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"Can't" is a state of mind

Sun, 11 May 2008 06:05:18 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Very inspiring father-son team. I got a little teary-eyed after the article.

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Rick Hoyt cannot walk

he climbs mountains

tears through finish lines at triathlons

speeds through marathons

treks thousands of miles

Rick Hoyt cannot talk

Since birth, cerebral palsy has robbed him of the ability to control the majority of his muscles and limbs, including his vocal chords

his father, Dick Hoyt, has pushed, pulled and carried Rick, a quadriplegic, across more than 900 finish lines

six Ironman competitions

66 marathons

26 Boston Marathons

45-day consecutive bike ride across the country

When Dick runs, he pushes Rick in his wheelchair. When Dick cycles, he pulls Rick in a seat-pod attached to the front of his bicycle. When Dick swims, he hauls Rick behind him in a dinghy. When Dick mountain climbs he carries his son, who weighs about 115 pounds, on his back.

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at age 67, Dick continues to race weekly with Rick

"I keep training and competing because (Rick) gets so much happiness out of it, and I get happiness just seeing him happy," Dick said.

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"can't" is just a state of mind

Tags: family, father, son, hoyt, sports, health, cerebral palsy, marathon, ironman, inspiration

Spectacular Photography

Sun, 11 May 2008 04:55:09 GMT

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The History of the Color Wheel

Sun, 11 May 2008 20:23:58 GMT

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clipper's remarks: As the disk spins, the colors blur together so rapidly that the human eye sees white. From there, the organization of color has taken many forms, from tables and charts, to triangles, and wheels the history.

A nice explanation for each color organization system at the source: http://www.colourlovers.com/blog/2008/05/08/history-of-the-color-wheel/

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The first color wheel has been attributed to Sir Isaac Newton, who in 1706 arranged red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet into a natural progression on a rotating disk.

The First Color Organization Systems

Gautier’s color-printed picture accompanied one of his many anti-Newtonian publications about color theories. The band of color at the center imitates an illustration in Newton’s Opticks but “proves” Gautier’s assertion that all colors cannot be found in Newton’s spectrum of light.

Color tables expand the color bar, literally and figuratively. They offer a similarly recognizable display of information, but one that suggests interior relationships through size, shape, or placement of the colored areas.

Richard Waller’s Basic Chart

Schäffer’s Table

Mayer’s Color Triangle

An Early Eighteenth-century Color Wheel

Other Color Circles

Wilhelm von Bezold’s 1874

Color Wheel Basics

PRIMARY COLORS

SECONDARY COLORS

TERTIARY COLORS

COMPLEMENTARY COLORS

ANALOGOUS COLORS

Color Wheels in Life and Art

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