site where an apparition of the Blessed Virgin Mary manifested herself in identical
dreams shared by a local patrician and his wife and by the pope.
According to tradition, the outline of the church was physically laid
out on the ground of the noble's property by Liberius himself under a
miraculous but predicted snowfall that took place on the night of 4-5
August 352.[7]
The legendary Miracle of the Snow was depicted by Masaccio
and Masolino about 1423 in a triptych commissioned
by a member of the Colonna family for the Basilica, now
conserved in the Museo di Capodimonte, Naples.[8]
In it the miracle is witnessed by a crowd of holy men and women and
observed from above by Jesus and the Virgin Mary. Dedicated to the
Blessed Virgin Mary under the title of Our Lady of the Snows, local
Roman Catholics commemorate the miracle
on each anniversary by dropping white rose petals
The Velveteen Rabbit, or How Toys Became Real by Margery Williams 1st ed 1922. Published by Heinemann. Buff boards with black titles and brown rabbit to front cover. Colour pictorial endpapers. 7 beautiful colour plates. Contained in purpose built, velvet lined box with red title to spine.
may they recognize that they are brothers
and that the nations are one family
upon which there may shine forth
the sun of a universal and sincere peace.
This story is indeed important, showing the power of the Blessed Virgin Mary. A child-less couple decided to dedicate their fortune to building a Church in Mary’s honor. One night both the Pope and the couple dreamed of this snow storm and the place. The next day it snowed on the spot where Mary wished the church to be built, despite being in the heat of the summer. Grace descends on us like a snow to purify us, but we seek cover away from the snow fall of grace.
17 February 2010
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoe_size "Size Matters Not!" Sure... If you are Yoda. Otherwise, you need to use a conversion table. Size matters not. Look at me, judge me by my size do you, hmm? And well you should not, for my ally is the Force and a powerful ally it is.
A testament is a document that the author has sworn to be true
Ett barn som har klädstorlek…
68–74 cl har ungefär 9–12 cm långa fötter, skostorlek 17–18
80–86 cl har ungefär 11–13 cm långa fötter, skostorlek 19–21
92– 98 cl har ungefär 13–15 cm långa fötter, skostorlek 22– 24
104–116 cl har ungefär 15–17 cm långa fötter, skostorlek 25– 27
Här är dessutom en ungefärlig klädstorleksguide i cl, knuten till barnets ålder. Observera att storleken kan variera kraftigt mellan olika barn i samma ålder:
3–6 månader, storlek 60 cl
6–12 månader, storlek 70 cl
1–2 år, storlek 80 cl
2–3 år, storlek 90 cl
3–4 år, storlek 100 cl
4–5 år, storlek 110 cl
5–6 år, storlek 120 cl
16 February 2010
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altruism
...when volunteers generously placed the interests of others before their own by making charitable donations, another brain circuit was selectively activated: the subgenual cortex/septal region. These structures are intimately related to social attachment and bonding in other species. Altruism, the experiment suggested, was not a superior moral faculty that suppresses basic selfish urges but rather was basic to the brain, hard-wired and pleasurable.
15 February 2010
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/14/arts/design/14curators.html But shows where we encounter an artist’s single-minded, highly personal pursuit that proceeds one object at a time tend to feature past masters... Someone should do a show of the early paintings of Peter Doig.
Nicole Eisenman's "Beer Garden With Ash"
Peter Doig Gasthof 2004 (based on a snapshot of Doig and a friend dressed in extra's costumes, which they slipped into while working as dressers at the London Coliseum)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epistle
In contrast to modern letters, epistles usually named the author at the very beginning, followed by the recipient (for example, see Philippians1:1). The scribe (or more correctly, the amanuensis) who wrote down the letter may be named at the end of the episte (e.g. Romans16:22). In the absence of a postal system, the courier may also be named.
After the names of the author and recipient, Pauline epistles often open with the greeting, "Grace and peace to you." "Grace" was a common Hellenistic greeting, while "peace" (shalom) was the common Jewish greeting; this reflected Paul's dual identity in Jewish faith and Hellenistic culture. There may also be a word of thanks to the audience. In secular letters, a prayer or wish for health followed. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epistolary_novel
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Our_Lady_of_F%C3%A1tima
What transpired became known as "Miracle of the Sun". A crowd believed to be approximately 70,000 in number, including newspaper reporters and photographers, gathered at the Cova da Iria. The incessant rain had finally ceased and a thin layer of clouds cloaked the silver disc of the sun such that it could be looked upon without hurting the eyes. Lúcia called out to the crowd to look at the sun. Sometime while Lucia was pointing towards the sun and claiming to have visions of various religious figures in the sky, it is believed that the sun appeared to change colors and to rotate like a fire wheel. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernadette_Soubirous
...the lady told Bernadette to drink from the spring that flowed under the rock, and eat the plants that grew freely there. Although there was no known spring, and the ground was muddy, Bernadette saw the lady pointing with her finger to the spot, and said later she assumed the lady meant that the spring was underground. She did as she was told by first digging a muddy patch with her bare hands and then attempting to drink the brackish drops. She tried three times, failing each time. On the fourth try, the droplets were clearer and she drank them. She then ate some of the plants. When finally she turned to the crowd, her face was smeared with mud and no spring had been revealed. ...embarrassed relatives wiped the adolescent's face clean with a handkerchief. In the next few days, however, a spring began to flow from the muddy patch first dug by Bernadette. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hands_of_God The Hands of God (Slavic: ręce boga) is a pre-Christian symbol in Slavic mythology, representing Supreme God and Universe. For Slavs, the cross was associated with fire and life, but generally with the sun and the balance of the Universe.
Mr. Mitchell, a onetime neighbor of Mr. Salinger’s in Westport, Conn., had designed a dreamlike image of a red carousel horse for the cover of Mr. Salinger’s first novel, “Catcher in the Rye,” in 1951. More than once in his letters, Mr. Salinger informs Mr. Mitchell, who died last year, that he has “never had two dearer friends” than Mr. Mitchell and his ex-wife Bet, a “tri-cornered” friendship.
12 February 2010
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Signs_and_Symbols http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ideas_of_reference Ideas of reference and delusions of reference involve people having a belief or perception that irrelevant, unrelated or innocuous phenomena in the world refer to them directly or have special personal significance. In psychiatry, delusions of reference form part of the diagnostic criteria for psychotic illnesses such as schizophrenia, delusional disorder, or bipolar disorder during the elevated stages of mania.
Persons with ideas of reference may experience:
A feeling that people on television or radio are talking about or talking directly to them. Talking to me or for me to hear. Showing me something. (And probably others in the same state of mind)
Believing that headlines or stories in newspapers are written especially for them. See above.
Having the experience that people (often strangers) drop hints or say things about them behind their back. No.
Believing that events (even world events) have been deliberately contrived for them, or have special personal significance for them. Events can be believed to have a significant meaning to me that I should try to understand.
Seeing objects or events as being set up deliberately to convey a special or particular meaning to themselves. At least as if they were set up deliberately in order to convey their particular meaning.
Thinking persons or groups of persons are plotting against them and that precautions must be taken to avert the threat. The opposite. A benign conspiracy waiting for me to go on with the process. Impatient, I sometimes feel like I'm the one waiting. http://www.st-max.org/
In the woodcuts the women are often dressed extremely simply so we endeavor to stay simple and yet be wonderfully german. Don't worry, they still mistake us for nobility so we must look fabulous! If you are worried about looking 'unique' do some research on you head covering or hat, there are lots of wonderful choices, or make a smocked apron. Apron May be a simple rectangle at the waist for the kitchen or a gig. May be a narrow smocked at the top with a tie around the neck. These were worn as status items and were carefully pleated and embroidered. A double apron with the same narrow one down the back is another option. Full skirt aprons with the waist smocked were quite common. http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/the_tls/article7021725.ece http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coat_of_arms_of_Pope_Benedict_XVI
A red shield mantled in gold and with a gold scallop shell; the right (for the bearer of the shield, the left for the viewer) part of the mantle has a moor's head in its natural colour (brown) wearing a red crown and red collar; the left part of the mantle has a walking bear in its natural colour (brown) carrying a red pack tied with black bands.
A shield divided by curved lines draping from the upper center of the shield to either side. The upper sections are gold (yellow) and the base is red. In the shield's upper right (as observed by the person carrying the shield) is a Moor's head in natural color wearing a crown and collar (the head is also called a "Moor of Freising" or "caput ethiopicum"). In the upper left is a walking brown bear in natural color bearing a red pack fastened with black belts (the bear is also known as "Corbinian's bear"). In the base is a gold scallop shell.
A bear killed Corbinian's pack horse on the way to Rome and so the saint commanded it to carry his load. Once he arrived in Rome, however, he let the bear go, and it lumbered back to its native forest.
11 February 2010
im·pul·sion
n.
1. The act of impelling or the condition of being impelled: "I do not move . . . unless it be under the impulsion of a third party"(Samuel Beckett).
2. An impelling force; a thrust.
3. Motion produced by an impelling force; momentum.
Explanation: What star created this huge puffball? Pictured above is the best multi-wavelength image yet of Tycho's supernova remnant, the result of a stellar explosion first recorded over 400 years ago by the famous astronomer Tycho Brahe. The above image is a composite of an X-ray image taken by the orbiting Chandra X-ray Observatory, an infrared image taken by the orbiting Spitzer Space Telescope, and an optical image taken by the 3.5-meter Calar Alto telescope located in southern Spain. The expanding gas cloud is extremely hot, while slightly different expansion speeds have given the cloud a puffy appearance. Although the star that created SN 1572, is likely completely gone, a star dubbed Tycho G, too dim to be easily discerned here, is being studied as the possible companion. Finding progenitor remnants of Tycho's supernova is particularly important because the supernova was recently determined to be of Type Ia. The peak brightness of Type Ia supernovas is thought to be well understood, making them quite valuable in calibrating how our universe dims distant objects.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sloth_%28deadly_sin%29 Sinopsis What it is: Sloth is the avoidance of physical or spiritual work. Why you do it: You're shiftless, lazy, and good fer nuthin'. Your punishment in Hell will be: You'll be thrown into snake pits. Medieval theologian Thomas Aquinas said Sloth is "sluggishness of the mind which neglects to begin good... [it] is evil in its effect, if it so oppresses man as to draw him away entirely from good deeds." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sloth
http://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyndelsm%C3%A4ssodagenKyndelsmässodagen har fått sitt svenska namn av den gamla traditionen att fira ljusfest denna dag (lat.festum candelabrum eller missa candelarum). Kyndel är ett gammalt svenskt ord för ljus, bloss (jfr engelskans candle) och har omvandlats till den svenska benämningen kyndelsmässa. Dess engelska namn är likaså Candlemas, och även på andra språk förekommer ordet "ljus" i namnet på dagen, till exempel på polska. I de katolska delarna av Tyskland kallas dagen för Mariae Lichtmess, vilket betyder Marias ljusmässa. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presentation_of_Jesus_at_the_Temple
A pair of niello cufflinks signed Georg Jensen.
At first I believed they were sterling silver but I put a magnet to them and it sticks to them so they may be anodized steel, I am not sure...
He would go on to capture more than 5000 snowflakes during his lifetime, not finding any two alike. His snow crystal photomicrographs were acquired by colleges and universities throughout the world and he published many articles for magazines and journals including, Scientific American and National Geographic. 
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